Former Beckleyan Surrenders After 25 Years on Arson Charge
A 67 year old, Eugene Waller, formerly of Beckley, turned himself in at Raleigh County Sheriff's office after skipping a $1,000 bond in 1982 on an arson charge from 1932. He traveled from Pittsburgh to Beckley, recalled events, and said he hoped to face trial or return to Lynchburg.
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Beckleyan
Mel Verosr Tien
Son
Johnson
Kanawha St
Yillams
Waller
Lynch
Eugene Waller
Pittsburgh
Burg
Fel Ieigh County
Lynchburg
Zina French
Walley
Pye
Raleigh
Hugh A. Dunn
Leigh County Criminal Court
Playland
Beckley
Walter
Raleigh County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office
A. J. Sparacino
Ed Toment
Pitts County
New York Heat Wave Strains Power Grid and Tempers
New York endures a third day of extreme heat as demand surges. Consolidated Edison urges voluntary curtailment while power cuts affect sections of Brooklyn and the Bronx and more than 30,000 homes lose electricity. Elevators and escalators halted at Rockefeller Center.
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New York
New
Chicago
Consolidated Edison Co
Abel
Rockefeller Center
New York Telephone Co
Brooklyn
Bronx
Supreme Court Rulings Prompt Lawmaker Criticism of Antisubversive Law
Washington reports two Supreme Court decisions drawing congressional fire. Rep Howard W. Smith says the Smith Act remains perfectly clear in intent, while Sen Jenner warns the court may set back anti-Communist battles. The rulings overturned 14 California Communist convictions and overturned John T. Watkins contempt of Congress conviction.
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Eee
Washington
Supreme Court
High Court
Howard W. Smith
D-Va
Namié
Sen
Jenner
Rind
Smith
California
Congress
John T. Watkins
Justice Clark
Watkins
House Un-American Activities Subcommittee
Scientists Flee Atomic Test Site After Fourth Shot
Atomic Energy Commission reports light fallout from the blast at the test site forced evacuation of the control point. The device detonated as a balloon hovered 500 feet above the desert Moor, with a mushroom cloud rising up to six miles and spreading radioactive contamination toward Ground Zero eight miles away.
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New
Atomic Scientists
Atomic Energy Commission
Teen Ager Kills Girl Who Ended Romance
In Houston 17 year old Robert Edward Freeman confessed to police that he killed his 17 year old girlfriend Sandra Jean Maynard after she ended their romance. The victim’s nude body with deep knife wounds was found in her home bedroom. The University of Houston student, visibly shocked, was taken into custody after signaling for help.
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Dr. Freeman
University of Houston
Robert
Japan to pay sympathy money in Girard case
Tokyo officials said 629000 yen about 3718 dollars will be paid to the family of Mrs. Naka Sakai and her six children as sympathy money following the death of William S. Girard. A U S Army spokesman denied a commitment to fund the payment and noted the claim is under consideration. The Asahi reported a possible agreement between Japan Procurement Board and U S Far East Command awaiting Washington approval.
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Tokyo
Japan
United States
William S. Girard
U.S. Army
Naka Sakai
Asahi
Japan Procurement Board
U. S
U. S. Far East
Washington
WCHS TV Restores Full Power After Tower Upgrade
WCHS TV plans to resume maximum transmitting power at 8 a.m. EDT after final adjustments to a new 1,000 foot tower on Coal Mountain in Putnam County. General Manager John T Gelder Jr said the upgrade, costing about $300,000, improved reception after months of reduced power since April 1.
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Charleston T
Charleston
Wchs-Tv
John T. Gelder Jr
Coal Mountain
Putnam County
Gelder
A- Service Register delivery contact line
A fine print notice invites readers to suggest improvements or order The Register delivered to their home by calling CL 3-3321 Circulation Department.
