Senate to Probe Budget Bureau in Dixon-Yates Pact
United Press reports the full Senate will decide today whether to investigate the Budget Bureau role in negotiating the Dixon-Yates power contract. The item is part of a broader day’s news across states and nations including political stops, mine reopenings, an Inca city discovery, and other international and domestic updates.
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United Press
Senate
Budget Bureau
Charleston
Frank B. King
Jamison Coal & Coke Co
Farmington
Trade Board Tackles WVTC Bus Curtailment Problem
A three man committee was appointed by the Taylor County Board of Trade to study 30 proposed bus route cuts by WV Transport Co. A PSC protest may follow with a public hearing set for February 15 in Charleston. Members warned of further cuts and discussed joint action with other cities.
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Taylor County Board of Trade
West Virginia Transportation Company
Public Service Commission
Charleston
R. F. Gerkin
Charles McDermott
William Fisher
E.J . Hamric
PSC
Trade Board
B&o Railroad
Carl Boe
Pennsylvania
Grafton
Fairmont
Wheeling
Salem
Furthher
Gerkin
Arthur Yates
Ross Talott
Howard Lord
Glen Harthan
William Cockrell
Cockrell
Main Street
L. J. Lear
North Side
West Virginia 5 day forecast warm trend then cooling
United Press reports West Virginia temperatures to run near normal with a slow rise through most of the period followed by a cold snap around Wednesday. Precipitation totals about a quarter to half inch mainly in the south and west, with rain likely late Saturday or Sunday and again Tuesday or Wednesday.
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West Virginia
Tri-County
Chicago
Used Car Bargains From Dependable Local Dealers
Home town dealers offer a wide selection of used cars with low down payments and favorable terms. Featured items include a 1953 Chrysler four door green with automatic transmission at 1795, a 1953 Chevrolet four door with radio and heater, and a blue 1949 Buick four door sedan at 795. Details and more options are in the Classified Advertising Section.
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Chrysler
R&h
Route of Refugees From Tachen Islands to Keelung
A map shows 838 refugees brought to Keelung from the Tachen Islands escorted by an American destroyer. The evacuees including 400 school children and army wives first went to Nanki Island then to Formosa on a hastening ship. Nationalist warships beat off four Communist gunboats en route.
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Keelung
Tachen Islands
Nanki Island
Formosa
C.P
U.S
Tachen
Patty Knight Fund Grows After Burn Injury
The fund for 13 year old Patricia Knight, recovering from third degree burns, reached 1 056 62 with 977 12 in bank and 79 50 cash to be deposited. Grafton City hospital reported a good night and similar condition today. Hospital bill stood at 451. Committee members and donors listed include Marian Hicks, Marvin Freed, Fire Chief John Proctor, C A Curry, E B Hamric, Arthur Yates, Mae Reed, Rev Michael J Hannon, Harry B Menear, W Knotts, A K Pitzer, Bernard Hoffman, James Nestor, Ruth Mobley, Eva Love, Paul Malone, and A M Lipscomb.
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Patricia Knight
Grafton City Hospital
Hazel Knight
Marian Hicks
Marvin Freed
John Proctor
C. A. Curry
E. 8. Hamric
Arthur Yates
Mae Reed
Michael J. Hannon
Harry B. Menear
W. Knotts
A. K. Pitzer
Bernard Hoffman
James Nestor
Ruth Mobley
Eva Love
Paul Malone
A. M. Lipscomb
Cold Weather Crimps New York Retail Sales
Dun and Bradstreet reports a sharp drop in New York retail sales this week due to cold weather. The weather impact hindered consumer spending as traders noted softer demand across major outlets.
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New York
Dun & Bradstreet, Inc
Winter storm pins nation with freezing rain and heavy snow
A vast winter storm sweeps from Texas to Canada bringing freezing rain, sleet, and up to eight inches of snow in parts of the Midwest and Plains. New York City endures subzero cold as 10 000 sanitation workers clear a 3.7 inch snowfall. Denver reports six inches while Denver and Michigan face new deep freezes. Chicago sees two inches. Weather disrupts ships on the Hudson and delays the Liberte, with widespread travel hazards across the country.
