Night shift jitters as Charleston bandits strike again
City police seek two young bandits after a second armed robbery in two nights at Van's Never Closed Market on Seventh Ave. Leonard Parsley said a long black revolver forced a $40 take and a frightened tellers. Descriptions target a tall 22-year-old with suede jacket and a shorter 18-year-old in pinstripe jacket. Police pursue possible links to recent burglaries in nearby cities.
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Charleston
West Side
Dallas Bias
Leonard Parsley
Parsley
Van
Seventh Ave
Reynalds Sr
South Charleston
St. Albans
Airman Freed After Lie Test In Boy's Death
An airman at the Charleston W. Va. Air Force base was questioned in the strangling of his 14 year old stepson Joe King near Jacksonville Ark. After taking a lie detector test he was released as the probe continued. The boy disappeared after leaving for a movie Friday night and was found in a briar patch five miles from town. Autopsy showed he was strangled and hit on the head but not fatally.
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Little Rock
Ark
Charles
Carl Miller
Miller
Hallum
Halum
Sgt. King
Jacksonville
Here
Air Force Base
Hallam
King
Howard Dishough
Senator Butler Predicts Tax Relief in Next Session
Sen. Butler of Maryland forecast Congress will pass about 34 percent of a trillion in tax relief next year. He pegged a likely total cut near 3 to 3½ billion dollars with exemptions debated and a preference for percentage reductions. He also said farm price supports, a highway program on a pay-as-you-go basis, and some education aid would likely be approved.
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Washington
Butler
R-Md
Congress
Senate
Eisenhower
Gazette's Entertainment andPages Mix Published
Fragments show sections for Astrology Sports Obituary and Comics. Mentions Bob Considine Dr Alvarez and a crossword puzzle in the Gazette.
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Bob Considine
Alvarez
Gazette
The
Gazetteer
Saneege
Legislature Looks To Study Teachers Pay And Racing Reform
A legislative conference with the State Racing Commission sparked renewed talk of reforms and a possible abolition or reconstitution of the three man panel. No action was taken though, and comments highlighted a push for greater state share of racing proceeds.
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Legislative
State Racing Commission
Clarence H. Koontz
Racing Commission
West Virginia
LePore
WINE MAKES ME CRAZY Cops Nab Janitor In Childs Death
San Francisco police seize James Reese 28 after he washed blood from the murder of Elizabeth Simpson 18. The DA says fibres from Georgia Barretts apartment may link him to additional attacks. Reese to be confronted by Betty Luke and Mary Ellen.
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San Francisco
James Reese
Elizabeth Simpson
Frank C. Lynch
Reese
Georgia Ann Barrett
Betty Luke
Mary Ellen
Lynch
Elizabeth
Simpson
O'Farrell St
Eisenhower Begins Rest at Key West
President Eisenhower arrives in Key West for about 12 days of rest and outdoor exercise. He visits a baseball diamond near the naval base with golf clubs, his first extended activity since September heart attack, amid a welcoming crowd.
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Key West
Fla
Eisenhower
Boca Chica
Washington
White House
Key West Naval Base
Hospital Seeks Bids for 60-Bed Addition at Thomas Memorial
Thomas Memorial Hospital in South Charleston invites bids this week for a second story addition raising capacity to over 300 beds. Administrator T W Patterson says the project adds 60 beds in private and semi-private rooms and will take about four months to complete.
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Thomas Memorial Hospital
South Charleston
T. W. Patterson
Patterson
Barge-Truck Freight Relay Marks New WV Transport Era
A 3200 ton steel shipment from Pittsburgh to Glen Lyn Virginia launched the barge-truck relay. The load for Appalachian Electric Power Co. plant highlighted a developing two-step freight system linked to West Virginia Turnpike construction. Pittsburgh mills produced the beams, moved via Ohio River routes to Pt. Pleasant and Amherst Barge Co facilities.
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Pittsburgh
Glen Lyn
Appalachian Electric Power Co
Charleston Chamber of Commerce
West Virginia
Charleston
Princeton
U. S. Steel Corp. Mills
Ohio River
Pt. Pleasant
Union Barge Co
Point Towing Co
Amherst Barge Co
Reed
Marland Pivots to Turnpike and Teacher Pay in Budget Call
Gov Marland meets with legislative leaders to lay groundwork for a 30 day budget session starting January 1 and signals a focus on Turnpike extensions and teachers salaries. House Speaker Flannery and Senate President Bean outline expectations for a comprehensive report and possible inclusion of the two issues in Marland’s call.
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Thomas F. Stafford
the Gazette
Marland
House
W. EB. Flannery
Senate
Ralph Bean
House Deleg
Ation
Two Suspects Held in West Virginia in Three Murders
State police report two men jailed in scattered counties over three killings. Roy Cott of Richlands is in Mercer County jail on a fugitive warrant after a street sighting. Joe Stroupe of Prince ton faces grand jury action after waiving arraignment. One case involves 44 year old Raymond Bowles who died after Christmas in Bluefield Hospital. A third murder of Frank Ment in Monroe County remains unsolved.
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Greenbrier
Chicago
East Rainelle
Roy Cott
Richlands
Cott
West Virginia
Frank Ment
Cashmere
Monroe County
Raymond Bowles
Bowles
Wolfe
Bluefield
Californians Clear Debris Left by Flood
San Francisco dispatch reports Northern California clearing debris from the state worst flood as federal and private agencies mobilize aid. Isleton faces possible evacuation for high tides. Yuba City residents return briefly then face curfew as health and sewage issues persist. Damages exceed 150 million dollars. up to 67 dead or missing. 50 000 homeless. floods covered up to 1 000 000 acres.
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San Francisco
ENS
California
Goodwin
Knight
Red Cross
Yuba City
Delta County
San Joaquin
Sacramento
Isleton
Army Corps of Engineers
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co
Corps of Engineers
Donald A. Hipkins
Jeans
National
Washington
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Tom Gulley
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Ralph LePore
Wheeling
J. F. Edwards
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Appalachian Electric Power Company
Pittsburgh’s Mills
E. T. DuMetz
San Quentin
Howard M. Snyder
Milton S. Eisenhower
Penmsylvania State University
Florida
James C. Hagerty
Little Elizabeth
Gloria Simpson
Seventh St
Hospital
Hail Trucking and Service Co
Cigsblaston
Harvard
Ava
UueEwu Weyuume
Mercer County
Joe Strouper
Stroupe
John Barrymore
Olin Miller
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