Atom Switch May Bring Crisis In Nuclear Talks
In Washington and London a new U S Britain Soviet clash over a verifiable test ban threatens a Geneva resumption January 12. President Eisenhower hints at underground tests if talks fail and signals a move to a limited ban with easier enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Hightower
Washington
United States
Britain
Soviet Union
Geneva
Ready
Eisenhower
U. S
Oak Hill Taxi Stolen. Statewide Alarm Out
Dallas Epperly sought in Oak Hill theft of a 1957 black and orange Ford taxi from Sam's Taxi Stand license J 304. State police issued statewide alert. the taxi headed toward Fayetteville after Epperly was seen in the cab at Gibson's Esso station around 1 a.m. Monday.
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Oak Hill
ANS
Dallas Epperly
Sam
John Platt
Epperly
Princeton
Jim Plott
Young Plott
Gibson's
East Oak Hill
Platt
Fayetteville
Two Teens Held After Oak Hill Break-In
Two teenagers are jailed in Fayetteville awaiting hearing on charges of breaking and entering the Oak Hill Finance Company. Billy Foster, 18, of Sanger, and a 17-year-old Fayetteville youth were captured nearby after witnesses reported youths fleeing. Damages included scattered records, broken radio, and damaged furniture with clothing marks and other vandalism. The hearing will be delayed as the Juvenile Judge reviews the case.
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OAK Hill
ANS
Fayette County
Fayetteville
Oak Hill Finance Company
H. E. Janney
Charles L. Garvin
Billy Foster
Sanger
Foster
Finance Company
Huntington Elks Seek Quash of Raid Warrant
A crowded Municipal Court in Huntington heard defense motions to quash the search warrant used in a liquor raid at the Elks Club. The raid on December 22 resulted in 26 arrests with 24 Elks charged with loitering and two employees charged with illegal liquor possession and sale and operating a dis orderly house.
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Huntington
Elks Club
Elks
Missing Women Top 1959 Story In State News
West Virginia police connected two disappearances to a broader kidnapping case. The bodies of Mrs. Ferguson and Mrs. Conley were found in Elk Creek after a highway plunge, while the South Charleston kidnapping involved Elma Baldwin and her three children. Payne, the kidnapper, was captured but never tried, later confined to a mental hospital.
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Ferguson
Conley
Elk Creek
Clarksburg
W. Va
South Charleston
West Virginia
Elma Baldwin
Susan
Danny
Kenneth
Richard Arlen Payne
Baldwin Bungalow
Payne
State Penitentiary
Baldwin
William
Logan
Peyne
Intentions Questioned in Soviet Response to Nuclear Test Moratorium
Moscow AP reports Pravda questions the U S decision to lift the moratorium on nuclear tests on January 1. It notes the first Soviet comment on Eisenhower's plan to suspend tests only until advance notice allows resumption later.
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Moscow
Pravda Today
U. S
Eisenhower
United States
Eisenhower Signals Possible Resumption of Nuclear Tests
President Eisenhower warned that U S test suspension could be revoked next year if Geneva talks fail to show progress. Senators Humphrey Wiley and Fulbright reacted, with Humphrey calling it brinkmanship and Wiley urging security needs. Fisk accused Soviet chief Federov of making misleading statements about American data.
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Eisenhower
Nikita Khrushchev
Geneva
U. S
Capital Hill
Hubert H. Humphrey
Senate Disarmament Subcommittee
Soviet Union
Alexander Wiley
Wisconsin
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
J. William Fulbright
State Department
James B. Fisk
Fisk
E. K. Federov
Five Qualify To Administer Mates Estates
Fiduciary records in Raleigh County show Calvin I Campbell posting a $1000 surety bond as administrator of his wife Iva M Campbell who died November 11. John Slovak of Bradley named executor for Annie Slovak who died December 19 with a $100 bond. Laura George MacArthur administratrix for David George who died December 17 posting $200. Nancy Irene Lilly of Clyde Street posted $100 as executrix for Fred G Lilly who died December 20. Mary B Woods Eccles administers for Will Woods who died November 11 posting $350 bond.
