Small Town Terrified By Bouncing Boulders
Francis News reports residents near Rhodell frightened by strip mining blasts sending rocks down a mountain striking a Burdiss residence and TV line. A 1000 to 1500 pound boulder narrowly missed children, damaged a room, and caused Mrs Burdiss to faint. Miners promised repair by morning but failed to appear by 11 a.m. Jimmy Malamus is said to supervise the operation.
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Francis
Rns
Rhodell
J. B. Burdiss
West Virginia seeks more federal highway mileage
A West Virginia Interstate Highways Committee trip to Washington reported strong support for increasing federal highway mileage and funds. Members including A. Garnett Thompson, Andrew Edminston and others met with officials like A. C. Clark of the Bureau of Public Roads, presenting a plaster model of the state’s mountain elevations to illustrate needs.
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West Virginia
Congress
Matthew Neely
Chambers
Washington
A. C. Clark
Bureau of Public Roads
A. Garnett Thompson
Andrew Edminston
Weston
Robert A. Hanna
Fairmont
Ernest McCune
Morgantown
Dodd A. Mortensen
Bluefield
Burl Sawers
Charleston
Walter Schrader
Clarksburg
Congressmen To Seek Extra Road Allotment
West Virginia congressmen plan to urge conferees on the highway system bill to add a Senate provision for an extra 2,500 miles among the states. Rep Byrd said WV's hopes for a north south route hinge on adoption, with officials told the 40,000 miles designated for interstate routes leaving no WV north-south segment. They urged neighboring states be consulted for participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
West Virginia
Senate
Rep
Byrd
D-Wva
Congress
Charles D. Curtiss
West
Jimmie Smith Held on Petit Larceny Charge
Jimmie Smith of Eccles was lodged in Raleigh County Jail at noon today on a charge of petit larceny. He was arrested on the charge by Constable Cotton White and Deputy Sheriff H. H. Hutchinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmie Smith, Eccles
Raleigh
Cotton White
H. H. Hutchinson
Police Chief Warns Against City Roads Use of petroleum on streets warned
Police Chief James H. Poole cautioned Beckley residents about the city ordinance banning pouring or spreading any petroleum products on streets or highways paved with tar or asphalt. Violations incur fines from 10 to 50 dollars first offense and 75 to 500 dollars for subsequent offenses, plus damages to any street. Oils must not be used near streets. if used on dirt, kept 50 feet away.
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James H. Poole
Poole
Beckley to host Regional League Meet on July 1
Beckley will host the regional meeting of the West Virginia League of Municipalities on July 1 with towns from Bluefield to Logan invited. City Attorney W A Thornhill III said the meeting will be in the Raleigh County Courthouse Circuit Courtroom and open to non members. The program centers on city finances as city officials receive invitations and a council hearing a report on preliminary plans.
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Beckley
West Virginia League of Municipalities
Bluefield
Logan
W. A. Thornhill III
Raleigh County
League
Thornhill
A. K
West Virginia Weather Forecast Says Warm, Sunny Day Ahead
Mostly sunny and warm in West Virginia with highs from 68 to 92 degrees. Mountains may stay in the mid 80s. Tonight will be fair with lows 54 to 60 east and 60 to 65 west. Wednesday remains fair and quite warm.
Weather Update and City Hall Roof Bids
High yesterday and low last night are unreadable in parts. Normal river stages at Bellepoint Greenbrier and New. Bluestone Reservoir at normal stage clear skies. Minter to seek bids for repairing City Hall roof. Planning Commission recommends approving Eleanor Cox waiving of side yard. Rev M A Groff to give invocation at council meeting.
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Bellepoint
Greenbrier
New
Bluestone Reservoir
Minter
Planning and Zoning Commission
Eleanor Cox
Mankin Ave
M. A. Grofff
First
Assembly of God Church
Night Sky Forecast With Planets And Phases
The Sun sets at 7 47 p m and rises at 6 01 a m on Wednesday The Moon sets at 10 57 p m Jupiter and Regulus are visible First Quarter Friday morning Venus sets at 6 26 p m and is declining in view, fading after only a few more evenings.
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Jupiter
Regulus
Venus
Damage Trial Begins Today in Gas Injury Suit
A Raleigh County Circuit Court jury was impaneled and the trial opened in the 300000 suit filed by Garland Wayn Grubb, a minor, through his father Garland Grubb, against Amere Gas Utilities Co. The infant seeks compensation for severe burns from a gas fixture explosion at his uncle J A Farley’s home, asserting a leak was untreated. Judge Norman Knapp noted all docketed cases are rescheduled for the week of June 25.
