Father and three children die in Farm House Fire
A father Edward Davis Sowers 39 and his three children Edward David 16 Arthur Leon 14 Jo Ann 9 perished when a two story wood and frame house on the Dr Harry Langdon farm near Myerstown burned. Mother Patricia Willis Sowers 5 and two sons Charles Alex 18 and Dale 7 survived with minor burns. Firefighters faced frozen hoses in 12 above conditions and hauled water two miles. The blaze started from a wood stove. the father re entered to save the others.
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Myerstown
Edward Davis Sowers
Edward David
Arthur Leon
Jo Ann
Burns
Patricia Willis Sowers
Charles Alex
Dale
Sowers
Harry Langdon
Ed Clark Furr
Charles Town
Farr
Charles
Survival odds from atomic blast cited by Hiroshima expert
TOKYO The director of the Atom Bomb Casualty Commission says statistically chances are quite good of surviving an atomic blast. Dr Robert Holmes notes changes in first generation survivors and very small probability of changes in later generations. He cites increased leukemia in Hiroshima and Nagasaki after 1945 raids with about 108 cases since the bombs. He also mentions cataracts but says no known blindness from them.
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Tokyo
Hiroshima
Robert Holmes
Nagasaki
Holmes
Foreign Correspondents Club
Japan
Actress Nanette Fabray Injured On Caesar's Hour
New York actress Nanette Fabray was knocked unconscious when a 75 pound scenery weight fell backstage at a television taping. She was revived in an ambulance and taken to Doctors Hospital for observation. preliminary X rays showed no fracture or concussion. Fabray, 33, was resting after the incident as NBC said she was in good condition. The accident occurred off stage after leaving the Century Theater as two scenery pieces became entangled and a pipe slipped free, striking her temple. Caesar explained her absence to the cast.
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New York
Nanette Fabray
Doctors Hospital
Miss Fabray
NBC
Sid Caesar
Century Theater
Miss Fabrary
Caesar
Jailed in Lieu of Bond For Two Arrests
Elmer Sawyers and Glen Morgan were remanded to Raleigh County Jail in lieu of a $500 peace bond after arraignment on an assault and battery warrant before Magistrate J. E. Mays. Sawyers failed to post the bond and was arrested by State Police at 1:35 p.m. Monday, facing a $5 fine plus costs on the charge.
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Elmer Sawyers
Glen Morgan
Raleigh
Sawyers
J. E. Mays
Pray for Peace Advice From Truman at Beverly Hills Dinner
Former President Harry S. Truman urged Americans to pray for world peace in the atomic age. He warned that atomic warfare could end civilization and cautioned against public hysteria while addressing 740 attendees who paid $100 each to support the Truman library fund in Independence, Missouri.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Harry S. Truman
Truman
Independence
Cold spell grips West Virginia for days to come
The Weather Bureau warned of extreme cold across the state with temperatures near record lows for late November. By Flat Top, readings dropped sharply as the cold wave intensified over the weekend, with only slight moderation expected this week.
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Associated Press
Weather Bureau
West Virginia
West Virginia faces cold spell with snow flurries
Weather forecast reports a cold wave across West Virginia with cloudy skies and snow flurries through Wednesday and again Sunday. Temperatures will average 6 to 8 degrees below normal, with highs in the 20s and lows near single digits, and precipitation around a quarter inch expected mainly on Saturday.
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W.va
West Virginia
Beckley
Elkins
Morgantown
Wheeling
Parkersburg
Charleston
Martinsburg
Huntington
Weather Bureau
Leroy Stone
Huntington Weather Bureau
The
Bureau
Logan Lawyer Challenges Fox on Hatch Case in Federal Court
Logan attorney Paul Chambers accuses Attorney General John G. Fox of bias over a Civil Service Commission order to fire three state workers for Hatch Act violations. Gov. Marland said the employees stay in their jobs pending appeals, following Fox and Cabell S. Davis's recommendation. Chambers warned Fox may pursue federal court reversal, noting the district judge in Charleston and the historical context of Eisenhower era politics. The officials are Isaac McNeel, Richard Jackson, and Paul Spurgeon, cited for Democratic contributions years earlier.
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Atty
John G. Fox
U. S. Civil Service Commission
Gov
Marland
Fox
Cabell S. Davis
Employment Security Department
Civil Service Order
Paul Chambers
U. S. District Court
Civil Service Commission
Chambers
Citizens - For - Eisenhower
John Fox
Ben Moore
Charleston
Roosevelt
Isaac McNeel
Richard Jackson
Paul Spurgeon
Prosecute Those Misusing Funds Urges John L Lewis
Washington John L Lewis head of the United Mine Workers urged tougher prosecutions of welfare fund abuses and sought a congressional resolution to press the attorney general to act. In his first public appearance after a mild heart attack he urged union leaders to accept responsibility and reform their own practices. He criticized a holier-than-thou stance and called for accountability within organized labor.
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United Mine Workers
Lewis
Organized Labor
United Mine Workers Union
Soviet Renews Offer to Quit A Bomb Tests
Moscow radio quoted the Soviet Union renewing its offer to end nuclear weapon tests if the United States and Britain also quit testing. The broadcast followed the Kremlin declaring a hydrogen bomb test. The U S S R called for a total ban and phased disarmament with all nuclear powers suspending tests.
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London
Russia
United States
Britain
Moscow
Kremlin
Soviet Union
U.S.A
U.S.S.R
United Nations
Blizzard Leaves Buffalo Helpless
Blizzard paralyzed Buffalo New York as lake effect winds trapped workers and stranded buses. City roads blocked and food ran low while passengers found shelter in Bethlehem steel Lackawanna plant and hot dog stands. Schools closed across the region.
