Freedom of Action in Gaza Sparks Israeli Move
In Jerusalem Prime Minister Ben-Gurion argued that Israel must control the Gaza Strip amid Egyptian threats. He cited U.N. and Egyptian actions, signaling preparation to prevent a resumed Egyptian regime in Gaza. Bunche and Eban briefed U.S. officials as Israel plans political steps to head off Egyptian return.
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Jerusalem
Minist
Israel
Strip
Egye
David Ben-Gurion
Is- Egypt
Cairo
U.N
Iran
Reim Gurion
Jack
Bunche
Ralph
Egypt
ad-Buriche
Gaza Strip
Gaza
A.n.nasser
Ben-Gurion
Israeli-Gaza
Iil
Knesset
Tastla
Nasser
Middle East
Ben-Gur
Kreseet
Abba Eban
Washington
Florida
U.S
Daclaract
Bomb hoaxes trigger airliner searches across multiple cities
New York reports 28 scare incidents as Trans World Airlines and other carriers search 36 planes in 10 cities after anonymous callers warned of bombs. despite evacuations and delays at Idlewild LaGuardia Newark Philadelphia Boston Baltimore Pittsburgh Detroit and Cleveland no explosive device was found.
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New York
Trans World Airlines
Manhattan
Midwest
Idlewild
LaGuardia
Newark
Philadelphia
Boston
Baltimore
Pittsburgh
Detroit
Cleveland
TWA
American Airlines
Delta Airlines
Houston
Tex
Charlotte
N.C
United Air Lines
International Airport
FBI
East
City Reports $200,106 Balance for Beckley Operating Costs
City records show an anticipated operating balance of 200,106.62 for the remaining four months of the fiscal year. Disbursements to date total 233,272.61 per the February financial report by City Recorder Emery J. Smith. Current receipts are 332,935.87, about 7,683.26 more than disbursements so far, with major outlays including police salaries 48,990.80, fire 41,709.274, street 13,731.332, new equipment 6,64.41, and street expenses 16,632.1. Major receipts include police fines 20,870.47, parking fines 19,518.83, sales 114,394.69, liquor licenses 18,386.43, drivers licenses 13,000, and the 1956-57 levy 93,552.10.
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Beckley
Emery J. Smith
Ulsted
Fire Department
Senate Demos Map Own Plan To Cut Budget
Senate Democrats led by Lyndon B. Johnson plan to target nonessential federal expenditures for substantial cuts in Eisenhower's 71.8 billion budget. Johnson said Byrd’s forthcoming recommendations would form the basis of a Democratic economy campaign as House action urged the President to point out where major reductions could occur. Republican senators, while agreeing to seek cuts where possible, stressed Congress must approve any spending changes.
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Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
Senate
Eisenhower
Johnson
Byrd
D-Va
House Committee
House
Congress
Congan Eisen
Child Wins Chance At 256000 On TV Quiz Show
A 10 year old Bronx schoolboy Robert Strom earned the right to go for a possible 256000 on CBS The $64 000 Question after winning the 64000 prize. The prize system was boosted to allow a contestant to double triple or quadruple the sum for a total of 259000. A spokesman cited tax rules as a reason for paying large sums over three years. Charles Van Doren of Columbia University lost 129000 on NBCs Twenty One, the largest single show prize to that point.
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New York
Bronx
Robert Strom
Robert
CBS
Young Strom
Revlon Cosmetics
Charles Vani Doren
Columbia
Carol E Collison Rites Incomplete
Funeral arrangements for Carol Edward Collison, 50, are incomplete awaiting a brother from Texas. A Skelton resident, he died 7:43 p.m. Tuesday after a two year illness from a heart attack. He was born November 18, 195, in Quamimont, a retired miner and a member of United Mine Workers Local 4233. Survived by wife Frances, brothers Matheny Virginia and James El Paso, Tex, sisters Irene Lewis Jat NM and Dorothy Maddich Skelton. Parents predeceased him. Body at Webb and Neal Funeral Home.
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Carol Edward Collison
Texas
Collison
Skelton
Quamimont
United Mine Workers of America
Frances Collison
Matheny
Virginia
James
el Paso
Tex
Irene Lewis
Jat
N M
Dorothy Maddich
Webb and Neal Funeral Home
Crab Orchard Man Held On Assault Warrant
Lacy Howard Cadle of Crab Orchard was jailed in Raleigh County at 3 30 pm by City Police on a felonious assault warrant issued by Magistrate Colton White. Cadle is accused of beating Sgt John J Burciyski of the Army Engineer Corps at Prince. He was arrested on Grove Street and will be arraigned before Magistrate White later this week.
