Truman Budgets 1954 Plan Seeks Big Reductions
President Truman presents a 78.6 billion dollar valedictory budget to Congress for fiscal 1954, prompting Republican pledges to cut it sharply. The plan prioritizes national security with heavy military aid, while calls grow to curb foreign and economic assistance. The incoming Eisenhower administration will scrutinize and likely revise the budget starting April.
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Frank O'Brien
Washington
Truman
Congress
Associated Press
Eisenhower
Census Bureau
United States
5 500 More Aircraft Sought in New Budget
Budget proposals urge building 5 500 additional aircraft and a third 60 000 ton super carrier as part of a broader plan to expand the Air Force to 143 wings by 1955 and raise total military spending to about 46 billion dollars. The plan foresees 38 300 planes on order or delivered, with the Air Force receiving the bulk of aircraft, ships and stockpiles to support continued rearmament since the Korean War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elton C. Fay
de- Washington Lf
Congress
Department
Pentagon
White House and Budget Bureau
Defense Department
Truman
Air Force
Navy Dng Marines
Army
Navy
Marines
Defense
Wilfred J. McNeil
West Virginia News Briefs
Mrs. B R A Sheffy a 34 year old wife of a prominent Bluefield architect dies at home after several months illness in Bluefield West Virginia
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West Virginia
Bluefield
BR. A.sheffy
Two Women Charged With Theft Of $618
Charleston report notes two Beckley women charged with grand larceny after Irene Sizemore and Christine Criddie allegedly stole money from Roy Edmond. The suspects are jailed in Raleigh County awaiting trial. State figures show large funds moving between state accounts. A separate West Virginia Fire Chiefs meeting is set for Weston to discuss institutional fire-fighting challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Charlestown
W. H. Ansel Jr
J. E. Mays
Ansel
Beaver
R. L. Childs
Roy Edmond
Branch
Christine Criddie
San- Irene Sizemore
Slope Hill
Charleston
West Virginia
State Projects Included In Flood Control Budget
President Truman proposed new authorizations for construction on navigation and flood control sites. Baltimore harbor in Maryland received 450000 dollars. Monongahela River lock No 2 in Pennsylvania and West Virginia 570000 dollars. Cumberland Maryland and Ridgeley West Virginia flood control 1175000 dollars. John H Kerr reservoir in North Carolina and Virginia 1450000 dollars. Wheeling Benwood in West Virginia 1400000 dollars.
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Washington
Truman
Navigaton
Maryland
Baltimore Harbor
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Monongahela River
Cumberland
Flood and Power Projects Favored for More Funds
Lt President Truman urged Congress to appropriate 66152400 for flood control harbors and related projects for the next fiscal year. The plan adds eight new projects and five additions including some Tennessee Valley Authority works, with detailed allocations for construction maintenance and surveys.
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Gordon Brown
Washington
Truman
Congress
Army Engineers
Interior Department
Eisenhower
Twesahoulc
Mississippi River
Niagara River
Niagara
Leim
WV Budget Share Of 1954 Federal Plan Cited
Charleston West Virginia's share of the proposed 1954 federal budget would be about 597 million dollars. The State Chamber of Commerce said the state's burden of 75.387 billion would amount to 7.9 percent. Kanawha County taxpayers would pay about 30.092 million, with Raleigh 25.98 million, Fayette 35.742 million, and Mercer 21.382 million.
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Charleston
West Virginia
State Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Kanawha
Raleigh
Fayette
Mercer
Jail Trusty Escapes From Work Detail During Clean-Up
A Northwest West Virginia county jail trust y named Frankie Worix escaped from a work detail in Raleigh County. Worix, born in MacArthur, had been sentenced a year for petit larceny after a 1952 breaking and entering indictment and guilty plea. Deputies searched bus terminals and Worix’s home in MacArthur seeking him as Sheriff Ward expanded work-detail releases to clean the courthouse ahead of next week’s session.
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John Ward
Raleigh
Frankie Worix
Macarthur
Jai
Worix
Pemberton
Ward
Woman Hanged in Canada for Plane Deaths Murder
In Montreal's Bordeaux jail the 43 year old widow Mrs Arthur Pitre was executed for taking part in a murder plot that killed Mrs Rita Morel Guay aboard a Canadian Pacific air liner on Sept. 9, 1949. The scheme also involved J Albert Guay and Genereux Ruest who were previously executed.
