Dulles Welcomes Soviet Arms Cut Yet Warns Against Relaxation
Secretary of State Dulles welcomed Moscow’s plan to reduce armed forces by 1,200,000 within a year as a sign of possible restraint but said it does not justify easing U S strength. He noted the United States has cut its forces by over nine million since World War II and suggested the Soviet move may free manpower for industry and agriculture.
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Washington
Dulles
Russia
United States
Moscow
Kremlin
U. S
Cutback Won't Curb Air A Power
Washington two U S Air Force leaders testified the Soviet 1 200,000 man force reduction will not curb air atomic power or the means to increase it They urged caution in altering U S plans Secretary Quarles and Gen Twining said the 16 5 billion budget request for the next year remains austere and will keep 137 wings ready while some facilities are short Twining suggested the move could signal a push for peace but emphasized careful consideration of all angles Quarles noted few details of the Soviet arms program and cautioned against disclosing too much of U S defense plans.
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Washington
U. S
Air Force
Quarles
Nathan F. Twining
Senate
United States
Moscow
Chavez
Twining
Senator George to Represent US in NATO Talks
Senator George of Georgia will represent President Eisenhower in NATO talks aimed at expanding collaboration beyond military fields. The White House announced after a White House conference that George, aging 78, will advise on bipartisan foreign policy and assist in molding NATO for broader nonmilitary cooperation after he leaves the Senate. His current Senate term ends in January.
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Washington
Sen. George
D-Ga
Eisenhower
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
White House
Georgia
Senate
Congress
George
West Virginia Weather Summary and Forecast
Showers tonight followed by mostly cloudy and cool conditions Wednesday. Lows 50 to 55. Five day outlook near to below normal temperatures with cooler midweek and gradual warming later. Rainfall light in most areas, South may see up to 4 inches, North inch or less. Normal temps around 61 in the north and 63 in the south.
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W.va
West Virginia
15 Year Old Boy Admits Stabbing Mother for Car
A 15 year old boy admitted to police that he fatally stabbed his mother over her car. John L. McKiernan, 15, waited for hours then stabbed Mrs. Johnnie Louise McKiernan, 39, in their West Side Chicago home. He took the car keys and $2.57, then drove off and later abandoned the vehicle. The mother’s husband found her body about an hour later. The boy was taken into custody near his home and held without formal charge pending Juvenile Court arraignment.
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Chicago
John L. McKiernan
Johnnie Louise McKiernan
West Side
Buck
James McMahon
McKiernan
Milton Toddler Survives 2 Story Fall in Milton
In Milton West Virginia an 18 month old boy Donald Jobe Jr fell ten to twelve feet from a second story bedroom window onto concrete below. He suffered only minor injuries a bloody nose and loose teeth his mother said.
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Milton
W. Va
Donald Jobe Jr
Glove Inspired by Winged Victory of Samothrace Displayed
A French Leather Federation design echoes the Louvre statue with a white kid glove in a wide-sleeved gauntlet style. The open end features a Wall of Troy pattern in bluestones, recalling the statue’s gloved hand.
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Samothrace
Louvre
Paris
Troy
Drowning Victim May Be Kin of Mingo Men
Logan police and three Mingo County men prepared to view a body found in the Guyan River at Godby near Logan to judge if the drowned man was their missing brother. The burial of Pete Shastak in 14 Mile Mountain was overturned when another body near Dabney showed signs of hanging, leaving the drowning victim unnamed. State Trooper H A Lee noted four men identified the Dabney body as Shastak, prompting exhumation and further inquiry into the missing man reported since late March. A prior misidentification occurred with a slate-dump death at Big Creek on May 6, later identified as Hal Huffman of Branchland.
