Test suit over 1958 Better Schools Amendment in West Virginia
Attorneys will file briefs and possibly argue on interpretation of the 1958 Better Schools Amendment. The case from Appalachian Power Co challenges Mercer County's outside limits levies for debt service on an airport bond. A hearing in circuit court was tentatively scheduled but not held as the dispute centers on interpretation only. The matter likely moves to the State Supreme Court for final determination.
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Princeton
West Virginia
Appalachian Power Co
Mercer County
Appalachian
Circuit Court
State Supreme Court
New Year's Traffic Deaths Forecast by Safety Council
The National Safety Council projects about 20 traffic deaths over the three day New Year holiday weekend in Chicago. It notes the Christmas weekend toll was 498 in 78 hours, below its 530 estimate, with an Associated Press survey counting 324 fatalities earlier this month.
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Chicago
National Safety Council Today
West Virginia Weather Outlook With Snow Flurries
Weather remains mostly cloudy in Beckley and Oak Hill with sprinkles of rain turning to snow flurries later today through Wednesday. Temperatures rose to near 58 yesterday in Beckley with a low around 36, while Oak Hill reached 59 with a low near 5. River gauges show Greenbrier slightly above normal and Bluestone at normal with gates open. Bluestone gauge at 3.4 feet.
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Beckley High
Eveeseeres
Oak Hill High
Greenbrier
Tax Revenue Affects Cities and Counties Across State
The report notes hundreds of thousands of dollars in tax revenue would be affected across multiple cities and counties within the state. This indicates widespread fiscal impact likely tied to policy changes or economic shifts impacting local government funding.
Cooper Blames Union For Steel Talk Stalemate
Washington AP Cooper for U S Steel challenges union wage demands as driving force behind steel labor stalemate. He says inflationary terms hinder peace and threaten a nationwide strike after the injunction period ends. University of Pennsylvania professor Taylor heads a panel briefing Eisenhower on Jan. 6. The Steelworkers Union accuses firms of industrial isolationism in hearings.
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Washington
R. Conrad Cooper
Eisenhower
Cooper
U. S. Steel Corp
University of Pennsylvania
George W. Taylor
Steelworkers Union
Western Allies Propose May 16 Paris Summit With Khrushchev
The United States Britain and France formally propose a Paris summit for May 16 with Soviet Premier Khrushchev to decide if the date works. Eisenhower De Gaulle and Macmillan sent notes to Moscow while weighing earlier dates amid May Day and travel conflicts.
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Augusta
United States
Great Britain
France
Russia
Paris
Moscow
Eisenhower
Harold Macmillan
Britain
Charles de Gaulle
Khrushchev
Khrush
Armory and Civic Center Plan Back On Schedule
Col. J Henry Francis denies rumors of delays or a smaller armory. Construction is slated to begin in spring with bids by March 1 and contract by April 1. The facility will include a civic center, cost between three quarters of a million and one million dollars on Pinecrest Sanitarium grounds.
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J. Henry Francis
State Armory Board
Col. Francis
Beckley Post-Herald
Beckley
Pinecrest
New 90 Day Option On P O Site Granted
The third 90 day extension has been granted on real estate at the North Kanawha Croft Street site of the Beckley Post Office. The option now runs through April 30, 1960 due to revised building plans. Beaver Coal Corp owns the corner property adjoining File land to be used for the new structure. Beckley official A Fray Lilly says bids will be asked and contracts let after plans are completed by Washington architects.
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Stark
Kanawha Croft St
Beckley
Paul Feigley
Beaver Coal Corp
A. Fray Lilly
Washington
Lilly
Time Names the 1959 Man of the Year
Time magazine named President Eisenhower Man of the Year for 1959 citing his global leadership and famous stature after his travels through Europe Asia and Africa. Editors note he dominated the year and left an indelible mark on history, a distinction they had awarded him previously in 1944.
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Time Magazine
Today
President Eisenhower
Europe
Asia
Africa
Time
Eisenhower
Empty Leash And Aching Heart Girl Searches For Dog
A 17 year old from Southampton England rode trains to Detroit in search of her lost German Shepherd Jinty. Judy Ferren hitchhiked 114 miles and lived on ham burgers after Jinty bolted from a baggage car in New York Central yards. Despite railroad help the dog was not found and Judy returned home with only a leash and heartbreak.
