Ike Program Faces Trouble In Early Tests
Congress weighs Eisenhower proposals after a mixed reaction to his State of the Union. Telegrams praise the program while lawmakers flag trouble on debt limits taxes and farm price supports. Congress hints at tighter spending and wary acceptance of lowering the voting age. News from Berlin notes cautious optimism at the Big Four talks opening January 25.
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Berlin
Eisenhower
America
House
Senate
White House
Sen. McCarran
Nevada
Senate Judiciary Committee
Chauncey Reed
R-I
House Judiciary Committee
Elsenhower
State of the Union
Cone
Berserk Husband Slays Wife and Grandmother
Harrisville January report cites Harmon L. Isner, 42, unemployed oilfield worker, beating his wife Elaine Isner, 37, and her 78-year-old mother-in-law Viola Snodgrass to death with a heavy garden tool. A 1-year-old child and a 5-month-old boy escaped as Isner set fire to Snodgrass’s house and then slit his own throat. Trooper White said a murder warrant was issued. Isner remained in a hospital coma under guard with condition listed as fair. The killings occurred near the Ritchie County Courthouse after an upstairs bedroom disturbance. Merlene Ruddlesden, the sister-in-law, escaped. The story continues on page 14.
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Harrisvill
Harmon L. Isner
Elaine Isner
Viola Snodgrass
M. White
Isner
Merlene Ruddlesden
Rivals merge to form WCHS TV in Charleston
The Channel 8 battle ends in a merger forming WCHS TV to be controlled by the Tierney Co. and operated with radio WCHS. FCC approval is anticipated without opposition. Target date for full programming is May 15 with 316,000 watts, expanding to central and southern West Virginia and parts of nearby states.
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Charleston
Lewis C. Tierney
The
Tierney Co
Clarence W. Meadows
Capital Television
Wchs-Tv
Tierney
WCHS
Mill
Federal Communications Commission
Lay
Wchs TV
Wchs-T
West Virginia
Kentucky
Ohio
Virginia
Tennessee
FCC
Wsaz-Tv
Huntington
Auburn Taylor Dies at 61 Veteran Gazette pressman and inventor
Auburn Taylor 61 longtime Gazette foreman in charge of the pressroom died at home after a two year illness. He retired in 1951 after 28 years leading the pressroom and earned fame as a newspaper press inventor and poet with a color fountain now standard on Goss presses. He had appeared on radio and in a film for his quirky inventions and poetry collection Ode to West Virginia.
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Auburn
Taylor
Gazette
Oakwood Rd
The
Goss
West Virginia
Mr. Taylor
Charleston
the Gazette
Charter Changes Proposed for SC
Three proposed changes to the South Charleston charter will be voted on in the March 2 primary. The council discussed authorizing two president pro tems to act in the mayor’s absence and require a three fourths vote on future street paving projects, replacing a current five sixths requirement. The council also heard 1953 police and fire reports, with Fire Chief Schmidt noting fewer runs and less property damage than 1952, totalling 6,615 versus 138,000.
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South Charleston
Charles J. Schmidt
Inside Today Amusements and Markets Classifieds Brief
A fragmented newspaper item lists Inside Today Amusements, 43 Editorials, Kilgallen astrology, and a markets/free classifieds section. The garbled text references sports and pages, indicating a compiled content line for an edition without clear events or names.
Capehart urges long term loans to spur home ownership
Senator Capehart proposed a billion dollar government program to finance 50 to 60 year mortgages with little or no down payment to help people buy homes. He argued it would reduce reliance on public housing subsidies and, even with some loan losses, would better defend against communism by expanding private property and home ownership. Leon Keyserling echoed aims to boost housing output to two million units annually by 1980 to meet demand and counter lows. Federal Housing Administrator Albert M. Cole said Eisenhower will offer a realistic housing program to Congress.
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Washington
Sen
Capehart
R-Ind
Senate Banking Committee
Eisenhower
CIO
Leon Keyserling
Economic Advisory Council
Truman
Albert M. Cole
Gamma globulin supply to triple in 1954 say health officials
Dr. N H Dyer, state health director, said gamma globulin for polio and other diseases will nearly triple next year. He noted measles season nears but parents need not worry. most children contract measles, with severe cases more likely if very young or ill. Anti bodies from gamma globulin may lessen measles severity and prevent complications like middle ear infections.
