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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1959
Page
1
Polaris Sub Washington hailed as war deterrent by aide
Aide to President Eisenhower Dr George B Kistiakowsky praised the Navy s first Polaris missile submarine the 380 foot George Washington at commissioning stating it offers secure deterrence to war The vessel displaces 5400 tons carries 16 launch tubes and is set to become operational in 1960 Navy officials attend the ceremony in Groton Conn with Vice Admiral Thomas C Combs underscoring a new era of national power for peace
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Groton
Conn
Eisenhower
Navy
George B. Kistakowsky
Harvard
George Washington
Kistiakowsky
Electric Boat Division
General Dynamics, Corp
Adm
Thomas C. Combs
Eastern Sea Frontier
Third Naval District
New York City
Combs
Father watches son drown during Seal Beach wave tragedy
A 13 year old boy, Jimmy Jenkins of Long Beach, was swept to sea by a large wave at Seal Beach after he and two friends fished on the jetty. His father, Thomas Jenkins, 61, tried to help but could not swim. Lifeguards, a rescue helicopter, and divers were unable to locate the boy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seal Beach
Calif
Thomas A. Jenkins
Long Beach
Jimmy
Jenkins
Don Yarbor
Bob Coddington
Coddington
Neely Enters Race For Governor
Harold E. Neely, Commissioner of Public Institutions, announces candidacy for the Republican nomination for West Virginia governor at a Charleston press conference. He pledges to file a certificate with the Secretary of State and campaigns on the administration’s program, stating ongoing effort to show facts and figures supporting good government. Neely, born in 1918 in Hinton, details education at Summers County public schools, Northwestern University, WVU, and Harvard Law School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Harold E. Neely
Public Institutions
Neely
Secretary of State
West Virginia
Cil H. Underwood
Hinton
Summers County
Northwestern University
West Virginia University
Harvard Law School
Clarksburg missing women tops West Virginia news for 1959
A 52 day suspense story about two middle aged Clarksburg clubwomen who disappeared was rated the biggest West Virginia news story of 1959 by 18 state editors. The tale ended as a routine fatal auto wreck not found for weeks. The unemployment problem ranked second in the poll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
West Virginia
Associated Press
Pearance
Clarksburg
Pretty Boy Parakeet Dies After Storied Career
Pretty Boy Ling, a famed Windber Pennsylvania parakeet, died last week at 500 appearances nationwide. The talkative bird, valued at $25,000 by owners Mr. and Mrs. William Ling, starred on radio and television and delivered a 50 sentence speech. He is buried at the Hampy Hunting Ground bird cemetery in St. Petersburg Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windber, Pa
Pretty Boy
United States
William Ling
Windber
St. Petersburg
Fla
Thieves Loot 6500 Scissors From Atomic Cutlery Co
In Irving New Jersey AP reports thieves clipped 6500 pairs of scissors from Atomic Cutlery Co. They also seized eight shipping cases of medical scissors valued at 10000 dollars and disabled the burglar alarm with a scissors blade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irving
N. J
Atomic Cutlery Co
Hundreds Pass By Car Arising From Ditch Crash
In Mount Clemens Michigan a car overturned in a ditch drew hundreds of motorists who passed by as Goldie Clark 28 of Royal Oak lay pinned for six and a half hours. Two Chrysler missile plant workers finally rescued her as icy water rose to her waist. She was removed to a hospital in critical condition with fractures shock and exposure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldie Clark
Royal Oak
Joseph du Long
Philip Pugsley
Miss Clark
Randolph Files For Re Election In West Virginia Senate
Veteran Washington figure Sen. Jennings Randolph of West Virginia has filed for the Democratic nomination for a full six year term in the U S Senate. Randolph, 57, was elected last year to the unexpired term of the late Sen. Matthew M. Neely, which runs to Jan. 3, 1961.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkins
Washington
Jennings Randolph
Wva
Charleston
U. S. Senate
Randolph
Matthew M. Neely
Payola accusations flare as Sullivan-Hopper clash
Ed Sullivan charges Hedda Hopper with payola to book guests for her TV column, prompting Hopper to call him a liar. Charlton Heston pulls out over pay concerns arguing against network competition, while Hopper and colleagues fill a slot on Jan 10. SAG head Ronald Reagan says not his jurisdiction. AFTRA refers to Hollywood office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Ed Sullivan
Hedda Hopper
Television
Miss Hopper
Sullivan
Charlton Heston
Hedda
Heston
Ronald Reagan
Screen Actors Guild
American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
Rockefeller aides keep presidential campaign plan alive
Associates of Nelson Rockefeller say the large personal staff will continue to assist with speech making and governor duties. They stress he is not eyeing the White House. Governor David Lawrence says Pennsylvanians will choose their presidential candidate two months before the July 11 national convention. In Saigon a Special military tribunal sentenced three members of a Communist terrorist band to death for the July 8 attack that killed an American major and sergeant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
White House
David Lawrence
W. Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Pennsylvania
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Eisenhower Plans Union Address and Augusta Round
President Eisenhower intends to present a State of the Union message to Congress today and then play a round of golf at Augusta National if weather allows. Senate committees study space and defense program details ahead of a planned investigation led by Lyndon B. Johnson after Congress begins. U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh denies a motion to dismiss indictments against Theodore Cozza, president of Teamster Local 211, accused of taking money from the Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph to secure labor peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower
