Editorial on Watershed Projects in West Virginia
The editorial argues small watersheds shape the land and flood violence in West Virginia. It praises the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act of 1954 and cites Salem Harrison County Weston Heaters Cowen Princeton as prime examples where dams could prevent repeated floods and protect lives and property.
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West Virginia
Congress
Salem
Harrison County
Polk Creek
Weston
Lewis County
Heaters
Braxton County
Cowen
Webster County
Princeton
Mercer County
Washington police firepower debate and watershed plans
A political editorial argues police should be less armed and outlines a need for safer nonlethal weapons, while detailing West Virginia watershed development, noting dam projects in Kanawha County and the Blakes Creek plan near Nitro. It emphasizes local funding and sponsorship, and urges public involvement to improve flood control, water supply, and recreation.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Moon
Pentagon
West Virginia
Kanawha
Blakes Creek
Nitro
Elk Two Mile Creek
Daniel Hale
Princeton
West
Readers Forum Voices on Miners and Social Programs
Readers debate miners safety measures, youth programs, and social policy. Contributors mention miners enemies to themselves, delays in mental health help in Fayette County, skepticism toward Head Start and related federal programs, and a view linking Apollo 8 success to biblical lessons. Names include Rope Hechler, Frank Brown, Norma Jean England, Dr Hugh S Ramsey, and Harry Queulen.
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Hechler
Ken
I. E. Buff
Securi
Hugh S. Ramsey
East First St
Bloomington
Indiana
Louis Martin Quietly Shapes Civil Rights Era Exit
Louis Martin, deputy chairman of the Democratic National Committee, retires after eight years of behind the scenes political influence. He helped promote civil rights, black officeholders, and party desegregation, working with Kennedy and Johnson administrations. He notes major gains like the 1965 voting rights law and the rise of black leaders, while predicting the political advancement of Black America will endure beyond his tenure.
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Washington Post
Washington
Louis Martin
Democratic National Committee
Afantin
Shisesa Maden Ig
Mali
Martin
Sargent Shriver
John Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Shriver
Harris Wofford
John
Robert Kennedy
Martin Luther King Jr
Kennedys
Kennedy
Illinois
Missouri
South Carolina
Johnson
Ment
Carl Stokes
Cleveland
Richard Hatcher
Gary
Edward W. Brooke
Massachusetts
Brooke
South
Democratic Party
Mississippi
Georgia
Figh
Four-Sided Table Row Captures Paris Peace Talks
Russell Baker catalogs absurd conference-table proposals as Vietnam talks stall in Paris. He notes armchairs with trays, closed circuit TV in suites, phone links from street corners, and mail conferences with absurd conditions, ending with a bottle-mail bid for a four-sided Paris meeting.
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London
Rome
Miami
Cannes
Timbuktu
Paris
Man sees himself brighter at Christmas time
In a Christmas day essay, Tom Wicker reflects on renewed hope amid political tension, lunar reach, and human fragility. He contrasts the Vietnam war, Panmunjom, and Pueblo return scenes with a call for inner clarity. The piece links crisis to renewed moral purpose and a chance for collective gentleness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Washington
Panmunjom
Miramar Air Station
Pueblo
City housing authority under scrutiny in 1968 memo
A December 27 1968 letter from planner George Philip Waring questions whether the county is ready for a housing authority after four years of failed city projects. The note, addressed to Phil, hints at delays and concerns awaiting coverage on page 13.
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Phil
City Housing Authority
Price rises baffle workers as De Gaulle speaks
Potomac Fever notes De Gaulle has trouble explaining price hikes to workers while a Gallic proverb is cited. Long Island Railroad strike shocks commuters as no one stands on their feet. Johnson remains influential in Texas amid write-in results.
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de Gaulle
R * Mn
Long Island
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Pat Paulsen
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Frank Brown
Amherstdale
the Gazette
A. L. Simms
Fayette County
Legisla
Whippersnappers
Norma Jean England
Smithers
Farmer’s Union
Tower of Babel
Harry Queulen
David Broder
Russell Baker
New York Times
South of
Rue du Chat Qui Peche
Tom Wicker
George
Philip Waring
Jack Wilson
Herb Klein
Nixon
Richard the Lion Hearted
Maria Callas
Onassis
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