Coal Research Center Urged To Aid Virginia Industry
A Virginia congressional subcommittee heard calls for a coal research center to boost coal industry development in Virginia and beyond. Rep Jennings urged larger coal research funding, arguing 1955 spending of 17 million was far below levels for other industries. Witnesses from mining companies and state officials pressed for expanded funding and a national oversight body akin to the Atomic Energy Commission.
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House
Need For Coal Research Center
Virginia
Abingdon
Rep
Jennings
D-Va
Edmondson
Dokla
Chenoweth
Rolo
Aspinal
Dcolo
Southwest
W.H. Caldwell
State Department of Conservation and Development
Caldwell
Robinson
Norton
Sec
Robert H. Hughes
Clinchfield Coal Co
Dante
Fred Short
Buchanan County
Atomic Energy Commission
Fred Prosser
Norfolk and Western Railway
Roanoke
Winifrede Man Found Guilty Of Murder
A Winifrede man William Barnhart, 39, was found guilty of second degree murder in the death of Lee Hill, 62, of Chesapeake. The jury of 12, including 10 women and two men, deliberated 18 minutes in the Charleston case. Judge William J. Thompson set sentencing for February 21 after a defense motion to set aside the verdict. Hill was shot at his home on December 2 after an argument over a card game.
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Charleston
William Barnhart
Winifrede
Lee Hill
Chesapeake
William J. Thompson
Pen Hill
Six-Alarm Fire Destroys Part Of Holy Rosary School
A six alarm blaze at Holy Rosary Elementary in Pittsburgh damaged the three story brick building during noon recess. About 150,000 dollars in damage reported as flames spread from a basement boiler room to upper floors and the roof. All 30 of roughly 760 pupils escaped safely while Sister Anne Gertrude led students in prayer at Holy Rosary church.
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Pittsburgh
Holy Rosary
Stephen Adley
Anne Gertrude
Holy Rosary Church
Church Notices at Bluewell Baptist
J Taylor Stinson, minister, leads Sunday School 9 45. M R Carner, superintendent. Preaching 11 am and 730 pm. B T U 630 pm. Prayer Meeting Wednesday 730 pm.
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Bluewell Baptist
J. Taylor Stinson
M. R. Carner
B.T.U
UN General Assembly backs conciliatory Algeria resolution
UN General Assembly approves unanimously a conciliatory resolution urging a peaceful democratic solution to Algerian conflict. France calls it a capitulation while Algerian nationalists say the vote is a moral victory and legitimacy of their self determination.
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United Nations
N. Y
U. N. General Assembly
Algeria
Assembly
Champeix
Moulay Merbach
Algerian National Movement
Imposter Wins Leniency For Impersonation Of Teacher
Ferdinand W. Demara Jr. was given a suspended six months in jail and two years on probation after pleading guilty to cheating by claiming a college degree to obtain a state teacher's license. He taught 40 pupils on North Haven Island, Maine, and has prior notoriety from impersonating a New Brunswick physician in the Canadian navy during the Korean War.
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Demara
North Haven Island
Lawrence, Mass
Superior Court
Armand A. Dufresne Jr
New Brunswick
16 Spy Rings Believed Operating In U S
Former Soviet secret police officer Alexander Orlov told the Senate Internal Security subcommittee that at least 16 spy rings are believed to be operating in the United States spying for the Soviet Union. He said he does not know of any Communist now in the U S government or involved in espionage. He added many rings may be led by Russians fearful of both Moscow and exposure if they defect.
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Washington
United States
Soviet Union
Alexander Orlov
Senate
Internal Security
U.S
Orlov
Kremlin
Ritchie's Oldest Lady Passes at 101 in Parkersburg
Parkersburg reports the death of Elizabeth Ann Valentino Cross in an Ellenboro nursing home. Ritchie County's oldest resident would have turned 102 on August 1. She survived by 80 descendants, including six children, 19 grandchildren, 38 great grandchildren, 15 great great grandchildren and two great great great grandchildren.
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Parkersburg
Ritchie County
Elizabeth Ann Valentino Cross
Ellenboro
Weather outlook for West Virginia and mid Atlantic states
Weather West Virginia expect cloudy skies with intermittent rain or snow turning to rain high 36 to 44. Saturday rain turning to snow with flurries and colder. Sunday mostly cloudy with few snow flurries. Virginia to 40s with rain ending Saturday and a cold turn. Maryland and Western Pennsylvania cautious cold with rain and snow flurries. Sunday colder. Washington report notes 24 hour temperature and rainfall figures.
