Bulganin Letter Fails to Stir British Interest
London reports show Bulganin’s 8000 word letter to Prime Minister Macmillan on disarmament and Middle East policy drew cool or neutral reactions. He urged immediate bans on atomic and hydrogen tests, separation of that issue from broader disarmament, and denouncement of force to settle Middle East disputes.
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Bulganin
Macmillan
Britain
U.S
Geneva
Jacob Malik
Moscow Radio
Senle
Middle East
Beckley Council weighs curfew bid and park project
Beckley officials pressed a plan to curb late night private clubs and advance the New River Park site at Sprague. Police Chief Tyree defended hours urged for club closings citing public safety and voluntary compliance among some venues. The council asked for an ordinance and funding details while negotiating to hire staff and survey the park area.
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Beckley
H. P
A. K. Mint
Money
Yer
Millard Tyree
Satan
Ene Gunlinan
Aoa
Nastal
Tyree
Minter
Sprague
Lawmakers Push Permanent News Coverage Setup for China
Senators Mansfield and Kefauver urged steps toward permanent American news coverage in Communist China. Secretary Dulles said the State Department favors a pool visit but no lasting plan yet satisfies travel bans. Mansfield called Dulles plan a good start and proposed broader staffing for China reporting.
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Mansfield
Djmont
Kefauver
D-Tenn
China
Dulles
State Department
West Virginian's Body Pulled From Baltimore Harbor
The body of 23 year old Joseph W Justice of Baltimore was pulled from the harbor in Southwest Baltimore after being missing since February 25. Autopsy planned to determine cause of death. Justice's parents reside in Ashe County West Virginia. Continuous thunderstorms are forecast with temperatures near normal to above average through Friday.
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Joseph W. Justice of
Balltimore
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W. VA
West Virginia
Beckley Skies Daily Star and Planet Chart
The Sun sets at 7 09 p.m. and rises at 5 35 a.m. Thursday. The Moon rises 3 07 a.m. Thursday with a new moon on April 29. Prominent star Spica is in the southeast at 8 58 p.m. Planets visible include Jupiter high in the south at 9 49 p.m. Mars sets at 10 42 p.m. Saturn is low in the southeast at 11 57 p.m.
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Jupiter
Mars
Saturn
American Vessel Begins Suez Trip
The President Jackson, first American flagship to enter the Suez Canal since the blockage, started through the waterway from the southern end. The 9,277-ton vessel en route from Karachi with cargo and 12 cruise passengers paid a $10,293 toll in U.S. dollars under protest, as Egypt’s canal regs require. The State Department had suggested such payment and approved U.S. ships entering the canal under protest.
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Egypt
President Jackson
Suez Canal
President Line
Karachi
U.S
U. S. State Department
State Dulles
Washington
United States
U. S
Twin cleared in slaying case linked to Higgins
A Brooklyn case ties Russell Erickson to Thomas Higgins as a man police say attacked seven others. The director was freed after a witness identified Higgins as her assailant, though Erickson remains in bail status on related charges.
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New York
Thomas Joseph Higgins
Russell Erickson
Higgins
Mary Rasmussen
Brooklyn
Tam
Erickson
Washington
Ciillan
D-Ark
Senate
McClellan
Eisenhower
Augusta
Mitchell
Congress
Safety Conference Opens In Wheeling
A three day statewide safety conference in Wheeling features new tech sessions for mining groups, industrial nurses and other safety devices. Cecil B. Dodd of Weirton presides the West Virginia Safety Council as speakers include Dr. Perry E. Gresham of Bethany College and Julius C. Zizer of the State Mines Department among others.
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Wheeling
West Virginia Safety Council
Cecil B. Dodd
Weirton
Perry E. Gresham
Bethany College
Julius C. Qizer
State Mines Department
Daylight Saving Time Set For Raleigh County Areas
Daylight Saving Time will begin at 2:01 a.m. Sunday in Raleigh County for unincorporated areas and four of five municipalities. County Clerk C O Smith Jr reports that County Court President E Van Dorsey ordered the DST start to be publicized. The Court approved the DSF with commissioner confirmation, later questioned and withheld by officials to align with the levy election Monday.
