Tri-District Map Plans Joint Session at Grafton
A note dated February 1 outlines plans for a Tri-District joint session in Grafton. Delegates Clarence W and Ches Shinnston head the region. Planning members include Elhirs Porter and others from Fair Uffington to West Iron District.
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Clarence W
Ches- Shinnston
Eek Planning
Elhirs
Porter
Atterson
Fair‘on
Uffington
Mongahela Soilict
Cunning- Kayser
West Iron District
Grafton
Salem
Protest Wage Issue Across Public Transit Subsidiary
City trade directors debated wage and public transit issues tied to a subsidiary. Officials examined continued service lines and adequacy of proposed fare structures. The discussion referenced February plans and underscored the need for stable funding and clear policy steps.
CIO merger opposition voiced by Michael J. Quill
A press conference saw Michael J. Quill head of the CIO Transport Workers Union express strong opposition to a proposed CIO AFL merger. The remarks highlight union resistance amid broader labor realignment and political negotiations.
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New York
Michael J. Quill
CIO Transport Workers Union
Cio-Afl
Valuation change harms Taylor County schools
Seventeen West Virginia counties face state aid losses under a new property valuation method by the state Tax Commissioner. Taylor County alone stands to lose about 16 267 dollars for 1955 56, while 38 other counties gain roughly 1 640 916 dollars. Superintendent R Virgil Rohrbaugh notes Taylor, already operating on a bare skeleton program, has lost 42 000 in aid this year and delayed capital outlays and bus purchases. The new 1950 based valuations shift aid, with detailed effects to be reported at the Board of Education meeting Thursday night.
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Taylor County
Sint Tax Commission
Taylor
R. Virgil Rohrbaugh
Rohrbough
Board of Education
West Virginia
United Press
Kapawha County
Wood County
Ohio County
Marion County
New
Haven, Conn
Russell Erskineal
Erskiner
Hangs by Ankles to Fix C 124 Agreement Damages
Fragmentary OCR indicates a dispute over a C 124 agreement where one party promises to pay damages and must live up to the terms. Details are unclear but the item suggests a court or arbitration action referencing a negotiable settlement.
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Anrshop
Peacetime Service Benefit Plans Debate Rises in House Vet Panel
House Veterans Committee Chairman Olin B Teague urged a cautious approach to any broad peacetime veterans benefits program. He emphasized preserving disability and survivor benefits while re evaluating pensions and the scope of new entitlements in light of social security and changing times.
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Washington
GES
Olin B. Teague
House Veterans Committee
Texas Democrat
Teague
Drive Them Away Used Car Bargains Headline
Local dealers advertise a wide selection of used cars with low down payments and easy terms. Notable listings include a 1951 Mercury 2 door with heater and whitewall tires for 1095, a 1953 Ford V8 pickup, and a 1954 Oldsmobile 88 in blue priced at 1895. For more details, see the Classified Advertising Section.
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Mercomatic
Choose Whom Ye Will Serve Says Rev Gross
The Rev Raymond C Gross pastor of Pauls Lutheran church told his congregation at Sunday service that the time has come to choose whom ye will serve He cited Joshua and the tribes of Israel as a lesson and drew a parallel to Washington and the nation amid war and conquest prompting readers to consider duty and allegiance as a continuation of biblical resolve.
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Rev. Gross
Raymond C. Gross
8 Paul's Lutheran Church
Israel
Shechem
Joshua
Joshua Hag
Ishael
Washington
Asithé
America
Clearing For Red Attack On Outpost Island Nanchi
Taipei dispatch says Nationalists plan evacuation of civilians from Nor outpost near Nanchi as Communist forces threaten an early assault. Quemoy defense sites faced heavy shelling with 250 shells reported in a three hour battle. Military observers foresee possible attacks on Quemoy or neighboring Tachien islands.
