Dean threatens to break off talks in Korea stalemate
U S envoy Arthur H Dean warned he could pull out of the Panmunjom peace talks if progress stalls and said Allied members may leave for Christmas. North Korea and Russia faced opposition as delegates pressed for neutral observers. South Korean prisoners remain split over repatriation as talks linger with no clear resolution. Dean accused the Reds of stalling and questioned renewed dialogue if no forward steps occur.
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Panmunjom
U. S
Arthur H. Dean
Russia
Dean
Reds
Lypee
Korea
South Korea
U.S
Harry S. Truman
United States
Truman
Ki Sok Bok
Dent
International Atomics Plan Divides Congress
President Eisenhower's proposal for sharing atomic energy knowledge for peaceful uses drew cheers from many lawmakers but also doubts. Senators Johnson and Knowland warned that UN control must include strict inspections and safeguards to prevent weapons proliferation amid Soviet stockpiling.
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Washington
Miesenhower
Congress
United Nations Atomic Agency
Edwin ¢ Johnson
D-Corp
Omember
Senate House
Manich Energy Committee
Sen. Knawhind
California
Senateh House Atomic Committee
Soviet Union
Supreme Court hears final segregation arguments today
The Supreme Court debates whether racial segregation in public schools violates the 14th Amendment as justices consider cases from Washington DC and Delaware. The Eisenhower administration urges outlawing segregation while Virginia, South Carolina, and Kansas urge judicial restraint and legislative handling.
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Washinggton
Supreme Court
Virginia
South Carolina
Kansas
District of Columbia
Delaware
Eisenhower
High Court
District of ‘Columbia
Rabbin
Lindsay, Almand Jr
Congress
Justin Moore
Moore
Thurgood Marshall
National Assn
NAACP
Rankin
Justice Department
Truman
Supreme ‘Court
Strong
Dep
Paul E. Wilson
Wilson
Mississippi Lawmaker Pushes Plan to End Public Schools
Mississippi House leaders backed a constitutional amendment to abolish public schools and substitute private schools if the U S Supreme Court bans segregation. Speaker Waller Sillers argued for preserving white racial segregation while lawmakers consider a 45 million dollar program to equalize facilities and sell school properties.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Waller Sillers
House
U.S. Supreme Court
Sillers
Senate
Sophia Boys Missing Again From Basketball Game
Mothers report two youths missing to state police. Charles Taylor aged 16 son of Emma Taylor and Jack Sizemore aged 14 son of Wanda Sizemore disappeared since halftime of a Tuesday basketball game. Both have previously vanished and later reappeared.
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Sophia
Charles ‘Taylor
Emma Taylor
Jack ‘Sizemore
Wanda Sizemore
Weather Summary for West Virginia and Beckley Area
Rain this afternoon and tonight with chilly tonight 36 to 40. Cloudy windy and cooler Thursday. Beckley high yesterday 62 low 29. Precipitation 0.43 inch. Blues in river and reservoirs listed with low stages and clear conditions at Bellepoint and nearby rivers.
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Beckley High
Vavaeaebenvens
Cisssevrevere
Visseevisverscore
Fay Abedesstad
Iererereieevsvies
OAK Atul
Civsseeree
Raperes
Glade Creek
Presses Roll Again in NYC As Mediators Step In
New York City newspapers resume publication after a two week strike as mediators set up a fact finding board. AFL President George Meany represents the union while publishers name Richard Slocum of the Philadelphia Bulletin to join discussions. The return includes immediate wage talks and third party mediation if needed.
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Federal Mediation Service
AFL
George Meany
Richard Slocum
Philadelphia Bulletin
Assn
End of New York photo-engravers strike restored papers
New Yorkers welcomed back daily papers after an 11 day blackout caused by a strike of photo-engravers. An agreement reached late yesterday allowed Morning papers to resume distribution. Readers praised the return and noted missed ads, puzzles, and headlines.
