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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1957
Page
6
The Cape Canaveral Vanguard failure is not a catastrophe but a setback offering lessons. It argues the US must expand scientific support and education, learn from the wreckage, and quickly prepare a better satellite program to outpace the Russians and advance space exploration.
An editorial from Morgantown Post denounces wildcat strikes in Marion County coal mines. It cites John L. Lewis noting Consolidation Coal Co. lost major contracts to gas firms, costing about a million tons annually and $400,000 to the Miners Welfare Fund. It argues welfare funding loss impacts all miners, more than wage or job loss.
The Gazette readers question Communist influence in world affairs and probe if they were behind attacks on Truman in 1932 and delay of the Korea peace accord to aid Eisenhower's election. It asks how much the electorate has been duped and cites Truman’s thwarting of Communist plans in Turkey Greece Berlin and Korea.
Brief 1957 note from George J. Walsh at Firmik Director Cape Canaveral to Paul. Mentions back to the old drawing board and strategic planning following an interception message.
Drew Pearson reports congressional leaders pressed Secretary of State Dulles to show urgency on Soviet missile progress. Dulles downplayed Russia's threat, touting American industry and freedom, while Fulbright challenged complacency citing Zhukov's firing and Russia's consumer deficits.
Inez muses on decades of magazine debates about women and questions who she is. She laments constant scrutiny, shifting labels, and conflicting roles from overprotected to underprivileged while seeking stability beyond changing theories.
Readers submit questions to The Charleston Gazette Information Bureau on topics from Notre Dame gargoyles to flag display etiquette and prices of coonskin caps. Answers explain gargoyles are water spouts only if truly functional, flag display rules, Davy Crockett era price changes, telegraph pole materials, and butter and cheese milk requirements.
A brief aphorism argues that religion gains value by translating into daily happiness and real goodness in one’s life, attributed to Kilt.
At the Atlantic City gathering of 1,200 union leaders, scrutiny falls on several presidents and treasurers accused of siphoning millions from union dues. Senate hearings loom to probe corruption, with AFL-CIO leader George Meany under pressure to support reform and potential government regulation.
A collage of syndicated quips from columnists in various papers lampooning American zest for novelty. Jokes on tail fins, shifting fashion for women, mailborne flu, Santa Claus redesign, and other light observations reflect a humorous, period voice.
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