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Logan
Mingo County
Guyan
Godby
Pete Shastak
14 Mile Mountain
Dabney
Shastak
H. A. Lee
Lee
Mingo
Logan County
Big Creek
Hal Huffman
Branchland
Evening Sky Notes From Beckley For Wednesday
The Sun sets 7 28 p.m. and rises 5 14 a.m. Wednesday The Moon sets 12 21 a.m. Wednesday First Quarter Wednesday night Prominent Star Spica due south at 10 13 p.m Visible planets Jupiter above the Moon Saturn rises 8 06 p.m Venus sets 10 22 p.m Mars in the southeast at 3 25 a.m
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Spica
Jupiter
Saturn
Venus
Mars
Seven Prisoners Transferred to State Penitentiary
Seven men en route from Raleigh County Jail to the State Penitentiary at Moundsville were transported by a bus named Longchain Charlie. The group, all sentenced in the March term of Criminal Court, includes James Williams Whitesville 1 to 10 years for breaking and entering Jackie Lee Williams Artie 1 to 10 for breaking and entering James P Moran Indianapolis 1 to 10 for breaking and entering David Murch Chicago 1 to 10 for breaking and entering Howard Treadway Crab Orchard 2 to 10 for forgery Willie Lee Duncan Artie 1 to 10 for breaking and entering Fred Dunkley Stamford 1 to 10 for breaking and entering plus five on prior conviction notice.
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Raleigh
State Penitentiary
Moundsville
James Williams
Whitesville
Jackie Lee Williams
Artie
James P. Moran
James P. Morgan
Indianapolis
David Murch
Chicago
Howard Treadway
Crab Orchard
Willie Lee Duncan
Fred Dunkley
Stamford
Survey Cites Need for Coal Research
A special government report urges expanded coal research to boost the bituminous industry as energy demand grows. It lists 209 research possibilities from deposit mapping to new coal uses, notes 1955 spending of 17.38 million, and warns current mine capacity is insufficient to meet 1975 demand if coal is to maintain about 30 percent of total energy.
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Washington
Secretary of the Interior
Felix E. Wormser
Bureau of Mines and
Tuminous Coal Research Inc
Consid
Clean Up of Guyandotte River Basin
West Virginia delegate Charles Hodel reports at the National Rivers and Harbors Congress in Washington that water conservation is a national priority. A coal-washery clean-up program in the Guyandotte River basin will begin with meetings this month and May 22, targeting 50 coal washeries and 10 percent with adequate waste facilities. The Health Department and State Water Commission plan phased cleanup, focusing on Huntington and other cities, with broader municipal work after larger towns, to protect public health and aquatic life.
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National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Washington
U. S
Charles Hodel
Congress
Hodel
West Virginia
Marland
State Water Commission
Guyandotte River
Winding Gulf Coal Operators Association
Logan County
Water Commission
Lyhie E. Gillenwater
Rea
Son
Guyandotte
Huntington
Slab Fork
Elk River
Bluestone River
Elkhorn Creek
Guyandotte Basin
Logan
Mullens
State Health Department
Pineville
Madison
Little Coal
Commission
Tralee
Semet-Solvay Corp
Beckley
Mrs Lusk Retained As Matron At Raleigh Jail
Beckley resident Faye Lusk remains matron of Raleigh County Jail with a three month extension to July 1 1956. The Raleigh County Court extended her services at its April 21 meeting under a $450 three month term funded 30 percent by the court and 70 percent from school funds.
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Faye Lusk
Beckley
Raleigh County
Lusk
Raleigh County Court
Ward
Private Plane Crashes in Indiana
A private Lockheed transport plane crashed in a rainstorm on the Clark Dellinger farm four miles north of Jeffersonville Indiana. Five passengers died and five bodies were recovered from the wreckage. The flight was en route to Standford Field Louisville Kentucky. Captain Lawrence Wainscott of Jeffersonville police reported five bodies. Further flight details were unavailable.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
Here
Standiford Field
Louisville
Clark Dellinger
Ohio River
Lawrence Wainscott
Building Code Draft Prepared for Council
Beckley City Council will receive a draft of a new building code amendment from City Attorney W A Thornhill III at the Council meeting at 7 30 p m today. Thornhill also is expected to report on figures from the special three year levy election Tuesday. An official tabulation of the votes has not been secured yet. Mayor A K Minter will report on city finances with estimated figures on non essential budget cuts for the remaining two months to keep the fiscal year balanced on July 1. The Rev M E Fralick pastor of the Seventh Day Adventist Church will give the invocation.
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Beckley
W. A. Thornhill III
Thornhill
A. K. Minter
M. E. Fralick
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Beckley Squad Aids Hospital With Resuscitation Aid
The Beckley First Aid Squad answered an emergency call to Beckley Memorial Hospital around 11 pm Monday to loan the use of a resuscitator to a hospital patient.
