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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Feb 15, 1955

Page

8

Two-Gun Huang Leaves Orphans In Good Hands

Formosa report follows Huang Pa-mei, famed guerrilla lord, as she arrives with about 100 Tachens orphans. She visits Taiji orphanage, praises improved care, and signals a return to fight the Reds on Nan chishan Island with two Mauser pistols still in her possession.

Taipei Formosa Huang Pa-mei Yangtze River Huang Nanchishan Island Hollywood Chiahsing Winghu Chekiang Two-Gun Yangtze Shanghai-Hankow Japan U.S Ininghu Chusan Island Chiang Kai-shek

Courtesy Now Taught In Russian Schools

In Moscow a drive to teach courtesy and politeness to children gains momentum. Teachers Gazette and Komsomol Pravda report on rudeness and the need for cultural habits in school and daily life. An 11 and 12 year old class showed progress after instruction in saying thank you and respectful behavior.

Moscow Teachers Gazette Ministry of Education Komsomol Pravda Soviet Communist Youth League Teacher Gazette

Pedestrian Vindicated After Hood Jump Chase

Curtis Maxwell, a petroleum engineer, stopped a car blocking a downtown pedestrian lane by climbing onto the hood and crossing the windshield. Walter Sama chased four blocks and caught Maxwell, who faced a charge of damaging personal property. The court found Maxwell not guilty. damages were disputed between Sama and a repairman.

Houston Tex Curtis Maxwell Walter M. Sama Maxwell Sama William A. Miller Jr

Diesel Craft to Replace Towboats On Ohio River Before Year's End

Cincinnati report says Ohio River Co president Morris Creditor plans to retire three stern wheel towboats Omar John J Rowe and Charles Dorrance by year end. Replacements will be 3000 horsepower diesel boats costing about 800000 each. Delta Queen and Avalon remain as passenger boats on limited excursions.

Ohio River Omar Cincinnati Licking River

West German youths debate rearmament in public meetings

In Frankfurt and across West Germany, youths and students confront rearmament amid public forums. A veteran and teenagers clash over duty and memory while polls show broad unease about donning a uniform. The Socialist led unions oppose any armament, and postwar re-education is blamed for anti-military sentiment.

Frankfurt Germany Western Germany West German Defense Commission European Army Project EDC French National Assembly West German Trade Union Federation Soviet Zone Federal Republic

Legislative Bills Introduced In Senate Monday

Sen Chenoweth proposes a Southeast Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact with Alabama Florida Georgia Kentucky Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee and Virginia with the state forester as compact administrator West Virginia to have four advisory members including Senate and House designees and two gubernatorial appointees from forestry interests The measure outlines mutual aid and reimbursement provisions Sen Martin seeks a police board charge filing system Hearings and appeals Also several other bills include gun rights for landowners dog damage limits and amateur radio plates For Lewis County education funding a 62540 appropriation is requested to boost school construction aiding state aid eligibility for 1951 1953 acts

Sen. Chenoweth Randolph Alabama Florida Georgia Kentucky Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee Virginia West Virginia Senate House Commission On Interstate Cooperation Sen Martin Berkeley Parker Monroe Jasper D-Greenbrier Vassar R-Lewis State General Revenue Fund Lewis County Board of Education Lewis

Burglary at Canmitol Savings and Loan in Chicago

A gray-haired woman with a pistol entered the Canmitol Savings and Loan Association vault as two men installed a burglar alarm. She ordered Manager Mitchell Bishart to surrender cash from the drawer, and she and two male accomplices escaped with 1187 dollars.

Chicago Canmitol Savings and Loan Assn Mitchell Bishart

Hinton votes to end flooride in water supply

Hinton city council approves an ordinance to remove flooride from the municipal water after residents voted overwhelmingly in a special election to discontinue flooridation. The move ends a process that had continued for several months.

Hinton Little American John S. Amos Mineral Wells West Virginia Associated Crop Growers Frederic Metze Hedgesville Frank Schroeder Parkersburg U. S. Navy School of Music West Virginia University Monongah Spencer Warwood Clarksburg Victory High School West Virginia State College At Institute State Industrial and Publicity Commission West Virginia Fourth Naval District E. H. von Heimburg U. S. Navy Philadelphia Weirton Steel Co. Uills Marine Corps Reserve Training Center Steubenville Federal Reserve Bank

Bonanzagram No 4 Prisoners Plan for Escape

A well guarded prison thwarted escapes until one warm evening sirens sounded. A prisoner slipped away while authorities found a crumpled diary page in his cell. The scribbled plan revealed the method too late.

BonanzaGram Contest Rules and Timing Highlights

The Bonanza Gram is a new word puzzle in which contestants insert letters to complete an unpunctuated message. Entries, with only one hand drawn replica, must be mailed on a 2 cent postcard by noon February 23, with a weekly $20 prize and a final Saturday or Sunday announcement. multiple winners split the prize, or roll to the next week if unsolved.

Beckley Post-Herald &Raleigh Register Bonanzagram The Raleigh Register and Beckley Post- Herald

D Headquarters Ready for President

Washington civil defense director Val Peterson says an executive headquarters has been prepared outside the capital where the President would retire in case of air attack and promptly relay to the nation by radio details of events actions and civilian guidance.

Washington Civil Defense Val Peterson

Taxpayers Face Bill for 370000 New Classrooms and 1 Million More Teachers

The United States must raise funds to build 370000 classrooms and hire one million more teachers amid crowding from a 22 percent enrollment surge. The plan contemplates higher taxes or more bond issues with possible federal support. Teacher pay, inflation, and regional salary disparities add to district concerns, while President Eisenhower seeks seven billion dollars for emergency construction with 200 million in grants and 900 million in loans backed by federal guarantees.

New York The Tax Foundation Eisenhower

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