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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1961
Page
7
Intercepted message dated June 6 1961 shows FE J Stahr Jr from Washington DC advising Elvis Presley on recruiting. The note hints at a forthcoming page one story about Elvis and army involvement.
West Virginia voters in 155 towns vote on local leaders as Ramsey faces Frank Oliver in St Albans. Dunbar backs Democrat W Dale Long and GOP rival J J Payne. Chesapeake East Bank Clendenin and Marmet also hold contests with incumbents defending records amid funding disputes and development plans.
Fletcher Knebel notes a rare moment of open dialogue between Kennedy and Khrushchev during their Vienna talks. The piece also references political riffs on Berlin, Oleg Cassini fashion, and Nixon signs, while questioning Dulles’ retirement and Truman’s long-standing grudges.
The piece questions whether Kennedy Khrushchev talks achieved real results, noting no major world changes, and warns Laos remains unstable. It argues future negotiations will decide issues like Berlin and disarmament, concluding that talk is preferable to war. Churchill’s quip frames the cautious view.
Ken Hechler of West Virginia protests to Postmaster General Edward Day that junk mail should bear higher postage before first class increases. The Kennedy Administration backs postal rate hikes and faces political pressure to minimize publicity. Hechler argues subsidization should favor the public, not advertisers, and junk mail must pay its way or be outlawed. If not by decree, Congress should act.
The piece points to Congress and the Administration cutting luxury car purchases. Limousines for lawmakers are now rented from a firm at 500 dollars per year instead of 11,000 dollars each. The Wall Street Journal cites this as a sign of sacrifice and restraint.
The Gazette notes a South Charleston Junior Chamber of Commerce questionnaire may prompt a special election to switch the city to a city manager form. Editor urges council to ignore such requests as wasteful and driven by a few. readers comment on morals, beer, and public licensing.
Ralph McGill reports Texas politics shaken as Republican John Tower, a former Wichita Falls history teacher, wins the U S Senate seat over incumbent William Blakley. The special election yields a complex mix of Democratic disaffection, liberal opposition, and bloc support in Houston and liberal circles, with turnout low and party alignment unclear.
A Texas political writer notes Tower's ties to the John Birch Society and conservative money, tracing his rise from a 1960 near loss to a 1968 and 1969 surge. The piece contrasts Nixon’s limited help, Goldwater’s caution, and hints at a looming two party shift in Texas politics.
An editorial warns that the Communist world mobilizes to destroy the United States. It cites Khrushchev’s rhetoric and space achievements as strategic moves and urges immediate, united defense against perceived global subversion and espionage. It condemns quietism and rallies readers to recognize the danger.
A 1981 column urges Americans to reject appeasement and negotiation with the Soviet bloc. It argues the nation must declare no defeat is acceptable, uphold freedom, and be prepared to fight if necessary to defeat communism, without triggering a shooting war.
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