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Buffalo
Great Lakes
Buffalo Transit Co
Hamburg
Bethlehem Steel
Lackawanna
Lake Shore
Watershed Aid Sought At State Conference
An all day conference on river watershed and natural resource appraisals called for more state and local aid. Sponsored by the Upper Monongahela Valley Association and legislative committees, the event opened with Senate Minority Leader Dayton R. Stemple presiding. Speakers urged broader education and a new local governing unit for watershed projects. A Parkersburg meeting was scheduled with the Little Kanawha Regional Council co sponsoring.
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Fairmont
Upper
Monongahela Valley
West Virginia
Parkersburg
Little Kanawha Regional Council
White House Education Parley Faces Race Segregation Issue
At the White House education conference a Negro delegate questioned whether federal travel funds were paid to delegates who do not support the Constitution, naming South Carolina Georgia Mississippi and Louisiana. Eisenhower framed federal aid with caution while Nixon warned against overreach. The meeting outlined round table discussions and a final report to be drafted by two chairmen.
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Washington
White House
Clarence Mitchell
The
National Assn
For the Advancement of Colored People
South Carolina
Georgia
Mississippi
Louisiana
Nixon
Eisenhower
Neil McElroy
Procter & Gamble Co
United States
Dulles Urges Bipartisan Approach to Foreign Policy
Secretary of State Dulles urged Republicans and Democrats to avoid partisan foreign policy quarrels that could endanger the nation. He said he would not make Republican campaign speeches in 1956, and emphasized bipartisan unity as essential to effective policy.
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Washington
Dulles
Paign
Adlai Stevenson
Averell Harriman
New York
Sen
Wiley
R-Wis
Trail Files As Candidate For Raleigh County Board
James H. Trail of Daniels became the fourth person to file for election to the Raleigh County Board of Education. Trail was appointed after Harold Lambert resigned and has background as a payroll clerk postmaster school teacher and sheep farmer. Others filing include Robert E. Dwight Sullivan W. D. Nace Tams and W. H. File Beckley.
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James H. Trail
Daniels
Raleigh County Board of Education
Trail
Harold Lambert
Robert E. Dwight
Sullivan
W. D. Nace
Tams
W. H. File
Beckley
Indictments Sought for 5 Girls in Akron Escape Death Case
Five teenage girls who fled Sum mit County Detention with an elderly woman’s death behind them were in custody as prosecutors prepared to seek murder indictments. Zelda De Cost 16 and Cain 15 surrendered after the escape. Beichler 17 and Shingler 15 plus Nicholson 15 were captured. The victim, Eula Bonham 59, died by strangulation after restraint and a soaked cloth gag. If indicted and convicted, death could be the penalty unless mercy is recommended, then life with parole after 20 years.
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Akron
Ohio
Summit County
Zelda de Cost
Margaret Nicholson
Miri Cain
Ruth Beichler
Shirley Shingler
Tally of Deer Kill Planned Wednesday
Raleigh County deer kill will be tallied Wednesday after seven deer were killed Monday the season opener. Bucks only hunt through Saturday. cold weather and posted land blamed for light counts. Deaths include Phillip D Wamsley 17 Mill Creek from natural causes and Army Lt Col William Sellers 42 Lebanon Pa in a hunting area.
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Raleigh
Tucker County
Davis Station
Thomas Station
Davis
Thomas
Phillip Devane Wamsley
Mill Creek
Randolph County
Romney
William Sellers
Labanon
Annual Yule Party For Crippled Tots
The Forty and Eight American Legion Raleigh County Post No. 32 sets December 17 for its annual Christmas party for crippled children. The event starts at 2 p.m. in the Memorial Building.
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American Legion
Raleigh County
Court Recesses Until Wednesday in Raleigh County Circuit Court
Raleigh County Circuit Court recessed until Wednesday morning with today’s docket continued. Cross suits between June Gillespie and George W. Brammer, and Brammer vs G W Gillespie, were pushed to next term. Also continued was Elizabeth Lampkin vs Raleigh Baking Co by agreement. Fred Elmore infant vs Okey Ray Stover set to be heard when court reconvenes.
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Raleigh County
June Gillespie
George W. Brammer
G. W. Gillespie
Elizabeth Lampkin
Raleigh Baking Co
Fred Elmore
Okey Ray Stover
Ex Prime Minister Will be 81 Tomorrow
Sir Winston Churchill turns 81 on his birthday as he steps back from active politics. He has spent seven months since resigning as prime minister mostly out of the spotlight, writing and painting at his Kent country home while pursuing racehorses and a stud farm, and indulging in quiet country life with his poodle Rufus.
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London
Winston Churchill
Churchill
House of Commons
French Riviera
Kent
Rufus
New Drug Aims to Spare Senile Patients from Institutions
Two Michigan scientists reported at the American Medical Association meeting that a drug combo of reserpine and methyl-phenidylacetate can restore behavior in senile patients, enabling at home treatment by family doctors. In 215 female patients, many showed marked cooperation and renewed life outlooks, with visible boosts in activities like beauty shop work and dental appointments.
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Boston
American Medical Assn
Michigan
John T. Ferguson
William H. Funderburk
Traverse City State Hospital
Faure's Future At Stake In Early Elections Vote
Paris anxiously watches as Premier Edgar Faure faces a confidence vote on early elections after nine months of maneuvering. The National Assembly anticipated his defeat, triggering a cabinet crisis likely to last weeks. A temporary government would guide a spring election, balancing Faure's December aim with June expectations. The ballot was set to decide the assembly's work schedule this week.
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Paris
Edgar Faure
National Assembly
Faure
Assembly
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