Paratroopers Flown From Paris and North Africa to Indochina
U S Air Force ferries French paratroopers to Dien Bien Phu area landing in a noncombat zone for transfer to the fortress. Troops flown from Orly in Paris and from North Africa. numbers and routes kept secret. France asks for aid. the United States backs military and economic assistance to France and Vietnam in Indochina.
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Paris
North Africa
U. S
Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
Big Orly
U. S. Air Force
U.S. Air Force
France
France-to-Indochina
Pierre de Chevigne
Quimper
Chevigne
United States
Saipan
Viet Nam
Red
Hanotl
Christian de Castries
Hanoi
Tokyo
Air Force
Philippines
Won High Catholic Honor Mrs. Lynch Dies at 88
Mrs. P C Lynch 88 longtime St Francis de Sales parishioner died after a two month illness at her Blue Jay home. She earned the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifica medal from Pope Pius XII in 1946. Requiem mass Friday at St Francis de Sales. burial in St Thomas, Corey Pa. Surviving daughters sons grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral home, Blue Jay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. C. Lynch
St Francis de Sales Catholic Church
John Halpin
St. Thomas Catholic
Corey
Lynch
Blue Jay
Patrick Chester Lynch
Blue Jay Lumber Co
Third Order of St. Francis
Ladies Catholic Benevolent Association
Catholic Daughters of America
Court Paula
Beckley
American Legion
Grace K. Lynch
E. J
Bill’’ Fourney
F. H. Lynch
Chester A
Falls View
Charles A. Beckley
Griffin L
Uniontown
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
Father Halpin
Core
St. Thomas Catholic Church
Father Graves
Caffee Funeral Home
State To Extend Four Lane Road From Malden To Witcher Creek
The Road Commission will extend U S 60 to add five miles of four lane highway east of Charleston, funded by a $225000 gift of land from Du Pont including a two story clubhouse to be demolished. Grading bids expected within 60 days. the current route remains an auxiliary road.
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Charleston
Road Commission
DuPont Company
DuPont
Belle Plant
H. Keith Griffith
Malden
Witcher Creek
Kanawha Blvd
Witcher
Griffith
Constable Fires At Fleeing Fish Trapper
Constable Roy Childs of Beckley Water Co. fired his .38 revolver at a man fleeing the Glade Creek reservoir area after he left with a fish trap. The trap was dropped in flight and contained two roughly 20 inch fish before the suspect escaped.
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Beckley Water Co
Glade Creek
Roy Childs
Childs
Weather outlook and city readings from Beckley and Oak Hill
Fair tonight with lows 46 to 52 east and 58 to 60 west. Thursday partly cloudy and warm with some scattered showers at night. Beckley high yesterday 82, low last night 54, for today at 10 am 59. Oak Hill highs yesterday near 82, low last night around 51, 7 am today 57. Rivers at Bellepoint report above normal stage and muddy. Bluestone river normal but slightly muddy. Bluestone Reservoir normal and milky.
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Beckley High
Oak Hill High
Bellepoint
Greenbrier
Bluestone Reservoir
President Eisenhower Extends Augusta Vacation End Date
President Eisenhower prolongs his Augusta stay delaying the end of his vacation. He will fly to Washington Friday for informal remarks at Constitution Hall, then to New York for a Publishers Association address, and on to Kentucky for Ft. Knox review, Lincoln birthplace visit, and Transylvania College convocation.
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Augusta
Eisenhower
Kentucky
Washington
Constitution Hall
the Daughters of the American Revolution
New York
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Ft. Knox
Abraham Lincoln
Hodgenville
Lincoln Memorial
Transylvania College
Lexington
Rhodell Water Petition Presented to PSC
Charleston report notes Rhodell seeks to buy Francis and Tommy Creek water systems to serve about 50 residents after a hearing. Mayor Lacey Meadows and Town Recorder Leon Sanders told the Public Service Commission that Rhodell’s system went dry and water is now drawn from Tommy Creek.
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Charleston
Raleigh County
Public Service Commission
Rhodell
Francis
Tommy Creek
Lacey Meadows
Leon Sanders
Romelle Roosevelt Rejects Divorce Compromise in Publicity Claim
James Roosevelt's estranged wife Romelle rejected his offer of divorce and half the property, calling it a publicity stunt. She described the proposal as an attempt to avert trial of a separate maintenance action in which she makes sensational charges of infidelity.
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Los Angeles
James Roosevelt
Romelle
Allies Plan Strategy Before Geneva Meeting
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles arrives in Paris to join NATO talks and map strategy for the Geneva conference with Western allies. He meets French Foreign Minister Georges Bidault at a private dinner to discuss Indochina and other Geneva issues as NATO aims to enhance ongoing consultation among its 14 members.
