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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1956
Page
4
The page features a Thought for Today citing Psalms 16 6 7 8 about blessing the Lord and providence. It presents a reflective biblical verse as a feature alongside the newspaper’s June 30 1956 date.
Editorial argues France presses North Africa policy on Dulles, risking alliance unity. Support for French crackdowns risks Arab backlash and self determination, while opposing them risks French withdrawal from NATO aims. The piece praises Dulles for not agreeing with Pineau on every point.
Letters to the Readers Forum should stay under 200 words and include the writer’s name and address. If a valid reason exists the writer may request name withholding. Short letters are preferred, and all submissions must bear proper identifying details unless disclosure is blocked by the writer’s request.
A long critique by Deane Morrison from St Albans condemns American hypocrisy and press tone postwar. He cites European views of occupation forces and notes the Forum letter by five men, defending free expression while mocking the forum’s limitations. He ends by threatening legal action over space allocation.
A June Gazette letter urges action on Greenbrier River pollution, warning the river could become an open sewer for tanneries if unchecked. It cites eight months of intense pollution and downstream water color changes, noting fist and wall-eyed pike disappearance as evidence.
Inez Robb weighs Salvador Dali's proposal for a back balcony and front piece for women as Mae West and Jayne Mansfield are floated as examples. The column argues the concept is interesting but impractical, citing steel use by the brassiere industry and wartime tensions, and concludes the idea should be dropped.
A government nickel plant at Nicaro Cuba faces probes as manager Niedermeyer bought a Cadillac with public funds and paymaster Montane returned 8000 of 10075 stolen. General Services moves to prosecute while Montane and Niedermeyer repay. In Washington, Senator Langer announces a presidential bid, joking about Eisenhower’s health. Separate Kings Point saga sees Jonathan Wainwright blocked by cousin Rep Stuyvesant Wainwright from succeeding Admiral Macklinlock as superintendent.
Victor Riesel reports Walter Reuther threatens to withhold Auto Workers support from the Democratic ticket unless Southern leaders are dropped. Meany opposes sitting out, warning party losses if labor stays out. Reuther’s stance risks a split with Southern AFL unions and Georgia’s Talmadge endorsement complicates coalition efforts.
The Kanawha County court approved adding a full time assistant sanitary inspector at a salary of one dollar a year and granting Dr John Thames head of the unit a two hundred dollar annual raise Henry A Walker a Republican member dissented from the majority.
A column by Sydney J. Herris in the Detroit Free Press surveys attitudes about wealth and reading. It critiques the moralistic framing of art, notes how literacy and reading habits vary across the United States, and quotes several other columnists on intellect, consumption, and culture.
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