Flynn says he campaigned with Castro in Cuba
Errol Flynn, nursing a small leg wound, told reporters in Havana he joined Fidel Castro’s rebels since Christmas Day, sharing field dangers and hoping to write a story with photographs. He described Castro as an energetic idealist and noted rugged guerrilla fighting in Oriente province. George Raft reportedly appeared in Havana, aiding Castro with banners and meals.
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Havana
Cuba
Errol Flynn
Fidel Castro
Flynn
Castro
Hollywood
Calif
George Raft
Leonard Stone
Raft
Capril
George
Stone
Cuba's New Regime Gets Into High Gear
Provisional President Manuel Urrutia consolidates power in Havana after taking the Presidential Palace and lifting martial law. He names Jose Miro Cardona premier, pledges free elections within 18 months to two years, expands his cabinet, and bans gambling linked to Batista era interests as Fidel Castro nears Havana with 3000 guerrillas.
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Larry Allen
Havana
Manuel Urrutia
Jose Miro Cardona
Urrutia
Defense
Communications
Interior
Batista
Castro
Santiago
Cuba
Camilo Cienfuegos
Berlin Hope Flares Soviet Concessions Hinted By Mikoyan
Soviet Deputy Premier Anastasi Mikoyan reportedly assured U S leaders that free Western access to Berlin could be guaranteed, signaling a major Kremlin concession on Berlin's future. The discussion covered East Berlin handover to East Germany by next May and potential UN guarantees, amid East-West tensions and anti Communist protests outside Eric Johnston's headquarters.
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Washington
Anastasi Mikoyan
United States
Berlin
Kremlin
Mikoyan
State Department
Soviet Union
East Berlin
West Berlin
Nikita Khrushchev
Britain
France
Khrushchev
East Germany
Ued
United Nations
Eric Johnston
Motion Picture Assn
America
Johnston
Hungary
Miko-yan
GOP Leadership Compromise Bid In House
Washington AP report says GOP leaders offered an 11th hour plan to share leadership duties with young insurgents to avert a challenge to Rep. Joseph W. Martin Jr. of Massachusetts as floor leader. The deal would create an assistant floor leader post, but Halleck and others gave it a cool reception. Democrats planned to reelect Sam Rayburn and John McCormack to top leadership posts without opposition.
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Washington
Republican House
Chamber
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Massachusetts
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Martin
Halleck
Sam Rayburn
D-Tex
House
John W. McCormack
D-Mass
Balloonists Complete Atlantic Crossing in Gondola Boat
Four British balloonists resting after a record Atlantic crossing begun in air and finished on water. The Small World crew sailed 3000 miles from the Canary Islands to Barbados in a 74 by 15 foot gondola attached to a 47 foot balloon. They landed at a Bridgetown hotel, were feted by officials, and given city freedom.
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Barbados
Small World
Canary Islands
West Indian
Atlan
Ttic
London Daily Mail
Arnold Eiolart
London
Eiolart
Timothy
Cambridge
Colin Mudie
Mudie
Ejiolart
Atlantic
West Indies
Grantley Adams
Bridgetown Harbor
United Fund Meeting Held Amid Severe Cold Wave News
The Associated Press reports a brutal cold wave across the eastern two thirds of the U S with at least 44 deaths in 14 states from exposure accidents and exertion. Tonight a United Fund organizational meeting is set for 7 30 p m in Raleigh County Courthouse Circuit Courtroom with Col W W Bouterse outlining the program and a smaller preparatory group meeting beforehand.
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Associated Press
Rockies
Pacific States
California
Appalachians
Atlantic
Southland
Florida
United Fund
Beckley
Raleigh County
Col. W
W. Bouterse
Richmond
Salvation Army
Col. Bouterse
County United Fund Gain Seen In Drive Revival
M. F. Barksdale says many residents favor restoring the United Fund in the county. He notes it would consolidate multiple annual drives into a single campaign, seen as a practical approach by those interviewed.
County Court Elects Farmer As President
H G Farmer was elected president of Raleigh County Court for one year after being named temporary chairman earlier. Lilly named purchasing agent for courthouse supplies and Ward will represent the court on the Raleigh County Mental Hygiene Commission. The court discussed road access for coal mines and lowered bonds for local justices of the peace. Debates on the United Fund drive featured local officials and residents urging a consolidated community drive.
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Act
Farmer
E. van
H. G. Farmer
Raleigh
A. G. Lilly
John C. Ward
Lilly
Ing
Ward
Raleigh County Mental Hygiene Commission
C. D. Trent
H. C. Hargrove
Hargrove
Norman
Shady Spring District
T. H. Wills
J. E. Mays
Bonns
County Justices of the Peace
Fown
Shady Spring
Mays
Wills
Near zero continuance in West Virginia weather
State readings stayed near zero as frigid forecasts faded. Flat Top found nine below early Monday and remained the coldest at minus five today. Other towns reported a range from two below to eight above with most sites between 0 and 20 degrees, except the extreme southwest.
