Governor proposes pay raise for West Virginia teachers
Gov. Marland in a school focused address to the Legislature urged a substantial salary increase for West Virginia teachers or a smaller raise plus Social Security. He supported adding Social Security to the teacher retirement system and creating a commission to study education. He warned of a teacher shortage, overcrowded classrooms, and rising enrollments, estimating 3,765 new rooms and costs over 100 million dollars by 1960, with possible federal school construction funds.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Marland
Congress
General Revenue
Board of Public Works
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Underwood
Overcrowding Not Widespread West Virginia Schools
Morgantown report says classroom crowding and teacher shortages are exaggerated. Based on 53 of 55 county superintendents, only 11 openings at term start, most in one room schools. 7 of 3,314 elementary schools had 50+ pupils per teacher, all in single-teacher settings. Emergency certificates numbered 1,061 of 15,331. Localized shortages blamed on management, not enrollment.
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Morgantown
West Virginia
The
American Assn. of
University Women
Margaret Leckie Wheat
Fairmont State College
Eisenhower urges UN role in a cease fire in current fighting
President Eisenhower said he would like the United Nations to seek a cease fire between Chinese Nationalists and Red Chinese attacking forces. He noted U N diplomacy could help, while Dulles said the United States would not object to the UN pursuing such a cease fire. The remarks came amid reports the Nationalists might reject the idea and amid renewed discussion of Hammarskjold's Peiping mission.
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Eisenhower
United Nations
Red China
U.N
Dulles
United States
Formosa
Spencer Moosa
Taipei
Dag Hammarskjold
Peiping
Senate
Knowland
Calif
White House
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State Dulles
China News
Free
U.S. 7Th Fleet
Chiang Kaishek
Pescadores
Editorial calls second look at Army savings plan
The piece questions consolidating Army recruiting stations to save money and notes the Defense Department and Government Printing Office efforts. It argues Beckley would suffer from moving three stations to Charleston, urges considering rent, operating costs, and Beckley’s role as a distressed area, and suggests retaining Beckley’s station to preserve local income.
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Treasury
Beckley
Charleston
Ashland
Fairmont
Eisenhower
Army Tank to Aid Police Quell Convicts Battle
Massachusetts state police reported an Army M41 Walker Bulldog tank was en route from Fort Devens to Charles Town State Prison to help end a revolt in which four inmates hold five guards and six other convicts in a solitary block. Warden O'Brien and Attorney General Fingold rejected compromise, warning the four armed men that any killings would be met with the electric chair. Police and local forces stood by with heavy weapons as the standoff continued.
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Fort Devens
Charlestown State Prison
Otis M. Whitney
Massachusetts State Prison
John J. O’brien
George Fingold
O'Brien
Fingold
Snow Closes Raleigh County Schools Amid Sudden Blizzard
Heavy overnight snow blanketed the region with 8 to 10 inches, prompting Raleigh County superintendent D. W. Bryson to close all schools for today. Mercer Summers and Wyoming counties also reported closures, while Beckley College canceled classes. Fayette County recorded over three inches with ongoing flurries, though main roads remained open with chains advised.
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Raleigh County
D. W. Bryson
Mercer
Summers
Wyoming
Beckley College
Fayette County
West Virginia Snow Impacts Travel and Schools
Snow flurries and cold weather grip regions in Beckley Oak Hill and Fayette County with low temperatures around 10 to 18 degrees. Bus lines report delays and possible reroutes to the Turnpike as snow persists. Fayette County schools question tomorrow’s schedule while bus operations struggle. Willie Jones of Hilltop treated for leg injury after a truck collision.
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Willie Jones
Oak Hill
Fayette County
A. L. Walker
Eugene Hancock
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Beckley
Princeton
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Hancock
City Bus
Consolidated Bus Lines
Quesenberry
Piedagent Airlines
Raleigh County Memorial
Snowy Streets Ring Up City Crashes And Delays
Two cars collided on E Prince Street near N Kanawha Streets when they slid on packed snow at 9 07 am injuring no one reported though damages totaled 75 dollars Investigating officers cited weather as the cause with drivers Okey C Richards Sophia and N S Lilly of 135 E Main St as operators The snowstorm also disrupted airline service and work at Piedmont and the West Virginia Turnpike while equipment crews and salt efforts were mobilized to keep roads passable and mail delivery proceeding with chains on carrier vehicles police and city officials reported.
