Weaker Sen Trail Vote Yet Wins in Split Committee
The Associated Press reports a vote split in the 14th Senatorial District on party committee seats. Ad L. Thomas of Fairmont and William Largent of Morgantown secure committeeman posts while Miss Lavis T. Mann and Miss Frances K. Watson win committeewoman slots under a legal opinion guiding mixed male and female representation. The dispute centers on provisions limiting residents per county and the method to certify second choices, with key figures from Marion and Monongalia counties involved.
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Associated Press
D. Pitt O'Brien
Republican State Committee
Ad L. Thomas
Fairmont
William Largent
Morgantown
Lavis T. Mann
Frances K. Watson
O'Brien
Atty
John
G. Fox
Marion
Monongalia
Tal ‘Thomas
Miss Mann
Aust. Atty
George G. Burnette Jr
State Supreme Court
Louis D. Meisel
Miss Watson
Meisel
Thomas
Marion County
TIE
Meigel
Largent
Meise
Gromenor
Molotov Exit Seen Not Alter Kremlin Policy
U S officials indicate Molotov resignation will not shift Soviet foreign policy. They say Molotov had little say in policy for years and Khrushchev Bulganin now direct Kremlin diplomacy. Sen George notes old Bolshevik stature may explain his retention after Stalin.
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U.S
Kremlin
John M. Hightower
Washington
V. M. Molotov
D States
Molotov
Hense
Russia
Sen. George
D-Ga
Sengle
Siberia
Khrushchev
Bulganin
George
Stalin
Geneva
Nikolai Bulganin
Communist Party
Nikite Khrushchev
Midoley
Osteopaths Gather for West Virginia Convention on Recognition
The West Virginia Osteopathic Society begins its 34th annual four day convention at the Daniel Boone hotel with about 350 osteopaths and guests. Main speaker Dr Hobart C Moore and topics include hospital considerations and possible legal action over public hospital practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
State Osteopathic Society
Joseph B. C. Bartram
Glenville
Somety
Daniel Boone Hiotel
Hobart C. Moore
Bay City
Mich
American Osteopathic Assn
Red Shift Expected as Molotov Resigns
Bonn reports Chancellor Adenauer not surprised by Molotov resignation in Moscow. He says Molotov's influence had waned for some time. Paris circles likewise note timing aligns with Yugoslav President Tito's visit.
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Bonn
Germany
Adenauer
V. NM. Molotov
Moscow
Molotov
Molotov Resignation Sensation in Belgrade
Belgrade Yugoslavia June 1 Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov resigned on the eve of Tito’s Moscow visit. Yugoslavs, critical of Molotov for Stalin era and the 1948 anti Tito campaign, saw the move as timed with Tito’s arrival and a Moscow effort to curry favor.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
V. M. Molotov
Tito
Moscow
Molotov
Stalin
Bulganin
Khurshchev
Road Mishaps Kill 32 in May in West Virginia
West Virginia State Police report 32 people died on state highways last month, three more than the same month a year ago. Memorial Day weekend saw four fatalities, including 41 year old John Howard Kloss in Wheeling, raising the year's total to 149, eight more than the first five months of last year.
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West Virginia
State Police Accident Prevention Bureau
John Howard Kloss
Wheeling
Nasser to Scrap Command Council in Egypt
Premier Gamal Abdel Nasser announced Egypt’s Revolution Command Council will be dissolved June 23 after constitutional ratification, transferring power to the people. He said all council members will be freed from official duties and hinted he would likely become president as the new regime pledges progress, freedom, and independence.
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Cairo
Egypte
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Egypt
Revolution Command Council
Farouk
Nasser
Iscyptian Cooperative Societies
Nasser Hitosebl
Marine Leader of Death March Set Out of Brig
Secretary of the Navy Thomas ordered conditional release from the brig for Sgt. Matthew C. McKeon, the drill sergeant tied to the death march at Parris Island. He faces court martial on manslaughter and other charges after the drowning of six recruits. trial slated for July 14. He will reside within 10 miles of the base under restriction while pending proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
McKeon
Parris Island
Marine Corps
Thomas
McKean
MeKeon Front
Brig
GOP studies shortening national convention length
Washington June atoms Republicans will meet to decide if the San Francisco convention should run three days instead of four. A GOP committee spokesman said the decision will come from the arrangements committee, which is split on keeping the four day contract at Cow Palace and nearby hotels or cutting the program to a shorter period.
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Washington
San Francisco
GOP
Cubmittes
Ttis
Cow Palace
Marriage Licenses Recorded at Municipal Building
In June at the Municipal Building, a 50 percent increase in marriage licenses was recorded. Acting city official Thomas A. Lonane commented on the figures, noting the uptick in licenses for the period.
