Foreign Aid Set At 4 Billion In Next Budget
The Eisenhower administration aims to request slightly more than four billion dollars for foreign aid for the next fiscal year starting July 1. The plan seeks to keep spending near current levels, totaling about 4.2 billion annually with 2.7 billion for military aid, while Middle East aid remains unsettled amid tension and proposed projects may be shifted or later legislated.
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Eisenhower
Congress
United States
State and Defense Departments
International Cooperation Administration
Budget Bureau
White House
Middle East
Egypt
Israel
Jordan
Syria
Jordan River
Senate
House
Ben
Jantin Fairless
U. S. Steel
Fairless
Annexation and consolidation debated at council meeting
Jaycees spokesman John Ashworth and Emile Beckley led about 20 members in a heated discussion on annexing Mabscatt and surrounding areas to the city. Two annexation motions died for lack of a second as the council and Jaycees argued over timing and finances. the issue was tabled to the next meeting.
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Mabscatt
Jaycees
John Ashworth
Emile
Hodel
Beckley
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Jcil
Jaycee
Ter
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Ashworth
Mabscott
Auto Industry Seeks Relief in Excise Tax
Washington sources report the Automobile Manufacturers Association pressing Congress to reduce excise taxes on autos to prewar levels. Studebaker-Packard spokesman Robert E. Bryar cites a $500 tax on a $2,000 car and argues auto products have received no relief since Korea era, urging lower rates on manufacturers’ price rather than retail.
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Automo
Congress
Robert E. Bryar
Studebaker- Packard Corp
Automobile Manufacturers Assn
Houst Ways and Means
Bryat
West Virginia Weather Brings Colder Winds and Snow Flurries
A rugged forecast shows colder conditions for West Virginia through Monday with daytime highs in the 30s and lows in the upper 20s. Snow flurries expected Thursday and Saturday with light accumulations, while extended outlook predicts temperatures about 9 degrees below normal and no warm days ahead.
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West Virginia
Buckley
Ant Tam
Sccreeareres
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Ceee
Tam
Bellepainly
Greendrier
Bluestown
Beckley Skylines and annexation debate at council
The Beckley weather page notes set and rise times for the sun moon and planets while city leaders debate annexation funding and boundary corrections. Mayor Minter warns against spending without funds as Jaycees offer survey and election help, council tables decision to next meeting.
Damage Suit Filed Over Highway Crash Near Midway
A $1,300 damage suit was filed today in the Raleigh County Circuit Clerk's office. Plaintiff George L. Lawson sues Helen Mae Jackson for personal injuries and property damages from a July 20 highway accident on Route 16 near Midway.
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Raleigh County
Route 16
Midway
George &. Lawson
Helen Mae Jackson
New York Pitcher Wins First Cy Young Memorial Award
New York teams headline as a Brooklyn pitcher becomes the first Cy Young Memorial Award winner after BBWAA voting. In Bloomington Indiana Bernie Crimmins resigns as Indiana University head football coach effective January 1.
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New Combe
Brooklyn
Baseball Writers’ Association of America
Bloomington
Ind
Bernie Crimamins
Indiana University
Anti American Sentiment Grows in Britain Over Suez Crisis
In Britain a surge of anti American feeling follows the Suez episode as Conservatives and opposition debate the U.N. and the future of the Atlantic alliance. Eden's government faces pressure from party MPs and labor voices urging varied responses while France and Britain reassess Middle East policy and the role of the United States.
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Washington
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U.S.A
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Omma
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Selwyn Lloyd
Liberal Party
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Hungary
London Daily Mail
Europe Union
Atlantic
White House
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Wwe
al- Augusta
Pineau
Council of Melitary
United Kingdom
Republic of France
Ottawa
Lester Pearson
Europe
Panama Canal
Flannery Seeks 5th Term as Speaker in Charleston
In Charleston W V Flannery the longtime House speaker seeks a fifth consecutive term as leader with key allies and potential rivals across the Senate. Sen. Ralph Davis and Sen. Jack Nuckals are mentioned as contenders or possible opponents as the 1945 session approaches. The House and Senate plan caucuses before Jan 9 with committee appointments to follow. Underwood becomes governor Jan 14 and several leadership posts are expected to shift.
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Del
W. E
Flannery
D-Logan
Hinks
House
House of Delegates
Ralph T
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D-Hardy) Is Seeking Re Tner Davis II (D-Kanawha
Senate
Jack A. Nucholl
Davis
Gins
Issu
Len
John £. Amos
Dkanawha
Martin ¢. Bowles
D-Kanawha
Cecil H. Underwood
Clarence
Martin
Berkeley
Bean
Amos
Lo Bowles
Paul H. Kidd
Gilmer
William A. Moreland
Monongalia
J. Howard Myers
C. A. Ipo
Gouge
Clear Fork Valley Plans First Local Landfill Project
Raleigh County residents cooperate on the first local landfill plan in Ameagle area. A county sanitarian said the program, organized by citizens and led by W B Hume and a committee, will begin the first week in December with weekly home pickup and store rates set by need. The program aims to curb roadside and property garbage and prevent stream pollution, with volunteers urged to join through Bill Kinder across the bridge opposite Robert Fraley Store.
