Fourth WV sensational case shocks Morgantown
Morgantown reports the slaying of WVU English instructor Mrs. Susan Holden the fourth in a string of West Virginia unsolved killings. Sheriff Johnson said one suspect is in custody. Holden, 46, taught at WVU since 1946 and was married to John H. Holden of a USS Bureau of Mines station.
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Charleston
Morgantown
West Virginia
Juliet Staunton Clark
Charleston Daily Mail
Frances Laughlin
Clarksburg
Joan Bland
Laughlin
Susan Holden
West Virginia University
Suncrest
Clarence E. Johnson
Johnson
WVU
Newton Montgomery
Washington, D.C
National Road Program Urgency Emphasized By 3 Highway Officials
Three speakers at the Southeastern Association of State Highway Officials meeting urged urgent action on a national highway program after Congress failed to act. Jennings Randolph noted huge traffic delays and economic costs. Burl Sawyers pressed for realistic state contributions. W. M. Leech called for public support to push federal aid.
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Charleston
Congress
Southeastern Association of State
Jennings Randolph
Washington, D. C
West Virginia
Burl A. Sawyers
W. M. Leech
Nashville
Tennessee
Randolph
Sawyers
Leech
Association
Capital Airlines
Eisenhower
Clay
Governors discuss highways at Southern conclave
Point Clear Alabama hosts the Southern Governors Conference with Gov. William C. Marland of West Virginia slated to lead a session on highways construction finance and operation. The conference opened today and runs through Thursday.
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Point Clear
Ala
William C. Marland
West Virginia
Uproar Over Margaret and Townsend Scrutiny Rises
London reports a Cabinet and royal family tension over Princess Margaret and Peter Townsend. Prime Minister Eden convened a Cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street while Queen Elizabeth II prepared for an audience at Buckingham Palace. A family conference with Prince Philip and Queen Mother Elizabeth was anticipated, with no clear outcome possible.
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London
Princess Margaret
Peter Townsend
Eden
Downing St
Elizabeth II
Buckingham Palace
Scotland
Duke of Edinburgh
Elizabeth
Tennessee Ruling Opens Colleges to Negroes Gradually
A federal judge in Memphis struck down state segregation laws and approved a gradual integration plan. Negro graduates are admitted to state colleges, with freshmen opening to Negroes in five years, while legal challenges may follow from opponents. Courts move toward mixed access but with staged steps.
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Memphes, Tenn. P
Tennessee
Dist
M. S. Boyd
State Board of Education
Boyd
Memphis
Didn't Give Him Bubble-Gum 6- Root Murder Case
Pasadena police say 19 year old John P. Hawley confessed to killing his mother Iris Hawley 50 whose body was found in a blood stained bedroom. He tried to die by truck and later stated 'They wouldn't tell me about my eyes' and complained his parents did not let him have bubble gum. The husband William Hawley a Foster & Kileiser executive was away in San Francisco.
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Pasadena
Calif
John P. Hawley
San Bernardino
Leonard Alter
Hawley
Iris Hawley
William
West
Judge Hears One Plea Today
A plea of guilty to bastardy was entered by Jess Saunders in Raleigh County Criminal Court. Judge Harry L. McCreery ordered Saunders to pay child support. Several cases were continued or held open, including Samuel Price for brandishing a weapon and other defendants facing gaming device exhibits. Regular court was not held. jurors dismissed until Wednesday. guilty pleas by Donnie William Berry and Telmas L. Evans were entered earlier.
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Jess Saunders
Raleigh County
Saunders
Harry L. McCreery
Anthony J. Sparacino
Samuel Price
Elmer R. Caldwell
James L. Crouch
Anna Dobbs
Alva Williams
McCreery
Donnie William Berry
Telmas L. Evans
Berry
Evans
Sparacino
Robert Nagle Williams
Tom Hargis
Faure's Fate Brighter After Last Minute Votes
Paris premier Edgard Faure faces a crucial confidence vote on Algerian policy as the National Assembly resumes after a long recess. Debates loom late, with ministers and deputies weighing reform plans amid concerns of a crisis and possible early elections. Morocco reforms stir nationalist doubts as a four man Throne Council meets to form a premier and cabinet acceptable to all factions.
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Paris
Edgar Faure
National Assembly
Faure
Algeria
France
Morocco
French
Spanish
Foreign Ministry
Madrid
Council of the Throne
Protectorate
Marrakech
Mohammed Ben Moulay Arafa
Tangiers
Floodwaters Drain Cleanup Starts Across Six States
Floodwaters receded as cleanup began in Connecticut and neighboring states after a weekend flood surge. The disaster area spanned Massachusetts Rhode Island New York New Jersey and Pennsylvania with 42 dead or missing. Government aid and disaster declarations followed as Red Cross counted about 6900 homeless households and officials pledged support from Washington and the White House.
