French Hold Dien Bien Phu as Vietminh Attack Returns
French high command reports heavy fighting in Dien Bien Phu northwest sector where Vietminh losses exceed 1,000 as rebels press to widen the breach. French counterattack with tanks artillery and air power drives Vietminh back within two hours. Morale high among defenders. airlift of wounded planned to Hanoi with mercy flights watched by neutral observers.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
French Union
Minh
Col
Christian de Castries
Overs Head
French Chiefs Mauled By Reds, Foes of EDC
Paris protesters attacked Premier Laniel and Defense Minister Pleven during a ceremony at the Arc de Triomphe honoring Dien Bien Phu defenders. RIOTERS, supporters of de Gaulle and Monarchists, hurled stones and slapped Pleven, police rescued officials, seven demonstrators were arrested, anti EDC leaflets flew in air. The march linked to April as a turning point in Indo China intervention debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles de Gaulle
Arc de Triomphe
Dien Bien Phu
Indochina
Daniel
Pleven
France
Juin
Mrs. Rohrer and her mother injured in Beckley crash
A Beckley woman Mrs Alberta Rohrer and her 88 year old mother Mrs Hanny Peifer suffered bruises and minor injuries when their car was struck by Jack Dwier 21 of Price Hill at Prince Street and Valley Drive noon Sunday Their damages were about 800 dollars Police report also noted a second incident on Third Avenue around 10 45 p m with Alva Dunbar 19 skidding into a parked Frances Dixon vehicle causing about 50 dollars in damage
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Alberta Rohrer
Harper Road
Hanny P. Peifer
Frances L. Dixon
Mount Hope
Third Avenue
Temperance Education Week Proclaimed by Governor
Governor Marland designated April 25 through 30 as Youth Temperance Education Week. He cited the Women's Christian Temperance Union urging a proper environment for the state's youth as the program's aim. The proclamation emphasizes educational activities and community involvement during the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Marland
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Fire alarms in Beckley from lightning strikes hit two homes
Early today two alarms sounded in Beckley due to lightning. A bolt struck the television antenna of the A. R. Janutolo home at 113 Clyde Street causing slight damage. A second alarm came from the A. R. Smith residence at 207 Baker Street with fire from a gas furnace but no damage. Amere Gas and Utilities Co. was notified.
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Beckley
A. R. Janutolo
Clyde St
A. R. Smith
Baker St
Amere Gas and Utilities Co
Vienna Woman Fatally Shoots Self in Home
PARKERSBURG coroner Dr Richard Corbitt ruled the death of Madeline McColligan 42 of Vienna as death by own action. The shooting happened in the couple's bedroom shortly after they returned from a tavern with her husband Frank McColligan and police reporting the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkersburg
Richard Corbitt
Madeline McColligan
Vienna
Corbitt
Frank McColligan
Weather update with scattered showers and warm temperatures
Partly cloudy and warmer tonight and Tuesday with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Lows range from the 40s east to the 50s west. Reports from Beckley Oak Hill Glade Creek note highs in the 40s to 50s yesterday and morning readings around 10 a.m. today with precipitation amounts recorded at 0.4 inches, while rivers and reservoirs show muddy or normal stages and clear conditions at the Blue Stone Reservoir and Green River area.
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Beckley High
Essresreers
Sceeeseeceees
Suehan
Seresee Oak Hill
Glade Creek
Bellepoint
Bluestone Reservoir
Greenprier
Ike To Discuss Bomb In TV Radio Talk
President Eisenhower plans a nationwide address at 8 30 p m EST to clarify questions about the hydrogen bomb. He spoke with Senate Republican Leader Knowland before the forenoon meeting with church leaders and will focus on world concerns over developments in the hydrogen weapon.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Sen
Knowland
California
Senate
Giant Smuggling Ring Smashed in Europe
U S Army says raids in France and West Germany busted a 24 million dollar per year smuggling ring. Scores of people including American civilians Germans and stateless persons were captured by 800 police across eight cities. Over 175000 dollars in contraband currency jewels gold cigarettes and vehicles were seized. The ring operated for years with HQ in Paris Zurich Munich and Frankfurt.
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Heidelberg
Germany
U. S
France
West Germany
Europe
Switzerland
Belgium
Paris
Zurich
Munich
Frankfurt
Toscanini Retires After NBC Symphony Conductor Step
Arturo Toscanini, 87, retires as conductor of the NBC Symphony Orchestra after a quiet final concert in Carnegie Hall featuring an all Wagner program. NBC says he plans to visit his native Italy in May or June and has made no firm plans for future performances.
