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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1964
Page
7
The Governor's Committee on Schools and Delinquency reports valuable suggestions to improve public schools. It notes gradual, widely accepted problems such as classroom cheating and high fees. Recommendations include better parent teacher communication and sex education and alcohol effects already under discussion.
The piece urges support for the Care Food Crusade noting one dollar funds 27 pounds of food helping about 38 million people over four continents. It also endorses Governor’s Committee recommendations for public kindergartens free textbooks and school reforms to strengthen West Virginia education system and civic democracy.
A Mississippi readers’ page compiles letters criticizing a Charleston office aiding qualified Black workers, arguing the focus on Black applicants ignores broader unemployment causes. Other notes urge Christian charity, comment on a liquor fund drive, and request Miss America coverage.
Walter Lippmann argues the anticipated nuclear arms quarrel at the Paris Nato meeting never materialized. He notes post election restraint, a shift from immediate treaties, and a reframe of the MLF as a Europe Bonn Washington project to prevent German nuclear power and curb proliferation.
December 1864 closed Hood’s Army of Tennessee after a rout by Gen. George H. Thomas in Tennessee. Sherman captured Savannah, delivering Christmas news to Lincoln. The piece reflects on Confederate losses, Union advances, and Civil War centennial reflections urging study for unity and shared principles.
Kanawha County Court members shift party lines as Bill Thompson Kemp Melton and G Kemp Melton join the court while Democrats Aaron McLaughlin and J. Grover Smith Jr. adjust stances. Signs of cooled tempers emerge after a bitter primary and general election race. The changes may ease tensions and boost cooperation in the courthouse and statehouse.
Intercepted message dated December 22, 1964 questions money use by the Board of Public Works and urges hiring a lawyer. note says the opinion is ignored and directs readers to Page 13 for the story.
The article notes pharmaceutical executive John Connor will be named secretary of commerce as part of President Johnson's first cabinet renewal. It mentions the State of the Union address at 9 p.m. and compares attire choices, while other items touch on Powell arrest risks and civil rights suspects.
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