Russia protests US seizure of Soviet tanker Tuapse
Washington reports Moscow charging that a US destroyer stopped and seized a Soviet tanker south of Formosa and threatened retaliation to protect Russian merchant ships. The US says no warship seized any Soviet ship and notes the note does not prove US involvement. Page 10.
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Washington
Russia
United States
Formosa
State Dept
Pearl Harbor
Adm
Felix B. Stump
U. S. Pacific Fleet
U. S
Taipei
Moscow
Charles E. Bohlen
Foreign Office
Lincoln White
Department
U. S. Navy
Health Plans Include Chiropodists Say Attorney General
An attorney general opinion states chiropodists are licensed physicians under the law and may join medical service programs. The opinion, written for State Insurance Commissioner Thomas J. Gillooly by Asst. Atty. Gen. T. D. Kauffelt, says chiropodists are licensed to provide medical, mechanical or surgical treatment of foot and hand diseases, bringing them under the term duly licensed physician. It notes there is no legal requirement to include chiropodists in medical service contract health provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas J. Gillooly
Asst
T. D. Kauffelt
Gillooly
Medical Service Corporation
Kautfelt
Judge Orders More Jurors For Loveless
Judge C C Chambers summoned 93 men with only 16 eligible for a 12 member jury in the Melvin Loveless murder trial. Forty prospective jurors refused to vote for capital punishment and 32 were excused over opinions of guilt. Defense attorney Capehart had sought a change of venue amid local prejudice. The court ordered 40 more summoned and set a 9 am resumption. Loveless, 33, Charleston gambler, appeared with his lawyers Capehart and an assistant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
C. C. Chambers
Melvin Loveless
Harry Capeshart
Charleston
Capehart
Chambers
Loveless
Kidnaped at 3 Reunited at 44 Son Plans Reunion Visit
Robert Wilson Pitman, 44, of Charleston, will visit Mary Fletcher Hospital in Burlington Vermont to see his mother for the first time in about 42 years, believing she was dead.
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Terry Turner
the Gazette
Robert Wilson Pitman
Charleston
Mary Fletcher Hospital
Burlington, Vt
Ambrose Wilson Thompson
William Ambrose Pitman
Robert Pitman
Tracy
Robert
Springfield
Mass
UMW Turns On Flannery in Primary Clash
Political intrigue surrounds the Aug 3 primary as UMW leaders once backing Governor Flannery switch to oppose him, urged by Gov. Marland. Logan County voters face unclear orders with heavy emphasis on internal party dynamics and district loyalties amid statewide tensions.
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UMW
W. E. Flannery
John L. Lewis
Marland
Flannery
Logan County
Statehouse
Logan
Lewis
Ban on Women Juries Ignites Retrial Plea in WV Court
In Common Pleas Court Mrs. William S. Robertson argues a car accident suit was unfairly tried without women jurors. She contends West Virginia’s ban on female jurors violates constitutional equal protection and cites the 1868 emancipation precedent and the 19th Amendment. Attorney J Campbell Palmer cites 37 states admitting women to service and asks the court to reconsider jury composition. Judge Staige Davis has the matter under advisement as the story continues.
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West Virginia
Common Pleas
William S. Robertson
Charleston
Robertson
Clara Walker
Queen Shoals
J. Campbell Palmer WI
Staige Davis
Inside Today and Gazette Pages Highlight Sections
The listing outlines sections such as Amusements Astrological Forecasts Dorothy Kilgallen editorials columns food ads obituaries and funerals radio television and sports pages. It notes feature pages for Want Ads Market Reports and Women’s Activities with page numbers 12 and 16.
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Considine
Jamie
Rossword
Dorothy Kilgallen
Gazette
Wibee
New Paving Machine May End Writhing Of Boulevard
Street Commissioner Covington said Charleston may buy a new gold type paving machine to repair Kanawha Boulevard this summer. He asked for a demonstration of a concrete mixer that can lay cement surfaces directly atop old paving without removal. The machine would cost about $4,006 and a full boulevard repair could run around $25,000.
