Rebels Fire On Havana Post Seize 3 AP Men
Cuban rebels opened fire on the Havana Post building injuring no one reported. three Associated Press staffers including Larry Allen and George Kaufman were briefly detained and later released after questioning. The assault targeted the AP office and editorial space as chaos and gunfire roiled Havana amid the post-revolt convulsions.
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Havana
Associated Press
Larry Allen
George Kaufman
Harold Valentine
Miami
Post
The
Allen
Kaufman
Valentine
Solons To Study Guard Squabble
FAIRMONT AP West Virginia's two newly elected Democrats Byrd and Randolph will meet city officials and State Adj Gen Blake to discuss the fate of the 01st Armored Field Artillery Battalion and the 249th Army band amid a Guard reorganization dispute. Major Wilson Morris was relieved of command of the 201st after reporting a move to Huntington, and Morgantown Democrat William A Moreland has called for a legislative investigation of the entire reorganization.
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Robert C. Byrd
Jennings Randolph
Flarmont
Adj
William E. Blake
01St Armored Field Artillery
249Th Army Band
Wilson Morris
201St
Huntington
Blake
Byrd
Randolph
William A. Moreland
Morgantown
Castro names ex judge Urrutia provisional Cuba leader
Castro proclaims ex judge Manuel Urrutia as provisional president while his followers seize Havana. Ernesto Guevara and Camilo CiEnfuegos lead rebels to Camp Columbia as Batista’s government collapses and a nationwide general strike halts normal life. Pino Socarras arrives in Havana backing the revolution.
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Havana
Castro
Manuel Urrutia
Oriente
Santiago de Cuba
Batista
Camp Columbia
Ernesto Guevara
Camilo Cienfuegos
Fulgencio Batista
Urrutia
iCastro
Santiago
Cuba
Carlos Piio Socarras
Miami
Pino
Batista asserts manpower edge was insufficient in Cuba
In exile in Ciudad Trujillo, Fulgencio Batista says his 37,000-strong army could not match Fidel Castro’s rebels, estimating 100 men per guerrilla needed. He notes Castro’s guerrilla tactics, superior armament, and continuous weapon supplies to rebels, while government forces were under-supplied. Batista claims Castro’s terror secured rural support and reflects on political uncertainty ahead. He sits with his wife and three of eight children. others are in the United States.
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Ciudad Trujillo
Dominican Republic
Fulgencio Batista
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Tito
Yugoslavia
Batista
Mao Tze-tung
Chiang Kai-shek
Castro
Eisenhower Rejects Soviet Berlin Demands in New Year Exchange
President Eisenhower urged Soviet leaders to apply their peace rhetoric to Berlin policy as he reiterated U.S., British, and French refusal to withdraw from Berlin. He warned that Soviet plans to make Berlin a free city would cede control to Communists, urging broader German and European security talks. Khrushchev and Voroshilov called for resumed efforts toward peaceful coexistence and a curb on Cold War tensions.
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Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Berlin
Nikita Khrushchev
Klimenti E. Voroshilov
Here
United States
Khrushchev
Voroshilov
Bank of Raleigh Plans New $422000 Building in Beckley
The Bank of Raleigh signs a $422,000 contract with B F Parrot and Co of Roanoke for a new one story bank at S Kanawha and East Main. The 14,000 square foot facility will include two drive in islands a community room and future elevator access with full electric heating. The project aims completion by December 1 to mark the bank’s 60th anniversary.
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Bank of Raleigh
S. Kanawha and
East Main St
B. F. Parrot and Co
Roanoke
E. S. Pugh
Pugh
East Main
S. Kanawha St
S. Kanawha
Diebold, Inc
American Furnishing
Beckley
Rayburn Moves Aimed At Ending Rules Rebellion
Washington AP reports Speaker Sam Rayburn coordinates huddles to quell a liberal bid to curb the House Rules Committee. The committee is split with Republicans and Southern Democrats in control. liberals seek rule changes or a liberal Democrat addition. Rayburn plans to oppose, aiming for a caucus showdown next Tuesday. If caucus fails, reforms may be reconsidered at the assembly.
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Rayburn
Washington
Sam Rayburn
D-Tex
House Rules Committee
Rules Committee
Texas
Congress
Rayurn
West Virginia Aide Bill Seen Likely To Pass
Senator Jennings Randolph of West Virginia predicted presidential approval for a new program to aid distressed areas including West Virginia. He noted Eisenhower vetoed a similar bill last June and expected Congress to prioritize such legislation in the new session starting Wednesday with possible emergency provisions to speed aid.
