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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1956
Page
7
U N Korea forces fear they are being slowly disarmed as Allied weapons in Korea stagnate under the 1933 armistice. North Korean and Soviet weapons buildup is cited by intelligence, including jet air power and new airfield construction, suggesting a shift in balance.
Former Charleston High School Mountain Lion band members form an alumni association. Chairman Glenna Jean Postlethwait says 101 ex-bandsmen have joined and about 800 others are being contacted. The group will meet annually with a small publication and holds a meeting at 6:30 p.m. August 30 at the Daniel Boone Hotel.
A crowded local cinema page lists Capitel sere liles Ozarks and The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit with Gregory Peck, Jennifer Jones and Fredric March. Other titles include The Searchers, Naked Amazon, Code of the Underworld, Never Say Goodbye, The Man Who Never Was, Tender Trap, The McConnell Story, On Conquered, The Adventures of Sadie, and Unconquered with various stars. Several venues such as Arena Drive-In, Frontier Drive-In, Elkview Drive-In, and Valley Drive-In show color prints and cinema scopes, with schedules through Sunday and notes on closures and reopenings.
The article discusses a complete reorganization and retraining of the North Korean armed forces after the war, noting their reliance on outdated World War I era weapons. It contrasts the Air Force with aging aircraft such as the P47 and B29 and mentions the Far East Command's view of the situation, including concerns about US Army presence and Korean air capabilities.
Reported remarks from General L. Lemnitzer and Allied leaders stress arms limits and scrupulous adherence to armistice terms in Korea. The UN powers reportedly seek a revision path, with debate over how to proceed amid the Korean War context.
Chesapeake and Ohio advances in Newport News Virginia with a new bulkt cargo pier costing over 8 million to handle more than 8 million tons of imported ore annually. A 3 million addition to coal docks increases capacity to over 2.5 million tons monthly as Chessie modernizes 5100 mile system.
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