NATO Losing Edge As Deterrent To Red Attack
Editor's note opens four on the spot reports on NATO’s second decade. The piece surveys NATO’s shield and sword, noting the defensive line and strategic strike capability. It cites Norstad on halting aggression and suggests the alliance may muster 250,000 ground troops near the Iron Curtain with 1,500 to 2,000 aircraft and limited short range missiles.
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization
BEM Price Paris
Europe
NATO
West
Soviet Union
U. S
Lauris Norstad
Iron Curtain
Fourney Named County Director Of Civil Defense
Paul Fourney a Ray Beckley lawyer was appointed acting director of Civil Defense in Raleigh County replacing Harold Sopher who has not resigned. The Court also named J G Parsons first deputy. A dental committee discussed including dental facilities in the new County Health Center but no action taken. The Court approved a 1000 bid for night lights at the County Memorial Airport and the Grand View Road lights to Appalachian Power Co. for up to 585 with annual billing, with local contractor to repair port lights for 480. The court rejected a 500 bid to repaint the courthouse exterior as too high and beyond budget.
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Raleigh
Paul Fourney
Ray Beckley
Raleigh County
Fourney
Harold Sopher
Sopher
J. G. Parsons
A. J. Lilly
S. A. Ford
R. P
Pat
County Memorial
R. L.bob Davis
Davis
Appalachian Power Co
Grand View Road
Double life ends as police kill Jekyll-Hyde robber
Daniel M. Snyder a 40 year old ex Marine and financier posed as Police Sgt. Cain L Wood to rob two markets and steal 38000 dollars. He was shot to death Sunday night during a drugstore hold up after officers responded to an alarm and he opened fire. He lived as a promoter by day and a badge wielding robber by night with no prior criminal record.
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Los Angeles
Isay
Daniel M. Snyder
Snyder
Cain L. Wood
Weather Summary for Beckley and Hill Stations
Mostly cloudy with showers and thundershowers today in Beckley and surrounding areas. Highs in the 80s east and low 90s west. Tonight mostly cloudy with showers northeast and lows in the 60s to low 70s west. Tomorrow is expected to be hot and humid with continued cloudiness. Beckley yesterday reached 88, tonight near 65, today around 70. Hill reported 87 yesterday and 62 overnight, with 69 at 7 am today. Precipitation around 0.55 inches. Greenbrier River muddy but normal. Bluestone Reservoir normal with 1.3 gates open and gauge around 11.8 ft.
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Beckley High
Akuseivaers
Todgay
Greenbrier
Bluestone Reservoir
Gilutz Comments on Money, Life Costs and Gossip
Therwood Gilutz quips that easy money is common but living is hard as the dollar shrinks. He warns savings are essential, mocks spending, and notes prices rising like missiles in orbit. He adds that the only cheap thing is money and the spread of gossip.
Eisenhower Khrushchev talks and world events headline sweep
A digest of multiple items: Nix visits Poland with Premier Cyrankiywicz and tours Warsaw as Eisenhower Khrushchev talks promise full allies briefings. Critics attack Khrushchev invitation while labor rules hearings begin in the House. Wedding plans of Steven Rockefeller and Anne Rasmussen set Aug 22 in Kristiansand. Edison mansion Glenmont dedicated as a national monument. Lucy Cochran, mother of Phil Cochran, dies. Indiana prison escape drank tainted mix causes deaths. Georgia to seek death penalty for three accused rapists. Sputnik III completes 6248th map to circle Earth. a Van Wert youth sentenced after tying dogs to tracks. FHA records West Virginia mortgage boom. Beer Commission reports state collections.
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Eisenhower
Khrushchev
United States
Los Angeles
Clyde J. Kennedy
American Council of Christian Churches
Kennedy
Bloody Butcher
Hungary
Steven Rockefeller
Anne Marie Rasmussen
Kristiansand
Norway
Glenmont
Thomas A. Edison
Edison
New Jersey
Charles Edison
Interior Department
Lucy M
Cochran
Phil Cochran
Indiana
Wright Lipford
la Grenge
Russia
Sputnik Ili
van Wert
Ohio
Ohio Boys Industrial School
Tax Department Receives Anonymous Letter From Former Employee
An unsigned letter dated Albany arrived at the State Tax Department with 25 cents and a quartet to pay for postage. The sender claims to be a department employee from about ten years ago.
