Heidelberg Boy Slays Gunman In Bank Robbery Attempt
In Heidelberg Germany 14 year old Robert Kuhel shot and killed gunman Hugo Walgenbach who aimed at his father and family during a bank robbery attempt. A friend of Walgenbach was later found dead. police suspect the man killed him. Robert Kuhel, born in Brooklyn, has lived in Heidelberg since 1948.
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Heidelberg
Germany
Robert Kuhel
Brooklyn
Chase Manhattan Bank
Hugo Walgenbach
United States
Walgenbach
Robert
Kuhel
Bery
Walfenbach
U. S. Army
Europe
John "W. Kuhel
Thug Seizes Elderly Man's Life Savings
An elderly Charleston man was robbed of 591 dollars as he walked toward a bank to deposit his life savings. Detective J A Taylor identified the victim as Harden Mans of 177 McKee Ave a 71 year old man who was beaten and left dazed near his home. A neighbor's shout halted the attack and the assailant fled before police could identify him.
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Charleston
J. A. Taylor
Harden Mans
McKee Ave
Taylor
Mans
Kanawha Presbyterian Church
Ginia St
E. Cassis
Seventh Ave
Inside Today PHONES Want Ads Display Ad All Others
Classified page item listing phone numbers for want ads display ads and other classified services. Includes codes 10411 60651 2616 and notes contact points.
Bus and truck crash at intersection causes damage
A city bus and a truck collided at Tennessee Ave and Randolph St injuring one man, Albert Fitzwater, 43, of 147 Court St and causing over $3,500 in damage. The bus driver, Marvin Melton, escaped injury. The crash blew plaster from a residence and moved furniture as mortuary owner Har lan Wilson called for traffic safety action.
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Tennessee Ave
Randolph St
Inter
Marvin Melton
Gazette
O. R. Roe
Albert Fitzwater
Court St
Fitzwater
Marvin D.J . Melton
Harlan Wilson
Pye
Wilson
Roe
Randolph
Deadline Menace To U. S. Building
F D Ehle sails to Washington to press for a Charleston Federal building project worth 3 820 000 dollars delayed by Budget Bureau review. A 60 day congressional deadline looms next Wednesday as a Bureau team seeks an East End site near the post office and raises disposal issues for the Capitol Street building. still, a Charleston facility is seen as almost certain in the future.
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F. D. Ehle
U. S
General Services
Washington
Charleston
U. S. Budget Bureau
Public Service Committees
Ehle
Budget Bureau
Post Office
Federal
Capitol St
Youth, 16, Dead In Car Crash Near Cowen West Virginia
A 16 year old, James Dean Davis, was killed and 17 year old Aleck Fletcher injured when their pickup collided head on with a tractor trailer on West Virginia Route 20 south of Cowen. Davis died almost instantly. Fletcher, with a broken arm and head contusions, was hospitalized in Richwood in satisfactory condition. The tractor trailer was driven by Frederick Fox, 24, of Persinger. Police noted the truck was heavily damaged.
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Cowen
W. Va
Here
James Dean Davis
Hoy L. Davis
Near Cowen
Webster Springs
Aleck Fletcher
Howard Fletcher
Camden-on-Gauley
McClung Hospital
Richwood
Fletcher
Davis
Frederick Fox
Persinger
Young Davis
Colt
Definition SHREW: woman who keeps husband at home nights
A satirical line defines a shrew as the type of woman who can keep her husband at home only by going out, using a pointed, humorous image to critique behavior.
Operation For Youth Forbidden
The fate of five year old Johnny Pair in Atlanta hinges on his parents choices. His mother Bessie Pair, divorced from Arnold Pair, cannot pursue an operation that could save his life by removing part of his right eye. Doctors say surgery might stop cancer but could leave him blind and may not save him. Mrs Pair thanks well wishers for cards and offers after public attention to Johnny's plight.
