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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1961
Page
6
A brief note signed Rafael Trujillo Jr. from Ciudad Trujillo D. R. extols hard work and thrift. The message appears in a newspaper item directing readers to Page 24 for the full story.
Washington observers laud Sen Jennings Randolph on the 25th anniversary of the Randolph Sheppard Act, which enabled vending stands run by the blind in federal buildings. The event at the Mayflower Hotel honored Randolph with remarks on improved employment for the visually handicapped, the program’s reach, and its broader impact on attitudes toward disability.
A Kanawha Valley editorial urges hospital cooperation after a fund drive survey found uncoordinated spending across Hospitals X Y Z. The plan calls for a central planning body to guide a transition from chaos to coordinated care, with proposals to specialize chronic care, group practice, and rehabilitation while reducing costs. The Kanawha Welfare Council should act quickly, and area hospitals must cooperate for faster reform.
Fletcher Knebel surveys Cairo Teheran conference papers as Republicans cheer they show Democrats lack diplomacy. Sherman Adams memoirs reveal his close ear to the President. A jokey moral, shifts in policy and satire frame Kennedy Khrushchev discussions and Adenauer’s call for East German elections.
Bill Bolden of Charleston's Civic Center urges forming a convention bureau to attract conventions and other attractions. A dedicated body could cooperate with the Civic Center, expand events like food and auto shows, and help finance efforts, though critics question Bolden's high economic figures. The idea gains support as local promotion could yield long term benefits, with possible chamber of commerce involvement.
The Gazette discusses whether guilt for humanity’s worst crimes rests on many leaders, not a single man. It cites Adolf Eichmann as guilty while asking if Stalin Khrushchev Castro and others share responsibility for acts of oppression. The letter urges vigilance to prevent future slaughter and frames duties for the current generation.
Washington Republicans launch a pro Kennedy critique of the Cuban invasion as they plot to gain House seats in 1962. Led by Rep. William Miller the effort targets the Kennedy Nix on record and aims to strengthen the GOP minority while awaiting a conference vote for new House leadership. The Senate is expected to stay Democratic.
Ralph McGill cites a Cambridge talk about how modern research makes fields diverge. A female expert notes meat substitutes from fish protein that resemble bacon and steak in aroma and taste, crafted by weaving fat and lean threads. She praises the product but says it cannot yet crumble like crisp bacon.
A collage of quirky claims from $50 sweat to elephant lashes, plus notes on Vorticism and a beaming chimp. The piece then shifts to Sir Charles P Shaw’s Harvard lectures on industrial society and secret decisive power over nuclear choices, highlighting hidden decisions and global tensions.
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