Richlands elects W. W. Fields Sr mayor in heavy turnout
Richlands voters chose W. W. Fields Sr as mayor with 346 votes to 296 for incumbent B. J. Cook. Three new council members won: Paul Hefner 339, Harry Patteson 333, while incumbent Walter Simmons was re-elected with 367. Other towns in Virginia also held elections with mixed results and light turnout.
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Richlands
W. W. Fields Sr
B. J. Cook
Paul Hefner
Harry Patteson
Walter Simmons
Victor Cooley
John Cyphers
Kelly Crawford
Virginia
Pocahontas
L. B. Crawford
B. T. Graham
J. 8. Dennen
George E. Adams
R. Williams
J. K. Peters
W. Butt
W. F Shumate
M. B. Hammitt
R. 8. Wallace
C. W. Gilmore
Hobart Cheek
George Griffith
Jack S. Tothi
Howard Butt
Frank M. Soos
Bluefield
J. M. Pope
A. E. Andes
West
Andes
J. G. W. Gillespie
Hudson Huffard
C. P. Painter
Wytheville
John A. Lester
Albert B. Carpenter
D. L. Barnett
Walter A. Wysor
E. L. Udell
Dewey Crockett
Paul W. Livesay
M. H. Lacy
Robert Eley Johnson
John F. Vernon
Charles Worley
Rural Retreat
Chester C. Bowling
Forrest L. Rudy
Arthur Hayter, Jr
C. Allen Davis
J. L. Reynolds
S. W. Huddie
Cedar Bluff
A. A. Warner
W. R. Williams Jr
John C. Scott
O. D. Alitzer
J. M. Peery
Bernard McCall
Jack McFarland
FRIES
John W. McCallister
M. W. Wright
M. R. Kane
Sam Farmer
W. P. Wood
W. L. Jackson
Earle C. Boyer
Saltville
Saltyville
J. Q. Peoples
R. D. Campbell
M. L. Bunts
J. W. Sauls
J. M. Archer
W. J. Totten
C. D. Shannon
Hillsville
Dulles Sees Geneva Talks Tightening on Korea Indochina
Secretary of State Dulles said the Geneva conference nears a showdown over Korea and Indochina. He accused the Reds of dragging their feet on peace while expanding pressure on French Union forces in Indochina. He noted no immediate plan for U.S. congressional action and delayed his West Coast trip to stay briefed on developments.
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Washington
Dulles
Geneva
Korea
Indochina
Free World Nations
Southeast Asia
Eisenhower
Congress
Southeast
United States
Far East
State Department
West Coast
Omaha
Neb
Seattle
Rotary International
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Red China
Russia
France
Indochina States
Woodrow Cook Elected Mayor of Mullens City
Woodrow Cook was elected mayor as the Citizens Party gained a 2-1 edge in Mullens council. C F Stump trailed with 657 votes to Cook 814. City commissioners split between Citizens and Peoples parties with Gene Atkins 1 048 and W F Staats 755.
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Woodrow Cook
Mullens
Citizens Party
C. F. Stump
Peoples Party
Cook
Gene Atkins
W. F. Staats
Knight Leads In California Primary Returns
In San Francisco on June 8 Republican Gov. Goodwin Knight led Democrat Richard Graves in early California gubernatorial returns. With 58 of 22 524 precincts reporting Knight 1451 Graves 1071. Roosevelt bid for Congress in 26th District had no returns yet. In the Senate race for Nixon’s unexpired term Samuel Yorty led Kuchel 3544173 with 50 precincts reporting.
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San Francisco
Goodwin J. Knight
Richard P. Graves
Knight
Graves
26Th
James Roosevelt
Congress
Richard M. Nixon
Samuel W. Yorty
Calif
Thomas H. Kuchel
R-Cailif
New Construction Sets Big Record
Washington June 8 government figures show May new construction spending at 3.1 billion dollars. The Commerce and Labor Department reports first five months of 1954 reached 13.2 billion dollars, with May activity up 10 percent from April and up 2 percent from January–May 1953 levels.
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Washington
Commerce and Labor Department
Eight Santiago Jail Inmates Die From Green Bird Bite
In Santiago Chile the green bird drink made by inmates using varnish shellac onions lemon and salt has killed eight prisoners and left many others gravely ill. The incident highlights prison conditions and hazardous illicit concoctions created within the jail.
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Santiago
Chile
Rocket Sled Reaches 421 MPH In Earth Test At Holloman
Lt. Col. John P. Stapp rode a rocket propelled sled to 421 miles per hour on the ground at Holloman Air Force Base. The test, part of a series to study high altitude bailouts and supersonic flight effects, used six rockets and produced up to 22 g's deceleration, with dramatic photo evidence of strain and protective gear in use.
