Showdown in Formosa area with Red Chinese advance
Far East maps show Communist forces facing Nationalists along Formosa coast. About a quarter million Reds along the coast threaten Quemoy and Matsu while Chiang Kai-shek vows future counterattacks. U.S. 7th Fleet presence, defense pacts, and evacuation moves shape a tense balance as civilians move to shelters in Formosa.
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Amending the WV road plans and tax bills in Charleston
In Charleston today two reform bills for the West Virginia Road Commission faced amendment action. One would create a seven member bipartisan highway commission, the other a single road commissioner, with a high stakes mix of an eight million dollar teacher pay hike and a 17 million dollar tax package. The tax plan includes a sales tax rise from 2 to 3 percent and repeals the soft drinks tax, trimming net revenue to about 13 million. A separate measure to tax out-of-state insurance firms was held over for revision. A veterans farm and home loan bond plan up to 25 million dollars faced a constitutional referendum at the 1956 general election. The House passed a dental licensing reform with no new dental specialty qualifications. A likely attempt to amend the SRC reform to seven members may occur, with procedure set to clash Senate and House versions. Also, a 60-35 House vote boosted Supreme Court judges and governor salaries from 12,500 to 17,500, effective July 1 for judges and after the governor’s term for the governor.
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Purchasing Agency Would Be Replaced
A Senate bill from Republicans Moats and Jones would replace the current purchasing department with a Department of Administration, led by a governor-appointed administrator for four years with a $10 000 annual salary and $25 000 bond. The plan widens agency authority over contracting and builds influence across buildings and highways.
Delegate's Wife Dies in West Virginia Hospital
Mrs. Dorsel E. Smith of Buffalo, wife of a Putnam County House of Delegates member, died yesterday in a South Charleston hospital at age 38 after a cancer illness. The former Vietta Derenberger had been ill for some time.
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W. Va
Dorsel E. Smith
Buffalo
Putnam County
House of Delegates
Legislature Today Seeks Votes On Tax Bills And Reforms
Both houses convene at 2 p.m. Senate aims to increase teacher salaries and debates four tax bills, including a sales tax rise, all at amendment stage. House considers a constitutional referendum on veterans farm and home loan program, plus Road Commission reorganization bills at amendment stage.
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Associated Press
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Sa Jary
Water Main Break Closes Two Sophia Schools
A bursted main waterline near the Methodist Church forces Sophia High and Soak Creek Elementary to close. J L Hornbeck says students were dismissed and a basketball game is canceled. Seven injured in a head on crash on Bradley Hill were treated at Oak Hill Hospital with varying injuries.
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Seven Sentenced in Court Today and Youths Ordered Back
Judge Harry L. McCreery sentenced cases from the January term with varied penalties. Ulysses Price Edwight received 60 days in Raleigh County Jail plus a $100 fine. Virginia Garner was sentenced to 12 months. John Bika Jr. faced driving while drunk charges with a six month license suspension. Frank Gillenwater pled guilty to petit larceny and received two years probation. Robert Burke was sentenced to one to ten years with probation. Floyd Guy Wyatt was fined $50 with costs and noted license suspension. Gloria Jones also drew 12 months and costs. Three youths from Dry Hill, James William Buckland Jerry Edward Ratliff and Donald Ratliff, must return March 24 for sentencing on petit larceny related to a Maxwell Hill Elementary break-in.
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Ulysses Price
Edwight
Raleigh
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Price
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Carlisle
John Bika Jr
Calloway Heights
Frank Gillenwater
Beaver
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Eccles
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Gloria Jones
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Maxwell Hill
James William Buckland
Jerry Edward Ratliff
Donald Ratliff
Dry Hill
Weather Bureau to Keep Using Girls Names for East Coast Hurricanes
Washington reports the U S Weather Bureau will continue assigning girls names to East Coast hurricanes. Officials call them short, easily pronounced, and readily recognized despite protests from some members of the public.
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Washington
U.S Weather Bureau
Navy to end own coffee roaster at Oakland center
Rep. John F. Shelley says the Oakland Naval Supply Center will shut down its coffee roasting plant. The Navy will seek new jobs for about 30 employees as it switches to commercial brands.
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Navy
John F. Shelley
Romanians Seize Swiss Legation in Bern Demanding Five Freed
A Romanian group barricaded themselves in the Romanian legation in Bern after a 2 a.m. assault that killed the legation chauffeur and drove staff to the street. They pledged to hold the building until five political prisoners in Bucharest are released, despite Swiss police mediation. The chauffeur died at noon after being stabbed and shot as he resisted the assault.
