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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1954
Page
8
McCarthy presses charges amid cross examination with Cohn on the Lehine case. Mundt suspends debate after Cohn agrees with McCarthy that the accusations aim to hinder the committee's anti Communist investigations.
The article discusses continuing debates over suburban incorporation into Charleston, with Mayor Copenhaver and councilman David Reed weighing practical steps. It notes expansion plans, witness hearings in a dispute, and the city’s push to survey unincorporated areas for potential inclusion. The piece highlights regional tensions, party dynamics, and the path toward possible special elections to decide arena incorporation.
In Geneva the Indochina crisis drives U S and French strategy as Dulles warns of possible armed action if Chinese forces enter Indochina. No immediate U S intervention plan exists without allied backing, while efforts continue toward a united anti Communist action in Southeast Asia and Vietnam adjacent diplomacy.
A 32 year old Malden man caused a disturbance at the Phoenix Restaurant on Summers St. He claimed someone stole $44 from the venue and allegedly pulled a knife on James Hughes of Nitro. Hughes obtained a felonious assault warrant. the man was charged as drunk after police were summoned.
Senate debate features Senator Ferguson arguing that government aid is concentrated on four crops wheat corn cotton and tobacco, with most commodities receiving parity and suggesting more program flexibility. He notes five million of six billion in federal support funds go to these four crops.
French planes, tanks, and infantry attacked rebel bases near Hanoi. The French high command said fortifications were smashed and bombs totaling over 50 tons of delayed action explosives and half-ton high explosive bombs were dropped to halt slow-footed rebels.
Justice of the Peace EH L Jarrell released five men on bond after whisky charges in the Mar met area. Named are Harry Bryant Dale and comséssion of whisky Thomas Dempsey sale of whisky Otto Page sale and poss sion of moonshine Danl Nelson sale of whisky Robert Williams aiding and betting sale of whisky and possession of whiskey. Williams owner and Dempsey bartender at Lakeside Grill. Bryant to have hearing Saturday others to be tried Friday.
An escapee linked to a June jailbreak was identified in a Wheeling newspaper and arrested in Charleston after deputies tracked him to Jenkins. The man, 32, of Charleston, had walked off a county jail, was recaptured, and jailed on the escape charge with potential additional time. In a separate incident, Winifrede man William Barnhart, 36, suffered a stabbing Sunday night, was treated and later hospitalized as his condition improved.
State Auditor Edgar B. Sims faced two Supreme Court rebukes in one day. The court ordered him to pay WVU dues to North Central Accrediting and ruled insurance companies must qualify and pay licenses, while noting Sims’s criticism of a regional association.
The report cites scattered thunder showers and warm conditions across states. Highs reach the upper eighties in several areas with moisture and clouds noted in West Virginia Virginia Kentucky and Ohio. New York and Philadelphia show mixed sunshine and late day warmth with light winds and temperatures in the eighties.
State Mines Chief William King criticized the year's safety performance and pledged a stringent campaign to reduce fatalities at coal mines. He ordered inspectors to report negligence by supervisors and workers, and to seek coroner inquests when evidence points to responsibility. A May 25 Puritan Coal Co. roof fall in Mingo County killed two and injured two others.
Molotov urged restraint at the start of his speech warning against widening the Indochina conflict. He warned that those seeking to prolong the war risk dangerous consequences for the region and broader peace.
A 46 year old man named Christopher St Man was sentenced to 90 days in the county jail. The case involved connections to a stag outing at a local club and controversial plans tied to war era tensions. Details mention the Justice of the Peace H L Bus and the Charleston Exchange Club.
A Clendenin man identified as Robert Cantrell was turned over to Boone County authorities for prosecution on a statutory rape charge. Deputies at the county jail noted the arrest followed a warrant obtained by relatives of an underage Boone County girl.
Early returns from 1 608 precincts show Knight 46 008 Graves 5 550 with 1 007 of 8 771 in Los Angeles County. Samuel W Yorty leads over Thomas H Kuchel for the U S Senate nomination. James Roosevelt leads in California 26th District Democratic House race with 62 votes to 19 for Ned Redding. Roosevelt trails Owings in the SOP race with 11 to 38. Richard M Westbrook is third after withdrawal.
In Columbia on June 8, South Carolina Democrats nominated Lt. Gov. George Be ll Timmerman Jr. for governor. Timmerman 42 of Batesburg led over his sole opponent Lester L. Bates of Columbia, an insurance executive, with most votes counted.
The article outlines an emergency order in Guatemala that suspends major civil rights for 80 days with possible renewals. It bans freedom of speech press assembly and home inviolability, restricts entry to Guatemalan territory, limits private conversations, allows broad search powers, and suspends habeas corpus with police able to enter homes without court orders.
The government orders all outgoing news translated into Spanish and submitted to the chief of communications for review. In a first local censorship, reports on leaflet aid at Quez nitenango are omitted from today’s editions. Tension rises after U S objections to shipments from Communist Poland. Dulles notes US support for a Latin American foreign ministers meeting to discuss Guatemala.
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