Lacy’s Charade as Charleston Crime Probe Unveiled
Editorial accuses councilman Claude Lacy of using a Job Corps Center hearing to exploit racial tensions and boost his mayoral bid. It alleges the probe reveals little and ignores widespread illegal night clubs under Mayor Shanklin. The piece urges a broader inquiry into Charleston’s nightlife and liquor-law enforcement.
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Claude Lacy
Lacy
Charleston
Job Corps Center
A. L. Harris
12Th Ward
Harris
House On Americans Activities Committee
Farrmers
West Virginia
Shanklin
Copenhaver
Cities Must Be Willing to Pay Price for Competent Police
A editorial argues Supreme Court interrogation rulings will raise policing standards and prosecutions. It urges higher pay for officers to attract competent staff, noting Charleston officers earn under 100 dollars weekly and calling on city leaders to approve substantial raises.
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Supreme Court
New York City
Readers' Forum Urges Return of Dr Emery to town
Editorial readers claim Dr R's return would heal hearts and minds of Charles tonians and Morris residents, urging the Gazette to reconsider and note the perceived loss to the community if he stays away.
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R ‘Eturn
Leave of absence for Dr. Robert H. Emery unsettles Morris Harvey
The editorial panel laments the departure of Dr. Robert H. Emery and urges Morris Harvey College leaders to act prudently. It defends Emery's religious beliefs, praises his teaching and Christian stance, and calls for measures to safeguard the institution’s potential amid ongoing faculty changes.
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Dr. Emery
Emery
Morris Harvey
Robert H. Emery
Morris Harvey Colleges
Debate on Viet Nam War Status and Draft Inequities
Senate and House hearings examine how labeling Viet Nam a limited war while at peace shapes draft deferments. Arguments compare selective service lotteries with current judgment based draft boards and warn of unequal burdens on college students and lower income youths.
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Edward Kennedy
Dmass
West Germany
Australia
Draft Lottery Plan Aims to Equalize Service Across Classes
The proposal suggests a national lottery to assign draft numbers after Selective Service exams for all 18 year olds. Those with lower numbers would be drafted first, regardless of wealth, college status, or marital state, potentially postponing college until after service. The plan seeks fairness but ends exemptions based on age and education.
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Congress
Hershey
House
Kennedy
Viet Nam
Weapons Getting Smaller Shapes of a Modern Arms Race
Washington reports that U S and Soviet arms researchers push miniaturization. Prof Heinrich Appibaum demonstrates a hydrogen bomb finger sized and a tiny submarine rocket, while a miniature Polaris system claims to launch 16 missiles from a bathtub. The glow of progress accompanies Berlin tactics and an eye on future delivery.
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Washington
Anieinticination
nTaednet
Berlin
Soviet education panic prompts tougher entrance exams
Ralph McGill reports on how the USSR plans to reduce college enrollment by making entrance tests extremely hard. He notes overcrowded universities, calls for parental restraint, and contrasts with the United States where boards and taxes fund education. The piece warns against panic yet urges continued investment in schools.
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Russia
Oathn
Kurosh
United States
U.S
Message from Mayor Shanklin Attacks Questioning Citizens
Intercepted communication shows Mayor J A Shanklin condemning citizens who ask questions about their government. The note quotes a taunting broadcast and indicates a larger story continues on page 19.
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Johor
J. A. Shanklin
At Bay
Washington visits and global notes from a chaotic briefing
A Potomac Fever of visits and scandals surfaces in a jumble of names and events. King Faisal of Saudi Arabia, Lynda Bird Johnson, Jayne Mansfield, and Senator Dodd appear amid chatter on politics, taxes, asylum, and campaign costs.
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Saudi Arabia
Washington
New York
Lynda Bird
Spain
Brazil
Jayne Mansfield
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