Eisenhower To Speak On Berlin Tonight From White House
President Eisenhower will address the nation from the White House at 9 30 p m EST detailing Soviet pressure to end Allied presence in Berlin He is expected to stress US resolve and the unlikelihood of atomic conflict while outlining general terms for possible Berlin talks with the Soviet Union. Senator Mansfield proposes the speech set clear terms for future negotiations and World audience.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Berlin
White House
Sen
Mansfield
D-Mont
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
West
Soviet Union
Voice of America
Us.s.r
Charleston Picks City Candidates
In Charleston Republicans and Democrats selected candidates for the April 20 general election. Mayor John T. Copenhaver faced exposure by insurer Wilbur Carte for the Republican mayoralty nod. Democratic hopefuls were J. Kemp McLaughlin and Sam Tabet. The key GOP race pitted two candidates for city police judge, with incumbent James A. McWhorter opposing Joseph Thomas. John Lynn Goshorn was unopposed for the Democratic police judge nomination.
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Charleston
Joseph Thomas
State Board of Probation and Parole
John Lynn Goshorn
Nation Counts 30 Fire Victims
Fires across the United States killed more than 30 people, mostly children. In Superior Wisconsin a father and his five children perished in a duplex fire. At Cross Hill Washington DC a sharecropper's family lost eight children and two visiting youngsters. In North Philadelphia eight children died in a three story house blaze. West New York smoke deaths left three dead. In Halfway Oregon three small Yardley children perished in a closet fire while parents were away.
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United States
Superior
Wis
Cross Hill
D. C
Philadelphia
West New York
N.J
Halfway
Ore
Warren Yardly
Yardley
Missile Program Work Speeded Up
In Redstone Arsenal Alabama on Sunday Maj Gen J B Medaris announced acceleration of the Pershing missile program. All development phases are being tackled at once and training programs updated to include early troop trainee use in missile test firing.
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Huntsville
Ala
Army Ordnance Missile Command
Redstone Arsenal
J.B Medaris
Medaris
Young Hoodlums To Get Baby Food Diet In Jail
In Duval County Florida juvenile inmates will be fed baby food under Sheriff Dale Carson’s policy to discipline young prisoners with Judge Marion W. Gooding backing the plan. The measure aims to keep juveniles in line within the county jail.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Duval County
Dale Carson
Marion W. Gooding
Budget Action Delay Looms in West Virginia Budget Talks
Charleston AP reports a dispute over deficiency appropriations threatens delay in final action on the state budget as Senate and House conferees finalize a roughly 242 million general revenue package for next year. The Board of Public Works seeks inclusion of many deficiency items. no agreement reached. An extended session for budget action begins as lawmakers debate legality of funding current-year shortages amid dwindling revenues and a 4 percent cut. A six-member legal committee was named to study the issue, with leaders from both chambers quoted on the push to resolve the stalemate.
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Charleston
Senate House
Board of Public Works
Department of Public Assistance
House
Julius W. Singleton Jr
Julius W. Singleton Jr. (D4monongalia
Harry R. Pauley
Dmcdowell
Senate
Ralph J. Bean D Hardy
Clarence E. Martin Jr
Berkeley
John E. Carrigan
Marshall
Sen
J. Horne
West Virginia
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Noisy Finish Marks Wild West Virginia Budget Session
The 54th West Virginia legislative session ended in a late night altercation over the budget and a crucial Business and Occupation tax. A Republican and a Democrat thwarted a clean finish with a late filibuster, but the bill passed just before midnight, leaving the chamber exhausted yet relieved as members dispersed after a tense stretch.
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Roy Lee
Harmon Register
Charleston
House of Delegates
House
J. F. Deem
Ritchie
Deem
Pat Board
D-Kanawha
Paul Kidd
D-Gilmer
Mr. Beard
Julius Singleton
Myles
West Virginia
Quinn to Resign Before Seeking Hawaii Office
Hawaii Governor William F. Quinn said he will resign before seeking elective office in the new state. He declined to say whether he will run for governor or U.S. senator, noted as a powerful Republican figure in Hawaii. The state’s election machinery will likely be ready between mid July and late August.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
William F. Quinn
Quinn
Republican Party
West Virginia Weather and River Conditions
Clear tonight with a low near 28. Tuesday will be fair and slightly warmer. Beckley yesterday high and low not provided, Beckley area reported 7 a.m. to noon readings. Oak Hill low last night and 7 a.m. today not fully shown. Bellepoint river gauge shows Greenbrier River at normal stage and muddy, Bluestone Reservoir at normal stage with three and one half gates open and gauge at 3.5 feet.
