FBI Probes State Liquor Set Up Slush Shakeup
FBI agents have been investigating potential violations of the Corrupt Practices Act related to the state liquor monopoly as they interview state officials and distillery representatives. The probe, tied to the St George Winery account worth about 25000 annually, predates new West Virginia appointees and follows years of political influence in liquor deals.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
U. S. District Attorney’s Office
FBI
Pittsburgh
U. S
West Virginia
Duncan W. Daughtery
Huntington
Joseph Wesley Marland
Glen Rogers
William C. Marland
St George
Egg Harbor
St. George
Marland
Luther H. Carson
Kenawha County
Democratic
State Liquor Control Commission
Iamnes M. Donahoe
Riots in Calcutta Wreck Government House and Clash With Police
Thousands of Communist led rioters battled police and army in Calcutta near Government House. Three killed and sixty wounded as rioters attacked, set fires, and burned books at the U. S. information library. Police used tear gas and army troops restored order after renewed marches toward the legislature.
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Government House
Calcutta
India
New Delhi
U. S. Information Agency
U. S
Berlin
Russia
Cer
Austria
Vwo
Molotov
Malotev
State Dudlles
Eden
Bidault
Germany
Vietminh battle threats as Dien Bien Phu looms
Rackham reports 36 000 rebels in Vietminh divisions facing a decisive clash while Vietminh seem unable to recapture Dien Bien Phu. French planes and artillery hammer Vietminh near Muong Sai in Luang Prabang sector as last French post in the north holds. An army communique claims neutralized mortars and heavy guns.
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Vietminh
Dien Bien Phu
Luang Prabang
Muong Sai
French Push Reds Nine Miles From Dien Bien Phu
French Union forces leaped from Dien Bien Phu with 4000 to 5000 troops in three Vietminh elite divisions with heavy losses claimed on the rebel side. The French captured two hill positions in hand to hand combat and forced Vietminh withdrawal of nine miles from the fortress, as they pressed toward the last French stronghold in the Thai region.
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Larry Allen
Hanoi
Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
Sisters Slain In Blood Orgy Shooting Spree
A berserk woman using a .22 rifle wounded five female relatives in a Clinton Heights home near Albany. Miss Marion Gilbert and her sister Virginia were found dead in their living room, Eleanor Gilbert wounded herself, and mother Katherine Baumann plus Florence Haggerty were hospitalized. Police say Eleanor did the shooting with no clear motive yet.
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Rensselaer
Marion Gilbert
Virginia Gilbert
Eleanor
Albany
N. Yu
Clinton Heights
Eleaner
Memorial Hospital
Eleanor Gilbert
Katherine Baumann
Florence Haggerty
Gether
West Virginia Faces Budget Crisis in Fire Season
Conservation Director Carl J. Johnson says the fire suppression fund is $40,600 in the red and last year cost about $150,000. The department must curtail the Mar 1 to May 31 season and will rely on one airplane for Eastern Panhandle patrols and another for Northern Panhandle to cope without paid help. Johnson seeks wildlife groups to assist without compensation as funds dry up. He notes no clear source for rest of needed money and contemplates spending from existing funds.
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West Virginia
Carl J. Johnson
Jury Convicts Six Top Reds in Smith Act Case
A federal court in Detroit found six Michigan Communists guilty of Smith Act violations after six hours of deliberation. Defendants Saul Wilman Mat Ganley Helen A Winter Thomas D Dennis Jr William Ayay Schatz face up to five years. Sentencing set for Friday. spokesperson Winter vows an appeal to public opinion and higher courts. Michigan party leaders join 35 others convicted in New York Seattle Pittsburgh and Honolulu.
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Detroit
Michigan
Saul Wilman
Mat Ganley
Helen A. Winter
Thomas D. Dennis Jr
Wiliam Al‘ay
Philip Schatz
Leanne
Frank A. Picard
Picard
Sea May Lift Road Burden
AFL Teamsters endorse trucking industry plan to cut costs by shipping thousands of loaded trailers along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. Four 20 knot ferries, each carrying 240 trailers, would link Wilmington or Charleston with New York and Providence. McLean Trucking plans a 50 million dollar build program and seeks ICC merger approval with S. C. Lover and Steamship. Bethlehem Steel to build ships.
