Hoover Report Finds 60 Year Hamburger Stockpile Wasteful
Hoover Commission highlights waste in defense food and clothing purchases. Navy alone held 14 depots with 886,020 pounds of canned hamburger, enough for nearly 60 years at current rates, plus 2.33 million pounds of canned beef and gravy for 73 months and ham chunks for 75 months. Army and Navy stockpiles of wool caps and uniforms show multi year supplies. The findings urge smarter procurement to save about 340 million dollars over two years.
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Washington
Navy
Air Force
Hoover Commission
U. S
Naval
Commission
Army
Tornado Kills 3 as Hartselle Region Battered
A tornado ripped through northern Alabama near Hartselle killing three people and injuring 17. Homes were demolished or majorly damaged, with 70-plus affected. Names identified include Will and Marie Nails and a 12 year old girl. Red Cross Salvation Army aided homeless, National Guard controlled traffic.
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Hartselle
Ala
Alabama
Will Smith
Marie Nails
Birmingham
Highway Patrol
Red Cross
Salvation Army
National Guard
British Tax Cut Sparks Senate Debate on U S Aid
In Washington on April 4, Senate opposition to Eisenhower's foreign aid program grew as Senator Sparkman cited Britain's tax cut as an argument against aid. He noted Britain's higher tax burden and warned against judging world needs by tax cuts. Senator Knowland acknowledged the tax argument but did not predict its impact on the aid bill.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
Sen
Sparkman
D-Ala
Great Britain
Brittain
Sen. Knowland
California
Tornadoes and Dust Storms Plague Central United States
A funeral home director described debris as a pile of kindling after tornadoes swept the central region as part of a broad storm. Dust storms rose up to 20,000 feet over Tulsa and Oklahoma City while thunderstorms and hail hit the Missouri Valley. The system moved northeast through Missouri and winds caused multiple tornadoes across Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri and western Illinois. Rain and drizzle affected the Missouri and Mississippi valleys and reached the Great Lakes and Middle Atlantic states. Humidity and hail damaged Pine Bluff and Memphis locally.
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Great Plains
Missouri Valley
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Missouri
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Tennessee
Kansas
Nebraska
Ohio
Bismarck
IN. D
Topeka
Kas
Pine Bluff
Ark
Memphis
Tenn
Mississippi
Great Lakes
Middle Atlantic
Blaze Destroys Two-Story Home. Family of Ten Affected
A fire destroyed a two-story home in Sattes, causing about $9,500 in damage yesterday. Occupant Walzien Russell, father of ten, was not home when discovered. Firemen found him distressed. cause unknown and no injuries reported. Russell valued the home at $6,300 and furnishings at $3,000.
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Sattes
Nitro Hremen
Walzien Russell
Russell
Martin, prominent WV lawyer and former senator candidate, dies
Clarence E. Martin, 75, longtime Martinsburg attorney and former president of the West Virginia Bar Association, dies at home after a storied career in state politics. He briefly filled a U S Senate vacancy in 1941 but was not seated amid a political dispute involving Homer Holt and M M Neely. Survived by his wife Agnes and two sons, services set at Kogel schatz and Coffman Funeral Home with a Requiem Mass at St Joseph's Church. Burial at Rosedale Cemetery.
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Martinsburg
Clarence E. Martini
American Bar Assa
West Virginia
U. S. Senate
Homer Holt
U.S
M. M. Neely
Holt
Martin
Senate
Neely
Joseph Rosier
Fairmont
Rosier
West Virginia Bar Assn
Catholic University
Washington, D. C
Martin, and Seibert
Morgan C
Clarence E. Martin Jr
Kogelschatz and Coffman Funeral Home
Msgr. F. P. Lackey
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Rosedale Cemetery
Agnes G. McKenna Martin
Bella G. McDonald
New Coalition in West Germany Faces Uncertain Fallout
In Lower Saxony the Socialists won 1,182,066 votes or 35.2 percent while Chancellor Adenauer’s Christian Democrats polled 26.6 percent. The early returns show a tight race with a potential coalition shift as weapons plans loom. The Communists and Nazis faced heavy defeats as media coverage notes a possible coalition realignment.
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Hannover
Germany
West Germany
Jan Thre
Konrad Adenauer
Christian Democrats
Lower Saxony
Byasta
West Ger
Adenauer
State
Red China Repeats Intention To Take Formosa
Washington private officials said Chou En-lai’s insistence on taking Formosa dimmed hopes for direct Far East peace talks with Communist China. The State Department pressed four conditions: cease-fire in Formosa, release of U S prisoners, invitation to Chiang Kai-shek, and UN Security Council cease fire talks. Officials still saw possible talks on the broader Far East situation without Formosa on the agenda.
