West Virginia Percussion Ensemble Fails Charleston Invite
Editorials urge Kanawha County and others to bring WVU Percussion Ensemble to Charleston. Conductor Philip Faini has built a renowned 45-instrument troupe praised nationally and by Spiro Agnew. Proposals include city concert, classroom series, or Arts Council support for fall visit. The group expresses disappointment at lack of local invitation.
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West Virginia University
Charleston
U.S. State Department
Latin America
Io California
Atlanta
Greenbrier
Kanawha County
Philip Faini
Back
Batharach
Capitol Rotunda
Spiro Agnew
Faini
Agnew
WVUI
Charleston Symphony
Sunrise
Agnew’s Theme Toned Down in Publisher Gathering
At a meeting of publishers and editors Vice President Spiro Agnew offered rhetoric suggesting press government differences are too great to resolve. The piece notes prior attacks on the press and cites a Ben Bagdikian study finding Midwest papers more liberal than Eastern ones, concluding conservative editorial opinions prevail nationwide.
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Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
Birchers
Nixon
Supreme Court
Pentagon
Ben Ragdikian
U. S. Supreme Court
Ben Bagdikian
Richard Nixon
Great Obscenity Is Censorship
The Gazette agrees with Lyric Theatre manager Mrs. Lydia Bowring on personal freedom in viewing X rated films. Charlestonians may watch or avoid the Lyric while the business shifts with audience taste. The piece condemns censorship as the worst obscenity and urges individual choice.
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Lydia Bowring
the Gazette
Washington August Hysteria and a Hidden Eel
Russell Baker recalls a trip to Washington in August filled with hysteria about the vice presidency. The piece details weather weirdness, gas price talk, a House bill on cyclamates, a space agency contract, and a tense dinner with a Pentagon official amid claims of weather manipulation and a mysterious eel under the table.
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New York Times
Washington
United States
New York
United States Savings
House of Representatives
House
Nasign
Space Agency
Southern
California
Pentagon
Readers Forum on Jay Financing Dreams Prompt Strong Rebuttal
In the Gazette editorials a letter by u. B. Swope of Kimberly criticizes a purported Jay gubernatorial platform. He mocks its ambulance service plan as impractical and accuses “rulers” of seeking mass confiscation to fund it.
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the Gazette
Jay
Rockefellers
West Virginia
Joseph
Egypt
Sinatra Named as Mob Ties Questioned by Senate Panel
The report details Frank Sinatra's associations with mob figures including Lucchese, Giancana and Fischetti. It notes Sinatra's meetings in Palm Springs, testimony delays, and a subpoena dispute led by Senator Pepper before Sinatra appeared voluntarily to discuss holdings in mob-infiltrated race tracks. The piece contrasts Kennedy's distancing from Sinatra with Agnew’s support of the entertainer.
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Sinatra
House Crime Committee
FBI
Palm Springs
Calif
Mickey Rudin
Time Committee
Rudin
Joe Phillips
Chris Nolde
Frank
Nolde
Gastano Lucchese
Sam Giancana
Joseph Fischetti
Pepper
Moore campaign claims cost cuts mask rising state spending
West Virginia Governor Arch Moore touted reduced per person costs at a Republican convention while records show general revenue and total expenditures rose sharply in his first two years. Critics note tax hikes and road maintenance spending increased offsets, challenging the claimed savings.
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Arch Alfred Moore Jr
Charleston Civic Center
Moore
Arch Moore
Hulett C. Smith
Gov. Moore
Smith
West Virginia
West
Dear Wes: Hope doctors’ hearts are in the right place
A brief note from Wesley Jones of Miami Florida to Wes Yoonag hints at medical billing concerns and goodwill. The message appears to accompany a Page 1 story in the newspaper.
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Wes
Wesley Jones
Miami
Fla
Quid Pro Quo in West Virginia Press Assn Traditions
The letter argues the WV press association years ago documented favors from lobby and trade groups at conventions. It cites Lyell Clay and Jim Comstock, a journalism professor, and a cosmetics bribe offer. The author, Harry G. Hoffmann, criticizes past ethics and warns of continued influence. He plans to read the upcoming Greenbrier convention program.
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West Virginia Press Assn
Press Association
Lyell Clay
Daily Mail
Hase
Spiro
T. Agnew
Clay
West Virginia Press
Jim Comstock
West Virginia
Hunter P. McCartney
McCartney
Comstock
Harry G. Hoffmann
The
Gazette
Linda C. Wilson
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