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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1954
Page
1
Republican leaders announced support for a compromise plan to raise personal income exemptions for low-bracket taxpayers. Details of the plan were not disclosed immediately.
A United States Steel Corp official said steel prices will "definitely" rise to cover higher wage costs, though the extent and timing were not yet determined. The report cites Benjam F. Fairless, chair, commenting in Washington on the planned adjustment.
Grafton city finances face strain as year end closes with unpaid $1000 playground funding to Youth Planning Council and questions over legality of public funds for a private group. City Manager J Leslie Loar Sr outlines options to cover the amount in the new fiscal year and possible fund reallocation.
Premier Ngo Dinh Diem arrives amid concern over French pulls from Nam Dinh and possible abandonment of Hanoi and Haiphong. Paris denies a secret deal. U.N. reports Thailand’s minister warns Saigon may fall if Hanoi is surrendered. Bombers attack rebel bases and refugees flood toward Hanoi.
Indiana judge awards Mrs Agnes Smith 3000 dollars for injuries after a car collided with a black bull on a dark blacktop road in 194y. The ruling calls the animal a menace to night driving and assigns fault to the bull owner or roadway condition.
President Eisenhower told reporters he asked the Atomic Energy Commission last year to review Dr J Robert Oppenheimer after receiving a troubling report. The AEC voted 4 to 1 to deny Oppenheimer security clearance, citing imprudent and dangerous associations with known subversives. The President declined to detail the vote or the findings, saying the matter was handled by trusted officials and that the AEC investigation was their responsibility.
The New York Public Library has doubled its fine on overdue books to two cents per day.
Kansas City report says Harry S Truman, 70, faces weeks or months to recover from double operation. Doctor Wallace Graham says condition greatly improved but the rehabilitation will be drawn out. Truman remains under care as he fights to regain full strength after his surgery and illness.
Early risers in Grafton and the Twin Cities witnessed a rare total solar eclipse lasting 76 seconds. Observers including Dr. Harold Urey and Dr. Donald Menzel watched from 20,000 feet as the moon crossed the sun, producing a thin crescent to a full disc amid cooling winds and mild temperatures.
In Grove City Ohio an air raid siren malfunctioned on Tuesday causing alarms in the town. The fire department responded unsure where to go and residents called police. Officials were contacted as neighbors heard the siren. A civil defense technician finally unplugged the siren and calm returned.
Virgil Handley of the Social Security Administration reports Taylor County receives 754 yearly Old Age and Survivors benefits totaling 329604 dollars. The monthly average per recipient runs about 36 dollars with 366 retired workers, 109 spouses, 50 widows or widowers, 9 widowed mothers, and 189 children receiving payments. A local SSA representative is available at the Grafton Employment Office on the 2nd and 4th Monday mornings.
Health officials in a small fishing village faced strong resident opposition to anti-dysentery injections but villagers supported the shots, saying they prevent radiation sickness. In Tokyo a department store stopped free drink samples after office workers complained about colleagues sneaking out for the sessions.
Cease-fire ends a 12 day revolt against the Guatemalan regime as Col. Carlos Castillo Armas negotiates terms. Government forces and rebels report limited casualties while Diaz and 450 officials seek asylum at the Mexican Embassy. Talks continue in San Salvador with Osorio present and a curfew remains in effect.
Laredo Texas reports the Rio Grande's worst flood in history has killed 200 to 500 people at Piedras Negras Mexico. Lt. Don E. McMains of the 141st Infantry said helicopters would search for bodies as authorities overfly the river. Police in Eagle Pass doubt the figure, while highway patrol notes the estimate is unconfirmed. The flood also broke the main rail bridge between Laredo and Nuevo Laredo cutting the line and limiting interior communications.
A closed Senate subcommittee session weighed why two staffers were not cleared to see a Defense Department secretary, and planned what sites to cover in the forthcoming 26 day hearings on Sen Joseph McCarthy's clash with the Army. The group also considered handling a confidential Army report on officials behind Maj Irving Beres's promotion and honorable discharge.
In Annapolis two governing bodies ruled that Navy Academy may return trophies won in crew races after discovering among varsity athletes that William Kennington of Jackson Mississippi was ineligible due to a Vanderbilt degree before enrollment. Vice Admiral Joy, superintendent, announced the surprise offer.
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