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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1969
Page
3
Editorial notes West Virginia hospitals ran deficits totaling about 129 million dollars with 65 facilities in the red. William H. Huff cites nonpaying patients and free services, while ignoring inefficiency and high room rates as critical factors driving costs.
A presidential panel backs Union Oil to drill up to 50 wells to end the Santa Barbara oil seepage. Mayor Firestone criticizes the plan, urging sealing the leak and preserving offshore oil for national emergency. The piece also rails against medical costs and the U.S. health system, criticizing doctors and hospital funding while calling for health care reform.
Washington reports a tense political scene as Republicans press Teddy Kennedy on the Vietnam War and face a surprising rebuke from Rose Kennedy. A floor exchange with Dirksen underscores the personal dimensions of national policy debates.
John H. Bowling Jr. argues Senate Bills 23 and 24 grant strong enforcement powers to water resources and oil and gas chiefs to curb pollution, with July 1 effective dates and cooperative permit processes. Norma Jean England comments on parental duties, while Kyle McCormick refutes a Brush Creek story, praising soil conservation work and criticizing misrepresentation by the report.
International Press Institute delegates debated threats to private media control as editors in Germany and France gain power over policy. Stern and Le Figaro staff secure editor selection, veto ownership shifts, and shield reporters from political dismissal, signaling a new editorial governance trend.
The piece argues Namath’s retirement and sale of his bar touch on national security themes due to alleged associations with unsavory figures. It notes Newsweek and Life report FBI taps on Namath’s pay phone and office line, and compares to taps on Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. It questions the evidentiary basis and timing of the disclosures.
The Justice Department seeks broader tapping powers arguing executive need, while critics warn entrenching eavesdropping risks sweeping surveillance. Court rulings already allow taps without prior approval for foreign intelligence, and a broader stance could apply to domestic groups, alarming civil liberties advocates.
A fragment from a 1930s era column shows an odd note signed by George Dee Andros of Corvallis Oregon warning of a listening device. The clue hints at a cryptic communication linked to local sports or anti beard groups.
Edith Green of Oregon proposes a bill to curb campus disruptions by letting universities set revocation lengths for federal scholarships, while requiring plan consideration by faculty and students. Secretary Finch opposes filing plans, favoring federal courts to handle desegregation and campus unrest. Justice Department prepares a task force using military style intelligence to target leaders.
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