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New York
Jong-last-buddy
Robert. Cavanagh
Queens
Penn Station
Frank Zika
Times Square
The
Herald-Tribune
Cities Protest Rate Increase Hearing Opens in Charleston
West Virginia cities Huntington Charleston and Kenova appeared before the Public Service Commission as hearings began on Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone rate increase of 2 percent and 1 million dollars in 1953. Attorneys argued for higher returns to cover costs while opposition letters were noted and a Huntington protest urged no further increases.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Chesapeake and Potomac ‘'I'cleshone Co
Huntington
Public Service Commission
Okey P. Keadle
Paul. W. McCreight
Lyle BR. Clay
Kenova
Wayne County
Albert Jordan
Jee
C. and. P
C.’E. Mahan
Fayetteville
Blake T.newton
Washling
Ton
Cee “Mahan
New Administration Personnel Selected
Rubirosa the playboy diplomat and ex husband of Doris Duke is ousted as minister counselor of the Dominican Embassy in Paris due to personal conduct. The government cancels his appointment and strips his diplomatic status. City records show staff changes with two clerks retained and one former clerk rejoining the recorder’s office.
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Ciudad Trujillo
Dominican’ Republic
Porfirio
Rubirosa
Doris Duke
Paris
Foreign Ministry
Rubi'Fosa
Europe
United States
Rubirdsa
Robert Sweeney
London
Joanne Connelly
New York
Richard Reynolds
Marianne O'Brien
Aday
Trevorder
City Recorder
Emery Smith
Lucy Clark
S. Kanawha St
Norma Thompson
Park .St
Vonna - Belle Dempsey
Wood-lawn Ave
Joe Fazio
Betty Costello
Clark
Recorder's
Thompson
I. W. Bazzarre Jr
Farmer, Recorder
William P
Decree On Coal Property Upheld
The West Virginia Supreme Court today upheld a Nicholas County ruling barring certain persons from selling coal property claimed by Gaumont Fuel On. The decision affirmed liens declared by Greenbrier Circuit Court and rejected challenges to a 1945 foreclosure sale of a 26 percent mineral interest, noting disputes over property value and inadequate sale price.
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Charleston
Nicholas County
Gaumont
Supreme Court
Samuel Price
Susan K. Laing
D. D. Ashworth
Greenbrier
Susanna Laing Speas
Gaumont Fuel
Bank of Summersville
Greenbrier Circuit
Nicholas
Otis Lyons' Aunt Killed in Deal Grayson Crash
The article reports the death of Mrs. Deal a 50 year old woman from Grayson who died Sunday after being struck by a car. Fire Chief Otis Lyons is mentioned as kin in the Lyons family who attended funeral services Tuesday. It notes Mr Johnny Martin, Mrs Deal's son, was killed under similar circumstances earlier this year.
Post Office Prepares For Christmas Rush
The acting postmaster says four stamp windows will handle operations during the Christmas rush. The date for extra service is not forecast as the mail volume increases and deliveries to Beckley homes begin.
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Makjhe
Editorial urges Britain to quit the United Nations
The Daily Express calls for Britain to withdraw from the United Nations saying its activities threaten world peace and empire. It criticizes Indian delegate Mrs. Menon for pushing debates on African problems while Britain handles Kenya Mau Mau unrest and Uganda’s King of Bipanda crisis.
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London
lLord
Beaversbrook
Daily Express
Great Britain
United Nations
U.N
Britain
Dominions
South Africa
South America
Von
U.N. Trusteeship
Menon
Nehru
Kenya
Bipanda
Uganda
Grandson of Murdered Charleston Woman Dies
Arch Jay Alexander, three, dies from burns suffered in November accident at home. He is grandson of Juliet Staunton Clark, 58, owner of the Charleston Daily Mall, whose murder last August remains unsolved.
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Chatuleston I
Arch Jay Alexander
Juliet Staunton Clark
Charleston
School Supervisors Attend Southern Conference
Raleigh County elementary supervisors Mrs. John John Osborne and Miss Faye Conner attended a southern areas supervisors conference on Tuesday at Concord College in Athens.
