Danger-Packed Philippine Japan Tour Still Planned
President Eisenhower begins a three day journey from Alaska to Manila then Tokyo amid warnings of possible violence from left wing groups in Tokyo. He rejects postponement, citing aims to improve international understanding and maintains the trip despite risk. The itinerary includes Wake Island refueling and arrival at Clark Field near Manila.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Anchorage
Alaska
Eisenhower
Philippines
Japan
Elmendorf Air Force Base
Wake Island
Clark Field
Manila
Tokyo
Eisen-ess
Wan
Telephone Rate Hike Hearing Reset July 9
Charleston AP reports a hearing on Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co of West Virginia rate increase postponed to July 5 after a PSC pre hearing conference. The delay allows staff to audit books and cross examine witnesses. 49 protests from cities and groups noted. proposed annual increase to $5.539 million from 331,455 customers. company expects net gain about $2.537 million yearly.
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Charleston
Chesapeake and Potomac Telome Co
West Virginia
Public Service Commission
PSC
Myron Renick
Huntington
Morgantown
Wheeling
Logan
Grafton
Fayetteville
Nitro
Buckhannon
West Virginia League of Municipalities
Bluefield
Princeton
Parkersburg
Clarksburg
Fairmont
Beckley
Martinsburg
Dial
Leftists Backing Away On Plans To Demonstrate
Leftist groups signaled retreat from airport protests on Eisenhower’s Tokyo arrival June 19 while hard core Communist factions threatened violence. Sohyo officials expect a Tuesday decision as 25,000 police plan to guard the motorcade route with 13 trucks and 600 officers. The imperial and US leaders will ride in a closed limousine amid heightened security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rene-Georges Inagaki
Tokyo
Eisenhower
Communist Party
Redtinged
Sohyo Labor Federation
Zengakuren Student Federation
White House
James C. Hagerty
Emperor Hirohito
Takeshi Usami
Imperial Household
U.S
Hagerty
Heavy Rain Triggers Fire and Flood Across State
Severe thunderstorms drenched Huntington with 1.35 inches, flooding streets and disrupting power and phone lines. A lightning bolt sparked a $3,000 fire in a home, burning attic framing as a two story frame house in Wayne County was destroyed. Rain totals across the region ranged from .16 to 1.54 inches with multiple communities reporting measurable amounts.
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Huntington
Weather Bureau
Charleston
Richwood
Camden-on-Gauley
Parkersburg
Naoma
Raleigh County
Bluefield
Morgantown
John W. Gallagher
L. L. Seldomridge
Wayne County
West Virginia Weather Forecast Mostly Cloudy With Showers
The forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies with showers and scattered thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight across West Virginia. Tuesday brings more clouds and a few showers with cooler temperatures. Extended outlook shows temperatures near normals, with showers tonight, Tuesday, and Thursday through Saturday totaling about a half to three quarters of an inch. Beckley highs around 80 yesterday with 66 low last night. Oak Hill highs near 85 and 62 low. river conditions Greenbrier normal and clear with lake gauges showing normal levels.
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W. Va
Beckley High
Oak Hill High
Eisenhower Schedule for Tuesday in Manila
President Eisenhower arrives from Alaska at Clark Field at 3 45 p m and travels to Manila by propeller plane to be greeted by President Carlos P Garcia. He then proceeds to Malacanang Palace at 6 15 p m after a motor tour of the city. Manila time is 13 hours ahead of Eastern Standard.
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Manila
Philippines
Eisenhower
Alaska
Wake Island
Clark Field
Carlos P Garcia
The
Malacanang Palace
Committee Cuts Foreign Aid Bill
Washington AP report says the House Appropriations Committee sliced 7902 million from Eisenhower’s foreign aid requests, including 400 million from military assistance. If sustained, the aid program would have 3,384,500,000 of 4,175,000,000 requested for the new fiscal year starting July 1, plus about 400 million in unobligated prior funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Eisenhower
House
Buffalo blocks highway near Nipomo in California
AP reports a buffalo sits in the southbound lane of U S 101 near Nipomo prompting calls to the state highway patrol. Officers drive 10 miles to the scene as the angry animal refuses to move. The buffalo jumps a fence and is pursued by owner Jay Doty who keeps a small herd ofison.
