Eisenhower names Hickerson Philippine ambassador
President Eisenhower designated John D. Hickerson a 61 year old career diplomat from Temple Texas as U S ambassador to the Philippines He is presently ambassador to Finland and will move to Manila after confirmation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower
John D. Hickerson
Temple
Tex
U. S
Philippines
Hickerson
Finland
William Lewis Alford
Portsmouth
English Channel
New Brunswick
N. J
Linda Molloy
West Orange
Ernest Sixta
Global science talks and tours color busy news day
Chairman John McCone said Soviet and American scientists will plan further peaceful uses of atomic energy. He and five U S scientists inspect Soviet plants while a Soviet delegation tours U S plants in November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McCone
U. S. Atomic Energy Commission
Moscow
U. S
New York
National Federation of Grandmother Clubs
United Auto Workers Convention
Walter P. Reuther
Marcos Perez Jimenez
Romulo Betancourt
West Virginia Briefs Highlight Appointments And Hearings
Col William Edward Roberts named professor and head of military science at West Virginia University by President Elvis Stahr. A Senate subcommittee led by Randolph and McNamara will hold a public hearing in Charleston on aging and unemployment on Nov 3. W V Petroleum Assn convention luncheon features Paul Benedum of Hiawatha Oil. West Virginia crop data show peach and apple declines in 1959, apples down 300000 bushels. Huntington arrests total ten in a $6500 government check theft from mailboxes, naming Yates Gartin Collins Brewer Wellman and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Edward Roberts
Washington, D. C
West Virginia University
Elvis J. Stahr Jr
U. S. Senate
Charleston
Jennings Randolph
D-Wva
Pat McNamara
D-Mich
W. Va. Petroleum Assn
Paul G. Benedum
Michael Benedum
Harrison County
Young Benedum
Hiawatha Oil and Gas Co
Pittsburgh
West Virginia
Huntington
Harry Edgar Yates
Kenneth Gartin
Thomas Mack Collins
Charley Howell Brewer
Richton
Miss
Bowling league mixup ends with armed officers at scene
Police converged on an all night bowling alley after a telephoned report of two men with guns. Officers found about 50 men on site, all armed in hip holsters. The group consisted of off duty police and members of a police department bowling league.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
R.I
Police Department
13 year old Atwood faces murder charge in shotgun death
David Wade Atwood, a Mead youth aged 13, is charged with the shotgun murder of his father Alvin Wade Atwood, 48, at the Atwood home. He was to attend his father’s funeral this afternoon at 2 30.
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David Wade Atwood
Mead
Alvin Wade At
Wood
Atwood
Bethel Freewill Baptist Church
MacArthur
Lindsey Basham
Raleigh County
Proclamation Declares National Newspaper Week 1959
Beckley Mayor Cecil L. Miller proclaims October 15 to 21 as National Newspaper Week with the theme Your Newspaper Freedom's Textbook. The notice stresses a free press as vital to democracy and public life across local and national affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
America
Beckley
Cecil
L. Miller
American Press
Cecil L. Miller
Employment Falls in September As Steel Strike Weighs In
Washington AP reports seasonally adjusted U S employment fell to 66,347,000 in September, down 894,000, as students returned to school. Unemployment dropped to 3,230,000, a decline of 196,000, with gains versus a year ago. Steel strike activity cited as a key factor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Labor
James P. Mitchell
Labor Department
Mitchell
Seymour Wolfbein
Wolfbein
Bean
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
State Tribunal Reverses Local Court Decision
The Supreme Court unanimously reversed part of a Raleigh County Circuit Court ruling in a Beckley eminent domain case. The SRC and commissioner Patrick C. Graney sought to acquire Professional Realty Co. property for W Va 16 relocation to a controlled access freeway and to terminate a vehicle access right. The high court kept the circuit court finding that the petition needed factual showing of necessity for controlled access, nullifying the owner’s challenges to two distinct matters within the petition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SRC
Commissioner
Professional Realty
Supreme Court Denies Review in Largest West Virginia Injury Award
The Supreme Court refused to review a Beckley case in which Virginian Railway was ordered to pay over 167000 to 10 year old James Rose and his parents for injuries suffered when struck by a company train on Pinnacle Creek trestle in May 1957. The 1958 verdict, reported as the largest in West Virginia history, awarded 150000 to James and 17500 to his parents, with total costs near 200000. The Roses were represented by Thornhill and Thornhill of Beckley. the railway was defended by Fletcher and Jack Mann.
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Anthony Eden
Suez
U. N
Vientiane
Laos
New York
Viet Nam
Algeries
Lorraine Graves
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Kim Marie
Karen May
Katherine Mary
Kevin Mark
Eisenhower
Abilene
Kan
Adolfo Lopez Mateos
Mexico
Chicago
United States Southern District Court
Beckley
Virginian Railway
Wyoming County
United States Supreme
James Ernest Rose
Ernest Rose
Janice Rose
Roses
Beckley Law
Thornhill & Thornhill
W. A. Thornhill
Warren III
Supreme Court
Thornhills
Fayetteville
West Virginia
U. S. District Court
James
Pinnacle Creek
Vania
Brown
Charles Town
Virginia
Richard Parker
West Virginia Weather Forecast Today
Weather report notes clouds building today with a high near the mid sixties and chances of rain tonight. Overnight lows expected around the low to mid forties with continued cool, unsettled conditions into Wednesday. River gauges show Blue Stone and Greenbrier at normal levels with a 3.5 gate opening and 2.5 feet gauge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
CGR
UGE Coon Daxcenis
Oak Hill
Greenbrier
Sherwood Glutz Comments on Fodderin to Diggin Time
Sherwood Glutz notes his relief at the seasonal change from fodderin to diggin time while sparing criticism of labor. He laments the cold weather shutting down beauty contests and jokes the main challenge was choosing where to pin the ribbon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Khrushchev
Anny Mear
Fire Destroys Empty House in Ameagle
A fire of undetermined origin destroyed Ed Jarrells six room house in Ameagle. Occupied until three weeks ago, the residence stored some furniture. Fire chief Enoch Darby reported the blaze at 3 a.m. Whitesville Fire Dept arrived but could not save the house though they saved about 12 nearby homes, three already smoking.
