Hoover Says Federal Budget Could Be Balanced Overnight
Former president Herbert Hoover told 3,500 chamber delegates that the federal budget could be balanced overnight if his commission on government reorganization is adopted. Sen. Byrd urged a 4 percent budget cut and a moratorium on tax reductions until revenues match spending, warning against increased highway and school programs.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
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United States Chamber of Commerce
Hoover
Sen
Byrd
Dva
Eisenhower
West Virginia Dogwoods Bloom White as May
West Virginia Conservation Commission notes an unprecedented bloom of dogwoods in 1955 with an estimated hundred million trees in full flower across elevations from mid April to early May. The article details tree size uses from shuttlecocks to wood products, medicinal bark, wildlife food value, and a note on the cross legend.
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West Virginia
America
New England
Florida
Texas
Michigan
Mexico
Cancer drive tallies $1,002 in Raleigh County
First reports from the house to house canvass for Cancer Campaign funds total $1,002, announced by drive chairman Mrs. J. G. Windle. Several workers could not finish assignments and submit receipts by Monday. Isadore Wein, president of the Raleigh County Cancer Society, urged all chairmen and workers to file reports before Friday. He plans to announce complete returns from the drive Sunday.
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J. G. Windle
Windle
Isadore Wein
Raleigh County Cancer Society
Wein
Four Trucks Involved In Beckley Accident
Four trucks were damaged in an 8:45 a.m. Beckley crash near Lucas General Tire Inc. Donald Slater, 405 Orchard Ave., hit Ross Davis, 303 Burgess St., as Slater tried to enter Orchard Court from the alley beside the Lucas building. Davis’s truck was pushed into two Lucas lot trucks, totaling $300 in damage. police noted it was Beckley’s first four-truck collision.
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Lucas General Tire Inc
Beckley
Donald Slater
Orchard Ave
Ross Davis
Burgess St
Davis
Orchard Court
Slater
Lucas
Lucas Company
Infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Scarbro to be laid to rest
Graveside rites for the infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Glenn Scarbro will be held at 2 30 p m Thursday at the Oak Grove cemetery Beckley. She died at 2 30 a m Wednesday. Survivors include Dianna Lynn at home maternal grandmother Mrs Edna Trent Beckley and paternal grandmother Mrs Angeline Scarbro Beckley. Body remains at Melton Mortuary until funeral.
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Oak Grove
Glenn Scarbro
Hodge
Police Probe Break-In At White Oak Station
State Police investigate a break-in at the Justice Mobil Gas Service Station on Hinton Road White Oak. A foreign made pistol was reported stolen in the incident which occurred sometime after midnight.
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Justice Mobil
Hinton Road
White Oak
Bluestone Reservoir and River Water Conditions Noted
Bluestone Reservoir remains at normal stage with slightly muddy water while Bluestone River shows normal stage and clear conditions. Observers note minor turbidity in the reservoir area, with no reported flooding or spill events nearby.
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Greenbrier
Bluestone Reservoir
Bluestone River
Eisenhower backs voluntary vaccine plan and cost aid
President Eisenhower said the federal role in polio vaccine should remain voluntary and that no child should be denied inoculation due to inability to pay. He noted the safety of the program despite a few polio cases linked to a single firm and stated officials favor continuing the current inoculation effort. He also touched on calendar timing of his presidency, postal pay veto prospects, and flexible farm price supports amid House debate on returning to rigid pricing.
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Eisenhower
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Bao Long
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Annam
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France
Monarchy for South Viet Nam Favored by U S
South Viet Nam faces a constitutional monarchy proposal as the United States backs a stable government with limited monarchic powers. Bao Dai’s ouster gains momentum in Saigon as Premier Diem consolidates power and Vietnamese leaders rally for a congress.
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Eisenhower vows polio vaccine reach regardless of costs
President Eisenhower pledged that no child will miss polio vaccine due to parents inability to pay and said he will seek authority to buy supplies if necessary to proceed. He also spoke on a possible cease fire with Red China and noted Mrs Eisenhower's health remains weakened by a virus last March while she continues to cancel social engagements per her physician and press reports.
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Eisenhower
White House
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Red China
Formosa
Paul Butler
Charles von Fremd
CBS
Pennsylvania Pike Extensions Move Toward Floor Action
The Pennsylvania House Highway Committee approved two turnpike expansion measures to add an east west leg from Sharon to Stroudsburg and a link to West Virginia. No definite routes yet. decisions await traffic and engineering surveys. A joint WV PA commission meeting was postponed to June as discussions hinge on passage of the Pennsylvania bill.