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West Virginia
Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Sterner Licensing Rules Move Through Senate
Senate proposes strict liquor sales licensing limiting sales to salaried producers and prohibits fee based licenses. Bean bill raises liquor rep license from 10 to 1000 dollars and bars relatives of political party officers from licenses. A separate judiciary measure targets advertising debt pooling services and caps fees at two percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Senate
Bean
D-Hardy
State Liquor Control Commission
Judiciary Committee
Norstad Declares NATO Stands Strong Before Audience
Rome February 15 General Lauris Norstad supreme commander of Allied Forces in Europe said NATO stands strong enough to annihilate any enemy. He spoke before a diplomatic audience at the Italian Institute for International Reconciliation outlining the power of the 15 nations under his command.
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Rome
Lauris Norstad
Europe
NATO
Italian Institute For International Reconciliation
Norstad
Hungarian Refugees Permitted in Brazil
In Rio de Janeiro on February 15 President Juscelino Kubitschek signed a decree allowing 10 000 Hungarian refugees to enter Brazil. The original quota was 3 000.
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Brazil
Rio DE Janeiro
Juscelino Kubit- Schek
Sisters Drowned In Guyandotte River Search Continues
Volunteers and boats from multiple counties pressed on for a fifth day to recover Diane 9 and Betty 10 Hatfield from the Guyandotte River near New Richmond. The capsized motorboat carried eight aboard during a trip to a school bus, with a family awaiting answers and merchants offering rewards for the girls' bodies.
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New Richmond
Guyandotte River
Pineville
Joe Hansbarger
Diane
Betty
William Hatfield
Baileysville
Hansbarger
Hatfield
OY Uvheilr
Logan
Mingo
Wyoming
Rain And Gusty Winds Hit Central Section
A weather disturbance moved through Oklahoma causing showers and thunderstorms in Arkansas, southern Missouri, and western Tennessee with gusts of 30 to 40 mph. Dust rose in parts of the Plains and Upper Mississippi Valley, while snow mixed with dirt in North Dakota and Minnesota and spread into the Upper Great Lakes.
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Associated Press
United States
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Missouri
Tennessee
Plains
Mississippi Valley
North Dakota
Minnesota
Great Lakes
Pacific Coast
Atlantic States
Bulgarian Delegation Arrives In Moscow
Bulgarian government delegation arrived in Moscow for talks on political economic and cultural questions. Premier Anton Yugov declared on arrival that Bulgaria's ties with the Soviet Union are unshakeable and indestructible. Albania remains the sole satellite state absent since the Hungarian revolt.
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Moscow
Anton Yugov
Bulgaria
Soviet Union
Albania
Aga Khan Honored As Spiritual Head
Prince Aly Khan stood in for his father at a jubilee honoring the Aga Khan’s 1885 assumption of the title Imam. The 80 year old spiritual head of the Ismaili Moslem sect missed the event due to illness and sent a message from the French Riviera to wish happiness to five million followers.
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Bombay
India
Aly Khan
Aga Khan
Aga
French Riviera
No Changes In Rates For Coal
The Interstate Commerce Commission voted 6 to 5 to keep current coal shipment rates from Pennsylvania and nearby areas to Eastern Seaboard points from Maine to Virginia unchanged. An investigation began in 1954 after a petition from coal associations claiming postwar rate increases harmed eastern markets. The panel noted rate differentials are only marginally different from traditional gaps and deemed no revision warranted.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pennsylvania
Seaboard
Maine
Virginia
Aan
Lepreoncsing Wa Final A
Clearfield
Maryland
West Virginia
ICC
Assn
Bills Sent to Governor Include Pay Increases and Forest Protections
The House sent to the governor bills to raise the salary of the Kanawha County Circuit Court law assistant from 7000 to 8200 dollars annually and to raise the Jackson County Criminal Court judge from 6500 to 10000 dollars starting January 1, 1960. Other measures cover forest conservation powers, sanitarian registration standards, intestate succession in certain cases, and prohibiting employers from charging job seekers for medical exams. Votes ranged from 87 to 95 in favor.
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Charleston
House
Kanawha County
Senate
Mongan County
Hackson County
Criminal Court
Liquor Commission to Replace Employees in Charleston
Charleston February 15 E Gaujot Bias new chairman of the State Liquor Commission announced the board has begun to replace its 600 employees. About 400 workers would be affected with most Democratic appointees likely to be replaced by Republicans, reflecting a GOP shift since Governor Underwood took office last month.
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Charleston
E. Gaujot Bias
State Liquor Commission
Bias
Underwood
Hinton City Officer Dies of Heart Attack
Hinton, Feb. 15 James Herbert Walker a 34 year old Hinton city police officer died after chest pains. He went on duty this morning and was taken to a local hospital where he died two hours later. Walker had served on the force since 1949 leaving a widow and three children.
