Eisenhower vetoes farm bill as campaign issue
President Eisenhower vetoed the farm bill and will explain on air at 10 p.m. EST. He argued the measure would harm farmers and consumers by restoring rigid price supports, while his four actions under existing law aim to bolster farm income this year. The veto will shape the election, giving Democrats a weapon and potentially hurting GOP candidates. The administration urged early enactment of a soil bank plan as well.
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Washington
Eisenhower
House
Agriculture Department
Congress
Five Newcomers Vie For Okeene Sheriff Nomination
The Okeene rattlesnake roundup drew a record crowd and 2 457 rattlers alive weighing 2841 pounds. In the sheriff race four Democrats and three Republicans seek the May 8 primary with several newcomers and a former sheriff among the Democrats.
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Okeene
Okla
Bill Marcoux
Virginian Named Oak Ridge Research Chief
Dr. David F. Cope of Northfork named deputy director of the Atomic Energy Commission Oak Ridge Research and Development Division. Dr. E. E. Sinclair becomes chief of the Research Branch. Cope, married to Thelma Massie of Beaver, resides in Oak Ridge with two daughters. He holds degrees from WVU and UVA, served in WWII, and has a long career in physics and research.
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David F. Cope
Northfork
Beaver
Atomic Energy Commission
Oak Ridge
Cope
Thelma Massie
Orange Lane
Jane
Beth
Dr. Cope
West Virginia University
University of Virginia
Commission
Geneva
Switzerland
White Sands Proving Grounds
Holloman Air Base
New Mexico
New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts
West
Wind Blame Fire Destroys Barn and Seven Horses
Oak Hill fire destroys a barn behind East Main Street owned by Dr. C. H. Wilmoth, killing seven race horses. The lone foal survived. Firefighters battled the pre dawn blaze for three hours after smoke was spotted at 2 a.m. Investigators cited wiring installed for a car crusher and high winds fueling the fire.
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Oak Hill
RNS
C. H. Wilmoth
Wilmoth
East Main St
Unteer
Arthur Akers
Bulgarias Little Stalin Resigns From Premier Post
BELGRADE Yugoslavia Vulko Chervenkov premier of Bulgaria resigned to Parliament by telephone from Sofia observers say the move was expected. Speculation centers on Anto Jugov as successor while Chervenkov could become deputy premier with limited duties in the new government.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Vulko Chervenkov
Bulgaria
Sofia
Stalin
Pary
Balkan
Anto Jugov
Communist Party
Chervenkov
Wolf
Beckley Skies Tonight and Tuesday Outlook
The Sun sets 7:02 p.m. and rises 5:45 a.m. Tuesday. The Moon is at First Quarter with sets around 1:01 a.m. on Tuesday night. Prominent stars Regulus and Altair are visible, with Jupiter high in the south, Saturn rising after 10 p.m., Venus setting around 10:32 p.m., and Mars low in the southeast late night.
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Regulus
Altair
Jupiter
Saturn
Venus
Mars
West Virginia Weather Update With Rain and Snow Flurries
Rainfall measured at Bellepoint shows 1.97 inches in 48 hours. Beckley and Oak Hill report cloudy, windy, cooler conditions with scattered showers turning to snow flurries tonight and Tuesday. Rivers at Bellepoint, Alderson, Hinton, and Bluestone Reservoir show levels above normal and rising, with muddy conditions reported.
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Bellepoint
Greenbrier
Alderson
Hinton
Bluestone
Lame Scout Hobbles 20 Miles to Win Badge
A 13 year old Chicago Boy Scout with polio weakness hobbled 20 miles on crutches to earn the hiking merit badge, the final requirement for Eagle Scout. Joel Schaeffer admitted tiredness after the 1342 hour ordeal, with a scout official accompanying him for safety. He is expected to receive the Eagle Scout award in May.
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Springfield
Ill
Chicago
Joel Shaeffer
Schaeffer
Leaders Discuss County Landfills in Raleigh County
C T Shackelford and Harry E Anderson met to discuss county sanitary landfills. They invited J C Long to Raleigh County at his earliest convenience to discuss State Road Commission participation in the project. Sheriff John C Ward had earlier proposed 20 potential landfill sites. Issues remaining include SRC participation and securing property titles.
