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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1951
Page
6
A reflective line on why the Saints were Saints highlighting cheer amid difficulty patience under strain and perseverance. The excerpt notes the saints remained active when inclined to pause, planted when tempted to yield, and agreeable when tempted to argue, ending with a concise moral.
The senatorial inquiry into MacArthur's removal nears end, seen as political theater by many as no valuable national facts emerge. Advocates claim it exposed Democratic restraint in Asia and justified Truman’s move, while critics fear aid to Communist sensitivities and political manipulation. Public sentiment shifts as hearings proceed.
The President requests about 8.5 billion dollars to fund Western Europe rearmament and defense, a fraction of our own total armament costs. The column argues taxes will rise, sacrifices are needed, and Americans fund much of this while the value of freedom justifies the expense as a form of insurance against loss.
The June 7 1926 Gazette retrospective notes Charleston city court funding repairs to the South Side bridge. Thomas Ammar wins a 2000 verdict against W H Seaton for a fractured leg. Ministers form a Nonpartisan Prohibition League. Iowa GOP primary sees Brookhart leading Cummins by about 20000 votes. Taft misses Supreme Court session. electric utility merger proposed in Ohio valuing 310060000. Rankin of Mississippi disrupts a House hearing with inkwell and punches. France promotes silk in California. Hindenburg blocks Hohenzollern property confiscation. League of Nations criticizes Brazil Spain delegation presence at Cham- berlain events.
In New York City the Liberal Party designates Rudolph Halley, Kefauver Crime Committee counsel, as its Fall city council president candidate. Democrats warn Kefauver could shape the ticket if Halley wins, while Republicans weigh whether Halley’s TV image behind reform causes may boost a reform coalition in a municipal race. Strong political machines and liberal backers drive a contest over Halley’s nomination and potential GOP support.
Gen Douglas MacArthur heads to Texas as a calculated popularity test for a potential presidential bid. Backers led by Nebraska’s Alf Miller seek a strong ovation to push his campaign, following misses in Chicago and Murfreesboro.
Navy officials at the U S Naval Academy confront a rising trend of graduation day marriages as Class of 1951 and beyond wed in chapel ceremonies. Administrators warn of high divorce risk and earlier rules aimed at delaying matrimony, while midshipmen pursue weddings despite admonitions. A nurse Sister of Charity recounts China evacuee experiences, detailing forced public shaming and interrogation during the flight from Yuanling and subsequent peril.
A dated intercepted message from June 4, 1931 to Russ discusses the possibility of meat rationing returning and mentions “peel if meat rationing should return.” The fragment hints at wartime or economic controls and speculative public reaction.
Crest Park Pennsylvania hosted a three day gathering where 300 garment industry bosses and union leaders from the Ladies Garment Workers AFL shared hospitality on a $25,000, 900 acre estate. The event aimed to showcase cooperative bargaining, with films, vaudeville, and fine dining as speakers and executives discussed wage adjustments and order sharing to keep all plants alive.
Congress and President Truman weigh war risks and a summer recess as tax boosts, housing relief, and price controls linger. Lawmakers debate extending sessions to wrap bills, with focus on capital gains breaks and Korea policy amid shifting politics.
A Washington Post era feud resurfaces as Pegler condemns editor Jones of the Syracuse Herald Journal. The piece details Jones and Meyer links, postwar journalism politics, and critiques of press conferences, with criticism of editorial ethics and the shift of power in Washington journalism.
The Gazette voices frustration as a witness declines to testify citing self incrimination. The piece argues all share guilt in a crowded legal landscape and questions misuses of the Bill of Rights. It urges the Court to clarify protections and condemns evasive legal tactics in bold satirical prose.
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