Eisenhower backs Dulles stand in Berlin talks
President Eisenhower announced a full scale FTC probe into rising coffee prices and potential law violations in coffee trading. He supported Secretary Dulles at the Berlin Four power talks, rejected Molotov’s big five plan, and noted hopes for Bricker treaty compromise. He also addressed Rep. Condon’s subversion case and Army Germ warfare questions involving Corporal Edward Dickinson and Colonel Frank Schwable.
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Washington
Eigsenhower
Federal Trade Commission
Commission
The
Trade Commission
FTC
Dulles
Berlin
V. M. Molotov
Capitol
Bricker
Rep
Condon
D-Calif
Atomic Energy Commission
Senate
House Atomic Energy Committee
Army
Cpl
Edward S. Dickenson
Dickenson
Marine Corps
Frank H. Schwable
Hedrick Heads Johnstown Mercy Hospital Staff
Dr. Thomas A. Hedrick elected president of the Mercy Hospital staff in Johnstown Pennsylvania at the annual meeting on January 1 and assumed duties January 7. He is a Beckley native, University of Maryland graduate, WWII Navy veteran, and pediatric specialist who settled in Johnstown in 1947. He is related to doctors Dr. John Hedrick Dr. G C Hedrick Jr and is nephew of former congressman E H Hedrick.
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Thomas Ardis Hedrick
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Johnstown
Parole Violation Charge Not Pressed for Vernon Fugitt
Vernon Fugitt of Crab Orchard was released from Raleigh County Jail after a parole breach charge was not pressed. He had left the state but voluntarily returned to West Virginia, and a hearing before a State Parole Board member will determine his continued parole status.
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Vernon Fugitt
Raleigh
Fugitt
West Virginia
C. E. Honaker
State
West Virginia Weather Update and Readings
Cloudy and much colder tonight with Thursday forecast for more cold. Beckley reports high yesterday with 64 and low yesterday at 7 am today 10 am today. Oak Hill notes high yesterday 64 and low yesterday 44 with 7 am today reading. Glade Creek and Bluestone Reservoir show above normal or murky stages with rivers at Bellepoint and Greenbrier slightly elevated.
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Oak Hill
Glade Creek
Bellepoint
Bluestone Reservoir
Greenbrier
Mamie Eisenhower to Attend Beckley Governor Dinner
Mamie Eisenhower is to receive a personal invitation to the Raleigh Wyoming County Governor's dinner in Beckley on February 27 benefiting the March of Dimes. Mrs C C Odessa Lewis chairs arrangements with D. Grove Moler and March of Dimes director W A Burke. Invitations also go to Governor Marland staff and former Gov. Okey Patteson, with ticket plans announced later.
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Mamie Eisenhower
Beckley
March of Dimes
Eisenhower
C. C. (Odessa) Lewis
Raleigh-Wyoming County
Black Knight Country Club
Washington
White House
John Sheldon Doud
Charleston
Marland
Okey L. Patteson
Lewis
Dulles Urges Big Four To Act On Security Unity
Berlin reports secretary of state Dulles urged the four powers to skip Russia's five power conference idea and focus on German unification and European security. He argued the five-power plan is a device for Peiping and not suitable for the Berlin talks.
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Dulles
Big Four
Unity
Berlin
Russia
China
Peiping
United Nations
Grounds for Burial Coffee Sign In Memoriam
A Chicago Loop coffee shop posts a memorial note declaring a 10 cent cup of coffee died after a lingering illness. Interment will take place immediately in its own grounds as the price rises to 15 cents per cup.
State Rules on Taxes Set by Municipalities
Charleston report: Attorney General says a municipality may levy a gross sales tax but not exceed the state rate. Questions arose whether Nitro could tax a small loan business owned by an individual. The prosecutor noted the loan company would be subject to the tax for local business activity.
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Charleston
Attorney General's Office
Asst
Atty
Cletus B. Hanley
Kanawha
J. Blackburn Watts
City of
Nitro
Hanley
Sheriff Tests Radio System for Raleigh County Patrols
Sheriff John C. Ward announced a county radio system test with equipment installed in Raleigh County Jail and a representative vehicle. The test evaluated transmitting and receiving across various county sections and could lead to future county purchase for deputies.
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John C. Ward
Ward
Raleigh
County Court
Two Men Fail to Pay Fines and Return to Jail
Ormond W. Long and Albert Darrell Barker of Whipple were jailed in Raleigh County today after failing to pay fines from magistrate T. N. Thurman. Barker faced 15 dollars plus costs for driving without a license, while Long paid 15 dollars and costs for permitting an unlicensed person to drive.
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Raleigh
Ormond W. Long
Albert Darrell Barker
Whipple
T. N. Thurman
Barker
Long
Hawaii Statehood Bill Clears Senate Interior Committee
Washington The Senate Interior Committee approved a Hawaii statehood bill for Senate action on a 12 to 3 vote after splitting 8 to 7 on separating Hawaii from Alaska legislation. Chairman Butler said Alaska will be voted on by February 4, with amendments possible at a February 3 meeting.
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Washington
Senate Interior Committee
Hawaii
Senate
Butler
R-Neb
Alaska
Territories
Congress Debates Bricker Plan and Statehood Moves
Washington coverage shows senators opening formal debate on the Bricker plan to curb treaty powers with President Eisenhower and Sen. Bricker clashing publicly. CIO’s Reuther and U S Chamber of Commerce counsel Barton critique the Taft Hartley reform, while farm relief for CCC losses and overseas base construction discuss surpluses swaps. Statehood moves surface as Hawaiian and Alaskan bills face partisan politics and a Dworshak switch. McCarthy signals no hard feelings as Democratic returns gain staff influence.
