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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1963
Page
4
An unsigned editorial extols grand juries as the most powerful instrument for justice in American society. It argues their broad authority permits wide investigations, extended sessions, and broad subpoenas, framing the grand jury as essential to accountability.
In a Washington appearance last Sunday the Woodrow Wilson High School Band faced criticism for playing Dixie while Confederate flags waved. The columnist argues the choice was ill advised amid racial strife and urges a Yankee Doodle bow to history. the piece also notes Kanawha County grand jury findings and calls for improved local justice administration.
The quote states that true justice enshrines protection from wrong and prioritizes the public good. It reflects timeless ideals about fairness, governance, and the balance between individual rights and communal welfare.
Editor the Gazette asks if high schools will organize and sponsor dances and outings like junior senior proms after fraternities and sororities were outlawed. The note wonders whether students have a school sanctioned social life and how the board will handle the issue amid pressure and tensions.
James A. Haught laments U S political naivete quoting Willem Oltmans who calls America stupid and senile in foreign policy He warns of Cuba threats, Latin American communism and costly bets on the wrong horse plus letters reveal personal grief on death and suicide debates and a mercy pill outlook
The piece argues that many believe suicide to be the ultimate sin, suggesting that if media could influence the dead, many “fuzzy thinkers” would reassess this belief. It questions the common label of mercy killing as merely a humane act.
Washington reports that President Truman pressed Eisenhower in late 1951 to disclose his 1952 presidential intentions. Eisenhower's later note and Truman’s letter asking for clarity raised questions about influence on the Democratic nomination and Taft isolationist fears.
Senator Byrd pressed for a West Virginia Marshall University tech institute to use federal funds and local resources as a path to job growth. President Kennedy’s era began backing Appalachian research, but funding hinges on a troubled Area Redevelopment Administration bill and tax-cut politics.
In Copenhagen Inez Robe extols Danish cuisine and pastry, praising the Danes and local eateries from Demel in Vienna to Saxildhus in Kolding. She jokes about calories, notes American ambassadors, and recalls Denmark’s wartime rescue of Jewish citizens, framing a long love affair with the city.
A fragment from October 16 1963 shows financier E. Gore addressing President Truman about tailoring revenue requests, noting the task would tax ingenuity. The brief note hints at fiscal strategy and personal correspondence between notable figures.
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