Housing Scandal Probe Clears Decks in FHA Crisis
Washington actions place FHA in the crosshairs as Guy T. O. Hollyday resigns as FHA Commissioner and Albert M. Cole orders a broad probe into home modernization and repair programs. Investigators will examine irregularities, possible collusion between builders and officials, and inflated mortgage appraisals with potential overcharges dating back to postwar housing schemes. Cole expects many officials to be scrutinized as the administration pushes to uncover faults across FHA operations.
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Washington
Truman
Federal Housing Administration
FHA
White House
Guy T. O. Hollyday
Eisenhower
Albert M. Cole
Cole
Hollyday
FBI
Records Seized and Powell Resignation Contested
FHA housing chief Cole attacked alleged apartment project financing fraud. He cited 251 cases with promoters claiming windfall profits totaling well over 78 million dollars and said charges could follow if evidence shows promoter collusion. Also noted abuses in FHA insured home repair loans including double-valued work and unpaid rebates. Powell’s resignation, set for Friday, remains under reconsideration as he contends possible negligence in operations.
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Cole
FHA
Oppenheimer Suspended Over Subversion Charges
Dr. J Robert Oppenheimer has been suspended from atomic security duties amid 16 allegations of subversive activity including opposing the hydrogen bomb. He released a 43 page rebuttal addressing the charges, while Sen McCarthy linked delays to possible subversive influence.
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Washington
J. Robert Oppenheimer
K. D. Nichols
Atomic Energy Commission
New York Times
AEC
Nichols
Oppenheimer
Truman
Atomic ©Inercy Commission
General Advisory Committee On Atomic Matters
United States
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Dulles Seeks Southeast Asia NATO Ties in Paris Talks
In London and Paris, U S and Britain warn that Communist aggression endangers Southeast Asia and push for a multination defense alliance. Dulles aims to line up France for a possible Southeast NATO as Geneva peace talks loom, with Eden and Churchill sides weighing hard‑talk needs versus negotiation chances.
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London
United States
Britain
Southeast Asia
U.S
State Dulles
United Action
Dulles
Paris
France
NATO
Eden
Foreign Office
Joseph Laniel
Georges Bidault
Washington
Pacific
China
Indochina
Geneva
Asia
Laniel
Bidault
Churchill
Mother Greets Sons Held Years by Reds
New York report details Lygia Georgescu reuniting with sons Constantin and Peter after seven years hostage in Romania. The family, including father Valeriu Georgescu, praised their father’s refusal to spy for the United States and called the reunion a miracle after a long separation.
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Reds
New York
Lygia Georgescu
Romania
Constantin
Peter
London
Idlewild
Georgescu
Valeriu Georgescu
Munich
United States
State Department
Legation
West Virginia Weather Forecast and Extended Outlook
Increasing cloudiness and not as cold tonight with lows 38 to 45. Wednesday cloudy and mild with a chance of rain southwest. Extended: WV temperatures 2 to 5 degrees above normals through Sunday. showers likely Thursday and Friday totaling about half an inch. Beckley and Oak Hill reports show highs near the upper 60s to mid 60s and lows in the 30s. Glade Creek, Rivers at Bellepoint, and Greenbrier area expected clear and normal stages.
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W. VA
West Virginia
Beckley
Csesers
Bim
Togby
Cccocevengees
Chessveres
Oak Hill
Tesess
Bellepoint
Greenbrier
Bluestone Reservoir
Three Dead and Two Missing After Goldsboro Blast
Rescue teams combed three downtown buildings demolished by a blast in Goldsboro North Carolina. Three bodies were recovered and officials feared two more may be buried. About 15 people were injured. The dead were M W Edwards 60 store owner Eunice Smith Collins 34 cashier and Luther Shelton Denning 16. Two employees T D Holmes and Paul Lancaster remained missing.
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Goldsboro, N. C
Edwards and Jernigan Furniture
Goldsboro
M. W. Edwards
Eunice Smith Collins
Luther Shelton Denning
Wayne County
Harry Shumate
T. D. Holmes
Paul Lancaster
Safety Forum Calls Public Meeting on Highway Safety
A public forum at 8 p.m. Thursday will discuss the Beckley Area Chamber of Commerce proposed highway safety program and auto safety checks. Frank Lowry, assistant director of the Inter-Industry Safety Commission in Washington, D C, will address local groups on the need for a highway safety program.
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Beckley Area
Chamber of Commerce
Frank Lowry
Inter-Industry Safety Commission
Washington, D. C
Police Investigate Break In at Harper Road Service Station
City police are probing a Saturday night breaking and entering at the Harper Road Service Station. No arrests announced, details remain under wraps as investigators process the scene and review security footage.
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Harper Road
Four Forest Fires Under Scrutiny In District Four
At noon four fires were being checked by Conservation Commission forces in District 4. The largest was at Gatewood Fayette County with readings from several towers. A Raleigh County fire lay between Tolley town and Hoo-Hoo Hollow. A blaze was checked at Salt Sulphur Springs Monroe County, and another at Black Lick near Princeton. Only one fire was reported Monday at the mouth of Turkey Creek Wyoming County.
