Three U.S. POWs Return From Red China to Hong Kong
Three former American POWs William A. Cowart Otho G Bell and Lewis W Griggs left China for Hong Kong after years as prisoners in Korea they described life under communism as hell and said they will face possible prosecution upon return to the United States Each cited indoctrination and harsh farm labor as part of their experience and noted they would be restricted to the President Cleveland liner while en route to California for potential legal action
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U. S
William A. Cowart
Dalton
Otho. G. Bell
Hillsboro
Miss
Lewis W. Griggs
Jacksonville
Tex
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Cowart
U.S
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Sular
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California
China
Defense
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Grigge
Red China
Peiping
Roger Devriendt
Louis Verdyk
Red Cross
Griggs
America
Hitler
Taiyuan
Bell
Verdyck
Washington
Civil Defense
Val Peterson
House Appropriations
Peterson
New New Orleans
New Orleans
Congress Urges Eisenhower To Seek A Second Term
Congressional GOP members pressed President Eisenhower to run again, delivering a petition from Reps Frelinghuysen Curtis Avery amid supportive remarks from some Democrats about his possible strength in 1956. The White House said Eisenhower would decide in his own time.
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Eisenhower
GOP House
Frelinghuysen
R-Nj
Laurence Curtis
Curtis
Avery
GOP
House
Sen
Humphrey
D-Minn
Gore
D-Tenn
CBS
Tennessee Valley Authority
Appropriations Committee
John Taber
New York
Taber
Rep
Passman
D-La
Senate
Grandmother Hikes 1 000 Miles of Trail
Emma Gatewood, a 67 year old grandmother from Gallipolis Ohio, has hiked nearly 1,000 miles along the 2050 mile Appalachian Trail since May 3, aiming to become the first woman to hike it solo. She paused at Washington Monument State Park en route toward Mt Katahdin, Maine, predicting a mid September arrival.
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Boonsboro
Emma Gatewood
Gallipolis
Ohio
Washington Monument State Park
Emema
Mt. Katahdin
Mt. Oglethorpe
It Pays to Wade in Moline Lake
Police diver search failed for a diamond ring valued at 500 dollars lost by Officer Debord while swimming. The same lake yielded the ring when his wife waded and found it on her toe Wednesday night.
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Moline
Oice DeBord
Lentz Officiates Beer Contest Mistaken Bear Event
In Lansing Michigan deputy State Treasurer Charles N. Lentz agreed to officiate at a beer contest last weekend but the event turned out to be a bear contest. Officials said the mix up caused embarrassment yet Lentz handled the situation with good humor.
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Lansing
Mich
Charles N. Lentz
Antiprostitution Bill Threatens Work for Women
TOKYO a public hearing warned legislators that more than a half million women could lose jobs under an antiprostitution bill. Shosaku Ogi of the Japanese Restauranteurs Assn urged inspecting consequences beyond morality.
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Tokyo
Shosaku Ogi
Parkersburg Man Gets Marietta College Post
A. Sidney Knowles of Parkersburg West Virginia was named administrative assistant to Marietta College President W Ray Irvine. Knowles, former president of Parkersburg Big and Reel Co and former chairman of Parkersburg Aetna Corp, retired as chairman this year but remains a corporate director.
Charleston man elected president of collectors association
Dennis Clay of Charleston West Virginia was named president of the American Collectors Assn at its week long convention in Mackinac Island Michigan. Clay who operates Clay Adjustment Service in Charleston since 1934 moved up from vice president to the top post as the meeting concluded.
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Mackinac Island
Mich
E- R
Dennis Clay
Charleston
W. Va
American Collectors Assn
Clay
Clay Adjustment Service
Cla
Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Co
South Charleston
H. A. Wells
Texas City
Tex
Harry L. Weaver
Torrance
Cal
Helen Steele Ellison
West Virginia University
Jane D. Whitney
Family Service Assn
Morgantown
Salem College adds two new directors to board
The Salem College board of directors elected Dr. M. S. Harvey of Akron Ohio and Alfred L. Davis of Rochester New York to join the board. Harvey is pastor of Akron First Methodist Church and Davis is a Salem alumnus serving as public relations director at Rochester Institute of Technology.
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Salem College Board of Directors
M. S. Harvey
Akron
Ohio
Alfred L. Davis
Rochester
N. Y
Harvey
First Methodist Church
Davis
Salem
Rochester Institute of Technology
Weirton Steel
Weirton Police Lodge
Weirton Steel Company
Ernest T. Weir
City of
Weirton
National Steel Corp
Clyde Hetrick
Clancy Bell
Weir
Prosperity prompts wage rises and inflation fears
The piece argues that rising wages in steel and auto sectors signal prosperity, but may push production costs and prices higher. It notes seven steel wage raises since World War II totaling 60.42 cents an hour and seven steel price hikes totaling 36.84 dollars per ton, with current wages rising 15 cents an hour and potential price increases around 7.50 dollars per ton. It questions whether management can curb other costs to prevent a fresh inflation surge while investing for future demand.
Eighteen WVU students in field surveying at Camp Russell
Eighteen civil engineering students at West Virginia University gain field surveying experience during the first term of the summer session at Camp Russell L. Morris near Terra Alta in Preston County.
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West Virginia University
College of Education
Service Clubs Loan Fund
Bluefield Kiwanis Club
E. B. McCue
Kiwanis
WVU
Camp Russell L. Morris
Terra Alta
Preston County
Judge rules against state tax unit in oil royalty case
Charleston Kanawha County Judge Frank L Taylor ruled against the State Tax Department in a dispute over gross sales tax on oil royalties. The decision held that producers are not liable for tax on the one eighth royalty due to a drafting defect, certified for the State Supreme Court. The case involved Triad Co of Clarksburg seeking relief from a $892 deficiency for 1953 and could affect about $40,000 yearly in state taxes.
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Charleston
Frank L. Taylor
Kanawha County
State Tax Department
Milton J. Ferguson
Taylor
State Supreme Court
Triad Cil Co
Clarksburg
Triad
Ferguson
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