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OAK Hill High
Bellepoint
Greenbrier
Bluestone
Syria, Iraq clash deepens Arab unity rift
Damascus reports 30 Iraqi troops crossed the Syria border to strike two guards, wounding one, as Nasser accuses Baghdad of dictatorship and communist influence. In Cairo, 50,000 students and workers protest Kassem, while leaders urge Arabs to topple him and fight Reds.
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Damascus
Syria
Gamal Abdel Nasser
United Arab Republic
Adel Karim Kassem
1St Army
Nasser
Iraq
Baghdad
Kassem
Cairo
Highway Crash Claims 8 Lives Near Peach Springs
A head on collision 40 miles northeast of Kingman Arizona killed eight people and injured four others two critically. The dead include Joe Williams 32 John Collins 32 Hattie Williams and Mary Collins all of Peach Springs. The other vehicle killed Henry Manuel Goke 38 of Albuquerque New Mexico Gertrude Chavez 4 and her infant son Richard and Josie Campbell 2 both of Long Beach California.
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Kingman, Ariz
Arizona
Highway Patrol
Floyd Disney
Joe Williams
John Collins
Hattie Williams
Mary Collins
Peach Springs
Hualapai
Henry Manuel Goke
Albuquerque
N.M
Gertrude Chavez
Long Beach
Calif
Richard
Josie Campbell
Liso
$15 000 Suit Filed Against Taxi Operator
Lena Patterson sues Otha Robertson doing business as Robertson Taxi Co for $15,000 in a Raleigh County Circuit Court personal injury suit. Patterson, a passenger in Robertson’s cab, claims injuries from a Jan 13 collision at McCreery and Heber Streets with a car driven by Clement Schulte of Springdale Avenue. Patterson was hospitalized nine days.
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Otha Robertson
Robertson Taxi Co
Raleigh County
Lena Patterson
Earle St
McCreery and
Heber Streets
Robertson
Clement Schulte
Springdale Avenue
Two Men Jailed For Fighting In Raleigh County
Two Sandlick men, Herman Price and Paul Price, were jailed by City Police at 12:20 a m on charges of drunkenness and fighting and will appear in City Police Court. Joan Karpinski of Philadelphia is held in county jail awaiting arraignment on grand larceny stemming from theft at R M Peters Beaver. Edward Spracley of Beckley was jailed at 1:30 a m on drunkenness and parole violation charges.
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Sandlick
Raleigh
Herman Price
Paul Price
Joan Karpinski
Philadelphia
J. E. Mays
Mays
R. M. Peters
Beaver
Karpinski
Peter
Edward Spracley
Beckley
GOP Losing Grip On Main Street Says Goldwater
Senator Barry Goldwater warned the GOP is losing support among farmers white collar workers and the general public. The Republican Senate Campaign Committee produced the report urging a 1960 platform of basic principles to attract independents and wavering Democrats, as party leaders organized a program committee led by Charles F. Percy to craft the statement.
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Washington
Main Street
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Goldwater
Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee
GOP
Charles F. Percy
Chicago
Town Seeks Industry Lester Organizes Development Group
The Midwest storm season caused at least eight deaths as fierce winds and heavy snows swept across the region. In Wisconsin trains stalled in 12 foot drifts near Green Bay while 350 passengers waited up to 12 hours for clearance. Lester forms the Lester Area Development Committee at a city hall meeting with Glenn P. Daniel elected president and Violet Daniel as secretary treasurer. planning group includes Gomer Farley Randall Trump and others. next meeting set for April 1 as officials seek industrial plants and better living conditions through community cooperation.
