30 Apr 1955
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1955
Page
1
Washington reports say the United States may establish a jet fighter base and Marine units on Formosa to deter a Red China takeover. A decision awaits return of Walter Robertson and Adm. Radford from Taipei after talks with Chiang Kai-shek. The move is part of broader plans to ease tensions in the Formosa area amid U S Formosa defense commitments.
A hailstorm with hurricane force winds hit Fort Lauderdale and caused about 200000 dollars in damage. Winds 75 mph at Broward International Airport, with gusts to 140 mph. 41 mph in Miami. Storm traveled from Fort Pierce to Miami Beach, shattering windows, uprooting trees, damaging roofs, flooding streets. Three aircraft overturned at the airport. no serious injuries.
The Virginia Highway Department received the National Safety Council’s top employee safety award for 1954, announced by safety engineer T. Ashby Newby. The department posted an accident frequency rate of 6 per 10,000 workers, well below the national average of 15.2, and an accident severity rate of .76 versus 2.62 nationwide. No fatalities last year helped boost its safety rating.
New York April 29 A feud flared between Ed Sullivan of Toast of the Town and singer Frank Sinatra. Sullivan defended paying out over five million dollars in salaries and benefits and discussed plans for a preview of Sam Goldwyn's Guys and Dolls. Sinatra urged a guild clamp down on unpaid TV appearances. He said he never invited Sinatra and insists on payment for appearances.
Giovanni Gronchi of Pisa, a left leaning candidate, won Italy's presidency on the fourth ballot in a joint session of Parliament. The final tally was Gronchi 658, Einaudi 70, with 833 members present. Gronchi’s term is seven years and pays $20 000 annually.
The Senate Public Roads subcommittee approved a five year highway program costing nearly 22 billion dollars with a 42 500 mile toll free interstate network. A penny a gallon federal gas tax hike was recommended to fund the federal share while a new weight limit for trucks was outlined as a compromise between Senator Gore and the Eisenhower plan. The panel voted 6 3 to approve the amended bill and the full committee was set to take it up next Thursday.
The Navy issued an April 27 instruction banning public displays of guided missiles and all new weapons at bases stations and facilities nationwide pending further notice. Spokesmen cited inquiries from base commanders seeking guidance aligned with Secretary of Defense Wilsons March 29 directive on tightening military information release.
Don Lon and Jon Sitton blind since birth due to ventro lent al fibroplasia. Born Aug 1 1934 in Olton hospital, the trio have limited sight but stay active with gurgling and playing. Olton and Dimmitt area residents start a fund drive aiming for 30000 dollars to aid medical care and future needs.
Charles B. Vines, a 23 year old blind veteran from Mobile Alabama, saved two girls from drowning in the Leaf River at Merrill Mississippi last June 27. Alvin Schwartz a 27 year old clown from Brooklyn was awarded a bronze medal for helping break a fall of an aerial performer with Ringling Bros. The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission announced 16 bronze and silver medals across 10 states.
Guy Saunders Alderman, 43, of Bluefield, was sentenced in federal court to five years for impersonating a U S Immigration Service officer. Other defendants faced charges from mail fraud to harboring fugitives, with cases continuing or deferred.
Susan Hayward exits Hollywood hospital in a dramatic wheelchair departure, denying reconciliation with ex-husband Jess Barker while expressing relief at reuniting with her twin sons after an overdose scare earlier in the week.
The CLC Communications Workers of America announced a confidential half million dollar donation to fund the nine state strike against Southern Bell while violence persisted. A bomb scare disrupted mail to Miami area offices and rail violence continued with a fire in Atlanta and dynamite damage in Birmingham.
A train rammed the rear of a bus near Metan in northern Argentina killing five passengers and injuring 14, eight seriously. Four aboard died instantly, another perished later.
Senator Bricker and witness Professor Mc Laughlin clashed as Bricker denied implying a U N sovereignty surrender conspiracy. The hearing on the Bricker amendment drew support from the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars, while the League of Women Voters opposed it.
Airman Capt. Wallace Taylor of San Bernardino California, based at Kindley Airfield, fell from a B29 bomb bay at 3000 feet over the sea near Bermuda. He deployed a parachute and landed in water aided by a life jacket and life raft. Rescue crews reported seasickness as his only complaint. The cause of exit from the bay remains unclear, possibly an accidental lever kick.
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co. completed the largest sheriff sale in Somerset County history, selling 19,787 acres of coal land plus three producing coal mines and mining equipment to Acosta-Gray Coal Co. for $225,000. The land had previously been foreclosed on a $1 million mortgage with a balance of $787,519.
The United States backs Viet Nam leader Ngo Dinh Diem after France questioned his ability to govern. U S officials stress Diem's continued leadership as Paris and Washington clash over how to counter the Indochina crisis amid Viet Nam’s civil war unrest.
Ngo Dinh Diem’s Nationalist troops push back Binh Xuyen rebels in Saigon as fighting widens in Cho Lon. An American aid official is missing. Cabinet backs Diem while Bao Dai resists calls to meet. U S envoy Collins heads to Saigon after talks with Eisenhower.
Washington April 29 spokesmen for the Pentagon told the House Armed Services Committee it is absolutely necessary to extend the special draft of doctors and dentists to ensure medical care for the armed forces. AMA opposition, based on word from Dr. Berry that he would not seek an extension, was noted by C. Joseph Stetler. The committee weighs a bill to extend the draft to mid May, with current expiration in June.
French Foreign Minister Antoine Pinay and Chancellor Konrad Adenauer reported progress in their Bonn talks on French German problems. They aimed to settle remaining Saar issues including Roechling steel works ownership, a key factor in Coal and Steel Community balance. Faure linked sovereignty to Roechling settlement.
Dr. Jonas Salk joined 11 experts in Washington for a Public Health Service briefing on post inoculation polio cases linked to Cutter Laboratories vaccine. Officials report 20 total cases across California Idaho Washington Illinois Colorado and Georgia, with most likely preexisting polio before inoculation. The panel aims to separate vaccine effects from existing illnesses while reaffirming confidence in immunization.
A 40-year-old woman told state police she shot and killed ex-amateur heavyweight fighter John Jarosik in a Canonsburg hotel room. She, Sa bina Scarsellato, was arrested and jailed in Washington County on murder charges after allegedly saying he tormented her, with a .38 pistol used in the forehead wound.
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