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Newspaper

Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 07, 1954

Page

11

Iranian Deputy Reveals Large Sugar Black Market Scandal

Iranian Deputy Mehdi Mirashrafi charged government officials with peddling 100000 tons of sugar to black marketeers and accused customs officials of looting 114 million dollars worth of goods from a Tehran warehouse. He linked a warehouse fire to cover the theft and claimed documentary proof against Finance Minister Ali Amini.

Tehran Iran Mehdi Mirashrafi Mirashrafi Abolghassem Panahi Plan Organization Asghar Amini Fazollah Zahedi Zahedi Marashrafi

Mothers Club Hosts Talk and Bible School Continues

Hill and Dale Mothers Club meets Thursday at 7 30 p m with guest speaker Dr George Grubb who will discuss What Your Child Should Know About Sex. The Daily Vacation Bible School at the Church of God reports over 200 pupils enrolled with 9 15 to 11 30 morning sessions.

E. RK C. ©. Sharpes Hill and Dale Church of God W. S. Jenkins Southwest Church of God Alice Taylor Ruth Cornell Melvin Holstein Wears Helen Gouge

Warren urges truth seeking amid bitter news in college address

Chief Justice Warren told MacMurray College for Women graduates that an era of understanding and good will is badly needed in the United States. He called for distinguishing fact from rumor and for citizens to form fair opinions to support responsible government.

Jacksonville Warren United States

Navy Pilots Urged to Lower Landing Gear

Washington reports Naval Aviation News criticizes pilots who forget to lower wheels, noting 87 wheels-up landings in three months. The piece cites a belly landing after a pilot claimed gear was down and locked, and urges honest reporting to avoid taxpayer anger.

Washington Navy Naval Aviation News Chief of Naval Operations Bureau of Aeronautics

Adventists to Hold 1958 Convention in Cleveland

The Seventh Day Adventists concluded a two week world conference in San Francisco with a final executive committee decision to convene the 1958 session in Cleveland. The exact Cleveland dates were not fixed, described as some time in June.

San Francisco Cleveland Una

Child 4 Dies After Home Blast Burns In Suburban Fire

In Huntington a fire and explosion at the Plybon home yesterday killed 13 year old Herschel Edward Carter and left 4 year old Deborah Kay Plybon as a second victim. Deputy Fire Chief Russell Saunders said heat from an acetylene torch used to melt lead for fishing sinkers likely ignited gasoline vapors in a basement bucket. Kenneth Carter, 7, suffered minor burns.

Huntington Deborah Kay Plybon Plybon Russell Saunders Saunders Herschel Edward Carter Glen Carter Plybons Plyhon Carters Kenneth Carter

Eisenhower Rest at Camp David on Normandy Anniversary

President Eisenhower enjoyed quiet rest at Camp David with bridge friends as the 10th anniversary of D Day passes. Guests Cliff Roberts of Augusta National Golf Club and Alton Jones of General Electric joined the president and the First Lady for a private morning at the retreat in the Catoctin Mountains. They earlier visited Gettysburg to view renovations on the Eisenhowers farm home. They planned a 60 mile drive back to Washington that evening.

Thurmont Eisenhower Catoca Lin Eisenhower i Camp David France Cliff Roberts New York Augusta

Floods in Yugoslavia Kill Twenty and Wreck Crops

Officials report twenty deaths from flash floods in Slovenia and Croatia with damage estimates over 50 million dollars. The Sava river breached bridges and landslides blocked highways, while farmland and a major railway car plant suffered extensive flooding.

Ljubljana Yugoslavia Slovenia Croatia Slavonski Brod Sava Hazel Barbara Stockton St

Pauls choice as modern parable at Bream Memorial Church

Reporter attends service at Bream Memorial Presbyterian where Dr. Joseph Overmyer robes in black and gray, choir dons white, and the sermon centers on Philippians life and death. He compares Paul to Hamlet, urging believers to live for Christ and consider death as gain.

Dr. Overmyer Paul Bream Memorial Presbyterian Church Joseph B. Overmyer St. Paul Christ Overmyer Shakespeare Hamlet Bream Memorial

U S Intervenes In Bus Strike

Walter C. White of the Federal Mediation Service aims to arrange a meeting between Continental Trailways officials and striking drivers tomorrow. Over 700 drivers are out, halting operations on 13,000 miles across 12 states, including Nebraska Texas Kansas Missouri Illinois Arkansas Louisiana Colorado New Mexico Arizona California and Oklahoma. The union cites wages as the issue while the company says the move to consolidate three bargaining units is the main point. About 40,000 passengers daily are affected.

Dallas Walter C. White Federal Mediation Service Continental Trailways Nebraska Texas Kansas Missouri Mlinois Arkansas Louisiana Colorado New Mexico Arizona California Oklahoma

New Sanctuary Completes Interior with Yellow Tint Windows

A large stone structure on Wade rton St is finished inside in dark hardwood and features a balcony on three sides. On sunny days the sanctuary fills with a soft yellow light from yellow tinted windows. Yesterday's service was attended by nearly 300 people.

Waderton St

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