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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1946
Page
4
The team secured a narrow win late in the game as key players helped seal the result. Star players from both sides impressed with scoring runs and defensive stops, while the home crowd cheered the comeback.
A wide discussion notes that wage increases raise living costs and profits cannot be forced to absorb them. It urges cooperation between labor and business, warns against excessive government intervention, and stresses shared public welfare over ongoing strikes and fights that harm the economy.
The article recalls nostalgia for past school lunches and notes the President has signed a law broadening the national lunch program. It argues the measure aids farmers and children’s health, with emphasis on rural districts and working mothers. It contrasts past schooling with current improvements and wider access to education.
A reflective piece on postwar political apathy and the rat race of reconversion. It contrasts consumer abundance with lack of civic feeling, noting veterans and immigrants face disillusion while individuals chase personal gains, affecting organized political action and liberal versus conservative momentum. Page 1 continuation hinted.
AP analyst DeWitt Mackenzie notes that the upcoming Paris meeting of the Big Four foreign ministers US Britain Russia and France may determine postwar relations. Byrnes Bevin and Connally stress quick progress while Moscow seeks security gains yet signals possible collaboration. A failure could split Europe into Russian and Western Allied zones with war avoided as the goal.
In a Washington meeting between U S officials and Argentine chief of staff Lt Gen Carlos von der Becke the two sides debated military cooperation in the Americas. Eisenhower courted standardization of equipment while the State Department urged delaying any arming until an inter American defense pact exists. Peron used the moment to push for closer ties and criticized Braden as a stumbling block to better US Argentina relations.
A fragment notes June 15 interception and a line about Father celebrating one day tomorrow. It mentions odds of 344 to 1 against him and ends with a stray fragment about a person named fim or fim. The readable text is incomplete and lacks clear context.
R M Hiner of Charleston West Virginia emerges as a notable figure described as a big odds man in reports from Charleston.
Horace Heldt, once a famed music maestro, now runs a hotel casino business in Las Vegas. He laments heavy losses from gambling and OPA restrictions, saying the hotel only breaks even when the casino thrives. Despite past wealth, current prices strain his ventures in a town built on gaming.
Kenneth L. Dixon portrays Las Vegas as a mining town turned vacation playground where casinos fuel prosperity. With a 20 000 population, casinos finance lodging and entertainment, drawing vacationists and divorcees alike. Bill Moore of the Last Frontier notes thousands in monthly costs offset by casino income while slot machines tease with temptations.
Readers sent in questions answered by The Gazette Informa tion Bureau. Topics include deepest lakes depths 6390 feet Lake Baikal, 4180 feet Lake Tanganyika, and reasons women avoid uncovered heads in church. Military identities, mustering out pay, dog tags, ceremonial wear and color codes for munition shells are discussed with brief authoritative responses.
A Readers Forum excerpt shows varied opinions from readers. Topics range from miners' wage demands and meat shortages to wartime food relief and crime in Charleston. Community concerns include rodent control ideas, Roosevelt’s legacy, and policing priorities amid social unrest.
The June session of foreign ministers in Paris analyzes Mediterranean and southeastern Europe issues tied to Italy and satellites. It weighs Soviet, British, and American roles, outlines Eastern Europe dynamics around Romania and Hungary, and hints at future German questions within a broader postwar settlement.
A fragmented, stream of consciousness passage contrasts views on Russo Argentine relations and potential wars. It critiques absent diplomacy and questions the depth of U S thinking, mentioning shifting alliances, public opinion, and conflicting schools of thought without concrete events.
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