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Register
Eer
Meeting Canceled by Levy Advisory Group
The Special Recreation Levy Advisory Committee canceled its 7:8 p m meeting today due to a lack of quorum in a preliminary check of attendees. Planning and Zoning Commission met at 1 a m with public hearings planned, and City Recorder Emery J. Smith reported no business to speak of in the 2 1 minute session.
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Special Recreation Levy Advisory Committee
Planning and Zoning Commission
Emery J. Smith
Underwood to Crown Dairy Princess Tonight
Gov Underwood will crown West Virginia’s 1957 Dairy Princess at the Dairy Industry Banquet in Charleston this evening. The winner will advance to compete for the American Dairy Princess title at the International Dairy Show in Chicago on October 12.
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Charleston
Underwood
West Virginia
Japanese Prime Minister Kishi Plans Golf Practice Ahead of Washington Talks
In informal talks and a brief press briefing at the airport Kishi signaled friendly ties with the United States while planning a golf practice round before departing for Washington. He said the trip aims to discuss a wide range of subjects and foster closer cooperation between Japan and the United States.
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SAN Prancisco
Japan
Kishi
Eison
United States
Eisenhower
Hewer
America
Elf
Narval
United Tion
Suit Against State Trooper Opens Here
Circuit Court jurors began hearing a malicious prosecution suit against State Police Trooper L. J. Trupo. Defense says Trupo struck Carson Light during a pursuit near Eccles after Light refused orders and turned away, with Mrs Light testifying to injuries and inconsistencies in Light’s account.
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L. J. Trupo
Anthony J. Sparacing
Trupo
Itrupp
Beckley
Eccles
Miners to Begin 12 Day Vacation With Pay
UMIVA district 29 leader George J. Titler says southern West Virginia miners will start their annual 12 day paid vacation on June 28. About 28 000 miners across Raleigh Fayette Wyom ing McDowell Mercer and Greenbrier counties stand to receive 160 dollars each, totaling around 2 million in leasing money. Some travel to Florida New England Midwest and West while others stay home. Beckley merchants prepare to greet the visitors next week.
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George J. Titler
Umiva District 29
West Virginia
Titler
Raleigh
Fayette
Wyoming
McDowell
Mercer
Greenhrier
UMWA
Florida
New England
Midwest
Beckley
Fifth Amendment Invoker Faces Court Hearing
In Raleigh County Circuit Court a woman who invoked the Fifth Amendment in a habeas corpus case returns for a contempt inquiry. The young mother seeks custody of her child held by her aunt. The witness previously testified against the mother and denied misconduct when questioned. The court ordered the witness to show cause why she should not be held in contempt. Judge Norman Knapp noted it is the first such invocation before him in over four years on the bench.
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Sparacino
Sim’s Branch
Carson Light
Harper Heights
Light
Trapp
D. D. Ashworth
J. Q. Hutchinson
Raleigh County
Norman Knapp
Woman Duelist To Be Arraigned In Beckley
Alice Blaney, 25, of 106 Commercial St., is to be arraigned at 2 30 pm before Magistrate Cotton White on a charge of brandishing a weapon. She was booked at Raleigh County Jail after a razor knife duel with Mary Elizabeth Evans alias Elizabeth Green, 28, of Beckley, who was cut on the face neck throat and left arm and listed in fairly good condition at Beckley Hospital. The fight occurred about 8 pm Monday in A L Jones residence at 106 Commercial St with Jones not at home.
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Alice Blaney
Commercial St
Cotton White
Raleigh County
Mary Elizabeth Evans
Elizabeth Green
Beckley
Beckley Hospital
Jones
Presbyterians Exceed Campaign Goal For Education Fund
Area churches exceeded the goal of the Christian Higher Education Fund Campaign raising 1 090 811 toward 1 080 000. Co chairmen George C. Leslie and H Arthur Stroud cited 156 churches in the US and Canada with 89 hitting or exceeding their quotas. Be ckl ey and other Blue stone Presbytery churches contributed sizable sums for Davis Elkins College facilities and Marshall College Student Christian Center funding.
