Ike Visits Elizabeth Balmoral Encounter at Balmoral Castle
President Eisenhower breaks into his European trip with a social visit to the British royal family at Balmoral Castle. Queen Elizabeth II appears on TV to greet him as crowds cheer the motorcade. The Queen and Prince Philip pose with Eisenhower and Princess Margaret before the royal drive to the castle.
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Western Europe
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Prince Philip
Dyce
Princess Margaret
Royal Bodyguard
Royal Highland Fusiliers
Queen Victoria
London
Macmillan
Whitney
Harold Macmillan
Suez
League of British Empire Loyalists
Britain
United States
U. S
Anthony Eden
Bonn
West Virginia Weather Forecast Bright, Hot With Showers
Variable cloudiness and continued heat in West Virginia expected today through Saturday with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Highs 80 to 88 east and 94 west, lows 63 to 70. Extended outlook: temperatures 4 to 8 degrees above normal through Wednesday, daily showers or storms, total rainfall 3 to 8 inches. Be
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W. Va
Beckley
BOGRP
Oak Hill
Beckley Skyline: Sunset Sunrise Moon Phases and Star Highlights
Beckley skies show sunset today and sunrise tomorrow at 5 51 am with a New Moon and dawn star activity. Antares appears low in the southwest by 9 49 pm while Aldebaran rises at 11 57 pm Procyon is low in the east around 3 59 am and Sirius rises at 3 52 am near the Moon with Athene nearby.
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Acgus
Antares
Aldebaran
Procyon
Sirius
Athena
Fire Destroys Logan Alleys In County Center
Logan ap fire destroyed the county's only bowling alleys and damaged two nearby businesses in a single story cinderblock building just outside the city. Dal-Mar Bowling Center operator John Vitakis said the six lane center was a total loss with about 65 000 dollars in damage. Insurance covered the loss at the center. no restaurant or Baldwin figures were available.
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Logan
Logan County
John Vitakis
Dal-Mar
Baldwin
Cheep money harms courtship says Sherwood Glutz
Sherwood Glutz laments hard times making it difficult for young men to woo. He notes a hole lot of prices rising and says a man cannot take his girlfriend out, leading one young man to marry merely to formalize the relationship.
Border Post Seized as Chinese Move into India
Prime Minister Nehru told Parliament that Chinese Communist troops crossed the Tibet border into Indian territory on two fronts. In the northeast frontier a party seized a border post, killing or driving off a 12 man detachment. four border guards are missing. A camp was reported in Ladakh, with a road under construction cutting hundreds of square miles from India. Nehru noted Chinese actions began in October 1957 with reconnaissance last month, and India protested Peiping with no satisfaction.
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India
Nehru
Tibet
Indian
Ladakh
Kashmir
Thre
Peiping
Kameng
Spanggur
Peining
Northeast Frontier
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Nepal
Bhutan
Sikkim
Times of India
Red
Congress Overrides Veto On Final Housing Bill
Congress passes a 1.05 billion housing bill over President Eisenhower’s veto with a 283-105 House vote and a 72-0 Senate override, signaling a take it or leave it stance despite veto warnings. The measure includes public housing authority loans and college construction provisions central to the dispute.
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Washington
Congress
Eisenhower
House
Senate
Albert Rains
Ala
Peach Bottom Tiny Farm Town to Host Nuclear Plant
Peach Bottom Pennsylvania a small farming hamlet population 1362 was named as the site for the first high temperature gas cooled nuclear power plant. The Atomic Energy Commission said it contracted with Philadelphia Electric Co and General Dynamics for a 24 12 million dollar plant. The plant aims to operate at higher temperatures to speed nuclear power development. AEC Chairman John A McCone said the United States should be several years ahead in this key development.
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Atomic Energy Commission
Washington
Philadelphia Electric Co
General Dynamics Corp
AEC
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United States
Sentenced To Death in Ohio Electric Chair
Cincinnati AP reports Edythe Klumap was sentenced to death in Ohio for the murder of her lover's wife, with execution set for December 15 in the electric chair.
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Chincinnati
Ohio
Edythe Klumap
Soviets Claim Nearing Powerful Artificial Comets
The Soviets say they are close to developing new and more powerful artificial comets that could be seen if they reach Mars, about 50 million miles from Earth.
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Washington
Mars
Architect Plans County Health Center for Raleigh County
Architect Donald H. Stark of Mount Hope outlines a proposed Health Center design in Raleigh County. Condemnation actions are expected for a tract on Harper Road owned by George Willis. The project has a $200,000 budget funded by a $100,000 health levy and a $100,000 federal grant. The levy funds become available October 1, raising interest concerns if eminent domain starts earlier.
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Raleigh County
Donald H. Stark
Mount Hope
Harper Road
George Willis
John
Unbest Dresser Duke Of Windsor Slips in London
AP reports fashion magazine Man About Town names the Duke of Windsor among the world's ten best dressed and also tags him as one of the unbest. Editor John Taylor says the Duke has turned from past style interests while notes praise Vice President Nixon's attire and balance between U S drape and Ivy League lightness.
