Soft Coal Wage Cut Debate Faces Lewis Opposition
Washington reports that some soft coal producers might seek a miners wage cut from John L. Lewis, but major employer groups oppose the move. Lewis, back from Florida, is expected to resist. Slower production and lost export demand press coal values, with Q1 output at about 90 million tons versus 107 million last year.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Florida
Oper
Bureau of Mines
Harry Moses
Two WV Teens Die In Crash Near Summersville
In Nicholas County two young West Virginians died and a third was injured when their car struck a bridge abutment on U.S. 19. Cpl Kenny Gump 19 Gypsy Harrison County a Fort Benning soldier and Mrs Grace Hess 19 Shinnston were killed. Driver Mrs Julia Luke 30 Shinnston suffered probable rib fractures. The wreck occurred around 2 am in a slight curve about 10 miles south of Summersville. The car owned by Gump’s father was demolished and the bodies laid at White Funeral Home Summersville before later removal to Shinnston.
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Summersville
W.va
U.S. 19
Nicholas County
Cpl
Kenny Gump
Gypsy
Harrison County
Fort Benning, Ga
Grace Hess
Shinnston
Julia Luke
Sutton
C. G. McClain
Here
Beckley
Fort Benning
Luke
Gump
Hess
Autopsy Planned After Beckley Child Dies in Dentist Office
Four year old Jesse Orlando Hill died on the operating table at a Beckley dentist's office. County coroner Dr. B. B. Richmond planned an autopsy to determine the cause. The Beckley First Aid unit arrived at 8:55 a.m. after artificial respiration was attempted for 50 minutes. The family, residing at 209 Dock Street, has two daughters, Barbara Jean and Victoria. The Hills, in Beckley five years, were awaiting funeral arrangements at Trent Funeral Home.
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Jesse Orlando Hill
Jess Hill
Dock St
East Beckley
B. B. Richmond
Beckley
Otis Lyons
John O'Dell
Jesse
Barbara Jean
Victoria
Hills
Trent Funeral Home
Weather Outlook With Showers and Thunderstorms Tonight
Considerable cloudiness mild with scattered showers and likely thunderstorms tonight. Low 55 to 62. Thursday remains cloudy, windy, and cold with morning showers or thunderstorms. Regional readings include Beckley 72 yesterday high, 53 low. Oak Hill 75 high, 60 low with some precipitation. Glade Creek 59 high, 28 inches precipitation. rivers at Bellepoint show above normal stage and muddy conditions.
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Beckley High
Toba
Boget
Oak Hill
Glade Creek
Poosey Ree
Bellepoint
Greenbrier
Bluestone Reservoir
Bids Sought for Cranberry Heights Farmers Market Site
Preliminary work for Cranberry Heights farmers market announced. Bids due by noon Tuesday for land clearing on about four acres. Raleigh County Court to open bids at 2 p.m. Tuesday with work to begin next day. Brush and trees over three inches diameter to be removed. Site marked by flags. Specifications available at county clerk's office. Contract must finish in 10 working days.
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Cranberry Heights
Raleigh County Court
Dog exhumed after bite to 16 year old boy
A dog buried in Sophia was dug up after it was learned to have bitten a 16-year-old boy Monday evening. Mrs. Arnold Haga seeks rabies analysis in Charleston after a doctor advised confirming rabies before treatment.
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Sophia
Arnold Haga
Dale Haga
Charleston
Free World Presses Indochina Action
President Eisenhower warned the free world cannot risk further Communist gains in Asia as talks with allies pursue united action to defend Indochina. He doubted a Geneva settlement and emphasized the high stakes for Southeast Asia, while Dulles urged a united will among nations to curb Red China and prevent a great disaster.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Asia
Indochina
Southeast Asia
United States
China
Free World
Dulles
Free Nations
United Action
McCarthy Charges H Bomb Delayed 18 Months
Senator McCarthy charged that research on the hydrogen bomb was deliberately stalled for 18 months amid reports of a Soviet push. He attacked Edward R Murrow for airing a reply on See It Now and questioned loyalty of government officials. President Eisenhower said he knows nothing of an 18 month delay and called Murrow a friend. CBS listeners reportedly favored Murrow’s defense.
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New York
Sen. McCarthy
McCarthy
Melvin Price
D-Ill
Joint Congressional Committee On Atomic Energy
Atomic Energy Commission
W. Sterling Cole
R-Ny
Joint Atomic Committee
Murrow
Senate
Arizona
CBS
Court Defendant In Hospital In Moonshine Case
Grady Quicksey awaiting trial on transporting moonshine whisky is a patient at Raleigh General Hospital since April 2 for heart and blood pressure treatment. Judge McCreery left the case open until discharge and signaled the March term may extend another week with come back days for sentencing for convicted defendants.
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Grady Quicksey
Raleigh County
Quicksey
Criminal Court
Bomb Charge Filed Against County Man
Extradition proceedings begun to return Coy Neaves a 54 year old Cool Ridgeman to Elizabethton Tennessee to face a charge of attempted murder. Sheriff John C Ward notified by Carter County Sheriff Roy D Johnson. Neaves alleged by Roscoe Deloach to have planted a time bomb under his porch. He was arrested Saturday by FBI agents and waived preliminary hearing Sunday in Beckley before U S Commissioner W H Chrisley. He is held in Raleigh County Jail.