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Christian Higher Education Fund
Presbyterian Church
George C. Leslie
Charleston
H. Arthur Stroud
Fairmont
Beckley Presbyterian Church
James W. Witherspoon
A. J. Walker
Bluestone Presbytery
Slab Fork Community
Pineville
Oceana
Presbyterian Chapel
Mullens First
Presbyterian
Davis and Elkins ‘College
Christian Center
Marshall College
Westminister Foundation
West Virginia University
West Virginia Weather and Raleigh County Grand Jury Hearing
Showers possible tonight with a low near 65 to 72. Wednesday sera hot and humid with scattered afternoon showers. John Henry Lucas waived preliminary hearings to the Raleigh County Grand Jury on two counts tied to a Sunday night crash that killed a 16 year old Glen Daniel youth. Lucas, charged with negligent homicide and leaving the scene, was remanded to Raleigh County Jail on $1,000 bond per charge.
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John Henry Lucas
Sanduck
Raleigh
Glen Daniel
Cotton White
Lucas
Beckley
George Phillip McGraw
Harper Road
Northwestern Ave
Beleleie
Bellepoint
Greenbrier
New River
Bluestone Reservoir
Evening Sky Forecast For Beckley and Vicinity
The Sun sets at 7 49 p m and rises at 5 02 a m on Wednesday. The Moon is in apogee rising at 1 36 p m with last quarter on June 20. Altair stands high in the southeast around 12 30 a m. Venus sets around 4 40 p m Mars sets 9 26 p m Saturn about 11 10 p m and Jupiter low in the west at 11 33 p m.
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Altair
Venus
Mars
Saturn
Jupiter
Gunshot injures Paul Larkin in Lillybrook
Semme State Police pursue investigation into the wounding of Paul Jackson Larkin of Lillybrook who was treated at Beckley Hospital for gunshot wounds to both legs. The shooting occurred around 5 p.m. Sunday at Lillybrook. Sinclair Refining Co. to raise fuel prices to a tenth of a cent per gallon on all fuels starting June 21.
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Paul Jackson Larkin
Lillybrook
Beckley Hospital
Larkin
Wiw
York
Sinclair Refining Co
Two Men Lodged In County Jail
Two men were jailed in Raleigh County on separate charges. Beckley man See Ofis Nation faces drink driving and resisting arrest, jailed at 2:30 a.m. with a $139 appearance bond. John Turner of Charleston was jailed at 1:15 a.m. by an IRS agent for liquor law violation or moonshining and was tentatively set for a hearing before U.S. Commissioner W. A. Riffe.
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Raleigh County
Ofis Nation
Beckley
John
Turner
Charleston
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Division
Internal Revenuue Service
Internal Revenue
U.S
W. A. Riffe
Wyoming Fire Destroys Coal Prep Plants at Mountain Ops
A fire at Mountain operations in Wyoming County West Virginia destroyed the No 9 coal preparation plant and the No 12 fine coal cleaning plant early today. Part of the conveyor system feeding the No 9 plant was destroyed and the No 12 main washery was slightly damaged. An investigation is underway to determine the cause with no damage estimate yet. A Pineville volunteer crew remained at the scene at midday.
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Pineville
W.va
Wyoming County
House Passes Civil Rights Bill Amid Skirmishes
The House approved President Eisenhower's civil rights bill by 286 to 126. Southern lawmakers failed a fourth attempt to add a jury trial amendment as debate continued and the bill moves toward Senate action with Knowland signaling a fast track despite opposition.
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Bulletin
Washington
House
Eisenhower
Poff
D-Va
Rayburn
D-Tex
Senate
Knowland
California
iMewsmen
White House
Eisen- Hower
Senate Judiciary Committee
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Trooper Trapp
the Maryland Casualty Co
Ashworth
Carson
Trupa
McKinney
Harker
Jace
Area Presbyterians
Beckley Skies
Mepeege
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Ihe Coast Guard
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B.S. Halpin
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Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
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Middleton
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