Inspection Rules Out Immediate Cleanup at Bishop Coal Mine
An official inspection of the Bishop coal mine in Bishop Virginia finds no active mining and the area free of gas but no coal production yet. Officials plan hearings while 87 miners died and 340 workers remain under the Appalachian region. Relatives prepare funeral plans as the six mile long Pit towers loom over the town.
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Hansing
Wit
Virginia
Julius Olzer
Pocahontas
Fuel- Co
Olzer
Virginia-West
Virginia Border
Eisenhower Signals Possible Inflation Controls
President Eisenhower warned Congress and the public that if business and labor do not voluntarily curb inflation, the government may implement some form of controls. He spoke at a news conference and did not specify the type of measures. He also commented on Israel’s conduct toward U.N. demands regarding Gaza and the Gulf of Aqaba, saying Israel has a decent regard for mankind and will comply with U.N. demands. The U.S. stance on potential U.N. economic sanctions against Israel was not directly answered.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Israel
United Nations
Gaza‘Strip
Gulf of Aqaba
United States
U.N
Lisanhower
Egypt
Salvation Army sends aid to Princeton flood victims
A vanload of clothes and a large stock of bedding and furniture were sent from the Bluefield Salvation Army to aid Princeton area flood victims. About 250 families in the Princeton Bluefield Welch region have received 493 pieces of furniture, 20 000 clothes, 1 000 pairs of shoes, 210 grocery orders, and 205 blankets since the appeal began. Six truckloads of necessities were sent to Richlands Oakwood and Grundy, with over 100 mattresses and other items distributed by local volunteers. Captain BR Boyce noted clothes demand has eased since the appeal started, but small appliances remain in demand.
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Princeton
Salvation Army
BR. H. Boyce
Bluefield - Welch
Bluefield
Richlands
Oakwood
Grundy Val
Boyce
Royce
U S Hesitates on Sanctions Against Israel Over Egypt Crisis
United States shows reluctance to apply sanctions against Israel if it does not withdraw from Egypt. Senator Knowland calls sanctions immoral without parallel action against Russia. Secretary Dulles expresses hope Israel will withdraw, says U N resolution would guide any sanctions and the U S would consider UN action seriously.
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United States
Israel
Egypt
Sen
Knowland
R-Calif
Russia
United ‘Nations
Dulles
U.N
Gasoline price rise called unjustified by GOP chair
New GOP chairman plans campaign aid as he denounces a gasoline price rise tied to US oil shipments to Europe. He argues major producers appear to be swimming in gasoline and calls the increase unjustified amid ongoing public discussion.
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GOP
Washington
i-Seni
Neely Urges Action on Voluntary Oil Pool for Europe
Senate debate centers on emergency oil shipments and a voluntary program to aid Europe amid Suez and Iraqi pipeline concerns. Neely criticizes tanker volumes while Flemming defends measures and 1937 memberships. Hearings led by O Mahoney examine political factors and oil supply strategies.
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Europe
Beck
Kanawha S
Washington
Matthew
M. Neely
D-Wva
Flemming
Suez Canal
Congress
Iraq
Heavy Rains Flood Routes and Airport Flights Halted
Rain soaked Ralist County Tuesday night with Route 21 at Skelton and Beckley Mount Hope Airport submerged, forcing one way traffic and drowned brakes. Piedmont Airlines at Raleigh County Memorial Airport reported all flights fogged in and six daily winter flights not being operated today.
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Littleigh Walter
State Road Commission
Skelton
Beckley Mount Hope
Piedmont Airlines
Raleigh County Memorial
Raleigh
Personnnel
Weather Outlook With Drizzle and Mild Temperatures
Occasional drizzle and cloudy skies expected this afternoon with a low around 32. Rain or drizzle tonight, then Wednesday cloudy and mild with rain or drizzle east and showers west. Rivers rising in Greenbrier and Bluestone Reservoir remains 20 feet above normal after a drop in the last 24 hours.
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Cnight
Beckley High
Essereceseene
Bellepoint
Greenbrier
Bluestone Reservoir
Night Sky Highlights and Planetary Times
Beckley skies show sun set at 5 04 and moon set at 12 34 am Thursday. Prominent Aldebaran upper south at 7 54 pm with Mars near the moon and Jupiter rising at 9 41 pm and Saturn at 3 35 am.
