New UMT Plan Faces Skepticism in Congress
Washington lawmakers reacted coolly to the National Security Training Commission recommendation for universal military training for youths. The panel urged starting by January 1955 with 100000 trainees, a six month program, a reserve obligation, and a nonconcurrent draft. Many members questioned feasibility and political timing in an election year. Duff backed the plan, saying it distributes burden fairly and builds a reserve without large standing forces.
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Washington
Congress
National Security Training Commission
Eisenhower
UMT
House Rules Committee
Edwin C. Johnson
D-Cole
Sen
Duff
R-Pa
Commission
Fisenhower
UMIT
Dean in Tokyo After Rejecting Red Proposals
U.S. envoy Arthur H. Dean, in Tokyo on the way to Washington, bluntly rejected a Communist demand for immediate resumption of talks to set up a Korean peace conference. He refused to return unless the Reds retract charges that Washington connived with South Korea to release 27,000 anti Red prisoners. Dean blamed the Reds for stalling and said the talks were broken off after a Communist note repeated insolent accusations. The State Department summoned ambassadors from allied nations for a briefing on the suspension of negotiations.
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Tokyo
U.S
Arthur H. Dean
Washington
State Department
Red
Panmunjom
United States
South Korea
Dean
United Nations
Korea
U.S. State Department
Accused Robbers Fail to Post Bond
Two armed robbery suspects William J. Jones and Jim Morgan Skiles Jr waived preliminary hearing and remain jailed in Raleigh County after admitting the Dec 6 Kaye Service Station holdup in Daniels and the Dec 7 Keystone Truck Stop hijacking in Cherry Creek. They claimed about $50 to $60 was taken from the register and say a $40 brown envelope remains missing, with Bond set at $5,000 each.
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Raleigh
William J. Jones
Fitzpatrick Road
Jim Morgan Skiles Jr
Crab Orchard
Kaye
Daniels
Keystone
Cherry Creek
Jack Sudderth
Pickshin
Jones
Skiles
Sudderth
Dulles Threatens U S Reevaluation Over European Army Pact
Paris protests flare as Dulles warns France to ratify the European Defense Community pact soon or face a U S reappraisal of European policies His blunt ultimatum draws fury from French papers and guarded reaction from officials in Paris London and The Hague The NATO council discussion followed Dulles remarks after his address to the opening meeting on the European security plan He warned that failure to ratify quickly could lead to a reassessment of U S troop deployments and aid in Europe and that Western nations may face the consequence of acting alone if unity falters The French cabinet planned a foreign affairs meeting to discuss the Bermuda conference and current NATO talks with no official mention of the Dulles statement but private French sources worry it may hurt EDC ratification prospects
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Paris
NATO Council of Ministers
Europe
U.S
Dulles
France
London
Giuseppe Pella
J. W. Beyen
Anthony Eden
Georges Bidault
NATO Council
Council
NATO
United States
U. S
Germany
Western
Bermuda
National Assembly
McCarthy Attacks Harvard Over Fifth Amendment Sanctuary
Senator Joseph R McCarthy blasted Harvard University during Ft Monmouth hearings accusing it of sheltering Fifth Amendment cases. President Nathan Pusey of Harvard declined comment while a Harvard professor Wendell Furry said he was summoned to testify. The probe focused on alleged Communist espionage at Ft Monmouth and a Bronx clerk, Sylvia Berke, invoked the Fifth Amendment when pressed about past ties.
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New York i
Joseph R McCarthy
R-Wis
Harvard University
Nathan M. Pusey
Harvard
Cambridge
Mass
Senate Permanent Investigations Subcommittee
Wendell H. Furry
Belmont
McCarthy
Ft. Monmouth
N. J
Army Sienal
America
Sylvia Berke
Bronx
Indian General's plea fails to move balky Yank prisoners
Panmunjom Indian Lt. Gen. K S Thimayya described 22 American prisoners as suspicious and hostile and said they would stay with the Communists despite appeals. He cited plans to attend universities in Peiping or farm in China after release and noted a couple of years would pass before any reconsideration. Thimayya reported receiving about 150 letters from the United States urging release but said mail censorship would prevent delivering them.
