Mount Hope to Get 32000-Foot Bureau of Mines Office
Mount Hope officials announce a $700000 federal office building for the Bureau of Mines District C. The project includes 32000 square feet of space, air conditioned offices, a testing lab, auditorium, and space for mining rescue equipment. Bids for construction are expected within two weeks after federal approval.
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Mount Hope
Frederick D. Eh
General Services Administration
Charleston
Bul
Bureau of Mines
W. Bernard Rocke
Mayer
Mountainair
West Virginia
Princeton
Pineville
Welch
Bureau
Rocke
Washington, D. C
House of Representative Budget Bureau
Public Works Committees
U. S. Senate
House of Representatives
FBI Seeks Kidnaper of Weinberger Infant
Police search for the kidnapper of infant Peter Weinberger after the abduction from his Long Island home. A ransom note demanded $2 and later $5,000, with no trace of the child found amid numerous hoaxes and calls to the Weinberger family.
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Morris Weinberger
Peter
Westbury
FBI
Weinberger
Long Island
Pmether
Chicago
Pontiac
Mich
Point Lookout
Legion Official Called In Blacklisting Probe
Washington House Un American Activities Committee summoned Arnold Forster James ONeil and Frederick Woltman to hear a two volume Fund for the Republic report on blacklisting The witnesses include an American Legion official and a New York World Telegram and Sun writer Hutchins defended the fund and Coglys independent assessment while Cogley described ONeil as a key figure among clearance men and explained his focus on history over communism.
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House Committee On Un-American Cvities
American Legion
Arnold Forster
The
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James O'Neil
Frederick Woltman
New York World Telegram & Sun
Fund For the Republic and
John Cogley
Commonweal
Walter D-Pal
Fund For the Republic
Fund Foundation
America
Robert M. Hutchins
New York
Cogsey
Hutchins
Cogley
O'Neill
Forster
Wolf Man
U S Officials Silent on Russian Protest Over Air Overflights
Washington reports that U.S. officials gave no immediate comment as Russian Ambassador Zarubin filed a formal protest over American military aircraft flying over seven Soviet cities on July 4 5 and 9. He termed the flights an invasion and said some planes remained up to two and a half hours.
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Washington
U.S
Pentagon
Georgi N. Zarubin
Dulles urges Soviet Union to grant independence to satellites
Secretary of State Dulles said the USSR should restore full independence to its satellite nations to prove the reality of decentralization. He argued only vigorous democratic institutions can prevent despotic power, and he warned the world will watch closely what develops.
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Washington P
Dulles
Russia
Rochester Comedian’s Son Faces Sentencing In Narcotics Case
Billy Rochester Anderson, 28, will appear August 6 in Superior Court for sentence and probation after being convicted yesterday on two counts of narcotics violations for selling and possessing two ounces of marijuana to a federal agent last spring.
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Los Angeles
J Eddite
Rochester
Anderson
Billy
Superior Court
Small Surplus in State Funds At End of Year
Budget Director Denzil Gainer reported a June 4 surplus of 3.76 million dollars in West Virginia’s general revenue fund, with about 3.42 million needed to cover current-year appropriations leaving an unencumbered surplus of 2.22 million. He warned of potential future shortfalls due to 1956 acts diverting fees to bond financing for WVU and Marshall College, and projected possible further reductions in 1957-1958.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Denzil Gainer
Gainer
Gov
Marland
Board of Public Works
West Virginia University
Marshall College
WVLA
Marshall
General Revenue Fund
Sypreme Court
Racing Commission
Liquor Commission
Free Will Baptists Pray All Night at Huntington Convention
At Huntington a sunrise prayer service ended an all-night vigil by delegates to the 20th annual National Association of Free Will Baptists convention. The gathering opened with Rev. Charles A. Thigpen of Highland Park Michigan addressing about 1,500 delegates. Maj. Gen. Ivan L. Bennett was to speak today on the obligation of young people in the armed forces. Officers of the association and its women's auxiliary will be elected at tomorrow's closing sessions.
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Armed ‘Forces
Association
Women's Auxiliary
Oceana Council Seeks New Revenue Source After Tax Move Fails
The Oceana Town Council, meeting with a record crowd, formed a business committee to study finances and propose new revenue ideas after a broad sales tax proposal was defeated. They approved a 3.00 fire department appropriation for a new truck and insured city employees and properties. A drainage issue on the Earl Smith property was referred to officials, and a wall request for Ted Patrick was considered. An ordinance on sewage disposal and a sanitary board will be brought to the next meeting.
