Byrd Seeks Tax Cuts Warns Debt Risk
Senator Byrd says federal debt of 280 billion bars tax cuts without spending cuts and urges restraint during Senate debate. Senator Kerr argues targeted relief is needed to support jobs and industry. Two House bills propose $20 tax cuts per filer starting next year, costing about $2.21 trillion annually.
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Senate
Byrd
Virginia
Senate Finance Committee
Sen
Kerr
D-Okla
Eisenhower
George
D-Ga
House
Judge Thomas vows to oppose Gestapo tactics in mayor race
Judge Joseph Thomas declared in an address at Roosevelt High School that he would continue to oppose Gestapo methods and enforce the law strictly as police judge. He said violators would be punished by the Municipal Court if elected, and accused Copenhaver of hypocrisy while promising city policemen would arrest lawbreakers.
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Joseph Thomas
Shluiceluci
Thomas
Roosevelt Junior, High School
Copenhaver
Ex-Trusty Skips Deputy's Errand for 10 Months
A deputy sheriff accuses ex-trusty Wilburn Layton of skipping an errand during his 10 months in jail. The case stems from a dispute between Spring Fork leaders and then mayoral candidates about enforcement and procedure. Layton was charged with escape as the incident unfolded while in custody.
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Trusty
Wilburn Layton
Spring Fork
Thomas
John
Copenhaver
The
Tate
Coen
Layton
Prestian
UA Tae
Defense Focuses On Alibis In Webster County Train Dynamiting Trial
In U S District Court Burton Bell and Charles Sparks testifying for themselves deny involvement in the Cherry River Boom and Lumber Co. wreck near Belair on Oct 20 that killed fireman Robert Nichols. They say signed confessions were coerced by FBI agents and state police. Government rested after presenting statements from Foster Ford Wilson and James Austin Bush. Defense may rest today as rebuttal testimony remains. Judge Moore criticized arrests lacking warrants. Page 5 Col. 1.
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U. S. District Court
Burton Bell
Charles Sparks
Belair
Cherry River
FBI
Foster Ford Wilson
Bolair
James Austin Bush
Ben Moore
Moore
Bush
Bell
Ezra Zirkle
State Police
Morgan
Allies Pledge U.S. Forces to Stand in Europe Amid Berlin Pact
President Eisenhower told seven European premiers the United States will keep a fair share of land, sea, and air forces in Europe while a threat exists. The pledge aims to speed up ratification of rearming West Germany under London Paris accords, reassuring France about remaining U.S. troops on the continent. Six divisions are stationed across Western Europe, with 18 more behind them.
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Washington
Eisenhower
United States
Europe
White House
West Germany
France
U.S
Mayor Declines Meet the Press Parley Over Debates
Mayor John T. Copenhaver refused to participate in a Meet the Press conference with Republican rival Judge Joseph Thomas, saying he does not like debates. The Gazette invited both radio and TV outlets for the 1 p.m. Saturday event in The Gazette Auditorium. Thomas said he would be glad to meet the press, and organizers planned to renew the invitation to boost a joint appearance before Mon Bay's election.
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John T. Copenhaver
Joseph Thomas
Frank A. Knight
The
Gazette
Thomas
Weld
Copenhavet
Mon- Bay
Fatal log accident kills Fayette County boy
A freak rolling log killed five year old Harold Eugene Keeney of Cain Branch near Gauley Bridge. The log, left from timbering, swept 150 feet before trapping him in a hollow as his brothers watched. Survived by parents Rufus and (Mrs.) Keeney, four brothers, a sister, and grandparents. Body at Combs Mortuary.
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Rufus Keeney
Cain Branch
Floyd
David
Rufus
Harry
Diane
Albert Hornsby
Kimberly
Fred Pauley
Gauley Bridge
Combs Mortuary
Y Gauley Bridge
Graveyard of Political Ambitions genoemd by Hoffmann
Gazette Political Editor Harry G Hoffmann describes the Graveyard of Political Ambitions as developed by incidents highlighted in the BIG State Magazine Section of The State Newspaper Sunday edition.
