City and South Charleston vie for fringe vote
A South Charleston official predicted annexation plans for unin corporated tracts between Charleston and South Charleston. Firemen polled residents in Vandalia Bownemont Sunnyside and Bridge View Addn reporting strong Charleston favor, while city officials in Charleston supported South Charleston by petition counts and public support.
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City, S. Charleston
South Charleston
Charleston
Robert L. Reed
Mock Blast at Capitol Kills Many During Flag Day Ceremony
A false flag heavy explosion at the Capitol during a Flag Day event caused extensive damage and many deaths among attendees. Civil defense centers coordination began at 5:44 p m with alerts to all 21 county fire departments and rapid deployment of firefighting and rescue units to the Statehouse and surrounding areas.
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Capitol
County Civil Defense
Kanawha Blvd
Statehouse
Civil Defense
Kanawha County
Dana Thumm
Paul Taylor
Avery Teagan
Gazette
Lewis Abbot
Tax Revenues Rise in State May Cut Budgets Not
Governor Marland reports a slight favorable rise in tax revenues for the first six months of the year due to windfalls. He notes five percent reserves in 1954 55 budgets may not be needed if revenues hold, while warning windfalls are non recurring.
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Marland
Cherry Point
N.C
West Virginia
Pierre T. Barnes Jr
Beckley
W. Va
Barnes
Compton
Calif
Bourne Air Force Base
Columy
Bus
Ohio
Harber
Marine Fighter
2nd Marine Aircraft _ Wing Mere
Havelock
Pierre T. Barnes Sr
Paula Sayre
Glen C. Sprouse
Civil Air Patrol
Raleigh County
Aged Man Dies After Pool Room Assault
A 60 year old man from West side pool room was mocked from a stool and suffered a ruptured skull. He died at St Francis Hospital about two weeks later. Ottmer Harrison of 1670 Washington St W identified his attacker as Joseph Bradford Wiseman, 32, who had been freed on bond on a felonious assault charge and would face murder charges once re-arrested. Det. Bill Haramack noted Wiseman signed a statement claiming he struck Harrison.
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St. Francis Hospital
Ottmer
Ott) Harrison
Washington St. W
Harrison
Joseph Bradford Wiseman
Elk Two Mile
Bill Haramack
Wiseman
Inside Today Amusements and Pages Preview
A compact listing from the newspaper shows sections like Astrological Forecast Bob Considine Comic Pages Crossword Puzzle Editorials Gazette Want Ads Market Reports Obituary Funerals Radio-Television Sports Pages and Women’s Activition for the West Virginia edition.
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Bob Considine
Wey
Gazette
W. Va
A-Attacks Cripple Top U. S. Cities In Mock Bombing Drills
In a nationwide civil defense drill, 54 cities across the United States and Canada simulated an atomic attack. Officials warned millions could die and thousands be injured in a ten minute blackout of activity as sirens sounded and cities like New York Chicago and Boston faced imagined destruction.
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North America
New York City
Federal
Civil Defense
Val Peterson
U. S
Louisville
Milwaukee
San Francisco
San Diego
Fort Worth
Boston
New York
Chicago
Army Attempted Blackmail and Guzman Resignation Ultimatum
A Guatemala report states the army gave President Jacobo Arbenz Guzman a resignation ultimatum by tomorrow. Guzman allegedly agreed to quit if the army refrains from harming non nationals tied to his government after a Soviet arms shipment of 2000 tons arrived about a month earlier.
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Washington
Guatemala
Jacobo Arbenz Guzman
Guzman
U. S
Poland
Jacobo Arbenz Guzmann
Fourth Annual Charity Horse Show Tickets On Sale
The Charleston Saddle and Bridle Club and The Gazette sponsor a charity horse show with on sale tickets at promotions office. Single sessions cost $1 for adults and 50 cents for children 16 and under. A three session pass is $2 for adults and $1 for children. Sessions run 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sunday.
