Legislature Hears Opposition to Gasoline Tax Hike
Lawmakers heard strong opposition to a proposed increase in the gasoline tax from five to seven cents per gallon and diesel tax from five to six cents. Griffith defended the proposal as road funding, noting long county road mileage and past state spending. Industry reps cited higher costs and regional impact if tax rises proceed, while the Senate moved other routine business.
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Lts
Griffith
G. Mathews
Grantsville
West Virginia Farm Bureau
Acc
Farm Bureau
Mathews
Fingerprints checked in Serge Rubinstein case
Detectives examined 18 prints found in the bedroom where multimillionaire Serge Rubinstein was found. Six prints were Rubinstein’s, and two more matched others, with the rest under comparison to a police file of nightclub workers. A glove and purse found in the room were traced to a friend’s associate.
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New York
Serge Rubinstein
Asst. Dist
Alexander Herman
Rubinsteins
Herman
Rubinstein
Pet Wray
Iri
Cpl Dickinson Seeks Review of Court Martial Conviction
Army Cpl Edwards Dickinson from Crackers Neck Virginia asks the U S Court of Military Appeals to review his Korea era court martial for allegedly collaborating with Red Chinese captors and informing on prisoners. His civilian attorney Quy Emery filed the petition last Friday and the court will decide if it will grant review.
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Washington
Edwards
Dickinson
U. S. Court of Military Appeals
Korea
Quy Emery
Crackers Neck
Dr John Mott Dies at 89 Nobel Peace Prize Recipient
Dr John R Mott 89 evangelist and advocate of international understanding died in Orlando Florida. He served as general secretary of the National Council and the International Committee of the YMCA, helped organize the World's Student Christian Federation and contributed to founding the International Missionary Council. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1946 and held honorary leadership roles with the World Council of Churches.
Age-Old Puzzle Hurdles Tax on Exports in Congress
Washington report notes the House Ways and Means committee debated a century old question on taxing exports. The session opened January five with strong lobbying from Cabinet officers and businessmen. The debate touched on trade expansion and aid to allies, amid partisan positions.
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Ways and Means Committee
Congress
George Washington
Harald
Tig
School Girl Reads Ike Speech Then Receives Punishment
Reese Michigan January 31 History students listened to President Eisenhower's State of the Union on January 7. Elaine Solgat 16 whispered to a classmate as punishment she copied the 7700 word speech in longhand taking nearly a week. She sent it to the President who returned it with a note apologizing for the length and best wishes.
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Reese, Mich
Reese High School
Eisenhower
Congress
Elaine Solgat
Elaine
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower pushes federal reinsurance and health facility loans
President Eisenhower urged Congress to create a federal reinsurance system to bolster private health insurance and expand coverage for millions. He also proposed a federal guarantee program for private mortgage loans to build hospitals and clinics, with funding details still to be set.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
America
Seee
Pre- Ama
James Hagerty
Millionaire Leaves Fortune To Servants
Eu gene R Phillips who died two weeks ago in Winter Park Ohio left a quarter of a million dollars to three staff members. The secretary Andrew J Hlalter and housekeeper Mrs Jeanne Claghorn each received 100000 while chauffeur James H Hughes inherited 50000. He had been a Providence Rhode Island cable manufacturing firm executive and spent winters in Winter Park since 1925. He also left 200000 and all his personal property to his daughter Ke po Estelle of Larchmont.
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Winter Park
Fra
Eugene R. Phillips
Andrew J. Hlalter
Jeanne Claghorn
James H. Hughes
Providence
R.I
Ke. Po Estelle
U N Security Council to Act on Cease Fire After Molotov Talks
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov told British Ambassador Hayter Moscow is alarmed by the For mos Strait crisis and has relayed British and New Zealand views to China calling for a cease-fire to avert a major war. He blamed US-China tensions for the danger.
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V. M.molotov
William Hayter
Russia
Formosa Strait
China
New Zealand
Molotov
Hayter
Soviet Union
Discontinue Some Up State Bus Runs
Public notice states 12 bus runs serving Clarksburg Wheeling Grafton Parkersburg and Charleston will be discontinued. OSS says it informed the Public Service Commission of its intent and will follow PSC directions. PSC has not received a formal petition and notes runs cannot be cut without PSC action. Officials say elimination is due to extreme unsafety.
