Debt reduction must precede tax cut says Eisenhower
President Eisenhower said a payment on the national debt is needed before any tax cut. He indicated no real hope for tax relief in his last 18 months, and noted the debt’s rising interest bill of about 8.7 billion dollars next year. He also discussed Geneva talks, Nixon’s Russia trip, and Germany’s rearmament.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Geneva
William McGaffin
Chicago Daily News
McGaffin
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Nixon
Russia
Soviet Union
U. S
Moscow
Germany
United States
Labor Roads Farm Legislation Heads Ike's List
President Eisenhower identified labor control road construction and farm measures as top items for Congress this session. He noted no must list but urged a revenue bill to fund interstate highways and stressed a strong farm bill, amid stalled general farm legislation and ongoing labor bill debates.
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Ike
Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Senate Labor Management Committee
Senate
Special Investigating Committee
John McClellan
D-Ark
House
Ways and Means
West Virginia Weather: Partly cloudy with thundershowers
Weather outlook for West Virginia shows partly cloudy skies today and Thursday with scattered thundershowers possible Thursday, Friday, and perhaps Monday. Highs reach 80s in the east and near 90 in the west, with lows in the 60s to around 70. Five day forecast averages five degrees above 75, with modest daily change and total rainfall from a half to three quarters of an inch. River conditions at Bellepoint show Greenbrier low and clear, Bluestone Reservoir normal and clear with 2.5 gates open.
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W. Va
West Virginia
Oak Hill
Bowe
Bogart
Bellepoint
Greenbrier
Bluestone Reservoir
Evening Sky Schedule with Moon and Planets
Beckley observes sunset today and sunrise tomorrow at 5 26 a m Moonrise tomorrow 1 29 a m Moon currently visible Aldebaran near the Moon. Planets visible Venus low in west at 8 41 p m Saturn due south at 10 03 p m Jupiter low in southwest at 10 14 p m.
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Aldebaran
Venus
Saturn
Jupiter
Curtis Jailed on Peace Count
Curtis Jailed on Peace Count Curtis Gary Curtis of Sprague was lodged in Raleigh County Jail at 11 20 p m Tuesday on a breach of peace charge arrested by State Police W C Buckland of East Beckley waived preliminary hearing Tuesday before Magistrate Cotton White and will face Grand Jury action on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses Buckland was released on bond He was jailed at 11 30 a m Tuesday on the charge D C Broyles of Eccles was jailed at 10 a m today on a charge for failing to comply with a court order for support of his former wife James Lee Broome 14 Beckley was cited at 10 45 p m Tuesday by City Police for operating a vehicle without a city generator s license He was ordered to appear in Police Court Thursday night
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Charles Gary Curtis
Sprague
Raleigh
W. C. Buckland
East Beckley
Cotton White
Buckland
D. C. Broyles
Eccles
James Lee Broome
Beckley
Juveniles Admit Dairy Queen Break-In In Oak Hill
Three juveniles aged 11 12 and 16 were caught by Oak Hill Police at 9 a.m. after admitting breaking into the Dairy Queen on East Main Street between 1:00 and 1:30 a.m. No items were stolen. Entrance was gained through a side window. They were released to their parents and a juvenile petition will be filed in Juvenile Court Judge Charles L. Garvin Jr.'s office.
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Oak Hill
ANS
Dairy Queen
East Main St
Howard Janney
Janney
Charles L. Garvin Jr
Work To Resume Next Week Oakwood Delay Clarified
A two week halt on South Oakwood Avenue and the Valley Drive extension will end next week as Trottino Brothers resume razing the Lafayette Hotel and prepare to demolish the C and O depot. Detours remain due to high tension wires, with the State Road Commission expected to set the razing contract today. Police and businessmen voiced frustration over traffic disruption and revenue losses.
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South Oakwood Avennue
Valley Drive
Lafayette Hotel
Appalachian Power Co
Trottino Brothers
Beckley Avenue
New Road
Road Commission
The
Register
Beckley
M. E. Tyree
SRC
C and O
Tyree
S. Oakwood
Troitino Brothers
State Road Commission
Power Company
Miner’s Day Celebrated in Beckley August Twenty Second
The Merchantile Division of Beckley’s Chamber of Commerce plans a big Miner’s Day celebration on August 22 with a parade beauty contest Miner Of The Year and talent contest. A 30-team first aid meet will be staged under lights at Woodrow Wilson high school stadium with prizes for top teams and individual honors. National safety contest will not be held this year but winners may advance to Buffalo in October.
