Plans for Beckley livestock market gains approval
Plans for a new livestock market at Beckley in partnership with the Beckley Farmers Market won support from market board members and Rural Development Council. U S A Turner proposed a 387 cattle 116 sheep and 142 hog capacity facility with four loading docks and a 110 seat sales barn.
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Market Board of Directors and Rural Development Council
A. Turner
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Turner
West Virginia Sees 8 Polio Cases with No Salk Vaccinations
Charleston reports eight polio cases to date this year, none among children who received Salk vaccine. Health Director N H Dyer noted 16 during the prior year period and said 38 counties submitted reports of 233 clinics offering first Salk shots to first and second graders. He urged lab studies on inoculated polio cases and cited funding limits for state lab work.
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Charleston
West Virginia
N. H. Dyer
Health Department
Dyer
U. S. Public Health Service
By the Drink Measure Rejected to Pass Again
Charleston lawmakers plan to reintroduce a liquor by the drink proposal in a special session. Dels. J. E. Watson and Fumich say they will push a 1956 vote with local option, earmarking revenues for schools. The measure failed 50 to 50 in the regular session.
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House
Charleston Daily Mail
Dels. J. E. Watson
D-Marion
Fumich
D-Monongalia
Watson
Youth's Death Hinted Caused by A-Bombing
An Hiroshima high school student Makoto Chiba aged 18 died in Tokyo after a long illness. Doctors linked his death to radiation sickness from exposure related to the 1945 atomic bombing. Autopsy by Dr Noporu Tanaka noted white and red blood cell damage.
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Hiroshima
Makoto Chiba
Japan Red Cross
Hiroehima
West Virginia five day forecast and notes
Weather outlook shows temperatures 7 to 10 degrees above normal for the next five days across the north and south. Expect warm conditions Wednesday and Thursday with a cooler Friday then warm again over the weekend. Scattered showers are possible Thursday with total precipitation under one fifth inch.
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W.va
Underwood Urges Voter Interest in Municipal Elections
Cecil H. Underwood the minority leader in the West Virginia House of Delegates spoke to the Moundsville Women’s Club urging greater citizen interest in municipal affairs. Speaking the eve of city primary elections in Moundsville he said local involvement improves government at all levels.
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Claude Underwood
Carrol Hawkins
State Department of Agriculture
West Virginia
Underwood
Cecil H. Underwood
R-Tyler
House of Delegates
Moundsville
Women’s Club
State Official Appointments Shake Charleston Tax Office
Louie Miller Jr. of Charleston becomes deputy in the Insurance Commissioner office. Insurance Commissioner Thomas J. Gillooly announced Miller's appointment while Milton J. Ferguson named Richard Bailey of Bluefield as Miller's successor in the inheritance tax division. In Clarksburg, William G. McFarlin, failed city council candidate, is the new city manager. In Aracoma, Mr and Mrs John Milem lost their frame home to a fire that destroyed all contents. fire chief G A McCormick could not estimate the loss.
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Louie Miller Jr
Tax Department
Thomas J. Gillooly
Milton J. Ferguson
Richard Bailey
Bluefield
Miller
Clarksburg
William G. McFarlin
Adamston
Logan
John Milem
Aracama
G. A. McCormick
Name dispute delays AFL CIO merger plan
Washington AFL and CIO efforts to merge into a single labor union group are stalled by a dispute over the new organization name. AFL wants the merged body to carry its own name while CIO prefers a fresh name like the American Congress of Labor, though leaders claim the quarrel should not derail the overall merger timetable.
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AFL
CIO
American Congress of Labor
George Meany
Meany
Walter Reuther
AFL Executive Council
CIO Executive Board
New York City
Dr A Arnold Axilrod arraigned in first degree murder case
Minneapolis dentist Dr A Arnold Axilrod faces arraignment on a first degree murder charge for the strangling death of his patient Mrs Mary Moonen 21. Moonen’s body was found in a Minneapolis Lake District alley after a grand jury indictment. The case marks a dramatic local crime highlight.
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A. Arnold Axilrod
Mary Moonen
Axilrod
Hennepin County
Grand Jury
New Sect Joins Diem's Army In Saigon Offensive
In Saigon premier Ngo Dinh Diem receives aid from Cao Dai troops led by Gen TriPh Minh The joining the anti Binh Xuyen push. The four battalions potentially 2400 men back Diem as Bao Dai faces ouster push while states general assembly meets to decide, Washington and Paris signal support for government stability.
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Binh Xuyen Society
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Diem
le van Vien
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French Riviera
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Dalat
U.S
Paris
United States
Washington
Henry Suydam
State Department
Viet Nam
Indochina News
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Ding Zee’em
Cao Dai General Trinh Minh The Killed in Action
Saigon Viet Nam Gen Trinh Minh The top Cao Dai general and key backer of the free Viet Nam Revolutionary Committee was killed in action tonight according to Presstime Bulletin reports from Saigon.
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South Viet Nam
Trinh Minh
Cao Dai
Free Viet Nam Revolutionary Committee
Russia and satellites plan unified military command
Vienna reports that Russia and seven East European allies will meet in Warsaw on May 11 to form a unified military command. observers say the move would legalize continued Soviet troop presence in Hungary Romania and Poland after Austria’s four power occupancy ends.