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Joe Wes
Virginia
Clarksburg
Wheeling
Grafton
Pairman
Charleston
Public Service Commission
PSC
Charleston City Council Sets Primary and General Dates
Charleston's city council designated March 14 as the municipal primary date and set April 14 for the general election. The decision finalizes local election timing for the upcoming cycle.
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Charleston City Council
Charleston
Jan
Boy 11 Gets Fingerprinted During Jail Visit
Oklahoma City report notes eleven year old Gary Haskins on a jail tour had fingerprints taken. He quipped that now he’ll be stuck for every crime committed around the house.
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Oklahoma City
Gary Haskins
Gary
Virginias Brace For Colder Weather Lifts Expected Soon
The West Virginia cold wave blamed for three deaths prompted a Weather Bureau forecast of Monday night lows of 4 to 10 degrees in the east and 10 to 15 in the west. Readings in Wheeling and other towns showed subfreezing temperatures as lingering snow flurries and last day’s bitter cold persisted statewide.
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Clarksburg
Guiezle Wit
U. S. Weather Bureau
Huntington
Wheeling
Platee A & Elkins Huntington
Fxes
Elmer Ellwood Webster
Jane Lew
Gordonsville
Pulaski
Pront Royal
Richmond
Bristol
State Highway Dept
Virginia
Chinese Fire On Tachens as Forces Brace for Stand
Formosa reports Chinese Communist batteries shell nearby Tachens Islands where a 15,000 man garrison prepares for a bitter stand if attacked. The 7th Fleet and four carriers move to cover potential withdrawal while Adm Stump says evacuation not ordered yet. Cease-fire prospects dim as Nationalists and Communists clash on terms.
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Globe
Toechen Islands
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Mies
Tachens
Paes
7Th Fleet
Pasaie Se Eae
U.S
Formosa Strait
Acsrns
Honowlu
Stump
Taipei
U.N
Watlonaliens
Senators Move To Publicize Names On State Relief Rules
Charleston January 31 The Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill to publish the names and addresses of persons on state relief rules. Leaders Sens Taylor of Mingo and Bowers of Wetzel steered the measure which would require public release by the Department of Public Assistance.
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Charleston
Senate Judiciary Committee
Sens. Taylor
Dmingo
Bowers
R - Wetzel
Department of Public Assistance
Ridgway Warns 140000 Army Cut Could Endanger National Safety
Gen. Matthew Ridgway told the House Armed Services Committee that a proposed cut of 140,000 Army personnel would threaten U S security and jeopardize the nation during a crisis involving Red China. He noted a worldwide force reallocation would affect the entire Army and that the final decision lay with higher authorities. Secretary Stevens testified with Ridgway and acknowledged cuts would still leave the Army two-thirds larger than peacetime but could affect capabilities if unforeseen developments occur.
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Washington
Army
Matthew B. Ridgway
Ridgway
Brooks
Sentece
Far East
Stevens
America
United Nations Considers Formosa Cease Fire Discussion
The U N Security Council voted 9-1 to place on the agenda a New Zealand plan for a cease fire in the Formosa Straits and invited communist China to participate. A Soviet amendment to prioritize Moscow's plan failed 10-1. debate over seating Peiping delegates also shaped the session.
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N. Y
U.N. Security Council
Formosa Strait
Red China
Leslie Munro
New Zealand
Naum
Formosa
Arkady A. Sobolev
Soviet Union
Ecjonoma
Peiping
Tsiang
British Seek Quiet Settlement of Formosa Crisis
Informants indicate nine Commonwealth leaders reached a broad accord to press Chiang Kai-shek to abandon Quemoy Matsu and Tachens and to seek a peaceful settlement in Formosa and the Pescadores. The plan envisions a safer 100 mile belt between Nationalist bases and the mainland with U S defense debated and a possible Big Four meeting suggested by Churchill.
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China
Quemoy
Formosa
Pesecadores
Pescadores
United States
Eisenhower
Matsu
U.S. 7Th Fleet
Tachens
Chiang
Nehru
Peiping
Commonwealth
Anthony Eden
Churchill
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