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Chou En-lai
Formosa
Chou
Red China
Chiang Kai-shek
U. S
State Department
Chiang ‘Kai-shek
Formost
Chiang
United Nations Security Council
New York
Hisenlhower
Nine Hurt In Two Crashes On Sissonville Road
Nine people were injured in two separate crashes on Sissonville Road near Shady Side and Duncan's Drive on US Route 21. In the Sissonville collision three North Carolina residents suffered severe injuries and were treated at Charleston General Hospital. A lone occupant in the other car had facial and hand cuts and was kept for observation. The Duncan’s Drive crash left T R Wilkinson with a dislocated hip and four other young men uninjured or lightly hurt. State police investigate both incidents.
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Sissonville Rd
North Carolina
Charleston General Hospital
Ray Fipps
West Jefferson
Fred Howell
Marvan Brinegar
Grassy Creek
W. D. Good
RFD
Staats 'Hospital
Cunningham Mortuary
Shady Side
Duncan's Drive
U. S
U. S. Rt. 21. In One Car Was T. R. Wilkinson
Sissonville Star Rt
Fred Lawrence
Kenneth Jiiden
First St
Widen Youth Dies in Crash
In Clay County a 21 year old man from Widen, Jimmy Bradley Holcomb, died when his car left a sharp curve on secondary Route 11 and plunged over an embankment while the family said they were returning home from Akron. His 19 year old brother Robert Holcomb suffered a broken back. Police noted he likely fell asleep at about 7 15 am in front of Chelsea Nottingham’s home near Harrison post office. Surviving are parents Mr and Mrs James Barnard Holcomb, a sister Irene, four brothers Harold Leon Asa and Donald, and maternal grandparents Ernest and Mrs Jarvis of Cowen. The younger Holcomb remained in Charleston General Hospital, undergoing surgery, in serious but not critical condition.
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Clay County
D. J. Gilbert
Jimmy Bradley Holcomb
Widen
Robert
Chelsea Nottingham
Harrison
Gilbert
Akron
James Barnard Holcomb
Irene Holcomb
Harold
Leon
Asa
Donald
Ernest’ Jarvis
Cowen
Charleston General Hospital
Dolcomb
Doom Town Awaits Atomic Destruction
Doomsday setup unfolds at the Nevada Test Site as 350 civil defense volunteers from 42 states join Operation Cue drills before the pre-dawn atomic device detonation. West Virginia officials Bogies and Milem join a Mountain State delegation amid stark huts and Las Vegas contrasts, after a day of briefings and tours with Maj. Gen. Clyde E. Dougherty.
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George Lawless
the Gazette
Mercury
Nev
Civil Defense
Atomic Energy Commission
Nevada Test Site
Raymond Boyles
W. W. ‘Milem
Fayette County
West
Las Vegas
Mountain State CD
ABC
Bogies
Milem
Clyde E. Dougherty
Detroit
Parity Debate Grows as Senate Likely to Raise Wages
Washington reports indicate the Senate may exceed President Eisenhower by boosting the minimum wage from 75 cents to 1 dollar, with farm state senators seeking parity changes. Humphrey and Russell push to include farm labor costs in the parity formula, while a few lawmakers propose up to 1.25 dollars. The effort faces questions about coverage and farm costs, with page references to related commentary on Doom Town Nevada testing.
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Senate
Eisenhower
Hisenhower
Sen
Russell
D-Ga
Humphrey
D-Minn
Senate Labor Committee
Eiisenhower
Smith
Sens
Ives
Page & Col
Chou Enlai Denounces Colonialism at Bandung
At the Bandung Asian African conference closing session Chou En-lai urged continued struggle against colonialism while signaling China’s openness to direct talks with the United States on the Formosan issue. He pressed for peaceful unification of Korea and stressed China’s sovereign rights to liberate Taiwan.
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Gamal Abdel Nasser
Pu Shou Chang
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South Korea
China
Chow
People’s Republic of China
Taiwan
Vacancies Rent Fast on May 1 in Gazette Listings
The May 1 vacancies at DULTS in South Charleston and adjacent areas filled quickly. Listings show no rooms for some units, while others offer living room, dinette, bedroom, kitchen, bath with utilities paid. Several garages, kitchens, and porches included. rents from $65 to $860, with gas and water noted.
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30Th Hills
Bridge Road
Kenashea City
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