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Raleigh
Calvin I. Campbell
Iva M. Campbell
John Slovak
Bradley
Annie Slovak
Slovak
Laura George
MacArthur
David George
Nancy Irene Lilly
Clyde St
Fred G. Lilly
Mary B. Woods
Eccles
Will Woods
Bill Ware Undergoes Surgery After Serious Collision
W. B. Bill Ware, 54, former resident and insurance executive, remained very critical in Memphis Baptist Hospital after a two car crash two weeks ago. He underwent surgery this week for obstructions with kidneys and liver failing, his wife said.
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Beckley
W. B
Bill” Ware
Memphis, Tenn
Memphis Baptist Hospital
Beckley Man Due In Police Court For Drunk Driving
Warren Watkins of 200 Fourth Street Beckley will appear in Beckley Police Court Monday to answer a charge of driving while drunk. He was arrested by City Police at 10 30 a.m. Monday.
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Warren Watkins
Beckley
IRS Tightens Expense Account Tax Deductions
IRS announces tighter reporting on entertainment and business expense deductions after Dec. 21. Corporations and partnerships must detail salaries and any compensation for top officers. sole proprietors must report the proprietor and five highest paid employees earning $10,000 or more yearly.
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Washington
Dana Latham
Internal Revenue
Latham
Mrs. Alice Brown Dies At Mullens
Mrs. Alice Brown 69 died at 9 20 a m in the Mullens home of a daughter Mrs Alton Caldwell with whom she had lived off and on for 15 years She was born May 17 1890 in Pocono Pa to John and Elizabeth Smiley She leaves two other daughters Mrs Delmas Caldwell and Mrs Norman Williams two sons Merlin and James all of Mullens six grandchildren and two great grandchildren Funeral services will be at 11 a m Saturday by Rev J H Bratton Jr at a place to be decided Burial will be Sunset Memorial Park Beckley The body is at Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home Mullens
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Mullens
ANS
Alice Brown
Alton Caldwell
Pocono
John
Elizabeth Smith Smiley
Homer
Maben
W. M. Ritter Lumber Co
Sunset Memorial Park
Beckley
Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home
Three Cinder Crews Called Out On Icy Roads
Three State Road Commission cinder crews were mobilized at 3 a.m. today to Flat Top and White Oak mountains and Richmond District due to icy roads and light snow. All units returned by noon.
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State Road Commission
Basil Bailey
County
SRC
Flat Top
White Oak Mountains
Richmond
Bailey
Chancery Suit Filed Over Deed Title
Marian L and Virgie N Goodman filed a chancery suit in Raleigh County Clerk's Office against Gladys Via to correct the title to a deed.
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Raleigh County
Marian L
Virgie N. Goodman
Gladys Via
Neely Enters Governor Race After WWII Service Record
Former attorney and public official Neely announces candidacy for governor. World War II veteran served in the 8th Air Force rising to captain, flew 32 combat missions, and received the Air Medal with five Oak Leaf Clusters and the Distinguished Flying Cross.
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8Th Air Force
Ft. Meyers
Selman
305Th
Europe
Normandy
France
Germany
Ardenes
Armed Services
Neely
Office of the Chief
Nation Girds For New Year Celebrations
Nightlife pricing across major cities shows New Year dinners and shows ranging from six to forty dollars per person with drinks extra. Hotels and clubs in Boston New York Seattle Omaha Los Angeles Atlanta Denver New Orleans set varied packages, cover charges and overnight options, reflecting a broad spectrum of holiday entertainment costs.
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Boston
New York
Waldorf - Astoria Empire
Copacabana
Seattle
Omaha
Los Angeles
Beverly Hilton
Roosevelt Hotel
Monteleon
Pontchartrain
Besoco Market Hit By Thieves
Raleigh County deputies investigate a Sunday night break in at Besoco Market owned by Shorty Doss. Thieves entered between 12 30 a m and 7 30 a m Monday and damaged a record machine, taking about five dollars. The adjacent grill, closed for a time, was entered by breaking a side door glass and unlocking from inside.
