West German envoy Conant presents credentials in Bonn
The United States appoints Dr. James B. Conant as its first ambassador to the Bonn Republic. Meanwhile U.S. unemployment fell to a near low for late April per Labor Department data. In Pasadena an autopsy is set for a playboy found dead amid estranged wife fears of foul play. In Saigon French troops seal off the European sector amid looming anti colonial protests. Other notes report a Fort Bliss blast probe, a freighter rescue off California, and a large Memorial Day parade plan in Grafton with 13 bands and an official state flag display.
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Theodor Heuss
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West Virginia
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Homer C. Bell, Jr
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Charles Wells
Christiana Street
Scott A. Kenney,Jr
Masontown
Kelly-/Miller
Roosevelt Wilson
Washington Irving
Kelly ‘Miller
Kenney
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Salem
Flemington
Fellowsville
West Virginia Highlanders
Dunbar
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Bradley D. Nash
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W. Merley Watkins
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Glen Harman
George D. Vogel
T. J. Klauenberg
Lloyd L. Shriv
Pittsburgh
William
Richard B. Bord
Loren Hoff- Mueller
Ross
L. J. Loar Sr
Francis
L. Warder
Singapore press claims police used kid glove tactics on mob
Singapore Standard reports United Press correspondent Gene Symonds died as police were ordered to employ kid glove methods against a bloodthirsty mob. The claim highlights alleged official restraint during the incident in Singapore.
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Singapore
United Press
Gene Symonds
Singapore Standard
Used Car Bargains In Your Home Town Dealerships
Today’s Drive ’em away ad highlights a choice selection of used cars with drastic price cuts low down payments and easy terms. Models include Buick Super Riviera and 1953-88 Oldsmobile with details in the Classified Advertising section.
McKay To Open Mines Station Near Morgantown
Douglas McKay was to dedicate the Appalachian Experiment Station of the U S Bureau of Mines near Morgantown West Virginia The $2 million facility sits on 45 acres and employs about 200 people mostly technicians testing coal gasification coal liquids and new fuel processes.
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Morgantown
W. Va
Douglas McKay
U.S. Bureau of Mines
Apprachian Experiment Station
McKinley Rejected for Liquor Commission Seat by Senate
West Virginia Senate rejected former State Sen. Henry J. McKinley of Elkins for the State Liquor Commission by a 16 14 vote during a 30 minute secret session and also turned down Raleigh County Clerk Harry A. Anderson for the State Turnpike Commission by 20 10. Major confirmations included Ralph LePore to the State Racing Commission Roy V. Graham to Huntington and Frank B. King to the Liquor Commission Julius C. Olzer as state mines chief T B Bickel Jr Webster Springs on the Parole Board Samuel I Waller Williamson as purchasing director and John H Hoffman Morgantown as banking commissioner.
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Charleston
William C. Marland
State Senate
Henry J. McKinley
Elkins
State Liquor Commission
Raleigh
Harry A. Anderson
Senate
McKinley
Anderson
Marland
Ralph. LePore
Wheeling
Roy V. Graham
Huntington
State Racing Commission
Frank B. King
Morgantown
Julius C. Olzer
Belle
T. B. Bickel
Webster Springs
Samuel I. Waller
Williamson
John H.hoffman
King
Liquor Commission
Wmareh
State
Rainfall Totals 1.35 Inches In Tri County Area
Rainfall in the Tri County area since Thursday night totaled 1.35 inches today with more forecast for later in the afternoon. Cooler temperatures prevailed yesterday with a high of 59 and a low of 53. At noon the temperature was 60 and expected to climb to about the high 60s before dropping to the upper 40s tonight. Tomorrow looks partly cloudy and warmer in the afternoon. Rain storms continued in the eastern U.S. while snow fell in the Northwest.
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Tri-County
Elbe veterans return after Russia visit
Nine American veterans depart by air returning home from a visit to Russia. They met Russian comrades at arms near the Elbe River a decade ago and exchanged handshakes during the visit.
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Paris
United States
Russia
Atarms
Elbe River
Neighbor dispute centers on illegal fence encroachment
In Canton Massachusetts Tramar Lindley accuses neighbor James Martin of building a fence through Lindley’s garage, calling it a dirty, dirty Wick. Martin says Lindley refused to move the garage four feet over his property line, leading to damage as a response.
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Canton
Mass
Tramar
Lindley
James Martin
Martin
Cutter Maintains Faith In Vaccine
BERKELEY CALIF Dr Robert K Cutter stakes the lives of his employees children on the integrity of his 63 year old Taborstores production of Sulk anti polio vaccine The 629 employees here have had 465 of their children inoculated with the vaccine The Salk vaccine produced by the firm has been withdrawn from public use for double testing but Cutter remains reckless in the belief that the ultimate determination will show there was no carelessness or incompetence by his polio vaccine team
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Berkeley
Calif
Robert K. Cutter
Salk Polio Vaccine Control Plan To Be Made Public
The White House announced the voluntary control plan for Salk vaccine distribution will be released Monday. Federal experts expect rapid clearance of millions of shots with 1 million doses ready for immediate inoculations. Mrs. Hobby will submit the controls and priorities to President Eisenhower Monday morning.
