Ridgeway Or Gruenther Considered for Army Chief Post
Adm. Arthur Radford and Gen. Ridgway face retirement rules as potential reappointment options. Ridgway could reach retirement age before a second term ends, prompting talk of a former supreme Allied commander returning to head the Army. Gruenther, noted as a top planner, has built a strong reputation and once served as Eisenhower’s chief of staff in Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Ridgway
Ridgeway
Self
International European Command
Army
Gruenther
Eisenhower
Europe
Wilsons Dos Story Worries Republicans
President Eisenhower and aides sought to blunt political fallout from Secretary Wilson's "dog" remark as congressional races loom. Wilson defended his comment, while critics from Democrats CIO Walter Reuther and AFL leaders urged retrenchment. Eisenhower voiced confidence, saying Wilson showed concern for human misfortune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower
Wilson
Congress
GOP
CIO
Walter Reuther
AFL
George Meany
Reuther
Detroit
General Motors Corp
Democrats Winning Election in Alaska
Alaska returns from 45 of 263 precincts show E. L. Bartlett leading Barbara Dimock for Congress by wide margins. Early results favor Bartlett in legislature races where Republicans previously held sway, with votes concentrated in southeastern Alaska and Fairbanks. Bartlett predicts a decisive Democratic victory and broader national gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juneau
Alaska
E. L. Bartlett
Congress
Bartlett
Barbara Dimock
Alaska Territory
Robert Reeve
Fairbanks
Anchorage
Eisenhower
Dimock
School Consolidation Plan OK'd by Board
The State Board of Education advised the 1955 Legislature to consolidate white and Negro schools for the deaf and blind by July 1, merging at Romney. The plan would transfer the Institute budget to the combined school and requires legislative action. The board also approved measures to insure state property and allow the State Sinking Fund to buy college revenue bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
State Board of Education
Hugo Schunhoff
E.A. Bolling
Institute
Romney
Lawrence J. R. Lynch
Clarksburg
Dunbar Must Pay Fine After Guilty Plea in Fatal Wreck
William J. B. Dunbar formerly of Clear Creek pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the December Clear Creek wreck that killed Erskine Charles Stover Ameagle. He was fined 300 dollars and ordered to pay prosecution costs after being sent from Columbia to face the charge before Judge Harry L. McCreery. Also in Criminal Court three men pleaded to moonshine charges with sentence set for November 2. Basham admitted operating a still. Oliver Alexander and James Logan pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting operation of a still.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunbar
William J. B. Dunbar
Clear Creek
Erskine Charles Stover
Ameagle
Columbia
S. C
W. A. Thornhill I
McCreery
Charles Basham
Odd
Oliver Alexander
James Logan
Winding Gulf
Basham
Ohio man killed in Wheeling Hill crash on US 40
Sutton Siburt, 54, of Adena, Ohio died from injuries after his car collided with a tractor trailer on US 40 at Wheeling Hill during a rain Monday night. Police Lt. John Murphy reported the second traffic fatality in Wheeling for the year.
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Wheeling
Ohio
U.S. 40
Wheeling Hill
Sutton Siburt
Adena
John Murphy
Siburt
Missile Station In Storms Path Near Great Inagua
Hurricane Hazel moves toward the southeastern Bahamas with Haiti and Cuba struck by the storm. At 8 a.m. the Miami Weather Bureau marked Hazel near the eastern end of Great Inagua Island. A U.S. missile tracking station sits about a hundred miles ahead at Mayaguana as Mathew Town records salt works and fisheries in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Hazel
Bahamas
Haiti
Miami Weather Bureau
Great Inagua Island
Mayaguana
U.S
Mathew Town
Inagua
New England
Norway
Sweden
Japan
Cuba
Gas theft suspect jailed in Jonben raid
Lloyd S. Erwin and Glen Morgan were jailed in Raleigh County at 4 15 a m by State Police on charges of petit larceny destruction of property and parole violation after Roy Teel reported catching Erwin stealing gas from his store in Jonben at about 3 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd S. Erwin
Glen Morgan
Raleigh
Roy Teel
Jonben
Weather Summary With Warm Humid Outlook Today
Considerable cloudiness and warm humid conditions with scattered thundershowers this afternoon tonight and Thursday. Temperatures range from lows in the mid 30s to mid 60s across regions with Beckley and Oak Hill highs near the 80s yesterday and lows around 50s to 60s. River levels and reservoir status show normal stages and clear conditions at Greenbrier New River Bellepoint Bluestone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley High
Ceecscereres
Oak Hill High
Bellepoint
Greenbrier
Bluestone Reservoir
Canadian oppose private talks on U.N. disarmament debate
Canada expressed strong opposition to a Philippine proposal to recess the General Assembly disarmament debate for private talks by a five power group. Paul Martin urged a full Assembly discussion before any private talks. In Denver, Stephen A. Mitchell said the Dixon Yates contract won't be made, accusing the administration of hiding the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
N. Y
Canada Today
General Assembly
Paul Martin
