Cool damp weather ushers in spring across the nation
A pair of low pressure systems spread precipitation across the eastern third of the United States as spring nears. Snow fell from northern Indiana and Ohio into Michigan, with rain and drizzle in surrounding areas. Skies clear from the Northern Rockies to the Central Plains, and spring arrives at 4 17 pm EST bringing warmer weather to the Midwest.
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Pocahontas Fuel Denies Bureau Explosion Conclusions
Pocahontas Fuel Co. disputes Bureau of Mines findings on the Feb 4 explosion near Bishop Virginia that killed 34 men. The company says several bureau conclusions are based on pure assumptions and notes prior steps to address recommendations, while officials say methane was detected and air ventilation failures occurred.
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A Dog's Life Can Be Great
A cairn terrier named Snuffy lands a film role with Frank Sinatra Kim Novak and Rita Hayworth in a Hollywood project based on Pal Joey. The dog reportedly earned a $30 weekly contract by eating the same kosher food as Sinatra.
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Prospect of Budget Cuts Sparks Tax Reduction Talk in Congress
The prospect of a reduced budget spurs House leaders to discuss income tax relief as a possible outcome. Eisenhower forecast a $1.76 billion surplus this year and $1.2 billion for 1958, with leaders debating whether cutting spending by up to $3 billion could trigger broad tax relief next year. Rep Mis of Arkansas supports letting taxpayers share any surplus, while others urge restraint amid inflation and debt concerns.
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Top Spellers Named At Crescent School
Crescent Elementary selects Jo Anna Ubeda and Mary Wray as school spelling bee winners. Ubeda, a fifth grader, is champion. Wray, a sixth grader, runner-up. They advance to Town District Spelling Bees in Berkeley on April 8 and April 10 respectively, with further district and county championships scheduled in Beckley and Fayetteville through late April.
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Thayer minister's death ruled a personal safety wound
In Oak Hill a 73 year old minister, Rev Prince Albert Davis, died from a shotgun wound in his home. The incident occurred about 7 30 p m with his wife and two others present. Davis was pronounced dead by Dr J B Thompson. The body was taken to Collins Funeral Home as pastors met at the Presbyterian Church to discuss the tragedy. News of rising food prices in New York followed in the same report.
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Lindbergh's Wife To Receive Marshall Honorary Degree
Anne Mor Lindbergh, author and wife of Charles A. Lindbergh, will be presented with one of three honorary doctorates by Marshall College. The May 26 ceremony will also award degrees to R. Virgil Rohrbough, state superintendent of schools, and Dr. William Pearson Tolley, chancellor of Syracuse University and principal speaker.
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Charles A. Lindbergh
Marshall College
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William Pearson Tolley
Syracuse University
State Board extends teacher scholarship program
Charleston WV The State Board of Education has extended its teacher training scholarship program at nine colleges. It will award 45 scholarships annually five per school for certification of junior high and high school teachers. Scholarships cover tuition and fees with a four year teaching commitment in West Virginia after graduation.
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Impaneling Jury for $10,000 Beckley Drowning Suit
Raleigh County Circuit Court began selecting jurors to hear a $10,000 lawsuit arising from the drowning of a Beckley girl. The action is John C. Ward versus FF Ward and others, connected to Violet Shaver’s estate.
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Dag Hammarskjold Heads to Cairo to Discuss Middle East Crisis
U.N. Secretary General Hammarskjold leaves New York for Cairo to confer with the Emergency Force and Egyptian leaders on the Suez Canal Gaza and Gulf of Aqaba issues in a bid to avert a new Middle East war. He plans a nearly five week trip and aims to meet President Nasser with possible talks on Israel.
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Break-In Probed at Daniel's Sandwich Shop Sophia
State Police continue investigation of a break in at Daniel's Sandwich Shop in Sophia. Thieves forced a side door with a rock and stole about 23 dollars from a pinball machine and the cash register. The theft was discovered this morning when proprietor D. I. P. Daniel opened the shop.
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Ike and Macmillan Meet in Bermuda on Middle East Talks
President Eisenhower and Prime Minister Macmillan arrive in Bermuda as they prepare to discuss Middle East tensions including Israel and Egypt. The leaders plan formal talks at the Mid Ocean Club after informal discussions begin tonight, aiming to restore cooperation and understanding between the United States and Britain. Secretary of State Dulles is expected to join officials for the discussions.
