Five Marines Die in March Into Swamps
Five Marine recruits drowned and another is missing after a drill sergeant allegedly marched his platoon into a swamp near Parris Island. S Sgt Matthew C McKeon of Worcester was jailed as the Marine Corps opened an inquiry. General Randolph Pate ordered an inspector general visit and a Court of Inquiry to determine responsibility and prevent a repeat.
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Parris Island
S. C
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Marine Corps
Matthew C. McKeon
Worcester
Mass
Marine
Washington
Randolph Pate
Corps
Rescruit
Farris Island
Joseph C. Burger
Burger
Eisenhower asks rights tribunal for civil rights reforms
The Eisenhower administration asked Congress to create a federal civil rights commission and a Justice Department civil rights division to handle a surge of school integration and voting rights cases. It also sought authority for the attorney general to sue on behalf of harmed individuals and to remove the exhausted remedies requirement. Congress faces uncertain prospects in passing the proposals this session.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Federal
Civil Rights Commission
Justice Department
Auto Inspectors Must Pass Tests In State Vehicle Checks
Mechanics in the annual state inspection program will be required to qualify in written examinations this year. State Police Supt. R. W. Boyles met with company officers and department staff to plan the testing process. The 1955 program previously relied on garage owners certifying mechanics’ experience due to a short setup period.
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R. W. Boyles
State eyes new vehicle inspection program details
Boyles outlined that command officers at headquarters in Shinnston South Charleston Elkins and Beckley will set sites dates and times for this year's tests. The exam will include 50 true false and completion questions from the vehicle inspection manual. Mechanics must carry cards showing passing scores before servicing the program.
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Boyles
Shinnston
South Charleston
Elkins and
Beckley
Boyles’ Department
Motor Vehicles Department
West Virginia advances from stagnation to growth
A full progress report in Leviich II showcases West Virginia rebounding after years of economic stagnation. The section uses words and pictures to illustrate how the state is regaining its economic footing and moving toward industrial revival.
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West Virginia
Gazette
Leviich II
Clendenin Woman Named West Virginia Mother of the Year
Mrs Shafer of Clendenin, 68, mother of four, was chosen West Virginia Mother of the Year by the American Mothers Committee. She will travel to New York May 7 for events including visits to the United Nations and gatherings at the homes of notable committee leaders.
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West Virginia
Lilly Samples Shafer
Clendenin
Lilly Samples Shefer
EB. D. Conaway
Morgantown
American Mothers Committee
United Nations
J. C. Penney
Daniel A Ppling
Shafer Hives
Violet Porter
Clendenin High School
Neil Chenoweth
Taft Elementary School
O. J. Thaxton
Elkview
C. W. Shafer
University of Arkansas Medical School
Little Rock
New York
Poling
U S Contracts For A planes
The Air Force announced two multi million dollar contracts to Lockheed Aircraft Corp and General Dynamics division Con vair for development of air planes with atomic engines. Lockheed plans a 50 million dollar Georgia plant near Dawsonville to support the project, described as the nation’s largest facility for atomic powered aircraft research and development.
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Washington
Air Force
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Convair
General Dynamics Corp
Lockheed
Dawsonville
Georgia
All Is Quiet At Shepherd College Board Hears Progress
The Shepherd College president reported to the State Board of Education that campus unrest has subsided since March 19. Joint student faculty committees work on attendance policy cafeteria hours and Rams Den recreation. The board also approved lowering mathematics education hours from 22 to 1 for teaching majors restoring the pre change minimum.
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Shepherd College
State Board of Education
Shepherdstown
Ikenberry
Valborg Fletty
Ike
Dean Fletty
State Committee On
Thomas R. Horner
Kanawha County
Aaron Rapking
West Virginia Education Assn
State Organization of County
Dulles to Confer With Legislators
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles asked 10 House and Senate leaders to meet Tuesday after Eisenhower declared the U S will aid any victim of aggression in the Middle East. It was not stated whether troop deployment would be discussed or required approval from Congress before any action that could be viewed as war.
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Washington
INS
John Foster Dulles
House
Senate
Eisenhower
U. S
Middle East
Dulles
Cong Bess
Egypt and Israel Swap Protests Over Gaza Fight
United Nations in New York reports Egypt and Israel trading protests to U. S. ambassador Lodge as Hammarskjold mission to the Mid East intensifies. Egyptian Omar Loutfi and Israeli Abba Khan accuse each other of aggression and obstructing peace efforts while U. N. mediation moves proceed.
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United Nations
New York
INS
Egypt
Israel
Gaza
Dag Hammarskjold
Mid-East
Omar Loutfi
Abba S. Khan
U. S
Henri Cabot Lodge
Security Council
Loutfi
Leaders Back UNs Peace Effort in Middle East
President Eisenhower stated the United States will aid any nation victimized by aggression in the Middle East. White House said the U N mission will be supported, with constitutional means, to oppose aggression and back UN efforts, as tensions rise between Israeli and Egyptian forces. The declaration urges swift action to prevent local clashes from widening.
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Dulles
Middle East
Eisenhower
Tulles
U. S
Cairo
Tel Aviv
Egypt
Israel
United Nations
Augusta
INS
United States
White House
John Foster Dulles
News
James C. Hagerty
Holy Land
France
Great Britain
Congress
White
AFL Endorses Fox and Others in West Virginia Race
West Virginia AFL endorses Democratic U S Senate hopeful Fox in a slate that includes John T. Copenhaver Al Carey W W Barron and Leane Given while supporting Mollohan for the Democratic ticket. Kilgore’s death and Pitt Neely comments accompany the statewide march in the labor backing effort as Marland starts his campaign in the Northern Panhandle with limited fanfare.
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John G. Fox
U.S. Senate
West Virginia Federation
Labor
Gov
Marland
Wheeling
AFL
John T. Copenhaver
Charleston
al Carey
Senate
W. W. Barron
Elkins
Leane Given
Supreme Court
Fox
Coors
United Mine Work
U. S
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West Virginia
Harley M. Kilgore
Kilgore
Washington
Clarksburg
Panhandle Steel Center
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