Doctor's Trial Opens in Murder Of Wife, Tots
In McAlester Oklahoma Dr Ben T Galbraith a 34 year old physician faced a capital murder trial jury selection finished with no challenges. Jurors questioned on punishment views as defense seeks delay while Galbraith recovers from self inflicted wrist wounds. Notes from jail reveal he killed wife Mary Katherine and three children fearing a nightmare and saying he could end them in their sleep.
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Mcalester
Okla
Ben T. Galbraith
Galbraith
Dist
W. A. Lackey
Mary Katherine
Connie Hurricane Warnings From Cape Lookout To Norfolk
Hurricane Connie grows toward the mainland with 135 mile per hour winds, prompting warnings from Cape Lookout North Carolina to Norfolk Virginia. Forecasters say the storm will move north-northwest at 10 to 11 mph for about 24 hours, with center near Cape Hatteras by Wednesday morning and dangers of high tides and dangerous winds inland along the Carolina coast.
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Miami
Fla
Cape Lookout
N.C
Norfolk
Connie
Virginia Capes
Wilmington
South Carolina
Georgia
Cape Hatteras
Weather Bureau
Massachusetts
North Carolina
Carolina Capes
Cape Cod
Jacksonville
Atomic power to compete with coal in U.S. electricity
At the atoms for peace conference Dr. James A. Lane of Oak Ridge predicted nuclear power could rival coal generated electricity in the United States within 15 to 20 years. Russian scientists cited costs of their 5,000 kilowatt plant and noted its use where coal is scarce or low grade. Lane cited capital and operating cost estimates suggesting four to seven mills per kilowatt hour within 15–20 years, with five prototype reactors in development.
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Geneva
United States
James A. Lane
Atomic Energy Commission
Oak Ridge, Tenn., National Laboratory
Lane
United Added States
Soviet Union
D. I. Blokhinstev
N. A. Nikolayev
U. S
AEC
Russia
Beckley Route to Turnpike Gets Immediate Widening
The State Road Commission will widen a two mile stretch of State Rt 3 into 24 feet with a black top surface to connect Beckley with the West Virginia Turnpike. Estimated cost is 35000 dollars and work will start at once. A proposed Sprague to Harper Road link appears dropped in favor of Valley Drive to Harper Road improvements. Commissioner Burl A Sawyers was unavailable for comment.
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State Rt. 3
Beckley
West Virginia Turnpike
State Road Commission
Harper Road
Valley Drive
West Prince St
SRC
Sprague
Burl A. Sawyers
Crawford Sells Businesses Moves Family to Florida
Beckley businessman C D Crawford Jr disclosed Monday that he sold all theatre holdings to his brother Bernard Crawford and G C Porter and will relocate his family to Jacksonville Florida within two weeks. He also sold his home at 108 Druid Ave and plans a pink stucco residence in Florida to be ready in about 30 days. The reason given was a desire for a warmer climate as Crawford and family prepare for their children to start school September 1. He is married to Velma Medellin and has two children, James and Jane.
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C. D. Crawford Jr
Crawford
Palace Theatre Corp
C and P Amusement Co
Bernard L. Crawford
G. C. Porter
Druid Ave
Jacksonville
Florida
Beckley
Glen Jean
C. D. Crawford
Jane Crawford
Fairview Ave
Marshall College
Huntington
Police Civil Service Commission
Ber
Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association
Elks, Masons
Beni Kedem Temple
Shriners
Charleston
Beckley Lions Club
Black Knight Country Club
Velma
Half of Nation Enjoys Comfort
Pleasant summer weather prevailed across the northern half of the country while the south faced warmth and humidity. Early temps ranged from the upper 40s to 60s in the north, 70s in the south, and 80s in parts of Texas, with Blythe California hitting 93 degrees overnight.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Michigan
Missouri
Kentucky
Virginia
Rockies
Pacific Northwest
Pacific Coast
Texas
Plains
Blythe
Calif
Australia Blizzard Delivers Worst Storm Of The Year
Wintry gales hit New South Wales and Victoria as Southeast Australia endures its worst blizzard of the year. Snowdrifts pile up in the southern Alps while winds ease in the high country and keep roaring in lower regions. Ski chalet manager Harvey Palfrey described the scene as outside frozen hell with the thermometer at zero.
