Budget fears warn of debt looming like Frankenstein
Senator Margaret Chase Smith told the National Conference on Government Reorganization that the national budget and a towering debt threaten the economy. She cited former President Hoover, who warned of an economic agony similar to the 1929 crash, and urged Treasury Secretary Humphrey to name specific cuts.
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Washington
Herbert
Hoover
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Secretary of the Treasury
BBC Televises Birth of Baby
The birth of a baby was televised to millions on BBC. A filmed sequence showed the mother, an unidentified South African woman, assisting the birth without anesthetic. The BBC said there were only four critical viewer calls, far fewer than expected.
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London 4
British Broadcasting Corp
BBC
Bills to Raise School Funds Move in Legislature
A bipartisan bill package in Charleston seeks county level funding for schools. Proposals include higher county pay rates for schools, a $10 capitation tax, a property transfer tax up to 1.10 per 500, plus display of personal property tax receipts for license issuance. Additional measures urge re submission of a school amendment and a statewide advisory on equalization of assessments. Also conservative shifts target insurance taxes to offset potential losses in 1956.
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Charleston
Bean D-Hardy
Carrigan
Marshall
Senate
Flannery
House
Bean
Del
Myles D
Harmon
D-Raleigh
Kanawha County
Kadar Warns Of Possible New Hungarian Revolt
In a Salgotarian speech Prime Minister Janos Kadar acknowledged rumors of a new armed uprising in Hungary. He warned against any action against the people's democracy and said such efforts would be mercilessly liquidated. The report notes a March greeting pattern and student unrest after the October revolt.
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Budapest
Hungary
Janos Kadar
iMarch
Salgotarian
Budapest University
Kadar
Hal
Imre Kiss
Mother Held for Drowning Three Children in Chicago Suburb
A Chicago mother confessed to drowning her three children and attempted suicide. Police found the bodies of 5-year-old boy and 3-year-old twin girls in the Park Ridge home of Richard M. Puetz. Puetz, manager of a Evanston apparel shop, reported his wife Beverly Puetz unconscious after gas stove induction. A murder warrant was issued and a mental examination ordered.
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Chicago
Pallee
Park Ridge
Richard M. Puetz
Beverly
Enikter
Puetz
Puelz
John
Deborah Lynn
Cora’ Lynn
Evanston
Edward Lundberg
Willis Jones
Moscow Money Matters Opens Semiannual Soviet Session
In Moscow top Soviet leaders attended the opening of the semiannual Supreme Soviet session. Economic matters and judicial system overhaul dominated the agenda with no expected drastic government shakeup. Bulganin Mikoyan Voroshilov led the Presidium presence as Shepilov and other officials joined the short readings in the Kremlin.
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Moscow GA
Supreme ‘Soviet
Russia
Nikolai Bulganin
A. I. Mikoyan
Klementi Voroshilov
Communist Party Central Committee
Soviet of Nationalities
Kremlin
Supreme Soviet
Dmitri Shepilov
The
Soviet of the Union
Bulganin
Mikoyan
Voroshilov
Presidium
Politburo
Communist Party
Nikita S. Kheushchev
Georgi Malenkov
L. Kangovich
Pervuthinna M
Paving Requests Top Sophia Town Council Meeting
Sophia residents on Lovell Temple Basham Deem Dunn and Riffe streets push for paving at the regular monthly council meeting at 7 4 p m Tonight. debate centers on Riffe St part on a state road and whether the state or residents should finance paving. If approved the project would relocate State Route 16 from Sophia to Crab Orchard via Green Valley. Also a request to extend garbage collection service beyond district lines is expected.
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Sophia Town Council
Lovell
Temple
Basham
Deem
Dunn
Riffe 5T
Sophia
Crab Orchard
Green Valley
Beckley City Receipts Reach 62444 While January Totals Report
City of Beckley posted January receipts totaling 62444.50. City Recorder Emery J. Smith noted gross sales of 18764.52 for the month. Additional receipts included store licenses 33.82 dog and bicycle licenses 6.50 Fine O Meter receipts 3060.46 parking meter receipts 2561.20 miscellaneous 782.98 building permits 93.75 and Sus Liquor Commission fines 7136.27.
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Beckley
Emery J. Smith
Sus Liquor Commission
White House Allocates $100,000 for WV Flood Cleanup
Senator Rever comb said the White House advised an allotment of $100,000 to mood-stricken West Virginia counties for cleanup work. The aid targets flood recovery efforts across affected counties as officials outline next steps.
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Washington
Revercomb
R-Wva
White House
West Virginia
Freight Rate Hikes Authorized by ICC
The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized Southern railroads to raise freight rates by 5 percent in response to a November petition for an emergency 7 percent hike tied to wage increases. The order, issued from Washington, addresses immediate price pressures facing shippers.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Southern Railroads
Arabs Pressing For U N Boycott Against Israel
United Nations in New York reports Arab leaders are pressing for a United Nations backed boycott of Israel after Israel refused to quit the Sinai and Gaza. Delegates urged the United States to push Israel to pull back to the 1949 armistice lines while Hammarskjold and Abba Eban discussed possible peace measures. The General Assembly authorized UN Emergency Force deployments along armistice lines to deter an Egyptian blockade and prevent renewed hostilities.
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N.Y
Israel
Sinai Desert
Gaza Strip
A.u.n
Dag Hammarskjold
General Assembly
U.N
Hamimarskjold
Gulf of Aqaba
Egypt
Es Hammarskjold
Abba Eban
Eban
Mine Blast Probes After 37 Die at Bishop Coal Mine
Experts from federal and state agencies join Pocahontas Fuel Co. officials to probe a gas explosion at the Bishop coal mine near Bishop Virginia on the West Virginia border. Thirty seven miners were entombed early Monday as rescue teams worked through dust and slate to recover bodies. Authorities suspect gas buildup triggered the blast and say the mine may stay closed for the rest of the week.
