Vote Machines Win by Landslide in Kanawha County
Kanawha County voters approved the purchase of at least 500 voting machines in a special election held yesterday. Turnout was under 12 percent, but a strong majority supported the levy. early returns showed precinct 116 voting 15 to 9 and precinct 206 at 216 to 5 in favor. A large crowd gathered at the county courthouse as results poured in.
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New housing comes to North Charleston for 2500 residents
A large new development in North Charleston offers housing for about 2,500 people living in substandard wellsings with occupancy targeted for May 1. The progress is shown in a State Magazine feature by Wallace E. Knight with photos.
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Marland backs King in mine expense probe
Gov. Marland says inspectors must file honest expense accounts or be fired, denying widespread padding in the Mines Department. Joe Manko alleges King’s involvement in political travel charges, with state officials weighing accusations and possible further dismissals.
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Governor Angles For Logan Shift
Gov Marland admits pressuring Logan County Democrats to replace Sheriff Watts as chairman, saying it was for the party’s best interests. Watts says the statehouse interfered and warns of a power struggle as the three-three county committee faces a split and a call to elect a new leader.
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Gunman Fires Blast In Italian Home. Johnson Wounds Slightly
In a 11 day regime crisis report from Rome, a man fired a shotgun at a husband, Johnson, injuring him but not killing him due to his false teeth. The attacker remains at large. Mrs Johnson and two teenage sons questioned then released.
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Earth satellite could aid world conquest says Pan American executive
Samuel Pryor told a Women’s Forum on National Security that a perfected earth satellite could reduce any country to ashes. He cited WWII German papers and claimed Russians may share knowledge and hold German scientists who worked on such satellites.
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Train Toll at Kafr El Zayat Kills 28 in Egypt
President Naguib witnessed a Cairo to Alexandria express plow into a crowd at Kafr El Zayat station killing 28 and wounding five. initial reports varied. The driver claimed no warning due to a curve. Naguib ordered compensation of 143 pounds per victim and aided rescue efforts.
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Teen Sitter Confesses Shooting Boy to Death
Des Moines police report 14 year old Garry Browning admitted loading a shotgun and firing at eight year old Bobby Hopp while babysitting. He said he intended to frighten the boy after he refused to go to bed, then pulled the trigger. The injured child died. Browning later led authorities to the gun. Bobby's parents were at a local drive-in restaurant when the incident happened.
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Red Plan Kills Big 3 Hopes For Accord
Berlin reports a Molo tov Plan preview for neutralizing Germany is dashed Western hopes for a Big Four settlement. Dulles supports a six nation European defense army including German troops. The Soviet memorandum seeks immediate scrapping of the European army pact and ban on Nazi and Fascist groups, a German provisional government, and withdrawal of occupation troops within a year. The plan aims to neutralize Germany while Molo toy signals a German state free from foreign control.
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Atom Spies' Lawyer Bloch Found Dead in Bathtub
Emanuel H. Bloch the lawyer who defended the Rosenbergs was found dead in his New York apartment half in a bathtub. Police said death appears natural but an autopsy to determine cause will be performed. Disbarment charges had been filed a week earlier and the note mentions Eisenhower.
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Compromise Bricker Bill Could End GOP Rift Over Treaty Power
Eisenhower weighs a bipartisan compromise on the Bricker amendment to treaties. Sen. Bricker conditionally accepts if Eisenhower approves the proposed language or does not oppose it publicly. The plan, linked to Knowland and George, aims to make treaties the supreme law. A second item notes a fatal car crash in Clay County involving 17 year old James Barnes, killing Mary Paxton and injuring Marie Wilson as a car mounted a sidewalk near Dundon.
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Navy Planes Lose Track Over Beckley Route to Charleston
Fifteen Navy planes landed at Kanawha Airport last night after circling Beckley, believed mistaken for Charleston. Air traffic control guided them to land safely. engines were checked and runway lighting arrangements were made for departures. The lead Corsair flight led toward Charleston while others circled Beckley due to radar misperception.
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McCarthy Decries Minds Behind Communist Issue in Politics
Senator McCarthy warned a Legion group that men of little minds have elevated to high positions and are turning the fight over communism into a political contest. He said the clash between Americanism and atheistic communism should not define party battles, and predicted the issue would loom large in 1934 elections. He also noted a test of witness rights before congressional committees may come soon.
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Court St Crowd Dispersed as Voting Machines Discussed
Police dispersed most of a disorderly crowd on Court Street where discussions turned to funding new voting machines. Kanawha County Court officials pledged to buy the machines soon and expect them ready for the next election. A May primary referendum backed voting machines 54,587 to 16,801, but no funding was provided by that vote. The latest question asked voters to approve a property tax levy of 900 000 to cover purchase, storage and upkeep.
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Wronged Man Reveals Rival Pays Off Wife
In Ravenna, Aldo Valentini exposed an affair by gathering guests at home and revealing a hidden man in his wife’s bedroom. He ordered the intruder to leave, then sent his wife to her mother, giving her $30. Local police were present.
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