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Ameagle
ANS
Ed Jarrell
Enoch Darby
Jarrell
Whitesville
Big Winner Subpoenaed in Quiz Show Probe
The congressional investigation into television quiz shows resumes on November 2 with a subpoena for Charles Van Doren, the Columbia University English instructor. Rep. Oren Harris accuses Van Doren of evading service as investigators seek his appearance.
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Washington
Charles van Doren
House
Columbia University
van Doren
Oren Harris
D-Ark
Legislative Oversight
McDonald defies steel firms as unions seek firm stand
Union leader David J. McDonald tells the Taft-Hartley fact finding panel that the central steel strike issue is whether companies can break the union. He warns the union will not be beaten and says a court injunction may be sought to pause the strike for 80 days. He predicts a resumption around New Year’s as management calls for unconditional surrender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
David J. McDon
Eisenhower
McDonald
United Steelworkers
Poland Maintains Lead in UN Security Council Ballot
Poland clung to a slim lead on the second day of U N voting for a Security Council seat as Turkey trails by 7 on the 82 national General Assembly ballot. Poland held 43 to 36 with two abstentions and one absent, while earlier ballots showed Poland at 48. The Soviet Union urged backing for Poland to resist any Western shift.
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United Nations, N. Y
Poland
Turkey
U.N. Security Council
National General Assembly
Economic and Social Council
U. N
Soviet Union
Mother and three children die in Pontiac fire
A space heater exploded starting a flash fire in Pontiac Michigan killing Mildred Goines 24 and her children Martha 4 Danny 2 and Pamela 5 months. The father Cecil Goines 29 escaped through a first floor window as flames sprayed by burning oil. The baby was wrapped in a blanket for rescue but suffocated in an upstairs crib. The blaze lasted about 15 minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontiac
Mich
Mildred Goines
Martha
Danny
Pamela
Cecil Goines
WVCTA Conference At Jacksons Mill Opens Friday
Representatives from every county chapter of the West Virginia Classroom Teachers Assn. are expected to attend a three day conference beginning Friday at Jacksons Mill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keyser
The
West Virginia Classroom Teachers Assn
Jackson's Mill
John Brown’s Raid Seen as Death as Victory and Martyr
Harpers Ferry raid in 1859 ended with Brown and his six surviving followers wounded or captured. Lt. Stuart and Marines stormed the fortress. Brown refused surrender with hostages. Ten followers killed, seven escaped, five captured. Brown hanged after trial. northern sympathy grew while Southern anger rose.
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John Lundquist
Harpers Ferry
W. Va
John Brown
Federal
Brown
Robert E. Lee
J. E. B. Stuart
Stuart
Kansas
Israel Green
Green
Pennsyl
Moon Mission Launch Reports Space Data Aimed
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP A Juno I rocket launched at 11 31 am EDT carrying a potential Explorer VII gyroscope satellite to study cosmic radiation. if successful the 91 12 pound craft would orbit earth and aid space travel. a prior Orion missile test checked guidance as telemetry and radar data were evaluated.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Washington
Cape
Atlantic Missile Range
Patrick Air Force Base
Ward Property Condemnation Suit Settled
Ward and the Bank of Raleigh were awarded 14 793 65 for residence property and 18 920 for business property in condemnation in Raleigh County Circuit Court. Property involved fronts 408 S Oakwood Ave and the Berkley Beauty Salon site. State and Ward interests settled on adjusted appraisals without a hearing with four commissioners signing the agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. W. Virginia
Ward
Bank of Raleigh
Raleigh County
Valley Drive
S. Oakwood Ave
Berkley Beauty Salon
D. D. Ashworth
C. Berkley Lilly
Phillip G. Terrie
J. Alfred Taylor III
Orion C. Drake
W. M. Kessel
K. J. Klaus
Ross L. Phipps
Charles H. Earhart Jr
Hairston Trial Begins Amid Courtroom Tension
William Hairston Jr is tried for drunk driving as defense witnesses miss due to emergencies. Judge McCreery and attorney Luchini clash briefly over readiness for trial before adjourning to chambers. Jury was struck for lunch. Oliver Jones receives 1 to 10 years for grand larceny. others plead guilty to breaking and entering. Divorces pending for Sam Massey and James W. Carter.
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Joseph Luchini
Raleigh County
Oliver Jones
Henry Steve Jones
Donald Richard Harding
Roger Kenneth Flurnoy
Vassar Lance
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John S. Battle
Civil Rights Commission
Soviet Armenia
LaJean Ethridge
Hollywood
Brackettville
Chester M. Smith
Townsend
Marie - Luce Jamagne
Brasschaat
Belgium
Peter Townsend
Britain
Princess Margaret
Young Atwood
Father
J. N. White
Cotton White
Harry L. McCreery
White
Ray Toler
Mullens
McCreery
Sunset Memorial Park
Register
Chester Harvey Smith
Alamo
John Wayne
Wayne
Screen Guild
LaJean Guye
Beckley Skies
District Court of Appeals
Richmond
Fletcher
Jack Mann
Railway
Sherwood Glutz
Big Winner
Taylor
University of Pennsylvania
Wharton School of Finance
Paul N. Lehoczky
Ohio State University
Fact Finders
Broken Union Company
Aim
Ald
Boston
Ward Property
Hairston
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