Chile Volcano Eruptions Spark Mass Evacuations and Missing
In Valdivia region lava and toxic gases drove hundreds from Lago Ranco with some 36 missing and 35 trapped. Authorities report heavy ash, gas clouds across Cautin Valdivia and Osorno provinces as four days of eruptions continue and relief teams struggle to reach Carranco area.
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Maria Carrera
Valdivia
Chiz
Nilahue
Rininahue
Chile
Carranco
Cautin
Osorno
Santiago
Diaster
Labor Chiefs Moving Into Wealthy Class
Washington July 31 Union leaders now enjoy lavish benefits including high salaries expense accounts and homes paid for by unions. Dave Beck head of the AFL Teamsters reveals the Seattle home was bought for 163000 and rented to him rent free. Other unions also provide generous housing and perks for presidents. Beck holds multiple living quarters and claims increased union assets by 12 million dollars since becoming president.
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Dave Beck
AFL Teamsters Union
Seattle, Wash
Beck
James C. Petrillo
AFL Musicians Union
Chicago
Lake Geneva
Wisconsin
TRE Afl Bricklayers Union
Harry C. Bates
Bowen
Washington
Bates
William C. Bowen
John L. Lewis
Miners Union
Teamsters
Teamsters Union
U. S. Capitol
Seattle
West Coast
Dan Tobin
Marshfield
Mass
Miami Beach
Fla
International
Fletcher Enamel and CIO Union Reach 15 Day Pact Extension
Officials of Fletcher Enamel Co. and Local 285 CIO Coke, Gas and Atomic Workers agreed to a 15 day extension of the expired contract. Federal Mediator W F Gantz will arrive today to aid talks. A union spokesman says 450 kitchenware workers will be polled Wednesday on striking if no deal by end of extension. Eight union leaders and five company executives met for about an hour with Plant Manager E E Fife.
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Oll
Fletche Enamel Co
Dunbar
W. F. Gantz
Huntington
CIO Coke, Gas and Atomic Workers Union
E. E. Fife
Gantz
Gazette
WV Receives 9193 Salk Polio Shots For Schools
West Virginia will gain 9193 Salk polio shots from 846000 leftover doses to boost the free school immunization program for first four grades. State health officials will decide how much goes to public agencies versus private doctors, with private distribution allowed.
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West Virginia
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Washington
Federal Health, Education and Welfare Dept
State Health Department
Polio Foundation
Hygienc Laboratory
South
Charleston
National Foundation For
Last Day to Enter Big Recipe Contest
The Charleston Gazette advertises a Cook Book Recipe Contest with 52,900 in prizes across 2 categories. The absolute deadline is midnight. entrants should mail recipes to Cook Book Contest c/o The Gazette Charleston 30 West Virginia.
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Charleston Gazette
C-O
the Gazette
Charleston
W. Va
Tragic Slough Drowning Claims Whitley Family Children
Six year old Wesley Whitley Jr. witnessed the deaths of three sisters Bernadine 14 Wanda 7 and Wyoneda 8 and brother Robert 10 after a trip to a Missouri River slough near St Johns . The family from Washington Missouri reported seven children drowned and the bodies were recovered later on the riverbank.
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Washington, Mo
Missouri
Wesley Whitley Jr
Washington
A. E. Smith
Bernadine
Robert
Wyoneda
Wanda
Missouri River
St. John’s Slough
Wesley
Wyonedal
Wesley Whitley Sr
Strangers Find Help at County Jail in Charleston
A Spokane family Frank E. Kirsten his wife and three months old son and friend Leroy Weaver stranded with no gas or money in Charleston sought aid from Kanawha County jail officers. Deputies and a local trustie pooled funds for a tank of gasoline enabling their trip to Nicholas County to reach relatives near Richwood.
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Spokane
Wash
Charleston
Frank E. Kirsten
Leroy Weaver
Traveler’s Aid
Red Cross
Kanawha County
Nicholas County
Richwood
Joe Lazare
Donald Caine
Justice of the Peace
M. M. Brown
Nicholes County
Suttee Anger Sparks Police Fire in India Crowd
In Tukral near Indore a vast crowd gathered to witness a suttee. Police opened fire after the woman was taken to hospital, killing three and wounding five as the mourners pressed guards at the cemetery. The husband, Siddhanath, survived a snakebite and remained hospitalized.
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Bombay
India
Tukral
Here
Gend Kurwan
Hus
Siddhanath
Indore
U S and Red China Open Talks on Far East Tensions
Geneva July 31 diplomats from the United States and Communist China prepared for unprecedented discussions on freeing Americans held in China and easing Far East tensions. Ambassador Alexis Johnson arrived to lead the U S delegation as Wang Ping-nan signaled favorable press overtures and discussions were set to begin Monday amid broader calls for peace.
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Geneva
United States
Communist China
Red China
Far East
U. S
Czechoslovakia
Alexis Johnson
Poland
Wang Ping-nan
Mata
India
V. KK. Krishna Menon
London
Europe
Richard G. Casey
China
Asia
Pacific
Burma
U Nu
Red
Johnson
Wang
Indochina
Si- Johnson
America
Dulles
Peiping
John Foster Dulles
Formosa
Washington
Ieg
Sen.George
D-Ga
Sen
Knowland
R-Calif
Sen. Fulbright
D-Ark
Thei
Chiang Kai-shek
Pigskin Pageant invites you to Eighth Annual Pigskin Pageant
Washington officials say the governments mild home-buying credit tightening will stay in effect the rest of the year. The curbs are not expected to impact the record home construction across the nation, currently about 1 3 million homes this year. FHA reported cost of building a standard home has risen from 45 to 789 in 36 cities over six months.
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Washington
INS
Fed
Kenawha Boulevard
FHA
Ini
Purity
No Impact on Record Building Tighter Housing Loan Credit
The report notes no effect on overall records while credit tightens. Officials see the shift as partly due to government lending practices. Mortgage terms for GI and FHA loans align with recent tightening, curbing 30 year loan approvals. Shorter repayment raises monthly payments by about 49 cents per $1,000 of loan.
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FHA
Martin urges quick Talbott decision in Eisenhower era
House GOP Leader Joseph Martin said the President should decide promptly whether Harold Talbott should stay in the administration after Talbott admitted fault in soliciting private business from the Pentagon. Talbott resigned from Paul D Mulligan Co effective today amid ethics questions. Martin predicted Eisenhower will seek and win a second term.
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Washington
INS
House
GOP
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Eisenhower
Harold E. Talbott
Martin
Pentagon
Talbott
Paul D. Mulligan Co
Defense Department
Massachusetts
Boodle Bill Stalls Congress Over Fringe Benefits
Washington July 31 A Senate House feud over congressional fringe benefits and a housing deadlock delays adjournment. House conferees refuse to bow to Senate demands while Senate balks at House pay boosts. The housing bill likely to approve 35,000 units per year for two years with occupancy limits.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
House
Capitol Hill
White House
Senate House
Cannon
D-Mo
House Appropriations Committee
Eisenhower
Classified ad helps raise cash with fast sale
A Gazette item urges using want ads to improve finances by selling goods or services you can do without. The example notes SMITHS portable typewriter for $50 and suggests immediate cash results from placing ads.
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Gazette
Smiths Portable
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