Army Prepares for Any Eventuality in Prisoner Release
The 8th Army readies for midnight January 22 as over 20 000 anti Communist POWs are slated for release from neutral custody amid fears of disorder or a possible attack by South Korean forces if the anti Red prisoners are not freed per the armistice timetable. The plan includes isolating pro Communist prisoners and moving others south with loudspeakers urging hostile elements to surrender.
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Seoul
8Th Army
South Korea
West Virginia urged to boost highway spending
Charleston reports that a legislative committee heard the Automotive Safety Foundation project that West Virginia’s highway system will take 15 to 20 years to reach adequacy and could cost four times current outlays. The study noted rough terrain and turns in the 88 mile Turnpike raising costs from excavation to transport of materials. The panel plans to publish an interim report around January 15.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Foundation
J. P. Buckley
Buckley
Amos
Lawrence Tuttle
Tuttle
Public Administration Service
Road Commission
Drought Committee Approves 18 Emergency Feed Applications
Raleigh County farmers win 18 emergency live stock feed approvals from the federal government for 26 tons of hay 700 bushels of corn 207 bushels of wheat and 43900 pounds of mixed feed. Beckley expects the first grain shipment in three to four weeks with certificates covering transportation costs under a half rate up to ten dollars. Committee chair Kelly Farmer notes more applications will be reviewed January 12 at 10 a.m.
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Raleigh County
Beckley
State Department of Agriculture
Production and Marketing Administration
Farm Problems High on Agenda
Washington report says President Eisenhower aims to tackle the farm price issue soon as part of a broader push for nationwide prosperity. In a radio television address he outlined a plan to use every legitimate federal tool, rejecting boom and bust cycles and promising help to all American families.
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Washington
Eisenhower
America
Congress
Weather forecast for West Virginia and Beckley area
Fair tonight and Wednesday with lows in the 20s. Extended WV forecast shows temperatures near normals through Sunday, colder midweek, warmer Saturday, then colder Sunday. Precipitation expected mainly Saturday about a quarter inch. Normal temps cited for northern and southern WV. City highs and lows listed for Beckley Oak Hill Glade Creek with recent readings and precipitation 0.03. Rivers and reservoir levels noted as normal to slightly muddy.
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W.va
West Virginia
Beckley
Oak Hill
Glade Creek
Bellepoint
Bluestone Reservoir
Rabies Suspects Rise Says Sheriff Ward Increases Reported
Sheriff John C Ward reports a surge in suspected rabies cases with seven to ten cases in the last ten days. He notes all remain suspects as laboratory testing heads are unavailable due to a transportation ban by bus lines and rigid railway restrictions.
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John C. Ward
Ward
Charleston
Virginian Is Fined Held on Federal Count
Clyde Roy Lacy Jr. 28 of Martinsville Va was fined 150 dollars and costs today on a reckless driving charge and was returned to Raleigh County Jail when another charge against him was turned over to Federal authorities Police Chief Evan Hall said Lacy is listed as a parole violator and the defendant was fined by Police Judge C Berkley Lilly Police destroyed 60 gallons of moonshine found in Lacy s car Sunday night keeping only a half gallon to be used as evidence against him in Federal Court
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Clyde Roy Lacy Jr
Martinsville
Raleigh
Evan Hall
Lacy
C. Berkley Lilly
State Dept Begins Informal Talks With China on Korea Peace
The State Department said it has started informal discussions with the Chinese Communists via intermediaries at Panmunjom to determine if a formula can be found to resume Korean peace talks. Intermediaries were not identified.
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Washington
State Department
Panmunjom
Wine Women No Music in Boston Night Club
President James C. Petrillo of the AFL American Federation of Musicians halted the music after a chorus line affiliated with the American Guild of Vaudeville Artists performed. He cited an alleged union agreement breach and ordered AFL members to abstain from playing for AGVA acts. Spokesmen warned the dispute could spread nationally.
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James C. Petrillo
The
AFL American Federation of Musicians
American Guild of Vaudeville Artists
AFL
Petrillo
AGVA
Boston
Raleigh County Court Approves 17 Acre Market Site
The Raleigh County Court approves acquiring a 17 acre tract from The New River Company near Cranberry school for a Beckley producers market. State aid via Agriculture Department planned. financing to be settled, possible special levy for public improvements and Rural Development Program. Local officials expect deed within a month with work starting in spring.
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Beckley
New River Company
Cranberry
Department of Agriculture
Enid Clark
Har
Ry Anderson
Charles T. Shackelford
Raleigh County
Court Faults Double Jail Doctor Fees in Raleigh County
In Raleigh County Court the panel criticized paying a $98 December jail call bill from Dr. A. D. Belton while already funding $300 monthly for a county health officer. The judge noted difficulty in securing a jail physician and Sheriff Ward said Dr. Belton was the only willing caller. Belton logged 19 jail calls in December, treating several patients per visit. Dr. C. A. Smith serves as interim health officer after the late J. M. Coram.
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Raleigh
A. D. Belton
C. A. Smith
Harry E. Anderson
J. M. Coram
Smith
Anderson
John C. Ward
Belton
Man Killed by Train Near Greensiding in Rainelle
Joe Buodziak about 70 was struck and killed by a train early today at Greensiding near Rainelle West Virginia. A mortuary attendant said he apparently sat on the tracks and did not hear the approaching train.
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Rainelle
W. Va
Joe Buodziak
Greensiding
Buodziak
Stolen Bureau of Engraving Funds Recovered on Virginia Farm
Virginia state police recovered most of the 160000 stolen from the Bureau of Engraving. The money was found in a metal tool box on a farm in Loudoun County near Centreville. Secret Service and state police reported progress but gave few specifics on the amount recovered or arrests.