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Three Murder Cases Docketed For Criminal Court Session
Ra eigh County's March term opens with three murder trials listed Emma Mae Wright Jessie James Stover and Carolyn Dolly Goff among defendants. The docket spans April 11 with multiple involuntary manslaughter and other felonies including arson burglary grand larceny and drunken driving across the schedule.
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Leroy Lindsay
Billy Richard Wagner
Harry Gownman Jr
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James B. Smith
Robert C. Hughes
Franklin Webb
Maurice Summers
Donnie Stanick
Jackie Lee Wiggins
Patty William Bragg
Roy Pedro Tilley
Frank Garrett
Vereece Craft
Horace Darlow Setliff
James Spencer
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Foster Thompson
Robert Anderson
Matthew Browning
Guy C. Barrett
Frank Larso
Hobart” Meadows
William Bane Snow
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Charles Givens
Georgia Meynor
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Prson
Robert Cooper
Arthur C. Morris
Warren Lee Williams
Sam Fain
John Thomas Catlett
James W. Lilly
K. K. Painter
Booker Smith
William Grover Lewis
Howard O. Coleman
Danny Harvey Pittman
Hugh Pettry
Tracy Minnick
Ralph Freeland
Carl Martin
Harvey Williams
Raymond Costs
Lawrence Coots
Paul Coots
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Edsel Wendell
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Beckley man fined and jailed over license revocation
Donald Redden 105 Campbell Sr. was fined $50 and costs and given 6 days in Raleigh County Jail by Magistrate Cotton White today. He was arrested by City Police for driving while his operator's license was revoked.
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Cotton White
Piney View Men Freed After Bond in Larceny Case
Piney View resident Pete Douglas Jackson was released from Raleigh County Jail on a 500 dollar bond after waiving to the grand jury on grand larceny charges. Houston Smith of Beckley paid a ten dollar fine for petit larceny. Both men are accused of stealing gasoline and oil from a mine on Baton Mountain Thursday night. State Police took them into custody Tuesday.
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Houston Smith
Beckley
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Baton Mountain
Chamber Memberships Reach 200 Mark
Beckley Chamber of Commerce reports 200 members with a membership drive aiming for 300. Teams began outreach on Monday to firms not yet renewed, but results from those contacted remain unavailable.
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Woman Slightly Hurt In Four Car Accident
Re turning from funeral services for three Coal River area men killed in an Ohio crash, Mr and Mrs Arnold E Anderson were in a four car collision on the Kanawha City Bridge in Charleston Tuesday night. Mrs Anderson received slight injuries and was treated and released. Her husband was unhurt. The Anderson car was towed to Whitesville by Midway Chevrolet wrecker.
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Soviet General Warns U S Must Face Next War
Moscow radio quotes Marshal Georgi Zhukov stating the United States could not avoid a future conflict. He says Russia would strike with atomic capability and the Soviet air force would deliver devastating blows to any aggressor, anywhere in the world.
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First Such Verdict Since End of War in Japan
An American soldier and his Japanese girlfriend were sentenced to death by a Japanese court for robbing and killing a Japanese woman and setting her house on fire to hide the crime. Pvt. Orvis L. Boone of Galveston Texas and Shegeko Sasaki of Honolulu received the death verdict, marking the first such ruling against an American by Japanese authorities since World War II. The case arose from a Sept. 4 murder in Sendai, with the two appealing via Japan’s courts as allowed for offenses off base.
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Chamber of Commerce Postpones Beckley Board Meeting
Beckley Chamber of Commerce directors postpone regular session to noon March 28 at the Beckley Hotel. President Lawrence T Forbes cites members’ involvement in the Raleigh County Civic Auditorium special levy election as the reason for rescheduling. Weather and astronomical notes follow.
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Hospital Treats Wreck Victims
Two men were admitted to Beckley Memorial Hospital around 7 10 pm Tuesday after car accidents. Dana Lowther 25 Parsons was injured at Clifftop and is resting well. An employee of Phillips Coal Co Beckley sustained back and right arm injuries. William Callison 27 Clear Fork also injured back and left leg and is resting well. Details on Callison’s accident unavailable.
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Beckley
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Clear, Fork
Carl Conley
Callison
State Publicity Agency Slated to Begin New Fiscal Year With $166,000 on Tap
Charleston report notes the Industrial and Publicity Commission, spared from extinction by a governor veto, will enter the new fiscal year with a budget of 166663 dollars. The legislature moved to abolish the agency and split duties between the Conservation Department and a proposed West Virginia Industrial Development Authority. Governor Underwood vetoed the measures, praising the commission’s positive approach to industrial development and supporting an education and research program.
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West Virginia
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