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Panmunjom
K. S. Thimayya
Thimayya
Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission
Peiping
China
Iron Curtain
Europe
Fay
United States
Syngman Rhee
South Korea
Formosa
Cpl
Edward Dickenson
Big Stone Gap Va
India
U.S
R. G. Cordon
East Providence
R.I
Andrew Condron
Jury Lists Prepared for Raleigh County Court
Judge Harry L. McCreery orders jury commissioners to draw two juror lists for the January term. Commissioners A O Smith and L H Davis planned to draw 125 petit jurors and 16 grand jurors this afternoon.
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Harry L. McCreery
Raleigh County Criminal Court
A. O. Smith
L. H. Davis
Post Held by Bob Byrd Hallanan Daughter To Run for Congress
Miss Elizabeth V. Hallanan, daughter of Walter S. Hallanan, Republican National Committee man, announced she will seek the Republican nomination for the sixth district seat in Congress. The incumbent is a Democrat.
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Charleston
Elizabeth V. Hallanan
Walter S Hallanan
West Virginia Weather And Local Updates
Cloudy tonight and Wednesday with occasional light snow, mainly in the north and mountains. Cold with lows 18 to 25. River and reservoir readings noted, with descriptions of water levels and precipitation across several towns. Rep. Byrd referenced. biographical notes on Miss Hallanan include law degree from WVU and public service roles. she enters electoral race for the first time.
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Beckley High
Atteas
Oak Hill
Glade Creek
Bellepoint
Bluestone
Robert C. Byrd
Altrusa Club
Miss Hallanan
Morris Harvey College
West Virginia University College of Law
Charleston
Crichton and Hallanan
Dr. Felix Neri Joins Beckley VA as Staff Dentist
Dr. Felix Neri becomes the newest staff member at Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital replacing Dr. Paul Conlan as staff dentist. Neri comes from Oteen North Carolina and plans to settle here with his wife and two children. Conlan reports to Philadelphia VA Hospital as chief of dental service.
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Felix Neri
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Paul Conlan
Beckley
Oteen
North Carolina
Neri
Conlan
Philadelphia Veterans Administration Hospital
NAACP files segregation complaint against railroads
The NAACP filed a complaint with the Interstate Commerce Commission naming 11 railroads the Richmond Terminal Co and the Union News Co which runs a Richmond Va restaurant. It calls the move the first major challenge to segregation in railroad stations and station eating places and charges railroads still enforce segregation of interstate passengers despite Supreme Court rulings.
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Washington
National Assny For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Interstate Commerce Commission
Richmond
Beckley Post Office Sets Two-Cent Stamp Sales Record
An all time record was set at the Beckley Post Office. Assistant Postmaster Iidon E Borrer said 34 000 two cent stamps were sold and he believed they were coming in today on Christmas cards. Within an hour from 9 to 10 a m Mrs Leonard Sluss received over 5 000 stamped envelopes in the lobby for sealing.
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Beckley
Iidon E. Borrer
Leonard Sluss
Vote on Curbs and Supports in Farm Referendums
About 700000 cotton and peanut farmers vote today on voluntary output and sales curbs in exchange for high government support prices. Never before has a price support swap been refused in 15 years. Cotton referendums cover the 1954 crop in 20 states. peanut referendums cover the next three years in 13 states.
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Washington
Democrats Hear Unity Call From National Chairman
Charleston West Virginia national chairman Stephen A Mitchell told about 560 Democrats at the Woodrow Wilson Dinner that the party is united as it has not been for years. He contrasted GOP division with Democratic strength ahead of the 1954 elections. The event at the Daniel Boone Hotel, a $35 per plate fund raiser, raised about $20 000 after expenses with three fourths going to the national committee. The lineup included Gov and Mrs Marland and five Democratic Congressmen among other state leaders.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Stephen A. Mitchell
Mitchell
Daniel Boone
Woodrow Wilson
W. M. Woodroe
National Committee
Woodroe
Marland
Len M. M. Neely
Kee
Mollohan
Prisoner Faces Murder Charge in Guard Slaying
Lawrence Edward Stevens, 22, of Preston County is charged with murder for fatally wounding Huttonsville Medium Security Prison guard Stanton V. Gillum, 47, in a Saturday incident. Gillum died in a local hospital. Stevens is already serving 2 to 10 years for malicious wounding.
