Eisenhower urges 20 point program to end labor abuses
President Eisenhower asks Congress to enact a 20 point plan to curb labor management abuses, claiming a complete approach with protections for workers and the public interest. The proposal includes tighter Taft Hartley bans, faster union elections, and detailed union reporting with penalties for fraud.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
John F. Kennedy
D-Mass
Taft-Hartley
Kennedy
Afl-Cio
Andrew J. Biemiller
Senate Labor
Labor Department
Glen Jean Man Waives To Jury
Daniel Rakes of Glen Jean waived a preliminary hearing Tuesday before Magistrate Cotton White and will face a Raleigh County Grand Jury action on a breaking and entering charge. Rakes is in the county jail on a $500 bond after state police booked him at 4 22 p m. Tuesday. Walter Hoskins of Raleigh was released from jail at 4 p m after posting a $1 500 bond awaiting grand jury action on breaking and entering. Hoskins waived his preliminary hearing Tuesday before Magistrate White and is charged with entering a house occupied by William Dew in Raleigh and stealing about 100 dollars worth of merchandise. The entry occurred last week.
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Daniel Rakes
Glen Jean
Cotton White
Raleigh County Grand Jury
Rakes
Walter Hoskins
Raleigh
Grand
Hoskins
White
William Dew
Disc Jockey Tripp Nears 200 Sleepless Hours in Medical Study
New York AP reports Peter Tripp, 32, on the verge of 200 sleepless hours under 24 hour psychiatric observation to raise funds for March of Dimes. Doctors from Oklahoma, Cornell, Einstein, and Walter Reed oversee tests in Times Square and at the Hotel Astor as Tripp broadcasts, speaks, and endures growing mental strain.
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New York
Peter Tripp
Tripp
Louis Jolyon West
University of Oklahoma Medical School
Jman
Parish Times Square
West
Air Force
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
Maj
Harold Williams
Cornell Medical School
Albert Einstein Institute
Williams
Hotel Astor
Times Square
Moye Found Guilty in 1958 Pace Murder Case
Forest Dallas Moye was found guilty of second degree murder in the Pace case. Judge McCreery set motions for Feb 9 and noted Givens is already convicted. Deliberations began at 10:35 a.m. with closing arguments by Sparacino and Hutchinson.
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Forest Dallas Moye
Harry L. McCreery
Moye
Raleigh County
Anthony J. Sparacino
J. Q. Hutchinson
Lindy Givens
Thomas Jefferson Pace
Fireco
Givens
Moundsville
McCreery
Pace
Hutchinson
S.O.B
Lil Abner comes to Charleston in Bus trip notice
Four Dogpatch characters from the Broadway musical Lil Abner are shown as Earthquake McGoon Daisy Mae Marryin Sam and Li'l Abner in a Charleston Municipal Auditorium production on February 16. The Register showbus leaves Beckley at 6 30 p m the night of the play with a nine dollar student fare and ten dollar for others reservations via Dallas Boothe at The Register CL 33921.
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Dogpatch
Charleston
Municipal Auditorium
Peter Costanza
Earthquake McGoon
Patricia Northrop
Daisy Mae
Sam Dittman
Sam
Robert Kaye
Li'l
Abner
the Register
Beckley
Lil
Dallas Boothe
Register
Underwood Pushes Bipartisan Road Conference Policy
Gov. Cecil Underwood outlined a noncoercive approach to aid the 1959 60 budget policy as he planned a bipartisan roads meeting at 9 am in the State Road Commission conference room. He aims to inform lawmakers from both parties to reach a road centered plan while not probing disputes between houses. He expects higher road and school funding and notes the steering committee tax plan seeks about 24 million dollars for roads schools and state functions.
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Charleston
Cecil Underwood
Underwood
State Road Commission
Senate
House
SRC
Successor Named Rossman Gives Up Mental Health Post
Gov. Underwood accepted the resignation of Dr. William B. Rossman of Charleston as director of mental health and named Richard J. Lilly of Weston State Hospital to succeed him. Lilly, a Detroit native, has led Weston since May 1 and will serve the unexpired term through June 3, 1962 with a $20,000 annual salary, subject to Senate confirmation. Lilly is a U.S. Army Reserve major and veteran of World War II and the Korean conflict.
