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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1955
Page
3
Judith Crist reports from England and Europe on how European wives outlast American marriages and offer men security and leadership. She cites officers and spouses across Britain France and Germany noting differences in household roles and emotional ties compared with American wives.
Formosa observers report Nationalist leaders foresee an unavoidable US against Red China war. They frame Formosa as a future base for a government in exile, awaiting chaotic Communist collapse and a liberated mainland despite no desire for conflict.
Geneva Walters 29 year old divorcee is held without bail as grand jury action is expected. Sheriff report says Walters admitted shooting Doran Cook 55 at her Lynch Hollow home after Cook threatened her over a new relationship. Cook had served as justice of the peace about 12 years ago.
The piece describes three groups in Taiwan: those fearing Communist collapse and Nationalist comeback, believers in a divine miracle aiding a return to China, and officials who think eventual change will bring the Mainland back. It portrays stark political hardship, economic strain, and persistent faith in Chiang Kai-shek’s eventual triumph.
Charleston June 13 State Police Supt. Boyles announced the resignation of Trooper R. M. Fizer effective June 30 to accept other employment. Fizer, a Huntingdon native, has served with the department since June 14, 1954 and was stationed in Princeton.
ODTA official Sam D May announced to the Blue Kiwanis Club that a proposed Virginia Turnpike would raise average speeds from 34 to 60 mph and cut travel time by more than an hour across the southwestern Virginia corridor. The route linking Glen Lyn Pearlsburg Dublin Hillsville would connect with the West Virginia Turnpike at Glen Lyn. Feasibility studies due late October or early November will decide whether construction proceeds.
Gen Maxwell D. Taylor arrived in PRANKFURT Germany for a firsthand look at U S troops in West Germany before becoming U S Army chief of staff. He flew in from the Far East via Japan where he was U S Pacific commander.
The Netherlands government charged that 23 Dutch prisoners in Indonesia have suffered inhuman torture since arrest 18 months ago. A white paper accused Indonesian police of maltreating some prisoners and using them as witnesses against others. It appealed to world opinion to base treatment on human dignity.
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