Disasters, missing crew follow naval incident
Reports say one of four Navy crewmen is missing after a routine search operation. the day marks the third disaster of the week. Additional items note a West Virginia extension service report on budget rise and a proposed conference at West Virginia University next fall. Other brief items cover a Wheeling Downs fraud case, Eisenhower signing a 7.5 percent federal pay raise, a parolee graduating from high school in Poughkeepsie, fuel policy critique in government buildings, a reduced bus tax in Parkersburg, American casualties near Gelheimer, and political disclosures in Washington. Pope Pius XII blesses 100000 in St Peters Square and Hoa Hao forces invade in Indochina.
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Eisenhower
Geneva
Russia
John Foster Dulles
U. S
Alaska
Dent
New England
Congression Commission
Chheck
Congress
I. Dixon-Yates
Budget Bureau
Dixson-Yates
Rowland Hughes
Estes Kefauver
Pageants Planned For Taylor County Playgrounds
Reports from a Youth Planning Council meeting cover weekend activities at six supervised playgrounds. New Flemington equipment. weekly basketball schedule. July 5 West Side vs East End, July 6 Collegians vs Maple Avenue, July 7 Mollohan's vs Maple Avenue. Pageants planned for July 22 at each playground, grand pageant July 28 at Maple Avenue. Final prizes to be awarded.
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Youth Planning Council
Randall McKinney
Flemington
West Side
East End
Collegians
Maple Avenue
Mollohan's
William Merow
Dresed
Haat Bnd
South Side
Brady Nighe
West Side Playground
Mason
Beaumont
Five killed at Wyoming ranch in apparent murder suicide
Rural telephones connected a grim chain of clues as coroner and ranger investigated a ranch home in Cora Wyoming. By Friday evening Jack Alexander his wife Patricia their daughter Grace six and mother in law Mrs F X O Brien lay dead scattered around the grounds. A deer rifle lay beside Alexander and Mrs O Brien was found beside a disconnected phone. Coroner Francis Turner said Alexander apparently shot the four then killed himself.
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Cora
Wyo
Jack Alexander
Pinedale
Alexander Ranch
Darrel Fluckinger
Alexander Home
Alexander
Fluckinger
F. X. O'Brien
Miami
Fla
Finekinger
Patricia
Grace
West Virginia Governor promotes state to U S industry
Governor William C. Marland met textile and metal working leaders in New York to court new plants for West Virginia. He touted the state as industrially favorable, with firms from Arthur D. Little Co and the state commission discussing sites. Several companies showed interest but made no commitments.
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New York
West Virginia
William C. Marland
Harvard Club
Marland
Tme
Arthur D. Little Co
Industrial and Publicity Commission
With & Plant
Sforce
Malcolm W. Reed
United States Steel
C. B. Bowdoin
Worthington Corp
Ian T. R. Dreyer
American
Drive Em Away Used Car Bargains Today
Your home town dealers offer a choice selection of used cars with drastically slashed prices low down payments and easy terms. Samples include a 1953 DeSoto Firedome 4 door sedan and a 1950 Oldsmobile 88 2 door. For details and more, see the Classified Advertising on page five.
Convicts Families Invited To Fourth Of July Picnic
Invitations went out to families of state prison inmates for a daylong July 4 picnic near Moundsville at Camp Fairfield. The event marks the first time inmates and relatives may mingle without glass barriers. About 170 men are assigned to the camp and some inmates without visitors may join other families for the picnic dinner.
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Moundsville
West Virginia
State Penitentiary
Camp Fairdhance
Orel J. Skeen
Warm Weather Forecast for Tri-County Area
Continued warm weather expected with temperatures near 86 this afternoon in the Tri-County area. Yesterday peaked at 81 and dropped to 49 overnight. Tonight will be fair with lows 50 to 58. Tomorrow is forecast for fair and warm conditions in the afternoon.
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Tri-County
Mercury
Fairmont Youth Held After Man Wounded
Columbus report states cafe owner Daniel E. Souder 29 of Gahana was in fair condition today from a stomach gunshot. His alleged assailant William M. Watson 22 of Fairmont W Va is held for the shooting and auto theft after Souder tackled him during a car crash and a subsequent chase.
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Columbus
Ohio
Daniel E. Souder
Gahana
Souder
William M. Watson
Fairmont
W. Va
Watson
Truck Tieup Seen Near Boston Ends 16 Day Stoppage
A possible major breakthrough was reported today as a 16 day truck tieup in New England appeared to be nearing a resolution near Boston. Local industry sources and drivers indicated talks were progressing with impact on supply chains and regional commerce.
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Boston
New England
Queen Guides Cloaks For Royal Photo Op At Dundee
In Dundee Scotland Queen Elizabeth and three students staged a cloak gesture for a photo, while a U.S. traffic forecast warned 380 Americans could die in July Fourth highway crashes as 40 million cars were expected on the roads over the three day weekend. Officials urged safe driving: slow down, start early, stay alert, pass cautiously, and avoid fatigue. A separate note mentions the U.S. Army Ist Infantry Division marking 38 years of service in Europe with a farewell review as troops rotate home.
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Elizabeth
Rutherford Dow
Queens College
Sir Walter Raleigh
Norway
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Ned H. Dearborn
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Wurzburg
Germany
Europe
South Korea seeks US aid for 680 million dollar plan
Seoul reports the National Assembly passed a motion to appeal the United States for approval of Korea's 680 million dollar economic aid request. The resolution also asks for expanded military assistance and stronger UN forces amid North Korea's Communist buildup.
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Seoul
Korea
Republic of Korea
National Assembly
United States
Washington
United Nations
North Korea
Douglas Flies to Inspect Army Project by Helicopter
U S Supreme Court Justice William O Douglas flew 49 miles to San Luis Pampanga by helicopter to view an army settlement project. He was accompanied by President Ramon Magsaysay and traveled from Tokyo, planning to return to the United States on Thursday.
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Manila
P. 1
U. S
Supreme Court
William O
Douglas
San Luis Pampanga
Ramon Magsaysay
Tokyo
United States
Bonn Armament Plans Delayed by German Parliament
West Germany faces a two to three month delay in rearmament as an all party revolt stalls Chancellor Konrad Adenauer's plan. He sought a volunteer program and swift action before Geneva summit talks and his Moscow trip, but opposition threatens the timetable.
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Bonn
Germany
Konrad —Adenauer
Geneva
Adenauer
Moscow
Kremlin
Steelworkers Chief Sees Time to Avert Nationwide Strike
David J. McDonald president of the CIO United Steelworkers said there is still ample time to avert a nationwide steel strike if six major steel firm heads join crucial wage negotiations. The statement highlights the high stakes as talks continue.
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Pittsburgh
David J. McDonald
CIO
United Steelworkers
New Dillinger Suspect Held Over NYC Slaying
Sixteen year old Luis Ramerez nicknamed Dillinger is jailed in a New York City station on homicide charges related to the execution style killing of eight rival gang youths, including seventeen year old Carlos Feliciano.
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Luis Ramerez
New York City
Carlos Feliciano
Ramerez
Dillinger
Internationalit
GM Starts Its Fund To Share GW Program
General Motors began contributing to a trust fund to pay supplemental unemployment benefits under a new contract with the CIO United Auto Workers. The union said over 90 percent of GM’s 350,000 workers approved the contract. Britain sent extra arms to Cyprus amid renewed terrorism fears.
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Detroit General Motor
CIO
United Auto Workers
Britain
Nicosi
Cyprus
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