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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1973
Page
2
The piece argues oil companies have profited amid a fuel crisis while consumers face rising gasoline prices. It supports an excess profits tax to curb market excesses, fund a crash program to find new fuels, and points to government action without harming supply.
The piece inventories cash on hand eight dollars and change, assets including a mortgaged frame house, a 1969 Buick, a library, and odd items. It jokes about taxes, government, and a proposed gift to the United States with conditions. The spoof notes future 2025 delivery and possible IRS scrutiny.
A Charleston reader questions the choice of a prime business site bounded by Virginia MacFarland Quarrier and Dickinson streets for a large parking garage. The writer notes high land costs and demolition of current structures, and raises concern over purchasing the W. L. Smith property at the southeast corner of the South Side Bridge.
The piece argues that President Nixon paid unusually low federal income taxes through generous interest and home deductions, suggesting the rich benefit more from the Internal Revenue Code. It questions whether Nixon received special treatment and calls for broader tax reform to address perceived inequities and avoid conflicts of interest in tax administration.
Smiles urges student focus on scholarship over athletics to WVU State coach Curt Price. Maj. Gen. Jack W. Blair receives Legion of Merit for long Army service. Charleston Urban Renewal Authority hosts Faith Workshop holiday shop in old Sears building. USPS announces special Christmas stamps. Eloise Tas san and peers raise over $1,000 for Charleston Daily Mail Neediest Cases with Hair-a-Thon at Eloise's Beauty Salon. Benedum Foundation of Pittsburgh provides $1 million matching grant to Salem College. Highland Hospital earns full Joint Commission accreditation as WV’s first psychiatric care facility to achieve the status.
A political cartoon comments on the era’s trust crisis. The President’s insistence “I’m not a crook” contrasts with the Vice President being labeled only as “honest,” signaling a broader concern about integrity in government and public accountability.
John Wooden is highlighted in a Los Angeles California feature with additional coverage found on page 3B, signaling a notable focus on his actions or impact within the local sports scene.
Religion columnist notes rising resistance to Humanae Vitae among bishops in Mexico and Indonesia and growing lay support for local bishop elections. It cites remarks by Archbishop Most Rev Thomas Roberts of Bombay calling papal condemning of artificial birth control unconvincing and predicts possible papal credibility loss.
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