Allies Preparing Compromise on Divided Korea at Geneva
In Geneva the U N allied Korea negotiators near a compromise plan for reunification as Vietminh leaders arrive from Indochina to join talks. A source says the proposal will challenge Russia and Red China to reject and could steer elections under U N supervision amid stalemate. Vietminh leaders meet with Gromyko and Chou Enlai as Dien Bien Phu fights continue in Indochina.
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Geneva
U.N
Korea
Indochina
Russia
Red China
North Korea
South Korea
Pham van Dong
Andrei Gromyko
Red
Dickenson Jury Still Deliberating
An eight man Army court martial continues behind closed doors to decide the case of Cpl Edward Dickenson charged with collaboration with the Chinese Red enemy in Korea and informing on a fellow POW. Deliberations followed five hours and twenty two minutes of testimony with no verdict indicated. Dickenson, 23, from Cracker's Neck Virginia, faced potential life imprisonment if convicted.
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Washington
Edward
Dickenson
Korea
Cracker’s Neck
Reds
Edward M. Gaither
Philadelphia
Frost Forecast In State Tonight
Weather Bureau forecasts frost across West Virginia with lows 26 to 34. Huntington posted 32, Flat Top 29, other cities in the 34 to 43 range. Clear skies tonight lead to a milder but cool Wednesday, with extended outlook for cooler days and a potential tenth inch of showers later in the week.
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Weather Bureau
West Virginia
Mercury
Huntington
Raleigh - Mercer County
Charleston
Parkersburg
Morgantown
Elkins
Martinsburg
W. Va
McCarthy Army hearings widen to include more witnesses
Washington reveals renewed efforts to limit the McCarthy Army hearings failed. Senator Mundt announced the inquiry would proceed to the bitter end while Dirksen proposed confining testimony to Stevens and McCarthy. Welch signaled no magic formula to shorten the hearings as McCarthy pressed to keep charges against Hensel alive.
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Washington
Sen
McCarthy
Stevens
Mundt
RSD
Nesses
Sen. Dirksen
Secretary of the Army
Dirksen
Joseph N. Welch
Army
Welch
Roy M. Cohn
Lawful Firearm Use Defended By Ra leigh County Dog Warden
Deputy dog warden P. E. Reynolds faced Raleigh County Court on charges of reckless brandishing of firearms and improper dog disposition after two Sprague residents filed complaints at an April 22 meeting. Reynolds claimed he enforced the law and carried a shotgun for four days during a rabies hunt, stating a dog and several children disputed a valuation before he turned the animal in at the shelter. A neighbor testified Reynolds is a dedicated dog man who would uphold him, and the court planned action that afternoon.
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P. E. Reynolds
Raleigh County Court
Sprague
Orphal Daniels
William Vanhook
Reynolds
Ment
Clyde Bolen
Rabies Probe After Maple Fork Cow Death
A Maple Fork cow owned by Decker Davis died after milking. The head was sent to the State Hygienic Laboratory in Charleston for rabies analysis. A family member said the cow sneezed and foamed at the mouth before dying within minutes. About 10 people may receive preventive shots if rabies is confirmed.
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State
Charleston
Decker Davis
Knowland Backing Indochina Troop Intervention Bid
Senate Republican Leader Knowland of California says he would give fullest support if President Eisenhower asks Congress to approve sending U S troops to Indochina. He would spearhead a Senate drive for approval if direct intervention is deemed necessary. House Speaker Martin says such action will not be necessary.
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Washington
Senate
Knowland
California
Eisenhower
Congress
U.S
Indochina
House
Joseph W. Martin
R—Mass
Coal Is Assured Of Power Sales
Cincinnati report on the American Mining Congress 1954 convention states Walker L. Cisler of Detroit Edison predicts coal will remain essential for electric power for years. He argues atomic energy will not immediately replace coal and urges peaceful use of atomic power to conserve other resources.
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Cincinnati
American Mining Congress
Walker L. Cisler
Detroit Edison Co
Congress
Cisler
NYC Hotels Asked to Limit Water with Meals
New York officials ask hotels to serve water with meals only on request due to reservoirs around the city running at about three quarters full. Authorities emphasize conservation as supply levels remain stressed.
