West Virginia zones define target areas and labor strike ends
Four Northern Panhandle counties remain the only ones in West Virginia labeled as potential enemy air attack targets. The rest meet National Industrial Dispersal standards, though exclusions don’t guarantee future compliance. In Huntington a two month AFL Teamsters strike at Union Concrete Pine Co. in Ceredo ended with a settlement and a planned speedup of a $500,000 U. S. 60 relocation project at Kenova as pickets leave. Charleston reports a $1 million Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. authorization in the state with $139,000 earmarked for Logan County to expand southern Logan exchange facilities.
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Panhandle
West Virginia
Andrew V. Buckman
Huntington P
AFL
Union Concrete Pine Co
Ceredo
U. S
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
Logan County
Logan Exchange
McDowell Man Jailed After Shootout at Gate
Ted Stacy 4 of English is jailed in McDowell County on an open charge after firing a 22 caliber rifle at neighbor Albert Deskins 45, owner of supermarkets in Virginia and West Virginia. Deskins, shot four times, underwent surgery and improved slightly. Stacy admitted the shooting as deputies await further reports on Deskins condition.
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WELCH
Ted Stacy
McDowell County
Hubert Bellamy
Stacy
Albert Deskins
Virginia
West Virginia
Deskins
Bellamy
Miss Finland Captures Miss Europe Crown in Helsinki
Inga Britt Soederberg of Finland won Miss Europe 1955 before 8,000 spectators and judges in Helsinki. Luna Soley of Turkey finished second with Monique Lambert of Paris third. Soederberg dazzled in white lace and a turquoise swimsuit as she claimed the title.
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Helsinki
Finland
Inga Britt Soederber
Europe
Luna Soley
Turkey
Monique Lambert
Paris
Soederberg
Marion Grand Jury Dismissed Amid Vice Probe
A Marion County grand jury probing law enforcement and vice conditions was discharged by Judge Charles E. Miller after improper jury drawing. The panel, convened in May following a Fairmont Ministerial Assn drive, returned no indictments and will be replaced in September as the investigation continues.
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Fairmont
Marion County
Grand
Charles E. Miller
Marion County Criminal Court
Miller
Tinue
Education Conference Committees to Meet in Charleston
West Virginia education leaders plan a Charleston gathering next week. State Supt. W. W. Trent says the invitation group, led by A. J. Gibson, targets about 400 invitees for the Sept. 22 23 conference. President Stewart H. Smith of Marshall College chairs the program committee meeting Friday.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Morabito Given 4 Month Boat Piloting Ban
Detroit traffic court judge ordered Louis Morabito not to pilot a boat for four months after his conviction for reckless driving on the Detroit River. His automobile driver's permit has already been revoked and the judge cautioned him against flying.
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Detroit
Louis Morabito
Morabito
George T. Murphy
West Virginia to join nationwide Civil Defense drill
Charleston announces a 26 hour Civil Defense exercise focusing on testing communication facilities with no cities in state to be bombed though Wheeling could be included for a surprise strike plan. A new key point warning center will open at South Charleston with hot lines to Air Division centers as others in Martinsburg Clarksburg Wheeling and Parkersburg continue operation.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Wheeling
Office of State
Edgar B. Sites
Air Force
State Police Company B
South Charleston
26Th Air Division
Martinsburg
Clarksburg
Parkersburg
New Director Named Civil Defense Chief
Col. Edgar B. Sites was named director of a new Civil Defense division in the Adjutant General’s Department by Adj. Gen. Charles R. Fox. Sites had been deputy state Civil Defense director under Fox, with the post now established by a 1955 statute. Hawaii produced 1,077,347 tons of sugar in 1954, 21,969 tons less than the 1954 record. Ohio accounted for 7 percent of the U S apple crop in 1900 but only 3 percent in 1954.
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Charleston
Edgar B. Sites
Adjutant General's Department
Sites
Adj
Charles R. Fox
Fox
Marland
Adjutant General
Hawaii
Ohio
U. S
Second Bail trial set in Elk River labor dispute slaying
The second trial for Jennings Roscoe Bail in the slaying of a non-striking employee at Elk River Coal and Lumber Co in Widen Clay County is scheduled for June 15. Earlier murder conviction was overturned by the State Supreme Court citing juror-employment issues in Braxton County.
