Editorial calls WV Legislature on one day pay giveaway
The West Virginia Legislature approved several one day payments totaling 1500 to wives of deceased lawmakers and to appointed members. The editorial questions fairness and fairness of per day pay and suggests per diem or quarterly pay reforms while noting support for a 1500 yearly salary and criticizing the recent actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
W. E. Flannery
W. L. Mills
Don March
Leonard Barnette
Kanawha County
Paul J. Carr, Jr
House
Summers County
Herman GC. Stuck
Doddridge County
Senate
House of Delegates
Piety Surrounding Adams Stirs Moral Critique of His Conduct
The piece argues Sherman Adams used moralizing to influence government actions. It contrasts 1952 Republican calls for clean government with current scrutiny of Adams. It contends Adams knew the effects of his phone inquiries and criticizes perceived holier-than-thou behavior by the Eisenhower team.
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Adams
Sherman Adams
Eisenhower
Washington
Sherm
Adlai Stevenson
Readers Forum on School Vandalism and Dog Attacks
The Gazette letters argue for harsher enforcement of laws on school vandalism and dangerous dogs. A citizen urges strict penalties for owners whose dogs injure children, calling for enforcement and potential destruction of dangerous animals.
Prayer Suggested Editor The Gazette
A letter from Mrs. Bill Stone urges prayer for uplift in employment amid recession criticism. D Haynes notes a flag with a hole atop the Kanawha Valley Bank, mocking Republicans, in a brief civic missive with local concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Stone
the Gazette
Kanawha Valley
Republican
D. Haynes
Intercepted Message from Speaker Pauley to Harry
A June 24 1958 intercepted message shows Speaker H R Pauley of City asking Harry to respond. The note is brief and lacks additional context or recipients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. R. Pauley
House
Adams Holds Whip Hand Over Regulatory Agencies
Drew Pearson reports Sherman Adams wields power over independent agencies guiding appointments and firing, with key actions at the FCC, SEC, Civil Aeronautics Board, Public Health Service, and General Services Administration. He notes Adams presides over NSC meetings and presses policy, often overruling dissent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams
White House
Howrey
Federal Trade’ Commission
Paul Rowan
Securities and Exchange Commission
Dixon-Yates
Tennessee Valley
Joseph Adams
Civil Aeronautics Board
Robert Gray
Leonard Scheele
Public Health Service
Peter Strobel
The
General Services
Strobel
Bernard’ Goldfine
Inez Robb on Nagy and Hungarian revolt moral failings
Inez Robb denounces Western and United Nations reactions to the 1956 Hungarian uprising and its leaders, arguing the free world did little to intercede for Imre Nagy and others. She urges action to rescue refugees, citing the International Rescue Committee backing a British plan to resettle about 50 000 refugees by 1959.
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Free World
Russia
Imre Nagy
Nagy
Lee
United Nations
West
Soeow
Europe
International Rescue Committee i
Labor Racketeering Probe Looms From Capone Era Ties
VIctor Riesel outlines a looming probe into labor racketeering tied to the Capone era. He notes House Labor Committee delays and political allergy to anti-racketeering bills, Kennedy’s looming exposure of criminal links, and interlocking directorates with Chicago mob figures influencing unions and industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Alls UD Lab
House Labor Committee
Senate
House of Representatives
McClellan Committee
House Riesel
House Education and Labor Committee
Bob Kennedy
Kennedy
Old Capone
Chicago
Nick Circella
Argen
Hoods
McClellan
Afl-Cio
Hotel and Restaurant Workers Union
Cincinnati
President stands by Adams amid moral double standard
Eisenhower leans on Adams for presidential help while signaling a moral double standard between the White House and the rest of government. The president defended Adams, saying he is needed, as hearings on Adams and Bernard Goldfine continue, stirring questions about accountability and party politics.
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FCC
Sherman
Eisenhower
Sherman Adams
Adams
United States
Bernard Goldfine
White House
Matt Connelly
Truman
Connelly
Sherm
Roosevelt
National Security ‘Council
Congress
Gen
Wilton Persons
Washington
Harris
Harris Subcommittee
Washington Press Corps
Alfred M. Gruenther
American Red Cross
Gruenther
Thought for Today Truths that illuminate erode falsehood
Thought for today emphasizes that truth exposed to light corrects falsehood and clarifies matters. The message underscores the power of truth to settle disputes and guide judgment.
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K.H.T
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Prayer
Old Glory Hotely
Harry
Drew Pearson
Pearson
Richard Mack
Inez Robb
Nagy’s
Robb
Victor Riesel
Committee of the
Labor Committee
Virgil Peterson
Chicago Anti- Crime Committee
Doris Fleeson
President
Tennyson’s Brook
Nrew
Harry Truman
Fleeson
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