West Virginia State Police Adopt Five Day Week
State Police Supt Bragdi H Fair announced a five day work week for Department of Public Safety staff effective immediately. The move rearranges schedules with no service cuts or added staff while troopers average about 68 hours weekly. Sgt Paul B Swiger resigned and no replacement was announced for the Moundsville detachment. Fair noted the Moundsville corps remains under Co R A Elliot. Nixon Underwood and Bethany College president Gresham were escorted to Bethany where honorary degrees of law were presented.
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14 Year Old Drowns In Clinch River Near Tazwell
A 14 year old from Tazewell identified as William Chandler drowned in the Clinch River after apparently suffering a heart attack. Family members tried to rescue him as he struggled in the water and he died before being brought to shore.
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Airman Kittinger Reaches 18000 M Inches Atmosphere
Air Force Captain Joe Kittinger ascended in a small gondola to 96 009 feet nearly two hours, setting a balloon altitude record. From Holloman AFB New Mexico he reported seeing Lake Michigan shore more than 300 miles away and noted a radio breakdown ended the flight early.
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Lake Michigan
Rapid City
American Cheese Dominates U.S. Dairy Output in 1953
A Department of Agriculture report shows 974,240,000 pounds of American cheese produced in the United States in 1953, far exceeding 105,490,000 pounds of Swiss-type cheese the runner up.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Australia
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Nelson Lees
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Mississippi River Canal to Cure Historic Headache at Chain of Rocks
Army Corps of Engineers opens a 19 mile canal north of St Louis bypassing the Chain of Rocks. When ready in 1963, it will provide a dependable nine foot channel from New Orleans to Minneapolis, easing river navigation and cutting delays from underwater rocks and turbulent currents.
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Minneapolis
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Burglars Target Detroit Plant. Watchman Safely Briefed
Six burglars raided Wayne Laundry and Dry Cleaning Co at dawn and ordered guard Bedford Patterson to stay put. Patterson called police five hours later. burglars appear to have taken nothing. Local authorities investigation ongoing.
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Wayne Laundry and Dry Cleaning Co
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Gov Underwood Addresses Bethany College Graduates
West Virginia Governor Cecil H. Underwood spoke to 84 Bethany College graduates at the 116th commencement where he and Vice President Richard Nixon received honorary degrees. He urged service to fellow citizens, highlighted Christian heritage, and stressed the nation’s need for dedicated young leaders to meet global challenges.
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Richard Nixon
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Blast Victim Still Alive at Benedum Airport Blast
Clarksbury police await update on Gene Chadwell age 20, critically injured in Friday explosion near Benedum airport. David S. Folio of Clarksburg died after operation. Authorities unsure of blast cause. two men found semi conscious near airport park off US 50 north of Bridgeport.
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David S. Folio
Bridgeport
Adlai Tours Over Europe to Lisbon and Oxford Honor
Adlai Stevenson leaves for Lisbon as part of a European tour after the 1952 defeat. In Britain he receives an honorary degree from Oxford University during his visit.
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Bethany College Honors Nixon with Honorary Degree
Vice President Richard Nixon received an honorary Doctor of Laws at Bethany College as Gov. Underwood and Bethany President Gresham looked on. Nixon urged publicizing labor unions financial records to inform members and the public while noting the need to conclude the McClellan probe before broader labor legislation.
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Nixon
Bethany
Richard M. Nixon
McClellan
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WVU finals and leadership changes in Morgantown
West Virginia University held finals and weekend alumni events in Morgantown. Wil Wheeling area leaders were named to key posts with A G Spurr becoming WVU Board of Governors president and Okey B Glenn taking over as WVU Association head. The report notes Spurr is former Monongahela Power Co president and Glenn is a Williamson pharmacist. The piece also references historical political figures and unrelated notes about Nixon and Eisenhower.
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Colombia's ex-dictator and Gustavo Pinna clash in turmoil
Central Press outline hints at power struggles in Colombia involving ex dictator Washington figure Gustavo Pinna. It notes strife over Nicaragua and Mosquita Coast, with questions about political martyrdom and shifting leadership amid regional tensions.
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Alumni officers named after WVU president resignation
Boreman of Parkersburg heads the alumni group with new officers elected. E G Otey of Bluefield becomes vice president, Douglas Bowers of Beckley secretary. J F McIntosh of Spencer is first vice president, Dale G Casto of Charleston second vice president. David W Jacobs of Morgantown named to his 20th consecutive term as executive secretary.
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WVU
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Spencer
Alumni Assn
Dale G. Casto
Charleston
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Morgantown
State communities hold elections for municipal posts Tuesday
West Virginia voters head to 154 communities on Tuesday to elect mayors and councilors. Major races center on Dunbar and Wellsburg with libel disputes and a sheriff’s bid, while Buckhannon may decide daylight time. Larger towns include Morgantown Grafton Barboursville Keyser Lewisburg Moundsville Alderson Ravenswood Moorefield Weston West Union Summersville. Female council majorities appear in Littiston and Reedy Roane County with contest dynamics shaping local government.
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Truck Train Collision Claims Two In Ohio Near Here
In Scio Ohio a 22 month old child James Allen Mizer was killed instantly and his uncle Paul O Schultz aged 26 died four hours later after a truck driven by Schultz pulled in front of a Pennsylvania Railroad freight train near the town Saturday.
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Famed National Cathedral Still Only Half Finished
Washington reports the National Cathedral in DC remains only half completed after 102 years. Costing about 13 million dollars with potential 20 million more, completion could stretch to 2000. The cathedral, privately funded, hosts 8000 weekly visitors and honors historical figures including Wilson and Dewey.
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Women Set To Take Town Leadership In West Virginia
In Wetzel County town Five of seven council candidates are women and a woman runs unopposed for recorder marking the first time women have sought council seats Betty Jean Byers notes that male councilmen have shown waning interest and a group of women formed to act in local government
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Wetzel County
Betty Jean Byers
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