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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1958
Page
3
A dated personal letter discusses the need for clean business practices and questions whether big business should be as clean as a hound's tooth. The writer signs off as Yours.
In a special legislative session a bloc of delegates sought to alter the Underwood administration’s unemployment insurance plan. An amendment proposed faster maximum employer charges when the fund nears 45 million dollars, up from 35 million, against the admin’s 50 to 35 million basing. Gov. Underwood warned rapid rule changes hurt small business more than they help.
A sprawling column surveys Eisenhower era remarks and political maneuvering. It cites a mix of quotes about the B58 Crusaders, Little Rock integration, Nixon criticism of Republicans, and speculative moves around Sherman Adams. It also analyzes West Virginia unemployment legislation and legislative process lessons from Charleston.
Readers argue the country needs Adams out and Ike to act now to avoid a presidency run by a figurehead. They question Ike’s loyalty to Sherman Adams and warn the nation must preserve the presidency from moral taint, citing Voltaire on friendship.
Drew Pearson reports Mrs. McElroy wife of Defense Secretary received free dental treatment at Walter Reed. Officials label it unimportant while sources allege a full denture replacement with after hours work, amid broader questions about pressuring Boston papers and tax actions against publisher John Fox.
The piece contrasts Washington's two identities, the first a Southern, homey town with familiar social warmth and casual governance, the second a global power center of stone and steel. It notes cultural distance, pace, and the vast mood shift between the two sectors.
Victor Riesel describes the McClellan Committee’s plan to grill witnesses starting June 40 in a probe linking the Mafia to multiple sectors. Kennedy’s team will trace mob influence from Apalachin to transportation, steel, meat markets, beer distribution, real estate, and more, showing a vast, organized racketeering network.
Washington notes a stalled labor reform bill as House antipathy toward labor stalls progress. President Eisenhower and Speaker Rayburn could salvage it with cooperation, risking party revolt and Senate opposition led by Mitchell. Kennedy and Ives timing complicates party politics amid the looming August adjournment.
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