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Montreal
Que
Arthur Pitre
Bordeaux
Rita Morel Guay
Quebec
Guay
Miss Robitaille
Ruest
Early Deferment Change Expected By Draft Official
Washington 47 draft officials may tighten college student deferments and broaden scrutiny as draft calls rise. Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey says some students face a mathematical readiness test under laws. He notes few students have been removed from college rolls, with more others in industry and farming slated for induction. A proposed ROTC camp plan near Pt. Pleasant estimates initial costs of about 150000 and aims to train 350 youths. He warns the push toward college reform will focus on concrete eligibility criteria. The Eisenhower transition team also weighs domestic and foreign issues ahead of his congressional speeches.
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Washington
Director of
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
Hershey Sid
T. R. Samsel
Osn- Coen
Officer Training Corps
Gallipolii
Eisenhower Prepares State of the Union Address
President Dwight D. Eisenhower focuses his schedule on drafting the State of the Union speech. He is devoting most of his time to the address as he reviews policy priorities and national goals.
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Eisenhower
Churchill and Baruch meet Eisenhower era leaders in Jamaica talk
The report covers Churchill's Jamaica vacation and White House discussions with Eisenhower era figures including Bernard Baruch about peace and security. It notes Baruch's remarks on readiness to advise Eisenhower and mentions a Mason County murder case and death penalty proceedings awaiting further action.
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Samsell
Raleigh
Hington
Churchill
White House
Jamaica
Bernard M. Baruch
Eisenhower
Tru
Baruch
Man
Ity
United States
Washington
Truman Norsenhower
Acheson
Bill
Raymond Jing
Two Muir
State Department
New York
Win J
London
Ston Churchill Barich
Ssimpie
Truman
Cost Of Youth Camp Listed at 150000
A Raleigh County youth camp project was proposed at about 150000 dollars and would serve 500 to 1000 people. The first public meeting revealed figures as Raleigh County A H Leaders Association and the Raleigh County Agricultural Council reviewed a donated ramp site map and a county funded topographical map.
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Bob Dwiget
A&a
Raleigh County
A+H Leaders Association
Raleigh ‘County Agricultural Counsil
Agricultural Council
Nho
Death in Electric Chair Ordered in Cabbie Killing
A Pt. Pleasant jury convicts Osher Gardner Jr. of first degree murder in the slaying of Roy Jackson master taxi fleet operator and former fire chief. Jackson’s body was found in a briar patch off a city road after his cab was attacked by an unknown assailant. Gardner faces the electric chair in the upcoming sentencing.
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Gardner
Mason County
Circuit-Cour
Lewis Miller
William Rardin
Rardin
Prusssuusu Lat Aratgreer
Bardin
Miller
Holly Griffith
M Mercy
Griffith
Jira Rausch
Ex-Wife Charged In Man's Murder
Police say 19 year old former wife is held on a murder warrant after William Ward Hill 26 died from a bullet wound. Hill lay in front of Loretta Rose Hill's home. they married in 1949 and divorced in 1950 and had a daughter. Hill reportedly threatened Loretta Hill and had served a penitentiary term for shooting at them.
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Huntington W
William Ward Hill
Herman A. Frazier
Hill
Loretta Rose Hill
Frazier
Camp plans progress update to public and organizations
Public and organizations are informed about the progress of the camp plans and the assistance needed for its establishment, with details scheduled in the county.
Steering Gear Breaks On Explosives Truck Near Eye Store
An explosives truck veered out of control when its steering gear broke at 7 15 p.m. near the John W Eye Radio Salesroom on West Nev ile. The driver, identity not learned, quickly acted to avert disaster and reported the tie up to police. The vehicle blocked traffic for about half an hour and narrowly grazed the Eye store as it leaned onto the sidewalk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Eye Radio
W. Nevile
Eye
Dairymen End West Virginia Dairy Short Course
The 12th annual West Virginia University Dairy Short Course concluded tonight in Jackson's Mill W V after a day of discussions on herd health manure control and farm income tax. Speakers included Dr T C Green Dr D A Munro Dr A D Longhouse Dr F Bishop and others with state officials and industry leaders attending.
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Jackson's Mill
W. Va
West Virginia University Dairy
T. C. Green
Charleston
State Agricultre Department
D. A. Munro
West Virginia University
G. E. Toben
A. D. Longhouse
F Bishop
Astaites
Virginia Dairysmen
J. B. McLaughlin
S. 3B
Beckley Trio to Attend Presidential Inaugural
Beckley will be represented at the presidential inaugural on January 19 by Mayor George B. Chambers City Recorder Thomas E. Bazzarre and his father Thomas E. Bazzarre. The trio will travel on a special Chesapeake and Ohio train to Washington and return the same day.
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Beckley
George B. Chambers
Thomas E. Bazzarre
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Chambers
Beckleyans
Chesapeake and Ohio
Washington
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