Damage Toll High As Eastern States Hit By Tornadoes
The Associated Press reports a violent storm outbreak across the eastern half of the U.S. with at least two deaths and numerous injuries. Tornadoes and 70 to 92 mph winds caused widespread damage in Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana and Maryland and disrupted power lines towers and transportation. Damage totals exceed a million dollars in several states with injuries and missing lines of communication as crews assess fire and collapse hazards.
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Ohio River
Great Plains
Colorado
Connersville
Easward
Union City
Indiana
Columbia
Jefferson County
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Maryland
West Virginia
New Jersey
Ind
United States Steel Co
Rankin
WLOA
Braddock
Philco
Wiliam Ramsey
Brookville
Pitts
Plan of Superhighway Evacuation Questioned by Senate
Senate Democrats mocked Eisenhower's atomic evacuation plan for highways. Sen. McNamara argued interstates would jam and evacuation is unlikely. Gen. Clay defended the program citing economic needs. Sen. Gore echoed doubts about evacuating major cities like New York.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
Sen
McNamara
D-Mich
Lucius D. Clay
Senate Public Roads Subcommittee
Clay
Michigan
Ce ‘Clay
Mee Een Gore
D-Tenn
Mud Rain Drenches Bluefield as Storm Hits
A strange weather event left Bluefield covered in mud after a dust cloud collided with a rain cloud and splattered the area. Minor hail fell in Princeton and southwestern Virginia while Bluefield recorded a little over half an inch of rain and motorists complained of mud-splattered cars.
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West Virginia
Middle West
Bluefield
Princeton
Virginia
West Virginia Storm Leaves Roofs Off and Trees Down
Violent rain and high winds struck sections of West Virginia, toppling trees and utility poles. A Marion County man drowned when his car plunged off U.S. 19 into West Fork River near Fairmont. another occupant was rescued. Wind speeds reached 81 mph in some areas and 74 mph in the Wheeling region, with outages and hospital roof damage reported.
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West Virginia
Marion County
West Fork River
Fairmont
U.S. 19
Enterprise
Getasroasioen Sepeetarne
Morgantown
Panhandle
Wheeling
Marshall County
One Memorial Hospital
Glen Dale
Webster County
Diana
Holly
Webster Springs
John Shock
Shock
Robert Hines
Hines
Sears Roebuck Leader Calls Market Level Risky
Gen. Robert E. Wood, long-time Sears Roebuck leader and pension fund chair, told the Senate Banking Committee he does not want to risk employer money in the present stock market. He noted the fund holds 90 million dollars in cash while directors seek guidance on investing. Graham, Columbia professor and investment adviser, urged cautious steps and warned against rapid advances or halted credit purchases as the market remains sensitive.
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Washington
Robert E. Wood
Sears Roebuck & Co
Wood
Senate Banking Committee
Fulbright
Sears
Benjamin Graham
New York
Graham
Graham-Newman Corp
Columbia University
Banking Committee
Pulbright
Ferguson Named As Ambassador To The Philippines
Former Sen. Homer Ferguson of Michigan was nominated by President Eisenhower to be ambassador to the Philippines. Senate confirmation is expected. Ferguson, defeated by Sen. Pat McNamara, would replace Adm. Raymond Spruance who retires after 45 years in the Navy. He serves on the Hoover Commission and as a consultant at $50 daily for both roles.
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Washington
Homer Ferguson
Michigan
Eisenhower
Philippines
Senate
Ferguson
Pat McNamara
Raymond A. Spruance
Navy
Manila Post
Hoover Commission On Government Reorganization
Wilber M. Brucker
Iturbi Improves After Heart Ailment in Buffalo
Pianist Jose Iturbi, convalescing from a heart ailment, was reported in good condition at Sisters' Hospital in Buffalo today. Doctors expect at least six more weeks in hospital followed by six weeks of rest at his California home before resuming concerts after his March 1 concert with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Jose Iturbi
Sisters’ Hospital
Harold F. R. Brown
Iturbi
California
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Fuller Gets Life After Guilty Verdict In Patterson Death
Albert Fuller former Phenix City deputy sheriff was sentenced to life for first degree murder in the Patterson slaying. The 12 jurors delivered the verdict after a lengthy trial, with Fuller’s bond revoked and he jailed immediately. The defense plans an appeal to the State Supreme Court within days. Patterson had been killed last June amid racketeering rumors.
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Birmingham
Ala
Husky Albert Puller
Phenix City
A. L Patterson
Alabama
Fuller
Jefferson
Wilton Hogan
Roderick Aeeter
State Supreme Court
Patterson
Avon
Russell MeElroy Ge J
Jefferson County
McElroy
Soneenies
Coal Miner Denies Train Explosion Involvement
A 50-year-old coal miner, James Austin Bush, denied any part in the train dynamiting case in West Virginia. Prosecutors seek the death penalty for Bush and three another Belair residents and Webster Springs men, amid FBI statements attributed to Bush and conflicting testimony about dynamite transfers.