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Midwest
Chicago and North Western Railroad
Wisconsin
Green Bay
Lester
City Hall
Glenn P. Daniel
Violet Daniel
Gomer Farley
Randall Trump
D. A. Christian
Victor Birchfield
Dwight Collins
Otis Cooper
E. G. Miller
Eugene Stover
Geners Stover
Delma Farr
Helen
Stock Exchange Attacks City Tax Move
New York stock exchange president G Keith Funston denounces Mayor Wagner plan to tax stock transfers as unsound and likely to drive firms out of New York. He notes a 1933 attempt prompted the exchange to shift operations to Newark but the tax was dropped and facilities unused.
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NEW York (Ap
G. Keith Funston
The
New York Stock Exchange
Robert F. Wagner
Bo As
New
Funston
Exchange
Newark
Jobless Pay Bill Passes House Under Time Limit
Washington AP reports the House moved quickly to approve a three month tapering extension of temporary federal unemployment benefits for about 300,000 workers before the program expires March 3. The bill faces Senate action, with some northern Democrats urging a longer one year extension while Republicans back a limited scope.
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Washington
House
Senate
Eisenhower
Ordered Into Court for Improper Vehicle Registration Charge
Robert Elmer White of Cool Ridge was ordered to appear in Beckley Police Court tonight after a 2 am citation by City Police for operating a vehicle with improper registration and failing to have a valid registration.
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Robert Elmer White
Cool Ridge
Beckley
Only One Other Soldier Left Virginia Veteran Dies
Kingport AP reports 112-year-old John Salling, Confederate veteran from Slant Virginia, died of pneumonia at a Kingsport clinic. He leaves only one other known Civil War survivor, Walter Williams of Houston, now over 116. Salling enlisted at 16 and is survived by Mrs H A McCamy, a daughter, Hubert Hawkins, a grandson, and Miss Linda Hawkins, a great granddaughter.
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Kingsport
Virginia
H. A. McCamy
Hubert Hawkins
Linda Hawkins
Bristol
Industrial Engineer Opens Beckley Talks
D W Zimmerman of the D W Zimmerman Company from Wooster Ohio arrived in Beckley and began talks with business and civic leaders on potential industrial expansion. The Beckley Chamber of Commerce arranged the visit with U S Senators Randolph and Byrd contributing to the prior Washington conference. Zimmerman toured the Chamber offices Raleigh County Vocational School National Mine Service Mabscott and planned lunch in Mount Hope with Fayette County representatives before touring sites for small factory locations and possible defense buildings. He noted better highways than expected and will stay through Tuesday or Wednesday to discuss expansion prospects. The Chamber has recently focused on federal defense contracts and developing small plants. local makers with manufacturable products will discuss their plans with him.
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D. W. Zimmerman
D. W Zimmerman Company
Wooster
Ohio
Beckley
Zimmerman
Jennings Randolph
Robert C. Byrd
Chamber of Commerce
Raleigh County
Harry Anderson
Chamber
National Mine Service Co
Mabscott
Mount Hope
Fayette County
West Virginia
Anderson
Grand Jury Begins Hearing 49 Cases in Raleigh County
A Raleigh County Grand Jury opens hearings at 9 45 a m with 49 cases on the docket. Five of the original 16 summoned did not report. Special Grand Jury Commissioners Harry Lewin and Sam Caudill named five to complete the panel: C J Kleiman Hugh Hughes Robert Saks Jack Foster Martha Jane Rifle. Foreman is Lawrence Pruett. Other panel members reporting include John Faull Albert Hazelwood Carlyle Lilly Harlow Warren Mrs Clement Schulte Taylor Meador Harry Ballard Cecil Travis I H Jenkins Sr and C E Williams.
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Harry L. MccCreery
Harry Lewin
Sam Caudill
J. Kleiman
Hugh Hughes
Robert Saks
Jack Foster
Martha Jane Rifle
Robert Waller
Grant St
C. G. Peregoy
Park Avenue
Robert L. Prince
Young Gunman Robs Kanawha Gas Station
A young stocky man robbed a Kanawha gas station east of Charleston for 160.60 dollars early today and fled on foot into darkness. Trooper G D Spence reported Gary Walker the attendant was alone. The bandit entered unmasked, drew a rusty blue pistol and demanded the money. Walker suspected a nearby parked car may have been used for the getaway.
