Tornado Death Toll Rises in Region Identification of Slain Woman
A Bluefield man identified the murdered Minnie Bell Phillips, 51, of Jaeger, from a Knoxville Journal photo. Police linked the death near Rockwood, Tennessee to long investigation, while figures noted a rising death toll from the tornado.
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Bluefield
Jaeger
Knoxville
Rockwood
Tenn
Minnie Bell Phillips
W. Cone Price
Edgemont Drive
S&h Green Stamp Co
Wednessy
McDowell County
Price
McDowell
El Dorado tornado kills 13. damages at least $2 million
A wrong way tornado struck El Dorado from the northwest on Tuesday, killing 13 and injuring 57. The National Board of Fire Underwriters estimated at least $2 million in damage as residents mobilized for cleanup. Eleven bodies were placed at a temporary morgue, and several homes were destroyed or damaged.
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EL Dorado
Kan
Stanley Diel
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Stanley
De Gaulle Demands Obedience From Algeria Insurgents
Premier Charles de Gaulle sternly rebuked the Insurgent Committee of Public Safety in Algiers calling for loyalty to his Algeria policy. He ordered Gen. Raoul Salan to renounce political work and summoned Jacques Soustelle to Paris amid rising tensions. The committee sought to block local elections and called for a Paris housecleaning. De Gaulle’s stance widened rifts with right wing factions backing the revolt. Dulles to serve with De Gaulle in July may be linked to Anglo American talks. domestic committees resisted minister questioning as Pinay and others sought reports.
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Paris
de Gaulle
Committee of Public Safety
Algiers
Algeria
Raoul Salan
Jacques Messu
Jacques Soustelle
Salan
Soustelle
National Assembly
Switzerland
OK Dulles
Dulles
Harold Macmillan
Konrad Adenauer
Antoine Pinay
Pinay
Foreign Affairs, Overseas ‘Territories
Labor Committees
Princetonian held in death of infant girl
State Police charged the infant’s father George Albert 34 of Princeton with murder after an autopsy showed the six month old Georgia Virginia Brown died from a lacerated liver. Albert waived preliminary hearing and was returned to Mercer County Jail awaiting grand jury action. The baby died at Memorial Hospital and an autopsy at Bluefield indicated a traumatic blow caused the injury. The mother was released on her own recognizance and will report to state police Friday. She has three other children aged 6 5 and 17 months.
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George Albert
Princeton
Bee Peck
Mercer County
Criminal Court
Grand Jury
Georgia
Virginia Brown
Memorial Hospital
Bluefield Sanitarium
Criminal
Charleston
Albert
Peck
AF Chief Rebukes Worty General Over Moon Shot Dates
Secretary of the Air Force James H. Douglas condemned Lt. Gen. S. E. Anderson for publicly stating plans to launch three lunar probes this year with a first attempt in August. Douglas said Anderson had no authority to discuss launch dates as ARPA had not made a final decision. Roy W. Johnson heads ARPA in the Pentagon.
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Washington
Air Force
James H. Douglas
S. E. Anderson
Anderson
Air Force Research and Development
Douglas
Pentagon
ARPA
Advanced Research Projects Agency
Roy W. Johnson
Johnson
Duty Virginia 8 year old killed by dump truck near tunnel site
An eight year old girl, Calvert Rose Duty, was killed when a dirt dump truck rolled over her near a tunneling project in Duty Virginia. The truck driven by Fred R. Litton failed to see her as she stood between a hillside and a cut. State Trooper R B Dye confirmed the incident near the main tunnel work where Norfolk and Western spur line construction connects Clinchfield Coal mines to a new preparation plant at Carbo. Duty residents say the child had sold soft drinks to workers on site.
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Duty
Norfolk and Western
Calvert Rose Duty
Tom Duty
R. B. Dye
Clinchfield Coal Co
Carbo
Litton
Dickenson County
Abnormal Pressure Waves Trigger Japan Nuclear Test Note
The government meteorological observatory reported abnormal pressure waves detected in Japan at 6 am, likely caused by a U.S. nuclear test at Bikini Atoll, with timing noted as 4 p.m. EST Tuesday.
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Tokyo
Government Meteorological Observatory
U.S
Bikini
Japan
Cooler Weather For Mountain State
Huntington A P reports cooler weather is forecast for West Virginia as milder conditions return by the weekend. The Weather Bureau Wednesday predicted lower daytime highs and chilly nights across the state with a warming trend expected later.
Wage payments spark rise in personal income in May
Commerce Department data shows May personal income up over a billion dollars on an annual basis due to wage gains and government payments. Wages and salaries rose 700 million year over year after seasonal adjustments, lifting total personal income to 144.0 billion annually, though capital spending remains weak with 31 billion planned this year.
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Secretary of Commerce Weeks
Commerce Department
Underwood Sets 2 PM Special West Virginia Session
Gov. Underwood announces a special session of the West Virginia Legislature for 2 p.m. on June 23 to enable participation in a federal unemployment compensation program. Proclamation issued June 16 will outline items. expected focus is unemployment benefits with 12 extra weeks. Debate over extending tax requests may figure in, while House speaker selection and Senate appointments also await action.
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Charleston
Underwood
West Virginia
Congress
Eisenhower
Henry L. Ash
Attorney General
Ash
House
W. E. Flannery
Senate
T. E. Myles
Fayette
Julius W. Singleton Jr
Monongalia
W. T. Brotherton Jr
Kanawha
Paul H. Kidd
Gilmer
Harry R. Pauley
McDowell
Daim Underwood
Repercussions Mounting In Wake Of State Penitentiary Inquiry
Legislative Auditor Clarence Koontz will review a bid-docking transaction after a Kanawha County firm lowered its bid on 102000 license tags issued by Public Service Commission operators. State Treasurer Orel Skeen defends a prison timber fence claim, saying lumber came from a prison timber crew and was bought for $60 in 1953. The Joint Committee on Government and Finance, led by Del. Myles, demands tighter controls on inmate business and private profits. Copies of Murphy’s report were sent to the attorney general and Marshall County officers for action.
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Charleston
Moundsville
Legislative
Clarence Koontz
Kanawha
West Virginia
Orel J. Skeen
Jackson County
Penal Institution
Skeens
del. T. E. Myles
D-Fayette
Myles
Public Service Commission
Skeen
W. W. Murphy
Miller
Murphy
Senate
Ralph Bean
Dhardy
Marshall County
Tazewell County Woman Wins 32000 In New York Contest
Nancy Robinet te of Raven Virginia won 32000 in prizes on NBCs The Price Is Right. A chartered flight to New York from Mercer County Airport marks the start of a life changed by contest winnings. Her ups and downs include a 1945 car wreck after high school and years of studying and saving box tops to compete.
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Nancy Robinette
Raven
New York City
Mercer County
Tazewell County
NBC
Nancy
Richlands
Robinette
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Stanley Dial
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Bob Lemon
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J. Gordon James
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George McArthur
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By Sterling F. Green
State Penitentiary Inquiry
Harry Miller
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