Industrial and political items flash across New York fronts
A sprawling briefs page notes W Al industry and steel facing a potential quick blow to metalworking, stock tones firm near noon, and a parade in Fort Knox by the 1003rd Engineer Battalion. It covers beer license revocations in Charleston, a fatal Nutter Fort crash, Gov Marland's in-state visits, drought in Kansas City and Missouri, and U.N. disarmament talks with Dulles Pineau. Local education shifts include Phillip Reed named admin assistant in Ohio County, WVU’s life‑planning meeting, Des Moines mayor’s anti communist comments, and Des Propetrovak visit. Authorities report two men charged with beating a 91-year-old great‑grandmother in Laing.
Georgia predicts Stevenson favorable at national convention
Senator Walter JF George of Georgia states the state's 32 Democratic votes will back Adlai Stevenson for the presidential nomination. He adds Stevenson remains his personal choice among active contenders, with Hariman Kefauver also in contention. The note follows messages to Stevenson supporters amid caucus plans and delegation alignments across states including New York Kentucky and beyond.
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Walter F. George
D-Ga
Georgia
Adlai E. Stevenson
George
Stevenson
Contendtevenson
Averell Harriman
New York
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
James A. Finnegan
Kefaulver
California
Fintnegan
Congress
George Dean
Senate
Wrate
Jas
Bky
Ferent B. Johnson
Texas
Johnson
Stevenon
Steven
Marvin Griffin
John Sammons Bell
Bell
South Carolina
George Bell
State Committee
Clements
Leary
Wetherby
Kentucky
Two Men Found Guilty in Tax Fraud Case in St Louis
A federal jury in St Louis convicted Mathur J. Connelly and T. Lamer Caudle of conspiring to defraud the government in a tax evasion scheme involving Irving Sacha, a local shoe broker. Sentencing and possible new trial motions were scheduled for July 19 before Judge Rubey M. Hullen.
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Truman
St. Loui
Mathur J. Connelly
Irunian
T. Lamer Caudle
Justice Department
St Louis
Irving Sacha
Rubey M. Hullen
Ternational
Truman Receives Oxford Honor Despite Protests
Oxford University awarded former U S president Harry S Truman an honorary Doctor of Civil Laws after a contentious protest by philosophy instructor Gladys Elizabeth Anscombe who argued against honoring leaders who ordered wartime bombings. Lord Halifax presented the diploma as chancellor.
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England
Oxford University
Harry S. Truman
Mr. Trurany
Marshall
Acheson
Gladys Elizabeth Anscombe
Ormer
Nero
Genghis Khan
Hitler
Stalin
Truman
Lord Halifax
Washington
Current Cool Period Won't Last In West Virginia Weather
Observers say West Virginia's cool period is brief with temperatures expected to rise by Thursday and continue through the weekend. Tuesday and today were the coolest in over a month, averaging six degrees below normal, with Elkins reporting a low of 51. The five day forecast calls for about 2 degrees above normal highs near 86, with scattered showers Thursday and possibly Friday.
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West Virginia
Sors Elkins
Weather Bureau
West Virginia Five Day Forecast Warmer Weekend Ahead
The forecast calls for temperatures about 2 degrees above normal with a slow warming trend Thursday and Friday and continued warmth into the weekend. Showers and thunderstorms are possible Thursday with a smaller chance Friday, totaling roughly one quarter to one-half inch of rain.
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West Virginia
Lover's Quarrel Ends in Man's Death in Clarksburg
CLARKSBURG Mrs Lona T Haught 41 a widow shot and killed her suitor Elisa Shields 40 a bachelor carpenter who lived next door The two had been involved for about two years and the affair had gone on the rocks Shields was found slumped in a chair with a single gunshot wound to the head Haught said she fired the shot from the doorway of the bedroom and would be charged with murder later today
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Clarksburg
Lona T. Haught
C. K. Carson
Carson
Weather report notes 70 degree reading at 11 AM
The record shows a 70 degree temperature at 11 AM at the Blueville Weather Station. The high in Grafton reached 72, with lingering cool conditions overnight noted in the report.
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Grafton
Blueville
Eisenhower Expected to Announce Second Term Plan in July
A White House official says President Eisenhower likely issues a new public statement on seeking a second term between July 4 and July 15 while convalescing at his Gettysburg farm. Doctors report a good night and continued progress, seven pounds lighter than admission, amid GOP hopes he will reaffirm his decision to run.
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White House
Eisenhower
Walter Reed
Share
United Press
Administration
Uelus
Unas
Two Maben Houses Burn Leave Twenty Three Homeless
Fire destroyed two five room frame houses near Maben leaving 23 people homeless. Two additional houses were damaged and total losses were placed at about 5000 dollars by Gale Mining Co. employees.
