Bomb Found at Raleigh County Airport Sparks Investigation
A bomb was found near the Raleigh County Memorial Airport runway as air traffic continued normally. Army demolition experts from Fort Hayes and the Air National Guard will inspect the 10-pound incendiary device, discovered by a hunter's dog, with authorities restricting access pending detonation.
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Raleigh County Memorial Airport
U. S. Army
Fort Hayes
Columbus
James Guthrie
130Th
Air National Guard
Nimrod
Herbert Alley
Charleston
Raleigh Register
Alloy
Guthrie
The
Register
Beckley
De Gaulle challenged at NATO meeting as Herter asserts integration
U S Secretary of State Christian Herter urged full integration of NATO forces under one command at the NATO ministerial session in Paris. He rebutted reports of U S force withdrawals and emphasized continued American defense aid while de Gaulle pressed national control of forces. Debre opened talks seeking unity amid undercurrents of German and Soviet diplomacy.
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Paris
France
U. S
Christian A. Herter
North Atlantic Alliance
NATO
Herter
Charles de Gaulle
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
de Gaulle
United States
Europe
West
Soviet Union
Germany
Berlin
Debre
Paul - Henri Spaak
Eisenhower
Chemical Tank Car Derailed Endsangers City
A Baltimore & Ohio freight train derailed near Parkersburg releasing acrylonitrile, a toxic and highly flammable chemical. Evacuations were ordered as officials sought gas masks and foam firefighting agents. The DuPont works cut river water intake as a precaution while responders awaited cross river wind to disperse fumes.
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Parkersburg
Baltimore & Ohio Railway
West Virginia
Ohio River
Co. L. Hines
U. S. Bureau of Explosives
Pittsburgh
Hines
Charleston
DuPont Co
Washington
Ohio
WV Weather Sees Cloudy Skies and Mild Rain Likely
Weather notes show considerable cloudiness with highs in the 40s east and mid 40s to lower 50s west. Rain possible in western areas, tonight not as cold with lows in the 30s east and 36 to 40s west, Wednesday cloudier with rain in western and central parts and mild conditions in the east. River conditions report Greenbrier normal and cloudy, Bluestone normal and cloudy with 7 gates open and a 3.6 ft gauge.
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Eckley
COROT
Cscsenenvecs
Ccsecess
Oak Hill High
Oncitscisen Oe
Greenbrier
Makarios elected Cyprus president in independence vote
Archbishop Makarios won a two to one victory to lead Cyprus as it becomes independent from Britain on February 19. Results were released Sunday night after balloting. Plans for a major New York metro airport site emerged in New Jersey’s Great Swamp, 25 miles west of Manhattan. A 700 brakemen strike threatened Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad after a federal judge voided a temporary restraining order. Major General Donald N. Yates restricted news coverage of missile launches after a UPI report on a Venus probe. A brick wall near Duquesne University collapsed during dismantling, killing one worker and injuring another. A B52救 bailout near Houston Maine left one navigator missing. search for 1st Lt. David B. Morris continues.
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Makarios
Cyprus
East Mediterranean Island
Britain
New York
New Jersey
Great Swamp
Manhattan
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad
Donald N. Yates
Air Force Missile Test Center
Cape Canaveral
United Press International
Venus
Duquesne University
Pittsburgh
Air Force
Houston
Maine
David B. Morris
Owosso
Mich
Prosecution Witnesses Set for Philippi Mine Case
State briefs report more prosecution witnesses are to testify today at Philippi in the Harry Myers trial on charges connected to violence at non union mines. Myers 50 a United Mine Workers organizer from Morgantown is among 11 indicted after a year of dynamitings shootings and other outbreaks. Frederick D. Ehle received a two year suspended sentence in U S District Court Charleston for providing false information to a federal agency. The Paul Hawkish trial for a 3000 robbery of the Wheeling Country Club ended with a directed verdict of innocence after a night watchman changed his story indicating Hawkish was not the robber.
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Philippi
Harry Myers
Myers
UMW
Morgantown
Frederick D. Ehle
U. S
Charleston
Paul Hawkish
Wheeling Country Club
Hawkish
Lawyer Admitted to Practice in Raleigh County Court
James C. Cain, a Bluefield lawyer, was admitted to practice in the Raleigh County Circuit Court this morning marking a milestone in his legal career.
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James C. Cain
Bluefield
Raleigh County
West Virginia Leaders Press Plan to Ease Economic Hardship
Gov. Underwood to discuss state economy in a 7 p.m. radio TV address amid calls for urgent action. Sen. Byrd tours southern counties over surplus commodities while labor leaders urge a four point program including unemployment relief reform public works and a state food stamp plan to aid 70 000 unemployed workers about 20 percent of the insured workforce.
