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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1959
Page
3
FAA officials favor limiting jet airport expansion and pressuring manufacturers to reduce jet sizes. The piece contends public funding should not underwrite 10,500 foot runway projects and argues for prioritizing interstate highways over costly airport expansion.
The piece argues full employment should take priority over inflation, underscoring unemployment as a worse outcome. It notes Roosevelt’s view of mass needs guiding government and rejects narrow special interests, urging practical economic action over theoretical debates.
Fletcher Knebel lampoons space program and politics with satirical snippets. The piece references Able and Baker, Nike-Hercules, Bomare, and a mock press conference. It notes Deane Beman winning the British Amateur and hints at Ike, Geneva talks, and Johnson’s hopeful tone while lampooning labor reform and Hoffa.
Letters criticize Zero USA nickname for West Virginia reframing and defend Kanawha Avenue residents over tree and shrub destruction tied to the South Side Expressway. Authors call for proper tree cutting permits and cost recovery, and condemn mercy killing discussions as unchristian.
A Port Clinton reader praises a May 26 Gazette cartoon by Vintroux as a tribute to a man who died for freedom. The letter expresses emotional impact and gratitude for the public tribute.
A dated note from Washington Missouri 1959 shows Ezra Taft Benson writing to Ez expressing concern for support under fire. The message hints at political pressure and personal reassurance amid national debate.
Ralph McGill reflects on John Foster Dulles as a stern moralist shaped by Protestant roots and Presbyterian schooling. He links Dulles to Wilsonian ideals and U.N. founding work, contrasting Christian ethics with nihilistic doctrines, and cites Dr Zhivago’s vision of man amid political power.
Drew Pearson reports on King Baudouin of Belgium during a coast to coast U S visit. The 29 year old monarch met American aristocrats, toured sites from the Grand Canyon to atomic test areas, and spoke publicly for the first time, including a Scout handshake and dinner with Henry Ford II.
Inez Robb recounts a lively Moscow black market revealing private enterprise and capitalism under a police state. Spivs barter dollars at inflated rates for cameras, clothes, and American jazz records while risking the threat of the Lubjanka prison.
A concise reflection warns against bitterness and hatred, noting their toxic mental and physical effects. The message urges kindness and forgiveness as a healthier path.
A GeoSurveys handout by mineralogist H A Meyerhoff touts fluorspar uses from aluminum to missile fuels and notes a shift from domestic to foreign supply. Congress faces whether to resume government support to reopen U S fluorspar mines as foreign competition grows. Potential future lies in chemists finding new applications.
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