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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1952
Page
8
A Thought For Today reflection urges patience kindness and gentleness day by day as a quiet moral reminder in The Charleston Gazette. It emphasizes living with restraint and care toward others, inviting steady self improvement.
The piece argues Japan will undersell rivals by cutting profits to cost, reflecting on wartime occupation gains, worker pay, and economic competition. It notes Japan’s postwar rise, skilled imitation, and potential to challenge Western industry as an enduring adversary in the economic arena.
Bernard Baruch urges bold defense mobilization and economic controls while Gallup data show strong support for deferments for college students. A Princeton survey finds 550000 potential draftable college students and public preference for targeted drafts among defense workers and educated youth.
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In South Charleston a nine year old and an eight year old directed traffic beneath a rail viaduct during a holiday rush. Sonny Ruthes and Tommy Graten coordinated with precise signals to hold cars, preventing a possible accident and impressing passersby.
Doris Fleeson notes President Truman shifts from carefree demeanor to concern as new Red threats in Korea are considered. Pentagon and Gen Ridgway acknowledge a stronger Chinese and North Korean presence, with possible moves toward Northern Japan and Formosa. Eisenhower met Truman amid GOP nomination talk and election year tensions rise.
In Washington the scramble over Ike's Detroit speech pits Chrysler and Ford interests against Taft supporters. Republican Arthur Summerfield, a GM dealer, navigates pressure from Hutchinson and Van denberg while MacArthur's Michigan visit sparks friction with Henry Ford II. Steel showdown looms as Supreme Court ruling on government seizure risk sparks union battle with U.S. Steel, the industry bellwether.
An account from a San Diego press table shows Rep. Tom Werdel opposing FEPC during a Republican revolt against Gov. Warren. Pegler portrays Warren as a loner and hints at past anti Negro actions, detailing alleged demeaning policies and a Warm Springs discrimination claim.
Victor Riesel reports that President Truman privately invited AFL and CIO leaders Phil Murray and Bill Green to the White House to secure labor support. The move signals a revamped labor strategy, with national unions avoiding public front lines while backing the Democratic ticket through media networks and extensive local organization.
Items from The Gazette LOCAL cover governor appointees city inspectors and May construction value reports. Notables include Bluefield Shrine Club plans in Atlantic City and a pending rail consolidation rehearing. Also mentions Taft Cincinnati publisher art collection and European beauty on Austrian coin.
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