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Elkins
Huttonsville
Randolph County
Robert FE. Maxwell
Stanton V. Gillum
Philippi
Ira E. Briers
Lawrence Edward Stevens
Preston County
Maxwell
Stevens
Briers
Gillum
West Virginia Green Sows 15000 Trees to Raleigh Wyoming Plan
County Forester Pete Thomas reports fall planting under the Keep West Virginia Green program with about 15 000 cone bearing and hardwood trees planned for Raleigh and Wyoming County. Purchases include Pocahontas Land Co 10000 trees for lessees as fire prevention, with others buying Scotch pine red pine white pine and Norway spruce. Trees sourced from Lesage and Parsons nurseries and valued at 175 dollars, priced 12 per thousand for cones and 7 per thousand for hardwoods.
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West Virginia
Pete Thomas
Thomas
Raleigh
Wyoming County
Pocahontas Land Co
Bluefield
EF. H Crouch
Oceana
Ed Cochran
Lester
Robert Pointer
Harper
Burless Thompson
Ghent
Lesage Nursery
Parsons
Air Reservations Rise for Yale Holiday Season
Travel demand grew with a 50 percent jump in Christmas flight reservations over last year. Piedmont Airlines at Raleigh County Memorial Airport reported packing bookings with destinations across the nation. A wage agreement averted a nationwide Piedmont pilot strike, boosting confidence as two morning flights were cancelled by weather but four others were still due to land.
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Douglas Guin
Piedmont Airlines
Raleigh County Memorial
Guin
Piedmont Airline
Laverett Edwards
National Mediation Board
AFL Air Line Pilots Association
Francis A. O'Neill Jr
Mayor To Name Board Members Beckley City Council to fill three vacancies
Mayor George B. Chambers will propose appointments for three vacancies on the Firemen's Civil Service Commission, the Sanitary Board, and the Planning and Zoning Commission, subject to council confirmation. A special council meeting will discuss safety devices at railroad crossings and prepare an ordinance for flagmen at crossings 10 minutes before and after train arrivals.
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Beckley
George B. Chambers
Firemen's Civil Service Commission
Joe L. Smith Jr
Sanitary Board
J. FE. Laren
Planning and Zoning Commission
D. O. Means
Chambers
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company
Mayor Chambers
Ben Tissue
Fahey Brothers Win State Plea in Malpractice Case
Supreme Court orders Judge J H Brennan to arrange with another circuit judge within 20 days to try a malpractice action against William and Martin Fahey. The mandamus mandate, issued by Judge Chauncey Browning, requires Brennan to report actions to the appellate court within five days after the 20 day period. The case stems from Brennan’s claim that the Fah eyS allowed witnesses in a manslaughter trial to introduce false testimony and directs setting aside last Sept 30 order designating Judge D M Easley as Special judge. Brennan must arrange with a regular circuit judge to try the malpractice cases.
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Charleston
Hancock
J. H. Brennan
Supreme Court
William
Martin Fahey
Chauncey Browning
Fahey Brothers
Weirton
Brennan
Faheys
D M. Easley
Two Inch Snow Slows Traffic and Pike Work
A two inch snow across Raleigh County slowed traffic and delayed West Virginia Turnpike progress. Roads remained icy at noon as cindering crews battled the conditions while seven road crews joined to handle Route 21 and 19 21 corridors. No major accidents reported to SRC or State Police.
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Raleigh County
West Virginia Turnpike
SRC
West Virginia
Fay, Spofford
Thorndike
Princeton
Beckley
Mount Hope
Liquor Hearing Delayed for Beckley Arraignment
In City Police Court two Beckley residents face liquor law charges. Howard Keatley owner of the Log Cabin on New Raleigh Road and Emma Parson an employee have arraignment delayed two weeks on motion by the defendants. Keatley is charged with illegal possession of tax paid liquor and Parson with unlawful sale of tax paid liquor.
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Beckleyans
Howard Keatley
Raleigh Road
Emma Parson
Keatley
Christmas in Eastern Europe Replaced by New Year Holiday
A Communist shift suppresses Christmas rites across Eastern Europe. Santa Claus fades as Grandfather Frost appears, trees are renamed winter or republic trees, and the birth story is labeled a myth. Leaders vow to replace Christmas with New Year celebrations tied to economic planning.
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Bilirope
Poland
The
Republic
Santa Claus
Grandfather Frost
Moscow
Russia
Santa
North Pole
Cyreenoslovakia
Antonin Zapotocky
Tron
Christ
Jesus
Hungary
Romania
Bulgaria
Europe
County School Holidays Start Tuesday December 22
Raleigh County's 24 000 school students will begin Christmas vacation when classes end Tuesday December 22. They will return to classes on Monday January 4, Sept. D. W. Bryson said today.
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Raleigh County
D. W. Bryson
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