Escapee federal prisoner recaptured near West Virginia turnpike
Alvin Colgrove of Pennsylvania escaped from a moving car Tuesday evening near Harper Road and spent about eight hours at Sunset Memorial Park and nearby brush. Police and federal agents, aided by state county and city units, located him at a gas station in Beckley about 2:30 a.m. and returned him to Raleigh County Jail. Colgrove faces possible additional charges pending FBI and U.S. Attorney review.
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Sunset Memorial Park
Alvin Colgrove
Pennsylvania
Colgrove
U. S
Morris B. Imboden
Raleigh
Princeton
Imboden
Travelers Lane
Harper Road
WWNR
Walter Crouse
Beckley
Callaway
Gulf Station
West Virginia Turnpike
Crouse
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Summersville
Colgrave
Egypt weighs ending private ownership of newspapers
An Egyptian official said the government may abolish individual newspaper ownership to ensure press reflects public thinking. Possibilities include converting all papers into stock firms with no controlling private owner, and transferring control to unions, professional bodies, or political parties. The state already dominates Al Gumhurriya and tightens local press, while dispatches abroad are less censored. editorial pressure pushes toward collective ownership as a condition for true press freedom.
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Cairo
Egypt
Liberation Rally
Gamal
Abdel Nasser
al Gumhurriya
Government Information Department
Nasser
Armed Robber Sought in Area After Taxi Hold Up
State Police hunt an armed robber who stole $1.73 from taxi driver James Yates of White Star Taxi Co after forcing a multi hour ride to Mull Creek Tavern Mount Hope and Layland before escaping with $10.75 then leaving near Sophia. Driver described the suspect as armed but not the weapon. Authorities expect an early arrest.
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Bill
Brown
Farky Hil Pear
Perry Haga
James Yates
Beckley
White Star Taxi Co
Yates
Ritz
MacArthur
Mull Creek Tavern
Mount Hope
Layland
Sophia
Three Men Named to Inspect Raleigh County Jail
Raleigh County Circuit Court Judge Norman Knapp appointed a three man citizens committee to inspect the county jail. Beckley residents Dr. W. B. Lilly D. C. Means and Alex George were named. The date is to be set by the committee. inspections will cover sanitary conditions wiring and plumbing with recommendations presented to the Circuit Court judge. Federal inspectors will handle jail operations.
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Raleigh County
Norman Knapp
W. B
Pete” Lilly
D. C. Means
Alex George
Beckley
Knapp
Sheen Urges WV Prison Replacement As Term Ends
Orel J. Sheen, former warden of the State Penitentiary at Moundsville, says West Virginia should build a new prison to replace the worn out structure. He notes Louisiana is starting anew and ties prison conditions to future legislative funding. He resigns this month and seeks the Democratic nomination for state treasurer.
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Charleston
Orel J. Sheen
Moundsville
West Virginia
Skeen
Louisiana
Turnpike funding and teacher pay bills move in legislature
The 1956 West Virginia legislature nears final action on teacher salaries and Turnpike extension. Senate and House budgets, plus a $2 million cigarette tax plan, shape a compromise to fund a scaled down pay raise and a turnpike study. Extra session possible if figures and financing align.
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Charleston
Senate
House
West Virginia
Senate Judiciary Committee
Princeton
House Judiciary
Associated Press
House Conference Committee
General Revenue Fund
Tocrease
Senate Freenance
House J
Congress Asked To Relax Immigration Laws
President Eisenhower urged Congress to overhaul the 1952 McCarran-Walter Act to raise immigration by about 220000 annually, arguing growth and economic conditions justify the rise. He called for faster deportation of criminal aliens and pledged a detailed proposal from Atty. Gen. Brownell on reforms to end inequities and reflect world responsibilities.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Brownell
Truman
Inquiry into Farmington mine disaster resumes in court
In Marion County courthouse the state inquiry into the Jamison Coal No 9 mine explosion that killed 16 men on Nov Wy 1554 resumes after delays. Mines Chief Julius Olzer has heard 10 of 20 witnesses with 30 more summoned for today and about 20 for Thursday as testimony centers on whether powder charges were fired via the mine’s 20 volt electrical line.
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Fairmont
Marion County
Oda
Sthedu
State
Julius Olzer
Olzer
Jamison
Be Ike's Day March and May Statement on Reelection
President Eisenhower said he should have enough information by March 1 to decide on seeking reelection. He hinted a decision would follow shortly after if the needed facts are in place and may plan a long explanation, possibly via nationwide TV and radio, beyond a news conference. He avoided specifying his stance.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Sophia Council Votes to Remove Toy Lusk from Police Post
Sophia City Council with a 2 to 2 margin voted to dismiss Toy Lusk from his assistant police post. They also moved to end the private phone in the mayor’s office and council room to aid the town’s economy and reduce city costs.
Mullens Sees Best City Finances Yet Faces Parking Woes
Mullens Mayor Woodrow W. Cook said the city holds a February 2 balance of 25 000 including funds for general, street, Fire Department and playground accounts. He warned parking shortages threaten business, urging an active traffic study and potential one way traffic on Third Ave. The council discussed creating a traffic commission, funding parking facilities, street repairs, and a curfew change to 10 p.m. as well as bids for street equipment and a planned property exchange with Willard Pugh.
