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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1962
Page
7
A fragile intercepted note dated tune 26 1962 shows a gubernatorial writer urging access to the White House mentioning Jackie and a coal rescuer in Washington DC. The fragment hints at a political échange and a request from Gov W W Barror.
A British government motion to enter the case Incces Stamship Co Ltd v International Maritime Union highlights a dispute over U S labor laws applying to foreign flag vessels calling at U S ports. The issue centers on whether foreign crews on foreign ships fall under U S Wagner Act protections, risking international trade chaos and shifts in sea power if upheld. The matter involves flags of convenience and potential postwar shipping costs between the United States and United Kingdom.
Instructional note on word usage and spelling highlights distinctions between acceptance and acceptance. Discusses misused terms like chaixe longue and common acceptation and explains a daily word building approach with a focus on JINGOISM and bellicose foreign policy.
Fragmentary OCR item references Fletcher Knebel with brief jumbled phrases about Pear Billie Sot Estes Almanac and Wall Street market ideas. Mentions the Pentagon ordering from bakeries and survival biscuits, with scattered terms like tax payer and a button to push. No coherent event or outcome clear.
The piece argues strikes are a necessary but rare economic tool for unions, urging sparing use and condemning frivolous walkouts. It cites safety, national economic stresses, and Kennedy era views, and calls for labor, business, and government cooperation to address automation unemployment and cyclical economic issues.
An editorial voice praises the newly organized Universal Inter-Racial Order of Elks in Springfield Ohio. It stresses its democratic membership policy and social programs for housing the elderly nursing home construction and youth. The piece jokes about fraternal attire while endorsing the group's charitable aims.
The Gazette letter argues the I-64 decision concerns West Virginia and Charleston beyond Burl Sawyers mayor Joan Shanklin and politics. It urges patience for Sawyers to base his recommendation on pertinent facts for the Bureau of Public Roads, praising enterprise and cautioning against hasty, nuisance critiques.
Ralph McGill analyzes India's Krishna Menon as a hawk for Soviet influence and a potential power broker in Nehru's era. He notes Menon's defense role, ties to Moscow, and a strategic view favoring a Communist-Socialist commonwealth under Moscow, against China and Western powers amid tense border moves and global disarmament talks. The piece places Menon in a larger Cold War puzzle with China, the U N, and regional power dynamics, warning of a protracted conflict unless nuclear war erupts or diplomacy prevails.
A party of 44 British newspaper women returning home from a U S tour report amazement at American friendliness and hospitality, but critique the cold tea, slow restaurant service, and pervasive automation. They praise cleanliness, ice water, Virginia ham, spoonbread, and fresh salads while noting high prices, scarce butter, and brusque customs.
A jumble of quotes and brief boasts recalling personalities and places in American life. Mentions Bernard Haldane Henry Ford Lyndon Johnson Franklin D Roosevelt and the Cherokee Reservation in North Carolina among scattered lines about idealists cities and travelers.
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