Inauguration Preparations Amid Crowds for Ike
Washington under heavy crowds as preparations for Dwight D. Eisenhower s inauguration unfold. The city braces for about 500 000 visitors and 1 090 000 residents minor details note three day celebration beginning with churches and embassies, followed by hotel events and a star studded show. The event promises substantial economic impact to the capital and a pledge ceremony at Capitol Hill on Tuesday.
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Capital Bulging as GOP Prodigals Return After 20 Years
Washington buzzes with excitement as the GOP returns after two decades in the wilderness. Facilities fill fast with an anticipated 500000 visitors before Eisenhower’s inauguration. Gravy train, slane, bus and private cars pour into town as hotels, restaurants, and transport scramble to accommodate the influx.
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Lewis to See Inauguration Of Governor Miners Boss Coming Here
West Virginia prepares for the inauguration of Governor Marland with John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers attending in a show of support. The ceremony at the State Capitol includes a temporary platform, large seating, a sound system, and a diverse musical program by Elkhorn High and Wyoming County ensembles. Frank C. Haymond will administer the oath to Glen Rogers lawyer Haymond then swears in five of six elected new state officials.
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Turnpike commission pays lawyers in reversed court action
A West Virginia Turnpike Commission payment of 40000 to lawyers on the losing side in federal court is highlighted. The Gazette notes the amount reflects current high legal fees and teases an editorial on the turnpike and related topics. The piece also references The Gazette’s lead editorial and upcoming features in sections on motor shows and inauguration coverage.
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Reich Chief Facing Purge in East German Shakeup
East Berlin reports a possible purge as Prime Minister Otto Grotewohl faces scrutiny amid arrests of aides and allies. Jakob Kaiser warns non Communists may be liquidated as Bolshevikization rumors intensify. Grotewohl has stayed silent while arrests continue and a Bonn radio speech critiques collaboration with Reds.
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Toll Roads Near Dead End, Needles Warns
Enoch R. Needles, consulting engineer on the West Virginia Turnpike, told the AGC chapter at the Daniel Boone Hotel that toll roads have reached a slop page unless states secure more federal aid. He cited a top authority noting feasible toll roads are under study and reported 1,895 miles built in 11 states, with nowhere to go amid planned additions. He called current toll road growth phenomenal over seven years.
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Nazis Extend German Grip
Veteran correspondent Frank L. Kluckhorn reports arrests of Nazi plotters in the British Zone hint at a broader Nazi resurgence across Germany. He notes the movement flowing into American and French zones and warns of the possible drift toward Soviet influence as former Nazis reemerge.
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West Virginia Avoids Weekend Wintry Weather
Weather overview notes heavy storms hit most of the nation while West Virginia expects mild conditions with some showers. Yesterday snow sleet and rain spread across the continent but West Virginia saw a break in the wintry spell. Highs near 58 degrees.
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Egypt rounds up Reds amid Naguib crackdown
Cairo reports a nationwide roundup of Communists tied to the Wafdists plot to topple Premier Mohamed Naguib's reform government. Col. Nasser announces arrests include Fuad Serag Ed Din Prince Abbas Halim and Rashed Mehenna as six newspapers close. The government dissolves political parties and seizes assets, aiming to avert violence planned for Jan 8.
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Egyptian Hero Critiques Farouk and Praises Naguib
Cairo social worker Abdel Monoun Gad, visiting Charlestan, voices strong opinions on Egypt’s past and politics. He condemns Farouk as a manipulated figure, supports Premier Mohammed Nagut, and calls for British withdrawal from Suez plus Arab gains in Palestine. He denies political bias despite clearly voicing views.
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Terror-Stricken Tot Girl Nine Is Trapped In Hole
A nine year old girl named Laura Mae Heisey became trapped in a one inch wide mining test hole two miles northeast of her community during strip mining work. Rescuers freed her after ninety minutes, with multiple attempts, while observers gathered nearby. The incident occurred as two B 29 Superfortress bombers were shot down in a separate air combat over Korea.
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Roberts Named GOP Chieftain In Eisenhower Era
Former Kansas newspaper man C Wesley Roberts was unanimously elected national chairman of the Republican Party as it faces possible losses in Congress next year. He pledged renewed effort and warned the party must demand honesty integrity and broad vision from government amid Eisenhower's 1953 victory and growing GOP strength.
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Noted scientist doubts Rosenbergs guilt and execution
Dr. Urey, a renowned atomic scientist, doubts Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were guilty and argues against their execution. He noted the trial may not have been fair and his remarks followed in Charleston during a speech to Kanawha Valley American Chemical Society members. The couple remain under death sentence with presidential clemency proceedings in progress.
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Man Kills Brother He Deemed Burglar
In Huntington at 4:50 a m a grocer Gordon Nix shot and killed his half brother Thomas Lee Felton 44 of Baltimore Maryland who had come to help remodel the store at Nixs West Fourteenth Street dwelling Felton allegedly sick and being cared for by Nix who described discovering the intruder as he awoke to find Felton attempting to burgle the building authorities are advised awaiting further details from page 3 column 3.
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TODAY'S DEFINITION Tove
The feeling that makes a man think almost as much of a girl as he thinks of himself.
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Jury Locked In Reds Trial Conspiracy Case
A federal jury in New York remained deadlocked today on the conspiracy trial of 13 Communist leaders. The panel of six men and six women began deliberations at 2:23 p.m. EST after the April 24 start, weighing whether defendants conspired to violently overthrow the government or sought to achieve party goals by peaceful means.
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Convicts Confess Killing of Sheriff in Adams County
Sheriff Francis Sulsberger Jr. announced that two escaped convicts Charles Eikleberry Jr and Williew Vandale confessed to killing Adams County Sheriff Ben K. Perry near Bentonville. Perry, who had just taken office a week earlier, was shot after stopping two hitch-hikers. The suspects were arrested near Eikleberry’s Antioch home after fleeing from London Prison Farm on December 29. An all-out manhunt ended with the arrests.
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Banker Is Named Envoy to France
New York January 1 Eisenhower selects n Douglas Dillon of Far Hills New Jersey to be ambassador to France Dillon is chairman of Dillon Reade and Company Inc a banking firm The choice follows a recommendation by John Foster Dulles Dillon 43 has served with the Dillon Reade firm since 1931 after Harvard College graduation He has frequent visits to France and is an overseer of Harvard College.
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Quiet on the Potomac West Virginians Whet Hatchets at Capital
Washington on the eve of a major national event feels tense as streets near Union Station show unusual quiet and anticipation. The piece notes a shift in mood and hints at a larger change in the air ahead of the Great Crusade, with observers like Bill Brinkley referenced in the national press club context.
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