Vehicles Chief Seeks Highway Safety Board Plan
Motor Vehicles Commissioner Joseph P. Condry asks Gov Underwood to create a highway safety commission to coordinate three state agencies and reduce traffic deaths. He notes record fatalities this year and says a unified board would set policy and improve policing and road planning on state highways. A July 1 enforcement program start is planned with a small budget increase.
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Charleston
Underwood
Joseph P. Condry
Asetter
Withy Road
Condry
Motor Vehicles Department
New Red Attack Set In Korea Declared By Envoy Yang
Dr You Yang, South Korea's ambassador and UN delegate, warned in Paris that Communists are rebuilding for new action in Korea. He cited increased North Korean air, naval, and ground forces since the 1953 armistice and urged international buildup.
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Korea
Rhee
Paris
Syngaian RY
You. Chapsee
Yang
United Nations
Europe
Scandinavia
South Korea
Washington
Wallace ABC Apology Over Cohen TV Appearance
ABC and Wallace retract statements on ex gangster Mickey Cohen who appeared on the May 19 Wallace interview. Chamber of Commerce calls special meeting in Beckley with speakers to discuss the fallout and Cohen rejects the retractions as meaningless.
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Mickey Cohen
Los Angeles
Billy Graham
George Bieber
Chicago
Paul
the Walter
New York
Mike Wallace
ABC Network
Oliver Treyz
ABC
Wallace
Cohen
Robert P. Butson
Leonard Goldenson
Press
Chambens
Treyz
Member
Commerce of the United
Atlanta
Eugene Ea
American Broadcasting 7Reger
Appalachian Electric Power Co
Beckley
Dorman Miller
Jack Lloyd
William H. Parker
James Hamilton
Départment Intelligence Squad
Fletcher Bowron
Clarence B. Horrall
Pharamantian
Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Lawrence T. Fores
Beckley’ Hotel
Weather Summary for Beckley Oak Hill and Rivers Area
Partly cloudy and cooler this afternoon with highs in the 70s. Tonight will be fair and cooler with a low around the mid 40s. Tuesday looks fair and dry with highs near 70 to 75. Rainfall data at Bellepoint and Greenbrier show normal stages. New River and Bluestone Reservoirs at normal stages with clear conditions.
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Beckley
Oak Hill
Bellepoint
Greenbrier
New River
Bluestone
Americans Strong On Opinions About Russia
New York survey of 500 men and 300 women finds Americans hold strong opinions but poor factual knowledge on Russia. It reports 7 of 10 women cannot name the head of Russia s government and about 3 percent of Russians are Communists, with many overestimating ease of divorce and government tolerance of free love.
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Russia
New York
Éays Ag
MosEnow
Mos- Calls
Lean
Khrushchev
Bulganin
Uneasiness in Taipei as American colony under martial law
Unease grips Taipei and four Formosan cities Taichung Chiai Kaohsiung as Americans remain under martial law after Friday anti American riots. Nationalist troops deter further unrest while U S Navy official warns personnel to avoid sightseeing and cars after dark. The U S commissary and post exchanges reopen with few customers.
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Taipei
Formosa
Formosan
Taichung
Taiwan
Chiai
Kaohsiung
U. S. Commissary
Stuart H. Ingersoll
U. S. 7Th Fleet
Four AEP guests cancel last minute board meeting
The four guests were set to appear at the regular monthly AEP board meeting but canceled at the last minute due to other business, causing the agenda to shift.
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Tives
AEP
State Hospital Inquiry Opens into Huntington Facility
The three member State Board of Control opened an investigation into Huntington State Hospital with 23 subpoenas issued for hearings on alleged patient mistreatment state property theft and sabotage. The probe centers on a new 300 bed ward building as President Dorman orders an independent engineer review. the engineer finds the structure sound though contractor noncompliance may raise future costs.
