Ruling Sought On Bank Deposits Tax Delays
Charleston AP Field asks West Virginia Attorney General for opinion on whether unpaid past bank deposit taxes and penalties must be collected after a constitutional amendment exempted such money from ad valorem taxation. The issue concerns back taxes owed for years prior and estates after death.
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Charleston
John A. Field Jr
Field
Charles M. Cunningham
St. Albans
Cunningham
Chrysler and UAW end 18 day strike with recalls
Chrysler Corp and the United Auto Workers settled an 18 day strike that idled 44,000 workers at Plymouth, Dodge, De Soto and Chrysler cars. The company moved to resume production quickly by recalling workers to a Detroit stamping plant for overtime, and planned Monday starts for about 3,000 more idle in 18 Detroit plants. Ten other U.S. and one Canadian plants to resume as soon as possible under local schedules.
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Detroit
Chrysler Corp
United Auto Workers
Chrysler
Plymouth Dodge
de Soto
U.S
New York Market Dips After Space Satellite Launch
The AP reports America's space satellite success weighing 442 tons did not lift stocks on Friday as prices fell for the first time this week. Investors reeled from mixed signals as market indices slipped while space achievement failed to spark optimism. The report notes concerns over economic momentum and external factors influencing trading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
America
Forestville Fire Dept Responds Quickly to Call
A Forestville Virginia call prompted a rapid fire department response, with the Forestville Fire Department arriving in moments to address the incident. Firefighters assessed the scene and began typical containment procedures as requested by local authorities.
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Forestville, Va
Contempt Charge Sticks Court Sentences Goldfine Monday
Boston AP A federal judge convicted Bernard Goldfine of criminal contempt for not turning over records from Lebanon Mills as part of a tax probe. His secretary Miss Paperman was convicted on two counts regarding other mills. Both must appear for sentencing Monday as a SEC contempt case against East Boston Co. proceeds.
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Boston, Mass
New England
Bernard Goldfine
U. S. Dist
Charles E. Wyzanski Jr
Goldfine
Washington
Congress
Mildred Paperman
Lebanon Mills
Lebanon
N. H
Miss Paperman
Strathmore Minne Boston
George Mabbett Sons Co
Plymouth
Mass
Goldfine Enterprises
West Virginia mine output falls 28 percent in ten months
Output of West Virginia coal mines for the first ten months of 1958 trails 28 percent behind 1957, with 91,733,634 tons mined through October versus 126,675,180 a year earlier. October production totaled 10,771,624 tons. Fatalities for ten months reached 132, up from 149 last year, worsening the safety record with 694,952 tons per fatality.
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Charleston
West Virginia
State Mines Department
Hunger Riots Strike Mombaca In Northeastern Brazil
About 10,000 hungry residents mobbed the drought center town of Mombaca in northeastern Brazil. Asa press said the food seekers looted stores and threatened residents with death if food was not surrendered, as hunger riots persisted for weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Mombaca
Asapress
Atomic weapon crash halts Texas highway traffic
An Air Force B-47 jet bomber carrying an atomic weapon lost an engine and crashed in west Texas near Odessa. Traffic on State Highway 57 was halted for safety checks before the road was reopened. No planes missing were confirmed by Webb and Dyess bases.