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Hinton
James Herbert Walker
Walker
Lisbon Pushes Plans For Queen's Visit
Despite heavy rain Lisbon citizens prepared for the arrival of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. Officials raced to complete stands and docks as Portuguese guards and regalia practiced marching and wheeling for the state visit.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Britain
Elizabeth II
Duke of
Edinburg
Deaths and Funerals in Virginia and Michigan
Mrs. Mary Silvinia Howell, 62, of Blackie Virginia, dies at home. survivors include one son, six daughters, two brothers, five sisters, 29 grandchildren, and three great grandchildren. Rites set at 10:30 a.m. with interment in Osborne Cemetery Blackie. Caney Bascome Arms, 41, formerly of Grundy, dies in Centerline Michigan. survives six children, six siblings, and six sisters. Services at Deskins Community Chapel with Rev. Elijah Boyd. Interment Lester Cemetery Deskins. James W. Karr, 52, of 2805 Bland Road, dies at St. Luke's Hospital. survived by widow Pauline, three sisters, one brother. Last rites at Hawkins Funeral Chapel with Monte Vista Cemetery burial. Mrs. Margaret Stallard, 73, of North Tazewell, to have services at Bandy Freewill Church. interment Clinch Valley Memorial Cemetery Richlands.
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Silvinia Howell
Mary Silvinia Howell
Blackie
Bronscome
Harrison Blankenship
Dewey Stiltner
Grundy
George Stiltner
Alvie Lester
Richard Stacy
Amonate
Robert Hurley
Kelso
Harvey
McKinley Blank
Nelson Lester
Jink Baker
Osborne Cemetery
Caney Bascome Arms
Centerline
Mich
Junior
James
Mildred
Maxine
Meraldine
Hart
Squire
Elihu
Red Ash
Thea
Raven
Rowe
Walker Osborne
Vansant
Clovis Cook
Drill
Clarence Jackson
Page
Bascome Horn
Mt. Heron
Roby Cook
Lebanon
Eva Lou Cartwright
Deskins
Saeger
Virginia
Eliza Boyd
Lester Cemetery
James W. Karr
Bland Road
St. Luke's Hospital
Abb’s Valley
Giles and
Octavia Moore Karr
Pocahontas Land Corp
Pauline Bailey Karr
Frank Karr
Bailey Switch
Nida Brown
Kimball
Wirt Bailey
Bluefield
Sally Mullins
Nemours
Hawkins
Monte Vista
Margaret Stallard
North Tazewell
Bandy Freewill
Wythe White
Joe Sargent
Clinch Valley Memorial Cemetery
Richlands
Hurst Scott
Funeral services for Mrs Cora Musick Cox of Richlands Va
Funeral services were held Sunday at 11 a.m. from Richlands Tabernacle for 67 year old Mrs Cora Musick Cox. Interment followed in Lockhart Cemetery at Honaker Va. She is survived by three sons Nathan Tawl Sterling and two daughters Fannie Noel Edward Tuggle Jane Marie Clara Elswick Bernard Lambert two brothers Walter Dale Musick and three sisters Wade Lowe Betty Coleman Ellen Compton. The body was moved to the residence yesterday from Honaker Funeral Home.
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Cora Musick Cox
Richlands
Ina
Richland’s Tabernacle
Lockhart
Honaker
Nathan and
Tawl
Sterling
Rowe
Fannie Noel
Edward Tuggle
Harlan Dye
Swords Creek
Mrs Matilda J Stevena Smith dies in Elgood at 82
Mrs Matilda J Stevena Smith widow of Ballard P Smith dies at home in Elgood aged 82. Pioneer Marcer County resident born May 22 1871 in Poplar Hill Virginia daughter of John and Sarah Stevens. Survived by four daughters Mary Long Julia Robinson Alma Penn Dorotha Stevens and son Fred with 33 grandchildren and 28 great grandchildren. Body at Lagos Funeral Service Bluefield awaiting arrangements.
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Matilda J. Stevena Smith
Ballard P. Smith
Elgood
Marcer County
Elgood Baptist Church
Poplar Hill
John and
Sarah Thompson Stevens
Giles County
Mary Long
Bluefield
Julia Robinson
Alma Penn
Dorotha Stevens
Fred
Lagos
Funeral services for Clifford L Williams in Abbs Valley
Funeral services for Clifford Lafayette Williams 42 of Abbs Valley Va will be held at 2 p m Sunday at Boissevain Methodist Church with Rev W D Morgan officiating Burial follows in Rose Lawn Memorial Cemetery Williams is survived by parents Mr and Mrs John E Williams two sisters Mrs Edgar Rutherford and Mrs Roy Hicks eight brothers Thomas Estes Willard Lloyd James all of Bluefield Va Route 1 Bay of Ohio Clarence and Leslie both of Bluefield VA The body lies at Pocahontas Union Funeral Home then church at 1 p m Sunday American Legion Post of Bishop will conduct military rites Also funeral services for Mrs Annie G McMillan 46 Pageton died Wednesday will be Sunday at 1 30 p m at Mt Zion Holiness Church Rev Thomas Tucker and Rev J H Taylor will officiate Interment in Oak Grove Cemetery The body awaits at Lagos Funeral Service and will be moved to residence at 5 p m today and placed in church one hour before service Flowerbearers and pallbearers named. Cars to be at residence by 1 p m.
