Hungary Says Soviet Troops Will Stay In Hungary
Hungary's Janos Kadar opened the Communist party Congress stating Soviet troops will remain in the country as long as the international situation requires. Khrushchev attended and was seen as an interested listener amid Western speculation about a possible partial withdrawal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budapest
Hungary
Janos Kadar
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Kadar
Ferenc Muennich
Endre Sik
Buda
Short Saves Family in Fort Worth Fire
Firemen credited a short circuit with saving the William Schwarting family after flames erupted from the bedroom ceiling early Sunday. Schwarting woke to a ringing door bell, woke his family, and they escaped as firefighters said the door bell likely short circuited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth, Tex
William Schwarting
Schwarting
Leaders Of Congress Back Eisenhower Tour In Unified Pledge
Congressional leaders from both parties voiced unanimous support for President Eisenhower’s upcoming world tour. They described the trip as important to promote free world objectives, outline U.S. aims, and pursue diplomacy with nations including India and Pakistan.</s>
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leaders of
Congress
Washington
Eisenhower
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Eisnhower
Fulbright
India
Pakistan
HOUSE
Sam Rayburn
D-Tex
Businss
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Johnson
United States
Everett M. Dirksen
Ilinois
Thomas E. Morgan
House Foreign Affairs Committee
John W. McCormack
Massachusetts
Richard M. Nixon
Alexander Wiley
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Robert B. Chiperfield
House Foreign Affairs Group
Christian A. Herter
Robert D. Murphy
White House
John Sparkman
Dala
Winter Eases Grip On Roads Amid Snow
Old Man Winter loosened his hold as ice and snow melted on main roads by noon. State Police logged only one minor accident with about 15 dollars damage. A seven inch snow blanket on Flat Top created a winter scene and Bald Knob Ski Slopes prepared for later skiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winter
Beckley
Register
Bald Knob
State's First Real Snow To End Today
A winter weather advisory ends as the state's first real snowfall of the season tapers off later today. Snow began overnight, affecting travel conditions in northern and central regions. Meteorologists expect clearing skies and temperatures falling into the evening.
West Virginia Weather Turns Warmer After Snow Storm
The state faced a multi day storm with four inch snow accumulations and dangerous roads. Temperatures were expected to rise to the 25 to 40 degree range with diminishing snow flurries. Turbulent driving eased as the forecast called for fair, warmer Tuesday and a return to normal levels by week’s end. River gauges showed Greenbrier and Bluestone conditions normal and clear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
U. S. Weather Bureau
Ohio River
U.S. 50
Panhandle
Taylor
Preston
Cows Prefer Waltz to Jazz for Better Milking
In Salt Lake City AP reports dairy official Will A. Foster of the American Dairy Assn Chicago says rock and jazz disturb cows and hinder milking while Waltz music improves milking conditions, a view he shared with Utah dairy farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Will A. Foster
American Dairy Assn
Chicago
Utah
Wheeling Ministers Launch Vice Clean-Up Crusade
In Wheeling, more than 100 prostitutes, open gambling and teen bars are cited by ministers as city vice. Seven pulpits delivered sermons urging a cleanup. Dr. J. Davis Illingworth claims threats after naming "big operators." Police chief says no immediate action planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
J. Davis Illingworth
Vance Memorial Church
Harry Wolf
Go To Grand Jury. Chief Tells Pastors Go To Grand Jury
Wheeling police, facing ministerial charges of deplorable vice conditions, urged that the allegations be referred to the grand jury. Police Chief Harry Wolf held a news conference and Patrolman William Rose, a 32 year veteran, urged accusers to present the case to the grand jury and seek legal defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling (Ap
Wheeling
Grand Jury
Harry Wolf
William Rose
Bible Crusaders Accuse Wheeling Police of Tolerating Vice
Seven ministers report in Wheeling that vice thrives with over 100 prostitutes earning up to 600 dollars weekly and gambling rampant. They accuse police of aiding prostitution and accepting pay to ignore vice, citing officials warned of transfers if enforcing the law.