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Charleston
Here
G. D. Spence
Gary Walker
Walker
Consolidation Coal Reports 1958 Income Drop
Consolidation Coal Co the world's largest soft coal producer reported a 31 percent drop in 1958 net income to 18.47 million dollars or 2 per share from 26.67 million or 2.90 per share in 1957. Production fell 29.9 percent. dividends of 1.20 dollars per share were maintained.
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Consolidation Coal Co
Pittsburgh
Treasury To Seek New National Debt Increase
Washington AP reports Secretary Robert B. Anderson told closed hearings of the House Appropriations Committee that the Treasury will request another rise in the national debt limit. The current temporary cap stands at 288 billion dollars, with last year’s action raising the permanent limit to 283 billion and adding 5 billion for one year to meet obligations.
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Washington
Treasury
Congress
Robert B. Anderson
House Appropriations Committee
Meadow Bridge Man Succumbs After Short Illness
Andy Louis Harrah 76 of Meadow Bridge died at 4 a.m. in a Ronceverte hospital from pneumonia after a short illness. Born October 12, 1882 on Backus Mountain Fayette County he was a farmer and Oak Grove Baptist Church member. Survived by eight sons Del Everett and Luther all of Backus. Elgie Sprague Arnold Sullivan Andrew Stamford Harvey of Chicago IL. Gilbert MacArthur of Crab Orchard. two daughters Ada Goddard of Chicago Bl and Ethel Goddard of Crab Orchard. two sisters Frances Anderson of Hinton and Sarah Neely of Rupert. 37 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Funeral at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Oak Grove Baptist Church. Burial in Harrah Cemetery. Body at Webb and Neal Funeral Home until hour before services.
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Andy Louis Harrah
Meadow Bridge
Ronceverte
Backus Mountain
Fayette County
Oak Grove Baptist Church
Backus
del. Everett
Luther
Ackus
Elgie
Sprague
Arnold
Sullivan
Andrew
Stamford
Harvey
Chicago
Gilbert
MacArthur
Ada Goddard
Ethel Goddard
Crab Orchard
Frances Anderson
Hinton
Sarah Neely
Rupert
Harrah
Webb and Neal Funeral Home
Herter Urges Okeh On Money For Foreign Aid
Acting Secretary of State Christian A Herter urged Congress to approve Eisenhower's 3.93 billion foreign aid plan. He stressed 1.6 billion for military aid to keep five million allied troops ready, and argued economic aid is most vulnerable to cuts. He cited Soviet and Chinese programs and warned that underdevelopment needs drive nations toward dictatorship unless aided.
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Washington
Christian A Herter
Congress
Eisenhower
Herter
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Nikita Khrushchev
Free World
Reds Hold Own In French Voting
Paris reports show Communists maintaining or expanding their control in most key town councils as 17 760 communities vote in the final round of France's two stage municipal elections. Reds recaptured 26 of 28 Paris suburban councils and gained seats in the Seine Department, giving them 56 of 150 council seats.
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Paris
France
Reds
Seme
Mushroom growing seen as way to aid miners
Charleston AP reports Agriculture Commissioner John T. Johnson proposed using hardened coal mines for mushroom cultivation to employ unemployed miners. Pennsylvania already pursues this, with mines prized for steady temperatures aiding mushroom growth, a practice seen in Belgium as well.
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Charleston
Agriculture
John T. Johnson
Pennsylvania
Johnson
Belgium
West Virginia
Irish Leader Arrives in New York for Official Visit
Sean T. O'Kelly, president of Ireland, arrived by plane today for an official visit to the United States at the invitation of President Eisenhower.
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New York
Sean T. O'Kelly
Ireland
Eisenhower
Cuban envoy presents credentials to Eisenhower
Dr. Ernesto Dihigo presented credentials today to President Eisenhower as ambassador of Cuba's new revolutionary government, signaling formal diplomatic recognition and the start of bilateral relations.
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Washington
Ernesto Dihigo
Eisenhower
Cuba
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