World notes quick briefs from across the globe
The Defense Department says the Navy exploded a small underwater atomic device off the U S West Coast. The United States says it is ready to accept 10 Soviet farm specialists as visitors. A Los Angeles evangelism conference precedes the Presbyterian Church assembly to consider women ministers and desegregation. The tobacco industry disputes a proven lung cancer link. Pittsburgh negotiations with the transit union resume as the old contract expired. In Panama Canal Zone first Soviet ship passes with armed guards aboard. In Seoul monks and nuns stage an indefinite fast to force married priests from temples. A British carrier Eagle fogey funnel collision injures pilot. An autopsy planned on Siamese twins who died shortly after birth. East Germany to be represented in Soviet bloc military command. Peiping claims Vietminh take over North Vietnam and withdraw from the South. West German parliament delegation visits Belgrade as a peace gesture. Pushkin to meet Western envoys on East Germany taxes. Maharanee of Baroda seeks separation in Paris court. Subjects span defense, diplomacy, religion, industry, and royalty.
State aid adjustments by county tax survey plan described
The text outlines how reduced school aid will follow counties failing to raise valuation of non public utility property and how the state tax survey will determine percentage gaps. It cites local shares for Raleigh Fayette and Wyoming and presents 1954 assessed versus appraised valuations with percentages.
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State Board of School Finance
Tax Commissioner’s Office
West Virginia Weather Details by City and Rivers
West Virginia weather reports show high yesterday and low last night for Oak Hill and surrounding areas. Rivers at Bellepoint near Greenbrier and Bluestone Reservoir statuses are noted with two feet above normal at times and normal stages elsewhere with clear conditions.
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OAK Hill High
Bellepoint
Greenbrier
Bluestone Reservoir
Bulganin Reorganizes Soviet Planning To Boost Industry
Premier Bulganin announced changes to state planning splitting the State Planning Commission into two groups. One will plan for future development and another direct current industrial planning. He urged ministers to focus on technology, efficient use of equipment, productive labor, and reducing management costs. Khrushchev and others urged higher output per worker to sustain the USSR’s world role while Western diplomats note a shift to domestic priorities.
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Moscow
Nikolai Bulganin
Council of Ministers
State Planning Commission
Maxim Saburov
Georgi Malenkov
Malenkov
Bulganin
Kremlin
Labor Productivi
Communist Party
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Moscow Radio
Sheets to Head Reorganized Beckley Business Bureau
H C Sheets manager of Beckley JC Penney Co store becomes president of Beckley Business Bureau after today's reorganizational meeting. Officers include W M Kessel Neville Maytag vice president Alex George Georges Fashions secretary and Eric Rosenbaum Eric's jewelry treasurer. A nominating committee was named for June 7 to supply directors. Dues raised ten dollars per member. Last year 59 members. goal 150. Stores observe holiday schedule with closures on major holidays and next year hours discussion postponed. Sidney Fink cited for his prior presidency.
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H. C. Sheets
Beckley J. C. Penney Co
Beckley Business Bureau
W. M. Kessel
Neville Maytag
Alex George
Georges Fashions
Eric Rosenbaum
Eric’s Jewelry
Sidney Fink
Joe Rahall
Patrick J. Jackson
Beckley Chamber of Commerce
Clarence Bibb
Beckley Harware and Supply
Deny Isley
H & M. Shoe Store
West Virginia Synod elects Cassell president
The West Virginia Synod of the United Lutheran Church chose Rev. Robert E. Cassell of Westernport Maryland as president at its convention in Jackson's Mill West Virginia. In Parkerburg firefighters reported Mrs. I M Burkhart aged 50 critically burned from a floor finishing vapor explosion injuring 85 percent of her body. neighbor Jack England sustained minor burns. Summer session at University High School in Morgantown will run June 2 to Aug 5 for make up work as announced by Dr Delmas F Miller. Bluefield High School contract awarded with a project cost near one million dollars to be built on Cumberland Road in South Bluefield. Clarksburg council voted to close establishments selling whisky and permitting gambling on a petition by United Churchwomen. O Ames Co of Parkersburg, the world’s oldest shovel plant, merged with a Houston firm and renamed McDonough Co with Bernard P McDonough named president and CEO.
