Diane Threatens Georgia and South Carolina Coast
Miami forecasters issued hurricane warnings for Georgia and South Carolina as Diane, the season’s fourth tropical storm, heads toward the area. Warnings extended toward North Carolina. Florida remained outside the alert zone though northeastern areas might see storm warnings. Diane’s max winds near 115 mph, with a broad wind field and a west-northwest track expected to continue 12 to 18 hours.
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Georgia
South Carolina
Diane
Cecil Gentry
North Carolina
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Gentry
Jacksonville
Connie
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Virginia
Carolinas
Carolina
Middle Atlantic
Puerto Rico
Bermuda
Beckley Martinsburg Vie for Air Guard Seat
Beckley and Martinsburg clash for the Air National Guard unit move from Charleston. A Pentagon meeting set for next Monday will decide facility needs as Martinsburg seeks a location. Raleigh County officials and press from Beckley show mixed awareness of Martinsburg representation at the talks.
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Martinsburg
Air Guard
Pentagon
Charleston
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West Virginia Ang
Raleigh County
H. G. Farmer
Charles Hodel
Beckley Newspapers Corp
T. R. Wilson Jr
Robert Ashworth
Republican Party
Robert L. Davis
Hulett C. Smith
State Aeronautics Commission
Harry E. Anderson
Eisenhower Returns to Denver for Summer Vacation
President Eisenhower lands in Colorado for his fourth summer vacation, greeted warmly by crowds as he brings golf clubs and fishing gear. A small office reopens at Lowry Air Force Base to handle state matters, after signing three bills and vetoing one on his final White House day. He plans to be back in Denver with Mrs. Eisenhower on Aug. 24 before a Philadelphia trip for the American Bar Association meeting.
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Eisenhower
Colorado
Ike
Lafayette Street
Washington
Cherry Hills ‘Country Club
Rocky Mountains
Lowry Air Force Base
White House
Congress
District of Columbia
North Carolina
Philadelphia
Retired General Edson Found Dead in Garage
Maj. Gen. Merritt A. Edson, Medal of Honor recipient and ex head of Vermont State Police, was found dead by carbon monoxide poisoning in his home garage. He served as NRA executive director and helped study a code of conduct for POWs. Edson, 58, retired from the Marine Corps in 1947 after 30 years service.
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Washington
Merritt A. Edson
Vermont
Marine Corps
Merritt A. Edson Jr
Quantico
Edson
Defense Department
Rutland
The
Rifle Association
Lama's Brother Flees Red Rule
The elder brother of Tibet's Dalai Lama fled Communist rule and sought asylum in Tokyo. An American spokesman said Tagtser Denprabce has been in Tokyo about 30 days and will receive a permanent U.S. visa by month’s end. He will join an American university for Tibet related research after arriving in the United States.
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Tokyo
Tibet
Dalai Lama
U.S
United States
Tagtser Denprabce
Agrser
Guards Quell Riot In Washington Prison
In Walla Walla Washington guards armed with rifles and tear gas ended a six hour inmate riot at the state penitentiary Early today ten officers seized as hostages were released unharmed The warden said there was minimal damage beyond shattered windows and tear gas in cell blocks Guards freed remaining hostages after prisoners backed down with threats but no promises were made
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Walla Walla
Wash
State
Lawrence Delmore Jr
Delmore
Martinsburg Dentist Drowns in Potomac River Accident
CLEAR SPRING Md The swollen Potomac River continued to be searched for Dr Calvin Dirting a 36 year old Martinsburg West Virginia dentist whose boat was swept over a dam Saturday night.
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Clear Spring
Potomac River
Calvin Dirting
Martinsburg
W. Va
Egyptian swimmer wins cross-channel swim in stirring finish
Abdel Latif Abu Heif, 27, of Egypt, captures the cross-channel title after a dramatic finish. Thomas L. Park, a Long Beach California swimming instructor, led most of the race but finished behind the winner. The Dover event highlighted a close duel across the English Channel.
