Norfolk and Western Nickel Plate Agree to Merge
The Norfolk and Western Railway Co and Nickel Plate plan a conditional merger forming a large carrier from Norfolk to St. Louis with access to Great Lakes cities. Stockholders and the Interstate Commerce Commission must approve. a 110 mile Ohio link and PRR stock involvement are key. The combined company would rank among the top 10 U.S. railroads, with extensive coal, ore, steel, and auto cargos.
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Philadelphia
Norfolk and Western Railway Co
New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Co
Nickel Plate
Norfolk, Va
West Virginia
Ohio
Indiana
St. Louis
Great Lakes
Chicago
Bufalo
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pennsylvania Railroad
Columbus
Sandusky
New York
Allfred M. Perlman
New York Central Road
United States
Perlman
Stuart T. Saunders
F. S. Hales
PRR
James Symes
Saunders
Norfolk & Western
Virginian Railway
Eisenhower Arrives Manila on Far East Welcome Tour
President Eisenhower lands in Manila for a three day visit seen as a prestige boost for the Philippines and Garcia. Crowds on the typhoon season streets are expected to greet him with banners as he travels to Malacanang Palace in an open car.
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Manila
Eisenhower
Japan
U. S
Far East
Washington
Wake Island
White House
Ancorage
Alaska
Carlos P. Garcia
Garcia
Philippines
Formosa
Okinawa
South Korea
Malacanang Palace
Police Trailer Mixup In Bluefield Involves Girl Scouts
Patrolman Ted Land discovered a rented trailer chained to a tree in a city park. After tracing to dealer Charles Hurst, the trailer was reclaimed and returned to the Cherry Street service station. Police investigated as 102 Girl Scouts and staff enjoyed an unscheduled adventure.
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Land Sunday
Mitchell Stadium
Land
Charles Hurst
Hurst
Elkins
Cherry Street
Nua
Reby Brown
G. A. Browder
Princeton
Drownings Near Galax Claim Two Fishermen
In Galax Virginia two fishing companions James Mac Anders 18 of Fries and Charles Delp 22 of Baywood drowned in the New River near Bogers Ferry Crossing when one fell in and the other dived to help. A third witness could not save them.
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Galax
New River
Here
James Mac Anders
Fries
Charles Delp
Baywood
Anders
Delp
Mercer Man Beaten and Robbed of 500 Dollars at Home
A Mercer County man James Oscar Cole was beaten and robbed of about 500 dollars at his isolated Hatcher Hollow residence near Oakvale. He told authorities he was jumped around 9 pm Sunday as he entered his darkened home. he regained consciousness and was found by his brother Valdy Cole around midnight.
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Mercer County
Hatcher Hollow
Oakvale
James Oscar Cole
Valdy Cole
Cole
Honor Student Is Fined and Sentenced in Fatal Accident
David Neal Fox an 18 year old Gilbert High School honor student and senior class president was fined 500 dollars and costs and sentenced to one year in jail on a negligent homicide charge arising from a fatal automobile accident near the school last September Also charged was 16 year old James Trent for reckless driving in the same crash which killed 62 year old Wetzel Hackney of McAndrews Kentucky Circuit Judge Charles Ferguson deferred Foxs sentence until after the school term and scheduled probation review for September 8 Trent failed to appear and his case was deferred
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Fox
Trent
Thou Shalt Not Steal Will Likely Be His Next Sermon
New Bland Street Methodist pastor L. D. Roe arrived in Bluefield to assume duties. He stayed at the West Virginian Hotel and found his car missing hubcaps after Sunday services.
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L. D. Roe
Bland Street
Japanese police raid leftist groups in Tokyo and Kawasaki
Police clashed with rock throwing protesters as they raided pro Communist groups linked to the June 1922 Eisenhower visit protests. Four left wing labor leaders were arrested at two Tokyo universities and a Kawasaki factory amid a nationwide security push.