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Odessa
Tex
West Texas
Asst. Dist
George Gray
Sheriff's Department
Webb
Big Spring
Bob Bates
Ector
Sheriff's Office
Bates
Webb Afb
Andrews
Gray
Dyess Air Force Base
Abilene
News in Brief and Exiles in Poland Amid Holiday Mail Push
TEFAN CARDINAL Wyszynski left Rome for Warsaw Friday as scores of Poles in exile shouted don't go back You'll never be able to leave again The Roman Catholic primate of Poland went to Rome two months ago for the conclave that elected Pope John XXIII to succeed Pius XII The Post Office Department asked chambers of commerce in 950 major cities for reports on Christmas mail delivery Postmaster General Summerfield said current reports indicate this will be the best Christmas mail delivery in history Early control possibly by Friday night was predicted for a six day brush fire that has claimed one life and left 66000 acres of rolling foothills smoking in San Juan Capistrano California A two week wave of we've planted a bomb in the school hoaxes in Wisconsin disrupted 91 schools while volunteers searched for bombs Police arrested a Spanish woman for holding up a Spanish air force payroll truck killing the driver wounding the guard and stealing 50000 She was captured near Madrid California population to hit 15 million by Sunday says State Finance Police arrested Walter Fletcher on grand jury charge for defrauding Mercury Coke Co and Morgantown headquaters Miss Virginia Barnhart placed on three years probation for stealing about 14000 from a Parkersburg bank Fruitcake inspectors report 5000 underweight cakes deemed unhealthy this holiday season
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Communism
Poland
Rome
John XXIII
Pius XII
Post Office Department
Chambers of Commerce
Summerfield
San Juan Capistrano
Calif
Wisconsin
Madrid
California
State Department of Finance
Walter Fletcher
Grand
Fletcher
Mercury Coke Co
Brett
Preston County
Morgantown
Virginia M. Barnhart
Parkersburg Bank
West Virginia Democrats Seek Federal Help in Crisis
Governor Underwood joins in a push by West Virginia Democrats to obtain federal aid from President Eisenhower and other officials. A conference with Eisenhower, Nixon, and the House speaker is sought, with five Senate and four House members to participate. The effort targets defense locations, recreation projects, and conservation work to aid unemployment and the state’s economy.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Eisenhower
U. S
House of Delegates
Senate
Nixon
House of Representatives
Congress
Underwood
Ralph J. Bean
D-Hardy
House
Harry R. Pauley
DI McDowell
Washington
Bean
Pauley
Man Brotherton
D-Kanawha
Manned Atlas Launch Draws European Acclaim
West European scientists praised the Atlas satellite launch as a major step toward a manned rocket. Leaders in Germany Britain France Japan and Russia noted the U.S. achievement while acknowledging ongoing space race dynamics and potential future uses from relays to refueling missions.
Space Shot Dramatized Message From Atlas Satellite
Washington AP The voice of President Eisenhower broadcast from America's first satellite in space Friday delivering a Christmas greeting of peace. The Atlas rocket rose from Cape Canaveral to carry a 150 pound payload containing a space communication system able to receive and transmit messages. Initial attempts produced garbled reception but the President’s prerecorded message was still heard clearly by the Pentagon and White House reporters.
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Washington
Eisenhower
America
Space
Earth
Cape Canaveral
Fla
United States
Cane Canaveral
Russia
Fisenhower
Cape Canaveral Communications Center
Pentagon
White House
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Soviet Party Attacks Fallen Antiparty Group
The Soviet Communist Party blasted the fallen antiparty faction calling its former members a despised group of reactionaries. Nikolai Bulganin admitted nominal leadership while premier. In the U S 60 crash near South Charleston Paul Lane died at 35 from a skull fracture. cousin Robert Ayers age 39 injured. Cuban forces step up for Christmas offensive against Fidel Castro amid rising military activity.
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Soviet Communist Party
Moscow
Nikolai Bulganin
WU. S. 60
South Charleston
Paul T. Lane
Robert C. Ayers
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Balloon drift attempt in Atlantic via Small World stalled
European radio operators probed last Friday for the Small World balloon carrying four Britons seeking to cross the Atlantic from the Canary Islands but radio contact has been lost for two days. West Virginia will call 145 men for January Army draft. December call was 194. Police Chief John Rose investigated a fatal railroad crossing accident in Turner Oregon and found his seven year old son Kenneth had been killed by a train while walking home.