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Albany
N. Y
State Tax Department
Department
Evening Sky Highlights and Planets Visible
Beckley reports sunset at 7 31 p m with sunrise at 5 31 a m and moonset at 7 24 p m First Quarter on Aug 11. Venus sinks low in the west at 8 17 p m Saturn stands due south at 9 38 p m Jupiter in the southwest at 9 51 p m.
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Venus
Saturn
Jupiter
Campaign To Assure Courtesy To Khrushchev Urged
Washington AP Sen John Sparkman proposed a public understanding campaign to ensure a safe courteous reception for Soviet Premier Khrushchev. Most lawmakers favored Eisenhower's visit exchange. Dodd criticized it as a national disgrace. Governors in San Juan said Khrushchev would be welcomed in their states. McNichols and Freeman urged a respectful approach and highlighted democracy in action.
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Washington
John Sparkman
D-Ala
U. S
Nikita Krushchev
Sparkman
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Caniel Hill
Eisenhower
Thomas J. Dodd
Donn
Congress
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Khrushchev
Michigan
G. Mennen Williams
Frol R Kozlov
Steve McNichols
Colorado
Soviet Union
Russia
Khrushchev’s calculated risk in visiting the U S
Soviet Premier Khrushchev accepts an invitation to visit the United States amid Cold War tensions. The exchange with President Eisenhower signals a possible month or two of calmer public discourse, yet deeper risks remain for both sides. Khrushchev may seek to test American opinion and probe Western resolve while hoping to divide the Allies, with Red China watching closely. The move follows Berlin stalemate and highlights Moscow’s tactic of cautious diplomacy.
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William L. Ryan
Nikita Khrushchev
United States
Eisenhower
Khrushchev
America
Washington
Ejsesnhower
Moscow
Anastas I. Mikoyan
Frol R. Kozlov
Richard M. Nixon
Soviet Union
Poland
Eisenhow
Court Approves Budget for Raleigh County Raises Pay
Raleigh County Court approved the 1959 60 budget and prepared to deliver it to the State Tax Commissioners. Full time county employees will receive a base salary of 235 dollars monthly with a 10 dollar increase. Part time janitors will be raised from 70 to 100 dollars monthly. Expenditures total 658 847 21 with several specific appropriations including parks libraries sheriff and courthouse. Social security and workers compensation allotment is 10 500 and 46 417 27 is allotted for bills and outstanding obligations.
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Raleigh
John C. Ward
Ward
Fanner
Rural Development Council
Little Beaver Park
Fitzpatrick Park
Raleigh County
Court Denies Bookmobile Fund Request
The Raleigh County Court denied a request for 12 000 for a two county bookmobile project with Fayette County. The court said funds are unavailable this year though the committee praised its work and hoped for next year. Fayette County waits on Raleigh County’s decision before acting. The county library budget remains 2 200 for Raleigh County Library.
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Raleigh County Court Today
John C. Ward
Fayette County
Daniel Polk
Sophia
Raleigh
H. G. Farmer
Gay Hart Retreats To France Home In Fayetteville
Fayetteville hosts Jacqueline Gay Hart and fiancé Stanley Gaines as rumors swirl about their wedding. The 21 year old daughter of a Colgate executive seeks privacy after a national spotlight, while Gaines confirms nothing and journalists back off. The couple attends church, golfs, and strolls city streets as plans for a large wedding are canceled in favor of a small private ceremony.
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Fayetteville
New Jersey
Fayette County
Stanley Gaines
Jacqueline Gay Hart
Colgate-Palmolive Co
Register
Gaines
Beckley Newspapers
Dorothy Hesse
Gay
Presbyterian Church
Fayletteville
Chicago
Young Gaines
Stanley
Grant III to Speak at West Virginia Historical Society Meeting
Gen Grant III heads Civil War centennial planning and is among speakers for the West Virginia Historical Society annual meeting in Charleston on October 10. Col Earl Betts, executive director of the centennial commission, is also expected. The society plans include a June 3, 1961 restaging of the Battle of Philippi as part of 2,000 battles. Grant is grandson of Civil War general and U.S. president Ulysses S. Grant.