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Coy Neaves
Cool Ridgeman
Elizabethton
Tenn
John C. Ward
Roy D. Johnson
Carter County
Johnson
Neaves
Roscoe Deloach
Deloach
Federal Bureau of Investigation
U. S
W. H. Chrisley
Beckley
Raleigh
Piney View Man Arrested at Drive-In by Police
Roy Ballinger, 23, of Piney View, was arrested by City Police at 5:15 a.m. while attempting to force entry into King Tut's on the 1921 By-Pass. He is jailed in Raleigh County and charged with breaking and entering. A magistrate hearing was expected this afternoon.
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Roy Ballinger
Piney View
King Tut’s
Raleigh
Raleigh youths Injured in bicycle collision with parked truck
Two Raleigh youths riding a bicycle collided with a parked truck on Johnstown Road this morning. Charles Potter, who was riding the handlebars, was taken to Raleigh General Hospital for treatment after the sprocket chain fell off. Operator Owen Lee was uninjured.
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Raleigh
Johnstown Road
Charles Potter
Raleigh General Hospital
Owen Lee
Mrs. Ruth Bonds Dies in Glen Daniel Hospital
Mrs Ruth Bonds aged 24 wife of John Bonds of Glen Daniel died at 9 15 am in a local hospital after a hospitalization begun Tuesday night The report notes she was the 24 year old spouse of Mr Bonds and provides no further details of illness or cause of death.
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Ruth Bonds
John Bonds
Glen Daniel
Shirley Dean McMillion
Taft McMillion
Lester
Demos and GOP Join on Indochina Showdown Plea
In Washington, Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson backs Sen. Knowland in pressing free nations to step up and back collective security against Communist aggression in Indochina. Debate touches on five power warnings, Southeast Asia strategy, and possible independence for Indochina states from France.
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Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Sen
Knowland
Calif
Free Nations
Indochina
Johnson
Senate
GOP
Kennedy
D-Mass
China
Jackson
D-Wash
Eisenhower
Congress
United States
Southeast Asia
State Department
Dulles
Thailand
Philippines
France
Canada Gets Big Budget Tax Cut and Surplus Hope
Ottawa reports a 1954 55 budget with a modest 40 million dollar tax cut for Canadians and a goal of a nine year surplus of about four million. Finance Minister Abbott says success depends on a business upturn, warning a lag could produce a 2 to 3 percent deficit up to 130 million. The slowdown trimmed 73 million from revenue versus early estimates.
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Ottawa
Douglas C. Abbott
Canada
Abbot
Federal group needs weighed by Beckley civic committee
Beckley Area Chamber of Commerce civic committee met at Beaver Coal Corp offices to discuss federal needs for a shared building housing six agencies now in the post office. They weighed space and parking issues and considered East Beckley Post Office changes. Attendees included Paul Barwood, Mayor Elmer Dalvis, postmaster Lilly, Waldo LaFon, Angelo Comerci, J E Williams, and O L Johnston.
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Beckley
Civic Committee
Beckley Area
Johnston
Chamber
East Beckley
Paul Barwood
Elmer L. Dalvis
A. Fray Lilly
Waldo LaFon
Chamber of Commerce
Angelo M. Comerci
J. E. Williams
Park Executive Group And Chairman Named
A special executive committee was named by Mayor Elmer L. Davis and Recreation Board chair C. G. Peregoy to study master planning for the city's new park site. E. S. Pugh was named chairman with members James Kessinger Larkin S. Philpott Charles Hodel G. C. Porter Mrs. Fred Richmond Hullet Smith Isadore R. Wein and Walter Rappold. The first meeting will be called by the chairman. The committee was formed after the March 22 meeting of residents and civic groups and city officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. S. Pugh
Elmer L. Davis
C. G. Peregoy
James Kessinger
Larkin S. Philpott
Charles Hodel
G. C. Porter
Fred Richmond
Hulett Smith
Isadore R. Wein
Walter Rappold
Principals Attend Meeting of Fairmont Four Raleigh County Principals
Four Raleigh County high school principals left today for Fairmont to join a state meeting of the Secondary Principals Association. Attending were Cecil Cooke of Eccles Junior High, Claude Worley of Marsh Fork, John Saunders of Shady Spring, and Sherman Trail of Stoco High.
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Fairmont
Raleigh County
Secondary Principals’ Association
Cecil Cooke
Eccles
Claude Worley
Marsh Fork High School
John Saunders
Shady Spring
Sherman Trail
Stoco High School
Burglars Take Groceries From Stamford Elementary Kitchen
State Police report groceries valued at about $25 were stolen from the Stamford Elementary School kitchen last night.
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Stamford
West Virginia SRC probe chiefs urge public timing
Legislators investigating the State Road Commission told Gov. Marland that information would be released when the best interests of the people are served. Cochairmen Flannery and Bean said the committee would cooperate with the executive branch and disclose all information when appropriate, regarding Maddox’s report on possible fund misuse. The exchange follows Marland’s April 1 demand for direct transmission of information to the executive branch. The probe concerns actions before January 19, 1953.
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Charleston
State Road Commission
Marland
West Virginia
House of Delegates
W. E. Flannery
Senate
Ralph J. Bean
Marlend
Bean
Flannery
Executive Branch
FBI
R. Lucien Maddox
SRC
Maddex
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White House
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Autopsy
Beckley Child
Bulletin
Wisconsin
Mr. Murrow
Columbia Broadcasting System
Demos
Shepherdstown
A. D. Kenamond
Shepherd College
West Virginia State Senate
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Australia
New Zealand
Jonas Salk
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