Rates Increase Hearing Planned By Public Service Commission
Charleston dispatch reports the Railway Express Agency seeks inter or intrastate rate hikes ranging from ten to twenty eight percent with a public hearing scheduled for next Monday. The notice comes as the state Senate considers a separate resolution urging Congress to declare Blennerhassett Island a national monument near Parkersburg. Nehru advocated Quemoy and Matsu evacuation as a step toward Formosan settlement, while S Hallanan urged Senate unity in shaping employment practices legislation in West Virginia.
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Charleston
Railway Express Agency
Public Service Commisnion
State Senate
Congress
Blennerhassett Island
Parkersburg
Republican National
S. Hallanan
State
Senate
Weet
Virginia
Line sale and bus route cuts test PSC in Charleston
The Public Service Commission in Charleston heard the petition by Thalia Transportation Co to suspend state service as the B&O Railroad sale of West Virginia Transportation Co to Carl A. Boe for 10000 dollars is disclosed. Boe outlined that most routes lose money and proposed reductions, with fare increases deemed foolish. hearings included opposition from local patrons and civic groups. The article notes Virginia Transportation Co of Clarksburg also seeks to discontinue about 30 north central West Virginia routes, with a broader regional reaction and cross examination by E Oldham Berry.
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West Virginia Transportation Co
B&o
Carl A. Boe
Pennsylvania
Public Service Commission
Charleston
Cs (Up
Thalihe Transportation Co
Grafton
PRC
Taylor, County of Trade and City Council
United Press
Virginia Transportation Co
Clarksburg
Northcentral
West Virginia
Carl Boe
McKeesport
Baltimore
Boe
E. Oldham Berry
Sutton
Wheeling
Berry
Brotherhood of Railroad
Bluefield
Burglary suspect rescued after 13 story shaft fall
A 20 year old burglar claimed he was forced to hump through a firelight at gunpoint and was rescued after falling into a 13 story ventilation shaft. He lay trapped for more than 12 hours among tangled pipes before rescue. The incident occurred as police investigated the botched break in and rehabbed ventilation structures. The report notes related economic and public works items in separate wires about cost of living and local infrastructure projects.
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New York
Baroness in Chicago Lists Title for Sale to Pay Debts
An 81-year-old baroness, Lina Von Lamezan Marimbols, offered in a want ad to sell her noble title to obtain cash for basic needs. She prefers an adoption arrangement for cash, hoping to support herself in a small cottage with faulty plumbing after bankruptcy. Born 1873 in Germany’s Hartz region, she once lived on Chicago’s Gold Coast with her titled husband.
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Chicago
Lina
von Lamezan Marimbols
Gold Coast
Hartz Mountain
Germany
War hero with facial scar jailed for auto theft
Federal Judge Nelson McVicar sentenced Moses P. Tigner, 36, a Korean War veteran who earned the Silver Star, to one year and a day after revoking probation. psychiatrists cited emotional disturbance linked to his face scar and childhood injury. Officials aim for federal hospital placement during confinement.
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Nean
Cleveland
Nelson McVicar
Moses P. Tigner
Iast
Tigner
Cleveland Veterans Administration Hospital
St. Paul
Korea
Federal
Springfield
Charity Exemption Bill Introduced in State Senate
A bill introduced in the state senate would exempt charitable organizations that provide services free of charge from the consumers sales tax. The measure targets nonprofits delivering charitable aid and seeks to remove tax costs on their offerings.
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Charleston
TODAYS Drive em away Used Car Bargains
Local automobile dealers offer a selection of used cars with low down payments easy terms and large picks. Examples include a 1953 Buick Riv Cpe Dynn flow R&H ton mileage 1095 and a 1960 Ford 1 ton pickup with other listings available in the classified section. Do it now.
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Slass
R&h
Ford
Cinta
Civil Air Patrol Grafton unit to get state airstrip
Charleston reports Lt Withrow says CAP will gain a state land airstrip near Pruntytown for a Grafton unit. Governor Marland's pilot Edsel France indicated Board of Control and Governor support, with formal approval after legislative session. The field, near Tywart Lake, would serve training and search and rescue missions and may aid tourism.
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Civil Air Pax Itrol
Charleston
W. R. Withrow
Sail Withrow
Edsel France
Marland
Bridgeport
Board of Control
Cap
Withrow
France
Pruntytown
Taylor County Postffeait
American Legion
U.S
Tywart Lake
West Virginia
Patricia Knight Fund gains through four more contributions
The Patricia Knight Fund balance rises to 860.22 after four contributions. An earlier payment of 241.38 by committee member Arthur Yates reduces the fund to 618.84, while total contributions reach 1,305. Hospital costs to date total 750, with the child improving daily. Contributions today come from Country Club Union Christian Council St Pauls Methodist Youth Fellowship Junior High class and Home Room 109 Grafton High School.
