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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1961
Page
7
A brief postcard note from George Joe Schultz of Marlin Chief to Schultzie commends the Rochester performance and jokingly claims beating Jack Benny might have followed. The item hints at page 16 coverage.
Senator Jennings Randolph will brief the Senate Interior and Insular Affairs Committee to urge a national fuels study. He cites support from 62 senators and outlines a broad agenda including energy use during war and peace, reserves, foreign energy, and nuclear power. The plan faces procedural questions and industry opposition from oil and gas interests.
A quiz review covers the 16th Amendment establishing the federal income tax and asks which taxes fund the 1962 budget, noting personal income tax at 45.5 billion, corporate taxes at 20.9 billion, and excise taxes. It also recalls the pay-as-you-go payroll withholding system begun to collect wages tax and annual filing by individuals.
Fletcher Knebel reports on the Vienna summit with Democrats noting optimism. Kennedy’s caution about worsening conditions is dismissed as solvency edges toward crisis. Gore argues liberals must protect pocketbooks while Democrats face a housing loan bill deadlock. Republican chatter hints at a Rockefeller Goldwater 64 ticket.
The editorial argues the Legislature should extend the 3 percent sales tax to secure $20 million in federal matching funds. It praises the program’s potential to create 13,000 to 15,000 jobs for West Virginians, despite unpopularity and concerns about process and funding.
The Herald Tribune argues against a loan affidavit requiring students to deny belief in any organization seeking to overthrow the U S government. It notes widespread academic opposition by over 70 colleges, including Harvard Yale and Princeton, and urges scrapping the clause as an insult to a generation and to academic freedom.
Bernard D Ladd urges governor contact and citizen groups to monitor politicians, while St Keyser’s editor praises an editorial and envisions a future children's book club and museum using the Sunrise property for kids. Mrs Tom Johnson notes a philanthropic idea for a children's museum.
A reader condemns beer sales in grocery stores in response to a May 15 editorial. The letter argues alcohol harms body and soul and urges keeping beer out of places where food is purchased.
The piece questions Raymond Moley's critique of the GOP direction and William E. Miller's selection as chairman. It contrasts evangelist versus manager approaches, notes Miller's controversial first remarks, and argues for intelligent, honorable partisanship amid national debate on defense and foreign policy.
The columnist rails against red cabbage infiltrating salads across the nation calling it a foreign substance. She mocks overhypothetical questions about chowder and laments the impact on American meals from coast to coast.
A humorous columnist rails against red cabbage in restaurant salads as the greatest indoor sport of modern dining. He recounts past crusades on lettuce in sandwiches and red lava in dressing, declaring his ongoing, tongue in cheek struggle against culinary harm.
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