Possible Nationalist evacuation of Nanchishan feared
In Formosa reports suggest Chiang Kai-shek may pull out Nanchishan, the northern anchor of his offshore island chain, after officials hinted that offshore islands would not be defended. Analysts say the United States likely refused further aid if Reds invade, signaling a cautious stance.
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Taipei
Formosa
China
Nanchishan
Chiang Kai-shek
Tachen Islands
United States
Nanchi
Chiang Kaishek
Beckley Post Office praised as well run by regional director
Washington regional postal chief R E Donovan called Beckley Post Office very well run after a tour. He manages mail handling in the Washington region under a new decentralization plan with 15 regions and 94 districts planned. He visited with Beckley Postmaster A Fray Lilly and assistant I E Borrer. President Eisenhower attacked the Democratic plan to cut income taxes next year as fiscally irresponsible and tied to extensions of corporate and excise taxes. He hinted at a possible tax cut but warned against raising revenue deficits. The president also addressed wheat for Russia, disarmament prospects, Formosa cease fire, Congress relations, and United Nations support.
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Beckley Post Office
R. E. O’donovan
Washington
Post Office Services
O'Donovan
O’donovan
Maryland
Virginia
Delaware
District of Columbia
West Virginia
Beckley
Jess Poffenbarger
Charleston
A. Fray Lilly
I. E. Borrer
Assisant Beckley
Eisenhower
Russia
Soviet Union
Formosa
United States
Formosa Strait
Anthony Eden
Eden
Bangkok
Congress
House
Sam Rayburn
Rayburn
White House
United Nations
Senate
Knowland
Calif
New York
U.N
Suport
International Agency
Mount Tabor High Board to Protest Raleigh County action
Mount Tabor Christian High School trustees plan a March 4 meeting to decide protest steps after criticizing Raleigh County Board of Education for handling a compulsory attendance survey. Rev. B C Jennings said the private school's delegation was barred from presenting and was shown a prewritten statement. He urged clarity on whether the attendance law would be invoked.
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Mount Tabor Christian High School
Raleigh County Board of Education
B. C. Jennings
Board of Education
Two boys found dead by killer mother in Texas
Mrs. Ann Williams confessed to killing her two sons Calvin nine and Conrad eight. She kept the bodies in a Houston apartment for nearly a week, then dismembered them with razor blades and buried them as spoiled venison near Algoa. Williams, a Pasadena store clerk, said her husband is in prison and she killed the boys due to ill health and inability to care for them. Deputies plan double murder charges. The case involves alleged use of sleeping pills bought in Mexico and an assumed name while buying a car.
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Houston
Tex
Ann Williams
Pasadena
C. V. Kern
Calvin
Conrad
Mexico
Irby
Clayton Johnson Jr
Williams
Johnson
West Virginia Weather Summary and Temperatures
Fragments describe fair and colder tonight with a low near 22 to 30 degrees. Beckley records yesterday 7 a.m. to today noon with Oak Hill 7 a.m. today. Rivers at Bellepoint show normal stage with unclear notes. Bluestone Reservoir normal stage and clear conditions.
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Fairy
Beckley
Oak Hill High
Bellepoint
Greenbrier
Teen-Ager Enters No-Contest Plea in Child Assault Case
A 15-year-old girl charged with assault and battery on a two-year-old she cared for pled no contest before Juvenile Court Judge Harry L. McCreery. Judgment slated by March 26. attorney H. B. Payne accompanied her. The case was certified to Juvenile Court by Magistrate T. N. Thurman after determining the defendant was a juvenile. The complaint was filed by Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hawley of First Ave.
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Harry L. McCreery
McCreery
Ray Hawley
First Ave
City Council Candidates Invited by Raleigh Club Meeting
The Young Democratic Club of Raleigh County invites City Council candidates to attend its 8 p.m. meeting today in the Circuit Courtroom of the Raleigh County Courthouse.