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Washington
Virginia
Government Bureau of Engraving
Centreville
Secret Service
Treasury
Bureau of Engraving
Treasury Department
Loudon County
Jurist Says State Department Lied
William L. Clark former chief justice of U.S. courts in Germany returned to New York calling his ouster a stupid performance and accusing the State Department of lying about his passport. He plans to confer with Morris Ernst of the ACLU for possible court action to restore the passport and hopes to study for a doctorate in Germany. Clark arrived on the Queen Mary with a special trip passport after being suspended for disobeying a transfer order.
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New York
William L. Clark
U.S
Germany
State Department
Morris Ernst
American Civil Liberties Union
John Foster Dulles
Clark
Queen Mary
Washington
Ellis Island
Holiday Death Toll Rises To Six In West Virginia
In Elkins hospital Randolph County man Jacob F. Wickline aged 56 from East Dailey died from a gunshot wound ruled an accidental discharge. Conservation Officer Wayne Stalnaker said the wound came when the victim's son fired the weapon.
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Charleston
Randolph County
Elkins
Jacob F. Wickline
East Dailey
Wayne Stalnaker
Probe On SRC Report Planned In Mid January
A Charleston special committee announced it will release its SRC inquiry findings when the report is mailed to legislators. The 1953 Legislature formed the panel which received a summary from Public Information Service urging sweeping reorganizations. The group also reviewed a highway needs study by Automotive Safety Foundation, noting registration up 45 percent since 1941 and projected to 750,000 by 1975 with eight billion miles annually.
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Charleston
State Road Commission
Chicago
Commission
Public Information Service
Automotive Safety Foundation
Washington, D.C
J. P. Buckley
Automotive
West Virginia
Ouster by Church Appealed to Court
In Cincinnati a Covington Ky woman sues for reinstatement after being ousted from a Baptist church in Lockland. Mrs Lennie Boggs testified Mrs Mary Randolph called the pastor a devil, while trustees contend the suit threatens church autonomy and constitutional rights. Judge Renner urged settlement.
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Cincinnati
Lennie Boggs
Covington
Common Pleas Court
Mary Randolph
John Rawlings
Baptist Church
Lockland
Mercer Man Appointed Department Actuary
Charleston Workmen’s Compensation Commissioner George Stokes announced the appointment of Thomas P Meadows as department actuary, succeeding James D Seets who resigned effective Dec 31 to become chief tax deputy in Logan County Sheriff’s Office. Meadows, 34, has taught in Mercer County schools for 20 years, holds two Concord College degrees, is a World War II veteran, former IRS deputy collector, and has lived in Princeton most of his life.
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Charleston
Workmens Compensation
George Stokes
Thomas P Meadows
James D. Seets
Seets
Logan County
Meadows
Mercer County
Concord College
Internal Revenue Bureau
Princeton
C&P Plans $4 Million Expansion for Beckley Area
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. announces a 1954 55 program totaling over $4 million for its Beckley District. Projects include rural service extensions around Danese and dial equipment in Rainelle, with mid year completions and about $2 million in further work next year. Aimed at increasing central office capacity and outside plant replacements.
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Beckley
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
E. T. Stromp
Danese
Stromp
Rainelle
Beckley Officials Confer Over City Service Plans
Mayor Elmer L. Davis and department heads hold conferences to discuss methods to improve citizen services. He noted no specifics yet but said all are thinking along the same lines to better departments.
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Beckley
Elmer L. Davis
Abandoned Raleigh Hill Highway Section Closed
A several hundred yard section of the old Raleigh Hill Road near United Mine Workers Headquarters is blocked off permanently. The highway closing results from a rerouting of a short section of St Rt 3 to connect with Rt 19 21. The project was completed this fall by contractor Oscar Vecillio.
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Raleigh Hill
United Mine Workers
St. Rt 3
Oscar Vecillio
Men Caught in U S Raid Fail to Pay Fines
John H. Lilly 27 of Ghent and Otis Little 23 of Metalton were jailed after not paying fines handed by Police Judge C. Berkley Lilly. They were arrested during a raid on the V and S Inn on South Fayette Street. Lilly paid 36.50 for drunkenness and loitering. Little paid 18 for loitering.
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U S
John H. Lilly
Ghent
Otis Little
Metalton
Raleigh
C. Berkley Lilly
V & S Inn
S. Fayette St
Lilly
Little
West Virginia forms Freedom of Information Committee
Beckley to Charleston announces a 14 newspaper, 4 broadcast, and 2 weekly publisher appointments for a reorganized Freedom of Information Committee. Vint Jennings, Daily Mail editor, chairs, aiming to provide panel members for statewide distribution of public information and future conventions.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Freedom of Information Committee
Vint Jennings
Charleston Daily Mail
Associated Press Assn
Jennings
Associated Press
A. S&s. Barksdale, Jr
Bluefield
George Warren Hodel
Thomas F. Stafford
Beckley
Jack Maurice
Rex Woodford
The
Daily Mail
Frank Knight
Dallas Higbee
the Gazette
Raymond Brewster
Charles Tucker
Huntington
Walter J. Mason
Fairmont
Randal Strother
Clarksburg
al Volker
Morgantown
Herman Gieske
Parkersburg
Norman L. Yost
Wheeling
Nick Basso
Bill Barrett
Jack Gelder
Paul Myers
Herman P. Dean
Wayne
Kyle McCormick
Princeton
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