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Clifford Lafayette Williams
Abbs Valley
Boissevain Methodist Church
W. D. Morgan
Rose Lawn Memorial Cemetery
John E. Williams
Edgar Rutherford
Roy Hicks
Thomas
Estes
Willard
Lloyd
James
Bluefield
Bay of Ohio
Clarence
Leslie
Pocahontas Union
American Legion
Bishop
Williams
Annie G. McMillan
Pageton
Mt. Zion Holiness Church
Thomas Tucker
J. H. Taylor
Oak Grove
Lagos
Mose Cuthberson
Harry Manns
James Vernon
Paul Watkins
William Spencer
John Lee Rucker
Robert Powell
Raymond Rucker
Sam Burdette
John Burdett
Local Funeral Notices for Five Residents
Hubert G Lovell 51 of North fork dies age 51 funeral today 1 p m Northfork Baptist Church burial Wood lawn Cemetery Sidney A Seay 67 of Maybeury funeral today 2 p m Ma Methodist Church interment Roselawn Memorial Cemetery Edward J Gibson 49 of Norton Virginia funeral today 1 p m Dudley Memorial Chapel Bluefield interment Sunny Point Cemetery McMillan Mrs Sidney 46 Pageton funeral Sunday 1 30 p m Mt Zion Holiness Church burial Oak Grove Cemetery Dalton Mrs William T 64 Bluewell and Miss Jean 62 Worth joint services today 2 p m Worth Methodist Church interment Roselawn Memorial Cemetery Woodlawn Cemetery respectively
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Lovell
Hubert G
Northfork
Northfork Baptist Church
Woodlawn
Seay
Sidney A
Maybeury
Ma Methodist Church
Roselawn Memorial
Gibson
Edward J
Norton
Dudley Memorial
Bluefield
Sunny Point
Bland County
Shifts in Soviet Foreign Policy Power Plays
World capitals react to changes in the Soviet leadership with Anrei Gromyko returning as foreign minister and Dmitri Shepilov moving to new duties. Analysts weigh whether Molotov’s camp regains influence and if the hardline Stalin era policies resurface versus Khrushchev’s soft line.
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Dmitri Shepilov
Foreign Ministry
Andrei Gromyko
V. M. Molotov
Khrushchev
Stalin
Central Committee
Shepilov
Gromyko
Supreme Soviet
Marshall Tito
Russia
Molotov
First Tentative Cut Sparks Post Office Protest
Washington report on early budget cuts to postal funds. Deputy Postmaster General Maurice H. Stans calls the proposed 58 million dollar reduction drastic and ill advised. House Appropriations Committee trims 80 million overall for the Post Office and Treasury. Some members expect restoration when the House acts next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Post Office Department
Maurice H. Stans
House Appropriations Committee
Post, Office and Treasury Departments
House
Rep
Canfield
GSA Probe Deemed Wasteful By Republican Lawmakers
Senator Chavez of New Mexico said a federal building program investigation would be ordered next week as part of a lease purchase project stalled in several cities. No bids came in for the Huntington building valued at 3.5 million dollars, and a broader deferment of similar projects was announced by the General Services Administration. Dr. Neal of West Virginia urged the probe, arguing private capital will not finance structures at the four percent rate set by Congress.
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Republican
Dennis Chavez
DNM
Advertiser Today
Chavez
Kedenon Public Works Committee
Huntington
General Services Administraon
Alabama Jury Report Due At Noon
Montgomery officials say the Montgomery County grand jury, probing racial violence tied to bus integration, will report at noon. Seven white men arrested for bombings and gunfire may be indicted, but identities stay secret until rearrested on warrants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Montgomery County Grand Jury
William F. Thetford
Supreme Court
Estranged Husband Shoots Wife at Detroit Store
In Detroit, February 15, a man fired a .32 revolver at his estranged wife amid bargain shoppers in the J. L. Hudson Co. basement, killing 50 year old Helen Jackson after chasing her through crowds. Det. Lt. Hiram Phipps identified the suspect as Rolin J. Jackson, 52, of Dearborn, who had threatened to kill her and her sister Catherine Fishman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Helen Jackson
J. L. Hudson Co
Hiram Phipps
Rolin J. Jackson
Dearborn
Phipps
Boston Post Publisher Charged in 299 Indictments
Suffolk County grand jury indicts John Fox publisher of the suspended Boston Post on 299 counts for failure to pay wages to cages. The Post suspended publication last October.
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Boston
Suffolk County
John Fox
Boston Post
Post
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