Distaste for Klan Tactics Crosses Class and Gender Lines
An editorial warns that the Ku Klux Klan shifts to a soft sell by admitting women and Catholics while still promoting bigotry. It notes Kanawha County protests, the United Mine Workers ban on Klan membership, and urges wives of miners to reject the movement’s appeal and return to constitutional rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ku Klux Klan
United Mine Workers
Klan
Society. Gov
Louisiana
David Duke
Baton Rouge
Tom Tiede
Tom Tiede, A Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Duke
Tiede
UMAV
America
New Priorities in Government and Pentagon Spending
The piece argues that amid recession inflation and social rifts Congress passed broad authorizations fueling Pentagon programs. It contends the touted new priorities faded as lawmakers echo wartime logic to fund defense in peace and urges voters to demand genuine priorities in next elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Pentagon
Passenger Pigeon Extinction Examined in West Virginia Piece
Dennis Maurizi recounts Audubon’s 1813 journey as passenger pigeons darkened the sky traveling about 35 mph. He notes the species’ rise to nine billion by the 1870s and its rapid collapse, with the last known bird dying in Cincinnati in 1914, attributed to human impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wonderful West Virginia
Dennis Maurizi
John James Audubon
Henderson
Louisville
Au~oubon
Cincinnati
Zoological Gardens
Qualified To Judge Qualified To Judge
An exchange from the Congressional Record on May 6 features Rep. Wayne L. Hays and Rep. Robert E. Bauman arguing over propriety. Hays accuses Bauman of a ridiculous request while Bauman insists he is serious, with Hays dismissing the seriousness and Bauman retorting that he will discuss specifics about places where money was made if needed. The dialogue includes an aside that Bauman is “aptly qualified to judge idiocy.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne L. Hays
Ohio
Robert E. Bauman
Congressional
Hays
Batman
Reagan warns SALT II may yield U S security risks
The piece argues SALT II could leave the United States at a strategic disadvantage with Soviet missile throw-weight and new ICBMs developments. It cites rapid U S defense bill passage as evidence Congress won’t accept weak security. It urges hard negotiation on throw weight parity and MIRV verification to prevent first strike advantages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Russia
Ford
Brezhnev
Vladivostok
United States States
Two WV Factories Face Closure Over Slumping Sales
Readers in Oak Hill are urged to support Sunshine Pillow Co and Oak Bien International Drapery Co as both employ 40 to 50 workers but struggle as stores shift purchases out of state. Citizens urge letters to managers and a possible local story to save these two firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
Oak Hill
Sunshine Pillow Co
Oak Bien International Drapery Co
Oak
West Virginia
Mary Pennock
Box
Dyer
Harry Zain
Citizens Against
Jackson St. City
All Due Respect: a deer, a farmer, and government rules
In New Paltz a farmer nursed a wild deer to health until officials ruled it illegal to keep as a pet. They removed the animal, tranquilized it, and the deer died. The farmer faced charges for unlawful possession. The piece critiques government insistence on its own methods to “do good” for deer and others, noting authority is preserved at the cost of a life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cy N. Y. Times Service
New York
New Pal NY
Ieee Ten
New Paltz
New York Department of Environmental Conservation
Grapefruit and Bananas in 1976 Governor Showdown
The article weighs Jim Sprouse and Jay Rockefeller as 1976 Democratic hopefuls for governor. It compares past races in 1968 and 1972 against Arch Moore Jr. and considers how presidential outcomes and party support could affect a Rockefeller Sprouse contest. It notes county unions and labor ties and flags Sprouse’s Supreme Court tenure as a possible hurdle.
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Jim
Button
Jim Sprouse
Jay Rockefeller
Sprouse
Rockefeller
Arch Alfred Moore Jr
Barrori
Moore
First
Congress
Biene Cal Company
Marshall
Tyler
Arch Moore
Hubert Humphrey
George Wallace
George McGovern
Humphrey
McGovern
Rockefeller-Sprouse
Daily Mail
Gover
Afl-Co
United Mine Workers
State Supreme Court
Enor
Jay
Intercepted Message Intercepted Message
The tale centers on Frederic J. Glazer and an above board city affair. Page 9A carries the full report detailing the intercepted message and its municipal implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederic J. Glazer
Board City
South Africa grows black role in urban economy
Anthony Lewis notes blacks increasingly fill skilled jobs in South Africa’s urban economy amid relaxed statutes. He warns that state power and pass laws repress organized activity and political rights, potentially spurring unrest. He cites bans, detentions, and trials under the terrorism act of 1967 and recalls Robben Island isolation of Robert Sobukwe.
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New York Times
Johannesburg
South Africa
Woolworth’s
manOrene
Martin Luther King Jr
United States
America
Republic
Robert Sobukwe
Robben Island
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Ronald Reagan
U.S
Leonid Brezhnev
Paul Nitze
Ussr
Charleston Memorial Hospital
State Department of Health
MA Bell
Russell. Baker
Ha Hoffmann
Fred
George
Anthony Lewis
S. Africa
Soviet Union
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