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Shorty Doss
Doss
Fred Lambert
Resoco Coal Co
Titler Proposes Unemployment Pay Across Duration
George J. Titler of District 29 UMWA urges unemployment benefits covering the duration of joblessness to aid West Virginia’s economy. He calls for higher taxes or new levies, opposes Gov Underwood and The Charleston Gazette on relief plans, and backs state funded rehabilitation and job placement.
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George J. Titler
United Mine Workers of America
House
Harry R. Pauley
Cecil H. Underwood
Charleston Gazette
Chamber of Commerce
West Virginia
America
Land of Abundance
Congress of the
United States
the Gazette
Gazette
United Mine Workers
Cuba Moves To Left But Castro Popular
In Cuba Fidel Castro’s rise has deepened a leftist social revolution while elections and civil liberties remain distant. His regime, backed by armed forces and a new people’s army, expropriates land, controls farms and industry, and pursues ant US campaigns as unemployment remains high and corruption is curbed.
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Harold K. Miles
Havana
Fidel Castro
Castro
Fulgencio Batista
Cuba
United States
Partido Socialistia Popular
Batista
Antonio Nunez Jimenez
Pinar del Rio
INRA
Ministry of the Finance
America
Fidel
Storm Deluge Strips Boston Area Leaving Thousands Homeless
The northeast storm floods Boston and surrounding towns forcing evacuations. Edison Electric crews rescue residents, 300+ evacuees housed in public buildings, 44,900 homes without power in New York area, two electrocutions, and widespread property damage. Coast Guard assists firefighting along flooded waterfronts as officials cut power, gas, and water to affected zones. Snow and slick roads persist with hazardous travel conditions.
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Quincy
Camp Ellis
Maine
Casco Bay
New York
Newburgh
N. Y
Greyhound
New England
Boston Fire Department
Coast Guard
Weather Bureau
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
Pennsylvania
Plains
Dog Chews Way Out After Christmas Church Break In
Fayette County deputies investigated a burglary and vandalism at a Baptist Church during the Christmas holidays. A Shepherd dog belonging to Mrs. Wanda Holley entered with its owner, slept through service, was locked inside, and chewed up the interior before leaping through a large window to escape.
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Luther Jackson
Wanda Holley
Jackson
Death claims Mrs. P. Cadd in Charleston Hospital
Pau line Douglas Cadd 87 of Columbus Ohio died after a stroke suffered while visiting her brother in law and sister in Colcord. She leaves one son James Thompson stationed with the US Air Force in Greenville Mississippi one sister Myrtle Krepp Bremen Indiana four brothers Elmer Douglas Dorothy Orville Douglas John Stanley Williams Stanley and stepfather Ned Stanley Colcord. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Body at the Whites- funeral home.
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Colcord
Pauline Douglas Cadd
Columbus
Ohio
Charleston
Clayton Stover
James Thompson
US Air Force
Greenville
Miss
Myrtle Krepp
Bremen
Ind
Elmer Douglas
Dorothy
Orville Douglas
Colorado
John Stanley
Pettus
Williams Stanley
Ned Stanley
A Funeral Home
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Paes
U.S. Atom
Augusta
B&e
Robert W. Flack
Oris Stamey
Patrick D. Watters
Oster
Pruntytown Industrial School
Bill’ Ware
Ware
Woodrow Wilson High School
Burwell Ware
N. Kanawha St
Beckleyan
Pacific
Eureka
Calif
Hong Kong
Brian Platt
Inset
British Colonial Service
Malaya
California
IRS
Chancery
Nuerburg
Harold
Betty
Jennie
Eddie
Presbyterian Church
Phi Sigma Kappa
Moose
Shrine
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Hinton
Secretary of States’ Office
Besoco
Sierra Maestra Hills
Edison Electric Co
Edison
P. Cadd
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