Howe’s Courage Deserves Sharp Congress Attention
Editorial praises Education Commissioner Harold Howe I for challenging Congress on funding, segregation, and student protests. Howe condemns the House action denying funds to riot participants as ill conceived, urging reforms to expand access for poor students and broaden civic participation. He argues leadership should listen and adapt to student and poor perspectives rather than suppress dissent.
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Harold Howe
Congress of the United States
Alabama
Howe
House of Representatives
Washington
Congress
Date With Bitter Destiny Is Kept
A Kennedy campaign event turned from a lively scene to pandemonium as shots rang out. Eyewitness accounts spoke of sudden tragedy and confusion before confirming Senator Kennedy’s shooting. Close associates feared danger lingered around political events, yet fate kept the fatal rendezvous.
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Kennedy
Sen. Kennedy
Stephen Smith
Oregon
California
Kanawha Great Site for Rowing in West Virginia
Local citizens study introducing rowing to Morris Harvey College as West Virginia Tech weighs crew. The Kanawha River offers straight long runs and smooth water ideal for practice with flood control dams reducing flow variability. Spectator viewing along raised riverbanks enhances race watching. community hopes to establish ongoing rowing ventures.
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Bob Considine
Morris Harvey College
West Virginia Tech
Kanawha River
United States
Kanawha
Heyer
Readers' Forum Questioning Sarver's Qualifications
A letter from Harry C Beale of Rupert and another from Charles Rohrer of Elkhart critique C Robert Sarver's firing and management at the State Penitentiary. Beale labels Sarver pompous and anti dissent, while Rohrer writes on political opinions and Catholic influence in politics amid Vietnam era debates.
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Gazette
Johnson
Clarence E. Jolson
Mr. Johinson
National Sheriffs Assn
Methodist Church
C. Robert Sarver
Mr. Sarver
Don Robertson
Methodists
Harry C. Beale
Rupert
Negro vote key in 1968 Democratic contest
Clayton Fritchey analyzes how the black vote, about ten percent of the population, may swing the Democratic nomination. Kennedy and McCarthy gains threaten Humphrey as Southern delegates back him, while issues of civil rights, poverty, and urban programs shape the race and post primary strategy.
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Humphrey
Vietnam
Richard Nixon
Hubert
LBJ
Chicago
Kennedy
McCarthy
Sen. McCarthy
Sen
Edward Kennedy
White House
Presi
Oper.a
Nemneuy
Dent Humphrey
Philadelphia
California
Cure for Poverty Proposed Through Children’s Allowance
Louis E. Lomax argues that poverty stems from low living wages and a welfare system that disincentivizes work. He cites 1865 data showing most poor households head by working men and urges a national minimum standard and a children’s allowance to lift families out of poverty without harming work incentives. He contends the plan is nonviolent and fiscally feasible.
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Colely
Congress
United States
Canada
Sprouse backs new WV Democratic leadership reshaping party
James M. Sprouse selects Rudolph L. DiTrapato as state chair and elevates a slate of young, capable insiders to key posts in a dramatic reorganization aimed at shedding old guard control. The move signals a fresh, issue‑driven approach backed by AFL‑CIO support and a broader, more modern party outlook for West Virginia.
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West Virginia
James M. Sprouse
Enrf
Democratic State Executive Committee
State Committee
Sprouse
Bett
Rudolph L. DiTrapato
Charleston
Cabin Creek
DiTrapano
West Virginia Labor Federation
Afl-Cio
Democratic Party
James Pyles
Martinsville
Pat Hamilton
Oak Hill
West Virginia University Board of Governors
Paul Kaufman
Robert J. Burke
Wheeling
Hazel Starcher
Ripley
Clara Lincoln Armstead
Institute
Norris Kantor
Bluefield
Old Guard
Statehouse
AFL - Cio
Robert P. McDonough
Hulett C. Smith
Democratic National Committee
John E. Amos
National Committee
Chicago
Smith
Hubert H. Humphrey
William P
Pete” Thaw
Sistersville
Robert F. Kennedy
Robert Sarver
Intercepted Message From 1968 Letter to Bob
A dated June 18 1968 intercepted note to Bob references unemployment statistics and a personal sign off. The fragment hints at a private correspondence discussing labor data and personal sentiment within a context of archival mail.
Political Realist Campaigning Amid Detente and Quieter Spots
Potomac Fever notes Stassen as a campaigner despite self described realism. He contrasts with Philadelphia summer wages, while Washington seeks quiet détente with the poor. A German journal links daily kisses to longevity among wives, and France imposes a 20 day campaign limit. Miami police pursue a bandit with distinctive ankle marks as speculation on motives abounds.
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Stassen
Philadelphia
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the Gazette
State Penitentiary
Bob Sarver
Moundsville
Penologist
Charleston Gazette
Dent Kennedy
Charles Rohrer
Idlewild
St. Elkhart
Ind
Clayton Fritchey
Sen. Wek Re
Administration
Eugene McCarthy
Vice Presi
U. S
Newark
Detroit
Louis E. Lomax
Hari Hoffmann
Bob
George
Jack Wilson
France
Rocky
Miami
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