Yoshida Resigns as Japan's Leader Amid Coalition Rift
Tokyo reports say Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida resigns after a no confidence bid, with Ichiro Hatoyama as likely successor. Diet vote on new leader expected tomorrow or Thursday, while coalition allies face potential fallout if Socialists withdraw support. In New York, U N Assembly to debate a Korean airmen release as Western allies press for action against Red China.
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Shigeru Yoshida
Japan
Ichiro Hatoyama
Yoshida
Hatoyama
Russia
Red China
Diet
Ket Ue
San Francisco
U. N. Assembly
Czechoslovakia
China
Lodge
Colombia
Francisco Urrutia
Chou En-lai
Korea
Assembly
McCarthy Attacks the For Censure Attitude
Washington reports Sen. McCarthy denounces President Eisenhower for praising senators who delay exposing Communists and urging patience toward torturers of American troops. He recalls his own Crusade against communism and admits past claims were mistaken. Watkins and Flanders cited in censure efforts.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Senate
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Congress
Watkins
Utah
Flanders
Prince Charles Picks Special Bicycle For Christmas
In London the six year old heir to the throne guided Santa in a toy shop and chose a bicycle as his Christmas gift. He pointed to a gleaming wheel and said this is the one, prompting Santa to note the request.
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London
Prince Charles
Santa Claus
Santa
France proposes four power meet on Germany issue
Paris says France has asked the Soviet Union to consider a four power conference on Germany next year with British and American consent. Premier Mendes France has sent his UN speech to Moscow noting a potential May meeting after ratification of the Paris accords for West German rearmament. No immediate Russian reaction reported.
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Paris
France
Soviet Union
Pierre Mendes-France
Moscow
Kremlin
United Nations
Counties to share sanitarian salary in Beckley plan
Raleigh County Court approves funding to pay half the salary of Sanitarian Joe Williams from February 15 to June 30 1955 with the city of Beckley covering the other half. County Clerk Anderson to consult May or Elmer Davis or Beckley City Council. state leave pay questions noted as the county awaits July budget decisions. Relatives report two Kanawha County children Mary Martin 13 and David 11 missing after leaving Baker's Fork for school. father a patient at Pinecrest Sanitarium Beckley. Police seek clues as aunt Mrs J A Martin identifies the children and describes clothing.
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Beckley
Raleigh County Court
Joe Williams
Harry E. Anderson
Elmer Davis
Anderson
Williams
Charleston
Kanawha County
Baker’s Fork
J. W. Brown
Mary Martin
David
William Martin
J. A. Martin
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Martin
Hubbard School
Mary
Raleigh suit on highway death of 10 year old
Plaintiff took a voluntary non suit in Raleigh County Circuit Court in a 10000 dollar suit arising from the highway death of Talmadge Pigg Jr. of Princewick last July. Defendants are Lawrence Martin and Raleigh Coca Cola Bottling Works. The Register erred naming Royal Crown Bottling Co. The plaintiff’s attorney said he would reinstitute in court.
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Raleigh County
Talmadge Pigg Jr
Princewick
Lawrence Martin
Crab
Beckley City Council Meets in Fire Station Hall
Becktley council members were excluded from City Hall by a broken heating pipe. City Recorder E J Smith said heat could not reach the Council Chamber. An emergency meeting was held in the rear of Beckley Fire Station No 1 as planned.
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Beckley City
Council Chamber
City Hall
E. J. Smith
Beckley
Court Raises Reward for Egeria Girls Birthday Boost
Raleigh County Court increased the missing Agee girls reward to 1000 dollars on the birthday of Mary Agee. Irene Agee is eight, and Mary is six if alive. Sheriff staff mailed 1000 reward notices listing the new total to post offices in southern West Virginia and nearby states.
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Steve Agee
Egeria
Mary Agee
Irene
Raleigh County
Ing
John C. Ward
West Virginia
Beckley Agencies Told to Tighten City Budget
Beckley officials were ordered to enforce strict economy for the remainder of the 1954-55 year. Mayor Elmer Davis announced at a special City Council meeting that five months into the fiscal year receipts were 173 130 13 while expenditures stood at 168 601 61. Red items include parking, engineering, and new streets. Anticipated red items are street lighting and election expenses. Police and fire budgets face the greatest strain. Chief Hall may seek new cruisers, but funding was deferred to early 1955. Traffic light projects and related repairs were tabled for a later regular meeting.
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Beckley
Elmer Davis
Davis
Council
Evan Hall
Hall
Bernard Martin
First Ave
Second
Beckley Parking Lot Funds Fall Short for Bond Interest
Beclley Municipal Parking Lot earned 7163.42 from June to Nov 25, averaging 341.11 weekly. If current pace continues, deficit of about 619.84 may keep the January 1 1955 bond interest payment from being met, requiring use of the city general fund. Council urged signs around town to locate the lot and study monthly space rentals.
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Beckley
Elmer Davis
Bank Commission
Clarence Bibb
E. G. Larrick
Parking Lot Commission
Treasury Official Defends Policies in Congress Testimony
Secretary Humphrey defended Eisenhower era policies as designed to promote high employment rising production and a stable dollar. He cited past reports by Democratic committees and praised Treasury and Federal Reserve action for economic stability while noting tax cuts debt management and ending price and wage controls aided growth.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Eisenhower
Subcommittee On
Senate
House Committee On the Economic Report
Sen
Douglas
D-Il
Rep
Patman
D-Tex
Flanders
R-Vi
Federal Reserve Board
John D. Clark
Truman
Council of Economic Advisers
Seymour Harris
Harvard University
Treasury
Lished
Clark
Harvard
Seymour E. Harris
Treasury and Reserve Board
Demos Attack Budget Woes and Tax Study Promises
Democratic leaders charged Secretary Humphrey with failed promises to balance the budget and urged a careful study of tax cuts. Senator Sparkman and Senator Douglas condemned 1952 campaign pledges as unrealizable while Humphrey vowed to cut expenditures and reach balance, with Eisenhower to present budget plans after Congress reconvenes.
