Kefauver Enters Democratic Presidential Race
Lank y Senator Estes Kefauver of Tennessee joins the Democratic nomination race to challenge Adlai Stevenson in California and other states. He cites fair shake from party leaders and aims for the June 5 California primary and possible New Hampshire and Minnesota contests. Stevenson welcomes the entry and pledges unity, while Kefauver campaigns vigorously.
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Washington
Sen
Estes Tauver
Tattengot
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
Kefauver
Tennessee
California
Los Angeles
Tom
Carrell
President Clubs
Chicago
Keffauver
Democratic Party
Minnesota
Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party
Kefanyer
New Hampshire
Truman
NATO Blasts Soviet Moves In Global Tension
Paris dispatch reports NATO ministers decry Soviet actions in the Middle East and Asia as a challenge to the free world. Kefauver defends calm on wartime powers while pressuring party leaders about 1952 politics and a potential Stevenson Kefauver ticket is mentioned amidst Nashville talks.
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Paris
North Atlantic Alliance
Free World
Middle East
Asia
Kefauver
Tennessee
NATO
Frank Clement
U.S
Nashville
Clement
Stevenson-Kefauver
Three Held In Foiled Hold Up Effort
James A. Hill reports that a heavily armed city police posse overhauled a car on the Patrick St Bridge and captured the last of three men linked to an attempted robbery of an East End service station. Two others were nabbed by city and state police near Key stone Station after a brief chase. Suspects were Robert Roach 26, Holly Jarrett 31, and Glen Craigo 25. Casdorph described the scene and the robber demanded money from the cash register, which held about 932 dollars.
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Bobby Gene Casdorph
Casdorph
Gazette
Ferrell Friend
James A. Hill
the Gazette
Patrick St. Bridge
East End
Stone Station
0. S
Robert Roach
Dryden St
Holly
Dagwood) Jarrett
Black Hawk Wollow
Glen Allen Craigo
Craigo
Gene Caldorph
R. L. Smith
Charleston
Dickinson Puzzles Drivers City Street Extension Opens
Traffic officials reported early congestion on Dickinson Street extension in midtown Charleston as drivers tested the new addition to the system. The temporary setup from Quarrier to Virginia provides two southbound and one northbound lanes with restricted left turns and light synchronization issues. police directed motorists at Virginia Street to cross the bridge.
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Dickinson St
Charleston
Plank
Hale and Lee Sts
MacCorkle Ave
Chesapeake and Ohio
South Charleston
Copenhaver
Quarrier and
Virginia Sts
Dickinson
Virginia
Virginia St
Nippy Weekend Forecast Signals Cold Snap Across State
An early morning low near eight to ten degrees above zero at Kanawha Airport gives way to a daytime rise to 35 degrees. Lows tonight or tomorrow morning should not drop below 19. Warmer weekend is forecast statewide with five day outlook near normal to slightly below. Light snow flurries are expected in the mountains tonight and Monday, with a brief cold spell earlier in the period.
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Kanawha
Weather Bureau
West Virginia
Communique Calls for Peaceful German Reunification
The Communique reaffirms determination to roll back Russians from German territory by peaceful means and reunify Germany under the Bonn Federal Republic. It says reunification is essential to a just lasting peace and lauds Dulles Macmillan and Finay for presenting the Western case at the Geneva Big Four foreign ministers conference.
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Bonn Federal Republic
Germany
NATO
Dulles
Harold Macmillan
Antoine Finay
Geneva
Charleston Churches Plan Varied Christmas Services
Charleston churches publish Christmas programs with candlelight Eve services and elaborate music. At Asbury Methodist, Dr Chelsea H Kelley will preach The Spirit of Christmas at 11 a m tomorrow, with choirs and cantata From the Realms of Glory by Frazee featured in evening service.
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the Gazette
Charleston
Charles
Asbury Methodist
Chelsea H. Kelley
dJungst
Giotig
Elpworth
Wesleyan
Frazee
Moyne Boys
Grace Stalnaker
Betty Cook
Margue
Teacher Raise Seen Possible By Governor
A Brooke County PTA delegation told Governor Marland he is likely to include a teacher salary raise in the 1956 legislative call, citing pressure from local groups and impending needs as new industry arrives. They noted Brooke County lost 17 teachers this year and discussed coordinating with lawmakers Trauv ert and Curtis.
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John G. Morgan
the Gazette
Brooke County Council
PTA
Marland
D. P. Boffo
Iat Follawsbee
Ohio Power Co
Minge
Pleasants
Maryland
Boffo
John Brown
Parkersburg
West Virginia Congress of Parents and Teachers
Follawsbee
Botto
Brooke County
Herbert Trauvert
del. W. Ray Curtis
Brooke
Paul Kellas
Beech Bottom
CIO Union
Blair Geho
Wellsburg
Forrest McIntire
Edgewood
Weiite
Gazette Crossword Puzzle Fails With New Test Promised
The Gazette reports 14 296 entries fail in the latest crossword challenge and teases a new puzzle tomorrow with prizes up to 162 50. The note urges readers to enclose a contribution as part of the process.
Syria Demands Expulsion of Israel and Open Sky Plan Endorsed
United Nations scene reports Syria demanding Israel be expelled for a Sea of Galilee attack that killed 49, with Ahmed Shukairy urging Security Council penalties. The Assembly also approved Eisenhower's Open Skies disarmament plan amid broader East West talks.
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Syria
U. N
Israel
Galilee
United Nations
N. Y
Ahmed Shukairy
U. N. Security Council
Sea of Galilee
iGamel Abdel Nasser
Téoiahd
Shukairy
H-nation Council
Turkey
United States
Britain
Soviet Union
France
Iran
China
Peru
Belgium
New Zealand
Brazil
Assembly
Jose Maza
Chile
Yugoslavia
Philippines
Maza
Qasei
Eisenhower
Russia
Cairo
Middle East
Nasser
Egypt
Security Council
General Assembly
Council
Gift Basket Contest Tonight Promises Big Prize Car
Officials count donations totaling 8049.98 up to press time with last year at 5691 and 1954 at 14147.43. Entries close by 5 pm with postmarks needed by 3 pm. winner gets a 1956 car and a mystery firm reveal on WCHS.
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Tor
Salvation Army
WCHS
The
Gazette
Charleston
United States
Joe Farris
Kaisedl
Wchs-Tv
Channel Eight
Virgil Frizzell
Ross Edgwards
Truck Plunge Into Elk River Fatal to Man
A 35-year-old tractor-trailer driver Emory R. Barnhouse of Emmitsburg Maryland died when his vehicle plunged into the ice covered Elk River twenty miles southwest of Gassaway West Virginia. His helper Paul Horst of Winchester Virginia was not seriously hurt. The crash occurred early morning on West Virginia Route 4 and the truck was pulled from the river with two bulldozers. The depth of the water was about 10 feet and Barnhouse apparently drowned in the wreckage. The Masser Pony Express Co. of Hagerstown Maryland operated the vehicle en route to Charleston. The victim's body was recovered about 4 pm after more than eight hours.presence of Barnhouse and Horst confirmed by State Trooper S P Vandeven der.
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Gassaway
Elk River
S. P. Vandevender
Emory R. Barnhouse
Emmitsburg
Barnhouse
Paul Horst
Winchester
Here
W. Va
Horst
Vandevender
J. C. Baker
Harry
Kyer
Baker
Braxton County
B. D. Marple
Masser Pony Express Co
Hagerstown
Charleston
Marple
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