Spencer Flood Strikes West Virginia After Record Rain
Heavy rain swelled waters across West Virginia with Spencer experiencing its worst flood in decades. Roads blocked and schools closed as buses failed to reach districts. a man, Gordon Ashcraft, 57, of Wallace, is believed drowned in Lumberport after being last seen in rising floodwaters.
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Charleston
W.va
West Virginia
Spencer
Lumberport
St. Albans
Gordon Ashcraft
Wallace
Ashcraft
Spring Creek
Eden Says US Growingly Understands Intervention Was Right
Prime Minister Eden, back from Jamaica, asserted there is growing understanding in the United States that Britain and France were justified in the Middle East action. He also suggested a U.N. police force could mark a turning point for the United Nations.
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London
Eden
United States
Egypt
Jamaica
Middle East
U. S
Canada
U. N
United Nations
R. A. Butler
Lord Privy Seal
Wisconsin student doubles $5,000 to $30,000 in four years
Hamp ton, Va., student David Falk used a $5,000 start to build wealth while earning a dairy husbandry degree at the University of Wisconsin. He invested in a rooming house, remodeled it, bought acreage, and traded properties for profit. He also ran a business, joined student government, and married sociology student Arlene Platin.
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Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Hampton
David Falk
Falk
Crew
Milwaukee
Arlene Platin
Nicholas Youths Win First Prize at National Contest
In Summersville Dec 14 two Nicholas County youths Sam Strickland and Joel Lee Groves won top honors at the National Junior Vegetable Growers Conference in Atlanta Georgia. They claimed the sectional contest the night before and beat competitors from a 117 state area with their demonstration on vegetable marketing entitled Get That Strawberry There.
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Summersville
ANS
Nicholas County
Sam Strickland
Joel Lee Groves
Atlanta
Rush Butcher
Policy probe urged by Fulbright on foreign policy
Senator Fulbright urges the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to investigate alleged maladroit Republican handling of foreign policy without partisan motive. He cited concerns as of December 14.
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Washington
Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U S Production Hits New Rise on Strong Auto Output Santa
Washington December 14 Federal Reserve Board reports industrial production rose to a record rate in November driven by booming automobile output. Building activity stayed near midyear high while incomes and retail sales increased.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Crowell-Collier to discontinue Collier's and Woman's Home Companion
New York report says the Crowell-Collier Publishing Co board voted to discontinue publication of Collier's and Woman's Home Companion. The magazines, once leading voices in American publishing, were reportedly losing money, ending long established careers.
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New York
Crowell-Collier Publishing Co
Collier's
Woman's Home Companion
America
Sparks Fly As Nixon Meets Nehru At airport
At Washington National Airport on Sunday Vice President Nixon is to meet India's Prime Minister Nehru for four days of talks with President Eisenhower and Secretary of State Dulles. The 1950s quarrel over neutralism colors prior exchanges, but officials expect a cordial greeting and public smiles.
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Washington
Nixon
India
Nehru
National
Eisenhower
Dulles
United States
Judge Sets Fines For Oil Lobbyists
Two lawyers for an oil company were fined 2500 dollars each for failing to register as lobbyists while aiding Congress on last winter's natural gas bill. They received suspended one year prison terms. Superior Oil Co. was fined 10000 dollars. District Judge McGarraghy rejected no jail, noting some aim is needed. The government dropped felony counts related to attempt to influence Senator Case. Eisenhower vetoed the bill despite approving its objective over improper oil and gas industry activity.
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Washington
Congressional
Elmer Patman
Austin
Tex
John M. Neff
Lexington
Neb
Superior Oil Co
California
U.S. Dist
Joseph C. McGarraghy
Patman
Neff
McGarraghy
Neff and
Superior Oil
Sen
Francis Case
R-Sd
Case
Senate
Congress
Eisenhower
Bridgeport to Dedicate Millionaire's Gift Today
Oil millionaire Mike Benedum returns to Bridgeport for the Benedum Civic Center dedication with Gov elect Cecil H. Underwood delivering the principal address. The center will house the public library museum auditorium and dining hall and is part of Benedum’s three Bridgeport projects including cemeteries beautification and a church built at a cost estimated by associates at three to four million dollars.
