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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1955
Page
1
At Geneva the Big Three pressed for European security centered on a unified Germany. Eisenhower Faure and Eden floated safeguards and arms limits while planning a six point program to reduce armaments and end cold war tensions. Eden urged a security pact with Britain potentially joining US Russia France and a unified Germany to extend control beyond Europe.
Eisenhower outlined Western willingness to discuss new guarantees for the Soviet Union if Russia backs German reunification. French Premier Faure supported a plan for a unified Germany to join a general European security organization open to all European nations. He urged Russia receive West guarantees and proposed a general disarmament program within the Western European Union framework. Germany must not be neutralized or discriminated.
More than 1,200 reporters observe a partial return to secret diplomacy as the Big Four meet at Geneva. Journalists are barred from summit sessions, with open UN debate sidelined while top level deals are formed. Faure and Eisenhower speeches touch on Western European Union pledges and frontier issues involving Germany and Russia.
Luncheon meeting notes that speeches from conference participants will be released after each session unless ruled otherwise. Each press officer will summarize speeches from his group and the other three delegations. Briefings are usually simultaneous in the press center and newsmen may ask questions.
Two men pleaded in the U S Southern District Court summer term in Beckley with two counts each of whisky possession. Matt Crook Jr pleaded not guilty while John William Trimble pleaded guilty. Judge Ben Moore set further action for September and kept them on bond. The session covered docket calls, juror empaneling, and pre trial conferences.
Raleigh County Prosecuting Attorney A. J. Sparacino said the investigation into Clyde Greer s death is expected to be completed in a day or so. He will issue a statement after receiving the autopsy report and conferring with the physician. Greer 50 of Fireco died in a Beckley hospital after injuries from a jail fall following a drunken charge.
Three Beckley youths aged 13, 14, and 15 were jailed in Raleigh County Jail at 6 am by City Police on charges of breaking and entering and larceny. Acting Police Chief Millard Tyree said the youths are believed to be linked to multiple city crimes, including break ins to buildings and automobiles and thefts.
Elizabeth Ann Herald an 11 year old of Holden drowned in the Guyan River during a family picnic. Attendants at Adams Funeral Home Gilbert said she had been ill and may have fainted after slipping from an inner tube and going under water. Her body was recovered about an hour later between Gilbert and Justice in Mingo County.
Rioting in Casablanca lasted a fourth day as clashes between Arabs and authorities left 22 dead on the latest tally and raised the official death toll to 63 with over 100 wounded. Other estimates place total fatalities as high as 200 due to undisclosed Arab casualties.
Dr. Neill Ellington Shai, 65, a Charleston dentist who retired in 1950, died of a heart ailment at his home last night. In Casablanca, violence subsided only after a 7 p.m. curfew in the Arab quarter with tanks and heavy security in both the Old and New Medina. Official counts for four days listed 50 Moroccans and 13 Europeans dead, 53 natives wounded, as fires raged and mobs clashed with police and soldiers.
Charles Clyde Wilcox Jr. 24 of Crab Orchard will be laid to rest Tuesday at 2 p.m. He died after a Saturday crash near Berryville Virginia that involved a heavy automobile carrier. Ministers Fred Toney and I C Edmonds will officiate at the home of his father, burial at Sunset Memorial Park. The body was moved from Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home in Mullens to the family residence today at 3 p.m.
The author argues against a single phonetic approach to teaching reading and urges a balanced method. He cites classroom practices favoring reading for meaning, context, and comprehension over mere word pronunciation, noting extensive teacher vigilance and a broader curriculum.
Rep Bailey forecast completion of Kanawha River basin flood control in 15 years. Four main dams on Kanawha tributaries, Sutton Dam now funded, Summerville survey, Big Bend project authorized, Bluestone already finished. Total near 60 million dollars. Enhanced flood protection, water supply, industrial growth, and farm land use expected.
Two F84-F Thunderstreaks from Langley AFB bound for McGuire AFB collided near Onley on the Virginia Eastern Shore at 4 am. First Lt. John J. Hull parachuted to safety and was treated for back injuries at Chinoteague NAS dispensary. A second pilot remained missing at 10 am. debris and damage scattered along railroad tracks and utilities were knocked out. Both planes belonged to Langley’s 510th Fighter-Bomber Squadron.
Raleigh County will hold 16 second inoculation clinics for first and second graders starting at 9 30 a m Thursday. Clinics occur at the same centers as the first shot in April with volunteers and four county nurses including Mrs Viola St Clair coordinating. Transportation provided by the Board of Education. schedules to be announced.
Two children were injured about 7:30 a.m. today near Stratton High School when the car they rode in collided with another and overturned. Vickie Bradshaw and Elizabeth Fox, both 8, of Westmoreland Ave, were treated and released from Raleigh General Hospital. Beckley Police investigated the mishap, involving a Bradshaw vehicle and a car driven by Alfred T. Epling of Flat Top. Gov. William C. Marland and State Auditor Edgar B. Sims said they would attend the State convention of Young Democrats in Beckley Aug 26-27. In a letter to John C. Ward requesting room reservations, Sims proposed boating on New River rather than Flat Top Lake, joking about a navy for that purpose.
Readable fragments report fifteen coal cars derailed and blocked the two main Baltimore and Ohio Railroad tracks on a 17 mile grade at Allegany Garrett border. No freightmen were hurt as the eastbound freight train halted plans for continued service.
Fair and continued hot tonight and Tuesday with possible afternoon and evening thundershowers. Lows 65 to 70. Beckley highs yesterday reached 78 with a low around 67. Oak Hill reported 78 high and 70 low. Rivers at Bellepoint and nearby Greenbrier and New Normal stages show clear conditions at Bluestone Reservoir.
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