Nationwide strike averted as talks succeed
A nationwide walkout by members of the National Association of Broadcasting Employees and Technicians was avoided after union and American Broadcasting Co. reached a new contract. Details were not released. Other wires report Nassau Coal Co. gaining control of Nassau operations, right to work laws criticized by CIO, Sailors union seeks bonus, Eisenhower to meet press, a New York jail sentence for Joseph P. Ryan, and various incidents including a deadly fire and arrests.
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Santa Barbara
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National Association ‘of Broadcasting Employes and Technicians
American, Broadcasting Co
Used Cars Sell Here With Low Down Payments
Today’s ad from town auto dealers promotes a wide selection of used cars with drastic price cuts and easy terms. Samples include a 1952 Buick Roadmaster four door white and green Ré&H in nice condition, a 1953 Chevrolet four door with radio and heater, a 1951 Ford Station Wagon Countrysquire priced at $1095.00. For details and more choices, see the Classified Advertising on page five. Do It now.
Protests as Grafton Bus Routes Face Cutoffs
Opposition from Board Of Trade and Drivers Union to West Virginia Transportation Co plan to discontinue 21 routes, 12 around Grafton, effective Feb 11 1955. PSC says no formal filing or hearing exists. Disrupts Grafton links to Fairmont Charleston Clarksburg Sutton Good Hope Wheeling. only Grafton Wheeling link via 5 55 am train remains.
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Fairmont
West Virginia
B&o
Wheeling
Charleston
Clarksburg
Sutton
PSC
Carl Boe
Pennsylvania
L. J. Lear
Patricia Knight Fund Reaches 1013 Dollars In Grafton
A Patricia Knight fund drive in Grafton City pushes pledges over 1000 dollars to 1013.02 for 13 year old Patricia Knight daughter of Mrs Hazel Knight severely burned with improved condition after a night in hospital. Hospital costs to date stand at 391 dollars exclusive of doctors fees with many months of hospitalization ahead. Contributions today from listed donors include Alya Jacobs Edward Kuhns Emmett Smuck Carl Vicock and others at Main Street Church St Methodist church and local diners. Continued on page six.
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Patricia Knight
Grafton City
Hazel Knight
A. J. Williamson
Lsted
Marion Hicks
Marvin Freed
John Proctor
Hamrie
C. A. Currey
Arthur Yates
Alya Jacobs
Edward Kuhns
Emmett Smuck
Carl Vicock
Cavenski
Lee Linn
Stevie Mahaffey
Earl Ferguson
Ray Keener
Mothers' March For Polio Fund Total Reported At Noon
County chairman Ronald L. Knotts reports the 1955 March of Dimes outcome leaning positive with $311.72 from Mothers' March contributions plus family cards, organizations, and school totals. City PTA reports and coin containers are awaited for final tallies.
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Kriotts
Fneville
Rosemont
Flemington
Flemington High
Knotts
PTA
Mother and Aunt of Rubenstein Questioned in Murder Probe
In New York the 78 year old mother Mrs Stella Rubenstein and 82 year old aunt Mrs Genta Forrester, along with household staff, face police questioning and re-enactment as investigators seek the killer of financier Serge Rubenstein. The estate tax is projected at about 6 million after exemptions on an estate estimated at 10 million or more.
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Serge Rubenstein
Rubenstein
Stella Rubenstein
Genta Forrester
Fifth Avenue
Internal Revenue Bureau
Rubinstein
Overhaul Of Workmen's Compensation State's Setup
A bill in Charleston seeks broad increases in workmen's compensation benefits and a major overhaul of the department. It raises temporary disability, medical payments, and widows and dependent benefits, adds a weekly payment for dependents, changes silicosis compensation, and boosts vocational rehabilitation funding. The measure is among several bills advancing today in the legislature. A separate notice from Minakami, Japan, announces a 9 p.m. curfew on drinking with wives empowered to intervene by taking wine cups at that hour.
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John B. Amos
Senate
Martin C. Bowles
House
State Workmen's Compensation Commission
Minakami
Japan
Record Cold Spell Broken in Tri County News
The long cold snap ended as a wet snow turned to rain and temperatures rose from a 26 low to 45 by noon now near 50. Forecasts call for rain tonight, then colder tomorrow with a low 30 to 34 and more snow, while Groundhog Day expectations frame a warming trend if the forecast holds.
