Editorials Highlight Conflict Over Kanawha Airport Lease
The Kanawha County Court faces a cloud over the General Aviation Service lease at Kanawha Airport amid alleged contract violations and a possible conflict of interest involving J Kemp Mc Laughlin. An audit shows owed back rentals plus six percent interest, while payment was made under protest and without proper County Court approval. The piece urges canceling the contract or resigning to remove suspicion and calls for open bids or direct management.
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Capt Ahab Tale Paralleled in Viet Nam Commentary
A columnist draws a parallel between Captain Ahab's vendetta and U S actions in Vietnam. Observers turn to advisors, then to combat forces as escalation grows from Pleiku to Marines and paratroopers. The piece questions offensive versus defensive aims and urges caution in policy parallels.
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State Department
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McGeorge
William Bundy
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U S Paper Work Eight Years Behind
A June received Office of Education report cites dormitory space survey from January and December 1957, noting bureaucratic paperwork growth and duplicate forms delaying progress in U S colleges.
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U.S
U. S. Office of Education
Johnson to use UN anniversary as peace forum in San Francisco
President Johnson plans a gala San Francisco UN anniversary event starting June 24 to showcase peaceful American leadership. Senate approval of UN Charter amendments without dissent boosts momentum while critics warn that U S actions under Kennedy and Johnson undermine the international body. Assistant Secretary Harlan Cleveland argues peace comes in parcels and hopes San Francisco eases gloom in New York.
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Readers' Forum Pay Raise Debate and Praise
Letters to the Gazette criticize the military pay increase as unfair to enlisted personnel urging higher compensation for lower ranks. A second reader praises Bayard Ennis for his integrity and critical voice supporting the Charleston Symphony Orchestra.
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Strain in Anglo French-Western Unity Over Vietnam and NATO
Walter Lippmann argues that Europe and America share a community but Paris and Washington face strain since 1965 due to Johnson’s Viet Nam escalation and Dominican intervention. He surveys Gaullist France’s views on monetary reform NATO and aims for European settlement while noting a crisis of confidence in Johnson’s leadership.
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James Reston Court Wandering Beyond Power
James Reston analyzes how courts stray from true power and checks on government, arguing for clearer limits and accountability. He critiques judicial overreach and urges restoration of constitutional balance amid political pressures.
Supreme Court questioned as a superlegislature in contraception ruling
The piece critiques a Connecticut 1879 ban on contraversives as unconstitutional. It discusses justices Stewart Black and Goldberg, debating whether the court oversteps its role and wields broad power to strike laws based on a perceived collective conscience. The debate mirrors earlier Roosevelt-era critiques on judicial restraint.
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Roosevelt Court
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Holmes
Potomac Fever and Honorary Doctorates Cause Wide Debate
Catholic U awards President Johnson an honorary doctorate provoking discussion on medicare and legal credentials. The piece notes many lawyers and officials, mentions Earl Warren, Gemini astronauts, NASA debriefing issues, and U.S. planes targeting North Vietnam, with regional bars in Texas reacting to the Ho Chi Minh era conflict.
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