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Dover
England
Abdel Latif Abu Heif
Thomas L. Park
Long Beach
Calif
Klu Klux Klan Feared in Texas
East Texas investigators are probing reports of a revival effort in 22 counties aimed at opposing school integration. Attorney General John Ben Shepperd said he would stay in the area to coordinate with local officials. He warned Citizens Councils differ from the Klan which he described as using fear and violence.
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Longview
Tex
East Texas
Atty
John Ben Shepperd
Texas
Citizens Councils
Supreme Court
Shepperd
Ku Klux Klan
UMW Program Still Planned in Beckley
George Titler of United Mine Workers District 29 said the union would obey the law and that the Labor Day program would be held in Beckley. After talks with Raleigh County Sheriff Ward, the union decided not to conduct the automobile raffle to raise funds for the Labor Day event.
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Beckley
Trict
United Mine Workers of America
UMWA
Titler
Register
Wyoming
Raleigh County
John C. Ward
Glen Rogers High School
A. K. Minter
Ward
Not Found List Shrinks Raleigh County Jury Pool
Fourteen of 125 summoned petit jurors were listed as not found in Raleigh County Circuit Court August term records. Of the 78 served, one was disqualified for age, while six returns remain unfiled. Names of those not found include Blankenship Beckley Boling Beckley Burford Beckley Cole Sophia Dutton Beckley Farrow Shady Spring Fritz Glen Morgan Foster Meade Gilliam Shady Spring Hilton Prosperity Harless Tams Landers Beckley Maynor Clear Creek Painter Cittsville Prewett Daniels Reed Sophia Richmond Shady Spring Shelor Sand Branch Stone Daniels Udy Soak Creek Vaught Sophia Walker Beckley Wade Princewick Yerkey Flat Top.
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Circuit Clerk's Office
Sheriff's Office
Circuit Clerk’s Office
Lloyd Blankenship
McAlpin
Jesse P. Boling
Beckley
W. E. Burford
Ray E. Cole
Sophia
Joe C. Dutton
J. J. Farrow
Shady Spring
James R. Fritz
Glen Morgan
C. H. Foster
Meade
James Gilliam
W. R. Hilton
Prosperity
J. B. Harless
Tams
L. A. Landers
Lee Maynor
Clear Creek
Nelson Painter
Cittsville
Fenley Prewett
Daniels
E. E. Reed
Bernard Richmond
Aubrey Shelor
Sand Branch
Richard H. Stone
Reginald Udy
Soak Creek
O. A. Vaught
H. A. Walker
W. H. Wade
Princewick
Rolla A
Yerkey
Flat Top
Princess Anne Turns Five At Balmoral Birthday
Princess Anne celebrates her fifth birthday at Balmoral Castle as Queen Elizabeth and royal guests gather at the summer residence in Scotland for the family celebration.
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Balmoral Castle
Scotland
Princess Anne
Duck Hunters Given Extension in Season
The Fish and Wildlife Service announced 1955-56 migratory waterfowl regulations extending the season to Oct 1 to Jan 15 1956 with 70 days in Atlantic Flyway states. The plan adds 10 to 15 shooting days and forecasts increased fall flights across flyways in anticipation of a bumper duck crop.
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Washington
Fish and Wildlife Service
Canada
Far North
Mississippi and Central Flyway
Atlantic Flyway
Connecticut
Nine Killed In India's Peaceful Invasion Of Goa
Nine people died and about 38 wounded as Indian nonviolent demonstrators crossed into Portuguese Goa and Daman, with some reaching Terekhol Fort and a temple to raise the Indian flag. Reports cited thousands of marchers, cross-border clashes, and Portuguese guards firing on protesters near Terekhol Creek and Daman.
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Terekhol
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Diu
Gandhi
France
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Patradevi
Banda
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Palya
US Proposes India Assist Repatriation
NEW DELHI The United States reportedly proposed that India help repatriate Chinese students in America who wish to return to Communist China. The plan would have students contact an Indian consul and have travel arranged by Red Cross units. Indian officials declined to comment on whether India would take on the role.