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Pamela Knight
Arthur Yates
A. J. Williamson
Country Club
Union Christian Council
St Paul's Methodist Youth Fellowship
Grafton High School
Youth Flee Dance Hall After Tap Threat
In Wahoo Nebraska Sheriff Joe Divis pursued a youth who left a dance hall, hopped into his car and sped away after claiming a tall man tapped him and urged departure. No charges were filed.
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Wahoo
Neb
Joe Divis
Divis
Maneuvering On Appointments Holds Up Bills
Charleston reports state maneuvering over Senate confirmation or rejection of Gov. William C. Judd appointees overshadowed House votes on a road improvement bill and unemployment pay measures. Senate action remains delayed amid closed deliberations.
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Charleston
Senate
William C. Jand
House
Renew
Eerber
Milland
J. R. Aliff
Liquor Commission
Luther H. Carson
Racing Commission
J. F Edwards
Parole Board
Dana C. Eakle
Supreme Court
Band of Education
Maria
Compromise Pay Raise Bill Oked
Washington House members unanimously approved a compromise bill granting a 7500 dollar annual pay raise for members of Congress plus a 1250 dollar tax free expense allowance and six annual round trips home. The vote was by voice with no objection as a separate income tax cut bill was set to be considered.
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Washington
House
Dulles Says SEATO Hardens Path Against Aggressor
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles reported at Bangkok that SEATO decisions under the Manila Pact provide a firm foundation to deter aggression and subversion in Asia. He noted a secretariat with headquarters in Bangkok will implement measures, while stressing linkages to global security and mobile capabilities.
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John Foster Dulles
Bangkok
Thailand
SEATO
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
U.S. S
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U.S
Anthony Eden
Formosa
International
Peuce
Dulles
United States
Pacific
Japan
Treaty
R. G. Casey Formosa
Accused Soldier Denies Betraying Yanks To Chinese
Army Sgt. William H Olson testified at his court martial in Fort Bragg that he admitted telling a Chinese Communist officer in Korea that a fellow POW was a loud mouthed smart aleck but denied informing on Marine Sgt. Charles H Dickerson or Lt. Charles Harrison. He also denied saying Dickerson should not be freed. A witness had testified Olson told the officer Dickerson should be kept out of a release group.
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N. C
Army
William H.olson
Korea
Charles H. Dickerson
Olson
Dickerson
Charles Harrison
Sunshine Upsets Region Forecast
Sunny skies return to the Tri County area defying the weatherman for three days. Officials predict some rain or snow likely by tomorrow night as temperatures swing from a high of 40 yesterday to a low near 18 tonight and a high around 40 to 45 tomorrow.
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Tri-Couty
Weather Bureau
Mercury
Chiang Surrenders Nanchi and Orders Death Fight for Quemoy
TALPEL Formosa Saturday United Press Generalissimo Chiang Kai shek surrendered Nanchi to the Communists without a fight but ordered troops on Quemoy and Matsu to fight to the death if attacked. Premier OK Yui told Nationalist legislators Chiang expects U S support after evacuating the Tachen Islands and Nanchi.
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Chiang
Nanchi
Quemoy
Talpel
Formosa
Chiang Kai- Shek
Matsu
OK. Yui
Anxio
Red China
Tachen Islands
United States
Plan for disarmament talks aims at world peace
London reports a United Nations disarmament focus as Andrei Gromyko and Ji Ho join a private subcommittee meeting. The delegates say a formula must be found through private talks, balancing power with a broad call for disarmament and lasting peace.
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London
Upityel
Canada
Andrei
Gromyko
Ji Ho
United Nations
General Assembly
Matting
U.N
One German Party Won’t Approve Pact Split
Bonn dispatch reports one party in Chancellor Konrad Adenauer’s coalition will vote against the Franco German Saar pact despite warnings it could endanger Western defense. A FDP spokesman announced two secret France deals granting new guarantees of democratic freedoms in the Saar after Adenauer’s victory.
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Bonn
Germany
Konrad Angar
Freanment Anflouncy
Alance
Free Democrats
FDP
Adenauer
France
Saar
Faure To Try For Ratification Of German Rearmament
Paris in Easter recess approach Prime Minister Edgar Faure aimed to win ratification of the Western German rearmament agreements before Parliament’s April recess. The 46 year old Radical Socialist leader vowed speedy approval of the Paris pacts, but a 19 day cabinet crisis delayed Senate action on the accords.
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Paris
Edgar Vaure
Cabint
Senate
Operation Fails To Separate Twins in Horwich
In Horwich England the father of month-old Siamese twins said the babies died during an unsuccessful operation to separate them. The girls were joined at the heads, surgeons had hoped the separation could be done, but the team of specialists could not save them.
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Horwich
England
Britain
Yorkshire
David Gray
Sky Line Water Co seeks $250 tapping fee
The Public Service Commission has set March for a hearing on Sky Line Water Co of Glen Heights Marshall County seeking approval to charge each consumer a $250 tapping fee for new connections.
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Charleston
Line Public Service Commission
Sky Line Water Co
Glen Heights
Marshall County
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