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New York
Arturo Toscanini
NBC Symphony Orchestra
Carnegie Hall
NBC
United States
Italy
H Bomb Hit Beckley Map on Page 6
A front page teaser invites readers to view a map on Page 6 detailing a hypothetical H-Bomb strike on Beckley. It outlines questions about destruction, city impact, and surrounding areas, prompting readers to consult the map for the story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
The
Register
Dope from Red China Seized in San Francisco Case
Narcotics Commissioner Anslinger announced the seizure in San Francisco of millions of dollars worth of heroin smuggled from Communist China. Eight people were arrested in the raid. A Hong Kong gambling emporium run by Judah Isaac Ezra is named as a key figure in the trafficking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harry J. Anslinger
San Francisco
China
United States
Hong Kong
Anslinger
Judah Isaac Ezra
The
Treasury
Ezra
Bomb worth cost if peace results
Former President Truman said the hydrogen bomb may aid peace but he knows too much about the weapon to discuss it. He urged disarmament talks and stressed organizing moral, God-fearing forces for peace. About 1,000 attended a dinner honoring Rabbi Samuel Thurman after 40 years of service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Truman
Samuel Thurman
Rabbi Thurman
Flat Top Association To Elect Five Directors Tonight
The Flat Top Lake Association will meet at 8 p.m. in the County Court House to elect five directors and discuss the spring program for the lake resort near Beckley. Directors whose terms expire include Leo Vecellio, A. J. Lilly, C. Berkley Lynch, E. S. Pugh Jr., and A. G. Wilcox. The five new directors and the holdovers will choose officers for 1954-55.
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Flat Top Lake Association
County Court House
Phil Wilson
Beckley
Leo Vecellio
A. J. Lilly
C. Berkley Lynch
E. S. Pugh Jr
A. G. Wilcox
Beckley Storm Causes Minor Damage After Night of Lightning
A Beckley area storm brought hail and heavy rain with lightning that blinded a city sweeper and caused about 0.75 inches of rainfall from 6 p.m. Sunday to 7:30 a.m. today. Lightning struck the Arthur Green house at Beaver, damaging a front and a bedroom area, with estimated losses of 2000 dollars. No injuries were reported. Utilities logged scattered minor issues, mostly from blown breakers in a 44,000 volt system, while Mabscott also reported a strike but could not be confirmed.
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Beckley
Prince St
Arthur Green
Beaver
Green
Appalachian Electric Power Co
Mabscott
Chesapeake and Potomac
Demo Chief Withdraws Support Roosevelt To Stay In Race
Washington Democratic Chairman Stephen A. Mitchell urged two California congressional candidates James Roosevelt and Rep. Robert L. Condondget out of the race saying the party would withhold funds. Roosevelt denied adultery charges saying he would not withdraw. Condondget protested being labeled a security risk and Mitchell maintained his view reflected personal opinion not party policy. Ziffren said California party leaders would be asked to meet to consider Mitchell's action.
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Washington
Stephen A. Mitchell
National Democratic Party
California
James Roosevelt
Robert L. Condon
Roosevelt
Condon
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Mitchell
Ziffren
Chicago
Democratic National) Committee
National Committee
Democratic Party
Congress
Los Angeles
California State Central Committee
Ministers Designate Cancer Control Day Beckley ministers name cancer drive day
The Beckley Ministerial Association designated Sunday April 25 as Cancer Control Day at its Beckley Presbyterian Church meeting. Mrs Basil Minter urged funds for 3500 to support Raleigh County cancer work. Plans also set Good Friday services April 16 at the Methodist Temple with E T Thompson as speaker. Monthly prison visits by Rabbi Shmedling and others were arranged for the West Virginia Prison for Women at Peace Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Ministerial Association
Beckley Presbyterian Church
Basil Minter
Cancer Control Center
Raleigh County
Methodist Temple
E. T. Thompson
Union Seminary
Richmond
Roland Hinckley
Abraham I. Shmnedling
West Virginia
Peace Springs
Rabbit Shmedling
Asso
Firemen Test New Method in Controlled Building Blaze
In Columbus Ohio firemen tested a new fire fighting method by burning nine fires in a three story building. The spray misting technique seemed effective with a blaze. Lloyd Layman who developed the method directed the test and Upper Arlington Chief Samuel Foster called the results perfect. A fire roared then was extinguished in 13 seconds using 71 gallons of water.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ict Rehan
Lloyd Layman
Parkersburg
W. Va
Upper Arlington
Samuel L. Foster
New York
Illinois
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
New York Docks In Full Operation
The port of New York, blocked by a 29 day longshoremen strike, will resume full operations today as the International Longshoremen's Association declares the strike ended. Over 20,000 workers are expected to return, with cargo vessels already reentering the harbor and authorities vigilant for any clashes with the rival AFL union members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
International Longshoremen’s Assn
New York Shipping Assn
ILA
AFL
Wyoming Man Killed in Loading Boom Accident
PINEVILLE West Virginia Bill Lester 39 of Mullensville a 13 year Red Jacket Coal Corp employee at Wyoming was killed today when struck by a loading boom He is survived by his widow and three children.
