Polio Cases Drop In Week To June 18
U S Public Health Service reports fewer new polio cases in the week ending June 18 than the prior week. News from Charleston and nearby towns includes resignations at Spencer State Hospital, a fatal crash near Charleston, and a potential education salary outlook from the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce.
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Washington
U.S. Public Health Service
Gharbleston
West Virginia
State Chamber of Commerce
Open Court Basketball Expands Youth Program
A third vocational facility joins Taylor county youths in more than 350 taking part in summer athletic activities. Open court basketball runs on five playgrounds led by Randall McKinney with five teams: Collegians East End West Side Maple Avenue and Mollohan's. Games use an 14 point quarter rule and no fouls or referees. West Side beat Mollohan's 86 to 54 led by Warr and Jenkins. Tonight Collegians face East End followed by Maple Avenue versus West Side. six playgrounds host roasts with parents invited.
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Taylor County
Randall McKinney
Grafton High School
Youth Planning Council
Collegians
East End
West Side
Maple Avenue
Mollohan's
McKinney
West Siders
Mollohans
James Warr
Jack Newhouse
John Jenkins
Tom Cuppett
Don Ha
Beaumont
South Side
Blueville
Fetterman
Taylor County Buses Logged 129666 Miles In School Year
Taylor County buses traveled 129666 miles over 174 school days using 18 buses to haul 1920 pupils in four classes. Extra trips included 2245 miles for football, 1448 for basketball, 1905 for the band and 321 for the track team. Ronald L. Knotts, assistant superintendent, prepared the report.
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Taylor County
Grafton
State Department of Education
Ronald L. Knotts
Drive Em Sway Used Car Bargains In Town
Local dealers promote a large selection of used cars with drastic price cuts low down payments and easy terms. Sample ads include a 1953 DeSoto Firedome four door sedan and a 1950 Oldsmobile eight two door note. Visit the Classified Advertising section on page five for details.
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Rturn
Do ‘W Now
Vacation Winner Is Vacationing Spain Trip Prize
Mrs Walter Braddering, winner of WPEN local fur shop guessing game, is vacationing in Spain and could not be reached at home when notified of first prize a trip to Spain. The radio station reported she is abroad during the call.
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Philadelphia
Walter Braddering
WPEN
Spain
Bradhering
CBS Sued by Package Programs for Copying You Are There
Pittsburgh producer Package Programs Inc seeks 6 million dollars from Columbia Broadcasting System alleging copyright infringement for copying the You Are There format, a program originated in 1945.
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Pittsburgh
Package Programs, Inc
Columbia Broadcasting System Today
CBS
Latin American highway experts visit West Virginia on tour
Fourteen highway executives from Latin American countries arrived by chartered plane to inspect West Virginia highway facilities in a three day tour. Included today was a look at road equipment at Buckhanan before the group headed to Charleston.
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Elkins
West Virginia
Buckhanan
Charleston
First Presbyterian Church 100th Anniversary Events Tonight
First Presbyterian Church Graf ton marks its centennial with a reception this evening open to members and the public Circle 4 hosts the Presbyterian Women. A tea follows tomorrow 8 to 10 p m with Circle One aiding the Rev Ernest L Robertson hosts. Thirteen 50 year members will be honored at a 6 p m Saturday homecoming dinner. The Sunday service features Rev B W Byers and Rev F Carl Davis as honor guests.
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Fetterman
Virginia
John Bradshaw
John 8. Gould
John Graham
First Presbyterian Church
Grafton
Circle 4
The
Presbyterian Women’s Organization
Circle One
Ernest L. Robertson
Presbyterian
Gertrude Shaw
B. ‘W. Byers
F. Carl Davis
S. H. McDonald
Fairmont Church
R. Lewis
Presbyterian Church
Taylor County
William Easton
John W. Briggs
John Jones
Gold Is Arch ie Moore's Color Now Floors Bobo
Arch ie Moore, New York Polo Grounds, knocked out Carl Olson in seven minutes and nineteen seconds to claim the light heavyweight title hopes and set up a future bout with Rocky Marciano. Moore boasted he could beat Marciano and fight at 185 or 186 pounds, not 175.
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New York
Archie Moore
Archie
Park Avenue
Admiral Nelson
Carl
Bobo) Olson
Olson
Polo Grounds
Old Arch
Rocky Marciano
Marciano
Bobo
Ike Uses $350 Rod For Trout In Vermont Stream
President Eisenhower tried out a new 350 dollar fishing rod in a Vermont trout stream amid Republican supporters in town. Officials note he seeks no political motive in his northern New England tour, while state and local leaders have turned out in force since his arrival on Wednesday. Brief talks were planned after he departs Vermont for New Hampshire.
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Chittenden
Eisenhower
Vermont
New England
New Hampshire
Mercury Sees 81 Degree Day Then Drops To 51
A weather summary notes in the Tri County area that temperatures peaked at 81 before falling to 51 last night. At noon today the reading was 71. Forecast calls for considerable cloudiness with scattered showers and a high near 82. Lows range 50 to 58 tonight, with tomorrow expected to be partly cloudy and milder.
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Tri-County
Snead to play in British Columbia Open golf event
Sam Snead of White Sulphur Springs West Virginia has confirmed participation in the $15,000 British Columbia Open golf tournament scheduled for June 29 to July 2 in Vancouver British Columbia.
