Seaton Sees No Quick Breakthrough In Coal Synthetics
Interior Secretary Fred Seaton told West Virginia Republican women in Charleston that no affordable coal based synthetic oils or gases are in sight. He said synthetics exist but are too costly for market use and unlikely to aid West Virginia’s coal economy soon. He emphasized ample oil and gas supplies for this and the next generation and noted no rush to push synthetic production for national defense.
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Fred Seaton
West Virginia
America
Seaton
Charleston
Interior Department
United States
Hazanting
Russia
De Gaulle setback and wartime talk sprawl in Fletcher Knebel piece
The column riffs on De Gaulle’s struggles at home while noting honorary degrees at Mount St Mary’s College. It cites Adlai Stevenson and remarks on presidential primaries, pay boosts for civil servants, and a quip about taxes and effort. It also touches on civil defense literature and optimism about West Virginia and U.S. oil and gas prospects amid broader resource concerns.
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Adlai Stevenson
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France
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West Virginia Toll Road Dilemma Faces Interstate Plan
The piece discusses whether federal funds should repay tollRoad debt on toll roads joining the interstate system. It cites a $2.5 billion estimate to reimburse 26 states, including West Virginia, and weighs funding options that would affect taxes, construction timelines, and interstate completion by 1971. The issue remains unresolved as Congress and governors defer a final decision.
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Roosevelt echoes spark political nostalgia in readers forum
In The Gazette readers discuss presidents Roosevelts and Nixon, arguing history repeats with another Roosevelt or Hoover era. Claude Law cites Latin American views on Eisenhower era policy, blaming bungling foreign policy for current trouble and predicting a Democrat might be needed to fix it.
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Third Party Idea Emerges in May Editorial
In May 28 editorial, the piece opposes a third party. It notes both major parties have many chiefs and hints at forming the Constitution Party with Maxwelton figures including M K UH Green. The statement ends with a pledge from “we, the people.”
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Constitution Party
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UH. Green
Intercepted Message Haunts Voters Office Warning
A dated 1958 intercepted message warns the Voters Registration Office to guard its doors. The note, unsigned and lacking clear context, appears as a cryptic plea or threat. Authorities may investigate potential security concerns surrounding voter registration sites.
Strauss's Clean Bomb Rejected as Too Dirty for Use
Washington Defense Department rejects one of Adm. Lewis Strauss's so called clean H bomb designs as too dirty for tactical missile use. The Pentagon rebuts Strauss's claim that the United States is developing a clean bomb capable of stunning combat troops without collateral damage.
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Adm
Lewis Strauss
Atomic Energy Chairman
Defense Department
Strauss
United States
Labor unions face sharp cuts and new organizing drive
The piece describes union dues losses totaling about 100 million annually as major unions shrink operations with layoffs and building cancellations. It notes 3 million unionists unemployed, downsized staff at United Mine Workers and United Auto Workers, and a new Field Representatives Federation forming as a competing union organizing body within AFL-CIO. It also covers Strauss hydrogen bomb plans, Eisenhower era secrecy, and Ambassador Lodge pressuring Dulles over clean bomb claims amid UN debates.
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John Lewis
Stockholm
Lewis
Grand Old Miners Union
John L
Walter Reuther
Auto Union
Untion
Field Representatives Federation
Afl-Cio
Labor Movement
National Labor Relations Board
Aflcio
State Department
Leipinsky
Lodge
Strauss
Belgian Voters Listen to France Amid World Fair Glow
Belgians vote amid concern over France's crisis and NATO ties while hosting a booming World’s Fair. King Baudoin attends the Film Festival as crowds grow, with 50 million attendance projected and a stable, affordable experience for visitors.
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King Baudoin
Columbia Pictures
William Holden
Sophia Loren
Miss Loren
Inez Robb Opera Hits West NAMPA Frontier On TV
The column laments television's erosion of the Old West while celebrating its sensational Westerns. It notes widespread viewing in Idaho, with locals recalling frontier days as stagecoaches and gunfights are reimagined on the small screen. The piece mentions Aunt Nell and Aunt Kit sharing anecdotes and cites a shift toward entertainment industries like breeding Shetland ponies.
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Idaho
West
Nell
Kit
Thought for Today: Embrace the present and joy
A meditation urges living in the present tense avoiding fixation on past sorrows or future troubles. It emphasizes picking happiness today and not missing the simple joys that surround us.
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