Big Three In Steel States Union Meeting
President McDonald of United Steelworkers announces that U S Steel Bethlehem Steel and Republic Steel will meet with the union for industry wide contract negotiations. Talks begin in Pittsburgh then move to New York June 6 with a weekend recess. Labor demands include a pay raise and a 52 week layoff plan.
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Pittsburgh
David J. McDonald
United Steelworkers
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem Steel Co
Republic Steel Co
New York
Washington
McDonald
John A. Stephens
U.S. Steel
Stephens
New York City
Fire destroys six buildings in Christiansburg
Fire Chief Fred Blunt said no cause has been determined for a blaze that damaged more than 300000 dollars in Christiansburg. Investigators found no verified origin at Royal Cafe, four structures burned on Main Street as fire crews from ten communities battled the blaze for over two and a half hours.
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Christiansburg
Fred Blunt
Blount
Royal Cafe
Main Street
Virginia
Chiropodists Barred From Medical Service Corporations
State Supreme Court ruled chiropodists ineligible to participate in medical service corporations. In a unanimous opinion Judge Frank C. Haymond stated a licensed chiropodist is not a licensed physician under the 1946 act. He added courts should apply clear statutes as written.
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Charleston
State Supreme Court
Frank C. Haymond
Haymond
State Supreme Court Rules On Ice Removal
The State Supreme Court ruled that Fairmont and Union Realty Co. may be liable for injuries Mary Barniak suffered in a fall last year. The Marion County Circuit Court had certified points of law, and the appellate court affirmed overruling city and Union Realty demurrers while sustaining Grossman Jewelry Co. demurrer.
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Leston
State Supreme Court
Fairmont
Union Realty Co
Mary Barniak
Marion County Circuit Court
Charleston
City
Union Realty
Grossman Jewelry Co
Senate Passes Giant Highway Bill After Marathon Session
The Senate ended a fourteen hour session by approving a sweeping highway measure to create a 40 000 mile interstate system linking 42 state capitals and 90 percent of large cities. The plan mirrors President Eisenhowers priorities with funding largely from highway user taxes and a 25 billion federal contribution.
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Senate
Washington
House
Eisenhower
Congress
Ambassador Praises Press On Dog's Loss
In Ottawa on May 29 the new U S ambassador to Canada Livingston Merchant thanked the press at his first news conference. He and his wife and their collie were photographed on arrival and two days later the dog was reported lost. The dog was identified by its picture and returned within 24 hours.
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Ottawa
U.S
Canada
Livingston Merchant
Germans Send X Ray Gift to Soviet Union
Bonn reports the West German government will donate a $17,850 X-ray apparatus to the Soviet Union as gratitude for hospitality to Chancellor Konrad Adenauer during his Moscow visit last September.
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Bonn
Soviet Union
Konrad Adenauer
Moscow
Ike’s Chores Made Easier By Machine
President Eisenhower received a “Presidential Decision Meter” from Kalispell Montana teen Gerald Miller to aid executive choices. A sun powered radio from Everett O’Hare impressed the President, while both gifts were set aside by Murray Snyder before the briefing.
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Ike
Gerald Miller
Kalispell
Mont
Eisenhower
P.D.M
Miller
Everett O'Hare
O'Hare
Reds Plan Courtesy Warship Visit to United States
The Soviet embassy says Russia would send warships to the United States on a courtesy visit. An embassy spokesman noted the proposal was discussed last summer but no follow up occurred, though the idea may still be active.
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Washington
Russia
United States
South Asking Louder Voice in Democratic Convention
Georgia Governor Marvin Griffin called for a louder Southern voice at the Democratic National Convention and criticized national leaders for threatening the region. John Samuel Bell urged sympathy for Kefauver and Harriman and Griffin said the televised convention harms leadership. He noted Stevenson carried nine segregated states and claimed the South backed the Democratic nominee.
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Atlanta
Marvin Griffin
Georgia
Democratic
John Sammons Bell
Remember
Tennessee
Estes Kefauver
Averell Harriman
New York
South
Minister Sent To Jail For Church Robberies
The Rev. George F. Davis, 56, pastor of Hinsdale Christian Church in Pittsfield Massachusetts, was sentenced to two years in the House of Correction for larceny of religious articles from other churches and placed on four years probation. He was described by Dist. Court Judge Charles R. Alberti as a pathological thief. The sentence concerned the larceny of a gold chalice valued at $100 from a Roman Catholic church.
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Pittsfield
Mass
George F. Davis
Hinsdale
Alberti
Judge Moore Dismisses Milk Price Fixing Case
Charleston May 23 Federal Judge Ben Moore dismissed a federal grand jury probing possible milk price fixing as the jury reported no finding. The judge had refused a recess until September and told jurors to inform him if they refused to vote on indictments. Foreman J. Lewis Hark announced the decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Ben Moore
Moore
J. Lewis Hark
Nation Pays Honor To War Dead On Memorial Day
The United States marks the 88th Memorial Day with tributes from coast to overseas cemeteries. President Eisenhower plans a wreath at Arlington. ceremonies feature Army Navy Air Force and Marines honors. California ceremonies include Golden Gate National Cemetery with Coast Guard involved. In New York and Chicago, Legion and life-insurance posts participate in observances and parades.
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Associated Press
United States
Golden Gate
Atlantic
Connecticut
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
Washington
Rindge
N.H
Cathedral of the Pines
Wilber M. Brucker
Army
Navy
Air Force
Marines
California
Charles §. Thomas
Golden Gate National Cemetery
San Francisco Presidio
Chinatown
Coast Guard
Taney
Farallon Islands
Pacific
Deppe Bay
Portland
Ore
New York
American Legion
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
New York Life Insurance Co
Chicago
Grand Army of the Republic
J. A. Logan
GAR
Laird Pushes North to South Interstate Route
Senator Laird of West Virginia urges Congress to study a Great Lakes to Florida interstate link, arguing a wide corridor lacks north south routes and many large cities would gain access, following state civic and business support in Charleston.
