Mystic Potency Sets Pattern for Election
Memphis columnist Lonnie Johnson theorizes Friday the 13th occurrences in election years predict outcomes. He cites past triples of Friday the 13ths in 1792 1804 1832 aligning with re elections and 1850 1888 1928 with new presidents, concluding Ike will win a second term.
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Memphis
Tenn
Lonnie Johnson
Johnson
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Andrew Jackson
Abraham Lincoln
Benjamin Harrison
Herbert Hoover
White House
Eisenhower
Oil and gas production rises in West Virginia
West Virginia produced over 68 million dollars worth of oil and natural gas last year. Fourteen of fifty five counties engaged in production with crude oil at an average field price of 2.93 per barrel and natural gas at the wells earning 49.5 million dollars. About 4,000 workers were employed in crude oil and natural gas production in the state.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Mountain
Independent Petroleum Assn. of America
Association
State Police Promote Two to Serjeants and Move
State Police Supt R W Boyles announced two promotions effective Sunday. Sgt Harry D Coyner a Buckhannon native now at Co B South Charleston becomes first sergeant and transfers to Co A Shinnston. Col L BR Craft of Cheyan Kanawha County is promoted to sergeant. Craft 57 Weston native joined the force May 1 1947 and previously was at Nitro.
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Charleston
R. W. Boyles
Harry D. Coyner
Buckhannon
Co. B
South Charleston
Co. A
Shinnston
Coyner
State Police
T. A. Welty
Col. L. BR. Craft
Cheyan
Kanawha County
Craft
Weston
Nitro
Friday the 13th superstition in hotels and offices
The piece discusses fear of the number 13 affecting hotels post offices and telephones. It notes many hotels skip room 13 and that the Post Office and telephone boxes reportedly have no 13s in Beckley while some businesses dismiss the superstition. It quotes industry figures and locals noting it is largely a matter of policy and superstition rather than fact.
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Byyday
Joo
Chesapeake and Heen
Beckley Hotels
Potomac Telephone Co
American Hotel Association
Ilanuman
Buckley
Ivere
Teleis
Soviet urges all European body for peaceful atomic energy
Moscow proposed a European intergovernmental organization including the USSR and the United States to oversee peaceful atomic energy use. The plan targets Euratom as a tool of NATO and calls for equality in membership with no attached conditions, to share and control nuclear resources across Europe.
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France
West Germany
Italy
Belgium
Netherlands
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Germany
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China
Outer Mongolia
Viet Nam
Switzerland
Austria
Europe
Disc Jockey Charged With Wife's Murder
PITTSBURGH radio disc jockey Wally Dickson, age unknown, was jailed without bond on a murder charge for the rifle slaying of his wife Nancy, 26, mother of two. He pleaded innocent as he faced coroner William D. McClelland who ordered an inquest likely, after a pathologist cited two bullet wounds and a fractured skull. Dickson maintained calm as detectives presented evidence linking him to the killing in their Edgewood apartment.
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Pittsburgh
Wally Dickson
Nancy
Dickson
Alegheny County
William D. McClelland
McClelland
Edgewood
Tlocent
iRain Slick Road Blamed for Accident
Police report an 7:30 a.m. crash near Mount Tabor caused about 300 dollars in property damage. Shirley Ree Bryant 21 Smoot was driving toward Beckley when her car turned off course and hit a truck driven by Die Oda Williams 40 Route 1 Mount Hope. Bryant suffered slight bruises but did not require hospital care.
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Mount Tabor
Po- Rce
Shirley- Ree Bryant
Smoot
Beckley
Die Oda Williams
Mount Hope
Shirley Bryant
Councilman to Offer Master Traffic Plan
Councilman Miller announces a master traffic plan to address Beckley’s congestion. He says the plan aims to increase city traffic flow and will be presented to the Traffic Control Commission at a later date. a regular meeting was canceled and a special session set for Wednesday at City Hall with secretary Madge Richardson notifying members.