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Bishop, Va
Pocahontas Fuel Co
West Frankfort
Bishop, Val
Bishop Coal Mine
Nan
Virginia
West Virginia
Conte
Funes
Pocahontas
William A. Fulladon
Clifford Glover
Bishop
AMI
Court Overt Woodson Beckley Faces Police Court Appearance
Overt Woodson Beckley is set to appear at Beckley Police Court on Thursday night after a 12:30 a.m. arrest on a charge of operating a vehicle without a city operator's license.
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Woodson
Beckley
Beckley Police Court
Beckley Fines Handled Strongly Beat Budget Projections
Beckley's seven month financial report shows police fines and costs totaling 26,585.67 surpassing the expected annual $25,000. Seven month receipts reach 287,171.02 with major sums from Gross Sales Tax and liquor, while city disbursements total 202,205.31 leaving 232,973.92 available for five months. A jail transfer also noted for Cantrell, who received a life sentence in Moundsville.
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Beckley
Black
James Thomas Cantrell
Raleigh County
State
Mound “Ville
Cantrell
Glenna Lewis
Raleigh County Criminal Court
Harry L. McCreery
Moundsville
Zina French
Harless Stover
Cantrel
James Emmett Roles
Fayette County
Roles
Lloyd Galen Davis
Maple Fork
Emery J. Smith
Commumer
Mrs Martha Ann Wade Dies in Local Hospital
Mrs Martha Ann Wade, 99, died at 2 a.m. after an extended illness in Ine Beckley Memorial Hospital. She lived with her daughter Mrs W H Nelson at 216 Church St. The body lies at Wright's Funeral Home awaiting arrangements.
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Martha Ann Wade
Martha Annn Wade
Ine Beckley Memorial Hospital
Rain Increases Flood Threat Across Southern States
Heavy rains drenched flood-ravaged Alabama and Georgia, expanding flood threats into northwest Georgia and northeast Alabama. The wet belt stretched from Kansas and Oklahoma to the Carolinas, with freezing sleet in northern areas. Nearly 3 inches fell in Mobile, while warmth kept highs near 90 in Texas. The Red Cross estimates more than two million dollars needed for relief, affecting 43,000 families as hundreds of homes were damaged or destroyed.
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Associated Press
Alabama
Georgia
Kansas-Oklahoma
Carolinas
Mobile
Ala
Texas
Alice
Tex
West Virginia
Kentucky
Virginia
American Red Cross
Civil service bill faces passage amid GOP opposition in Senate
Charleston reports the Senate moved toward passage of a civil service proposal despite Republican opposition while a relief rolls openness bill neared passage in the House. Amendments on state police inclusion drew a rare party split. veterans preference was defeated. House action lingered on shoplifting penalties and a separate pay raise for circuit judges remains under consideration.
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Charleston
Senate
Capitol
House
Carrigan
H-Marshall
Marland
del. Bower
Judiciary Committee
Hospitalized Doctor Tieche at Beckley Hospital
Dr A A Tieche of 1007 S Oakwood Ave was admitted to Beckley Hospital around 9 am Sunday for observation.
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Tieche
A. A. Tieche
S. Oakwood Ave
Beckley Hospital
County Court Session Marks a Varied Agenda
Raleigh County Court meets in regular session approving five conservators of the peace including Montroy McCary Amigo Frances and Tommy Creek Lacy Lilly Whitby West Whitby J W Foster Slab Fork Fred Cole Lillybrook Killarney Fireco Sullivan and James A Farley Pemberton Affinity and Big Stick An oak tree on the courthouse lawn is to be inspected for possible trimming A hangar construction at Memorial Airport may begin mid month pending weather and materials A red dog street request in Homewood Addition is referred to the State Road Commission and several notary publics are approved including Melda M Martin W H Moore Leo Brch Robert C Jarrell Grover J Brady and Pauline Carter.
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Raleigh County Court
Peace
Montroy McCary
Amigo
Frances
Tommy Creek
Lacy Lilly
Whitby
West Whitby
J. W. Foster
Slab Fork
Fred Cole
Lillybrook
Killarney
Fireco
Sullivan
James A. Farley
Pemberton
Melda MM. Martin
East Beckley
W. H. Moore
Leo Brrch
Beckley
Robert C. Jarrell
Pine Knob
Grover J. Brady
Shady Spring
Pauline Carter
MacArthur
Mrs Vandelia Lewis Dies at 54 in Beckley Hospital
Mrs Vandelia EF Lewis 54 of Mount Hope died at 3 15 p m Monday at Beckley Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. She is survived by her husband Eldridge Lewis of Mount Hope. The body is at C D Trent Funeral Home Beckley pending completion of arrangements.
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Vandelia EF. Lewis
Mount Hope
Beckley Memorial’ Hospital
I Eldridge Lewis
C. D. Trent ‘Funeral Home
Beckley
Beckley Skies and Celestial Timings
The Sun sets at 5:33 p.m. and rises again near 1 a.m. on Wednesday. The Moon is in first quarter in late February with Procyon and Alphard as bright stars visible. Planets Mars appears southwest at 6:52 p.m while Jupiter rises in the east at 9:48 p.m and Saturn sits low in the southeast around 3 a.m.
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Procyon
Alphard
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
How You Can Get Better Schools
Public service feature produced with The Advertising Council explains steps schools can take to improve learning outcomes. It outlines community involvement, teacher support, and parent participation as keys to raising educational quality.
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