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Alamogordo
N. M
John P. Stapp
Air Force
Holloman Air Force Base
Stapp
Queen Mother Escapes Injury As Applause Panics
Queen Mother Elizabeth narrowly avoids harm when a horse rears during a awards ceremony in London. The chestnut horse, startled by crowd applause, knocked its groom down before the Queen continued with the presentation.
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Queen Mother
London
Elizabeth
Elizabeth II
Molotov Charges U S Plans to Prolong Indochina War
Soviet Foreign Minister V M Molotov accused the United States of scheming to undermine the Geneva conference and extend the Indochina war. He urged immediate talks on a political settlement, opposing a ceasefire first. Molotov warned of dangerous consequences and cited the State Department as connected to prolonging the war.
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Geneva
V. M. Molotov
United States
Indochina
Molotov
State Department
U.S.A
House Farm Group Rebuffs Eisenhower on Price Supports
The House Agriculture Committee rejected President Eisenhower's call for flexible farm price supports, voting 21 to 8 to continue 90 percent parity through 1955. Ezra Taft Benson warned of a presidential veto if Congress extends rigid supports. Senator Ferguson and Senator Holland urged flexibility, arguing current high supports cause surpluses and favor only four crops. The omnibus farm bill awaits floor action with committee's recommendation subject to possible override.
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Washington
House Agriculture Committee
Eisenhower
Ezra Taft Benson
Benson
Congress
Ferguson
Senate
Sen
Holland
Florida
House
Hope
R-Kan
House Committee
Egypt accuses Israel of bombing Egyptian outpost near Gaza
Cairo reports an Egyptian military outpost near Gaza was bombed by Israeli forces with no casualties. The claim emphasizes the incident occurred today and attributes responsibility to Israel.
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Egypt
Cairo
Gaza
U S To Launch Atomic Roadshow
Washington reports the United States will begin a series of traveling and stationary exhibits this month to promote the atoms for peace program. The first roadshow travels to Italy starting June 15, with a mobile exhibit planned for France or England, and larger permanent displays costing about $150,000 each planned for Brazil and Berlin.
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Washington
United States
America
Atoms For Peace
Free World
U.S. Information Agency
Italy
France
England
Brazil
Berlin
West Virginia mine deaths called “anything but favorable”
Charleston June 8. Frank B. King of the State Mines Department described West Virginia’s coal mine fatality record as “anything but favorable.” He noted 45 deaths this year, 29 from roof falls, and urged timbers be replaced after any removal. A Puritan Mines roof fall prompted a call for stricter inspection and potential inquest if negligence is shown.
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West Virginia
Charleston
State Mines Department
Frank B. King
King
Puritan Coal Corp
Puritan
Mingo County
Auditor Sims Defeated On WVU Dues and Tax Issue
State Auditor Edgar B. Sims was ordered by the West Virginia Supreme Court to pay $350 in dues for West Virginia University to the North Central Association. The court also reversed a lower court finding on taxing out of state insurance companies, holding those firms are regulated separately and not liable for the corporation license tax.
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Charleston
Edgar B. Sims
Supreme Court
West Virginia University
North Central Assn
Sims
WVU
Uni
Frank C. Haymond
North Central
West Virginia
Attorney General
Secretary of State
Kanawha County
State Supreme Court
W T. Lovins
Lovins
Cohn and Welch Find Common Ground Over Armed Services
In the Army McCarthy hearings Cohn and Army counsel Welch reached agreement on a simple point. Welch asked to ease public concern about communism and Cohn concurred that the nation’s services, the Army Navy and Air Force, are as capable now as in past wars.
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Cohn
Welch
Army
Navy
Air Force
Korea
Stevens Pledges Army Protection at West Point Graduation
Army Secretary Robert Stevens defended his department as the nation’s first line of defense against communism at the U S Military Academy graduation. He promised to shield officers from unwarranted attack amid Senate Army McCarthy hearings and described the army as a modern, tough force. About 10 000 attended the ceremony.
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West Point
N.Y
Army
Robert T. Stevens
Stevens
Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
U. S. Military Academy
Corps of Cadets
Senate
McCarthy
Military Academy
Senate Rules
Symington
Rules Subcommittee
Wisconsin
McCarthy Army hearings move toward windup with clashes
Washington June 8 Symington challenged McCarthy allies as bitter feud flares over the Army-McCarthy dispute. McCarthy chief counsel Roy Cohn testifies denying Stevens and Adams sought to shift the probe to Navy and Air Force. Mundt sets witness deadlines and hints at ending the inquiry next week while Clifford question lingers.
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McCarthy
Symington
Henry Jackson
D-Wash
James St .Clair
Joseph Welch
Special Army
Roy Cohn
Sen
Washington
McCarthy Army
Army
R-Wis
D-Mo
Wisconsin
Stevens McCarthy
Stevens
Cohn
Adams
Air Force
Navy
Mundt
R-Sd
Clark Clifford
Truman
Clifford
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Roy M. Cohn
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