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Merchantile Division
Chamber of Commerce
Beckley
Dave Abrams
Fayette- Raleigh-Wyoming County
First Aid League
United Mine Workers
Joshua Smith
Eastern Gas & Fuel Associates
Chester Webb
Mount Hope
Webb
Woodrow Wilson High School
Buffalo
N. Y
James Leeber
District 29
United Mine Workers of America
UMWA
Assessment Protest Hearings Set Friday
Lawyers for Beaver Coal Corp and The New River Co appeared in Raleigh County Court seeking hearings on proposed increases in land assessments. The Board of Review and Equalization reviewed the tax books and recommended re appraisals, with hearings set for Friday at 10 a.m. and 1 30 p.m. The case cites land holdings around Beckley Maxwell Hill and routes near Skelton, weighing high past valuations against current market signs and potential plant developments.
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Raleigh County
Beaver Coal Corp
New River Co
John C. Ward
Maxwell Hill
U. S. Route 21
Skelton
John Boley
C. E. Mahan
Fayetteville
Scherer
Board of Review and Equalization
County Court
Emergency Drive Set By Foundation
The National Foundation plans an emergency drive from August 1 to 15 across 22 counties as county Chapter chairman W D Nace says reserve funds are depleted and Marmet and Milton hospitals are owed about 26900 for polio patient care. The state organization owes over 200000 to hospitals and a campaign director will be chosen soon.
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National Foundation
W. D. Nace
Marmet
Milton Hospital
Youth Admits Beating Story Was Hoax
Mullens West Virginia reports a Raleigh County youth admitted stealing a 1956 coupe owned by William Francis of Itmann after a crash near Rhodell. Police say he fabricated the white boys beating tale to explain injuries. He pled guilty to car theft, freed on 2500 dollar bond awaiting grand jury action.
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Mullens
Rns
Raleigh County
Wendell W. Cook
Robert Holdsclaw
William Francis
Itmann
Francis
Rhodell
Bill Houck
Cook
Mullens Grill
Howard Ave
Border Town Sinks as Ground Gives Way Near Jacumba
Jacumba California residents report rapid ground collapse after underground erosion opens several holes near the border town airfield. Geologist Don Weaver cites runoff from the nearby Mexican mountains as the cause, with ongoing settling possibly lasting days. A 1 1/2 year old girl was nearly buried when the ground shifted.
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Hank Ketchum
Jacumba
Weaver
Sterwood Glutz Endorses Lake Bond Levy In Trap Hill
Sterwood Glutz voices support for the bond levy to fund a large lake project in Trap Hill district. He asserts the public works will boost Raleigh County’s economy and likens change to a woman’s mind, urging residents to vote for progress.
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Trap Hill
Raleigh
Retired Naoma Miner Succumbs
Charles Mitchell Dillon age 91 of Naoma died at his residence after several months illness. Born January 4, 1878 in Columbus Ohio, he was a coal miner and member of the UMWA Local 6098. Surviving his wife Nannie Borrer a son a daughter two sisters nine grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday Naoma Methodist Church with Rev Wade Webb Rev Willie August officiating. Burial Adkins Cemetery Naoma. Body to Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home then residence Thursday.
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Charles Mitchell Dillon
Naoma
Columbus
Ohio
Will
Arminta Clay Dillon
Naoma Methodist Church
American Rolling Mills
Montroal
UMWA
Armco Steel Co
Nannie Borrer
Dewey
Glen Daniel
Sylvia Jarrell
Eva Stewart
Lara Farmer
Kegley
Wade Webb
Willie August
Adkins
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Air Force Plane Crashes Near Andover Kill Seven
An Air Force KC7 tanker crashed in flames near a sawmill south of Andover New Hampshire during a routine training mission. Seven crew members Capt. James H. White and six others were killed and all bodies were recovered. A companion plane a mile behind and a state trooper witnessed the fiery plunge through overcast before arriving at the scene.
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Andover
N. H
Pease Air Force Base
THE
AIR Force
James H. White
Cambridge
Mass
Harold C. High
Duluth
Minn
Dean H. Holzworth
Worland
Wyo
Marion C. Ackerman
Vevay
Ind
Phillips K. Daret
Norman
Okla
Owen Q. Combs
Bloomfield
Jake Schmidt
Riverton
Bud Keyser
New Hampshire
Joseph Humphrey
Miss New Mexico Withdraws From Miss Universe Contest
Sue Ingersoll withdraws from the Miss Universe pageant in Long Beach California citing contestant restrictions. Producer Oscar Meinhardt observes as she signs the release. She previously said she would stay in the contest despite a ban on parade in swimwear by her bishop.
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Sue Ingersoll
New Mexico
Long Beach
Calif
Oscar Meinhardt
Cost Of Living Hits New Peak In June
The cost of living rose four tenths of a percent in June to a record high, the largest monthly rise in 14 months. The Labor Department said all major items advanced, with foods driving much of the increase. The index reached 124.5 relative to 1947-49 averages, six tenths higher than a year ago, potentially boosting wages 1 to 2 cents an hour for about 600,000 workers with escalator clauses.