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York
Musicipad
Esty
Veterk
Thomas A. Lonane
Baptist Group Okays Church Home Rule
The Southern Baptist Convention reaffirmed church autonomy by congregational rule and declined to repudiate a North Carolina court ruling on minority control of church property. Dr. James W. Bulman of Hast Spencer had pushed a restatement of the 1928 autonomy declaration amid a Rocky Mount church split and contested withdrawals from associations.
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Kansas City
Southern Baptist Convention
North Carolina
SEC
James W. Bulman
Hast Spencer
N. C
Bulan
Rocky Mount
Bulman
Bullman
North Carolina Court
David Miller
Autryville
Man Held for Mental Test in Charleston Newspaper Owner Death
Edwin Shipley, 31, of Nitro West Virginia, told police he killed Juliet Staunton Clark owner of the Charleston Daily Mail three years ago. He appeared on a dis orderly conduct charge in Chicago and was ordered held for further hearing. Authorities plan psychiatric treatment for him.
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Chicagg
Charleston W. Va
Edwin Shipley
Nitto
W. Va
Fred W. Slater
Slater
Shipley
House of Correction
Juliet Staunton Clark
Charleston Daily Mail
East Pakistan Edict Revoked, Sarkar Returns to Power
Karachi June 1 President Iskander Mirza voided the East Pakistan direct administration order after the provincial assembly speaker ruled the move incompetent to present a budget. The Sarkar government, led by Abyerin Sarkar, had been suspended. the governor A K Fazlul Huq authenticated the order. The provincial cabinet reportedly lacked a majority, prompting the revocation and a return to power.
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East Pakistan
Karachi
Pakistan
Iskander Mirza Ludayeer
Abyerin] Sarkar
A. K. Fazlul Huq
Mirza
Sarkar
British Impose Fine On Restive Cypriots
NICOSIA Cyprus Sune Tun Greek Cypriot residents of Famagusta were fined $12,000 by the colonial government today for a record of violence against British rule. The penalty marked the harshest collective punishment imposed on a Cypriot community.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Sune Tun
Famagusta
Flag Day Declared by President Eisenhower on June 1
President Eisenhower proclaimed Thursday June 1 as Flag Day. The announcement marks a national observance honoring the flag and its symbolism across the United States.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Lady Docker buys new car after gold plated fleet
London reports Lady Docker purchases a $22,280 automobile to replace three gold plated cars she returned to the Birmingham Small Arms Corp. Her husband Sir Bernard Decker, ousted as chair and GM by a 6-3 vote, plans to fight to regain control. She plans a June 23 birthday event for 20,000 corp workers amid questions about corporate funds.
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Birmingham Small Arms Co
England
Sir Bernard
Lady Docker
Birmingham
London
Docker
Hiehby
Met
Lulu
T World
Decker
Birmingham Small Arms Corp
Ife
John Y. Sangster
Sangster
Lady Ducker
Adlai Seen Choice As Iowa Names 82 Delegates
DES MOINES Iowa Democrats elected 82 delegates and alternates at their state presidential convention for 24 votes at the national convention in Chicago Aug 13. Indications favored Adlai Stevenson as the personal preference, with half-vote rules across at large and district delegates and 16 alternates at large plus 13 from district caucuses.
Packers Strike Halts City Transit and Carriers
A general strike disrupted bus and freight services today, stopping many routes and leaving 750,000 people affected. Workers demanded higher pay and better conditions, with unions seeking concessions from employers.
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IDEO
Crugeay
Duce Cram
al Pat Packings
Peoria Man Confesses Killing Estranged Wife in Strangle
Landon Balsh, 27, told Capt. George Johnson he choked Delores Babb with a shoe lace, saying he learned the method in the Army. A patient confession followed after officers showed photos of the body. Balsh claimed they quarreled over their failing marriage and he strangled her when she was alone in their home.
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Peoria
INSI
George Gridley
Landon Balsh
Delores Babb
George Johnson
Jctimy
Babb
Johnson
Dficer
Gridley
Wrecked Train To Be Re-Railed
PARKERSBURG June 2 Two wreck trains will arrive tomorrow morning to attempt to rerail the Baltimore and Ohio diesel locomotives which plunged into a creel. The twin locomotives were pulling the B&O National Limited when they crashed into a boulder early yesterday 40 miles east of here at Cornwallis Ritchie County. Charles E Bertrand superintendent of the Monongah Division said at Grafton tonight that the wreckers with a crew of 20 men would arrive at the scene about dawn tomorrow. He said it would take at least six or eight hours for the job.
