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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1962
Page
4
David Lawrence argues Republicans lack militant, concrete messaging against the Kennedy administration. He says voters want clear plans impacting wages, jobs, and personal finances, urging Republicans to frame a direct pro business contrast to mobilize the electorate.
A concise reflection nods to Ecclesiastes on pursuit of wisdom and folly. It cites Daniel Webster asserting knowledge as the fountain of both love and the principles of human liberty. The text frames ideas as enduring counsel.
The 100th birthday celebration faces a cash shortfall as legislators allocate 400000 dollars and citizens must raise at least 600000 more. Governor Barron says at least one million is needed, while critics call the drive amateurish and wasteful. Mercer County seeks 60000 locally, half staying within the county, prompting questions about spending plans and accountability.
Republicans won the South Charleston mayoralty and four of eight council seats in a Tuesday election, narrowly losing the municipal judge race. The victory echoes Martinsburg results last week and stems from organization and voter discontent with Democratic programs, aided by the Charleston Gazette’s Democratic-leaning coverage.
A Republican critic comments that the Democratic party has sound and original ideas, but its sound ideas are not original and its original ideas are not sound. The remark highlights perceived duplicity between practicality and novelty in Democratic proposals.
Art Buchwald recalls meeting Ted Bear a twelve year garlic addict in Chateauroux France. Bear explains how cheap Paris meals sparked his habit and how a single clove ruined relationships and nearly his life. He vows the confession will warn readers that garlic thrills are not worth it.
White House meetings show a rift between the Kennedy administration and big business. CEOs fear his policies and the brain-trust circle, while noting successes like depreciation incentives, tax cuts, and tariff moves. They urge reconciliation despite frustrations with administration tone and FBI incursions.
Strasbourg dispatch reports constantine brown notes harsh attacks on Washington policy by European figures linking Kennedy circles to a new American stance. Critics say the United States sacrificed freedom abroad and fear economic strain under Soviet pressure while Europe contemplates a resurgent tyranny and NATO doubts Western resolve.
The piece portrays Eddie Gilbert as a social climber in New York's Cafe Society who funded lavish parties and earned a reputation as a financier. Facing deflation losses and alleged embezzlement of about 2 million, he fled to Brazil with his wife Rhoda, denying intentional harm while creditors and Wall Street figures distance themselves.
The Daily Telegraph recalls Col Theodore Roosevelt promising to quit the Republican ranks to form a new progressive party if the people desired it. It also notes that forty years ago Mrs Lillian Russell Moore’s will was filed for probate.
The Charleston state capital, built at a cost of 9 million dollars, was dedicated with interior decorations featuring Vermont marble. The ceremony marked the completion of a major state government building project in the capital city.
Twenty years ago the U S Navy reported that Japanese invaders of the Aleutian Islands were being hit as often as weather permitted. The White House also announced progress toward resuming steel mill operations.
The Alcatraz program presents 266 inmates led by Assistant Director Fred Wilkinson and Warden O G Blackwell. Wilkinson notes most dangerous prisoners are midwesterners while noting transfers, rehabilitation efforts, and family ties.
Dan heads to summer camp and his mother marks all clothing with colored inks. She believes the names will stay with each garment, but Confusion grows as Art has Dan's clothes and Dan has Joe's. Shirley Nadine Harkins
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