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Lacy Howard Cadle
Crab Orchard
Raleigh County
Colton White
Cadle
John J. Burciyski
Army Engineer Corps
Prince
Grove St
White
Ambulances Sent To Royal Mine Incident
Two ambulances from Melton Mortuary were dispatched to a mine at Royal around noon. Details were unavailable at presstime. An employe at one of three mines five miles away ordered the ambulances. More than one man was injured. The mines are under different ownership, located up the mountain near Grandview Park.
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Melton Mortuary
Royal
Lee McCoy
Royal Lipple
McCoy
Grandview Park
Governor Cancels Talk On 1957 Legislature Work
Governor Underwood’s scheduled radio television speech to analyze the 1957 Legislature work has been cancelled.
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Charleston
Underwood
Mabscott Man Ordered to Appear in City Police Court
Mabscott resident Murphy Walton was ordered to appear in City Police Court Thursday night to face speeding charges and driving without a state or city operator license and without a registration card. He was arrested by City Police at 7:30 a.m. today.
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Murphy Walton
Mabscott
Fulbright Seeks Inquiry Into Middle East Policy Mistakes
Senator Fulbright says a forthcoming Senate inquiry may reveal serious mistakes in U S policy that helped precipitate the Middle East crisis. He chairs a subcommittee to gather State Department data for a review tracing policy back to 1946 and to examine Truman and Eisenhower era actions. The panel, evenly split, will assemble material and confer with officials on the record.
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Washington
Ful [Bright
D-Ark
Senate
Middle East
Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
State Department
Eisenhower
Secretary of State
Dulyes
Truman
Russia Warns Emperor of War Danger in Ethiopia
Moscow warns Haile Selassie of war risk linked to U S plans for Ethiopian bases and Red Sea anchorage. Nixon presses for access while Nasser seeks Cairo talks. Emperor praised U S support amid Cold War tensions, with Ethiopia named a steadfast ally resisting Communist pressure.
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Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Haile Selassie
Moscow
U.S
Cairo
Egypt
Nixon
United States
Co. Force Communications
Naseer
Red Seal
Massawa
Nasser
Suez
Gulf of Aqaba
Gulf
Aqaba
Aden
Red Sea
Tight SEATO Defense Urged As Ministers End Conference
SEATO Council of Ministers ends its third annual conference in Canberra with aims to tighten defense, boost internal security, and expand economic cooperation. Communique outlines four objectives including countering communist subversion and promoting multilateral cultural programs among eight member states. Dulles and Britain's Home endorse progress and shared resolve in countering communism in Southeast Asia.
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Australia
Seato Council of Ministers
Southeast Asia
Council
SEATO
SPATO
Red Bloc
Dullés
Adi Ste
Bpreees
Britain
Earl of Home
Sas
Fai
Son of Raleigh Heights Couple Highlighted in Post Article
A Raleigh Heights couple is proud of their son Colonel William M. Banks, commander of the MAAG air section in Oslo, featured in The Saturday Evening Post's They Patrol the North Front. The article notes Banks’s World War II service, decorations, and role with the Royal Norwegian Air Force, calling him sociable and popular with Norwegian staff.
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Raleigh Heights
Air Force
Saturday Evening Post
William M. Banks
M. C. Banks
NATO
Europe
Oslo
Norway
Banks
Mary Goldsmith
Beckley
William My Jr
Robert
Philippine Islands
Fifth Command
Maag Air J
Defense Opens Suit Testimony in Glen Daniel Death Case
In Raleigh County Circuit Court a $20,000 damage suit over the Aug 7 death of 5 1/2 year old Mary Ellen Cooper in Glen Daniel proceeded with defense testimony. The truck driven by Albert Brown is alleged to have dangerous brakes, excessive speed, and poor lookout. A defense witness said the truck was inspected at a Princeton garage before the accident. An earlier witness estimated speed at 25 to 35 mph near the scene.
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Raleigh County
Glen Daniel
John Cooper
Albert Brown
Barney Williams.Co., Inc
Ashand
Cooper
Mary Ellen
Brown
Princeton
City Has 7 900 Ton Appetite
Special to Fire Register reports Beckley's per capita use at 170000 tons coal energy annually total 7 900 tons each year. The study cites heavy consumption of steel copper lead tin cement and aluminum per person and warns of dwindling natural resources as world population grows.