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Raleigh County
John John Osborne
Faye Conner
Southern Areas
Concord College
Athens
Ike Says U S Willing to Join Secret Talks
President Eisenhower told the United Nations the United States is ready to join secret talks on an international atomic energy agency to promote peaceful use of atomic materials. He urged inclusive participation from Britain Australia Canada Belgium and others, warning that failure could threaten civilization.
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Ike
U.S
United Nations
Eisenhower
Russia
Andrei Vishinsky
U. N
Aves
Hisenhower
Pete
Churchill
Australia
Canada
Belgium
U.N
Ures
Jin
Thore
Aman
West Virginia Leaders Split Over Ike Plan
Virginia politicians clash over President Eisenhower’s UN world bank proposal. Some back the idea, others voice fear of Russia and distrust of the UN. Walter Mallanan, a Republican committeeman, notes wide opposition and concerns about Czarist era risks.
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Charles
Eisenhowers
Russia
United Nations
World Bank of Alomné
Virginia
Lancy
Ucipas
Walter 8. Mallanan
Republican National
Searbro Man Ousted by Compensation Chief in Charleston
Workmen's Compensation Department chief George W. Stokes announces the resignation of department actuary James J. Scors from the Logan County area effective December 31. Scors had been acting as chief deputy and will take a higher paid job using accumulated vacation time. Franklin W. Kern of Charleston is named executive secretary. Philip Price of Scarbro is to resign as part of department changes. Michelph Murensky becomes assistant executive secretary. Local political figures discuss atomic policy and world peace as Gov. Marland and party leaders weigh in on national security and U.N. matters.
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Charleston
George W. Stokes
Workmen's Compensation Department
James JD. Scors
Stokes
Franklin W. ‘Kern
Kern
William C. Prices
Scarbro
Ayette County
Price
Michelph Murensky
McDowell County
George Burnelle
Beckley
Marland
Philip
I. Aii
Eisenhower
Alli Antes
Howard. Myers
John ‘I’. Copenhaver
Nevada
America
Roy Pierson
Ial Kanawha County
United Nations
New Bus Station Opens Tonight in Huntington
The $150000 new bus station built by the Atlantic Greyhound Corp will open tonight. Greyhound will move into the newly completed terminal with Consolidated Lines. Both lines previously operated from the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad station.
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Huntington Ipa
Atlantic Greyhound Corp
Compieres
Greyhound
Baltimore& Ohio Railroad
Firemen Clash With Assistant Chief Over Chain of Command
Beckley city firemen accused Assistant Chief Otis Lyons of harassment during a tense Beckley City Council meeting. The council adopted a long set of departmental rules to enforce an orderly chain of command and discipline, while Chief Bernard Martin defended the department’s push for orderly operation.
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Council
Otis Lyons
Beckley
James Lipscomb
Lipscomb
Lyons
Bernard Martin
Study of Alcohol Continued Today
A Charleston legislative committee on alcoholism, led by Wyoming County physician De Ward Wytie, reconvened to seek concrete recommendations. National Committee on Alcoholism member Yvelin Gardner proposed six steps including appointing a director, school education, a rehabilitation center, community development, an in hospital clinic, and housing patients in a non stigmatizing setting with a dedicated farm for alcoholics.
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Charleston Tha
Wyoming County
Oddy
de Ward Wytie
Yvelin Gardner
New York
National Committee On
Yesseeday
Gardner
MacArthur Youth Shot In Hunting Accident
State police report a MacArthur youth, Tommy McKinney, age not stated, was accidentally shot by a young cousin during a hunting trip. He was treated at Beckley Hospital for a gunshot wound to the left chest and listed in good condition. The incident occurred yesterday. details were not available from police.
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Tommy McKinney
MacArthur
Cosen
Cora McKinney
Beckley
Wes
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