Juvenile Delinquency Seen as Attention Target in Beckley
Beckley police captain M. E. Tyree says most youths labeled as juvenile delinquents seek recognition. He notes Beckley’s crime rate is below the national average but cites bayonet robbery by Coal City youth as the worst recent incident. Pinball machines and accumulative devices are flagged as contributing factors.
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Mel Verost
Beckley
Tyree
City Ave
Coal City
FBI
Capt
West Virginia Coal Reserves Seen to Last Centuries
Mine Chief Julius C. Olzer downsizes fears by citing a 1956 Department of Mines report that West Virginia holds more than 70 billion tons of untapped coal. He states total reserves exceed 76 billion tons originally, with Berkeley Pleasants Calhoun Roane Kanawha and others exceeding one to five billion tons in various counties.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Julius C. Olzer
Department of Mines
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Berkeley
Pleasants
Calhoun
Roane
Department ‘of Mines
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Brooke
Ohio
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Mercer
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Marion County
Kanawha
Mingo County
Mercer County
Egyptian press hails British surrender and Egyptian victory
Al Shaab calls Macmillan’s decision to reopen Suez shipping a British surrender and an Egyptian victory, while Al Ahram says the action proves the canal’s indispensability. Egyptian officials urge step by step diplomatic normalization and discuss widening the canal and an oil pipeline parallel to the waterway.
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Writer On Trial For Contempt
Arthur Miller faced contempt of Congress charges in a trial before US District Judge Charles F. McLaughin. Miller waived a jury. judge to decide if his refusal to answer House Un-American Activities questions last June 21 was pertinent to the inquiry.
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Washington
Arthur Miller
Marilyn Monroe
Miller
US. Dist
Charles F. McLaughin
House Committee On UN - American Activities
Monroe
New York
Plea for Water in Beckley Town Letter
A reader on Fitzpatrick Road pleads for Beckley Water Co. to restore reliable clean water after years of rusty supply. The letter urges action, notes residents pay for water for 15 years, and appeals for public rescue and accountability.
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the Register
Beckley
Fitzpatrick Road
Beckley Area
Sophia Water Co
Beckley Water Co
Lessie BE
Hutchens Filmpartickh
Chicago Slaying Ends With Neighbor Boy Confession
A 3-year-old girl Lise Jorgensen was strangled and buried under her Northwest Side porch. A 14-year-old neighbor, Lawrence Madsen, admitted the crime after the body was found. He said he lured her to play records, then killed her and hid the body in soft dirt under the porch. Police and detectives traced the disappearance to 4 p.m. yesterday and found the body shortly after midnight as over 100 officers searched the area. The youth, living with his grandfather and mother, reportedly claimed motive unclear though he said he did not molest her.
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Chicago
Robert Ryan
Uniformed Police
Lawrence
Larry) Madsen
Lise Jorgensen
Ryan
Madsen
Leo J
Kelly
Lise
Arno
Maren
Inger Jorgensen
Abductor Case Ends With Tragic Girl Found Dead
In Bristol Connecticut a missing nine year old girl Brenda Jane Doucette was found dead in woods near Bristol four hours after her father reported her missing. An autopsy found no injuries or sexual assault. A sleeveless jacket was wrapped around her neck. Deputy Coroner Frank Healey confirmed no apparent foul play.
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Bristol. Conn
Brenda Jane Doucette
Bristol
Frank Healey
Brenda
Baxter Doucette
Hearing on Ballard forgery case opens in magisterial court
In Cotton White court George W. Ballard, a former Pineforest Sanitarium manager, faces charges of forging three payroll checks to Lois Browning Margaret Mayfield and George Sorrells. Witnesses described signatures and Pinecrest Book Store accounts while the defense questioned payroll audits and handwriting. The hearing resumed later today.
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Pineforest Sanitarium
Lois Miller Browning
Margaret Mayfield
George Sorrells
Browning
Davis Trust Co. Elkins
Pinecrest Sanitarium
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Ballard
James Woodley
Joseph E. Hodgson
Woodley
Pinecrest
Hazen Fair
Department of Public Safety
Col. Fair
Theodore T. Dorman
State Board of Control
Morgan
Grady
Mason
H. Wayne
Beckley
R. I. Boone
Technical Laboratories
Criminal Investigation Bureau
Lois Browning
George Sorrelle
Boone
Trooper Woodley
George Ballard
W. A. Thornhill
W. A. Thornhitt Jr
Thornhill
Pom
Conserve Water Or Lose Service Warns Beckley Co
Beckley Water Co warns of temporary service cuts for deliberate violations of a conservation order during a power outage emergency. Officials report crews monitoring citywide for violations as residents flush lines after discolored water from reversed flow. Mayor Minter suggests standby diesel pumping units to handle future disruptions.
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Beckley Water Co
I Water Company
Water Company
Beckley City Council to Hear Zoning Recommendations
Captain R H Boyce, Beckley Salvation Army, will deliver the invocation at tonight's Beckley City Council meeting at 7 30 p m in City Hall Council chambers. Planning and Zoning Commission recommendations are on the agenda for discussion.
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Beckley Citadel
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Council Chambers
City Hall
President Cites Need To Maintain Muscle In Defense
President Eisenhower pledged to maintain muscle in national defense as Congress debates deep cuts to the defense budget. Senate and House GOP leaders backed preserving strength, while Democrats reportedly press cuts to aircraft and missiles funding. The President prepared a nationwide radio appeal at 9 p.m. to defend the 71.8 billion dollar defense plan.
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Eisenhower
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Bridges
Republican Policy Committee
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Martin
Massachusetts
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House Appropriations Committee
Knowland
California
Smith Attacks GOP on Hypocrisy at Jefferson Day
Parkerburg Democrats led by Hulett C. Smith accuse Gov. Underwood and his GOP aides of double-talk on economy and state personnel. He says the inaugural ceremony may be the costliest in state history while noting salary demands for appointees and legislators.
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Cbs-Tv
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Parkersburg
Hulett C. Smith
Wood County
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Tions
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Aftute
Toork
Smith
Angered suitor fires at rivals in Bluefield shooting spree
Arthur L. Grover 33 was jailed after a Sunday shooting spree in Bluefield aimed at his girlfriend Edith Watson and others. He fired at Warren Harris the druggist and at a man he believed to be his rival, but all shots missed. Police disarmed him and charged him with drunkenness brandishing a deadly weapon and attempting to kill.
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Bluefield
Phiofield
Roby Brown
Arthur L. Grover
Grover
Tommy Anderson
Diem Awarded Byrd Memorial Prize by IRC
President Ngo Dinh Diem of South Viet Nam received the first Admiral Richard E. Byrd Memorial Award from the International Rescue Committee at a dinner honoring his inspired leadership of the free world.
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York
Ngo Dinh Diem
South Viet Nam
Free World
International Rescue Committee
Richard E. Byrd
The Closing Door booklet request on college access
An appeal urges immediate action to expand classrooms and labs as demand for higher education grows. It notes crowded colleges now and projects applications doubling in ten years, inviting readers to write for a free brochure.
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Times Sqnera Motion
New York
N.Y
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