Galaxy Man Fatally Shot After Entering Home
James Everett Fender, about 30, died from shotgun wounds after entering the home of Clyde Frost in Galax Virginia. Frost, who said Fender struck him on the porch, fired a 12 gauge shotgun in self defense. Frost is detained as charges are prepared.
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Socialists adopt multi billion public works plan at 29th convention
The Socialist party finished its 29th national convention in Philadelphia with a platform calling for a large public works program and repeal of the Taft Hartley Act. A broad restructuring resolution urges non electoral campaigns and community action to defend civil liberties extend social welfare and pursue peaceful foreign policy.
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Socialist Party
Senators Nip Columbus 6-5 In Opener In Charleston
The Charleston Senators and the Columbus Red Birds split a doubleheader with Charleston taking the first game 6-5 and Columbus winning the nightcap 9-7. Al Ware and Bob Masser delivered late-inning triples while Herb Adams started Columbus' big first inning in the second game. Dick Fowler took the loss for Charleston.
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West Virginia High School Tourney to Be Held in Huntington
Huntington will host the 1955 West Virginia High School Basketball Tournament next March 17 to 19. Marshall College athletic director R A Morris Jr says the move honors Huntington and staff will supervise the event with help from Huntington Chamber of Commerce. Officials plan a July 1 committee formation to set details and study school board wishes. Philadelphia notes mention pepper pot scrapper and cinnamon bun as regional curios.
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Bob) Morris Jr
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Deaths and Funerals Local memorials and obituaries
A long list of obituaries and funeral notices for Andrew Morrissey Walter Slemp D E Mandry James Kidd Donald Cordie Kirby Craft and others. Services scheduled at Mercer Funeral Home Martins Ferry Funeral Home and local churches with interments at Monte Vista Sleep Cemetery Stowers Cemetery and family plots. Surviving relatives listed with pallbearers and honorary escorts. flowers requested to be directed to charities.
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R Woodburn
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Richmond Teen Drowns in Ches ter Lake
Bobby Randell Linkous aged 16 of Richmond formerly Lashmeet resident drowned Sunday at 6 p.m. while swimming in Chester Lake. Body recovered at 6 a.m. Monday. Son of Haskew and Una White Linkous, survived by two brothers Billy and Gene and sister Betty. Ambulance from Bailey Funeral Home Princeton transported body to Princeton for funeral arrangements.
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Stafford Finney 54 Died at Bluefield Sanitarium
Stafford Finney 54 died Sunday night at Blue field Sanitarium. Survived by wife Ethel Glenn, five sons Roy Troy Junior Earnest Charles in Navy, two daughters Frances Roten and Virginia Graham, mother Mrs K D Taylor, brother Marion, two half brothers Garnett and Lloyd Taylor, two sisters Gladys Chatten and Sally Chambers. Funeral Wednesday at 11 from Karnett's Marion chapel with burial at Roselawn Cemetery.
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U. S. Navy
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Sally Chambers
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Thought Control Policy Clash Warns Against Internal Division
President Eisenhower spoke on national unity and nuclear policy noting setbacks over an international atomic pool. He urged continued talks with free nations while warning that division threatens freedom and national strength.
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Dulles
Molotov
Murder Hearing Postponed in Kimball Slaying Case
A hearing for Ballard Campbell 50 held on suspicion of murder in the slaying of Josephine Taylor 42 of Kimball was postponed to 1 p m today. Campbell will appear before Mayor J Max Dawson who said no murder charge has been filed yet. The shooting also killed housekeeper Mrs Taylor as bullets struck George Reese’s Kimball home early Sunday.
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Soldier Being Brought Down From Mt McKinley
In Fairbanks on May 31 a rescue party uses a sled as a stretcher to bring Pfc George Argus a 25 year old Brooklyn GI down Mt McKinley after a 1000 foot fall. One rescuer died in the ascent. Argus survived 15 days trapped in a tent with a broken hip and is now being moved toward a helicopter pickup below 5 000 feet.
