Crazed Texan Slays Family Then Ends His Own Life
Unemployed auto repairman Buford Calhoun shot and bayoneted his estranged wife Mary Calhoun and their three infant daughters Pamela Sue Patricia Lou and son-in-law John Warren was critically wounded. Calhoun died hours later after police cornered him in a Dallas area drugstore. He warned I am like a rattlesnake before the killings and after a phone call he was trapped in a phone booth. The case also notes a pending divorce suit and Calhoun's threats to relatives and his sister-in-law.
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Patricia Lou
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Buford W. Calhoun
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Romulo warns Charleston of Asian peril in Cold War talk
Gen Carlos P. Romulo urged a Charleston audience that democracy faces a global struggle and that the free world needs Asian allies. He warned of subversive infiltration and outlined a stark balance sheet of democracy in Asia including millions in several nations uncommitted to the cause.
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City Traffic Panel to Eye Street Rift
City traffic planners assemble at city hall for another attempt to settle the dispute over Dickinson Street. A 9:30 a.m. meeting follows a three hour session in the mayor's office that ended without agreement. Several plots were discussed and the discord centers on a one block Midtown extension not yet opened.
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Dickinson St
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West Virginia Gift Basket totals top five thousand
The Ford Foundation funded Gift Basket program in West Virginia rewards nine Charleston area hospitals and schools with more than 561000 in grants. The 1955 drive raised 5095.11 by noon and aims for 20000 this year. Charleston Memorial Hospital receives 129000, Salvation Army 10000, with funds supporting equipment and expansion plans.
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Eisenhower Plans Major Hike in Defense Spending
President Eisenhower reportedly plans a roughly 1.3 trillion dollar rise in military outlays for the next year with large increases for airpower and missiles. Congressional leaders said the budget would top current levels by about a billion, with a split nearly equal for Army Navy and Air Force. The proposal, read by several conferees, would affect tax cuts and potential budget balancing in 1956. House Speaker Sam Rayburn expressed cautious approval amid ongoing world tensions following the Geneva summit.
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Bible expert Skeens passes on $64,000 gamble on TV quiz
Stanley Skeens of Danville West Virginia chose not to risk his $32,000 winnings on The $64,000 Question. He brought his brother in law Wet Adkins to the studio and hovered between stopping and continuing. Skeens said nerves and recent work kept him from the mines as he contemplated the risky move.
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Hal March
Triple turncoat John flees East Berlin to West Germany
Dr Otto John the former West German chief of counter espionage fled to the East in 1954 then returned to the West and now is traced as a three time defector. A parliamentary committee investigates if he used state channels to spy for the Communists and other charges. His wife reportedly traveled to meet him in West Germany as the case unfolds.
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Marland Avoids Taking Stand On Expressway Plan
The Gazette reports a northern West Virginia Turnpike extension drawing new champions. House Speaker Flannery and Charleston Mayor Copenhaver praised the plan while Gov. Marland declined a firm stance yet supported extensions. A resolution to seek general obligation bonds from voters is proposed for the legislative session.
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Stafford
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West Virginia
W. E. Flannery
House of Delegates
Charleston
John T. Copenhaver
U. S
M. M. Neely
Flannery
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Page & Col
Russia China veto thwart United Nations New Members Plan
At the United Nations Russia and Nationalist China vetoed a plan to admit 18 new members. Tsiang and Lodge clashed over blame as the council failed to approve the package. Voting saw 15 Russian vetoes and only Sobolev supporting the final four candidates.
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Romania
Leslie Munro
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Turkey
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Britain
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U. S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Warmer Weather Promised in Valley Area
Met at Kanawha Airport forecast rising temperatures in the Greater Charleston area reaching the low 40s after four days of sub freezing weather. A recent morning logged eight degrees above zero, noted as the coldest December 14 in three years, with December 1917 records cited for historical lows.
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Kanawha
Syria asks UN Security Council to act after Israel attack
Syria accuses Israel of aggression and urges the UN Security Council to convene quickly to address casualties from an Israeli retaliatory raid east of the Sea of Galilee. Rafik Asha says Syria seeks urgent measures while Ahmed Shukairy cites mounting losses on both sides.
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Shukairy
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Damascus Radio
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