Westvaco Tells Its Story Of An Industrial Neighbor
Westvaco transformed its Ka nawha Valley plant into a modern safe operation after WWII. A community outreach booklet titled An Industry Reports to a Community explains the firm’s history, products, and value to the region. Demand for copies surpassed plans as schools, industries, and groups seek the briefing, signaling a new neighborly public relations approach.
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Westvaco
Westvaco Chemical
South
Charleston
the Gazette
Food Machinery and Chemical Corp
Westvaco Chlor-Alkali
FMC
Theorld
Kanawha Valley
Charles A. Williamson
Alphabet Listing Foe Seeks Statehouse Endorsement
Dear Paul Washington might have made it if the Statehouse endorsed him. Yours, Pp. J. Kaufman, Alphabet-Listing Foe, City.
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Paul Washington
Statehouse
J. Kaufman
Fletcher Knebel and the Potomac Fever Masquerade
Sherman Adams attacks Boston promoter Fox as a liar while Nixon critics spar and a diary entry hints at political friction. The text blends satirical quips about the cigarette industry a faltering economy and a Kremlin groundhog analogy amid unrelated wordplay and diary snippets.
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Sherman Adams
Boston
Fox
Woman Sets World Record With 91 Hours Talkathon
A Rocky Mount North Carolina woman reportedly spoke for 91 hours in a locally sponsored talkathon contest, described as a world record at the time. The piece satirically weighs civilization’s priorities and contrasts long talking feats with ancient follies and modern excess.
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N. C
Greece
Rome
Readers Forum questions PSC role and governor promises
The Gazette letters urge scrutiny of the Public Service Commission and a governor candidate who promised roads. Complainants complain PSC inaction on electricity after moving to Rome County, WV, and decry spending on investigations while calling for foreign policy focus and reduction of a large deficit.
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the Gazette
Rome County
Congress
Washington
Belle
Eisenhower Scarred by Outburst at Pacific Policy Session
President Eisenhower publicly chastised Admiral Felix Stump at Quantico during a Far East briefing. Stump warned Asia risks, urged nuclear options, and criticized Pacific defense funding as inadequate. Ike later demanded unity, criticized parochial views, and pressed for collective national priorities.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Pacific
Adm
Felix Stump
Quantico, Va
Asia
Iran
America
State Department
Gee
Stump
Ike
Koreas
Defense
Donald Quarles
Quarles
Stump Bilingly
U S White Chicks Roost In East Washington
In Lebanon crisis the postwar world shows a stark example of partisan fault lines. The piece argues the Eisenhower administration faced self created limits stemming from Korea and the 1956 Egypt invasion, urging nonpartisan national safety over partisan revenge and urging Democrats to heed the danger in world affairs.
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Washington
Lebanon
Eisenhower
Middle East
Truman
Asia
Korea
Egypt
United Nations
United States
Liberal at Large Defines Liberal Role By Barnard
The piece argues that liberalism must articulate a modern program aiding social reform while preserving freedom and dignity. It critiques liberals for not opposing war vigorously enough and urges international patience, negotiation, and justice to avoid senseless conflict, warning that inaction could advance extremism and communism.
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America
Thought for Today: Courtesy and Self-Control
A concise reflection on daily courtesy as priceless in life. It asserts that true stature appears in poise, kindness, and patience, and that leadership of large institutions requires self-control. The quotation attributes the thought to K. Elt.
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K.elt
Goldfine as Witness Tests Adams Era Power and Humor
Bernard Goldfine is set to testify before the Harris subcommittee about his companies and ties to Sherman Adams. The piece notes his combative, glib style, predicted to vex inquisitors and soothe the President while underlining Eisenhower’s distance from his party during the Adams controversy.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Sherman Adams
Eisenhower
Washington
Bernard’ Goldfine
Harris Subcommittee
Goldfine
Adams
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