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United Press
Hudson River
New York Aly
Hudson New York
Liberte
Iself
Manhattan
Midlands
Texas
Canadian
Lone Star
Kansas
Nebraska
Owas
South Dakota
Russell
Kan
Pierre
Std
Chicago
Mountain
States
Lander
Wyo
Eagle
Denver
Colo
California
Los Angeles
Fontana
Calif
Lawmaker Pushes Guard Shooting Law Amid Conflict
State Rep Robert Harrison urged passage of a bill letting guards shoot escaping misdemeanor prisoners in Atlanta. The measure failed after a colleague noted Harrison is an undertaker.
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Atlanta
Robert Harrison
Harrison
Senator Stemple Named To Probe Committee On Marland Appointees
Charleston reports reveal a three member panel to study Governor Marland's executive appointments for Senate confirmation. Majority Leader Amos heads the committee with Sen Lyle Smith and Dayton Stemple of Barbour as members. The move follows a floor session where a public assistance transparency bill was advanced seeking inspection of rolls and a monthly disclosure list to counties.
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Charleston
Senate
Ralph J. Bean
William C. Marland
John E. Amos
Kanawha
Lyle A. Smith
Quemoy Shelling Intensifies as Red China Presses Formosa
TAIPEI Formosa United Press reports Red China heavily shelled Quemoy and the Nationalist garrison and its American advisers. Chiang Kai-shek called Formosa at war and urged a counter attack while U N and allied warnings grew. Far East forces clash with Red air and ground forces as intelligence notes a large buildup from Shanghai to Canton.
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Formosa
Eisenhower
Washington
Matthew B. Ridgway
Chiang Kai-shek
United
Taipei
Red China
Quemoy
Formosan Strait
Pennina
Tachen
Chiang
China
Shanghai
Canton
Menaingly Peiping
Moyen
U.N
Formosan
Earl E. Partridge
U.S. Far Eastern Air Forces
Far East
Rush Holt Takes Turn For Worse
Rush D. Holt of Weston West Virginia, a former U S Senator and current state legislator, worsened while hospitalized at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center in Bethesda MD. He is 49 and admitted January 4 as a research patient for a malignant cancer diagnosis.
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Washington
U.S
Rush D. Holt
Weston
W. Va
National Institute of Health Clinical Center
Holt
West Virginia
Bethesda
141 Year Old Woman Found Preserved In Iron Casket
Workmen uncover the remains of a woman buried September 7, 1814 on the Bayou Dessard bank. The body, aged about 30, is in airtight casket with bloom adornments and a diamond ring. Officials will hold the remains for potential heirs as they attempt to identify the St. Clair family connection.
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Monroe
Henlcol Pratt
James Brooks
Barly
Bayou Dessard
St. Clair
Louisiana
UN faces tough path to Formosa cease fire
United Nations officials pursued a possible cease fire for Formosa as ministers gathered in London. Diplomatic signals indicated little progress while India’s Nehru eyed a Geneva type conference and the United States held back from leading efforts.
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United Nations
N.Y
Pormos
Commonwealth
Winston Churcha
Aioe
Sien
India
Ahora Nehru
Geneva
U.N. Nol
U. S. Alligator Dislikes Neighbor in Berlin Zoo
An American alligator named Swampy kept a wire separation from a Chinese imported alligator at the West Berlin Zoo after attempting to bite through a bamboo curtain and fence. The animal, formerly a U.S. Army pet, is now housed in Berlin.
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Berlin
U.S. 6Th Infantry Regiment
West Berlin
China
Children Watcher Speed Sign Confusion in Fort Worth
A woman driver in Fort Worth claims she did not notice the 20 mph limit sign while watching a group of children as police observed her speed. Officers used radar to calculate the speed during a display demonstration, noting she was traveling 38 mph in a 20 mph zone.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Dance Troupe Returns to Romania With Lost Members
In Vienna today Communist secret police blocked railway platforms to deter defections as twelve dancers from a Romanian troupe were hustled back to Red Romania. Plainclothesmen from the Romanian Legation surrounded the train during its stop in non Communist territory, the troupe left with even a dozen members short.
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Vienna
Red
Romania
Legation
Water rate hike hearings resume for Morgantown area
Public Service Commission will hold further hearings next Monday on Morgantown and four neighboring communities seeking authority to raise water rates by 4 percent annually for the year 4002.
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Charleston
Morgantown
Public Service Commission
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