Schoenbaum Gift Sparks Civic Spirit in Charleston
Editorial lauds Alex Schoenbaum for a 400000 gift to the Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation to fund recreation, praising his view that wealth should return to the community. It notes his Shoney’s Big Boy success and urges others with wealth to follow his example for Charleston and Kanawha County.
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Charleston
Wheeling
Kanawha County
Lee Street
Triangle
Oglebay Park
National Recreation Assn
Col
Earl Oglebay
Oglebay
Charleston Memorial Hospital
Morris
Shoney's
Southeastern United States
Schoenbaum
Greater
Alex Schoenbaum
West Virginia Viet Nam Death Toll Sparks Politician Critique
The piece argues West Virginia ranks highest in Vietnam War fatalities due to economic issues and limited access to higher education. It asserts state politicians are to blame for unemployment and low college attendance, challenging claims of patriotic pride as insufficient explanation.
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West Virginia
West
Faster Service Real Problem
Charleston opens a mobile post office in downtown as an experimental service to speed mail delivery after holidays. The piece questions the need for mobile units and argues funds would better improve existing postal delivery efficiency and speed.
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Charleston
The War on Boredom Goes On
Washington reports George and Martha wake to a TV rumor of resumed bombing. They debate sharing and government action with weary humor, recalling past bombs and their simple stance of leaving policy to the U.S. government while chasing TV watching.
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George
Martha
Atartha
Eorge
Land's Sake
Pacellant
U.S
Pons
Gil
Careye
Readers' Forum: Regents Proposal a Major Fumble
West Virginia Board of Regents released a final consultant report on Concord College and Bluefield State College merging. The writer condemns the report as incomplete and questions its basis, urging public access and legislative scrutiny while noting potential administrative savings but concern over process.
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Forster
The
West
Virginia Board of Regents
Concord College
Bluefield State College
West Virginia
Concord
Bluefield
William A. Shear
Athens
Joint Chiefs warn public on SALT amid disarmament debate
A Washington report notes the Joint Chiefs have issued a stronger admonition to avoid public comment on Strategic Arms Limitation Talks. It cites earlier orders by Defense Secretary Mel Laird and a renewed chiefs’ reminder stressing SALT as a highly sensitive topic for DOD personnel.
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Washington
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Defense
Mel Laird
Joint Chiefs
Laird
Department of Defense
DOD
Laird’s Pentagon trip flags lavish expense for guests
Disarmament Secretary Mel Laird hosted 180 guests at the Army-Navy game with six train cars of food and drink and nine strolling musicians. Five government sedans and seven Navy buses greeted them. 45 uninvited officials rode another coach. Navy guests dined aboard. Army guests paid their own costs. Rep. John Jarman exposed campaign ties to multiple transport and oil interests amid the affair.
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Mel Laird
Pentagon
Navy
Laird
Army
Jarman
John Jarman
D-Okla
House Transportation
Southern Railway
United Airlines
Lee Way Motor Freight
H. J. Jeffries Truck Line
Humble Oil
Standard Oil of Ohio
the Association of Oil Pipe Lines
Trans International Airlines
Saturn Airways
World Airways
Overseas Natonal Airways
Burlington Northern
Governor’s Reconfirmation Question Sparks Debate
A letter from George A. A. Moore Jr. questions the need for reconfirmation of officials, suggesting they are already anointed. The missive comes from City Department leadership, with reference to coverage on page 104.
NCC faces rough ride if Cary leads restive NCC
Dallas report on the National Council of Churches three year presidency under Rev. W Sterling Cary. The triennial meeting featured Imamu Baraka provoking protests over anti Semitic lines and paid lecture fees amid disclosures of uneven expenditures. Cary defends decisions while critics call into question the NCCs handling of finances and representation.
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Dallas
National Council of Churches
NCC
W. Sterling Cary
General Assembly
Cary
United Church of Christ
New York City
Imamu Amiri Baraka
LeRoi Jones
Newark
Nut
Stokely Carmichael
Baraka
American Jewish Committee
Anti-Defamation League
Union of American Hebrew Congregations
San Antonio
Patrick Flores
Catholic Auxiliary
Competition Bad for Education
Washington Post column discusses racial violence in schools and whether competition aids or harms learning. Dr. Harold McAbee argues competition damages classroom behavior and advocates goal directed, noncompetitive instruction and universal education. Dr. McAbee favors integration and improved staff training to address desegregation challenges.
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McAbee
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Kelley
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A. A. Moore Jr
Lester Kinsolving
Flores
Mark Lipa
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Washington Post
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Bowie
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