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Demos
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Sen. Sparkman
Ala
Sparkman
Sen
Douglas
Dill
Sen. Ives
R-Ny
Congress
Eisenhower
Secret Pledge Claimed Signed At Peiping Meet
Saigon reports that the Vietnamese Communists and Chinese Reds allegedly signed a secret pledge to assist each other in striking toward Formosa and all of Indochina. The broadcast claims joint Russian Chinese Vietnamese control of Haiphong, as Haiphong and North Vietnam heads toward Ho Chi Minh forces by mid May under Geneva terms.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
Formosa
Indochina
Ho Chi Minh
Vietminh
Peiping
New Plant Planned for East Huntington
James G. Wilson of Huntington announces a new manufacturing plant to start in about two weeks. The Wilson Welding Co. will be near the International Nickel Co. on Huntington's east side, producing copper electrodes and holders for electric blast furnaces and offering a repair process for holders previously scrapped.
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Huntington
James G. Wilson
The
Wilson Welding Co
International Nickel Co
Wilson
State Thrift Plan Has Desired Effect
Gov. Marland said West Virginia will break even this year after earlier fears of a deficit. The forecast followed a request for 5 percent unbudgeted reserves from spending units and a Board of Public Works meeting to draft the 1955 budget. He noted no material change in long term financial outlook despite an estimated $8 million revenue drop for 1955-56.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Marland
Board of Public Works
John D. Hoblitzell, Jr
Parkersburg
Right-to-Work Laws Spark Labor Chief’s Opposition
Secretary of Labor James P. Mitchell spoke against state right-to-work laws that bar labor contracts requiring union membership. He warned the CIO convention that such laws exist in 17 states and urged further review, signaling possible push for repeal and new measures next year by CIO and AFL
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Los Angeles
James P. Mitchell
Mitchell
South
CIO
AFL
Eisenhower
Brother Describes Doctors Collapse in Sheppard Trial
Dr. Richard Sheppard testified that Dr. Samuel Sheppard collapsed in tears upon learning Marilyn Sheppard was dead. He recounted arriving at the home after the murder on July 4 and finding the defendant distraught in a red leather chair. The testimony is part of eight weeks in the murder trial.
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Cleveland
Samuel Sheppard
Richard Sheppard
Samuel H. Sheppard
Richard
Sam
Marilyn
Chip
Ore Shipping Season Ends in Lakes Region
The 1953 ore shipping season on the Great Lakes ended with one of the smallest total movements in recent years. Final tonnage reached 60,793,697 tons, per the Lake Superior Iron Ore Association, far below the 1953 peak of 95,844,449 tons due to slackening steel demand.
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Cleveland
Great Lakes
Lake Superior
Pope Pius XII Regains Strength Amid Illness
Vatican said Pope Pius XII, 78, could take more nourishment and slept fairly well after three days of revised treatment. His private physician Dr Riccardo Galeazzi Lisi reported a tranquil night with a nun and a physician in attendance, as authorities stressed a serious but not desperate condition after last Thursday’s collapse.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Riccardo Galeazzi - Lisi
Vatican
Heliport Dedication Set Today at Virginia
The Army unveils a unique circular heliport at Fort Eustis Virginia billed as the first military airport designed for helicopters. The wheel shaped facility features 600 foot spoke runways, a circular rim taxiway, eight landing pads, a large hangar for heavy cargo helicopters and five maintenance shops.
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Ft, Eustis
Army
Cardinal Spellman To Be With Troops On Christmas Tour
Cardinal Spellman Archbishop of New York and military vicar will spend the Christmas season with U S military forces in the Pacific on a 28 day tour visiting Alaska Japan Korea Okinawa Formosa Hong Kong Manila and Honolulu.
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New York
Francis Cardinal Spellman
U.S
Pacific
United States
Alaska
Japan
Korea
Okinawa
Formosa
Hong Kong
Manila
Honolulu
New Pay Rate Set by Railroads
Washington reports most major railroads have separated 825000 non-operating workers pay from cost of living adjustments. A 13 cent hourly wage increase since 1951 will be added to base wages, cancelling a planned one cent cut.
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Washington
Mercury Dips Across State to Frigid Lows
The Associated Press reports temperatures fell to 9 degrees in Elkins marking the coldest night of the season. Other readings included Huntington 11, Parkersburg 11, Charleston 13, Wheeling 15, Morgantown 17, and Martinsburg 18 degrees above zero.
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Associated Press
Elkins
Huntington
Parkersburg
Charleston
Wheeling
Morgantown
Martinsburg
West Virginia Weather Forecast Summary
Temperatures through Sunday will average four to six degrees above normal with warmer spells tomorrow and Thursday and colder conditions Saturday and Sunday. Rain or snow is possible Thursday night into Friday totaling about a quarter inch. Normal highs are around 36 in the north and 39 in the south. Local readings show Beckley and Oak Hill with notable temperatures and clear conditions at Bluestone Reservoir.
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West Virginia
Beckley High
Oak Hill
Bellepoint
Greenbrier
New
Bluestone
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