Vanguard Succeeds In Launch Of Weather Eye Satellite
Vanguard rocket lifts from Cape Canaveral carrying a 21% pound weather observing satellite. Three stages fired smoothly and signals from Ft Monmouth confirmed reception at 108 megacycles. NASA expected official word on orbit within hours as rivals Soviet Sputnik ILI remains airborne.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Army Signal Corps Research and Development Laboratory
Ft. Monmouth
N. J
Washington
U. S
Vanguard
Fred Pierce Wins Trophy at Raleigh County Horsemen Meet
About 30 Raleigh County Horsemen members gathered at the Coca Cola Bottling Co building for a Monday night meeting. Essays on What My Horse Means to Me determined winners Fred Pierce eleven, Polley Hale ten and Ray Ormandy nine with miniature horses donated by Frank Pierce.
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Raleigh County Horsemen's Association
Coca-Cola Bottling Co
What
Fred Pierce
Danny Snuffer
Sammy Shrewsbury
Ray Ormandy
Polley Hale
Linda Ormandy
Pierce
William “Andy” Shrewsbury
Ida Kay Amon
Gerry Cole
Sammy Bair
Frank Pierce
Navy Blimp Crashes Killing Four Crewmen
A Navy blimp crashed in a swamp near Washington North Carolina early today killing four of seven crew members and injuring three. The four deceased were trapped inside while three injured jumped or were thrown clear. The craft, based at Glynco Naval Air Station Brunswick Georgia, ruptured fuel tanks sparked the fire. Names of the dead to be released after kin notification. injured listed as Lt Linford May Oswego Oregon Roy Lyon Ferndale Michigan and Orville L Moore Medallister Oklahoma.
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Washington, N.C
Here
Washington
Pinetown
Glynco Naval Air Station
Brunswick
Airship Squadron 2
Glynco
Lakehurst Naval Air Station
Linford May
Oswego
Ore
Roy Lyon
Ferndale
Mich
Orville L. Moore
MedAllister
Okla
Polograph Test Clears Collins in Pineville case
PINEVILLE RNS Bill Collins about 35 Brenton was released by Wyoming County authorities after a lie detector test at State Police headquarters in Charleston indicated he was not involved in the February 6 beating and robbery of 64 year old Frank C. Lucas. Sheriff Short said the test showed truth on all but one question about knowledge of the assailants. Lucas remains unconscious and listed as slightly improved.
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Pineville
RNS
Bill Collins
Brenton
Wyoming
Charleston
Frank C. Lucas
East Pineville
Collins
Bert Short
Two Suits Seek Total Of $1,100
Two suits totaling $1,100 were filed Friday in the Raleigh County Circuit Clerk’s office. Audrey Bolen sues Clark Champ Walker and Vida L. Walker for $500, while E. F. Keyser Roy Keyser and Thomas Keyser doing business as Maxwell Keyser Plumbing are named defendants in a $600 suit brought by Charles T. and Mable L. Ross. Details of the suits are not available.
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Raleigh
Audrey Bolen
Clark Champ Walker
Vida L. Walker
E. F. Keyser
Roy Keyser
Thomas Keyser
Maxwell & Keyser Plumbing
Charles T
Mable L. Ross
Eccles Motorist Freed On Bond
Elliott J. Ellis of Eccles was released on a 500 bond after appearing before Magistrate Cotton White following arrest for driving while drunk. Other locals jaileds include Thomas Goodson of Beaver for drunkenness and allowing a drunken person to drive, Walter E. Adams of Cranberry released to doctor care, and Larry R. Snuffer of Grab Orchard taken for military court on AWOL charges.
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Raleigh
Cotton White
Elliott J. Ellis
Eccles
Ellis
Thomas Goodson
Beaver
Beckley
Walter E. Adams
Cranberry
Larry R. Snuffer
Grab Orchard
Pay Protection Urged For Mine Employes
Charleston bill House 331 to insure mine workers receive full wages even if a mine fails. West and Mitchell sponsor, bond varies by workforce from 3000 to 30000 dollars, Dept of Mines permit required, UMWA backs measure citing lost pay when coal firms collapse, especially smaller operators.
