New York seeks injunction to halt subway strike
An injunction is sought to stop a second crippling subway motormen strike next week. Officials report 13,500 workers idled at Chrysler over strike authorization. Labor Dept notes 196000 auto layoffs last week. Charlie Chaplin owes 1,100,000 in back taxes. An explosion at a Moss security plant kills three, injures three. Firefighters battle a multi million dollar timber blaze in Winslow. Parliament trembles as a suspicious bomb scare prompts Scotland Yard to heighten guards. Albert Woolson, Civil War veteran, remains in hospital. Public Service Commission mulls a 1000 annual rate rise for a small telephone company. West Virginia jet fighter runway project breaks ground.
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West Virginia county aid boost for 1956 57 totals 56 149 255
State Board of School Finance reports 6 3 19 million in extra salary funds for teachers will be added to 1956 57 aid outside the regular formula. Forty four counties gain regular aid. twenty one lose. Notable changes include Berkeley Brooke Cabell and Monongalia among those with decreases, while Barbour Braxton Doddridge Gilmer Marion Randolph and others show gains.
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Nation Swelters July To Be Hot
Nation endures another hot night as a 30 day outlook predicts continuation of the heat through mid July. Temperatures fall in the Far West but rise elsewhere with scattered showers east of the Rockies and cooler air arriving in Salt Lake City and Cheyenne. A fire destroyed the West Virginia University main engineering building as wind gusts rose to 50 to 70 miles per hour. Chancellor Adenauer received an honorary Marquette degree in Milwaukee. A 13 year old boy drowned near St Albans while swimming with friends.
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Dulles Attends Ordination of Son at Fordham Chapel
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles attends the ordination of his youngest son Avery R. to the Jesuit priesthood at Fordham University chapel in New York. French Foreign Minister Christian Pineau arrives for talks in Washington on shaping U.S. policy toward Russia.
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Maybe He Can Chicago Tavern Watcher Says He Was Mad
Mrs. Gladys Wise asked George Barnes to guard her tavern. He locked it up after pouring 145 fifths of whiskey down the drain emptying four beer barrels and 20 beer cases. He was sentenced Friday to 30 days in jail and said he was tired and annoyed.
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George Barnes
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Bees Mutiny Over Tutti Frutti Factory Becomes Public Chase
A 75 000 strong bee swarm led by a queen mutinied over a candy and gum factory in New York and refused to follow. The bees settled on an automobile until beekeeper Theron Chase neutralized them with a portable hive. He identified the bees as three band Italians and joked about exiling the rebels to Moscow Pennsylvania.
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Max Wilanowski
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Jets grounded not news says Air Force
An Air Force spokesman confirmed that all B57 light jet bombers remain grounded until crash causing kinks are fixed. He noted the jets have been grounded since about January and described the situation as common knowledge.
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Mercury Reaches 86 At 11 A.M In Blueville
The day saw a high of 88 with a low of 67 as the 24 hour period ended yesterday at 6 p.m. The 11 a.m. reading reported 86 degrees at the Blueville weather station amid generally clear conditions.
Identified fugitive Ivey jailed after memory plea in Nashville
A 29 year old man in Nashville asked detectives to help learn his identity. Fingerprints confirmed he is James Oliver Ivey, sought in Huntsville Alabama for a $1,500 robbery.
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President Eisenhower Begins Soft Food Diet in recovery
President Eisenhower’s doctors put him on a soft food diet as he enters the second week of recovery from major surgery. A medical bulletin reported a good night’s rest, stable vitals, liquids by mouth continuing, and optimism for possible hospital discharge by weekend.
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Final Primary Tabulation Shows Berry Edged Out Treasurer
Charleston report shows Judge Leslie Given narrowly beat Jon G. Berry by 654 votes for the Democratic nomination to state Supreme Court. Official totals from the secretary of state also list results for GOP governor, U.S. Senate races, and congressional districts with multiple candidates and vote counts across Kanawha and other counties.
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GOP to Install Hoblitzell as West Virginia Chairman
Charleston dispatch reports the Republican state executive committee planned to elect John D. Hoblitzell as state chairman after the GOP general election ticket unanimously endorsed him in Clarksburg. Governor hopeful Cecil Underwood and senatorial nominee Chapman Revercomb backed the move as other party leaders addressed the meeting. The committee also to fill two vice chairmen and other officers and set the date for the upcoming state convention.
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Diaries Hint at Slayings Involving Race Track Fans and Soldiers
Police search for race track figures and GI names found in diaries of two slain teen girls Shelby Jean 16 of North Laurel Park Md and Mary Elizabeth Fellers 18 of Beltsville Md disappeared June 1 after getting into a light blue car with a young man. Mary's body found in Potomac River and Shelly Jean's in Catochin Creek. Investigators call it a possible murder by an insane fiend as public appeals for information go out.
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Boone County Homecoming Set for Aug. 5
Boone County plans its annual Homecoming on August 5 with four major candidates for governor and U.S. Senate facing on the stage. Circuit Judge Kenneth K. Hall, Madison Chamber president, says Gov. Marland, Rep. Mollohan, and former Sen Revercomb have accepted, while Cecil Underwood has tentatively accepted. The event also marks the 50th anniversary of Madison's incorporation.
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