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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1957
Page
6
Editorial argues the McClellan rider links civil rights to right to work, enabling Republicans and Dixiecrats to block federal action. It claims liberals are exposed and defeated by attaching disfavored provisions to an otherwise solid civil rights bill, harming those who support universal rights.
A critical screed targets the Postal Department accusing it of underpricing junk mail and magazines, losing money on newspapers, and enduring heavy volumes of mail and political literature. The piece argues these extravagances burden taxpayers with endless reelection material and bureaucratic waste.
The President said about 1 billion people live in lands where average yearly income is $100 or less and that U S aid is necessary as most are near Communist pressure. He noted 19 nations had won independence since World War II.
An intercepted note dated June 17 1957 appears as a brief message to a person or group named Toreador. The content suggests a casual inquiry about the heat and a signoff Yours, with the text implying secrecy or coded communication typical of wartime or espionage era notes.
A 1957 piece catalogs terse personal judgments in quoted clashes among three speakers. It contrasts phrases describing opinions, manners, and domestic expectations with lines about friendship, sexuality, and social status, ending with a copyright note for The Gazette.
Washington reports on E. Stassen as disarmament envoy facing scrutiny for sharing American proposals with NATO partners before agreement. Dulles reprimands follow as senators debate treaty routes and Senate ratification. Amid pressure Eastland signals firm stance against civil rights delays.
The Gazette letters urge readers to get Salk polio vaccine, sharing blunt pleas after polio wards and iron lungs. A writer from Greenwood backs vaccination, sharing family uptake. A separate letter questions a quoted line about Boston elites and cites a corrected source from Princeton.
An American reporter returns from London and a Briton from Washington exchange sharp barbs about food tastes, manners, and national character. The piece lampoons both nations’ pretensions and hypocrisy, praising mutual critique while noting enduring ties and shared patriotism.
Drew Pearson reports on Nobusuke Kishi facing harsh postwar expectations from Japan amid pressure over H-bomb tests and Okinawa. Ambassador MacArthur warned Washington that Kishi aims for tough ties and large scale Red China trade, reshaping U.S.-Japan policy.
A brief meditation asserts that truth and facts form the basis of happiness and sound conclusions in life and mathematics. The excerpt emphasizes that two plus two should not equal five and urges starting from reality and evidence.
Victor Riesel reports the Teamsters move to foreclose on Dave Beck and evict him from his Seattle home and pool. The General Executive Board, led by Johnny English, plans a July 1 notice and meeting in Los Angeles to strip Beck of presidency and housing, while Meany and AFL-CIO watch closely.
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