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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1965
Page
1
The article quotes Byrd criticizing Washington as lacking local government and blames rising crime on court leniency venereal disease alcohol and discipline issues. He calls for a model city while stressing the need for safety and orderly governance in the capital.
Senator Byrd argues unskilled migrants fuel crime and welfare abuse, opposing ADCUP funds for Washington while supporting rehabilitation programs and the man in the house rule. He notes declines in cases caused by absent parents and champions training centers for unemployed mothers and relief recipients.
Kanawha County Democratic leaders name Gene Bailey as party chairman amid a dispute over Carson's successor. The meeting at a downtown restaurant was described as unusually harmonious despite factional feuding. A sub committee will nominate Bailey's replacement for the House of Delegates seat, with 14 applicants already seeking the post.
Foreign Aid continues as the Senate trims $200 million but keeps $89 million Johnson sought for a large development program in South Viet Nam Laos and Thailand. The House is expected to agree. The bill also carries a Fulbright amendment expanding the Organization of American States role to channel $35 million in military assistance to Latin America.
Spacemen receive a giant Chicago welcome amid three days of traffic blockages and street marches. Dick Gregory says no new marches. 450 arrests occur as crowds cheer McDivitt and White. Vice President Humphrey urges patriotic spirit. Demonstrators contrast with thousands of youths at McCormick Place where McDivitt fields questions, including a girl asking about a woman in space. St Mary of Nazareth nuns present a large birthday cake to McDivitt, who turns 36.
Kaltenborn on air habits and wartime reports is recalled as a Milwaukee native who broadcast from a haystack during the Spanish Civil War. West Virginia college presidents critique state higher education as similar and not outstanding, faulting board-driven standardization and rigid teacher ed programs during a luncheon at the summer conference.
Oswald of the University of Kentucky warned that state colleges are too standardized as the crisis in higher education grows. He urged small campuses and cooperative action, noting community colleges enroll about 25 percent of freshmen and sophomores and calling for shared resources to advance education.
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