Knowland Moves Toward 1960 GOP Presidential Bid
Senator Knowland signals no plan to relinquish Senate leadership as he weighs a future run for the Republican nomination. He discusses options including governorship of California and possible challenge to Nixon, while remaining Senate leader for 1959 and 1960, with family and California ties noted.
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Washington
Calif
Andes
Knowland
Senate
Eisenhower
California
Wise
Oakland Tribune
Genator
Fie
Republic
Knight
Nixon
NAACP Plans stepped up bus integration drive in the South
National NAACP receipts surpass a million dollars as Roy Wilkins and Thurgood Marshall urge continued legal action and coordinated tactics. King, Steele, and Shuttlesworth press Negro leaders to attend a strategy meeting in Atlanta to advance integrated transportation while noting threats and violence by a minority.
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Associated Press
South
Atlanta
National Assny For the Advancement of Colored People
Martin Luthar King Jr
Montgomery
Ala
King
Mont
Gomery Dee
C. K. Steele
Tallahassee
Fla
Fol Shuttlesworth
Birmingham
Steele
Shuttlesworth
New York
Roy Wilkins
NAACP
Thurgood Marshall
North
Marshall
Imeeling
Rehabilitation Funds Delays Hit District Four Work
Rehabilitation work in District Four faces budget shortages, delaying long‑term cases needing speech therapy and costly medical or training programs. Wiseh ell notes out‑of‑state facilities cost 1200 to 1500 dollars per case, hindering 4 young clients with severe speech impediments amid a rotating roster of Beckley Bluefield and Vetch offices.
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William G. Wisehell
Raleigh
Fayette
Wyoming
Mc.Dowell
Mercer
Monroe
Summers
Neelling
Winchell
Beckley
Bluefield
Vetch
Club Owner Fined On Liquor Charges
Rudolph Meadows 49 operator of the 1921 Club Daniels was fined 30 dollars on the possession charge and paid 15 dollars total fines after arraignment before Magistrate J. E. Mays. Meadows was arrested by State Police at 9 15 p m on December 22 and released after posting 300 dollars bond.
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Rudoph
Meadows
Daniels
J. E. Mays
$19000 Suit Filed in Raleigh County Circuit Clerk
A $19,000 suit was filed Monday afternoon in the Raleigh County Circuit Clerk's office. Plaintiff Harold Elmer Lester sues. defendants Edward Oden and Katie May Oden of Telen are named. Details of the suits were not available.
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Raleigh County
Harold Elmer Lester
Edward Oden
Katie May Oden
Telen
Mid East Plan Faces Fast Approval In Congress
Washington reports show Senate and House leaders pushing quick action on Eisenhower's Middle East resolution. Dulles testified on military options while insisting no rush to deploy more U S forces. The plan centers on U S assistance and potential strikes against staging areas if Communists attack.
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Washington
Senate
Sen. Russelman
House ‘Foreign Affairs
D-Ga
House
Eisenhower
Erec
Congress
Oasis
Middle ‘East
Ize Dollar
Middle East
Thomas $. Gordon
U. S
Varys
Ohio
Dulles
U.S
America
United States
Middle Eastern
Knowland
California
Gordon
Vorys
Military Park
Wayne . Hays
Hays
Richards Named Middle East Special Ambassador
President Eisenhower appoints James P. Richards as a $20,000 a year special ambassador to oversee Middle East issues. He resigns from the House Foreign Affairs Committee to take the post, leading a team to visit the region and report back to Washington. The move aligns with support for economic aid and potential U.S. military options in the area.
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Washington
James‘ P. Richards
Eisenhower
Middle East
Richards
House Foreign Affairs ‘Committee
South ‘Carolina
White House
Dukes
South Carolina Democrat
Visi
New Post
U.S
Arab nations craft united stance on Eisenhower Doctrine
Cairo reports four Arab states Egypt Saudi Arabia Jordan and Lebanon working out a common position toward the Eisenhower Doctrine. Initial Arab reactions were cool but later voices favored aspects of the plan, with King Hussein and Lebanese officials among those expressing cautious approval and reservations.
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Cairo
Egypt
Middle East
al Ahram
Arabia
Dordan
U.S
Charles “Malik
Mussein
Jordan
U. S
King Saud to Visit Washington for Middle East Talks
King Saud ofSaudi Arabia will visit Washington January 30 to February 1 to discuss Middle East issues with President Eisenhower. The White House announced the one to three day visit aims to coordinate efforts to block Red aggression in the region. Eisenhower will host a stag dinner January 30 in honor of the King who previously visited the United States in 1917 as crown prince.
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Washington
Saud
Saudi Arabia
Eisenhower
Middle East
White House
Middle ‘East
Israel
Public Lands Corp Expands Leases Across Rivers and Tug River
Public Lands Corp approved enlarging its business by authorizing leases with utility and water firms to allow crossing navigable streams with cables and pipelines. It also authorized a sand and coal lease near Kermit along the Tug River, with a $250 annual license and per ton royalties.