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Young Democratic Club
Raleigh County
West Virginia House weighs road funds and teacher pay hike
The House approved a gasoline tax increase from five to seven cents a gallon 56 to 42 to fund road construction with half the rise earmarked for secondary roads. A companion measure outlines each county’s share. The Senate considers a teacher pay rise of seven to eight million dollars yearly and a plan to distribute funds by teacher count, plus a possible social security option for teachers. A state building authority bill passed 64 to 31, and a separate political reform bill cleared the Senate 19 to 12.
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Senate
Chamber
Finance Committee
Sen
Moats
West Virginia
del. Gentry
D-Cabell
House
House Finance Committee
Marland
Flannery
Bowles
Loop
Amos
Judiciary Committee
Chicago Mayor Defeated in Vote
Chicago Mayor Martin H. Kennelly, aligned with the regular Democratic machine, narrowly loses the party primary. County Clerk Richard J. Daley, 52, the machine candidate, wins by over 100000 votes to face Alderman Robert E. Merriam, 36, in the April 5 election after a weak GOP primary.
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Chicago
Martin H. Kennelly
Richard J. Daley
Organization
Daley
Robert E. Merriam
Armed Forces Day Queen Selection Planned for Beckley
A queen for Beckley Armed Forces Day on May 20 or 21 will be chosen from Raleigh County high schools and Beckley College. J E Sharp, general chairman, said the selection procedure was set at a committee meeting. Buck Ross to be parade marshal. deputies nominated include S M Bledsoe and I Wilbur Bays.
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Beckley
Raleigh County
Beckley College
J. E. Sharp
A. A. (Buck) Ross
S. M. Bledsoe
I. Wilbur
Trash Dumpers Warned At Memorial Airport
Penman Road area near Memorial Airport was found littered with trash during a Tuesday review of runway plans. Airport Manager C Harold Hanks warned that anyone caught dumping will be prosecuted by county officials.
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Penman
Memorial Airport
C. Harold Hanks
Hanks
Bus Boys In Mud Delays Cabell Heights School Run
A school bus bogged down in mud on a Cabell Heights run forced the shutdown of the route transporting about 60 Mabscott Elementary pupils. Officials expect repair crews from the State Road Commission to fix the road soon while the high school route continues on Eccles Road, as it travels a shorter distance.
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Cabell Heights
Mabscott
State Road Commission
Eccles
Legislature Today Sets Sessions and Senate Budget Move
The Legislature Today notes both houses convene at 2 p.m. The Senate plans a passage vote on a bill to fund teacher salary increases outside the state aid formula and to establish state share mechanisms for Social Security coverage. The House moves to pin down county by county local road allocations at amendment stage.
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Assuvetarn
Senate
Kilgore Pushes Harlan Judicial Fit Over Legal Theory
Senator Kilgore leads the Judiciary Committee in hearings on Judge John Marshall Harlan for the Supreme Court. He argues the panel should assess honesty, integrity and qualifications rather than how he would rule on law. About 15 witnesses are expected to oppose confirming Harlan, with a Senate decision anticipated.
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Kilgore
Harlan
Senate
McConnaughey
Commerce Committee
Democrats
Ohio
Eisenhower
FCC
Congress Highlights and Senate Actions on Tax and Appointments
Washington reports the House Rules Committee moves to clear floor debate on a Democratic tax cut plan while Republicans press President Eisenhower to oppose the proposed 20 per person cut set to start next January. Ways and Means ties the tax cut to an administration bill keeping current corporate and excise rates. The Senate debates a Pay Bill raising Congress salaries from 15 000 to 22 500. Kefauver predicts passage today. The Senate Internal Security subcommittee meets in closed session over Matusow claims and names Albert E Khan in a publishing contract. John Marshall Harlan's Supreme Court nomination spurs Senate Judiciary Committee closed hearings.
