Egypt to Form Diplomatic Ties With Red China
Cairo reports say Egypt yesterday recognized the Chinese People’s Republic, the first Arab nation to do so. Al Gumhurriya hailed Red China as friendly and not arming Israel, while noting Western powers may have supplied arms to Israel. Ministers debated France’s 12 Mystere jets and U.S. approval as Egypt prepared to expel China’s ambassador.
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Cairo
Israel
Egypt
Peiping
al Gumhurriya
Red China
Wor
United States
Britain
France
Chinese People’s Republic
China
Murder and manslaughter indictments by Mingo County grand jury
The Mingo County grand jury at its May session returned six murder indictments and four manslaughter indictments tied to highway deaths. Named defendants include Morris Harvey College athlete James Melmige Jr in the Trace Creek Yeast case, and Roy Bryant, John Dee, Frank Robinette, plus others in liquor and family conflict shootings. Also charged were 20 other felonies including cases from Big Branch, Pigeon Creek, and Martin County incidents.
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Earl
Big Branch
Pigeon Creek
James Francis
William,or
Martha Castello
Sam Dalton
Hiram Messér
Marrenbone Creek
James Matney
Tamcliffe
James Burton
Tanlin
Ebbert Copley
Warfield
Andrew Preese
Martin County
Roy Bryant
Nolan
John Dee
Bobby Jack Huff
Dee
Bryant
Frank Robinette
Wayne McClanahan
Marland resumes industrial tour with Baltimore luncheon
West Virginia Governor Marland resumes his coast to coast industrial development trip with a luncheon in Baltimore after talks in Syracuse and Buffalo. He plans further events for New Jersey and Pennsylvania, continuing his campaign to promote industrial growth.
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Philadelphia
Marland
West Virginia
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Syracuse
Buffalo
Baltimore
Huntington Delegates Open 27th I F C A Convention
Delegates convene in Huntington for the Independent Fundamental Churches of America six day convention. National president Dr Ellwood Evans presides at the opening session with Evans a professor at Dallas Theological Seminary. The six day gathering runs through next Tuesday.
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Huntington
The
Independent Fundamental Churches of America
Ellwood Evans
Dallas, Tex
Putnam Candidates Seek Recount Of Votes In Primary
Five Democrats petition for a recount of Putnam County primary ballots. County Clerk A M Brown will oversee at 9:30 a.m. next Monday. The canvass showed tight races for sheriff assessor county court and House of Delegates with ballots locked until recount. Ralph B Allen and C E Peck Arthur Bancroft seek county court seat, H S B Thomas Lanham seeks assessor, B Y Lett Winfield seeks sheriff, Lawrence Hill Hurricane seeks House of Delegates.
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H. S. B. Thomas
Lanham
B. Y. Lett
Winfield
Lawrence Hill
Hurricane
House of Delegates
Kyger Creek Station Open for Public Tours
Ohio Valley Electric Corp invites the public to tour its Kyger Creek Station on May 26 and 27 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The plant on Ohio 7 north of Kanauga, across the Ohio River, serves the Atomic Energy Commission diffusion center in Pike County. Formal dedication is set for May 24.
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Point Pleasant
Ohio Valley Electric Corp
Kyger Creek
James B. Herrald
Ohio
Kanauqua
Ohio River
Atomic Energy Commission
Diffusion
Pike County
Kygers Creek
Senate probes baby market and interstate adoptions
A Senate subcommittee heard that criminal elements profit from baby adoptions with fees from 1700 to 3200 dollars. Testimonies described Chicago lawyers arranging adoptions nationwide, with alleged payments to birth mothers and pricing by different attorneys.
