State Wrecks Fatal to Eight
A pair of head on crashes on West Virginia highways Saturday night and yesterday killed eight people and sent six others to hospitals. The Institutes crash on Route 25 near the Carbide plant killed four, including Shirley Stonestreet 19. A 19 year old passenger and Noel Beard and sister Mavis were injured. A second collision occurred four hours later on U S Routes 119 250 as the page continues on another column.
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West Virginia
State Rt. 25
White
Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Co
Institute
Charleston
Charleston General Hospital
Institutes
Jessie Mervin Wyant
Rt. 25
Dunbar Fairground
George Robert Raynes
Garland Glenn Bowles
Hometown
Putnam County
Raynes
Roy Rex Matheny
Shirley Stonestreet
Chandler Dr
C. & P. Telephone Co
Noel Beard
Fairlawn Ave
Dunbar
Mavis
Noel
Thomas Memorial
Charleston General
China conducts sweeping purge of counter revolutionaries
Hong Kong reports a Communist drive from Kwantung to Inner Mongolia with arrests trials and executions. In Shansi 41 members of a riot conspirators gang were executed amid food shortages unrest. Canton courts sentenced 10 to death and 6 to life for secret meetings and armed revolt plots.
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Hong Kong
Red China
Kwantung Province
Inner Mongolia
Communist
China
Hong
Kong
Shansi
Canton
Kwantung
Turncoat Bell Seeks Return From Communist China
Olympia wife Jewell Bell says former Army corporal and Panmunjom refuser plans to come home when a passport is possible. He may face federal trial. passport aid depends on travel to Hong Kong or another U S posting. Their daughter Paula born after his 1950 Korea deployment. Bell son of Elbert A. Bell of Hillsboro Mississippi.
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Olympia
Wash
Othe G, Bell
Jewell Bell
Panmunjom
Red China
Bell
State and Defense Departments
Frances G. Knight
Passport Office
United States
China
State Department
Ft. Lewis
Here
Sicily Holds Semiautonomous Poll For 90 Legislature Seats
Sicily voters turnout estimated at eighty percent of 2,714,000 eligible in a regional election with 873 candidates for 90 seats. Balloting ends in nine zones and results, watched by U S interests and Italian parties, may indicate left, right or center trends while counting begins at 8 00 a m. and final tallies follow later.
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Palermo
Sicily
Italy
Three New Superintendents in West Virginia Methodist Changes
The West Virginia Conference of the Methodist Church announces 3 district superintendents and 15 pastoral changes at the 110th annual meeting in Buckhannon. Rev. John Bowyer of Charleston named youth director, first full time since 1951, and will work with the Board of Education in Parkersburg. New superintendents include Rev. Paul Redfern at Logan, Dr. Clyde Ash at Parkersburg, and Dr. Vernon Cutright at Bridgeport with Dr. Linger moving to Moorefield and Dr. Curry to Logan relations reform.
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Buckhannon
West
Virginia
The
Methodist Church
John Bowyer
Charleston
Garrett Biblical Institute
Evanstein
Methodist
Bowyer
Methodist Board of Education
Parkersburg
Paul Redfern
Nighbert Memorial Methodist Church
Lagan
William Knox
Central Methodist Church
George M. Curry
Redfern
Logan
Clyde Ash
Piedmont
Curry
Vernon Cutright
Bridgeport Methodist Church
Ross Linger
Moorefield
Linger
Bridgeport
Gazette Ads Renting Fast Local Rentals Show Broad Scope
Ads list furnished and unfurnished apartments and houses for rent. Many entries note early success with first day rentals. Includes multiple areas such as Sissonville Marmet Gh ldwellie Ave St Albans and Glendwie Ave offering three bedrooms and garages with various utilities. Dial 60611 for fastest rental results.
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IR Tooms
Henson Ave
South
Charlea
Sissonville
Kay 'Tan
Glendwie Ave
ST. Albans
Miners Pose New Threat For Britain
South Wales miners led by Communist Will Paynter threaten a truck boycott of coal moves to bypass rail transport. Government may seize trucks as Eden plans a national broadcast to curb industrial strife. Steel mills face layoffs as rail disruption continues and London transit sees unease amid the strike.
