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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1951
Page
4
Page 4 from June 30 1951 presents a Thought for Today on government power through public opinion. The quotation by George Washington emphasizes that enlightened public opinion strengthens democratic structures.
After 16 weeks and 74 meetings in Paris Deputy Foreign Ministers from the United States Great Britain France and Russia quit talks over a program for a Big Four conference. The piece argues to ignore Soviet obstruction and prepare civil defense measures costing money but protecting peace. It cites Andrei Gromyko and warns of nuclear risk and the need for calm and readiness.
President Truman urged Congress to approve more than 500 million dollars for civil defense. Experts warned that a future war could involve city bombings, shaping the proposed defense appropriation and policy discussions.
The writer demands immediate conviction and execution for the two hoodlums who abducted and raped a ten day bride in Arlington Virginia. They call for no delays, praise Commonwealth Attorney Denham T. Rucker for promising the sternest judgment, and warn that slow prosecutions invite crime and public outrage.
In New York Martha Wright a Duvall Washington native replaces Mary Martin as Nurse Nellie Forbush in South Pacific. Her rise spans Seattle to Broadway with early radio work and auditions, aided by connections with Rodgers and Hammerstein. She jokes about farm life and saving money for practical comforts.
Ex-newsman Drew Pearson notes Michigan Senator Blair Moody publicly challenged Indiana Senator Homer Capehart over votes on price and wage controls. Moody pressed Capehart on behind closed doors votes and demanded clarity, citing the need for transparency in Senate actions.
Victor Riesel reports that a Korea cease-fire will not curb U S war work. War orders worth about 26.2 billion dollars are signed weekly, with plans to hire millions more workers by 1952 and 1953. Specific shortages span engineers physicists chemists mathematicians biologists geologists geophysicists psychologists teachers and skilled trades, while most other fields face ample hiring.
Doris Fleeson reports Washington figures John Foster Dulles and Warren Magnuson crafting a Japan peace treaty. The plan aims to bring Japan into the United Nations as an independent nation, remove occupying forces, rearm under West rules, and ensure fair trade. Dulles leads the political effort while Magnuson handles economic aspects and UN inclusion.
The text outlines how Japan must negotiate settlements in trade agreements merchant marine and fisheries under a blanket provision. It suggests the Senate could move quickly on mobilizing political social and military support for an anti-Communist world while remaining skeptical on domestic economic aspects. Magnuson leads the subcommittee on merchant marine and fisheries.
The state Department leverages deep experience in reciprocal trade pacts and vows prompt cooperation with Japan. Sen Magnuson leads studies on Japan as a trading and fishing nation with a Western Pacific openness. He toured Tokyo and the Far East to brief Japanese officials and will meet negotiators and U S shippers when they arrive at noon.
Joseph Alsop warns that the Western alliance against Soviet imperialism could collapse within 12 to 18 months if the Anglo American partnership falters. He cites internal British leftist pressures, U.S. isolationist debate, and divisions over Korea, the Middle East, and Eisenhower era strategy as factors threatening unity and Western resolve.
Frederick Othman recounts a Washington housing office probe into gifts from builders. Officials accepted watches televisions and whisky, while a supplier found his staff returning the loot after a cleanup ordered by Raymond Foley. Senators seek broader ethical reform.
Local brief notes: J W Calvert Chel san withdraws from Democratic bid for Kane County commissioner and W T Moore of Dunbar enters race. State injunction halt on Buckwith Cotton Mill Station road project. Ogden home dynamiting lacks clues. National: Edward P Warner named assistant secretary of the navy aviation. Wet referendums eyed in several states. Foreign: Poland faces renewed party feuds and economic strain.
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