Emergency State Declared in War On Road Deaths
Governor Williams declares a state of emergency in Michigan for Labor Day weekend to curb expected traffic deaths. About 700 National Guardsmen will aid patrols on highways with full federal pay and allowances, as air and ground patrols intensify. Citizens urged to obey traffic laws and local agencies to exercise vigilance.
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Lansing
Mich
G. Mennen Williams
Michigan
Williams
Michigan National Guard
Report says McCarthy and Stevens both at fault
The Detroit News reports the Army McCarthy hearings majority found both Sen. McCarthy and Army Secretary Stevens were at fault. Potter’s separate report criticized both sides, while three Republicans sought firmer censure of McCarthy and Stevens. The coverage cites Cohn and Adams as accused figures in the probe.
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Detroit
Detroit News
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Army
Stevens
Martin Oo.maynen
News Washington Bureau
The
News
Potter
Rmich
G. David Schine
Schine
Roy M. Cohn
Senate
John Adams
Executive Department
United States Army
Army- McCarthy Committee
Pentagon
Adams
McCarthy Committee
Francis Carr
H. Struve Hensel
Defense Department
Michigan
State to Fund Raleigh Sanitarians Salaries
Health Department official H K Gidley proposed a state budget to contribute 3960 toward the salaries of two Raleigh County sanitarians for nine months. Beckley has provided 1800. county court previously refused further aid.
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Charleston
State Health Department
Raleigh County
H. K. Gidley
Beckley
Gidley
Elmer Davis
Elgin Hall
Raleigh
Japanese Fisherman Near Death After H Bomb Sighting
Aikichi Kuboyama, 39, one of 23 Japanese fishermen exposed to radioactive fallout from the Bikini Atoll hydrogen blast, is in critical condition and in a deep coma. His worsening state risks straining Japan US relations, as Tokyo has limited US medical involvement while offering compensation.
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Tokyo
Bikini
Aikichi Kubomama
Suzu
Kuboyama
Japan
America
United States
U. S
Wyoming Driver Faces Charge in Death of Child
A 4 year old girl Reva Lois Maynard died after being struck on State Route 10 at Cyclone. Grover Stepp 29 of Inez Kentucky an Eastern Gas and Fuel employee will be charged with manslaughter. The victim died at Logan Hospital after the Sunday evening accident as authorities investigated with Deputies Stepp and Aliff assisting.
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Grover Stepp
Inez
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
Kopperston
Kentucky
Gosnell
Stepp
Gonzell
Jim Stepp
Roy Aliff
Logan Hospital
13 is Unlucky Number For Justice of Peace
Charleston magistrate Harvey Dunlap was arrested after an automobile chase with as many as 13 officers pursuing. He faced charges including drunk driving reckless driving crashing five traffic lights and disobeying police orders. He was held on own recognizance after appearing before Justice Ira Baxter.
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Charleston
Man After Cash Vanishes From Shively Insurance Office
In Louisville suburb Shively a man entered an insurance agency seeking work. While George Hill, a partner, stepped away, the suspect fled with $50. The loss was not covered by insurance.
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Louisville
Shively Insurance Agency
George Hill
Hill
West Virginia Weather Forecast Summary
West Virginia radar shows fair conditions tonight and Wednesday with lows 48 to 55. Temperatures near normal through Sunday with below normal midweek, warming by weekend. Isolated thunderstorms possible Friday and Saturday. Normal highs near 70 in the north and 71 in the south. Beckley yesterday high 79, low 37. today readings around 62 at noon. Rainfall light. rivers and reservoirs near normal and stable.
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Beckley High
Bellepoint
Greenbrier
Bluestone Reservoir
Skunk Seized After Garage Scent Battle Ended By Shot
In Lyons Kansas Mrs Paul Dring and neighbor Mrs J M Hoss cornered a skunk that wandered into a garage. When police officer John Bailey refused to intervene, Mrs Hoss grabbed the skunk by the tail and held it for Bailey. A bullet killed the skunk, ending the incident without further scent.
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Lyons
Kan
Paul Dring
State Men to Attend Atlanta Conference
Three members of the State Board of Education and two state officials will attend the 11 state regional meeting in Atlanta. It is the second annual conference of southern state boards, sponsored by the Southern States Cooperative Program and the Kellogg Foundation. Attendees include Charles A. Williamson Thoma Loudin James H. Rowland H. K. Baer and W. W. Trent.
