Cost of Living Hits Record Peak in June
The Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics reports consumer prices rose seven tenths of a percent in June from May, with the index at 146.2 percent of the 1950-49 average and 1.6 percent higher than a year ago. Average food prices climbed about 2 percent, while net spendable earnings for a three-dependents worker averaged 72.75 dollars in June, up from May.
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Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
Washington UB
Ewan Clague
Marine Saw McKeon Raise Vodka Bottle At Trial
Testimony described SSgt Matthew C. McKeon in a court martial linked to the deaths of six recruits during a punitive march at Parris Island. Private David H. McPherson testified McKeon raised a vodka bottle moments before leading the march, while others recalled his aim to instill discipline and “gung ho” spirit.
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McKeon
Worcester
Mass
Sonce
Parris Island
S.C
Matthew C. McKeon
David H. McPherson
Chatham
N. J
8Th Route
Evans F. Carlson
Carlson
Anncrease
McPherson
Small Pay Hikes Considered for Raleigh County Employees
County Court members discussed across the board raises for Raleigh County workers after a budgeting session. H. G. Farmer, Court president, said the aim is to grant each employee a small raise. Unofficial figures place increases at about 10 to 15 dollars per employee.
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Raleigh County
H. G. Farmer
Prisoner Nabs Pen Escapee in Maine Pig Capture
In Warren Maine State Police reported Armand Vigue aged 23 escaped from the state prison farm. He was recalled when he returned with a pig he had chased for seven hours after the animal broke from its pen.
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Warren
Maine
Armand Vigue
Vigue
Driver Wrecks Car To Avoid Collision Near Shady Spring
Luther Green Fletcher 57 of Odd drove off the road and over a small bank after a passing driver Christie Guy Parker of Lawnsdale Ky cut in ahead. Parker reported seeing an oncoming car and caused Fletcher to leave the berm. Front of Fletcher’s car damaged about 130 dollars. The incident occurred at 10 am. Rice Jones of East Beckley was ordered to appear at Beckley Police Court Friday night for driving without a city operator’s license after arrest at 3:45 am today.
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Luther Green Fletcher
Shady Spring
Christie Guy Parker
Lawnsdale
Kentucky
Fletcher
Rice Jones
East Beckley
Beckley
Jones
Beckleyan Posts Bond for Clifford Slasher
Beckley, was released from custody today after posting a $500 appearance bond for a hearing at 11 a.m. Monday on a non support charge. The hearing will be before Magistrate J. P. Meadows, following a non support warrant issued at the request of Slasher's wife, Catherine.
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Clifford Slasher
Beckley
J. P. Meadows
Slasher
Catherine
School Board to Decide Three Raleigh County Posts Tonight
The Raleigh County Board of Education plans to assign three hired but not placed employees at tonight’s 7:30 p.m. meeting. E Van Dorsey faces a Beckley principal role, Virgil Sarratt moves to Beckley, Noel Christian to Stoco, with Nellie McComas Loretta Hodson and Faye Cooper among proposed reinstatements. Resignations and routine matters also on the agenda.
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Raleigh County
Board of Education
E. van Dorsey
Dorsey
Beckley Junior High
Virgil Sarratt
Stoco Junior High
Beckley
Noel Christian
Stoco
Nellie Mmccomas
The
Odd Elementary
Loretta Hodson
Crab Orchard
Faye Cooper
McComas
Murder Case Triggers Preston County Posse Search
A long manhunt unfolds for suspect Wilson Cole after Mrs. Lena Lewis 43 was found beaten and shot near Willard Cole’s farm in Preston County. The victim’s son and daughter live in Keyser and Deep Creek Maryland. Authorities quote Willard Cole as finding Mrs. Lewis semiconscious along a road. the shooting occurred on the Cole farm five miles southeast of Terra Alta. The community reports a tied and dragged body and a continued search by state and county officers with extra state police aid.
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Rowlesburg
W. Va
Xtra
Preston County
Lewis
Lena Lewis
Keyser
Deep Creek
Wor. Schooley
Wilson Cole
Cole
Dailey
Young Cole
Terra Alta
Young Cele
Schootey
Schooley
Convict Fails Alcatraz Escape After 1952 Stay
Floyd Wilson, serving life for murder, slipped from the Alcatraz dock and was found crouched near the water on the east end after an hour and a half search. FBI and guards recaptured him. two others swam for shore but were lost, with remaining escape attempts in 22 years on the Rock. Wilson’s capture ends a major manhunt on the famed island in San Francisco Bay.
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Latimer
Alcatraz
San Francisco
Ofi
Grin al- ¢Atraz
Orriven
Floyd Wilson
Wilson
Rock
FBI
San Francisco Bay
J. B. Latimer
Cover Up Charge Raises Senate Secrecy Questions
Senator McNamara says Florida editor Newton is pressing to end Senate secrecy over closed meetings and travel junkets. McNamara defends limits on press access citing informal discussions and staff confidentiality while addressing charges of a government cover up and a lack of transparency in fiscal expenditures. Eisenhower returns from Panama as Stassen renews bid to replace Nixon, prompting White House to state his move as personal, not official policy.
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Washington
Sen
McNamara
D-Mich
Eisenhower
Florida
Senate
W. M. Newton Jr
Tampa Morning Tribune
Newton
National Freedom of Information Committee
Sigma Della Chi
James C.-.bagerty
U .S. Senate
U. S. Senate
Futhermore
Panama
Nixon
Harold Stassen
National Airport
Congress
Stassen
Ike
Christian Herter
Massachusetts
White House
Fanama
Herter
Waite House
Republican National Committee
James C. Hagerty
Annual check on Second Army Recruiting Establishments
Major Eugene Braselton, with four enlisted men, conducts the annual administrative liaison inspection of Second Army Area Recruiting Establishments. They visited Beckley Main Recruiting Station on Monday and plan to depart for Fair Front today.
