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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1960
Page
7
The Charleston League of Women Voters runs an annual fundraising campaign to fund non partisan activities. It highlights past wins like voting machines in Kanawha County and hosting a Constitutional Revision Conference. The group emphasizes informed voting and constructive legislation, inviting membership and financial contributions.
Intercepted note dated June 7, 2960 discusses whether a new tax is needed to fund a study. The brief message appears addressed to Charlie and is part of a larger page feature.
The Democratic and Republican state committee meetings show party unity efforts amid internal disputes. Democrats keep Hulett Smith as chairman while replacing Nunley Snedegar, and Republicans reframe their Crusade for Leadership toward Democrats for Good Government, testing cross party support ahead of November.
Fletcher Knebel satirizes Khrushchev heading to Cuba with Fidel Castro in a mock TV show. Johnson tours New Jersey hoping for a political spark, while Jersey Lightning loses appeal post Repeal. The Socialist party withdraws a candidate to back a major liberal, amid sharp campaign talk and evolving slogans.
In 1954 DC residents push for national suffrage and home rule as Congress weighs two bills. The national plan would add presidential voting rights via a constitutional amendment, while home rule seeks local self governance despite stiff House District Committee opposition and Southern resistance. Time runs short with Congress set for July adjournment.
John B. Ogden of Oklahoma City urges voters to back Lyndon Johnson over Nixon in a wartime style readers’ forum. He argues Johnson’s Washington experience and leadership would outfox deceptive elites to save the nation from a global danger.
Weekend developments strengthen John F Kennedy’s bid for the Democratic nomination with support from Michigan labor and party figures. Gov Mennen Williams and UAW chief Walter Reuther loom large in Kennedy’s strategy as Stevenson remains a focal counterpoint in California and New York discussions.
A moving review of Relman Morin's book East Wind Rising. It traces Morin's 1941 Japanese camp experience and his later Pulitzer winning reporting, noting the book's blend of personal memory and mature, global analysis of dignity, injustice, and the rise of militarism in Asia and America.
A language guide discusses correct usage and pronunciation of several terms. It covers the word company as applied to multiple guests and cautions against misusage with a single guest. It also clarifies Istanbul pronunciation and a daily word blase with its meaning and example.
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