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New York
Truckers to Aid City in Saturday Trash Cleanup
Mayor Elmer L. Davis announced a city-wide cleanup with a fleet of trucks and the Beckley Junior Chamber of Commerce. The Street Department has hauled 36 loads of trash since Saturday, and Fire Chief Bernard Martin notes the second Safety and Fire Prevention Day. Police will enforce the garbage depositing ordinance while Chief Martin checks properties after resident complaints.
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City Street Department
Elmer L. Davis
Beckley Junior Chamber of Commerce
Bernard Martin
Davis
Evan H. Hall
Martin
Amy Booth and colleague fined in crab orchard whisky raid
Amy Booth owner of Amy's Drive In paid 200 in Magistrate J E Mays court for possession of tax paid whisky. Virginia Ward waitress fined 100 for sale of whisky. The two were among 11 arrested Saturday in a State Police raid series.
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Amy Booth
Amy
Crab Orchard
J. E. Mays
Virginia Ward
Foe Of Labor Racketeers Is Prize Winner
Newsday wins the 1954 Pulitzer Prize for meritorious public service for a four year campaign against a labor racketeer. John Patrick receives for The Teahouse of the August Moon. Brig Gen Lindbergh honored for The Spirit of St Louis autobiography. No fiction prize awarded. Herbert Block repeats with a Post cartoon on Stalin’s death.
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New York
Newsday
Long Island
John Patrick
Charles A. Lindbergh
St. Louis
Herbert L. Block
Washington Post
Times-Herald
Joseph Stalin
Shelter Destroyed 533 Dogs in April
A Raleigh County report to the County Court shows 533 dogs were destroyed at the county animal shelter in April. Homes were found for 10 dogs, and 22 remained in the shelter with potential subsequent destruction. Wardens took 426 dogs, and 70 were surrendered by owners.
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Shelter
Raleigh County Animal Shelter
Widen Fayette Cases Appealed
The State Supreme Court was asked to review two convictions. Jennings Roscoe Bail, 23, of Clay County, was convicted of second degree murder for a 1947 shooting at Widen mine. Charles Frame, a non-striking employee, was killed. Joe Allen McGraw, Fayette County, appeals a conviction for receiving stolen goods with a one to 10 year sentence. The petitions allege error in an amended indictment naming the property’s source.
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Charleston
State Supreme Court
Jennings Roscoe Bail
Widen
Clay County
Clay
Supreme Court
Charles Frame
Elk River
Joe Allen McGraw
Fayette County
McGraw
Court ruling removes Clarksburg councilmen
Circuit Judge Karl B Kyle ousted two Republican councilmen Andrew Freeland and Fred Harbert in Clarksburg. The seven remaining council members must appoint successors, continuing a year long GOP Democrat battle for city control.
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Clarksburg
Karl B. Kyle
Andrew J. Freeland
Fred L. Harbert
Eccles Store Break-In Under State Police Probe
State police investigate a reported breaking and entering at the Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates Company Store in Eccles. No arrests announced as officers review evidence and security footage.
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Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates Company
Eccles
Blonde court weighs muddled marriages over property
Peggy Lou Wolfe Hirsch, 26, a blonde with two husbands, faces offers in Superior Court: a gas well from William Hirsch and half of Hollywood's Chancellor Hotel from Glynn Wolfe. Wolfe seeks reunion. Hirsch vows to keep Peggy Lou, while all three are described as friendly.
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Los Angeles
Superior Court
Peggy Lou Wolfe Hirsch
Hollywood
Chancellor Hotel
Glynn Wolfe
William Hirsch
Peggy Lou
Husband No
Peggy
Amendment May Cause Filibuster On TH In Senate
In Washington a surprise antidiscrimination amendment threatens to stall action on a Taft Hartley revision bill. Sen Lehman NYL intends to push a vote despite possible filibuster by Southern Democrats, with Sen Ives NY proposing a similar measure. The Senate must first deal with a states rights amendment by Sen Goldwater AZ and a Democrats’ motion to send the bill back to committee.
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Washington
Senate
H. Alexander Smith
R—Nj
Senate Labor Committee
Sen
Lehman
D—Lib
Eisenhower
Ives
Smith
Sen. Goldwater
R-Ariz
Democrats
Auditor Loses Court Decision on Expenses
State Auditor Edgar B. Sims lost his bid to avoid paying sabbatical and educational leave expenses. In two unanimous rulings, the State Supreme Court ordered Sims to approve $242 for a Shepherd State College teacher and $97.50 for a DPA child welfare worker, after he had refused as a one time gift of state funds. A third case involves West Virginia University seeking $350 in accrediting dues.
