Vote Tuesday To Test Veto Of Postal Pay
President Eisenhower vetoed an 8.6 percent postal pay raise, and Senate leaders say he has enough votes to sustain it. The test comes Tuesday when the Senate votes on overriding the veto. The plan would add about 179 million dollars to payroll, with raises starting at 7 percent and average boosts around 4.8 percent, affecting rural carriers and other postal staff.
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Lightning Kills Four Pupils at School in Texas
Floods across four states leave more than 2,000 homeless as storms flood Colorado towns Trinidad and La Junta evacuate residents. Four Texas schoolboys die from lightning. a Colorado woman drowns, bridges fail, and emergency supplies are requested while rivers rise.
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Road Planner Quitting State Road Planner Quitting State
Thomas F. Stafford reports West Virginia highway planner Rothrock resigns after long service with the state road commission. Harry C. Schwender will succeed him as planning engineer. Rothrock will head a new Ohio highway department section for engineering reports. Rothrock, a Kansas native, won a 1941 GM essay prize and a 1944 traffic congestion presentation award.
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Court Allows Yale Student to Reject $400000 Inheritance
New York court upholds Eugene Suter Jr. 22 a Yale student to refuse a $400 000 fortune left by his father. He says accepting the bequest would violate his moral and political beliefs. Surrogate William T. Collins rules his insistence on freedom of choice is supported by law and quotes philosophers and legal principles.
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Teachers' pay vs West Virginia incomes compared in Today
Inside Today reports teachers in West Virginia show relatively good pay when set against state incomes. The piece notes the state ranks 30th in teacher pay but 20th in per capita income, with further discussion in the lead editorial.
Lions Hear of Valley Growth in Chemical Industry Expansion
Lions club notes show the chemical industry expanding three times above average as researchers predict robust regional growth. Dr. Davidson cites rising demand for chemicals and the need for modern process industries to support Charleston area development, with the Kanawha region anticipated to prosper.
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Burgess Denies Citing Russ Equality After Rebuke
Brig. Gen. Woodbury M Burgess of Air Force Intelligence denied today that Russia's air force is as good or better than America's He said the denial followed a Detroit American Legion speech controversy The incident triggered questions about discipline and about comments attributed to Burgess by witnesses and officials including Sen George Saltonstall and Air Force leaders Twining and Talbott.
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Button lodged in three year old's nose in Marmet
Three year old Terry Vickers of Marmet accidentally inserted a button into his left nostril yesterday and asked his grandmother if it should stay there. His parents took him to Bolarsky Memorial Hospital where the button was removed.
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South Charleston approves 1.9 million sewer bonds plan
After seven years of dispute South Charleston City Council votes 6-2 to back a three phase sewer program funded by 1.9 million dollars in revenue bonds. The plan anticipates a 117 percent increase in the sewerage charge to homeowners to retire the bonds.
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Frank J. Blair longtime Charleston financier dies at 78
Frank Blair a retired businessman and president of the Frank Blair Inc. Charleston firm died at his home in Ronceverte after a long career in civil engineering and rail projects. He taught mechanics at Penn State in 1913 14 and directed railroad work in the East before moving to Charleston. Survived by his wife Margaret a daughter Mary Lee of Ronceverte and a sister in Waterford N Y a Requiem Mass is set for 10 AM with details on Page 8 Col 9.
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Definition Patriot Pays Taxes in His Country
A ebizereno expresses pride in paying taxes and aiding others who would feel the same if they paid half as much, underscoring a civic duty sentiment. The remark highlights personal patriotism and communal support within national obligations.
Coalmen Oppose May 26 Steam Locomotive Burial Ceremony
The National Coal Association urged the ICC to cancel a May 26 ceremony marking the closing of the steam locomotive era. John D. Battle accused railroads oil interests and diesel makers of propaganda, noting railroads own thousands of steam engines and coal purchases. Marble memorial pedestal work proceeded at the ICC building lobby.
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Serum Supply Boost Sought
The government said a group of scientists will meet in Washington to discuss reducing the Salk polio vaccine dose from one cubic centimeter to one tenth. A Public Health Service spokesman said the smaller dose might preserve effectiveness with a slightly different administration method. The National Institute of Health gathering will include a half dozen consultants. Dr. Jonas Salk likely may attend.
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Help Wanted Ad Inserter Urges Quick Deadline
An old line promotes placing help wanted ads by 9 PM to recruit replacements by morning. It highlights workers like maids cooks service station attendants and mechanics as examples and claims easy access to help through the ad.
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City Scene: Pretty Blonde Spotted on Quarrier Street
During the 5 o'clock rush a striking woman in a surbach dress crosses Quarrier Street as onlookers describe her as a pretty blonde.
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Ex-Agency Chief Ties Freezer Gift to Rubins in Bribery Probe
Ex U S Army inspector Joseph Porreca testified he received a freezer, lingerie and meat from Marvin Rubin amid a Senate inquiry into bribery in military clothing contracts. Porreca admitted lying earlier and said Rubin claimed a squeeze by a government inspector. Kennedy said Porreca’s wife kept cash in a cedar chest.
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