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Raleigh County
Garland Wayne Grubb
Amere Gas Utilities Co
Grubb
Garland Grubb
J. A. Farley
Norman Knapp
Epic Drama Finances Studied by Committee
A meeting of the Epic Drama Financial Association Committee was adjourned at noon today and will reconvene Thursday. The purpose is to formulate plans to raise funds for the drama. Members: Ker mit Locke, W A Thornhill, Charles Hodel, and Harry Anderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epic Drama Financial Association
Kermit Locke
W. A. Thornhill
Charles Hodel
Harry Anderson
Eden's 59 Today
London Prime Minister Eden marked his 59th birthday with a brief note of celebration as he remained occupied with ongoing duties.
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Eden
London
Maple Fork Man Jailed For DWI License Charge
Maple Fork resident John Thomas Catlett was booked by State Police at 9:45 p.m. Monday into the Raleigh County Jail on a charge of driving without an operator's license.
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John Thomas Catlett
Maple Fork
Raleigh
Sydnor Appointed Beckley Chamber Director
W O Sydnor Jr Beckley is named new director of the Beckley Chamber of Commerce effective Sept 1 He will retire Aug 31 after 40 years with Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Co Sydnor has served in merchandising and coal traffic and will promote the chamber focus on industry soil conservation and rural development He replaces Charles R Bowers and will attend the National Community Conference in Washington DC this week.
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W. O. Sydnor Jr
Railway
West Virginia
Staunton
Beckley
Capitol City Business College
Charleston
Marion White
Jacksonville
Fla
Woodlawn Ave
Elizabeth
Edwin Boone Jr
Greensboro
N. C
Sydnor
Chamber of Commerce
Indus
Charles R. Bowers
Tennessee
Washington, D. C
Radar Blamed For Rocket Fire On Alaskan City
Six practice rockets launched from an F89 Scorpion near Fairbanks Alaska landed on the southern outskirts of the city injuring no one or damaging property. Air Force officials called the incident an electronic miscalculation of distance caused by radar guidance errors.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Fairanks
Air Force
Ladd Air Force Base
Here
Richardson
T. Alan Bennett
11Th Air Division
Bennett
Investigation Dispells Fear Of Intimidation in Raleigh County Trial
Judge Norman Knapp requested a State Police probe into alleged witness intimidation in the Laslo vs Griffith and Hanks case. Deputies found no threats to Mrs. Ethel Fink of Stamford. illness and nervousness likely kept her from testifying. The Piney View truck wreck case ended with Laslo awarded $1,200.
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Raleigh County
Norman Knapp
C. L. Walker
Company D
West Virginia Department of Public Safety
Knapp
Frank John Laslo
W. E. Griffith
William Hanks
Griffith
Fred Thorne
W. E. Mays
Armed men rob state liquor store at closing
The manager Lowell Gibson told State Police two armed men, one masked, entered the store just before closing and escaped with $619 after an unlocked safe was robbed. Gibson was beaten and left in an alley beside the store.
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Lowell Gibson
Miller Declines Comment on Reno Divorce and Monroe
New York playwright Arthur Miller, fresh from his Reno divorce after 15 years of marriage, arrived in the city today and again avoided questions about marrying Marilyn Monroe. When asked if he would meet Miss Monroe during his visit he replied that such a meeting may happen one of these days.
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New York
Arthur Miller
Reno
Marilyn Monroe
Miss Monroe
Miller
Retired Officers Considered for Teaching Posts
San Francisco public schools plan to enlist retired Army colonels and other officers as science and math teachers. A Ford Foundation grant funds special training for 30 teacher candidates, with three officers named for the program: Col. B. W. Brady, Col. B. F. Hood, and Col. C. H. du Val. The adjutant general and Navy Bureau of Personnel will aid outreach to retired personnel aged 40 to 52 who have college training and teaching experience.
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San Francisco
Harold Spears
Board of Education
Spears
Col
B. W. Brady
6Th Army
B. F. Hood
Staten Island
N. Y
C. H. du Val
Ft. Belvoir
Troopers Take Ravenswood Jobs
Supt. R W Boyles announced retirements and resignations in state police. Sgt. T S Myers of Cinco, Kanawha County, retires June 30 after about 22 1/2 years, formerly running the vehicle inspection program. Ter A V Dodrill Jr of Morgantown resigns June 15 from Co B. Both expected to join the Kaiser Aluminum plant near Ravenswood.