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Raleigh County
C. T. Shackelford
Beckley Area Rural Development Council
Harry E. Anderson
Raleigh
J. C. Long
Princeton
State Road Commission
SRC
John C. Ward
Parade postponed for Clean-Up Week in Beckley
Fire Chief Bernard Martin announced the parade for 4:30 p m today is postponed due to weather and will be held on the first good day. The beautification drive runs now through April 28 with Beckley Fire Department and Beckley Beautiful Committee co sponsors.
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Bernard Martin
Martin
Beckley Fire Department
The
Beckley Beautiful Committee
Tax Deadline Near As IRS Rushes To File 1955 Returns
Washington reports the final hours loom for individual income tax returns. With the April 15 deadline falling on a Sunday, taxpayers are given an extra day to submit their 1955 returns as truckloads rush to IRS district offices nationwide.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Hoover Too Busy for Active 1960 Campaign
Former President Herbert Hoover says he is too busy to take an active part in the presidential election campaign. He plans to address the Inter-American Bar Association meeting in Dallas tonight before leaving by plane yesterday.
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New York
Herbert Hoover
Marines Punish Drill Sergeants At Parris Island
Public information office reports nine drill sergeants faced general courts martial in 16 months at Parris Island. Six convictions for striking recruits. one sergeant guilty of 19 stomach blows on a recruit’s birthday. Inquiry into forced night march that killed six recruits continues, commander Maj. Gen. Joseph Burger to decide verdicts soon.
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Parris Island
S.C
The
Public Information Office
Marine Corps
T Ny
Information Office
PIO
Joseph Burger
Marine Command
Naval Advocate General's Office
Washington
Matthew C. McKeon
Worcester
Mass
McKeon
Richard A Grey
Grey
Pax Is Isolated By High Waters
Heavy April rains have driven waters over roads isolating Pax and threatening East Gulf. At least two routes, US 19-21 near Spanishburg and Secondary Route 25 at Sullivan, are blocked while traffic still moves near Beckley Mount Hope Airport. Mountain slides near Bluestone Reservoir created hazardous driving conditions with debris on hillsides.
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Pax
Spanishburg
Sullivan
Beckley - Mount Hope
East Gulf
Raleigh
Bluestone Reservoir
Schools Name Spelling Champs Advance in District Bee
Readers learn the district spelling bee will be held at StoCo High School this week after Beckley Junior High and several other schools named winners and runners up in today’s eliminations. Final four finalists from Beckley, Raleigh Heights, Cranberry, Dunbar, and East Beckley compete to reach county level on April 26 and 27.
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Beckley
Frances Wickline
Willia Wickline
S. Kanawha St
Joan Wirtz
John Wirtz
Raleigh Heights
Crescent
Cranberry
Donna Karnes
George Karnes
Rita Meadows
Howard Meadows
Bobby Via
Lewis Via
Montgomery Court
Beckley Institute
Benny James
Harwood James
West Neville St
Shirley Anne Richmond
G. A. Richmond
Millicon Ave
Morton Reaves
Marsha Wilson
Paul
Ing Gulf
Barbara Johnson
Herman Johnson
Joan Powell
Junior Powell
Mary Powell
Melvin Catus
Mary Catus
Winding Gulf
Geraldine Williams
Dunbar School
Clear Fork Spelling Bee Finalists Named
Near the end of the Clear Fork school spelling bee four eighth grade survivors pose for a photo. The finalists are Judith Workman Sally Flowers Sharon Griffith and Rowe Williams after elimination rounds last week.
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Clear Fork School
Judith Workman
Sally Flowers
Sharon Griffith
Rowe Williams
Youth Sinks to Death In Muck Near Adena Mine Spoil Bank
In Martins Ferry Ohio two schoolboys 10 and 8 sank waist deep in mud during a fishing trip near Adena Jefferson County. After 16 hours of frantic searching a teen group freed one survivor while Mike Stanko died. Alex Lishick spoke of being saved and recalling their attempts to haul free using a belt. Mike was a second grader at St Casimir’s School.
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Martins Ferry
Ohio
Alex Lishick
Adena
Mike Stanko
Alex
Martins Ferry Hospital
Jefferson County
Mike
Alexander Lishick
St. Casimir’s Parochial School
Paul Stanko
Shrewsbury Out on $1,000 Bond
Cecil Shrewsbury of Beaver waives to the Raleigh County Grand Jury on a felonious assault charge after a Saturday night shooting of Ira Sapp in Raleigh. Sapp hospitalized with a gunshot wound to the left thigh in good condition. Shrewsbury says he fired to defend his wife and daughter and notes a prior Friday night miss.