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Kanawha Blvd
City of
Charleston
Covington
Dobson
Iti
Boulevard 18
Eden Proposal Angers U.S. On Asia Peace Plan
Washington officials rejected a British plan proposed by Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden to form a Western pact with Communist nations to back peace in Southeast Asia. The proposal, announced yesterday, widened sharp differences between Britain and the United States on how to secure stability in the region.
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Washington
Southeast Asia
Anthony Eden
Telephone Number Change Aug 8 in Charleston Area
A new dialing system affecting about 30 000 phones in the Charleston metro area will take effect at 7 am on August 8. F A Alexander manager of Chesapeake and Fortomac Telephone Co of W Va said the system uses two letters and five numbers across seven exchanges including Williams Woodland and others. St Albans Nitro Buffalo and Winfield will switch to dial systems with old prefixes moved to Dickens Riverside Walnut Poplar.
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Charleston
F. A. Alexander
Chesapeake and Fotomac Telephone Co
W. Va
Williams
Woodland
Manuel
St. Albans
Nitro
Buffalo
Winfield
Dickens Exchange
Riverside
White House
State
Park Department
Eden
Willlin
America
Buffalo Numbers
United States
Churchill and Eden Leave for Washington Conference
British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill and Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden departed for Washington to meet President Eisenhower. A small crowd at the airport cheered as their Stratocruiser Canopus took off at 8 p.m. local time for the weekend talks on Anglo American ties and Southeast Asia peace.
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London
INS
Winston Churchill
Anthony Eden
Washington
Eisenhower
Southeast Asia
Canopus
No change in Belle Marmet Elkview two five system
The Belle Marmet and Elkview systems will remain as the two five arrangement adopted about a year ago. The note directs readers to turn to page 21 column 3 for more details. The item preserves the existing configuration without alterations and signals continuation of current scheduling or service structure.
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Belle
Elkview
Churchill and Eisenhower Meet Ahead of Talks
On the eve of a White House meeting, both governments prepare for talks with tasks opening tomorrow. The two leaders aim to align on postwar strategy as discussions commence.
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Churchill
Eisenhower
White House
Wife of unemployed miner bears triplets at Laird Memorial
In Montgomery a 29-year-old wife of an unemployed miner gave birth to triplets at Laird Memorial Hospital, joining a family tally of eleven children. The Caesarean delivery yielded two girls and a boy weighing nine pounds nine ounces combined. Diang Jean Donna Jane and Donald Gene are the newborns.
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Montgomery
Laird Memorial Hospital
Thomas Holbrook
Elkridge
Kerr Laird
E A. Bolden
Diang Jean
Donna Jane
Donald Gene
Charleston mayor proposes annexing Kanawha plants to city
Mayor Copenhaver outlined a plan to annex four Kanawha Valley plants if a fall special election approves Charleston's expansion. The proposed sites include E. I. du Pont Belle works, Diamond Alkali at Belle, Owens-Illinois Glass near Kanawha City, and Libby Owens Ford Glass east of Kanawha City. He warned against punitive taxes but urged sharing a modest financial burden. He planned talks with plant managers and discussed polling Belle residents to gauge support for annexation.
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Charleston
Kanawha Valley
Copenhaver
E. L duPont de Nemours Chemical Co
Belle Works
Diamond ‘Alkali Co
Belle Alkali
Belle
Owens-Clinois Glass Co
Kanawha City
Libby - Owens - Ford Glass Co
Fred Otto
duPont
Fred A. Otte
E. L. du Pont de Nemours and Co
Upper
Lower Belle
Charleston City
du Pont Organization
Maynor Copenhaver
Upper Belle
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Don Seagle
Harry G. Hoffmann
Rose Thompson Tracy
Bayard F. Ennis
Palmer
Weel
Morales
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