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Aldebaran
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
125 Prospective Petit Jurors Called for Circuit Court Term
A list shows 125 men summoned to Raleigh County Circuit Court for the February term starting Monday, Feb 13, with jurors to report at 9 am on Monday, Feb 25. The roster includes Beckley and nearby towns in full names. A separate civil suit for 2300 dollars was filed by Beulah Lane George vs Appalachian Electric Power Co. on property damages during a power line installation. The Wheeling area strike by four driver saloonmen at seven firms ends.
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Curley Alten
Ralph “Andrews
Ezra’ Ashworth
Claude B. Bays
Oliver M. Brammer
Dan Boothe
C. GO
Boitnott
Price Caffee
Ney Caldwell
William’ F. Cremens
Harry Center
Mbert Corey
Ross P. Daniels Jr
C. C. Drewery
Robert R. Dillon
Merrell C. Evans
John W. Evans
J. C. Fisher
Alex D. George
Dewey Godbey
Robert Grant
Lewis N. Gravely Jr
Guy E. Graves
G. G. Greene
James C. Griffith
Claude E. Hall
Willian A. Hawks
Johan OF. Hil
Roland A. Hinckley
W. E. Hedrick
J. Z. Hollandsworth
Clifton
Inman Wiliam
Johnson
T. H. Keaton
Karl Klaus
M. M. McGuigan
Jack V. Mayo
Reginald Meyers
Howard Miller
W. C. Money
Robert J. Moore
J. R. Neely
Joe J. Pachula
Toney Spano
James Shepherd
Edward Smith
James R. Tab
Raleigh County
Beulah
Lane George
Beckley
Appalachian Electric Power Co
Gas smell triggers evacuation after Reno blast
In Reno Nevada the block surrounding the Square Masonic Temple and nearby businesses was evacuated amid reports of a gas odor. The day before a propane gas explosion killed two people injured 41 and destroyed five downtown buildings.
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Nev
J Square Masonic Temple
Three West Virginians Hurt in Bus Wreck
A Greyhound bus from Pittsburgh to Baltimore skidded off Route 40 near Uniontown. Three West Virginians, including Mrs. Mary Valen and Jine Collins, were injured and hospitalized, with eight other passengers escaping serious harm as the bus teetered on a 60 foot embankment after losing control at the steep grade.
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Uniontown
Mary Valen
West
Heart Victim Fund Reaches $253 For Nancy Blackburn
The Soak Creek Gospel Tabernacle Needs Committee reports total donations of 253 dollars to aid Nancy Blackburn, a 9 year old with a serious heart condition. Nancy is scheduled to see heart specialist Dr. James Walker in Charleston, with further donations promised by clubs and church groups this week.
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Soak Creek Gospel Tabernacle
Nancy Blackburn
Sophia
Okey Cox
Tabernacle
M. L. Blevins
L. R. Blackburn
West Virginia educators challenge school finance plan
The West Virginia Education Association says it agrees in general with a six point school finance proposal but states it does not meet immediate school needs and cannot cover a three to four year period. The group distributed copies to Legislature and Gov Underwood noting a personal property tax and other measures to raise funds for schools. It urges replacing the foundation program with a per pupil school tax and details related proposals.
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West Virginia Education Assn
WVEA
Underwood
Supon
Senate
House
Boti
Mum
Isix
Senate vows Beck testimony despite Bahamas trip
Senate labor investigators plan public hearings within two weeks to probe alleged racketeering in unions and misused funds. Robert F. Kennedy joins as counsel. Beck said he was in Nassau with his wife and would testify if within U S jurisdiction.
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Senate
Dave Beck
Teamsters Union
Beck
Massau
Bahamas
Europe
Sen. McClellan
D-Ark
United States
Robert F. Kennedy
Smittee
McClellan
Miami Beach
Nassau
Kennedy
Martha Wade's Funeral Friday in Virginia Church
Virginia funeral services are set for Martha Wade long a Raleigh County resident. Listed age confusion shows she may have died at 109, with relatives recalling a Civil War era youth. Survivors include a son Willie D., two daughters, 27 grandchildren, 21 great grandchildren, and a host of relatives. The body will be moved from Wright's Funeral Home to a grandson's home Thursday afternoon.