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Paris
U.S
John Foster Dulles
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Georges Bidault
Geneva
Dulles
NATO
Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
United States
Red China
Washington
Peiping
Anthony Eden
Russia
Peace Springs Prison Escapees Caught in Florida
President Joe F. Burdett of the State Board of Control announced that two escapes from the State Prison for Women at Peace Springs were recaptured at Fort Pierce, Florida. Dorothy Ann Maggard, 20, serving 1 to 15 years for burglary, and Dorothy Mae Lucas, 21, sentenced to 1 to 5 years for bigamy, were both sentenced from Kanawha County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Joe F. Burdett
State Board of Control
Peace Springs
Fort Pierce
Fla
Burdett
Dorothy Ann Maggard
Dorothy Mae Lucas
Kanawha County
Concrete Work Underway on Neville and 3rd Avenue
Concrete was to be poured this morning for the sidewalk at 3rd Ave and Neville St. Work began today cutting and rounding the corner of Neville St by the First Baptist Church. Favorable weather allowed progress on both projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
3Rd Ave
Neville St
First Baptist Church
May Draft Call for 17 Men to Induction
The May call by Selective Service Local Board 18 Beckley lists 17 men for induction into the Army for a two year term. They will begin service May 25 and receive basic training at Fort Knox Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selective Service System Local Board 18
Beckley
Army
Ft. Knox, Ky
Defense Official Accused In Senate Inquiry Clash
Washington row over McCarthy allegations widens to name Assistant Secretary of Defense H Struve Hensel as part of a group accused of trying to discredit the Senate investigations subcommittee. Hensel, named by Eisenhower, denies the charge and vows action if sued. McCarthy travels to Houston to press his case under oath.
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Washington
McCarthy Army
Sen
McCarthy
Asst
H. Struve Hensel
Army
Robert T. Stevens
John G. Adams
Senate Investigations
Hensel
Eisenhower
Senate
Mine First Aid Parley Set in Capital This Thursday
Charleston reports a Thursday meeting of mine safety directors from labor management and government to plan a statewide first aid session. State Mines Chief Frank B. King aims to revive the annual meet discontinued in 1950 to foster mine safety. About 45 to 50 representatives from coal operators associations, UMW, US Bureau of Mines and State Mines Department will discuss date, location and length. Expected attendees include Charles Ferguson, Jim Westfield, James Benson and John Forsythe from Washington, D. C.
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Charleston
Frank B. King
King
Northern
Southern Coal Operators Associations
United Mine Workers
U. S. Bureau of Mines
State Mines Department
Charles Ferguson
UMW
Jim Westfield
James Benson
Southern Coal Oper
Bledsoe Enters Race For Senate
S. M. Bledsoe longtime Beckley druggist filed today for State Senate in the district comprising Raleigh and Wyoming counties. He is a former president of the West Virginia Pharmaceutical Association and a member of several professional and civic groups. He is the second to file on the Democratic ticket, after incumbent Jack A. Nuckols.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. M. Bledsoe
Beckley
State Senate
Raleigh
Wyoming
Bledsoe
West Virginia Pharmaceutical Association
New River Pharmaceutical Association
Beckley Rotary Club
The
Elks Lodge
Senate
Jack A. Nuckols
Quicksey in Jail After Surrender in Moonshine Case
Grady Quicksey of Beckley surrendered to Sheriff Ward around 4 p.m. Tuesday and awaits disposition in Raleigh County Jail on a transportation of moonshine charge. He had been hunted since Monday after a capias from Criminal Court Judge McCreery. Quicksey was arrested in Charleston Saturday when 40 jugs were found in his car. he is to answer that charge in Federal Court next November. The judge was out of town but expected back Thursday. his court day likely Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grady Quicksey
Beckley
John C. Ward
Raleigh County
Quicksey
Harry L. McCreery
Charleston
McCreery
Lot of Smoke, No Damage In Neville Street Alarm
A burned out transformer on a fluorescent light produced heavy smoke at the Thrifty Shop on Neville Street this morning. Beckley firefighters arrived at 10 50 a m and found no damage to the store after investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neville St. Alarm
Neville St
Beckley
Poor Memories at POW Hearing
In a Korea war court martial Army lawyer alleges witnesses gave poor memories as Col. Bard probes alleged collaboration by Cpl. Edward S. Dickenson. Witness Cpl. Carrick fights composure as questioning enters third day while Cantillo recants claims about a petition signed under duress from Chinese captors. Dickenson, a Virginian, faced charges of tipping off Reds but later returned home after initially choosing to stay with communists.