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Robert L. Jamison
the Gazette
N. H. Dyer
de Dyer
Amma Gobulin
Dyer
Judge to Sean Fater's Right To Insurance
Federal Judge John Paul yesterday weighed who may claim a $10,000 National Service Life Insurance policy for Johny Engle Conley of Charles Conley's son. The government says no living rightful claimant exists due to alleged abandonment. Cassie Conley asserts entitlement, while details note Conley’s Navy service, presumed death in 1945, and the prior beneficiary mother’s death soon after enlistment.
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Bayard F. Ennis
the Gazette
John Paul
National Service
Johny Engle Conley
Charles
Cassie B. Conley
l@cal
Inter
Young Conley
Navy
Stonewall Jackson High School
Alaska
Rs. Conley
Charles L Rich
Bobo Signs $524 Million Settlement
New York reports Barbara Sears Rockefeller known as Bobo accepts a 35 percent settlement to end her Cinderella marriage with oil magnate Winthrop Rockefeller. The deal includes a 5 percent portion and options for a $500,000 trust or $70,000 yearly income plus $100,000 for debts and furnishings tied to the Park Avenue apartment.
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New York
Jan
Barbara Sears
Bobo
Rockefeller
Winthrop Rockefeller
Prince Charming
Eve
Bobs
America
Third Avenue
Winthrop Paul
Rockefellers
Boba
Park Avenue
Dock Walkout To Start War Of 2 Unions
New York January 8 ins Longshoremen's AFL union warned it will fight a potential dock strike by the old International Longshoremen's Association in the Port of New York. Indictments were announced against Joseph P. Ryan and six ILA officials as the AFL dock union sides with rival factions. The dispute could trigger a wider shutdown with 20 000 Seafarers Union members and 2 000 pickets involved if the strike widens.
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New York
Longshoremen’s
AFL
International
Alan
Joseph P. Ryan
Keeney
Dave Beck
AFL Teamsters’ Union
AFL Seafarers’ Union
ILA
Sweeney
Paul Hall
Seafarers' Union
National Labor Relations Board
Thom E. Dewey
NLRB
Manhattan
Harvard Economists Predict Mild 6 Month U.S. Downturn
Three Harvard University economists forecast a brief six month decline in the U.S. economy this year with a year end revival. The Harvard professors cited a soft patch but expect eventual gains, signaling cautious optimism for the national market.
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Cambridge, Mass
Jan. R
INS
Harvard University
United States
Crimson
Harbus News
Harvard Prof Slichter Predicts 1953 Slowdown Continues
In a weekly Harvard Business School feature, Prof Sumner H Slichter warns the slow contraction begun mid 1953 will persist through early 1954. He cites inventory adjustments and debt reduction as foundations for a rebound in H2 1954 under expected policy shifts.
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Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration
Sumner H. Slichter
Charles A. Bliss
Malcolm FP. McNair
End of the Line Bad Check Artist Plucked After Flower Shop Caper
Forger Elwood Asseff, 37, of Bibby Street, was arrested after passing forged checks in Greater Charleston. He used a telephone ruse to pose as a citizen sending an employee to buy flowers, targeting Young Floral Co. at 205 Pennsylvania Ave. Detectives Haynes and Hager, who identified him, said he admitted at least six forgeries. Police spotted him after a floral shop call and a follow up description.
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Dets Mayford Haynes
Ken Hager
Elwood Asseff
Bibby St
Assett
Charleston
Young Floral Co
Pennsylvania Ave
Aesseff
Ralph Young
Dets
Hager
Haynes
Lée St
Proof Gazette Ads Show Fastest Rental Results In Town
A survey shows over one third of vacancies advertised are rented daily. The rental score board lists Monday January 4 with 73 vacancies 61 rented, Tuesday January 5 with 175 vacancies 52 rented, Wednesday January 6 with 173 vacancies 5 rented, Thursday January 7 with 171 vacancies 59 rented. This proves ads yield rapid results in town.
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Jim Knapp
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Suill
Taber
House Appropriations Committee
Andre Francois-Poncet
Vladimir Semyonov
Soviet Zone
Egbert von Frankenberg
East
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Allied Control Authority
U.S
Channel Eight
Charleston TV
Auburn Taylor
Rockford
Ill
Robert Hurley
Roger
Robert Jr
Robert Hurley Jr
Hurleys
Jess Robinson
U. S
Sean Fater
Bobo Signs
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