New Trial Ordered For Melvin Loveless
The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously vacated the murder conviction of Melvin Loveless in Charleston and ordered a new trial. Loveless, a 31 year old Charleston hotel and nightclub owner, was sentenced to die for being an accessory before the fact in the first degree murder of Mrs. Sarah Reed during a $600 Logan County apartment robbery. The court faulted the trial court for not clarifying that a guilty verdict in murder would mandate the death penalty, and also noted alleged bias in the courtroom. Four other defendants received life sentences in the Reed killing.
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Charleston
State Supreme Court
Melvin Loveless
Moundsville
Loveless
Logan County
Sarah Reed
Reed
Logan
Frank C. Haymond
James B. Riley
W. T. Lovins
Browning
Charleston Numbers
Riley
John T. Copenhaver
Air Force academy cleared by Senate and House
The Senate and House approved the proposed Air Force academy at a cost around 126 million dollars similar to West Point and Annapolis. A Senate plan to allow up to 12 percent of graduates to transfer to other services sparked debate. Location of the academy was a key issue with no final permanent site chosen.
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Washington
Air Force Academy
Senate
House
Army
West Point
Navy
Annapolis
Sen. Gore
D-Tenn
Sen
Russell
D-Ga
Air Force
Air Academy
Saltonstall
R-Mass
Armed Services Committee
Harold E. Talbott
Judgment Against Mullens Affirmed
The West Virginia Supreme Court affirmed a $1,000 judgment against the City of Mullens in Wyoming County. Mary Elizabeth Burcham suffered injuries from a fall on a Mullens sidewalk board platform. The court held the sidewalk was out of repair and unsafe for ordinary use, supporting the lower court ruling amid a dissent by two justices.
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Charleston
Mullens
Wyoming County
State Supreme Court
Mary Elizabeth Burcham
Bureham
Municipal Corporation
Army forms new armored division at Ft Hood
Washington report says the Army will create its third armored division with a strength below normal at about 14 756 men. Formation begins June 15 and the unit will be based at Fort Hood Texas per an Army announcement yesterday.
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Washington
Ft. Hood
Tex
Nixon Will Answer for GOP McCarthy Demands Air Time
President Eisenhower hand picked Vice President Nixon to answer Adlai Stevenson charges that the GOP uses distraction and deception to win elections. Sen. McCarthy says NBC and CBS should give him equal air time, but networks offered a 30 minute rebuttal for the Republicans next Saturday. Threats against McCarthy prompt police at the Waldorf Astoria while administration sources say Eisenhower suggested free air time to counter Stevenson.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Nixon
Republican Party
Adlai Stevenson
GOP
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
NBC
CBS
Ste
Venson
New York
Wisconsin
Supreme Court reverses Raleigh Circuit ruling in auto insurance dispute
In Charleston the Supreme Court unanimously overturned a Raleigh County Circuit Court decision granting James Green 500 for injuries when his car fell on him while changing a tire. The justices ruled the jury found Green outside the car, not in or alighting, and remanded for further action.
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Charleston
Supreme Court
Raleigh
James Green
Green
Farm Bureau Mutual Automobile Insurance Co
Leslie E. Given
Given
Red Cross Fund Reaches $1530 in Raleigh County Drive
The Raleigh County Red Cross drive raised 1530 dollars and 75 cents through Monday. Executive director Mrs. T. C. Moorefield said the tally comes toward a goal of 20,000 members or 21,442 dollars for the annual drive.
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Red Cross
Raleigh
T. C. Moorefield
West Virginia Weather Outlook And Temperatures
Cloudy conditions linger tonight through Wednesday with a cooler Wednesday. Temperatures today and through Sunday will run about 8 to 10 degrees above normals for the region. Rain is expected Thursday totaling about one third inch. Highs and lows listed for Oak Hill Glade Creek and nearby stations. rivers including Bluestone Reservoir and Greenbrier are above normal.