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Raleigh
Sophia
C. O. Smith Jr
E. van Dorsey
Raleigh County Man Jailed On Two Charges
Two men faced charges after arrests by Raleigh County deputies. Kenneth Bryant, Odd, was jailed at 2:20 a.m. on fan-support and assault and battery charges. Woodrow Martin Fairdale was jailed at 5:30 p.m. on a drunk warrant and a peace warrant.
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Raleigh
Kenneth Bryant
Odd
Woodrow Martin
Fairdale
Warm humid conditions spread across plains and east
The first warm humid day of the season covered the central and southern plains and most areas east of the Mississippi. Showers and thunderstorms moved through broad regions as Gulf air kept nights in the 60s as far north as southern New England, with high humidity east of the river and 5 to 15 degree temperature rises in the upper Great Lakes and mid-Atlantic coast.
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Associated Press
Mississippi River
Gulf of Mexico
New England
Mississippi
Great Lakes
Middle
North Atlantic
Property Ownership Suit Under Way In Raleigh County
A chancery case on Maple Fork ownership is being heard in Raleigh County Circuit Court with Dor sey Tyree named in the suit filed by Rhodie Tyree and Josie Moore. Marvin Coleman of Bluefield pleaded guilty to speeding, fined $10 and costs, after arrest by Turnpike State Police on April 16.
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Raleigh County
Dorsey Tyree
Rhodie Tyree
Josie Moore
Maple Fork
Marvin Coleman
Bluefield
T. N. Thurman
Turnpike
Truce Observer Reports Minefield in Demilitarized Zone
UN observer Byron Leary said he found an illegally marked minefield on Israel's side of the armistice line with Syria and will seek removal. He found no evidence to support Syrian claims that Israel is building fortifications in the zone. He rejected Syria's request to remove a 120 foot steel bridge at the Jordan River outlet north of the Sea of Galilee.
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Palestine
Israel
Syria
U.S
Byron ¥. Leary
U.N. Truce Supervision Organization
Jordan River
Lake Hutch
Sea of Galilee
Swarming Bees Forcing Family From Huntington Home
Bees swarmed in the chimney of Donald and Mrs. Wingard home in Huntington forcing the family to leave for several hours. Wingard, executive director of the Huntington Community Welfare Council, tried to smoke them out. A professional exterminator ended the problem and Mrs. Wingard swept away five pounds of dead bees. No injuries were reported.
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Huntington
Donald Wingard
Wingard
Huntington Community Welfare Council
Graney Announces Road Job Appointments
Road Commissioner Patrick C. Graney announced the appointment of three district engineers and nine county road supervisors. Graney also named J. Fliets Greene of Charleston as executive secretary to fill a vacancy.
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Charleston
Ments
Patrick C. Graney
Graney
J. Fliets Greene
County Spelling Bee Slated For Tonight
Fourteen elementary school students begin at 7 30 tonight in the Vocational Building Raleigh County championship in the Tri County Spelling Bee. Spellers vie for champion and runner up as E T Miller and Nancy Thorne supervise. Judges include Phyllis Carpenter and Haven Clay. District engineers and county supervisors are named with districts listed. County winners advance May 1 with Fayette and Wyoming winners May 3 for the Tri County title drawing prizes from The Register and local principals associations.
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Raleigh
E. T. Miller
Nancyi Thorne
Beckley
Phyllis Carpenter
Haven Clay
Crab Orchard
Pendleton
Pocahontas Randolph
Tucker
E. G. Lesser
J. Alfred Haws
Princeton
Mercer
McDowell
Wyoming
John C. Long
Kanawha
Orville D. Haynes
Dunbar
Tyler
Paul Frum
Bens Run
Lewis
George A. Sullivan
Weston
Mason
Walter Beattie
Leon
Lincoln
Reamel F. Bias
West Hamlin
Lower
White Oak
Tommy Workman
Workman's Treek
Trap Hill
Irma Jean Waycaster
Lester
Rita Louise Osborne
Shumate
Marsh Fork
Nancy June Webb
Mount View
Phyllis Petry
Shady Spring
May Lilly
McKinley
Rebecca Anh Frye
Daniels
Slab Fork
Linda Eanes
Coal City
Sharon Cook
Sophia
Richmond
Norman Richmond
Meadows
Lois Kingsley
Bragg
Sherman Akers
Beaver
Fayette
The
Register
Elementary Principals Associations
Leftists Mobilize Rioters in Jordan Crisis
In Amman protesters and a general strike challenged Premier Hussein Khalidi as rioters clash with security forces. Communists and leftists ordered a countrywide strike, with 90 percent of Amman shops closed and widespread disruptions on the West Bank.
