Soviet Proposes Hands Off Pact for Middle East
Moscow says the Soviet Union favors a six point plan offered to the United States Britain and France to settle the Middle East disputes by peaceful means withdraw foreign bases and arms, ensure Israel withdrawal from Egyptian territory, and recognize Egypt's control of the Suez Canal while opposing Western military involvement.
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Moscow
Dmitri Shepilov
Middle East
Shepilov
Supreme Soviet
Russia
Kremlin
United States
Britain
France
Soviet Union
Middle, East
Near and
Baghdad
al the Arab League
Egypt
Eisenhower
Near
Mid- Shepilov
Pardie Eastiament
Fire kills 93-year-old in Oceana blaze at home
A two story frame dwelling in Oceana burned late Monday, killing 93 year old Harris Argabright. One man died and Lewis O Ellis was hospitalized in critical condition with burns to face and lips. Argabright, a former restaurant owner, appeared to reside in the building. cause under investigation. The body was taken from ruins around 1:00 a.m. after a three hour fire. Argabright is survived by his wife Louise and four sons Roger Boyd Stevie and LC, all of Oceana. He was born in Staunton Virginia on June 12 1881. The building stood in the business district two doors from the Oceana Post Office. The estate of the late Lita Tate was up for sale.
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Oceana
Heckley Preterains Administration
Harris
Lewis
Ellis
Ee York Cae
Medical School
West
Zinia University
Argalright
Ihe Business District
Ocewna Post Office
Lita Tate
Selieusent
Staunton
Argabright
Monry Argabright
Louises
Roger
Boyd
Stevie
Avas
House Votes Today on Probe of Medical School Finance
The West Virginia Legislature prepares for a vote on a bill creating a joint committee to study the finances of the medical, dental, and nursing schools and the next two years' construction and financing needs. The proposal ties to a penny tax funding plan and follows extensive amendments in the House, with the Senate considering related civil service and taxation measures. Also on the calendar are dog vaccination relaxations, a fiscal reorganization bill, drunk driving penalties and chemical testing provisions, and a study of the West Virginia Turnpike’s financial status by the Joint Committee on Government and Finance.
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Charleston
House
Senate
Department of Finance and ‘Administration
Sen
Moats
R-Ritchie
Civil Service
Joint Committee On Government ‘and Finance
West Virginia Turnpike
Bills Propose Using Cigarette Tax to Retire Bonds
Legislation in Charleston seeks to divert the unpledged penny of the five cent cigarette tax to retire Korean World War I bonus bonds. Bills in both houses, led by Speaker Flannery and Senate President Bean, outline retirement of bonds issued for veterans through liquor profits and a 1950 constitutional amendment. The measure would fund debt service from the cigarette tax surplus, with estimates of $800,000 more annually and a goal to retire the 20-year bonds within about 15 years.
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Charleston
Clarence Fales
Koontz
Inde- West
Virginia
ADA Backs School Construction Bill For Federal Aid
Americans for Democratic Action urged a federal school construction bill providing a billion dollars annually for new classrooms. Edward D. Hollander testified to a House Education subcommittee that the federal government can afford the program and public education should not be deprioritized for roads, office buildings, or labor and materials for supermarkets.
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Washington
Americans For Democratic Action Today
Edward D. Hollander
ADA
House Education
Weather Eases Flood Threats Across Regions
The eastern half of the nation saw cooler and drier conditions easing flood threats after a weekend of high waters in West Virginia Ohio and Pennsylvania. Light precipitation persisted overnight with rain or snow expected in the Mississippi Valley and northern Great Lakes. Winds near hurricane force in Wyoming diminished at night though gusty winds remained in northern and central plains with subzero readings in parts of New England and northeast New York.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
Wyoming
Central Plains
New England
New York
Weather Outlook for Virginia Mixed Snow and Rain Decline
The forecast calls for light snow this afternoon into tonight, then mixed with rain and a gradual warmup. Wednesday should be partly cloudy and milder with low temperatures around 23 to 30 degrees in the northeast and west and south regions. Regional rainfall noted in rivers near Bellepoint and Greenbrier with Bluestone Reservoir at 15 feet above normal before fading.
