Editorial: Candidate Should Accept Respectable Assistance
The piece argues Brown should accept outside help from Truman and Stevenson in the California contest against Knowland. It notes Brown’s post-primary naivety, Knowland’s strength, and the national implications for 1960, urging Brown to use respectable Democratic support to counter Knowland and influence national perception.
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Edward G. Brown
Sen
William Knowland
California
Truman
Adlai Stevenson
Brown
Knowland
Stevenson
Democratic Party
Glass Front Age Calls for Community Policing of Infractions
A Readers' Forum letter criticizes The Gazette for advising Virginia on its school integration policy. The writer argues it is not West Virginians’ business how Virginians run their schools, challenging outside involvement in Virginia’s acute education issue.
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The
Gazette
Virginia
Politician visits Washington and policy shifts noted
Washington visit by Prime Minister MacMillan sparks taxi quip and political chatter. Strauss loses atomic energy post amid safety criticisms while budget warnings fear higher taxes. Democratic figures pivot on races and public image as national policy and state actions draw scrutiny.
Readers Forum Voices Support Forand Bill In Congress
Rayford Runyan reports reader letters advocating the Forand Bill to provide hospital and medical care for Social Security beneficiaries. AMA opposition is cited as fighting the measure, with claims it would destroy voluntary health insurance. A second note recalls Brig Gen E C Dyer borrowing a quarter for cigarettes.
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Congress
Forand Bil
Americ Medics Assn
James W. Forister
AMA
the Gazette
Jin
E. C. Dyer
Charleston
Intercepted Note From 4 Average Grads In 1935
An intercepted message from June 1935 shows a playful note labeled Dear Kids asking What’s the capital of South Dakota. The signer is attributed to 4 Average Grads from West Virginia.
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South Dakota
West Virginia
Powell Hides in White House While House Seeks His Vote
Rep. Adam Clayton Powell Jr. disappears from public view as fellow Democrats search Washington for him to secure his vote on the Hells Canyon dam project. The Harlem congressman faces income tax evasion charges and may influence committee outcomes.
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Washington
White House
Adam Clayton Powell
Harlem
Hells Canyon
Powell
North America
Idaho Power Co
Edgar Chenoweth
Colorado
Phil Weaver
Nebraska
Idaho Power. Co
New York
House Interior Committee
Sherman Adams
Adams
Capitol Hill
Clair Engle
California
Germany
Engle
Philip Randolph
Clarence Mitchell
NAACP
Charley Diggs
Detroit
Justice Department
Atty Thomas Bolan
Meany Aides Seek Clean Labor Move by 1959 End
VICTOR RIESEL reports that AFL CIO leader George Meany aims to cleanse the labor movement by year end 1959 as he nears retirement from the presidency. Speculation centers on Al J Hayes of the Machinists Union as successor, with Hayes guiding Washington tours and testifying on anti infiltration measures while Goldwater visits the Machinists' headquarters.
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Labor
George Meany
Meany
AFL - Cio
AFL
Hollywood
Hayes
Washington
U. S
Barry Goldwater
Senate Labor Committee
Arizona
Goldwater
U.S
Canada
Eisenhower and the Senate Clash Over Foreign Aid Power
President Eisenhower loses ground as the Senate blocks his bid to authorize economic aid to Soviet satellite nations. The move, pushed by Sen. John F. Kennedy and backed by bipartisan lawmakers, prompts Knowland to reverse and deny the authority. The episode signals lasting shifts in Republican and Democratic stances on foreign policy.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Ism
Lenhower
Pearl Harbor
Senate
State Department
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
White House
William F. Knowland
California
Knowland
Republican Old Guard
Sen
Everett McKinley Dirksen
Illinois
Anderson Emerges as Power in 1960 Tax Debate
In Washington the focus shifts to Secretary of the Treasury Robert B Anderson, a decisive advocate of resisting tax cuts. The Texas born official shaped Democratic leadership and Eisenhower strategy, positioning for influence if the economy improves or worsens. The piece notes Texas figures prominently in the incoming political calculus.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
Robert B. Anderson
Thought for Today on self reliance and independence
Quote by K E T warning that letting others do tasks we can perform weakens self reliance. It emphasizes personal initiative and the danger of dependency.
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K.E.T
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Pat Brown
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Drew Pearson
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Victor Riesel
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Texas
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Tex
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