Thugs Invade Home Threats and Silence Despite Attack
A singer and her family were assaulted at their home by three men described as 18 to 30 in dark suits. The attackers threatened calls to police and warned that photos would be sold to newspapers. The incident followed a delay before reporting, raising fears for the children. Miss Lon, a veteran performer, and her husband, a former Army paratrooper who played college football, are named in connection with the case.
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Waterman
Miss Low
Lon
Kilgore
Texas
Welk Lorchestra
Kilgore Junior College
Southern Methodist University
Military graft probe urged as Lev case looms
Washington reports McClellan pushes swift Justice Department action against graft in military procurement. Senate subcommittee plans more hearings to probe multimillion dollar cap contracts amid Lev’s accounting dispute. Separately, obituaries note Louis Sclove, 72, and memorial services upcoming with Rabbi Volkman.
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Washington
Sen
Cials
Enie Molselan
Boty
Fox Day Enny
Swift Justice Department
McClellan
Atd
Senate
Tia
Justice Department
Chicago
Harry Lev
Leo
Louis I. Sclove
Pacific Northwest
Lev
Charleston
Congress
Hoover
Sion
Sen. Neuberger
N-Nretenid
Sclove
Air Force
Virginia St. Temple
B'nai
Raymond Wool
Allen
Boris
Jack
Miami
Fla
America
Middle East
Morrow
Barlow-Bonsallmor
Tuary Chapel
Samuel
Volkman
Spring Hill
Etery
Pickets and Ford GM wage pact details emerge in labor talks
The article outlines union aims to secure a guaranteed wage plan like Ford's 55 million dollar fund to top up unemployment benefits for laid off workers. It notes UAW demands for full pay during layoffs and contrasts Ford settlement with early union hopes. The piece discusses the impact of a GM pact in setting industry precedent and the era's wage and benefits debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UAW
Ford
IGM
Reuther
Senator predicts equal rates for public power dams policy
Senator notes a task force on federal power projects will urge public power dams to charge the same rates as private utilities. He recalls that Bonneville and Grand Coulee lowered costs and created a yardstick for power pricing, warning Hoover Commission could undermine Northwest access to low cost energy.
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Columbia River
Neuberger
Bonneville
Grand Coulee
Hoover Commission
Northwest
Four Made Homeless In Slip Hill Blaze
Fire completely destroyed the seven room frame and masonry home of Allan C. Haynes and family on Two Mile Road near Slip Hill on U. S. Route 21 north of Charleston. Haynes wife son and mother Mrs Martha Haynes were left homeless. Charleston fire department saved an adjacent home owned by A J Miller and housed Mrs Macel Davis and family. Cause and extent of damages could not be learned last night.
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Allan C. Haynes
Slippai
U. S
Toll Hits 77 Cont: Le Mans Tragedy Casts Shadow on 24 Hour Race
A deadly crash near Le Mans during the 24 hour race drew a quarter million spectators as cars exploded and crowds surged forward. Ambulances, police and volunteers evacuated the wounded while officials said the event would continue in future years despite the calamity.
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le Mans
Suant Tadau
COFFMAN Carroll Berkley-20 funeral near Eissanville
Obituaries list multiple funeral services including Carroll Coffman of Fore Hollow near Eissanville with services at 2 p.m. Rev. John Fowler officiating. Burial at Fore Hollow Cemetery. Also listed are Rosa Crews, Emma Sue Hutchinson, Burle Jackson, Hugh F Kelso, Mia Love, Farr Hurlot, Pamela Sue McRnigmt with respective churches, cemeteries, and times.
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Coffman
Carroll Berkley
Fore Hollow
Eissanville
Deidert Coffman
Fore Holow
John Fowler
Jackson
Burle
Chesapeake
Peoples Church
Jack McCarter
Spring Hill Cemetery
Charleston
Kelso
Hugh F
Alethea St
Wesley Methudist
John Mallister
Woodmere
Huntington
Love
Mia
Lata Vi
Fayetteville
Fayetteville Methodist Church
C. FE. Britht
Co. OG. Farr
Huse
Gruenther Blasted by Soviet Press as Westerners Block Adenauer Visit
Washington reports say General Gruenther labeled as hysterical by Soviet newspapers for accusing Western powers of trying to prevent Chancellor Adenauer from visiting Moscow. The piece notes Western critics allegedly cast doubt on Moscow's invite for German-Soviet talks and disarmament proposals. The weather map lists conditions across the United States with scattered showers and cooler skies in several regions.
