12 Feb 1955
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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1955
Page
1
A weekend of freezing temperatures and heavy snow reshaped travel as the state endures the coldest February day since 1917. Roads were slushy turning to ice and two-car crash injuries were reported, including Mildred E. Jarrett with fractures after a collision near Charleston.
The US faces the coldest spell of the winter as the arctic air blankets two thirds of the nation. Heavy snowfall piles up from the central West to the East and the Gulf states, with rural schools closed in Illinois and several fatalities from shoveling and icy roads. Temperature plunges range from subzero in the Dakotas and Minnesota to single digits in cities like Chicago and Des Moines, while the Rio Grande Valley endures near freezing and vegetable crop threats loom.
Inside Today reports Lincoln's Birthday also marks the 75th birthday of John L. Lewis, famed labor leader of West Virginia coalfields. The piece notes his mixed reputation as beloved and hated in the union movement and previews a career resume on page 4. It also mentions the Legislature resuming the second half of its session amid a deficit budget and proposed tax measures.
Charleston officers testified ex-Det Roy Clark hid money during a raid on Mrs. Gary's home while detectives and a five-man raiding party searched for moonshine. Patrolman Cunningham described Clark's conduct and pocketing green paper amid the room’s tension.
The Senate completed a 35 minute session to wind up the legislature’s fourth full week. The House was in recess as officials remembered the late Rush D. Holt who was buried yesterday. Holt, a former U.S. Senator and longtime lawmaker, died earlier this week of cancer. He was elected to the House of Delegates for the seventh time last November but could not attend due to illness.
New York reports actress Ona Manson aged 48 killed herself with an overdose of sleeping pills. In a note she spoke of freedom, and police listed the death as an apparent suicide. She had recently been despondent and lived at an eight room apartment on West 86th Street.
The Gazette notes a Crossword Puzzle Contest with a jackpot over $400 and 26,212 failed entries last week. Subscribers are reminded to submit a postcard entry for a fresh chance in Sunday's puzzle.
US Seventh Fleet completed removal of Nationalist troops from the Tachens amid heavy bombardment and high winds. About 1,185 soldiers from the 46th Division arrived Formosa as civilians totaling 15,627 were evacuated. Admiral Pride’s flagship Helena led ships as the operation wrapped with no reported Red interference.
The West Virginia Education Association argues teachers are paid 32.3 percent below the state per family income of 4520. They cite Air Force B 57 jet crash incidents in California and Maryland as context while noting per capita comparisons with other states. The Chamber report links teacher pay to per capita income in the region.
Harvey Matusow testified in a Federal Court hearing that he made false statements during the 1952 political campaign with encouragement from Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy. He said his affidavits to the New York Times and Time magazine were based on conjecture and were produced at McCarthy's urging during the campaign.
U S intelligence officials accused Boris Nalivaiko the Russian consul in Vienna of long term espionage and attempting to trap two Americans a colonel and a civilian in a Vienna cafe The embassy described Nalivaiko as an old time KGB operative who recruited agents in Berlin 1945 and sent them into West Germany The incident prompted Russian officials to claim asylum while the United States portrayed the episode as a planned entrapment by the Russians.
A Maine Central passenger train derailed after hitting a washout near Augusta in a driving storm. One of six coaches reportedly plunged into the Kennebec River, with attempts to locate the submerged car ongoing.
Sen. Wayne Morse charges President Eisenhower with potentially pledging U S defense of Quemoy and Matsu to Chinese Nationalists. He cites a quoted statement by George Yeh denied as misquotation. British Ambassador Makins and Dulles discuss Formosa issues as U S officials keep defense assurances secret.
Real estate ads show high competition with about 300 vacancies daily and strong results from descriptive listings. Examples include rentals like two bedroom duplexes with basements, garages, and reasonable prices, highlighting speed and visibility of Gazette Want Ads.
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