Kaiser Plant Construction Seen Speeded Up
Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corp executives announced accelerated planning for a second stage of the Ohio River mill near Ravenswood West Virginia area, with a new administration building and on site work awarded to Southeastern Construction Co. and Kaiser units. The plan aims for first production by early 1956 while on going main mill work proceeds. Washington officials predicted a tax cut of two to two and a half billion dollars in 1956 driven by economic growth and spending restraint.
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Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corp
Ohio River
Ravenswood
Jackson County
Oakland
Calif
Henry J. Kaiser
Havenswood
Kaiser
Southeastern Construction Co
Charlotte
N. C
Southeastern
Detroit
Darin-Armatront
Daria-Armatrong
Henry J. Kaiser Construction Co
Kaiser Engineers, Inc
Morgantown
Washington
INS
Con
Wallace F. Bennett
Eisenhower
Kaiser Corp
Bennett
Congress
House
Senate
Kaiser to Use Aluminum in NewAdministration Building
The Kaiser plant plans a two story cross shaped administration building 232 by 160 feet with ornamental aluminum exterior and extensive use of aluminum across the project. Aluminum will appear in sheets foil panels vapor barriers curtain walls railings flag poles and even clock hands with sandwich type insulated siding on the 10 815 square foot employment area.
Tax Budgets Checked by State Amid Weeklong Review
State officials review 330 proposed budgets over several weeks. Details remain sparse as investigators examine line items, forecasting funding levels for schools and services. Officials urge continued transparency and public comment on the process.
Tax Levy Estimates Handled By Four In Huntington
Inside Today reports the complex task of approving levy estimates from all state tax levying units in Huntington. 333 estimates from 55 county courts, 55 school boards, 222 municipalities and one park commission were examined by two men and two secretaries. Richard Shelton and Joseph Soto led the reviewing, with Myrtle Howerton and Mary Ellen Harris checking the mathematics. The effort continued as more than 200 levies were approved and mailed back.
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Park Commission
Huntington
Richard Shelton
Tax Department
Joseph S. Soto
Tax
Myrtle Howerton
Mary
Ellen Harris
Alibi Frees Leader In Scouts Murder
Muskegon Michigan August 15 state police said a Boy Scout counselor once arrested in a child molesting case established an alibi in the slaying of 12 year old Peter Gorham of Evanston Illinois. Lie tests for eight other suspects continued in Muskegon. The decomposed body with two bullet wounds was found near the camp where the boy was hiking with companions. The Evanston Boy Scout Council operates Camp Wabaningo on Duck Lake near Whitehall Michigan.
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Muskegon
Mich
INS
Peter Gorham
Evanston
Ill
FBI
California
Boy Scout Camp
Wabaningo
Duck Lake
Whitehall, Mich
The
Evanston, IL
Boy Scout Council
Arms Raid Shocks Britain Amid IRA Terror Alert
Masked gunmen in civilian clothes raided a Royal Artillery training camp near Rhyl Wales, seizing nothing but fleeing after alarms. The attack follows a similar raid near Reading, heightening fears of IRA violence and prompting renewed security measures across the U K, including Parliament and Balmoral Castle. Authorities pursue suspects as discussions consider reviving the Prevention of Violence Act. Public officials urge Ireland to curb IRA support.
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London
Britain
Royal Artillery
Rhyl
Wales
Ween Mney Nemeem
IRA
British North Ireland
Irish Republic
Scotland Yard
All Man
Balmoral Castle
Scotland
Elizabeth II
Eden
No. 10
Downing St
Gwilym Cloyd-George
John Harding
Imperial General Staff
Home Secretary
Ireland
Danny Ryan
Reading
England
Gross Sales Amendment Introduced
James H Hill Gazette staff writer reports a gross sales tax amendment was submitted for first reading, aimed at boosting revenue by about 284517 over last year to balance a 2.6 million Charleston budget. A 45 minute council session adjourned to 7:30 pm Thursday to hear protests from local business operators.
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Council
Finance
A. C. Kinnaman
Charleston
Copenhaver
28 Indians Die In Goa March Violence
The Goa Liberation Committee reported 28 Indians killed by gunfire from Portuguese police and soldiers as they attempted to cross into Goa on a peaceful march backing Nehru's annexation demand. Scores wounded. Portugal claimed one death and three injuries. The outbreak coincided with India's Independence Day celebrations.
