Governor Seeks to Sell West Virginia as Industrial Site
Gov. Marland unveils plan to travel to industrial groups across the nation to recruit new plants for West Virginia. Arthur D. Little Inc. researchers reviewed findings. a 32 member Industrial Development Committee met to discuss diversification from mining. The governor teased planned lunches with industry leaders and addressed succession rumors and other questions.
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Charleston
Gov
Marland
West Virginia
Arthur D. Little Inc
Cambridge
Mass
Arthur D. Little
Frederick C. Durant III
Warren S. Berg
Paul Newsome
Berg
Durant
Gov. Marland
West Virginia University
Committee On Industrial Development
Wyoming
Pennsylvania
Clarence W. Meadows
Milton J. Ferguson
Ferguson
Nell Walker
House of Delegates
Faycette County
John Hoffman
James Donahee
Huntington
H. Keith Griffith
Charleston Gazette
Hoffmann
Army officer warns germ and chemical threats rival atomic danger
Houston Maj. Gen. William M. Creasy, head of Army chemical corps, said germ and chemical warfare could be as deadly as atomic weapons in total war. He described the insidious nature of invisible agents, the risk to brains, and noted advances including a color-changing poison gas detector, a fast aerosoloscope, and protective wall boards for bomb shelters.
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Houston
Tex
Army
William M. Creasy
Fore
Creasy
Texas Chemical Council
Chemical Corps
Union Officials Avert Violation of Contract at Local Bakery
Union officials and management of Purity Baking Co averted a strike by keeping the plant running and rejecting an unauthorized wage bid. Sidney Box UCW regional director said the discharge of four workers followed a contract violation. The contract calls for a wage discussion reopening Sept 15 with 30 days notice, and the unions backed management in firing three then a fourth worker involved in unauthorized picketing.
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Purity Baking Co
Sidney Box
United Construction Workers
Ray DePaulo
Box
DePaulo
J. D. Marlow
UCW
Charleston
Welch
Douglas Schrader
Tazewell
L. Steens
Princeton
N. BE. Roe
Bellepoint
Fr. T. Box
Henry Thomas
John i. Mason
Beckley
Piedmont flight extension to Washington endorsed
A Civil Aeronautics Board examiner recommended granting Piedmont Airlines authority to extend service from Charlottesville Virginia to Washington. The plan would allow direct flights from Washington to the Tennessee tri cities area of Bristol Johnson City and Kingsport and to Roanoke Bluefield Princeton Beckley West Virginia. The proposal must take effect in 10 days unless objections are filed and would ban ticket sales on Piedmont aircraft from Danville Richmond and Norfolk to Washington or from Winston Salem or Greensboro High Point to Washington. The examiner rejected a separate proposal to run Lynchburg to Washington via Staunton.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
CAB
Piedmont Airlines
Charlottesville
Piedmont
Tennessee
Bristol
Johnson City
Kingsport
Roanoke
Bluefield
Princeton
Beckley
W. Va
Danville
Richmond
Norfolk
Second In a Series Beckley Bible College Seen as Beneficial
J E Blackburn member of House of Delegates offers insight on the value of Beckley Bible College in a continuing series. The note reflects local civic interest and quotes the speaker on improving religious education accessibility in the community.
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Beckley Bible College
Nine Communists Sentenced by Philadelphia Judge
U S District Judge J Cullen Ganey sentenced nine Philadelphia area Communists to two to three years in jail for violating the Smith Act. Three defendants pleaded passionately but were jailed immediately, while others received two year terms. The judge rejected bail pending appeal and defended the democratic process as a safeguard for liberty.
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Philadelphia
U. S
J. Cullen Ganey
Ganey
Rockets Cause Near Miss at Portland Air Base
Twelve rockets fired from a parked jet at Portland Air Force Base caused two million dollars in damage. Two jets were destroyed by fire, two more damaged, and a C46 plane struck as the projectiles hit parked aircraft.