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Conservation Commission
Gatewood
Fayette County
Raleigh County
Tolleytown
Hoo-Hoo Hollow
Salt Sulphur Springs
Monroe County
Black Lick
Princeton
Turkey Creek
Wyoming County
Winding Gulf Coal Tonnage Increases
The Winding Gulf Mines, 17 operators, report a weekly gain of 1,444 tons. They produced 81,540 tons for the week ending April 10, operating 54 percent of the time. Since Jan. 7 the field has produced 1,368,198 tons. The Pocahontas field produced 338,359 tons in the week ending April 3 and 5,355,410 tons since Jan. 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windingulf Operators Association
Hal M. Scott
Winding Gulf
Pocahontas
Just Hands No Body In Automobile Trunk
In Meriden Connecticut Patrolman Caponigro is told a car has two hands sticking from its trunk. An hour later Patrolman Guest found the teens driver who said he put a friend in the trunk during a ride because there were many friends and he needed air for them.
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Meriden
Conn
Leo M. Caponigro
Amos B. Guest
Executive Committee On Park Will Meet
The special executive committee to study the master planning work for the city's park site in North Beckley will begin work Monday. Chairman E. S. Pugh announced a meeting at 4 p.m. in the Council Chambers, City Hall.
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North Beckley
E. S. Pugh
Council Chambers
City Hall
Rev Mitchell to Open City Council Session
The Rev Corey O Mitchell pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church will open the 7 30 o clock meeting of City Council tonight with invocation Mayor Elier Davis said there is no specific matter of business before the council aside from the Appalachian Electric Power Co franchise hearing.
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Corey O. Mitchell
Ebenezer Baptist Church
Elier Davis
Appalachian Electric Power Co
Reds Win Six Seats In Nazareth Council
In Nazareth Israel communist candidates won six of fifteen seats on the municipal council. Three Catholics three Moslems and three Eastern Orthodox were elected. High turnout 84 percent. editors framed results as a clear opposition vote against the state of Israel.
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Reds
Nazareth
Jerusalem
Jesus Christ
Israel
Beckley Recreation Budget Proposed for 1954 55
Beckley Recreation Board drafts a 27275 budget for 1954 55 with 10500 slated for personnel including 4200 for director and 1500 for six summer playground supervisors. Other items cover building expenses 13775 utilities 2500 insurance 1000 and two teen centers funds. The plan awaits City Council approval with Emery J Smith noting possible changes before final action. Sam Carman asks approval of Harry Lewins baseball field project on unused City Park land Eisenhower Drive with 1600 available for initial work.
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North Beckley
Emery J. Smith
Recreation Board
Sam Carman
Beckley Junior Chamber of Commerce
Harry Lewin
Eisenhower Drive
Lewis
Widow seeks mature Christian husband for marriage
In the Post Herald a widow Mrs Drusla Kay Smith Beckey, colored, seeks a man 50 or over who desires a good Christian wife. The Raleigh Register prints a reply from Roe Gilliam Beckley to Mrs Drusta Kay Smith offering to “fix” her bank account so he can write checks, implying a husband.
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Post Herald
Drusla Kay Smith
Mount Hope man pays fine to be released from jail
Robert Hamblin was released from the Raleigh County Jail Monday night after paying a total of 15.50 in fines and costs assessed by Magistrate J. E. Mays for driving without an operator's license. He was arrested by State Police.
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Robert Hamblin
Mount Hope
Raleigh
J. E. Mays
Fire Truck Axle Breaks Forces Station No. 2 Alarm
Fire crews from Station No. 2 responded at 8:34 am to a Hunter Street house owned by Mary Tunstill near 505 Hunter Street after Main Station No. 1 truck broke a rear axle when a car halted suddenly. The $25 damage was caused by a quick stop during traffic. Repairs possible locally with an axle on hand at Beckley Fire Department. A separate call at 4:12 pm to 1536 Harper Road reported a grass fire blamed on a cigarette. no damage reported.
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Mary Tunstill
Hunter St
No. 2
Beckley Fire Department
Harper Road
Parks Named in Ritchie And Gilmer Counties
The Conservation Department named two new state parks in Ritchie and Gilmer counties covering 1500 to 2000 acres. North Bend Park will occupy the Ritchie tract along Hughes River, while Cedar Creek State Park sits on Cedar Creek. State parks chief Kermit McKeever said the streams will offer fishing, boating and possibly swimming, with development to start this summer alongside planned improvements at Tygart Lake State Park near Grafton.
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Charleston
Conservation Department
Ritchie
Gilmer Counties
Hughes River
North Bend Park
Gilmer
Cedar Creek
Kermit McKeever
Department
State Parks Division
Tygart Lake State Park
Grafton
Strike It Rich Sponsors Cited on Fund Charges
New York city welfare commissioner accuses Strike It Rich top officials Walter L Framer and Warren Hull of illegal fund solicitation without a license. Complainant served summons to appear in court tomorrow amid CBS NBC network involvement and prior city warning.
