West Virginia Governor refuses to apologize to crime commission
Gov Cecil H Underwood declined an apology demanded by the West Virginia Crime Commission after his dramatic entrance to a Greenbrier County gambling hearing. He called the panel politically biased and said no transcript had arrived, while recalling threats and a prior payoff claim tied to illegal operations. The commission’s two day inquiry continued with testimony about gambling and illegal liquor sales.
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West Virginia
Underwood
Greenbrier County
Pines Club
White Sulphur Srrings
Justice of the
Wilbur C
Candy) Kautz
West Virginia Crime Commission
Kautz
White Sulphur Springs
Colonial Club
Crime Commission
Cecil H. Underwood
State Police
Basil E. Wright
Panhandle
Wright
The
Commission
Greenbrier
West Virginia Weather Outlook With Scattered Showers
Partly cloudy with small temperature changes today tonight. Highs near 76 to 82, lows mid 60s. Showers and thundershowers expected west this afternoon and evening. Saturday largely cloudy with showers or scattered storms. Extended forecast shows near normal highs around 80 north 85 south and lows 59 north 61 south through Wednesday. Rain totals under half an inch. River and lake levels near normal with Greenbrier clear and Lake clear. Lao gauge 2.3 ft.
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W. Va
Kates
Oak Hill
Greenbrier
Lao
Governor's Invasion Thoroughly Planned
Charleston AP Gov. Underwood’s appearance before the West Virginia Crime Commission was thoroughly planned. Adj. Gen. Blake said he and the governor and others stayed up most of the previous night making the plans. Blake and State Police Supt. Fair attended the hearing as Underwood denounced members and witnesses. When Co-Chair Cruishank began questions, Blake urged quiet. He said earlier he had been restricted to answers and not allowed a prepared statement, and he wanted Underwood to have the same treatment.
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Hancock County
Basil
Charleston
Underwood
West Virginia Crime Commission
Adj
William E. Blake
Blake
Commission
Hazen Fair
J. C. Cruikshank
Clay County
Greenbrier County hearing ends as witnesses disperse
The state commission wraps its Greenbrier County probe after a day of testimony. About 20 witnesses appeared while six could not be located. Kautz and another testified that gambling operations in Greenbrier County could be closed, amid claims the campaign served defaming statements. Governor enters with Adjutant General Blake and Police Superintendent Fair.
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Adj
William E. Blake
Hazen Fair
Greenbrier County
Kautz
Desperado Firman Still At Large In Ohio Escape
Desperado Gordon Firman nicknamed Spunky remains hidden after breaking out of Coshocton County Jail on July 26. A state trooper spotted a black car possibly tied to him near the Jefferson Harrison line, but the vehicle was lost. Firman, 21, has eluded authorities for about a month, facing car thefts abductions and a gunpoint jail break to free an accomplice.
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Steubenville
Ohio
Gordon
Firman
Jefferson-Harrison County
Coshoct
Powers given three year prison term in espionage case
In Moscow a military court sentenced Francis Gary Powers to ten years for espionage but specified only three years in prison with the rest to be served as deprivation of liberty. The verdict may allow assignment to a special colony or expulsion after release, with speculation among diplomats that Powers could be expelled rather than kept in the Soviet Union.
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Soviet Union
Francis Gary Powers
Powers
Roman A. Rudenko
Mikhail I. Grimov
Nikita S. Khrushchev
United States
Eisenhower
Victor Borisoglebsky
Racket Buster Heads Probe of Chrysler Corp
Chrysler directors who are not officers have hired Thomas E. Dewey's law firm to probe top management. Seventeen of twenty directors met in New York and authorized the Dewey firm to work with corporate counsel and CPAs. The inquiry, ongoing since spring, reviews the past decade as executives faced kickback and side-profit allegations.
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Chrysler Corp
Automobile Company
Thomas E. Dewey
Chrysler
New York
Dewey
Auto Company
Sol Dann
Protective Assn
L. L. Colbert
William C. Newberg
Newberg
Chrysler Newburg
Kennedy Wage Bill Faces Uncertain House Prospects
The Senate approved Kennedy’s minimum wage bill 62 to 34, boosting the wage floor from $1 to $1.25 and extending FLSA coverage to about four million workers, while the House stance remains doubtful. Kennedy, the Democratic nominee, leads Senate conferees amid past party tensions over labor legislation and uncertain House compromise.
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Washington
Senate
House
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Miner’s Day beauty contest draws curious onlookers
Sherwood Glutz teases locals about the Miners Day pageant and drolly predicts judges will be stunned. He praises the hills and admonishes those not interested in the event to consider the beauty on display.
