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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1963
Page
2
The editorial notes flood control measures lag two years and a week after the trawic flash flood that killed 22 people in the greater region, warning ongoing risk to residents and urging accelerated action.
The piece portrays Ngo Dinh Nhu publicly attacking critics, threatening brutal rhetoric toward Buddhists, and worsening South Viet Nam's political turmoil as US efforts to counter communism confront an unpopular regime. It connects these remarks to wider regional flood concerns in West Virginia and calls for local watershed action.
Senator Hickenlooper questions if continuing the arms race would cripple Russia while defense chiefs warn budgets will rise regardless. Rusk defends treaty as offering mutual gains and McNamara notes limited impact on U S outlays. The piece argues a continued arms race risks greater danger, while the treaty provides hope for cautious progress.
The quote asserts that banning or burning books fails in history as censor and inquisitor lose, and the enduring remedy is superior ideas. It frames ideas as the sole effective counter to bad ones. Public figure A. Whitney Griswold is cited.
Readers discuss who funds railroads and the profits behind wages and dividends. Bernard Wright of Bancrett, West Virginia describes poverty from welfare limits while a Charleston iron worker laments union loss and rising hardship. A reader corrects a photo caption misidentifying a Victoria plant leaf.
Ralph McGill argues Christian leaders abandon private clubs for public action as Roman Catholic and Protestant groups rally for civil rights in Washington. Churches, councils, and congregations organize buses and planes to join a diverse march demanding equal treatment under law.
The document presents a true or false quiz on a bonus control plan banning billboard ads near highways with stated exceptions such as official signs and property sale postings. It also asks to identify the Senate Public Works Committee chairman, indicating Pat McNamara has led since 1963.
The White House Library planning without Horatio Alger focuses on serious works and lacks humor. Mrs. Kennedy backs a 5000 foot shelf under James T. Babb and librarians, but the catalog omits American humor writers and children’s light reads.
The text surveys a library selection with references to Cape May boardwalks films, Assateague Island, Globe makers, and a controversial biography list. It notes living authors being barred and hints at a White House library expansion and status symbol implications. It mentions Whitaker Chambers Witness and Eleanor Roosevelt biographies amid broader literary debate.
Confidential note from Governor Barron to Wally dated August 20 1963 from White Sulphur Springs West Virginia discusses a grim comparison of H-bomb craters to strip mines. The message hints at a political stance amid wartime anxieties and underground reporting.
The piece mocks an unfair atomic treaty to minority groups and argues underground testing hurts the American underworld. It cites Rockefeller attacks on right wingers and portrays Rocky as essential to free enterprise. A House committee trims taxes by 0.20 percent, seen as discrimination against savers. August proverb links a bite to a bigger itch. A Democrat questions the hubbub around demonstrations and Eisenhower era protests.
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