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Shawn
Charleston
W. Va
James Bush
Charles Sparks
Foster Wilson
Burton Bell
U. S
West Virginia
James Austin Bush
FBI
Bush
Foster Ford Wilson
Belair
Elmer Burton Bell
Webster Springs
Webster County
J. R. Maust
Cherry River Boom and Lumber Co
Bell
Sparks
Wilson
Joay
Dorsey Wilt
Wilt
Physician Says Mamie Not Handicapped With Slight Heart Ailment
White House physician Maj. Gen. Howard M. Snyder reported Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower has a slight heart condition that has never hindered her official duties. He said she is up and about after a bed rest for flu and noted the condition may stem from an undiagnosed adolescent rheumatic fever.
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Washington
White House
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Howard M. Snyder
Snyder
Eisenhower
Climbers Seek Planes Lost In Utah Snowbound Search
In Salt Lake City on March 11 expert climbers and ground crews hunted for 10 people aboard two missing airplanes. Snow and avalanches hampered a six month quest in rugged canyons near Timpanogos as rescuers battled nine foot drifts and below freezing conditions. No survivors were found and wreckage was reported 500 feet below the mountains.
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Salt Lake City
Thronghet
Timpanogos
Air Force
Nevada mine owners sue U S over bomb blasts wrecking land
Daniel and Mrs. Sheahan of Las Vegas file a $450,000 claim in the US Court of Claims alleging the Main Groom mine on the Las Vegas bomb and gunner range suffered destruction from aerial gunning bombing and radioactive dust caused by Air Force activity starting in the spring of 199 and continuing despite protests. The property yields lead zinc and silver and the suit asserts rents shattered doors windows and furnishings and extensive property damage.
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Washington
Nevada
Daniel Sheahan
Las Vegas
Court of Claims
Groom Mine
Sheahans
Air Force
Workers Circulating Air in West Virginia Mine Tomb
Workers labored to circulate air in the No 9 mine of Jarison Coal and Coke Co near Farmington as 15 men remain tombed. State Mines Chief Frank B. King said entry is not yet possible and twelve rescue crews stand by for orders to probe after underground explosions and a fire last November. Three seals had been broken on the mine closed last fall to smother the fire.
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Farmington
W. Va
West Virginia
Frank B. King
Jarison Coal and Coke Co
King
House Senate Agree On SRC Revamp Plans
Charleston March 11 Conferees recommended a 10 member State Road Commission with a governor appointed road commissioner. The body would include six majority and four minority members, one from each of 10 districts, with policy power over road building and monthly meetings. The compromise retains auditing by CPAs every four years and requires the commissioner to be a registered engineer. The governor would appoint the first commissioner to serve until January 1957.
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Charleston
House
Senate
Commission
Road Department
Conference Committee
Cent Certified Public Accountants
Road Commission
Churchill to Accept Karls Prize in Aachen
Prime Minister Churchill has accepted an invitation to Aachen Germany to receive the international Karls prize on March 11. The ceremony is set in the historic city with officials from multiple nations in attendance.
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Aachen
Germany
Churchill
Delegates Rush Hour Move On Sales Tax Increase
Charleston March 11 An 11th hour drive to pass a consumers sales tax hike and restore teachers salary hopes was under way in the House of Delegates. The session began at 9 15 p m after the House finished its calendar work and Majority Leader Bowles moved for adjournment.
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Charleston
House of Delegates
House
Bowles
del. Kidd
Gilmer
Kidd
Senate Debates Tax Cut AmidBudget Talks in Washington
The Senate and House clash over a $20 income tax cut and budget bills as leaders seek to limit debate. Major items include corporate rate extensions, sales tax proposals, and public relief client disclosure debates. Budget conferees named to shape the appropriation bill ahead of midnight deadlines.
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Senate
Road Commission
Democrats and Republicans Clash on Policy Report
Democrats and Republicans clashed over an economic policy report on President Eisenhower. The Senate House Economic Committee approved a toned down version removing most criticisms and gloom about the economy while Republicans planned a supplementary optimistic view. Democrats aimed to include in a separate statement the deleted criticisms and an assertion that there was an economic recession last year.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Senate House Economic Committee
Tisan
Douglas
D-Ill
Thewood
Ten Arrested As Authorities Break Dope Ring In Virginia
Richmond March 11 after months of undercover work ten people were arrested on heroin trafficking charges. Nine hold Richmond addresses including four Negroes with one woman among the group. All were arraigned before U S Commissioner Melvin Flegenheimer and bonded at 1600 dollars for key defendants with others posted at 500 each.
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Virginia
Richmond
Olka W. Johnson
U. S. Bureau of Narcotics
Johnson
United States
Melvin Flegenheimer
Joseph Yates
Gus Gayles
Yates
Gayles
Lee
Julius C. Lee
Milton Beale
Rooney Grooms
James Lewis
Leroy Putze
A. M. Waters
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