Northern Democrats clash over civil rights tactics in House
In Washington on June 7, Rep. Wayne Hays of Ohio denounced Rep. Adam Clayton Powell of New York in a bitter exchange over a Southern backed jury trial amendment to the civil rights bill. Hays accused Powell of sending a scurrilous letter to sway votes, while Powell, recovering from a heart attack, remained away from the chamber.
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Washington
Wayne Hays
Ohio
Adam Clayton Powell
New York
Hays
Powell
Ae Powell
Congress
Bethesda
Naval Hospital
Pennsylvania
Mississippi
Alabama
Walter
Ohioan
Rep
Dies
D-Tex
Hitler
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Bee Stings Kill Aged Kentucky Resident
A 68 year old man died after being stung 18 times in the face and neck while tending bees at his Harlan County home in Kentucky. Grant Shockley kept bees as a hobby and was attacked when the insects slipped under his protective covering.
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Bevarts
Grant Shockley
Harlan County
DeMolay Conclave Underway In Bluefield West Virginia
Virginia annual DeMolay conclave opened in Bluefield with about 170 members from 11 chapters. The event at Bluefield Auditorium featured initiations, officer nominations, a 6:30 banquet with Dr. Charles Keesor as speaker, and a grand ball at the West Virginia Hotel with honorary Chevalier conferrals.
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Virginia
Bluefield
Edgar T. Ballard
Ralph Gearhart
E. R. Phelps
Oad
West Virginia University
Comstock
Point Pleasant
Black Diamond
Welch
Clar Sear
Potomic
Rg Beee
Kévger
Richard Rny Chanter
Rifle
Ae Valley
East River
Charles H. Keesor
Wheeling
Knights Templar
Kessor
Senta
Orris Temple Shrine
Ei Tor Grotto
Mirian Chapter Order of Basterna
West Virginian
Chevalier
W. Va
Macedonia
White Shrine
Jeruselem
Girard Case Strains U S Japan Amid Army Debate
Asian tensions rise as William S Girard a 3rd class specialist from Ottawa Illinois faces Japanese court charges over a January 9 death from a grenade launcher blast. American authorities debate whether to try him in Japan or by court martial in the United States amid mounting public scrutiny.
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Associated Press
United States
Taipei
Formosa
U. S
Robert R. Reynolds
Cobra
Young Williams
Girard
Ottawa
Ill
Japan
Naka Sakai
Somagahara
Vice Corruption Tightens Grip in Bakers Union Probe
Senate investigators heard testimony on the Bakers Union case linking James G. Cross to payments to a known prostitute described as his friend. A Los Angeles office manager testified that funds paid thugs to beat a youth and a colored man, while a witness invoked the Fifth Amendment. Cross is married and Mrs. Lower has prior prostitution convictions.
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Bakers Union
Washington
James G. Cross
Cross
Senate
Los Angeles
Kay Lower
Albert Barclay
Bakers Union Local 37
Newsom
Nelson
New York City
Near normal temperatures forecast for West Virginia
The U S Weather Bureau predicts near normal temperatures in West Virginia for the next five days. Look for cooler conditions Sunday and Tuesday with averages around 69 in the north and 70 in the south. Scattered showers are expected Saturday and more widespread rain Wednesday totaling one inch or more.
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Huntington
West Virginia
U.S. Weather Bureau
Three Japanese Welders Hurt In Explosion
Three Japanese welders were killed and one seriously injured aboard the British oil tanker Stanvac Japan in Nagasaki after a gas explosion during repairs. A small fire followed the blast, quickly controlled, with light damage to the tanker.
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Nagasaki
Japan
Stanvac
Areere
Meany Urges Beck to Resign as Teamsters Chief
AFL CIO leader George Meany urged Dave Beck to resign as Teamsters president or be ousted immediately. Meany said Senate disclosures harm labor but that cleansing corruption is essential. Beck faces accusations of misusing union funds and tax evasion charges and may not seek re election.
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Washington
George Meany
Aplcio
Dave Beck
Teamsters
Beck
Meany
Afl-Cio
Senate
Oer
Tacoma
Wash
Conte
Teamsters Union
State Coal Production Up Two Million Tons
The West Virginia State Department of Mines reports four month coal output reached 31,119,727 tons, about two million more than the 1956 four month total. April production was 13,417,207 tons, up from 12,070,679 tons in April 1956.
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Charleston
State Department of Mines
West Virginia
Department
Foolish To Quit Atom Tests Experts Back Continued Trials
Dr Shields Warren told a Senate subcommittee that halting tests would threaten national safety and hinder weapon reliability. He supported Libby of the U S Atomic Energy Commission, who insisted testing is essential for defense. Linus Pauling’s appeal to halt fallout risks drew debate as he faced possible questioning, which the committee postponed.
