City presses tax hikes raising gross sales and theater taxes
Mayor Copenhaver pushed a 200000 tax increase for a street program amid doubt on allocation. A 2 percent amusement tax and a 25 percent gross sales tax on Charleston businesses were proposed, with estimates of 60000 to 80000 annually and 125000 respectively. A third automotive license fee would add 50000 to 60000 yearly. Penny On Movies notes passage by a Republican council after pleas about street funding.
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Copenhayer
Finance Committee
Republican Council
Copenhaver
Charleston
FBI on Trail of Bail-Skipping US Communists
New York dispatch reports the FBI seeking four missing Communist leaders amid a group of ten who were convicted in 1949 for plotting violent revolution. Bonds total 270000, total fines 40000, with appeals up to the Supreme Court. Bench warrants issued as Judge Ryan presses for surrender by 9:30 am tomorrow. Local Civil Rights Congress had posted the bail.
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Gene Dennis
Communist Party
U. S
New York
Dennis
Acme Telephoto
FBI
America
U.S
Washington
Sylvester J. Ryan
Henry Winston
Robert G. Thompson
Gus Hall
Gilbert Green
Russia
Thompson
U. S. Supreme Court
Civil Rights Congress
U. S. Attorney General's Office
Eugene Dennis
All America
Inside Today Amusements and Classified Fragments
Readable fragments show sections on amusements health beauty and puzzles. Mentions Dorothy Dix and various column areas with scattered page numbers and column names.
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Society
Dorothy Dix i Sparis
Browks
Revolution Dies Siam Premier Flees Kidnappers
Siam premier Pibulsonggram escaped kidnapers as navy mutinies sparked a bloodied two day uprising. He described leaping from a burning ship, swimming a river under fire, and then radio talks that led rebels to fade. Government forces reclaimed control by Sunday morning.
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Siam
Bangkok
Thailand
P. Pibulsonggram
Associated Press
Pibulsonggram
Chao Phraya River
Royal Navy
Sri Ayuthia
Navy
Derby Set for July 21 on New Coonskin Course
The 14th All West Virginia Soap Box Derby co sponsored by The Gazette and Chevrolet will be on July 21 on a new Coonskin Park course. A 7 p.m. officials meeting was called today at the Coonskin Park administration office. Arrangements with Brig. Gen. Charles R Fox, Road Commissioner Ray Cavendish, and Paul R. Anderson were made for use of the new Coonskin Park road.
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Ray Cavendish
Paul R. Anderson
Coonskin Park
Governor Patteson Backs Morgantown Site For WVU Facility
Governor Patteson said the Morgantown location for West Virginia Universitys four year project is best after outreach from officials. He praises advice from many, notes a new National Guard access road will aid Charleston and Huntington, and says the course will be tested with safety measures in place. The state road portion and medical school facilities will handle large crowds, with news spurring further study and a re view of the plan.
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Gow
Patteson
Morgantown
West Virginia
National Guard
Kanawha
Charleston
Huntington
Gazette
Ional Guard Road
Nut Shell Digest Of New City Taxes
City Council action last night approved new taxes totaling 265000 to boost revenues. Auto Operators tax adds 60000 with gross sales 125000 and amusement 80000. Additional expenditures proposed include 30000 for extra policemen and 200000 for police and fire raises, bringing total extra expenses to 230000. Probable balance for streets stands at 35000 though mayor proposed a 350000 street program funded by a 150050 inherited surplus and 200000 raised specially for street work.
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Copenhaver
Andrews
Gentral
Paving Budget Delayed by Revenue Bills Action
Street improvements paused as revenue bills are settled and the overall budget to be worked out next month. Spectators applaud Copenhaver as he urges increases for fire and police pay before funds are known. He proposes 10 to 12 more police officers and raises of 25 to 35 dollars monthly for both police and firemen, lifting annual expenses by about 200 thousand dollars.
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Copenhaver
Iran Premier offers cash and carry oil to West
Tehran July 2 Iranian Premier Mohammed Mossadegh proposed to guarantee a steady cash and carry oil flow to the West from nationalized Anglo Iranian Oil Co properties. He said no compromise is possible on British ownership of the industry in an INS exclusive interview.
