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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1962
Page
2
A fragment from page 3 hints at a coded note about Hugh Besley a beautician in the city and an area not fully devoted to someone named Yours, suggesting a local misunderstanding or intrigue. The readable text implies a personal or municipal affair with unclear connections and no formal charges.
President Kennedy appeals to Congress and the public to back compulsory arbitration in the flight engineers conflict among three airlines. He cites potential government action and urges restraint, arguing unions face different penalties than other groups. The piece notes union immunities and the need to curb strikes that threaten national air service.
A satirical, fragmentary update notes businessmen seeking a Yale treaty with President Kennedy while urging a food accounting course. It mentions Wall Street instability, police calls amid a domestic incident, Laos politics, and a mocking take on White House statements as global tensions rise and profit and power collide.
The editorial argues any overhaul of the national income tax will provoke broad criticism from affected interests. It notes the current progressive structure, with a 20 percent base rising to 91 percent for high earners, and argues relief must be targeted to spur demand without draining revenue. It discusses potential reforms, possible revenue gaps, and the political hurdles facing the Kennedy Administration, closing with a guarded wish for success.
Adlai Stevenson, honored with a Princeton doctorate, outlines America’s path in a Valedictory style speech. He rails against fanaticism, Russian roulette risks, and rigid Know Nothing attitudes, asserting victory for common sense, patience, calculated risk, and cool reason guiding a free nation through history.
Harold D. Bla Special Assistant to Administrator for Area Redevelopment argues SBA lends to ARA projects with liberal credit standards, comparable to disaster loans, while requiring local funding and proper planning. He cites West Virginia loans and contracts, urging early local SBA specialist involvement to avoid misconceptions and boost industrial development nationwide.
Ralph McGill discusses a New York Division for Youth preliminary study of 900 Rochester public school dropouts. Forty-one percent from welfare or crime backgrounds, fifty-four percent from troubled families. He links urban poverty to crime, delinquency, and the rise of inner-city neighborhoods, urging national resolve and research.
The piece reflects on Washington as a green, graceful capital despite dense development and heavy traffic. It quotes Inez Robb and discusses visitors and etiquette toward Archbishop Makarios, plus a clash over Air India using First Lady imagery in a house organ advertising brochure.
A fragmentary 1962 copyright note references a brochure from Georgetown offering an instruction book for guests. It mentions exotic plumbing borrowings from the French and old world touches, with a line about not calling back. The text reads as a collection of aphorisms and stray phrases.
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