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Beckley
Oak Hill High
Bellepoint Greenbrier
New
Steelworkers Union elects leader today in pivotal vote
In Pittsburgh the United Steelworkers vote on a new president for the 391 union, with 34 year old incumbent David J. McDonald facing Donald C. Rarick, a Milwaukee based challenger. Voters also decide district directors amid dues protest concerns and opposition in the leadership.
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Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers
David J. McDonald
Donald C. Rarick
Irvin Works
U.S. Steel Corp
USWY
McDonald
Philip Murray
Howard R.hague
J. Webbel
William Klug
Milwaukee
Wis
Klug
Rarick
Accused Robber Waives to Jury in Wyoming Justice
Truman Blankenship, paroled robber, and two brothers Raymond and Dewey Pack face circuit court grand jury after waiving to the jury today. They allegedly robbed Truman Blankenship’s elderly relatives Kenneth and Cynthia Blankenship of life savings about $2,600 on January 13. The informant stated the loot totaled $1,779, with Blankenship allegedly providing information. Blankenship had been paroled from Moundsville State Prison where he served two to 12 years for robbery.
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Pineville
Truman Blankenship
Wyoming Counts
Circuit Court
Bert Short
Raymond
Dewey Pack
Short
Blankenship
Truman
Kenneth Blankenship
Cynthia Blankenship
Pack
Oo Blankenship
Moundsville State Prison
Driver Ordered Into Court After Accident Near Warner's Grocery
State Police report a truck car crash on U S Route 19 near Warner's Grocery Piney View. Robert Jackson Pruett 35 Bluefield was charged with failing to yield and ordered to appear before Magistrate J E Mays Beaver Wednesday. Bobby Gene Ward 2 Lawton was the car driver. Damages estimated at $400.
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Warner's Grocery
Piney View
Robert Jacksson Pruett
Bluefield
J. E. Mays
Beaver
Pruett
Blue Plate Foods
Bobby
Gene Ward
Lawton
River Yields Up Body of SevenYearOld Cadle
The body of seven-year-old George Riley Cadle was recovered from the Guyandotte River after he fell from a footbridge Sunday. Rescuers, fire departments, and sheriff’s offices searched for two days. the body was found lodged among tree roots near a Sycamore. The missing boy’s father learned of the discovery after a nearby service station call. The corpse, clothed except for shoes, was taken to Robertson-Foglesong Funeral Home for arrangements.
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Guyandotte
George Riley Cadte
Madeline
Devis Fork Creek
Jason Reed
Frank Fuda
Stephenson
Beckley Fire Department
Mullens Fire Department
Raleigh
Wyoming Counties
Fuda
Jessie Whitt Place
Whitt Place
Beckley Hewsmen
Amigos
George Cadle
Robertson-Foglesong
Revercomb Pledges Consideration Of Beckley Federal Building
Senator Chapman Revercomb of West Virginia said he will consider Beckley’s need for a new federal building noting the 1930s post office is inadequate as receipts have quadrupled. He plans surveys of federal projects and flood areas in Mercer and surrounding counties and will report after returning to Washington. He spoke during a stop in Beckley and at Buckley.
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Sen
Revercomb
Chapman Revercomb
Ir-Wva
Beckley
Trie
Buckley
Charles
Princeton
Parkersburg
Westiron
Virginia
Brush Creek
Mercer Coun
Tolty
Reverccomb
Army Corps of Engineers
Mingo
La‘gan
McDowell
Wayne
Wrooming
Israel Hopes US Compromise Quiets Gaza Egypt Standoff
AM WASHINGTON sought a quick answer from Israel to a U.S. compromise on withdrawing troops from Egypt. Secretary of State Dulles presented the plan to Abba Eban asking for a prompt reply, proposing U.S. support for free Gulf of Aqaba navigation and UN actions to shield Israel from Egyptian raids while seeking no new commitments from Egypt or the UN.
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Washington
United States
Israel
Egypt
Issraeli
Abba Eban
Dulles
Gulf
Aqaba
United Nations
Agystian Ares
Gaza Strip
Gulf of Aqaba Avenue
Red Sea
U.N
Fieldhouse Issue Tops Agenda for Council Meeting
Beckley City Council plans to hear a proposal for a county funded field house auditorium at New River Park Sprague site. Chamber and recreation committee representatives will discuss county participation and property use with City Recreation Advisory Chair William Watts prepared to present a recommendation.
