Inspects Outpost Island in Sight of China Mainland
Admiral Felix Stump, Pacific commander in chief, inspected the tiny Nationalist outpost on the Tachen Islands near Chekiang, amid talks the U S may place these offshore strongpoints under the 7th Fleet to warn Beijing. Nationalist leaders hope the fleet would guard Quemoy and islands along Formosa's coast as threats from the Communists loom. Stump, a West Virginia native, is now in Taipei.
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Taipeh
Formosa
U.S
Felix B. Stump
Pacific
China
United States
U. S. 7Th Fleet
Eisenhower
Stump
Tachen Islands
Chekjiang
Taipei
William Phillips
Alfred M. Pride
7Th Fleet
Pescadors
Quemoy
Adm
West Virginia
New Jobs Possible for West Virginia Says Report
Arthur D Little experts reported definite possibilities of attracting new industry to West Virginia after a survey for the state. Gov. Marland met with Dr. Cyril Herrmann and Dr. Mark Feer, who declined to detail findings but expressed optimism about creating new jobs for West Virginians.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Arthur D. Little
Marland
Cyril C. Herrmann
Mark C. Feer
Cambridge, Mass
Dr. Herrmann
West
7th Fleet Could Protect Formosa, Senator Says
Senator Alexander Smith of New Jersey argues the 7th Fleet could block a Communist invasion of Formosa. He notes massed sampans could be a threat but modern ships would prevent a crossing. Eisenhower affirmed enforcement of orders to defend the island. Smith calls it a bluff but cautions unpredictability with the Reds.
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Washington
Sen. H
Alexander Smith
R-Nj
Formosa
Smith
Far East
Senate Foreign Relations
Eisenhower
7Th Fleet
Chou En-lai
China
Chiang Kai-shek
United States
Yangtze Flood May Be History's Worst
The Yangtze surged to a new high at 5 p.m. yesterday reaching 29.7 meters in Wuhan, the junction of the Yangtze and Han rivers. Peiping radio said the dike network guarding Wuhan was standing firm despite reports of widespread flooding across central China.
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Tokyo
Yangtze
Peiping
China
Wuhan
Han
VA Nurse to Attend U N Conference in Dayton
Miss Gladys Garst of Beckley will represent the State Nurses Association at a United Nations regional conference in Dayton Ohio in August 2021. As chief nurse at Beckley VA Hospital she will help develop an information program about the United Nations.
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Gladys Garst
Beckley
State Nurses Association
United Nations
Dayton
Garst
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
West Virginia Weather Forecast Skies Cloudy With Tstorms
Mostly cloudy with scattered thundershowers tonight and Thursday. Not as cool tonight, warmer Thursday. Beckley and Oak Hill records show highs around 81 and 67 with lows near 64. Rivers Greenbrier Bluestone at normal stages. some rivers slightly muddy.
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Oak Hill
Bellepoint
Greenbrier
Plane Crash Kills Buckhannon Pilot and Two Passengers
In Upshur County near Selbyville a single engine Piper Cub three place plane crashed after takeoff from Buckhannon airport. Pilot Mrs. Mary Nesbitt a Jiffy Air Taxi owner and flying instructor died along with passengers John Rexroad 34 and Ray McClain 45 both Buckhannon residents on a business trip to North Carolina.
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Selbyville
Upshur County
Buckhannon’s
Mary Nesbitt
Jiffy Air Taxi
North Carolina
John Rexroad
Buckhannon Lumberman
Ray McClain
Buckhannon
Rexroad
Here
Kilgore Secures Release of Yugoslav Girl for Family Reunion
Senator Kilgore announced that Yugoslav authorities denied using 21 year old Andreja Glusic as execution bait. The case centers on wartime underground leader Andrej Glusic now aiding the U S Army map service. A bill to admit Andreja as a minor and enable her entry with full Yugoslav cooperation clears the way for reunion with wife Marica and father.
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Washington
Sen
Kilgore
D-Wva
U. S
Andrej Glusic
Marica
Andreja
Munich Workers Riot as 400 Police Clash at Siemens Plant
About a thousand striking metal workers and 400 police fought for an hour at Munich's Siemens plant. Twenty-one injured, no arrests. The riot followed pickets clashing with nonstrikers, with 200 more officers arriving. Most workers returned to duty as tensions rose in Bavaria's 10 day old metal strike.
