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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1965
Page
9
The AFL C10 San Francisco resolution gives the Johnson administration a blank check in Vietnam escalation. Quid pro quo hopes for Taft Hartley 14B repeal link George Meany and labor to the Democratic party and its cold war shift.
The piece weighs how newspapers should cover crime from arrest to trial and cites Sam Sheppard and George Whitmore Jr. It discusses Erwin Ross’s proposal for safeguards, then analyzes Jay Lovestone and AFL CIO influence on U.S. foreign and domestic policy, including Vietnam. It argues the press must balance reporting with fair trial rights.
Readers lacerate editorials and national policy. A West Virginia correspondent rebukes isolationist stances and religious laws. A Civil Service rep corrects a misquoted recruit qualifications for Internal Revenue positions. A Vietnam War critique accuses Johnson and Humphrey of deceit, ending with a call for sanity and justice.
James Reston reports that in 1965 the U S confronts three unpleasant paths in Asia. abandonment of Viet Nam is unthinkable, victory with military power remains uncertain, and a holding action with regional partnerships seems unlikely. allies doubt U S strategy and regional security hinges on an unsteady mix of nations and treaties.
Ralph McGill discusses Harry Golden’s The Frank Case which retells the 1913 Mary Phagan murder in Atlanta and the ensuing mob violence, anti Semitism, and a contested trial. Golden links Southern history to the case and emphasizes the danger of labeling and scapegoating.
The article reviews the handling of a possible peace feeler from Hanoi and the U S response. It notes Fanfani’s letter to the UN president and Rusk’s reply, plus bombing and a Post-Dispatch memorandum that affected perceptions of negotiations and Hanoi’s stance. It argues diplomacy may require strategic deception and critiques officials for shifting blame to the press.
A clipped note dated December 22, 1968 from George Robert Barron in Los Angeles addresses Bob and makes light of a costume’s disguise, noting it’s hard to tell if he is an actor or a student at the University of California. The item appears with a photo on Page 8.
A science panel forecasts international satellite to home TV rollout and imagines unlikely mishaps as viewers in various nations ponder broadcasting access. Meanwhile police recover stolen Vatican valuables quickly, and a California woman seeks annulment over a draft marriage. The Bergen County new police chief introduces strict lines, and littering worsens highway trash while billboards remain a concern.
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