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Kingsbury Smith
the Gazette
Tehran
INS
Mohammed Mossadegh
Anglo-Iranian
Qil Co
Iran
National Front
International
Anglo-Iranian Co
New National Petroleum Co
Mossadegh
Henry Grady
Grady
Russia
Vacation Pay Floods Kanawha Valley Stores Amid Spending Spree
Workers in coal, carbide, carbon and metal firms received vacation pay and savings bonuses triggering a Charleston spending surge. Police reported crowded downtown streets and heavy department store traffic as shoppers bought aggressively, with collections up 25 to 30 percent from Saturday.
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Kanawha Valley
Carbide and Carbon
True Temper Corp
Electro-Metallurgical Co
Charleston
van Brown
City Police
Capitol and
Quarrier Sts
South Charleston
County Sets Up Slum Authority in Kanawha County
County commissioners announced formation of a Slum Clearance and Redevelopment Authority with a five member board including W T Sucy Brotherton and Erma D Cay. Terms run one to five years. Authority aims to redevelop blighted areas to protect health and welfare amid pending federal funds and conditions.
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Kanawha
William G. Day
W. T.sucy Brotherton
Charles~ Ton
Membe
Erma D. Cay
Chelyan
Carl C. Calvert
G. E B. Ferguson
Ferguson
New Taxes Hit Prices Varied Across State
The implementation of new state levies on soft drinks cigars beer and whisky increased costs across West Virginia. Soft drink prices ranged from five to 11 cents per bottle statewide with most dealers keeping the five cent bottle price. Distributors noted some brands rose from five to seven cents depending on location and policy. The page directs readers to turn to page 6 for full details on the tax impact.
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West Virginia
Coca-Cola
AP Correspondent Admits Espionage Trial Report
FRANKFURT July 2 AP Correspondent William N Oatis told a Prague court under a Communist prosecutor that he was a spy though he denied running an espionage network as chief of bureau in Prague. The Czechoslovak government depicted him as part of a broad spy ring including former Prague reporters for Reuters France Press and United Press. Oatis, 57, born in Marion Indiana, appeared pale and strained in Frankfurt prison where he has been held incommunicado since April 23 awaiting trial on charges of activities hostile to the state. American embassy and AP officials have been unable to communicate with him.
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Frankfurt
Germany
William N. Oatis
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Associated Press
Reuter News Agency
French Press Agency
United Press
Oatis
Marion
Ind
Pate
Grim Fankiac
John O. Jenkins Dies in Hospital
British-born legal executive Joan Orwiston Jenkins of 822 Chestnu Rd died last night in a Charleston hospital at age 67. Former secretary treasurer of Wyatt Coal Sales Co and long-time Charleston resident. Survived by his wife. born in Cumberland England and member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
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Joan Orwiston Jenkins
Chestnu Rd
Charleston
Wyatt Coal Sales Co
Jenkins
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Holy Name Society
Cumberland
Eng
Capital Traffic Snarled as Capital Transit Strike
Washington faces the worst traffic jam in history as 3,400 Capital Transit Co. workers strike over seniority rules pensions and other conditions. Police surge to 70 officers on duty as motorists abandon cars, block streets, and parking restrictions fail. Buses to Virginia and Maryland slow, impacting Capitol Hill operations.
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Washington
Capital Transit Co
Robert J. Barrett
Barrett
Trafic
Virginia
Maryland
Capitol Hill
Miller
R-Neb
Fighting Goes On Despite Truce Bid
Fighting on the Korean front continued despite cease-fire overtures, with UN and Communist forces exchanging artillery and engaging in battles across the eastern and central sectors. Allied naval and air power maintained close air support, bombarding supply routes and troop concentrations as warships silenced enemy fire near Wonsan.
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Tokyo
INS
United Nations
U. N
Mantey
North Korea
Wonsan
Kalma
Prayer for Peace Amid Global Turmoil Text
A 30 second prayer from Pastor Mallory of the Assembly of God Church in St Albans thanks Heaven for Jesus Christ and asks guidance for people to resist globalist forces and confusion. The wording is garbled but conveys a plea for spiritual steadiness and protection.
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Jesus Christ
Amen Rol
Mallory
Assemblye Or
God Church
St. Albans
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Kaesong
Korea
Matthew B. Ridgeway
South Korea
Seoul
Jutlandia
Reds
Armed Services Radio
Kim Il Sung
Peng Teh-huai
Ae Nventiqnghlo
Kimpo
Page & Cal
Rage
Derby
New Coonskin Course
Page
Cal
Lyell B. Clay
John Field, Jr
Dorothy Heinzer
John O. Jenkins
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