Senators discuss possible compromise on McCarthy censure
GOP leaders said talks continue on a compromise to censure McCarthy with test votes possible late this week or next. Knowland Bridges and Dirksen commented on unnamed proposals patterned after Case, while McCarthy’s approval would be needed for any plan. Jenner and Ferguson weighed in on chances of killing the charges.
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Sen. McCarthy
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Knowland
California
Bridges
Sen. Dirksen
R-Ii
Sen. Case
Party of Interest
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R-Sd
McCarthy
Dirksen
Jenner
R-Ind
Ferguson
R-Mich
Yank Squadron Transferred to Dutch Command
The 512th U.S. Fighter Squadron was handed to Dutch operational command at Soesterberg Air Base in a ceremony led by U.S. Ambassador H. Freeman Matthews. About 550 American airmen and 25 Sabrejets will be under Dutch control while remaining administratively attached to the 406th Fighter Interceptor Wing at Manston, Kent.
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Netherlands
U.S
H. Freeman Matthews
Allied Air Force
Matthews
Cornelis Staf
NATO
William H. Turner
U.S. Air Forces
Europe
Baretta
Frank M. Haynie
Clarkston
406Th
British Air Force
Manston
Kent
W Johnson of Midway Dies at 80 in Beckley Hospital
Charles W. Johnson 80 of Midway died at 1 50 am in Beckley Hospital after a two week illness from a heart condition. Born October 2 1894 in Marmet he was a retired telegraph operator for Virginian Railway Co and a member of the Christian Church Narrows Va and Masonic Lodge 309 Eggleston Va He is survived by wife Mary six daughters Grace LeLean New York W L Cross Arlington Va W E Painter Mabscott Don Handley Wilmington Del Charles Minnick Midway and James Kincaid Page three sons Lee M Wilmington John E Porterville Calif Benford H Midway one sister Mrs F K Spangler Delray Beach Fla one stepdaughter Mrs Peter Gauthier San Diego Calif one stepson James Johnson Jr Pearisburg Va 16 grandchildren and six great grandchildren The body will remain at the Keyser Funeral Home pending funeral arrangements.
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Midway
Beckley Hospital
Marmet
Virginian Railway Co
Christian Church
Narrows
Masonic Lodge
Eggieston
Mary Johnson
Fire Fighters Parley in College Park
Fire fighting experts from seven states gather in College Park for a Civil Defense conference hosted by the Maryland fire extension service. About 75 representatives from Maryland Ohio Virginia West Virginia Pennsylvania New Jersey and Delaware attend to develop procedures for fire defense in case of an enemy attack.
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Fire Extension Service
University of Maryland
Maryland
Ohio
Virginia
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
West Virginia Weather Forecast Update
West Virginia remains mild with a rain system tonight through early Wednesday. Temperatures will run 3 to 5 degrees above normal into Sunday. showers total under an inch this weekend and tomorrow. Rivers and reservoirs show normal stages with clear conditions at Bluestone.
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Ccs
SOGAY
Catactecteeress
M. Todby
Vie
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Oak Hill
Ccsreerres
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Bellepoint
Greenbrier
Bluestone Reservoir
Compensation ruling by Kanawha County Court reversed
The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a large group of miners idle during a 1950 labor dispute should receive unemployment compensation. In four consolidated cases, the court reversed Kanawha County rulings and held that the miners were not unemployed due to a work stoppage and that any offered work during the strike could be considered new work under the statute if no direct employer relationship existed.
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Charleston
Supreme Court
West Virginia
Chauncey Browning
Kanawha
Employment Compensations Department
Board of Review
Henry Davis
Logan County Coal Corp
John Palmer
New River Co
William Gray
Walter Humphrey
Cabell S. Davis
Browning
Board
Kanawha Circuit
United Mine Workers of America
Davis
Last Curtain Lionel Barrymore Succumbs at 76
Hollywood obituary notes Lionel Barrymore died at 76 after a long career as stage and screen royalty. Stricken at home while reciting Macbeth lines, he suffered heart congestion, arthritis and prior injuries. Survived by sister Ethel, his brother John had died in 1942.
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Lionel Barrymore
Valley Hospital
John Paul Ewing
Ethel Barrymore
Lionel
John
Relatives of Missing Egeria Girls to Be Questioned
Sheriff John C. Ward said two weeks after the Egeria girls vanished relatives are still being checked. Steve Agee, father of Mary aged 6 and Irene aged 8, will accompany a deputy to question relatives in hopes of locating the children.
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Egeria
John C. Ward
Ward
Steve Agee
Mary
Irene
Imprint of surgical instrument on pillow cited
Cleveland County corner testified today that he found the imprint of a surgical instrument on the pillow beneath Marilyn Sheppard's head. Washington secretary of state Dulles said the Eisenhower policy covers present needs and he noted no emergency requiring an extraordinary review, disagreeing with Knowland who urged a congressional policy review for a possible basic change in direction.
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Cleveland
Marilyn Sheppard
Washington
Dulles
Sen
Knowland
Calif
Conservation Chief Visits Little Beaver Park
Carl Johnson, director of the State Conservation Commission, toured Beckley to inspect Little Beaver Park amid a proposed trade exchanging Grandview State Park for Little Beaver. State Senator Jack A. Nuckols accompanied him as technicians had studied the plan, with the county to assume rights to Grandview and the state to receive a deed to Little Beaver. Plans include improving Little Beaver and adding sleeping facilities.
