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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1954
Page
6
The Charleston Gazette quotes K H on facing untoward life conditions with courage. The note urges that challenges stimulate growth and lead to benefit rather than loss for those with character.
Our congratulations to an Eastern Airlines pilot who refused to take off at Kanawha Airport Tuesday night until an offensive passenger was ejected. The act protected safety and comfort for other travelers and reflects fatigue with disruptive behavior on planes and other transit.
A discussion argues pedestrians deserve priority as sidewalks and crossings serve them. Drivers protest Chicago may have too many lights while pedestrians fear danger from heedless managers who favor faster car movement. Officials focus on votes, leaving walkers to bear the risk.
A West Virginia reader denounces the state political machine as a threat to honest government. He claims targeted reprisals, describes his farm on Highway 1922 near Mount Hope, and questions which candidates the machine will back, signing as St. Marys resident Homer H. May a Democratic Senate candidate is note.
The piece argues a looming corn and wheat surplus strains storage capacity. Agriculture Commissioner Hera Benson faces where to store unripe corn and wheat as government efforts to curb production falter. It notes past surpluses like potatoes and blames Congress and tax money for funding storage while urging decisive GOP action.
Joe Adonis, once deemed one of the country’s worst criminals, was convicted of perjury and sentenced to eight to 24 months in prison. Authorities said no sufficient evidence supported a harsher conviction. The piece notes Capone’s milder conviction and laments the reach of law.
The piece details a split among Democrats over Senator Joseph McCarthy’s actions and strategy. It notes McCarthy’s clashes with the President and subcommittee peers, doubts about Senate handling, and the role of Senator Margaret Chase Smith in Maine’s primary fight. Mitchell signals party unity and calls for a stand against McCarthy.
Congressman Walter Judd of Minnesota proposed a personal espionage plan during a Bangkok visit and urged diplomats to write him with problems. The piece links his stance to McCarthy era tactics, California primaries, and early campaign smears against Sarna Yorty amid looming November contests and GOP messaging strategies.
James Reston critiques The New York Times and Sulzberger, arguing the paper abandoned old standards and adopted a modern bias driven journalism. The piece accuses Sulzberger of pandering to power, eroding objectivity, and highlighting a shift from the paper’s historic integrity.
Victor Riesel notes the New York waterfront has seen near 6 billion spent by all sides in decades of mob control and labor fights. He cites ILA AFL clashes, FBI costs, and city police involvement, with Capt. Bradley vowing to purge pro-Communist elements and restore order at the Brooklyn Army Base.
Local: Dr John Thames reports a mild smallpox case in Marmet. Jack Johnson staged an exhibition in Charleston armory with Art McNeely. State: Marshall College opens Morrow Hall library in honor of Dwight Morrow born on campus. Cummins elected WVU Alumni president. Bush vice president. Henne treasurer. Yoke secretary. Harold S Newins named WV chief forester. National: Supreme Court upholds Harry F Sinclair jail sentence in Teapot Dome. Foreign: Rene LaConte wins world men's tennis title in Paris.
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