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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1956
Page
9
Two workers were dug out alive from a foundation ditch collapse in San Francisco. Henry La Batallte, 61, property owner, and Monroe Burna, 23, were partially buried. rescuers freed them with shovels and bare hands. Burna remained waist-deep during the operation.
Seoul police report a blaze in a small coastal ship killed sixty six passengers trapped in a third class cabin. A cabin boy Park Chong Chul and captain Kim Han Suk were arrested for negligence. eighteen injured. The ship carried 127 passengers. flames spread rapidly from a kerosene lamp.
Secretary of the Interior Douglas McKay will address a Lincoln Day dinner in Wheeling on February 10, announced by Walter Hallanan Republican National Committeeman. U S Representative James E Van Zandt will speak at Lincoln Day events in Keyser February 9 and Moundsville February 10, with Rep Richard Simpson addressing a Charleston salute to Eisenhower next Thursday.
Harry R. Riggs former business manager of the State Training School in St Marys West Virginia has been indicted on three counts for embezzlement totaling more than 14000 He was deposed last October and arrested the next month after an investigation by the state attorney general . The Pleasants County Grand Jury returned the charges including a 519 check to the school embezzling 13362 70 in treasury checks and 480 in postal money orders Prosecutor Sam White said bond matters will be discussed with Circuit Judge Max DeBerry The school serves mentally defective men
The American Legion urged Congress to provide a half billion dollar increase in veterans pensions. National Commander J. Addison Wagner said the measure would raise payments and widen eligibility, while Olin Teague signaled cool reception and the panel delays action on the plan.
Vice President Nixon's 1952 campaign manager Murray Chotiner sues Behind the Scene magazine alleging an article branding him with underworld links. Lawyer Jerry Giesler doubts quick trial, noting Nixon may testify as a material witness. Chotiner says he consulted Nixon before filing. The suit names the magazine and several individuals including author Marvin Higgins as defendants.
M/Sgt Donald Molter of Detroit is escorted from a plane in Frankfurt Germany after being brought from Copenhagen to face charges of stealing a 27164 Army payroll check. His arrest ends a broad international hunt.
Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co. of Newark raises mandatory retirement age for home office employees from 65 to 68. The firm cites longer worker longevity and a managerial preference for productive manpower as reasons for the shift.
No-Misnomer New York reports the nine mile Bath and Hammondsport line known as the Champagne Trail serving Hammondsport and the Keuka Lake grape belt. It hauls glass bottles in and wine out, built 1875, now standard gauge with 10 full time workers and $160 000 invested in road and equipment.
A rumor sparked theft of over 1 000 watermelons from a T acre patch near Columbia South Carolina. H H Brazzell reported the loss and the sheriff said several witnesses heard Brazzell planned to plow the field under inviting others to take melons.
Donna Schorr 18, Miss California finalist, described being dragged from her Garden Grove home by Jack James Walker 25 who broke in with a knife. Walker hid in a car, hurt Schorr previously in March, and was chased by Lloyd Brett 21, who intervened at high speed. Walker admitted the offenses and faced kidnapping and burglary charges.
The three month old Rickie and David Bishop of North Hollywood are to appear in a Warner Brothers film due June. West Virginia University starts an evening Russian course February 2 taught by John J Push-karsh. Marlinton pharmacist Dale Curry named Fireman of the Year by the Marlinton Volunteer Fire Department for exemplary service. Prosecuting Attorney Robert B. Ziegler elected president of the Harrison County Bar Association.
The General Board of Evangelism announced the end of its Department of Negro Work as the church shifts to a unified approach. Rev J W Golden of Memphis heads a new Department of Motivation. A nationwide Mission to America evangelistic drive is planned for April in major cities.
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