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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1956
Page
1
United Nations in New York reports Dag Hammarskjold leaves for a two week tour through eastern Europe including Russia and other Iron Curtain states. The trip aims to assess postwar conditions and political dynamics across the region.
Washington Republicans faced slim chances to block a Democratic push for more Air Force funding as the Senate approved a 48 to 40 vote to grant the extra appropriations. The administration had asked for the increase and faced a stern rebuff from lawmakers.
State officials said WV faces limited federal help for north-south roads after Congress passed a highway bill. West Virginia’s $85.8 million share largely funds East-West routes, with Route 11 in the Eastern Panhandle as the sole eligible north-south link. State leaders urged self-reliance, proposing turnpike extensions as the best route if federal funds remain scarce.
Senate debate on a 45 billion foreign aid bill drew warnings from Democrats and Republicans. Chairman Walter F. George said world peace improved and children may avoid another war if aid remains, but heavy cuts could liquidate free world military strength for coming generations.
The White House said President Eisenhower probably will leave Walter Reed Hospital Saturday morning and drive to his Gettysburg farm to recuperate. Press Secretary Hagerty said doctors appear to be aiming at Saturday as the departure date and the president slept well after stitches were removed. He will drive directly to the farm for an indefinite convalescence.
The Republican Women's Club of Taylor County planned district picnics or covered dish dinners with six districts to be contacted by Mrs. Prank Morgan, Mrs. Wayne Sinsel, Mrs. Loren Hoffman, and Mrs. Ashe Leonard. January starts the new year. old officers stay until January. They discussed the National Federation of Republican Women Convention in Chicago and the State Republican Convention in Clarksburg. Fundraising included selling Republican Seal Stamps. Miss Louise Byers reported good attendance.
Grafton records a 24 hour high of 88 and a low of 56 with 76 at 11 today from Blueville Weather Station. Rainfall during last night’s storm measured 1 at Tygart Dam. fall report pending from Blueville station due by 5 pm. A separate item describes Shanahan, 25, pinned after a collision, summoning aid by radio telephone.
Youth Council Committee announced special playground events for a full week. Maple Avenue led by Jim Ward plans a parents night Thursday. West Side hosts a weiner roast with John Jenkins. Beaumont, Flemington, Southside, and East End scheduled games, costume shows, and roasts with various supervisors. All-weather courts upgrade, maps show completed renovations. weekly supervisor visits noted. Committee members listed including Dr Charles Haislip and coaches Spadafore and McKinney.
Eleven airmen died when a KC-97 refueling aircraft from the 509th Air Refueling Squadron crashed shortly after takeoff from Walker Air Force Base near Roswell New Mexico. The bomber caught fire and exploded as it failed to gain altitude, with wreckage scattered across a field. Authorities said no identifications would be released until next of kin were notified.
General Nathan F. Twining and a U.S. Air Force group toured Soviet air facilities during a Moscow visit. The exact factories remained undisclosed as the delegation, including officers from 28 nations, anticipated further insights into Soviet air power on their return.
Voters in Marshall County yesterday rejected a proposed bond measure to raise 706800 dollars for school purposes, halting plans for new facilities and related projects. The defeat affects current expansion efforts and future funding for district improvements.
Among nine identified airmen of 11 who died in the New Mexico air disaster this morning was Bardot A Crum, 36, a refueling boom operator from Charme West Virginia. He is survived by his wife Kelly Virginia and a daughter Susan, 6. The Air Force said bodies were badly mangled delaying identification for hours. Several Grafton and Taylor County airmen served at Lie plane's bage field.
Negotiators for U S Steel Bethlehem and Republic Steel presented a three year contract to the United Steelworkers union in an effort to avert a strike at midnight Saturday. U S Steel planned to begin bank ing furnaces at Gary Indiana as part of a precaution against a walkout by 650000 steel workers.
Health officers scoured southern California after the death of Andrew Bakacs 43 of Oxnard from bubonic plague. Officials believe flea bite from a small animal caused the illness contracted during a fishing trip in Ventura County. No other cases reported. the retired Navy chief petty officer died in isolation at Corona Naval Hospital. This is California’s first plague death since 1947.
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles said Moscow faces widespread discontent within Communist parties as it struggles with a diminished ability to control its overseas affiliates. He cited Berlin speeches and recent statements from parties in the United States Britain and Italy and warned that internal discilpline under Stalin is being challenged while unity in the free world remains essential.
The Afro-Asian bloc of 21 nations met at the United Nations to map a course on the Algerian question after the Franco Algerian dispute in the Security Council. Eleven bloc members support Nehru's five point plan for diplomatic talks outside the UN, aiming to consolidate pressure on Algeria.
A posse of over 100 men searched a wooded area west of Warren for Alfred Buck Wilson after a new tip that the suspected killer was cornered about five miles northwest of Leavittsburg.
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