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Washington
West Virginia
Jennings Randolph
D-Wva
Eisenhower
Randolph
Congress
Crash Victim's Funeral Sunday in Beckley
Funeral services for Andrew Lang Jr. of Beckley will be held Sunday at 1 p.m. in the Church of God and Christ East Beckley with Elder W C Cook officiating. Burial will follow in Greenwood Memorial Cemetery. Lang 26 died instantly Tuesday when his car struck a utility pole on South Fayette Street. He served in the Navy seven years. Survivors include his wife Patricia daughter at home mother Mrs Mary Lang Beckley father Andrew Lang Cleveland and sister Mrs Virginia Baker Detroit. Body to be taken from Durgan Funeral Home to the church one hour before services.
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Andrew Lang Jr
Beckley
Church of God and Christ
East Beckley
W. C. Cook
Lee Herbert
Greenwood Memorial Cemetery
Lang
South Fayette St
Navy
Sally Lang
Patricia Lang
Mary Lang
Andrew Lang
Cleveland
Virginia Baker
Detroit
Durgan Funeral Home
West Virginia Bank Call Issued by State Banking Chief
Charleston AP report states State Banking Commissioner Donald L. Taylor issued a call for a report on the condition of 106 state banks and trust companies in West Virginia as of December 31, closing business. The request seeks financial standings and related details for the sector.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Donald L. Taylor
Jones Ordered Into Court For Vehicle Violations
William Edward Jones aged 27 was ordered to appear in Beckley Police Court Monday night after his arrest at 10 50 p m Thursday by City Police on charges of speeding operating a vehicle without a state operator s license and defective equipment on the vehicle.
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William Edward Jones
Corinne
Beckley
Fire damages New Deal Lunch restaurant on Neville Street
Two Beckley Fire Department units responded to a fire call at the New Deal Lunch on Neville Street around 1 p.m. today. The blaze prompted dispatch and active firefighting, with no further details on casualties or extent of damage available.
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Beckley Fire Department
New Deal
Neville St
Automobile Used By Escapees Found Parked At Stotesbury
A car used by three escaped trustees from the Andrew S Rowan Home for The Aged at Sweet Springs was found near the highway at Stotesbury out of gas. Jackie Lee Higgins, 20, Beckley, was later captured at Crab Orchard and jailed in Raleigh County. Higgins said the trio escaped December 23 after a bathroom window was broken and they were given a car at White Sulphur Springs by a man who planned to report it stolen and set it on fire. Proudeman and an unnamed third man remained at large. Goudey was later apprehended in New Jersey. Higgins and Proudeman linked the escape to a New Jersey hold and a possible owner in Monroe County.
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Andrew S Rowan
Sweet Springs
Monroe County
Raleigh County Sheriff's
Stotesbury
Jackie Lee Higgins
Beckley
Crab Orchard
Raleigh
Higgins
Okey Mills
al Proudeman
Bob
White Sulphur Springs
Goudey
Charleston
Proudeman
Crabforchard
Crabee
Sheriff's Office
New Jersey
South Charleston
Huttonsville
S Sweet Springs
Grandview Man Succumbs At 62
Jackson Carper 62 of Grandview died at 7 30 p m Thursday in a local hospital after several weeks illness. Born Jan 8 1896 in Grandview he was a son of the late Luther Carper and Tamsie Love Carper. A retired coal miner and World War II veteran he belonged to United Mine Workers of America. Surviving are his mother, one brother Royal Carper of Crow and two sisters Mrs Nile Calloway Beckley and Mrs Lon Meadows White Oak. Funeral services will be conducted by Rev Allen Nance with burial in Grandview Cemetery. Pallbearers: Russell Miles Billy Miles Robert Miles Barnard Gilkeson Leonard Gilkeson Glen Gilkeson.
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Jackson Carper
Grandview
Luther Carper
Tamsie Love Carper
Carper
United Mine Workers of America
Royal Carper
Crow
Nile Calloway
Beckley
Lon Meadows
White Oak
Allen Nance
Grandview Cemetery
Russell Miles
Billy Miles
Robert Miles
Barnard Gilkeson
Leonard Gilkeson
Glen Gilkeson
Miner Recovering After State Fall Involving Bare
A Crab Orchard man Buddie Lee Bare, 2, employed by Lilly Coal Co., was admitted to Beckley Memorial Hospital at 10:15 a.m. Wednesday with back injuries from a state fall. He is reported in satisfactory condition today.
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Beckley Memorial Hospital
Buddie Lee Bare
Lilly Coal Co
New Year Babies Reported In Beckley
Beckley welcomed three New Year babies across its hospitals. At Raleigh General Hospital Dr John A Hedrick delivered the first baby of the year at 7 10 am a girl weighing 8 5. The mother is Mrs Charles Gambrell Glen View. A Beckley Memorial Hospital spokesman said the second baby arrived at 5 46 pm a girl born to Mr and Mrs Billy Rock Glen Morgan weighing 6 14 1 2 pounds. Beckley Hospital reported a third baby a boy born at 6 05 pm to Mr Gary Cooper of MacArthur. The VA Hospital said no New Year baby arrived.
