School Board Studies Need Of Bond Issue
The Kanawha County School Board weighs a new 10 million bond to fund future buildings as enrollment grows toward 75 000 by 1965 from 58 000 at term start. Portable classrooms and crowded schools plus the closure of a West Virginia State College training school spur need. Funding hinges on faster property value increases after the tax levy amendment defeat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Seagile
the Gazette
Kanawha County
Virgil Flinn
Board of Education
Finn
Meredith Parry
West Virginia State College
Dunbar High School
Flinn
School Funds Major Issue Up to Solons
West Virginia faces a 1957 legislative push for about 12 million dollars in state funds to raise public school salaries. State School Supt. Trent will seek increases including minimum salaries and experience-based raises for university and college faculties, while the WV Educational Association pushes to double teacher experience raises, costing about 8.8 million annually.
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Charles R. Lewis
Associated Press
West Virginia
W. W.trent
House
Senate
West Virginia Educational Assn
Truse
W. E. Flannery
D-Logan
WVEA
Sudden 60 Mystery Firm and Gift Basket Contest
A 1960 style promotion outlines a two word mystery firm title and a Gift Basket fundraiser. Entries require a $1 minimum and may be mailed or phoned to Gift Basket Headquarters. The contest details include a December 22 deadline with a $15,353 prior year figure and radio TV broadcasts on WCHS.
MIT Freshman Arrested in $19,000 Bank Holdup
Oklahoma City police report 18 year old John Robert Wagner of Chicago MIT student admitted staging a $19,000 robbery near Chicago Aug. 28 federal charges filed in Chicago. He spent most of the loot in a lavish spree confessing to a self described perfect crime and expressing remorse to officers. He was held on $25,000 bond.
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Oklahoma City
John Robert Wagner
Chicago
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
FBI
Wagner
U. S
Dulles Aide Quits as Herter Named Successor
Herbert Hoover Jr resigns as undersecretary of state and President Eisenhower selects Gov. Christian Herter of Massachusetts to succeed him. Hoover, 53, plans to resume mining engineering. Herter, 61, takes over around Feb. 1 and will join Hoover in Washington after a brief vacation.
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Augusta
Herbert Hoover Jr
Eisenhower
Christian A. Herter
Massachusetts
Hoover
Hisenhower
Dulles
State Department
Herter
Congress
Senate
Washington
U.S
House of Representatives
International
Herbert
Middle East
State Astral Outpost Receives Space Signals
Radio signals from the Milky Way were picked up at Green Bank in Pocahontas County. The National Science Foundation said the detections used borrowed equipment on private property where giant listening devices will be built. Officials called the emissions promising but cautioned that no definite results are yet. Governor Marland released a letter from Alan Waterman noting the signals were received and recorded on Oct. 25 with continued reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John G. Morgan
the Gazette
Green Bank
Pocahontas County
United States
National Science Foundation
Outer Space
West Virginia
Gov. Marland
Alan T. Waterman
Foundation
Waterman
Definition SNOB: a women who shuns interiors if possible
A quip defining a snob as a woman who avoids associating with her interiors whenever she can. The remark frames interior involvement as a social criterion and echoes early 20th century tone.
Gazetteer and Notices Section Summary
Obituary and funeral listings with editorial notices and social notes from The Gazetteer. Includes women’s activities and state magazine index items, along withWant Ads and display ad contacts.
City Jobs Go Begging In Power Shift At City Hall
A West Virginia city faces a job market shift as Statehouse control shifts to Republicans on January 14. Cecil Underwood’s era at City Hall yields to broad state hiring, reducing patronage for former boss James A. Copenhaver who now finds city jobs dwindling amid rising Statehouse employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Hill
the Gazette
Copenhaver
Cecil Underwood
West Virginia
Charleston
Statehouse
City Hall
Hungary reels as tanks fire on rioters in Salgotarjan
Scores of Hungarians were killed or wounded as clashes with police and Russian troops spread from Budapest to Salgotarjan and other towns. Demonstrators demanded the release of workers council leaders, with Gov Kadar bowing to some demands while many leaders remained jailed. Fighting intensified with tanks firing in multiple centers including Pecs Tatabanya and Bekesesaba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budapest
Salgotarian
Janos Kadar
Salgotarjan
Kadar
Hungary
Pecs
Tatabanya
Bekesesaba
Gift Bonus in Puzzle Contest Promotes Salvation Army Support
The Gazette invites entries to The Prize Crossword Puzzle Contest on page 31. A $1 contribution to the Salvation Army Gift Basket with entry earns a potential extra $100 bonus if you win and have contributed. Contributions counted separately from the Suddenly It's 1960 contest.
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Gazette
Salvation Army
13 Nations Move to Condemn Soviet Actions in Hungary
Thirteen countries drafted a U.N. General Assembly resolution condemning Soviet violations of the U.N. Charter in Hungary. Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. urged discussion on Monday, while Emilio Nuñez Portuondo called the measure not strong enough and considered proposing amendments. Austria agreed to admit U.N. observers. Yugoslavia opposed expanding the observer mission, fearing it could widen tension. Dag Hammarskjöld reported continued difficulty obtaining observers into Hungary and neighboring states. The new draft was presented after a three hour meeting with 37 delegations. Belaunde called the resolution a condemnation of Soviet interference with Hungary’s political independence and freedoms. Britain, France, Peru and the sponsors attended the talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
N. Y
General Assembly
U. N
Soviet Union
Hungary
U. S
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Emilio Nunez-Portuondo
Jthe “Assembly
Imre Horvath
Austria
U.N
Yugoslavia
Dag-Hammarskjold
Czechoslovakia
Romania
Assembly
Budapest
Joza Brilejl
Hammarskjold
Victor Andress Belaunde
Britain
France
Peru
Dunbar Annexation Vote Postponed Over Legal Snag
City Clerk Carroll Stewart announced that Dunbar will delay the annexation election set for December 26 due to state code requirements for notifying the permanent voters registrar. The registrar was not notified until December 6, delaying plans for a 1957 election and complicating a large expansion including Institute, WV State College area, Carbide and Carbon, the fair grounds and 4H Club grounds.
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Dunbar
Carroll Stewart
Stewart
Elect
Wce
Kanawha County
Institute
West Virginia State College
Fair Grounds
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Gov. Herter
Astral Outpost
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the Gazetteer
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