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Carl. Johnson
State Conservation Commission
Beckley
Little Beaver Park
Grandview State Park
Johnson
Conservation Commission
Jack A. Nuckols
Grandview Park
Little Beaver
Hotchkiss 2 Year Old Boy Has Meningitis
Roy Daniel Lawson, a two year old from Hotchkiss, was transferred to Marmet Hospital for observation after initial concerns of poliomyelitis. He was diagnosed with influenzal meningitis, with Dr. A K Lampton reporting the boy's condition as very good.
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Marmet Hospital
Roy Daniel Lawson
Daniel Lawson
Beckley Hospital
A. K. Lampton
Damage Suit Heard in Circuit Court Bowles vs Cook
Ralph Guy Bowles seeks $30,000 damages for injuries from a car collision in August 1953. Defendants Ira Cook and J H Cook of Beckley face the suit as the circuit court session continued this morning.
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Ralph Guy Bowles
Sophia
Ira Cook
J. H. Cook
Beckley
Move to collect 10 million McCarthy signatures swamps HQ
New York reports the Ten Million Americans Mobilizing for Justice campaign, backing Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy, says 26 000 petition copies were distributed from Hotel Roosevelt. Organizers claim the drive aims to gather 10 million signatures in 10 days to urge the Senate to reject censure charges.
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Joseph R. McCarthy
Roosevelt
Crommelin
U.S. Senate
McCarthy
Trail Blazing Air Flight Completed At Copenhagen
The first scheduled commercial Arctic crossing by a Scandinavian Airlines System plane arrived in Copenhagen four minutes before 24 hours had passed since departing Los Angeles. A SAS Super Cloudmaster headed west from Copenhagen toward Los Angeles completing the opposite direction leg. The Royal Viking carried a high level load including three Scandinavian prime ministers and a Danish prince on the 5,800 mile flight leaving Los Angeles at 12:22 a.m. yesterday and landing at 9:18 a.m. local time today.
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Denmark
Arctic
Scandinavian Airlines System
Los Angeles
Royal Viking
Munson says sex not involved in Marsh Fork club mix up
Assistant Superintendent C D Munson says two mixed up lower classmen were blamed for a supposed sex club at Marsh Fork High Montreal. He found the attempted group, named Secret Dare Devils, never formed and only six attended one noon meeting. He says rumors overstated the issue and alleges prior reports overstated sex as the cause.
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C. D. Munson
Marsh Fork High School
Montreal
Claude Worley
Worley
Dare Devils
Mayor Davis Elected By Municipal League
Beckley Mayor Elmer Davis has been elected district vice president of the West Virginia League of Municipalities. The election occurred at the annual Wheeling convention, and the mayor will join the league's executive committee as part of his new role.
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Beckley
Elmer Davis
West Virginia League of Municipalities
Harold J. Shamberger
League
Davis
Wheeling
Unlawful Occupancy Proceedings Filed Against Six Defendants
Truax-Tracr Coal Co. filed unlawful occupancy actions against six occupants of company houses at Dorothy. Defendants Milford Stanley John Grant Wilbert Williams Joe Eddie Lively Orville Webb and Orval R Estep face damages totaling 50 150 75 100 100 and 200 dollars respectively.
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Truax-Tracr Coal Co
Dorothy
Milford Stanley
John Grant
Wilbert Williams
Joe Eddie Lively
Orville Webb
Orval R. Estep
Speculation on Jamison Mine Blast Causes Debated
Officials say the Jamison Coal No. 9 disaster complicates pinpointing a cause as fires burn and evidence may be eaten by flames. Theories include gas releases from nearby wells or abandoned workings, with experts noting unusual blast patterns and ongoing gas-well pressure checks by Marion County firms.
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Jamison Coal & Coke Co
No. 9
State Department of Mines
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Farmington
Pittsburgh
Jamison No. 9
Wetzel
Harrison
Marion County
All Fire Towers Manned in District 4
Perilously dry weather and a spate of fires prompted the Conservation Commission to man all 19 observation towers in District 4. Beckley office said Hanging Rock and Burning Rock towers opened this week, with 17 towers previously active and a Bull Creek blaze still burning in McDowell County. Other fires were reported across Sanger Fayette County Coon Branch Rock Castle Creek Wyoming Raleigh Clayton Summers. Four McDowell County forest fires destroyed over 21 acres Sunday.
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Conservation Commission
Beckley
Commission
Hanging Rock
Zacks Branch
Bull Creek
McDowell County
Sanger
Fayette County
Coon Branch
Rock Castle Creek
Wyomings County
Sand Lick
Harper
Raleigh County
Clayton
Summers County
Persons Killed In 2 Car Crash Near Lillington
In a high speed two car crash near Lillington North Carolina seven people were killed and seven others injured. Sgt Eugene Holder 24 of Fort Bragg and six Johnson car passengers died. The patrolman said Holder swerved into Johnsons path and tire marks showed high speed. The deceased include Talmadge E Jones 39 Norma Phillips 51 Johnny Johnson 4 Rene Poole Johnson 30 and Reta 7.
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N.C
R. B. Leonard
Eugene F. Holder
Ft. Bragg
William Carlie Johnson
Rt. 2
Holder
Johnson
Talmadge E. Jones
Norma Phillips
Johnny Johnson
Rene Poole Johnson
Reta
Gift Suggestion For Armed Forces Letters From Home
A public service notice highlights sending a three cent stamp with a letter to a service member. It encourages sharing news jokes and snapshots, noting letters from home lift spirits and reduce feeling left out. Published in cooperation with The Advertising Council.
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