Eisenhower to hold news conference Wednesday at 10:30
The president will host a news conference Wednesday at 10 30 am EDT. The House Post Office Committee approved a stamp price hike from three to four cents per ounce for first class mail. The bill moves to the House as Senate action lags. The Ohio County board votes to close Lincoln School June 30 ending segregation. Several other items cover ship radiation, bank robbery, a fatal crash, hotel chain purchase, and state court actions.
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Eisenhower
House Post Office Committee
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Wheeling
Ohio County Board of Education
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Fire devastates Davis & Elkins College science building
Lightning struck the 31 year old four story science hall at Davis and Elkins College during a thunderstorm, gutting the structure in about two hours. Students aided in evacuation and removal of chemicals from the first floor lab while a firefighter was overcome by smoke. No serious injuries reported beyond scratches and bruises. Final examinations continued elsewhere as crews fought the blaze with low water pressure, halting spread to adjacent buildings.
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Sciense
Davis & Elkins College
Batlding
D&e
David K. Allen
Lberal Arts
Social Security Benefits Rise Dramatically in New Report
CHICAGO Social Security payments have surged eightyfold since the program began. Benefits now total about 415 million dollars monthly and are expected to rise dramatically as more workers retire, a Commerce Clearing House report says. Local weather notes a 24 hour high of 79 and a low of 35, with 67 degrees at 1 today.
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Commerce Clearing House
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Old Time School Days In Centurama Recall Grafton's History
In early Grafton there were no public schools. children learned in small private schools. Charles R. Latham opened a one room frame school at Washington Street and Indian Alley. A centennial pageant scene portrays good old fashioned school days with a cast led by Thomas Lanham and James Reed, supervised by Geneva Dilkey.
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Charles R. Latham
Washington Street
Indian Alley
Bridge Street
Thomas Lanham
James Reed
Ronald Richardson
Jack Page
David Brutto
Jimmy Bolliger
Jeane Sinsel
Carol Ann Johnson
Demitra Andrews
Paula Duty
Sharon McKeen
Connie Manear
Maybe Manager Maybe He's Not Maybe He's Not
Clarksburg West Virginia city officials grappled with the status of a new City Manager after Walter Schrader, initially chosen 5-4, declared disinterest in the post under two conditions. Council member Russell Lopez cited expectations Schrader would accept and be ready in 8 to 10 days, while Lopez’s alternative motion proposed Angela Marshall, the acting Clerk and Treasurer, serve as interim City Manager.
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Clarksburg W.vail
Clarksburg
Walter Schrader
Russell Lopez
City Chamber of Commerce
Schrader
Brothers And Sisters Parade With Westover Firemen
Westover Morgantown fire parade plans feature Brothers Of The Brush and Sisters Of The Swish traveling in a caravan. Parade starts 6 45 p m with participants meeting at Centent Dial HQ at 5 15. Youth parade Tuesday June 6 at 4 p m prizes ice cream for participants.
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Westover
Morgantown
Brush
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William Russell
Clarence Losh
Presbyterians consider merger with United Presbyterian Church
The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U S A discussed a possible merger with the United Presbyterian Church of North America at a presbytery meeting. A new denomination could form as United Presbyterian Church in the U S A with about 3 million members if approved by required two-thirds votes and subsequent assemblies. The United Presbyterian General Assembly meets in Knoxville, Tennessee, June 13 to 19.
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General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church
U.S.A
United Presbyterian Church of North
General Assembly
Presbyterian U
Coffee prices rise as six processors boost wholesale costs
New York reports wholesale coffee price hikes by six major processors. Increases range from two to four cents per pound, signaling higher costs for the beverage industry and potentially for consumers nationwide.
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New York
Native Keystoner Made Bishop In Catholic Ritual
The Very Rev Richard Henry Ackerman, a Pittsburgh native aged 53, was consecrated auxiliary bishop of San Diego at St Pauls Cathedral in a televised ceremony. The Most Rev John Francis Dearden led the Mass with bishops Gay and McDonnell assisting. Ackerman’s appointment includes roles in the Lares see in Africa and the diocese administration.