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Martha Wade
Raleigh County
Boone Mill
Willie D
Boone Mil
Walter Keeling
Starkey
Val
London Saunders
Wright
Two Thefts From Cars Reported to Police
City police reported five thefts from automobiles Tuesday night. A briefcase belonging to J. G. Terry was stolen from D. C. Wiley's car on Hillcrest Drive with no valuables inside. Don Marshall's car lost sunglasses and spark plugs worth about 9 dollars. Hodge Street police continue the investigation.
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J. G. Terry
Raleigh Heights
D. C. Wiley
Hillcrest Drive
Don Marshall
Hodge St
Beckleyan Named Head of State Retailers
E. E. Bibb of Beckley was elected president of the West Virginia Retailers Assn at the annual meeting in Charleston. Harry J. Robbin of Wheeling was chosen executive vice president along with Robert S. Flint Holden first vice president Roy B. Browder Bluefield second vice president and Dewey E. Kuhns Charleston reelected secretary treasurer.
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Charleston
E. E. Bibb
Beckley
West Virginia
Assn
Harry J. Robbin
Wheeling
Robert $. Flint
Holden
Roy B. Browder
Bluefield
Dewey E. S. Kuhns
Run Off Primaries Likely in Governor Race Plan
Charleston reports a bill to create run off primaries on the first Tuesday after the primary if no candidate wins a majority. The measure by Del Frazer would let the top two finishers face off, modeled after other states.
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Runyoff
del. Frazer
Bean
Hardy
Cartigan
Marshall
State Armory Board
Secretary of State
Armory Board
Senate
Martin
Berkeley
West Virginia
Publisher Highland Dies at 80 in Clarksburg
Highland, president of the Tarksburg Publishing Co and Empire National Bank, collapsed at 9:20 a.m. and died at St Marys Hospital. A longtime Clarksburg figure, he steered the Exponent and Telegram and faced a notable years long court fight over control of the papers. He served Harrison County deputy clerk and a State Senator from 1925 to 1939 before remaining active in Republican politics.
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Rcbs Highland
Tarksburg Publishing Co
Empire National Bank
Highland
St. Marys Hospital
Harrison County
State Senate
Red Cross Cancels Beckley Meeting Over Flood Work
The Red Cross cancels a home service meeting in Beckley originally set for next Tuesday due to flood disaster relief duties. Speakers Miss Mary Larson and Lewis Titsworth will be unable to attend, with Raleigh Fayette Wyoming Summers McDowell Greenbrier Alderson Princeton and Bluefield listed as participating counties and cities.
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Red Cross
Beckley
T. €. Moorefield
Mary Larson
Red
Police Agencies Join In Hunt for Boy 12
All county police agencies joined the search for 12 year-old MacArthur bar shat missing since Monday. Willard E Lilly left home about 8:30 a m for school and has not returned. He is five feet two inches tall and weighs about 30 pounds. Last seen wearing a green checked shirt and overalls. State and Beckiey Police and the Sheriffs office investigated. It was reported the youth had run away before.
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Willard E. Lilly
State
Beckiey
Sheriffs Office
Area Demos Oppose Bill Opening Relief Rolls
Charleston UK reports a 60 38 House vote to open relief rolls for public inspection with 21 Democrats and 39 Republicans in support and 35 Democrats and 3 Republicans opposing. Absent were Floyd and Harmon.
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Christians
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Cline
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Gilmore
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Moreland
Morford
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Parker
Robertson
Schupbach
Singleton
Stalnaker
Thompes
Virden
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Wattison
Zabeau
Flannery
Republicans
Creel
Dyche
Steynac
Department of Public Assistance For Public Inspection
Messare
Senate
Underwood
Marland
Hee Eblia
Shoplifting Act and Judge Pay Hike Headed for House Action
The West Virginia House faces eight bills in passage today including a shoplifting act outlining crimes and penalties and a pay raise for 28 circuit judges. The Senate, meanwhile, passed a civil service measure and a separate fiscal reorganization plan moves toward the governor, with differences over timing and scope to be reconciled in committee debate.
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West Virginia
Underwood
Carrigan R-Marshalll
Martin
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