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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1964
Page
3
An editorial condemns Mississippi mass arrests tied to the 1964 killings of three civil rights workers. It argues law officers parecer likely ring leaders, expresses shock at brutal murders, and laments the loyal enforcement failures amid ongoing civil rights tensions.
In Illinois Judge Nathan M. Cohen sentenced seven participants in a race riot. Five received five years probations with conditions including reading Bishop Sheen and finishing high school. two got three years. Rules included church attendance and jail time for others. The piece contrasts with a Mississippi judge’s lenient terms for bombing offenses and calls for federal action to suppress Mississippi’s race policies.
An exchange student from Bangkok praises West Virginia State College dean Hoffman's Educational Assembly programs. He argues diplomatic talks educate and stimulate thought about ideologies including communism, urging peaceful debate over war. The writer applauds the Gazette for publishing Marshall Buckalew's address and suggests reprints for legislators.
Ralph McGill notes consensus that Congo violence stems from antimissionary attitudes and rebel tribesmen operating since last October. Reported atrocities describe fighters as drunk or drugged, with some bearing rifles and burning hemp. Hemp linked to hashish, connected to marijuana, as events unfold in the Congo Republic.
The piece argues for a flexible response to Vietnam, noting rising South Vietnamese aerial strikes on North Viet Nam supply routes and guerrilla raids. It discusses Washington's preference for negotiated settlement, the risks of escalation, and Ho Chi Minh’s worries about Chinese intervention and Soviet reactions, while outlining Paris and Saigon tensions and broader Congo upheaval linked to Chinese influence.
Drew Pearson reports Hoover and Dr. Martin Luther King met amicably at 3:30 p.m. Hoover urged education and voting among Negroes and promised action on FBI failures. King and aides left impressed by Hoover's candor on South policing, while noting the FBI’s limited federal role and the peril of local bias.
A terse note mocked as intercepted urges immediate political action while Republicans remain available. The message contrasts urgency with party options and signals a strategic nudge to supporters.
Stock market suffers its worst setback in over a year as a global tension mood grips markets. Russian space officials report a power failure on the Zond 2 Mars probe amid broader space race anxieties. Ringo Starr undergoes a tonsil operation, described as minor. Birch Society leader Robert Welch claims repeal of the Declaration of Independence. Congress friction unfolds among Republicans and conservatives. A sharp op-ed jab notes a prominent figure who started as an egghead and ended up a bird brain.
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