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Charleston
Public’ Lands Corp
Jack Mason
Rock Castle Sand Co
Kermit
Minza County
Rock Castle
Tug River
Mason
Guyandotte
HH Sand
Ohio River
Marie McDonald Re Enacts Holding Against Will In Police Film
Indio California Marie McDonald stars in a color all talkie reenactment of a midnight kidnapping at her San Fernando Valley home. Police cameramen and officers portray the alleged abductors and coverage uses a walkie talkie system to relay events to reporters.
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Indio
Cali
Marie
McDonald
San Fernando Valley
Cation
Hollywood Press
Hollywood
Night Sky Timings and Mars in Aries Show
Beckley reports sun and moon times for Wednesday with first quarter at 2:06 am. A separate note mentions Mars near the Moon and a desert wanderer found dazed. the incident describes injuries and transport home.
West Virginia Weather Report and River Levels
Cloudy conditions persist with light rain likely in the northwest by afternoon and spreading across the state. Temperatures show cool readings with highs near seven to ten degrees and rivers at Bellepoint and Greenbrier noted as in normal stage with Bluestone Reservoir clear.
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Beckley High
Qakril
Reece Wooer
Rivers
Bellepoint
Greenbrice
Lear
Bluestone Reservoir
Gas Firm Expands Beckley Area Facilities
Ameté Gas UbiaC announces a $42,060 project to replace mains and relocate a regulator station in Beckley Amére. The work, by contractor C. J. Hughes of Huntington, includes 16,998 feet of mains from two to 16 inches, five district regulator stations, and a city gate regulator. Aimed at meeting growth and improving supply for current and future customers.
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Ameté
Beckley
W. Woodyard
Woodyard
Amére
Projet
Wickham
Skelton
Beckiey
C. J. Hughes
Huntington
New Law Increases Livestock Expenses
West Virginia must spend at least 50000 more yearly due to a federal brucellosis inspection rule. State Veterinarian T C Green spoke at a livestock markets meeting about certificates for inter state cattle shipments and destination details. New leaders include Harker elected president and Corbitt as vice president with Knight and Farr joining the board.
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Charleston
West Virginia
T.C. Green
Green
ELC
Harker
Core
Monongala County
Association of West Virginia Livestock Auction Markets
Joseph Corbitt
Parkersburg
Roy L. McCulty
Spencer
Association
Gene Knight
Lewisburg
Clarks Farr
Charles Town
Melvin Dontey
Terraca
Charles Conway Lof Elkins
Service Station Broken Into Looted in Raleigh
Hill State Police report that Clarence Griffith owner of Griffith Pure Oil Station found a break in Monday night at about 6 30 am. The thief gained entry by breaking a window to the washpit and stole 33 gallons of gasoline, one box of spark plugs and a small amount of money from a coke machine. The page notes the incident at the station located in Raleigh.
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Griffith Pure Oil
Raleig’y “Hill
Clarence Griffith
Two Men Arraigned Before Magistrate White
Two men faced charges in front of Magistrate Colton White. George Wesley Phillips Alderson was arraigned on a neckless driving charge reduced from driving while intoxicated after a 95.00 fine plus costs. Phillips was arrested by state police on the West Virginia Turnpike and held in jail. K. Adkins Cranberry was arraigned on petit larceny and intoxication charges after arrest by Beckley police and detention in jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colton White
Cusis
George Wes Fey Phillips
Alderson
White
Phillips
West Virginia
Yeu
Charts K. Adkins
Adkins
Phaan
Beckley Putice
Four Items on City Council Agenda For Tonight
The city council meets at 7 50 p m with Mayor A K Minter seeking an acting mayor appointment to cover a Florida vacation next week. City Recorder Emery J Smith presents six month financials and outstanding accounts. W J Thorn proposes an amendment to the garbage ordinance. Senior member Clarence L Bibb is in Chicago on business and will miss the session. Rev Corey Mitchell of Ebenezer Baptist Church will give the invocation.
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A. K. Minter
Florida
Emery
J. Smith
W. J. Thorn
Clarence L. Bibb
Chicago
Corey ©. Mitchell
Ebenezer Baptist Church
Six Raleigh inmates donate blood. receive time credits
Six inmates of the Raleigh County Jail donated blood after a call from Raleigh General Hospital. They will be credited with five days of good time on their sentences, with some possibly earning release from jail, a jail spokesman said.
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Beckiéyans
Chamber of Commerce
Methodist
Lloyd C. Wicke
T. R. Wilson Jr
Chamber
Wicke
Cranberry
Bishop Wicke
Winieh
C. R. Bourland
New River Co
Raleigh County
Rableigh General Hospital
Jall
Air Force Chief Calls For More Skywatchers
General Nathan F. Twining, chief of staff of the U.S. Air Force, urged expanding the Ground Observer Corps and other air defense elements as world tensions rise. He called for more Skywatchers to join now through a public service in collaboration with The Advertising Council.
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Air Force
Ground Observer Corps
Nathan F. Twining
Claff
U.s.air Force
Twining
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