Big Four Shift Focus From Germany to European Security
The Big Four leaders moved from the German question to European security, with ministers urging recommendations and hints that talks would proceed on security this afternoon. Bonn feared a negative Russian stance while Eisenhower urged German unification under NATO, as Bulganin pressed for West German withdrawal.
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Geneva
Germany
Europe
Eisenhower
NATO
United States
Zhukov
Bulganin
West Germany
U Nu proposes plan to relieve present tension
Burmese Prime Minister U Nu, in Tokyo after a U.S. tour, urged simultaneous U.N. admission for Red China and release of Chinese-held American prisoners to ease tensions. He supported Nehru’s world Asia conference idea and said China’s nonattendance would complicate matters.
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Tokyo
U Nu
Burma
United Nations
United States
Nehru
India
Asia
Red China
U. N
China
Senators Trade Grimsley to Reds in Cash Deal
The financially strained Charleston Senators sold lefty Ross Grimsley to Cincinnati. The deal included cash and a possible bid for righty Ralph Birkofer, now with Havana of the International League. Grimsley may report to Nashville in Class AA but will join Cincinnati for next spring training.
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Charleston
Charleston Senators
Ross Grimsley
Cincinnati Redlegs
Grimsley
Ralph Birkofer
Havana
Senators
Danny Menendez
Nashville
The
Redlegs
Freeze of East West Division in Europe May be Reds Goal
Geneva reports that Soviet policy at the summit may aim to freeze the East West split in Europe for a peaceful stalemate. Bulganin pushes a two stage disarmament plan including frozen Western forces and a non aggression pact, while Eisenhower Eden and Faure oppose such moves. The core prize is Germany, with its future allegiance still in play under Adenauer.
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Eisenhower
Georgi Zhukov
Bulganin
Eden
Faure
Dulles
United States
Eisenhower-Zhukov
Zhukov
Neville Brownjohn
Harold E. Stassen
Geneva
Nelson Rockefeller
Konrad Adenauer
Muerren
Switzerland
West Germany
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Europe
Reds
Germany
North Atlantic Alliance
NATO
Bulgaria
Mr. G Dies In Lisbon Hotel
Calouste Gulbenkian, famed oil magnate, dies at 86 in Lisbon Hotel Aviz after illness since January. Known as Mr. G or Mr. Five Per Cent for Iraq Petroleum profits, he was one of the world's richest men and mystifyingly private.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Calouste Sarkis Gulbenkian
Gulbenkian
Aviz
Mr. G
Iraq Petroleum Co
Teachers' Union Threaten State Declared by Official
West Virginia educators at a three day conference heard Mrs. Stewart Armstrong urge recognition of a growing teacher union movement tied to low morale and salary issues. State School Supt. W. W. Trent outlined desegregation progress across counties with 12 fully integrated and 17 partially integrated, noting no Negro schools in ten counties.
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Jackson’s Mill
W.va
West Virginia Education Assn
West Virginia
Stewart Armstrong
Charleston
State Education Department
Supreme Court
Armstrong
Trent
Mabscott Principal's Post Under Protest
A Raleigh County special committee meeting is set for 7 30 p m Thursday to discuss the reappointment of Mabscott Elementary principal Carl Wood amid protests by school patrons. Wood has led the county's largest elementary school for 16 years as PTA meetings with board members and superintendent staff address his placement. no reason has been publicly disclosed.
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Raleigh County Board of Education
Carl Wood
Mabscott
Wood
Reading by Meaning versus Phonics Debate Across Nations
Analysis of John Duncan and Fred J. Schonell on reading methods, arguing phonics may hinder beginners and favor word wholes. Citing Europe including England, Norway, Denmark and Sweden, the piece notes remedial reading programs, international figures like Dr Bjorn Karlsen, and calls for schools and PTAs to help every child progress to reading with meaning through exposure to books.
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John Duncan
George C. Harrap
London
England
Fred J. Schonell
Britain
United States
Duncan
Oxford
Bjorn Karlsen
Norway
San Diego State College
Flesch
Europe
California Teachers Association Journal
Gothenburg
Sweden
Denmark
Johnny
County DPA Bills Spark Debate Over Who Pays
District Eight DPA offices faced telephone disconnections as counties Raleigh, Logan and Summers agreed to assume DPA office bill payments. Browning says the state will no longer cover Raleigh and Greenbrier lines, prompting a County Court review. He notes the DPA’s 15 percent levy share funds the office about 55 000 to 57 000 yearly. District Eight offices will soon relocate to the Professional Building second floor before August.
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Brier
DPA
Lon Browning
State Department
Fayette
Logan
Summers
Browning
Raleigh
Greenbrier
Harry E. Anderson
Anderson
Daniels
Prince St
Auto Union Indicted For Political Activity
A federal grand jury in Detroit indicted the CIO United Auto Workers Union on charges of violating the federal corrupt practices act in politics. The indictment alleges union funds financed political activity in the 1954 campaign supporting Patrick V. McNamara over Homer Ferguson, with a union sponsored radio program cited in the probe. The officers were not named, including Walter Reuther. Organized labor backed McNamara in the race.
