Private Club Refuses to Disclose Slot Machine Plans
Raleigh County police warn they will confiscate one-armed bandits as debate over private clubs reintroducing slot machines intensifies. Officials confirm machines appeared twice in 10 days. Elks Lodge chief bars discussion while Black Knight board cites legal and financial hurdles. Moose Lodge and Owl's Club deny current operation though mixed views exist among members.
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U S Offers Broader Help to Latin America
Secretary George M. Humphrey announced changes in U S policy at the Inter American Economic Conference calling for broader aid to Latin America. He cited President Eisenhower and urged hemispheric nations to join in a shared commitment to partnership and substantial foreign lending.
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Quitandintna
Brazil
Treasury
George M. Humphrey
U.S
Latin America
Eisenhower
Humphrey
Henry Holland
inter-American Affairs
United States
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Washington
Hemisphere
Fresh Blow or Retraction for McCarthy on NBC Talk
Washington reporters weighed Sen McCarthy's next move as he faced censure in the Senate while hospitalized for elbow surgery. He sought 15 minutes of NBC air time on Thanksgiving but was refused. Dirksen expressed no clear forecast on a quick return to the floor.
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Naval Hospital
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Sen. Dirksen
al Muto
Edward Bennett Williams
Muto
Lot
Associated Press
United Press and International
State Officials Discuss Problem at Charleston Conference
Gov. Marland met with Senate President Ralph Bean and House Speaker W. E. Flannery as West Virginia faces budget pressures. Budget Director Denzil L. Gainer and Princeton's Dr. John F. Sly consulted on the state and local finance plan. The 22 member commission proposes three options to raise revenues: higher property taxes, higher sales taxes, or personal and corporate income taxes.
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Marland
Senate
Ralph J. Bean
House
W. E. Flannery
Denzil L. Gainer
John F. Sly
Princeton University
Governor's Commission On
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WV Weather Update For West Virginia Region
Cloudy conditions with possible rain or light snow this afternoon east area. Tonight remains rainy not as cold with a low around 35 to 40. Wednesday stays mostly cloudy and windy with showers, colder at night. Extended outlook shows temperatures 3 to 6 degrees below normal through Sunday. Rain or snow expected Wednesday night and again Saturday totaling 0.1 to 0.3 inch. Normal temps cited for northern and southern West Virginia. Local station notes Beckley Oak Hill and regional river and reservoir observations with typical levels.
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West Virginia
Beckley
TODRY
Civireveteos
Oak Hill
Bellepoint
Greenbrier
Bluestone Reservoir
Jenner cites Americans aiding Chinese communists in Korea intrigue
Sen Jenner says Senate hearings show native born Americans fraternizing with the enemy while Chinese Communists targeted US soldiers in Korea. He accuses William H. Hinton and John W. Powell of propagandizing for conciliation with Red China and says Powell ran China Review as a Communist organ.
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Korea
Jenner
Ing
Internal Security
William H. Hinton
Putney
John W. Powell
San Francisco
Hinton
Powell
Communist Party
United States
China Review
Shanghai
John B. Powell
50 Millionth GM Car S built at Flint Plant
General Motors reached a milestone by assembling its 50 millionth automobile at the Flint Chevrolet plant. The gold plated model marked a nationwide celebration with open houses in 125 plants across 65 cities. GM President Harlow Curtice praised the achievement as a success for workers, shareholders, dealers, suppliers and all America.
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General Motors
Chevrolet Flint Assembly
United States
Flint
Harlow Curtice
Curtice
America
Bridge on Blue Jay Road Replaced After Collapse Rumor
The State Road Commission tore down an old wooden bridge on Blue Jay Road after it lagged under a heavy truck. Crews will replace it with a new wooden bridge. County SRC denied reports of a collapse and stated replacement is underway.
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State Road Commission
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The
19 Mines Tonnage Reported for Week
The Winding Gulf Operators Association reported 112 569 net tons produced by 19 reporting mines for the week ending Nov 20. The district total from Jan 1 to Nov 20 reached 4 526 559 net tons.
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Winding Gulf Operators Association
Reds condemn 22 American spies in high profile case
Peiping radio announced death or imprisonment for 22 alleged American spies including Col John Knox Arnold Jr and Maj William H Baumer. The defendants, 13 U S citizens, were said to run two espionage rings jeopardizing China’s security. Court details and location not disclosed.
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London
Red China
U. S. Air Force
Peiping Radio
China
John Knox Arnold Jr
Washington
North Korea
Arnold
Public Barred as Vishinsky's Body Lies in State
The body of Andrei Vishinsky is viewed in Moscow plans changed as public viewing at Park Avenue headquarters in New York is barred. Jacob Malik will head Soviet UN representation temporarily. Vishinsky, age 70, died of a heart attack while drafting a statement on Eisenhower’s atomic energy plan.
