Dockers Divided On Pact Amid East Coast Strike
New York fierce split among ILA leaders over terms to end a four day waterfront strike draining 45 000 longshoremen Maine to Virginia. Shippers offered a final contract while factions within Local 24 balked at concessions prompting walkouts and a stalled adjournment as tempers cooled for more talks.
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New York
Maine
Virginia
International Longshoremen’s Assy
Ind
ILA
Louis Waldman
New York Shippers Assn
William V. Bradley
Brooklyn
Anthony
Tony
Anastasia
West Side Manhattan
Cautus
Truman to become grandfather as Margaret awaits birth
Former President Harry S Truman is set to become a grandfather as his daughter Margaret Truman Daniel and her husband Clifton Daniel expect their first child around July. Daniel said Margaret is in good health and undecided whether the baby will be born in New York or Missouri.
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New York
Harry S. Truman
Clifton Daniel
Margaret Truman
Daniel
New York Times
Margaret
Truman
Independence
Missouri
West Virginia Urges Boost to Mental Health Spending
Legislative push calls for increased funding beyond current budget to address growing mental health needs. Advocates highlight a proposed boost of over 3 million dollars as essential to support services and programs statewide.
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West Virginia
Harry Ernst
Basin
Gromyko Replaces Shepilov as Soviet Foreign Minister
In Moscow on February fifteenth the Soviet government reshuffled top foreign policy leadership. Dmitri Shepilov is replaced by Andrei Gromyko as foreign minister and secretary within the Central Committee, signaling a possible shift back toward earlier hardline policies. Shepilov returns to a Kremlin post as one of eight secretaries, while Molotov era dynamics are discussed by Western observers.
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Moscow
Dmitri Shepilov
Andrei Gromyko
V- M
Molotov
Gromyko
Ines
Shepnov
Nikita
Khrushchev
Washington
United Nations
Security Council
Iran
Shepilov
Communist
Khrushcchev
Pravda
Supreme Soviet
Middle East
Joil
Kal
Skin game killer found guilty by 10-woman jury
William Barnhart, 39, of Winifrede, was convicted of second degree murder for the Dec 23 shooting of Lee Hill, 2, of Chesapeake, during a disputed skin game. The trial featured a 10-woman jury and a 2-man panel. sentence to be set next Thursday.
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Bayard F. Ennis
the Gazette
William
Bill) Barnhart
Winifrede Miner
Yesterby
Lee Hill
Chesapeake
William J. Thompson
State Penitentiary
Hill
Lewis Ellis
Barnhart
Ellis
Killer Hunts Slays Woman in Detroit Store Investigated
In Detroit's largest department store a man with a .32 revolver chased clerk Mrs. Helen Jackson through the basement sale crowds and shot her dead. Identified by Lt Hiram Phipps as her estranged husband Rolin Jackson of Dearborn, the suspect fled amid shoppers. Witnesses recall her cries for help as he fired and two customers fainted during the commotion.
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Detroit
Helen Jackson
J. L Hudson Co
Hiram Phipps
Rolin
Dearborn
Phipps
Sford
Jackson
Lillian ‘Saba
Joseph
Dougher
Chist
Ae Dearborn
Recruit Enlists After Father’s Death News Shocks Family
An 18 year old named Roy, grieving his father’s death in a coal mine accident, left home and journeyed from Beckley to South Charleston to enlist. He planned to report after exams while his family faced the tragedy and awaited results at Lynco owned by the Crozier Coal and Land Co.
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Trey
Mues
Beckley
Charleston
Lynco
Crozier Coal and Land .Co
Roy
Satowas
Union vice Feb 721 and claim of no illegal act
Fragmentary OCR note cites a union vice president in February denying any illegal conduct. No additional context or names are readable.
Israel Rejects Pullout and Seeks Stronger Assurances
Israel rejected the American plan for troop withdrawal from Gaza and the Gulf of Aqaba area. It offered a counter proposal deemed no responsive by the State Department. Dulles and Lodge rushed to Thomasville for talks with President Eisenhower as Eban prepared to reply to U S positions.
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Warren. Rogers Jr
Washington
Israel
Mideast
State Department
John Foster Dulles
Egypt
Gaza Strip
Gulf of Aqaba
Dulles
Henry Cabot Lodge
United Nations
Eisenhower
Thomasville
Abba Eban
Ieban
United States
Strait of Titan
United. Nations
Eban
Lincoln ‘White
U.S
Gas Rate Hike On Horizon
The Federal Power Commission announced wholesale gas rate increases proposed by Columbia subsidiaries including United Fuel Gas Co and West Virginia Manufacturers Power Co. The firms seek wholesale hikes totaling about 19.96 million dollars annually, affecting customers across West Virginia Kentucky Ohio Virginia Maryland New York and Pennsylvania.
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Washington
Spe
Colum
Columbia
United’ Fuel Gas Co
Charleston
W. Va
Ie West Virginia
Kentucky
Hio
Brd Corp
Virginia
West
Pittsburgh
Maryland
New York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Gas Co
Fittsburgh
Driver uses drinks to prove he is drunk
In Miami on February 15, William C. Rose drank twenty drinks in court to demonstrate he could drive while intoxicated. Judge Francis A. Sobieski fined him 150 dollars and suspended his license for a year after Rose chose not to contest the charge. The drunkometer read 248 percent at arrest, while Rose claimed control and challenged the device’s accuracy, noting long drinking history. The judge cited the display as bolstering confidence in the instrument.
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Miami
Fla
William C. Rose
Francis A. Sobieski
Rose
Sobieski
Hicks Defies Dismissal in Merit System Clash
Dana M. Hicks resists vacating his Merit System supervisor post after Gov. Underwood fired him in a bid to seize control of the newly expanding Civil Service Commission. The governor’s move follows a Senate-approved bill broadening coverage and designating the council as the Civil Service Commission. Hicks argues his open competitive appointment shields him from capricious removal and may seek legal counsel before further comment.
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Thomas F. Stafford
The
Gazette
Dana M. Hicks
Jas Merit System
Underwood
Civil Service Commission
Hicks
H. McCutcheon
Charleston
Linn
Wiant
Parkersburg
Merit System Council
Senate
Council
Za Enargeel
iState
House
Fer
Civil Service
Mayor Fights Back Against Police Pay Raise Demand
A Charleston mayor rejected a $100 monthly raise for city police, calling such an increase out of the question. Police pay comparisons show local officers earning less than peers in Beckley Wheeling and South Charleston. The Fraternal Order of Police push plans further talks with the city council and finance committee.
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James A
Hill
the Gazette
Copenhaver
Police
L. Greenleaf
Copehhaver
Charleston
Beckley
Wheeling
South Charleston
Prize Crossword Contests Winners and Prizes Named
In last week’s Gazette Prize Crossword Contest a single winner claimed the full prize of 410 dollars. Tomorrow’s Gazette will name the winner and announce a new puzzle with prizes up to 135 dollars.
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Winnner
Gazette
s. \Gazette
Rotarians Hear France and James A Haught
A Charleston notary club meeting features remarks by France and author James A Haught. The debate centers on economic fears mirroring 1929 and calls for more government spending to cover deficits amid party tensions.
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James A
América
New’ York
Harry C. France
Iit
June
Eone
Charleston Notary Club
Promi Athor
Ea Jday
Salleng
Eco ‘Tresaury
George
M. Baiopio
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