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Jackson’s Mill
W.va
West Virginia Synod of
The
United Lutheran Church
Robert E. Cassell
Westernport
Parkersburg
I. M. Burkhart
Jack England
Morgantown
University High School
Delmas F. Miller
Miller
West Virginia University
Bluefield
Mercer County Board of Education
Cumberland Road
South Bluefield
Clarksburg
United
O. Ames Co
Houston, Tex
McDonough Co
Bernard P. McDonough
Harold Cunningham
Attorney General Clears Hendricks in misconduct review
Charleston Boone County Prosecutor P W Hendricks is cleared to resume duties after Atty Gen John G Fox finds no reason against him returning as prosecuting attorney. Ethics committee of the West Virginia State Bar still considering charges not yet reported. Hendricks disqualified himself for 60 days during the probe and a substitute was named.
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Charleston
John G. Fox
Boone County
P.W. Hendricks
Fox
Hendricks
West Virginia State Bar
Whitesville
Knowland Foresees Eisenhower Veto Of Postal Pay Hike
Senator Knowland reports after a White House talks that President Eisenhower will veto the postal pay raise bill averaging 8.6 percent for about 500000 workers. He would not confirm whether the President signaled a veto but says his forecast remains that the bill above 7.6 percent would not win approval. The President is expected to act within a day or two.
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Washington
Sen
Knowland
R-Calif
Eisenhower
Senate
Eastern cities extend daylight saving time to six months
Chicago joins New York City and other eastern cities by extending daylight saving time to six months. City Council approved the change ordering daylight time through the last Sunday in October.
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Chicago
New York City
Congress Eyes Antipolio Funds and Military Reserve Plan
Washington reports Sen. Hill says Congress will approve Eisenhower requests for 28 million dollars to fund antipolio vaccine for low income children and 2 million for vaccine output inspectors, with reservations on the 11 point voluntary allocation program. Also, House debate looms on a bill to quadruple trained military reserves by 1960, and Sen. Chavez and Robertson accuse the Air Force of wasteful spending as defense agencies seek over 30 billion dollars. Magnusson notes progress on atom powered cargo ship research.
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Washington
Sen
Hill
Dala
Congress
Eisenhower
Senate Labor and Public Welfare Committee
Hobby
House
Vinson
D-Ga
House Armed Services Committee
Senate
Chavez
D-Nm
Robertson
D-Va
Air Force
England
Alaska
Senate Appropriations
South Charleston Man Hangs Self Before Trial
South Charleston Garland Garfield Long 34, arrested for drunken driving last Friday, hanged himself at his home early today. His body was found by his widow Mrs Gussie Long in a stairwell, about 7:30am. He had been dead about 15 minutes when troopers arrived. Long had been scheduled for arraignment today and his widow said he had been up all night. He left four children.
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South Charleston
W.va
R. W. Porterfield
J. A. Woodley
Garland Garfield Long
Gussie Long
Long
Porterfield
Sprague Woman and Daughter Bitten by Family Dog
A Sprague woman, Mrs. Andy DiCiucio, and her 10 year old daughter Patricia Ann were bitten by their dog, which was later killed near Raleigh General Hospital area. Patricia Ann required ten stitches. Mrs. DiCiucio was bitten on the hip with no skin break. The dog escaped Sunday, appeared near schools Monday, and was killed by city police at 11:45 a.m. The owner identified the dog at the county dog pound and was told it likely had rabies.
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Sprague
Beckley
Andy Diciuccio
Patricia Ann
DiCiuccio
Raleigh General Hospital
DiCiucci
Nine Couples Divorced Today by Raleigh Court
Nine divorce decrees were finalized today by Raleigh County Circuit Court Judge Norman Knapp. Cases include Dumas v Dumas and Campbell v Campbell with Ruth Smith restored as maiden name, Fuson v Fuson with three children in plaintiff custody, Loflin v Loflin with three children to mother, Sloan v Sloan with five children to mother, Lee v Lee, Robinson v Robinson with Virginia B Starkey restored, Pilcher v Pilcher with one child to mother, and Simpson Jr. v Caldwell Simpson with Bernis Caldwell restored as maiden name.
