Delegates Sidetrack Gas Tax Boost Bill
The Maryland House of Delegates defied Governor Marland by unanimously sending the gasoline tax measure to the Rules Committee, delaying a 6 cent diesel tax boost and targeting about 11.6 million in new revenue. A clash over highway reform and a possible seven-man policy board echoed through the session as Davis pressed to place the road bill ahead of the tax plan.
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Thomas F. Stafford
the Gazette
House of Delegates
Marland
House
del. Davis
Davis
Flannery
House Road Committee
Pier
Add
Ea Ling
Ainea
Cold Weather Returns Tonight With Snow Likely
Yesterday's reading provided a brief respite from the cold wave, while the forecast calls for clouds and rain turning to snow as temperatures drop. The low is expected around one degree, with possible lingering cold into tonight.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Gazette Starts Social Security Series Today
The Charleston Gazette begins a Social Security Q and A series by Paul L. Jefferson, with a weather insert noting readings from 41 to 50 degrees in several West Virginia cities. The extended forecast hints at colder weather today, milder tomorrow, and a return to cold by Sunday.
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Tor Huntington
Gazette
West Virginia
Martinsached
Burg
Parkersburg
Charleston
Ellins
Peees
Morgantown
Groundhogs and Shadows in Weather Talk
A whimsical Kanawha Airport forecast suggests groundhogs may not see shadows on a cloudy day, predicting six more weeks of winter. The piece riffs on folklore and literature while noting spring’s approach, with poetic lines and a playful weather observer quoted about light rain and clouds.
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Kanawha
Boston Publick
Percy Bysshe Shelley
Shelley
Winters
Senate Finance Eyes Dormant State Funds Recovery
The Senate Finance Committee plans two bills to recover about 2 million dollars idle in state revolving funds. One 1.85 million in the State Liquor Commission and 200 thousand in the State Purchasing Department would be redirected to help balance the governor's deficit budget. The move targets ending off-brand liquor sales to other departments and improving stock management to free funds for deficit relief.
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Senate Finance Committee
State Liquor Commission
State
Ventory
Couamainel Pec ‘ Povertime
Eisenhower says no ground troops needed for Formosa defense
President Eisenhower told GOP leaders at the White House there is no present or likely future need for American ground forces to defend Formosa. He noted equipment and supplies are being rushed to bolster Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalist forces and warned Congress that Quemoy and Matsu could be at risk if not adequately defended.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Formosa
White House
Sen
Knowland
California
Senate
Chiang Kai-shek
Congress Eatlier
Matthew B. Ridgway
Army
Quemoy
Matsu
Ridgway
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services
Pescadores Islands
Amoy
Foochow
Nationalists Claim Double Sea Triumph
Nationalists report two Communist naval threats in the Tachens area were smashed in hot battles Tuesday. Chinese Nationalist forces repulsed Red MIG-15 fighters in a dogfight with Nationalist bombers. The U S Seventh Fleet prepared to evacuate Nationalist troops from the Tachens but delays arose from Washington orders and Chiang Kai-shek’s demands. The Tachens defenders reportedly began destroying installations in a scorched earth policy as Red ships fled after a 76 minute gun duel. Additional communique states four gun boats shelled Yushan Island but artillery subdued the attack.
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Taipeh
INS
Tachens
W. S
Seventh Fleet
Formosa
Washington
Eet
Chiang Kai-shek
Quemoy
Matsu Islands
United Nations
Bullejtin
Yushan Island
Yikiangshan
Definition and ad lines mix spark a local Gazette
A compact fragment shows a humorously billed definition of an orator and an advertisement page for rentals. It mentions rental units on Donnally Street and Simms Avenue with prices from $60 to $755, plus a classifieds line for August and related contact numbers. The items reflect a midcentury newspaper feel with terse listings and ad copy.
Blaze Claims 12 Lives in Amsterdam Tenement Fire
A Feb 17 fire in an Amsterdam tenement killed 12 people including 31 children and a father, all from several families. Five others were injured as oil from a space heater ignited, spreading through eight apartments. Among the dead were Juan Rivera and his five children, with other victims identified as members of Motyka and Heaton families. Police said an overflowing oil stove in the Heaton apartment sparked the blaze.
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Amsterdam
N.Y
Mohawk Valley
Juan Rivera
Maria Rivera
Rivera
John
Iida
Domingo
Angel
John Motyka
Ann
Patricia
Veronica
Stanley Motyka
Donnia Heaton
Messrion
Raymond Heaton
Heaton
Deft Maneuver Wins Mayor Gives Up City Committee
Mayor Copenhaver shifts control of the Republican City Executive Committee by authorizing the mayor to name election officials for the March 14 primary. The move, supported by his backers, unsettles the party’s traditional process as council approves the change amid dispute over official authority. A note closes with a scene of a passerby helping a blind woman on Quarrier Street.
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Don Seagle
the Gazette
Copenhaver
Republican City Executive Committee
Wudee
Ian Thamae
PMB
Uewat Elne
Tipoff
Hudson
Republican Committee
D. Booke Dawson
Dawson
F. Duane Hill
Thomas
Republican Executive Committee
Page
Tornado Toll Rises Across Mid-South In Mississippi and Arkansas
Violent tornadoes ripped across the Mid-South killing at least 29 people including many schoolchildren. The Mississippi outbreaks hit Commerce Landing and Olive Branch, destroying a Leatherwood and Abbay plantations, a school, and a Negro elementary school. Arkansas near Marianna saw rural damage. Red Cross aided. 100 cots and 288 blankets requested. Dozens injured, some hospitalized as responses mobilized.
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Memphis
Mid-south
Mississippi
Delta
Here
Arkansas
Red Cross
3Rd Army
Commerce Landing
Miss
Mississippi River
Leatherman
Abbay
Olive Branch
Vici
Marianna
Wo Ives
Highway Patrol
L. Y. Griffin
Leatherwood
Tunica
Wiggins
Elmer McCoy
Booneville
B. K. Johnson
DeSoto Country
Gladys Cole
West Virginia studies college economy amid integration crisis
A state Senate sub committee weighs reform to West Virginia higher education amid racial integration and fiscal strain. Evaluations focus on consolidating colleges in smaller towns to save money while maintaining access. Subsidies and tuition costs are scrutinized as reports show university funding of state colleges totals over 13 million dollars.
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Thomas F. Stafford
the Gazette
West Virginia
Senate
The
Gazette
Sorene
Ana
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