States Must Act to Curb Hazardous Cargo Dangers
An editorial urges states to adopt a uniform law to control extra hazardous cargo. It cites recent near misses from chlorine barges, nitrated tank cars, and toxic spills, arguing for safer routes, placards, escorts, and driver instructions to protect residents and responders.
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Baton Rouge
Army
Monticello
Ind
Pennsylvania Railroad
Mesquite
Nev
Elkion
PRR
Camden
Ark
Point Pleasant
Kanawha
Roseburg
Ore
Interstate Commerce Commission
Arthur Spiegelman
The
American Insurance Assn
Uni
Sviegelman
Bern Wrieht
State Water Resources Division
West Virginia
Public Service Commission
ICC
Commission
PSC
California
Maryland
A Vs. Spiegelman
Culture Scores Push in Congress Highlight Party Gaps
McCall's reports Republicans in Congress rate higher than Democrats in movie attendance TV viewing and engagement with culture. It notes 97 percent of Republicans attend movies versus 67 percent of Democrats and 77 percent watch TV versus 71 percent.
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McCall's Magazine
Congress
Ogden Reid
New York
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Webster's
Defoliant Deal Renews Twing
A Kanawha Valley industry booster worries about war production and a new government contract at Monsanto's Nitro plant to produce a foliage killing chemical used in the Viet Nam war. The FMC ordnance plant had already shifted to civilian railcars, easing conscience about mass killing manufacturing. Nine misgivings return as defense contracts loom.
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Kanawha
FMC
Monsanto
Readers Forum Voices on School Bond and Local Issues
Citizens of Institute discuss the upcoming school bond vote. The editorial notes overall support for bonds but emphasizes need for clear official details and critiques road projects on U S 119. Readers also challenge censorship, patriotism rhetoric, and media bias in Vietnam commentary.
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the Gazette
Institute
Daniel L. Ferguson
Viet Nam Dilemma Toward Possible China Clash
Washington faces growing fear among China experts that U S military action in Viet Nam could spark a direct conflict with Communist China The piece weighs strategies from air and naval pressure to potential peace talks and questions Congress and the American people as Johnson inherits a deepening war in Southeast Asia It recalls Kennedy era warnings and Japan's disarmament in war context and notes the risk of nuclear escalation in Asia and the need for a clear policy decision.
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New York
Timles Service
Washington
China
Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
Southeast Asia
United States
Hong Kong
North Viet Nam
Peiping
Peking
Hanoi
U. S
Japan
Philippines
North
Republican Party
Congress
Johnson
Kennedy
South
Senate
Indo- China
Indo - China
South Korea
Let the Insolent Young Sneer at Pearl Harbor Day
Russell Baker argues that many young people forget Pearl Harbor Day as time passes. He suggests observing the anniversary with somber remembrance and contrasts youthful indifference with the gravity felt by older generations.
YDC Shakeup Targets West Virginia Young Democrats
The West Virginia Young Democratic Clubs executive committee ousted five members led by Joseph Manchin Jr. amid claims of disloyalty and factional tensions with state leadership. The removals and rival appointments suggest a shift to curry favor with the statehouse, possibly affecting the Mike Audin insurance agency tied to the YDC.
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Young Democratic Clubs of
West Virginia
YDC
Jung UY Weevane
Michael J. Audin
Clarksburg
Young Democrats
Beckley
Charleston
Joseph Manchin Jr
Audia
Manchin
Kanawha Club
Rodney O’dell
Nicholas County
Jack Thompson
Fayette County
Stewart Bradfield
Thaxton
Palumbo
Statehouse
Kanawha County
Rudia
Audin
Harrison
Kanawha
Gov. Smith
Carolyn
Carolyn Smith
Democratic Party
Smith
State Board of Insurance
Mike Audin
Harrison County
Message from Schools Chief Warns Voters in 1968 Election
Intercepted note dated December 7, 1968 from W F Snyder City Schools Chief to Walter urges voters not to hunk today. The item references a story on page one.
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Walter
W. F. Snyder
Potomac Fever and Telecom Talk in Washington
Johnson addressed the Business Council by phone from Texas praising strong business over charges and White House signals. AT&T stock and long distance service were highlighted with jokes about switches and power failures affecting the Southwest, including El Paso and Truth or Consequences.
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Johnson
Business Council
Washington
Texas
White House
At&t
el Paso
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U. S. 119
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Vintroux
Gazette
Peking China
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City
U.S. 119
Xaitor the
Appalachia
Arthur Krock
Soviet Union
Ussr
International Communist Bloc
Russell Baker
New York Times
Hiroshima
Pearl Harbor Day
Kilroy
Franklin Roosevelt
Eleanah
Jimmy
Tojo
Solly
Adolf Hitler
Schicklgruber
Betty Grable
der Gestapo
Mussolini
Moscow
Joseph Davies
Maj
Alexander P. Deseversky
Roosevelt
Harry Hoffmann
Yours
Jack Wilson
Bob Schweickert
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