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Washington
Shields Warren
F States
Senate
House Atomic Subcommittee
Willard F. Libby
U. S. Atomic Energy Commission
Libby
Warren
Free World
Linus Pauling
Pauling
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
Subcommittee
Robert Morris
Ag Department Reports Farmers Store Corn Under Loans
The Agriculture Department said by May 15 farmers stored about 13 percent of last year’s corn under price support loans. The 1955 crop amount stored matched the prior year and over half of the total came from Illinois and Iowa, the leading producing states.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Illinois
Iowa
US Poland aid pact pledges 95 million dollars to resist Moscow
The United States pledged 95 million dollars in aid to Communist Poland to resist Moscow domination and boost trade. The package includes a 30 million Export-Import loan, 18.9 million in surplus farm goods, and 45.1 million for further farm sales, with early deliveries and tax-free assets talks to follow.
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Poland
Reds
Warren Rogers JR
Washington
United States
Moscow
State Department
Pownan
Soviet Union
Te Saat
Congress
United
Paneer
Department of Agricultur
U.S. Students Freed After Detention in Hungary
Two South Carolina students, Mike A. Gilbert and Warren Hair, released from a Budapest prison after being held since May 26. They reached the Austrian border at night escorted by Hungarian police and reported good treatment and brief interrogations during their 12 days of confinement.
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Nickelsdorf
Australa
South Carolina
Hungary
Mike A. Gilbert
Walterboro
Warren Hair
North Augusta
S.C
Budapest
Lake Neuside
Sopron
Gilbert
One Dies in Bluestone Head-On Car Crash
A late night head-on collision on West Virginia Route 85 near the Mercer County line left 17 year old Dewey Swimm dead and six other young men injured. Swimm, a front seat passenger in a 1957 Chevrolet driven by C L Gregory of Pocahontas, was pulled from flames and died at 11 15 p.m. The crash also involved a Ford from Bluestone with drivers Douglas Agee and Frank Crigger among the injured. authorities had not learned a cause or ownership details.
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Bluestone
Bluefield
Pocahontas
Dewey Swimm
Roy Swimm
Bluefield Sanitarium
W. Va
Mercer County
Swimm
C. L. Gregory
Gregory
Junior Perdue
Jerry Moore
Boissevain
Ronald Davis
Abb’s Valley
Douglas Agee
Willard Agee
Frank Crigger
Ella Crigger
Agee
Crigger
Falls Mills
Pocahontas Union Funeral Home
Barnes Shumate
Washington
Eisenhower
Florida
Mayport Naval Base
Fla
Eisenhower Defends Modern GOPism In Address
President Eisenhower delivers a vigorous defense of modern GOPism in a public address. Reporter Jack Bell notes emphasis on party principles and reform, framing the stance as a response to critics while outlining policy directions.
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Eisenhower
Eisenhower Warns GOP Leaders on Fulfilling Platform Pledges
President Eisenhower urged Republican leaders in Congress to translate the 1956 GOP platform into law, saying the party’s responsibility is to carry out pledged measures or risk collapsing the government. He cited unity and discipline as crucial for 1958 and 1960 gains and defended his spending plans.
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Congress
Washington
Eisenhower
Senate
House
Knowland
California
Bridges
GOP Policy Committee
Wangel
Whey
Eeisenhower
Republians
GOP
Robert E. Merriam
Charles Thomas
Secretary of the Navy
National Finance
Greeks Approve Status Pact Allowing Greek Trial for U S Airman
A parliamentary committee in Athens approved a contentious pact governing U S armed forces in Greece. It would allow Greek courts to try a U S airman implicated in a fatal truck incident, with U S government representation in civil cases. The airman J C Massili of Benwood West Virginia faces manslaughter charges, while opposition protests continue. The agreement shifts from prior extraterritorial rights to NATO discipline rules.
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Atheins
Greece
U. S
J.C. Marion Massili
Benwood
W. Va
Stephen Sarafis
Massili
Seement
NATO
U.S
Parliam Committee
Liberal Party
Themistocles Tsatsos
Trailways Seek Fare Adjustments Across Southern West Virginia
Virginia State Lines operator Trailways asks the Public Service Commission to approve fare changes for Southern West Virginia routes. Some fares would rise effective July 1 while others drop. key boosts include Bluefield to Huntington and Mullens ranges, with reductions on Pineville Bluefield and several Northfork Pineville runs.
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Virginia State Lines
Trailways Buses
Public Service Commission
Weat
Mullens
Bluefield
Huntington
Welch
Pineville
Northfork
Oceana
Man
Logan
Chapmanville
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