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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1956
Page
4
Ivy Vine, a dancer, enters a Greenwich Village cafe in a G string and bra with coat off. After attempts to cover up fail, police arrest her for indecent conduct and post a $25 bond as she is escorted away.
In Poznan the Polish army fired on demonstrators as unrest erupts amid a world trade fair. Troops, armored cars, and tanks patrol the city while workers clash with police and anti government cries echo for bread and money. Foreign exhibitors watch as authorities prepare a communique and authorities assess the thaw policy under Nikita Khrushchev.
About 1,000 Westvaco Charleston plant workers on strike since contract expiration saw reopened negotiations fail to yield results after a 10 hour session at the Ruffner Hotel. Officials said no meeting is planned until July 6 though plant manager Br J Delargey noted some progress. Union members rejected a 12 cent per hour across the board raise in a day long vote and began receiving final paychecks.
A 66 year old passenger, Edward Daniels of Corinne Wyoming County, drowned when an auto went out of control on Route 10 near Logan and overturned into a creek. Owner Fred Smith and driver Clarence O Neal escaped as the vehicle sank. trooper R C Staver cited slippery highways and possible speed as factors.
Evgerett D. Green, aged 65, whose strong shot belt of death was blamed in Betty Brown’s arson death, moved toward the electric chair as the U.S. Court of Appeals upheld his first degree murder conviction and death sentence by a 6 to 3 vote. The case originated from a roaming house fire three years ago. He had appealed for a new trial, and the court warned it might still carry a death sentence.
A palace source reports Prince Rainier III and Princess Grace of Monaco will visit the United States for a month next October. They are said to land in Philadelphia and plan a Paris stop later, with Grace Kelly returning to her parents and the couple traveling on to Europe.
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