30 Jan 1954
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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1954
Page
1
Reports describe a crowd near Bluff New Zealand many had spent the night, while the ship The Gotth is due to arrive at Sydney. other items note a New York strike by cargo weighers, fare hikes in Clarksburg and a riot at Nebraska Penitentiary, plus various global incidents and appointments.
City Attorney John K. Burdett said Grafton will seek a bond of 105000 to cover potential losses if the miners special-rate contract injunction is granted. Judge Watkins denied a temporary injunction and set February 11 at 2 pm for defense. The dispute centers on municipal hospital rates and whether special rates to miners violate state law.
Berlin report says John Foster Dulles Anthony Eden and Georges Bidault present a united front to bar Molotov from bringing East German delegation to the Big Four talks and to back Eden's unification plan for free all German elections with policy speeches and ongoing high level talks as Molotov agrees to defer disarmament proposals.
The Atomic Energy Commission disclosed in its 16th semiannual report to Congress that the Livermore California laboratory run by the University of California has operated for a year and a half since June 1951. About 1,600 scientists and technicians work there. The site is linked to hydrogen bomb development with Dr. Edward Teller contributing to the work culminating in the 1952 hydrogen device test. The report notes plans to test weapon concepts at the Pacific sites and outlines advances in nuclear power and medicine, with the U.S. investment in atomic projects exceeding 12 billion dollars since 1940 through June 1952.
A Sentinel notice explains newsboys are small merchants who buy papers weekly and must collect weekly to recoup costs. It highlights discipline, savings, and building credit, urging readers to pay their boy promptly every week to sustain the route and teach responsible money handling.
Panmunjom reports say twenty one Americans who collaborated with Communists joke among themselves as Mister while in captivity. They are said to live in a two story stone house in Kaesong with a Briton and 325 South Koreans who returned to North Korea. Peiping Radio notes they spend time sightseeing and playing with children.
A light drizzle and brisk breeze dampened the Tri County area this morning with rising temperatures and partial clearing at noon. Forecasters predict more rain by late afternoon possibly switching to light snow flurries tonight as temperatures drop, with a low around 15 to tomorrow's bitterly cold conditions. Yesterday's high reached 85, low 22, today at noon 38, while a broad weather map shows multiple precipitation zones from Northern California to western New York and central Mississippi.
Terra Alta resident William Thomas Whitehair, 21, was killed instantly when his car traveling without lights failed to negotiate a turn at Ty rone Road and Route 7. Eyewitnesses report the vehicle plunged 20 feet up a rock cliff then tumbled to the base.
A Red Cross first aid station at the Big Four conference treated 74 cases in five days. Nurses reported that newsmen with splitting headaches were the primary clientele, highlighting the station’s role in supporting journalists and officials during the event.
Elizabeth witnesses a unique threefold wedding as Betty Jane Black Doris Black and Florenen Black wed in St Mark's Lutheran Church before 400 guests and a press corps The ceremonies pair each sister with a groom in sequence followed by a large reception at a Masonic Temple The family strategized to avoid crowding and kept attendants to a minimum for the three simultaneous unions.
Walter R Strother, a 47 year B and O veteran, received a gold wrist watch at a retirement ceremony in the Grafton Hotel after ending 47 years of service. The Monongah Division admin noted his 69 year life and long career from 1906 to 1953 as chief rules examiner.
Lafay ette Ginn, 45, was sentenced to 30 days in jail Friday after he set fire to a bed in a rooming house for a second time. Ginn said he would quit smoking but did not.
U S officers report China and North Korea are constructing a 16 mile steel and concrete defense line along the Korean truce front. Night work continues with trenches and pillboxes described as a modern Maginot Line, difficult to breach even by atom bombs. UN forces have 240 completed fortifications and retain timbered earthen bunkers from earlier fighting.
In Chicago a decades old tale involves Charles Petriello as an infant when his mother allegedly misplaced a thermometer later removed from his hip after passing through his body. The fragmentary report hints at an unusual medical sequence but lacks clear details or outcomes.
Rome report states Premier Amintore Fanfani's 11 day cabinet was toppled in the Chamber of Deputies with 259 votes for, 207 against and 11 abstentions. The vote deepens Italy's month long political crisis ahead of possible general elections as parties split and proposals for a temporary cabinet circulate.
Mayor Ollie Czelusta officially proclaimed a coffeeless Wednesday in Toledo as part of a bid to roll back coffee prices to a reasonable level. The action aims to make coffee affordable for everyone.
The United Nations announced that the member ship voted down India's request for a special oral assembly on Korean problems. Day Hammarskjold would notify member nations by midnight. The final tally showed 28 countries opposed, including Western powers, while 22, including the Soviet bloc, supported the Indian proposal. A simple majority of 31 was needed.
In Richmond Virginia Henrico County officials said a typographical error caused the misprint stating graft and art supplies in the Welfare budget. The correction clarified the intended items and budget figures.
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