Congress
Augusta National
Senate Space Committee
Armed Services Preparedness Subcommittee
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
U.S. District Court
Pittsburgh
Theodore Cozza
Teamster Local 211
Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph
Aneurine Bevan Recovers After Abdominal Operation
A hospital bulletin notes Aneurin Bevan deputy Labour leader of Britain had a comfortable night following an abdominal operation. In U.S. steel leadership, Avery Adams of Jones & Laughlin and Ralph Gray of Armco predict a 1960 record plant output if major strikes end. Texas 1959 local option results show 13 precincts moved to wet, nine stayed dry, one moved to dry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aneurin Bevan
Labor Party
Avery C. Adams
Jones & Laughlin
Ralph L. Gray
Armco
Texas
Police raid four taverns net five women and two men
Wheeling police swept four taverns on Tuesday and arrested five women and two men on charges including prostitution and liquor law violations. Also, Harry Boyd Allen, 31, of Falling Rock, held for Kanawha County grand jury on arson charges after his son died in a Christmas Eve fire caused by clothing soaked in crude oil. Del Herbert Schupbach filed to run for his 11th term in the West Virginia House of Delegates. An unusual 120 day dog rabies quarantine was announced in Roane County by Agriculture Commissioner John T. Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
Harry Boyd Allen
Falling Rock
Kanawha County Grand Jury
Harry Wayne Allen
Herbert Schupbach
Wetzel
New Martinsville
West Virginia
House of Delegates
Roane County
John T. Johnson
Expert Warns Nation Drinking Water Being Polluted
A Chicago water expert warned that hundreds of new chemical products including plastics detergents and insecticides pollute drinking water. He said reliable methods to predict health effects are lacking and urged expanded research as population grows and cities stretch along waterways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
H. W. Poston
Poston
American Assn
U. S. Public Health Service Division
Arve H. Dahl
Washington, D. C
PHS Division
Washington, DD
Dahl
Marian Beck, estate founder, dies in Millbrook at 90s
Marian Beck, creator of a world center for garden art and architecture at her huge Dutchess County estate Innisfree, died Tuesday in Millbrook New York. She was the last surviving daughter of Wellington R Burt of Saginaw Michigan and widow of artist Walter Beck who died in 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millbrook
N. Y
Marian Beck
Dutchess County
Innisfree
Beck
Wellington R. Burt
Saginaw
Mich
Walter Beck
Former Goebel brewing executive dies after long illness
Theodore E Goebel 55 a former purchasing agent and assistant secretary at Goebel Brewing Co died Tuesday after a long illness. He was a manufacturer's representative and a grandson of the company's founder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Theodore E .Ted
Goebel
The
Goebel Brewing Co
Brewing Company
Notable Indiana jurist Norval Harris dies at 68
Sullivan Indiana Norval K Harris 68 former circuit court judge and controversial figure in Indiana justice died Tuesday of a heart attack. He served nine months in federal prison for forging veterans bonus checks in the 1930s and 53 days in 1950 for contempt of the Indiana Supreme Court.
Bank leader George MacLachlan dies at 62
George MacLachlan, 62, chairman of the board of directors of the First National Bank at La Crosse Wisconsin, died Monday. He was a past president of the Wisconsin Bankers Assn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradenton, Fla
George MacLachlan
First National Bank
la Crosse
Wis
Wisconsin Bankers Assn
Crockett, 88, Claimed Davy Crockett Lineage Dies
Blytheville Arkansas T A Crockett age 88 who claimed to be a great grandson of frontier hero Davy Crockett died Tuesday He was born in Paris Illinois and moved to Arkansas before the turn of the century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blytheville, Ark
T. A. Crockett
Davy Crockett
Paris
Ill
Arkansas
Storm Flood Hits Boston Area With Record Tide
Thousands flee their homes as a northeast storm floods 30 miles of the Greater Boston shoreline. The 14.3 foot tide caused seven foot water depths on streets, with nine deaths linked to the storm and more than 700 Hull families evacuated. Coast Guard and private boats rescued residents from first floor windows amid rain sleet and hail along the South Shore and northward toward Revere Winthrop and Nahant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
New England
Atlantic Ocean
Maine
New Jersey
Hull
Paul Dunn
Quincy
Scituate
Cohasset
Revere
Winthrop
Governor of Maine Dies in Sleep at 64
Governor Clinton A. Clauson, 64, died in his sleep at Blaine House in Augusta at 2:34 a m He had just begun a four year term as Maine’s Democratic chief executive John H Reed Republican president of the state Senate will succeed him Clauson leaves a widow and two children and had previously served as Maine collector of internal revenue and in oil distribution business
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Maine
Clinton A. Clauson
Clauson
Ames
Iown
State Senate
John H. Reed
Fort Fairfield
Blaine House
Joseph R. Crawford
Horace Hildreth
Edmund S. Muskie
U.S
West Virginia Weather Forecast For Beckley And Oak Hill
Cloudy conditions with snow flurries today and tonight and again Thursday in the northern region. Highs in the 30s with lows near 22 to 30. Expect near normal highs around 33 in the north and 35 in the south, warmer by Friday and Saturday, colder Sunday and Monday. Precipitation 0.1 to 0.2 inch expected Saturday and Sunday. River and gauge notes show Greenbrier normal milky, Bluestone clear, Bald Knob no snow or skating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Va
Beckley
Oak Hill
Bald’ Knob
Driver’s Bow to Danger Nods to Caution on Roads
Sherwood Glutz reports a near miss when a fast driver rammed into red brush this morning. He argues many speed lovers should be kept from the wheel, urging safer driving practices.
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