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Charleston
State Board of Education
Atlanta
State Boards of Education
Southern States Cooperative Program In Educational Administration
Kellogg Foundation
Charles A. Williamson
Thoma Loudin
Fairmont
James H. Rowland
Beckley
West Virginia
H. K. Baer
W. W. Trent
West Coalition Seeks New Plan To Save EDC
Paris reports show the French National Assembly rejected last night the six nation European Defense Community Treaty by a 319 to 264 vote. The move blocks German troops joining a unified Western army, undermining three years of defense policy. Eisenhower called the vote a serious setback as allies weigh go ahead steps without France.
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Paris
France
French National Assembly
Italy
Belgium
Luxembourg
Netherlands
EDC
Eisenhower
Free World
Moscow
Pravda
West Germany
North Atlantic Command
United States
Britain
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Stores Will Close On Labor Day
Beckley business members will close all day Monday Labor Day as policy. Sidney Fink says stores will stay open Wednesday Sept 8 to make up the holiday. Bureau members will close at 1 p.m. tomorrow as usual.
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Beckley Business Bureau
Sidney Fink
Fink
Coast Dwellers Urged to Move as Tides Rise
A early season hurricane roared up the Atlantic Coast threatening New England. The storm passed Long Island and the New York area by late morning, causing widespread outages, downed lines, and transport disruption. Providence and nearby cities declared emergencies as Long Island and New Jersey faced evacuations and crop fears rose in Long Island’s potato and truck garden belts.
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New York
Atlantic
New England
Long Island
Boston
Weather Bureau
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Dartmouth
Mass
Narragansett Bay
Providence
U. L
New London
Coun
New York City
New Jersey
Long Island Railroad
Two Men Die In Roof Fall At Guyan Eagle Mine
A roof collapse at Guyan Eagle Coal Co No 5 mine in Kelly killed T. E. Miller section foreman of Boone County and Dave Drummer Mallory. A third worker Lacy Queen of Crites was hospitalized with a broken leg. Inspectors investigated the Monday night accident as bodies were removed at 2 30 a m.
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Guyan Eagle Coal Co
Kelly
T. E. Miller
Boone County
Dave Drummer
Mallory
Lacy Queen
Crites
Keystone World Churchmen Final Session Message
Evanston N W a summing up message from the World Council of Churches declared that only devotion to God can conquer fears and powers of evil. The 1000 word keystone document urged unity and turning from human ways to God’s path to justice and peace. It noted 163 nominations in 48 nations to seek stronger faith and warned division hinders progress. The two largest bodies are the Southern Baptist and Roman Catholic Churches.
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Evanston
N. W
World Council of Churches
Council
Southern Baptist
Court weighs hangar for Memorial Airport purchase
Raleigh County Court opens inquiry into buying a 130 by 160 foot hangar at Dover Air Base. Airport Engineer Davis and County Clerk Anderson report they did not view the hangar but conferred with the owners’ attorney. Hangar priced at 40,000 dollars, approved by aviation authorities, with court seeking a concrete contractor proposal and noting possible replacement costs and overcapacity.
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Raleigh County Court
Memorial Airport
Robert L. Davis
Harry E. Anderson
Washington
Davis
Anderson
Dover
Del
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Department of the Air Force
J. Anthony Moran
Stock shares slip as market declines across major firms
NEW YORK stock market trends lower with General Dynamics down 1% to 6842 after trading 1 600 shares. Other notable declines hit Montgomery Ward Boeing North American Aviation Reno Aviation and Standard Oil along with U S Steel General Motors Goodyear United Aircraft Lockheed Radio Corp Anaconda Copper American Telephone Dow Chemical Westinghouse Electric New York Central Pan American World Airways and Loews.
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General Dynamics
Montgomery Ward
Boeing
North American Aviation
Reno Aviation
Standard Oil
U. S. Steel
General Motors
Goodyear
United Aircraft
Lockheed, Radio Corp
Anaconda Copper
American Telephone
Dow Chemical
Westinghouse Electric
New York Central
Pan American World Airways
Loew's
Candidates Grab Ike's Coattail
GOP leaders seek to channel Eisenhower’s 1952 appeal into November wins. Rep. Richard Simpson says Ike will be more active than any president in 30 years, via on site appearances TV and radio. Dirksen forecasts five Senate gains. Simpson targets a net GOP gain of 20 in the House with races across New Mexico Montana Delaware Ohio Illinois Minnesota Iowa Pennsylvania New Jersey Idaho California Kansas and more.
