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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1954
Page
6
The Charleston Gazette on Monday June 28 1954 presents a Thought for Today quoting a K. Ht line: happiness depends on what we are not what we have. The brief meditation reflects a simple moral about inner value over material wealth.
Editorial decries campaign posters as misused advertising that mars landscapes and outlives elections. It notes posters attract vandalism and obscene notes, with law often unenforced, urging candidates to stop defacing nature with political promotion.
The piece argues that the United States relies on imports of vital raw materials and foreign markets for success in war and peace. It contends that civilization is tightly interwoven and that closing borders would harm both imports and exports, noting isolationists exist even in high places.
Congressional Quarterly surveys the protections for classified information, outlining statutes penalizing improper transmission, presidential and agency directives shaping clearance and classification, and the specialized handling rules across Defense, State, and Atomic Energy Commission. It notes Senate FBI checks for staff and long-standing committee clearances.
Community letters express frustration with local leaders and debate on alcohol legalization in West Virginia. Citizens from Loudon Heights to Tug River defend personal beliefs, warn against sensationalism, and urge responsible discussion in the paper.
A local letter to the editor notes that correspondence should be brief and signed, though the author may withhold their name upon request. The writer urges civility and responsible discourse in public forums.
A readable entry by Joyce Deardorff from Dupont Avenue among a jumble of personal notes and affiliations. It mentions Mayford Flowers owner at Central Super Market East Nitro and related family ties including a 1944 marriage to Josephine Ramsey and three sons.
In Washington Ezra Benson battles farm opposition as President Eisenhower backs his stance on price supports. Despite Senate and House committee defeats and uncertain odds, Benson earns respect for fighting openly and consistently for his agricultural program.
Washington report notes Philip Willkie of Rushville Indiana, son-in-law of PF Heffelfinger, urged for the FCC post held by John Doerfer. Halleck pressed for Doerfer’s appointment amid McCarthyite pressure, stirring criticism of Eisenhower’s stance. Texas Governor Allen Shivers faces reelection doubts amid insurance scandal fallout and graft claims linked to state firms and campaign managers.
The author recalls first admiring the New York Times and Sulzberger’s leadership while critiquing the paper as it shifted to by-lines. He recounts general disdain for White House dinners, praises Chessy Manly’s Mercury critique, and recalls Roosevelt Truman era pressure on critics and income tax practices.
Victor Riesel reports that on June 19 Radio Liberation urged workers and professionals in Guatemala to sabotage Communist targets including food supplies power lines vehicles and roads. The Soviet controlled unions respond by backing the government while some affiliates rally to stay on alert amid a tense civil conflict.
In June 1929 notices, Clendenin Water Co. gains capital stock expansion from 1000 to 10000 shares at 1 dollar each. United Fuel Gas Co. receives a temporary rate increase from the Public Service Commission. Supt. Harry Brooks promotes E C Hicks to sergeant. Fire Marshal warns against sheltering under trees in storms. Hoover appointees join new Federal Farm Board. A Topeka security office is robbed by young women with a revolver. Byrd expedition reports 20000 square miles of new land and tall mountains photographed.
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