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Beckley
Miller
Escneiaia Haralg
Otis
Lyons
Traffic Commission
Madge Richardson
Miss Universe Contest Draws Sea of Brunettes in Long Beach
In Long Beach California the Miss Universe pageant gathers 74 contestants including many brunettes and redheads. The event runs through Sunday with finalists selected Thursday and the final crowning on Friday. Previous winners include Christiane Martel of France and Miss United States from 1953. Miriam Stover is among early arrivals.
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Long Beach
Calif
Bru-jand
Enisen
South Carolina
Pioades
Christiane Martel
France
Universe le
Navy
Miriam Stover
Armory Plan Hinges on Legislature and Federal Funds
Charleston reports that a new National Guard armory at Montgomery depends on state legislative funding and pending federal legislation transferring land title. The site currently houses a city swimming pool, with bond debt and construction costs split 75 percent federal and 25 percent state.
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National Guard
Montgomery
Congress
Adjutant General's Office
Adj
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Washington
Fox
T Montgomery
A J
Guard
150Th Armored Cavalry
Soviet Premier says pension gains come with time
Bulganin told the Supreme Soviet that broad pension boosts cannot be granted now though the government plans to raise outlays by 12 billion rubles from about 2 billion. He criticized unrealistisch amendments and urged approval with minor authorized changes as deputies pressed for faster benefits.
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Bulganin
Supreme Soviet
Council of the Union
Prisoner Transferred to Denmar Sanitarium
An inmate of Raleigh County Jail was released on medical grounds and today sent to Denmar Sanitarium for examination and treatment. Eugene Keys of Beckley was released after illness recommendations by Dr A D Belton Beckley Police Chief James Poole and Sheriff John Ward.
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Denmar Sanitarium
Denmar
St Albans Plans City Evacuation Drill During Opera ton Alert
Civil Defense officials in St Albans plan a 13,500 person evacuation next week as part of Opera ton Alert a six day nationwide exercise. A 1 am siren will trigger lunch baskets head for Holiday Park with a 2000 person capacity. Col Edgar M Sues calls it the first time an entire civilian population has been evacuated nationwide.
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W.va
Wheeling
Panhandle
Kanawha Valley
Holiday Park
Edgar M. Sues
State Civil Defense
Change in Command at Beckley Recruiting Station
Major H. A. Kellner commander of the Beckley Main Recruiting Station since August 1955 will leave around the first of the month for Fort Knox Kentucky. He learned of the transfer by telephone and has not received official orders. Lt. James E. Kelly will replace Kellner as commanding officer.
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H. A. Kellner
Beckley
Fort Knox
James E. Kelly
Kellner
Superstition's Real Danger Is Tension
Rutgers sociologist Dr. Joseph B. Maier warns that belief in unlucky days or superstitions can cause real harm by increasing anxiety and tension. He notes many fear Friday the 13th, though the concept is not based in reality, and explains behavior driven by such beliefs can itself be dangerous.
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Newark
Rutgers University
Joseph B. Maier
Rutgers Newark College of Arts and Sciences
Cannnot
Maier
Christ
Kidnapers Believe Fear of Capture Drives Return Hope
Westbury New York authorities report the Weinberger family believes the kidnapper fears capture more than ransom. The 3 week old infant Peter Weinberger has been missing for nine days since being taken from his carriage. FBI agents have joined the case and police note no contact has been made since last Friday.
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Nassau County
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Holman
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Morris Weinberger
Pot
Sadi Joker
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Nonote
Pinnell
Taggie
Weisberger
Aoman
Kidnaner
West Virginia Theaters Warm Humid Weekend Forecast
Weather outlook for West Virginia shows warm humid conditions with showers tonight and Saturday. Temperatures will average three to five degrees above normal over the five days ending Wednesday, with normals around 67 in the south and 74 in the north.
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West Virginia
Beckley
Bellepainty Greenbrier
Celestial Times and Planet Movements This Saturday
The Sun sets at 7 48 pm with the Moon near the First Quarter. Saturn and Jupiter are visible before Friday night, Mars appears southeast, Venus rises Saturday moving eastward toward January. Sun and Moon rise times are given with star positions for the day.
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