Masked Hold Up At Saving and Loan Bank
City detectives questioned 25 to 30 suspects after Wednesday’s $1,800 Saving’s and Loan robbery at 4M MacCorkle Ave. The bandit, dressed in a chocolate sports coat, escaped in a car after demanding cash and fleeing toward Midtown Charleston. One victim said the gunman tipped with 7 cents and vanished at Virginia and Capitol Streets.
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Saving’s and Loan
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Swat
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Sears
Lee
Cain Visits Ike Reveals Abuses in Security Setup
Ex-Senator Harry F. Cain of Washington reports to President Eisenhower on alleged abuses in the security structure. The remarks outline concerns about checks on presidential power and the effectiveness of national defense measures.
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Ike
Washington
HMNS
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Powat
Bid to Oust GOP Chairman in Kinawha County Rivalry
A heated contest for the Kinawha County Republican Executive Committee chairmanship pits Mayor Copenhaver against Roy E. Pierson. Pierson, in office since 1949, vows to convene the committee after county court certification. Confidants say Copenhaver aims to secure votes to oust Pierson, with parties signaling shifting support as the three-member court nears ruling.
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Copenhaver
Roy E. Pierson
P. G. Meador
Robert C. Cooksey
South Charleston
Pierson
Definition of a compliment recalled by women after years
A compact historical note reflects on how a woman's memory lingers to cherish a compliment long after the speaker has faded from memory. The passage hints at enduring social bonds and the transient nature of judgments within a cultural frame.
Kanawha Democratic Execs face legal doubt over officer eligibility
The Kanawha County Democratic Executive Committee faces a legal cloud as the state attorney general studies member certification. An organizational meeting at the Daniel Boone Hotel was urged after notices went out. Canvassers slow to count votes from Contested Precinct 103 as 63 of 278 ballots tallied. Kenneth C. May, chairman, says ruling within 40 days after the primary. Luther H. remains a leading potential officer candidate.
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Democratic Executive Committee
Daniel Boone Hotel
Attorney General's Office
Grover Smith Sr
H ‘Ss
M ’ Kenneth CG. May
Democratic Comuittee
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Methodists to Fund Five Million Endowment for Wesleyan College
West Virginia Wesleyan College will receive a five million dollar, nine year program from the West Virginia Methodist Conference. Half goes to endowment, half to a building program including a student center, science and field house, chemistry building, memorial chapel, women's dormitory and renovations. The effort aims to finish in Wesleyan's diamond jubilee year, with conference leaders outlining mission work and a 101,000 dollar mission budget for the year.
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West Virginia Wesleyan College
William J. Scarbrough
Slegian
West Virgina Methodist
Waslesan
Westeyan
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Tor
Methodist
First Methodist Church
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Tery
iHlknan
Beckley
Olice
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Muen
Edwin Prince Booth
Buston
Esophagus Repaired Saves One-Day-Old Baby at Charlottesville
A delicate operation at Charlestown General Hospital corrected a rare birth defect in Vickie Lynn Chandler born May 25. The baby weighed 4 pounds 7 ounces and could not swallow. doctors connected the esophagus to allow milk to reach the stomach while closing a windpipe hole. The infant recovered after the procedure on May 26 and was kept under careful observation for feeding.
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Vickie Lynn Chandler
Blair Chandler
Dunbar
Gazette
E. T. DuMetz
Charleston General Hospital
Ling
Vicki Lynn
Page & Cal
Nixon Aide Subpoenaed By Senate Investigators
Beverly Wills Calif reports Atty Murray Chatiner Vice President Nixon aide was subpoenaed to appear before the Senate Investigations subcommittee in Washington DC. He was ordered to bring records and files relating to television companies airlines a construction company and a manufacturer.
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Murray Chatiner
Nixon
Canada
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Senate
Washington
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Chotiner Faces Subcommittee on Information Demand
Chotiner said he may not be required to go to Washington if he can furnish information the subcommittee seeks. A subpoena was served on his brother Albert. Jack Chottiner, a lawyer, appeared before the subcommittee on June 22, protesting the demand for his brother's appearance due to a heart ailment and limited daily activity.
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Washington
Albert
Jack Chottiner
City sewer contract fight heats up over deficit
City council wrestles with a 1.8 million sewer project contract award and a 46 000 deficit on paper. Mayor We Lotheree and four allies defend the deal saying the shortfall can be absorbed by adjustments and financing. Mountain State Construction Co. wins the bid for sewer installations in downlo transmission area as tempers flare and apologies follow.
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Magyar Acc
Colin Coles
Londeree
Way Council
Mountain State Construction Co
K.ood. Sarretio
John
Lespie
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House Rejects Ike's Aid Plea
The House defeated President Eisenhower's urgent plea to restore 600 million dollars cut from foreign aid. The 192 to 112 vote split largely along party lines as Speaker Rayburn and Leader Martin urged restoration, while protests from James Richards framed the move as harming checks and balances.
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GOP
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Yourn
Foreign Affairs Committee
Edna Kelly
U. S
Yugoslavia
Joe
Martin
Rayburn
iMartin
Richards
Ike Receives Another Note From Bulganin
Soviet Premier Bulganin sent a new long letter to President Eisenhower, likely on disarmament, delivered to John Foster Dulles in a brief 3 pm meeting. White House expects public release in a day or two after translation, with no immediate agreement anticipated.
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White House
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Nest Egg Thief Found Hoarding Banknotes in Rat Nest
Ancona Italy June report says a thief stole bank notes from Carlo Frontini's wine shop. The culprit hid 10 000 lire notes worth about 16 dollars each in a rat's nest behind a refrigerator.
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Italy
Lore
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Carlo
Kanawha to Decide Berry-Given Race
The Kanawha County canvass will determine the outcome of the Democratic nomination for state Supreme Court judge as official totals shift. Secretary of State D. Pin. O'Brien reports Canawha figures may tilt the race in favor of Leslie E. Given over Thornton G. Berry, with Raleigh County adjustments narrowing Berry's earlier gains. If Kanawha County yields a Given edge, he would secure the nomination by about a thousand votes.
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Kanawha
State Supreme Court
Supreme Court
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Charleston
Thornton G. Berry
Welch
County of
Raleigh County
Secretary of State
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Raleigh
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Judge Berry
Move Finishes 2 Stage Plan Of Integration
Kanawha County schools finalize a two year plan with 22 percent major changes. The Board of Education votes to close small schools consolidate eight others and change four more to end racial segregation next September. Many affected are former Negro units. list of closures and consolidations follows.
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Board of Education
Boyd Dunnatgh
Jacob and Lewis Sts
Cahell
Second Ave
Carbon
Gsegrad
Carver
Montgomery
Dunnally
Dannaily Hollow
57Th St
Washington
Lewis Ave
Dunbar
Charleston
Livingston
iNegro
Gallagher
Oakridge
Northover Rad
Ward
Cedar Grove
Cannelton
London
Lower Grapevine
Sissonville
Wake Forest
Laing
Slides Ruin Power Plant At Niagara Falls
A series of rockfalls at Schoellkopf Station near Niagara Falls, New York, destroyed most of the hydroelectric plant and killed Richard Draper, 39, of Lewiston. Fire followed debris wreckage as workers escaped and power output dropped for the city. The damage was projected to run into millions.
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Goree
Schoellkonf Station
Niagara Mohawk
Richard Draper
Lewiston
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