Mendes France says France will not drift to Reds or Moscow
French Premier Pierre Mendes France told an INS correspondent that France is not moving toward the Russian orbit and remains allied with the free world. He rejected claims that rejecting the European Defense Community weakens Western unity and urged rapid work on alternative security arrangements including possible NATO access for West Germany and a looser European coalition.
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Paris
INS
Pierre Mendes-France
France
Free World
Mendes-France
EDC
Western Germany
French National Assembly
West Germany
NATO
Britain
Mendes - France
Assembly
United States
Russia
Reds Release De Castries Free French General Freed
Paris reports Brig. Gen. Christian de Castries, commander at Dien Bien Phu, was released by the Reds in the Indochina prisoner exchange. His wife Jacqueline awaited in Paris. de Castries was captured May 7 when Dien Bien Phu fell. His last message promised France would fight to the end.
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Paris
Christian de Castries
Dien Bien
Phu
Indochina
de Castries
Jacqueline
Saigon
Dien Bien Phu
France
Inside Today Amusements and News Pages Preview
A compact notice previews sections including astrological forecast, comic pages, crossword puzzle, editorials, columns, want ads, market reports, obituaries and funerals, radio television and sports pages. The item signals the newspaper’s multi section layout for today.
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Oor
Gazette
I4- Radio-Television
Toeptsee Sr
Girl Here Nets Tiny Alligator
Suzanne Bare, 8, caught a foot long alligator in Davis Creek after spotting it near a rock. She used her father’s fishing net to trap it and keep it in a washtub at The Bare’s Den restaurant on State Rt 14d. Neighbors report odd noises along the creek and potential more alligators.
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Suzanne Bare
Davis Creek
Suzanne
F. A. Bare
State Rt. 14
Gazette
Bare
State Rt
Bobby
Billy Wilson
Turnpike’s First Day Brisk in West Virginia opening
Beckley WV September 3 heavy truck traffic greeted the newly opened 88 mile West Virginia Turnpike as tolls began at 10 30 last night. Officials said full traffic and receipts would be announced next week with initial figures due Tuesday. The Beckley and Princeton plazas logged early use while 4000 cars joined a dedication caravan. The route connects Princeton and Charleston with a total cost of 133 million dollars and may open the remaining sections by November 1.
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Beckley
Dable
West Virginia Turnpike
Turnpike
Commission
Reeds
Charleston
Princeton
Reed
Beckley-Princeton
Police Solve 790 Robbery In Dawes Station Case
State Police say Mansford Boggess and Charles Ingram, both charged with the Dawes service station robbery, also broke into a Nitro supermarket and stole 98 cigarette cartons. A 45 caliber pistol tied to the crime was recovered at Boggess residence. Rondel Scott faced additional charges for possession and aiding the sale of stolen goods.
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Dawes
C. T. Brammer
Chelyan
Mansford Boggess
Charles Ingram
Brammer
A. L. Carroll
Richards Gulf Station
Ingram
Boggess
Carroll
Quemoy
Central Su
Iper
Mita
Shuaie Ay Axaewe
Rondel Scott
Scott
Reds Rain Shells On Two Nationalist Islands
Chinese artillery bombarded Quemoy and Little Quemoy for over five hours firing about 5000 shells. Nationalist casualties were three killed, two seriously wounded, five lightly wounded. The attack prompted speculation on motives and a possible seizure amid the Manila conference.
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Nationalist Islands
Taipeh
Formosa
China
Quemoy
Little Quemoy
Manila
Quemoy Island
Amoy
U. S. 7Th Fleet
Queimoy
Formosa Strait
Pay Up or Get Out: Wellses Seek Dunbar Bridge Move
South Charleston couple E M Wells and wife sue Dunbar seeking court order to move Salisbury Bridge or compensate for alleged property damage. They claim proximity harms radio and TV reception and lowers home value. case before Circuit Judge Frank L Taylor. The Wellses reside in Houston Addition, South Charleston, on land near a condemned lot with residential covenants.
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Wellses
Houston
South Charleston
Dunbar
Picket Line Cut at Plant After Clash
DETROIT September 3 a clash between police and pickets at the Square D Co plant ended with a court order limiting future pickets to five. About 60 police and 200 pickets joined in a melee as 76 employees returned to work. One officer one picket and a two year old employee were hurt. The judge issued a temporary injunction barring the Independent United Electrical Workers to five pickets and requires them 50 feet from entrances with a hearing next Friday to decide if the injunction will become permanent.
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Detroit
Square D Co
Frank B. Ferguson
United Electrical Workers
Mystery Fair Contest Sparks Gazette Booth Challenge
Readers are urged to identify Mr. Fair by asking Are you The Gazette's Mr. Southern West Virginia Fair. The prize rises five dollars daily until solved, with a optional in-person reveal at The Gazette booth.
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Gazelle
Birky
Dunberg
Mr. Fair
the Gazette
Mr. Southern West
Virginia Fair
Mia
Gazette
Fairgrounds
Verbal clash ends with Bowles staying as city attorney
South Charleston city attorney Martin Bowles withdrew his resignation after a heated exchange with Mayor Joseph Londeree. Bowles claimed the mayor publicly lied and challenged him, while Londeree accused Bowles of undermining the mayor and council. The skirmish followed a defeated motion to hire an interim attorney.
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Martin Bowles
South Charleston
Joseph Londeree
Bowles
Binting
Londeree
Lowderee
Guy
Bow
Sing
Puzzle Prize Ends In Silence With 19355 Entries
The Gazette reports no winner in last week's crossword contest as 19 355 entries failed to solve for the 275 dollar prize. Readers are invited to try again in tomorrow's editions with more features including West Virginia turnpike news and the State Magazine Section.
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The
Gazette
West Virginia
Charleston Gazette
Charlie Johnson’s Rugged Eskdale Day Ends in Gunshot Wound
Charles William Johnson, 37, and Napoleon Ferris, 35, were helping a neighbor on a mountain 1,500 feet from Eskdale when Johnson’s .22 misfired while he attempted to shoot a rattlesnake. The bullet wounded Johnson above the knee as the snake remained nearby. Ferris fetched help.
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Charles William Johnson
Johnson
Napoleon Ferris
Eskdale
Ferris
Hodel Urges Double Tax On Gasoline
West Virginia publisher Charles Hodel urged doubling the state's five cent per gallon gasoline tax to accelerate roadbuilding at the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce meeting in White Sulphur Springs. He spoke during the 19th annual session as committees filed recommendations for possible action. Other speakers included Irvin Stewart of West Virginia University and Cyril Hermann of a Cambridge firm studying industrial potential. General Manager Okey L. Patterson of the Turnpike Commission was scheduled to speak but canceled due to toll road openings. Louis Bromfield closed the dinner urging Western Hemisphere progress.
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Charles
Lewis White
West Virginia
Charles Hodel
Beckley Newspapers Corp
West Virginia Chamber of Commerce
Hodel
Resolutions Committee
Irvin Stewart
West Virginia University
Cyril Hermann
Cambridge, Mass
Okey L. Patteson
West Virginia Turnpike Commission
Louis Bromfield
Chamber
Western Hemisphere
Charleston Senators Triumph Over Toledo 6 1
In a baseball scoreline, Charleston Senators defeated Toledo with a 6 to 1 win following a earlier 2 to 1 victory. The games noted a 3 314 attendance figure.
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Mendes
Kingsbury Smith
Reds
Jim Lemons
Chiang
United Press
Kanawha
Square D
Patricia Leets
Charlie
Rattler
Toledo
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