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West Virginia
Cseseee
Glade Creek
Bellepoint
Bluestone Reservoir
New
Greenbrier
Rebels Stage 4th Raid on Airfields
French authorities report a fourth Vietminh commando raid near Haiphong with paratrooper guards reinforced at Catbi Airbase. An attack on Yongbi Village caused some losses on both sides as U S technicians remain at Haiphong area airfields. Paratroopers were deployed to Doson as a precaution amid ongoing regional strikes.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Haiphong
North Indochina
Army
Yongbi
Catbi
Doson
First Forest Fire Near Princeton Sparks Early Season Alarm
Approximately two acres of woodland burned near Princeton on Monday evening marking the first forest fire of the statutory season reported to the Beckley office of District Four. A field fire reportedly got out of control, prompting warnings from West Virginia Conservation Commission officials.
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Princeton
Beckley
District Four
West Virginia Conservation Commission
Longshoremen march as judge cites three union leaders
About 500 longshoremen gathered outside the courthouse while a federal judge summoned three union officials to show why they should not be held in contempt for a port tie up. In New York, the New York Times reports Secretary of the Navy Robert B. Anderson will become deputy secretary of defense after May 1, succeeding Roger M. Kyes who resigns.
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New York
New York Times
Navy
Robert B. Anderson
Washington Dispatch
the Times
James Reston
Anderson
Roger M. Kyes
Pentagon
Stevenson threatens FCC action over political radio ads
Stevenson warned he might take the matter to the FCC as he attacked McCarthy at a Miami rally. He said McCarthy seeks to steer the Republican party toward malign totalitarianism and labeled the Republicans as half McCarthy and half Eisenhower. Republican leader Hall moved to secure equal time for a party rebuttal, arguing Stevenson spoke as Democratic leader.
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Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Robert E. Lee
Miami
Fla
Stevenson
McCarthy
Eisenhower
Leonard W. Hall
Republican National Committee
Hall
Man Who Quit Commies Wins Acquittal in Italy
In Matera Matteo Massenzio, former local Red party secretary who fled from Czechoslovakia, was acquitted of resisting public order after prosecutors failed to prove he led a 1948 riot that injured several. He testified he valued liberty after witnessing Soviet life firsthand.
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Matera
Italy
Czechoslovakia
Matteo Massenzio
Red Party
Prince Street Crossing Work Expected End Next Wednesday
Chesapeake and Ohio workmen near completion on the Prince Street crossing. Through traffic has been blocked from Piney Avenue to N Oakwood Avenue for two days to install equipment for electric signals. Signals are scheduled to be in operation by March 15.
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Chesapeake and Ohio
Prince St
Piney Ave
N. Oakwood Ave
Traf o ter ia Helps Collect Parking Fines
Norman Oklahoma police experiment uses Traf o ter ia pay as you drive boxes on meters to collect fines. Motorists drop ticket and 50 cents, 48 hours later fine doubles to 1. Women paid fines more reliably. first month yield $400 a 135 percent rise. Public reaction favorable despite occasional notes and gum wrappers.
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Norman
Okla
Albert Dodd
Dodd
Adverse Political Influence Hinted In State Road Study
Charleston report by Public Administration Service urges removal of adverse political influence from the State Road Commission. Recommendations include merit-based hiring, a dedicated personnel office, a comprehensive pay plan, and a centralized finance unit to replace fragmented accounting and avoid earmarked funds. The committee will study the findings at its next meeting, possibly March 29.
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Charleston
State Road Commission
Public Administration Service of Chicago
Road Commission
Senate
Ralph J. Bean
D-Hardy
PAS
Chicago Company
France and Germany seek Saar settlement via Dutch plan
Paris and Bonn reported progress in settling the Saar dispute on a Europeanizing basis. France backs its proposals aligned with the Dutch backed plan, while Adenauer and Bidault kept talks quiet on specifics. The plan envisions a European commissioner and advisory council governing Saar with France retaining economic union. Germany seeks currency ties and greater German goods access.
