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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 11, 1956

Page

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Italian Communist Congress Splits Over Hungary Intervention

At Rome the Italian Communist Party National Congress saw open criticism of Soviet intervention in Hungary. Antonio Giolitti urged that Soviet actions cannot align with socialist principles while Palmiro Togliatti upheld the intervention. Delegates from the Soviet Union and other Communist parties attended. Ekaterina Furtseva defended Moscow saying the move saved millions from fascism.

Rome Hungary Communist Party Une Palmiro Togniatti Italy Antonio Giolitti Chamber of Deputies Poland Soviet Union Russia Ekaterina Furtseva

Former Jet Pilot Now Student Chef

Merlyn Koecher a former Sabre Jets pilot in the 47th Fighter Interceptor Squadron becomes a student chef at Washington’s Lewis Hotel Training School. The 40 year old institution trains hotel staff from front desk to kitchen with a four month course, hosting residents and mail students worldwide.

Washington Lewis Merlyn Koecher Koecher Air Force 47Th Washingtons Lewis Hotel Beecher Mary Catherine Lewis Edmund Bourke White House Eingoln United States Hotel Roca Lewis School Mary Bourke University of Maryland

Gas Shortage In Europe May Hurt Business

European fuel shortages threaten the tourist trade, but winter travel remains strong for Alpine resorts and Scandinavia. Britons cancel Switzerland trips while Germans and Austrians plan for robust local tourism. fuel scarcity mostly affects long trips.

Europe London Scandinavia Middle East Britain Switzerland Austria Italy France Germany Sweden Daly St. Moritz Davos Astral

Marshall College Sophomore Declines Accidental Constable Post

Lawrence Barrett, a Marshall College sophomore and Air Force veteran, refused the constable job he was accidentally elected to in Lincoln County after a heated campaign by Barrett and his wife against the election.

Marshall College Lincoln County Lawrence Barrett Air Force

Beavers or Bluefield: Student Poll on School Name

AP survey reports student body opinion on whether the new high school should be named Beaver or Bluefield. Wetzel County Sheriff elect Shan Westerman and family reside in a fort dating to 1776 in New Martinsville.

Beaver Bluefield Cumberland Road Wetzel County Shan Non Westerman Martinsville Indiana Westerman Martin

Stolen tags traced after rural road push

John Shipley of Jonesboro Tennessee stopped to help a stalled motorist on a rural road and noticed the other car bore his license plates reported stolen three weeks earlier. He chased, forced the other driver to stop, and had the thief arrested with the tags recovered.

Johnson City Tenn John Shipley Jonesboro I J Shipley

Science Discovers Non Surgical Piles Shrinking Remedy

New healing substance Bio-Dyne reportedly shrinks hemorrhoids and relieves pain without surgery. Case after case shows reduction while easing discomfort. The product Preparation H is offered in suppository and ointment forms with a money back guarantee.

New York, N.Y Tce Weg. U.B

Red China seeks concessions before freeing 10 American detainees

Calcutta reports indicate Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai hints Peiping will press for U.S. concessions before releasing the ten Americans held in China. He says the United States has not released any Chinese and fears returning detainees would pressure Chinese families. He repeats call for lifting the U.S. embargo to boost Sino U.S. trade.

Calcutta Peiping Pivier Chen Enlai United States China Chou India Jing America Sen- Chow U. S Dulles Wade de Cans Leople

Jonathan Winters A Comic Satirist On TV Face

Charles Almasunis profiles Jonathan Winters a comedian with sharp pathos who thrives in live settings. Born Dayton Ohio served as Marine studied art and Kenyon College won a DJ contest on WING then grew on WBNS TV and NBC He lives in Hastings New York with his wife and two young children and aims to shock without foul language.

Charles Almasunis New York Jonathan Winters Winters Hindlestiff George iPark Avenue Vital Winters Dayton Ohio U. S Pacific Dayton Art Institute Kenyon College WING Wbns-Tv Columbus NBC Hastings N. Y

Change Slated For Air Command

The Northeast Air Command will dissolve after Jan 1 and operate under the Air Defense Command and the Strategic Air Command. The shift realigns defense tasks to strengthen continental air defense and give SAC better control of facilities. Far East Air Force headquarters will move back to Hawaii as part of the plan.

Washington Northeast Air Command Air Defense Command Strategic Air Command Blg Canada Greenland Defense Department Department Far East Hawaii Northeast Continental Air Defense SAC

Highway Deaths and Shootings Claim Six In West Virginia Weekend

Over a weekend in West Virginia six people died in highway crashes and shootings. Among the victims was John Wesley Lemley a 40 year old Cowen oil company bookkeeper shot during a hunting trip near Jerryville. Others included Edgar G Byrd a 38 year old miner in Wyoming County killed after a fight during hunting, George Fillmore Thomas shot by police after fleeing a stolen car in Huntington, and William Harold White a crippled 11 year old found dead in Weston. Additional fatalities occurred in Weirton and McDowell County including Raymond McIntosh 33 in a head on crash and James Richant Gilley 25 struck by a truck in Northfork Hollow. Police and prosecutors ordered autopsies and investigations continue.

Associated Press Ezra Zirkle John Wesley Lemley Oil Company Cowen Webster County Jerryville Zirkle Vincent Sinclair Clarksburg Sinclair Wyoming County Edgar G. Byrd Robert Bailey Mullens Ina Leroy Barker Helen Bryd Huntington George Fillmore Thomas Weston William Harold White White Weirton Raymond McIntosh Collier W. Va Earl Greathouse Kings Creek Gretahouse James Richant Gilley Gilliam McDowell County McDowell Northfors Hollow

243 State Men Slated For January Army Call

West Virginia will call 243 men in January all for the Army, Adjutant General Charles R. Fox said. The January total is slightly less than December’s 250. State boards induct no one under 22 except volunteers and delinquent registrants. The national January draft pool totals 17,000 for the Army. One third of Washington D C residents work for the Federal Government.

Charleston West Virginia Army Charles R. Fox Fox Selective Service

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