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Atlanta
Johnny Pair
Bessie Pair
Arnold Pair
Johnny
Johnnny
Miller Named Insurance Commissioner by Governor
Louie Miller Jr of Charleston, 36, chief deputy state insurance official and Young Democrat leader, was elevated to insurance commissioner by Gov. Marland. Miller to serve until next session beginning January. replaces Thomas J. Gillooly who resigns to join the American Life Convention in Chicago. Gillooly had led for over three years and will stay until month end. Miller, named chief deputy over a year ago, previously headed inheritance tax division and practiced law after earning a law degree from the University of Chicago in 1949.
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Louie Miller Jr
Charleston
Marland
Miller
Senate
Thomas J. Gillooly
Clarksburg
American Life Convention
Chicago
Gillooly
Insurance Department
State Tax Commission
Suez Canal Detour Seen Likely to Halt Oil Flows
Washington reports a high official said odds are better than even a Suez detour will be required within two weeks. He noted plans to supply 500000 barrels daily from the Western Hemisphere to Britain France and Western Europe and to boost Gulf Coast oil by 300000 barrels daily. Detour would trigger oil rationing and a financial squeeze on Nasser, with emergency steps for tankers and air hauling.
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Suez Canal
Europe
U. S
Washington
Gamal Abdel Nasser
London
Britain
France
Atlantic
Texas
Gulf Coast
Middle East
Suez
Nasser
Knowland Cautious On Victory for GOP
U S Sen William Knowland warned against predicting a GOP landslide as he barnstorms 21 states, endorsing Revercomb for Senate but hedging on WV congressional gains. He urged a vigorous portrayal of facts to voters and noted Democrats’ registration edge in West Virginia. He will cover 22 000 miles before returning to California.
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Thomas F. Stafford
Huntington
U. S
William Knowland
West Virginia
Morgantown
Senate
Eisenhower
Nixon
Knowland
Chapman Revercomb
U. S. Senate
Charleston
Washington
California
Cincinnati
Cabell County
Revercomb
Cribbed Dice Determine Fines in Winter Park Court
In Winter Park Florida on September 18 at the municipal court Judge Daniel Lefevre allowed two men, Joseph Washington and Hezekiah Paige, who pleaded guilty to taking part in a crap game, to use dice to determine their fines. Washington rolled snake eyes and a seven, paying 17 dollars, while Paige rolled a five and paid 15 dollars.
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Winter Park
Fia
Winter Park Municipal Court
Daniel Lefevre
Joseph Washington
Hezekiah Paige
Washington
Paige
Carbide Visking merger to form polyethy lene plastics giant
New York, Sept 18. Union Carbide and the Visking Corp announce plans for a stock exchange merger creating a major polyethylene plastics group. Visking stockholders would get 1 Carbide share for 2 Visking, with stockholder approval required at a special meeting not yet set. Visking is the largest polyethylene film maker. Carbide Bakelite division has expanded, with two new plants planned in West Virginia and Texas. Hong Kong dispatch notes Premier Chou En-lai toasts with Indian agricultural delegation after study trip.
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New York
Union Carbide& Carbon Corp
Visking Corp
Chicago
Union Carbide
Carbide
Visking
Bakelite
Institute
W. Va
Seadrift
Ter
Hong Kong
Red China
Chouen-Lai
R. K. Patil
China
Peiping Radio
Charleston Days sale aims to draw buyers statewide
Charleston merchants announce the largest west Virginia sales promotion to run Friday and Saturday across 13 counties Kanawha Fayette Greenbrier Nicholas Raleigh Mercer Boone Logan Clay Boane Jackson Putnam Braxton. Shoppers can enter for a free two person western vacation to California with a drawing by the Charleston Chamber of Commerce.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Kanawha
Fayette
Greenbrier
Nicholas
Raleigh
Mercer
Boone
Logan
Clay
Boane
Jackson
Putnam
Braxton
California
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Alvarez
Aes Radin
City Scene
Home For the Aged
Third Ave
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University of Chicago
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Charleston Chamber of Commerce
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