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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1955
Page
1
The Gaselte prints a December page “old calendar” tribute after the death of noted historian William A. in Charleston. The piece honors a long career, reflecting on youth, time, and the writer’s final reflections as the year ends.
Washington observers predict 1955 will feature solid legislative achievement and growth with uneasy peace on foreign and domestic fronts. Democrats expect cooperation with Eisenhower on taxes housing and pay boosts while likely to resist Taft Hartley repeal and farm program changes. The year also marks a Presidential election cycle influencing tax policy shifts.
Washington reports outline to reduce draftee service by 23 months or 22 months with a 24 month final drawdown plan. The disclosures follow Gen. Ridgway's appeal to President Eisenhower over manpower cuts, while Army and Defense channels handle the response.
New York lists New Year day bowl lineups with teams Georgia Tech Arkansas and others, starting times, attendance, receipts, and weather. Included are Rose Sugar and Shrine games with radio and TV plans and late notes on players and officials.
Administration spokesmen expect 1955 to be strong for jobs earnings and production with debt periods extended and low interest rates. Labor experts hope unemployment near three million will fall. A $0 billion highway program is to start, creating jobs and injecting money into the economy. Foreign affairs notes foresee no major war, but warn of Red forces ramping up proxy conflicts in Viet Nam Africa and Indonesia.
A fire at the Costello home in Charles Town destroyed an old frame house killing James R. Costello Jr. and his three children William Jewell Robert and Ruth Virginia. William Jewell, Ida Marie’s husband, escaped by leaping from a second floor window and survived with minor injuries. Firemen were alerted just before midnight by a neighbor who saw flames on the first floor.
A frenzied diamond hunt followed a transatlantic crash at Prestwick Airport. Three uncut stones were found amid wreckage as investigators and guards combed the scene for missing gems worth nearly three million dollars. The plane carried a regular monthly shipment bound for American dealers.
The Soviet Tass reported from Anwhei province that 12 so called spies for Nationalist China and the United States were sentenced to death by a mainland court. The Anwhei Jihpao cited two more convicts to life imprisonment, all described as Chinese officers or saboteurs linked to the Kai-Shek regime.
Entry rules require a birth certificate and notarized confirmation from the attending physician with exact date and time of birth to accompany each entry. The Gazette notes prizes offered by Charleston merchants and the Greater Chamber line up.
A well dressed father demonstrates to his six year old son how a massive magnetic crane lifts scrap steel at the Dryden Silof, describing the surprising power and function of industrial equipment in simple terms.
Secretary of State Dulles warned of overconfidence but said the free world’s unity and strength to counter Communists in 1955 have grown from 1954. He cited gains despite Indochina truce setbacks and France’s European Defense Community rejection, urging vigilance and sacrifice.
Soviet weekly Krokodil lauds Liberace as a genius and notes the pope planned him as an undertaker in humorously twisted commentary. Berlin reports Red propaganda endorses Christian Dior H-line as a counter to American pin up ideals in a newly issued outline of fashion symbolism.
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