State Groups Unite To Lessen Effects Of Rheumatic Fever
West Virginia health officials and the State Heart Association formalize a joint program begun in 1952 to reduce rheumatic fever impact on children. Penicillin will be distributed to medically indigent patients under 21 via doctors, with daily tablets for those who have had rheumatic fever, especially ages 6 to 12, to prevent heart complications.
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Charleston
West Virginia
State Health Department
West Virginia Heart Assn
N. H. Dyer
Dyer
W. E. Brady Jr
Huntington
Brady
State Heart Assn
Health Department
Marland Seeks West Virginia Industry Ties in Maryland Lunch
West Virginia Governor Marland plans a lunch in Baltimore with about 20 Maryland businessmen to discuss specific industrial opportunities for branch plants in West Virginia. Maryland Governor McKeldin has no comment, calling the visit part of broader regional outreach. Marland has toured cities from coast to coast over the past year on the same mission.
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Baltimore
Marland
West Virginia
Maryland
Theodore McKeldin
McKeldin
Syracuse
Buffalo
New York State
Philadelphia
eCoast
Wage Dispute Halts Blackwater Falls Work
Charleston reports a wage dispute on Blackwater Falls State Park improvements has tied up 10 to 12 laborers and halted work on a State Road Commission bridge. Picket lines formed over promises of union wages, while state workers continue, and contractors with union crews refuse to cross. Most park work is by state employees. planned lodge construction aims for October completion.
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Charleston
Blackwater Falls
Carl J. Johnson
Johnson
State Road Commission
Conservation Department
Holds Lead For Judgeship Dorman Has Edge
Charleston West Virginia primary results show State Supreme Court Judge Leslie E. Given leading by over 1,500 votes in the Democratic race for the court and Circuit Judge Thornton G. Berry Jr. in Welch. Given had 113,938 to Berry 112,422 across most precincts. In the Republican bid for state treasurer, Theodore T. Dorman of Parsons Still led George T. Martin of Charleston by about 1,100 votes with 75,508 to 74,377 across 2,795 precincts.
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Charleston
Supreme Court
Leslie E. Given
Thornton G. Berry Jr
Welch
Associated Press
Given
Berry
West Virginia
Theodore T. Dorman
Parsons
George T. Martin
Dorman
Martin
5 Per Cent Cut In Armed Forces
The Army told Congress it plans to reduce manpower by about 5 percent in the next fiscal year. Maj. Gen. William S. Lawton said average strength would be 1,034,100 starting July 1 as he testified before a Senate subcommittee evaluating a $3.6 billion Army request for fiscal 1957.
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Washington
Army
Congress
Williams. Lawton
Army Comptroller’s Office
Lawton
Senate
Riggs Faces Cross-Examination On Embezzlement Claims
In St Marys West Virginia Harry R. Riggs testifies again in a trial over embezzlement charges. He denies taking school funds while business manager of the State Training School for mentally retarded children. Prosecutors say total misappropriations reach 16381 with three more indictments pending.
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ST. Marys
Harry R. Riggs
Riggs
Here
Billie
Pleasants County
Russell Heinken
Jack F. Broadwater
Heinlen
Charleston
Elephants Cause Trouble for State Man in Ohio
In Youngstown Ohio two circus elephants escaped after a trailer crash near Kinsman and were recaptured then freed again. The handlers W C Galford and Harry Rooks faced charges of license violation and intoxication respectively. A separate incident near Salem saw driver Alexander Towne fined for unsafe equipment and lack of operator license.
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Youngstown
Ohio
Salem
W. C. Galford
Maidsville
W. Va
Kings Brothers Circus
Gafford
Ohio 5
Kinsman
Galford
Harry Rooks
Gary
Ind
Alexander C. Towne
Sweetwater
Tex
Cigarettes to rise a cent at retail nationwide
United Cigars Whelan Stores predicts a one cent per package retail price increase following Liggett Myers wholesale hike of Chesterfield regular and kingsize by 45 cents per shipment. Wholesale prices rise to 8.55 for regular and 9.00 for king size in thousand lots, minus a 2 percent cash discount.