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Sydney
Australia
New South Wales
Victoria
Australian Alps
Harvey Palfrey
Tavern Keeper Shot. Raleigh Man Jailed
Henry Bowyer, 31, Crab Orchard, is held in Fayette County Jail on felonious assault charges for a shooting at the Log Cabin beer garden in Pax. Jack Weeks, 32, operator of the establishment, was shot in the face about 10 p.m. and listed in critical condition at Oak Hill Hospital.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Henry Bowyer
Fayette County
Pax
W. R. Seal
Ted Anderson
Jack Weeks
Bowyer
Weeks
Reinforcements Aid S. Korean Rioters
Twelve hundred Red hating Korean railway workers reached Inchon to reinforce about 300 demonstrators besieging the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission billets on Wolmi. About 700 U.S. soldiers guard the island as riots continue and nine Koreans are reported injured in clashes.
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Seoul
Inchon
Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission
Wolmi
U.S
MacArthur
U. S
Rhee
UNSC
Korea
ROK
West Virginia Weather and Regional Update
Considerable cloudiness tonight and Wednesday bring scattered showers with lows around 60s and a mild midweek. Extended west Virginia forecast shows temperatures near normal through Sunday with a rise midweek, then cooler Thursday night, and light total rainfall expected.
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WVA
West Virginia
Mother Hears How Son Died
A Detroit mother heard a soldier recount how her son died in a Chinese Red prison camp in Korea allegedly at the hands of a fellow American. Sgt. James C. Gallagher, 23, of Brooklyn, faces court martial for collaborating with the enemy and the unpremeditated murder of three sick prisoners. A fellow soldier testified that Gallagher slapped a gravely ill corpsman outside a shelter before dragging him away. The mother and sister attended the sessions, with the sister condemning Gallagher as not taking the matter seriously.
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New York
Korea
Loretta Jones
Detroit
James C. Gallagher
Brooklyn
Gallagher
Sgt
Donell Adams
Cottonwood
Ala
Ft. Lewis
Wash
John William Jones
Adams
Jones
Mrs. Jones
Zenith Tucker
Tucker
Airmen to Reach Home This Weekend from Tokyo
Eleven U S airmen freed from Communist captivity will fly from Tokyo toward home this weekend. Col John Knox Arnold and ten others depart on two C54s via Midway and Hawaii bound for Travis AFB California then to nearest home airports. They chose the longer Midway route and asked for no mass welcome at Travis. They spent final days in Tachikawa sightseeing and with friends and will be hosted at the base club before departure.
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Tokyo
U.S
Air Force
John Knox Arnold
China
Travis Air Force Base
Calif
Midway
Hawaii
Travis
Alaska
Tacoma
Wash
Midway- Hawaii
Tachikawa
A. 2
Daniel C. Schmidt
Redding
Charles Cowarding
Red Cross
Grey
Schmidt
Harry M. Benjamin Jr
Worthington
Minn
C. W. Thompson III
Orange
Army
Benjamin
Howard W. Brown
St. Paul
Steven E. Kiba Jr
Akron
Ohio
Air Force Post Exchange
Elmer F. Llewellyn
Missoula
Mont
Ex-President Hoover To Observe Birthday
Former President Herbert Hoover will observe his 81st birthday with the dedication of his boyhood home as a national shrine. He will speak at the home of his late uncle Dr Henry J Minthorn in Newberg Oregon, 25 miles southwest of Portland, where the house has been restored to its 1884 condition. Interior Secretary Douglas McKay will introduce Hoover.
