AFL-CIO Says Business Groups Helped Sink Labor Bill
AFL-CIO leaders in Forest Park blame the National Association of Manufacturers and the U S Chamber of Commerce for defeating a Senate-passed labor bill in the House. They warn business groups will push stronger regulation next year to hamstring unions. Walter Reuther denounces an alliance of NAM, Republicans, and Hoffa associates for harming labor and the public.
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Forest Park
House of Representatives
Afl-Cio
National Assn. of Manufacturers
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Labor Federation
Irving M. Ives
Senate
House
Ives
NAM
Chamber of Commerce
American Retail Federation
Teamsters Union
United Mine Workers
Milton C. Lightner
Lightner
Walter Reuther
United Auto Workers
Teamster
Jimmy Hoffa
Flat Top Lake Airstrip Underway Near Beckley
A new Flat Top Lake Airstrip is under construction funded by Beckley Real Estate Corporation. R J Buddy Trump says 1990 feet of the 2900-foot land strip will be used with a 150-foot width, located about 13.5 miles south of Beckley.
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Kay Allen
Flat Top Lake
Beckley Real Estate Corporation
Buddy” Trump
State
Civil Aeronautcs Caminieian
Trump
Nooneaster
Midway
Foley Construction Co
Robert L. Trump
Air Force pushes ahead with moon shot plans
Cape Canaveral reports the Air Force moves forward with plans for the next lunar rocket attempt after the prior stage exploded 77 seconds after launch. Divers probe 60 feet in the Atlantic for debris as moon project officers target a retry likely between September 15 and September 17 when the moon is closest to Earth.
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Fla. la
Air Force
U.S
Atlantic
Cape
Moon Project
Special Legislative Session Shaping Up
The 8th U S Circuit Court of Appeals ordered a restraint on integration at Central High School in Little Rock, signaling fresh legal battles over desegregation. Arkansas Governor Faubus plans a special legislative session while judges weigh stay requests and potential Supreme Court review amid ongoing school integration clashes. In Norfolk and Winston-Salem, schools resisted new desegregation steps, prompting injunctions and reassignment orders amid tense civil rights debates.
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Associated Press
Little Rock
Orval RE. Faubus
Arkansas
Central High School
Lesad
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
St. Louis
Marion C. Matthes
United States
Central High
Faubus
U. S
Harry J. Lemley
Supreme Court
John L. McClellan
Circuit Court of Appeals
District Court
John Stennis
South
Norfolk
Norfolk School Board
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
North Carolina
Winston- Salem
Escapee Back In State Prison At West Virginia Penitentiary
James F. McGhee a 46 year old trusted inmate at the West Virginia Penitentiary escaped July 2 and was recaptured in Pittsburgh after a girlfriend there failed to keep a date. He was returned to his cell minus privileges and had previously served as editor of Penscope.
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Mmoundsville
James F. McGhee
West Virginia
Pittsburgh
McGhee
Moundsville
Penscope
Wheeling
Triton Submarine Launched On Thames River In Groton
The Triton, claimed as the world’s largest submarine, was launched into the Thames River at Groton Connecticut. Officials outlined her future role as a tracker of any enemy force, signaling a new era in naval defense.
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Groton
Conn
Thames River
Woodrow Wilson Band Cancels West Virginia Fair Trip
The Woodrow Wilson High School Band cancels its caravan to Beckley Day Car avan for the West Virginia State Fair. Nicholas County Band will perform tomorrow instead, as fair officials limit to one band per day during fair week.
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Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson High School
West Virginia
Guy Dooley
Nicholas County
Commission Praises Beckley Tourism Initiative
The West Virginia Industrial and Publicity Commission commends Beckley efforts to boost southern West Virginia tourism. Harry Anderson of the Beckley Chamber of Commerce received a letter from Don Crislip praising proposed goals and urging citizen involvement to attract visitors ahead of West Virginia’s centennial in 1963.
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West Virginia
Beckley
Chamber
Industrial and Publicity Commission
Grea
Weather Summary for West Virginia Today
Sunny and pleasant with highs near 70s to around 80 in extreme west. Lows tonight around 60 west and from 48 to 36 in the east. Wednesday will bring some cloudiness and warmer temps. Precipitation readings include .08 inches at 10am and .06 inches at noon. Bluestone Reservoir remains at normal stage with three gates open and gauge at 2.3 feet.
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Poverey
Uy Bluestone
Becket Sun Moon and Planets Sightings in Beckley
Beckley sky report notes sunset at 7 13 p m and sunrise at 5 44 a m on Wednesday. The moon sets at 10 0 p m with first quarter on August 21. Prominent star ghhattys low in the southwest at 10 24 p vible planets include Propiter near the moon, Saturn low in the southwest at 1 12 p m, and Venus rising at 4 17 a m.
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Propiter
Saturn
Venus
State Aviation Board Considers Stark Suspension
Charleston AP report: Gov Underwood, in a special session, urges suspension of Executive Director Hulbert H. Stark over the aviation agency market program. The five member commission, chaired by Hulett C. Smith, meets at Kanawha Airport to decide on the governor’s request.