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George Argus
Mt. McKinley
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Reds accuse U S press of lying on Geneva talks
Pravda and Tass assail the American press for distortion and misinformation about the Geneva conference. They say United States papers publish proposals from Soviet, Chinese, Korean, and Viet Minh delegations in a truncated form, and claim reports claim negotiations have run into a blind alley.
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Pravda
Tass
Press Today
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Democratic Republic of Viet Nam
Red Revolt Plan Studied by Congress in 1973 Outline
A document claiming to outline Mao Tse-tung’s world revolution plan by 1973 is under congressional review. Senator Knowland released it into the Congressional Record, noting it appears to summarize Communist policy. The memo reportedly traveled with Chou En-lai to Moscow in 1953 and argues delaying war until victory is certain.
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R-Calif
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Batchelor Affidavit Clears Path for Back Pay
Cpl Claude Batchelor signed an oath denying Communist ties at Fort Sam Houston, enabling about 4000 dollars in back pay. He and Cpl Edward Dickinson chose to return home after initial refusals. Dickinson was court-martialed for collaborating with the enemy, receiving a ten year sentence. The Army investigates Batchelor for possible court-martial.
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Korea
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Methodists To Meet In Bristol For Holston Conference
About 1,200 delegates gather in Bristol for the 131st Holston Methodist Conference opening Wednesday through Sunday at Virginia High School gymnasiums. Daily sessions include 9 am business meetings and 4 pm sermons with Bishop Fred P Carson. Bishop Roy H Short presides and speaks.
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Rossville
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Dublin
Holston
Farmer Fatally Crushed When Tractor Wrecks
Thomas Gaylor about 40 was killed when the tractor he operated on Bud Hanshaw's farm overturned on a hillside near State Rt. 17 about 14 miles east of Pt. Pleasant today. The accident occurred on the farm in Pt. Pleasant area.
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Washington and Lee 12 Students Withdraw Over Honor Violations
Washington and Lee University President Francis Gaines announced twelve students have withdrawn after an honor code violations probe. Some were varsity athletes who obtained exam copies with help from a janitor using pass keys. Names will not be released. the Student Executive Committee conducted the investigation and extended the committee’s authority.
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Washington and Lee University
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Red Cross Swimming School Opens at Falls Mills Today
The annual Red Cross Swimming School begins at Falls Mills with junior and senior life saving courses from 9 a.m. to noon for five days. The senior course welcomes those 16 and older who have completed 10th grade and pass the swimmers test. Tenth graders under 16 may enroll if they can perform specified swimming skills. Junior courses are for ages 12 to 15 and those who completed 6th grade, also requiring pass of the swimmers test.
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Princeton Chief Outlines City Dump and Road Progress
Mayor Amos Beam told the Princeton City Council the new dump is ready for use and the access road nearly finished. The council offered 100 tons of stone to complete the road and awarded paving contract to Haynes Construction Company of Bluefield for 103 749 dollars.
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Weather Outlook for Mid Atlantic and Ohio Valleys
Maryland and Virginia expect partly cloudy skies with warmth and wind. Thunderstorms are possible Tuesday afternoon and evening, then Wednesdays become cooler and partly cloudy. West Virginia remains warm and humid with storms Tuesday into Tuesday night. Ohio sees showers and thunderstorms with wind and cooler conditions by Tuesday. Kentucky stays windy and warm with Tuesday thundershowers, cooling later. Tennessee shows warm humidity with Tuesday storms and cooler conditions by Wednesday. Western Pennsylvania foresees windy warmth, storms Tuesday, then cooler, partly cloudy air by Wednesday.
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Eighteen Brazilians Die in Nacional Air Line Crash
Meridional News Agency reports 18 Brazilians died when a Nacional Air Line plane crashed and burned near Itabira on Cerro Cipo Mountain, about 60 miles from Belo Horizonte. The aircraft carried three crew and 15 passengers.
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Belo Horizonte
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