Eisenhower urges Congress to share atomic info with allies
President Eisenhower asked Congress for authority to share limited battlefield and peacetime atomic information with allied nations and to expand private industry role in nuclear power. He argued changes would strengthen U.S. defense and the free world, noting the 1946 Act is outdated as atomic tech evolves toward varied weapons, submarine propulsion, and civilian power. He proposed two actions: exchange of essential tactical information with allies for defense planning and relaxing security limits to allow peaceful atomic power information exchange. He also sought authority for private citizens to engage in fissionable material production outside the U.S.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
United States
Free World
Monpoly
America
Russia
Soviet Union
Atomic Energy Commission
Economy Outlook Cheered by Chamber of Commerce
Washington notes the U S Chamber of Commerce expressed a cheerful view of the economy saying a return to depression is unlikely while CIO President Walter Reuther warned that reliance on spring and robins for prosperity is dangerous and unrealistic The Chamber cited strong investment and demand high consumer income and plans for capital expenditure as signs of resilience though 1954 may be less buoyant than 1953 Unemployment figures were contested with new Census data showing 3 087 000 jobless in early January about 4 9 percent of the civilian labor force Reuther stressed the unemployment problem is real and currently exists with auto industry signs of no pickup yet including a four day week at Chevrolet’s plant
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Washington
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
CIO
Walter Reuther
Senate House
Commerce Department
Chamber
Reuther
United Auto Workers
Chevrolet
General Motors
Creel and Lakin clash over GOP assets in West Virginia
Former State Republican Chairman Spencer Creel and new chairman James Lakin traded sharp accusations over party finances. Lakin produced a 1.04 check representing cash assets handed to the new administration and urged consolidating financial control. Creel defended his tenure, asserting he paid bills and left a surplus, while charging Lakin with seeking division and misusing funds.
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Parkersburg
Spencer Creel
James O. Lakin
Lakin
State Finance Committee
State Committee
Creel
Charleston
Mr. Lakin
Forest Fire Funding Struggles Across West Virginia
Rains did little to ease the Conservation Department’s major problem as West Virginia faces a $40,000 deficit in firefighting funds before the March 1 start of the season. Director Carl J. Johnson previews budget fixes, proposes using aircraft for panhandle patrols, stricter brush burning rules, and asks wildlife groups to volunteer without pay this spring. He notes past costs for unorganized and organized crews.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Conservation Department
Carl J. Johnson
Johnson
West Va Centennial Plan on C Agenda
The Beckley Area Chamber of Commerce will discuss a proposed West Virginia Centennial celebration at a directors meeting tomorrow night. Plans are in early form, says O L Johnston managing director. West Virginia turns 100 on June 20 1963.
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Beckley Area
Weather Summary From Bevlky and Surrounding Areas
Cloudy and colder tonight with snow flurries in the mountains. Low 25 to 32. Thursday will be fair and milder in the afternoon. Beckley yesterday high 65, low, 32. Oak Hill and other towns report highs in the mid 30s to mid 40s with mixed readings. Precipitation 14. Rivers at Bellepoint and nearby reservoirs show normal stages and clear conditions.
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Beckley
Bellepoint
Bluestone Reservoir
New
Greenbrieer
Disc jockey fired after kiss on air sparks viewer backlash
CHICAGO A disc jockey was fired after kissing film starlet Cleo Moore for more than two minutes on WBKB TV in what he called an audience reaction test. Hundreds of women viewers protested the long kiss accusing Jack Eigen of vulgarity and bad taste, prompting station officials to remove him.
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Chicago
WBKB
American Broadcasting Co
Jack Eigen
Cleo Moore
Eigen
Buckland Trial Delayed For Whisky Charges
The trial of Joe Buckland of Price Hill on charges of selling and possessing tax paid whisky has been postponed to 10 a.m. Saturday before Magistrate J. P. Meadows. Buckland was arrested Saturday night at the Two Way Lunch, which he operates, and officers report he also holds a quantity of beer despite suspended licenses.
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Joe Buckland
Price Hill
J. P. Meadows
Buckland
Wisconsin Man Jailed on Auto Theft Charge
Donald F. Julius of Racine Wisconsin waived a preliminary hearing on auto theft before Magis trate T N Thurman. He was sent to Raleigh County Jail after failing to post 1000 bond for the next grand jury. Julius was brought back to Raleigh County Tuesday after arrest in Maullens. He is accused of taking a 1946 Ford convertible from Wilbur Harrah of Crab Orchard. The car was recovered in Mullens.
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Donald F. Julius
Racine
Wis
T. N. Thurman
Raleigh County
Julius
Maullens
Wisconsin
Wilbur Harrah
Crab Orchard
Mullens
Coffee Probers Blame Weather in Coffee Prices
Four U S housewives delegation from the General Federation of Women's Clubs concluded a three day tour of Sao Paulo and Parana coffee regions. They said frost damage last July caused crop shortages leading to higher prices and that nothing is being hidden at production. In Rome the retail price for medium coffee rose to 1 45 a pound and best quality to 1 80 in a month.
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Sao Paulo
Brazil
U. S
U.S
Brazilian Coffee Institute
Confederation
Theodore S. Chapman
Jerseyville
Ill
Londrina
Parana
Rome
Adm. Wright Named Chief of Atlantic Fleet
Washington reports Admiral Jerauld Wright is named supreme commander of Allied forces in the Atlantic, replacing Admiral Lynde in the post. The White House announced the appointment today.
