West Virginia Tourism Needs Stronger Planning and Funding
Editorial urges integrating tourism with ongoing industrial growth in West Virginia. It highlights the Industrial Development Authority’s role since 1961, potential $20 million park expansions, and calls for legislative support to attract private capital while maintaining job creation. The piece stresses open spaces as a key asset and warns against overreliance on manufacturing.
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West Virginia
Commerce Department
U. S. Area Redevelopment Administration
Barron
Interior Secretary Udall Warns of Recreation Resources Strain
Secretary Stewart L. Udall warns that outdoor recreation resources are under intense pressure now and could triple in demand within 40 years. He says metropolitan areas lack camping and hiking spaces and similar shortages extend to less populated regions.
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Stewart L. Udall
Readers Forum Letter to the Editor on Law and Fair Policy
A reader argues that lawyers created current legal flaws and that judges and bar associations hinder straightforward law enforcement. The writer urges applying the law uniformly with common sense and a universal federal standard to address civil rights issues without pressure group influence.
Hour Has Arrived Editor the Gazette
A Letter to the editor criticizes the paper for perceived segregationist ads and asks for focus on Bluefield and local businesses along US Route 60. The writer urges the paper to eradicate vestiges of slavery and questions its stance on integration and profit.
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Floyd L. Thompson Scott
Reader Letter Challenges Dr Malik Moral Relativity Quote
Perry E. Mann Jr. defends Dr Charles Malik against a Gazette misquote. Mann argues Malik spoke ironically to critique moral relativity and asserts Malik’s view opposes moral relativity, reflecting his religious and philosophical stance.
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Malik
Perry E. Mann Jr
Buck Rt. Hinton
Lipppmann Warns on Enforcement of Equal Rights Laws
Walter Lippmann argues the nation faces a crisis as violence prompts executive action to enforce civil rights. He says Congress must mandate enforcement, criticizing past reliance on courts under Eisenhower and Kennedy. He warns against violence becoming policy and notes rising, educated opposition in the South demanding protection of rights.
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Congress
Kennedy
Supreme Court
South
President urged to delay trip over race crisis
The writer argues for postponing a presidential overseas journey due to the race relations crisis and need for a national consensus. He warns of risks in visiting Italy Germany and Britain while world events demand decisive action at home, suggesting only steady sustained leadership can shape democracy abroad.
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South
Kennedy
Italy
Rome
Germany
Dr. Adenauer
Paris
Europe
London
Ireland
Pope John XXIII and the universal moral authority he preached
Ralph McGilgh reflects on Pope John XXIII and Pacem in Terris. He praises the pope for reaching the world with honesty and compassion, challenging antiwar and anti UN factions, and urging a public authority of universal jurisdiction to advance world peace. The piece notes Soviet cautious praise then retreat, and honors John’s message as a universal open letter to all faiths.
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John XXIII
Terris
John
Holy Father
Cardinal Suenens
Belgium
New York
United States Committee
United Nations
U. N
Cral U
Pope John
John XX
Fife
Domestic Peace Corps Faces Big Challenge in Calhoun County
Capt. William Anderson discusses a proposed federal domestic peace corps to mobilize private citizens in Calhoun County West Virginia. The plan would recruit volunteers to aid low income families with housing cleanup child care and access to welfare services while highlighting national humanitarian effort and citizen participation.
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The
Gazette
United States
Uncle Sam
William &. Anderson
USN Ret
Anderson
North Polar
Calhoun County
W. Va
David Horton
Robert Kennedy
Kennedy
Horton
Bill Morrison
Forrest Gunn
Corps
Congress
Peace Corps
Senate
Jennings Randolph
House
Ken Hechler
West Virginia
Fourth
Capt. Anderson
Charleston
Colyoun County
Southerners warned in 1963 civil rights note to Barty
A 1963 intercepted message from George to Barry Goldwater urges calm regarding civil rights, warning not to provoke Southern opponents. The note from Washington, D.C. is dated June 6 1963 and referenced as a story on page 1.
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Barty
George. Sen
B. Goldwater
Washington, D.C
Fletcher Knebel Potomac Fever
A Washington rally for Goldwater is planned amid Republican fears of the New Frontier. The piece questions the front line energy strategy as voters may doubt the New Frontiersmen. It notes Gov. Wallace’s vow to block university integration and skepticism about educational policy. The Weather Bureau reportedly names hurricanes after women.
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Godwater
Washington
Goldwater
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Braxton
Industrial Development Authority
State Department of Commerce
the Gazette
Bluefield
US S. 60
Charles Malik
Concord College
States Rightist
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Ralph McGilgh
Sage
World Peace Organization
Phil Hirsch
Washington Wasatch
National Service Corps
Yours
Fletcher Knebel
Gov. Wallace
University of Alabama
Arleneo Wallis
Wallis
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