Editorial explains board size change for Civic Center
The piece weighs the city council action reducing the Civic Center board of directors from 21 to 13 and shortening terms from seven to four years. It notes concerns about political motivation and calls the 21 member board unwieldy, while acknowledging that even 18 members pose issues. The editorial remains cautious about assigning motive.
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Shanklin
Civic Center Board of Directors
City Hall
Municipal
Civic Center Board
Charleston Daily Mail
Civic Center
Richard M. Nixon
John T. Copenhaver
Cassius Clay as Drama Star Faces Liston Shadow
A prose tribute to Cassius Clay portrays him as a brilliant, flamboyant figure whose poetry and prophecy uplift boxing to theater. The piece weighs his danger to Liston and paints him as a dreamer torn between sport and drama amid a changing era.
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Jean
Jook
Cassius Marcellus Clay
Sonny Liston
Phil Scott
Soho
Cassius Clay
Scott
Clay
Liston
Who Closed the Garden of Eden West Virginia?
Readers vent about West Virginia beauty and charity while criticizin g Miss Betty Harding for claiming Eden persists. A second letter accuses Sen Randolph of sugar interests and political betrayal amid medical care bill debates.
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the Gazette
Betty Harding
West Virgin
Miss Harding
West Virginia
Beverley Jordan Scott
Ganette
Randolph
Republicans and Kennedy Civil Rights Strategy Debate
MAX FREEDMAN analyzes how Kennedy's civil rights program reshapes Republican leverage in Congress. He weighs conscience versus calculated gains, warns against Southern filibuster tactics, and argues for steady support of reform while avoiding violent demonstrations that could undermine public confidence in Negro rights.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
South
Ranke Casthommamharo
Congressional
Lincoln
Taft
Vandenberg
Sen. Dirksen
India
Ireland
Israel
Britain
America
Supreme Court
Kennedy Skips Paris as De Gaulle Strengthens Grip
Doris Fleeson notes Kennedy will not visit Paris and Charles de Gaulle appears firm, boosting Gaullism. Observers see de Gaulle preparing for a possible successor while French headlines dwell on race issues and the Profumo affair, shaping U.S. and British perceptions.
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Paris
France
Kennedy
Charles de Gaulle
United States
de Gaulle
NIH Quiz and Foreign Aid Criticism in 1963 Hearings
A quiz outlines NIH nine institutes and its divisions, while a critique notes 1961 62 Fountain subcommittee findings on NIH grant administration. Other passages discuss ARAs rural and urban coverage, Anglo Saxon references, and NATO defense concerns amid European isolationism over the foreign aid bill. Copyright 1963.
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NIH
House Interstate and Foreign Commerce
House Government Operations Intergovern
Rep
L. H. Fountain
D-N.c
Fountain
Washington Watch on coal industry needs and federal role
Sen. Jennings Randolph told the National Coal Assn. that coalmen must recognize rising federal control over air and water pollution and the need for greater federal funding for coal research. He noted current OCR funding troubles over Project Gasoline and urged stronger government support to keep coal competitive and advance cleaner production.
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U. S
Sen
Jennings Randolph
National Coal Assn
Randolph
NCA
West Yvirginia
Jerome B. Weisner
House Interior Committee
House Appropriations Committee
Office of Coal Research
Germany
Consolidation Coal Co
Pittsburgh
United States
Consol
OCR
Interior Committee
Interior
Crusty Wayne Aspinall
Appropriations Committee
OCR Funding Fights Highlight Senate House Conferees
The OCR budget fights spill into the Senate House conference as Project Gasoline and Bootstrap win tentative approval with strings. Randolph brokers pacification between Kirwan, Aspinall, and Aspinall presses for committee approval before research, risking added red tape for OCR and coal conversion plans.
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OCR
Byrd
Beckley
Interior Committee
Aspinall
Colorado
Randolph
Senate House
Sen
Randolp
Rep. Kirwan
Rep
Mike Kirwan
Ohio
QOCA
Capitol
National Coal Assn
Stephen F. Dunn
Kirwan
Senate House Conference Committee
West Virginia
Ode to Russia's space girl and one-armed statesmen
A fragmented OCR style piece mixes satire on Britain’s Conservative government and college senior humor. It references a space age cosmonette and jokes about political and social aims. The text juxtaposes light verse with sharp quotes about gender, authority, and delay.
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European Economic Community
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