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Bridgeport. W. Va
Mike Benedum
Benedum Civic Center
Cecil H. Underwood
Benedum
Pittsburgh
Harrison County
Bridgeport
Clarksburg
West Virginia
Weather outlook with mild West Virginia trend ahead
Cloudy with rain possible today and a high in the 50s north and mid 50s to mid 60s south. Extended forecast calls for mild weather through Wednesday with temperatures 4 to 8 degrees above normal. Normal north 32 south 35. Rain this week and again around Tuesday total one inch or more. Nearby cities report varied highs and lows as rivers stay normal and reservoirs clear.
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West Virginia
Price Of Steel Goes Up Three Percent
PITTSBURGH, Dec. 14 Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. raised the average price for extras on hot and cold rolled sheets by slightly under three percent. Extras cover charges for special processing and handling. J and L, the nation’s fourth largest steelmaker, is first big producer to announce extras price increases, seen as meeting rising costs. The firm called the move an adjustment and cited several reasons.
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Pittsburgh
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Court OKs seizure of Joe Louis trust fund
A Chicago court approved the federal move to seize a 65000 trust fund set up by boxer Joe Louis for his three children to help satisfy his large tax debt of 1199437. The government seeks attachment of the fund as partial payment toward the taxes and interest. A drive in liquor store in Huntington opens for on wheels purchases, the first such state outlet. In Cook County a Christmas traffic safety drive deploys 160 deputies to issue tickets to motorists at red lights and stop signs. Eugene H Ling er, 31, is arraigned on a murder charge in the shotgun death of William White, 41, a Weston shoe salesman. A coupling unhooks on the Seaboard Air Line Gulf Wind near Lake City, Florida, shaking riders but no serious injuries. Fire destroys a widow’s three-room home at Clarksburg between Clarksburg and Anmoore, affecting seven children.
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Chicago
Joe Louis
Louis
Huntington
State Liquor Commission
Cook County
Ill
Sheriff's
Eugene H. Linger
William White
Weston
Seaboard Air Line
Lake City
Fla
Ellen Leary
Clarksburg
Anmoore
Oakland man confesses to six more murders
Stephen Nash, 33, in an Oakland courthouse, told authorities of six additional killings, including the slaying of a 15 year old boy in Oakland. He previously disclosed five murders, all confirmed, bringing the total to eleven.
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Stephen Nash
Oakland
Calif
Death prompts speeding charge amid crash near home
Michael Yapauga of Wires Barrede Township Pa was killed Nov 20 in a crash near his home. A traffic summons arrived this week charging Yapauga with speeding on Lancaster Pike Ardmore Pa on Dec 1. The magistrate said policemen sometimes err in recording license numbers of speeding cars. Southern Natural Gas Co flying patrol again sends Santa Claus gifts delivering 2000 packages across six state system, fliers in four planes drop along 4000 miles of pipeline in TX LA MS AL GA and SC. In St Louis Kurt Von Schuschnigg 59 former Austria chancellor swept by Nazis in 1938 became a US citizen Friday now served as professor of government at St Louis University.
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Michael Yapauga
Wires- Barre Township
Yapauga
Lancaster Pike
Ardmore
Southern Natural Gas Co
Santa Claus
Texas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
South Carolina
St. Louis
Kurt von Schuschnigg
Austria
United States
Heis
St. Louis University
Sitdown Strikers Defy Soviet Guns In Budapest Area
Hungarian refugees cluster near a Vienna bulletin board listing names of those scheduled for new homes abroad. The report notes sitdown strikers resisting police or military actions as Soviet forces press in near Budapest, with civilians seeking safe passage.
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Budapest
Vienna
Budapest Sit Down Strikes Rise as Kadar Holds Power
Thousands of Budapest factory workers staged sit down strikes amid Soviet and Hungarian troop occupation. They refused to work until imprisoned labor leaders are freed. The regime tightened controls, threatened salary cuts, and crushed rural revolt with tanks. Coal shortages deepen as 28,000 Csepel workers halted production, about 80 percent of the plant’s staff. Reports circulated on possible non Communist reforms under Soviet pressure. Many miners fled abroad. others vanished from mines and military roles.
