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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1955
Page
5
Governor Marland proclaims Youth Temperance Education Week in Charleston. The annual observance is sponsored by the West Virginia Women's Christian Temperance Union. The proclamation emphasizes temperance education to curb unrest and lawlessness among youth.
Three workers sustained minor burns after a gas explosion at West Virginia Steel and Manufacturing Co in Huntington. A company spokesman cited a defective valve in a furnace that filled with gas during repairs.
In a recent annual report the American Cancer Society urges fuller use of medical social and personal resources to fight cancer. The society says cancer will strike about one in four Americans, estimated at 40 million people, based on current occurrence rates.
Weekend incident as workers ignited accumulated gas with a torch on Sunday causing an explosion. The blast tore a hole in the furnace top and shattered glass in the plant office.
In a perilous mountain drive through a flood, Fred delivers a baby he carries to safety. The scene follows the baby’s arrival, Fred and Katie’s fraught emotions, and the plan to care for the newborn as the valley’s future is debated.
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover cites a five percent rise in major crimes for 1954, reaching an estimated 2,267,250 offenses. The report notes ongoing security concerns and hints at broader national crime trends in Washington while contrasting other regional notes on policing and infrastructure.
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