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Newspaper

Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 23, 1956

Page

12

Lead Slug From Lincoln Assassination To Be Shown

The pellet of lead that killed Abraham Lincoln will be displayed at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology. The derringer-used slug was fired by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theatre on April 14, 1865, and will join other artifacts tied to the assassination in a public exhibit.

Lincoln Washington Abraham Lincoln Armed Forces Institute of Pathology John Wilkes Booth Ford

NLRB to Hear Milk Dispute at Clarksburg Plant

The National Labor Relations Board will hear a jurisdictional clash between United Mine Workers District 50 and another labor group at Carnation Company’s Clarksburg West Virginia milk plant on July 16. The case follows an May strike and alleges coercive bargaining pressure and prohibited acts during labor action.

Pittsburgh Clarksburg W. Va Carnation Company National Labor Relations Board Hen Shore NLRB Harrison County Nl&b United 3Ted Workers District 50 Oro Eee Carnation Nor UMW Union & Western Railway N&w Newport News Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Jon Hand Virginia Railway Sind Mings

Backlog of Coal Assures Port of Full Supply

Norfolk based report notes coal backlog and stockpiles at Hampton Roads piers keep shipments normal. Three railroads hauling coal report one million tons on hand with more incoming from mines, despite July 18 holiday by coal miners.

Norfolk Hampton Roads

Sixth Wife Divorces Actor Fowley in Uncontested Case

In Los Angeles on June 22, Mary Ann Fowles, 25, testified that her sixth husband, actor Douglas Fowley, 35, was not congenial and jealous, locking himself away and limiting contact with her family. Her attorney said she waived alimony and a property settlement out of court. Fowley’s prior marriages are listed as Marty Linter, Reid, Joy Prawley, Shelly Payne Fowley, and Vivian Chambers Fowley.

Los Angeles Douglas Fowley Mary Ann Fowles Fowley

Snow Suits Stolen In Heat Wave Robbery

In Chicago during a 90 plus degree day a thief shattered a salesman Alvin Berkson’s car window and stole 95 snow suits along with 10 raincoats from the auto. The incident occurred June 22 and the report notes the unusual theft of warm-weather stock in hot weather.

Chicago Alvin Berkson

State Jobs Chief To Talk in Canada

Cabell 5. Davis of Charleston will speak at the 43rd annual convention of the International Association of Personnel in Employment Security opening Monday in Toronto Ontario. Davis, director of the West Virginia Department of Employment Security and president of the Interstate Conference of Employment Security Agencies, led the unemployment compensation division from 1938 to 1944 and earlier worked as a U S Treasury auditor. He attended West Virginia University and Babson Institute.

Cabell Davis Charleston International Assn. of Toronto Ontario West Virginia Department of Employment Security Interstate Conference of Employment Security Agencies West Virginia Agency U. S. Treasury Department West Virginia University Babson Institute

Plant to Cost $28.4 Million in Puerto Rico

Union Carbide and Carhon Cory will build a ethylene glycol plant in Puerto Rico at about 28.4 million dollars. President Morse G. Dial announced the project, saying the plant at Ponce on Puerto Rico's southern coast should be finished by July 1958 and will hire several hundred workers initially.

New York Union Carbide Carhon Cory Puerto Rico Morse G. Dial Ponce Dial

Indo-Soviet Amity Cleared After Soviet Congress SHift

London report says India's ambassador to the USSR states Indo Soviet friendship is now possible with ideological distortions removed. Menon cites 20th Congress decisions permitting varied socialism paths and parliamentary institutions, while India says it does not seek military alliance.

London Menon India Tor Ussr Russia Moscow Neniu

Shutdown Eyed At Wheeling Steel

Wheeling Steel announces an orderly shutdown of its mills next week if no strike agreement is reached by June 30. The company remains hopeful talks with United Steelworkers of America will produce a satisfactory settlement, while USW District 23 accuses Wheeling Steel of misleading wage offer statements. About 15,000 production workers are employed in plants from Steubenville, Ohio to Benwood.

Wheeling Wheeling Steel Corp Wheeling Steel United Steelworkers of America USW New York Paul Rosen USW District 23 Wiign Ghia Valley Steubenville Ohio Benwood

Kefauver Won't Make Eisenhower Health Issue in Campaign

Washington report states Estes Kefauver's campaign manager said in May the senator does not intend to make President Eisenhower's health a major issue in the election. Donohue cited Kefauver's belief that the President's fitness should be decided by the President and the people once all facts are known.

Washington Estes Kefauver Eisenhower F. Joseph Jiggs) Donohue Kefauver Dariokue

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