Frigid West Virginia Weather With Fatal Berwind Crash
Bitter cold moved across West Virginia with a 10 degree below zero forecast in parts of the state. In the Kanawha Valley forecasts were revised. State Police reported Irvin Hicks, 89, of War, died from a broken neck after his pickup veered on an icy spot and plunged into a creek on State Rt. 16 at Berwind. A Chicago hotel fire at the Row hotel left at least 25 dead and 15 injured as a human torch sparked chaos in subzero cold.
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West Virginia
Kanawha Valley
Satan
Kas
Tony Dykes
Madison St
Six Hurt in Icy Road Car Mishaps Nearby
Police report six injuries from multiple accidents on icy roads around the Charlest on area yesterday. The victims include Charles and a woman identified as his sister-in-law, with incidents along Route 21 about 16 miles north of Pleans.
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Thearleston
Perso
Old Guard Signals Third Party Threat in GOP Row
Chicago dispatch reports Utah Governor J Bracken Lee and Senator McCarthy urge party reform amid Eisenhower era concerns. Lee hints a third major party may form if Republicans fail to reclaim their platform, while McCarthy criticizes administration actions on Formosa. The piece notes broader GOP chatter ahead of a potential 1956 candidacy.
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William J. Conway
Chicago
J. Bracken Lee
Utah
Eisenhower
Lancom
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Lee
Eater
Joe E- Armazzo
Comawe No Wel En
Former West Virginia airman among Cold War prisoners
The article notes at least one former West Virginia family tied to the imprisonment of U S airmen claimed by Chinese Communists as spies. It identifies Steve Kiba Jr born in Lurdale Logan County and hints at broader coverage across multiple Gazetteer pages with sections on astrology, community news, obituaries, and magazine index.
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Asia
U.S
Gazelle
Shift in Charleston registration favors Thomas in mayoral race
The Gazette reports final tallies show 672 Republican registrations in Charleston since January 1 with 587 shifting from Democratic to Republican. Judge Thomas supporters expect most new Republicans to back his mayoral bid. 85 Republicans reinstated before Friday’s close. On the Democratic side 70 GOP members switched and 38 Democrats were reinstated, totaling 108, according to Raymon Young, head of Permanent Registration.
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Don Seagle
the Gazette
Charleston
Joseph ‘Thomas
Ality
Raymon
Young
Benewwe
GOP
West Virginia Legislature Readies Major Bills this Week
As the mid-session crosses half way, both chambers plan major readings on a dozen bills. Five Senate tax measures kick off the week, part of Finance Committee efforts to balance the budget amid governor Marland's proposals and Democratic push for teacher raises.
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Senate
House
Senate Finance Committee
Marland
Copenhaver
Thomas’ Advisors
Charleston Greater Value Day Sets Citywide Bargains
More than 72 Charleston merchants join for the first Charleston Greater Value Day with over 275 buyers assembling merchandise for the event. Officials say more than 1 million dollars of goods will be on sale across automobiles appliances clothing and home items. Regular hours 9 30 a m to 5 p m observed with free bus transport into downtown Charleston.
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Charleston
All Charleston Transit Co
Charies
Battle Looms On Senate Tax Program
Veteran legislative observers predicted the biggest fight of the 52nd session as the Senate moves to enact a 16.95 million tax program. Conflicting comments sparked early battle lines with leadership pushing a penny sales tax hike and repeal of the pop tax, risking a Senate House stalemate.
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Thomas F. Stafford
the Gazette
Senate
Senate House
Page
Bulganin Seeks Better US Ties Undaunted by Soviet Attacks
In Moscow Bulganin tells Hearst that Soviet aim for normal relations with the United States remains sincere and unchanged despite recent sharp criticisms in the Supreme Soviet. He says officials should curb hostile public rhetoric and notes no shift in collective leadership, with no intent to halt nuclear test work. Hearst and aides visit the Kremlin as talks cover policy, leadership roles, and future diplomacy.
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INS
Nikolai Bulganin
Russia
William Randolph Hearst, Jr
United States
America
Supreme Soviet
Georgi K. Zhukov
Defense Ministry
Bulganin
Kremlin
Hearst
Frank Conniff
Randolph
Chiang to Stay on Matsu Quemoy U.S. Rejects Abandonment Plan
Washington reports that the United States rejected a British suggestion to surrender coastal islands including the Quemoys and Matsus to Red China to end fighting. U.S. officials fear Britain seeks pressure to swap control from Nationalist China to the Communists. a future settlement recognizing a non Communist Formosa is possible but unlikely soon.
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United States
Britain
Quemoys
Matsus
China
U. S
U.S
Formosa
Arizona Police Reclassify Death as Murder In Hit Run Case
Pima County police conclude the death of 44 year old Mrs Josephine Graham Hautem from Tucson resembles murder rather than a hit and run accident. Deputy Sheriff Harry Boyles named her husband as the primary suspect in this suspected homicide.
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Ariz
Pima County Police
Charleston
W. Va
Harry Boyles
Josephine Graham Hautem
Hautem
Mass Pullout Of Isles Ends For 7th Fleet
The 7th Fleet neared Formosa with evacuated Tachens garrison as Nationalists warned of armed junks massing near Matsu. Defense officials downplayed the threat, noting large traditional fishing fleets off the coast. The State Department said U.S. forces will defend Formosa while public commitments on Matsu remain unsettled.
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Formosa
U. S. 7Th Fleet
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Matsu
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Chiang Kai-shek
Defense Ministry
Tinghai
Loyuan, Bay
Red China
Washington
Robert P. ‘Briscoe
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