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House Highways Committee
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Stroudsburg
Anthony Lee
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Mercer County
Monroe County
Senate
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Norhwestern
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Princeton
Panhandle
Chester
Clarksburg
Fairmont
Morgantown
State Men Named To New Council
Washington Establishment of a new national council was announced today by the Holmes Safety Assn created in 1926 to promote mine safety. J. J. Forbes director of the Bureau of Mines and association president was named president. Other national council officers include L. J. Pankovich second vice president Julius Olzer acting chief of the West Virginia Department of Mines and others assisting in the expansion from local to national scope.
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Holmes Safety Assn
J. J. Forbes
Bureau of Mines and Association
Forbes
Joseph A. Holmes Safety Assa
National Council
L. J. Pankovich
United Mine Workers
Fairmont
W. Va
Julius Olzer
West Virginia Department of Mines
Charleston
Bailey seeks Budget Bureau ok for Sutton Dam project
Rep Bailey D West Virginia seeks Budget Bureau approval to begin Sutton Dam and reservoir work on Elk River near Sutton West Virginia. He plans to confer with officials and requests to testify May 10 before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Civil Functions. The project would protect flood prone gas compressor stations serving about 18 million East Coast consumers. Estimated cost about six million dollars. Land acquistion near 80 to 90 percent and B&O railroad relocation complete. Construction would employ about 1,500 workers over more than four years in an unemployment area.
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Budget Bureau
Sutton Dam
West Virginia
Bailey
Wva
Sutton
W. Va
Elk River
House Appropriations
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Wyoming Telephone Improvements Slated for West Virginia
The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. board approved 1.585 million dollars in West Virginia upgrades. Major item is 643 thousand for new dial office gear at Moundsville to convert from manual to dial next year, mirroring Wheeling’s project. Additional spend includes 32.9 thousand at Weston and 53.7 thousand to extend rural service to Clear Fork and Simon in Oceana district.
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Nationalists Report Red Buildup Near Islands
Taipei says renewed Communist ship and air activity threatens Quemoy and Matsu. It reports gunboats damaged in Amoy Bay, torpedo craft patrolling the coast, and commando units being formed to strike the island groups. George Yeh denies cease-fire hints and U S forces any stationing.
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Reds Will Insist U S Clear Out Formosa in Talks
Nationalist China ambassador V K Wellington Koo told the Foreign Policy Association that the Chinese Communists will demand the United States clear out Formosa as the price of peace. He warned that while the Reds are not ready to wage war, Formosa poses the greatest danger, and direct talks would be fruitless while their aims remain Formosa and the Pescadores.
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Jailer Reports Drop in Raleigh County Prisoner Count
Deputy Sheriff H Hutchison says the Raleigh County jail holds 70 inmates, the lowest in about 18 months. Of them 15 face felony charges and 55 misdemeanor charges.
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H. H. Hutchison
Hutchison
Dodgers Weigh Pay as You Go TV for Games
Brooklyn Dodgers president Walter O'Malley said the team favors subscription television if approved by the FCC hearings starting June 9. He hopes a game would cost about 50 cents, with Bleacher seats at 52 cents due to city tax. A TV official estimated earnings could reach 50000 per game without sponsors. This season all Brooklyn home games and 25 road games are televised. The club earns between 500000 and 600000 in radio and TV fees.
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Brooklyn Dodgers
Walter O'Malley
Federal Communications Commission
O'Malley
Dodgers
Dodger
Ball Park
Ebbetsfield
Forest Fire Probed in McDowell County Today
District Four Conservation Commission probes a new forest fire in McDowell County today. Four fires were reported in Raleigh County on Tuesday, one in Wyoming and two in Mercer, indicating increased activity across multiple counties.
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Conservation Commission
McDowell County
Raleigh County
Wyoming
Mercer
Global and national briefs from postwar era
Berlin dismantles Soviet tank memorial in American sector and Russians replace it with a new tribute. Arthur Krock of the New York Times cited for distinguished Washington correspondence on retirement. Open atomic shot postponed by weather for California coast storm. Aftershocks hit Volos Greece as quake aftermath worsens housing collapse and panic. Mendes-France shifts toward Radical Socialist party leadership changes. Ten youths to adult education program in Hagerstown. $75,000 suit claims AEC tests caused Martha Sheahan cancer. Texan bulldozer accident kills man. boy dies from gashed thigh. Baltimore mayor D Alesandro scores 22nd election win. Worcester woman becomes Methodist preacher at 63. 24 U. S. Army paratroopers injured in mass drop. Veterans seek funds for Moscow trip. Paris to Moscow transport arranged. World’s largest flag readies for Flag Day display in Detroit. Roger Blough assumes control of U.S. Steel in place of retiring Ben Fairless.
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