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Little Black Bag. With each weary day, the campaign grew more bitter. Humphrey hinted darkly that his opponent was buying West Virginia votes. "I can't afford to run through this state with a little black bag and a checkbook," he cried in Kingwood. And again, at Philippi: "I don't think elections should be bought. Let that sink in deeply." But there was no more evidence of political payola than rumors and hints, and even less that the West Virginia vote could be bought at any price. Said a state official in Logan County: "This county...
...Patres conscripti-took a boat and went to Philippi...
Brown is led by undefeated co-captain Frank Smith at 137, co-captain Pete Roche at 147, sophomore George Seaver at 130, and John Alexander at 177. Weakest spots on an otherwise strong lineup are at 123 and 167, with Steve Howell and Tony Philippi. Lou Winner at 157, and heavyweight Gene Roberts complete the lineup...
...days, gowned and bearded Orthodox priests and black-coated visiting clergymen toured points of Pauline interest. Among them: Philippi (where he preached his first sermon in Europe), Salonika (where he established his first church in Europe), Corinth (where his First and Second Epistles to the Thessalonians and the Epistle to the Romans were written). The pilgrimage was under the sponsorship of the Greek Orthodox Church and the government, but Roman Catholic priests from France and Belgium were there...
...Indian tribes, dating back to 300 A.D., along with 62,000 books, letters and manuscripts. Among the letters was one from Christopher Columbus' son, Diego, to Charles I of Spain. Another, written by General George Custer, ends: "You will next hear from me . . . not from the plains of Philippi . . . but from those of Dakota, the home of S.B." The initials stood for Custer's Sioux conqueror, Sitting Bull...