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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1954
Page
1
The Gazette reports on how elections in Kanawha County relied on large cash sums and alleged kickbacks. It notes both parties funded campaigns with money from government business and private sources, cites prior scandals, and mentions FBI investigations into the State Liquor Commission.
In a heated Senate Army hearing McCarthy counselor Roy Cohn exited after Welch’s sharp rebuke of McCarthy’s decency. McCarthy then questioned Welch, critiqued foreign policy buzzwords, and pressed Symington on past alleged payments from a Communist source. The scene ended with an abrupt page turn as coverage moved to Page 8.
About 100 pounds of deadly arsenic vanished from a Dunbar Glass plant storage drum. company president Henry E Payne warned residents that the white powder could be mistaken for harmless sand and pose a poisoning risk. Doctors advised immediate treatment if swallowed and noted simple remedies, while authorities questioned employees about the missing chemical.
A Newport News Virginia plaintiff case ended in a $3 verdict while a $5,000 damage suit was settled behind closed doors. The hearing touched on the status of Lewis L. Strauss as official head of the Atomic Energy Commission and possible perjury probes. Rep. Cole announced the compromise aimed at advancing a new atomic energy act, including sharing secrets with allies. Judge Taylor ordered transcript transmission to the state prosecutor to pursue truth in the upcoming investigations.
The Gazette presents Inside Today with features on Astrological Forecast Bob Considine and Dorothy Kilgallen comic pages on sections 14 and 15. Editorials Food Want Ads Market Reports Obituaries Radio Televison Sports and Women’s Activities span pages 6 8 11 12 14 18 20 24 26 29.
Emmett Donnelly a 61 year old lawyer accused of plotting to kill three wealthy residents by a hired gunman was found dead at his Lake Wales home. Authorities say he likely shot himself. Coroner and county officials deem the death an apparent suicide and no inquest is planned. Investigators say Donnelly and Willard Durden faced charges of conspiring to murder for profit targeting K H Gerilach Louise Hawley and Byrd Roach. Durden was released on bond. The motive appeared to be profit from his role as confidential attorney for the victims.
Mayor Joseph W. Londeree urged incorporation of Vandalia Woodland Terrace Sunnyside Park and Weberwood into South Charleston calling Dana Hollow a natural boundary area west of a line through Dana Hollow Weberwood. He invited Charleston to meet and residents to petition for inclusion.
State Health Director N H Dyer announced gamma globulin allotments for 1954 are twice those of last year enabling larger groups to receive injections. Group inoculations will cover small neighborhoods and housing projects with maximum age 21, and the vaccine will be sent to counties on request rather than preassigned totals.
Paris news wires report Premier Joseph Laniel confronts a pivotal vote seeking support for his Indochina policy. Overnight, southern governors planned to meet in Richmond to discuss a plan to bypass or accept the Supreme Court’s school desegregation ruling.
Geneva conference on Indochina turns into political warfare as Be dell Smith counters Red China and Russia while Molotov and Chou face sharp questions about independence and liberty. U S officials challenge the Soviet and Chinese positions during the nine power talks. In Tokyo a U S Navy amphibian flight crew is missing after bad weather off Southern Japan.
In San Francisco on June 9 California Democrats nominated a full party slate for the first time in 40 years but Republicans outpolled them and predicted a November win. James Roosevelt and Robert L Condon won their party nominations amid internal protests and a new ballot party affiliation law aided Graves's late surge as a surprise gubernatorial candidate.
French forces near Hanoi in the Red River delta killed or captured about 100 Vietminh fighters. War planes tanks and artillery supported a Delta clearance as Vietminh around Hanoi tighten grip on a semicircle threatening rim defenses. The high command admitted Vietminh surrounded Hanoi from west north and south within about 40 miles.
The West Virginia Board of Education opened state colleges to Black students effective immediately, adopting a statement aligning with the Supreme Court ruling and Attorney General guidance on desegregation. The action marks a first concrete step toward ending state race-segregation in higher education.
Homeowners consider installing a sturdy fence to boost privacy and deter intruders. A well-built fence marks property lines, increases curb appeal, and can add value to the residence while providing a safe enclosure for children and pets.
Dr. W. B. Rossman told about 2,000 attendees at a free Municipal Auditorium medical forum that more people in the country are sick men tally than from any other illness. He spoke on mental health and nervous tension noting hopeful elements but a dark overall picture and urged learning about oneself and relations to others as help.
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