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Bombay
INS
Goa Liberation Committee
India
Press Trust of ‘India
Jawaharlal Nehru
Goa
Bubble Cum The Most Common Impediment in Speech
A historical note presents the phrase bubble cum as the most common impediment observed in children's speech. It discusses how articulation issues arise and how early language development can be affected, referencing ongoing studies and clinical observations from the era.
Plot to murder Peron foiled as arrests reach hundred
Buenos Aires August 16. The Argentine government said it uncovered another plot to assassinate President Juan D Peron. About 100 people were arrested by late afternoon amid demonstrations and clashes between state police and students and Roman Catholic Church sympathizers.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Juan D. Peron
Roman Catholc Church
Peron
Franklin Lucero
Democratic Party
Mario Amadeo
David Michel Torino
Amadeo
Torino
el Transigente
Navy
Government House
Gallagher Denies Killing Prisoners Of War In Korea Trial
Sgt James C Gallagher testified at his Army Court martial in New York denying he murdered three fellow POWs in a freezing hut in Korea in 1951. He admitted not recalling details of the other alleged killings and claimed one man Jones was briefly set outside before being brought back in. Witnesses testified Gallagher courted captors and dumped prisoners to die.
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New York
James C. Gallagher
Korea
Gallagher
Donald Thomas Baxter
Waukon
Iowa
John William Jones
Detroit
Baxter
Jones
Court to Study Arguments On Funeral Home Advertising
West Virginia Circuit Court heard oral arguments on the validity of the West Virginia Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors advertising rules. Attorneys for Quesenberry and Webb, Beckley morticians, say the regulations restrict price mentions and injure business, while the board and trade groups defend the rule as proper. The case raises whether the board exceeds legislative power or properly carries out its duties, with the press association backing the petitioners and funeral directors groups defending the board. The hearing lasted over two hours and the judge took the matter under advisement.
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West Virginia
Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors
Frank L. Taylor
Jude
Price
Quesenberry
iWest Virginia Assn
Trapped Dog Rescued Under Asphalt Street
BLADENSBURG Md Aug 15 Workmen cut into an asphalt street to reach a small black Cocker Spaniel trapped at least 18 hours in an underground drainage pipe The dog was rushed to an animal hospital by police and listed in weakened condition but expected to recover The dog entered the pipe near a ditch intersection and became blocked where the pipe narrows The distress howls first echoed around midnight before responders could reach it
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Bladensburg
Warnings Fly From Florida As Hurricane Diane Approaches
Hurricane Diane, packing 115 mph winds, neared the Carolina coast with warnings from Brunswick Georgia to Wilmington North Carolina. The Weather Bureau urged preparations as tides could rise one to three feet. Coastal gales extend 350 miles, with hurricane force winds up to 125 miles from center. Savannah Beach evacuated. area braces for torrential rains and high tides threatening tobacco and cotton harvests in South Carolina.
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Miami
Fla
Diane
Carolina
Charleston
S. C
Brunswick
Wilmington
N. C
St. Augustine
Virginia Capes
Connie
Middle Atlantic
Weather Bureau
Center
South Carolina
Savannah Beach
David McCutchen
McCutchen
Boat Keeper Drowns in Elk River
Thomas Wood a one year old Charleston boat keeper drowned in the Elk River while trying to recover two boats that drifted from a landing. Firemen searched from 3 10 pm until darkness and resumed search the next morning, recovering the body at 9 15 am. Wood lived in a boat house owned by George H Harold with wife Mia Grace and son Melvin L Wood.
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Thomas Wood
Charleston
Elk River
Paul Coleman
Coal River Rd
Hazel Hare
Washington Manor
Wood
Kanawha Blvd
Virginia St
Goff P. Lmly
Kanawicz
Ydock
George H. Harold
Maryland St
Mia
Grace Wood
Melvin JL. Wood
Preston Mortus Ary
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Milton Swingle
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F. A. Gorham
Chicago
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Forney
Tex
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Kalamazoo
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G. B. Hanna
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