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Miami Beach
Fla
AFL Teamsters Union
Atlantic
Dave Beck
Teamsters Union
Gulf
Beck
J. K. McLean
McLean Trucking Co
Winston-Salem
N. C
Wilmington
Charleston
5S. C
Janes
New York
Providence
McLean
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
S. C. Lover and Steamship Co
Bethlehem Steel
No U S Combat Troops To Enter Indochina War
Adm. Arthur W. Radford told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that U S involvement in Indochina would stop short of sending combat troops or pilots. He and Walter Bedell Smith promised Congress would be consulted before any U S actions.
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U.S
Washington
Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
U. S
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Radford
Walter Bedell Smith
Far East
Sen
George
D-Ga
Smith
Congress
Indochina
Cab driver shoots wife and children then kills self
In Columbus Indiana Clyde Ricketts, a 50 year old cab driver, killed his wife and three children and strangled a fourth before taking his own life in their home. Police found six bodies after the incident near Indianapolis. Ricketts had quit his job earlier this month.
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Columbus
Ind
Clyde Ricketts
Ricketts
Indianapolis
Changes In Prospect Old GOP Regime Turns Over $1.04 Check
The newly installed Republican state chairman received assets from the ousted regime totaling one dollar and four cents in a check signed by Spencer K. Creel and J. Allen Overton Jr. The transfer occurred at a Charleston address with a Parkersburg postmark and an inscription to close out the account. Creel had been directed to hand over all records and assets, while Treasurer E. M. Tutwiler said no party funds had passed through him since Creel was installed in 1952.
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Harry G. Hoffmann
the Gazette
James Offutt
Lakin
Republican State Executive Committee
Spencer K. Creel
J. Allen Overton, Jr
Charles
Parkersburg
Cree
State Committee
Charleston
Creel
E. M. Tutwiler
St. Hope
Rush D. Holt
Two Republicans move to block dairy parity cut
Two Republican House members Rep August H Anderson and Rep Melvin Laird introduced bills to block the administration move reducing dairy price supports from 90 to 75 percent of parity. Senate Democrats condemned the order saying it will force producers to unload butter on the government and repurchase later.
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Washington
House
Senate
Democrats
Agriculture
Ezra Taft Benson
Benson
State House
Rep
August H. Anderson
R Minn
Melvin Laird
Wis
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minn
Mother Stops Traffic to Get Emergency Aid
A desperate mother halted traffic on U S Route 60 to summon help for her step-son, John D. Sherwood, 25, of Montgomery, trapped under machinery at the Sherwood Block Co. He suffered chest crush injuries and other wounds while working beside his father, L B Sherwood, owner, at 2931 Piedmont Road. An ambulance crew from Charleston General Hospital treated him after the accident.
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U. S
Dunlap Claims Double Crossing By City Police In Prostitution Case
Harvey Dunlap, a local justice of the peace nicknamed the rattle snake, alleges police refused to serve warrants charging Clair Jones with assault, battery, and prostitution. Dunlap cites involvement of Miss Edna Jenkins and Lt. L A Morris, and says Jones bonded out after meeting an ex convict bondsman. He hints at a broader police misstep and plans further action.
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Harvey Dunlap
Justice of the Peace
Charleston
Dunlap
Clair Jones
Edna Jenkins
Court St
Jones
L. A. Morris
Morris
Squire
Bond
Harry Frashier
M. M. Brown Tin Union District
Gazette Story Started Probe Of Shakedowns
FBI probes into alleged alcohol distributor shakedowns in West Virginia began after a Gazette exclusive report. Agents interviewed the reporter while the paper voluntarily avoided printing details that could hinder the inquiry. An AP account was sourced from other materials.
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FBI
The
Gazette
West Virginia
Pittsburgh
Wheeling
BBC
Associated Press
Vote Machine Bids Sought By County Court
The County Court sought bids to supply 500 voting machines with openings set by Mareich. Bruce E. Bartlett said two firms Shoup and Automatic are the only United States manufacturers under consideration. Machines to be delivered in stages before the August primary with instruction plans for poll workers in all magisterial districts.
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Mareich
Bruce E. Bartlett
Shoup
D. Boone Dawson
Charleston
Gazette State Magazine Section in new tabloid format
The Gazette debuts a tabloid style State Magazine Section praised for eye catching design and broad appeal. Readers report a Sunday morning scramble for copies and highlight local stories and pictures that celebrate West Virginia life.
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Gazette
West Virginia
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