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Gazette Promotion Office
Charleston Saddle and Bridle Club
The
Gazette
Young Takes Reins at NYC Central Railroad
Robert R. Young was inaugurated as chairman of the New York Central Railroad with Alfred E. Perlman named president. William White departed after a $120,000 annual salary, ending a long railroad battle that defined the era.
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New York
New York Central Railroad
Robert R. Young
Young
Alfred E. Perlman
Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad
Perlman
William White
Central
Dulles Open to Halting Aid to France and Italy
Secretary of State Dulles reportedly готов to cut off military aid to France and Italy to push them into joining the six nation European Defense Community. Senate testimony indicated readiness to withhold more aid beyond the present 50 percent rule as the EDC project remains central to U.S. policy. The six EDC members include France, Italy, West Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands.
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Washington
Dulles
France
Italy
European Defense Community
H. Alexander Smith
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Livingston Merchant
Smith
Merchant
Russia
Geneva
Vyacheslav M. Molotov
Indochina
United States
Britain
Neutral Nations Commission
Anthony Eddéh
Eden
Sen. Smith
Foreign Relations Committee
Germany
Adenauer
Belgium
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Former New Jersey Governor Hoffman Admits Embezzlement
An official report released by Governor Meyner states that former Gov Harold Hoffman admitted to embezzling about 300000 to finance campaigns and to settle a blackmail claim. The revelation follows Hoffmans death after suspension from the Employment Security post and is tied to a letter allegedly written before his death.
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Trenton
N. J
Harold G. Hoffman
Hoffman
New Jersey Division of Employment Security
Robert B. Meyner
Meyner
Ada Leonard
South Amboy ‘Trust Co
Pubes Bank
Hehenes Washington
Leff
Government Examiner
Stude- Meyner
Studebaker Corpandjbaker
Stu Empires
Studebakers
Iyeakers
Arthur Leff
Sus- National Labor Relations Board
Studebaker Cars Central to NLRB Case in South Bend
During February hearings in South Bend Indiana Leff testified he toured a plant and found in the company parking lot that almost all cars are Studebaker. The case involved a challenge by workers unions and alleges inducement to join or quit a union. The period described includes a woman patting herself on the back and law guaranteeing free choice of union affiliation.
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Leff
South Bend
Ind
Studebaker
NLRB
CIO
United Auto Workers
Reich Port Halts Latin Ammo Cargo
Hamburg officials report six tons of Swiss anti aircraft ammunition bound for Guatemala were held at the request of American authorities. U S High Commission notes the shells are live while Swiss and Bern officials say they are dummy practice rounds.
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Hamburg
Germany
Guatemala
U. S. High Commission
High Commission
Bern
Carr testifies Schine bait used in Army probe
Francis P. Carr the McCarthy investigations subcommittee executive director swore that John G. Adams dangled favors to Pvt. G David Schine as bait to broaden the Army subversion probe He said he knew no action was taken against Schine despite pleas to halt the inquiry The session ended with heated exchanges as McCarthy and Symington clashed over the probe's handling
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Washington
Francis P. Carr
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Carr
McCarthy
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
John G. Adams
Pvt. G. David Schine
Army
Schine
Adams
Stevens
Sen
Symington
D-Mo
Air Force
McCarthy Subcommittee
Missouri
Subcommittee
Senate
FBI
Crippled man slays self with home made guillotine
Graz Austria police report a 31 year old man named Alexander Ferber crippled by a disability killed himself using a self constructed guillotine. He placed his head on the block and released the rope holding the blade.
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Graz
Austria
INS
Alexander Ferber
Bill to require US fuel for armed services
A bill introduced by Senators Kilgore and Neely with West Virginia Democrats would bar use of foreign fuels by the armed services except for propulsion of ships and aircraft overseas. It would mandate fuels mined or produced in the United States or derived from US mined materials. Kilgore argued the aim protects coal industries and guards against fuel shortages in war or emergencies, criticizing residual oil imports and urging a quota.
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Armed Services
Sons
Kilgore and Neely
West Virginia
United States
Kilgore
Senate
America
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