Editorial calls court to back jetport effort in Kanawha County
The Kanawha County Court faces FAA pressure to join a regional airport authority with Cabell Putnam and others. Editors exhort cooperation to secure federal funds, warn that refusal risks no jetport for Southern West Virginia, and urge immediate formation and funding strategies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kanawha
Kaniwha
Cabell, Putnam
West Virginia
Federal Aviation Administration
Kanawha County
FAA
Charleston-Huntington
Cabell
Putnam
Kanawha County Court
Lincoln
Wayne
Ohio
Kentucky
Tost
Baloney
Putnam County
Virgina
Huntington
Charleston
Pont
Wm County
Lima
J. Kemp McLaughlin
Kenawha County
Charleston Area
Readers' Forum Critiques Rodeo Entertainment Ethics
In a Readers' Forum letter, the writer condemns a Greenbrier County rodeo fundraising event that uses schoolchildren selling tickets and a Queen contestant as a veneer of respectability, likening it to cruelty and cockfighting. A second letter laments medical access issues in Jackson County, recounting an elderly nurse’s aide unable to afford care, criticizing doctors’ high fees and calling for humane medical service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club Light Fund
Greenbrier County
O. K
Kanawha Valley Hospital
Litton
Reappraisal Needed in Middle East Crisis
James Reston argues in the New York Times that Washington faces a pivotal moment as Israel’s wars, Nasser’s ambitions, and Soviet diplomacy redraw Middle East risk. He urges a shift from military to constructive efforts, revisiting postwar strategy and global spending, with a cautious eye on Moscow’s readiness to join a peace framework.
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Middle East
Nasser
Washington
Moscow
Nasser Tost
Israel
Vietnam
U.S
Southeast Asia
Vietoer
Sinai Desert
United Nations
Soviet Union
Middle Eastern
Johnson Administration
Birds Start to Look Alike and the Vietnam Dilemma
An unnamed narrator recalls a heated debate about U.S. involvement in the Middle East versus Vietnam. Two figures, Overkill and T, argue over commitment, risk, and dissent. The exchange covers fears of Soviet reaction, moral duty, and the possibility of protest including vandalism, with references to Rusk and pickinget actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Overkill
United States
Yon
Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Middle East
Soviet Union
Dean Rusk Hes
Middle East crisis reshapes Vietnam policy debate
Washington observers note the Middle East crisis has loosened the President's grip on Vietnam policy. Officials formerly constrained by adversarial Vietnam debates gain leeway, while a potential Gulf blockade idea surfaces, though enthusiasm varies among top aides. The shift underscores renewed strategic flexibility abroad and lingering conflict at home.
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Middle East
Washington
Oime
Henkers
Pobal
Vietnam
Intricate duopoly concept shapes Vietnam and Middle East policy
A 1967 memo discusses how U S leaders favored a broader coalition for Vietnam and a flexible Soviet American approach in the Middle East. It describes a "duopoly" framework to allow local forces room while avoiding wider war, noting a favorable Washington mood.
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Eugene Rostow
Vietnam
White House
Congress
United States
Nean Rusk
Robert McNamara
Washington
Mixed Cold War Quips Highlight 1960s TV and Politics
Fragmented notes reference Russia threatening Berlin and North Vietnam, FCC rule changes on anti cigarette and equal time, Lester Maddox staff wear bans, California politics, and a six inch thick Japanese TV. The garbled text ties pop culture, politics, and media tech into a single derailed column style page item.
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W.H. Specter
Bedford Rd
Gly
the Gazette
Dunbar
Jackson County
Dr. Jillons
R. Casto Jr
James Reston
New York Times
Serdieve
David and Gallath
St Ig
da- Rascus
Tohmen
Wells
Art Bucimwald
Lashwack
Beinkerhoff
Iead
U.S. Iit
Peunket
Tye
Gulf Credit
Central Park
Saudi Arabia
Joseph Kmaft
Aqaba
Walt Roslow
White Mouse
Carl
G. W. Glatt
Yours
Goodge
Jack Wilson
Russia
North Vietnam
Berlin
Lester Maddox
Lis
FCC
Shidley ‘Semple
California
George Murphy
Ronald Teagan
Rhode Island
Europe
Lindbergh
Lindy
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