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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1954
Page
3
Report mentions witnesses heard in a probe into a fatal Mingo County mine accident with statements and findings referenced. Names and exact details are unclear due to damaged text.
The Supreme Court agreed to review a decision by Illinois that would suspend motor carrier operating certificates for habitual overloading. The case, Hayes Freight Lines Inc. v Illinois, raised commerce clause issues over state regulation of intrastate and noncertified interstate truckers.
A public clock was installed in 1727 at the First Congregational Church in Guilford Connecticut. It operated in three successive churches until 1892.
Critics call the new production the Gone With The Wind of musicals and compare its scale to a sweeping Mississippi epic, praising its drama, music, and grandeur.
Washington report cites Changing Times guidance on marrying age. Studies show best success for marriages forming in the twenties with emphasis on emotional maturity, financial readiness, engagement length, and avoiding haste or delay. Older/newer couples face risks from different pressures and dating paths.
Charleston June 7 The Solicitor General's Office said there will be no appeal from the dismissal of conspiracy charges against 37 miners and associates tied to a coal mine strike at Widen West Virginia. U S District Court in Charleston had dismissed the charges March 15. The group faced counts accusing them of conspiring to deprive 58 people of civil rights during the strike that ended last year.
West Virginia Governor Marland says he will not evade the Supreme Court ban on racial segregation in public schools. He plans to attend a meeting of southern governors in Richmond to discuss implementing the decision, not circumventing it. State officials accompany him to focus on putting the ruling into effect.
A Naval Court of Inquiry continues to investigate the death of Robert H. Berg 20 a seaman apprentice USNR from Birmingham Alabama who died after a fight in a vacant lot at the Norfolk Naval Base early Wednesday Edmond V Dillon 18 also a seaman apprentice USNR from Brooklyn was detained and will remain in custody pending findings of the inquiry according to a naval spokesman
The Public Service Commission held brief hearings on petitions from three small utilities in Charleston on rate changes, new construction and service improvements. Sophia Water seeks approval for rates already in effect since 1946, with extra exhibits pending. Short Line Telephone Co requests dial system conversion and higher monthly charges. Shenandoah Gas seeks gas line construction in Berkeley County with distribution operation plans. Continued hearings on Shenandoah’s rate schedules remain pending.
Hunt will head the New River Coal Co to succeed the late L Ebersole Gaines. He is a 35 year coal veteran with New River since 1941 and was elected at a board meeting last week. The firm is among southern West Virginia's largest coal producers. Hunt has served as vice president of operations and as co executive vice president. He resides in Lillybrook.
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