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Beckley
Chamber of Commerce
William Watts
Ito Council
Chamber
New River Park
Sprague
M. F. Barksdale
D. C. Means
W. al Thornhill Tl
Jonben Blavins Treated After Head Injury at Work
Jonben Blavins a 30 year old worker for Republic Steel Corporation was treated for a laceration to the forehead after a conveyor belt broke loose striking him on the head. He was released from Beckley Memorial Hospital at 10:23 a.m. today.
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Willard Blaine Blavins
Jonjben
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Is Blevins
Republic Steel Corporation
Police Probe Break-In at Wie H and S Coal Co
State police investigate a Monday night break-in at Wie H and S Coal Co on Satoff Mountain. J. P. Hylton reports eight safety lights worth 120 dollars stolen from the supply shack.
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Wie H and S Coal Co
Satoff Mountain
J. P. Hylton
Chamber of Commerce Adds Ten Members for 1957 Total
Beckley chamber reports ten new memberships bringing 1957 total to 128. Officials note 263 memberships were recorded last year.
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Chamber of Commerce
Beckley
Banker Blasts Move To Blackjack State On Turnpike Bonds
Charleston report notes investment banker Houston G. Young warns New York firm Wainwright & Ramsey Inc that threats to turnpike bondholders will backfire. He objects to a memorandum urging legislative study of West Virginia Turnpike finances and possible bond de faults, calling such tactics an attempt to blackjack the state. He cites past sinking fund work and urges prudent, lawful action.
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Charleston
Houston G. Young
New York
West Virginia
Young
Wainwright & Ramsey Inc
Senate
Ralph J. Bean
Dhardy
Turnpike
Wired
Legislative
West” Virginia
Knowland urges U.N. veto curb to curb Soviet power
Senator Knowland of California told Georgetown listeners that the United Nations Security Council should limit Russia’s veto by using an abstention provision from the U.N. Charter. He argued the veto should apply only to sovereignty issues, not where the Soviet Union violates others’ sovereignty, and suggested a chairman's ruling could be sustained if Moscow objects.
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Washington
Knowland
R-Calif
United Nations
U.N. Security Council
Russia
Senate
Georgetown University
U.N
Soviet Union
Otter Council
Miner Waives Hearing In Post Office Robbery
HUNTINGTON. Estil Everett Merritt, 45, a Williamson coal miner, waived preliminary hearing yesterday on a federal charge of robbing the Rawl Post Office on January 12 for $18.70. He was held on a $15,000 bond. Arrested at a roadblock on U S 52 south of here Saturday night, Merritt had $635 in his pockets. He told officers and postal inspectors he spent the rest on a big fling that included new cars and other expensive items.
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Huntington
Estil Everett Merritt
Williamson
Rawl
U. S. 52
Here
Merritt
Crab Orchard Brothers Held Here as Runaways
Two Crab Orchard brothers one identified as i120 and another as 1h were lodged in Raleigh County Jail at 11 30 p m Monday by Beckley Police on runaway charges. They are to be held for hearings before Raleigh County Juvenile Court Judge Harry L McCreery.
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Raleigh County
Beckley
Harry L. McCreery
New York Surgeon Reports Cure for Hyperthyroidism
Dr Max Simon of St Francis Hospital Poughkeepsie told a regional International College of Surgeons meeting that removal of an overactive thyroid can cure hyperthyroidism with rapid, predictable success in most persistent cases, offering hope for patients in the region.
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W. Va
New York
Max Simon
St. Francis Hospital
Poughkeegsie
International College of Surgeons
Beckley Skies and Obituary Night Sky Tale
The Sun sets at 6 p.m. and the Moon rises about 6:07 a.m. on Wednesday with a full moon anticipated on February 14. Prominent stars Capella and Sirius mark the evening sky, while planets Mars and Jupiter appear in southwestern and eastern skies respectively. one minor body, Saturna, rises after midnight. In Bartley, Kenneth Hensley, 16, dies from injuries after being struck by a vehicle on Virginia Route 83.
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Capella
Sirius
Mars
Jupiter
Saturna
Welch
Kenneth Hensley
W. T. Hersley
Bartley
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Steelworkers Union
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Ann Beck
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William Connelly
Marilyn Mulkey
Chicago
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