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Portland
Ore
Portland Air Force Base
Pope Seeks Ban On Corrupt Films
Pope Pius XII urges men of good will in the film industry to ban corrupt movies in a major address at St. Peter's Basilica. He cites cinema's magical influence, notes 1954 global cinema attendance of 12 billion with the United States at 2.5 billion, and emphasizes moral responsibility amid international observers.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Italy
France
St. Peter's Basilica
United States
North Korean Pilots Surrender at Seoul
Two young North Korean fliers landed an old Yak at Seoul Airport and surrendered to South Korean airmen. Capt. Lee Un Yong, 24, recently home from Kiev, and Lt. Lee Eun Song, 24, trained in Red China, were taken to ROK air force HQ for questioning. Both are from Ryeegyong.
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Seoul
ROK
Lee UN Yong
Kiev
Lee Eun Song
Red China
Ryeegyong
Bulganin vows to ease tension before Big Four summit
Soviet Premier Nikolai Bulganin pledged to do everything possible to lower international tension and build confidence among nations ahead of the forthcoming Big Four conference in Moscow.
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Moscow
Nikolai Bulganin
Peron Remains In Background in Argentina Crisis
Buenos Aires is stabilizing under Maj. Gen. Franklin Lucero who directs the campaign to restore peace after the revolt. Peronists linger in the background as plans for a three man junta involving Peron, Lucero and Rear Adm. Tessaire surface amid censorship and rumors.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Juan Peron
Franklin Lucero
Montevideo
Uruguay
Peron
Lucero
Adm
Oe Tessaire
Nehru Invites Bulganin for Indian Visit
Prime Minister Nehru said he invited Soviet Premier Bulganin to visit India and Bulganin accepted. No date was set, but winter visits are common, suggesting the trip may occur later this year. Nehru spoke at Spiridonovka Palace after meeting Bulganin at the Kremlin and addressed a Dynamo Stadium rally to a crowd of over 100,000 Soviet citizens.
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Moscow
Nehru
Nikolai Bulganin
India
Bulganin
Dynamo Stadium
Two Draw Sentences In Criminal Court
The June Raleigh County Criminal Court opened at 9 a.m. and disposed of all docketed cases without a jury. Only two guilty pleas produced sentences, Arthur Ballengee for bastardy and Shirley McCutcheon for contributing to the delinquency of a minor with a $50 fine plus costs.
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Raleigh County
Frank Webster Lucas
Sweeneysburg
A. J. Sparacino
Lucas
Raleigh General Hospital
Helen Gaye Howard
Crab Orchard
Maurie
Bud) Brown
East Beckley
Charles Givens
Bernard Owens
Tom Bazzarre Sr
Beckley
Ohio Driver Fined for Hazardous Driving
Franklin Eugene Treadway, 20, Barberton, Ohio, was fined $5 plus costs after arraignment before Magistrate T. N. Thurman on a hazardous driving charge. He was arrested Sunday by State Police.
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Franklin Eugene Treadway
Barberton
T. N. Thurman
Virginia Weather Forecast Shifts Across Five Day Outlook
Regional forecast shows party cloudy skies with scattered thundershowers tonight and Friday. Temperatures to average near normal over the next five days, with cooler midweek and warmth returning by Friday and Saturday. Precipitation expected 0.2 to 0.5 inch. normal temps cited for West Virginia, highs yesterday around noon, river stages and reservoir statuses noted.
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West Virginia
Municipal Budgets Strained By New Hours Set for Firemen
Charleston faces higher costs as 1955 Legislature cuts firemen hours from 72 to 60 weekly. Fully paid departments must hire more staff, with Charleston needing 18 extra firemen and Huntington about $84,000 more. Cities struggle to fund and recruit qualified personnel, risking insurance rate changes under the Inspection Bureau.
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Huntington
Wheeling
Clarksburg
Parkersburg
Fairmont
Bluefield
Morgantown
Beckley
Logan
Welch
Martinsburg
Weirton
South Charleston
Dunbar
West Virginia Inspection Bureau
Inspection Bureau
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Alexander Covington
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Ohio State Penitentiary
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Robert Edward Brown
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