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Russell Burge
Max Webb
John Dickinson
Albert Wagers
John Popovich
Beckley
Soviets Launch Space Ship With Two Dogs and Animals
Moscow radio reports a five ton spacecraft has orbited at 320 kilometers with two dogs named Strelka and Belka aboard along with unidentified animals. The mission aims to test life support for long spaceflight and potential return to Earth, with television reports planned.
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Belka
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Woman pilot passes rugged astronaut test
Jerrie Cobb, 29, Oklahoma City pilot, is named the first of 12 women volunteers to pass the same rugged Mercury test series as the seven male astronauts. Dr. Randolph Lovelace says women may fly in space in time, noting women’s lighter weight and lower oxygen, food needs, and strong stress tolerance.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Jerrie Cobb
Outer Space
America
Stockholm
Sweden
Randolph Lovelace
Space and Naval Medicine Congress
Space
Miss Cobb
Echo Satellite May Be Losing Shape After Puncture
In Cambridge observers report Echo I showing wobble in its orbit possibly from a puncture or damage to the 10story high balloon craft launched a week ago. Astrophysical Lab teams detect the issue and warn it could cause deflation or loss of shape.
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Cambridge
Mass
Smithsonian Astrophysical Laboratory
Security Council Meets on Congo Crisis Call
United Nations security council to convene Sunday at 12 30 p m EDT over Congo crisis Lumumba accuses Dag Hammarskjold of blackmail and exaggerates attack on Canadian UN soldiers at Leopoldville airport He plans to seek council observers from neutral nations and dispatch a Lumumba delegation previously blocked in London en route to New York.
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Congo
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Dag
Hammarskjold
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Ralph J. Bunche
Leopoldville
New York
London
The
Pocket Knife Heart Surgery Successful
In Knoxville Tennessee an accident near a Mascot farm saw Dr. Howard Vesser perform chest surgery on 19 year old Billy Joe Smith after an electrical shock, using a pocket knife to cut into the youth’s chest and massage the heart. A six inch chest incision followed about 15 minutes after the shock, and the boy was given an even chance to live after further surgery at a hospital.
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Knoxville
Discoverer XIV Launches to Try Aerial Capsule Recovery
Air Force Flying Boxcars depart Hawaii to snag the Discoverer XIV capsule as it reenters over Pacific waters on its 17th polar pass. The capsule carries secret instruments for surveillance and navigation, with possible future monkey tests explored by officials.
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Vanderbert Air Force Base
Calif
Air Force
Hawaiian
Xhi
Hawaii
Navy
North Pole
Walker Defies Underwood to Produce Proof
C L Walker, a former DPS captain, defends his 24 years of service against Governor Underwood's charges during a West Virginia Crime Commission session in Charleston. He denies political activity and false statements, cites an incident over campaign cards, and notes possible future work with Raleigh County Sheriff candidate Thompson.
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Cecil Underwood
West Virginia Crime Commission
Charleston
C. L. Walker
Beckley
Walker
Department of Public Safety
Department
Underwood
Crime Commission
C. A
Slim
Thompson
Raleigh County
Hazen Fair
Fair
Short News Roundup From Across The World
Political rival John M Chang elected premier of South Korea by the National Assembly. U N Disarmament Commission adjourns with appeal to resume big power talks. Mrs Lillian Frantantonio denies drugging daughters per attorney in Cleveland. Patricia Nixon to reign as honorary donut queen during National Donut Week Oct 18 25. Senate action urged on Latin America development program and foreign aid increase to 250 million. Space scientists plan another attempt to orbit Courier satellite after Thor Able Star rocket exploded at Cape Canaveral. Boston DAV chapter presents President Eisenhower with gavel made from Washington elm. Eight Soviet scientists die in fire at Mirny base. U S trade figures show no hardening of stance with Communist bloc since U2 and summit. Commerce Dept approves nearly all requests to sell goods to Soviets April June. An earthquake rattles Rieti Italy and environs.
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Syngman Rhee
South Korea
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U. N. Disarmament Commission
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Cleveland
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Richard M. Nixon
Senate
Latin America
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Boston
Washington
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U. S
Commerce Department
Rieti
Homemade chair death shocks Wenatchee janitor
Police probe the death of Clarence Hudson 66 found in his apartment seated in a homemade electric chair. A ground wire touched his hand, with wet towels at his feet and head and 25 cent pieces taped to each temple connected to a transformer to boost house voltage.
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Wenatchee, Wash
Clarence Hudson
Hudson
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