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Charleston
R. W. Boyles
T. S. Myers
Cinco
Kanawha County
Myers
Ter. A. V. Dodrill Jr
Morgantown
Co. B
South Charleston
Dodrill
West Virginia University
US Navy
Kaiser Aluminum
Ravenswood
H Bomb Power Outlines Vast TNT Equivalence
Princeton chemist Dr Hubert N Alyea says 15 tons of U235 in bombs equal 200 million tons of TNT in power and that 235 scale would destroy more than all World War II TNT. He urges complete demilitarization and an international standing army to keep peace.
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Huntington
Princeton University
Hubert N. Alyea
Atomic Energy
Alyea
Marshall College
Beaver Man Released After Posting Bond
James D. Elliott, 70, of Beaver, indicted by Raleigh County Grand Jury on attempted statutory offense, was released today on a 2500 dollar bond. Judge Harry L. McCreery set the bond amount and arranged for payment in the Circuit Clerk's office.
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James D. Elliott
Beaver
Raleigh County Grand Juey
Criminal Court
Harry L. McCreery
Circuit Clerk
Elliott
Mai
Contempt of Congress Charged to Robeson
The House Committee on Un-American Activities voted to cite Paul Robeson for contempt of Congress after a heated exchange with Chairman Walter. The panel then urged Congress to authorize the citation while Robeson defended his stance on passports and travel rights amid a government travel document dispute.
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Congress
Robeson
Washington
House Committee On un-American Activities Today
Paul Robeson
Walter
D-Pa
Milton H. Friedman
President Eisenhower Signs Three Documents
President Eisenhower signed three official papers today while resting in a chair four days after his intestinal operation. His secretary said he is feeling fine and he received a report from Sherman Adams on a White House meeting about the foreign aid bill.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Sherman Adams
White House
Adams
Major Mines Report Workers Returning
Northern West Virginia coal fields see a major return to work as all four counties’ mines resume normal production. Williams No. 98 and Christopher Coal Co. mines operate after a June vote by Williams United Mine Workers Local 4019. Despite limited turnout, the local’s decision follows prior rejections and a three-man UMW leadership visit to the area.
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Fairmont
West Virginia
Wildcat
Consolidation Coal Co
W.va
Williams No
Harrison County
Christopher Coal Co
Monongalia County
Consolidation W.va
Christopher
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co
Williams Mine
Owings
Harrison
Marion
Monongalia
Barbour
Williams United Mine Workers Local
Williams
UMW District 31
Cecil J. Unbaniak
UMW
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Washington
Test Suit Set In State Over Revenue Bonds
A state Supreme Court test suit will arise over proposed revenue bonds for West Virginia University and Marshall College projects. Secretary of State D Pitt O Brien refused to sign a 10 million WVU bond, prompting a petition to compel signing. The case may also decide if bonds for a Marshall physical education building are constitutional and if bond retirement fees may come only from WVU student fees. a July appellate session is planned.
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Charleston
West Virginia University and
Marshall College
Supreme Court
D. Pitt O’brien
WVU Agriculture and Engineering
O'Brien
WVU Board of Governors
State Board of Education
Marshall
Attorney General's Office
WVU
Attorney General’s Office
O’brien
AWOL Sailor Robert Stover Held in Raleigh County Jail
Navy sailor Robert Elijah Stover was jailed in Raleigh County at 8 45 am on a charge of being absent without leave. He remains in custody awaiting return to naval authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Elijah Stover
U. S. Navy
Raleigh
Argentina Rebel Leaders Captured or At Large
Reports say Pi Gen Juan Jose Valle was captured and turned over to the Army Ministry while Gen Raul Tanco remained at large. The government indicated Valle would likely face a firing squad, with clemency orders affecting other jailed rebels and military personnel.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Juan Jose Valle
Clarin
Valle
Army Ministry
Raul Tanco
Juan Peron
Tanco
Pedro Aramburu
Santa Rosa
la Pampa
Campo de Mayo
la Plata
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West Virginia Interstate Highways Committee
George B. Chambers
Eccles
Csccevess
Cavensieaannes
Hoger O. Idiesse
Crore Slacustadcusscocs
OAK Hill
Beckley Skies
GOP
John Foster Dulles
Dean Rusk
Charles E. Wyzanski
Boston
Center
Rusk
Rockefeller Foundation
Dean Acheson
Dulles
Paul G. Hoffman
Styles Bridges
William F. Knowland
Walter Reed Hospital
William Cameron
Cameron
Maple Fork Man
W. C. Sydnor JR
Alaskan
Adjutant General
Navy Bureau of Personnel
Beaver Man
Peron
Aramburu
Cest
America
Isaac Rojas
U.S
Nead
The
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