03 Dec 1955
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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1955
Page
1
In Burma at the Shwe Dagon pagoda Khrushchev launched a blunt attack on Western nations while surrounded by Buddhist silence. Soviet Premier Bulganin and aides observed as diplomats and reporters were kept at bay during related exchanges.
City and state police sought a pillow case gang after a Charleston taxi driver was robbed of 50 dollars and his car wiring torn out. Kroger store cashier and head checker reported a masked gunman stole about 400 dollars, while another man grabbed a 25 dollar wallet from Arnold Albert Kinder in the 600 block of Court Street.
Paris dispatch reports the French Cabinet fixed January 2 as the date for general elections to form a new National Assembly. After a day of political maneuvering over constitutional interpretations to avoid Christmas or New Year’s Day voting, the Council of State granted the Cabinet latitude to set the date. The old Assembly was dissolved today by decree after Premier Edgar Faure and his ministers met.
Nationalist China denounces a plan to admit 18 nations to UN membership as unconditional surrender to the Soviet Union. Ambassador T. F. Tsiang calls the package a blackmail and a turn in the UN, while noting a veto threat over Mongolia.
Moscow radios report a Supreme Soviet session for December is planned amid rumors that Vyacheslav Molotov may be dismissed as foreign minister. Observers speculate on a government reshuffle and possible leadership changes in the Soviet Union.
The Gazette announces a new top prize of 675 dollars for tomorrow's crossword puzzle with a potential 8675 total. Last week 21,948 entries were incorrect. A Chinese family is shown eating ham and eggs in an Italian restaurant.
Skipper Harley Bonecutter reported steering the Duncan Bruce along the Kanawha River near Pliny when the barge struck a deer that had entered the water while fleeing hunters. The kill is recorded as accidental but legal by the State Conservation Commission with officials still probing reports of a hovering helicopter and possible hunting activity.
Gov. Marland told Charleston businessmen that a highly revolutionary West Virginia industry announcement would be made within 100 hours. He declined to specify details, noting it could compare with the Burning Springs gas discovery. The hint came at a Chamber of Commerce event, with the governor urging watches to time the impending disclosure.
Logan December second six co defendants of Melvin Loveless are being returned from Moundsville for his third trial over the 1952 robbery slaying of Mrs. Sarah Reed. The four life sentence inmates James Jones Eugene Sherman Charles Ford and Albert K Puckett are included. A prison clerk and Toney Belcher also travel with the group. A sixth man is confined as a mental case and narcotics addict.
New York December report states the CIO ratified a merger with the AFL ending a 20 year split and forming a 15 million member federation. Delegates at Manhattan Center and Hotel Statler approved constitutions and pooling of assets while clashes and dissent marked the vote summary.
Fragmented text lists sections like Obituary Funerals Market Reports Sports Pages Editorials and Want Ads. The readable bits point to a newspaper’s inside today layout with various sections and a crossword puzzle. No clear events or people are identifiable.
A family of eight from Wheeling West Virginia faced cold, hunger and uncertain work prospects as they walked into a San Francisco post office seeking help. Social worker Violet Swain gathered donations from bystanders, and fifteen dollars was contributed to Robert White his wife Margery and their six children. The family had traveled by whitehike across the country in five weeks surviving on 35 cents prior to today's relief.
Washington December 2 GM president Harlow Curtice testified before the Senate Antitrust and Monopoly subcommittee. Dealers accused GM of forcing sales pressure and unnecessary equipment purchases. Curtice cited four factors behind GM success and noted dealer profits before taxes rose from 72 million in 1940 to 415 million now. The hearing reviewed dealer franchise concerns and a dealer relations board with appeals. 7 filings this year, 9 last year, 1 in 1953, among about 17,000 GM dealers.
The Gazette reports dealerships faced pressure to register cars not yet sold to inflate 1954 sales figures. Across the Charleston area and nationwide, dealers described attempts by Ford and GM to push heavy inventories and car registrations. Several executives said the issue reflected industry competition rather than illegality, with some noting a harsh car shortage as a larger problem.
Edward Hammer testified before the Senate anti monopoly subcommittee that in Sheridan Wyoming Chevrolet and Ford dealers are fighting to save their franchises. He said he must outsell Ford to retain his franchise, and when asked about Ford he said the same applies there and that there can’t be a tie.
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