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Richard Henry Ackermay
San Diego
Calif
St. Paul's Cathedral
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Duquesne University
John Francis Dearden
Pittsburg
Jean Gay
Guadaloupe
French West Indies
Thomas J. McDonnell
Wheeling
W.va
John Pracel O'Mara
Phadelphia
John Francis
Ackerman
Buddy
Lares
Africa
Flames Raging Under London Fire Hits Underground Tunnel
Uncontrolled underground flames tore through an unused London subway junction that housed General Eisenhower's World War I communications center. Firefighters battled the blaze with coal mine tactics, injuring 23 others as the fire raged for miles underground. The cause remained unknown as of noon.
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Ith
Dwight D Eisenhower
Boots & Saddle Club Plans Centennial Parade Participation
Boots and Saddle club members are called to meet Friday at 3 p.m. at the Taylor Fairgrounds to arrange participation in the Centennial parade on Saturday June 2. Bob Hood emphasized members with horses will have a key role in the historic procession.
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Boots and Saddle Club
Taylor Fairgrounds
Hood
Wilson warns against revived interservice feud
Defense Secretary Charles E. Wilson told President Eisenhower that reviving the military feud could be dangerous for service relations. Senate subcommittees prepared to investigate interservice control of missiles and air power despite his earlier dismissal of a need for inquiry.
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Charles E. Wilson
Eisenhower
Wilson
Senate
Centennial Marks 100th Anniversary Of Miss Eliza Scott To Luke Kenney
Centuries old Grafton couple Eliza Scott and Luke Kenney, grandparents of Leroy Hedrick and Mildred Hedrick Gerkin, wed in 1856. Ireland born, they lived in Grafton as railroad workers and raised ten children. Their descendants include Kenney Rosier and Anna Kenney Nuzum.
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Elza) Scott
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Scott Alexander Kenney
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Estes And Adlai Debate Is Tame
Washington Senator Estes Kefauver and Adlai Stevenson faced a nationally televised debate marked by accord rather than clash. Absenteeism in the Senate emerged as the only issue with any spark, while the two Democratic hopefuls avoided sharp disagreement and kept a mild tone throughout.
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Estes Kefauver
Senate
Adlai E. Stevenson
Kefauver
Dulles Denounces Egypt Move and Mideast Peace Efforts
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles condemned Egypt recognizing Red China and said the U S regrets Nasser actions that bolster Soviet and Chinese influence. He noted a UN Security Council resolution may follow Hammarskjold peace efforts while cautioning on a return mission. Dulles also discussed Soviet force cuts, foreign aid timing, and Britain’s trade with Red China.
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Soviet Bloc
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Paris
Farm bill pact aims for White House signing
Senate and House conferees reach a new farm bill compromise predicted to win President Eisenhower’s signature. The plan includes a 1.2 billion soil bank to curb surplus crops, drops the rigid high price support return, and omits a prepayment plan for crops taken out of production next year. Ezra Benson is directed to implement the soil bank this year. The timing decision remains with Benson.
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Senate House
Eisenhower
Allen J. Ellender
Congress
White House
House
Senate
Secretary of Agriculture
Ezra T. Benson
Benson
Radioactivity H-Blast Studied Aboard USS McKinley
Atomic officials reported the air dropped hydrogen bomb met its claimed sanitary purpose. Marshall Islands radiological stations found no rise in background radiation after Monday's explosion aboard the USS McKinley near Kwajalein.
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Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
Dam project approved for Warm Springs Run flood plan
The Public Service Commission approved safety features for a 38 foot dam to be built by the Eastern Panhandle Soil Conservation District at Warm Spring Run Morgan County. The dam will hold about 26 acres of water as part of flood prevention for the Warm Springs Run watershed.
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The
Public Service Commission
Eastern
General Meets Governor at Charleston Visit
Lt. Gen. Charles E. Hart, new commanding general of the seven state Second Army area, paid a social call on Governor William C. Marland in Charleston. The meeting marked a cordial introduction between the military leader and the West Virginia executive.
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William C. Marland
Charles E. Hart
Second Army
West Virginia
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