Editorial: Tax power could aid road building in West Virginia
The State Chamber argues many county courts underuse property tax levies that could fund schools and roads. A revived 1955 idea would let county courts match state funds for farm to market and secondary roads, supervised by the Road Commission, boosting interstate era road projects. This plan seeks to shift burden and unlock funds, improving county roads where residents want them most.
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State Chamber of Commerce
West Virginia
State Chamber
State Road Commission
Road Commission
Rivers Flow Direction Myth Across Continents Cited
A column debunks the belief that rivers always run north noting several major rivers in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas flow in different directions. The Nile’s northward flow is common rather than unique among global waterways and varies by terrain and region.
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Ain
Lena
Yenisie
Siberia
Canada
Europe
Vistula
Oder
Rhine
North America
St. Lawrence
South America
Amazon
Egypt
Nasser
Land of the Pyramids
Intercepted Message from 1356 New Boss in Sistersville
A dated note from George Cecil Underwood in Sistersville West Virginia claims the Racing Commission is striving to be number one on your firing line. The message is addressed to Cecil and dated December 1 1356.
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Cecil
The
Racing Commission
George Cecil Underwood
Sistersville
W. Va
United States Pressed to Join Baghdad Pact Amid Middle East Tensions
The U S warning to Russia and Syria over Iraq pressures a U S move to join the Baghdad Pact. Pakistan Turkey Iraq and Iran argue membership would bring limited extra burden while Britain is sidelined in pact talks. Turkey hints at US arms and training aid to Iraq as Ankara weighs its reaction.
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Russia
Syria
Iraq
United States
Pakistan
Turkey
Iran
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Britain
Egypt
Israel
U. S
Thought for today on hatred and Christmas excess
A columnist decries hatred in the heart and criticizes consumer waste during Christmas. He notes lavish, trivial gifts in Fifth Avenue shops guarded by detectives, contrasts this with a religious department featuring a large cross, and laments the celebration of Christ’s birth amid material excess. Copyright 1958 for The Gazette.
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Fifth Avenue
Burns
Christ
Inquiry on Wealth, Faith, and Communism Sparks Forum
A letter from Dry Branch cites Dr. Harry Longley arguing the rich as wicked while clergy warned against change. The writer challenges contentment of Africans under so-called God’s stewards amid kidnapping and violence.
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the Gazette
Harry Longley
Londeree Praised as Merit Choice Across Parties
The Gazette notes South Charleston Republicans oppose one party control, praising Joe Londeree as a candidate with integrity. The writer urges cross party support, contrasting two years of Londeree’s administration with eight years under Fitzwater, criticising limited projects like widening E Street and Central Ave.
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the Gazette
South Charleston
Joe Londeree
Joe
Londeree
Fitzwater
E St
Central Ave
South
Charleston
Man Who Read Meters Charged With Murder
In Cincinnati a man with twenty years on a meter reading route was arrested after a woman on his route was found slain. The city had dismissed him for discourtesy to a customer, illustrating peculiar language usage noted in The Gazette.
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the Gazette
Cincinnati
St. Albans
Deane Morrison
Johnson loses grip as Democrats push liberal program
Washington report shows the Democratic executive committee voting unanimously for a liberal and enlightened program, challenging Lyndon Johnson’s leadership. Paul Butler invited Johnson to join the 17 member committee coordinating the plan, signaling a northern liberal surge and a split from Johnson’s cautious approach.
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Washington
Paul Butler
Senate
Lyndon Johnson
Johnson
Butler
Hischhower
Paul Ziffren
California
Ziffren
Samm Rayburn
Ike
Democratic Party
Kennedy's Senate unit to probe Teamsters across state lines
Bob Kennedy chief counsel for the Senate Government Operations subcommittee expands inquiry from New York to Los Angeles into Teamsters activity across states. He plans hearings by late January or February, aiming to uncover wrongdoing affecting private business and the national economy. Federal actions since Eisenhower era show hundreds indicted or convicted in labor cases.
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Estes Kefauver
David
Bob Kennedy
John
Joseph
Goliath
The
Teamsters
Bob’ Kennedy
Senate Committee On Government Operations
Young Kennedy
Kennedy
Thismittee
New York
Los Angeles
Justice Department
FBI
Eisenhower
White House
New Jersey Bricklayers and
Common Labor
Pittsburgh
Grand
Coum
Labor
James Mitchell
Warren Olney
Herbert Brownell
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Inez Robb
Self
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Taders’ Forum
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C. E. Bryant
Stbrook Pegler
Pegler
Jesus Christ
Hashers
Ramsellers
Curbstone
Pegier
Drew Pearson
Texas
Garden South
Pearson
Victor Riesel
Teamsters Union
Kleiz
Ers
Ricsel
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