Gray Commission Seeks Special Session On Virginia School Segregation
The Gray Commission recommends a special legislative session to address Virginia school segregation. The plan calls for the governor to summon the General Assembly to consider measures avoiding compulsory integration, with date to be announced by the governor.
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Gray Commission
Virginia
General Assembly
Commission
Stanley
L. Lindsay Almond Jr
E. Blackburn Moore
Berryville
Moore
Almond
Stirl
Ogre
National Assn
Legisla
Moo
Yugoslavia Seeks Equal Friendship with Soviet Union
President Tito declared Yugoslavia ready to mend frayed ties with the Soviet Union. He spoke to the Kremlin crowd promising friendship as equals and a return from the rift that began after Stalin expelled Yugoslavia from the family of nations eight years ago.
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Yuro- Slavia
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Stalin
Tito
Family of Nations
Red Square
Lenin
Pittsburgh Policeman Arrives In Wheeling
Police Capt. George W. Pruvis of Pittsburgh arrives in Wheeling to survey the municipal ice department after a grand jury probe found higher up interference with enforcement of seed and illegal liquor laws.
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Wheeling
Municipal Ice Department
George W. Pruvis
Pittsburgh Police
Wheeling Department
Eling
LeMay Urges Education Over Armed Deterrent at WVU
General Curtis E. LeMay addressed West Virginia University graduates in Morgantown urging peace through education and human understanding rather than indefinite reliance on a deterrent force. He received an honorary Doctor of Science and cited the need for scholars and professionals to advance with scientists to profit society.
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Morgantown
Air Power
West Virginia University
Curtis E. LeMay
U.S. Air Command
Gen. LeMay
Nathan I. Hall
Los Angeles
Hughes Aircraft Corp
Earle
Thompson New York
West Penn Power Co
LeMay
Divorces Filed by Fort Lauderdale Waitresses
Two Fort Lauderdale waitresses filed divorce suits naming Joseph C. Phelps as their husband. Assistant Solicitor Thomas Coker Jr. said bigamy charges would be filed. Helen Phelps said she left last September after five months of marriage due to beating. Eunice Phelps said Phelps took her to Georgia and married her May 12 and also beat her.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Atty
Pred Schmunk Jr
Tach
Schmunk
Thomas Coker, Jr
Joseph C. Phelps
Helen Phelps
Phelps
Eunice Phelps
Georgia
Pompano Beach
Malnutrition Claims Man as Bond Is Found in Home
In Sunt ington a 64 year old man Steve Callas reportedly died of malnutrition two weeks ago and a $10 000 U S Savings bond was found in his home. Attorney W H Darnall asked the court to appoint Gus Tsitouris acting administrator of the Dallas estate and the court granted the appointment. In Charleston Charles Denver Hughes former Esso district manager died at his home in Crede aged 71. He had served in Beckley Bluefield Fairmont and Charleston and retired in 1947.
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Charleston
Charles Denver Hughes
Esso Standard Oil Co
Crede
Beckley
Bluefield
Fairmont
Stalin
Britain to seek US talks over Cyprus crisis plan
London reports the Eden government aims to broaden Allied efforts with the United States and NATO partners to calm Cyprus tensions. Riots and killings electrify the island as Britain weighs liberal self rule, while Field Marshal King and government leaders assess the crisis with ministers and security chiefs watching Cyprus closely.
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Britain
United States
NATO
Cyprus
Eden
Sir John King
Mediterranean
Oe Erly
Alan Boyd
Rial
Gerald Templer
Harding
Eden Harding
Scotland Yard
July 9 Hearing set for bus fare boost in Virginia
The State Corporation Commission scheduled a July 9 hearing on petitions from nine Virginia bus companies seeking a 6 percent fare increase for intrastate trips. If approved, new rates would cap at three cents per mile. Providers include Atlantic Greyhound Corp, Richmond Greyhound, Carolina Coach Co, Black and White Transit Co, James River Bus Lines, Pennsylvania Greyhound Lines of Virginia, Pickett Service Co, three State Bus Co, and Virginia State Lines, Inc.
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Richmond
State Corporation Commission
Virgina Bus
Atlantic Greyhound Corps
Richmond Greyhound, Inc
Carolina Coach Co
Black and White Transit Co
James River Bus Lines
Pennsylvania
Greyhound Lines of Virginia
Pickett Service Co
Three State Bus Co
Virginia State Lines, Inc
Scientists Prepare Major Report On Atomic Radiation Effects
Washington June 4 The National Academy of Sciences announced a public discussion on June 12 to present a comprehensive study by more than 100 scientists on how atomic radiation affects health heredity crops food fish life and weather The report aims to summarize all available data and address concerns about radiation from bomb tests and peacetime atomic energy programs.
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Washington
National Academy of Sciences
Atomic Energy Commission
Detlev W. Bronk
National Academy
Bronk
Part Of Brink's Money Recovered In Boston Raid
FBI and Boston police recovered between 70 000 and 90 000 of the 1 218 000 stolen in the 1950 Brink s robbery. Two men Bennett and Buccelli were arrested and jailed. more suspects held in Boston. The money was hidden behind false walls in a rooming house basement and stored in newspapers and plastic bags. A tip from Jordan Perry Jr led to the raid.