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Charleston
House of Delegates
Marshall G. West
Wyoming
Cecil Mitchell
Committee On Mining
United Mine Workers of America
Secretary of State
Department of Mines
Dept. of Mines
James Leeber
United Mine Workers
West Virginia Weather Report
Cloudy with occasional rain tonight and Wednesday. Temperatures near 33 to 39 degrees with milder conditions in the day. Beckley reports a low around freezing. Bluestone Reservoir shows normal stage with five gates open at Bellepoint.
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Beckley High
Ieeedduwers Sae
Bluestone
Scientists study freezing man for long space journeys
Los Angeles AP reports UCLA biotechnologist Dr John Lyman plans to freeze small animals first to test suspended life. He envisions frozen sleep making interstellar trips possible with automated ships and revived travelers arriving centuries later with no age increase during the voyage.
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Los Angeles
University of California At
John Lyman
UCLA
Biotechnology Laboratory
Lyman
Dr. Lyman
Voyager
Beck Tax Evasion Trial Nears Jury After 57 Court Days
In Tacoma Washington AP report notes the income tax evasion trial of Dave Beck 63 former Teamsters Union president is expected to go to a federal jury Wednesday. Government evidence spans 57 court days thousands of exhibits and 115 witnesses seeking to prove Beck evaded 240000 in 1950 53 taxes. Defense countered with one accountant Carl Huston who testified Beck controlled little bookkeeping while Beck’s B and B Co books were shown as key records.
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Tacoma
Wash
Dave Beck
U.S
Teamsters Union
Beck
Carl Huston
Seattle
B & B Co
Internal Revenue Service
Houston
Charles Burdell
Native Texas Turncoat Attempts To Build A New Life
Claude Batchelor once held a life sentence for aiding the enemy. Paroled Jan 29, he works as a junior accountant in Andrews, Texas, seeking a fresh start while balancing past loyalties. He may write about staying with the Communists after Korea. His employer says he is hardworking and likeable but still haunted by prison.
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Federal Correctional Institute At
Texarkana
U.S
Kermit, Tex
Paul D. Lassiter
Andrews
Lassiter
Batchelor
Landfills Discussed At Court Session
Raleigh County Court held a morning session focused on sanitary landfills. Harold Smith of Shady Spring urged a local landfill, arguing it would improve communities. the court advised selecting a site first and seeking funds later. President H G Farmer noted money is the key and federal aid is not yet secured. Two notary public applications were approved for Beulah Pulliam and Polly Jo Cook of Beckley.
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Raleigh County Court
Harold Smith
Shady Spring
H. G. Farmer
Smith
Farmer
Notary Public
Beulah Pulliam
Polly Jo Cook
Beckley
Brilliant Object Sighted Near Marysville by Listeners
A bright light moving slowly northeast past Marysville was reported by about a dozen listeners to radio station KMYC on Monday night. The object emitted a smoke trail as it traveled, drawing interest from the local audience.
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Marysville
Calif
KMYC
Delegates Vote on Liquor Resolutions in Charleston
In Charleston the House delegates debated liquor resolutions with party caucuses and a motion to recommit. Majority Floor Leader T E Myles moved to send the measure back to the Temperance Committee to avoid recording stances on constitutional amendments. Raleigh County delegates Vennari and Harmon opposed recommitment. Hall and Stacy supported it. Fayette delegates Walker and Myles voted yea. Hobart Booth opposed. Belcher and West supported recommitment for Wyoming County.
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Charleston
House of Delegates
T. E. Myles
Raleigh County
Paul J. Vennari
Roy Lee Har‘mon
O. D. Hall
Ted Stacy
Yeas
Fayette
Walker
Myles
Beckley Man Jailed On Moonshine Charge
Carlo Spradley of Millis Street was jailed in Raleigh County on a moonshine still charge by U S Treasury agents at 12 20 p m today. He was on bond until the March term where speeding and obstructing an officer charges await trial after a hung jury in the current term.