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Paris
France
Germany
Saar
Council of Europe
van der Goes van Naters
West Germany
Saarwich
Hitler
Three Wounded In Elkins Melee
In Elkins a 29-year-old Pendleton County woodsman wounded two others and himself in a restaurant shooting melee. Bruce Teter of Cherry Grove, a subcontractor for a local lumber company, is in critical condition from a pistol wound to the right temple. Paul Eugene Regester, 23, is in serious condition after a money dispute with Teter. A 10-year-old girl, Maxine Louella Griffith, was grazed in the side by a bullet but released after treatment.
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Elkins (P
Pendleton County
F. W. Armstrong
Bruce Teter
Cherry Grove
Elkins Lumber Company
Paul Eugene Regester
Elkins
Teter
Armstrong
Maxine Louella Griffith
Beckley to Observe Armed Forces Week Starting May 10
Beckley area observes Armed Forces Week from May 10 with Armed Forces Day on May 15. Beckley Area Chamber of Commerce will aid planning led by W. T. Blakely, chairman of the special events committee. A conference will decide if the main program moves from Saturday to another day.
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Armed Forces
Beckley
Beckley Area
Chamber
Woodrow Students to Visit Beckley Council
Woodrow Wilson High School students from the official family will attend Beckley City Council in session. Mayor Elmer L. Davis says tomorrow’s Student Government Day leaders will observe the council. Tonight’s meeting also features 10 recommendations from the new Traffic Control Commission.
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Woodrow Wilson High School
Beckley
Elmer L. Davis
Davis
James O'Neal
Dominic Gaziano
James Hedrick
Jessie Davis
Susan Hogg
Gerald Garten
Virginia Broad
Manager Named To VA Hospital Beckley
Dr. Paul R. Copeland formerly chief Medical Officer of the Veterans Administration Center in Martinsburg was appointed manager of the Veterans Administration Hospital in Beckley today.
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Paul R. Copeland
Veterans Administration Center
Martinsburg
Veteran's Administration Hospital
Beckley
Lego Woman Faces Four Charges In JP Court
Mrs. Laura Rodgers of Lego will be arraigned before Magistrate J. K. Cole in Rhodell on four charges this afternoon. Deputies arrested her at home last night and charged her with sale and possession of moonshine liquor. Warrants also charge assault and grand larceny.
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Laura Rodgers
Lego
J. K. Cole
Rhodell
Taxi Injury Suit Heard Testimony in Circuit Court
In Raymond Meadows' case against Elsie Britts doing business as the White Star Taxi Co. testimony was to continue this afternoon. Meadows, a passenger, was in a taxi involved in an accident.
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Jin
Raymond Meadows
Elsie Britts
White Star Taxi Co
Meadows
County Students In Oratory Tests At Sophia Today
Seven area high schools compete in the Sixth District Oratorical Contest sponsored by the American Legion at Sophia Methodist Church. Winners receive WV Board of Education scholarships and advance to Beckley and Charleston finals with cash awards on the road to national recognition.
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American Legion
Sophia Methodist Church
West Virginia
Parkersburg
Elkins
Keyser
Charleston
Robert Lowry
Sophia
Raleigh County
Woodrow Wilson
Doris Jean Gingrich
Mark Twain
Shelby Tackett
Spanishburg
Thelma Richmond
Carol Walker
Beaver
Bluefield
Kenneth Platnick
Concord
Athens
Virginia Albin
Wyoming County
Virginia Mae Johnson
Mullens
Princeton
Martha Sue Evans
Bank Building Inspected After Snow Storm Incident
Officials inspect the Bank of Raleigh building after material was stuffed during the recent snow storm. The Fayette Street sidewalk is roped off as a safety measure per a bank official.
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Bank of Raleigh
Fayette St
West Virginia Educators Emphasize the Three R's Again
In a study of public schooling West Virginia State School Supt. W. W. Trent defends continued emphasis on reading writing and arithmetic. He notes broader compulsory attendance and higher graduation rates, while acknowledging that more graduates come from varied abilities as high school enrollment expands. Tomorrow: educators say three R's aren’t slipping.
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Charleston
West Virginia
W. W. Trent
Ginia
Alder
Trent
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