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Washington WM
White House
Cattle Rustler Arrest Report In Mexico City
Mexico City police report a cattle rustler named Jose De Hilo Hernandez was arrested after a neighbor's missing bow was found hidden in Heran deg. In New York, the attorney for the late Albert Einstein said ashes were privately disposed of and plans for memorials should be abandoned.
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Mexico City
Jose de Hilo Hernandez
Indy
New York
Albert Einstein
Dulles to Report on Big Four Plan in Public
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles will discuss the Big Four meeting and other international affairs in a public telecast Monday night from the President's office. The speech will be carried on four networks from 7 to 7:30 p.m. EDT, with further radio network coverage from 8 to 11 p.m. EDT. Dulles returns to Washington from NATO meetings in Paris after signing the Austrian peace treaty in Vienna. He is set to appear before the House and Senate Foreign Relations committees beforehand.
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John Foster Dulles
Eisenhower
J Wen
Waite House
Uines Q. Hagerty
Dulles
Fontaeviaort
NATO
Paris
Vienna
Hy Manse
Senate
ABC
Mutual
CBS
NBC
Soviet And Seven Satellites Sign Alliance Treaty
WARSAW Poland reports the Soviet Union and seven Eastern European states signed an alliance treaty naming Marshal Ivan Koniev as supreme commander of their united armed forces Koniev to head in Moscow and Peng Teh Huai attended as Chinese observer pledging support in Europe Chinese forces number 600 million back the pact though details remain unclear
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Poland
Ussr
Warsaw
Konstantin Rokossovsky
Soviet Union
Kontev
Nikita
Khrushchev
Communist Party
Boleslaw Bierut
Polish United Workers Party
Rokossovehy
Konlev Ia
NATO
International Soundphoto
Sovet Union
Ivan Kanlev
Russia
Peng Teh Huai
Koniev
G. K. Zisukov
Moscow
Churchill Sees Dream Realized
Washington watches the aging leader push for a summit with the United States and the Soviet Union. Churchill's persistence finally yields a gathering that could shape postwar diplomacy, marking a historic capstone to his diplomatic career.
Five Boys Die In Dorset WWII Mine Explosion
Five boys aged 12 to 13 were killed on a Dorset beach when a World War II mine buried in the sand exploded. Police believe one boy kicked or stepped on the mine, triggering the fatal blast.
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Swanage
England
Dorset
Yugoslavia Pledges to Britain Amid Soviet Peace Mission
A Foreign Office spokesman said Yugoslavia has assured Britain that the top level Soviet peace mission to Belgrade will not change relations with the United Kingdom. The statement aligns with reports that Marshal Tito promised Western powers, while maintaining friendship with the West as a whole despite Western European doubts about Soviet aims to pull Yugoslavia back into the Soviet fold or toward neutrality.
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London
Foreign Office
Yugoslavia
Britain
Belgrade
Marshal Tito
Russia
Lemnitzer Succeeds Taylor as Far East Commander
General Lyman Lemnitzer is announced to take over as United Nations and U S commander in the Far East, succeeding General Maxwell D Taylor who will become U S Army chief of staff in Washington on July 1. Lemnitzer, currently visiting frontline troops, departs for Japan to assume command.
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Beoul
Deer Antler Extract Touted as Medical Stimulant
Radio Peiplig claimed in a Tokyo broadcast that Red China is producing a new stimulant for alienation and nervous system relief labeled deer antler extract. The report cited state approved medicine as the source.
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Tokyo
Radio
Peiplig
China
South Korean Fishing Fleet Blasted By Reds
A Chinese Communist coastal artillery hit about 100 South Korean fishing boats off Halja in international waters, sinking two and damaging ten. The report notes the attack occurred Wednesday near the North Korean coast, while another item mentions a Civil Air Patrol search for a missing Air Force C46 from Minneapolis to Denver.
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Reds
Seoul
Korea
Halja
ST. Louis
Air Force
Minneapolis
Minn
Deter
Legislature Ends Abruptly After Tax Vote
In a rushed closing of a week-long special session, the 62nd Legislature adjourned after the House defeated a 1 cent tax increase aimed at funding education. The vote, 65 to 39, halted plans for raises totaling 6.4 million for public school teachers and 1.2 million for higher education, with Gov. Marland absent. Leaders of the tax drive lamented the defeat but promised to move on.
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Umamleston
House of Delegates
Senate
Taylor’ County
Glenn Sapp
Democra
GOP
Martin C. Boyle
William C. Marland
Henry J. McKintey
State Liquor Commission
Raleigh
Harry’ Anderson
Filmapike Commission
G. Hedrick
Dela
Paul Venbari
Raeigh
Herbert Schupbach
Three quakes shake Greek region injure homes cut power
In Greece, three strong earthquakes rocked the Volos area Friday, damaging several homes and causing power outages. Officials say there were no casualties and the tremors sparked panic among residents.
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Greece
Volos
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