Assembly
U.N
Denver
Dixon-Yates
Stephen A. Mitchell
Eisenhower
Mitchell
Navy Chief Warns of Red Air and Sub Fleet Power
Secretary of the Navy Charles S. Thomas said Russia has atom bomb carrying airplanes faster than sound and a submarine force unmatched in history. He argued the Soviet fast but silent sea power challenges U.S. naval supremacy and aims to nullify U.S. command of the seas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Secretary of the Navy
Charles S. Thomas
Russia
Thomas
Greater Philadelphia
Delaware
South Jersey
U.S
Father Confesses to Killing Infant at Carswell Air Force Base
Pvt. George Malloy of Aliquippa Pennsylvania, 22, is to be charged with murder for crushing his two month old son to death. He told police he acted out of a diseased mind saying he must have a maladjustment. The baby died at base hospital after suffering multiple rib fractures. His wife stood by him as deputies questioned him in their Lake Worth home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Tex
George Malloy
Aliquippa
Tarrant County
Carswell Air Force Base
Sheriff's
E. N. Buie
Ed Max
Lake Worth
Base Hospital
Food Prices Down At Wholesale Level
New York wholesale food prices as measured by the Dun & Bradstreet Index fell to the week’s low, marking the third straight drop. The index stood at 6.64, down from 6.69 last week and 6.57 a year ago, with declines in wheat rye barley bellies lard coffee cocoa potatoes currants and hogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dun & Bradstreet
Three Men Jailed in Raleigh County Case
Charles W. Akers is held in Raleigh County Jail for being AWOL. Roy Wright and S. Fayette Sr. face assault and battery charges while James C. Washington, East Beckley, is jailed on a peace warrant. Constable Cotton White placed all three in jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Akers
Raleigh County
Roy Wright
S. Fayette Sr
James C. Washington
East Beckley
Cotton White
Three West Virginians Die In Ohio Crash Near Ironton
A two car collision on Rt. 2 near Hanging Rock west of Ironton killed Benjamin Rice 19 and Betty Jean Turner Huntington and James Prater 22 Marshall College student Huntington. Ralph Davis son of Ironton drove one car. Richard Daniels 18 Huntington is critical. Davisson transported for observation. Marshall College mourns Prater as another student lost on highway. Ronald McCaffrey 22 is jailed on leaving scene and negligent homicide charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ironton
Ohio
Hanging Rock
Ohio Highway Patrol
Ralph Davisson
Benjamin Rice
Betty Jean Turner
Huntington
James Prater
Marshall College
Richard Daniels
Cupant
West Virginia
Davisson
Ironton General Hospital
Prater
Jack Yates
Hunts
Gerald Brammer
Ronald McCaffrey
Bus Line Seeks Turnpike Route At Public Hearing
In Charleston, about 40 supporters attended a Public Service Commission hearing for Consolidated Bus Lines petitioning to use the West Virginia Turnpike. Bluefield officials urged express service from Bluefield and Beckley to Charleston, claiming space limitations with rivals. President J E Craft said the Turnpike would mainly serve southern West Virginia customers, including Raleigh County residents, with Beckley noted as a key market. The hearing was delayed from a prior date due to notification issues. The northern Turnpike segment is slated to open November 8.
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Charleston
Public Service Commission
Consolidated Bus Lines
West Virginia
W. R. Jones
Bluefield
Consolidated
Beckley
J. E. Craft
Raleigh County
Craft
Prison Riot at South Dakota Penitentiary Ends Quietly
Inmates at the South Dakota State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls ended a 23 hour riot when order was restored late yesterday. Nearly 300 prisoners in a large cell block released guards they had hostage after police threats and a warning to face consequences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siuox Falls
S.D
South Dakota State Penitentiary
Evil Genie Steals $101 At Dallas State Fair Theater
An evil genie appeared backstage at the Dallas State Fair theater during the performance of Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp and stole $101 from the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tex
Prisoner Returns To Courtroom as State's Witness
James Monroe Ewell, jailed for break ing and entering, was brought to testify against Carl Lester Cousins in a Lanark case. The duo, both from Lanark, indicted for breaking into the New River Co magazine on April 17 and stealing five boxes of detonator caps. Prosecutor Sparacino noted both men signed statements admitting involvement and that Cousins prompted the robbery and planned to sell detonators to Henry White of a Piney View strip mine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Monroe Ewell
Carl Lester Cousins
Lanark
The
New River Co
Anthony J. Sparacino
Ewell
Charles Cumbow
Stanaford
Cousins
Henry White
Piney View
Beckley to Host State Conventions Next Spring
Plans for the West Virginia Secondary Principals Association All-State Band and All-State Chorus conventions will be made in Charleston on Thursday. C. E. Walker, principal of Mark Twain High School, attends the executive committee meeting. Raleigh County principals host events set for March 31 and April 12, 1955, with 400 to 450 students in Beckley and an expected 1,000 principals in attendance.