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Andrei Vishinsky
Moscow
Jacob Malik
Atlantic
Soviet Union
United Nations
Vishinsky
Park Avenue
U.N
Moscow Radio
Communist Party
M. O. Pervukhin
Andrei Gromyko
USN
Gromyko
London
Georgi Zarubin
Washington
Arkady Sobolev
Russia
Eisenhower
Beckley Brochure Distribution Starts
Beckley Area Chamber of Commerce begins distributing 10,000 brochures promoting Beckley and surrounding regions. Brochures will be placed in motels hotels service stations and sent to travel agencies and automobil club networks nationwide.
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Beckley
Beckley Area
Johnson
Charleston
Escapee Mills Sends Dear John Cards to Deputies
Deputy received postcards from two-time jail escapee Arthur Mills, who is linked to a Welch arrest by State Police. Sheriff John C. Ward dispatched two deputies after Mills was reported at Welch and noted Mills will attend the Raleigh County Jail Thanksgiving turkey meal.
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John C. Ward
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Welch
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Ward
Students Get 2 Day Thanksgiving Break
Raleigh County school children will enjoy a two day Thanksgiving holiday this week with schools closed on Thursday and Friday. Teachers will be paid for only one day, and the other day will be made up. The Board of Education office will be closed on Thursday only.
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Raleigh County
Board of Education
Explosion Mystery in Richwood Area Sees No Injuries
In Summersville West Virginia Sheriff L W Boley reported an explosion in Nicholas County near Richwood last night with no personal injury or property damage found by deputies and state police. A miner Charles Rowe’s home was damaged by rifle shots and thrown rocks about a mile west of Richwood. He said the act appeared to be intimidation by union men to deter workers. Some union miners returned to work at Donegan Coal and Coke Co in Richwood, as J J McQuade confirmed a sizable portion of the 250 daily workforce resumed duties. Rowe and family were not harmed. authorities call the disturbance a warning or scare.
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L. W. Boley
Nicholas County
Richwood
Boleyn
Charles Rowe
Boley
Donegan Coal and Coke Co
J. J. McQuade
Donegan
Rowe
State Court Reverses Pietranton Verdict for Second Time
The West Virginia Supreme Court reversed former Hancock County prosecutor Frank A. Pietranton’s conviction for larceny by embezzlement in obtaining $2,833 from client Eugene James Jacuone, sending the case back to circuit court for a new trial. The ruling held the state failed to prove the offense occurred in Brooke County and emphasized that endorsement of a check obtained fraudulently does not by itself constitute embezzlement. The long-running case has seen multiple reversals and trials over three years.
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Hancock County
Frank A. Pietranton
Chauncey Browning
Brooke County
Leslie KE
Circuit Court
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Trick
Eugene James Jacuone
Supreme Court
J. J. P. O'Brien
Pietranon
Iacuone
Tobacco executive accuses cancer group in New York luncheon
E A Carr president of Reynolds Tobacco Co accuses the American Cancer Society of trying to destroy the tobacco industry. Carr, head of Camel Winston and Cavalier maker, spoke at a luncheon. Wall Street Journal says the remark signals cigarette makers will oppose linking cigarettes to lung cancer.
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New York
Reynolds Tobacco Co
American Cancer Society
E. A. Carr
Cancer Society
Wall Street Journal
Traffic tag fix tied to IBM system in Huntington
Huntington traffic department partners with International Business Machines Corp to process carbon copies of tickets on a master file. Lt. Earl Duff says the IBM punch-card setup allows rapid selection of matching cards and that Huntington may be the only city of its size using such a system, though larger cities employ it.
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Huntington
International Business Machines Corp
IBM
Earl Duff
Duff
Ohio Vote Count Arranged Burke Posts 69000 For Recount
Ohio secretary of state says the nationwide recount of the U S Senate race between George H. Bender and Thomas A. Burke may begin soon. Burke posted about 69000 bond for the recount across 25 of Ohio 88 counties, with boards meeting to set start dates and ballots secured in Cincinnati’s Hamilton County vault.
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Ohio
Ted W. Brown
George H. Bender
Thomas A. Burke
Burke
Hamilton County
Cincinnati
Washington
Democratic
Stephen Mitchell
National Committee
Cleveland
Brown
Bender
Critic Publisher Held by Turks
Bedii Faik Akin co publisher of the Istanbul newspaper Dunya was arrested by Turkish authorities. The public prosecutor accuses him of violating a law banning attacks on a person honor or private life without consent. Dunya criticized Minister of State Mukerrem Sarol who denies the building materials license claim. About 20 opposition journalists have faced prosecutions under Turkey s strict press law.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Bedii Faik Akin
Dunya
Akin
Mukerrem Sarol
Sarol
Vishinsky Death Blows Diminished Soviet Propaganda
AP Foreign News Analyst William L. Ryan notes Vishinsky’s death weakens Soviet efforts to project peace and unity. The piece surveys possible successors in the Kremlin and U.N. delegation roles, highlighting Gromyko Zorin Malik Zarubin and others as likely contenders, while praising Vishinsky’s distinctive talents.
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Vishinsky
Moscow Foreign Office
Gromyko
Molotov
V. A. Zorin
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