Vigil Over Body Of 6 Year Old Ends With Death In Mountains
Hundreds of soldiers and volunteers led a search for six year old Roger Stevens who died of cold and exposure on a mountain after his mentally disturbed stepfather Fred Stevens and the boy left their Elk Two Mile home. A brown watchdog helped guide searchers to the body two miles from home, with one shoe missing and scratches on the face. Coroner rules death due to cold. Stevens to be moved to mental hospital as police issue unclear accounts of how the boy vanished.
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Roger Stevens
Charleston
Roger
Fred Steeens
Elk Two
Fred Stevens
William Beckett
Huntington State Hospital
Stevens
Beckett
Justice of the Peace
Earl Arthur
Frank Wilkin
House approves liquor account reform measure in West Virginia
The House votes 72 to 19 to bar state employees or close relatives from representing distilleries or wineries with a grandfather clause for current holders. The Senate, by 31 to 1, approves a companion plan to raise teachers salaries funded by tax measures and social security setup.
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House
Senate
West Virginia
James Donohoe
Cabell County
Democratic
John W. Marland
Marland
Sen
Sayre
R-Jackson
Senate Finance Committee
Marland Stelied
State Turnpike Commission
Teen Confesses to Killing Girl in Detroit Pond
Floyd Diamond, 16, described to state police how he stabbed and beat 9 year old Kathleen McLaughlin to death then left her body in an icy Detroit area pond. Prosecutor Ziem said the account matched his earlier statement to the father who found the girl.
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Kathleen McLaughlin
Floyd Diamond
Pontiac
Mich
Joh McLaughlin
Detroit
Kathleen
Kathy) McLaughlin
Oakland
Fred JC. Ziem
Floyd
Fryd
Alloy Crash Kills Driver in West Virginia State
In West Virginia a fatal alloy crash claimed a driver's life. Representative DEL. MILLS argued in the House that whisky and wine account legality in the state remains contentious.
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del. Mills
Crossword Prize Sparks Fatal Crash in Lisle
Special report notes a production manager, T Stephens, age 45, killed when his light truck plunged over an embankment near Smithers. Police investigate as 24 131 entries are noted for a big Sunday crossword prize, $437.50, to be announced in The Gazette.
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Lisle
T. Stephens
Marathon Coal Bit Co
Smithers
Sire Randers
R. K. Price
Montigomery
Stephens
the Gazette
House approves tariff cutting authority for three years
The House narrowly backed HR 1 granting the President power to cut tariffs up to five percent annually for three years in trade agreements with allied nations. The GOP led a failed bid to curb the president's powers as Rep. Reed's motion lost 206 to 199. The measure passed 295 to 110 and now goes to the Senate amid President Eisenhower praise.
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House
Eisenhower
U. S
Congress
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R-N
Senate
Venable admits bias in ex detective hearing
Charleston police civil service commission chair Col. Benjamin W. Venable acknowledged possible bias in the dismissal hearing of former Vice Squad Detective Roy Clark. An attorney accused him of prejudice, and Venable said he could not disqualify himself. Earlier testimony described money-like items found during a raid.
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Charleston
Police Civil Sevice.commission
F Squad
Roy Clark
Col
Benjamin ‘W. Venable
Gald
Clark
William Haythe
Valentine Card From Gary Aims at Santa Claus
Four year old Gary of 15 Kenna Dr South Charleston sent an out of season valentine to Santa Claus at the North Pole. The message pictured Neptune and fish and joked about Garys inferiority complex while a court case noted bias against a defendant in a local hearing.
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Santa Claus
M. R. Mathews
North Pole
Gary
Kenna Dr
South Charleston
Neptune
Primary Poll List Okayed Despite Tiff
City Council approved the March 14 Republican primary list chosen by Mayor Copenhaver's clerk. Mayor insists the process ensures a fair election, while Councilman Brown challenges its legality and accessibility, citing lack of representation for supporters of Municipal Judge Joseph Thomas who opposes Copenhaver.
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Copenhayer
Charleston
Willard Brown
Brown
Joseph Thomas
Thomas
Copenhaver
12Th Ward
Greater Value Day declared as Charleston shoppers converge
Mayor John T. Copenhaver proclaimed today as Greater Value Day in Charleston. More than 75 merchants from the Charleston Chamber of Commerce joined to offer bargain merchandise valued at over one million dollars. The Turnpike opening boosts accessibility as thousands flock to downtown events with free transit provided by Charleston Transit Co.
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Copenhaver
Tommy Woodrum
Charleston Chamber of Commerce
Inok
Woodrum
Larry Kaufman
Richard Guter
Robert A. Knopp
Jay Margolis
George Coyle Jr. Woodrum
J. T. Jones
Gazette
John T. Copenhaver
Charleston Transit’ Co
Cops Instructed To Take It Easy In Charleston
Out of town visitors during Greater Value Day are promised leniency as Mayor Copenhaver orders police to bend over backwards to ensure a pleasant visit. The city will do everything possible to welcome guests and avoid hard enforcement during the event.
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Charleston
Copenhaver
Train Kills 3 in Mason County Apple Grove crash
A Baltimore and Ohio passenger train struck a car broadside at Apple Grove, 18 miles south of Pt. Pleasant, killing Russell Fisher 12, his father Robert W. Fisher 53, and Robert D. Denny 24. The crash occurred at 5 p m as the car crossed a lane from State Route 2 to the Charley Wallace farm. The car flipped, the train stopped 450 yards later, with crewmembers reporting 48 mph. No crossing signals exist and arrangements for the deceased are incomplete.
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PT. Pleasant
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Apple Grove
Russell Fisher
Robert W. Fisher
Glenwood
Robert D. Denny
State Rt. 2
Charley Wallace
Pt. Pleasant Funeral Homes
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