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Clear Fork
Hume
Con
Raleigh Eagle Coal Co
Hastin
Fulton Hollow
Bill Kinder
Dorothy
Linia
Ameagle
Colcord
Ex County Man Faces Charge in Virginia
L Taylor of Clifton Forge Virginia formerly of Affinity signed a waiver of extradition to return to Virginia authorities. He was arrested by State Police on a drunken driving charge and is wanted in Virginia for interstate transportation of a stolen tractor trailer. The driving while drunk charge will be dropped. He appeared before Judge Harry L McCreery and is held in the County Jail awaiting transfer.
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Servin L. Taylor
Clifton Forge
Affinity
Virginia
Taylor
Raleigh County
Harry L. McCreery
Raleigh County Rescue Squad Truck Repairs Ordered
City Council Tuesday night ordered repairs to the Raleigh County Rescue Squad truck involved in a wreck last week. The council also directed steps to recover damages from the responsible party. Frank Duff presented a signed statement by driver MacArthur Duff accepting responsibility and promising payment if possible. Fire Chief Bernard Martin reported the driver had no insurance or employment and possibly owes several accounts. Repair cost estimated at 31 percent.
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Raleigh County Rescue Squad
Otis Lyons
Frank
Duff
MacArthur
Council
Bernard Martin
Eccles Youth Faces Arraignment Saturday
An 11 year old Eccles youth arrested November 19 on free charges is set for arraignment Saturday in Raleigh County Juvenile Court. He faces driving without a license, hit and run, and delinquency. released today to his parents. State Police say he allegedly took his mother’s car and struck Peggy Webb, 21, who was not seriously hurt.
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Eccles
Raleigh County
Raleigh
Peggy Webb
Fee Miss Webb
Driver Pays Fine in Vernon Arraignment
Henry Mitchell and S. Fayette Sr. today paid a $10 fine plus costs after arraignment on a charge of failing to keep his vehicle under control. Magistrate J. P. Meadows presided. Mitchell was arrested by State Police on November 3.
New Troopers Planned to Boost State Police Strength
Charleston reports about 10 new troopers will be enlisted to fill vacancies from 37 prospective recruits who will undergo mental and physical exams at the State Police Academy near Dunbar. Current force sits at 256 with funds to reach about 264. superintendent seeks funding to add 50 more troopers next fiscal year.
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State Police Academy
Dunbar
R. W. Boyles
Boyles
Blast Kills 2 At Michigan City Railroad Crossing
State police report two trainmen and a truck driver died in an explosion at a railroad crossing in Michigan City. The blast occurred in a diesel locomotive of a freight train derailed after a gasoline rack collided with it yesterday afternoon.
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Michigan City
India
Crisis Deepens as Syria Iraq Clash Draws Western, Soviet Interest
Syria’s pro-Soviet army clique led by Col. Aboul Hamid Saraj faces Iraqi accusations of subversion while Jordan moves to cut ties with Britain and seek closer Soviet relations. Baghdad and Damascus trade charges amid fears Moscow may extend influence into Jordan, Qatar, and the Gulf region as tensions rise.
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Jordan
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Faisal
Nuri Said
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Turkey
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Seirat
Yael
Soviet Union
Ria
United States
Communist Party
Pravda
Suleiman Nabulsi
Nabulsi
Moscow
Red Sea
Gulf of Aqaba
Hussein
Malenkov Sets Hungary's Plan
Soviet Premier Malenkov advised Hungary's leadership amid a shift from conciliatory to stringent measures. He met with Bela Kovacs, Smallholders secretary general, as Kadar seeks to balance a 100 percent Communist cabinet with nonpartisan inclusions. Details of their three hour talks remain undisclosed.
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Georgi Malenkov
Mg Hungarian
Oday
Budapest
Kadar
Janos Rover
Confernol
Malenkov
Soviet Council of
Greater Budapest
Kadae
Bela Kovacs
Smallholders Party
Kovacs
Imre Nagy
Korvacs
Egyptians Charged With Holding Jews
PORT SAID Egypt IB A British police say in the night of Nov 1 Egyptian secret police seized a Jew’s family and held one member of each Jewish family in Port Said. Reports say raids in other cities followed as Britain and France protested.
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Egypt
Canal Zone
Coe
Red Cross
Harry Coe
Science
Foreign Office
Switzerland
Nasser
Reds Publish Letters on Troops in Hungary
Moscow papers feature a letter exchange with the Austrian Trade Union Federation urging Soviet troops be kept out of Hungary and to end bloodshed. The Soviet Central Council of Trade Unions replies denying any defense of a nine case and cites the army’s role in liberating Hungary from Fascist rule.
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Hungary
Trade Union Federation
Soviet Central Council of Trade Unions
Austria
Soviet Union
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