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Huntington
State Board of Control
Huntington State Hospital
Edward H. Greene
Theodore T. Dorman
Dornan
Beckley Woman Succumbs At 43
Mrs. Robert L. Long 43 of 300 Wyoming Ave Beckley died at 1 a.m. today at University of Virginia Medical College Hospital Richmond Virginia after three weeks illness and recent major surgery. Born July 13 1918 she served as president of the Friendship Sunday School Class First Baptist Church and Beta Rho Chapter Beta Sigma Phi. Surviving are husband a daughter Patty Dobbins Cleveland Ohio and a son Randy at home. son with grandmother Mrs Annie Long Beckley. Body returns to Calfee Funeral Home with funeral plans incomplete.
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Robert L. Long
Wyoming Ave
University of Virginia Medical College Hospital
Richmond
Virginia Hospital
EB. M. Young
Hinton
First Baptist Church
Friendship
Beta Rho
Beta Sigma-Phi Sorority
Patty Dobbins
Cleveland
Randy
Annie Long
Beckley
Caltce Funeral Home
Republicans Move to Restore Defense Cut in 1958 Bill
House Republicans propose restoring about 300 million of the 2 percent billion cut in the 1958 defense appropriation. The plan would spread the extra funds across all three armed services, with some support for more or less than 300 million and Democratic votes likely needed. The amendments would be offered as the House considers the 7.33 billion dollar defense bill.
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Washington
House
Appropriations Committee
Armed Services
Rep. Martin
Massachusetts
Rooney signs five year TV deal with CBS
Mickey Rooney signed a five year television contract with Columbia Broadcasting System. The network plans Rooney in a number of 90 minute shows and a return appearance in Playhouse 90 along with a weekly program. Financial terms were not disclosed.
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New York
Mickey Rooney
Columbia Broadcasting System
Mercer Countian Stabbed To Death At Island Creek
Mercer County man Roscoe Swim, about 23, was stabbed to death at Island Creek near Princeton while on a fishing trip. Police said the knife’s wound caused death. details await police investigation. Authorities gave no further specifics.
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Princeton
Mercer County
Island Creek
Here
Roscoe Swim
Athens Road
Island _ Creek
Quemoy Bombarded Heaviest Shelling Since May 10
Chinese Communists fired 243 shells at Quemoy today in the heaviest bombardment on the Nationalist offshore island since May 10, raising fears of wider clashes in the Taiwan Strait.
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Taipei
Quemoy
Administration Broadens Plan For Protection Of Labor Funds
The Eisen hower administration expands its labor fund protection plan to cover all funds and to impose criminal penalties for misusing funds. Secretary of Labor Mitchell presented the bill to a Senate Labor subcommittee, aiming to address objections raised by Senator Douglas and aligning with prior investigations. House hearings begin soon as a major move against labor corruption, with about 7% million workers and dependents covered.
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Plan For Protection of Labor
Washington i
Eisenhower
Senate Labor Subcommittee
Labor
Mitchell
Senate
Douglas
Sky chart shows planets Arcturus Spica and Jupiter
The sun sets at 8 38 pm and rises at 6 06 am on Tuesday while the moon rises at 5 28 am. A triangle formed by Arcturus Spica and Jupiter appears after sunset with Arcturus highest Spica lowest and Jupiter brightest amid May new moon.
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Arcturus
Spica
Jupiter
C O Railway Protests Property Evaluation Hearings
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway asks West Virginia Board of Public Works to value its property at 100 million dollars, challenging tentative 133.3 million figures. C and P Telephony also protests, citing a 17 million tentative rise, while N and W notes the rail system’s 30 year lack of major increases and cites rolling stock and bridge work boosting state utility values.
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Charleston
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Board of Public Works
West Virginia
E. F. Gleach
Gleach
Innstead
Chesapeake and Potomac Teleway
Phone Co
John P. Barnes Jr
Petit Jurors Report For Raleigh County Court Term
Forty four of 123 summoned petit jurors appeared for duty in the Raleigh County Circuit Court. Judge Norman Knapp noted the rest accounted for. The first case, Thomas A. Williams vs Forest R. Rose, involves an automobile accident on Fayette Street near the Bank of Raleigh with about 141 dollars in damages.