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Amman
Jordan
Hussein Khalidi
Hussein
West Bank
Palestine
Quiz Wiz Quits With $192000 Record TV Win
New York scoring prodigy Robert Strom, a 10 year old Bronx boy, quits after amassing a $192,000 prize on CBS The Question. His father Albert announces the family curries the decision, citing the strain on his parents despite the boy’s relief from the show.
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New York
Robert Strom
Bronx
CBS
Robert
Albert
Negro Is Facing Electric Chair
A Birmingham jury convicted 26 year old Charles Clarence Hamilton of burglary first degree for entering the home of Liza Roebuck on Piney Avenue at 7 30 a m and starting a fire that damaged the residence. Hamilton, who fired his defense without a court appointed attorney, was sentenced to die in the electric chair.
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Ala
Beckley
Liza Roebuck
Piney Ave
Charles Clarence Hamilton
U S Signals Readiness to Aid Jordan if Asked
Secretary of State Dulles outlined U S policy toward Jordan stating the United States is prepared to offer military aid and help ease the life of 559000 Palestinian refugees if King Hussein requests it. He said Washington will support the king to the extent he finds helpful. Ambassador Richards is in Eritrea after touring the Middle East to promote the Eisenhower plan for anti Communist defense backed by a 200 million dollar fund.
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United States
U. S
Jordan
State Dulles
U.S
Middle East Kingdom
Hussein
James P. Richards
Asmara
Eritrea
Middle East
Congress
Polio Pioneers To Receive New Salk Shots
The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis will offer free Salk polio vaccine shots to children labeled polio pioneers from 1935 trials. 630,000 took part in 1954 tests, and state health officers are being asked to arrange the additional doses to ensure full protection due to spacing differences in earlier doses.
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New York
National Foundation For
Foundation
President To Address Regional GOP Meeting
President Eisenhower and two aides will address regional Republican leaders from Maine New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts Connecticut and Rhode Island at a weekend conference in Providence Rhode Island. He will speak by telephone from his Augusta Georgia vacation cottage.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Providence
R.I
Augusta
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Ra&ode Island
Car Owners Must Pay 1957 Taxes To Get License
Raleigh County assesor explains new rules requiring full payment of 1957 personal property taxes before vehicle registration or license can be issued. Receipts must show make model and serial number, and be sent to the DMV with renewal. Rhondal Lilly, Black Eagle, jailed on non support warrant in Raleigh County.
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Raleigh County
John Boley
Boley
Charleston
West Virginia
Department of Motor Vehicles
Raleigh
Sheriff’s Office
Rhondal Lilly
Black Eagle
Joe Rodriguez
Cotton White
Mental Health Experts Prepare Public Talk At School
West Virginia communities rally around mental health awareness as Morris Kagan and Dr Margaret Ross join Dr T S Knapp and Ched Berielson on a panel at Woodrow Wilson High School next Tuesday. The event aims to educate residents about early detection, treatment options, and reducing stigma surrounding mental illness.
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Itrist
Hi-Land Hospital
Charleston
H. I. Parr
Ched Berielson
Beckley
Woodrow Wilson High School
Morris Kagan
Margaret” Ross
Att
UMMWA
Beckley Meroria
T. S. Knapp
Board Corrects Procedure Error In Election Of Trail
Minutes from a Raleigh County Schools special meeting are rewritten after a parliamentary error. Sherman C. Trail had been elected superintendent effective July 1, and the board ordered corrections to include how each member voted on motions and to list votes by name.
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Board of Education
Sherman C. Trail
Raleigh County
W. Bryson
Jarrell
Carl G. Jarrell
Motten
H. Dale Covey
Parsons
Bryson
A. P. Leber
Covey
Brysont
Cor
Trail
Leeber
Callaway
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