29 Mar 1955
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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1955
Page
1
Hollywood reports Theda Bara aged 64, a retired silent film star, lies in a coma with doctors fearing she may not recover. The brief dispatch notes other items from cities worldwide including a death, a political visit, a school attack inquiry, and volcanic activity.
West Virginia and Pennsylvania turnpike groups press extensions to connect at the Mason Dixon Line. Advocacy focuses on a north central West Virginia spur with support from Greene and Washington Counties and coordination meetings in Charleston and Morgantown.
Washington announces Operation Alert 1955 a nationwide Civil Defense drill June 15-16 simulating a nuclear strike on 50 U S cities and 92 critical areas. The plan evacuates 15000 federal workers from Washington and tests government relocation to secret hubs with two to three hours warning for each city.
Local dealers advertise drastic price cuts on used cars with easy terms. Highlights include a 1950 Oldsmobile with new paint, 1951 Studebaker Commander one owner low mileage at $895, a 1955 Chevrolet V-8 four door with 3100 miles, and a 1955 Willys 4-WD pickup. See the Classified Advertising section for more details and selections.
Two U.S. Navy tugs and a Coast Guard cutter steamed to the aid of an LST aground off Grand Bahama Island. The incident prompted rescue and salvage efforts as ships approached the scene to assist the grounded vessel.
Agricultural experts and fruit growers assessed losses from last weekend's freeze. Cherry and peach crops faced major damage while sour cherries and peaches were hit hard. pears may recover, and apples may vary by variety. Officials cautioned that full appraisal requires warmer weather to judge tree bud reactions.
Weather conditions warmed in the Tri County area with bright sun and near cloudless skies. Temperatures rose from yesterday’s high to 35 at noon, with expectations of 40 to 50 later. nights should drop to 20 to 30, bringing a mild outlook for Monday as early blooms begin to appear.
West Virginia temps will hover near normal through Sunday with a warming trend into Thursday then cooling Friday and Saturday. Rain on Friday could total a quarter to three quarters of an inch. In Panama, the National Assembly met in a secret session to consider the murder verdict for former President Jose P. Guizado.
Philadelphia officials from Region 2 of the federal Oil Defense Administration held panel discussions on public information welfare wardens and evacuation problems. Deputy CD Director Edgar M Sites of West Virginia led a panel on public information.
Col Robert R McCormick editor and publisher of the Chicago Tribune is seriously ill and his condition has taken a turn for the worse according to his physician.
North Carolina evangelist Billy Graham denied breaking the strict Scottish Sabbath by driving Sunday. He said he spent the day in the country as Christ did, after a religious broadcast. A Calvin Kelvin Hall crowd of 16,000 attended a cinemascope film shoot by a Hollywood company led by Dick Ross, with reporters and photographers following if he attended church.
Six year old Ruth Ann Lilley, whose father a World War II Navy veteran died in 1952, presented President Eisenhower with the first Veterans of Foreign Wars poppy at the 1955 drive. The family from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Michigan widows and orphans program benefited from the sales.
President Eisenhower's pastor Paerd Go Ry Elgon defends the president's religious life as sincere and transparent while Democratic Senator Neely accuses him of political capital from church attendance. The UAW and Denver preaching mentions frame the broader debate on faith and public leadership.
Beckley Stratton High School's 67 piece band left by chartered bus for Washington D C to take part in the Cherry Blossom Festival invited by Rep Robert C Byrd. The group will also perform at Culpeper High School Virginia and return home this weekend marking the band's first out of state appearance.
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles urged prompt U S ratification of the Paris treaties noting that German reararmament talks and Western arms control plans could enable a future big power meeting with Russia. He testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, saying the agreements lay groundwork for world disarmament discussions and a possible council with weighted voting.
London, UP. Prime Minister Churchill said the international situation seems to have taken a friendly turn lately and favored a top level East West conference to ease tensions. He dodged a direct question about retirement and whether he would attend a four power meeting. He warned such a parley might fail but stressed none of the Big Four heads have agreed to a summit yet.
KEARNEY Neb. Prisoners rebelled at Nebraska State Prison but it was so quiet at Buffalo County jail today the jailer couldn't sleep. Deputy Sheriff David Darge said the prisoners hang around a lot, and I miss them.
Swedish technical director Ekefalk said former Soviet Premier Grorti Malenkov was sent on a Siberia power plant inspection tour. He noted Malenkov did not meet the Swedish delegation, and Moscow has given no official comment on his whereabouts or status after his dismissal for prioritizing consumer goods over heavy industry.
PARKERSBURG West Virginia has been shunned for conduct deemed disgraceful by M M Neely the state’s top public official who criticized President Eisenhower for failing to seek divine guidance in his duties A statement from J Allen Overton a Parkersburg attorney and Eisenhower backer calls for Neely’s recall citing the need to honor the state and conscience of citizens
In London diplomats backed Eisenhower's view that a Chinese Communist attack on Quemoy and Mars was unlikely at present. They added the Reds would resist open aggression until or during the Asian conference opening in Bandung, Indonesia on April 18. Yet officials deem the Formosan situation one of grave seriousness.
PARKERSBURG Wind. An employee at Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital laundry died Monday night after falling into a large laundromat. He had survived heart surgery earlier that day and talked with the surgeon before relapsing and dying.
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