Polio cases rise in Pubic Health Service report
Washington reports 181 new polio cases and 155 cases year-earlier. West Virginia projects 16 million dollars needed in 1986 to offset tax declines. Frasure cites fiscal challenge and new tax sources. Morgantown aerial truck purchase noted. political figures cited on legal issues and infrastructure.
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Washington
Pub- Met Health Service
Jackson
West Virginia
Carl M. Frasure
State
Congress of Agriculture
Grafton Owes Retired Officers Pension Pay, Court Rules
Justice of the Peace C. Jefferys ruled the city of Grafton must pay three retired policemen 230.23 dollars each for four months of delinquent pension payments. City Attorney John Burdett planned an appeal to the Taylor County Circuit Court. The suit, filed May 20 by Francis L. Warder for Clarence Silman Hugh Woodford and Joseph Mask, seeks the owed funds with no bond set pending appeal.
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Grafton
John Burdett
Taylor Couty Circuit Court
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Leslie J. Lear Sr
Francis L. Warder
Clarence Silman
Hugh Woodford
Joseph Mask
Jeffery
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Peiton
Jefferys
Rain Fails as Mercury Rises Across Tri County
Rain threatened in the Tri County area this morning but by noon the overcast skies broke up and sun appeared intermittently. A 79 reading yesterday dropped to 70 at noon today with expectations of 74 to 80 later. Tonight and tomorrow expect scattered showers with lows around 66. Tornado funnels cut through the midsection with warnings in Kansas Missouri and Texas. Widespread temperature variation across the nation includes subzero readings in the Upper Peninsula and 20 inches of snow near Mullens Idaho. the South saw 70s in the morning.
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Tri-County
Kansas
Missouri
Texas
Upper Michigan Peninsula
Mullens
Idaho
South
Rash Promise Portland Father Keeps Word for Son
Don Kelley of Portland promises his seven year old son Dick whatever he wants if he improves his grades. Dick earned straight A’s for three weeks, and Kelley planned to tie him to movie matinees each Saturday as a consequence of his success.
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Portland
Don Kelley
Kelley
Laborites Kept Red China Visit Secret
London officials said the British Labor Party leaders were not consulted or informed about accepting an invitation to visit Red China. The timing amid Geneva talks drew criticism from the press and Conservative MPs. The Foreign Office denied claims of government foreknowledge.
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London
British
Labor Party
Red China
Geneva
Gone
Parmer
Arysipe
Oranentas
Porelan Secratar
Faden
Foreign Office
Fragmentary crime note from Akron disrupts wallet theft
An unclear reader-scribed report from Akron describes a small altercation over wallets and belongings. It mentions two individuals, a large sem and a cit outo, with partial details of items taken and a vague reference to trouses. The text is garbled and lacks concrete facts.
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Akron
Hays accuses Republicans of designed smear in tax foundation inquiry
Representative Wayne L. Hays charges a House investigation of tax free foundations is a deliberate smear by one Republican faction against others tied to the Eisenhower administration. Chairman B C Reece denies the charges as a diversionary move. The inquiry probes ties to Ford, Rockefeller, Carnegie and Hoffman.
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Washington
Wayne L. Hays
D-Qhlo
House
Hays
Eisenhowe
Fords
Paul Hoffman
Rockefellers
B. Caroll Reece
Tenn
Reeve Aid
Reece
Robert A. Tus
Ohio
Purd
Rockefeller
Carnegie
Hoffman
Ford Foundation
Eisenhower
McClellan Accuses McCarthy of Crime in Hearing
Senator McClellan charges Senator McCarthy with obtaining secret information by criminal means during a heated exchange over confidential papers in the subcommittee files. The clash centers on documents tied to the Army McCarthy dispute.
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John Jh. McClelland
D-Ark
Joseph R. McCarthy
McCarthy
McClellan
Ab Bink
Methodists Eye U S Foreign Policies in West Virginia
West Virginia Methodist conference adopted a resolution urging global influence through moral means, opposing universal military training and supporting UN involvement, armament reduction, and Voice of America broadcasts. Rev. E L Lowery presented the report as Bishop Marshall Reed urged ministers to follow the Christian way of love during the five day conference.