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Budapest
Janos Kadar
Kadar
Hungary
Csepel Iron and Steel Works
U S to Supply Weapons to Atlantic Pact Allies
Paris dispatch reports NATO ministers conclude a four day session with a directive prioritizing tactical atomic firepower. U S Defense Secretary Charles F Wilson pledges to arm Atlantic Pact allies with modern weapons able to fire atomic warheads but not the warheads themselves. He urges Europe to develop its own new super arms. The final communique calls for a permanent peaceful settlement of Middle East issues through the United Nations.
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NATO
U.S
Charles F. Wilson
United States
Middle East
VU. N
U S Oil Speeded To Needy Europe
Secretary Seaton said the United States shipped over 14 million barrels of Gulf Coast oil to Western Europe after Suez Canal closing and damaged Middle East pipelines. Shipments were by American and foreign firms from Nov 8 to Dec 5 under a government approved Middle East Emergency Committee to increase flow by pooling facilities and coordinating tanker schedules.
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Washington
Secetary of Interior
Seaton
United States
Europe
Suez Canal
Middle East
Gulf Coast
U. S
Western Europe
Market Mixed Trades Fed by Steels and Airlines
New York traders saw a mixed market with gains in steels and airlines and declines in other issues. Stocks moved in narrow ranges with pivotal names rising and falling by fractions to about a point amid light volume.
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New York
Hospital grant for Romney project advances
A preliminary approval for a federal hospital construction grant reached Senator Revercomb's office from the Health, Education and Welfare Department. The Romney site is the target, with formal steps expected to follow in coming weeks.
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Charleston
Romney
Sen. Revercomb
D-Wva
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
GOP Lawmakers Caucus to Choose Leaders in Charleston
GOP lawmakers from the Senate and House meet in Kanawha Hotel tomorrow at 3 p.m. to select leaders for the January legislative session. Governor Underwood will speak at a GOP dinner. A Democratic caucus follows at the capitol on Monday. official elections occur when the session opens.
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Charleston
Senate
House
Kanawha
GOP
Republican Executive Committee
Eed
Cecil H. Underwood
Union Retained By Conductors in 1910 Affiliation
Virginian Railway conductors voted to keep membership in the Order of Railway Conductors and Brakemen, defeating the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen 48 to 34. The National Mediation Board conducted the election, results counted in Norfolk, Virginia, with two votes voided. ORC&B plans a celebration party on January 1 in Mullens.
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Jifford Rex
Orc&b
Mullens
Fewer Need Jobs In Beckley Region
Unemployment in Raleigh County shows a down grade in a Beckley WV report. November filings reached 1 085 compared with 1 703 in the prior year. Local jobs placed total 88 with 73 in November 1955. Seven won federal posts in Washington D C. New applications rose to 260 from 347. Active files 1 051 vs 1 119 last year. 107 counseling interviews and 187 tests were given.
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Raleigh County
Beckley
West Virginia Department
Employment Security
Washington, D. C
Eisenhower Accepts Interior Undersecretary Davis Resignation
President Eisenhower accepted the resignation of Clarence A. Davis as undersecretary of the Interior, effective January 4. Davis, who had served in the post, steps down amid routine personnel changes at the department. The White House did not immediately name a replacement.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Clarence A. Davis
Interior
State offices to close for holidays
State capitol and state office buildings will close December 24 and 31, along with Christmas and New Year’s Day. The closures affect all departments and services in the capitol complex and state offices.
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Charleston
Capitol
Congressmen, contractors indicted in Tobyhanna fraud plot
A seven member grand jury indicted a Democratic congressman and six contractors as a go-between for paid kickbacks. They allegedly conspired to bypass Army and Engineers specs on the 33 million dollar Tobyhanna Signal Corps Depot project in Scranton and Philadelphia area cases.
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Scranton
U.S
Army Department
Corps of Engineers
Tobyhanna Signal Corps
U.S. Dist
John W. Murphy
William J. Green Jr
Phila
Delphia Democratic Committee
Herbert J. McGlinchey
Philadelphia
Congress
John P. Gilboy Jr
Joseph Rochez
Rochez Brothers, Inc
Pittsburgh
Frederick J. Raff
Hartford
Army
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