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Washington
Labor Department
Ewan Clague
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Dameron Rites Set Thursday
Charlie Dameron 73 retired miner died at his Mill Creek residence near Brenton on Tuesday. Born June 6 1886 in Baileysville to Thomas and Sarah Dameron, he is survived by four daughters Mrs Warner Walker Matheny Mrs Curtis Hawks and Mrs Edna Stewart all of Brenton a son Roy of Brenton two sisters Mrs Emma Mullins and Mrs Carrie Mitchell of Davy 11 grandchildren and three great grandchildren Funeral services conducted by Rev Karl Lilly will be at 1 pm Thursday at the Mills Creek Free Will Baptist Church with burial in Miller Cemetery Brenton Body to be moved from Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home to the Cameron residence at 4 pm today.
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Brenton
Charlie Dameron
Mill Creek
Baileysville
Thomas
Sarah Dameron
Martha Miller Dameron
Warner Walker
Mathney
Curtis Hawks
Edna Stewart
Grat Adams
Roy
Emma Mullins
Carrie Mitchell
Davy
Karl Lilly
Mills Creek Free Will Baptist Church
Cameron
Miller
Robertson and Foglesong
Fall From Bank Injures Prisoner in North Carolina Jail
A federal prisoner fell from a bunk at Raleigh County Jail on Tuesday and was treated for head lacerations before being returned to custody. Sheriff Okey Mills identified the inmate as Lewis Henry Houndshell of McDowell County. A U S marshal arranged transfer to Raleigh General Hospital for care.
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Raleigh County
Okey Mills
Lewis Henry Houndschell
McDowell County
Mills
U. S
Raleigh General Hospital
Laborer Buried Alive in Missouri Sewer Ditch Collapse
In Ellisville a 16-foot trench collapsed trapping 26-year-old Edward D. Heaston of Pacific Mo. He was killed as two tons of earth buried him. Workers escaped. rescue teams reached him in an hour but he died. Clem Garner aided Marvin E. Rickard, pulling him to safety.
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Ellisville
Pacific, Mo
Edward D. Heaston
Heuston
Clem Garner
St. Louis
Marvin E. Rickard
Glencoe
Rickard
Berlin truce talks loom as Gromyko to answer today
Soviet envoy Andrei Gromyko expected to deliver the Western demand to trim Berlin truce terms. His speech could shape the outcome of the Big Four conference while observers note James P. Mitchell’s rise in Eisenhower administration circles. The steel strike enters its second week as other news flows include a plane carrying 1900 passengers with 1800 rhesus monkeys diverted to Albuquerque and questions about polio vaccine development.
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Andrei Gromyko
Berlin
Eisenhower
James P. Mitchell
Mitchell
Miss USA Finalists Clear For 15 Contestants
In Long Beach California AP reports Miss USA finals stage for 15 remaining contestants from 46. Pat Sullivan Alabama and Ter Lynn Huntingdon California lead the list with other named entrants from Arkansas Colorado Florida Georgia Iowa Louisiana Maine Maryland Missouri Nevada New York Texas West Virginia and more. Judges tally scores as 3,500 crowd watches in Memorial Auditorium.
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Long Beach
Calif
Pat Sullivan
Arkansas
Donna Sue Needham
California
Ter
Lynn Huntingdon
Colorado
Diane le Gardner
Florida
Nanita Greene
Georgia
Dorothy Gladys Taylor
Iowa
Kay Nielson
Louisiana
Mary Margaret la Bianca
Maine
Carolyn Komant
Maryland
Diane White
Missouri
Barbara Stell
Nevada
Joy Blaine
New York
Arlene Nesbitt
Texas
Carelgean Douglas
West Virginia
Wilda Sue Este
Audi
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Beckley Skies
Curtis
Oakwood Delay Clarified
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Hopkins
Hopkins Motor Co
South Oakwood
John Ward
i\Ward-Evans Motor Co
Helen
Stonecoat Creek
Jacumba, Calif
Don Weaver
Sterwood Glutz
Dameron
Albuquerque
N. M
Robert Tallie Davis
Davis
Pittsburgh
Cape Canaveral
Public Health Service
PHS
ALCOA
Reynolds
Kaiser
Steelworkers Union
David J. McDonald
Joyce Mathews
Juarez
Mexico
Court Today
Billy Rose
Little Rock
Central High School
Frederick H. Mueller
Lewis L. Strauss
Cuba
Confederation of Workers
Fidel Castro
Sheppard Auto Supply Co
Montgomery
Sparkolues
R. D. Platt
Berle Vending Co
Chester
Rural Telephone Co., Inc
Auburn
Ritchie County
United Telephone Co
St. Marys
Public Service Commission
Thruston B. Morton
Morgantown
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Detroit
Illinois
Arlene Kaye
Japan
Akiko Kojima
Tokyo
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Milwaukee
Marie di Carlo
Idaho
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Korea
Kyun Choo Oh
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Pamela Anne Searle
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