18 Feb 1957
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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1957
Page
1
News item reports complaints about fuel gas issues at Withaw Heat facilities and county hospitals. Details are unclear due to damaged OCR. The piece mentions Sulia Sadd as staff writer and references Huntington Beckley Clendelli work and a page column.
The National Democratic Advisory Council meeting in San Francisco urged swift federal civil rights legislation in the first session of the 83rd Congress. It criticized Eisenhower foreign policy and pressed for Alaska and Hawaii statehood, with emphasis on eliminating discrimination in voting and employment.
A five day walkout by ILA dockworkers near New York ended as leaders and rank and file accepted a routine settlement. The strike resumed last Tuesday after a one day walkout in November and is now concluded.
A compact note on how individuals believe they are free of illusions while acknowledging common biases. The text references a mental state and hints at paradoxes inherent in self assessment. No concrete events, places, or people are identified.
Charleston area police and troopers hunted a Gallipolis Ohio man who cashed 83 250 in checks and vanished after a cashing spree. Investigators linked two Gallipolis residents to the case as part of a broader two way manhunt.
The document notes Eban's negative reply to Dulles as Washington pushes for a prompt Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and UN troops to secure the area. It outlines U.S. readiness to join with other nations to guarantee free passage for ships in the Gulf of Aqaba and to deploy UN forces during the withdrawal, aiming for a tranquil future via international backing.
A fast moving blaze at the Katie Jane home in Warrenton Missouri traps 149 patients and many visitors. Authorities estimate at least 50 to 75 deaths with figures ranging from 65 to over 70. Firemen and townspeople risked lives to rescue bedridden residents as the building burned in minutes.
CENTERVILLE Tenn Feb 17 Seven members of Adolph Shelby family perished when flames destroyed their six room frame home near Centerville Shelby 50 was rescued by a neighbor oldest son Wallace 12 was visiting an uncle wife and other six children died in the fire The dead include Mrs Shelby 46 Ruby Lee 28 Mary Fay 20 Jo Ann 16 Ruth 13 Dabny 9 Elaine 6 Shelby unemployed former night watchman at a phosphate firm said he did not know how the fire started He said he had been watching TV until about 1145 pm when Mary Fay came home and she put wood in the stove then they went to bed
Senators Douglas and O'Mahoney vow to press changes as debate opens on a rewritten House resolution authorizing Eisenhower to use economic aid and, if needed, troops to counter Communist aggression in the Middle East. They warn the committees omitted key points and oppose any use of force tied to United Nations constraints or the Russian veto.
Former President Harry S. Truman refused invitations to visit Greece and Turkey next month citing other commitments. The State Department reported Eisenhower and Dulles regret the decision while planning a 10th anniversary commemoration of the Truman Doctrine.
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