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Carlo Spradley
Millis Street
Raleigh
U. S. Treasury Department
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Division
Spradley
Labor Chiefs Mull March On Washington By Unemployed
AFL-CIO leaders in San Juan discuss mobilizing hundreds of thousands of jobless Americans for a march on Washington to press for action. Walter Reuther outlines statements criticizing Eisenhower policies and proposes a mass protest by train, auto, and on foot to force economic legislation and full employment. He cites January unemployment at 4.7 million and argues many more are discouraged or under employed.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Afl-Cio
Washington
Eisenhower
Walter Reuther
Afl-Cio Economic Committee
Eailies
Executive Council
Soviet Union
Reuther
Congress
Lansing
Mich
United Auto Workers
Industrial Union
Wyoming Sheriff Nabs Fugitive After Car Identification
Wyoming County Sheriff Bert Short arrested Frank Roy Cox 23 after recognizing him as a suspect fleeing in a car. Cox, wanted for robbing two coal company stores, admitted involvement in the Maben Store break in on January 1 and a follow up robbery at Mallory Coal Co. Store in Logan County. He and Marvin Millard Morgan, 2, Pineville, were indicted by a grand jury for breaking and entering. Cox had recently been released from the state penitentiary at Moundsville.
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Pineville
ANS
Wyoming
Bert Short
Logan
Frank Roy Cox
Glen Daniel
Short
Cox
Maben
Winding Gulf Coals
Mallory Coal Co
Logan County
Marvin Millard Morgan
State Penitentiary
Moundsville
Gas explosion in Pakistani mine kills thirty nine near Md
In a mining disaster near Md, Pakistan, thirty nine workers are reported killed in a gas explosion. Rescue teams are evacuating the site as investigators search for causes and additional casualties. Local authorities have declared a temporary closure of the mine and ordered safety inspections across the sector.
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Karachi
Pakistan
M d
Wart As Airliner Dodges Jet Bomber
A Miami bound Eastern Air Lines Electra narrowly avoided a midair collision with a U S Air Force B47 near Chattanooga Tennessee. The Electra Flight 127 from Chicago at 23 000 feet was climbing when the bomber flashed past about 400 feet to the left. Seventeen passengers and a crew of five were aboard. Captain Raymond Ruprecht said he dived the aircraft into a 1500 foot climb to avert disaster as the bomber sped an estimated 600 mph.
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Miami
Fla
Eastern Air Lines
Electra
Air Force
Chattanooga
Tenn
Raymond Ruprecht
Chicago
Ruprecht
Miami Springs
V. C., Tays
Northwest Airlines
West Virginia election change bill moves to Senate action
Charleston AP reports a House approved bill shifting West Virginia off year primaries from August to May faced final Senate passage. The calendar also includes a tax forgiveness measure for back taxes on money and bank deposits dating to last November 4, the date voters approved a constitutional amendment exempting those deposits from property tax.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Senate
House
Harry R. Pauley
Printing Firm Gets New Head
Joe L. Smith Jr. is the new president of Biggs Johnston-Withrow Inc. succeeding C. Marshall Johnston who is elected executive vice president and remains general manager. New officers include Sibbley Weatherford secretary and Hulett C. Smith treasurer. A Monday meeting at Valley Drive offices amended the corporate charter to broaden powers beyond printing.
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Joe L. Smith Jr
Biggs Johnston - Withrow Inc
C. Marshall Johnston
Johnston
Sibbley Weatherford
Hulett C. Smith
Valley Drive
Smith
Liquor By The Drink Debated In West Virginia House
Charleston report describes the 34th Legislature wrestling with three temperance resolutions seeking a 1960 voter decision. Dems and Republicans caucused, resolutions sent back to Temperance Committee, debate labeled political theater, possible revival anticipated as supporters vow further action.
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Charleston
House of Delegates
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