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Santa Maria
Calif
State Highway Patrol
U. S. 101
Nipomo
Jay Doty
Mullens City Population Rises by 69 to 3539
Mullens, West Virginia shows a population gain of 69 in a decade, raising its total to 3,539 from 3,470 in 1950. City officials dispute classification, while Pineville and Oceana were denied provisional figures.
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Clyde Newsome
Bluefield
Bureau of Census
Mullens
Newsome
W. Va
Wyoming County
Pineville
Oceana
District Census Office
Public officials face career risk when moral faults surface
Sherwood Glutz warns that voters rightly scrutinize officials who neglect duties and moral wrongs threaten political careers. He argues general public accountability keeps leaders honest and elections punish misconduct promptly.
Nickel Plate and N W to Merge in Major Railroad Tie Up
The Norfolk and Western Railroad and Nickel Plate announce a merger to form a system with about 5 024 miles of track from Virginia to New York. Share swap sets Nickel Plate at roughly 0 45 Norfolk and Western common stock. approval hinges on connecting link and ICC clearance. The plan foresees potential Pennsylvanian link across Ohio with a 111 mile span, promising savings and improved service.
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Philadelphia
Norfolk and Western Railroad
New York, Chicago and St.Louis Railroad
Nickel Plate
Virginia
Illinois
New York State
Mon
Norfolk and Western Common
N&w
Jlink
Stuart T. Saunders
F. S. Hales
Ohio
Sandusky
Penn
Sylvania
Norfolk and Western
Virginian Railway Co
Humbug-hungry woodpeckers drive pole replacements
Chokoloskee Island residents report that oversized pileated woodpeckers drill holes through creosoted wooden poles at six inches, hollowing poles until shafts collapse. REA Everglades manager G Hill confirms holes and hollowing as a power supply issue. Reverend Tom Wells proposed the humbug theory, saying birds hear buzzing wires and seek bugs in the poles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chokoloskee Island
Fla
Electric Company
G. Hill
Rea Everglades
Tom Wells
Wells
Passengers Accept New Sky Airlines Drink Rule
Newark AP report notes FAA enforcement of a March 10 rule limiting onboard drinking. Stewardesses act as bailiwicks against intoxicated passengers while pilots and crews debate the rule’s reach. Five New Jersey men and two New Yorkers face trial in Canada for actions on a Montreal flight.
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Newark
N.J
Federal Aviation Agency
New Jersey
Canada
Montreal
FAA
Education vital says Underwood at SREE meeting
West Virginia Governor Cecil H Underwood told the Southern Regional Education Board gathering that education is vital for all society members at all times. He spoke during a three day SREE workshop, noting the board serves 16 southern states in its 11th year.
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West Virginia
Donna O'Dell
Cecil O'Dell
Oak Hill
Underwood
Sree
Williamsburg
Cecil H. Underwood
Southern Regional Education Board
Earl's Pearls Dessert Menu Morality Quip Invented
A local restaurant captioned its dessert menu with a playful line asserting human weaknesses. The note suggests restraint but teases indulgence, referencing promises and romance in a lighthearted, tongue in cheek tone.
Earl Wilson Column Teases Page Four Laughs
Brief note points readers to Earl Wilson's humor column on page four for more laughs.