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ST. Thomas, Ont
Detroit
Judy Ferren
Jinty
Judy
New York
Southhampton
England
Gladys Ferren
Mrs. Ferren
Buffalo
St. Thomas
New York Central
Junty
NYC
New Year's Eve tale ends with dramatic coma after horse kick
A frontier style anecdote tells of a man who almost ended his life in a New Year’s Eve incident. He was kicked by a horse and fell into a coma, leaving him to face a harsh day of reckoning and a stark sense of divine wrath.
Rhodell Faces Mayors, Recorder Ineligible After Turmoil
Rhodell town officials grapple with a mayor and recorder lacking one year of residency, plus a police chief who resigned. Council members question charter provisions as they seek the next meeting date amid ongoing disruptions and staffing questions.
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Ray Bradbury
Meadows
Duppee
Cliff Lilly
Lilly
Francis
Rhodell
Pillar Of Fire Kills Cyclist In Tucson Crash
A Tucson woman, June A. David, 32, was killed when a B47 fuel tank toppled from a plane near Davis-Monthan Air Force Base and exploded. The tank carried 1,750 gallons and created a fiery cloud burning 675 feet long. Air Force officers praised Capt. Donald R. Shilling for steering away from a crowded area, though his four-member crew faced a tragic loss.
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Tucson
Ariz
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
Smith
Air Force
Donald R. Shilling
Two Die in Head-on Crash on U S 60
Early today two men riding in a car were killed when it crossed the center line and collided head on with a tractor-trailer on U S 60. Ralph J. Browning 32 of Montgomery and Ronald E. Blackburn 19 a Norfolk sailor died at the scene.
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U. S
Ralph J. Browning
Montgomery
Ronald E. Blackburn
Norfolk
William C. Blake
Florence
Huntington - Charleston
Blackburn
Pikeville
O K Trucking Co
Cincinnati
Ohio
Ben Hur Tops Critics Choice as Best 1959 Film
New York critics favor Ben Hur the MGM biblical epic as the year's best movie. The remake of the biblical drama tops the AP film poll.
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NEW York
New York Film Critics
Metro - Goldwyn- Mayer
Avalanche kills 49 in Lowari Pass caravan
Reports from Karachi say an avalanche in the 10,000 foot High Lowari Pass killed 49 members of a caravan traveling from Chitral to Peshawar. The disaster underscores harsh winter conditions affecting northern routes in Pakistan.
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Karachi
Pakistan
Lowari
Chitral
Peshawar
Northeastern Storm Leaves At Least 19 Dead
A major winter storm dumps heavy snow across the northeast with power outages across states including New York Massachusetts Maine and Wisconsin. Nineteen deaths are reported and travel is halted as ice and wind disrupts lines flights and roads in the region.
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Oregon
New York
Massachusetts
Maine
Kansas
Wisconsin
Iowa
Portland
Weather Bureau
Vermont
New Hampshire
New England
Detroit
Michigan
University of Washington
Eugene
Ore
Pasadena
Calif
Midwest
Plains
Philadelphia
Delaware Valley
Atlantic Seaboard
East Coast
Top Officials Set New Policy on Nuclear Tests
United States opens a period of voluntary suspensions of nuclear weapons tests starting Jan 1 while reserving the right to resume with advance notice. The move follows a 15 official meeting led by President Eisenhower to strengthen stance with Russia in Geneva talks. The moratorium remains in force until Thursday, lasting 14 months, with no fixed deadline for the voluntary suspension.
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Augusta
United States
Eisenhower
Russia
Geneva
U. S
White House
Soviets Agree To Resumption Of Arms Talks
Moscow reports that the Soviet Union and four Communist neighbors will rejoin East West disarmament talks with five Western nations in Geneva on March 15. The Soviet reply names Bulgaria Poland Czechoslovakia and Romania as participants at the table alongside the United States Britain France Canada and Italy.
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Soviet Union
Geneva
United States
Britain
France
Canada
Italy
Maurice Dejean
Bulgaria
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Romania
United Nations
U. N
U. S
U. N. General Assembly
Nikita Khrushchev
Brighter Leaders Show Higher Mental Ills, Says Sociologist
Sociologist Walter Lunden of Iowa State University argues rulers and bosses are generally smarter yet more prone to mental illness and criminal behavior. He cites power as a factor and predicts a shift toward morally sound leaders or a stormy era ahead.
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Alton Blakeslee
Associated Press
Chicago
Walter A. Lunden
Iowa State University
Ames
Iowa
The
American Assn., For the Advancement of Science
Prof
Lunden
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