Eisenhower says US may back regional peace plan
President Eisenhower in a Gettysburg Farm message to a Madison Square Garden rally said a peaceful Israeli Arab settlement is increasingly imperative. He offered no immediate guarantee but supported a US British French declaration and a potential future guarantee if Middle East issues are resolved. Officials say no security treaty with Israel is planned now, while Dulles reviews policy after Geneva.
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Herbert Hoover Jr
Denver
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Far East
United States
Middle East
Palestine
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Sident
Egypt
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Britain
France
Dulles
Geneva
1500 Bed Unit Would Serve 10 County Area
A survey by the American Psychiatric Association urged a 1,500 bed mental hospital at Beckley to serve a 10 county area with a population of 502,000. West Virginia's hospitals are understaffed with Weston and Huntington State Hospital highlighted for deficits. The plan envisions districting, a professional health department head, civil service for staff, and distribution to legislators and officials.
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Charleston
Beckley
American Psychiatric Assn
Association
Central Inspection Board
State Board of Control
West Virginia
Board of Control
Weston
Huntington State Hospital
State Cigarette Tax Law Violators Under Scrutiny
Charleston West Virginia State Tax Commissioner William R Laird III announced an intensified drive against cigarette tax violators after a meeting with trucking industry representatives Atlantic Greyhound Bus Lines and the State Federation of Labor The plan aims to detect contraband cigarette shipments crossing the border and to distribute memos explaining the tax law to member organizations Laird noted border state tax advantages drive evasion but did not reveal methods Supt R W Boyles attended the meeting discussing the enforcement push
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Charleston
William R. Laird III
West Virginia
Atlantic Greyhound Bus Lines
State Federation of Labor
Laird
R. W. Boyles
Kroger Opens Doorless Supermarket With Air Curtain
In Cincinnati Kroger opens a store using an air curtain instead of a front door. The moving air forms an invisible wall to keep heat in and insects out. It claims to be the first U S supermarket to use the Swiss developed unit. Folding doors are used at night.
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Cincinnati
Kroger Co
Kroger
United States
Switzerland
Geneva Conference Ends With Blame and Breakup
Secretary of State Dulles called the Geneva talks a failure as Soviet resistance to German reunification and free elections stalled progress. The Big Four approved issuing a brief communique and planned future discussions through diplomatic channels, with Eisenhower to evaluate results.
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Geneva
Dulles
Nikolai Bulganin
V. M. Molotov
Germany
Moscow
Europe
Eisenhower
United States
Molotov
East
Dr Pharr Quits Bible Class at Mount Hope High
Dr Pharr after 33 years as Mount Hope High School Bible instructor retires from a state approved course. The Rev W W Pharr pastor of Presbyterian Church since 1917 taught since 1922, sharing insights on Jesus and Bible relevance to youth. He recalls student term papers on Jesus of Nazareth and memorable conversations with learners.
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Mount Hope
Mount Hope High School
W. W. Pharr
Presbyterian Church
Pharr
Jesus of Nazareth
Old Stone Presbyterian Church
Lewisburg
Davidson College
Union Seminary
Richmond
Sorbonne
Paris
France
Geneva conference failure reshapes Cold War policy
A high level official says the Geneva failure brings the Cold War back and the administration will reexamine programs while keeping budget balance in view. Foreign aid may shift emphasis but large cuts are not now contemplated as defense outlays rise and taxes could still balance the budget.
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Middle East
John B. Hollister
International Cooperation Administration
Europe
Russia
Defense Department
Weather Cancels President's Meet
Poor flying weather canceled a conference today between President Eisenhower and Secretary of Commerce Weeks at Gettysburg. Fog and rain kept the Gettysburg airport quiet, so Eisenhower postponed visitors and delayed moving into his Post Office building office until tomorrow.
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Dulles Plans Far East Trip to SEATO Meeting
Secretary of State Dulles, returning from Geneva, is expected to arrange a Far East trip to attend a SEATO Ministerial Council meeting. The date could be in early 1956 with potential stops in Japan, South Korea, South Vietnam, or Formosa. The eight-nation pact includes the United States, Britain, France, Philippines, Pakistan, Thailand, Australia, and New Zealand.
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Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
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Thailand
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Britain
France
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Australia
New Zealand
Pittston Official Names Beckley as Headquarters Center
J P Routh announces two Lillybrook Coal Co leadership changes affecting operations. J M Miller becomes Lillybrook chairman, with headquarters moved to Beckley while Miller stays in Virginia Beach. R B Williamson is named Lillybrook president and will base offices in Beckley with ties to Pittston Co. Cleveland origin, West Virginia roots.
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Lillybrook Coal Co
J. P. Routh
Pittston Company
Lillybrook Co
J. M. Miller
R. B. Williamson
Miller
Pittston Co
Beckley
Virginia Beach
Norfolk
Williamson
Cleveland
Pittston Clinchfield Coal Sales Corporation
West Virginia
Bluefield
Armory Discussion Scheduled Saturday
The County Court will discuss building an armory in Raleigh County at its Saturday meeting. County clerk Harry E. Anderson said Major General Charles R. Fox the state adjutant is expected to attend the session.
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Raleigh County
Harry E. Anderson
Charles R. Fox
Moore sues Rave over libel article on Hilton Istanbul
Screen actress Terry Moore files a two million dollar libel suit in Santa Monica Calif against Rave magazine. The complaint accuses the October issue of publishing a malicious false degrading article about the actress and the opening of the Hilton Hotel in Istanbul Turkey.
