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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1955
Page
10
In a blunt appraisal, a United Nations official restated a core condition for peace with Russia: halt expansion by force and subversion. The remark came as tensions between states and Moscow resurfaced during a period marked by the anniversary observances and renewed geopolitical strains.
A sharp critique condemns Molotov's Russia and calls for a shift toward peaceful, nonterritorial deals. It argues the Soviet regime survives only by maintaining global tension, condemning paper agreements and urging renunciation of communism to avoid collapse.
Washington June 2010 The House Ways and Means Committee voted to extend the 201 billion dollar debt ceiling for 12 months at the Eisenhower administration request Secretary Humphrey said this extension would provide elbow room while work continues to return to the 275 billion level by June 30, 1956 There were no dissents and the action follows a brief closed session with committee members noting the potential for budget balance ahead of the 1956 elections
Fort Worth Texas June 24 Final rites will be held in Fort Worth tomorrow for Amon G Carter internationally known newspaperman aviation pioneer and political leader He died last night at his Fort Worth home from a heart ailment He was 75 Service will be at First Methodist Church at 4 pm with Rev Gaston Foote and Rev James K Thompson officiating His body lay in state at Robertson Mueller Harper mortuary from 4 pm today until 2 pm tomorrow Pallbearers will be Star Telegram employees Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery Fort Worth Leaders nationwide mourned the man who rose from newsboy to publisher of the Star Telegram Former President Herbert Hoover paid tribute to Carter as a unique and distinguished figure in public life for his many participations in good causes
Huntington price war resumes as stations post signs in red offering 18.9 cents for lesser brands and 19.9 for non premium national brands. Police order removal of sidewalk signs after complaints. prices remain about 10 cents below normal in the Huntington area.
Western powers and Yugoslavia held an ambassadorial level conference in Belgrade to review general international questions and mutual relations. Participating were Srdjan Price acting Yugoslav foreign minister and ambassadors Rid dleberger Hoberts and Coulet. No details were released and talks were set to continue.
Bonn publisher Adenauer urged quick approval to deploy the first West German soldiers in uniform ahead of the Geneva talks. In Kentucky, two Fort Campbell soldiers reportedly escaped custody while being returned for charges after a train incident. Military police pursued and recaptured one pair. a third prisoner did not accompany them.
The vague Eliz Law faces strong opposition in both houses as Adenauer urges quick enactment before the Big Four conference. He told Free Democrat deputies that West Germany must demonstrate resolve to fulfill NATO military obligations promptly.
Washington June 24 The House Ways and Means Committee advanced a plan to allow widows to receive retirement benefits at 60, with an amendment limiting eligibility to those widowed after 55. The proposal, a modification of a Democratic bill, would cost about 500000 yearly from the Social Security trust fund. A funeral notice follows for druggist Buell Bare of Ronceverte.
William Burkhart, a Cedar Grove resident, is in critical condition at Charleston General Hospital after a mine car ran over him at Warner Collieries. Attendants identified the injured person as James Eary, 44, with a mangled leg, possible spinal and internal injuries, and a possible fractured pelvis. Burkhart, a former bank official, had a heart attack at home and was taken to Memorial Hospital last night in serious condition. He had recently lost a city treasurer race by under 40 votes. He lives at 366 Fairview Dr. Notes by Jimmy Hatlo.
A tavern owner in Dorothy reported to attendants at Charleston Memorial Hospital that a drunken patron named Charles Henry entered the establishment and slashed him as he tried to eject the man. The owner sustained a minor chest wound in the encounter.
Weather roundup for Saturday highlighting nationwide conditions and moonrise and sunset times. Reports indicate variable temperatures across regions with sun and showers forecast in parts of the central and eastern states.
Service will be at 2 p.m. today at Bartlett Mortuary Chapel for James McCoy 22 of RFD 1 Charleston who was drowned Thursday in Coal River near Lowier Fally while trying to save his younger brother from drowning. Rev. Dayton Jones will officiate. Burial will be in Spring Hill Cemetery where the man who had fallen in the water was rescued by others.
New York officials outlined a push to legalize wiretapping to fight narcotics trafficking. U S attorney Leonard P Moore urged Congress and Senate committee leaders to allow monitoring to target upper level drug networks. Deputy Mayor Henry Epstein cited school program gains as juvenile drug use declines. NYC weighs starting prevention in fifth grade.
BLUEFIELD June 24 Rep W Pat Jennings of Virginia and Rep Hartey O Staggers of West Virginia addressed about 250 delegates at the West Virginia VFW encampment. Staggers praised belief in God as the nation’s strength and noted the meeting opened Thursday with officers to be elected. The women’s auxiliary also to elect officers tomorrow.
June 24 report says the United States and India agreed to continue imports of Rhesus monkeys for polio vaccine production. India had embargoed exports after shipment concerns, then allowed supply until June 30 while negotiations continued in New Delhi. The talks included U S Embassy representatives, private vaccine firms, the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, and the Health, Education and Welfare department.
Authorities hunt Ramona Graham 19 of Detroit and Leona White 20 of Brooklyn after they escaped the Alderson Federal Reformatory for Women early today. Assistant warden Margaret Jones said they were missed at 7 am and likely fled while en route to work.
Miss Pat Fuller fashion coordinator at Stone & Thomas Department Store, while rehearsing a TV segment, inserted her thumb and finger into a small hand dryer demonstrator. She pulled and became stuck. A doctor arrived, injected novocaine, and freed the digits. She sustained bruising but was not seriously hurt.
The article reports two youths escaped serious injury after a car wreck on a curve about a mile and a half off Lowden Huts, Re. One youth, identified as Jeffers, suffered possible head injuries. State Police are investigating amid prior similar accidents at the same spot noted by Appalachian Electric Power Co. workers.
Federal Reserve Board Chair William M. Martin told a Senate judiciary subcommittee that anti trust laws fail to curb bank mergers and urged iron clad legislation to apply antitrust provisions to all bank mergers with preapproval by the government. He noted mergers rose to 207 last year with an estimated 240 in 1955, but said not all mergers are harmful if supervised and justified in the public interest.
Washington Post editor J. K. Wiggins urged legal cameras in trials at Stanford, saying small noiseless devices can aid public access without disrupting order. He warned against secrecy in justice and noted cameras improve reporting in public events and presidential press conferences.
A long obituary column reports multiple deaths in West Virginia towns including Clarksburg, Nitro, Greenbrier and Huntington. It lists service times, mortuary chapels, burial sites, and survivors such as spouses, children, siblings and relatives across Burns, Fowler, Marmon, Hepner, Jenkins, Lucas, Snell, Snyder, Mowers, Summers, and Todd families, with varying ages and illness details.
The notice lists multiple funeral services with names, ages, and burial locations including ADKINA Patrick Menree-10, BILLIC Vernon William-36, ESTET William Ernest-Cl1, HINES Charter Victor-6l, MARSHALL Robert-co, MULLINS Dorothy-a3, WEBR Dang (Cobby) J way, and WOLEE Peter Ti-. Each entry notes church or mortuary service time, denomination, and final resting place such as family cemeteries, Hoch Cemetery, Carter Woodson Cemetery, Short Cemetery, Cunningham Memorial Park, and Modan Chapel Cemetery, with associated churches and revivals.
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