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Eugene Braselton
Second Army
Beckley
Fairfront
Braselton
Fort George G, Meade, IM
Weston man moved to state hospital after committing hearing
A Raleigh County Jail inmate was transferred to Weston State Hospital early today after a hearing last week. Weston man was committed as an inpatient to the hospital by the County Mental Health Board with Deputy Sheriff Don Jarrell escorting him.
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Daniels
Raleigh County
Weston State Hospital
County Mental Health Board
Don Jarrell
Weston
Southern Demos Block Vote on Civil Rights Bill
Southern Democrats blocked a move by Northern Democrats to lodge the House civil rights bill in the Senate Judiciary Committee. Senate leaders protested any attempt to circumvent orderly procedure. The clash opened today’s Senate session as Hennings backed by Douglas and Lehman sought to force immediate action. Russell objected, criticizing the Brownell bill. the House-passed measure aligned with Eisenhower era recommendations as stated by the attorney general.
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Washington
Senate
Judiciary Cormumittee
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Sen
Hennings
Douglas
D-1
Lehman
D-Ny
Judiciary Committee
Russell
D-Ga
Brownell
Aly
House
Eisenhower
Committees To Name Members For Four Raleigh County Projects
Four projects for the Raleigh County Association for Mental Health were outlined by Roy A. Cunningham with a board meeting set for 8 p.m. Monday at the Prosecuting Attorney's Office in the Raleigh County Courthouse. The projects include a mental health program, improving detention quarters for mentally ill inmates, studying needs and facilities for potential legislation, and public education including books for retarded children in public schools. The roster lists officers and board members with terms of three, two, and one year, urging full attendance at the meeting. The item ends with a second note: New York Met Opera Assn has signed a contract with a labor union and the 1956-57 seasons will proceed.
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Raleigh County Association For Mental Health
Roy A. Cunningham
Stary
Raleigh County
Cunningham
Additon
J. B. Otto
Madge Richardson
A. D. Belton
Ross P. Danial
O. Worth May
Nathan Pickas
W. C. Reid
Closer Ties Seen After Panama Presidents Meeting
Eisenhower wrapped a day of talks with 11 heads of state here stressing human welfare and a cooperative plan to address hemisphere problems. He proposed a commission to study economic, financial, social and technical issues, with Milton Eisenhower likely as member, signaling a step toward broader partnership and practical results.
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Panama
Eisenhower
Washington
United States
Americas
Milton
U.S
Ricardo Arias
GOP Slogan Contest Draws 3000 Entries in 1956 Push
Washington aides to Rep. Oliver P Bolton report about 3000 campaign slogan suggestions poured in after his appeal offering a 25 dollar bond to the winner. The entries praise Eisenhower and his administration with lines like Ike and Dick are sure to click and From gloom to room.
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Washington UR
Oliver P. Bolton
Ohio
Bolton
Ike
Eisenhower
Virginia Weather Forecast With Cloudy Afternoons
Cloudy with scattered showers through today and tonight. High near 76 with a low in the 60s. Wednesday cooler with considerable clouds and a few more showers possible. Winds light to moderate.
Beckley Skies Prominent Stars and Visible Planets
The Sun sets at 7 40 p m and rises at 2 months. The Moon rises at 8 95 p m with Last Quarter in July. Antares will be low in the southwest at moonrise around 12 07 a m. Jupiter sets after 6 31 p m Mars rises 10 38 p m Saturn in the southwest 10 48 p m Venus rises 3 11 a m.
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Antares
Jupiter
Mars
Saturn
Venus
Inadequate timbering kills three at Panther Mine
At Panther No. 3 mine in Maryhill inadequate timbering caused a roof fall killing three miners Joseph R. McKinney Roy C. Groves and James Fallwood. State mines department inspector Pete Wotring said the timbering law posted at the mine was not followed and the area was dangered off during the investigation.
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Charleston
Panther
Maryhill
State Mines Department
Pete Wotring
Joseph R. McKinney
Fenwick
Roy C. Groves
Nettie
James Fallwood
Craigsville
Nicholas County
Wotring
Toll Bridge Location Revealed for Ohio River Span
NEW MARTINSVILLE WV West Virginia officials led by Governor Marland announced the West Virginia end of a four million dollar toll bridge across the Ohio River. The plan uses federal funds and bonds backed by WV state credit. A 4:30 p.m. parade and Magnol Lia High School band marked the kickoff as residents have pressed for years.
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New Martinsvile
Marland
West Virginia
Ohio River
Road Commission
State Road Commission
New Martinsville
D%n
Mathieson Aluminum
Ohio
Sfaith and Credit
Magnollia High School
City Council Plans Parking Controls Agenda Tonight
City Council at 7 30 p m may vote on street by street parking controls. About one third of the streets have been discussed. the remaining list will be presented by City Attorney W A Thornhill IV for possible action. Invocation by Rev Fred M Cline pastor of Newlie St Church of God MIL observed.
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Meanig
W. A. Thornhill IV
Fred M. Cline
Newilie St. Church of God
Mil
Rehabilitation Center Dedication in West Virginia
INSTITUTE West Virginia prepares for dedication ceremonies with Dr. Leonard M. Elstead presiding. Gallaudet College, the world’s only college for the deaf, features in the event. The center opened last August and offers evaluation, diagnosis, and future employment aims, plus vocational training in shoe repair, commercial studies, and upholstering. State Rehabilitation Director F Ray Power reports 211 disabled persons treated, 33 receiving vocational training. the center has also been rehabilitated during the year.
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W. Va
Leonard M. Elstead
Gallaudet College
Gallaudet
F .Ray Power
West Virginia
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