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Sophiatown residents moved as police brace
In Johannesburg a second group of about 1,000 armed police and troops began relocating Negro families from the condemned Sophiatown settlement on the city’s outskirts. The operation follows a movement that started last Wednesday.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Sophiatown
West Virginia residents urged to prevent woodland fires
The State Conservation Commission District office in Beckley asked residents in southern West Virginia to cooperate from now until March 1 to prevent grass and brush fires from spreading to woodlands. Forester Carl Lucas noted many burn brush and broomsedge this time of year and urged that outdoor burning between March 1 and May 31 occur after 5 p.m. and be extinguished before 5 a.m.
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West Virginia
State Conservation Commission
Beckley
Carl Lucas
Shooting Reported on Old Eccles Road Near WV Turnpike
State Police investigate a report of a rifle fired into a window at the home of Albert Evans on Old Eccles Road near the West Virginia Turnpike. No injuries are reported and the investigation continues.
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Red China protests over excluded Asian cultural conference
Rangoon Burma United States backed conference on cultural freedom opened privately with Chinese protest at not being invited. Sponsors say event aims to expose what they call the fraudulent nature of Communist promises.
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Postmasters Plan West Virginia Convention in Charleston
West Virginia postmasters plan their annual convention with a Feb 19 Charleston meeting to set plans for a Hinton gathering in May 2021. O L Green Sophia postmaster and State president will lead a school of instruction starting 10 am in Kanawha County courthouse with instructor E Clangan from Charleston CALRO. The Aga Khan, 77, was reported improving from a respiratory infection but still bedridden.
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West Virginia GOP Leader Seeks Reform at Lincoln Day
Cecil Underwood warned that West Virginia is near being plowed under by the present administration and urged Republicans to rebuild the state. He denounced a Charleston statehouse with high political interest rates and called for restoring honesty in government. He praised Republicans for pushing the State Road Commission probe, though he said Democrats halted it to hide facts.
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West Virginia
Cecil Underwood
House of Delegates
Tyler County
Charleston
State Road Commission
Smear Campaign Seen By Rep Van Zandt
Rep James E Van Zandt of Pennsylvania warned in Huntington that next year’s presidential race will out-smear the New Deal attacks on Hoover. Speaking at a Cabell County Lincoln Day dinner he urged Republicans to unite to meet Democratic attacks and avoid booby traps. He planned Lincoln Day speeches in Clarksburg and Charleston.
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James E. van Zandt
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Cabell County
Lincoln
van Zandt
Abraham Lincoln
White House
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Charleston
Weather Delays First 1955 Atomic Test Near Las Vegas
The first shot of the 1955 series, scheduled today, was postponed 24 hours due to weather. Winds were forecast to blow any cloud toward the Ente Panaca Pioche district in east central Nevada, posing a radiation threat. About 1,100 men and 100 aircraft were ready to participate from Yucca Flat.
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Atomic Energy Commission
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ente-Panaca-Pioche
Nevada
Department of Defense
Yucca
West Virginians Fight Ban On Floor Amendments
West Virginia lawmakers oppose a proposed closed rule to bar floor amendments on reciprocal trade legislation. Rep Bailey requests postponement or an open rule if floor amendments are allowed. Kee cites unemployment and coal community stagnation amid foreign oil market pressures.
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West Virginia
House
House Rules Committee
Bailey
Smith
D-Va
Rules Committee
Elizabeth Kee
D-Wva
Foresters Meet in Beckley To Plan Spring Fire Season
Foresters from eight southern counties gather in Beckley with state forester Hays Helmick and assistant state forester Lester McClung. The session at Carl Lucas's district office covers spring forest fire season plans. Attendees include Jennings McCune Bentley Humphrey Walker Wood Edwin Hall Paul Smithson Clem Wiley Weir Covey Roy Lawson and W F Blankenship. The meeting began about 9 30 a m and will run to 4 30 p m.
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Beckley
Hays Helmick
Lester McClung
State Conservation Commission
Charleston
Carl Lucas
District 4
Jennings McCune
Bentley Humphrey
Fayette County
Walker Wood
Greenbrier
Edwin Hall
McDowell County
Paul Smithson
Mercer County
Clem Wiley
Monroe
Summers
Weir Covey
Roy Lawson
Raleigh County
W. F. Blankenship
Wyoming County
Virginia Weather Tonight and Five Day Outlook
Virginia and West Virginia forecast shows a night low near 20s to 30s, with Wednesday cloudiness and a warmer trend. Five day temperatures average 2 to 6 degrees below normal. rain or snow Thursday totals 0.2 to 0.5 inch. Normal temps cited for northern West Virginia 35 and southern 39.
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