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Adm. Wright
Atlantic
Washington
White House
U. S
Adm
Jerauld Wright
Allied Forces
Wright
Lynde
Market slides mark third straight decline in New York
The stock market opened lower for the third straight session with the Associated Press index down 1.20 points from yesterday’s slump. New York Central opened at 24.25 after a 1 8 leap to 24 1 4, while RKO Pictures edged at 5 1 2 on a 1 000 share block as the day’s activity began. President Eisenhower announced Wright for dual Atlantic Fleet commands, and McCormick will head the Naval War College in Newport replacing Admiral Connolly. Wright’s posting centers in Norfolk. Wright, 55, a Naval Academy graduate, hails from Amherst Massachusetts.
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New York Central
RKO Pictures
D. McCormick
White House
Fusenhower
Wright
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U.S. Atlantic Command
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Admiral Wright
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McCormick
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Naval War College
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Richard Connolly
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Europe
Forrest P. Sherman
Naval Operations
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Amherst
Mass
Naval Academy At
Annapolis
West Virginia liquor practices under FBI scrutiny
FBI agents are probing liquor and wine distributors who work with West Virginia's state monopoly through local relatives. The inquiry, ongoing for weeks, seeks possible violations of the Corrupt Practices Act and could go to a federal grand jury. The case involves St George Winery and its $25,000 yearly state account.
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Charleston
FBI
Pittsburgh
Gov. Marland
Joseph W. Marland
Glen Rogers
West Virginia
St. George Winery
Egg Harbor
N.J
Duncan W. Daugherty
Huntington
U. S
Sophia Lions Club to hear defense talk by Judge Knapp
Sophia Lions Club members will hear a talk on National Defense by Circuit Court Judge Norman Knapp at their regular meeting at 6 30 p m today in the Sophia Methodist Church.
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Sophia Lions Club
National Defense
Norman Knapp
Sophia Methodist Church
Policewoman Proposes Juvenile Delinquency Reduction Plan
Philadelphia police official Norma B. Carson proposes a six point program to cut juvenile delinquency. Key ideas include closer home supervision, instilling obedience early, curbing teen hangouts and corner stores, restricting teen car ownership until high school graduation, mobilizing church leadership, and reducing sex education material seen by youths. Carson cites lack of home supervision as a major factor and notes teens seek thrills, with girls from middle and upper classes implicated in shoplifting.
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Philadelphia
United States
Norma B. Carson
America
Carson
Emergency Feed Funds Depleted in Raleigh County
Raleigh County drought committee chair Kelly Farmer reports the emergency livestock feeding fund is exhausted with 1900 allotted for hay transport. At a Tuesday meeting approvals exceeded the allotment by 225, with 20 farmers receiving 36 tons of hay 693 bushels of corn and 12800 pounds of mixed feed. A second corn carload is expected in two weeks as grazing remains scarce until after April 1.
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Raleigh County
Kelly Farmer
Car Theft and Parole Violation Charged
Carlos Mack Lilly of Crab Orchard was jailed in Raleigh County after waiving preliminary hearing on auto theft in Magistrate Thurman's court. He faces a parole violation and failed to post a $1,000 bond for appearance before the next grand jury. Lilly was recently released on parole from the West Virginia State Penitentiary in December.
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Carlos Mack Lilly
Crab Orchard
Raleigh
Lilly
T. N. Thurman
West Virginia
Lon
Safe Passage Guaranteed Roks Warned 8th Army Will Defend Indians
General Maxwell D. Taylor warned Seoul that the 8th Army will protect Indian troops from any attack as they move from the Panmunjom neutral zone to ships at Inchon. He said the movement will proceed as scheduled and will handle any interference, amid joint questions over safety guarantees for 76 Korean prisoners and 12 Chinese now en route to India.
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Seoul
Maxwell D. Taylor
South Korea
ROK
Pyun Yung Tai
Won Yung Duk
India
Taylor
ROK Defense
Sohn Won Ii
8Th Army
Panmunjom
Won
Republic of Korea
North
Turnpike Patrol Staffing And Costs Outlined
State Police will recruit new troopers in May to fill gaps created as troopers shift to a Turnpike patrol coalition. The Turnpike Commission plans to pay DPS or governor’s fund for the patrol costs, with possible special Legislature action. The DPS will recruit troopers three months before August 1 opening, then reassign them to posts to relieve seasoned troopers for the Turnpike duty.
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Okey L. Patteson
The
Turnpike Commission
Register Today
Patteson
Department of Public Safety
DPS
STC
Milk Container Ruling Attacked in Wheeling Suit
Garvin's Jersey Farms filed suit in Ohio County Circuit Court to block Agriculture Commissioner McLaughlin from removing its skimmed milk sold in "Two Plus Two" containers. He had called the wording misleading and urged grocers to remove the product earlier this month.
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Wheeling
J. B. McLaughlin
Garvin
Jersey Farms
Ohio County
McLaughlin
Army Chaplain Tours Prince William Engineers Project
Fort Belvoir chaplain First Lieutenant John S. Stannard conducted a public relations tour of the Army Engineers project at Prince Was today. O L Johnston Beckley Area Chamber of Commerce executive secretary said Stannard will also visit Beckley and inspect city sites with Johnston guiding him through the area.
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Army Engineers Project
Prince
Fort Belvoir
John S. Stannard
Beckley
O. L. Johnston
Beckley Area
Johnston
Stannard
Fun Boo Boo prank ends with injury in McLoud
Curtiss Has kell Smith and his wife Audrey visited Mrs Lena Cot ney in McLoud Oklahoma planning a closet Boo moment. Their 14 year old nephew Marvin returned home first, heard a noise, armed with a .22 pistol, and shot Curtis Smith in the elbow when he yelled Boo.
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Mcloud, Okla
Curtiss Haskell Smith
Audrey
Lena Cotney
Smith
J. CC. Farris
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