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Charleston
State Aeronautics Commission
Commission
Kanawha
Underwood
Hulbert H. Stark
West Virginia
Stark
Hulett C. Smith Beckley
Democratic State Executive Committee
District Official Will Visit Club Dinner Speaker to Speak
Vic Yarborough district official of Optimist International will address Beckley Optimist Club at noon Wednesday at El Chico. WWHS coach Jerome Van Meter will discuss the clubs support for WWHS football opener on Sept 5. Charleston Optimist president Fred Ehie will attend. Midget football starts Sept 2 at WWHS Stadium with a Beckley parade Aug 30 featuring five teams and the WWHS band.
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Vic Yarborough
Beckley Optimist Club
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Woodrow Wilson High School
Jerome van Meter
Optimist
Fred Ehie
Charleston Optimist
WWHS
Beckley
Mabscott Brother Slaying Leads to Jail
Jerry Lawson, 23, is held on a murder charge in the stabbing death of his brother James Lawson, 28, on a Mabscott porch after an hours long argument. State Police and Raleigh County officials investigated. witnesses included their mother and sister. James Lawson was found deceased from a chest wound. Jerry Lawson surrendered the knife to police and was jailed after a brief hearing.
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Zelay
Isaiah Lawson
Mabscott
James Lawson
Raleigh
Trent Funerale
Jerry Columbus Lawson
Jerry Lawson
Raleigh County
Grand Jury
Cotton White
Bend
Oy White
Boyd Hutchison
Zelay Lawson
Cain
Hutchinson
Hutchison
Glenn Starcher
Beckley Hospital
Funeral Set Wednesday For Dr. Robert Lewis
Funeral services for Dr. Robert Lewis of Denver Colorado formerly of Daniels will be held at 4 p m Wednesday at Denver First Presbyterian Church with Rev A A Elsa presiding Lewis brother of C C Lewis of Daniels died Saturday evening from a coronary occlusion The body remains at Olinger Funeral Home Denver until one hour before the service Burial will follow in Fairmont Cemetery Denver
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Denver
Colo
Daniels
Denver First Presbyterian Church
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Lewis
C. C. Lewis
Olinger Funeral Home
Fairmont Cemetery
Congress approves 7 percent Social Security boost
The House sent to President Eisenhower a bill raising old age and survivors benefits by seven percent with a $3 minimum monthly increase, while cutting federal public assistance grants from 260 million to 197 million. Payroll tax on covered workers rises to 2.0 percent, effective January 1, with wage base up to 4800 dollars.
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House
Eisenhower
White House
Peace Warrant Jails Area Man in Raleigh County
Charles Edward Lawson Sarague was jailed in Raleigh County at 11:20 p m Monday on a peace warrant and assault charge. James Jack Mount Hope and Willie Taylor Long Branch were sentenced to 30 days in jail and fined 233 for drunk and moonshine possession after arraignment before Magistrate Omer Acord.
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Charles Edward Lawson
Sarague
Raleigh
James Jack
Mount Hope
Willie Taylor
Long Branch
Omer Acord
Acord
Youth Focus at West Virginia State Fair Opens Day Two
Lewiston? No, Lewisburg WV. The West Virginia State Fair centers on youth, with Charleston High School band giving a concert after 4-H judging as trotters and pacers run earlier events. Rin Tin Tin will headline tonight’s outdoor act before a fireworks display following a second Charleston band concert.
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Lewisburg
W. Va
API
Fairlea
Charleston
Benwood Man Named Burdett's Successor
Josep F. RyKoskey of Benwood is elevated to assistant state treasurer succeeding Joe F. Burdett. Treasurer Orel J. Skeen announced the appointment as Burdett resigns Sept 1 to devote energies to his bid for Secretary of State.
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Charleston
Josep F. RyKoskey
Benwood
Joe F. Burdett
Orel J. Skeen
RyKoskey
Burdett
Why Can't Raleigh County Teachers’ Salaries Rise
Editorial questions why Raleigh County school staff pay could not be increased for 1958 59 despite a net cash balance near $259 000 and state aid growth. It notes property valuation falls and budget timing around elections as factors. The piece laments teacher morale and urges readers to join the newspaper in seeking a raise.
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Raleigh
Board of Education
Raleigh County
Board of Fauralion
Weekend endgame pushes Congress to final action
Leaders pressed to finish the 83rd Congress by weekend with House actions on labor housing and a minerals bill while the Senate cleared a farm measure and confirmed W. Wilson White for civil rights chief. The confirmation faced Southern opposition as a payoff claim over school integration tactics in Little Rock.
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House
Senate
W. Wilson’ White
Supreme Court
White
Philadelphia
Department of Justice
Eisenhower
Little Rock
Ark
Justice Department
White House
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
Polio Victim Transferred to Marmet Hospital
Raleigh County reports its third polio case of the year as two-year-old Tommy Hendricks from Arnett was moved Monday to Marmet Memorial Hospital after initial diagnosis of paralytic polio in both legs. He had earlier been at Beckley Memorial and was not a United Mine Workers patient. The county’s first polio case Kathryn Meier, age 4, of Edwight, is under treatment. A Beckley woman, 25, was sent to Marmet last month for polio confirmation.
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Raleigh County
Tommy Hendricks
Arnett
Milton Memorial Hospital
Marmet
Riley Hendricks
Rt. 3
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Tommy
Marmet Hospital
United Mine Workers of America
Kathryn Meier
Roscoe Miller
Edwight
Beckley
Beckley Hospital
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