National coal official urges national fuel policy in Pittsburgh
L C Campbell president of the National Coal Association urged a national fuel policy to correct misapplied oil and natural gas use. Speaking at the association's 37th convention in Pittsburgh he warned imported residual fuel oil displaces coal and risks wartime fuel dependence. He noted coal's central role in victory and stressed efficiency gains in coal production and growing use in electric utilities.
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Pittsburgh
L. C. Campbell
National Coal Association
Campbell
Association
Eastern Gas
Atomic Electric Power
McCarthy Censure Flap Stalls Compromise Effort
Washington Senator Monroney says new move to charge McCarthy with contempt torpedoes a compromise on the censure resolution. Watkins warns McCarthy has been contemptuous, urging a new censure count, with Bennett set to offer one. Other Senators express mixed views as debate reshapes prospects for a deal.
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Washington
Sen
Monroney
D-Okla
McCarthy
Senate
Watkins
Utah
Bennett
Sen. Dirksen
R-I
Sen. Bridges
R-Nh
Eisenhower urges bipartisan approach to security policy
President Eisenhower told Democratic and Republican leaders that a continuing bipartisan approach to foreign affairs and national security is essential. White House secretary Hagerty described the meeting with incoming 84th Congress leaders as focused on unity, but no discussion of Knowland’s review proposal occurred.
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Washington
Eisenhower
James C. Hagerty
White House
Hagerty
Sen. Knowland
California
Senate
Rep. Rayburn
D-Tex
Knowland
Rayburn
West Virginia Weather Report and Temperatures
The bulletin notes cloudy conditions with mist in eastern regions and low temperatures around 44 to 48 tonight. Thursday is expected to be mostly cloudy and mild with scattered showers. Beckley reports a high of 56 and a low near 5 am today around 7 am, Oak Hill recorded 60 yesterday with a 44 low, and river stages at Greenbrier and New Rivers are normal with Bluestone Reservoir at normal and clear.
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Beckley High
Oak Hill High
Gogay
Bellepoint
Greenbrier
Bluestone Reservoir
No Clues From Inquiry Into West Virginia Mine Blast
A preliminary inquiry into the Jamiston Coal Co. No 9 mine explosion near Farmington West Virginia failed to reveal a cause. State Mines Chief Frank B King led 19 witnesses including two survivors and gas testers in the Jamiston store as the inquiry concluded.
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Farmington
W. Va
State Mines
Frank B. King
Jamiston Coal Co
Bank of St. Albans Building Corp Chartered
Charleston notes the state issued a charter to Bank of St. Albans Building Corp a Kanawha County firm capitalized at 50 000 by W H Zerkle C Judson Pearson and Joseph C Stutler all of St Albans.
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Charleston
Bank of St. Albans Building Corp
Kanawha County
W. H. Zerkle
C. Judson Pearson
Joseph C.stutler
St. Albans
Cardinal Refuses To Enter Battles Over McCarthy
Cardinal Spellman says it is none of his business that Msgr Edward Martin claims a five million dollar anti McCarthy fund exists. He spoke in Washington after meeting Catholic bishops and a call on President Eisenhower. He says people are free Americans and knows nothing of the fund.
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Washington
Francis Cardinal
Spellman
Msgr
Edward Martin
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Senate
New York
Eisenhower
al Smith
Martin
Cardinal
24 Hour Accident Free Day Set for West Virginia
Gov Marland proclaims Safety Day for December 15 urging full personal responsibility to prevent crashes. State Police report 1953 traffic deaths 446 in 378 fatal crashes and 22 167 accidents, with highway property damage totaling 50 million dollars. Marland names R W Boyles director. Eisenhower backs safety drive nationwide.
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Marland
West
Motor Vehicles Department
West Virginia
Boyles
Eisenhower
Ex-W. Virginian Slain in Orlando Murder Case
Funeral arrangements prepared for Leona Blankenship Dyken 31 daughter of a former Huntington minister. She was shot and killed in Orlando Monday. Sheriff Dave Starr said her husband Andrew 42 admitted shooting her after she left him for another man.
