D Day Anniversary Observed at Normandy Beachhead Sites
Old soldiers and veterans retrace the Normandy invasion 16 years after D Day. French Foreign Minister Maurice Couve de Murville leads a tour of Omaha and Utah beaches and Colleville Cemetery while Sir Richard Gale heads the British delegation to Ranville monument and battlefield sites.
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Normandy
Omaha
Utah
Europe
Maurice Couve de Murville
Colleville-Sur-Mer
Sainte - Merc
Eglise
Ranville
Richard Gale
6Th Airborne Division
Michael Cooper
Tanganyika
Gabrielle Sirou
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Sirou
Coal Production Increases in West Virginia January to April
West Virginia reports 41,754,815 tons produced from January through April, up from 37,059,125 in 1959. Underground output led with 39,666,428 tons. surface and auger contributed 2,088,387 tons. Employment averaged 37,459, down from 41,540 a year ago. Fatality rate dropped to 838 per 1,000,000 tons compared with 1,001,598 last year.
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West Virginia
Crawford L. Wilson
Wilson
Juvenile Council Names John Lane President
John J. Lane became president of the Kanawha County Juvenile Council succeeding Norris T. Whiteside who resigned. Lane had been vice president. Sidney E. Goad was named vice president and J. W. Trammell joined the board of directors. West Virginia University coach Fred Schaus will speak at the council dinner. Plans were discussed to reactivate the Buddy Plan with deans and juvenile department police officers.
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Charleston
Lawter
Kanawha County Juvenile Council
Norris T. Whiteside
Lane
Whiteside
Atlanta
Sidney E. Goad
J. W. Trammell
Fred Schaus
West Virginia University
Daniel Boone Hotel
Juvenile Department
Riots by 25 Convicts Break Out in Manila Jail
In Manila a group of 25 convicts rioted in a detention cell near the City Cemetery. Wounds were reported as fighting erupted among rival gangs over temporary crosses from Allied graves. Police noted German names be visible amid the scenes.
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Lelb Minedas
Owers
Lisieux
Riy
Lairy
Fentiary
West Germany
Western Alliance
Couve de Murville
West German
France
Nana
Supreme Court Reverses NY Ruling on St. Nicholas Cathedral
The U S Supreme Court overturned a New York court ruling appointing anti Moscow church officials to St Nicholas Cathedral in New York City The unsigned opinion notes a 1952 decision and states the cathedral should be controlled by the Russian Orthodox Church of North America The petitioners include Wassil A Kreshik and Boris Vik The court says 1952 decision remains controlling law.
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Supreme Court
New York
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Aleutian Islands
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Supremes Court
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New York Court of Appeals
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Nursing Dean Named at WVU in Morgantown
Miss Dorothy Mae Major of Keelersburg, Pa., named West Virginia University’s first dean of nursing. She is completing a Doctor of Education at Indiana University and will begin in the summer. The nursing school will admit a freshman class next September, with full enrollment anticipated the following year despite limited housing.
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Dorothy Mae
Keelersburg
West Virginia University
Elvis J. Stabr
Sudies
Indiana University
Lerdues
WVU School of Nursing
Special qualities of electric home heat emphasized
The article extols nickel as essential for electric home heat and household appliances including range, oven, dryer, and hot water tank. It invites readers to contact their electric company for full information and visit local appliance dealers to see new electrical equipment.
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