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Beckley
West Virginia Secondary Principals Association
Charleston
C. E. Walker
Raleigh County Secondary Principals Association
Mark Twain High School
Raleigh County
Dixon-Yates Pact Promises Nine Percent Return
The Post-Dispatch reports the long secret Dixon-Yates contract guarantees a virtually risk free 9 percent return on invested capital of 54 million dollars. Drafts reveal provisions to tax basic capacity charges, allow transfer of the contract to pay construction debts, and shield the group from delivery failures, with AEC continuing payments. Senate Atomic Energy Committee heard AEC approval, while hearings are postponed until after the November election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Post-Dispatch
Dixon-Yates
Washington
Richard Dudman
Dixon-Yates Group
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
West Memphis
Ark
Senate
House Committee On Atomic Energy
Dixon-Yates Private Combine
Tennessee Valley Authority
Joint Committee
Lutherans Approve Record Budget And New Governance
The United Lutheran Convention in Toronto approved a record budget of 15,221,513 for 1956 57 and adopted a central governing structure with a 21 member executive board to review and veto all church wide agencies. The move, praised by President Dr Franklin Clark Fry, tightens control over mission education evangelism and other departments as the 2 150 000 member church seeks greater unity and broader outreach through a two year evangelism drive and expanded missions and parish education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
United Lutheran Convention
Franklin Clark Fry
New York
United States
Canada
America
Syhods
City Streets Begin Pre Winter Patching Effort
Beckley Street Department crews survey all city streets to identify patching and maintenance needs before winter. Today workers patched E Main Street and N Heber Street and painted crosswalks at intersections. This afternoon crews planned to paint walk lines in the business district on S Fayette Street and in East Beckley.
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Beckley Street
E. Main St
N. Heber Sts
S. Fayette St
East Beckley
Rounding Nears End at Oakwood and Central Aves
Work begins on final phase of rounding three corners at S Oakwood and Central Aves. Concrete was poured this morning for the new sidewalk at the rounded corner. Two opposite corners had already been rounded.
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S. Oakwood
Central Aves
Wilson remark spurs Stratton to urge party dinner skip
Secretar y of Defense Wilson's kennel dog remark provokes Republican Governor Stratton to suggest his party avoid a $100-a-plate fundraising dinner in Chicago. Eisenhower aides call the episode a campaign setback while he intensifies work on a farm policy speech for Indianapolis.
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Associated Press
Wilson
William G. Stratton
Illinois Today
Chicago
Eisenhower
Congress
Indianapolis
Puerto Rican Nationalists Convicted of Sedition Conspiracy
Thirteen Puerto Rican Nationalist party members were found guilty of seditious conspiracy for plots surrounding independence by force. Four co-defendants pleaded guilty earlier, facing maximum six years and a $5000 fine. Sentencing set for Oct. 26 by Judge Lawrence Walsh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Washington
United States
Lawrence E. Walsh
House of Representatives
Rosa Collazo
Oscar
Truman
Nationalist Party
Puerto Rico
Commonwealth
U.S
Marriage Boom in Trieste as Troops Leave
Trieste sees a surge in marriages among GIs and local women as Allied forces plan withdrawal. Lt. Col. William D. Kirkpatrick, chief chaplain of U.S. Army forces in Trieste, reports 143 marriage applications pending. Brides may accompany husbands as military dependents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trieste
William D. Kirkpatrick
Ennis
Tex
U.S. Army
Probe of Coffee Profits Planned By Senate Group
Senate Banking subcommittee outlined plans to uncover who earned profits from spike in coffee prices costing U.S. consumers about 293 million dollars in the first eight months. Beall said the inquiry may probe income tax returns and advocate bringing coffee trading under CEA regulation. Leon Israel cited frost in Brazil as tightening supply last winter.
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Washington
Sen
Beall
Senate Banking
U.S
Douglas B. Bagnell
Commodity Exchange Authority
CEA
Agriculture Department
New York Coffee and Sugar Exchange
Senate
House
Sen. Payne
R-Me
Leon Israel
Exchange
Brazil
Water Filled Boots Cost Man His Life in Reservoir
Cyril Stoneham, 43, died at the Yucaipa Water Co reservoir while helping install a purifier. His rubber boots filled with water, causing the raft to tip and him to sink before coworkers could reach him. The accident occurred yesterday in Yucaipa California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yucaipa
Calif
Cyril Stoneham
Stoneham
Yucaipa Water Co
Scared Not Mad Killer of Brother Says Its Awful
Doddridge Guthrie of Kanawha Two Mile faces arraignment after shooting his brother Donald Guthrie in Charleston. He cried during the hearing saying he was scared not mad and claimed years of abuse. Guthrie admitted the fatal shot and said he would never do it again if released. He is held under $3,500 bond awaiting grand jury action.
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Charleston
Doddridge Guthrie
Kanawha Two Mile
Justice of Peace
Earl Arthur
Donald
O. S. Neely
H. C. Beverly
Guthrie
Justice Arthur
Arthur
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Vishinsky
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