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Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers Union
Patrick V. McNamara
UAW
U. S
Homer Ferguson
Michigan Republican Central Committee
John Feikens
Gable and Bride At Home In Encino Ranch
Clark Gable and his bride Kay Williams Spreckels are at home at the Encino ranch. They plan to live there and build a new house in Palm Springs. Ranch gates were locked to visitors.
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Encino
Cali
Clark Gable
Kay Williams Spreckels
Encino Ranch
Palm Springs
Wife dies in gun play with unloaded shotgun
Mary Ann Phillips, 24, was fatally wounded in Gallipolis Ohio when her husband John Harold Phillips 25 claimed he placed the gun against her abdomen and pulled the trigger believing it was unloaded. She died about an hour and a half later at a local hospital.
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Gallipolis
Ohio
Mary Ann Phillips
John Harold Phillips
Truck Rules and Toll Plans for 3-State Pike
Roanoke Va turnpike planners from Virginia West Virginia and North Carolina agreed on three key points for the tri state toll road truck weights toll stops and speed limits Unlimited truck weights would boost revenue to about 60 percent from truck tolls Only one toll stop at each border instead of two would simplify payments and allow entry tickets for the next state A 65 mile speed limit would apply on unbuilt Virginia and North Carolina four lane segments while West Virginia remains at 60 The study by Coverdale and Colpitts is expected in October to assess traffic and revenue potential to determine if bonds can cover construction Virginia and North Carolina would connect with West Virginia which still must build 11 miles from Princeton to the Virginia border
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Roanoke
Virginia
West Virginia
North Carolina
Ed Wemple
New York
Tri-State
Coverdale and Colpitts
Tristate
Wemple
Charlotte
N. C
Parkersburg
W. Va
Asheville
Richwond
Congress Debates Foreign Aid and NATO Policy
Senate Appropriations Chair Hayden pushed to restore 565.6 million of 627.9 million cut from Eisenhower’s 3.266 billion foreign aid request, backing military and economic aid for allies. Other talks cover NATO unity with Russia, HUAC subpoenas in entertainment, a minimum wage increase, and tips on selling the Institute plant in West Virginia to bidders. Senators press for a wage hike, while investigations seek to verify bribe allegations involving Harry Levy and government contracts.
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Washington
Sen
Hayden
D-Ariz
Eisenhower
Geneva
Senate
Appropriations Committee
House
Justice Department
Internal Revenue Service
Harry Lev
Chicago
Lev
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
McClellan
D-Ark
Leo
Area Men to Appear Before Beer Official
Four area men including Jacke Rocke of Sand Lick Tavern and Jack Kyle along with L. G. and Quinton Daniels of Jack's Place in Naoma are set for hearings Thursday morning before the State Nonintoxicating Beer Commissioner in Charleston. They were arrested in a Raleigh County raid on May 28. Rocke’s June 24 hearing was postponed to tomorrow. Sheriff John C. Ward will attend and may travel to Charleston to obtain extradi tion papers for Benny N. Smith’s return from Cleveland Ohio.
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Charleston
Jacke Rocke
Sand Lick
Jack Kyle
L. G
Quinton Daniels
Jack's Place
Naoma
Raleigh County Sheriff's Office
Rocke
Raleigh County
John C. Ward
Benny N. Smith
Cleveland, O
Bailey Attacks Representative in House Education Row
In a closed session of the House Education Committee a 17 to 10 vote defeated a bid to deny federal school funds to districts practicing segregation. A fight erupted between Rep Powell and Rep Bailey with Bailey accused of striking Powell as chairs toppled and lawmakers intervened to separate them. Powell is identified as a Negro pastor of New York City. Bailey is a West Virginia Democrat.
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Washington
House Education Committee
Powell
New York City
Bailey
D-Wva
Kelley
D-Pa
Rep
Perkins
D-Ky
Barden
DNC
Rep. Landrum
D-Ga
Madam Ambassador Out-Talks Rioters at Saigon Hotel
In Saigon thousands of anti-Communist students attacked the Majestic Hotel where Mrs. Perle Mesta and two American secretaries hid in a second floor suite. A student leader formed a cordon to shield them as mobs wrecked the government building. Frank Malloy and an embassy Marine guard rescued the group unharmed.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Perle Mesta
Hotel Majestic
U.S
Luxembourg
Mesta
Jean Anderson
Washington
New York City
Frank Malloy
West Virginia Weather Update Mostly fair with possible showers
A weather note for West Virginia shows mostly fair skies tonight and Thursday with a chance of isolated afternoon or evening showers in the south. Low temperatures range from 62 to 68 degrees, with continued warmth projected into Thursday.
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Rudolph Flesch
Dora W. Smith
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