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London
Duke of Windsor
Man About Town
Imen
Harold Macmillan
John Taylor
Taylor
Macmillan
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
U. S
New Pollution Bill Being Considered
A West Virginia bill to stop river and stream pollution is under consideration by the State Legislative Joint Committee on Natural Resources. Marshall West and Roy Lee Harmon will introduce the bill if the governor calls for it in the January session. The Guyandotte pollution is described as among the worst seen, with the river black and creeks amber stained. The panel toured Island Creek to Holden and Rossmore and the Guyandotte near Logan and discussed creating smaller study groups and visiting other states for conservation models.
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W. Ginia
State Legislative Joint Committee On Natural Resources
Wyoming County House of Delegates
Marshall West
Guydndotte
West
Roy Lee Harmon
Raleigh County
House of Delegates
Guyandotte
Three Marine Generals Resign Over Shoup Promotion
Three Marine Corps generals announced resignations after Maj. Gen. David M. Shoup was named to commandant, effective Jan. 1. The officers were Lt. Gen. Vernon E. Megee in the Pacific, Lt. Gen. Edwin A. Pollock in the Atlantic fleet, and Lt. Gen. Merrill B. Twining at Quantico. Megee said the resignations stem from disappointment at not getting the top post and praised Shoup as a capable successor.
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Washington
Marine Corps
Eisenhower
David M. Shoup
Shoup
Vernon E. Megee
Pacific
Edwin A. Pollock
Atlantic
Merrill B. Twining
Quantico, Va
Megee
Honolulu
New Appraisal Program Presents Knotty Problem In How To Tax Coal
West Virginia faces a knotty problem in fairly valuing its coal lands under a statewide appraisal program. Six counties will begin factual reappraisal in coming months to create a uniform yet simple formula for assessors to use. The Tax Department has long used arbitrary values for active, inactive and depleted acreage and seeks a uniform method for all coal fields.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Nicholas
Raleigh
Fayette
Summers
Monongalia
Marion
Marshall
Ohio
John A. Field Jr
Tax Department
Wood County Girl Wins 4-H Speaking Contest
Anne Palmer of Wood County won the 4-H Public Speaking Contest at Jacksons Mill West Virginia defeating four other girls and five boys. John Davis of Pocahontas County finished second. The event opened the state 4-H Roundup which continues with a style review tonight where over 70 girls are slated to participate. Winners advance to the national 4-H contest later this year in Washington.
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Jackson's Mill
W. Va
Anne Palmer
Wood County
John Davis
Pocahontas County
Wire
Washington
Government Asks Bids On Huntington Plant
The General Services Administration in Washington planned an advertising campaign to find a buyer for the former Sylvania Electric Products plant in Huntington. Former Mayor Harold Frankel said Sen. Robert Byrd notified yesterday the idle facility would be placed on the open market.
Armed Robbery Report At MacArthur Kaye Service Station
Alva Bays night attendant at the MacArthur Kaye Service Station was robbed at 2:20 a.m. by a gunman who took about 50 dollars from the cash register. Bays told deputies he saw three men run behind Gray Lumber Co after ordering him to lie face down. The robbers did not use a vehicle.
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MacArthur Kaye
Bays
Gray Lumber Co
Pen Behind Adams State Pen Worse Than Peers
Warder Dorivon E. Adams writes in Penscope that the West Virginia Penitentiary at Moundsville lags 530 years behind comparable facilities, ranking 46th in the U S and lacking psychiatrists social workers psychologists full-time chaplains. He urges drastic program changes to aid inmates as copies are sold at the State Fair.
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Moundsville
West Virginia
Dorivon E. Adams
United States
Adams
Penscope
Fairlea
West
Notable Deaths Across Cities Ring of 1950s Figures
William V. O Connor former chief deputy attorney general of California dies at 48 from an acute coronary occlusion in Santa Monica California Claude Jonnard 61 longtime pitcher for the New York Giants dies in Nashville after an operation He and twin Clarence were both major league players Olaf Iversen 57 editor publisher of Simplicissimus magazine dies in Munich after a long illness
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Calif
William V. O'Connor
California
Nashville, Tenn
Claude Jonnard
Jonnard Irwin
Claude
Clarence
New York Giants
Philadelphia Phils
Munich
Germany
Olaf Iversen
Simpllicissimus
News Briefs From 1964 Wire Dispatches Across World
Reports include Martin B McKneally elected commander at Minneapolis National Convention. East West survey on Berlin crisis disarmament and test ban. Senate leaders foresee no adjournment. Hoover aboard a jet forced to emergency landing in Phoenix.
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Martin B. McKneally
Newburg
N N. Y
American Legion
Minneapolis
London
Christian A. Herter
Selwyn Lieoyd
Berlin
Senate
Photog Frank Fella Says Profits First in Photography
West Virginia photographers heard Bernard Fella of Bethlehem Pa describe making money the prime objective. He recounted using a school board seat to restrict rivals and secure wedding and portrait business, arguing public exposure beats paid ads. His talk on bridal photography featured slides with Nancy Snyder Munzing as a model.
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Bernard Fella
Bethlehem
Fella
Pennsylvanian
Pennsylvania
Nancy Snyder Munzing
Mount Hope
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