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London
South Wales
Todayy
Prime Minster
Eden
Will Paynter
Iny
Albert Hallworth
British Transport Commission
Congressman Who Always Gives Frantic Opinions
A humorous profile notes a congressman known for vocal and rapid remarks, often sharing bold viewpoints on current issues. The piece highlights his outspoken style, frequent policy commentary, and reactions from colleagues and constituents alike.
Reds Cite Kill of Chiang Plane Over Swatow Waters
Peiping Radio reported that Red China's anti aircraft guns downed one Nationalist Fe47 fighter from a quartet over Swatow Kwangtung Province at 3 04 p m local time The downed plane reportedly crashed into the sea about 20 miles south of Little Quemoy island after being hit.
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Tokyo
UNS
Peiping Radio
Red China
Swatow
Kwangtang
Provence
Httle Quemoy Island
Solons Expect Big 4 Parley To Be Failure
Three Congress members and a senator warned against expecting major easing from the Big Four talks at Geneva. House leaders said Russia’s motives and the Iron Curtain remain obstacles, while urging firm demands for free elections and dismantling barriers. The remarks were prepared for college, ROTC, and commemorative ceremonies.
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Washington
Congress
House
Martin
Massachusetts
Geneva
Feighan
Ohio
Eisenhower
Baltic Sea
Pacific Ocean
Sen
Bush
R-Conn
Stonehill College
North Easton
Mass
John
Carroll University
Cleveland
New London
Conn
Nathan Hale
Egypt Proposes Gaza Demilitarized Zone Amid Border Fire
Cairo reports renewed Egyptian proposal for a demilitarized zone along the Egyptian Israeli demarcation line in Gaza. Six Israeli armored vehicles engaged two Egyptian outposts in a three hour clash. no Egyptian casualties reported. A UN observer sought safety amid fire as Egypt and Israel blamed each other.
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Caino
Egypt
Gaza Strip
Egyptian War Office
U. N
War Office
Jerusalem
Gamel Abdel Nasser
Edson L. M. Burns
Gaza
Soan
Brother Shot In Boone Rift
A quarrel between two brothers in Blue Pennant Boone County led to gunfire early today. Alfred Nelson, 34, was wounded in the neck and hospitalized in satisfactory condition, while his brother was jailed on an unlawful wounding charge.
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Blue Pennant
Boone County
Alfred Nelson
Charleston Memorial Hospital
Clyde Vernon Nelson
Whitesville
H. D. Gibbsj
Ford
Charleston
Gibbs
Nelson
Alfred
Clyde Nelson
Ford UAW Talks Edge Toward New Pact as Strike Looms
Detroit June 5 A railroad like tense strike began at Ford plants in Cleveland Buffalo and Chicago while UAW negotiators pressed for a guaranteed wage and other gains. Talks and pickets continued with General Motors sessions recessed for the night amid optimism that a settlement was near.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
CIO
United Auto
Ford
Cleveland
Buffalo
N.Y
Chicago
UAW
Walter P. Reuther
General Motors Corp
United Auto Workers
Walter Reuther
Big Rouge
Dearborn
Ford-Uaw
Cho
United Auto Workers Union
General Motors
AWW
Hoover Commission Urges Cuts in Overseas Aid Program
The Hoover Commission urged substantial reductions in U S foreign aid and reorganization of aid operations. It backed Eisenhower’s liquidation plan for the Foreign Operations Administration and the transfer of many duties to a smaller International Cooperation Agency. The panel split, with seven members calling for immediate cuts and a majority opposing the full spending plan for the coming year.
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Thelbert Hoover
Con- Hoover Commission
Congressgress
U. S
Commission
Eisen
Shower
Congress
Nhe
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Japan
Her
TNE Commission
Eisenhower
Foreign Operations Administration
International Cooperation
ICA
State Department
FDA
Herbert Hoover
Ning
Sons, McClellan
D-Ark
Bridges
R-Nh
Rep. Brown
R-Ohio
Rep
Holifield
Calif
James A
Farley
Permaster General
Rouge
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Hoover Commission
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