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White House
James C. Hagerty
Eisenhower
Japan
Nobusuke Kishi
Tokyo
Kawasaki
Broadway Lights Return as 12 Day Blackout Ends
New York theaters reopen after a wage blackout with curtains up at 8 40 p m. Nearly 900 actors return under a new Actors Equity contract granting a pension plan. The sector faces a combined payroll and lost box office impact, amid prior protests over pensions and wages.
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New York
Broadway
Morosco
Footights
Actors Equity
Producers’ League of New York Theaters
Equity
Pinian
Rainbow
Foreign Aid Slashed By House Group
The House Appropriations Committee cut 790 million from Eisenhower’s foreign aid request, proposing 3.3845 billion for the year starting July 1. Attempts to restore funds for direct military aid and defense support failed. the president protested the reductions as harmful to U.S. security and allied defense.
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Washington
Eisenhower
House Appropriations Committee
House
John Taber
RNY
Gerald R. Pord
Amieh
Otto FE. Passman
D-La
Friendly Nations
Congress
Ingrid Bergman and Rossellini Marriage Annulled in Rome
A Rome civil tribunal annulled the Mexican proxy marriage of Ingrid Bergman and Roberto Rossellini after finding Bergman was still married to Dr. Peter Lindstrom at the time of the proxy ceremony. The ruling ends their stormy ten year union and allows them to part, with their three children retaining the Rossellini name under Italian law.
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Rome
Ingrid Bergman
Roberto Rossellini
Stromboli
Rossellini
Robertino
Miss Bergman
Peter Lindstrom
Lars Schmidt
France
Rossellinii
Dr. Lindstrom
Wet Weather Dominates West Virginia Forecast
Huntington AP reports showers and cooler temperatures will dominate West Virginia weather through Saturday according to the weather bureau.
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Huntington
West Virginia
Weather Bureau
Powers Granted Speedy Approval to Visit Moscow
Oliver W Powers won swift consent from both nations to travel to Moscow to aid his son Francis G Powers, held in a spy case. A Soviet official noted a passport date and plans to depart in August, with travel details still unsettled and no official trial date announced.
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Washington
UPP
Oliver W Powers
Cominy
United States
Soviet Russa
Moscow
Absay Pasos
Powers
Pewee
Sol Cory
Norton, Va
Franklin Schultz
Francis G. Powers
Oliver Powers
Norton
Risaia
State Department
Raymond Hare
TVs Captain Midnight Arrested After Ruckus
Hollywood AP report says actor Richard Webb, age 31, known as Captain Midnight, was jailed after a confrontation outside his barricaded home. He reportedly challenged four officers to a gun duel before police restrained him. his wife Florence posted his bond and he admitted, I goofed.
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Hollywood
Tower of Strength and Virtue
Richard Webb
Webb
Florence
Tva
Jaycees Vote 300 Dollars for Tourist Center Drive
The Bluefield Jaycees approved a 300 dollar contribution to a tourist center fund drive. The project shared by the Jaycees and the Little Garden Club has raised about 3,500 dollars so far. Joe Neel reported 52 boys have registered for the Soap Box Derby set for Bland Road on July 2.
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Bluefield Jaycees
East River M
The
Jaycees
Little Garden Club
Joe Neel
Neel
Bland Road
Solons urge Johnson nomination from party leaders
Three Democratic senators and two West Coast House members urged Lyndon B Johnson be nominated as the Democratic candidate for president. The group includes Senator Mansfield of Montana Senator Long of Hawaii Senator Bible of Nevada and Reps King of California and Inouye of Hawaii.
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House
West
Lyndon B Johnson
Texas
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Oren J. Long
Hawaii
Alan Bible
Nevada
Cecil King
California
Daniel Inouye
Ilawaii
Cows Die as High Tension Wire Sparks Fatal Contact
In Richmond Virginia a herd of dairy cattle totaling 30 was killed when they touched a high tension line blown down by Monday night winds. The crash cut power and prompted safety checks by officials.
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Richmond
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