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Raleigh County Circuit Court
Norman Knapp
Thomas A. Williams
Wa-Way Cab Co
Forest R. Rose
Rose
Fayette St
Bank of Raleigh
Rossellini Ordered Out of India and Visa Halted
Semi official sources report the Indian government ordered Italian producer Roberto Rossellini to leave India within a week and suspended work on his documentaries. His alleged romance with Bengali script writer Sonali Das Gupta and Bergman’s involvement are cited as possible factors.
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Bombay
India
Roberto Rossellini
Ingrid Bergman
Taj Mahal
Rossellini
Sonali Das Gupta
Earthquake Kills 92 in Turkey and Injures Dozens
Rescue teams in northern Turkey counted at least 92 dead and 70 injured after a powerful quake that struck 100 miles southeast of Istanbul yesterday at 8 33 am. Officials in Bolu province said 32 died with many villages and towns severely damaged.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Bo'a
Ankara
Bolu
Aband
Mundurnu
Beypazari
Suzce
Cabell County Democratic Chair Jim Ellis resigns
Jim Ellis resigns as Cabell County Democratic Executive Committee chair effective May 2 1956 amid controversy over cattle sales from the county farm at Ona. Vice chair Herman Rice says a meeting will pick a successor. Ellis had survived a removal bid and acquitted in a conspiracy case but lost a bid to remain on the County Court.
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Huntington
Jim Ellis
Cabell County
Democratic
Rice
Ellis
Common Pleas
Cabell County Court
Democratic Committee
Ona
Harper Heights Baby Spends Night In Raleigh County Jail
An 11 month old Harper Heights child Otelia Rena spent a night in Raleigh County Jail after Saturday afternoon placement with her mother Mrs. James William Crider, who faces a fatal shooting charge in her husband’s death. The baby was later removed by a cousin and to be taken to the maternal grandmother's home.
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Harper Heights
Raleigh
Otelia Rena
James William Crider
Crider
Shady Spring Girl Receives Civitan Citizenship Award
Sandra Kay Shrewsbury 13, daughter of Mr and Mrs H G Shrewsbury Jr of Shady Spring, was named Shady Spring Elementary School’s outstanding citizen for 1956 1957. She is an eighth grade leader who held roles in class, photography club, school newspaper and yearbook. William E Sutphin presented the medal, and her name was inscribed on a school plaque. Civitan Citizenship Awards honor Beckley area pupils annually.
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Beckley Civitan Club
Shady Spring Elementary
Sandra Kay Shrewsbury
H. G. Shrewsbury Jr
Shady Spring
William E. Sutphin
Civitans
Shrewsbury
Civitan
Beckley Area
Keating Pushes Item Veto Power for President
Rep. Keating argues a president with item veto authority would be the most constructive procedural reform for government economy. He urged Congress to act, saying inaction costs taxpayers billions, while Treasury Secretary Humphrey and Budget Director Brundage back the proposal. Some, including Sen Knowland, oppose the idea as others remain open minded.
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Washington
Keating
R-Ny
Congress
House Judiciary Subcommittee
Fisenshower
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Percival F. Brundage
Subcommittee
Willis
D-La
Senate
Knowland
California
Eisenhower
Traffic deaths projected for holiday period
The National Safety Council estimates 120 Americans will die in traffic accidents during the 30 hour Memorial Day holiday period from 6 p.m. Wednesday to midnight Thursday. The figure reflects the safety council's warning of risky travel and urges caution.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Coouncil
Graham Urges Bible Rules for Home Life at Madison Square Garden
Evangelist Billy Graham told 18 500 at Madison Square Garden that American homes falter because couples break biblical marriage laws. He cited three keys to lasting marriage: physical attraction mental affinity and spiritual oneness. Graham urged absolute fidelity and warned against adultery by look thought or act. A clergyman in attendance responded that Graham emphasizes personal reform over social reform.
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New York
Billy Graham
Graham
Madison Square Garden
Garden
Christ
Omer
Francis B. Sayre Jr
Washington
D. C
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Averell Harriman
George Leader
USAF
David G. Simmons
Minneapolis
Minn
Goupy
S. U.S. Colony
State Hospital
Mercer Countian
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Beckley Skies
C&o Railway
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Norfolk and Western
Cabell
Herman §. Rice
Shady Spring Girl
Civitan Award
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