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Rave Magazine
Terry Moore
Hilton Hotel
Istanbul
Turkey
Fifteen Divorces Granted in Raleigh County Court
Fifteen divorce decrees were finalized today in Raleigh County Circuit Court under Judge Norman Knanp. The proceedings list parties including Harriet Lunsford and Harriet Likens restoring a maiden name, with custody rulings in several cases. The record names multiple couples with custody decisions varying from one to two children, some noting convictions.
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Raleigh County
Norman Knanp
Harriet Lunsford
Charles B. Lunsford
Harriet Likens
Nile McMillian
Humphrey Monty MacMillian
Hazel Irene Farley
Samuel F. Farley
Sharon Gail Whitt Gearhart
Elmer Ray Gearhart
Regina Lee Baker
Woodrow Wilson Baker
Gladys Eva Jones
William Jarrell Jones
Ruth Ann McQuade
Bernard George McQuade
Inez Y. Freeman
WWHS Senior Jumps From School Window
A Woodrow Wilson High School senior leaped from a second floor window during first period after uttering a few words to classmates. He was reported emotionally upset and uninjured. Principal Peregoy said the fall from about 30 feet occurred as many classroom windows were open from warm weather. The student has recent school absences and was under doctor's care. his mother suffered a heart attack weeks ago. Authorities sought his father, Robert D. Smith, with no contact by noon.
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Woodrow Wilson High School
Robert Smith
Sunrise Ave
Portedly
W. H. Lilly
C. G. Peregoy
Robert
Two Suits Total $5,600 Filed in Raleigh Circuit Clerk
Two suits totaling $5,600 were filed with the Raleigh County Circuit Clerk. The $5,000 action is Mose T. Ramieh versus the Combined Insurance Company of America, Chicago, represented by Thornhill and Thornhill Sayre, Lynch, and Henderson. the other $600 suit is Myron Chambers against Mrs. Evelyn Lucas and John Lucas, represented by Sayre, Lynch, and Henderson.
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Raleigh County Circuit Clerk’s Office
Mose T. Ramieh
Combined Insurance Company of America
Chicago
Ramieh
Thornhill and Thornhill
Sayre, Lynch, and Henderson Law Firm
Myron Chambers
Evelyn Lucas
John Lucas
Children Cause Car Fire Blame Placed on Youths
Children playing with matches set fire to a 1946 model car owned by Elmo Pannell in a vacant lot near his home. Hunt er St. Beckley firemen estimated damage at $25 and could not identify the two children suspected to be involved.
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Elmo Pannell
Hunter St. Beckley
Pannell
Actress Won’t Prosecute After Hairbrush Incident
Hollywood actress Jil Jarmyn says she will not prosecute Susan Hayward after alleging Hayward struck her with a hair brush. Jarmyn cited no charges and declined further legal action.
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Jil Jarmyn
Susan Hayward
Miss Jarmyn
New $125 Million Electric Plant Planned on Ohio River
Canton Ohio Ohio Power Co announces a 125 million dollar million kilowatt electric generating plant to be built one mile north of Clarington in Monroe County on a 500 acre site, near the Ohio River. President Philip Sporn says construction may start in two to three years due to regional industrial expansion.
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Sporn
Canton
Ohio
Clarington
Monroe County
The
Ohio Power Co
Bridgeport-Wheeling
Ohio Power
Olin Mathieson Chemical Co
Olin
Five wives and twenty children plea in Utah
Carl E. Jentzsch, 34, a Farmington electrician, pleaded guilty to unlawful cohabitation for having five wives and at least 20 children. Dist. Judge Charles A. Cowley set sentencing for November 22 as Utah broadens a crackdown on plural marriage, with four men recently arrested.
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Farmington
Utah
Carl E. Jentzsch
Farmington Electrician
Dist
Charles A. Cowley
Jentzsch
Psychiatric Director To Speak in Beckley
Dr Thelma Owen psychiatric director of the Owen Clinic Huntington will lecture at 3 30 p m Thursday at the Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital to nurses and professional staff She will also show a film on the care of psychiatric patients in the VA hospital auditorium all registered nurses in the Beckley area are invited to attend.
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Thelma Owen
Owen
Movie Director Dies in Hollywood at 65
Lloyd Bacon a film director of The Singing Fool and The French Line died yesterday in Hollywood from a cerebral hemorrhage. He led major musicals and comedies through the 1930s and 1940s leaving a lasting imprint on screen productions.
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Hollywood
Lloyd Bacon
Icy blasts end mild spell with freezing air spread
A spell of mild mid November weather ended as arctic air surged south from the Rockies into the Southern Plains. Temperatures dropped to the 20s and lower in Kansas Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle while Montana and Idaho registered subzero readings. A storm center moved to the Great Lakes with secondary centers in Missouri and New Jersey. Rain and snow affected the region and Kansas City reported its first snowfall of the season. A fatal automobile accident occurred when a car skidded on ice, crashed through a railing, and fell onto railroad tracks, killing three and injuring one.
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Plains
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas Panhandle
Montana
Idaho
Malad City
Great Lakes
Missouri
New Jersey
New England
Missouri Valley
Ohio Valley
Mississippi River
Kansas City
West Virginia Weather Outlook and Temperatures
West Virginia forecasts warm and windy conditions with possible thunderstorms today. Tonight rain will transition to snow with lows of 22 to 30 in central and west portions and 30 to 35 in the extreme east. Thursday turns much colder with cloudy skies and mountain snow.
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Aehaaeeaatt
Diai
Sdevacs
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Willie Lee Jones Jr
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Gene Davis
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Charlie Moore
Rosalie Shrewsbury
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Helen Booth
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Robert Edward Parrish
Jeanette D. Burkes
Hollis Burkes
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