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Washington
Forest
Nigureau
Charleston
Aaheville
West Virginia
Boston
Reith
Chicago
Maryland
Cincinnati
Dallas
Virginia
Denver
Ohio
Jacksonville
Alfred M. Gruenther
Cal
Konrad Adenauer
Mosca
Western Pennsylvania
Tavesti
Tlva
Lauisville
Tavestia
Governhel
Memphis
Gruenther
Tennessee
Kentucky
Pitsburgh
Richmond
St. Louis
San Francisco
Botte
Seattle
New Times
Foreign Affairs Weekly
Moscow
Adenauer
Europe
Obituary notices from Kanawha Valley mourn many locals
The Gazette lists multiple obituaries with names including John Walter Carte Stella Carte and many relatives across Charleston Hernshaw and adjoining towns. Details cover survivors, service arrangements, cemeteries and mortuary processes with committal in local burial grounds.
Father as Backbone of Modern Family Roles
A trend toward reaffirming male authority in families is noted by experts across the country. Emma Plank and Gunnar Dybwad argue for masculine identification and a firm father figure to shape boys and girls, with fathers taking a lead in protection, growth, and family leadership.
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Western Reserve University Medical School
Cleveland
Emma Plank
Gunnar Dybwad
Child Study Association of Amerities
James Bard
Fenn Callege
Nho
Irene M. Josselyn
Institute For Psychoanalysis
Chicago
Jeanette Hanford
Family Service Bureau of
Accident Claims Life of Boone County Boy
Raymond Kinder a 14 year old boy of Green view Boone County died from internal injuries after a bicycle accident near his home Saturday about 7 p m He died at Madison General Hospital at 3 30 a m yesterday Surviving are his parents Snowden and _____ Kinder a brother Charles Ray and two sisters Joyce and Katy Lou Services set for 2 p m Wednesday at Vance and Dodd mortuary chapel Madison with Revs Raymie Hunter and Archie Wilcoxen officiating Burial will be in Kinder Cemetery Brushton Boone County
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Carte
John Walter
Hernshaw
Join Vance
RFC
Charleston
Davis Creek
Kanawha County
Stella Carte
Arnold
St. Albans
Cart
R. D. Brillhart
Arthur
James Creeder
Booth Charleston
Chester
Robert Hreeder
Hern
Shaw
Okey Cummings
Roote County
Howard
Fred
M. C. Carte
Elkview
Ellen Bophan
Frame
Rose Carte
Cunningtam Mortuary Chapel
Earl G. Hansom
Henry Walker Cemetery
Fromer
Uenson
Lens Tuber
Putnam County
Thomas C. Henson
St. Patrick Catholic Church
Hancroft
Aro Nm
Agatha Patchell
Buffalo
Charles T
Red House
Lowell
Dunbar
Oxcot
Akeron, O
Rose White Inston
Gera Lieble
Don Umber
Ned Mouse
Joe Lnder
Rand
Fred Huber
Pax
Gatens Mortuary
Poca
Raines
Melvin Dewnts
Cunningham Mortuary Chapel
Hot
Charins
Murint
Lee Taylor Cemetery
Kanawha Two Mile
Chandler Dr
Jong iNneas
Roane Counsry
Noo
Aira
Stella Stiines
Willis
Murricant
Dennis
O. Raines
Hurricane
Roy Haines
Ethel Whited
Walton
Kate Carpenter
Elizabeth Dodd
Cana
Winchester
Ruqkes
Leona Bruce
South Charlese
Jon Church
Chetat
I. F. Lucas
Burefal
Cunningham Miemorial
Beonan
Kittinger Minzmary
South Charles
Mra. Rhodes
Kanawha Dive
Thomas « Memorial Hospital
Raymond Kinder
Greenview
Boone County
Madison General Hospital
Snowden Kinder
Charles Ray
Joyce
Katy Lou
Vance and
Dodd Mortuary Chapel
Madison
Raymie Hunter
Archie Wilcoxen
Kinder Cemetery
Brushton
Five Pistols Found In Steve's Doorway
Five pistols including two .22 calibers a .257 magnum and a .38 special were found in a doorway at the rear of Farmers Hardware Co. Officers said the guns likely come from a two month old theft and serial numbers will confirm identity. A parking lot attendant noted the weapons were in the doorway for under an hour.
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Farmers Hardware Co
C. T. Woodall
Woodall
AFL to Move HQ for Washington Civil Defense Test
The American Federation of Labor will join a three day Washington evacuation drill to assess civil defense readiness. AFL relocates its national headquarters to an emergency site June 15 through 17.
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AFL
Washington
American Federation of Labor
Singapore Unionists Call General Strike
Singapore on edge after arrests of five union leaders triggers warning from British army. A planned general strike threatens bus service and markets across the island as 6,000 drivers and 2,000 buses pull off the roads. earlier riots left several dead and prompted a large police standby.
