Report on Asian Situation Circulates as Dulles and Carney Return
Washington dispatch reports Secretary of State Dulles and Admiral Robert Carney returning from Asia to brief President Eisenhower on Far East surveys. While Red moves may pause for weeks, probing actions around Nationalist islands continue. discussions include Formosa, the Pescadores, and potential Afro-Asian conference maneuvers in Bandung.
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Adm
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Naval Operations
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Formosa
Missing Virginia child sought by search parties in Allegheny County
In Covington Virginia on March 5 search parties combed the Snake Run area about 25 miles west of here for 2 year old Sandra McDaniel who wandered away from her grandparent home this afternoon. She had been staying at the Bates yard with her mother and father employed in Lynchburg. The Bates grandparents reported the gate was left open allowing the child to wander.
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Cecil Bates
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Lynchburg
Ward McDaniel
Sald Lee
Bates’ Yard
Daily Telegraph Spotlite Series on Jo Ann the Cornfield Cinderella
Daily Telegraph launches five part feature Spotlight An American Co Ed in Prince Rainier s Court detailing Jo Ann Stork known as a cornfield Cinderella after meeting Prince Rainier on a Monaco trip. The piece notes her trans Atlantic flight and a ghost writer helping craft her tale for readers.
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Daily Telegraph
University of Illinois
French Riviera
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First commercial atomic power sale eyed for West Milton plant
The Atomic Energy Commission announced the nation’s first commercial electricity from a nuclear reactor could be sold late this summer. West Milton New York will host an experimental 10 000 kilowatt reactor built by General Electric to test civilian use of reactor technology. Purchasers will be sought for power produced at the site with estimates for 20 000 people served, while plans for Shippingport Pennsylvania aim for 60 000 kilowatts by 1957.
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Atomic Energy Commission
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N. Y
Beedine
AEC
Shippingport
Duquesne Light Co
Consolidated Edison
New York
Hudson River
New York City
ANC
General Electric Co
Lad's Desperate Offer to Sell Dog Sparks Camp Funds
Memphis version of Jesse Hager a 13 year old from Jonesboro Ark offers to sell his doberman breed dog to raise money for a Boy Scout summer camp. He proposed to sell the dog for 60 dollars to join the camp and help the police department with a crook catching dog. Memphis Police Chief MacDonald received the letter and the story was reported by the Memphis Press Scimitar. Troy Douthill owner of a Memphis auto agency expressed sympathy asking where to send the money.
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Memphis Press-Scimitar
Memphis Automobile Agency
Troy Douthil
Carney mum on island status amid Formosa talks
Admiral Robert B. Carney, heading to Washington after high level talks on Formosa, refused to confirm whether the Nationalists might evacuate Quemoy and the Matsus. He said shipments should be speeded up and noted “tackled the realities” of the Formosa situation. He added no comment on U S planes hot pursuit and cited Pentagon decisions from President Eisenhower. Brief air raid alarms occurred as Nationalist forces misread planes.
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Washington
Robert B. Carney
Quemoy
Matsus
Red China
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Nfbe
Adm
Carney
Eisenhower
U.S
Hsinchu
Taichung
Lawmakers In Special Meet Advance Bills
Charleston March 5. The House of Delegates will reconsider the vote approving a downward revision of farm truck license fees. A motion to set a 2:30 p.m. Monday vote as a special order was adopted 45 39. The Senate moved to pass 15 bills, including a referendum on a Korean War veterans bonus and a measure liberalizing teacher certification with citizenship requirements.
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House of Delegates
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Dels. Hersmann
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D-Harrison
del. Davis
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Chamber
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House Finance Committee
Section Of Pike Closed As Rains In Area Cause Slides To Block Highway
Heavy rains across West Virginia and Ohio caused landslides and road closures. The Ohio River rose, threatening Logan and Charleston areas, with evacuations in South Parkersburg and Logan. Officials warned of higher stages and possible further flooding as crews assist affected families.
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Huntington
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Point Pleasant
West Virginia
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Wheeling
Weather Bureau
Leroy Stone
Guyan
Logan
Elk
Gauley
Kanawha
Stone
Ohio River
Matusow Set for Jencks Hearing in El Paso
Former Communist Marjus Matusow will appear at a Monday hearing in El Paso over his testimony in the trial of Clinton E. Jencks, an Independent Mine Mill and Smelter Workers Union official. Jencks was convicted of perjuring himself on a non Communist affidavit and seeks a new trial based on Matusow's affidavit. A federal grand jury is expected to probe Matusow's Jencks testimony.
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Marvey Matusow
Clinton E. Jencks
Independent Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers Union
Jencks
National Labor Relations Board
March Cold Wave Halts Midwest Areas and Ice Rains East
March weather shift brings arctic air to the Northern Plains and Midwest while freezing drizzle blankets the Northeast. Ice storms cause accidents in New York and New Jersey, with flight disruptions at LaGuardia as New England and Chicago endure bitter cold and slick roads.
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Bluefield Area Forecast Calls for More Rain and Cold
Weather bulletin predicts cold conditions with rain possibly mixed with snow in the Bluefield area. Temperatures set to fall to the mid 30s to around 40 last night with a high near 50 degrees today, while total rainfall edged near an inch during Thursday night into Friday.
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President Names Group To Study Veterans Benefits
President Eisenhower named a seven member commission headed by General Omar Bradley to study pensions compensation and related nonmedical benefits for veterans and dependents. The panel will report by November 1 with recommendations to modernize benefits and align them with social insurance and family protection programs.
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Eisenhower
Omar N. Bradley
White House
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Eisenhower approves changes to federal security firings rules
The Eisenhower administration issued revised security firing rules to ensure fair and impartial treatment of suspected federal workers. The plan, drafted by Attorney General Brownell, tightens procedures, requires interagency consultation before adverse actions, and favors witness cross examination while preserving anonymity for national security. Senators urge stronger independence in decision making.
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Eisenhower
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Nixon Ends Caribbean Swing With Call for Latin Trade
Vice President Nixon returned from a four week goodwill tour of the Caribbean urging stronger trade relations with Latin America. He planned recommendations to President Eisenhower and the U N Security Council and said regional stability depends on reduced barriers and increased investment. He traveled 7500 miles with Mrs Nixon and said Nicaragua and Costa Rica agreed to ease tensions.
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Latin America
Eisenhower
No Security Council
United States
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Costa Rica
Downpour Closes West Virginia Turnpike Section
A landslide after heavy rains blocks mile post 78 on the West Virginia Turnpike between Charleston and Chelyan. The section likely remains closed until noon Sunday. Rain threatens more road closures with high water and slides reported across multiple counties and detours in place on several routes.
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Chelyan
State Road Commission Bureau of Highway Information
Fatality on State Turnpike shocks West Virginia
A 39 year old Charleston woman died when her car overturned and plunged down an embankment on the new West Virginia Turnpike. Driver William Burruss of South Charleston survived with back injuries as investigators cite steering trouble and wheel failure. A second, separate crash near Princeton injured two UNC students, Paul Payne and Robert Hendry, with multiple injuries from a mechanical failure. The toll road had recorded no fatalities since opening last fall, despite 23 million miles of travel.
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D. W. Gregory
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Raleigh General Hospital
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University of North Carolina
Paul P. Payne
Robert H. Hendry
Donnington
Princeton Memorial Hospital
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Payne
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