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New York
City Welfare Commissioner
Radiotelevision
Strike It Rich
Henry L. McCarthy
Walter L. Framer
Warren Hull
McCarthy
CBS Television
NBC Radio
County Educators Elect Officers in Beckley Meeting
Mrs. Carrie Reardon of Soak Creek Elementary was named president of the Raleigh County Education Association for 1954 1955. Elected with her were John Saunders vice president Ida Pitotti secretary and Ralph Webb treasurer. Delegates to the West Virginia Education Association include Mun and Barrett with alternates named for Munson and Montreal Stickney principal. Executive committee members include Willis Stover James MecNeish and Letha Sims. Panel discussions featured A Self Appraisal and Am I a Teacher led by Emmett Hart and others.
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Carrie Reardon
Soak Creek
Raleigh County Education Association
Beckley Junior
John Saunders
Shady Spring High School
Ida Pitotti
Beckley Junior High School
Ralph Webb
Edwight
West Virginia Education Association
Co. D. Mun
Quenton Barrett
Montreal-Stickney
Margaret Sullivan
Harvey Pauley
Douglas Schwank
Glenna Underwood
Dewey Bone
Munson
D. W. Bryson
Willis Stover
Bradley
James MecNeish
Beckley Junior High
Letha Sims
Hollywood
Emmett Hart
Elizabeth Morrison
E. R. Hartson
William B. Connoley
J. B. Deck
Everett R. Shafer
Viola St. Clair
Hobart Beegley
Clear Fork High School
Moonshine Still Destroyed in Joint Police Raid
A joint raid by State Police and Conservation Commission officers destroyed a moonshine still with 300 to 350 gallons capacity and 25 barrels of mash near the Summers County border in Cool Ridge. Police captain C L Walker led the operation assisted by Cpl E R Turner Trooper W C Hershman Sgt W E Webb and Trooper C M England from Beckley and officers from Hinton. Conservation officers George Wise and Charlie Baer also participated. No arrests were reported. The unit had likely operated last Saturday.
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State Police and Conservation Commission
C. L. Walker
Co. D
Walker
Cool Ridge
Summers County
Conservation Commission
Hinton
Beckley
Cpl
E. R. Turner
W. C. Hershman
W. E. Webb
C. M. England
George Wise
Charlie Baer
Rabies Tests Planned After Cat Bite in Amigo
Dr. T C Green state veterinarian told Sheriff John C Ward that more tests will determine if a cat from Amigo was rabid. He also advised the two year old son of Fitchlee Parris, bitten by the cat, receive initial rabies prophylaxis. A negative rabies report came from the State Hygienic Laboratory on a dog sent from Sophia that had bitten Dale Haga, 18, in Sophia.
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Amigo
T. C. Green
John C. Ward
Fitchlee Parris
Sophia
Franklin Stone
Dale Haga
Spy Ring Tilt Spurs Australian Inquiry
Prime Minister Menzies disclosed that the Soviet Embassy third secretary fled Moscow and revealed a broad Soviet spy network in Australia. A royal commission will probe the information provided by Vladimir Petrov who sought asylum and is with security forces for questioning. Petrov’s defection echoed Igor Gouzenko’s Ottawa disclosure that exposed wartime atom spies in Canada and the United States.
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Canberra
Australia
Robert G. Menzies
Menzies
Vladimir Petrov
Petrov
Igor Gouzenko
Kemlin
Ottawa
Canada
United States
20 Receive Diplomas But World Must Wait
Hagerstown Maryland reports a full scale commencement for 120 young men graduating from high school while in the State Reformatory for Males. The event featured speakers a band and refreshments as graduates returned to finish their sentences after earning certificates for study courses equivalent to high school while incarcerated.
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Hagerstown
Shanks Trial Near End in Fayetteville Murder Case
Sam Shanks faces a Fayette County Circuit Court jury for murder in the shotgun death of Huey McMillion. Prosecutors say Shanks shot McMillion as he slept in Shanks' home at 2 30 a m on January 3, the case heading toward a verdict today in Fayetteville.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Sam Shanks
Huey McMillion
Fayette County
Shanks
McMillion
Eisenhower names Mason to head FHA in housing probe period
President Eisenhower named Norman P. Mason of North Chelmsford Massachusetts to run the Federal Housing Administration as federal probes widen into multi million dollar scandals traced back to the Truman era. Mason succeeds the acting head and faces a department under scrutiny for program integrity and lending practices during the postwar era.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Norman P. Mason
North Chelmsford
Mass
Federal Housing Administration
Truman
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James R. Chandler Jr
Ballenger Paving Co
Gulf
Mitchell
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Congress
Elizabeth V. Hallanan
House of Delegates
Republican National
Hallanan
Secretary of State
J. Malcolm Orth
Robert C. Byrd
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Tel Aviv
Esrel Carlebach
Maariv
Beckley Recreation Board
James Snead
Negro Teen Center
Ritchie and Gilmer Counties
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