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Cecil Shrewsbury
Beaver
Raleigh
J. E. Mays
Shrewsbury
Ira Sapp
Sapp
Raleigh General Hospital
Churches Favor Sharing Wealth Across Nations
The National Study Conference on the Church and Economic Life in Pittsburgh urged the United States to share wealth with the hungry worldwide. Sponsored by the National Council of Churches, the four day meeting drew 400 clergy and leaders from government, industry, labor, agriculture and education. It said no Christian nation can ignore relief when billions are ill fed or in want.
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Pittsburgh
United States
National Council of Churches
Hungary
Radford Man James H Davis Dies in Local Hospital
James Henry Davis of Radford Va died at 545 am today in a local hospital. The body will be removed from Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home to Radford. Funeral services are scheduled for Tuesday.
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James Henry Davis
Radford
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Road Deaths Hit 101 in Charleston West Virginia
Fatalities reported to State Police headquarters totaled 23 for the month and 101 for the year as of today in Charleston West Virginia. Highway deaths for the same date last year were 98.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Credit Corporation Court Orders Recovery in Raleigh Case
The Raleigh County Circuit Court ordered Universal C LT Credit Corporation to collect 1,168.95 from Louis Morris with unknown address. Judgment went to CIT after the defendant failed to appear. Interest from March 21, 1956, plus prosecution costs and statutory attorney fees are awarded to the plaintiff. Three cross suits were settled out of court and dismissed.
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Universal C.lt. Credit Corporation
Raleigh County
Louis Morris
C.I.T
John Lucas
Myron
Myron Chambers, Evelyn Rose Lucas
Myron Chambers
Evelyn Lucas
Planning Meet Called At City Hall 7:30 PM Tuesday
A special session of the Planning and Zoning Commission is set for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at City Hall. The notice notes the agenda may include any other general business arising.
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Planning and Zoning Commission
City Hall
Eccles Man Jailed on Assault Warrant in Raleigh County
Eccles man Alton Bragg was lodged in Raleigh County Jail at 1 45 p.m. Sunday by Constable L F Smith on an assault warrant.
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Alton Bragg
Eccles
Raleigh
L. F. Smith
Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier rehearse marriage
Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier III practiced for their upcoming religious ceremony in Monte Carlo. Kelly appeared strained while Rainier nervously chewed his nails as bridesmaids attended the cathedral run through. The civil ceremony is set for Wednesday, with Marcel Portanier officiating.
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Monte Carlo
Grace Kelly
Rainier
Grace
Marcel Portanier
Monaco
Four-Way Romance Led to Golden Wedding Anniversary
PASADENA Calif The four Wopschall brothers and the four Thee sisters who met in Mason City Iowa and married in a chain of unions celebrated a golden wedding anniversary yesterday at St James Methodist Church Reverend F G H Stevens who married them officiated The couples centered on Carl Wopschall former Pasadena mayor and Clara Thee Wop Schall Emiel and Anna are to mark 55 years in November Otto and Martha 50 years on June 2 Emanuel and Hulda 48 years with all couples living in the area
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Pasadena
Calif
Wopschall
Thee
Mason City
Iowa
Carl Wopschall
Clara Thee Wop
Schall
St. James Methodist Church
F. G. H. Stevens
Emiel
Anna
California
Martha
Carl
Otto
Emanuel
Hulda
Jury selection begins for airliner bombing case
State and defense attorneys start today selecting jurors to try John Gilbert Graham, 24, on murder charges for the dynamite bombing of an airliner that killed 44 people last November 1. The convicted forger and former drive in operator is charged with killing his mother Daisie E. King, 55.
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Denver
John Gilbert Graham
Daisie E. King
Helen Youth Injured In State Dirt Slide
An eighth grade student at Helen Elementary School is in critical condition after a basal skull fracture dislocated knee and other injuries from a slate fall that triggered a dirt slide while a coal bucket was being filled near the family property. A smaller brother witnessed the incident Sunday afternoon and helped summon aid. The boy was moved to the hospital by ambulance and has remained unconscious.
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Helen Elementary
William Milam
Bill Milam
Williams Funeral Home
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Bill” Davis
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James G. Windle Jr
Mabscott
Little Stalin
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Marines
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Lonza Meadows
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Edward Manning
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Ntral
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Clear Fork
Credit Corporation
Prince
Kelly
Prince Rainier
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Portanier
Tucker
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