West Virginia Labor Divides on Senate Endorsements
WV AFL-CIO political arm backs Randolph for the short term U S Senate seat, while United Mine Workers backs Marland and criticizes Randolph’s anti labor votes. The UMW Letter cites bills against strikes and federal action against labor. Both groups also endorse other Democratic candidates in the state races.
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Charleston
West Virginia
U. S
West Virginia Committee On Political Education
Afl-Cio
West Virginia Labor Federation
Jen
Montgomery
Fairmont State
Kings Randolph
Elkins
Colege
Wilford
United P
Squib
Wilson
Ing
Marland
Ran
Miles C. Stanley
Dolph
UMW
COPE
District 17
Port Randolph
Beckley
District 31
Randolph
Fairmont
Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Aerwood
AFL- the
CIO
Robert C
Byrd
Organized Labor
Sophia
U. S. Senate
Vickers
Bers
John D
Shehab Won't Seize Q Office in Lebanon Election
Beiruit Lebanon AP Gen Fuad Shehab won the presidency as a nonpartisan compromise aimed at ending the 84 day rebellion. Chamoun refuses to quit early while U.S. troops face rebel demands for withdrawal. Shehab stays in army role until Sept. 24. cabinet shakeup possible as Solh opposition grows. U.N. observers found no infiltrators and limited arms smuggling to rebels.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Camille Chamoun
Fuad Shehab
U.S
Camille Kiament
Chamoun
Saeb Salam
Shehab
Associated Press
Shehabi
Sami Solh
Charles Malik
Chamoun-Soth
Eisenhower
Soth
Din
Nasser
United Arab Republic
Ins
Wasser
U.N
Security Council
Missile test in Pacific sighted from Hawaii
A nuclear warhead missile test was fired from Johnston Island and seen by thousands in Hawaii including Waikiki vacationers. Pilots reported a dramatic blast at 12 52 am Hawaii time with a red fringe around a mushroom cloud. Shipping and air routes were warned to stay clear within 350 miles of Johnston Island.
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Honolulu
Pacific
Johnston Island
Kawaii
Monica McKechnie
Waikiki
Daly City
Calif
Waikiki Beach
Jack Urner
Eugene Wolf
Hawaii
Urner
Johnston
Atomic Energy Commission and Defense Department
Economic recovery gains pace but not yet full
Washington economists say recovery is accelerating and may reach pre recession output by year end. Most foresee continued growth through 1959 with unemployment staying high as the labor force expands. Some warn of possible revision if Middle East military actions deepen.
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Washington
White House
United States
Middle East
Pickets Remain At Raleigh Junk Company Yard
Pickets at the Raleigh Junk Company yard in Beckley remain at their stations asking for recognition by the company. A truck driver, helper, and three yard men of District 50 United Mine Workers seek a contract covering hours conditions and wages. The strike began in Charleston yards and details will come from the Charleston office, which provided no comment.
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Beckley Yards
Raleigh Junk Company
Incc
District 50
United Mine Workers of America
District 0
Charleston
Space Traffic Jams Pose Future Problem
Moscow reports Space traffic and debris pose future risk as experts debate how to dispose of defunct satellites. Four moons currently orbit Earth, including a large Soviet satellite, with hundreds more possible. proposals cover destruction, recovery, or reentry while global talks consider radio spectrum, capping launches, and a central coordinating agency.
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Moscow
Sputnik
Earth
Committee On Rockets and Satellites
International Geophysical Year Committee
Walker Answers Editorials In Raleigh School Board Race
Stralie Walker of Brady Springs defends his bid for the Raleigh County School Board as a Democrat in a neo partisan race. He notes GOP support among voters and staff, argues for nonpartisan hiring, and cites his business background and local roots with friend Jim Trail’s recent death.
Brakeman Testifies in West Virginia Damage Suit
M T Cline a Virginian Railway brakeman testified in a $300000 damage suit filed by James and Ernest Rose over a May accident near Pineville. He described signals at Pinnacle Creek trestle and said he could not see the crossing. photographs by A L Hinge were admitted showing track and trestle conditions.
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M. T. Cline
Mullens
Virginian Railway Co
U. S. District Court
Southler District
West Virginia
Cline
Virginian Railway
James Ernest Ruse
Pineville
Pinnacle Creek
Princeton
Witnes
A. L. Hinge
Dames
Ernest Rose
Hinge
Raleigh County Board of Education Candidate Carl G Jarrell
Editorial notes that Raleigh County voters will choose one member for a six year term. Carl G Jarrell is named on the nonpartisan ballot. his record since 1954 is reviewed and praised for service under multiple board members and superintendents.