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Jennings Roscoe
Elk River Coal and Lumber Co
Widen
Clay County
State Supreme Court
Braxton County
U. S. Geological Survey
Elk River
Charleston
Saeger
McDowell County
The
West Virginia Funeral Directors Assn
Turncoat Soldier Hopes To Wed Russian Girl
Samuel David Hawkins an Oklahoma City turncoat soldier who stayed with the Communists after capture in Korea has fallen in love with a Russian girl in China and hopes to marry her. His mother Mrs. Carlos Jones says the girl works at the Russian Embassy in Peiping and Hawkins, now 21 and a Peking University student, has shown no wish to return to the United States.
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Oklahoma City
Samuel David Hawkins
Korea
China
Carlos Jones
Peiping
Reds
Peking University
Hawkins
Jones
Actor Wilcox Dies Aboard Train To Rochester
Rochester, N Y Actor Robert Wilcox 44 husband of Dijana Barrymore was found dead in a Pullman berth on a NYC to Rochester trip. A porter woke him at the Rochester stop. Coroner says heart failure probable. Wilcox recent stage turn was Pajama Tops with Miss Barrymore. formerly married to Florence Rice. He appeared in 26 movies.
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Rochester
N.Y
Rober Wilcox
Dijana Barrymore
Wilcox
New York
Miss Barrymore
Florence Rice
Grantland Rice
Luxury Schooner Te Vega Begins Tahiti Voyages
Newport Beach California reports the 134 foot Te Vega inaugurated as a schooner passenger service to Tahiti with trips every two months. Maiden voyage heads to Marquesas and other South Pacific islands arriving Honolulu August 15. From then on six week itineraries Honolulu to Tahiti at about 65 dollars per day per passenger. Features include radios and a diesel engine. One way sail plus flight home optional.
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Newport Beach
Calif
Tahiti
Omer Darr
Hawaii
Marquesas
South Pacific
Honolulu
Curiosity Beneath the Pelham Barn Looms
Andrus hides in the cold Pelham barn loft as Susan Dwight and Lofting arrive, then Edith Pelham and Mrs. Casserly stage a double view of rooms, Edith searches Mrs. Casserly’s, Edith shifts a suitcase, and a plainclothesman is spotted watching the house from a moonlit bench.
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Andrus
Pelham Barn
Susan Dwight
Lofting
Regina
Susan
New York
Barry
Edith
Frederick Pelham
Edith Pelham
Senate Leaders Proud of Record in 1955 Work Pace
Senate leaders praise swift action on five Eisenhower program bills. They cite a $3.4 billion foreign aid measure an omnibus housing bill a wage hike to 1 a dollar and a five year 18 billion highway plan plus a billion dollar Upper Colorado project. Johnson credits team effort with Knowland cooperation while avoiding partisan standoffs.
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Washington
Senate
House
Upper
Colorado
Rocky Mountain
Eisenhower
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Johnson
Knowland
Rcalif
Airman Convicted in Pike's Peak Plaque Theft Case
Edward James Wenski Jr., a Kansas City airman, was convicted by a federal jury of stealing a plaque commemorating the first turbojet aircraft at Pike's Peak and a time capsule intended to be opened in 2053. He admitted prying the items for souvenirs. sentencing awaits a new trial motion with potential penalties up to ten years and ten thousand dollars.
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Denver
Kansas City
Pike’s Peak
Edward James Wenski Jr
Wenski
Surrender or Jump Ends in Capture at Elk Creek Moonshine Still
Federal agent David Walker and investigator Richard West surprised Ted Collins, 52, at a moonshine still near Delbarton in Mingo County. Collins surrendered after being confronted. a 16 year old boy escaped. Collins waived a hearing and was jailed in default of a $1,000 bond before U.S. Commissioner Charles A. Breneman.
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Logan
David Walker
Federal Alcohol Tax Unit
Ted Collins
Walker
Huntington
Richard West
Charleston Atu
Collins
Elk Creek
Delbarton
Mingo County
U.S
Charles A. Breneman
Fragmentary Scene Ends With Lights Going Out
A man on a bench glances up and rises as if tethered by unseen strings, then walks away. Lights dim and the house goes dark in a suspended, atmospheric moment.
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Ness
Ninth In a Series Why Johnny Can't Read
A study of first to third grade reading classes shows how word method phonics misleads students. Teachers note students confuse similar words and rely on letter length or visual quirks instead of meaning. The piece previews tomorrow’s Eyewitness Report on two phonics schools.
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Harry
Donald D. Durrell
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