Marland Opens Door on Teaching Salaries Legis Shift
Gov. Marland said he will cooperate with the 1956 Legislature if asked to consider teachers' salaries. He noted no current requests and stressed state leaders control agenda via budget session. Citizens Commission urged including school issues in 1958 session and abolishing the elected state superintendent post.
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Marland
Viner
Citizens Commission On Education
Citizens Commission
State Board of Education
Marlence
School Board Advances Textbook Panel Advice in Meeting
The State Board of Education moved to adopt required and optional subjects from the Textbook Advisory Committee with bids sought in January and final adoptions due by July 1, 1938. Five board members, all attorneys, approved the plan amid debate over the two-book limit per subject and potential publisher bids.
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State Board of Education
Johnny
H. K. Baer
Paige Wooldridge
Bluefield
Lawrence R. Lynch
Clarksburg
Elizabeth V. Hall
Charleston
James
Shannon
Wee
Woodridge
Let It Be Our Battle Cry North Extension of Pike
West Virginia Senator Matthew M. Neely backed The Gazette's call for a state wide referendum on a Turnpike bond to finance a northern extension. He urged emergency action during the January legislative session to build a southern to northern Appian Way, stressing a modern highway as vital to resource development and employment.
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The
Gazette
West Virginia
I. S
Matthew M. Neely
Frank A. Knight
Fairmont
the Gazette
Sen. Neely
Knight
Death of J B McLaughlin Halts State Agriculture
The death of Commissioner J B McLaughlin leaves the Department of Agriculture without a commissioner or acting successor. Payrolls and bills cannot be processed, and even payroll checks may be delayed. Governor Marland seeks a successor to fill the unexpired term amid election year constraints and legal questions on signing authority.
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State Department of Agriculture
J. B. McLaughlin
Marland
McLaughlin
Eisenhower Aims Farm Aid As Tax Talk Quiet
Washington reports the Eisenhower administration will push a farm program in the new Congress to win broad support while budgeting and tax-cut specifics await a clearer financial picture. A weather casualty, Lena Skidmore, collapsed from exposure at Chandler Elementary. The President continues health exams and balanced-budget emphasis amid conference notes with GOP leaders.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
House
Senate
Joe Martin
Massachusetts
Chandler Elementary
Charleston General Hospital
Lena Skidmore
Frame St
U. S. 21
Chandler Dr
Martin
Halleck
Indiana
Arends
Illinois
Ford Fund grants to West Virginia hospitals listed
Ford Foundation released a preliminary list of West Virginia hospitals eligible for grants from a half billion dollar fund. Final grant amounts depend on hospital reports and Foundation review. Notable allocations include Elizabeth Coplin Leonard Memorial Buckhannon 10000 and Memorial Charleston 125000.
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New York
Ford Foundation
West Virginia
American Hospital Assn
Charleston General
Charleston
Hillcrest Sanitarium
Memorial
Mountain State Memorial
St. Francis
Salvation Army
Memorial General
Elkins
Ford Foundation gives half a billion to colleges and hospitals
The Ford Foundation announced grants totaling about 500 million dollars to 615 colleges and 3,500 private hospitals. Major awards include 5 million to New York University, 4.51 million to Harvard, 4.00 million to Yale, and 4.32 million to the University of Chicago. Hospitals receiving significant sums include West Virginia institutions and many across the United States. The gifts aim to raise faculty salaries and expand facilities in response to medical and educational needs.
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New York
Ford Foundation
Gre
United States
Suny
Foundation
New York University
Harvard
Yale
University of Chicago
California School of Fine Arts
San Francisco
Ford
West Virginia
Bethany
Tdation
Davis and Elkins
West
Virginia Wesleyan
Jaces
States
Alaska
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Weston City
Weston
Ohio Valley General
Wheeling
Wheeling Hospital
61 Dead in Border Fight Sparks Reprisals Hints
Israeli spokesmen claim 55 Syrians killed and 29 captured while Israel reports six dead and 12 wounded after a seven hour push into Syria. Arab League warns of further attacks as tensions rise over the Syria Egypt defense pact. France and Britain caution against arms races and warn leaders about dangerous engagement with Soviet arms.
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Wraey
Israel
Iast
Syria
Cairo
Arab League
Raif Bellama
The
League
Lal
Sea of Galilee
Plares
Tthe
League of Nations
London
Harold Macmillan
Middle East
Lnhich
Macmillan
House of Commons
John Foster Dulles
U.S
Definition of Failure Tests Confidence and Inaction
A speaker argues that overconfidence in one’s own inability leads to failure. The idea warns against assuming limits and encourages action rather than paralysis. The message emphasizes mindset as a decisive factor in achievement.
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Arief
Berlin Police Repulse Reds Hate March at Beer Hall
A riot in West Berlin as East German Communists clash with police after a Red march on a French sector beer hall. About 250 riot police halted an estimated 1500 marchers with clubs and water cannon, 366 arrested including eight women. Two officers injured. no serious injuries reported among demonstrators. Weather was near freezing as clashes occurred around Stahlhelm rally site.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Stahlheim
Bober's Overs
Stahlshelm
United Nations backs Eisenhower open skies plan
The U N political committee approved by 53 to 0 a Western backed open skies disarmament proposal as a confidence builder. Russia and the Soviet Bloc voted against it, signaling limited progress toward aerial surveys and exchange of military blueprints. Ambassador Lodge called the vote a great day in U N history while Sobolev warned it would mislead efforts. The plan also rejected tying nuclear weapon prohibitions to broader disarmament talks. The proposal calls for early reconvening in 1956 of the five nation disarmament subcommittee.
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United Nations
N. Y
Dee
INS
United Nations Political Committee
Stoday
Eisenhower
Russia
U.N
Soviet Union
U. S
Henry Cabott Lodge
U. N
A. A. Sobolev
Sobolev
Britainy
France
Canada
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Kanawha
Sen
George
D-Ga
White House
Bahaut
Gettysburg
Paul Dudley White
Boston Heart
White
James C. Hagerty
Anj
Uruguay
Luis Battle Berres
Page
Reynolds Memorial
Glendale
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Hospital
Huntington
Huntington Memorial
Huntington Orthopedic
St. Marys
Marmet Hospital
Marmet
City
Martinsburg
Kings Daughters
Morris Memorial
Milton
Broaddus
Philippi
Charles Town
Rawson
Sacred Heart
Richwood
Herbert J. Thomas
S. Charleston
Weirton
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