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Barboursville
W. Va
Leona Blankenship Dyken
Huntington
Orlando
Fila
Dave Starr
Appropriate Defense Actions Threatened
The United States urged the Soviet Union to prevent further air incidents after a Nov. 7 RB29 photo bomber was shot down by Soviet MIGS near Japan. Ten rescued, one drowned. The note warned that without steps to stop such actions, the U S would take its own measures to protect planes on legitimate missions.
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Moscow
United States
Soviet Union
Japan
U.S
Accused Officer Defends Training Tactics at Court Martial
2nd Lt. Charles C. Anderson, a Korean War veteran, defends his drill sergeant methods as focused on combat readiness at a court martial in Augusta. Prosecution witnesses recount harsh measures including pushups and improvised punishments, while some trainees say the tactics improved discipline.
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Augusta
Charles C. Anderson
Moses Walker
Anderson
Walker
27Th Wolfhound Regiment
25Th Infantry
Korea
Ft. Benning
Camp Gordon
1St Infantry Training Regiment
Blood on Wrist Watch Evidence in Sheppard Case
Coroner S R Gerber testified the bloodied wrist watch worn by Marilyn Sheppard was ripped off after blood dried. He said the bracelet stayed in place as blood was wet and remained there until dry, countering the defense claim of a prowler. The watch was found near where Samuel H Sheppard sat shirtless the morning of the murder.
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Cleveland
Marilyn Sheppard
S. R. Gerber
Gerber
Samuel H. Sheppard
Sheppard
Coal Tonnage Rises in Winding Gulf District Weekly
The Winding Gulf Operators Association reports production up 15 402 net tons in 19 reporting mines for the week ended Nov 13 from Nov 6. Total for Nov 13 period is 118 406 net tons, bringing year to date to 4 413 990 net tons. Pocahontas field total reaches 19 084 602 net tons for Jan 1 to Nov 6.
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Winding Gulf
Winding Gulf Operators Association
Pocahontas
Pact Signed After U S Roks Settle Old Differences
South Korea and the United States settled long running disputes and launched a 700 million dollar aid program. U S Ambassador Ellis Briggs and Prime Minister Pyun Yung Tai signed the pact ending months of wrangling. The accord covers political economic and military areas with a 250 million dollar economic aid and 450 million dollar military package for the next fiscal year. South Korea agrees to private ownership of industrial projects and new currency procedures while seeking non Communist sources for supplies. This likely ends Korea’s opposition to buying from Japan.
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Seoul
South Korea
United States
U. S
Ellis O. Briggs
Pyun Yung Tai
America
Japan
Korea
Fires Ravage 60 Acres of District 4 Forest Land
A spokesman from the Beckley office of the Conservation Commission reports about 60 acres of district four forest land burned. Fires on Tuesday were extinguished with McDowell County hardest hit, totaling about 57 acres. Twin Branch fire destroyed 15 acres and Zacks Branch 14 acres. Another McDowell County fire Monday consumed six more acres.
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District 4
Conservation Commission
Beckley
McDowell County
Twin Branch
Zacks Branch
Boudreau Named Field Manager for Kansas City Athletics
Lou Boudreau, recently ousted manager of the Boston Red Sox, was named field manager of the new Kansas City Athletics. Arnold Johnson, a Chicago millionaire who bought the Athletics last week, and Parke Carroll, business manager and vice president, announced the move from Philadelphia.
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Kansas City
Lou Boudreau
Boston Red Sox
Kansas City Athletics
Arnold Johnson
Chicago
Athletics
Philadelphia
Parke Carroll
Raleigh jury weighs damage suit in Rowles v Cook
A Raleigh County Circuit Court jury weighs a $30,000 damage claim by Guy Rowles Beckley 62 arising from injuries after being struck by Ira Cook's car on the West Virginia Turnpike in August 1953. Rowles, a flagman, says he cannot work standing. The case is one of two trials underway, plus another suit about a power pole damage from a truck owned by Lewis Transfer in Peterstown on June 9, 1953.