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RNS
O. R. Wallace
Hers Roart Hopkins
Jim Roberts
Hugh Miler
C. L. Chambers
Oceana Volunteer Fire Department
Jruck
Horner
England
Pineville Insurance
John Hobert
Earl Smith
Hoberts
Argel Cozort
Cozort
Leland Tilly
Marshall West
Ted Patrick
Proposed Scenic Route Would Include Paw Paw
Washington lawmakers Beall and Hyde introduced bills to create a national historical park along the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal from Cumberland to Great Falls and extend a scenic roadway about 20 miles from Paw Paw West Virginia to Woodmont Maryland. The park would target wildlife propagation wilderness conservation and public recreation with potential land acquisitions totaling about 10 200 acres beyond the existing 4 800 acres.
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P— Sea
Beall
Rep. Hyde
Maryland
Chesaptape and Ohio Canal
Cumberland
Great Falls
Potomac River
Congress
Beall and Hyde
Secretary of Interior
UBER
Paw Baw
W. Va
Woodmont
Miner Killed at Work in Island Creek Mine
A 31 year old brakeman Earle Boothe of Hanlawson was killed by a coal lump from a dynamite shot at Island Creek No % mine in Holden. Boothe leaves a wife and three children. This marks another fatal accident in Logan County this year.
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Logan
Earle Boothe
Hanlawson
Island Creek
Holden
Rothe
Solon Reverses Self Seeks Hike in Foreign Aid
Rep Taber shifts stance urging a 359 million dollar increase in foreign aid appropriations as House debates a 3.6 billion bill. President Eisenhower warns cuts harm Western alliances while leaders weigh restoring military aid within the new authorization limits.
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Taber
House
Eisenhower
Martin Mass
Martin
Senate
House Appropriations Committee
State Dulles
World Disarmament Plan Approved by Soviet Bodies
In Moscow, both houses of the Supreme Soviet endorsed a Kremlin appeal to world parliaments to back Soviet disarmament proposals. The decision, central to a five point agenda by the Union and Nationalities Councils, was attended by Premier Bulganin and top government officials at the Kremlin Palace. In Los Angeles, Art Baker’s wife sues for divorce alleging cruelty against the TV host.
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Moscow
Supreme Soviet
Council of the Union
Council of Nationalities
Bulganin
Kremlin
Los Angeles
Art Baker
Education Seen as Best Aid for Low Income Farmers
At the American County Life Association meeting in Morgantown experts urged education as the main way to improve lives of low income farm families. Don Paarlberg outlined new programs and credits aimed at rural development, while researchers stressed decentralized, community based approaches and ongoing experimentation.
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American County Life Association
Morgantown
Hotel Morgan
Beckley
Raleigh
Charles Hodel
Jack Sutherland
J C. T. Shackelford
Beckley Area
Paarberg
Congress
Kaufman
Engineering Course Evaluation Moves Toward State Board Review
Charleston area report notes separate body seeks to study West Virginia engineering needs and report back at the next State Board of Education meeting August 29 30. West Virginia Council of State College and University Presidents would authorize a formal study, contingent on cooperation with the WVU board. The issue follows a legislative report urging full four year engineering at WVU, with pre engineering at Marshall WV State and West Virginia Tech. Tech president W W Axtell criticizes the prior survey. Also on August agenda is budget requests for 1957 legislative submission and the WV State College Institute proposal to start an in service training program for Kanawha Valley industrial workers at Carbide and Carbon Chemical with initial class about 150. Math and drafting instruction noted and expansion possible.
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Charleston
State Board of Education
West Virginia Council of State College and University
West Virginia
Board of Education
West Virginia University Board of Governors
Pretead
WVU
Marshall
West Virginia State
West Virginia Tech
Tech
W. W. Axtell
West Virginia State College At Institute
Kanawha Valley
Public Schools Hit New Enrollment High in West Virginia
West Virginia public school enrollment reached a record 457,907 by end of May, surpassing the previous year’s peak. Weather outlook calls for warmer conditions Thursday with chances of showers Saturday, temperatures around mid 70s in southern and northern regions.
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Charleston UI
West Virginia
Mont
Beckley Skies Moon Phases and Light Travel Times
The Sun sets at 7 49 pm and rises at 4 12 am on Thursday while the Moon shines at 10 01 pm about 240000 miles away. First Quarter Saturday. Public school enrollment rose by nine thousand eight hundred seventy six this term raising end month total to four hundred forty eight thousand thirty one.
Teen Aged Auto Thieves Arrested in Huntington
Huntington police and C O agents rounded up several teen age car thieves. Reported to have stolen about 30 cars in recent weeks. One vehicle was involved in a serious incident causing extensive damage and drawing the railroad company into the case.
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Huntington
Huntington P
Huntington Police
Chesapeake and Ohio
Herman Ambusee
C&o
Betes
Boone GOP selects Madison for key county posts
Fragmentary text shows Madison elected to secretary treasurer in Boone County Republican organization. Other details unclear due to damaged OCR.
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Wyva
Minaf
Ste Madison
Secsreary
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