Candidates’ Views Differ Birth Control Now An Election Issue
Five potential 1960 Democratic contenders and Gov Rockefeller oppose forcing birth control on underdeveloped nations while offering information on request. bishops oppose using public funds abroad for birth control. Kennedy Brown Humphrey Stevenson Williams Symington support limited information if requested. Johnson declined comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasitington
United States
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
U. S
Alonzo Smith
International Cooperation Administration
Smith
Eissenhower
William H. Draper Jr
Richard M. Nixon
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Congregational Church
Adlai E. Stevenson
G. Mennen Williams
Michigan
Kennedy
Williams
Stuart Symington
Dmo
Planned Parenthood
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Counterfeit Buyers Connec Real Thing
Italian police say they uncovered a gang that made counterfeit money by altering serial numbers on two genuine notes to present identical bills to buyers. They showcased the notes as perfect counterfeits, convincing clients until the crude bundle was delivered and exposed as fake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Local cheer and rising gas bills dampen Beckley shoppers
Sherwood Glutz reports gas bills and Christmas spirit growing larger as most people shop in Beckley Saturday. Flu and a broken leg kept only a few away while good cheer flowed like a 98 cent coffee pot on a hot burner. The regional economy is down a bit but not as bad as last week’s wash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Holiday Mishaps Kill 8 In State
The long Thanksgiving holiday in West Virginia brought accident al deaths to at least eight people. Six of them were killed through wrecks. One was electrocuted. Another died in a fire. Yesterday, Lizal Payne, 54, of South Charleston died of injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
West Virginia
Lizal Payne
South Charleston
Five lives claimed on Thanksgiving Day in various incidents
James Perkins, 34, died after a pickup collided with a Greyhound bus in Charleston while Sutton resident died in a weekend fire near Sutton. Fred Banks, 22, drowned when his car left the road into a river near Madison. A boy electrocuted after contact with a power line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greyhound
Charleston
James Perkins
Sutton
Fred Banks
Madison
Strike Settled Ends Bus Line Shutdown
A short lived strike byQuesenberry Bus Lines drivers and maintenance workers ended this morning. Buses resumed at noon after a contract settlement that includes a 3 cent per hour raise in year one and 7 cent in year two. Fourteen workers were idle. routes include Beckley and nearby towns such as Hinton Glen White Lester Piney View and Beckley Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quesenberry Bus Lines
United Construction Workers Division
United Mine Workers of America
Reid P. Davis
the Register
Earnest Quesenberry
Quesenberry
Beckley
Hinton
Glen White, Lester, Piney View
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Cranberr
Prosperity
Maxwell Hill
Diplomatic immunity claimed in simple assault case
The son of an Iranian Embassy attache in Washington, Farhad Adjoodani, 17, asserted diplomatic immunity after slapping his girlfriend Sandra Boliek, 18, and firing two blanks from a pistol in what authorities term a suicide hoax. He was angered by Sandra dating other boys while he studied in Youngstown, Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farhad Adjoodani
Washington
Sandra Boliek
Sandra
Youngstown
Ohio
St. Petersburg
Fla
Bath Club
Churchill at 85 Quiet Birthday Observed in London
London AP Churchill turns 85 celebrated quietly with family and a four tier cake made from ingredients from over 120 countries. Lady Churchill, 74, oversaw preparations for 29 guests including four Churchill children. Churchill and Lady Churchill dined at the Savoy Hotel and were greeted by admirers as he remains in the House of Commons despite a recent cold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Winston Churchill
Brittan
Churchill
Randolph
Sarah
Diana
Mary
Hyde Park
Gate
Sir Winston
Lady Churchill
Chartwell
Kent
Savoy Hotel
House of Commons
Woodford
Violent Crimes Rise Continues Across Nation in 1959
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover reports preliminary crime data from 554 cities over nine months shows murder up 4 percent, forcible rapes up 5 percent, aggravated assaults up 7 percent, and larcenies over a dollar up 1 percent. Robberies fall 7 percent, burglaries down 2 percent, and auto thefts down 1 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Liquor by the drink debate urged by three West Virginia officials
Huntington city officials city manager Robert Hoising ton police chief Herman Frazi er and county prosecutor Russell Daughterty urged a public referendum on liquor by the drink. Daughterty said state liquor by the drink could ease enforcement problems and all three supported putting the issue to the people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
West Virginia
Robert Hoisington
Herman Frazier
Russell Daughterty
Wsaz-Tv
Daughterty
Also Mentioned on This Page
Beckley Stores
Heber Street
Sparkman
THE
W. Va
Greenbrier
Beckley High
Oak Hill
DR. Illingworth
News-Register
Arthur Prichard
Warwood Presbyterian Church
Thomas Moffitt
Second Presbyterain Church
Moffitt
Mr. Illingworth
Sherwood Glutz
Brenton's
Cove
Newport
R. I
Dicky Barnes
Hagerstown
Allan H. Warren
Brigham Young University
Provo Canyon
Larry Anderson
Young Anderson
Warren
Egidio Vagnozzi
Vatican
Martin Luther King Jr
Atlanta
King
Montgomery
Pamela Lincoln
Daryl Hickman
Miss Lincoln
Hollywood
John Slaughter
David W. Kendall
George R. Hunt
Fairmont State College
John W. Pence
Communnity Oil Co
Charles Town
Harry Long
Col. J. H. Long
Huntington Publishing Co
Kokomo
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!