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Raleigh County
Guy
Rowles
Sophia
Ira Cook
J. H. Cook
Beckley
Air Force
Appalachian Electric Power Co
Joe E. Lewis Jr
Lewis Transfer
Lewis
Peterstown
Stock market surges in early New York trading
New York stocks opened with broad gains as Pacific Western rose 2 points on 9,000 shares and major names advanced. Bethlehem Steel slipped 1 point on 2,500 shares while U S Steel gained ½ point on 4,000 shares and New York Central rose ½ point on 3,500 shares. Boeing climbed 1 point on 5,000 shares and General Electric rose ½ point on 5,000 shares； Pan American World Airways gained ½ point on 6,500 shares and Radio Corp rose ½ point on 4,500 shares. Greyhound and ITT both up ½ point on active volumes with Rexall Drug and J P Stevens also higher.
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Pacific Western
Bethlehem Steel
U. S. Steel
New York Central
Boeing
General Electric
Pan American World Airways
Radio Corp
Greyhound Cor
International Telephone
al Telephone
Rexall Drug
J. P. Stevens
Montgomery Ward to close 14 stores nationwide
Montgomery Ward & Co. plans to close 14 retail stores across the nation effective Christmas Eve. An official would not name all locations but confirmed Tucson Arizona Portland Maine and Battle Creek Michigan among the stores slated to close. No further comment was available.
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Chicago
Montgomery Ward & Co
Sewell L. Avery
Tucson
Ariz
Portland
Maine
Battle Creek
Mich
Council of Churches Opens 75th West Virginia Meeting
More than 600 representatives from most Protestant denominations gathered in Charleston for the 75th annual West Virginia Council of Churches convention sponsored by the Charleston Ministerial Association. Speakers include Dr Perry E Gresham and Reverend Samuel A Snyder with plans for panel discussions and the installation of Jarrett Chandler as executive secretary.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Perry E. Gresham
Bethany College
Samuel A. Snyder
Westminster
Snyder
Weather Marr
Salem College
Methodist Episcopal
A. J. Allen
Cleveland
James T. Browning
Johnson Memorial Methodist Church
Huntington
Joe B. Overmyer
Presbyterian Church
World Council of Churches
Jarrett T. Chandler
State Group
Baltimore Fire Destroys South Baltimore Block
A seven alarm blaze last night wiped out a lumberyard and adjoining buildings in South Baltimore. The fire destroyed 61 of the city’s 110 first line pieces and damaged many structures including a lumberyard two trucking firms a garage a tool company and apartment houses. At least 150 residents were displaced by the flames.
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Baltimore
Girl is rescued after alleged kidnapping near Rupert
A 16 year old girl was found on a farm road near Rupert Idaho hours after being held against her will and mistreated by Quincy Brown 39 of Nyssa Oregon. The girl Janice Laney reported sexual mistreatment and that Brown forced her to perform an act at knife point on him. A four state alert was issued for Brown, an itinerant laborer. The girl hid under the car during the abduction and walked to Rupert after escaping.
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Rupert
Idaho
Here
Minidoka County
Floyd Stewart
Stewart
Rupert General Hospital
Quincy Brown
Nyssa
Ore
Janice Laney
Brown
Mass for Barrymore Held Tomorrow in Hollywood
Lionel Barrymore will be laid to rest in a crypt beside his wife and brother John after Roman Catholic funeral services tomorrow. A requiem mass is set for 10 a.m. in the chapel at Calvary Cemetery. The 76 year old actor died Monday of heart congestion. He had bought the crypt 18 years ago after the death of his second wife, actress Irene Fenwick.
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Royal Family
Ethel Barrymore
Lionel
Hollywood
Ethel
Dickens
John
Maurice
George Drew Barrymore
Barrymore
Lionel Barrymore
Calvary Cemetery
Irene Fenwick
Polio and Measles Decline in West Virginia
Charleston health officials report a drop in polio cases to four in the week ending November 13, totaling 378 for the year, versus 494 at the same point in 1953. Measles fell from 112 to 41, measles cases down while mumps decreased and whooping cough rose from 19 to 357.
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Charleston
West Virginia
State Health Dept
Wreck Driver Charged In Beckley Police Court
Frank Marshall 21 of 318 Gregory St was ordered to appear in Beckley Police Court that night on a charge of driving without an operator's license after a morning car crash on S Fayette St. The other driver was Mrs Mary Bibby of Moo! St. Damages were about 550 dollars.
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Frank Marshall
Gregory St
Beckley
Mary Bibby
S. Fayette St
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