West Virginia a Giant Paradox in Kennedy Era Explains
West Virginia, 18 million people across 24300 square miles, defies simple label. Kennedy backs the state as a New Frontier proving ground, yet poverty and environmental scars persist amid parks and progress. Centennial plans seek private funds, while rural pride and regional tensions shape the debate.
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West Virginia and federal aid shape revival in 1960s
Kennedy’s primary momentum spurs national push for welfare state style programs. West Virginia sees $60 million in federal orders with new plants and $48 million in investments since September, yet job losses loom as a Charleston glass plant closes. Food stamp pilots aid 152,341 people in McDowell County, while Welfare Commissioner warns against mere relief checks.
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Television Grid Summary For Evening Schedule
TV guide style list of programs with time slots across networks including cartoons dramas news reports movies and comedies. Notable titles include Sinbad the Sailor The Eagle and the Hawk and Our Vines Have Tender Grapes along with classics like The Tonight Show Twilight Zone and Bonanza style lineups.
Judy Garland Hurt in Fall at London Clinic
Judy Garland was treated in a London clinic after injuring her head in a bathroom fall. Filming on her new movie paused while a spokesman called the injuries painful but not critical. The report notes an unrelated fundraising effort for a garment manufacturing plant and West Virginia’s ongoing cleanup campaign.
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War of Canals flares anew as gondoliers blockade Venice
In Venice Italy the gondoliers blockaded the Grand Canal with over 400 boats and blocked smaller canals hindering steam ferries and motor taxi boats. They protest city licenses for motorboats saying their traditional gondolas face unfair competition and dangerous waves. Protests have recurred in the past.
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