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Charleston
West Viginia
Committee On World Peace of the
West Virginia
Congress
Beyord
Reed
French Battle for Yen Phu Deepens in Indochina Crisis
French forces endure intensified Red attacks as two divisions encircle Yen Phu near the Day River while Bearcat bombers and napalm strikes target Red trenches. Paris dispatches paratroopers and helicopters to tend casualties as the fall of Yen Phu threatens Phu Ly and a wider delta assault.
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Indochina
China
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Red River
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Hanphong
Luang Prabang
Dien Bien Phi
U S Plans Direct Talks With China On Seized Yanks
United States mulls direct negotiations in Geneva with Peiping to secure release of Americans jailed on trumped up charges. Detained are Richard Applegate of NBC News, Donald Dixon of INS, and Ben Krasner, a ship captain, among others.
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Switzerland
United States
Richard Applegate
National Broadcasting Co
United Press War
Donald Dixon
International News Service
Ben Krasner
Washington
Heiping
Britain
Peiping
Huang Hua
Emperor Salassie Tours Washington in State Visit
Emperor Salassie of Kahlonia toured Washington with President Eisenhower's welcome. Dressed in full military uniform he viewed the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and Arlington landmarks. The visit included a White House stay where the President and family hosted him and his delegation.
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Washington
Halle Selassie
Kahlonia
Vernon
Diane Tonih
Eisenhower
White House
Impero
Guided Missile Study Bill Gets Ike's Name
A congressional proposal authorizes a five million dollar expansion of research by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics. The plan includes guided re fuels and high speed sea plane fighters, signaling a high profile effort linked to President Eisenhower.
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Ike
Washington
Eisenhower
National Advisory Committee For
Asternuties
Churchill Hints Of Retirement
Prime Minister Winston Churchill hinted at retirement at a Conservative rally saying he probably will not be asking for many more favors. He referenced a possible pay increase for members of Parliament as a hot issue and suggested he may step back in coming months as Queen Elizabeth II returns.
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Winston Churchill
Churchill
Britain
Yeendlord
Elizabeth
Vandalism Fire Blazes After Auto Upholstery Fumes
In Sioux Falls a car involved in an upholstery vandalism incident ignited fumes that caused a flash fire. Police investigated a report linked to an alleged arson attempt by a suspect named Robert Schmidt. Details remain scarce and unverified.
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Sioux Falls
Robert
Sehmidt
Mountain Area Searched for Missing Plane
The CAA launched a mountain area search from Morgantown West Virginia to find a missing Cessna with two Pittsburgh area men aboard. Last contact was near the Pa. Va line with Budavich requesting lighter conditions. the flight path included Bluefield Hinton Summersville Clarksburg Fairmont and Morgantown en route to Allegheny County Airport near Pittsburgh.
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Patlacks
Pete Budavich
Elkins
Budavich
Dormont
Don D'Ivernois
Lake Worth, Fla
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IP Toerbois
Charlotte
N.C
Allegheny County
Rudavich
West Virginia
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Summersville
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Fairmont
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Wedine
Bennington Tragedy Draws Wide Naval Probes and Inquiries
Fire aboard the carrier Bennington at Quonset Point prompts a special naval board of inquiry to investigate possible sabotage after 91 died and 201 were injured. The board, led by Rear Admiral Hiins, will assess evidence as doctors report 91 still hospitalized and 110 treated and released. House and Senate committees order further investigations while officials note no immediate sabotage evidence.
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Navy Public Information
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Peg Leg
Hi Ins
Alethough
Navy
Charley S. ‘Thomas
Bennington
William F. Fabory
Sea City
Ohtay
Armed Services Committees
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Senate
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R-Min
Leverett Saltenstett
Senate Army Services
Ipfina
Tha
Nur
Hesala
Shire
West
Garey Bridge
Viste
West Virginia
TN Vehur H. Johnson
Ping Je Etinson
House Approves GI's Korean Bill of Rights
A House Veterans Subcommittee approved legislation extending the Korea GI Bill of Rights training windows. Veterans may now begin education within four years rather than two and complete training within nine years instead of seven after discharge.
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House
Washington
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