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Washington
Senate
Ernest A. Mitler
Mitler
Judiciary
Raleigh County Primary Vote Totals Released in Canvass
A partial list of canvassed ballots from last Tuesday’s Primary Election shows Democratic candidates for Ninth District State Executive Committee totals and county offices. Official tabulations include McCreery and McGinnis for Criminal Court Judge, Davis and Hall for Sheriff, Carpenter Lilly McConnell for County Commissioner, Sparacino for Prosecuting Attorney, Anderson Dean Vines for County Clerk, and Hanks Harvell Hunter for Clerk of Circuit Court, with votes tallied by Raleigh County officials.
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Raleigh
State Executive Committee
Harry L. McCreery
W. H. ‘Piggy’ McGinnis
Willard
Bill
Elmer Davis
Evan Hall
Okey A. Mills
Emery J. Smith
Steve L. Carpenter
Andy
J. Lilly
T. G. McConnell
Strake Walker
Anthony J. Sparacino
Harry Anderson
R. H. Dean
W. W. ‘“‘Buck’’ Vines
C. Harold Hanks
Marie Ames Harvell
van Hunter
School Board Recount Narrows Lead in Raleigh County Race
Raleigh County Court officials conduct a recount of the Board of Education race between J Marion Cook of Midway and Carl Jarrell of Dry Creek. Jarrell led by 24 votes in the canvass, but recounts cut his edge, with signs of ballots rejected at Dorothy precinct and other adjustments. The court also handles additional recount requests from Novella Redden and others as countywide races are reexamined.
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Raleigh
Board of Education
J. Marion Cook
Midway
Carl Jarrell
Dry Creek
Cook
Jarrell
Edwight
Pettus
Monteval
Dorothy
Leewale
Mphile
Seine
Kermit Locke
Beckley
Novella Redden
Abraham
Democratic Executive Committee
Shady Spring
J. Q. Cooper
Coal City
Merlin Bragg
Loraine Lilly
Blue Jay
Bam Board of Education
Sylvania Plant Proposal Won’t Work
Huntington officials said converting Sylvania Electric Co plants in Huntington and Pt. Pleasant to commercial production cannot solve the unemployment caused by defense-order cuts. Pt. Pleasant feeder plant will close June 1, cutting 200 jobs. Huntington plant staff will drop from 650 to 350 by then. Public relations chief George W. Griffin Jr. emphasized Navy permission isn’t the issue. shifting orders to Huntington would simply move the problem elsewhere.
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Huntington
Sylvania Electric Products Co
Pt. Pleasant
Pla
Bing
George W. Griffin Jr
Navy
Griffin
Florida Prison Riot Ends With One Convict Dead
Governor Collins reported one convict killed and several wounded in a brief Raiford prison riot. Warden Sinclair said inmates broke into a storage room with baseball bats, gunfire followed, and order was near. National Guard inquiry ordered to assess need for troops.
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Tallahassee
Fla
State Prison
Raiford
Leroy Collins
Jacksonville
Collins
Dewitt Sinclair
Adj
Mark Lange
National Guard
Sinclair
Jean Hersholt Honored At Hollywood Civic Tribute
Hollywood saluted actor Jean Hersholt, ill but present for a 50 year career milestone. Mary Pickford led tributes as Danish immigrant Hersholt received a civic honor amid a star studded dinner.Dinner benefitting Mt Sinai Hospital cost guests $100 per plate.
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Hollywood
Jean Hersholt
Hersholt
Mary Pickford
Jean
Denmark
Mt. Sinai Hospital
Demonstrations Set For Baptist Teachers
Beckley hosts a Saturday session for Raleigh Fayette Baptist Association Sun day School teachers at First Baptist Church from 10 a.m. to 3 30 p.m. Luncheon provided. Demonstration teachers include Hallie Jones Alderson nursery Grace Turley Parkersburg kindergarten W R May Mullens primary Julia Miller Alderson junior. Work sessions occur morning and after lunch, with local children in class demos and closing worship by Mrs Dale Dixon Maxwell Hill. Reservations to Mrs C F Ratliff 206 Locust Drive.