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Washington
Cpl
Edward S. Dickenson
Col
C. Robert Bard
Korea
Thomas A. Carrick
Blacksburg
Dickenson
Carrick
Guy Emery
Reds
Domnie J. Cantillo
Boston
Bard
Cantillo
Emery
Defense chief calls Army McCarthy row harmful to morale
Secretary of Defense Wilson said the Army McCarthy dispute has done no good to military morale and urged goodwill to solve the problems. He noted he may pursue a lawsuit if needed, while McCarthy aides face new allegations of a Navy official Hensel earning over 56 thousand dollars in WWII years from a private ship supply firm tied to government priorities. Hensel denied any illegal or unethical history, accusing McCarthy of lying. The investigations subcommittee set hearings to begin tomorrow with major TV coverage.
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Washington
Wilson
Senate
McCarthy
Hensel
Sen. McCarthy
Virginian coal loadings rise at Princeton WV plant
Virginian Railway coal loadings last week rose to 4344 fifty ton cars from 3582 the prior week. Daily totals were 847 on Monday 997 on Tuesday 878 on Wednesday 892 on Thursday 658 on Friday and 72 on Saturday, showing a substantial increase across the period.
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Princeton
W. Va
Virginian Railway
Forest Fires Checked In Fayette McDowell
Two new fires were being checked at noon today by forces from District 4 West Virginia Conservation Commission One was near Isaban in McDowell County and the other between Goode Hollow and Lickens Creek in Fayette County Thirteen new fires were reported to the Beckley office of the district Tuesday
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Antoinette Tiano Colombo
West Virginia
Colombo
Nutter Fort
Harrison County
Italy
Battista Colombo
Golden Rule Foundation
District 4
West Virginia Conservation Commission
Isaban
McDowell County
Goode Hollow
Licken's Creek
Fayette County
Beckley
Office Space Available For FHA In Beckley
Beckley may host Farm Home Administration offices after County Clerk Harry F. E. Anderson announced the American Legion will vacate two top floor rooms in the Memorial Building if needed. FHA currently operates in Fayetteville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Home Administration
Beckley County
Harry FE. Anderson
American Legion
Memorial Building
FHA
Fayetteville
Victor Says Vote Not True Defeat Of McCarthyism
Newark NJ dispatch reports Rep William B Widnall won the Republican primary over J Parsell Thomas by 35 000 to 5 000 in a contest seen as support for Eisenhower not McCarthyism. Widnall notes pro McCarthy sentiment has waned while Thomas once jailed for payroll padding campaigned as a 100 per cent McCarthy ally.
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Newark
N. J
William B. Widnall
McCarthy
J. Parsnell Thomas
Eisenhower
Widnall
Thomas
New Jersey
Congress
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wis
Fisherman Finds Infant Body in Burlap Sack
On the Guyan River near Stallings a fisherman named Logan Thacker recovered a burlap sack that held the body of an infant girl. Trooper E H Pettrey reported the infant was wrapped in a March 10 newspaper and the sack weighted with rocks.
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Logan
Dennis Thacker
Guyan
Stallings
E. H. Pettrey
State Police
Windshield Dimple Mystery Sparks Theories In Cleveland
Windshields across Cleveland number in the hundreds with pockmarks blamed on vandalism, grit, gremlins, or radioactivity. An Antioch College scientist cited radioactive dirt from car tops as a possible cause linked to post H bomb fallout, while local experts debate slag and gravel as responsible factors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
Navy
Antioch College
Yellow Springs
Stanley Cervenka
B&b Glass Co
Alben J. Preusser
New York Financier Elected President of Railroad
Patrick B. McGinnis, a 49 year old New York financier, was elected president of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven, Conn
Patrick B. McGinnis
New York
New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Prisoners Taken To Penitentiary From Raleigh County Jail
Two prisoners a parole violator and an escapee were moved from Raleigh County Jail to the State Penitentiary at Moundsville by state guards on an unscheduled trip to Beckley. Arlen K. Cole Daniels charged with parole violation and Ira Kyle Kessler Layland who escaped from a veterans hospital were taken today. Kessler was arrested Saturday in Crab Orchard after fleeing Aspinwall Veterans Hospital in Pennsylvania where he had been treated for a felonious assault sentence.
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Raleigh County
State Penitentiary
Moundsville
State Institution
Beckley
Madison
Arlen K. Cole
Daniels
Ira Kyle Kessler
Layland
Veterans Hospital
Cole
Kessler
Crab Orchard
Aspinwall Veterans Hospital
Pennsylvania
Five ITV Newspapers To End Publication
Jamestown Sun says five ITV newspapers will discontinue Friday due to advertiser lack of support. Woodruff Randolph, ITV president, announced the Daily News-Digest papers in Meriden Connecticut Texarkana Arkansas Huntington West Virginia and Allentown Pennsylvania will cease publishing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamestown
N. Y
Jamestown Sun
AFL International Typographical Union
Woodruff Randolph
ITV
Daily News-Digest
Meriden
Conn
Texarkana
Ark
Huntington
W. Va
Allentown
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P.C. Lynch
State
Constable
PSC
Neville
Houston
Tex
Bulletin
Fayette, McDowell
Victor
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