That's the Man PoK Killed Pal Soldier Charges
In a New York court martial Sgt. James C. Gallagher faces charges of slaying a sick fellow American and collaborating with Red Chinese captors in a North Korean POW camp. Witness Sgt. Q C Lloyd W Pate testified that Gallagher strangled and hung the victim, later tossing the body outside. Pate recalled hearing Gallagher threaten others and urged a UN appeal to lift weapons. Prosecution also presented evidence on two additional POW killings, Cpl Donald T Baxter and Cpl John W Jones.
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New York
James C. Gallagher
Q. C. Lloyd W. Pate
Brooklyn
Gallagher
Pate
Augusta
North Korea
United Nations
Korea
Donald T. Baxter
John W. Jones
Inside Today Amusements and Market Reports Highlights
The page lists sections such as Amusements, Astrology, Editorials, Gazette Want Ads and Market Reports. It notes features on Obituary, Funerals, Radio, Sports Pages, Television and Women’s Activities. It references World Last Night and assorted entertainment items.
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Gazette
Ccsseveers
Probers Dig In Problems State Faces
A joint legislative committee heard progress reports on education statewide municipal taxation and water resource laws while examining home rule. WVU professors Ross and Brown said property taxes remain key but inadequate, and most states grant cities more freedom though state rules still constrain. The two education surveys covered public and higher education with findings on funding and growth.
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Joint Committee On Government and Finance
Commission On Interstate Cooperation
Clarence Koontz
State Racing Commission
Ross and
Londo Brown
WVU
Nevada
West Virginia
Ross
Carl Frasure
WVU Political Science Department
E. L. Lindman
John E. Brew
Undertow Drowns 5 In Huron At Wasaga Beach
Sudden undertow at Wasaga Beach Ontario swept swimmers off shore killing five men and leaving several others missing or rescued. Victims hailed from Toronto area. relatives reported witnessing drownings as crews battled water rescues. A wave surge followed by oscillation in lake surface blamed for the tragedy.
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Wasaga Beach
Atlantic
Ontario
Georgian Bay
Lake Huron
Toronto
FHA OKs Bigger Garages and Wall-to-Wall Carpet Rules
The Federal Housing Administration overhauled building standards to allow 20 foot long garages, 18 foot four inch wide spaces for no-car garages, and wall-to-wall carpeting. It also loosened flooring requirements favoring plywood and concrete slabs, dropped gutters if drainage suffices, and eased insulation and metal flashing rules to cut costs for FHA financed homes.
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Washington
Federal Housing Administration
FHA
Norman P. Mason
Pita
Mason
Alllaw
Governors eye Harriman as potential Democratic nominee
CHICAGO Aug 8 Republican Governor Goodwin Knight and Democratic Governor Abraham Ribicoff named Gov Averell Harriman of New York as a strong strategic figure for a possible 1956 Democratic presidential bid. They spoke at the 47th annual governors conference as elections loom next year.
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Chicago
Averell Harriman
New York
Goodwin Knight
California
Eisenhower
Harriman
Union
Abraham Ribicoff
Connecticnt Democrat
Iparty
Empire State
Ribicoff
Missing Brothers Rumored to Have Been Seen Near Home
State Police reported two brothers Glenn Cum mings 11 and Gay Cum mings 9 vanished after dark from near their Newhouse Drive home. Parents Mr and Mrs Zr B Cummings said an old dark cart was seen in the area at disappearance time. Glenn, about four feet tall and 80 pounds with brown hair and eyes. Gay about 3 feet 9 inches and 60 pounds with brown hair and eyes. Both wore overalls and away shirts when last seen.
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Newhouse Dr
Zr. B. Cummings
Cummings
Souths
Glenn
Gay
Merchants Hit Hard By Budget In City Vote Delay
City council halted a budget vote as merchants warned of a sharp tax rise in a $2,506,420 budget. The plan raises gross sales taxes for manufacturers to 35 cents and retailers to 41 cents per $100, while wholesalers stay at 15 cents. Retailers would pay about $703,375, with wholesalers at $202,603 and manufacturers roughly half that. The finance chair said the hike closes the deficit, though it cuts into revenue and delays taxes until Oct 1. Police and Fire absorb about $1,013,000. incinerator, street work, and street department funds add further costs.
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SOMF
Council
Finance Committee
A.C. Kinnaman
Hoover
Striganov
China
U. S
State Department
Hoove
Soviet Union
United States
West Virginia Sees Growth in Apparel Industry
The Little report notes West Virginia offers market access, low wages, transport, and abundant female labor for apparel firms. It highlights 3,931 workers and $8.56 million annual income across about 30 plants, with growth faster than national and regional averages. Major firms already operate in the state.
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West Virginia
Arthur D. Little, Inc
Massachusetts
Little
Gov. Marland
Tse
U S Shuns Soviet Plea To Aid Ship's Return
Rioting in Seoul and Pusan pits South Korean demonstrators against American and UN forces. GIs reported minor injuries after stone-throwing attacks on armistice inspection centers and on Wolmi Island causeway. Rioters tried to breach the NNSC compound as a South Korean ultimatum demanded all personnel leave by Aug 13.
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U.S
Seoul
INS
Neutral Nations
Sa-avy Commission
Woltni Island
Eights
Hialeah
U. S
Pusan
UNSC
Wolmi Island
ROK
NNSC
South Korea
Eighth Army
Robert Paonessa
Chicago
Tih
William D. Perry
Sandusky
Sie
Clifford F. Griggs
Wuods
Joseph Dubberly
Bris- In
Gaz Ste
William Dellan
Drewe
Miss
Eugene Dalney
Webster
S. D
Kangnung
NXNSC
Pageant Entry Highlights at Pigskin Pageant
The GALPERIN MUSIC CO. delivers a featured entry in the Commercial Division of the Eighth Annual Pigskin Pageant. The North-South Game, Inc. invites the public to attend the Pageant on Friday night on Kanawha Boulevard starting at 8 p.m.
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Galperin Music CO
Russia seeks U S help on Tuapse tanker crew release
In Washington, undersecretary Herbert Hoover Jr refused U S intervention to compel Nationalists to release the Tuapse crew and tanker. Soviet demands followed 20 seamen refusing repatriation and seeking asylum on Formosa while 29 had already returned to Russia. Separate talks in Geneva and Tokyo touched on 49 Americans held in China and potential releases, with negotiators cautious yet hopeful.
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Washington
INS
U. S
Russia
Herbert Hoover Jr
Tuapse
Hoover
Sergei R. Striganov
China
Formosa
State Department
United States
Geneva
Red
Soviet Union
Pageant Contest Offers $50 Prize
A pageant contest promises a $50 prize with a lighting of rules. Competitors must pick the top two finishers in each division, Commercial and Non-Commercial, by marking numbers (1) and (2) before the floats believed to place first and second.
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