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Washington
Eisenhower
House
Kilgore
D-W.va
Senate
John Marshall Harlan
Supreme Court
Senate Judiciary Committee
Harlan
Senate Commerce Committee
George C. McConnaughey
Ohio
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
New York City
Robert H. Jackson
McConnaughey
House Rules Committee
Ways and Means
Congress
Sen
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Matusow
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
Harvey Matusow
Albert E. Khan
New York
Crozet Superhighway Bill Introduced In House
A West Virginia highway plan would authorize the State Turnpike Commission to study and build a four lane Crozet spur from Harpers Ferry to the Kentucky line near Huntington. The measure envisions two sections and uses bond or toll revenues to repay costs. A separate tax bill proposes seven cents per gallon on gasoline and diesel fuel, removing a 25 gallon exemption and potentially boosting state road revenues by up to 750000 annually.
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Charleston
State Turnpike Commission
West Virginia
del. Stalnaker
Randolph
Harpers Ferry
Kentucky
Huntington
Heaters
Braxton County
House
Francis
What Lent Means to Me
Editor’s Note by Martha Peregoy daughter of Cc G Peregoy Beckley WV. reflects on Lent as fasting and self denial to measure spiritual growth. She notes giving up personal desires, recognizing God’s gift through Jesus, and questions whether her love for God meets the challenge.
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Martha Perego
God
Ash Wednesday Services Open Lent Across NYC Churches
New York observances mark the start of Lent with ashes distributed in Roman Catholic and several Protestant churches. The penitential season lasts until Holy Saturday, April 9, with Easter the following day.
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New York
Second Road Fatality In Raleigh County School Zone
An eight year old Stanaford girl, Elaine Larimore, was struck and killed in front of a school at 8 40 a m making Raleigh County s second highway fatality of 1955. Driver Robert Arthur Campbell 40 of Glen Morgan faces speeding in a school zone and negligent homicide with a scheduled hearing at 1 p m. The child s family includes her parents Robert L Lairmore and Betty Jean sister to stay with grandparents Lacy Akers in Stanaford. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Quesenberry and Webb Funeral Home. Raleigh County s first fatality of the year was Charles Ray Asbury 21 of Packsville who drowned Jan 8.
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Stanaford
Raleigh County
Elaine Larimore
Robert L
Lairmore
Indianapolis
Ind
Lacy Akers
Raleigh General Hospital
Paul E. Vaughn
B. B. Richmond
Robert Arthur Campbell
Glen Morgan
Campbell
J. E. Mays
Fillmore
Betty Jean
Quesenberry and Webb
Charles Ray Asbury
Packsville
Coal River
Charges Mount Against Wytheville Prisoner
Robert Taylor of Wytheville Virginia faces a new auto larceny charge after state police arrested him in Raleigh County. He led officers to a stolen 1951 Chevrolet on the Lewis Chevrolet lot in Danville Virginia, where the car was taken on February 5. He is wanted in Wyoming County for car theft felony assault grand larceny and possibly breaking and entering and is expected to have a hearing Thursday on the Danville car charge.
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Robert Taylor
Wytheville
Raleigh
Taylor
Danville
Wyoming County
Beaver Runaways Held After Stolen Car Wreck
Three Beaver juveniles reported as runaways wrecked a stolen car in Greenbrier County early this morning. Homer Tate, 17, was admitted to Ronceverte Hospital, with the other two youths held in Lewisburg Jail. The vehicle, owned by Mrs. Jack Ferguson of Beckley, suffered heavy damage.
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Beckley
Greenbrier
Beaver
Homer Tate
Ronceverte Hospital
Lewisburg
Jack Ferguson
Greater Beckley Days Bargain Event Planned
Residents in the Greater Beckley shopping area will enjoy the annual Bargain Days this Friday and Saturday. Downtown merchants and some outlying stores offer exceptional values with banners in windows to guide shoppers. Parking is ample in municipal lots, on-street spaces, and private lots. The event will showcase Spring fashion previews and Winter close-out bargains, with The Register featuring ads and a Spring Fashion Supplement on March 13.
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Beckley
The
Register
Prince St
New In Shoes
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