Editorial: Spent Moon Money Could Aid Earthly Needs
The Gemini 4 mission proved American capability and discipline while astronauts McDivitt and White completed a safe four day flight and White's space walk. The piece questions the moon program’s scientific payoff versus its $20 billion cost and urges redirecting funds to combat hunger and disease worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James McDivitt
Edward White
Maj. White
Iad
United States
Soviet Union
Calm Demeanor Detracts Nothing About Space Mission
The piece credits James McDivitt and Edward White for a successful space flight while noting its calm professionalism. It contrasts their routine talk with wives to the intense moment on orbit and highlights White's pioneering jet gun maneuver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDivitt
O.K
Valery Bykovsky
White
Alexei Leonov
James McDivitt
Edward White
Lindbergh
Columbus
Magellan
Leonov
Town House Apartments Sign Offends Aesthetic Senses
A weathered sign at Brooks Street and Kanawha Boulevard for the Town House Apartments remains after opening. The letter suggests city agencies or the owners remove or replace the sign with a discreet board stating ready for occupancy to curb public offense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Council
Charleston
Town House
Brooks Street
Kanawha Boulevard
Readers Forum Defeat of Councilman Explained
Readers discuss local politics and accountability in Fifth Ward St. Ibans with voter concerns about unpaved streets and council responsiveness. Virginia Clark adds criticism of government handling and a separate note questions about veteran education and military pay. F H Stewart Richwood comments on national policy and draft implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
Don Spencer
Fifth Ward
St. Ibans
Luther C. Basham
Fatigue in the Johnson White House
The piece notes fatigue among President Johnson and top aides as they press hard on policies toward Vietnam and the Dominican Republic. It cites McNamara Bundy and Rusk as examples of overworked advisers while Johnson seeks to balance military needs with a drive to combat poverty and disease abroad at home.
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Mr. Spencer
The
Gazelle
Johnson
Dominican Republic
Washington
F. H. Stewart Richwood
White House
Dean Rusk
Defense
Robert McNamara
McGeorge Bundy
McNamara
Bundy
Capitol
Viet Nam
Red
China
Southeast Asia
Arnold Toynbee
Fed independence highlighted in Martin monetary speech
The New York Times report notes President Johnson has not shared his views on William McChesney Martin’s Federal Reserve warning. It frames the Fed as independent from political controls, cites historic clashes with presidents, and emphasizes lessons from postwar policy debates about money supply and economic stability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times Service
Washington
Johnson
William McChesney Martin
Federal Reserve System
Wawianeaha Heen
Ub Wolsuus
Departments of the Treasury and Commerce
Martin
Fed
U. S
Congress
Rep
Carter Glass
Virginia
Wilson
Harry S. Truman
Eisenhower
Kennedy-Johnson
Marriner S. Eccles
Knop
Federal Reserve
Treasury
Morgenthau, Vinson
Snyder
Open Market Committee
Truman
White House
Associated Press
Federal Reserve Board
Eccles
Thomas McCabe
Glass
Kennedy
Potomac Fever and Space Race Jokes in One Column
The column blends playful remarks on Ed White and McDivitt during spaceflight and satire on political figures like Sarge Shriver. It notes a Florida school sinking before summer break and mocks a London art theft case while mentioning counterfeit art charges.
Worth Repeating and Quotations Collage
A fragmentary collection of quoted lines from Lindbergh Dickens Dostoevsky and others on life action and happiness. The passages present aphorisms about progress experience and self reliance without a clear single event or narrative.
West Virginia Wins Big Antipoverty Grant For Education
Anthony J. Celebrezze announced a nearly 12 million federal grant to West Virginia aimed at expanding basic adult education and job training for the unemployed. The plan shifts from relief work to permanent skills, requiring more social workers and extending work and training projects into broader education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony J. Celebrezze
Democratic Party
West Virginia
Celebrette
U. S
ADCU
Road Commission and Natural Resources
Boards of Education
Celebrezze
Senate
APW
ARA
Intercepted Message Mentions Junior Tracy Inquiry
A fragment shows a dated intercepted note from June 1565 asking Jim and Ed if they saw Junior Tracy, delivering a brief personal inquiry. The readable text centers on a possible sighting follow up. No additional context or names are provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim
Junior Tracy
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Spencer
Jme
Virginia Clark
West St. St. Albans
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Casuet
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Arthur Krock
Jack Wilson
Ed White
Sarge Shriver
Lincoln
Bartow, Fla
Mer
London
Charles A. Lindbergh
Charles Dickens
John
Faodor M. Dostaevski
Robert Fig
Harry Hoffmann
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