Wintry West Virginia Sees Slim Thaw Amid Snow Flurries
Charleston reports a grudging relief as temperatures rise slightly but cold continues across the state. Snow flurries forecast. 13 weather related deaths this period. Many counties keep schools closed. Monongalia and Preston counties delay reopenings. A Parkersburg barge spill and frozen river hazards add to dangers. Fire departments handled 14 thawing-related blazes from improvised torches.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Weather forecast predicts cold spell for West Virginia
The Weather Bureau says the outlook through next Monday will run 8 to 12 degrees below normal, with northern parts averaging around 27 and southern areas near 27 to 31, delivering sharper寒冷 conditions across the state.
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West Virginia
Weather Bureau
Weather Toll Hits 236 Dead Across 25 States
Relief crews worked to restore transport, business, and schools as deep snow and cold paralyzed the eastern half of the nation. The Weather Bureau warned a quick thaw could bring floods while drifts up to 25 feet blocked the Mississippi near Cairo and Ohio River traffic halted.
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Weather Bureau
Cairo
North Carolina
New York State
Albany
N. Y
Mercer County Schools Reopen After Snow Pause
Mercer County schools resume after a three day layoff though Tazewell Bland and Monroe counties remain closed for possible rest of week. Roads are mostly clear with slick spots while coal deliveries lag and residents face extreme cold.
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Mercer County
Tazewell
Bland
Monroe
Nixon Named as Contact in FCC Channel Fight
Washington reports that a letter described Vice President Nixon as the right man to approach for a Miami TV channel applicant. A Nixon aide would present it, but there is no testimony that the matter reached Nixon. Kefauver said he had incidental talks with three FCC members.
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Daniel P. Sullivan
Crime Commission of Greater
House Probers Start On Filter Tip Smokes
A House government operations committee report finds most filter tip cigarettes deliver as much nicotine and tar as nonfilter brands. It accuses manufacturers of deceiving the public and criticizes FTC for lax advertising policing. The panel notes filter tips rose to 40 percent of sales by 1957 and cites rising lung cancer deaths.
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Bowman Gray
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co
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U.S. Shifts Tone on East West Summit Talks
The United States sharply redefines its stance on a top level East West summit, rejecting terms Moscow dictates. Officials link the move to President Eisenhower’s letter to Bulganin and a broader Western reaction to Soviet double talk.
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Minsk
Military pay plan urged for immediate enactment
Ralph J. Cordiner urged Congress to adopt the civilian committee’s revolutionary military pay plan without delay to strengthen incentives and retain officers and enlisted men. He testified before a House Armed Services subcommittee assessing a Defense Department bill based on the recommendations. The plan aims to save billions and bolster national defense by ending delays and changes from the department.
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Churchill Hospitalized With Pneumonia on the Riviera
Sir Winston Churchill is ill with pneumonia and pleurisy at Roquebrune Cap Martin in France. Doctors say he is in good spirits, reading papers and visiting with family, with another bulletin promised tomorrow night.
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Montague Browne
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Churchill
London
David M. Roberts
Riviera
Browne
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Roberts
Education Group OKs Federal School Aid
A House education subcommittee approved bills to continue federal aid to schools in areas crowded by federal activity. The measures would liberalize existing law and apply aid for construction and operation maintenance based on pupil parent residences and work bases tied to defense production.
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Washington
House
Mercer Court Order Upheld
Charleston February nineteenth The Attorney General's opinion says trial courts may direct sentences to run concurrently in whole or in part. The Mercer County case involved two sentences of one to ten years for breaking and entering. The judge ordered five years concurrent and five years consecutive, totaling eighteen. the opinion finds this within discretion and proper.
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Owen E. Lemley
State
Mercer County
Asst. Atty
Giles D. H. Snyder
Snyder
Criminal Court
Car Crash Kills 22YearOld James Shortt in Smyth County
A 22 year old James Doren Shortt of North Holston Virginia died when his car struck a cliff on Route 91 five miles north of Saltville around 5 45 p m yesterday Deputy Sid Snodgrass Smyth County sheriff office said the car was moving at a high rate of speed Marvin Mash of FS ignodena MP cut and bruises were treated at McKeen Hospital Saltville also Jim Carter of North Holston admitted for observation Shortt is survived by his parents one brother and three sisters Funeral arrangements are pending Henderson Funeral Home Saltville
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Chilhowie
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Henderson Funeral Home
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