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Raleigh County
Board of Education
Carl G. Jarrell
Jarrell Endorsement Highlights Stewardship Of Raleigh County Schools
Supporters praise Carl Jarrell for applying sound business judgment to school matters and for maintaining professional conduct. Neighbors and teachers describe him as a true gentleman with a strong interest in school welfare. He advocates a school board that sets policy while administrators carry out its directives.
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Jarrell
Raleigh
Carl Jarrell
Board of Education
Tax Book Squabble Remains Unsettled
Two large ledgers for 1936 1938 1957 sit on a Raleigh County Court table as the Board of Equalization and Review and the Assessor dispute the county total valuation and personal property records. The court adjourned toward August as the boards seek concrete figures for 1958 with suspected declines from 1957 and possible boosts from auto assessments.
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Raleigh County
Board of Equalization and Review
Raleigh County Court
Gulf Coa's Inc
Gulf Mining
Riffe's Branch
McAlpin
Crab Orchard
Slab Fork
Thse
Demo Convention Set in Beckley by State Young Democrats
Beckley hosts a two day convention August 2 and 23 led by Raleigh County Young Democratic Club president Collon White. Delegations from 55 counties expected with Beckley Hotel as headquarters and guest speakers to be announced later.
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Young Democrats
Beckley
Collon White
Raleigh County
Young Democratic 'Club
White
Beckley Hotel
Beckley Man dies in hospital after illness
Beckley man Waller Canterbury of 621 Johnston Town Road died at 11 07 a m in Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital after an extended illness. He was born October 22, 1895 and was an electrician. Arrangements are incomplete.
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Waller Canterbury
Johnstown Road
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Raleigh Resident Freed On Bond
A Raleigh man Ernest Walker was freed on a 500 bond while awaiting Grand Jury action on a felony after being arraigned July 19 and remanded to jail following waiving Grand Jury action. Another Raleigh County arrest involved Everett Lilly Jr. Marmet booked for speeding and E A Withrow Grandview released after serving a sentence for obstruction of an officer.
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Raleigh
Raleigh County
Ernest Walker
Cotton White
Walker
Everett Lilly Jr
Marmet
E. A. Withrow
Grandview
Withrow
Wyoming Man Jailed On Moonshine Charge
Charles Lambert, 40, was jailed in Pineville after admitting ownership of a moonshine still in his barn near Skin Fork. Officers Cpt. C. W. Andrick and Trooper J. W. Fairenid arrested him after a night raid tied to alcohol and tobacco tax agents. Lambert is unemployed and this is his first offense.
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Pineville
RNS
Charles Lambert
Skin Fork
Cpt
C. W. Andrick
J. W. Fairenid
Lambert
Itmann
State Vehicle Chief Locates Lost Checks
Charlesion AP Motor Vehicle Commissioner Hubert A. Kelly recovered 335 checks totaling 37418 dollars after a five month hunt. The checks dated back five years were found in a storage box under a table in the agency accounting department, dating to the 1936 license rush.
President Eisenhower calls for UN Security Council summit
President Eisenhower urged Soviet Premier Khrushchev to attend a summit of the United Nations Security Council around August 12 in New York or elsewhere. He opposed Khrushchev’s bid for big power dictate and said a meeting on the Middle East crisis must occur within UN Security Council framework.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Khrushchev
U.n.security Council
New York
Europe
United States
Middle East
U.N. Security Council
West Virginia Weather Outlook for Today
Cloudy conditions with showers and scattered thunderstorms mainly in southern and central portions. Temperatures rise to the 60s tonight with river levels at Bellepoint and Greenbrier normal but slightly muddy. Bluestone Reservoir remains at normal stage with 3.5 gates open and gauge at 24 feet.
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Bellepoint
Greenbrier
Bluestone
Beckley Skies Shows Moon Phases and Summer Triangle
The Sun sets at 7 34 p m and rises at 320 a m Saturday while the Moon rises at 8 30 p m with last quarter on Aug 7. This month the summer triangle of Vega Deneb and Altair will appear in the eastern sky in the evenings and move west after midnight with Deneb high and Vega brightest.
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Vega
Deneh
Altair
Beneb
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Raymond C. Lewis
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Hoblitzell Jr
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Mingo County
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Thomas W. Harvey
Elizabeth Kee
John M. Slack Jr
Democratic Supreme Court
Henry L. Ducker
Huntington
Circcuit
K. K. Hall
Madison
Q Office
Holloman Air Force Base
Alamogordo
N. M
Junk Company
Tokyo
Sweden
Fricofon
the Register
The
Raleign Register
Emile Hodel
Beckley Post Herald
Jim Trail
Hodel
Pny
Stralie Walker Bhady Springs
Editorial
Wyoming
Automobile Clubs
Wheeling-Weirten Club
Kelly
Beckley High
Cseeeseeseeuse
Beckley Skies
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