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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1956
Page
6
Editorial blasts crooked traffic lines in Charleston and South Charleston. The piece argues painters or equipment undercut city image and urges Mayors to seek State Road Commission training or replacement to restore straight lines and a proper urban appearance.
A Roane County farmer was found with head blows from a pickaxe and a .22 rifle shot to the head. A coroner’s jury ruled death by own action, prompting questions about the accuracy of the verdict and West Virginia’s coroner system.
Kendall Vintroux praises the License Bureau for speedy service after mailing his license application and receiving plates in two days. The Gazette editorial cartoonist commends Motor Vehicles Director Joseph P. Condry and staff and urges all car owners to timely mail renewals before the June 30 expiration of 1955 56 plates.
Congressional Quarterly reports that a continued business slump could renew talk of a tax cut before Congress adjourns. With a looming $4 billion cash-budget surplus and the Fed restraining credit, officials weigh inflation versus deflation threats as Treasury Secretary Humphreyjected a recent discount-rate hike, foreshadowing possible policy clashes between Treasury and the Federal Reserve.
A reader from Princeton urges The Gazette to appoint the best editor and praises Chapman Revercomb for aiding the return of son Paul KK Rader’s body from an India plane crash. The note recalls Revercomb’s notable Senate service and loyalty, advocating re election.
Washington sources say Democratic leaders plan a major assault on Eisenhower conservation and public lands policies using the Morse bill to authorize Hell's Canyon Dam on the Snake River Idaho. The showdown hinges on Senate tactics, with key figures like Gore Millikin Morse Magnuson Welker Kuchel and Long affected by committee shifts and retirements.
Len Hall urged GOP staff that Eisenhower must run, while doctors cite recurring ileitis and possible need for further surgery. The piece notes recurrent intestinal disease risks per Rutstein Gaines and Van Patter, with past attacks in 1949 1952 and 1953 and prior suppressions of medical facts about the president.
Victor Riesel reports that Texas labor leaders, led by union chiefs from CIO affiliate groups, build power to shape the Democratic Party. Johnson’s rise hinges on Texas unions funding and directing delegates at the nominating convention, linking southern labor coalitions with northern organizers.
Westbrook Pegler critiques the spread of paid public relations influence in America. Chicago PD hires a public relations man for a year round outreach program. Pegler traces a web of agencies, consultants, and media ties shaping public opinion and political outcomes, citing figures from Barnie Baruch to Hanns Eisler and beyond.
Twenty five years ago West Virginia oil marketers gathered in Charleston for the eighth annual meeting at the Daniel Boone Hotel. Attendance was estimated between 150 and 169, bringing marketers from across the state to the convention. Jennings Randolf Elkins was elected West Virginia district governor of Lions International at Huntington, succeeding Dr. David Littlejohn of Charleston Parker sburg chosen as 1932 convention city. Vanderbilt heir menaces Peter Arno with pistol. attorney notes claim. Mellon meets MacDonald in London for social visit. no further comments given.
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