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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1961
Page
3
A letter from Dean Rusk at the State Department in Washington warns of concerns about Czechoslovakia's behavior, described with cautious language, amid ongoing Cold War tensions and diplomatic cautions on page 1.
In a bleak assessment of state finances and policy, the Legislature acts to restructure welfare funding and administration. The article notes rising costs, shifted funds, and new visitation and retraining programs aimed at reducing dependency while targeting the unemployed and displaced workers.
Fletcher Knebel cites Castro’s rising prisoner demands as a metaphor for shifting Cuba US ties. The piece riffs on media dynamics from Eisenhower to Kennedy era coverage, John Dirksen critique, and Democrats vs Republicans on foreign policy, plus social trends from obsolescence to TV crime shows and wedding topics.
West Virginia legislators showed courage by extending the 3 percent sales tax despite unpopularity. The move funds federal aid and boosts the Department of Public Assistance, seen as vital for slow economic recovery. It is not a permanent fix but part of tax structure reform guiding eventual recovery.
Public Assistance Commissioner W Bernard Smith admits big rolls include many chiselers but says without funds to hire more supervisors the department cannot reduce the high patient co workers ratio. He notes CPA cheating harms morale but asserts proper administration is impossible with staff shortages and overload. If salaries rise, more trained personnel could cut costs and benefit West Virginia.
West Virginia House leaders clash over alleged hanky panky in the state purchasing department. House Majority Leader W. E. Brotherton Jr. urged a Republican backed study, saying the Democratic administration has nothing to hide and welcomes disclosure. The exchange spotlights a public accountability stance amid partisan maneuvering.
Washington notes describe a sobering mood after a Vienna briefing with Khrushchev. The piece stresses hard choices for the United States, warning against self deceit and urging unity to confront Communist influence and looming tension.
The piece notes talk of Justice Hugo Black possibly retiring and being replaced by Senator Estes Kefauver. It discusses Black Kefauver and Frankfurter as Southern connections, Kennedy aides as potential candidates, and hints at ideological shifts and retirements amid the 1961 political climate.
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