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Robert C. Byrd
Dwva
West Virginia
Department of Public Assistance
Pres
Miles C. Stanley
West Virginia Labor Federation
Afl-Cio
J. M. Houchins
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
C. E. Miller
Brotherhood of Railway Safety Clerks
E. A. Carter
Teamsters Joint Council
Cecil J. Urbaniak
United Mine Workers
George J. Titler
UMW
Sec.Treas
R. R. Humphreys
New Berlin Commander Relieves West Berlin Post
Major General Ralph M. Osborne assumed command of U S forces in West Berlin today, relieving Major General Barksdale Hamlett who has held the post for 212 years. Hamlett departs tonight for a Pentagon post.
Eisenhower visits Greece praised peace and freedom
President Eisenhower received a rousing ovation in the Greek Parliament and later boarded the Des Moines for a three day rest aboard the cruiser. He urged freedom in any East West understanding and spoke of peace and friendship in freedom. The Parliament session drew the strongest cheers yet on his trip.
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Athens
Eisenhower
U. S
Des Moines
Athens Stadium
Tunis
Habib Bourguia
Constantine Karamanlis
Legislation Aims to Invest College Special Funds
West Virginia University and 10 state colleges may invest hundreds of thousands in short term instruments from self supporting special revenue funds. The move comes after interim committees directed the auditor to draft bills allowing investment via the State Linking Fund Commission and monthly institution reports to the Sinking Funds Commission.
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Charleston
West Virginia University
WVU
Commission On Interstate Cooperation
House
George H. Seibert Jr
Ohio
C. H. Koontz
State Linking Fund Commission
Sinking Funds Commission
Christmas Mail To Travel By Horse Boat Ski And Dog Sled
The Star route carriers will deliver Christmas mail by various methods across remote areas. Horses boats toboggans skis and a dogsled transport mail from Alaska to West Virginia Nevada to California and across the 50 states. Weather and terrain dictate each carrier method. The Star route carriers have served the Post Office for over a century.
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Washington
Star Route
Post Office
Eunice H. Thomas
Crisfield
Tangier Island
Chesapeake Bay
George Grosvenor
Leland, Mich
Michigan Islands
Sumerco
Sod. W. Va
F. Brogan
West Virginia
J. B. Vaughan
Local Talker Complains About Modern Music and Travel
Sherwood Glutz voices opposition to rock and roll, claiming modern travel and behavior are reckless. He jokes about outdated transport and mocks younger generations while defending old time values.
Monstrous Thought Ls Christmas Vacation Delay
Raleigh County school children begin holiday break at Friday end of day. Two full weeks plus an extra day means return on Tuesday January 5. The prospect of classes and routine awaits after the vacation.
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Raleigh County
Paraguay Rebel Force Bolstered
Reports from Posadas Argentina say hundreds of Paraguayan rebels are crossing the Paraná River to reinforce the guerrilla campaign against dictator Alfredo Stroessner. Brazilian sources estimate about 1,000 new rebels, with roughly the same number in the uprising that began Saturday. some have been captured while officials say the revolt was crushed within hours.
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Posadas
Argentina
Parana
Alfredo Stroessner
Paraguay
Union Leaders Laud Lewis Retirement Echoes in West Virginia
Charleston AP report notes John L. Lewis plans retirement early next year after a career shaped by West Virginia as a key state in United Mine Workers. UMW officials highlight his personal interest in the region and its coal industry during lean and peak years of union organizing.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
American Labor Movement
United Mine Workers
Charleston
West Virginia
Lewis
Cecil J. Urbaniak
UMW District 31
Fairmont
We’ll Miss Him Titler Says John Lewis Retires Leader
George J. Titler praises John Lewis as the bulwark of labor since 1920 and notes his retirement as chief of the United Mine Workers. Titler recalls Lewis’s pivotal role in organizing CIO unions and extending AFL activity, with the union lending millions to CIO projects.
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Lewis
John Lewis
United Mine Workers
George J. Titler
District 29
United Mine Workers of America
the Register
UMWA
AFL
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Robert Harper
Piedmont Airline
Herbert Alloy
Thomas Kennedy
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Wendell Wilkie
FDR
Wilkie
Harry S. Truman
Ing Roosevelt
Whit House
Truman
Raymond O. Lewis
Raymond Lewis
William C. Marland
Marland
Rush D. Holt
Weston
Holt
U. S. Senate
W. Va
Tee
Underwood
New Berlin
Ike
Chloe
Elmira
Elko
Nev
Bob Prunty Ranch
Claude E. Gerber
Oscar Evans
Boulder
Sherwood Glutz
Grampa
Grandpa
Laud Lewis
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