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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1963
Page
2
ICHARD M. NIXON argues that the nation's civil rights crisis is largely Kennedy's fault. He contends Kennedy's symbolic gestures and promises produced lip service without real action in civil rights.
The Kanawha County Library Board favors converting Charleston’s old federal building on Capitol Street into a public library. The plan, supported by the Planning Commission, faces concerns about location and cost versus new construction, with experts weighing the best option after five years of study.
History Sobers quotes Will Durant on how better knowledge of history could lower expectations and heighten consolation. The remark reflects a stoic view on the learning from past events and the impact on present judgments.
Ralph McGill reports a third educational system funded by industry executives, spending about four billion annually on teaching and training. He notes a twenty billion public school budget and rising need, with many disadvantaged persons, including a large portion of youth and non Negros, affected by lagging efforts.
A column features readers urging West Virginia residents to address local squalor and governance without relying on federal aid. Voices call for leadership in Charleston to improve schools and environments, and credit past leaders with progress while warning against political disunity and ongoing poverty.
Doris Fleeson notes theGoldwater surge shifts Republican hopes toward defeating President Kennedy next year. The piece weighs his small state base, four electoral votes, and controversial stances, while Eisenhower allies grow wary of big electoral states turning more diverse and wealthier as the economy stagnates. Baruch is cited as a guiding voice amid confusion.
The piece contrasts enduring arithmetic with crowd psychology amid Eisenhower era concerns and Barry Goldwater’s rising stance. It cites Baruch on logic, recalls Truman’s reactions, and notes Kennedy’s 1960 campaign as overcoming prejudice while warning of available emotional tides.
The speaker challenges Rep Slack and questions the Supreme Court and federal bodies over school prayer. They defend expressions of faith in schools and argue rulings do not define right or virtue, urging respect for God in the education system.
Donna Lee Brillhart from Rt. 4 Box 219 expresses sadness over the absence of the Lord's Prayer in daily life and urges teaching it in schools five days a week. She argues that without God's guidance Americans lose everything and calls for citizens to uphold God's name and Old Glory.
The article analyzes Greece's volatile political culture from ancient Solon to postwar leaders Karamanlis and Papandreou. It notes fragile party loyalty, leadership clashes, and a king's intervention to install a caretaker government. Papandreou uses pressure tactics to shift momentum while Karamanlis seeks another stable coalition.
An intercepted 1963 exchange questions Madame Nhu’s use of M113 armored vehicles to suppress Buddhist dissent in Saigon. The note dated Oct 9 1963 signed Dear Cy contemplates practical deployment and political implications.
A satirical column notes Dixie governors map plans for the next Democratic convention in Atlantic City. It jokes about blueprints, exits, and automation removing jobs while predicting marriage as a path to progress and a world of consumer centers and trading stamps. The piece mocks political theatrics and mass culture.
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