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Pineville
W. Va
Bill Lester
Mullensville
Red Jacket Coal Corp
Wyoming
Lester
Vandenberg Rites Today Pay Tribute To Air Power Leader
Gen Hoyt S Vandenberg dies of cancer at 55 and is honored with a state funeral in Washington. President Eisenhower attends services at Washington Cathedral after Vandenberg lay in state. Jet bomber flyover planned for cemetery cortege. 2000 troops honor the Joint Chiefs of Staff veteran who led Tactical Air Force campaigns in Europe.
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Washington
Arlington National Cemetery
Hoyt S. Vandenberg
Eisenhower
United States Air Force
Tactical Air Force
Air Force
Wats
Vandenberg
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Europe
West Va Woman Murdered. Navy Officer Sought in Slaying
The body of 22 year old Iona Joseph Davis, wife of Seaman James Edward Davis, was found in her West Virginia home. An acquaintance, storekeeper second class William E. Rudd of Winslow Arkansas, is being sought for questioning. no charges yet. Davis was on duty at Patuxent Naval Air Station when the assault occurred around 8:30 am. she died from a skull fracture with a possible strangulation attempt.
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Lexington Park
West Virginia
Iona Joseph Davis
Roanoke
W. Va
Seasman
James Edward Davis
Julian S. Lane
Davis
Akron
Navy
Patuxent
Gauley Bridge Youth Found Hanged Today
A 11 year old boy, Donald Crewey of Charlton Heights, was found hanged in the Charlton Heights service station where he worked. He had been last seen closing the station at 10 30 p m. Investigating officer is Cpl. R K Price of the State Police.
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Gauley Bridge
W. Va
Charlton Heights
Donald Crewey
T. King Crewey
T. W. Boley
Donald
Boley
Cpl. R. K. Price
State Police
Dreams Went Up in Smoke: Maple Meadow Family Homeless
A Maple Meadow family lost their home to fire about 2 a.m. today. Mrs. Edward Crawford woke to an electric wire striking the house, the blaze broke the wire, and the family escaped with only the clothes they wore. The couple, with six children, planned a future home, but the fire left them penniless and staying with Mrs. L. V. Maxey at 306 Orchard Ave. Crawford, a former mine foreman, is 6 feet 2 inches. his family includes two daughters aged 10 and 7, a 3-year-old son, a 10-year-old daughter, and a third girl aged about 5. They are seeking work as Crawford had just been laid off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maple Meadow
Edward Crawford
Virginia
Crawford
Underwood
Garden Grounds
L. V. Maxey
Orchard Ave
Polio vaccine safety backed by top authorities
New York three top authorities declared the Salk polio vaccine safe as Walter Winchell claimed danger. Statements came from the U S Public Health Service the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis and Dr Jonas Salk. Vaccine batches undergo nine tests to detect live virus and only those passing pass to mass immunization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Walter Winchell
U. S. Public Health Service
National Foundation For
Jonas E. Salk
Public Health Service
Salk
University of Pittsburgh
Winchell
ABC
United States
Health Department
van Riper
Michigan State Medical Society
Polio Foundation
Michigan Medical Society
Fire destroys Crow home. dogs die in blaze
A Crow residence owned by W. E. Meadows and occupied by George Pittman burned causing $2,000 in damage. A mother dog and her three puppies perished in the basement while a 7 a.m. lightning strike and an overheated furnace were ruled noncauses. Pittman’s children suffered scorched clothing as fire confined to the kitchen. Willard Redden’s furniture in the house was damaged. insurance covered the building, not the furnishings. Fire Chief Bernard Martin cited the furnace as the blaze source and noted Pittman’s family stayed safe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crow Today
W. E. Meadows
George Pittman
Bernard Martin
Pittman
Willard Redden
Redden
Ohio
Martin
Beckley
Stores Reopen Friday In AFL Bakers Strike Fallout
Baltimore reports 114 A. P. food stores in five states reopen Friday after an AFL bakers strike closed them for weeks. The reopening ends a prolonged disruption impacting shoppers and regional supply chains.
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Baltimore
AFL
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West Virginia State Medical Assn
Godwin
Korea
Theodore Roosevelt
Joseph Laniel
Rene Pleven
A. L. Rohrer
Vocinia
Ike
Toscanini
Red China
Flat Top Association
Demo
Ciation
L. D. Roe
Association
Alvin J. Cook
First Baptist Church
Woodrow Wilson High School
Dr. Cook
Corey Mitchell
Ebenezer Baptist Church
West Va
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