Steel Deadlock Talks Face Critical Hours in New York
The United Steelworkers and seven major producers pressed for a breakthrough as a June 30 strike deadline nears. Talks with U S Steel Bethlehem Steel Republic Steel and others fractiously stalled. A five year no strike offer was touted by the industry as the workers seek wage gains and job protections.
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America
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U.S. Steel
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Jones and Laughlin
Inland
Allegheny Ladium
Crucible Tt
New York
Armen Steel
Pittsburgh Steel
Detroit
Great Lakes Stel
USW
David J. McDonald
T2n
Uncke
Ieac
Ie Jonblook
State School Heads Center Conference Opens In Huntington
Dr. Charles C. Fitzwater of the U.S. Office of Education will address a three day conference of state school leaders here. He will speak on The Team Concept in Educational Administration. The conference centers on educational leadership and teamwork across states.
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Huntington
Charles C. Fitzwater
U.S. Office of Education
Fitzwater
Ohio Cuts Toll To Lure Truck Traffic
The Ohio Turnpike cuts tolls for all truck classes by up to 35 percent to boost heavy vehicle usage set to take effect next Monday. Officials say passenger tolls remain unchanged and expect reduced charges to end trucking by‑pass increases, with traffic easing on parallel highways within 20 days and overall revenue rising about 1.5 million dollars yearly.
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Columbus
Turnpike Commission
JFP Greiner Co
Midwest Heat Quelled by Violent Winds and Rain
A United Press report notes a storm system sweeping the Midwest bringing tornadic winds to parts of Iowa Minnesota Nebraska and Texas cooling heat across the Great Lakes region and lowering temperatures to near freezing in New England while gouging hot dry conditions in the Plains. Tornado funnels were seen near Fairbault Minnesota and Kimball South Dakota with no major damage reported.
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Towa
South Dakota
Minnesota
Fairibault Minn
Kimball
Great Lakes
Great Plains
Tawa Missouri
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
New England
Atlantic
Flordia
20 Americans Listed As Dead In Tragic Crash
New York reports the worst commercial airliner disaster in memory with twenty Americans among the dead. The list includes passengers and crew such as Peter A. Ward Michelle Cassiey and Frank Baventhin alongside family members of Daniel Handler and multiple siblings. Venezuelan and European nationals are also noted among the victims with details on survivors and relatives.
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New York
Tollo American Citizens
Peter A. Ward
Michelle D. Cassiey
Frank Theodore Baventhin
William Dunn
Myrtle HL Isbell
Dorothy Ann Witter
George Louis Witter
Phillip Walker
Daniel Handler
Carneus
Brooklyn
Marlin S. Handler
Elvia Varela
New York City
Venezuela
Veniéanelan
Otto
Halla
Twining Pleads For Favorable Outcome On Moscow Trip
General Nathan F. Twining leads a high level Air Force mission to Moscow likely Thursday seeking a decisive cold war result. Officials say the trip could yield a net gain for the United States and influence future access to Russia for other service leaders and NSC deliberations.
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Nathan F. Twining
Moscow
United States
U.S. Air Force
Twining
America
Russia
Joint Chiefs of Staff
National Security Council
Eisenhower
Burns In Blast Takes Two Lives At Cumberland Plant
A gas explosion on a large Pittsburgh Plate Glass plant under construction in Cumberland Maryland killed two workers and critically injured eight others. Dead are Runsell Hendricks 42 of Kewser West Virginia and George Wolfe 29 of Tilerslie Ba. The blast occurred Tuesday morning as the men, all electricians and plumbers, began work. The explosion was blamed on gas leaked from a hollow container during the night.
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Memorial Hospital
Runsell Hendricks
Kewser
W.va
George Wolfe
Tilerslie
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co
Mater
House panel kills federal aid bill for school desegregation
The House Committee on Education tabling the bill 14 to 0 ends prospects for federal aid to districts that abolish segregation. The measure faces no further action in this session of Congress.
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Washington
House Committee On Education
Venezuelan Airliner Crash Kills 74 Near Idlewild
A four engine Venezuelan Constellation crashed into the Atlantic off New Jersey, 74 killed including 20 Americans and many teenagers. Coast Guard searched debris for hours, reporting bodies, clothing, and other remains scattered in rough seas. The flight originated near New York bound for Caracas when an engine failed and the craft plunged into the water just after midnight.
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Charles
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N. J
Venn
Gus
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Fisher
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Caracas
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Japan
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Gaswal ‘Abdel Nasser
Wheeling
Phillip Reed
Lincoln High School
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American Country Life Assa
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WVU College of Agriculture
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Des Mones
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