Anti-Statehouse Demos to Meet Sunday in Parkersburg
Anti state house Democrats plan a Sunday 1 30 p m meeting at the VFW hall in Parkersburg with about 100 expected. J J Omerberg said he arranged the venue and did not know invitees. Burdett, endorsed in Clarksburg, is the only Democrat filed for governor. Barron says he will not attend.
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Barron
Parkersburg
Joe F. Burdett
Clarksburg
J. J. Omerberg
VFW
Omerberg
Charleston
The
Daily Mail
W. W. Barron
Elkins
Liquor Commission
Huntington
Burdett
State Board of Control
Cabell County
Soviet Leaders in Burma Press Western Powers on Security
In Burma Khrushchev and Bulganin critiqued the West during a seven day visit. Burma and Bulgaria backed a plan to hand Formosa to Peiping and push for a nuclear weapons ban. They urged elections to unify Vietnam and called for broad disarmament and a ban on atomic and hydrogen weapons.
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Rangoon
Burma
Communist Party
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Nikolai Bulganin
India
Bulgaria
U Nu
Formosa
China
Peiping
Indochina
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
Underwood Weighs Gubernatorial Run in West Virginia
Sistersville politician Cecil H. Underwood said he is seriously considering the Republican nomination for governor, aiming to decide before January's legislative session. The House of Delegates member and former Salem College vice president cited broad support and his life aim to serve West Virginia through the GOP, following Charleston Mayor John T. Copenhaver's bid.
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Sistersville
W. Va
Cecil H. Underwood
Ofer
John T. Copenhaver
Charleston
Underwood
House of Delegates
West Vir
Ginia
Tyler County
Salem College
Secretary Weeks Predicts Record Business in 1956
Secretary of Commerce Weeks forecast a 12 percent rise in first quarter capital spending over 1935, predicting 1956 will begin at a higher level with optimism for the year. He urged price restraint and prudent inventory management to sustain prosperity while NAM President Riter warned the AFL CIO merger endangers freedom and prosperity.
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New York
Sinclair Weeks
the National Assny of Manufacturers
Weeks
NAM
Henry G. Riter III
AFL
CIO
Riter
Thomas A. Edison, Inc
West Orange
N. J
Auto Accident Suit in Court in Raleigh County
A Raleigh County Circuit Court jury heard deliberations in a suit brought by Mitchell Plumley against Ralph May and others after an automobile collision. Judge Norman Knapp noted a prior fault ruling, reversed by the State Supreme Court, with one more case to be tried during the term and trial set for Monday.
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Raleigh County
State Supreme Court
Mitchell Plumley
Ralph May
Norman Knapp
Supreme Court
Knapp
Skeens Wins $32,000 on The $64,000 Question
Danville coal miner Stanley Skeens won $32,000 by answering a 10 part question on David and Goliath on CBS The $64,000 Question. He will get a chance to try for $64,000 next week.
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Dr. Brothers
Stanley Skeens
Danville
W. Va
David
Goliath
CBS
Cestus
Rome
Daniel Mendoza
Beco
England
John Jackson
Lord Byron
Skeens
Gath
Jesse
Saul
Telephone Rate Case Resumed by PSC in West Virginia
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co resumed its rate case testimony before the PSC. The firm seeks a 2.7 million dollar annual increase from 264000 customers, with higher rates already in effect on bond while awaiting the final decision. Protestors from Morgantown and Charleston attended as witnesses were cross examined and PSC consultants objected to new testimony outside the test period.
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Charleston
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
West Virginia
PSC
Morgantown
William
Bluefield- Princeton-Welch
Housing Project At Ravenswood To Begin Soon
Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corp officials met with a Huntington firm to plan building 350 homes for plant personnel at the Ravenswood site. Costs exceed five million dollars with homes priced 15000 to 20000 dollars. About 80 homes needed by April 1956, 100 by April 1957, remainder by January 1959 when the plant is completed.
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Ravenswood
Huntington
Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp
Kaiser
Ford R. Morrow
A. B. Lindley
Ray Ritchie
Bose and Ritchie
Paul C. Pancake
Pancake Real Estate Co
U.S. Steel
Navy Jet Crashes in Richmond West End Homes Burn
A twin engine Navy jet fighter abandoned by its pilot at 20 000 feet plummeted into a west end Richmond residential area setting two houses on fire. A housekeeper was burned in one home but there were no other injuries except an infant rescued from smoke by a brickworker. Pilot Ens. Robert Ammann 22 landed unhurt 15 minutes after bailout on a North Richmond road.
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Richmond
Va. W
Ens
Robert Ammann
Explosion Kills 26 in Frankfurt Apartment Blast
A dawn explosion destroyed a midtown Frankfurt five story building trapping 32. Officials fear 26 dead including 7 children. U S Army engineers aided rescue as wall danger threatened 150 workers. The owner architect and all tenants were Germans. occupants had moved in two weeks prior.
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Frankfurt
Germany
West Germany
U. S. Army
Theodore Bailey Dies Of Heart Ailment In Pineville
Theodore Bailey 46 garageman and former teacher of Pineville died at his East Pineville home after a series of heart attacks begun a year ago. Survived by wife Macy. son Ted. seven sisters. brother W D Bailey Jr., former Wyoming County Schools superintendent. he served on the Wyoming County Board of Education since 1951. Funeral arrangements at Robertson and Foglesong in Mullens, incomplete.
