Grass Roots Initiative In Prince Edward County
The white citizens of Prince Edward County organized a private school transportation system after ending public schooling. Sixteen buses were purchased and routes mapped in under three months with drivers, many students, sourced from PTA treasuries. Patrons Inc. arranged financing, and each PTA manages local bus operations without fees. The piece praises local initiative over federal paternalism.
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Prince Edward
Patrons, Inc
PTA
Prince Edward County
U S Moves Toward Disarmament Agency Formation
The United States proposes a Disarmament Administration to coordinate defense agencies for future peace talks. Eisenhower launches the effort amid Soviet resistance, aiming to show resolve against nuclear war and push for global disarmament despite rocky reception by Congress and Moscow.
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United States
Disarmament Administration
Eisenhower
Disarmament Agency
Congress
Channel Tunnel progress sparks bets on rail only twin tubes
Planning advances show British and French capital backing a dual rail tunnel under the Channel with up to 110 trains daily per direction and $58 million expected gross by 1980. Private funding would build the tunnels and railroads would cover operations with rents repaying investors. Three tunnels proposed including a drainage bore.
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Britain
France
Meat packers press to abolish meat taxes in Chicago
1935 report shows Chicago meat packers urging the Agricultural Adjustment Administration to end processing taxes on meats. The United States seeks British clarification on plans for an international naval conference by year end.
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Chicago
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
United States
Khrushchev’s Tactics Driven by Fear of Revolt at Home
The piece argues Khrushchev uses U.N. crises to distract Soviet citizens from internal hardship. It claims he orders provocations like the RB-47 and Congo actions to fuel patriotism, while urging the West to counter with strong public messaging. It warns that miscalculation could threaten millions.
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Nikita Khrushchev
Berlin
Pauls Prison Epistle Urges Timothy to Bring Parchments
The text recalls Paul in a Roman dungeon writing to Timothy. He asks him to come before winter with the cloak left at Troas, the books, and especially the parchments, the Old Testament scriptures, to satisfy his hunger for fellowship and study.
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St. Paul
Timothy
Troas
Corpus
Paul
Parchments Stand Supreme in Every Age
A reflective note on Bible readership by Earl L. Douglass, noting that more Bibles are printed than any other book while many remain unread in homes. The piece contrasts daily book sales with the enduring command to live by the word of God and suggests the parchments’ lasting authority.
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Winchester Evening Star
Mohawk
H. F. Byrd, JR
H. Is Koontz
Burus Josey
Eugene Miller
Winchester
Gallagher-DeLisser, Inc
East 44Th Street
New York City
Associated Press
Ment
Atomic Energy Commission
State Department
Peace Agency
United States
Khrushchev
Europe
Hungary
Iron Curtain
Eisenhower
Traos
Corpus
TV Debate Highlights Differences in Nixon Kennedy Approaches
The Nixon Kennedy TV clash offered the nation a side by side view of the candidates and distilled their core arguments. Kennedy pushes more government action while Nixon opposes Social Security tied medical care and student wage mandates. Neither clarified how to pass programs through Congress.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
John F. Kennedy
White House
Nixon
Kennedy
Philosphy
Gress
Congress
Acers
Seasickness causes and cures from motion to attitude
A health column explains motion sickness from sea, car, and air travel. It notes how the inner ear balance system and eye signals trigger nausea, how posture and attitude affect symptoms, and suggests practical fixes from seat choice to medicines and lying flat with eyes closed.
Virginia appoints 10 member milk inspection study committee
The Virginia Advisory Legislative Council named a 10 member panel to investigate milk inspection in Virginia. Del. John H. Daniel of Charlotte Court House was chosen as chairman, with members including health commissioner Dr. Mack I. Shanholtz and agriculture commissioner Parke C. Brinkley among others from Arlington Staunton Lebanon Lynchburg Norfolk Crewe Hanover.
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Richmond
Virginia
Virginia Advisory Legislative Council
Del
John H. Daniel
Charlotte Court House
Mack I. Shanholtz
Parke C. Brinkley
Ralph A. Beeton
Arlington
Curry Carter
Staunton
W. C. Elliott
Lebanon
Waverly S. Green
Crewe
John T. T. Hundley
Lynchburg
Thomas E. Neale Jr
Norfolk
E. C. C. Woods
Hanover
Quiz on U. S. Politics and Knowledge Items
The passage cites political talk about a Democratic Congress and Nixon, noting Democrats likely retain Senate control and aiming for better cooperation. It includes a quiz feature “How to Score” with 10 questions on general knowledge and a note on a limestone quarry in Limerock Rhode Island opened in 1643.
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Corect
United States
Limerock
R. I
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