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Charleston
Underwood
William B. Rossman
Richard J. Lilly
Weston State Hospital
Lilly
Rossman
Detroit, Mich
State Senate
Dr. Lilly
U. S. Army Reserve
Christmas Seal Sale Falls Short by Six Hundred Dollars
Mrs. C. C. Lewis, executive secretary of the Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association, said the annual Christmas Seal Sale is $600 short of its $19,000 goal. Miss Norma Altman, field consultant from Charleston, is visiting the local office today.
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C. C. Lewis
Raleigh County
Logan County Child Killed By Rat Attack
Judy Ann Belcher five month old daughter of James and wife found dead at home in Logan County Police say she was bitten on the head neck face and hands by rats Magistrate Bill Mosley reported the infant was attacked and died Tuesday in her residence.
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Logan
RNS
Judy Ann Belcher
James Belcher
Christian
Bill Mosley
Mosely
Beckley Man Ordered To Appear On Noise Complaint
Harry P. Burdiss Jr of Beckley was ordered to appear in Beckley Police Court Thursday night after a 1:15 p.m. Tuesday citation for making unnecessary noise with his vehicle by city police.
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Harry P. Burdiss Jr
Beckley
PSC Wage Hike Believed Doomed in Senate
Charleston reports House of Delegates passed a pay raise for Public Service Commission members from 10000 to 12500 a year but Senate leaders predict rejection. Four Raleigh County delegates opposed. after reconsideration vote, one shifted to yes while the others stuck with no, signaling likely defeat.
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Charleston
Public Service Commission
House of Delegates
State
Senate
House
Register
Commission
Raleigh County
O. D. Hall
Paul Vennari
Ted Stacy
Roy Lee Harmon
Calhoun County
Hall
Fire Marshal Report Delayed On Odd Elementary
Parents and teachers urged Raleigh County Board to obtain the fire marshal's report for Odd Elementary as two more exterior doors were requested for safety. Superintendent said no report existed. the board directed a survey of the building and possible work to add exits.
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Odd
Raleigh County Board of Education
Aubrey Dickerson
A. P. Leeber
Dickerson Leeber
Sherman C. Trail
Leeber
Mason Anderson
Dewey Meadows
Hospital Admission News for Robert Clayborn
Robert Clayborn of 1505 South Ka nawha Street was admitted to Beckley Hospital around 11 am today for observation and treatment. He has been confined to his home for several weeks due to illness.
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Robert Clayborn
South
Kanawha St
Beckley Hospital
County Plans Juvenile Delinquents Training School
Raleigh County board member A P Leeber urged a juvenile training school as a cheaper corrective option and a way to boost Raleigh County’s profile. He proposed a study and local civic support, referencing Pruntytown and Boys Town, Neb. The board also discussed requisitions, new member H E Melton’s swearing in, and traffic-safety notes near Mortson-Reaves Elementary with a 30 mph limit and calls to raise it to 25 mph for better results.
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Raleigh County
A. P. Leeber
Neb
McCreery
Harry L
Justice of the Peace Courts
Pruntytown
H. E. Melton
B. C. ‘Cotton’ Callaway
O. A.phillips
Phillips
Morton-Reaves
State Road Commission
Strake Walker
Price Hill Man Gels Jail Term
George Thorne of Price Hill, likely 60 or older and confused, pleaded guilty to unlawful wounding after an altercation with Joseph Marion Buckland. Raleigh County Criminal Court Judge Harry L. McCreery sentenced him to 12 months in Raleigh County Jail and a $100 fine. credit for time served granted, probation denied, and Thorne was taken to jail.
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George Thorne Price Hill
Raleigh County
Raleigh County Criminal Court
Harry L. McCreery
Joseph Marion Buckland
Thorne
J. S. Butts
House Demos Okeh Severance Tax In West Virginia
In Charleston the House Democrats approved a severance tax after a rough session and warning the Senate may kill it. The caucus also endorsed tax package ideas including college tuition increases and county budgets for mental patient care, while discarding a broadened sales tax on utility bills.
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House
Demos
Senate
Register
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Thomas Pace
Lil Abner
Underwood States Road Conference
Logan County
PSC
West Weather
Virginia
Beckley High
Oak Hill High
Price Hill
BY Roy Lee Harmon
Umurky
Kanawha Valley
Harry Pauley
Pauley
Severance
Julius Singleton
Nell Walker
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Marshall G
Wyoming
H. P. Given
Webster
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