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Munich
Germany
Siemens
Bavaria
New Pupils to Enroll Monday at Woodrow Wilson High
Enrollment for pupils not previously registered for the 1954 55 term at Woodrow Wilson High School will be held Monday Aug 23 from 9 a m to 12 noon Principal C G Peregoy says the session targets students who moved into the community over the summer or are returning after withdrawal This registration does not apply to those already enrolled at WWHS or the Junior High School for the 1954 55 year.
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Woodrow Wilson High School
C. G. Peregoy
Peregory
Medical Meeting Opens at White Sulphur Springs
West Virginia State Medical Assn opens its 87th annual meeting with committee and special section sessions. About 600 participants are expected to attend the association and auxiliary sessions, which run through Saturday evening at White Sulphur Springs.
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West Virginia State Medical Assn
Federal Court Session Opens in Fairmont with Two Judges
U S District Court for Northern West Virginia convened in Fairmont with Judges Harry E. Watkins and Herbert S. Boreman on the bench. Boreman took his oath of office here Monday, succeeding the late Judge William E. Baker, as the 9:30 a m session began.
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Fairmont
U. S. District Court For
West Virginia
Harry E. Watkins
Herbert S. Boreman
Parkersburg
Boreman
William E. Baker
Local coffee prices hold steady as wholesalers cut some
Beckley retailers report no wholesale price reductions for popular name brands though several firms slashed wholesale prices in major markets. Joseph Martinson & Co Aborn's Coffee and Alberts Ehlers cut to 120 per pound from 130, aligning with regional pricing trends. Retail prices remain largely unchanged with Maxwell House promotion masking true price shifts. Local dealers expect green coffee to stabilize about six cents a pound lower, likely easing wholesale and retail costs soon.
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Beckley
New York Coffee and Sugar Exchange
Brazil
Joseph Martinson & Co
Aborn’s Coffee Corp
Boston
Alberts Ehlers Inc
New York
Martinson
Standard
Brands
Maxwell House
Beckley Kroger
Kroger
General Foods Corp
Negro Leader Named To Embassy in Rome
Dr. Frank M. Snowden Jr., Negro professor and director of the Howard University summer school, has been named cultural attaché of the U.S. Embassy in Rome. The embassy said Snowden is the first Black person named to such a major European post.
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Rome
Frank M. Snowden Jr
Howard University
Washington, D. C
U.S
Snowden
School Board Meeting Sparked by Segregation Protests
In Barbour County West Virginia irate parents demonstrated against school desegregation at a Barbour County Board of Education meeting. Police officers were called as protests erupted during the session.
Miss Tennessee winner and Atlantic City bid amid school protests
Gerry Johnson, 21, of Nashville, wearing engineer cap and bandanna, aims for Miss America in Atlantic City while the Jackson pageant titleholder faces scrutiny. In Kasson and Hanging Rock, Kasson High demotion protests spark police presence as Barbour County confronts desegregation history. Hanging Rock gains a white principal and re districting amid a mostly Negro student body.
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Gerry Johnson
Nashville
Jackson
Casey Jones
Gerry
Atlantic City
Levicki
Silent Grove
Bretsel ‘Harris
Harris
Kenneth Daniel
Berryburg
Blenda Hollen
Philippi
A. R. Parrish
Belington
Barbour County
Chestnut Ridge
Kelly - Miller High School
Clarksburg
Harrison
Philippi High School
Patricia M. True
Hanging Rock
E. E. Adams Jr
Harper Road Landscaping Approved by City Council
The city plans to green barren Harper Road banks after a special council meeting. Maurice Mendel of the West Virginia Turnpike offers free labor and equipment to seed and stabilize banks with grass, straw funded by streets department, and proposes beautification for Beckley parking lot banks.
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Harper Road
Maurice Mendel
West Virginia Turnpike
Turnpike Commission
Department of Streets
Mendel
Beckley
United States to withdraw most divisions from Korea
South Korean National Assemblymen reported that the United States plans to withdraw all but three U S divisions from Korea by end of 1954. The Assembly voted to oppose withdrawal while an Army spokesman in Washington denied any plan to pull back part of the Eighth Army.
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Seoul
United States
U. S
Korea
U.S
National Assembly
Ington
Assembly
Lee Ki Poong
Washington
Foreign Relations Committee
Whang Sung Soo
U.N
Clergymen of Four Nations Talk Unity at World Council
Representatives of 170 million Christians gathered in Evanston to renew efforts toward church unity. Four keynote speakers from four denominations urged progress, while noting divisions and the council’s role in fostering understanding toward possible consolidations.