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Connecticut
Diane
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Sherman Adams
Small Business Administration
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Washington
Val Peterson
Federal
Civil Defense
Eisenhower
Denver
Red Cross
Kefauver to Decide Candidacy Next Year
Senator Kefauver indicated he will decide whether to run for the 1956 Democratic presidential nomination before early primary filing deadlines. He suggested a need for about 200,000 dollars for an active campaign and noted uncertainty about organizational support. Senator Kerr doubted a simple Democratic victory and GOP Chairman Hall said Eisenhower may delay until August.
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Washington
Sen
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Sen. Douglas
D-Ill
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
Averell Harriman
New York
Eisenhower
Kerr
D-Okla
GOP
Leonard Hall
Philadelphia
Canadian Firm Raises Newsprint Price $5 a Ton
LA NEW YORK St. Lawrence Corp. of Montreal announced a $5 per ton price increase on newsprint effective Nov 1. Harold Smith, president of Wright Co., distributing subsidiary, noted notices were sent to all newspapers they supply. The new price to St. Lawrence customers is $131 delivered in New York.
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New York
St. Lawrence Corp
Montreal
Harold Smith
Wright Co
St. Lawrence
Beckley
WVEA Conclave Closes Today
Huntington reports the closing session of the Virginia Education Association gathering where about 7,000 teachers from 18 southern West Virginia counties attend a two day event. Mrs Lucille Armstrong of Charleston urged delegates to protect the strong professional organization from a year of ill fortune.
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Huntington
Bithin J. Whitney
Pittsburgh
Virginia Education Assn
West Virginia
Lucille Armstrong
Charleston
WVEA
Bao Dai Dismisses Viet Nam Premier
Bao Dai dismisses Ngo Dinh Diem and cancels the armistice powers. Bao Dai remains chief of state in theory while Diem governs. A referendum next Sunday will decide who holds the top title.
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Parisp
Bao Dai
Ngo Dinh Diem
Indochina
France
Viet Nam
Diem
Mullins Case Pending Disciplinary Action Recommends
State Police Supt R W Boyles unavailable for comment on corporal Leslie P Mullins of Wyoming County. His commanding officer Capt C L Walker has recommended disciplinary action after Mullins allegedly beat an armless vagrant at Mullens Jail. Boyles away from Charleston office until Thursday, it was learned today.
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R. W. Boyles
Leslie P. Mullins
Wyoming
Mullins
C. L. Walker
Mullens
Col. Boyles
Charleston
West Virginia Weather Outlook Shows Cooler Weekend Ahead
The forecast calls for cloudy and cool conditions tonight and Wednesday with scattered showers in the mountains. Temperatures through Sunday run 3 to 5 degrees below normal with below average heat, and showers total about one quarter inch or less across parts of the state.
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Seattle
Wash
Washington, D. C
WVA
Panhandle
West Virginia
Oak Hill
Cssesterss
Beckley High
Playboy Plane Crashes Into Building Killing Three
A small plane piloted by Joel W. Thorne crashed into a two story North Hollywood apartment. Thorne, 40, and two residents died, including an 18 year old woman and a two month old infant at a christening party. Nine others were injured, with two children critically burned. The crash occurred after takeoff from Lockheed Air Terminal, with witnesses noting a wing detaching before impact. The Civil Aeronautics Administration planned an investigation.
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North Hollywood
Calif
Joel W. Thorne
Thorne
Lockheed Air Terminal
Burbank
Las Vegas
Nev
Betty Jean Wolf
Sheryll Camille Preston
Michael Preston
Frank Marchica
Los Angeles
Anna Presinzano
Lyndhurst
N.J
Preston
Hollywood
Shirley Powell
Marchia
Miss Presinzano
Magnolia Blvd
Roy Martens
Mark Daniel
Ralph Frazier
North Hollywood High School
Dulles Opposes High Level Talks With Red China
Secretary of State Dulles said Communist China formally raised the idea of a high level meeting with the United States to discuss Far East problems. He noted Red China’s Geneva representative brought up the proposal along with objections to the Western trade blockade but said he will not favor such a meeting until lower level Geneva talks are exhausted. The Geneva talks have not yet been exhausted.
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Denver
Eisenhower
Defense Wilson
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
State Dulles
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphreys
Fitzsimons Army Hospital
Dulles
Washington
Brownell
Dillon Anderson
Wilson
Radford
China
United States
Far East
Red China
Geneva
Red
Sportsmen Urged to Use Care in the Woods
Fall can be dangerous for forest fires and all who use forests must practice safe outdoor habits. A single moment of carelessness can destroy acres of hunting, fishing, and recreation areas. Remember, only you can prevent forest fires. Public service message produced with The Advertising Council.
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Union
Margaret
Townsend
Tenn
Pasa
America
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Playboy
Mike
Ida Kaner
John
William Bates
Ben Storch
Joe
Ann Burdick
Anaheim
Burdick
St. Valentine’s Day
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Long
George Robson
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