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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1961
Page
7
A local reader from Keyser West Virginia writes to Howard Hardesty Jr praising a lax In crease progress and notes the celebratory attitude with a reference to a page 23 story.
Washington Area Redevelopment Administration official Harold Williams urges patience in West Virginia and others seeking grants. He warns against rushing projects like water works or sewers and stresses the program aims to create permanent jobs and strengthen economies through thoughtful, targeted investments. Williams cites Arkansas and Maryland examples and notes Pennsylvania has yet to apply.
Potomac Fever notes Jacqueline Kennedy planning a state dinner on Mount Vernon lawn. The piece recalls Mrs. George Washington and jokes about cooking at a cookout. It also highlights Republicans seeing a conservative surge among young members and a shift to pay as you go on dad’s credit card.
The piece argues federal aid to education risks public schools if funds enable support to private or parochial systems. It warns of a fractured school system, with religion influencing funding, and stresses public neutrality and strengthen public schools through Kennedy's bill despite broader funding pressures.
A guest editorial argues college admission tightens as demand grows. Rochester Institute of Technology's George Hedden cautions that high potential without effort is a poor risk, urging students from first grade to start serious study now to prevent mental laziness from becoming a barrier to college success.
Readers urge citizens to expose bid rigging in road surfacing and supplemental agreements. They cite high ton prices and collusion among contractors and bonding firms, praising John T. Hager Madison Hechler for opposing high gas rates and advocating local supplies.
Washington notes that Adlai Stevenson's Cuba story has captured Latin American imagination, praising a popular revolution's anti dictatorship appeal while warns that Castro’s legend may outpace reform. Congress resists foreign aid as is, and Woodward appointment lags. White House inter American advisers remain intact amid Cuban fallout.
A Korean teacher writing from San Francisco laments U S handling of Korea after the army revolt. He cites censorship fear, poor U S statements, loss of prestige, and a bleak democratic outlook under military rule. He warns that reliance on outsiders has weakened local resolve and questions the future of Korea.
The quiz covers FHA insuring mortgages not lending to individuals, FHA origins in the New Deal era under Franklin D. Roosevelt, and clarifies false statements about public housing costs and urban renewal funding. It notes government support for land clearance but not full construction costs.
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