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Washington
Bricker
Eisenhower
Sen. Bricker
Ohio
McCarthy
Sen
R Wis
McClellan
D Ark
Subcommittee
Defense Opens Murder Denial in Third Day of Cooney Trial
Defense attorney cries foul over prosecution pace and a witness time allotment as the Roland Cooney murder trial enters its third day. Judge McCreery rules remarks by counsel out of order while the case resumes with new witnesses after a technicality sidelined the defendant’s first witness. The shooting of Bernice Waddy, 19, in a crowded Woodbay business last November remains disputed with no motive shown. Spectators flock to seat themselves, filling the Criminal Court room.
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Criminal Court
Harry L. McCreery
Thornhill
Bernice Waddy
Woodbay
Market Near Cranberry eyed at over a million dollars
Dr. A L Maxton of Virginia Tech told the Rural Development Council a proposed Cranberry area producers market could generate 1 to 2 million dollars in annual business. First year projections foresee about 200 thousand dollars gross with 30 stalls and charges to cover costs. The market would open 6 to 8 a.m. for wholesale buyers and add retail hours, with a board of producers retailers wholesalers consumers and government reps to govern it.
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Cranberry
A. L. Maxton
Rural Development Council
Dr. Maxton
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Blacksburg
Maxton
RDC
Raleigh
MPs Book Two Men for AWOL in Raleigh County Jail
Military Police booked two servicemen into Raleigh County Jail on Tuesday for being absent without leave from their posts. Ernest I. Green, 26, of Rock Camp, and Palmer P. Dolin, 26, of Alvon, are the accused.
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Raleigh
Ernest I. Green
Rock Camp
Palmer P. Dolin
Alvon
Stock Market Opens With Strong Start In New York
The New York market surged at the open showing brisk activity before leveling near early session highs as investors pushed prices higher and held gains.
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New York
Charleston TV Channel Favored in Charleston WVa
A Communications Commission examiner recommended that Tierney Co. get channel 8 in Charleston West Virginia for a television station. The award would auto-issue a license in 40 days if no objections arise and requires no interference with WKNA radio. Capital Television withdrew after an agreement to form a new company with Tierney stockholders and officers.
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Washington
Communications Commission
Tierney Co
WCHS
Charleston
W. Va
Tierney
WKNA
Capital Television, Inc
Capital Television
Manho alleges inflated accounts paid by flower fund
Charleston era erupts as Joe Manko, a state mines inspector, tests that expense accounts were padded to cover political costs including a flower fund and dinners. He accuses Judge Browning of attempting to run Logan County by remote control while naming W. E. Flannery and others in political plots. Browning calls the charges libelous.
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Charleston
Supreme Court
Logan County
Joe Manko
State Department of Mines
Manko
Man
State Mines
Frank B. King
King
Hurstle White
Logan
Woodrow Wilson
Ray Watts
Sixman
Judge Browning
Browning
Statehouse
W. E. Flannery
House
House of Delegates
Watts
Flannery
A. D
Jody) Skaggs
the Statehouse
Grover C Combs
Oklahoma voters approve three turnpikes in wide victory
In a statewide special election Oklahoma voters endorsed a 150 million dollar toll road plan creating a 309.7 mile network. Two bills to authorize construction passed by about 40 000 votes with strong support from Oklahoma City and Tulsa. Routes link Tulsa toward Joplin Oklahoma City toward Wichita Falls and toward Wichita connecting with the Turner Turnpike. Gov Johnston Murray ordered engineering and financial studies.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Tulsa
Johnston Murray
Joplin
Wichita Falls
Tex
Wichita
Kan
Jet crew killed in Oregon crash
In Portland a jet with a powerless flight path crashed into trees to avert a residential impact. Pilot 2nd Lt. James Kennedy of Richmond Virginia and radar observer 2nd Lt. J A Reid of Peoria Illinois, both 22, were killed. A nearby 4-year-old girl Barbara Lee Cox suffered a skull fracture from debris.
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Portland
Ore
Air Force
James Kennedy
Richmond
J. A. Reid
Peoria
Ill
Barbara Lee Cox
Sledding access debated by city council
City Attorney W H File Jr proposed legal methods to close a bowling addition street for sledding when snow arrives. A mothers group led by Mrs Andrew Molina urged blocking Glenn Ave from 6 to 9 pm for coasting, with police action deemed impractical except in emergencies. The council referred the issue to the Recreation Board for action before next year, possibly using the new City Park site.
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W. H. File Jr
Glenn Ave
Andrew Molina
Council
Sunday Register
Evan Hall
File
Noel Christian
Beckley
Recreation Board
H. P. Meadows
Heir-Plane Missing Over Gulf Resumes Search
An aerial search will be resumed over the Gulf of Mexico today for John Faris Jelke II, oleomargarine heir and 28 year old New York City television producer. Jelke was last reported over Mobile, Alabama at 7 08 p m CST Monday and was due in New Orleans twenty two minutes later. Civil air patrol was notified when he did not arrive.
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New Orleans
Gulf of Mexico
John Faris Jelke II
National Guard
Jelke
New York City
Mobile
Ala
Civil Air Patrol
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