Fire destroys ramshackle Wilson Hollow home housing nineteen
A fire at 115 McKee Ave off Wertz Ave gutted a two story building, leaving 19 residents homeless. Captain Joan Pritchard said only exterior walls were saved, with $4 000 damage. Owner listed as Violet Lucas. Tenants included eight adults and eleven children in fourteen rooms. Cause under investigation.
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Howard Duiguid
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Police raid shuts West Side shine parlor for whisky
Five Vice Squad officers raided a shoe shine parlor at 1633 W Washington St. Police arrested two men on bootlegging charges, Hansford Saunders 38 of 685 W Washington St for sale of whisky and Albert Layne 37 of 1810 Fifth Ave for sale and possession of whisky. Three other men in the parlor were jailed on drunk charges.
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FBI Captures Wanted Felon
The Justice Department reports Charles Edward Ranels 84 one of the FBI ten most wanted fugitives was arrested near Pine Bluff Arkansas. He faced bank robbery charges in Kentucky and was linked to a Louisville bank heist of 24860 on Oct 27. A companion Opal Oneida May 32 was also arrested for harboring him.
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City Scenes Disrupted by Traffic Rules and Weather
A yellow taxi on the South Side blocks traffic as a bridge refuses to allow right turns on red and proceeds on a green signal. A girl walks along E Washington Street in a heavy coat and Bermuda shorts amid the confusion.
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Eisenhower Nehru open vital parley at White House
President Eisenhower and Indian Prime Minister Nehru begin talks at the White House with informal ceremony. They aim to discuss global issues from the Suez Canal to Communist China and bridge past misunderstandings. Indira Gandhi accompanies Nehru amid a family-style reception.
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West Virginia Tech Senior Dies After Foggy Bridge Crash
James Jackson Hendrix 25 of Ansted died from head injuries four hours after his 1956 car struck a bridge near Quincy at 12:15 a.m. He was taken to Charleston Memorial Hospital where he died at 5:05 a.m. His parents and brother Kenneth were in Florida. body at Cook's Mortuary Cedar Grove awaiting arrangements.
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Confusion on Coal Mt Two Chain-Reaction Wrecks Injure Six
Two chain reaction crashes on U S 60 near Coal Mountain injure six people and damage six cars. A 9 30 p m collision began when Arthur Cole slowed to turn off the highway and James Milligan Herald stopped behind him. A third car struck the stopped vehicles, then a second wreck followed as drivers observed the scene. All injured were treated at Thomas Memorial Hospital and released with minor injuries.
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Davis Biden House Growing Davis Bid en
The 53rd West Virginia Legislature nears opening as Democrats hold 58 42 in the House and 21 11 in the Senate. J Horner Davis debates W E Flannery for House Speaker while Ralph J Beall is unopposed for Senate President. Republicans field Carrigan and Seivert but face minority roles. The session begins January 4 with Underwood as the incoming governor.
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Wheeling Steel Plans $100 Million Expansion Drive in 1956 58
Wheeling Steel Corp announces a three year outlay of about 100 million dollars for current improvements and capacity expansion. The plan raises 1958 net profits outlook to equal or exceed 1955 despite the nationwide steel strike. By end of 1958 capacity will reach 2,400,000 tons from 2,190,000.
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Boy Loses Finger in Backyard Ax Accident
Ronnie Dunlap twelve year old suffers the loss of the first joint of his right little finger after an ax mishap while playing Injuns with other children in the backyard. A Frame mor tuary ambulance took him to Charleston General Hospital where doctors operated and pronounced his condition good.
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Western Writers On Constant Vigil In Budapest
Reporter Katharine Clark recalls life in wartime Budapest with constant threats from stray bullets and pervasive surveillance. Limited public transport and cut telephones hinder news gathering, forcing reliance on a fragile hotel-based network to reach London Vienna or Prague for updates.
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Union Carbide Buys Farm Near Raleigh for Pesticide Tests
Union Carbide and Carbor Corp announce purchase of a 2142 acre farm near Raleigh North Carolina for immediate testing of new pesticides including weed killers fungicides and insecticides. The site links with Duke University North Carolina State University and University of North Carolina to accelerate development and shorten time to market from seven years to about five in some cases.
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U S Accused Of Flights Over Russia
London dispatch says Russia charged the United States with three B57 jets entering the Soviet airspace near Vladivostok on Dec 11. The Soviet note warned that violations would hold the US government responsible for any consequences. The U S State Department in Washington said the note was received and would be translated and studied.
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Definition politics overproduction of non-producers
The piece lampoons politics as a profession that consistently generates more non-producers than productive outcomes, highlighting an excess of empty rhetoric and self-serving agendas.
Arab Premier Claims Soviet Subversion Across Region
General Nuri Said warned in a nationwide broadcast that Russia has long subverted Arab states since 1930. He criticized Communist tactics from Arab countries and urged Arabs to back truth while opposing Zionism. Cairo and Damascus accused Iraq of conspiracy amid Suez tensions as Port Said battle raged and Suez Canal control shifted.
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Mayor backs police after Wertz Ave riot in Charleston
Mayor Copenhaver voiced strong support for five officers attacked by a knife swinging, rock throwing mob near the Wonder Bar on Wertz Ave in Wilsem Hollow. He scheduled a conference with Police Chief Dallas Bing to plan enforcement and protect residents as patrolmen Toney and Workman responded to a disturbance and attempted to arrest James Neal.
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