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Charleston
Edgar B. Sims
State Supreme Court
Sims
State Board of Education
Department of Public Assistance
Shepherd State College
DPA
Board of Education
Supreme Court
West Virginia University Board of Governors
A B Hyman Succumbs in Huntington Theater Owner Dies
A B Hyman, theater and radio station owner, died in a Huntington hospital last night of a heart ailment. A prominent businessman, he came to Huntington from Baltimore with his brother Sol 47 years ago.
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Huntington
A. B. Hyman
Baltimore
Sol
Greece sets Cyprus deadline as Papagos bids UN mediation
Premier Field Marshal Alexander Papagos told Athens Britain must yield the Isle of Cyprus by August 22 or Greece will seek United Nations mediation. He said over 80 percent of Cyprus' 450,000 population are Greeks who seek common destinies with Greece and warned that Greece would drop any friendly settlement effort if Britain remains unresponsive. Britain has administered Cyprus since 1878 after Turkish rule.
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Greece
Alexander Papagos
Britain
Isle of
Cyprus
United Nations
Papagos
Mediterranean
Ernest Gadd Named For Tax Collections
Ernest Gadd of Mabscott was appointed special deputy sheriff for delinquent tax collection at Raleigh County Court. The appointment, recommended by Sheriff John C. Ward, succeeds the late Jennings George.
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Ernest G. Gadd
Mabscott
Gadd
Raleigh County Court
John C. Ward
Jennings George
Pickets Remain At Closed Western Pennsylvania Mines
Officials of the United Mine Workers say picketing will continue through the week and possibly into summer at 22 non union mines in Western Pennsylvania. About 800 miners shut the pits yesterday after Cambria Fuel Co. did not renew its UMW contract which expired May 1.
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Johnstown
United Mine Workers
Pennsylvania
UMW
John Dovey
Cambria Fuel Co
Baby Born on Elevator in Hastings Hospital
Three people entered the elevator and four emerged including a baby girl born during the ascent to St Elen's Hospital in Hastings. The mother Mrs Dorothy Gilham, her husband and a hospital maid were with the lift when it jammed between the third and fourth floors. Nurses and engineers freed the car after 40 minutes. The mother and baby were reported doing fine.
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Hastings
England
St. Elen’s Hospital
Dorothy Gilham
Two More Enter Raleigh County Education Board Race
Two more men filed for the Raleigh County Board of Education race bringing total filings to 17. Dale Covey of Glen Daniel and C. A. Bowyer of Rt 1 Mount Hope join the field, while Kermit H. Horton of Lester filed as a Republican for the House of Delegates, the fifth Republican entrant.
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Raleigh County
Marland plan for expert faces local opposition in Beckley
O L Johnston Beckley Area Chamber of Commerce says Gov Marland’s proposed single expert to head West Virginia industries program is unworkable. He argues success requires broad state effort, adequate budget, and improved living conditions and wages to attract industry. He will voice views at Charleston conference.
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Marland
West Virginia
Beckley
O. L. Johnston
Beckley Area
Charleston
Johnston
Sparkman and Folsom Spark Alabama Voting
Alabama voters faced a highly charged primary with Governor and U.S. Senate contests drawing record turnout. Former Governor James E. Folsom, a 6 foot 8 inch candidate and insurer, sought to reclaim the governorship while Senator John J. Sparkman contested renomination against three opponents in his first post Stevenson campaign.
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Birmingham
Ala
U. S
Alabama
James E. Folsom
John J. Sparkman
Adlai Stevenson
Congress Seeks Fast Track In Army Hearing Controversy
Investigating senators meet in a closed session seeking a swift path for hearings in the McCarthy Army controversy. Republican members favor limiting testimony to Secretary of the Army Robert Stevens and Sen. Joseph McCarthy as public hearings run into their ninth day with cameras active. Massey Addresses Congress On Three Day Washington Visit. Canadian Gov. Gen. Vincent Massey speaks to a joint House and Senate session on his second day in the capital at President Eisenhower’s invitation. Taft-Hartley Revision Debated As Tax Bill Drafting Starts. Senate Finance Committee works behind closed doors on a major tax revision after House action, while some Democrats push for an income tax cut.
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Washington
McCarthy Army
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Secretary of the Army
Robert T. Stevens
Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
Massey
Vincent Massey
Canada
House
Senate
Congress
Dwight Eisenhower
Senate Finance Committee
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