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Beckley
Charles Gambrell
Glen View
Raleigh General Hospital
John A. Hedrick
Morial Hospital
Billy Rock
Glen Morgan
Beckley Hospital
Gary Cooper
MacArthur
Hollywood
Veterans Administration Hospital
Sharp Road Toll Rise Blamed On Weather
Hazardous weather conditions were blamed today for a sharp rise in the nation’s New Year holiday traffic death toll. The death toll rate was running ahead of the record total of 409 set in the four-day New Year holiday period.
Toll warning as holiday travel surge climbs
The council urged drivers to slow down as traffic deaths rose sharply after a safe start to holiday travel. Snow, sleet, and rain nationwide heightened hazards, with treacherous conditions in the Midwest and East. A council spokesman warned fatalities could top 400 if the trend continues.
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Midwest
East
High Plains
Upper
Mississippi Valley
Council
Traffic deaths top daily toll as New Year count rises
Daytime tally for the New Year holiday period exceeded the prior 1958 daily record as fatalities mounted during the ongoing count through the end of the weekend. The National Safety Council had estimated 390 deaths for the 10-hour period before the surge, while last year’s average reached about 101 deaths per day. The current grim pace follows a January start with worsening weather contributing to the high toll as officials track the continued count through Sunday midnight.
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National Safety Council
Council
Accused Forger Faces Jury Action
Loraine Crawford of Crab Orchard remanded to Raleigh County Jail in $2,000 bond after arraignment before Magistrate Cot ton White. She waived preliminary hearing and faces four forgery counts from Raleigh County Grand Jury. Bond $2,000 per count. Forged checks cashed in Beckley.
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Loraine Crawford
Crab Orchard
Raleigh County
Cotton White
White
Beckley
Robert Lee Breeden
Clyde Street
W. A. Burke
Breeden
James Lipscomb
Harper Road
Clyde Wbolen
Burke
Bolen
Genevieve Harvey
Oak Hill
Raleigh County Criminal Court
Deane Daniel
Arnett
Sheri Mitchem
Amigo
J. Cole
Alma S. Ratliff Dies After Illness At 50
Miss Alma S. Ratliff 50 of Glen Morgan died in a Beckley hospital at 3 45 a m after a long illness. Born August 13 1908 in Mercer County she was a daughter of the late Robert and Sarah Workman Ratliff. She was a member of the Church of God. Survivors include brothers Ira Ratliff Crow and Arthur Ratliff Huntington. Body remaining at Keyser Bryant Funeral Home. Burial in Odd Cemetery.
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Alma S. Ratliff
Glen Morgan
Beckley
Mercer County
Robert
Sarah Workman Ratliff
Church of God
Ira Ratliff
Crow
Arthur Ratliff
Huntington
Keyser-Bryant Funeral Home
Odd
U. S. Watches Safety Of Citizens In Cuba
Washington watchfully tracks citizen safety in Cuba as Batista regime collapses. White House and State Department discount major danger despite riots and uncertainty. Castro rebels move toward governing Cuba and name Emilio Pando in embassy role. Betancourt says nationalization of sugar and utilities is off the table. Castro cannot be president due to age. Betancourt denies communist ties among rebels.
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Washington
U.S
Cuba
White House
State Department
Fulgencio Batista
Fidel Castro
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
James C. Hagerty
Castro
Nicolas Arroyo
Emilio Pando
Ernesto Betancourt
Pando
Havana
Betancourt
NBC - TV
Aetenseeel
Sugar Futures Plunge After Cuban Government Collapse
New York AP reports world sugar futures fall sharply as Batista government collapses in Cuba. March delivery opens 3.19 to 3.30 cents a pound, down 0.36 to 0.47 cent. January at 2.9 bid, down 0.67. Traders doubt a quick spot price drop. Cuba aims to supply about 5.9 million long tons, with repairs underway for 1950 harvest.
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New York
Batista
Cuba
Cuban Sugar Institute
Wall Street
Cuban records seized by Casre government worldwide
Chicago readers are informed that Cuban consular records across the world have been ordered seized by the Casre government. The notice notes a global action affecting official documents held by Cuban missions. No further details provided.
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Chicago
Casre
West Virginia Weather Unsettled With Snow Flurries
Mostly cloudy and windy weather in West Virginia will turn much colder tonight with snow flurries and a low near 24. Saturday brings more snow flurries, strong winds, and markedly colder conditions across the state.
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