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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1962
Page
7
A dated 1982 message from Albert Thomas warns Al about fallout from the White House. The note, labeled Bomb Shelter Foe, mentions Washington D C and references a story on Page 13.
South Charleston election looks razor close with both parties fearful and attempting to pin responsibility for past issues on opponents. Democrats tout progressive administrations by Lon deree era and veto Republican charges of graft. Close races for Sixth Ward council with Lee Hobnbee and Fifth Ward with French Turley draw attention as voters weigh improvements against interim inconveniences.
Senate rackets committee probes the strip-tease industry while Seo McClellan remains pro business not anti monkey business. A floor wax executive flees to South America with 2 million and may receive a red carpet return. Kennedy critics are tapped for reliance on economic mythology as conservative New Frontiersmen face fallout from a chaotic business-lover label. Stock market bell tings show brokers selling mere.
The South Charleston Gazette urges voters to elect Democratic nominees, arguing their experience and plans better address urban needs and taxes, while noting GOP promises may not deliver without harming civic services. The piece lauds Mayor Joe Londeree’s tenure but backs a Democratic victory for practical governance.
Boston area police chiefs piloted a Christmas to New Year safety program. Parents received detailed letters listing who rode in the car and the exact violation, underscoring the danger to their teens. No teens in participating communities died or were in fatal crashes during the two holiday periods.
Letters to the editor critique the AMA stance on Social Security funded care, urge a change of state name from Lincoln, defend public health funding, and chastise officials over a front page Centennial Chief piece. Citizens from Beckley to Weston weigh in on medical politics, state names, and local governance.
A columnist urges renaming the state Lincoln citing a long advocacy. Opponents argue entrenched Civil War era loyalties and criticize discussion as political shenanigans. One writer attacks Lincoln mentions and invokes Herbert Hoover to label supporters.
In this reflection the author asserts God as the creator and faith as essential to life. He argues atheism undermines meaning, praising belief as making life more bearable and death less terrible.
Ralph McGill notes the 1962 move by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta and North Georgia to desegregate parochial schools, contrasting Catholic leadership with Protestant hesitation and urging religious groups to lead on race. The piece frames Pentecost rhetoric as a call to end prejudice and highlights the broader move across Southern church schools as 71 counties face policy decisions.
C L Sulzberger reports on Paris amid Algerian crisis as OAS aims to assassinate President de Gaulle. Secret Army operatives, recently reinforced from Algeria, threaten state security, propagate emigration, and pressure for a Franco Algerian settlement while urging a pro NATO, anti Communist unity government.
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