Editorial on Tech High closure sparks public indifference
An editorial condemns Kanawha County Board of Education for silencing debate over closing Technical High School. Parents, students, and even principal William Cline protested, but officials offered only silence. The piece argues the board avoids public discussion while planning to convert the building and ignores resignations.
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Technical High School
Tech
William F. Cline
Board of Education
Cline
Tech High
South Hills
National headlines and a Kanawha County education plan
A collage of 1950s political jests and Senate payrolls opens with royal travel quips and Nixon versus Rockefeller jokes. The Kanawha County Gazette advocates a citizens commission to scrutinize the school system’s philosophy, considering centralizing technical education and a new campus plan to avoid costly missteps.
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Kanawha County
Board of Education
Readers Forum prompts morality debates and civic questions
The Gazette letters critique segregation morality and call for municipal action. A reader questions civilization incentives amid coal region hunger while another letter urges a bus schedule to Sunset Memorial Park and Spring Hill Cemetery access, urging city council to study transit for cemetery visits.
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Coal River
Beckley
Bluefield
WOAY
City Council
Interstatesmen Endorse Dough Road Plan in Letter
A June 29 1959 message from Gore and Kuchel of the Interstatesmen in Washington urges fellow members to push a dough road project, signaling support and urging action. The letter, dated June 29 1959, frames the initiative as a shared campaign effort among affiliates.
Have You Ever Dipped a Tiger Huey Long Tale
RALPH McGILL recalls Huey Long charming then taunting Ringling Brothers. In LSU prep week for Rice, Long claimed to enforce Louisiana tick law requiring circus animals to be dipped, threatening to relocate the show. Ringling declined, cancelling the date and forfeiting earnings.
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John Ringling
Sarasota
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Kingfish
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Long Accused Governor Earl Long of Betting Ties to Race Gambling
Washington report outlines Louisiana Governor Earl Long as a heavy race bettor averaging 27 races daily with triads on win place and show. A tax probe followed claims of unreported gambling income amid accusations tied to pro integration efforts and state political battles.
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Louisiana
Earl Long
Long
Earl
Teamsters
Sen. Long
Internal Revenue
Dana Latham
Latham
Douglas Mannship
WBRZ
Baton Rouge
Leng
Cuba Tests U S Policy in Land Reform Debate
Liberal At Large argues the Cuban land reform under Fidel Castro exposes U S democratic failings and invites a proactive response. The piece urges aid to Castro and suggests sharing remedial costs if land reforms threaten American interests, urging a bolder, less punitive stance toward Cuba.
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Castro
Thought for Today Radiate happiness a Christian duty
There is no quality more to be desired than happiness and it should be cultivated. Radiate happiness as it is contagious and a Christian duty to contribute to the world's store of it.
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New York
Joshua
Jericho
Ed Kraus
Nyc
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Arabi Fm
Israel
United States
Harts
Cuba
Rockefeller Quiet Yet Moving In Presidential Puzzle
Washington notes describe Governor Rockefeller as a charming but reticent figure in New York politics. Reporters debate whether he will seek the 1960 GOP nomination, while Nixon’s star and Dewey’s possible cadre influence shape party strategy and timing.
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Franklin Roosevelt
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Rockefeller
Thomas E. Dewey
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