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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1963
Page
3
EST VIRGINIA'S Joint Committee on Government and Finance investigates the so called undeserving poor. The piece suggests the issue deserves scrutiny and highlights potential policy implications and public interest concerns.
An editorial critiques public relations firms for West Virginia coverage in The New York Times tourist calendar. It urges examining illiteracy relief programs like Chicago’s literacy classes, noting strong early gains and urging government inquiry into poverty causes and welfare reform.
The text argues Puritanism condemns self indulgence and views enjoyment as sin. It emphasizes suppression of pleasure rather than self denial as virtue.
The Charleston Gazette earns praise for sponsoring a centennial dinner for West Virginia writers. A packed ballroom and substantial admission fees show strong support for literature, led by Pearl Buck as a cultural figure, per Eleanor DeLawater of 915 Spring Rd. City.
George E. Baker urges selecting Lee M. Kenna or Paul for the federal judgeship in West Virginia. Alliston Cragg critiques Morris Harvey lighting, proposing column illumination fixes to emphasize the building’s academic character.
The article argues President Kennedy evasively handles rising race tensions at home while reversing foreign policy stands. It cites U S cuts with Hungary Sukarno Indonesia and Moscow tests while warning of alienating Southern support and congressional backing ahead of 1964 elections.
The wartime careers and conflicts surrounding Charles de Gaulle are recounted with emphasis on tensions with allies and French factions. Churchill Roosevelt and Eisenhower are cited on de Gaulle’s stubbornness and the impact on North Africa operations. De Gaulle is portrayed as a perpetual, unresolved figure in history.
University of Wisconsin economist Dr. Gerald Somers reports that job retraining in West Virginia shows limited immediate job placement gains, with 47 percent employed after training rising to 63 percent in 13 months. He calls for better counseling and greater funding to expand programs under AR A and the Manpower Act.
Fletcher Knebel's Potomac Fever notes Kennedy's Tuscaloosa win while Alabama Governor Wallace wins a different prize. JFK warns of a moral crisis as satire targets higher education upheaval. A verse laments federalized colleges and modern dreams amid the era's political turmoil.
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