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New York
United Cigars-Whelan Stores Inc
Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co
Liggett & Myers
United Cigar
Gasoline Tanks Explode in Maryland Town Tragedy
In Galena Maryland a gasoline bulk storage plant saw three explosions after a fire. Two firemen Richard Loller and Harry Brice were killed and eight injured as 22 000 and 5 000 gallon tanks failed. Town of about 400 people suffered widespread damage including two homes wrecked and a tree limb causing Brice’s death. Fire crews from Chestertown and Cecil and Queen Annes counties battled the blaze before more blasts. Witnesses described the scene as terrifying with fireballs and shattered windows across U.S. 213 northeast of Chestertown.
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Galena
Maryland
Kent Oil Co
Richard Lockwood Loller
Chesapeake City
Harry Robert Brice
Betterton
Brice
Loller
Chestertown
Norman Riggin
Harvey Campbell
U.S. 213
Frank Cochiran
Susan Cochran
Cochrane
Betty
Sara
Walter E. Kulley
Atlantic Refining Co
Wilmington
Del
Kulley
Cecil
Queen Annes
Lewin Steele
Steel
Forestry Conference Speaker Declares In Beckley
West Virginia could gain a 600 million industry from forestry with remanufacturing plants, says Sidney Weitzman of the Mountain State Research Center at the Beckley gathering. He notes current woodland income of 58 million could grow through better management and industry interest.
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West Virginia
Sidney Weitzman
Mountain State Research Center
Ferow
Elkins
Weitzman
Beckley
Massassachusetts
Saturday Evening Post
Widen
United States
Recount Narrows Jarrell Lead In Raleigh Co School Race
The Raleigh County Board of Education recount narrowed Carl Jarrell Dry Creek lead over J Marion Cook Midway to five votes after 31 of 114 precincts were tallied. Initial results showed Jarrell ahead 255 to 223 at Crescent Road, later 127 to 113 in recounts. the tally affects whether a two year or six month term is granted, with Cook seeking the six month term and potential changes if the lead shifts.
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Raleigh County
Crescent Road
Jarrell
Cook
Area Becomes Optimistic as Unemployment Claims Fall
Beckley Employment Service reports April claims dropped to 1796 from 4787 a year earlier, a decrease linked to increased mining. New job seekers stayed similar, with 242 in 1956 versus 20 in 1955, while counsels rose to 127. Handicapped work applications hit 249 as federal state programs expand inclusion.
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Beckley
State Employment Service
Sarah Elder
Elder
Aevil
Coal Research Hearings Slated By Subcommittee
Washington subcommittee on coal research announces hearings June 4 6 7 and 8 with testimony from the National Coal Association American Mining Congress United Mine Workers Bituminous Coal Research Inc Anthracite Institute and the Interior Department The panel led by Chairman Edmondson will explore new and expanded coal uses through a comprehensive research program covering all coal types including anthracite bituminous sub bituminous and lignitic with additional hearings planned in summer across producing areas.
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Washington
House
Subcommittee On Coal Research Today
Rep
Saylor
R-Pa
National Coal Assn
American Mining Congress
United Mine Workers, Bituminous Coal Research Inc
Anthracite Institute
Interior Department
Edmondson
D-Okla
Candidates File Election Costs in Raleigh County
A total of 31 Raleigh County candidates filed post primary statements of receipts and expenditures as required by state law, with Harold A. Hedrick of Beckley seeking assessor as a Republican and reporting $55 in expenditures. Other filers include Fred Sanders of Beckley for Democratic Executive Committee with $3.50, Joe Rodriguez Jr. of Beckley for constable with $60, Paul J. Fourney of Beckley for prosecuting attorney with none, and J. T. Seymour of Glen Morgan for constable Shady Spring with $50.51.
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Raleigh
Harold A. Hedrick
Beckley
Republican
Fred Sanders
Democratic Executive Committee
Joe Rodriguez Jr
Paul J. Fourney
GOP
J. T. Seymour
Glen Morgan
Shady Spring
Pakistani Jurist Weds 2nd Wife at The Hague
Sir Mohammed Zafrullah Khan, 63, a Pakistani ICJ member, reportedly married an 18 year old Arab Palestinian refugee bride in Damascus after meeting her a month earlier. He has not divorced his first wife, and the wedding involved a 45,000 Syrian pounds settlement.
