Editorial Calls Out Interstate Phone Rate Disparity
A Charleston reader notes higher intrastate calls than interstate ones within West Virginia. The piece accuses AT&T and the Chesapeake and Potomac line of discriminatory pricing, urges FCC and state commissioners to act and end the disparity.
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Interstate
Wheeling
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
West Virginia
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Ohio River
At&t
Federal Communications Commission
West Virginia Public Service Commission
C&p
Parole Board Vacancy Watch Affects West Virginia
Gov. Hulett Smith seeks a quick appointment to fill one of two vacancies on the West Virginia Board of Probation and Parole. The article argues for a capable, full time appointee with long federal service to handle complex parole issues and urges a salary increase at the legislature’s next session. It notes the board's pivotal, arduous duties and travel demands between Charleston, Moundsville, and Huttonsville.
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Hulett Smith
West Virginia
Board of Probation and Parole
Internal Revenue Service
Francis P. Warder
Warder
Charleston
Moundsville
Huttonsville
Board of Probation
Gov. Smith
Crusades in School Curricula Meet Resistance
A Morris Harvey College seminar on alcoholism sparks calls for public school alcohol education. Critics warn adding demands for special courses would squeeze grammar and arithmetic time, noting many crusades exist but schools must prioritize basic teaching.
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Morris Harvey College
Supreme Court
America
Purge of Chinese Intellectuals Deepens Under Mao
Ralph McGill reports on Peng Chen and Wu Han denounced as Maoist critics, with Wu dismissed for complaints about the Great Leap Forward. Peng Teh-huai is also removed while army embassies claim the purge targets intellectuals and officials, including Lo Jui-ching, amid mass arrests of about 160000 intellectuals.
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P’eng
Peking
Mao
Wu Han
Edgar Snow
China
Snow
Ike
Mr. Wu
P’eng Teh-huai
State Department
Army
Lo Jui-ching
Lipmann argues 50-50 strategy fails in Vietnam policy
In a critique of White House thinking on Vietnam, Walter Lippmann says a 50-50 approach between negotiation and force leaves the United States halfhearted and unable to win. He urges a genuine negotiated peace with a ceiling on military actions and a Saigon coalition government to enable talks with Hanoi.
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White House
Louis Harris
Viet Nam
Viet Cong
North
China
Korea
North Viet Nam
Hanoi
Haiphong
Soviet Union
South
Saigon
Asia
The Proud Parents at Peter's Unconventional Commencement
A Washington observer notes proud parents at university ceremonies while recounting Peter Buchwald's controversial college years. Peter protested nonviolently, burned a draft card and gym, joined a freedom committee, and staged sit ins. He majored in Modern Anarchy with a Nietzsche minor, and pursued jobs at IBM Time-Life and Ford Motor Co.
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Washington
Martha
Peter
McNamara
Atchison
Topeka
Santa Fe
IBM
Time - Life Inc
Ford Motor Co
Disdainful Manner Highlighted in Language Lesson
A short language note lists synonyms for masson in English and presents today’s word disdainful meaning scornful and contemptuous. It uses an example of a disdainful reserve in a woman's manner and hints at vocabulary expansion through daily word learning.
Attitudes Shift on High Court in Civil Rights Ruling
The Supreme Court sustains Sec 4E of the 1965 Civil Rights Act extending voting rights to Spanish literate New Yorkers. Brennan writes the 14th Amendment grants Congress broad power to set protections, while Justices Harlan and Stewart dissent, warning of judicial abdication. The piece notes liberal support for removing literacy tests like Kennedy’s stance on Puerto Rican voters.
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New York Times Service
Washington
New York
Supreme Court
Congress
Harlan
Stewart
Earl Warren
Justice Brennan
Darlan
Brennan
New York State
Puerto Rico
United States
Robert F. Kennedy
Intercepted Message Letter About Parking Profits
A dated note from June 16 1966 shows a taunting message to a sister suggesting she could profit by renting student parking spaces. The missive hints at illicit or curious intent in a personal correspondence.
Johnson seeks new speech writer as 1964 campaign opens
Insiders say Johnson wants a fresh wordsmith while facing two campaign hurdles. Elizabeth II's birthday honors a cafeteria worker with the Order of the British Empire. The Surveyor has photographed the moon over 6 000 times showing the same area. LBJ travels to New York to greet $1 000 contributors. A joke notes the “I gave at the office” line. Jack Valenti defends Virginia Work for adults. A survey finds higher costs for the poor to eat, though tips are saved.
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Ronald Reagan
Pat Brown
Barry Goldwater
Queen Elizabeth
LBJ
New York
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Martins Ferry
Ohio
Stydies
Ralph McGill
P’eng Bitter
Khrushchev
Peng Chen
P’eng Tehhuai
F’eng
Russia
Walter Lippmann
Art Buchwald
Anchorage
Nome
Alaska
Arthur Krock
Yours
M. Harriet
Kaeete Catholic High
Wilson
Johnson
Jack Valenti
Virginia
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