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Pineville
Wyoming
W. C. Bailey
Macy
Sandra
Concord College
Ted
W. D. Bailey Jr
Wyoming County
Allie Dor
New Jersey
Arnold Brooks
Bernice Westfall
Pete Morgan
Paul Goode
Jesse Houck
Lewis D’antoni
Mullens
Bailey
Baileysville
Fourteen Years After Pearl Harbor Defense Budget Levels
On the Pearl Harbor anniversary, Pentagon officials project defense spending near 34.5 billion dollars for the next fiscal year, with Charles E. Wilson saying no major change from the current year. The total includes up to two billion for atomic weapons and emphasizes new systems while aiming to curb older, conventional equipment.
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Pearl Harbor
United States
Pentagon
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Wilson
Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Casper's Ghost Case Deepens as Skeleton Ties to Family
A woman's skeleton found in a Casper basement ties to the disappearance of Barbara Alexander, 27, 29 months earlier. Investigation centers on James Alexander, 48, his wife Rose, 32, and a blended family of seven. Rose claims Barbara's death was accidental. no charges filed.
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Casper, Wyo
Barbara Alexander
Natrona County
Ray Whittaker
Rose Alexander
James
Whittaker
Alexander
Alexanders
Barbara
Jury convicts Wyoming mother of involuntary manslaughter
Geneva Walters of Wyoming County is found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of 52 year old Doran Cook, a man she described as a former suitor. The trial spanned 22 hours of deliberation. Sentencing date not yet set.
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Pineville
W. Va
Geneva Walters
Wyoming County Circuit Court
Walters
Doran Cook
East Beckleyan Given 60 Day Jail Sentence
C B Moore of East Beckley was sentenced to 60 days in Raleigh County Jail and fined 32.50 after conviction for firing a firearm within 500 feet of the city limits. Police arrived to serve a peace warrant when Moore fired his shotgun into the ground. He was arraigned before Magistrate T N Thurman who issued the warrant.
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C. B. Moore
East Beckley
Raleigh
Moore
Beckley
T. N. Thurman
Tri County Committee Meeting Monday Night
The Raleigh Summers Wyoming Community Committee on employment for the Physically Handicapped will meet at 7 30 p m Monday at the Raleigh County Vocational School. E R Bolton urges good attendance as the nominating committee report is heard. Alex Waugh of Charleston Goodwill Industries will speak on his job experiences and the organization's activities.
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Raleigh County Vocational School
E. R. Bolton
Alex Waugh
Charleston Goodwill Industries
Goodwill Industries
New Cancer Theory Follows Discovery Of Cell Formation
The Sloan-Kettering Institute reports new evidence on cancer cell formation and claims a rational approach to control. It notes each cell type needs specific nucleic acid buildup requirements and suggests this could guide chemicals to destroy cancer cells in humans. Laboratory tests have killed some animal cancer cells without harming normal cells.
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New York
Sloane-Kettering Institute For Cancer Research
Man
January Jurors To Be Selected
Notices mailed Monday urge Raleigh County Jury Commissioners to report to the Circuit Clerk to draw jurors for the January term of Criminal Court. The Grand Jury will meet Monday Jan 9 to consider indictments and the docket is set Jan 11 with trials starting Jan 16.
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Raleigh County Jury
Circuit Clerk’s
Grand Jury
Escapees Recaptured Near Surveyor by State Police
State Police apprehended two escapees from a Virginia prison road camp around noon today at Surveyor. The men, James Marshall Crews and Robert C. Rickman, escaped Monday from Road Camp 21 near Fredericksburg, Virginia, and were serving time on breaking and entering charges.
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Beckley
Surveyor
Fredericksburg
James Marshall Crews
Robert C. Rickman
Virginia
Two Men Charged With Speeding to Appear in Beckley Court
Two area men were ordered to appear at Beckley Police Court on speeding charges. Robert G. Blevins of MacArthur was arrested at 1:30 a.m. today, and Douglas L. Stanley of East Beckley was arrested at 11:05 p.m. Tuesday.
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Beckley
Robert G. Blevins
MacArthur
Douglas L. Stanley
East Beckley
Dean and Jones Win Audience Awards of the Year
Hollywood reports James Dean and Jennifer Jones named top movie performers by the first Audience Awards poll. About 15 million fans voted Mister Roberts as best picture, with Peggy Lee and Tab Hunter praised as outstanding new personalities. Dean was killed in a highway crash two months ago.
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Hollywood
Wfn
James Dean
East of Eden
Jennifer Jones
Mister Roberts
Peggy Lee
Pete Kelly
Tab Hunter
Dean
Human Torch Story Doubted by Police
Cleveland police questioned the teen tale of a boy who said three youths chained him to a tree and set turpentine ablaze. Detective Kerr noted many inconsistencies and possible fabrication while Earl Fryman, 17, suffered severe burns, aided by a grandmother and family friend as investigators search for leads in Metropolitan Park.
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Cleveland
David E.kerr
Kerr
Homicide
Earl R. Fryman
Fairview Hospital
Rocky River
Metropolitan Park
St. Ignatius Parochial School
St. Ignatius
River Valley
Fryman
Julien Keller
Marvin J. Schatz
Earl
Irene
West Virginia Weather Update With Light Rain Likely
Cloudy conditions persist with occasional light rain or snow possible tonight. Lows range from 25 to 30 in the east and 30 to 35 in the west with lingering clouds and colder conditions Thursday afternoon or night. Snow flurries expected. High yesterday and low last night figures noted for Beckley Oak Hill and Rivers at Bellepoint with river levels below normal or normal and Bluestone Reservoir at normal stage.
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Beckley High
Oak Hill High
Bovanetee
Atteine
Bellepoint
Greenbrier
Bluestone
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