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Hague
Netherlands
Damascus
Mohammed Zafrullah Khan
International Court of Justice
Pakistan
Zafrullah Khan
Syria
Palestine
Bushra Rabbani
Pope Urges Catholics To Increase Devotion
Vatican City reports Pope Pius XII released an encyclical urging Catholics to boost devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus marking the centenary of its world spread. He called fervent devotion a means of salvation amid ills facing society and described widespread hostility to God the church and the pope, seen as a reference to communism.
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Vatican City
Pope Pius XII
Vatican
Jesus Christ
Robbery Not So Victim Admits False Report
State Police close case on an armed robbery claim from Crab Orchard man Sullivan Starling, 61, who admitted he did not get robbed of $99. He says he filed the report for personal reasons to delay debts, and no action will be taken. He reported being robbed after cashing a $100 bill at Thompson's Drug Store and being attacked while walking home.
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Sullivan Starling
Starling
Thompson
Japanese Climbers Summit Mount Manaslu After Four-Year Climb
Japanese climbers reportedly topped Mount Manaslu, 26,657 feet, on May 9 and 11 after a four year struggle with bad weather and local beliefs. Nepalese authorities confirmed their radio from base camp indicating success by two two-man teams, though villagers had blocked earlier attempts fearing angering mountain gods.
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Katmandu
Nepal
Mt. Manaslu
Manaslu
Oak Hill Man Held for Hit-Run
Oak Hill man David Harrison Dean was remanded to Raleigh County Jail in lieu of a 25 dollar fine plus costs after being found guilty of hit and run. He was arraigned before Magistrate T N Thurman on the charge. Police said El len Weymouth of Mount Hope reported his plate after the incident near Bradley. Dean was arrested in Fayette County on a prior drunk driving charge and released after paying a fine.
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David Harrison Dean
Oak Hill
Raleigh
Dean
T. N. Thurman
Thurman
Ellen Weymouth
Mount Hope
Bradley
Fayette County
Archbishop Constantini Dies at 75 in Vatican City
Archbishop Giovanni Constantini aged 75, brother of Celso Cardinal Costantini, died after a long illness in Vatican City. He led the Pontifical Central Committee for Sacred Art and held the title of titular archbishop of Colossae.
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Vatican City
Giovanni Constantini
Celso Cardinal
Costantini
Pontifical Central Committee For Sacred Art
Colossae
Beckley Skies and Visible Planets Almanac
The Sun sets at 7 30 p m and rises 5 12 a m Saturday and 5 11 a m Sunday. The Moon sets 2 01 a m Saturday and 2 33 a m Sunday. Full Moon next Thursday. Antares in southeast at 9 38 p m. Venus in west at sunset Jupiter high in southwest 7 46 p m Saturn rises 7 53 p m tonight and Saturday in evening twilight, moving south at midnight. Saturn distance 832 million miles, nearest since last May Mars in the least east. $ 21 a m Saturday.
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Antares
Venus
Jupiter
Saturn
Earth
Mars
John Wayne's Daughter to Marry Law Student
Mary Antonia Toni Wayne to wed Donald L LaCava a 27 year old law student on May 26 in Hollywood at Blessed Sacrament Church. After marriage they plan to set up housekeeping while LaCava finishes Loyola University Law School studies in Los Angeles.
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Hollywood
John Wayne
Mary Antonia
Toni
Donald L. LaCava
Blessed Sacrament Church
LaCava
Loyola University Law School
Los Angeles
West Virginia Weather Forecast Update
Increasing cloudiness tonight with lows around 44 to 54 across the state. Saturday mostly cloudy and mild with scattered showers possible north late tonight. Five day temperatures will run 6 to 8 degrees below normal with cooler Sunday and a rise trend from Tuesday. Rainfall totals range from .1 to .3 inches in the south and .25 to .75 inch in the north.
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W. VA
West Virginia
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