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Warsaw Radio
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Wage Demands Hit By Chamber Speaker
Frank B. Cliffe of Heinz warned at the U S Chamber meeting that guaranteed annual wages pushed by some unions could hurt expansion and bankrupt firms. He noted firms can regularize production and pay, but seasonal and cyclical businesses face great risk. Harry A. Bullis of General Mills urged greater social responsibility to avert government controls, calling for inclusive employment, handicapped opportunities, profits for research, and mobilization planning.
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Frank B. Cliffe
H. J. Heinz Co
Pittsburgh
Cliffe
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Harry A. Bullis
General Mills, Inc
Minneapkie
Chamber
Bullis
Ihs
Governors Hear Highway Report
Washington leaders briefed governors on salvaging the highway program behind closed doors. Governor Kenyon of Louisiana leads a push to revive the administration plan in the House. The Senate subcommittee moved to a pay-as-you-go formula supported by Gore.
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Robert F. Kennon
Louisiana
Governors’ Conference
House of Representatives
Senate Public Roads Subcommittee
Sen
Gore
D-Tenn
Averell Harriman
New York
George M. Leader
Pennsylvania
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Lucille D. Clay
Eisenhower
Francis V. du Pont
Secretary of Commerce
Senate
British crews may train to use American atomic weapons
NEW YORK The New York Times said the United States agreed to train selected British bomber crews to use American atomic weapons. The Times dispatch from London said the agreement envisions delivery in a war emergency of US atomic weapons to Royal Air Force units.
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New York Times
United States
Royal Air Force
Times Dispatch
London
Work Begins on Heber Street Parking Lot Entrance
City crews started grading the alley parallel to Prince Street to create a Heber Street entrance to the City Parking Lot. A red dog base will be laid in preparation for future asphalt paving, per Mayor Elmer Davie.
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Heber St
Elmer Davie
Prince St
April dog tag sales and shelter figures in Raleigh County
The Raleigh County Court heard that 791 dog tags were sold in April, grossing 1129. A. C. Allen, county dog warden, reported 414 animals at the shelter: 369 dogs and 45 cats. The shelter also humanely destroyed 363 dogs and 45 cats, four dogs returned to owners, and one found a home. Receipts included rent, dogs sold, reclamations, and a dog tax.
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Raleigh
A .C. Allen
Animal Shelter
Allen
Beckley Man Die. Body Found at Nurses Home
Herman Richmond 36 of Beckley was found dead in his Raleigh General Nurses Home basement room Monday morning. Coroner Dr. B B Richmond ruled death a likely Saturday heart condition, with last sighting Friday night. Richmond had surgery in Richmond Virginia last year and left for Hinton weekend visits when ill. Survivors include parents, a daughter, three sisters and a brother. Funeral at First Baptist Church Hinton.
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Raleigh General Nurses Home
Woodlawn Ave
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Raleigh County
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Broaddus
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Hinton
Ronald Meadows
First Baptist Church
H. A. Thompson
Rest Wood Memorial Cemetery
F. C. Richmond
Fifth Ave
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Nellie Richmond
Randolph Quesenberry
Elmo Richmond
Charleston
First Baptist Church of
Viscose Earnings Jump Amid Contract Rejection
Ameri can Viscose Corp reports first quarter earnings of 5.93 million dollars up 400 percent from 1954. per share profit 1.39 on 66.42 million sales, driven by 30 percent higher sales and efficiency. Lewistown Avisco plant workers rejected new contract. voting pauses across seven plants. Chemstrand earnings cited as robust, potentially offsetting year-end 1954 deficit.
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American Viscose Corp
Frank H. Reichel
Reichel
Avisco
Lewistown
Pennsylvania
Virginia
West Virginia
Chemstrand Corp
Monsanto Chemical
Couple Sought Murder Feared in Miami Missing Persons Case
Police intensified a search for Charles and Mrs Ferri amid signs of a possible murder at their seven room Miami home. Blood traces from the front room to a bedroom and carport, including blood on slippers, prompted fears. Ferri, 68, had testified in Albert Anastasia’s income tax trial. his subpoenaed status may relate to the case.
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Miami
Fla
Charles Ferri
Ferri
Newark
Anastasia
Fort Lee
Benedicto Macri
Harrison
Four Swedish Jets Crashed While Crossing Lake Glottern
Four Swedish jet fighters disappeared near Norrrkoping after takeoff and were later found crashed in Lake Glottern. The four aircraft remained in formation as ice broke, with divers recovering wreckage from the lake bottom. Officials offered no explanation for the accident and noted the rugged, wooded area surrounding the lake.
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Stockholm
Glottern
Air Force
Norrkoping
Mother Suffers Polio in Pittsburgh Suburb
Mrs Thomas C Fraser of Ross Two, mother of four, is Allegheny County's first paralytic polio victim since February 21. She had a mild attack, was not hospitalized, and had not received the Salk polio vaccine. This is the county's fourth polio case of the year.
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Pittsburgh
Thomas C. Fraser
Ross Two
Allegheny County
Fraser
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