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Beckley
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Primary Election Thanks From Okey A Mills Pol Adv
OKEY A MILLS expresses sincere appreciation for the support received during the recent Primary Election and extends thanks to supporters and supporters in the campaign.
Besoco Driver Fined After May 7 Wreck
James O Woods of Besoco was fined 27 dollars including costs after a May 7 accident on Ghent Odd Road. He faced charges of hazardous driving and improper vehicle registration, arraigned before Magistrate T H Wills in Beaver. Five injured were hospitalized, the car crashed into a tree near Ghent.
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James 0. Woods
Besoco
Ghent - Odd Road
Raleigh
Zina French
Woods
T. H. Wills
Beaver
French
Monay
Ghent
Make-Up Dog Clinic Set 3-5 Wednesday
A make-up anti rabies vaccination clinic for dogs will be held at the Raleigh County Animal Shelter from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday. Dog warden A C Allen clarified earlier reports that the clinic would run 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.
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Raleigh County
A. C. Allen
Glen White Man Jailed by Beckley Police
Glen White was jailed in Raleigh County at 5:30 a.m. today after Beckley Police booked him on driving with an expired license and drunkenness charges.
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Harry G. Wolfe
Glen White
Raleigh
Beckley
Denver bomber Graham to die this August week
Presstime Bulletin reports John Gilbert Graham, 24, was sentenced to die the week of August 26 for the November airliner bombing near Longmont Colorado that killed 44 people. The case drew national attention and Graham faces the death penalty.
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Denver
John Gilbert Graham
Longmont
Colo
Three Seek Recount Of Primary Ballots
Three recount requests have been filed with Raleigh County Court in motions after the canvass of last Tuesday's Primary Election. Plaintiffs are J. Q. Cooper of Coal City for the County Democratic Executive Committee in Slab Fork District Merlin Bragg Abraham seeking Republican nomination for constable in Richmond District and Loraine Lilly of Blue Jay aiming for justice of the peace on the Democratic ticket in Shady Spring District. Canvass began last Friday with clerks and court staff engrossed in challenged ballots. final figures expected later in the week.
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Merlin Bragg
Abraham
Richmond
Loraine Lilly
Blue
Gas Firm Announces Extensive Pipeline Plan This Summer
Atlantic Seaboard Corp part of the Columbia Gas System announces a broad summer program. Plans include looping the 26 inch Clendenin to Granite line with new parallel sections, adding a 24 inch line from Hardy County to Greene County to connect with a 20 inch line from Boldman to the Maryland Pennsylvania line. Loop work covers Braxton Randolph Pendleton WV counties. 165 miles already laid since 1954. Williams-Austin Co. of Pittsburgh is contractor.
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Charleston
Atlantic Seaboard Corp
Columbia Gas System
Atlantic
John W. Kelley
Clendenin
W.va
Granite
Hardy County
Greene County
Boldman
Braxton
Randolph
Pendleton
West Virginia
Williams-Austin Co
Pittsburgh
House approves 1.983 billion for Agriculture
The House passed a fiscal year funding bill for the Agriculture Department totaling 1,983,512,568 dollars the largest ever for the department. The measure, approved by voice vote in under two hours, funds regular and special activities and authorizes substantial loans to support farmers.
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Washington
House
Agriculture Department
Appropriations Committee
Commodity Credit Corp
Treasury
Eisenhower
Soil Conservation Service
Chamber Forum Also Serves As General Meeting
Chamber President T R Wilson Jr announced that the public forum at 730 p m today in the Memorial Building doubles as a general membership meeting. The session welcomes Chamber members students parents and other interested persons to hear explanations from military personnel on the Universal Military Training and Service Act.
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Chamber of Commerce
T. R. Wilson Jr
Chamber
Memorial Building
Wilson
Time for Action Time for Action slum improvement plea
Community warning against slums urges vigilance with home repairs and neighborhood efforts. Citizens encouraged to join groups fighting inferior housing and improve local living standards. For guidance write to American Council To Improve Our Neighborhoods ACTION Box 500 Radio City Station New York.
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American Council
Radio City
New York
N. Y
Fanger
The
Advertising Council
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