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Meyer
James Salyers
Lusk
Feoak
A. Ritz Kingdon
Cook
Kingdon
Eno Traffic Foundation
Oscar England
Moran Ave
Mullens High School
Trafffie
England
State Road Commission
Mullens
Willard Pugh
Mullens Hill
Pugh
George Allen
Tommy Thomas
Broadway St
Thomas
Lloyd Reynolds
Reynolds
Virginian Railway
West Virginia Weather Update With Rain and Snow
Weather outlook for West Virginia shows cloudy skies and warmer temperatures with rain spreading eastward tonight. Temperatures dip to the 30s in the northeast. rain shifts to snow later. Rivers like Greenbrier and Bluestone show falling water levels, with mud and varying reservoir conditions noted.
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Hao
FBI Asked to Aid In Arresting Suspects
Prosecutor A J Sparacino said he sent a letter to U S Attorney Duncan W Daugherty asking the FBI to initiate proceedings to arrest the suspects in the Western Union Telegraph Office robbery in Beckley. If arrested, they would be held here on a felony warrant. charges include unlawful flight to avoid prosecution. At about 7 40 p m Friday two men robbed Norman Miller on duty, taking $80 and a $30 watch and assaulting him with a gun.
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Western Union
Beckley
A. J. Sparacino
Duncan W. Daugherty
U. S
Southern
West Virginia
Charleston
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Western Union Telegraph Office
Norman Miller
Rae
Miller
Two Accidents Probed by Beckley Police
Beckley police completed reports on two automobile accidents. On Tuesday night Emerson H Lewis Cranberry drove into a parked car on Johnstown Road owned by Alfred Harper with damage estimated at 138 dollars. On Monday morning Jim Pack of Shady Spring and Edith Pearl Pugh of Piney View collided at the South Oakwood and City Aves intersection causing about 158 dollars in damage.
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Beckley
Emerson H. Lewis Cranberry
Johnstown Road
Alfred Harper
Cenee
Jim Pack
Shady Spring
Edith Pearl Pugh
Piney View
South Oakwood
City Aves
President Deplores Alabama U Rioting
President Eisenhower deplores rioting over the admission of a Negro girl student to the University of Alabama. He says the federal government should not intervene as long as state and local authorities handle the issue.
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Washington
Eisenhower
University of Alabama
Steel Industry Marks Peak Year
In 1955 America produced about 117 million tons of steel, a record, with optimism for 1956 to set new highs in production and coal consumption. Steel capacity rose by 23 million tons to around 128.3 million, promising higher output and expanded coke capacity in the postwar period.
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Washington
America
Bowie Nomination Endorsed by Senate Foreign Relations Committee
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee unanimously approved the nomination of Robert R. Bowie for assistant secretary of state. The vote signals broad support as Bowie moves toward confirmation and likely a key role in shaping U S diplomatic policy.
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Washington SM
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Robert R. Bowie
Ballot Officials Rule Bonds Not Qualified for Ballot
Raleigh County ballot commissioners notify Boyd Bonds that his name will not appear on the May 8 primary ballot for constable Marsh Fork District. Bond’s Republican registration since 1966 remains, despite his filing as a Democratic candidate. The officials say party affiliation must match the bid for public office though they invite dispute if registration errors are found.
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Boyd Bonds
Montreal
Raleigh
Bonds
Marsh Fork
P. J. Fourney
J. A. Blake
Fourney
Blake
Navy Bomber Crew Safe After Venezuela Search
The U S Navy disclosed that a patrol bomber missing on a rescue mission to Antarctica was located in Venezuela with all aboard safe and uninjured.
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Navy
Venezuela
San Juan
Puerto Rico
U. S. Navy
Antarctica
Malaya Independence Set for August 1957 Proclamation
British and Malayan negotiators announced today an agreement to proclaim Malayan independence within the British Commonwealth by August 31, 1957. The Federation for Malaya will be the independent state, signaling a major step in decolonization.
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London
McKay to Speak at Lincoln Day Dinner in Wheeling
Interior Douglas McKay will address the Lincoln Day dinner in Wheeling tonight. He was to speak Friday but moved up to attend official business in Washington.
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Medlay
Wheeling
Douglas McKay
Washington
Kerns Rites Set Friday in Illinois
Funeral services for Homer Lawrence Kerns 65 Glen Rogers will be held Friday in Herrin Illinois. He died Tuesday at 3 p.m. in a local hospital after a brief illness. Born Murphysburg June 1891 he was a retired miner last employed by Raleigh Wyoming Coal Co. He was a member of UMWA Local 6004. Surviving are daughter Kathryd Cook and sisters Mae Whitington and Gertrude Kolesar.
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Homer Lawrence Kerns
Glen Rogers
Herrin
di ‘Ois
UMWA
Kathryd Cook
St. Louis
Mae Whitungton
Marion, Jr
Gertrude Kolesar
Ohio May Flood This Weekend
The U S Weather Bureau warned rainfall in the Ohio River valley could drive the river into flood by several feet. A spokesman said heavy rain tonight and Thursday or Friday is likely, with crest estimates varying by location from Huntington to Parkersburg depending on upstream rainfall.
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Cincinnati
U. S. Weather Bureau
Ohio River
Huntington
W. Va
Weather Bureau
Bureau
Parkersburg
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