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United States
India
America
China
Geneva
A. Alexis Johnson
Wang Ping-nan
Johnson
Wang
U.S
Red Cross
Peiping
Polio Deaths Drive New England Toll to 53
Polio deaths in New England rise to 53 with four Massachusetts adults and a Connecticut mother of three among the latest fatalities. New England totals show 1,523 cases and 13 Boston cases as officials note incubation timing for transferred cases from Boston.
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New England
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Camp Drum
N.Y
Connecticut
Sampson Air Force Base
Alfred L. Frechette
Henry Simon
Bridgeport
Conn
Edward F. Clifford
Southwick
Mass
John N. Stanley
Wilmington
Ralph Bellows
Brookline
Charles R. Gens
Singer Fatally Injured in Rio Hotel Blaze
American singer Warren Hayes who had just completed an engagement in Rio de Janeiro died after jumping from a 10th floor hotel room as flames engulfed the Vogue Hotel. Hayes had been performing in the hotel’s nightclub and planned to return to the United States Tuesday. Four other people perished in the fire.
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Brazil
Warren Hayes
Vogue
Hayes
United States
Driver Posts Bond for Drunken Driving Charge
Alton Redden of Cleveland Ohio posted bond of 50 and costs of 7 50 before Magistrate J E Mays on a charge of driving while drunk. Redden was placed in Raleigh County Jail on the charge Saturday by State Police.
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Alton Redden
Cleveland
Ohio
J. E. Mays
Redden
Raleigh
West Virginia Insurance Agents Meet Panel Discussion
State Insurance Commissioner Thomas J. Gillooly led a panel discussion during today's program at the 56th annual meeting of the West Virginia Association of Insurance Agents. In Huntington a Wayne County youth bitten by a copperhead snake showed improvement after hospital care. William R. Lucas, 18, of Wayne Route 2, remained in critical condition after delayed antivenom treatment. In Hamlin Mrs. Georgia Brumfield of Harts faces murder charges for the pistol slaying of her ex husband, State Trooper John Flowers said, following an argument after their divorce.
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Thomas J. Gillooly
West Virginia Association of Insurance Agents
Hamlin
Georgia Brumfield of
Harts
Joe
John Flowers
Lincoln County
Flowers
Japan Observes 10th Anniversary of Surrender
Japan marked the 10th anniversary of its 1945 surrender with solemn prayers and reflections on occupation, peace, and recovery. Prime Minister Hatoyama praised the U S role in avoiding famine and fascism and communism, as citizens watched coverage and noted progress since devastation.
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Tokyo
Japan
Ichiro Hatoyama
U.S
Asahi
Crosby son Phillip Crosby broken back in auto crash
Pvt. Phillip L. Crosby 21, son of Bing Crosby, is hospitalized in Raymond Wash with three spinal fractures after steering off a guardrail and into Willapa River bed while returning to Ft Lewis KP duty. He is to be moved to Madigan Army Hospital. Bing Crosby flew to Raymond and kept hospital photos from being taken.
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Raymond, Wash
Bing Crosby
Phillip L. Crosby
Raymond
Ft.Lewis
Willapa River
Willapa Harbor
Young Crosby
Spokane
Bing
Russell Starns
Phillip
Aberdeen
Here
New Riverview Hospital
Madigan Army Hospital
R. A. Bussabarger
New Patrolman Begins Duties in City Today
Derwood Santa Dilley of Beckley was to begin duties as a city patrolman at 2 p.m. today per Police Captain Millard Ty ree. Aged 29, he is the son of Mr and Mrs William Dilley of Raleigh, replacing John Peters who resigned Saturday morning. Dilley took the oath at City Hall at 10 a.m. His appointment awaits confirmation at the next City Council meeting.
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Beckley
Millard Tyree
Dilley
William Dilley
Raleigh
John Peters
Esso
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
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