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West Virginia
Flat Top
Elkins
Morgantown
Wheeling
Parkersburg
Charleston
Huntington
Martinsburg
Weather Bureau
Kashner Becomes Payne Store Boss
John E. Kashner today assumed active management of the E. M. Payne Co. Department Store in Beckley with R. A. Shackelford continuing as vice president and secretary treasurer. The December stockholders meeting named directors L. L. Scherer and K. D. Bowers, with Shackelford as vice president.
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John E. Kashner
E. M. Payne Co
Beckley
R. A. Shackelford
Kashner
Mercantile
Hub
Vogue
Kashners
York
Kushner
Payne
Payne's
Sanitary Land Fill Project Is Pushed
Raleigh County Court adopts a resolution urging Congress to secure federal funds for establishing a public sanitary landfill in each district amid unemployment, with plans to seek financial aid in the next county budget. The measure, passed unanimously by President H G Farmer and Commissioners A J Lilly and John C Ward, targets aid from Rep Flect John M Slack Jr, Sen Robert C Byrd, and Sen Jennings Randolph.
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Raleigh
Flect
John M. Slack Jr
Robert C. Byrd
Jennings Randolph
H. G
J. Lilly
John C. Ward
Ward
Raleigh County
West Virginia
County Court
West Virginia Weather Outlook Tonight and Wednesday
Fair and cold tonight with lows from zero to 10 above, colder in the mountains. Wednesday brings increasing cloudiness and not as cold. Beckley report notes high yesterday and low last night around 10. am. today.
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Beckley High
Meeting Slated On Construction Of Health Center
The Raleigh County Court will meet at 1 p.m. next Tuesday with the County Health Council to discuss building a new county health center. The session will consider site options and what steps to take, with a plan to visit the Cabell Huntington Health Center for comparison. The levy passage will raise $100,000 in county taxes next year matched by federal Hill Burton funds. Phili McDaniel of Beckley and a Stalth Board member will be invited to attend.
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Raleigh County Court
County Health Council
County Health Center
Fred Hurt
Cabell - Huntington Health Center
Huntington
Federal Hill- Burton
Phili McDaniel
Beckley
Stalth Board
Dormitory Fire Kills 7 Airmen at Syracuse Barracks
Seven airmen died and at least 13 were injured as a one story barracks housing 45 Air Force students at Syracuse University burned in 6 degree winds. The men, from Wright Patterson base, were in a crash program studying Russian, woke by shouts of fire as flames trapped them in a single hallway. The blaze, aided by gusts and snow, was under control about 90 minutes later.
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Syracuse
N.Y
Air Force
Syracuse University
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton
Ohio
Peter Dowling
Dowling
Kalamazoo
Mich
University
Air Force Institute of Technology
Nursing Home Burns Martinsburg Blaze Claims Four Lives
Four people died in a Martinsburg nursing home fire, with five others rescued. Victims include Velma Stroop Smith, operator, Minnie Pence, Virginia Blake, and Frank Bowers, 8 and blind. others—Wilmer Schell, 90, Isabel Wheeler, 68—were hospitalized or treated for burns. Fire started in the basement, spread through walls in below-freezing temps.
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Martinsburg
Velma Stroop Smith
Minnie Pence
New Market
Smith
Virginia Blake
Frank Bowers
Bowers
Wilmer Schell
Isabel Wheeler
Velma Smith
Clifford
Eddie Fisher's Show Dropped by Sponsor in March
Hollywood AP reports Eddie Fisher will have his television program canceled on March 17 after sponsor tobacco firm declines options. A spokesman cited the sponsor and an unofficial NBC source blamed low ratings for the move.
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Hollywood
Eddie Fisher
Crooner
National Broadcasting Co
Beckley Optimist Club to hear Anderson address
Beckley Chamber of Commerce managing director Harry Anderson will speak at the Beckley Optimist Club’s Wednesday noon meeting at El Chico. All members are urged by president John Jackson to attend.
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Harry Anderson
Beckley Chamber of Commerce
Beckley Optimist Club
el Chico
John Jackson
Beckley Fire Department Responds to Lanark Blaze
Beckley firefighters rushed to Lanark at 12 05 p m today responding to a house fire occupied by M O Crite. A resident reported the blaze and units from the Beckley Fire Department arrived to control the flames.
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Beckley Fire Department
Lanark
M. O \Crite
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