Released Fliers From Hong Kong Reach Wake Island
Four U.S. fighter pilots freed from Red China’s prisons after two years landed at Wake Island on their way to Hickam Air Force Base in Hawaii. The Air Force planned a red carpet welcome with medical checks and family reunions, while Washington barred interviews until after military questioning in Honolulu.
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Honolulu
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Wake Island
Hickam Air Force Base
Air Force
Hickam
United States
Miers
Bataan
Douglas MacArthur
Washington
Daddy
Edwin L. Heller
Local Rape Case Conviction Upset by State Supreme Court
The West Virginia State Supreme Court, in a unanimous 35 page opinion, set aside the conviction of David Lee Huffman for attempted rape of Myrtle Lee Davis, then 16, at Charleston High School grounds on Dec 17, 1953. Huffman was granted a new trial and the evidence was found insufficient to prove force beyond a reasonable doubt. The court also upheld a $12,500 verdict for Virginia Hall Kuhn in a separate alienation of affection case and a Marion County divorce decree.
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Frank C. Haymond
Huffman
Miss Davis
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St. Albans
Myrtle Cooper
Summersville
Supreme Court
Berkeley County
William Lyle Michael
Michael
Martinsburg
Mercer County
John W. Monk
William Harve Gillenwater
Gillenwalee
Submarine Rescues Four Fishermen in Fog in Long Island Sound
The U S submarine Torsk surfaced in foggy Long Island Sound to find four missing amateur fishermen clinging to their capsized outboard motorboat. The Torsk rescued the men after lookouts sighted the fishing party today.
County to Pay Clerks After Tax Meeting at Statehouse
Kanawha County officials and state tax officials met at the statehouse to decide funds for May salary checks of about 35 Wehrle payroll clerks. Joseph S. Soto pledged to authorize instructions for transferring money to cover a $12,600 deficit in the Voters Permanent Registration Office budget.
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Bayard F. Ennis
Theazette
Kanawha
Joseph S. Soto
Hubert A. Kelly
Wehrle
Kelly
Paul E. Welle
Soto
Grover Smith Sr
D. Boone Dawson
Statehouse
Smith
Bruce Bartlett
Tito West's Defender During Russian Talks
Yugoslavia's Tito reportedly assumed the role of defender of the United States and Western powers in talks with Soviet leaders. Officials say he argued at Brioni Island retreat that Moscow should abandon aggressive intentions to maintain peace in the Cold War.
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INS
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Brioni Island
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Nikolai Bulganin
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
U. S
New Conciliator Joins Bus Strike Talks
The Gazette reports a new federal conciliator, Joseph C. Wright, joined eight week old bus drivers dispute with Atlantic Greyhound. AFL union leader Daniel Maroney said no progress yesterday as talks aimed to update the parties. Wright and Marty Yous were to meet company and union officials today.
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Division 1493
AFL Motor Coach Employee Union
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Maroney
Marty Yous
Harrisburg
Joseph C. Wright
Charleston
George S. Engle
Atlantic Greyhound
Young
Wright
Syeiking
Unssion
Contractors Optimistic as AFL Union Contracts Expire
The contracts of at least six AFL building trades unions with the Charleston Building Contractors Assn. expired at midnight but optimism persisted that no work stoppages would occur. Negotiations continue with Teamsters laborers operating engineers ironworkers cement finishers and sheetmetal workers. AFL plumbers and pipefitters extended with Master Plumbers Assn terms to May 15 while talks continue. unions listed include carpenters electricians plasterers bricklayers tile setters and marble setters.
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AFL
Charleston
Tyne 15
Mail carrier hikes Charleston to Huntington in gym shoe critique
A Gazette letter to the editor from Carl Cartwright voices postal workers’ complaints about the Charleston to Huntington hike by six of seven Marines. Sarah Cartwright notes carriers average 12 to 14 miles daily with 30 pounds of mail, arguing mail routes with stairs grades demand better shoes and conditions.
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Spencer
Charleston
Huntington
Carl Cartwright
The
Gazette
Marine Corps
Sarah Cartwright
Post Office
Definition of a smart aleck in everyday usage
A concise portrait of a person who claims complete knowledge and continuously asserts it, describing a behavior pattern where an individual insists on teaching others the right answer in all situations.
Inside Today Amusements and Gazette Contents
Page listing shows sections such as Astrology by Bob Considine Tomic Pages crossword puzzle and editorial columns. It references market reports obituaries and various features across multiple pages with scattered editorial notes and a note about sports pages.
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Tomic
Alvarez
Gazette
Snenesgaeetyn
the Gazetteer
Issereevees
Supreme Court Leaves Race Segregation to Local Courts
The high court assigns primary duty to state and local officials to end public school segregation as soon as practicable without a fixed deadline or nationwide timetable. The decision stresses local conditions and good faith efforts, opening potential county by county tests and court action to oversee progress toward integration.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Eisenhower
Warren
State Accepts Desegregation Ruling Calmly
The Supreme Court integration directive was accepted calmly by state officials in West Virginia. Six representatives from state government, counties, and the Negro race indicated desegregation would be accomplished with little commotion. Thirteen of 55 counties are fully integrated. 16 more are partially integrated as Gov. Marland and State Supt. W. W. Trent discuss compliance.
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U. S. Supreme Court
West Virginia
Marland
W. W. Trent
Supreme Court
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