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Four Nations
Evanston
Ill
Jesus Christ
Christ
World Council of Churches
O. S. Tomkins
Church of England
Georges Florovsky
New York City
World Council
Sheppard Jailed After Jury Acts
Cleveland reports Dr Samuel H Sheppard was rearrested after a grand jury indicted him for first degree murder in the death of his wife Marilyn Sheppard. He had been free on bail for about 29 hours and was returned to jail after a family supper with his son Chip. The case follows a lengthy grand jury hearing with 15 witnesses over roughly 40 minutes of deliberation.
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Cleveland
Samuel H. Sheppard
Sheriff's
Chip
Sheppard
Marilyn Sheppard
Mouse Not a Madcap Margaret in Omaha
The Howard family in Omaha describes Margaret Mary as a "nice little mouse" and not madcap. An overcrowded ad claimed violent boasts about burning houses and threats to two-bedroom homes or acreage, prompting quick rental offers for the Howards’ daughter.
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Margaret Mar
Howard
William J. Howards
Margaret Mary
Cutting Machine Starts Fire in Upshur Mine
A fire deep underground at Hacker's Creek Coal Co mine in Hodgeville Upshur County near Clarksburg began when a cutting machine cable short circuited Officials said all workers escaped unharmed and crews from Webster Springs Dawson and Monongah sealed off the area The mine employs about 41 men and yields roughly 700 tons of coal daily.
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Buckhannon
Hacker's Creek Coal Co
Hodgeville
Upshur County
Clarksburg
Slope
Webster Springs
Dawson
Monongah
Mitchell Hurls New Blast at President
Mitchell accuses President Eisenhower of secrecy in the Dixon Yates power contract in TVA territory. He demands full disclosure and asks 10 questions about bids agency consultation and potential private handoffs, while noting Eisenhower’s friendship with golfer Bobby Jones. The White House says records are open for public inspection and will be published after review.
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Washington
Eisenhower
TVA
Stephen A. Mitchell
Mitchell
Chicago
Leonard W. Hall
Dixon-Yates
Atomic Energy Commission
Middle South
AEC
Tennessee Valley Authority
Democratic Party
Bobby Jones
Dixon-Yates Group
Capitol Hill
Eisenhower-Jones
Atlanta
Jones
United States
Budget Bureau
Alcoholics Total 33 000 in W Va
West Virginia University professor Waldo Whitney, appointed to study alcoholism in the state, said about 33 000 people are alcoholics. His estimate stems from questionnaires to 4739 doctors, principals, ministers, employers and institutions. He urged coordinated statewide effort to help alcoholics.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Waldo Whitney
West Virginia University
Whitney
West Virginia Hospital Assn
Alcoholics Anonymous
Fire at Montreal Stockyards Kills 2000 Animals
A two hour blaze at the Montreal Stockyards destroyed a hog and sheep stable killing about 2000 animals awaiting slaughter and inflicting over a million dollars in damage. Firemen feared escaped stock would run loose as the two story brick building collapsed.
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Montreal
Do-Nothing? Rivals Tout 83rd Congress Progress
Washington reports two veteran senators Millikin Republican of Colorado and Mansfield Democrat of Montana claim the 83rd Congress has enacted substantial laws. They tout farm policy flex price supports and a private industry atomic energy bill as key actions, despite opposing views on overall performance.
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Washington
Sen
Millikin
Colorado
Mansfield
Montana
83Rd
Eisenhower
Congress
House
Senate
January Renewal Of Atomic Fight Planned by Solon
President Eisenhower won congressional approval for a bill to foster a private atomic power industry and strengthen European defenses with shared civilian patents for five years followed by exclusive rights for 17 years. Senator Cole signaled plans to renew the dispute over patent provisions in January, aiming to repeal compulsory sharing. Rep. Price noted the final clauses largely mirrored Eisenhower proposals.
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House
America
Senate
Solon
Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Cole
House Atomic Energy Committee
White House
Rep. Price
D-Ill
Atomic Committee
Hoover Jr. Confirmed As Undersecretary
Herbert Hoover Jr. won unanimous confirmation today as undersecretary of state. The nomination cleared the Senate Foreign Relations Committee after the White House announcement last night and was approved by voice vote this morning. Hoover succeeds Walter Bedell Smith, who retires after a 43 year military diplomatic career.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover Jr
Senate
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
White House
Hoover
Walter Bedell Smith
Dulles
Smith
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Kasson High School
Burton Levicki
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Supreme Court
Kasson High
Darwin Wolfe
Delmer Nestor
Phillipi High School
Kasson
T.8
Anders Nygren
Church of Sweden
Jesus
Upshur Mine
Yates Deal
W. Va
Cranberry
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