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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1954
Page
1
The Ways and Means Committee reversed a prior decision to exclude physicians police and firemen from federal old age insurance expanding coverage under a plan pushed by President Eisenhower to add about 10 million people to Social Security and raise monthly benefits.
Grafton State Police joined a three month Slow Down and Live safety campaign to curb speeding, improper passing, and following too closely from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Govs from 13 states issued a joint declaration urging strict highway speed control to reduce deaths and injuries this vacation season. Local officials in Taylor County note historically few fatalities. patrols will intensify to keep foreign traffic compliant and prevent the first fatality.
Emperor Haile Selassie lands in New York for a tour of America and a state visit with President Eisenhower. He urges private capital investment in Ethiopia’s railroads, minerals, and agriculture, and says no plan to discuss military bases or uranium. He will visit major U S cities and proceed to Washington for ceremonies.
Sheriff D. Humphreys used a novel method to deter break ins at the Huntington Humane Society shelter. He released an ill tempered dog to roam the building each night after closing, a plan that surprised staff and local observers but reportedly reduced thefts.
In Broken Hill Australia a taxi license can require piloting skill as taxi firms expand with airborne services. Companies charge about 18 cents per mile for taxi planes within a 100 mile radius while ground cabs cost 22 cents. Rural fees fuel demand as aviation based taxis outpace traditional cars.
Supreme Court rulings broaden civil rights reach beyond school segregation. Six cases across Texas California Louisiana Florida Kentucky involved white colleges admitting Black students, housing projects allowing Negroes, and public parks opening to Negroes or facing reconsideration. Court actions signal widespread impact despite strong regional opposition.
CARMI Illinois foundry manager CARMI McCarthy spends years building a steam loco model and now works on a streamlined version. In New York Central proxy battle, sealed proxy shipments escorted by guards head to Albany for the shareholders meeting where Robert Young’s group challenges Central management led by William White. Proxies stored in a guarded room, armored cars used for transmission, and travel plans set for White and Young to attend the crucial vote.
The Army released two large charts at the McCarthy hearings showing 16 passes issued to Pvt G David Schine at Fort Dix from November 3 to January 16, and compared them with typical absences of other trainees. The charts also included a calendar of telephone messages from McCarthy staff to Fort Dix regarding Schine during basic training, drawing swift criticism from Sen Joseph McCarthy as a waste of public funds.
Light showers dampened the Tri County area early this morning with more forecast for the afternoon. Temperature expected around 80, sun briefly appearing at times, noon reading around 70, no major clearing anticipated tonight. Yesterday reached 77 with cooler temperatures expected tomorrow between 50 and 56.
Librarian Ruth Hoffman described how a man returned a mutilated copy of The Care and Treatment of a Dog after his German shepherd allegedly tore the cover and many pages. The incident raises questions about dog damage in library materials.
Globally, leaders debate cease fire plans in Indochina as Nehru’s proposal is turned down by China. Western defense chiefs visit Hong Kong and Manila to assess forces facing Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist forces amid US France talks on international training aid.
French Union troops pressed air and ground offensives against Communist bases northeast of Ha Dong and along the Hanoi Haiphong corridor. Bombers held down Red divisions on the Dien Bien Phu to Hanoi road as night and day bombardment continued. The high command reported losses inflicted on rebels with no details, while airlift moved 558 wounded to Hanoi, including Lt Genevieve de Gaiard Terraube known as the Angel for Dien Bien Phu.
Six teenage boys escaped from the Shirley Industrial School on Monday. Authorities said they are confident they will recapture them. All escapees were wearing white cook’s uniforms.
Frankfurt dispatch reports U S armed services halt overseas money exchanges placing new currency in effect by noon. Genevieve de Gulard Terraube, the Angel of Dien Bien Phu, recounts tending wounded under shelling in a blackout shelter and refusing Communist offers to relocate.
A hold up at a Los Angeles theater ends with the cashier Jo Ann McCollum confronted by a man flashing a gun who demanded cold gold. By the time the time police arrived, the theater’s panda receipts had vanished, leaving investigators with few solid clues.
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