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Tri-County
Mercury
United Press
New England
22 Phone Patrons Relief Sudden 22 Listeners In
SPRINGFIELD Mr G F Miller president of a rural telephone company says there are 2 subscribers on his party line and all of them are eavesdroppers He says I hear 22 clicks When asked what happens Miller notes the line is monitored by both sides In Buenos Aires townspeople and nearby farmers sued by drought and heat got relief Monday as temperatures fell from 93 to 70 and a summer storm dropped two inches of rain
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Springfield
G.F Miller
Miller
Buenos Aires
Administration Gas Tax Bill Faces House Opposition
Charleston reports a heated three hour House of Delegates hearing over the gasoline diesel fuel tax bill. Proponents led by Road Commissioner H R Griffith claim the plan funds West Virginia highways, while opponents including Highway Users Conference and local dealer groups warn it will close many businesses. The bill would raise gasoline tax from 5 to 7 cents and diesel from 5 to 11 cents.
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House of Delegates
House
H. R. Griffith
West Virginia
Highway Users Conference
The
Petroleum Association
Farm Bureau
Motor Truck Association
Ohio Valley
Communist China Hesitates Over UN Delegates
In New York LUNITED NATIONS NY Communist China said it would refuse to send delegates to the United Nations Security Council unless the council takes up a Russian resolution accusing the United States of aggression in Formosa. In London Prime Minister Winston Churchill expressed hope Red China would accept the UN invitation to join efforts toward a cease fire for Formosa and called the issue an international problem with many nations involved.
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United Nations Security Council
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United States
Formosa
London
Winston Churchill
Red China
United Nations
Hundred-Year-Old Woman to Meet Eisenhower for Autograph
Mrs. Nettie Angus Moulden, turning 100 today, will meet President Eisenhower after he read she wishes to visit him. She plans to have the astrograph book signed by the President, continuing a collection that began with Abraham Lincoln's signature.
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Washington
Nettie Angus Moulden
Eisenhower
Eisenhower and Knowland discuss Formosa crisis at session
Washington reports President Eisenhower and Senate Republican Leader Knowland spent over two hours in a presidential conference weighing the Formosa crisis and U S. defense capacity. The talks touched on UN cease-fire efforts and inviting Red China, with no detailed disclosure of the discussion. The Manila pact for the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization and hearings on Formosa Pescadores defense were also on the radar, with possible delays for UN talks.
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Eisenhower
Formosa
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Senate
Knowland
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Formosa- Pescadores
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Dga
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Senate Foreign Relations Group
Thousands Enlist As GI Bill Ends Amid Midnight Expiry
Thousands of young men flocked to recruiting offices nationwide as the GI Bill of Rights expired at midnight. The rush followed the bill of rights nearing its sunset, prompting a surge in enlistments before the deadline.
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United Press
Armed Services
Reds Bombard Formosa Islands Threaten Invasion
Nationalist Chinese reports say warships planes and artillery bombarded Yushan and Tachen islands signaling a possible renewed Communist invasion. An attack on Yughinn near Tachen was repelled by island artillery. Mig-16 jets and attack craft were involved as Red forces massed near the Communist mainland.
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Rea
Yushan
Tachen
Yughinn
Ar Dere
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Ihvasian
Oil Slick Threatens Birds Across English Channel
A 3000 square mile oil slick from the North Sea spreads into the English Channel endangering Britain and France by killing seabirds and fouling beaches. Wildlife officials warn of necessary beach cleanup as 6000 tons of oil released by a crippled tanker have already caused massive avian deaths off Denmark and Germany. MORGAN.OWN UP!-West Virginia University birthday celebrations begin with a dinner led by Charles E. Hodges of the Charleston Chamber of Commerce.
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North Sea
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France
Denmark
Germany
Kent
West Virginia University
Bath
Charles E. Hodges
The
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Fantastic Plot To Free Doomed Man Involved Torture Of Warden's Wife
Osining N Y story details a plan to free a condemned inmate at Sing Sing by torturing the warden's wife. The scheme aimed to have gunmen enter the death house and extract the inmate, but was foiled by prison officials. Informant Rosario and other felons linked to the plot faced execution. Denno recounted the tale to United Press.
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Ossining, N
Wilfred Denno
Joda
Sing Sing
New York Daily News
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Death House
United Press
Daily News
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Rosario
John D. Green
Felow
13 Cities Ringed By Nike Defenses
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. Air Force and Army weapons give the United States strong protection against enemy air attack. Assistant Army Secretary George H. Roderick said the Air Force has 1200 jet interceptors in operation and Nike anti aircraft missile sites at more than 100 locations around 13 cities with more to come. Radar warning lines and picket ships are also mentioned along with 13,000 ground observer posts.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Air Force
United States
Army
George H. Roderick
Roderick
Canada
Premier U Nu seeks peaceful Formula crisis settlement
Premier U Nu disclosed he had been communicating with leaders of both blocs in Rangoon Burma to seek a peaceful settlement of the Formosan crisis.
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Burma
U Nu
Congress seeks to block Eisenhower manpower cuts
Congressional Democrats moved to nullify President Eisenhower's proposed military manpower reductions, warning by Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway that the plan could threaten national security.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Matthew B. Ridgway
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