Million Dollar Kanawha Primary Machines Face Scrutiny
The Gazette exposes a system of county ex cutive committees in Kanawha and other counties that pay salaries to politically connected relatives, shaping elections. The article cites officials like Carl Carey and Bowles, links to Governor Marland, and pledges continued exposure of funds and influence in West Virginia politics.
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Kanawha
Ber
M. M. Neely
Logan County
Marland
Gazette
Bowles
West Virginia
Ike Sees Red Peril Lasting For Four Decades
President Eisenhower warned at a news conference that world communism poses a serious, long lasting threat to the United States and free nations for about 40 years. He urged a sustained military program while noting educated Americans support for communism and questioning its appeal to human spirit amid bribery, deceit, and coercion.
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Washington
Eisenhower
America
Kidnaped Wife Returned Unharmed After 75 000 Ransom Paid
In Phoenix, Evelyn Ann Smith, 23, wife of Herber Smith, was abducted yesterday afternoon from a beauty parlor in the Car—returned unhurt after her husband paid a $75,000 ransom. Police tracked the abductor who made contact near the Superstition Mountains.
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Phoenix Aziz
Phoenix
Evelyn Ann Smith
Herber Smith
Smith Pin and Steel Co
Keak
Smith
Bredd
Superstition Mountains
Clem Hoyt
Mesa
UMW seeks broader unemployment aid after import slump
The United Mine Workers urged Congress to extend unemployment compensation to more workers harmed by federal trade policies. Vice President Kennedy backed Rep. Bakers bill to provide at least half their wages for up to 39 weeks, arguing cheap oil imports and a Ruhr loan depress the U S coal market and fuel job losses.
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Washington
United Mine Workers
UMW
Congress
Thomas
Kennedy
Baker
R-Tenn
House
Ways and Means Committee
Eisenhower
Senate Votes to End Army Hearings Early
The Senate Investigations Subcommittee voted 4 to 3 to end Army hearings by calling only one more witness, McCarthy aide Francis P. Carr, with Acting Chairman Karl E. Munch projecting an outlay of testimony into the latter part of next week. Democrats condemned the move as unfair, arguing it truncates the full story and blames the GOP majority for limiting witnesses and testimony.
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Washington
INS
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
McCarthy
Francis P. Carr
Karl E. Munch
R-S.d
Joseph R. McCarthy
Army
Robert T. Stevens
Wisconsin
Roy M Cohn
Carr
White House
Clark Clifford
G. David Schine
Sen
Henry Jackson
D.wash
Debut of Dr. Alvarez Medical Column in Weeklies
The Mayo Clinic emeritus consultant and Mayo Foundation emeritus professor introduces his medical column in week iay papers. Appearing four times weekly including Sunday, the feature invites readers to Page 28 for Amusements and an astrological forecast section.
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Walter C. Alvarez
Sunday Gazette
Alvarez
Mayo Clinic
Mayo Foundation
Eden Delivers Warning Over Veto Demand at Geneva
British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden warned the Communist bloc that their demand for veto powers in an armistice control commission could wreck the Geneva talks on Indochina. He identified two crossroad issues supervision of the armistice and the future of Laos and Cambodia. Western diplomats saw Eden’s remarks as a blunt notice that without concession the parley might fail.
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Geneva
INS
Anthony Eden
Armistice Control Commission
Indochina
Eden
Laos
Cambodia
Grammer Dies At Maryland Penitentiary Gallows
George Edward Grammer, a former New York office manager convicted of killing his wife two years earlier, was hanged at the Maryland Penitentiary at 12:06 a.m. EDT. He showed no emotion as guards hooded him and two chaplains accompanied him.
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Baltimore
George Edward Grammer
Maryland Penitentiary
New York
Grammer
Graimmer
West Liberty Admits First Negro Student
West Liberty State College near Wheeling has admitted a Negro student for the first time in six years. The student is William Henry Byrd of Wheeling, a 1954 graduate who will enroll for the fall term. College officials expect more applications this summer.
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West Liberty
Associated Press
West Liberty State College
Wheeling
State Board of Education
West Virginia
William Henry Byrd
Young Byrd
J. J. Pugh
Definition Night Cub: tables reserved and guests served
A brief notice describes a dining venue, Definition Night Club, where tables are reserved and guests are served. No exact date or address is given, but the item notes seating and service details typical of a local restaurant listing.
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Oeserved
Explosion kills four at St. Louis drug plant
A huge blast at the Wilson-X Pharmaceutical Co. plant on Chippewa Street wrecked a two building facility, killing four workers and leaving a fifth missing. Firefighters rescued Fred R. Layton after hours under debris as the blaze spread, with officials citing possible causes including dust or gas buildup. The explosion rattled neighborhoods, damaged a laundry next door, and disrupted traffic as investigators probed the cause.
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St. Louis
Wilson-X. Pharmaceutical Co
Fred R. Layton
Robert Keith
Walter H. Kammann
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State Magazine
Charleston Gazette
the State Newspaper
United Kingdom
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Attorney General’s Office
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Charleston
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