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New York
Beckley
California
Becks
Con¢Ern
Eisenhower report shows slight improvement at Walter Reed
President Eisenhower’s condition is improved after a new physical examination at Walter Reed Army Hospital, though he remains affected by a cough, head cold, and ear ailment. White House doctors caution he has not fully recovered and note ongoing health uncertainties. The report follows the president’s earlier illness and outlines limited progress toward full recovery.
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Washington
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Eisenhower
White House
Beckley
Vine St
Florida
Ex-Red Official Gites Drop in Party Members
A former official of the Armarisan Communist party says raw materials and nuclear fuels would come from processing granite and other rock. Dues-paying party members have declined from a high of 100,000 to about 17,300 after the ores have been expended.
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Red
Rhodell Bridge Move Sparks Virginia County Plan
Raleigh County officials report the old two lane Rhodell Bridge will be replaced with a new structure starting next week after inspections by John McGinnis and Glenn Munday. The project follows repairs to the Lester to Mullens road and city leaders in Beckley push for a long awaited bridge to improve traffic and safety. Community groups continue to work on local civic projects including an auditorium at New River Park with a $650,000 levy set for March 2 elections.
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Rhodell Arns
Raleigh
John McGinnis
State
Lester
Mullens
Rhode Area
Beckley
Commerce
Raleigh County
Audi
George B. Chambers
Lincoln
PTA
Lawrence Pruett
Beaver
Haleigh
New River Park
Sprague
Beckley Sky Details for Thursday Morning and Night
Weather and sky notes describe a full moon on March 13 with Regulus near the moon. Visible planets include Jupiter high in the southeast at 10:52 p.m. Mars sets around 11:20 p.m. Saturn remains low in the southeast and sets at 2:45 a.m. The sun sets at 6:30 p.m. and the moon sets at 5:19 a.m. Thursday.
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Oak Hill
Bellepoint
Greenbrier
Bluestone
Tur
Regulus
Jupiter
Mars
Saturn
Tises
Woman Returned To Face Michigan Charge
A woman waived extradition to Michigan before Raleigh County Criminal Court Judge Harry L. McCreery today after being released from Alderson Federal Reformatory. A Michigan burglary retainer was held against her. she was returned by Michigan authorities following federal service.
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Mars Stump
Michigan
Raleigh County Criminal Court
Harry L. McCreery
Federal Reformatory
Alderson
Perry Willis Fined 75 and Given 30 Day Jail Term
Perry Edward Willis of Ansted was fined 75 dollars plus costs and sentenced to 30 days in Raleigh County Jail by Magistrate Cotton White. He was arrested by State Police at Beaver on reckless driving and failing to stop when signaled and booked at 10 13 p m Tuesday. State Police said he was on probation from Fayette County.
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Perry Edward Willis
Ansted
Cotton White
Raleigh County
Willis
Beaver
Fayette County
Amigo Man Arraigned On Moonshine Charge
Ralph B Sutphin known as Amigo was arraigned before U S Commissioner W A Riffe on operating a moonshine still and remanded to Raleigh County Jail in 500 bond. He was held for the next term of the Federal Grand Jury in Bluefield in June. Agents of the Alcohol Tax Division seized a 601 gallon still near his home and confiscated mash and about 100 pounds of sugar.
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Ralph B. Sutphin
Raleigh
Liu
U.S
W. A. Riffe
Bluefield
Sutphin
Alcohol Tebates and Tax Division
Treasury Department
PSC Approves New Water Rate For Area Towns
The State Public Service Commission approved a new metered water rate for Winding Gulf Water Works Inc serving Helen and Stotesbury in Raleigh County. About 130 customers at Helen and 15 at Stotesbury will be affected. The new rates start April 1 and include a $2.58 monthly minimum with a tiered charge from $1.23 per 1,000 gallons up to 5,000 gallons, then 75 cents per 1,000 for usage above that. The company plans to install meters for larger commercial users and to reduce water waste, aiming for at least 24 meters annually.
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Charleston
PSC
Admiral Byrd to Be Buried at Arlington Tomorrow
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd will be buried tomorrow in the National Cemetery at Arlington Virginia. Funeral services will be conducted by Navy Chaplain John D. Zimmerman in the Ft Meyer chapel. Byrd died Monday night at his home after an illness. He was 68.
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Boston
Richard E. Byrd
National Cemetery
Arlington, Va
Navy
John D. Zimmerman
Ft. Meyer Chapel
Byrd
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Adm. Byrd
Arlington
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