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Singapore
Asjing
Ertere
Traction Company
Termit Murizon
Chinatown
Gene D. Symonds
United
Merchant Shot Neighbor Held After Church Fight
Albert Deskins, 45, owner of a Virginia West Virginia supermarket chain, was shot four times while returning from church near Welch. Ted Stacy, 44, neighbor of Deskins in Deskins’ yard, fired a 22 caliber pistol and is jailed without charge pending further reports on Deskins’ condition. Deskins was in critical condition but improving after surgery. Deputy Sheriff Hubert Bellamy and Joe Runyon confirmed Stacy’s admission of the shooting.
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Welch
Albert Jenkins
Virginia
West Virginia
Hubert Bellamy
Ted Stacy
Deskins
McDowell County
Stacy
Three-year-old Peggy Thomas Fatally Injured in Auto Accident
A Charleston street accident left Peggy Thomas, a Rensford girl aged three, with critical head injuries after falling from the rear seat of her family's car and being run over by the vehicle. Police report the door opened as the car, driven by Peggy’s father, carried three children aboard on Greenbrier Street at about 6 45 p m. Memorial Hospital treated her with brain surgery and described her condition as very critical.
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Rensford
Charleston
Peggy Thomas
Roy Thomas
Memorial Hosspital
Greenbrier
Thomas
Democrats Fight for Higher Hourly Wage in Congress
House Democrats plan to press for a 1 hourly minimum wage despite President Eisenhower’s opposition. The Senate already voted to raise interstate industry wages to 1 per hour, while labor leaders urge 1.25. House leaders seek a 1 compromise and will not extend coverage this session. Both chambers plan to resume next year.
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Washington
INS
House
Eisenhower
Senate
Congress
House Education and Labor Committee
Nursing Conference Opens at University Morgantown
Morgantown June 12 A two week conference of human relations and supervision sponsored by the Department of Nursing Education opens tomorrow at West Virginia University. C Jeanette Oswald head of nursing education said featured consultants include Alphonse C Sootkoos psychiatric nurse consultant for the Michigan State Department of Mental Health and Elizabeth E Fink assistant professor of education at the university and educational consultant for the West Virginia State Board of Examiners of nurses.
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Morgantown
Dept. of Nursing Education
West Virginia University
C. Jeanette Oswald
Alphonse C. Sootkoos
Michigan State Dept. of Mental Health
Elizabeth E. Fink
West Virginia State Board of Examiners of Nurses
Elderly Charleston Woman Injured in Collision
A 78 year old Charleston woman Mrs Minnie Mauk of 314 Roane St sustained cuts to hand and arm in a two car crash on Bigley Ave She was treated at Charleston General Hospital and released Attendant said her granddaughter Mrs Greta Pridemore age 21 of 30814 Roane St was the other driver and her two year old grandson was uninjured
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Charleston
Bigley Ave
Charleston General Hospital
Minnie Mauk
Roane St
Greta Pridemore
William Harrah 76 Meadow Bridge longtime mayor dies
William Harrah 76 of Meadow Bridge died yesterday at Raleigh General Hospital Beckley after a long illness. Former merchant and Meadow Bridge mayor for 20 years, he retired due to ill health. Survived by his wife Nina McClanahan one brother and one grandchild. Body at Wallace Vale funeral home East Raleigh.
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William Harrah
Meadow Bridge
Raleigh General Hospital
Beckley
Nina McClanahan
Pies
Wallace and Vale
East Ralhello
Convention Plans in Atlanta Despite Segregation Opposition
Leaders of the American Association for the Advancement of Science decide to hold the 1955 meeting in Atlanta despite protests over segregation. AAAS plans include about 50 000 members and 12 of 13 board members attended a session affirming Atlanta as the site. The controversial decision follows petitions from Dr Montagu Cobb and others urging a nonsegregated venue.
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Washington
Aaas Board of
Atlanta
Montagu Cobb
AAAS
Cobb
Howard University
Association
Dael Wolfie
Joard
Flowers Take the Place of Words
In the time of bereavement there is no substitute for flowers to comfort both sender and mourners. Remember then the sending of flowers when someone has passed away. it brings gentle solace and comfort to those who mourn.
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Chapman
le Mans
Aspital
Verhis
Paris
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Union
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Flora Grimes Willfong
Jan Green
Baltimore
Earl
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Marlinton
Father
Steve
Fong Swee Suan
Singapore Bus Workers’ Union
Chia Phow Chew
Loh Woh Lin
Malayan Textile and Mill Workers’ Union
Ng Hock Tuan
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Yang Chen
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