24 Mar 1959
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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1959
Page
1
An unidentified caller claimed a bomb was planted in Prime Minister John Diefenbaker's office in Parliament Building. Royal Canadian Mounted Police evacuated the area but found no device as Diefenbaker spent the morning in another cabinet office.
The nine member board kept the report private but moved to remove Handley alleging leadership issues. Handley urged Dyer’s resignation, while board chair Eschenaur defended Dyer, noting a prior vote of confidence and saying Handley’s criticisms stem from concerns about public health leadership and legislative support.
In Birmingham Alabama the public schools superintendent announced seven of eight Negro applicants for entry into all white local schools were rejected. The remaining applicant’s fate was still pending as of Monday. The superintendent said none were refused on age and that six rejections followed careful consideration with no special circumstances found.
Tuesday brought wind and colder air with snow flurries. Wednesday remained cool with light rain or snow while temperatures stayed low and expectations pointed toward Friday’s unsettled conditions.
The assistant secretary disputed two witnesses on a plan to withdraw from Quemos and Matsu and warned that turning offshore islands to the Reds would appease tensions. He spoke publicly only after Monday to allow the board to act on his report.
The State Department announced Secretary Dulles remained comfortable after radiation sessions to the lower abdomen as vital signs stayed normal. Doctors gave brief treatments daily with no stated end date, while noting improvement in treatment intervals and area covered. The article also covers posturing on disarmament and China policy amid broader Cold War debates.
Dayton Ohio reports discuss potential state budget disruption if Congress revises federal income tax exemptions after legislative adjournment. Bennie and Pearl Penn describe uncertainty and need for a special session to cover shortfalls. Stanley notes AFL-CIO supports a progressive tax based on ability to pay while opposing higher consumer sales taxes which fund most reven ue.
The federation urges support for House Bill 393 as a one year emergency measure to ease financial crisis. It argues no constitutional bar to income taxes and opposes extending regressive taxes while calling on leaders and parties to back the plan.
A Dry Branch coal miner Guthrie Mason, 47, suffered knee and thigh injuries in a mining accident Monday night. He was taken by Pryor mortuary ambulance to Charleston General Hospital and admitted. Attendants described his condition as satisfactory.
The current multiplex slate features VIRGINIAN with James Garner and Edmond O'Brien in Un Periscope. CAPITOL offers anna Lucatta starring Sammy Davis Jr and Eartha Kitt. KEARSE presents Rally Pound the Flag Boys with Paul Newman and Joanny Woodward. LYRIC shows Rock A Bye Baby and Spy Chastis with Jerry Lewis. Also RIALTO offers Good Bay for a Hanging with Fred MacMurray. NEIGHBORHOOD includes Cat on a Hot Tin Roof with Elizabeth Taylor. WEST features The Last Hurrah with Spencer Tracy and The Reluctant Debutant in color. plus multiple double features and color attractions across town.
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