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Charleston
U. S. Grant III
USA
West Virginia Historical Society
Boyd Stutler
Earl Betts
Washington, D. C
State Historical Society
West Virginia
Philippi
Grant
Gen. A. S. Grant
United States
Sophia Council Approves 1959 60 Budget in Special Session
The Sophia Town Council approved its 1959 60 fiscal year budget totaling 10127.37 dollars in a special session. The police department receives the largest allocation at 4350 dollars.
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Sophia Town
Police
Kennedy Named On New Agency
Charleston AP Gov Underwood’s office announced the nine member Economic Development Agency formed by the 1959 Legislature. Lawrence H. Rogers of WSAZ-TV Huntington will chair. appointees include Don Potter Fairmont Monongahela Power, William Steele Wheeling Steel, Dr C E Lawall Huntington ex WVU president, Luther Berry Clarksburg banker, Dr Frank H Fisher Martinsburg, Lewis H Smith Grantsville, C Fred Shewey Kermit businessman, and Beckley attorney David Kennedy. The EDA act became effective March 14 with a $100,000 appropriation available July 1.
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Charleston
Underwood
Lawrence H. Rogers
Wsaz-Tv
Huntington
Don Potter
Fairmont
Monongahela Power Co
William Steele
Wheeling
Wheeling Steel Corp
C. E. Lawall
West Virginia University
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
Luther Berry
Clarksburg
Union National Bank
That City
Frank H. Fisher
Martinsburg
West Virginia Junior Chamber of Commerce
Lewis H. Smith
Grantsville
House of Delegates
Little Kanawha
Mingo County School Board
Beckley
David Kennedy
Visitor Hospitalized in Beckley After Sudden Illness
W A Reece of Charleston fell ill suddenly at East Main Motel while vacationing with his wife. An ambulance transported him to Beckley Hospital around 12 45 p m today for treatment.
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W. A. Reece
Charleston
East Main
Beckley Hospital
Two Girl Scouts Die in Tent During Stormy Akron Camp
Lightning struck a camp near Akron Ohio killing two girl scouts who were asleep in their tent. The victims were Sadly Parker 14 of Cleveland Heights and June Gamble 13 of Media Pennsylvania.
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Akron, Ohio
Here
Parker
Cleveland Heights
June Gamble
Media
Khrushchev Visit to United States Planned for September
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev may visit the United States in mid September with a two to three day Washington stay and a 10 day nationwide tour. The exact dates are undecided and depend on Khrushchev’s planning for a world audience and the timing of the United Nations General Assembly opening on September 15.
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Washington
Nikita
Khrushchev
United States
United Nations General Assembly
New York
Eisenhower
White House
Kremlin
General Assembly
Nikita Khrushcev
Europe
Moscow
Temporary Welfare Supervisor Arrives in Beckley District
Randolph L Jiiden, a former Logan child welfare worker, arrived in Beckley on Monday to serve temporarily until a permanent supervisor is appointed. The Beckley district covers Fayette Logan Greenbrier Randolph and Summers counties and has been without a supervisor since November when Elmer Bostic resigned to join the Virginia Juvenile Probation Department.
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Randolph L. Jiiden
Logan
Beckley
Fayette
Greenbrier
Randolph
Summers
Elmer Bostic
Virginia Juvenile Probation Department
Bostic
Hoskins Funeral Rites Scheduled Thursday
Funeral services for Mrs. Martha Brown Hoskins 83 Sprague will be held at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at the Pentecostal Holiness Church in Shady Spring with Rev. Delbert Belcher officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Park. The body will be moved to her son Earl Burge’s residence in Shady Spring at 4 p.m. Wednesday. She died at 7:30 a.m. Monday at her home from a heart attack.
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Martha Brown Hoskins
Sprague
Pentecostal Holiness Church
Shady Spring
Delbert Belcher
Sunset Memorial Park
Rose and Quesenberry
Earl Burge
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Josef Cyrankiywicz
Warsaw
House Rules Committee
Federal Housing Administration
FHA
Herbert W. Welch
R. D. Platt
Honesty
Beckley Skies
U.S
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MecNichols
Orville L. Freeman
Minnesota
George P. Vanier
Vincent Massey
Canada
Queen Elizabeth
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Red Boss
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France
Gen. Grant (II
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