Four Way Governor Race Lines Take Shape In West Virginia
The Gazette reports a potential four way Democratic governor fight with Congressman Robert Matlahan, former Tax Commissioner Morton Ferguson, Senate Clerk J Howard Myers, and Joe Burdett in the mix. Labor backing for Mollohan is cited, with Neely avoiding direct endorsements as conversations with labor leaders unfold.
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Robert H. Matlahan
Fairmont
U. S
M. M. Neely
Organized Labor
Morton J. Ferguson
Wayne
Statehouse
Kanawha County
Homer W. Hanna
Marland
Neely
Washington
Mollohan
UMW
John J L. Lewis
Traffic Board Awaits Copenhaver Plan Outcome
The Dickinson Street plan clash centers on the Copenhaver scheme for a one block extension between Virginia and Quarrier Streets. Traffic moves southbound on two lanes from Lee to Virginia and northbound on one lane into the business district with signals at both ends. The advisory committee plan faces opposition as Mayor Copenhaver questions its party bias while the council awaits today’s decision after a long delay.
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Mayer Copenhaver
Lee
Virginia St
Copenhaver
Neely
Au Yssory Committee
Advisory Committee
B. I. Gentry
City Hall
Israel proposes staged peace plan to Egypt amid border clashes
Israel offers Egypt a step by step peace plan including mutual cessation of hostility and a non aggression pact while warning of full war if Cairo chooses aggression. Beers settlement clash and reports of Soviet arms shipments to Alexandria accompany heightened tensions. Premier Nasser vows to unleash armed strength if Israel commits further aggression.
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Israel
Egypt
Cairo
YA Fell Nears
Live and
Pease
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Nasser
Syria
Paris
Alexandria
Alexander
Abdel
Inside Today Amusements and Gazette Market Reports
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Eenesee
Alvarez
Sersenevere
Nashua Sells for Record $1,251,200 at Belair Stud Auction
Nashua the Belair Stud champion race horse sold for a record $1,251,200 to Leslie J Combs Jr of Spendthrift Farm Lexington. The sale followed the death of William Woodward Jr and included the Belair racing stable for three buyers. The horse eyed the Widener Handicap at Hialeah in February with Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons likely to train again.
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New York
Nashua
Belair Stud
Leslie J . Combs Jr
Spendthrift
Lexington
Combs
William Woodward Jr
Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons
Woodward
Florida
Hialeah
Long Island
Couple swaps fur coat for trousers in court
In Chicago on December 14, Mrs Dorothy O Brien 43 complained that estranged husband George 46 held her fur coat. He replied that his wife held his best blue suit trousers. Judge Will E Green suggested a swap and the couple agreed removing the dispute.
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Chicago
Dorothy O'Brien
George
Will E. Green
Green
O'Briens
Population Growth in Charleston Is City and County
Charleston Chamber official says the 74,900 city figure from a West Virginia report understates growth, noting about 20,000 residents live in nearby unincorporated areas. He suggests Kanawha County as a better measure and cites shared economy and commuting as integration factors. The county grew 22.6 percent 1940–1950, more than the city’s 5.0 percent.
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Charleston
Charleston Chamber of Commerce
West Virginia Chamber of Commerce
Charles E. Hodges
Shadowlawn
Oakwood Road
Ruffner Hollow Road
Hodges
Chamber
Kanawha County
Wyoming County
Huntington
South Charleston
Dunbar
Nitro
St. Albans
Sawyers backs Pike Turnpike extension plan
Road Commissioner Sawyers endorsed the plan to extend the West Virginia Turnpike northward via general obligation bonds, signaling Governor Marland's support and tying the move to a pending northern traffic survey. His office coordinates with engineering firm Coverdale and Colpitts as a preliminary draft awaits federal approval before public release.
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Bur A. Sawyers
West Virginia Turnpike
Sawyers
Coverdale and Colpitts
Turnpike Commission
Charleston-Princeton
Virginia
North Carolina
Coverdale
Collpitts
Ohio
Pennsylvania
State Road Commission
Federal Bureau of Roads
Road Commission
Colpitts
West Virginia
NATO to Build Jam-Proof Unified Air Defense Network
NATO ministers approved a plan to unite Europe’s air defenses into four regional sectors with a new jam-proof communications net called the scatter system. The United States will fund pilot links from Norway to Italy and Turkey’s Izmir base, linking SHAPE to Naples and beyond.
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Paris
Norway
Europe
Turkey
United States
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
U.S
John Foster Dulles
Soviet Union
NATO
Dulles
Alfred M. Gruenther
Gruenther
North
South
Britain
Johan W. Beyen
Beyen
Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers
SHAPE
North America
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Naples
Izmir
Storms and Gift Basket drive feature in uneven Charleston notice
Severe Atlantic storms claim seven lives and leave four missing as fishermen face peril near Scotland and Ile d Yeu. meanwhile The Great Gift Basket total reaches 6768 dollars with two days left to enter for a 1956 auto prize. Salvation Army fundraiser benefits needy families in Charleston area.
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London
Atlantic
North Sea
Royal Air Force
Bell Rock
Scotland
Moray Firth
Beatrix-Fernande Cae
WCHS
Salvation Army
Chanlactan
Charleston
Kanawha County public schools end year with Christmas break
Christmas holidays begin at the close of classes for 35 577 Kanawha County students with the vacation lasting until January 3. Charleston Catholic High School seniors start break tomorrow, others follow next Wednesday. West Virginia State College and Morris Harvey College also schedule Christmas breaks ending January 3.
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Kanawha County
Charleston Catholic High School
West Virginia State College
Morris Harvey College
Reynolds Metals Eyes West Virginia Plant Site
Reynolds Metals Co is reportedly evaluating West Virginia locations for a potential aluminum plant in the Ohio Valley. West Virginia Industral and Publicity Commission official Andrew Y. Ruckman cites a New York Times report and notes prior interest five years earlier amid power and rail talks. Reynolds, a leading aluminum producer, previously explored a West Virginia site but pursued options elsewhere. Senator Harley Kilgore recalls long-standing interest but no final decision.
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Reynolds Metals Co
West Virginia
Andrew Y. Ruckman
Ruckman
New York Times
Reynolds
Ohio Valley
New River Valley
Dea
South
U. 5
Harley M. Kilgore
America
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