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Beckley
Raleigh-Fayette Baptist Association
First Baptist Church
Hallie Jones
Alderson
Grace Turley
Parkersburg
State Baptist Convention
W. R. May
Mullens
Julia Miller
Dale Dixon
Maxwell Hill
C. F. Ratliff
Locust Drive
Knights Templar Open Convention Opens in Huntington
About 500 members of West Virginia Knight Templar commanderies arrive for the 82nd annual Grand Commandery conclave in Huntington. A worship service starts the three day session tonight.
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Huntington
West Virginia
Knight Templar
West Virginia Grand Commandery
Four more candidates file campaign statements
Four additional May Primary candidates filed receipts and expenditures. Andy J. Lilly of Beaver reports $191.70 in expenditures for county commissioner. Carey L. Pitzer of Beaver, justice of the peace Shady Spring, shows $60.30 in expenditures. A. J. Sparacino of Beckley, prosecuting attorney, has no receipts or expenditures. J. E. (Jesse) Daniel of Glen Daniel, board of education, reports $41.93 in expenditures.
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Andy J. Lilly
Beaver
Carey L. Pitzer
Justice of the Peace
Shady Spring
A. J. Sparacino
Beckley
J. E
Jesse) Daniel
Glen Daniel
Board of Education
Five Girls Injured in Route 21 Crash Near Daniels
Five girls were reportedly shaken up when their car overturned at noon on Route 21 near the Little Beaver Lake Road intersection at Daniels. State Police were dispatched. no details were available at press time.
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Little Beaver Lake Road
Daniels
H-Bomb Test Delayed Off Bikini Atoll
Unfavorable winds forced another postponement of the hydrogen bomb test aboard the USS Mount McKinley near Bikini Atoll. Officials said the device would not be dropped for at least two more days as weather conditions remained unsettled.
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Mt.mckinley
Bikini
Radio Week Topic At Beckley Kiwanis Luncheon
Dick Booth will discuss National Radio Week at the Beckley Kiwanis Club luncheon Friday at EL Chico. He will be joined by additional guests who will participate in the program.
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Dick Booth
Beckley Kiwanis Club
EL Chico
Booth
Beatings and threats in Jeanne Crain divorce suit
Actress Jeanne Crain alleges husband Paul Brinkman beat her unconscious, ripped off her clothes, and threatened to disfigure her so she would never work again. She says he beat her severely, hit her for remonstrating after he struck a child, dragged her from a phone booth on Christmas Day, failed to support the family, and publically insulted her mother. The amended complaint follows Brinkman’s demurrer to the original suit.
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Los Angeles
Jeanne Crain
Paul Brinkman
Colony
Riggs faces trial over $519 embezzlement charge
Harry R. Riggs former business manager of the State Training School at St Marys West Virginia says he can account for a 519.50 check he is accused of diverting for personal use. He turned over 350 of the funds at trial and admits using 104.77 for school supplies. He also faces indictments totaling 16381 while another former official, Jack F Broadwater, is summoned as rebuttal witness for the state.
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ST. Marys
W.va
Harry R. Riggs
State Training School
Here
Riggs
Pleasants County
Homer Simonton
Simonton
Jack F. Broadwater
Jail Term and Fine for Moonshiner Miller
Harper man Russell Miller was given two consecutive six month jail terms and fined 200 plus costs after pleading guilty to aiding and abetting a moonshine still and possessing moonshine. State Police and Alcoholic Tax Unit agents raided his home near the Harper bridge on Rt. 3, destroying a still and two barrels of mash amid the run.
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Harper
Russell Miller
J. P. Meadows
Miller
Alcoholic Tax Unit
Harper Bridge
Rt. 3
Parking Lot Receipts Total $480 for Week
City Recorder's Office reports Municipal Parking Lot meters collected 480.48 dollars for the week ending today. The figure reflects receipts from parking meters and records a concise summary of local revenue.