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Day
Bolt
Vancouver
B. C
Sam Snead
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Durocher Declines Comment on Manager Move Rumor
New York Giants skipper Leo Durocher refused to discuss a report that he will quit the Giants and move to the St. Louis Cardinals as manager. The Cincinnati area outlet suggested the potential shift, but Durocher offered no confirmation.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Leo Durocher
New York Giants
Giants
St. Louis Cardinals
Hobbies Don’t Appeal To Wie Divorce Case Shocks Court
In Los Angeles, Bernice Pye, 25, wins a divorce from Ernest Rye, 33, after testifying that Rye’s hobby involved showing home movies of his wife in shorts. Court records indicate the unusual cause influenced the settlement.
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Los Angeles
Bernice Pye
Ernest Rye
Experts Endorse Salk Vaccine As Safe Vote 8 3
A panel of top polio scientists voted 8 to 3 that the Salk polio vaccine is safe and should continue nationwide inoculations. The decision followed a House Commerce subcommittee hearing where three authorities urged halting production until safety could be improved. The eight proponents included Dr James A Shannon of NIH representing the Public Health Service.
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Washington
House Commerce
James A Shannon
National Institutes of Health
Public Health Service
Regional Glass Firm Sues to Block Tariff Cuts
Morgantown glass company files federal suit challenging presidential tariff reductions claiming only Congress may regulate tariffs. Amended complaint accuses State and Treasury departments of conspiring to push Morgantown glassware to lower wage foreign producers, arguing unreasonable restraint of trade. Business has fallen from 1.25 million to 750 thousand annually since 1949.
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Washington
West Vinjetta Glass
Burnita
Matthews
Morgantown
Congress
Roy St. Lewis
United States
State Department Jals
Treasury Department
Forcible entry case in Topeka drags on since 1908
In Topeka, J. N. Thompson’s forcible entry suit against Mrs. E. J. Whitlow over a $28 rent dispute remains continued with no clear record of vacating or payment. The 1908 filing date is listed as June 25, but court records show no progress. Meanwhile Lions delegates in Atlantic City proceed with the 38th annual convention after a large Boardwalk parade.
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Topeka
Kan
Court of
J. N. Thompson
E. J. Whitlow
Lions Converse
Atlantic City
N. J
Lions Club International
Nehru and Bulganin urge Formosa turnover and world disarmament
Soviet Premier Bulganin and Indian Prime Minister Nehru called for Formosa to surrender to the Chinese Communists and for Communist China to join the United Nations. They urged a universal ban on atomic and hydrogen bombs and ending bomb tests, pledging continued friendship and cooperation. The declaration, signed in the Kremlin after Nehru's visit, outlined peaceful coexistence principles and a plan for further ties between the two nations.
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Moscow
Nikola Bulganin
Jawaharlal Nehru
Formosa
China
Navns
Nehru
Russia
Taiwan
Kremlin
Warsaw
London
Anthony Eden
Bulganin
Davy Crockett Fame Spreads Across Ocean Visit Tale
New York reports the Crockett legend reaching beyond the United States as Mayor Walter Kolb of Frankfurt Germany remarks during a visit that his 11 year old son Walter owns a cowboy suit and knows all about Davy Crockett.
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New York
Davy Crockett
United States
Walter Kolb
Prankfurt
Germany
Walter
Air force chief ousted after MIG flight to Seoul
In 1953 North Korea's air force chief Wang Yun reportedly lost his post after a Russian built MIG arrived in Seoul for a $100,000 reward. South Korean sources say two North Korean pilots, including Capt Lee Woon Young, flew to freedom on a Russian built YAK8, details relayed to U.S. intelligence.
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Seoul
Korea
Red
North Korea
Wang Yun
United Press
Lee Woon-Young
Army Gets Whirlwind Soldier Arrives in Sioux Falls
Homer J. Whirlwind, a Rapid City man from South Dakota, has joined the Army and is reported to be arriving in Sioux Falls for training or assignment. The hometown connection highlights a local enlistment amid ongoing national service mobilization.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Homer J. Whirlwind
Rapid City
Gypsies Invade Taylor County Lease Grove
State Police report a band of about 150 gypsy trailers camped along highways in Taylor County after arriving from Baltimore. They have leased Boyce's Grove on the Morgantown road and say they will seek work as roof painters, but cannot legally operate without West Virginia licenses and vehicle registrations. Residents are urged to cooperate with police and note past complaints about paint and repairs.
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Taylor County
Boyce's Grove
Morgantown
Baltimore
Rock Lake
Thornton
the Grove
West Virginia
Italy Stymied on Premiership
Rome left wing President Giovanni Granchi met elder statesmen to find a new premier capable of averting a prolonged government crisis with general elections likely next spring. His first talks were with former President Enrico De Nicola and planned discussions with Luigi Einudi.
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Rome i
Giovanni Granchi
Italy
Granchi
Maria Scelba
Enrico de Nicola
Luigi Eineudi
Sheriff's Wife Captures Burglars at Tennessee Cafe
CROSVILLE Tenn The three men attempted a cafe burglary owned by Mrs Shirley Frey Pee. She grabbed a pistol fired to repel them and captured one man while the others fled through a window. They were later caught at a roadblock.
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Crosville
Tenn
Shirley Frey Pee
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