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Gazette
Harry G. Hoffmann
BIG State Magazine
Speaker Flannery Fires Schupbach Derailed House Tax Plan
Speaker W E Flannery dismissed Del Herbert Schupbach from the House Rules Committee after a clash over a $13 million sales tax increase. Schupbach, a teacher, backed adopting the House tax package to fund a $12.1 million teachers pay raise. The move foreshadows cuts to the Board of Public Works and likely no teachers raise unless a broader compromise is reached. Schupbach said only that he is out by request and to get details from Flannery.
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Del
Herbert Schupbach
Dwetzel
House Rules Committee
Senate‘House
Board of Public Works
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Schupbach
Senate
House
Rules Committee
Business Up 7 Pet. in Area
Rand McNally reports a seven percent rise in general business across a five state area including West Virginia Kentucky Ohio Indiana and Michigan. The bulletin notes ongoing improvement for over two months in Kentucky parts of Ohio and Indiana and southwest West Virginia.
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Rand McNally
Kentucky
Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
GOP Lashes Butler Talk Smear Over Eisenhower Health
Congressional Republicans blasted DNC chairman Paul Butler accusing him of smear tactics by suggesting Eisenhower might skip a 1956 bid due to his wife's health. Sen. Aiken called Butler a scoundrel as six senators and eight representatives joined the attack. Butler said he cited published reports about Mrs. Eisenhower’s health.
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Washington
Congressional Republicans Today
Paul M. Butler
Eisenhower
Sen. Aiken
R-Vt
Senate
Butler
Aikem
GOP
House
U S to Admit Red Students Visit From Russia
Washington reports the United States agreed to let 11 Russian student editors visit American colleges after months of deliberation. Moscow proposes a delegation of Soviet farmers visit the United States in exchange, with officials noting Ambassador Bohlen informed the State Department. President Eisenhower cited it as a potential good exchange.
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Washington
United States
Des Moines
Iowa
State Department
Moscow
Charles E. Bohlen
Soviet Union
Russia
Eisenhower
Fan Likes Ru but Dreads Hue Visit
A person enjoys all things Ru but rejects the notion of traveling to Hue. The sentiment reflects a preference for Ru’s aspects while avoiding the destination.
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Hue
Radiation in West Virginia Worlds Harmless Atom Cloud
An enormous radioactive cloud stretched over the state and nation, with West Virginia readings reaching up to 100 times normal. Marshall College physicist Dr. Donald C. Martin said the cloud, linked to a Nevada nuclear test, was harmless and drifting toward the Atlantic as Weather Bureau reports noted reduced radioactivity and no expected ill effects.
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Auntington
West Virginia
Donald C. Martin
Marshall College
Nevada
Weather Bureau
Washington
New Jersey
Martin
Bureau
Atlantic
Carolinas
House Dumps 12.1 Million Package Deal
Gov. Marland's supporters faced the wreckage of their legislative program as the House rejected Senate tax bills in a 49 to 49 vote. The action watered down gross sales taxes from 11.1 million to 2.1 million, leaving no funds for teachers' pay raises and a 1.2 million budget shortfall. Senate Finance Chair Sen. Jackson escalated tension by rejecting House amendments at 3:07 p.m.
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Thomas F. Stafford
the Gazette
Marland
House of Delegates
Senate
House
Bowles
Sen
Jackson
Houses Pass Budget Bill Amid Senate-House Clash
The 52nd Legislature saw both chambers approve separate versions of an 85 million plus budget bill. The Senate passed first, the House later substituted its figures, and both actions were unanimous. A conference committee will reconcile the two versions. The sale tax increase was among key sticking points resolved yesterday.
State Demands Death in Chair For Ex Deputy
In Birmingham on March 10 the trial of ex Chief Deputy Sheriff Albert Fuller went to the jury with the state demanding the death penalty for the murder of racketeer Albert Patterson. Prosecutor Cecil Deason urged the jury to sentence Fuller to the electric chair, arguing that lesser punishment would empower gamblers and vice. The 35-year-old Fuller attended the proceedings as closing arguments concluded.
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Ala
Albert Fuller
A. L. Patterson
Cecil Deason
Albert Fulier
Albert Patterson
Fuller
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