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Taipel
Formosa
Nor
Sind
Nanchi
Fosnoss
Jos
Tacheus
Hong Mente-Cai
Cammuanet Sbellia
Querumoy Island
Chinseve
Amoy
Chinse
Queste Towht
Natssumists
Red Gars Yehe Military “Information, Service
Alnits
Hall Thinks She Will Run Again
Washington United Press reports former National Chairman Leonard W Hall met with President Eisenhower and expressed belief he will seek a second term Chicago Philadelphia and San Francisco are named as potential convention sites for the 1956 GOP nominating gathering He noted Eisenhower favors an earlier voting date and a shorter campaign a position also supported by Democrats.
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Washington
Apublia
Leonard W. Hall
Eisenhower
Hall
Chicago
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Woman On Trial for Refusing To Give Up Phone
Mary L Kayes of Rhinebeck New York faces trial in Clinton on a charge of talking too long on a petty line and refusing to surrender a telephone to report a neighbor's fire. The case centers on a disputed call and alleged noncompliance under a new law.
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Clinton
N.Y
Mary L. Kayes
Rhinebeck
N. Y
Ube
Bette Anton
Lost airliner searched through Rome hills for Belgian Congo flight
Search parties clambered through wild hills 30 miles north of Rome looking for a Sabena flight feared crashed with 28 aboard including Italian beauty queen Marcella Mariani Miss Mary of 1953. Americans Paul Leroy Robert Singer and E J Suter were aboard en route to Leopoldville. plane carried 21 passengers and eight crew, 13 Belgians and one Italian reported onboard plus three children.
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Rome
Aelian Sabena
Viterbo
Italy
Marcella Mariani
Mary
Brussels
Jost
Paul Leroy
Ronald Road
Lake Hiawatha
N.J
Bear Creek Mining Co
Belgian Congo
Michael
Christine
Robert Singer
Abbermarle Road
Brooklyn
Bacony-Vacuum Oil Co
Leopoldville
E. J. Suter
Gloria Guerrieri
Miss Mariani
French Crisis Deepens As Socialist Leader Named Premier Hope
Paris reports Pierre Mendes France quits attempts to form a government as President Rene Coty calls Socialist leader Pineau to form a new cabinet. Ratification of parliamentary measures stalls as Mendes France crisis unsettles Germany and the Western European Union. Pineau, 50, agreed to talks toward a program for a premier designate and to unite Republicans for the nation.
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Paris
Uphpierré Péimlin
Rene Coty
Pineau
Socialist Newiiamentary Group
United States
Ners Mission
Bieh
American Friendshid Society
Coty
Pisteau
Mendes-France
Radical Socialist
Pfltmiin J
UN Seeks Formosa Cease-Fire Amid Deepening Crisis
The United Nations Security Council debated a Formosa cease-fire with a nine to one vote backing action. Britain urged adjournment amid Red China nonattendance, while Nehru and Eden clashed over conference prospects. Diplomatic maneuvering continued in London Paris and New York as tensions rise.
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United Nations
N.Y
Cornell
Unis
Britain
Securiy Council
Formosa
Russia
U.S
Henry, Cabot Lofige Jr
Anthony’ Eden
India
Jawaharlal Nehru
London
Eden
China
Nehru
Commonwealth
Paris
Atlantic
Forecast of sleet and rain over Tri County area
Sleet and snow are expected tonight and tomorrow as a cold wave ends. Temperatures rose from zero to 33 by noon, with yesterday’s high near 2. Roads and sidewalks are icy, primary routes to be cleared, cinder crews working to keep traffic moving.
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Tri-County
Une
Convicted Slayer Ordered to Die in Electric Chair
Pittsburg AP report describes William Durant Cole, an ex convict who pleaded guilty to the rape slaying of a 30 year old mother. He received the death penalty after protesting and attempting to attack the assistant district attorney, shouting about pleading or changing his plea.
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Pittsburg
William Durant Cole
Cole
Atty
Samuel Strauss
Shertie
Strauss
Tidike
Clarenige
Nikon Win
Duc Samuel
Ad Weiss
Anne XX
Alberta
Weiss
Earl Williams
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