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Cincinnati
Eisenhower
GOP National Committee
Richard Simpson
Pennsylvania
Republican Congressional Campaign Committee
Congress
Truman
Simpson
Dirksen
Senate
House
New Mexico
Montana
Delaware
Ohio
Illinois
Minnesota
Iowa
New Jersey
Idaho
California
Kansas
Stevenson Lambasts Taft Hartley Reform Promises
Adlai E Stevenson told 3500 AFL Electrical Workers delegates in Chicago that Republicans failed to revise the Taft Hartley Act as promised. He blasted the Eisenhower admin for labor management failures and said proposals were withdrawn under pressure, prompting Durkin to resign as labor cabinet emissary.
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Chicago
Eienhower
Adlai E. Stevenson
Eisenhower
AFL International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Stevenson
White House
Martin Durkin
Senate panel ends first McCarthy inquiry session
Washington A Senate committee wrapped its first session on the McCarthy censure charges with the chairman silencing the Wisconsin senator and declaring him out of order. McCarthy and attorney Edward Bennett Williams challenged whether vice chairman Edwin Johnson was accurately quoted in a Denver Post interview in March stating that Democratic leaders in Congress loathe Joe McCarthy.
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Washington
Senate
Sen. McCarthy
Wisconsin
McCarthy
Edward Bennett Williams
Committee
Sen
Edwin Johnson
D-Cole
Denver Post
Johnson
Congress
Joe McCarthy
Col Shawhan Ex Beckleyan Dies in Virginia
Col Hubbard W Shawhan former West Virginia conservation director died this morning at his Goshen Virginia summer home at 63 He served as conservation director from 1934 to about 1940 earlier as state forester and forest engineer for WV lumber firms A Beckley resident native of Cynthia Kentucky he served in World War I as a major His body will be taken to Henderson Kentucky for funeral services and burial He lived in Beckley during his time with W M Ritter Lumber Co and two of his children were born on Croft Street
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Hubbard W. Shawhan
West Virginia
Goshen
Shawhan
Beckley
Cynthia
Kentucky
North Carolina
Coast Artillery Reserve
Henderson
W. M. Ritter Lumber Co
Croft St
Tools and Machinery Stolen from Raleigh Home
State Police report burglars stole tools and machinery valued at about 900 dollars from the Raleigh Hardware at Mabscott. Entry was gained through a side window after removing a screen.
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Raleigh
Mabscott
Reds to return American war dead from Korea tomorrow
Seoul reports 193 American bodies killed in the Korean War will be sent back to U S soil for final burial as part of the first exchange. The Reds will also return seven unidentified Allied bodies while promising to deliver 4 011 Allied remains in exchange for 14 000 Communist dead disinterred. Maj Gen E J McGaw says photography will be allowed with press and family impact in mind. Names of Americans will be released after positive identification.
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Seoul
North Korea
U. S.S
Reds
U.N
South Korea
E. J. McGaw
Korea
U. S
Washington
Legion Parade in Washington D C Draws Massive Legion Event
The American Legion staged its largest ever convention parade along Pennsylvania Avenue Washington aiming to run into the night. Officials expected 75 000 to 80 000 marchers with about 350 bands and 700 000 spectators along the route. The duration could span eight to twelve hours and would exceed prior city totals from St Louis and New York.
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Washington
American Legion
Pennsylvania Avenue
St. Louis
New York
Kaiser opens job office sparks boom town in Ravenswood
Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corp quickly opened an employment office in Ravenswood attracting a long line of job seekers from West Virginia and nearby Ohio. By noon about 1,000 application forms were issued as plans for a multi million dollar rolling mill six miles south were announced for summer 1956 production. Robert Fitzgerald organized the office and noted applicants would seek operating jobs and some may be directed to Kaiser Engineers, Inc.
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Ravenswood
W. Va
Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corp
Ohio River
West Virginia
Fairmont
Ohio
Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical
Robert Fitzgerald
Kaiser
Fitzgerald
Kaiser Engineers, Inc
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