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City Recorder’s
FCC Hearing Set For TV Outlet In Clarksburg
Washington reports an FCC hearing scheduled for June 11 on a request to operate TV Channel 12 in Clarksburg West Virginia. The case also covers transfers of radio stations WBLK Clarksburg and WPAR Parkersburg. Clarksburg Publishing Co protests Ohio Valley Broadcasting ownership as a potential monopoly and the circuit court cites insufficient analysis of media control implications.
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Clarksburg
WPAR
Parkersburg
W. Va
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
FCC
Ohio Valley Broadcasting Corp
Clarksburg Publishing Co
Ohio Valley
The
News Publishing Co
Wheeling
Wstv Inc
Wstv-Tv
Steubenville
Ohio
Wpar-Fm
Clarksburg Publishing
WSTV
Ambassador Luce Told To Stay Home For Treatment
Ambassador Clare Boothe Luce returned from Rome due to illness and will remain in New York for two months of treatment. Doctor Milton Rosenbluth said she has chronic enteritis linked to a past liver infection and iron deficiency anemia, with a transfusion given yesterday and more required. The 33 year old, who flew home May 11, checked into Doctors Hospital for tests and then went to her town house, resting and taking things easy per staff and her consent.
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U.S
Clare Boothe Luce
Rome
Milton Rosenbluth
Luce
Doctors Hospital
Vandals Wreck Drink Dispenser in Oak Hill
C M Epperly reports vandalism at Epperlys Esso on Jones Ave. A soft drink machine was damaged and its coin box torn off overnight, with at least 20 dollars in damage. Building not broken into. Four May break-ins reported in Oak Hill with no arrests yet linked to Sportsman Pool Room, Oak Hill Cleaners, David’s Pure Oil, and Johnny’s Grill.
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RNS
C. M. Epperly
Epperly
Esso
Jones Ave
Sportsman Pool Room
Main St
Oak Hill Cleaners
Central Ave
David's Pure Oil
East Main St
Johnny’s Grill
Weather Contrasts Across the Nation
The Northeast chilled while the Far West scorched as May weather showed violent contrasts across the United States. Snow flurries hit the North Atlantic Coast while readings dipped well below freezing in New England and as far south as West Virginia.
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New England
West Virginia
Great Lakes
Georgia
Atlanta
Pittsburgh
Burlington
Mount Washington
N. H
Thermal
Calif
Far West
Southwest Desert
Los Angeles
Yuma
Ariz
Mississippi Valley
Upper
North Atlantic Coast
State records May 17 low temperatures in West Virginia
Record low temperatures for May 17 were reported across West Virginia. Elkins Flat Top Martinsburg dipped to 30 degrees Wheeling 32 Morgantown 33 Parkersburg 35 Charleston 36 and Huntington 37. Huntington's 37 broke the May 17 record of 39 set in 1929 despite it being the warmest location in the state.
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Huntington
West Virginia
Elkins
Flat Top
Martinsburg
Wheeling
Morgantown
Parkersburg
Charleston
Night Sky Timings For Beckley Friday
The Sun sets at 7 29 p m and rises at 5 12 a m on Friday The Moon sets at 1 30 a m Friday A full Moon is on May 24 Regulus shines between Jupiter and the Moon Visible planets include Saturn in the southeast at 9 36 p m Venus sets at 10 18 p m Jupiter in the west at 11 05 p m and Mars rises at 1 35 a m
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Jupiter
Saturn
Venus
Mars
West Virginia Weather Report Mixed With Incomplete Data
Weather notes show party cloudy tonight with a low around 45 and scattered showers in the Eastern Panhandle. Friday expected mostly fair with moderate temperatures. rainfall and exact figures are partially unreadable but rivers at Bellepoint near normal with Greenbrier and Bluestone Reservoir at normal and clear conditions.
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Bellepoint
Greenbrier
Bluestone
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Kathleen) Goode
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