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Parkersburg
Baltimore and Ohib
B&o National Limited
Ite
Cornwallis
Ritchie County
Charles E. Bertrand
Grafton
Ga. A. Lonterrow
Eisenhower Arrives for Weekend Stay at Palm Springs Home
President Eisenhower lands at Palm Springs for a weekend stay at his country home. He plans to return to Washington by Sunday evening or Monday morning, continuing his schedule after the visit.
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Getsysburg
Eisenhower
Washington
U S Consular Home Bombed in Nicosia
A U S consular building in Nicosia was struck by a bombing tonight with no casualties reported and the structure damaged. Authorities described the incident as an attack on the diplomatic facility amid ongoing tensions in Cyprus.
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Nicosia
Cyperus
U.S
Western Union Talks Falter as Walkouts Hit Cleveland
About 460 Western Union employees in Cleveland walked out as Washington negotiations for a nationwide contract failed to produce a quick settlement. CTU and ACA negotiators recess the talks until Monday while a broader strike remains a possibility.
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Washington
Western Union
Cleveland
CTU
American Communications
Assa
Fines Imposed In Tax Cases in Clarksburg
In Clarksburg on June 11, two defendants pleaded guilty to income tax evasion. Federal Judge Harry Watkins imposed fines of 10,099 dollars each and placed Veltri of Simpson, Taylor County, and Sansone of Wheeling on five years probation. Veltri owed 24,265 dollars in back taxes for 1945–1952. Sansone faced 18,477 dollars in taxes, penalties and interest for 1942–1952. Both were given days to pay. security posted to cover civil liability remains to be determined.
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Clarksburg
Bne
Harry ©. Watkins
U. S District Court
Sam Veltri
Simpson
Taylor County
Joe Sansone
Veltri
Sansone
Vellri
No Strike Foreseen In West Virginia Telegraphers Say
Mrs Clare Sheeran of Charleston state AFL Commercial Telegraphers Union says members will not strike unless Washington orders. She notes several hundred telegraphers in West Virginia are spread across Western Union offices and will remain at work during negotiations.
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West Virginia
Clare Sheeran
Charleston
AFL Commercial Telegraphers’ Union
Heydob
Washington
Telegrapher Union
Western Union
Ambassador Mum on Senate Race
Ambassador to India John Sherman Cooper told the Kentucky State Republican Committee he wired his race plans but will not disclose them publicly. Hospitalized for a minor threat operation, he said the committee would release his message tomorrow and declined to confirm reports he will decline the nomination for the Senate seat after Alben W. Barkley’s death.
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Boston
India
John Sherman Cooper
Kentucky State Republican Committee
U.S
Cooper
Massachusetts General Hospital
Kentucky Committee
Louisville Courier Journal
Kentucky Gop
Dewey Daniel
Daniel
Alben W. Barkley
German Girl Captives Miss Europe Title
In Stockholm on June 1, Margret Nuenke of Cologne won the Miss Europe crown. The ceremony crowned Miss Sweden as runner up, with Miss Italy third, Miss Austria fourth, and Miss Holland fifth. The winner may compete in California for another title.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Europe
Marget Nuenke
Cologne
Italy
Austria
Holland
California
Notice of Public Bid and Legal Notices in Charleston WV
Multiple notices announce public bids and legal actions in Charleston and Kanawha County. Items include city bid for swimming pool construction at North Charleston Recreation Center, timber sale on Elk River Public Hunting Area with bid deadline, zoning appeals for garage and business building, and special stockholders meetings to approve mergers between Dickinson Properties, Inc. and Black Band Coal Company.
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Arvial
Mator
Cargii Motors, Inc
Hurricane
West Virginia
Tabian Front
Ay A. Lovine
UNIVERSAL C. I. T. CREDIT CORPORATION _ SONCE
Sirs
Charleston
West Virginte
Jane
Lis
North
Chatl¢sios Recreation Center
Legion Fields
Tala
B. Cammely
Munger
Ford
Fleger Motors, Inc
Chesapeake
Laken
Cleo Vance
Associates Discount Corporation
van Yvliet
Letty Jo Mallory
Ta Chancere
Esnawha County
Twaight
Danes Court of
Commission of West Virginias Division of Game Management
Buckhannox
Conservation Commission of
Elk River
Ares
Stanford Corbett
Centralia
Conservation Commission
THE
Carl J. Johnson
Altes Allen Scott
Zoning Board of Adjustment
City of Charleston
Russell L. Wildman
Valley Road
Greendale Drive
SeeTeRey
City of
Simon Meyer
Business
Quarrice Street
Dickinson Properties, Inc
West Pirginia” Corporation
Leston
Kanawha County
Dickinson Propertis, Inc
Black Band Coal Company
West Virginia Corporation
Mace
Smoekholders
Tur
Kanawha Valley
Karaeha County
West Vereginia
Alack Band Coal Company
Ald
Board of Directees
Summerfield
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