West Virginia Faces Steel Strike Impact On 1956 Trends
Editorial notes that West Virginia's first five months of 1956 show strong gains in 16 of 20 economic divisions versus 1955. A looming danger is the steel strike, its duration shaping its nationwide impact. Inventory reserves, industry effects, and high steel wages are examined, with emphasis on potential losses if the dispute widens.
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West Virginia
Business Index
Eisenhower
Republican
Wil
Miss Gibson Opens Wimbledon Journey for US Democracy in Sports
Althea Gibson, the Negro tennis star, begins a world tour sponsored by the U.S. State Department and the United States Lawn Tennis Association. She aims for Wimbledon glory while demonstrating American democracy in sports, with tours through Southeast Asia and Europe and a strong seed in the opening rounds.
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Althea Gibson
United States
Miss Gibson
Jack Johnson
U.S
Gunnar Myrdal
Jackie Robinson
Myrdal
Yale
U.S. State Department
United States Lawn Tennis Association
Southeast Asia
Europe
Althea
Silver
S. c
New York City
Florida A
Forest Hills
Wimbledon
State Department
Jesse Owens
Harrison Dillard
Gil Cruler
Mal Whitfield
Bill Miller
Asia
Africa
Middle East
Appeal seeks end to Weston State Hospital political spoils
An employee backed pamphlet signed by Edward P. Dailey AFL-CIO denounces a political fund at Weston State Hospital. It claims workers are pressured to contribute two percent of pay, with threats of job loss for missing paydays, harming patient care and staff morale.
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Citizen
Weston State Hospital
American Federation of State, County and Municipal
Afl-Cio
Political fund abuses at Weston State Hospital exposed
C J Needy McQuade cites forced payments to a political fund from Weston State Hospital workers, with no receipts or accounting. He describes union efforts to improve conditions for mental hospital staff, condemns kickbacks, and urges public pressure to end coercive contributions while calling for merit-based hiring and pay.
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American Federation of State
Afl-Cio
Federation
Weston State Hospital
Weston
Davis
Huntington State Hospital
Pals of Stalin Fail To Sell New Story
Washington dispatch notes that Russia's readers seek answers to Stalin's crimes after February disclosures. The central committee explains the rise of dictatorship as expediency to defend communism and prevent despotism, admitting no direct role but denying unneeded tyranny by future leaders.
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Stalin
Washington
Russia
Central Committee
Lenin
Prayer for Daily Blessings and Rest
A brief prayer by Carl Heath Kopf of Washington DC asking for blessings through the day. It seeks morning walks in fresh air, diligent midday work, and peaceful evening rest with family joy. The message ends with Amen and gratitude for Jesus’ sake.
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Jesus
Carl Heath Kopf
Washington, D. C
First Congregational Church
Sutter's Rise and Fall From Swiss Roots to California Gold
In a Pennsylvania Dutch town a marble slab marks John Augustus Sutter, once ruler of a Western empire, whose fortune collapsed after gold was discovered in California. Born poor in Switzerland, he fled debt, built wealth in New Switzerland near Sacramento, but the 1849 gold rush and legal defeats stripped his lands. He died in 1880 near Moravian Cemetery, his body later sought for repatriation amid congressional bills and decades of attempts.
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Lititz
California
John Augustus Sutter
America
Sutter
Switzerland
Westport
Kansas City
Monterey
New Switzerland
Sacramento
Pacific
U. S. Supreme Court
Washington, D.C
Conress
Congress
Military Men in News At Home and Overseas
Military personnel with ties to Beckley and Raleigh County appear in notices of service abroad and at home. Names include Douglas R. Miles aboard USS Lake Champlain, James E. Shaffer slated for Denver flight school, Theresa Sanchez stationed at Fort Holabird, Clifford L. Hill of the 601st Field Artillery Missile Battalion in Germany, and Lt Roy C. Roberts assigned to the Korean advisory group.
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Denver
Calo
James E. Shaffer
Clarence C. Shaffer
Sprague
Lack
Fort Holabird
Theresa V. Sanchez
Mable Sanchez, Scarbro
Princeton High School
Women's Army
601St Field Artillery Missile Battalion
Germany
Clifford L. Hill
John F. Hil
Smoot Ave St
Beckley
West Virginia State College
Army
Lillian
Wheelis
Korea
Roy C. Roberts
le Vega Roberts
Bud
Republic of Korea
Roberts
Fort Knox
Tito's Opera Visit Sparks Welcome in Moscow Style
A reporter and companion crash Tito's opera night in the city known as the Kansas City of Russia. They slip past soldiers into Tito's box, where the dictator and his wife receive applause from the cast and crowd, amid cameras and flashbulbs.
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Kiev
Tito
Slugger
Kansas City
Russia
Slug
Wilsons Crash an Opera Amid Ukraine Beset Gossips
In a lively report, the Wilsons crash an opera box during opening night amid chatter about Tito in the Ukraine. A Moscow-Sochi note contrasts press secrecy with lingering curiosity about Tito’s plans and villa stays.
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Wilsons
Tito
Slug
Metropolitan Opera
Hope Hampton
Ukraine
Sochi
Council of Ministers
Naomi N proposes rooming elderly in cottages for income
A reader column recounts Naomi N a 58 year old widow from a small town proposing elderly roomers as private home caretakers to earn $60 monthly per room and up to $100 for bedfast cases. The piece argues such cottage arrangements would ease taxpayer burdens while keeping elders active and mentally engaged.
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Naomi N
Naomi
Doctor’s bread cure for drunkenness proposed by Dr Randolph
Dr T Randolph of Chicago claims alcoholism stems from a craving for wheat or corn rather than whisky and suggests a simple test by offering three fingers of bread to a drinker. He introduces a new cure by eliminating eating to treat drunkenness.
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Hinton
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Brooks & Finley, Inc
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Cleveland
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Soa Tractors
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
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Uss
Lake Champlain
Douglas R. Miles
Huey R. Miles. Mullens
Fort McClellan Ala
Maryland
Intourist
Midnight Earl
N.Y
Jerry Lewis
Jackie Gleason
RKO
Diana Dors
Jayne Mansfield
Ben Gages
Esther Williams
Joey
Cindy Adams
Grossinger
Lenny Kent
Jack Dempsey
H'wood
Jeff Chandler
Lincoln McKeever
Tony Curtis
Dee Drummond
Roosevelt Grill
Piper Laurie
Cleo Moore
Naples
Tiny Jo Sulivan
Gregory Peci
Paramount
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Alan Dale
Hal Chadwick
Carl
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