Plane Crash Kills 30 At Ft Leonard Wood In Fire Blaze
An American Airlines Conair two engine airliner crashed on the Ft Leonard Wood post while attempting an emergency landing. The blaze started a forest fire as the wreckage burned for hours. Rescue crews recovered 18 to 21 bodies with 30 killed overall including 2 children aboard. The crash occurred about 200 feet above ground near the administration buildings and the post housing area.
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FT. Leonard Wood
American Airlines
R. D. Sinex
H. B. Bracey
Bracey
Warren Pauley
Fort
Hugh Barron
Tulsa
Pauley
St. Louis
Thelma Ruth Ballard
Salisbury
N.C
Army
Airmen Describe Red China Prison Ordeal After Release
Eleven U S airmen freed after over two years in Red China prisons tell of harsh treatment and tough trials in Peiping. They describe better meals in Hong Kong and plan a Tokyo news conference after a 9 PM EST departure from Clark Field. Maj. Baumer accompanied by others recounts injuries from a B29 crash during a Korea mission.
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Manila
U.S
China
Hong Kong
Clark Field
Tokyo
Peiping
William H. Baumer
Lewisburg
North Korea
John Knox Arnold Jr
Silver Springs
Red China
Business Minded column by Gazette staff writer Andrew Leonard
The Gazette publishes a weekly business column titled Passing The Buck by Andrew Leonard. The piece appears in today’s newspaper and offers insights on current business topics.
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Gazette
Andrew Leonard
James A. Haught
the Gazette
James A. Hill
Bulganin Rejects U S Plan at Geneva Session
Premier Bulganin dismissed as unworkable the Eisenhower mutual air inspection proposal and nuclear disarmament plan. He defended Soviet disarmament ideas while noting resumed Soviet nuclear tests. The session, in the Kremlin, included diplomats and focused on Germany and cold war issues amid Geneva summit tensions.
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Nikolai A. Bulganin
Eisenhower
U.S.S.R
Supreme Soviet Pariamerat
Bulganin
Vulganin
Kremlin
Supreme Soviet
Geneva
Britain
France
Soviet Union
United States
Atomic’ Energy Commission
Washington
London
U. N. Disarmament Subcommittee
East
West Germany
Unitedd States
U. N. Security Council
U.S
Charles E. Bohren
Germany
Offer Fails at Fletcher Enamel Plant Strike Nears
Union Local 285 CIO Coke Gas and Atomic Workers at Fletcher Enamel Co Dunbar rejects a five cent-an-hour offer by 265 to 91. Members demand a 20 cent raise and protest pension terms. About 500 workers are employed as a 15 day truce expires Aug. 1. Wages at the plant run from $1.18 to $2.33 an hour.
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Fletcher Enamel Co
Dunbar
Tice, Cio Coke, Gas and Atomic Workers
George Asbury
Dunbar Enamelwware
Heat Wave Persists as Kanawha Valley Sees Near-Record Temps
Kanawha Valley endures 12th day of near record heat with no relief. Weather officials at Kanawhaj 4 Airport report yesterday's high near 97 degrees, just one degree shy of the year's high.
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Rudy Colombo
Clarksburg
Colombo
Morris Harvey
Kanawha Valley
U. S
Kanawhaj 4
Russians offer ties with West Germany without strings
Soviet note proposes establishment of diplomatic, commercial and cultural relations with West Germany. Adenauer may visit Moscow at month end or early September to discuss details ahead of Geneva talks. A Paris exchange between Vinogradov and von Malizan would set the questions for discussion. Meteorologist Joe Richter warns heat remains, with potential Friday night showers but no relief from six straight days above average.
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Bonn
Germany
West Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Moscow
Adenauer
Geneva
Bonat
iParis
France
Sergei Vinogradov
Volf Frath von Malizan
Joe Richter
Hix
Grades 1 2 7 First to Merge
James A. Haught reports on a school merger plan involving Grades 1 2 and 7 with district officials outlining phased integration and aims to streamline programs and address resource gaps. The piece notes community views and timelines for implementation.
Kanawha County Plans School Integration by 1956
The Kanawha County Board of Education announced a two-year de segregation plan to fully integrate the county public school system by the start of the 1956 Fall term. Negro and white pupils in first, second, and seventh grades will attend together as boundaries are set and facilities permit.
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Kanawha County
Chesapeake
Carver
Vandalla
Riverview
Rand
Eisenhower May Call Extras on Must Measures
President Eisenhower praised Congress for foreign policy gains but criticized domestic legislation. He said he might summon Congress to a special session to address four vital items including housing, minimum wage, and foreign aid. The next regular session is slated to begin January 3, 1956.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Page & Col
Kanawha County Library faces possible closure
Kanawha County Public Library may be closed or its services sharply cut unless local governments help fund the library through the county Board of Education. Superintendent Virgil L. Flinn warned that only 448 500 dollars could be allocated this year, far short of the 165 371 requested to grant employee pay raises. The school board stated it would not continue to support the library alone.
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Kanawha County Public Library
County Board of Education
Virgil LL. Flinn
Kanawha County
Imade
Marky Crum
Flinn
Hoslum Betsy Ross Bakers Enter Commercial Float
The Eighth Annual Pigskin Pageant features the Hoslum Betsy Ross Bakers in the Commercial Division. The North-South Game, Inc invites the public to attend Friday night on Kas nawha Blvd starting at 8 p.m.
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Miss Sunset News
Jenene Curtis
Bluefield
Charleston
Miss Curtis
Beaver High School
Mason Curtis
West Virginia
Charleston Gazette
Hoslum
Betsy Ross Bakers
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