Editorial urges swift justice for state car abuses
The piece rails at misuse of West Virginia state cars by officials and praises Gov. Moore aides who fire offending staff. It targets a Civil Air Patrol executive and cites incidents involving a State Insurance Commissioner and a Fire Marshal, urging consistent accountability regardless of party.
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Gazette
Charleston
Winfield
Civil Air Patrol
State Capitol
West
Virginia
Moore
Sam Weese
Lewis Myles
Myrtle Beach
Mytes
Maturity Sets Speed Limit
A Charleston area survey shows most recent crashes involve teenagers. The piece discusses teen driving skills and judgment, warning that youth haste and high powered cars threaten safety. It endorses mature restraint and questions self set speed limits proposed by the traffic director.
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Charleston
Iweatolds
Auto
Buffalo Trail
Larry Riggs
Law is an Ass in Federal Sentences in Morgantown Elkins
A dubious comparison of federal court outcomes follows. Curtis B. Trent Jr. pleaded nolo contendere to income tax evasion in a federal court and received five months in prison. Ralph Squire, a Morgantown honor student, pleaded guilty to draft registration refusal and drew a three year sentence.
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Curtis B. Trent Jr
Barron Administration
Nolo Contendere
Ralph Squire
Morgantown
Elkins
Not a Truism at All on Change and Adaptation
Russell Baker argues that the claim times change so we must adapt is a falsism. He cites personal stories of families and individuals forced into costly shifts in housing, vacations, and life plans, illustrating society’s recurrent assumption that adaptation fixes discontent.
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New York Times
Washington
L. U
Taft Hare Fir College
Aepamet
Atq College
Germany
China
Readers Contemplate Duty and War in Letters to Editor
The Gazette prints citizen opinions on military service and prison penalties for draft dodgers. Patty B. Jones argues Americans must uphold obligations, praising medics and questioning antiwar sentiments in a debate over duty and sacrifice.
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the Gazette
Ralph Squire
George Washington
Washington
Notmarty
Ohio
Army
Navy
Peace Corps
Petersburg
Patty B. Jones
Sweetbrier Rd
City Dunbar
Harry Hoffmann
Hoffmann
Dunbar
Dale Long
Long
John L Lewis and West Virginia Politics in Labor History
John L. Lewis shaped West Virginia politics through the coal unions and the UMW, yet miners followed him only when his positions aligned with their interests. He backed Roosevelt in 32 and Truman in 48, opposed FDR later, and his influence peaked around the 1949 Democratic primary with Sen. Neely, while governors Holt and Marland had separate dynamics with the union.
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John L. Lewis
West Virginia
William D. Evans
Fairmont Times
Lewis
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
FDR
John L
Wendell Willkie
Thomas Dewey
Harry Truman
UMW
Lem R. Via
Huntington
Homer A
Rocky” Holt
Via
Sen
M. M. Neely
R. Carl Andrews
Charleston
Neely
Holt
Andrews
Halt
Senate
Labor
House of Delegates
John TL
TIMW
William
Marland
Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs
Tabor
EF. H. Hedrick
Beckley
Rush 10. Halt
John Jb. Lewis
The Euphoric Soldier and the Vietnam Dilemma
A 1949 commentary argues training is strong but American troops repeat old traps in Vietnam. It questions casualties in early combat, suggests leadership and security failures, and laments political exploitation and unrealistic policies.
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Whey
Long Tife
Central Pacific
Bil Dean
Public servant urged to visit nursing homes between cities
A June 17 1969 letter from Lewis F E Myles former Fire Marshal urges a respected public servant to visit nursing homes between Charleston and Las Vegas. The note hints at concerns over public duty and community care.
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Lew
Charleston
Las Vegas
Lewis FE. Myles
Patman tax reform ideas face cautious scrutiny
James Kilpatrick weighs Patman proposals to curb foundations with care. He notes abuses in smaller foundations while praising Ford Rockefeller and Mellon as exceptions. Kilpatrick argues for refined steps to protect private sector variety without destroying beneficial charities. Copyright 1989.
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Washington
Wright Patman
Patman
Rockefeller
Ford
Harry Ashmore
Think Tank
California
Rames Men
Foundations
Funes
Au Pont
Mellon
Congress
Ways and Means
Dovision
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Russell Baker
Vlm
Paris
Rome
WV. M
Mexico
Salisbury
Algo
Benedict Arnolds
Democratic Party
People of
Thumm
People
Charles W. McCormick
St. Dunbar
Mary Poppins
Chi Sha
S. L. A. Marshall
Los Angeles Times
Vietnam
Amerca
Pentagon
White House
Korea
United States
James Kilpatrick
HOUSE
Brookings Institution
Tzans Walton League
Audubon Society
John Garner
Farmer Welfare
Foard Foundation
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