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E. Prince and
N. Kanawha
Union Day and Night Taxi Co
Okey C. Richards
Sophia
N. S. Lilly
E. Main St
Piedmont
West Virginia Turnpike
Beckley
I. E. Parker
Beckley Turnpike
R. C. Gould
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
Appalachian Electric Power Co
D. E. Warden
Beckley Street
A. Fray Lilly
Lilly
Prince
John McGinnis
Raleigh
State Road Commission
Black Knight County Club Meeting Cancelled Tonight
The annual stock holders meeting of Black Knight County Club has been cancelled due to bad weather. Officials report no rescheduled date yet, and members are advised to watch for notices.
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Black Knight County Club
Costa Rica War Progress Claimed By Both Sides
Costa Rica and rebel forces traded progress claims as inter-American observers moved toward the Nicaraguan frontier. The government said its troops fought hard north of Santa Rosa, while rebels reported 300 reinforcements in La Cruz and 200 troops landed near Limon. Fifteen OAS observers prepared to monitor the border for reinforcements or supplies.
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Costa Rica
Santa Rosa
la Cruz
Organization of American States
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Limon
Caribbean
Red Planes Attack Formosa and Tachens Invasion Claims Grow
Chinese Civil War reports from Formosa outline a major air assault on the Tachens and Yikiangshan near Formosa. Peiping radio claims swift conquest while Nationalists fight on besieged islets. U.S. sources confirm Yikiangshan fell but offer little new detail amid debate over cease-fire and U.S. stance.
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Taiwan
People’s Liberation Army
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U.S
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Jurors Inspect Knife In Yule Killing From Stratton High
Jurors hear evidence in the first murder trial of the term as 16 year old Eugene Venable faces life imprisonment after a Christmas Eve stabbing on Hunter Street East Beckley. Prosecutors say Rogers attacked Venable and Venable stabbed him twice. Venable, epileptic, was Stratton football team manager.
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Stratton High
Eugene Venable
Anthony J. Sparacino
Brown Hugo Payne
Sparacino
Ronald Rogers
Hunter St
East Beckley
John Bedarnsky
Rogers
Venable
Defense Counsel
Payne
Stratton
Judge Delays Court Briefly Over Car Removal
Defense attorney Brown Hugo Payne was summoned from the courtroom when Sheriff John Ward tried to tow his car from the courthouse lot that enforces strict parking rules. Payne explained and moved his vehicle, allowing the murder trial jury to be sworn before proceedings resumed.
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Brown Hugo Payne
Harry L. McCreery
John CC. Ward
Payne
Ward
Snowbound Jury Called to Criminal Court Report
Jurors reported snow bound this morning in Crimi nal Court before Judge Harry L. Mc Creery. Forty-nine others appeared for jury duty despite heavy snowfall while Frank Lemon sued for Baliff J. M. Mannix who is in medical treatment.
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Criminal Court
Harry L. McCreery
Frank Lemon
Baliff J. M. Mannix
Crosby Kidney Surgery Planned in Santa Monica
Bing Crosby will have kidney stone removal surgery in Santa Monica today. No complications are anticipated and he is expected to be hospitalized for about a week to ten days.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Bing Crosby
Legislators' Pay Raise Prompts First Debate
Charleston agenda centers on a routine enabling bill for lawmakers pay raises as West Virginia 52nd Legislature opens with a flurry of debate. Little else vied for attention today as lawmakers consider the measure.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Junior Women Back Anti Rabies Legislation Beckley Group Urges Support
Members of the Junior Department of the Woman's Club of Beckley plan to write members of the 52nd Legislature urging support for anti rabies legislation. Dr. Robert Frilen, Beckley veterinarian, traced rabies in Raleigh County since 1952 noting 500 to 600 rabid animals and two child deaths. The club also discussed state legislative pay changes and election law reforms moving through the West Virginia Legislature.
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Woman's Club of
Beckley
Robert Frilen
Raleigh County
Frilen
Polio Drive Receives $824.76 in Raleigh County
Lovell Higgins, treasurer of the Raleigh County Chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, reports $824.76 contributed to date in the March of Dimes drive. Most funds came from in-store coin collectors. the remainder are labeled individual donations.
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Lovell Higgins
Raleigh County
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Higgins
Delinquent Tax List Published in Raleigh County
A tabulated delinquent real estate list appears on Page 9 of the Register detailing lands with unpaid taxes. It includes parcels formerly owned by individuals now conveyed to the State Turnpike Commission and notes disputes between the sheriff's office and the commission. The notice lists tax lien buyers and lands certified to the State, with original owners given months to pay claims and redeem property.
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State Turnpike Commission
Sheriff's Office
Turnpike Commission
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