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Earl Wilson
Rebellion in Argentina Collapses After Rapid Loyalist Rally
President Arturo Frondizi announced that a western Argentina revolt based in San Luis collapsed within hours as loyal forces rallied. Gen Mauricio Gomez was captured while other rebels fled strategic sites. a crackdown under the Conintes plan targets civilians and imposes death penalties for sabotage.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Arturo Frondizi
Frondizi
San Luis
Europe
Interior Ministry
Mauricio Gomez
2Nd
Rodolfo Larcher
Larcher
Court To Hear Election Case For Upshur Sheriff Nominee
CHARLESTON AP Eugene C Suder of Buckhannon must show cause why he should not be disqualified as Republican nominee for Upshur County sheriff The State Supreme Court will hear the case June 21 The petitioners Moneth W Zickefoose and Roy L Warner both of Buckhannon filed the petition They were among six candidates in the May 10 GOP sheriff primary Zickefoose was Suders runner up The petition argues Suders disqualified from serving as sheriff four years because he was deputy from 1957 through last year
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Charleston
Eugene C. Suder
Buckhannon
Upshur County
State Supreme Court
Moneth W. Zickefoose
Roy L. Warner
GOP
Zickefoose
Suder
Supreme Court
Warner
Western Alliance tensions and political maneuvering fade
France warned the Soviet Union not to assume its disarmament plan could fracture Western unity. Nixon and Halleck diverge on the school aid bill with Nixon urging compromise while Halleck aims to kill it. A Monday-only strike disrupts the aircraft and missile industry with aerial picketing in San Diego. Western newspapers praise Eisenhower in Japan but doubt the trip’s value. Broadway theatres reopen after the Broadway blackout. Britain and the US discuss global round-the-clock bomber patrols. Saint Juan de Ribera proclaimed a saint by the pope. Arkansas justice Johnson advocates constitutional changes to protect segregation. A Royal Air Force flight carrying families returns safely to New York after engine trouble.
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New York Metropolitan Area
Newark
Idlewild
France
Soviet Union
Western Alliance
Richard M. Nixon
House
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Nixon
Halleck
Convair
San Diego
Calif
Europe
Eisenhower
Japan
Britain
United States
London
Washington
Juan de Ribera
John XXIII
St. Peter's Basilica
Arkansas Supreme Court
Jim Johnson
Royal Air Force
New York
Atlantic
Two Arrested After Early Morning Route 19 21 Crash
A two car southbound collision near Beckley sent four people to Raleigh General Hospital and led to the arrest of Kenneth Kiser and Don Fink on reckless driving charges. The crash blocked the highway after a gas service line was damaged. Injured include Jerry Gunter and his family. Gas service was temporarily restored with repairs ongoing.
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Raleigh General Hospital
Rural Acres Drive
Calloway Heights
Beckley
Jerry Lee Gunter
Kenneth Kiser
Cleveland
Don Fink
Crab Orchard
Fink
Kiser
Jerry Gunter
Billy
Barbara Ann Boggess
Wilda Boggess
Barbara Ann
Kiser and Fink
Cotton White
Amere Gas Co
W. W. Waddell
U S Employment Rises by One Million in May
The Labor Department reports a May rise of about one million in civilian employment, boosting total employment to 67,208,000 and lowering unemployment to 3,459,000. The jobless rate stands at 4.9 percent, better than April's 5.0 but above February's 4.8.
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Washington
Labor Department
Fifty Star Flag Not Yet Legal This Week
Washington AP reports Old Glory with 49 stars is 183 years old Tuesday yet the 50th star for Hawaii won’t be official until July 4. Until then many agencies fly 48 or 49 star flags in good condition. Flag Day is June 14 per Congress with Eisenhower urging observances. The 50 star flag will first fly July 4 at Fort McHenry with Secretary Seaton raising it at 12:01 am.
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Washington
Hawaii
Alaska
Betsy
Pennsylvania
Baltimore
Ft. McHenry
Francis Scott Key
Fred A. Seaton
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RNS
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Peepul
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R. E. Wilcox
Moose Lodge
Miss O'Dell
Collins High School
Lina MacFarland
Nickel Plate Railways
Interstate Commerce Commission
Airlines
Betsy Ross
Lonnelle Aikman
National Geographic Society
Francis Ropkinson
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