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Newberg
Ore
Herbert Hoover
Henry J. Minthorn
Portland
Hoover
Douglas McKay
Salem
Nation's Employment Record Shows Boom
The July labor report shows employment rising to a record 64,995,000 with unemployment dropping to 2,471,000. Adults held up in most industries while youth hiring surged, adding about five million employed since February 1955. Nonfarm employment reached a season high of 57 million.
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Washington
Labor and Commerce
Commerce Weeks
Mitchell
Census Bureau
Red Cross Prepares For Disaster Work
Washington Red Cross mobilizes volunteers to readiness for possible Hurricane Connie strike from Norfolk to Long Island. Disaster specialists Fligg Jones Hollowell Vogelsanger Spencer Marvel moved to Wilmington Cherry Point and North Carolina towns. staff stationed at Weather Bureau center and various NC locations to shift as needed.
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Washington
The
Red Cross Today
Carolinas
Clifford Fligg
Russell Jones
Savannah
Wilmington
N.C
Frank Hollowell
County to pay DPA phone bill in Raleigh County
The Raleigh County Court allotted funds to cover the DPA office telephone costs. A $200 yearly limit was set based on a January to June total of 87.18, after the county DPA office’s line was disconnected six weeks ago. The District 8 DPA had paid from state funds previously.
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Raleigh County Department of Public Assistance
Harry E. Anderson
DPA
District 8
Raleigh
Buying Activity Up At Farmers Market Beckley
The Beckley Farmers Market shows strong activity with more produce than prior days. Warren Patton reports ample tomatoes and sweet corn, as eleven producers and sixteen buyers traded today, with wholesale prices listed for apples corn tomatoes peppers onions cabbage beans potatoes beets and cucumbers.
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Beckley
Warren Patton
Patton
Hurricane Threat Moves Air Guardsmen
Savannah report on hurricane Connie forcing the 123rd Fighter Interceptor Wing to evacuate about 70 planes from Travis Field to inland fields and Craig Air Force Base for shelter. Reservists from North Carolina West Virginia and Kentucky participate in summer training, with return planned when weather permits.
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Savannah
123Rd
Air National Guard
Travis Field
North Carolina
West Virginia
Kentucky
Vern Yahne
Columbia
Craig Air Force Base
Selma
Ala
Charlotte
N. C
Yahne
Combs Concedes Kentucky Vote
Former Appellate Judge Bert T. Combs conceded the Democratic nomination for Kentucky governor to A. B. Happy Chandler. Combs and key backers urged unity, with Chandler thanking him and leaders like Gov. Lawrence W. Wetherby and Sen. Earle Clements pledging support for all nominees in the November election.
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Louisville
Bert T. Combs
A. B
Happy
U.S
Earle Clements
Combs
Kentucky
Pike Bonds Sound as Auditor Addresses Group
West Virginia Turnpike revenues for June 1956 may fall short of estimates but are expected to grow in three to five years. Auditor Clarence Koontz told the Joint Legislative Committee that the project can move beyond an experimental stage into stable financing for planned extensions. He noted no subsidy is needed to market revenue bonds and cited bankers’ support for loans. Nuveen and Co. urged promotion, toll increases, and marketing to trucking firms to boost revenue.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Clarence B. Koontz
Koontz
Joint Legislative Committee On Government and Finance
Commission On Interstate Cooperation
John Nuveen and Co
Chicago
Nuveen
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Una Schmidt Fine
Alford D. Fine
Danny
Road Commission
Navy
Marshall Johnston
Marland
Elmer Davis
Cc. D. Crawford JR
West Virinia
Rogan
Bellepoint
Greenbrier
Pope
Rome
Pope Pius XII
Giuseppina Pacelli
St. Theresa
Pike Bonds
Commission
White House
Eisenhower
West 45Th Street
N. Y
Advertising Council
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