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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1963
Page
3
Editorial ponders the United Fund’s role in local life questioning what has not yet been said. The piece hints at deeper civic responsibility and collective concern, urging readers to consider the fund’s impact beyond headlines and routine appeals.
The Gazette will cover the four Charleston High School boys in the Mike Murphy death case without printing their names. Judge Herbert Richardson has allowed occasional open hearings for unusual public concern, but the victims’ anonymity will be preserved to protect rehabilitation. The piece notes the tragedy and urges community support through the United Fund drive, with Gamma Mu at Morris Harvey asking how to help.
Fidel Castro declines to sign the test ban treaty signaling a Cuban shift away from Soviet policy. Cuba sides with Albania and China, rejecting Khrushchev’s approach, a move that strains Havana Moscow ties and could affect future Cuban support as US and Russia seek a possible era of greater understanding.
Readers in Morgantown argue that teachers deserve fair pay but oppose any group using strikes to override elected authorities. They urge state and local boards to secure resources—salaries, costs, buses, and supplies—through legislative funding and levies to strengthen educational programs statewide.
Senator Aiken says Kennedy promises more trade with Russia for surplus commodities after the wheat agreement. The presidency weighs political gain versus balance of payments, while Republicans push a hard line on communism and Treasury funding.
Ralph McGill recalls Carney Hospital's 100 year anniversary and links its founding to immigrant prejudice. He highlights Andrew Carney’s rise from Irish tailor to benefactor, the fight to grant Catholic priests access to public institutions, and the broader push for equal rights for Black citizens within American citizenship.
Excerpt discusses political climate and religious bias during 19th century Boston. It highlights Erie Eisenhower era rhetoric, Flora hurricane comparisons, and the 1862 founding of a hospital by Carney with a $70,000 endowment. The piece stresses morality over prejudice and notes the Daughters of Charity staff.
A compact note on common English usage and pronunciation. It highlights misused phrases like having eaten, insists correct forms after we had eaten, explains ceramic pronunciation See-ram-ick with stress on the second syllable, and clarifies missal missel missile differences. It also lists synonyms for procession and urges daily vocabulary growth with the word dour meaning austere.
The Gazette argues the Court ban on official school prayers is a victory for communism and a step toward suppressing Christianity. It warns that Bible references and God may be removed from public life and urges Christians to protest to protect faith and liberty.
Letter writer Richard L. Rippey from 1566 Lee St. City accuses Kennedy and FDR of treason for wartime material sales and warns of consequences. He urges taxpayer costs and cites Pearl Harbor as context, framing the issue as a national betrayal.
West Virginia politics heats as Tom Sweeney pledges to back Goldwater for president and Nelson Rockefeller potential entry looms. The piece contrasts Goldwater and Rockefeller strategies, notes Sweeney’s influence in Wheeling and the history of Kennedy’s 1960 WV primary, and weighs delegate prospects amid party splits.
An intercepted 1963 message shows Carl Lehman, an Inquiring Juror, writing to someone named Carl and noting that jurors checked every complaint except writer's cramp. The dated Oct 15, 1963 message hints at a grand jury inquiry.
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