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Newspaper

Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 27, 1962

Page

9

Prudent Motorist Story by Dr XN Dyer on Page 27

Dr XN H Dyer presents a prudent motorist tale noted on page 27. The piece offers practical driving guidance and safety tips framed as a narrative.

XN. H. Dyer

Branch colleges on the Stafford path reshape West Virginia higher education

The piece argues that West Virginia must expand branch colleges, urging caution due to planning ambiguities. It cites WVU, Marshall, and Concord College as potential hosts, notes poor community support in Parkersburg, and warns against two year branches lacking full local backing and quality.

West Virginia Stafford Way West Virginia University Marshall University Concord College Alderson Kanawha Rosier Parkersburg WVU Wood County Board of Education Concord West Virginia Association of College and University Presidents Blackwater Falls

Reactive metals definition and use in defense programs

The article explains why uranium is called reactive, noting it belongs to a group with metals like titanium that easily combine with other substances and are costly to isolate. Some have been known for a long time but only recently used commercially, with government funding advancing refining methods and reducing costs due to atomic and missile program needs.

Fletcher Knebel and Potomac Fever in a Fragment

A fragmented view of national affairs references the Peace Corps, Billie Sol Estes, Canada austerity, and a Wall Street mood. It notes Northeast Airlines changing ownership and hints at Howard Hughes publicity, with stray lines about FDR memorials and a highway interchange opening.

Billie Sol Estes Northeast Airlines Howard Ai Hughes Howard Hughes

Editorials on Supreme Court Prayer Ruling and Public School Religion

The piece argues the Court ruling on classroom prayer is just and calls for public schools to remain secular. It notes America’s religious diversity and warns against using schools to teach religion, urging teachers to focus on academics and leave worship to churches and synagogues.

U. S. Supreme Court Supreme Court America Society For Ethical Culture

Religion in Public Schools on Par With Tax Aid to Parochial Schools

An editorials argues against using federal tax money for parochial and private schools and also against funding any religion in public schools. It asserts public schools should be neutral and Protestant in tone, contending taxpayers should not fund specific faiths.

Readers Forum Protest Trading Stamps Flaunts Barnum

Readers protest trading stamp schemes praising higher prices and tax hits. Letters from Huth M. Jones Jr. of Rainelle and W. W. Wickline Jr. in St. Albans urge reform while detailing perceived consumer exploitation and state taxes.

The Gazette West Virginia Phineas T. Barnum Huth M. Jones Jr Monterey Dr. St. Albans

Car Exhaust Harmful Barriers in Valley Traffic Route

In a U.S. News & World Report excerpt, the Public Health Service cites a 518 page congress report linking automobile emissions to eye irritation emphysema lung cancer heart disease and allergies. The note urges power to weigh air quality against routing California to New York traffic through Charleston valley.

the Gazette New York Charleston U. S. News & World Report Congress Public Health Service Lohmann Nelson Building

Back to School With Them in West Virginia Confusion

A reader from Queen Cliffiop urges the Gazette to offer refresher courses for residents unsure of West Virginia’s status. The letter mocks beliefs that WV could be reabsorbed by Virginia and requests a monthly United States map for clarity.

the Gazette West Virginia United States West Cutright Canada Mexico Wiliam

Soustelle critique highlights de Gaulle Algeria clash

Ralph McGill reviews Jacques Soustelle and the Nation article accusing de Gaulle of aiding communism in Algeria. He cites Soustelle’s claim of a secret army plot, warns of Catholic church collaboration with communists, and notes Soustelle's fall from power and implications for French policy.

Washington Jacques Soustelle National Review Gen. de Gaulle France Algiers Soustelle McGill Paris Secret Army de Gaulle Algeria Jacques Soustelles Soustelles

Butch the big white rabbit stars in city coop drama

In a New York cooperative building a giant white rabbit named Butch roams the atrium area feeding on lettuce and carrots donated by tenants. Tenants fear grooming, mating needs, and emotional health as a physician host laments his solitary life and compulsive eating.

Butch

Worth Repeating and Other Witty Observations 1962

A collage of quotations and comic lines from 1962 featuring advice on opinions belief and diet. The text plays with humor on relationships marriage bachelor life and social norms.

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