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Atlantic
Canary Islands
West Virginia
Army
Adjutant General's Office
John Rose
Turner
Ore
Kenneth
Turncoat Back but Likes Reds
Richard G. Corden of East Providence Rhode Island returned from Communist China where he praised the Communist system and predicted U S communism would triumph. He claimed germ warfare was used in Korea, said he never joined the Communist party, and hoped to return to Rhode Island once shipping to the United States resumed.
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Hong Kong
China
Richard G. Corden
East Providence
R. I
United States
Korea
Corden
Communist Party
Wuhan
Rhode Island
Red China
Smoke Fells Fire In McDowell
Five Welch firefighters were overcome by smoke while tackling a blaze in the downtown Welch business district. Fire Chief David Salisbury said oxygen equipment revived four regulars and one volunteer, with no hospitalizations. The Mountaineer Restaurant on McDowell Street was the fire’s origin, likely from an overheated furnace explosion. Flames remained mainly in the restaurant basement, which extends under a neighboring floral company, with heavy smoke and water damage in six second-story apartments.
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Welch (Ap
Welch
David Salisbury
Mountaineer
McDowell St
Salisbury
Floral Company
Mikoyan Flies Home After Polish Party Anniversary
Anastas Mikoyan, Soviet deputy premier, returned to Moscow from Warsaw where he attended celebrations for the 40th anniversary of the Polish Communist Party. While in Poland, news leaked that he plans to visit Washington next month for talks with U S officials.
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Warsaw
Poland
Anastas
Mikoyan
Moscow
Communist Party
Washington
Atlas Sets Berlin Showdown With West East Threat
Washington officials say the Atlas satellite accelerates a diplomatic showdown with the Soviet Union over Berlin. Expected moves include firm notes from the United States Britain and France rejecting Khrushchev’s plan for a neutral Berlin and Mikoyan’s early next month visit to discuss possible Berlin or German deals. The note follows Khrushchev’s Sputnik diplomacy leveraging rocket advantages to shape military and diplomatic leverage.
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Washington
America
Soviet Union
Berlin
U.S
Nikita Khrushchev
Paris
United States
Britain
France
Khrushchev
West Berlin
Anastas I. Mikoyan
Mikoyan
Jet fires classified air-to-ground missile at Cape
At Cape Canaveral a U S Air Force jet fired a highly secret air-to-ground missile into the Atlantic leaving only a vapor trail. The test followed Atlas satellite launch and Bomarc interceptor flights as part of ongoing development. The Air Force did not disclose missile or aircraft type.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Air Force
Cape
Atlantic
Florida
Atlas
Cape Area
Salvation Army booth raises 229 dollars on Neville Street
Beckley Life Underwriters Association members collected 229.06 at the Salvation Army booth on Neville Street Friday. Major Mary McVicker of the Citadel reported total collections at 2301.70 thus far as the Beckley Junior Chamber of Commerce prepares to man the booth today.
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Salvation Army
Neville Street
Beckley Life Underwriter
Mary McVicker
Citadel
Beckley Junior Chamber of Commerce
Toy Fund Today Goal Reaches Two Thousand Dollars
The Toy Fund shows a goal of 2000.00 with 1596.09 in prior gifts and 61.00 from yesterday. A balance of 342.91 remains to meet the target. Details on yesterday’s donations and other fund activities are in Top O’ The Morning, Page four.
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East Boston Co
Weather Bureau
Bald Knob
Greenbrier River
Bluestone
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Atlanta
Beckley
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Denver
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Kansas City
Los Angeles
Miami
St. Paul
Phoenix
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Winnipeg
Beaumont, Tex
Lars Roedahl
Neches River
Beaumont
Roedahl
Serene
North Africa
Clare Gooding
ST. Vincent Islands
Caribbean
Tefan Cardinal
Wyszynski
Gov
London
West Germany
Eugen Saenger
Saenger
Kenneth Gatland
Interplanetary Society
Paul Bergeron
Tokyo
Tetsuji Okamoto
Tokyo Engineering University
Japan
Astronomical Observatory
Moscow Planetarium
McDowell
Booth
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