"West Virginia Leads the Way in America's Growth Industry!"

'Humdinger' writes:

"In Jan 2009 my husband said that Obama would turn the entire country into West Virginia. That sure seems to be the plan."

 

See Don Surber for more on the "growth industry" in question, but not before we thank David for his suggestion :)

 

I have naught to add, other than my apologies for not having noted sooner, the 47th anniversary of the federal government's War on Poverty.

 

April 24, 1964: President Lyndon Johnson launches his War on Poverty

 

Five months after taking office, President Lyndon Johnson traveled to West Virginia to discuss his War on Poverty initiative with governors of the Appalachian states. Johnson's predecessor, John F. Kennedy, had focused a great deal of attention on poverty in Appalachia, opening new avenues for federal assistance. Johnson wanted to expand Kennedy's programs and be remembered as the president who eliminated poverty. His trip to West Virginia kicked off the Appalachian Recovery Plan.

Johnson, his wife Lady Bird, and their entourage arrived at Tri-State Airport near Huntington about 3:50 on the afternoon of April 24, 1964. They were accompanied by three cabinet members and Undersecretary of Commerce Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr. The Johnsons were greeted by a crowd of about 3,500, including Congressman Ken Hechler, state Attorney General C. Donald Robertson, and Governor Wally Barron, who chaired the governors' conference.

Johnson toured depressed coal mining areas of eastern Kentucky aboard a Marine helicopter. He ventured about 65 miles south of Huntington to the Kentucky towns of Inez and Paintsville. Upon returning to Tri-State Airport that evening, Johnson met with Governor Barron and the governors of Indiana and Kentucky. After meeting for an hour and a half, Johnson emerged with a plan for the region.

The next day in Washington, the president announced he would ask Congress to invest nearly a billion dollars to improve Appalachian highways; build new airports; and develop water, timber, agriculture, mineral, and power resources. Although many of the projects did not materialize, the plan did produce the Appalachian Corridor system, funding construction of highways into isolated regions of West Virginia.

 

 Forty-seven years. Seems like a lifetime.

Comments

[Brampton Homes for Sale]

West Virginia became a state following the Wheeling Conventions, breaking away from Virginia during the American Civil War.

[skin care products]

The state is noted for its mountains and diverse topography, its historically significant logging and coal mining industries, and its political and labor history.

[gemologists]

West Virginia coal miners have always taken pride in supplying energy to the world. Although their work hours are long and the hazards of the job are many, but then too!!