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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1955
Page
6
A brief daily devotional note from the Charleston Gazette dated June 9 1955 quotes James 1 25 urging readers to act on the perfect law of liberty and be blessed in their deeds.
The editorial praises Judge Herbert W. Richardson for a plan to involve top business civic religious and education leaders in Juvenile Court sessions. It aims to create a fund for recreational facilities and care for indigent children, forming a Parents Inc style organization to guide youths and curb delinquency.
The article explains 1984 changes to Old-Age and Survivors Insurance, detailing monthly benefits for workers and spouses, earnings-impact rules, and how pensions are calculated. It covers age 65 retirement, spouse amounts, survivor payments, and annual earnings limits with examples.
A Gazette letter criticizes West Virginia leaders and calls for changes to the state motto reflecting disillusion with politics over integration and education. The piece mocks local governance in Glasgow and questions school segregation adherence after Supreme Court rulings.
Maj. Gen. Frank D. Merrill, retired in 1947, discusses civilian life and his push for a robust interstate highway system. He urges faster evacuation capability for 60 to 80 million vehicles, stressing 3.25 million miles of roads with only 40,000 miles in the primary interstate network.
Washington column reviews White House struggle over how much the President should involve himself in the polio vaccine controversy. Keefer and Kennedy are named as key public relations players amid vaccine trials and safety efforts.
Victor Riesel argues Socialist led unions in Britain grew arrogant and caused strikes from a spider cleaning dispute to rail and coal actions. He notes public backlash, Labour limits, and a shift by non Socialist elements weakening Labour’s grip. He cites BOAC housing projects as evidence of worker benefits under conservative and employer planning.
Ground broken for a public golf course in Ruffner Hole low with Harry and Tenneson Emberton heading the company backing the project. Also noted John Kidd 77, longtime legislator, dies at his Glenville home after a career highlighted by Glenville Normal School recognition. National items report LaGuardia promoting grape juice guide and King Carol II’s crowning in Romania.
New York June 8. Teenage killer Dew Drop Holly, 15, Brooklyn, awaits execution in Sing Sing for murder linked to a vicious juvenile mob. Two accomplices receive 20 year terms, while another 16 year old is killed in a Harlem gun battle as police quell gang violence.
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