Local papers add wirephoto to services
Bluefield newspapers and WHIS TV joined the Associated Press Wirephoto network enabling simultaneous photo and story releases. The Photofax system prints 8 by 10 pictures on 11 inch paper with eight minute transmission, linking Bluefield to 200 plus cities and stations.
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Daily Telegraph
Sunset News
Bluefield
Whis-Tv
Associated Press
The
Telegraph
Channel 6
Canada
Mexico
U. S
West Virginia
Huntington
Colonel Guilty In Aiding Reds
FT. LEWIS Wash December 21 Lt Col Paul V Liles a West Point graduate was found guilty by a 10 man Army court of aiding the enemy through propaganda recordings while a prisoner of war in Korea 1950 53 He was suspended in rank for 24 months and deprived of command authority While cleared on other counts his promotion remains unaffected by the sentence The case marked the first time a West Point graduate faced collabo ration charges Brig Gen Fred W Sladen Jr presided and after the ruling Liles and his wife left the court smiling.
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Tacoma
Wash
Paul V. Liles
Liles
Korea
Fort Lewis
FT. Lewis
West Point Grad- Ala
United States
Claude E. Fernandez
Fernandez
Fred W. Sladen Jr
Lynchburg Fire Costs Millions
An early morning blaze in Lynchburg Virginia raged for five hours destroying seven stores across four buildings. Damages are estimated at two to twenty two million dollars with heavy water damage to adjacent structures and ammunition explosions causing shattered windows on the street. The origin remains undetermined and Gannaway and Co Inc were gutted by the flames.
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Lynchburg
Virginia
Gannaway and Co., Inc
Bride 24 Altered License In Norfolk Jail
In Norfolk on December 21, Elizabeth Amos 24 altered a marriage license to hide a prior marriage after marrying Henry Cleveland Drannon Jr. He is a USN member from New Orleans who wished a priest ceremony. Police found she faced forgery charges and a worthless check case with bonds set and additional charges likely for changing an official record.
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Norfolk
Norfolk City
Elizabeth Amos
Corporation Court Clerk's
Henry Cleveland Drannon Jr
USN
New Orleans
Corporation Court
Adlai Son Hart In Car Wreck
Adlai Stevenson's son John was severely hurt when his car crashed into a truck on a railroad overpass east of Elkhart Indiana. Two Harvard classmates riding beside him were killed. A fourth student was injured. Stevenson flew in from Chicago for treatment with a bone specialist.
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Elkhart
Ind
Adlai Stevenson
John
Harvard
Stevenson
Harvard University
Goshen
James F. Gilligan
Nebraska City
Neb
Chicago
James Stack
John Alden Carpenter
Willard Wirtz
Roger Tubby
Cooper Cride
Fred Gill
Detroit
New York Central Railroad
US 20
Gill
Young Stevenson
Cleo Rance
St. Petersburg
Fla
Loveless Defense Witness Reverses in Death Trial
Logan December 21 Melvin Loveless the sole defense witness in the third trial for the robbery slaying of Mrs Sarah Reed testified his prior accusations were false saying officers forced his earlier statements. Sherman a co-defendant signaled a switch to support Loveless after receiving a letter claiming to confess and seeking amends.
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Logan
Melvin Loveless
Sarah Reed
Circuit Court
C. C.chambers
D. Jackson Savage
Charleston
Defense Council
Sherman
Loveless
Joyce
Savage
James Rufus Jones
Westinghouse Breaks Talks Over Abusive Conduct in Negotiations
Westinghouse Electric Corp halted talks with the APL-CIO International Union of Electrical Workers citing profane abuse during sessions. Federal Mediator Murray noted the meeting ended early with no further negotiations scheduled to resolve a nine week strike that has shut 30 plants. The company said it remains willing to resume talks once the union stops personal attacks and focuses on issues.
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Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Apl-Cio International Union of Electrical Workers
Westinghouse
R. D. Blasier
John R. Murray
Murray
United Electrical Workers
Ind
Blasier
IUE
Factory Workers' Purchase Power Reaches November Peak
The Labor Department reports that stable living costs and higher take home pay pushed the average factory worker’s purchasing power to a new November peak. After taxes pay rose about 80 cents weekly to $72.85, with year over year take home pay up $4.67.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Irving Coste
Plane Crash Near Remy Strip Claims Constellation Role
Jacksonville crowds awoke to news of a Constellation airliner crash near the Remy strip just seconds from landing. The craft struck trees and pigs and burned, killing pilots and a Miami employee aboard. Debris scattered as the airport reported low visibility and a 300 foot ceiling. Local witnesses recalled the plane appearing to land too low before impact. Authorities reported mail bags burned with some cash recovered. BAL president Thomas A. Armstrong expressed regret and noted the ongoing investigation. Two Air Force accidents nearby added to the day’s fatalities and disappearances.
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Jacksonville
Sprsonboard Air Lines
Remy
Toll
Florida
Tom McBrien
New York
Leroy Connell
Connell
Wil Hess
Thomas A. Armstrong
BAL
Northeast Cold Wave Grips Northeast in 47 Below Subzero Temperatures
New York and surrounding areas faced a brutal cold wave with readings as low as 47 degrees below zero. Trains ran late, power failed, schools closed, and thousands of motorists were stranded as emergency services reported a surge in calls. Two people died in Jersey City amid the cold. the Hudson River froze rapidly, trapping a salvage boat near Tarrytown until a Coast Guard icebreaker freed it.
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New York
Jersey City
New York Automobile Club
New York City
Adirondack Mountains
Upper New York
Old Forge
Owls Head
N.Y
Clarence Dufore
Stillwater Reservoir
Saratoga County
Hudson River
Tarrytown
Coast Guard
Eisenhower Welcomes Fourth Grandchild in Washington
A baby girl born at Walter Reed Army Hospital at 4 53 p m EST makes President and Mrs Eisenhower grandparents for the fourth time. The child weighs 7 pounds 2 ounces and the mother Mrs Barbara Eisenhower and the baby are reported to be doing well. Maj John Eisenhower relayed the news to the President by telephone. The couple have three other children David 7 Barbara Anne 6 and Susan 3.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
James C. Hagerty
Barbara Eisenhower
Eeisenhower
Maj
John Eisenhower
David
Barbara Anne
Susan
Railroads Sign Pact For Wage Increase
Railroads and union representatives in Chicago reached a wage pact for about 750,000 nonoperating employees. The agreement provides an increase of 14 to 42 cents an hour plus company paid hospital and medical benefits retroactive to December 1 1955. The board's recommendations require the railroads to cover hospital and medical plan costs starting March 1 1956.
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Chicago
Security Council Postpones Japan U.N. Membership Vote
United Nations New York December 21 The Security Council indefinitely postponed a vote on Japanese membership to avoid a veto. Sir Pierson Dixon said Japan is fully qualified and hopes for admission soon. Arkady Sobolev abstained as Britain pressed for delay amid Soviet veto threats.
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United Nations
N.Y
Security Council
U.N
Pierson Dixon
Britain
Japan
Arkady A. Sobolev
Sobolev
Three Year Old Girl Dies from Bonfire Burns
Alexandria report of 3 year old Linda Harrell who died in a local hospital from burns after clothing caught fire from a bonfire near her home. She was burned over about 20 percent of her body, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Harrell.
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Alexandria
Linda Harrell
Thomas A. Harrell
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