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Boston
FBI
Quest
Ater
Bennett
Joseph F. Buccelli
Brookline
Tremont St
Buccelli
Jordon Perry Jr
Stone Mason
Baltimore
Brink
Weather Will Stay Cool With Rain Through Saturday
The Weather Bureau reports West Virginia will see cool conditions through Saturday with brief showers on Tuesday and again late Saturday. Temperatures will edge up on Tuesday, fall on Wednesday, then rise Friday and Saturday. Total rainfall is expected around a quarter to a half inch.
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Huntington
West Virginia
Weather Bureau
Coalburg Youth Fatally Injured In Collision
Elizabeth City North Carolina June 4 1947 18 year old Preddie Allen Palmer of Coalburg West Virginia died in an Elizabeth City Hospital from injuries suffered in a car crash twelve hours earlier. Driver Robert Allen Smith 18 of Portsmouth Virginia told patrolman O L Wise he fell asleep while returning from Nags Head and the car struck the end of a bridge on highway 158 in Currituck County.
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Elizabeth City
Preddie Allen Palmer
Coalburg
W. Va
O. L. Wise
Robert Allen Smith
Portsmouth
Nags Head
Highway 158
Currituck Coun
Hearing Continued For Greenhouse Man
Charleston June 4 Hearing for Eliott Strickland a 25 year old greenhouse worker charged with the slaying of his 2 year old nephew was continued in municipal court until Wednesday Strickland said he had not had an opportunity to consult his attorney.
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Charleston
Eliott Strickland
Strickland
Khrushchev
Stalin
Communist Party
Death All That Stopped Stalin From A Purge
Washington reports that Khrushchev's secret speech and subsequent discussions revive the claim that Stalin planned mass purges of Soviet leaders. Officials note uncertainty over the document's authenticity while outlining Khrushchev's charges of murder, tyranny, and purges and the possible motive to protect the Soviet leadership.
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Washington
Joseph Stalin
Nikita Khrushchev
Moscow
Ussr
Benson says soil bank not relief plan for farmers
Secretary Benson warns farmers the $1.2 billion a year soil bank is for reducing surpluses and conservation, not drought flood or credit relief. He urges not to turn it into crop insurance and notes final rules await release while some areas may qualify only by adjusting plantings or plowing under crops.
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Farmers Soil Bank
Beaver Dam
Wis
New Soil Bank
Soil Bank
Washington
Department
Supreme Court Limits Taft Hartley Strikes Power Says states may curb mass picketing
In a 6 3 ruling the court declares states can regulate dangerous strike actions despite the Taft Hartley Act. Justice Reed notes states may ban mass picketing force and threats, with emphasis on public safety. The decision follows a Wisconsin Kohler Co. case and declines federal questions on a California discharge. Justice Douglas dissents on a First Amendment violation in Doris Walker case.
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Supreme Court
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Justice Reed
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Eee
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Werte
Panos
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Kohler Co
High Court
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Doris Walker
Cutter Laboratories
Berkeley
Calif
Douglas
Warren
Justice Black
California
Clark
Uncertainties Hit State Mine Fields
In Fairmont West Virginia Union locals vote on back to work amid mine idle status. Two men may operate one roof bolting machine while three were assigned previously. Local vote favored continuing the walkout over returning to work. John L Lewis commented on accountability. Mine Workers Journal warned against unauthorized local strikes.
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Fairmont
West Virginia
Dation Coal Co
Harrison County
Cas
Lssue
Union, Management
State Mines Department
Williams
Jeries
Union
Cecil J. Urbaniak
UMW
Washington
Urbaniak
Commission
John L. Lewis
Mine Workers Journal
Huntington Radio seeks sale permit to Cowles Broadcasting
Greater Huntington Radio Corp. led by Sol J. Hyman asks the Communications Commission for permission to sell WHTN FM TV in Huntington West Virginia to Cowles Broadcasting a Cowles Publishing Co subsidiary that runs KRNT AM TV in Des Moines. Cowles would assume a $100000 debt to RCA.
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Washington
Greater
Huntington Radio Corp
Sol J. Hyman
The
Communications Commission
Huntington
W. Va
WHTN
Cowles Broadcasting Neaf
Des Moines
Iowa
Cowles Broadcasting
Cowles Publishing Co
Krnt-Am-Tv
Midwest
Cowles
Huntington Radio
Radio Corporation of America
Claytor Lake Claims Life Of Roanoke Man
A Roanoke man, Basom Blark, aged over 30, drowned during a swimming excursion at Claytor Lake near Christiansburg Virginia. He dove from a boat about 400 yards off shore and did not resurface. rescuers recovered his body.
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Claytor Lake
Roanoke
Christiansburg
Basom Blark
Financial Unity In State Sought
Charleston June 4 Princeton professor Dr John F Sly urged West Virginia to create a unified State Department of Finance and Administration with an advisory council. The plan aims to streamline accounting budgeting purchasing and personnel across five divisions to balance the budget reduce duplication modernize records and shift post audit oversight toward the legislature.
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West Virginia
Princeton University
State Department Finance and Administration
Council of Finance and Administration
John F. Sly
Legislatre
Joint Committee On Government and Finance
Commission On Interstate Cooperation
Sly
Department of Finance and Administration
Eir
Legislative Branch
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