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Washington
Sen
Laird
Congress
Florida
West Virginia
Charleston
West Virginia Democrat
Appalachian Mountains
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Akron
Canton
Buffalo
Monongahela River Reaches Flood Stage
The Monongahela River crested above flood stage after heavy weekend rain from Brownsville to Charleroi. Charleroi reported three feet above flood level as river traffic halted and some roads were flooded briefly, though homes and industries were not affected.
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Pittsburgh
Monongahela River
Brownsville
Charleroi
Powhatan Arrow Derails in Mingo County West Virginia
The Powhatan Arrow derailed east of Williamson at 1 53 P.M. 25 miles east of Williamson. None of the seven-car consist fell. Passengers were moved by a two-car train with about two hours delay. Previous wrecks on the same line included a fatal Jan. 23 Pocahontas derailment and a Feb. 15 collision.
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Williamson
W. Va
Norfolk and Western Railway
Cincinnati
Norfolk
P. C. Wingo
Pocahontas Division
Bluefield
Devon
O'Keefe
Tug River
West Virginia
Kentucky
N&w
Pocahontas
Cedar Curve
Norfolk & Western
Glenalum
Interstate Commerce Commission
Walter B. Willard
Princeton
Robber Kills Deputy In Toledo Escape Shootout
A fleeing gunman from a filling station robbery in Ohio killed Deputy Ray Westover after a chase starting near Port Clinton. He wounded a blind man and a young woman, Ann Marie Martin, in the sequence. Suspects include Walter Bryant and Phillip Bowell. Bowens, the shooter, is identified as John Bowens, 35, of Brooklyn, NY.
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Toledo
Ohio
John Bowens
Broklyn
N. Y
Port Clinton
Here
Bowens
Ray Westover
Robert Newell
St. Charles Hospital
Ann Marie Martin
Jay Francis
Francis
Newell
Westover
Walter Bryant
New York City
Phillip Bowell
Philadelphia
Edward Meeker
Rowell
Edward Young
Lonely Heart Letter Pays Off For Man
A Roanoke mayor to help a West Virginia man find a bride triggers a rapid response. Calls flood in from women, including a 38 year old Roanoke resident with four grown children, who would move to West Virginia if they like each other. The letter describes a desire for faithfulness and companionship.
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Roanoke
Robert W. Woody
West Virginia
Woody
Woods
West
Flash Flood Victims to Receive Typhoid Shots
FAIRMONT May 29 The Marion County Health Department said flood victims in Mannington Farmington and nearby communities will be inoculated with typhoid vaccine to prevent disease. County doctors agreed to administer the shots. Funeral services are planned tomorrow for 14 year old Edward Brown who drowned when a bank collapsed at Dent's Run.
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Fairmont
Marion County Health Department
Mannington
Farmington
Edward Brown
Dent
Austrian warden jailed for turning prison into love nest
Leopoldine Poldi, a parlor maid, was sentenced to four months for seducing warden Josef Wimmer who received eight months hard labor for letting the block host prison trysts with novels newspapers and wine. The affair exposed a inmates network and blackmail scheme involving other staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Krems
Austria
Poldi Tschoeb
Forsch
Poldi
Josef Wimmer
Vienna
Margrit
Jury Acquits Mrs Moseley in Richlands Murder Trial
A Tazewell County jury acquitted 34 year old Myrtle Lockhart Moseley of murder after a defense of self defense. The Richlands woman fired four shots at her husband George Junior Moseley in their Carter Addition home after an argument. The slaying occurred April 7 and Moseley reported the incident to Police Chief Gardener. The defense argued the husband threatened to kill her as he reached for her. Moseley was represented by Hubert Peery and John Boggess. Wade S. Coates and George Gillespie prosecuted for the Commonwealth. Circuit Judge V L Sexton presided.
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Tazewell County
Myrtle Lockhart Moseley
Richlands
Moseley
Hubert Peery
John Boggess
Commonwealth
Wade S. Coates
George Gillespie
V. L. Sexton
Moderate Temperature Forecast For State
Moderate temperatures are forecast for West Virginia tomorrow with warmer weather expected later. The Weather Bureau says temperatures through Sunday will average slightly above normal, about 67 degrees in the north and 68 degrees in the south portions.
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Huntington
West Virginia
Weather Bureau Today
Farm Bill Widely Accepted by Benson Amid Soil Bank Hope
Secretary Benson said the Eisenhower farm policy is more accepted now than ever and praised the new five year soil bank plan paying farmers to retire land. Eisenhower said the soil bank would balance major crop production with markets and reduce surplus stocks. Benson planned to outline participation details by Thursday.
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Washington
Benson
Eisenhower
Soil Bank
Hisenhower
All Major Mines Idle In Three Counties Amid Strike
FAIRMONT May 29 The wildcat strike shuts 25 major mines across Marion Harrison Monongalia counties leaving about 7000 workers idle. Most mines closed by picket lines as a three man UMW investigating committee arrives to end the walkout under district 31 leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmont
United Mine Workers Union
Marion
Harrison
Monongalia
UMW
Cecil J. Urbaniak
UMW District 31
Hidden gunman kills two Greek Cypriots in funeral
NICOSIA Cyprus May 3 Two Greek Cypriots were killed today by a concealed gunman in a crowd of mourners at the funeral of a Turkish policeman killed by a bomb. Turkish Cypriots rioted in Nicosia amid internal feuding with Greek Cypriots.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
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