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Raleigh County
Norman Knapp
Lillian B. Dumas
Paul Dumas
Ruth Campbell
Wallace Campbell
Ruth Smith
Shelma D. Fuson
Glen J. Fuson
Virginia Loflin
Donald Loflin
Myrla Sloan
Henry Sloan
Franklin D. P. C. Lee
Ann Mae Lee
Virginia B. Robinson
James W. Robinson
Virginia B. Starkey
Betty Marie Pilcher
Richard L. Pilcher
Thomas Simpson Jr
Bennis Caldwell Simpson
Bernis Caldwell
Baileysville Driver Robbed at Gun Point
Wyoming and neighboring counties search for Earl Allen charged with Monday night armed robbery and theft of a 1951 two tone green Plymouth belonging to Baileysville tavern operator Willie Cook. Allen, about 6 feet tall and 160 pounds with brown eyes and hair, is said to have two pistols and fled with cash. Cook described a terrifying ride through Baileysville before escaping to summon help.
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Baileysville
BNS
Wyoming
Earl Allen
Willie Cook
Allen
Pineville
Bell County
Cook
Texas Mayor Stands Pat on Open City Plan
Galveston mayor elect George Roy Clough pledged to open the town to gambling and prostitution despite opposition from the City Commission, Texas Rangers, and the ministerial association. He said he would take no action when Rangers arrive, insisting he answers to no one and will not back down.
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Texas
Pat
Galveston
Tex
City Commission
Texas Rangers
Red Light
George Roy Clough
KLUF
Clough
Rangers
Owen J Roberts Fatally Stricken
Phenixville Pennsylvania retired Supreme Court associate justice Owen J Roberts died at his home at age 80 after a heart attack. He retired from the bench in 1945 after serving on the nation’s highest court since 1930. He had been ill, and his wife and daughter Elizabeth Hamilton were at his bedside. He preferred to die at home at his estate in Chester Springs near Philadelphia.
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Phenixville
Owen J Roberts
U. S. Supreme Court
Roberts
Elizabeth Hamilton
Herbert Hoover
Philadelphia
Chester Springs
False Pretense Counts Jail Huntington Man
Owen Goddard of Huntington waived preliminary hearings to the grand jury and was placed in Raleigh County Jail on $500 bond per count after trial on two charges of obtaining goods under false pretenses. He was arraigned before Magis trate T N Thurman on warrants by Dag Appliance and TV Co and Beckley Furniture Co accusing him of taking a television set. State Police arrested him today.
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Owen Goddard
Huntington
Raleigh
T. N. Thurman
Beckley
Dag Appliance and TV Co
Beckley Furniture Co
Goddard l
Leach
Thurman
Goddard
Nationalists View Chou Offer as Evil to U S
Nationalist officials denounce Premier Chou En lai's renewed call to talk with the United States as evil, saying Peiping seeks American surrender in the Formosa area and to drive the U S from the Western Pacific. Spokesmen warn Moscow led peace drive aims to undermine NATO and SEATO. Air skirmishes near the Formosa Strait involved four MIGs and four Thunderjets with no damage reported.
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Taipei
Formosa
Chou Enlai
United States
Foreign Office
Government Information Bureau
Chou
Western Pacific
China
Information Bureau
Thhe
Tao Hsi-sheng
Chiang Kai-shek
Moscow
NATO
Peiping
SEATO
Formosa Strait
Matsu Islands
Here
Mateus
Reds Reject Protest Over May 10 Air Battle
The Communists in Munsan Korea rejected a U S protest over the May 10 Yellow Sea air battle in which MIGs attacked a flight of U S Sabre Jets 55 miles southwest of Sinuiju North Korea Maj Gen Harlan C Parks the senior UNMAC member said he received a letter from the Communist members The Communist letter contains the usual outright falsehoods and complete distortion of facts Gen Parks stated
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Munsan
Korea
U. S
Yellow Sea
Sinuiju
North Korea
Harlan C. Parks
U.S. Air Force
UNMAC
Parks
Murder label pins Reds for shelling fishermen
MUNSAN South Korea The United Nations Command labeled the Communist shelling of South Korean fishermen on May 10 as cold blooded murder. Six fishermen were killed nine wounded, fifteen missing. Five boats were sunk and three are missing.
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Munsan
South Korea
United Nations Command
Haeju Peninsula
Fire prevention note urges care to save forests
Last year fires burned 10 million acres of timber, an area larger than several states. About 90 percent were caused by careless acts such as discarded cigarettes and campfires. The notice urges strict extinguishing of all fires to protect forests.
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Massachusetts
Connectics
Rhode Island
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