Health Insurance Firms Face FTC Deception Probe
The FTC accuses 17 health, hospital, and accident insurers of false advertising. Among named firms are Bankers Life of Chicago, Mutual of Omaha, Reserve Life of Dallas, and United Insurance of Chicago. Hearings set for December follow 20 day replies. actions could bar deceptive practices.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Bankers Life and Casualty Co
Chicago
The
White Cross
Mutual Benefit Health and Accident Assn. of
Omaha
Mutual of Omaha
Reservoife Insurance Co
Dallas
United Insurance Co
Barricade of Smears Protected Eisler II
In a memoir section dated 1946 the author recalls returning to Crestwood New York after a year of silence about his Communist work. He details threats from two visitors in Notre Dame and his speaking debut in Pittsburgh on October 12 1946 warning of the Soviet conspiracy and naming Eisler only implicitly. He notes how Eisler and the Communist line reframed him as a smear target and recalls related propaganda and actions.
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New York
Crestwood
Westchester County
The
Daily Worker
Red
Kremlin
Notre Dame
South Bend
Chicago
Colum
Pittsburgh
Communist International
Gerhart Eisler
Eisler
Moscow
Communist
Budenz
San Francisco
China
Stringfellow quits as GOP candidate in Utah race
Utah Republicans cancel the re election bid of Douglas Stringfellow after he admitted posing as a World War II hero. Dr Henry Aldous Dixon is named as replacement to face Walter Granger in the November 2 election. Nixon campaigns through 10 states while Look magazine forecasts a Democrat House majority and a possible Senate edge. Rayburn predicts Eisenhower would work with a Democratic House on a new program if Democrats win power.
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Associated Press
Utah
Douglas R. Stringfellow
GOP
State Central Committee
Stringfellow
Henry Aldous Dixon
Utah State Agricultural College
Walter K. Granger
Nixon
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Eisenhower
White House
New York
Look Magazine
House
Senate
Look
Rayburn
Texas
Washington
Dulles Heads to Paris for West German Pact Talks
Secretary of State Dulles travels to Paris to join Western European diplomats in shaping concrete terms for West Germany’s inclusion in the anti communist defense alliance. The talks focus on the extent of European group controls over weapons and arms manufacture, with France seen pushing for stricter limits. The U.S. delegation comprises members from the Defense Department NATO staff and the State Department.
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Washington
Dulles
Paris
West Germany
United States
Germany
France
U.S
Defense Department
NATO
State Department
Frigid night to mild trend with partial sun
Fair skies tonight bring a low around the mid 30s with a frost risk. Wednesday should be mostly sunny as temperatures edge higher in the afternoon and rise through Sunday to two to five degrees above normal. No significant rain is expected, with seasonal norms for southern and northern West Virginia around the mid 50s. Beckley and Oak Hill report cool to mild readings, while rivers near Bellepoint show elevated, muddy flow and reservoirs remain near normal but muddy.
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West Virginia
Beckley
Nooh
Oak Hill
E-Ncecsess
Bellepoint
Greenbrier
Norma
Bluestone Reservoir
Defense Loses Second Appeal in Sheppard Case Move
In Cleveland, defense counsel renewed a bid for moving the first degree murder trial of Dr. Samuel H. Sheppard to another city but was denied again. Judge Edward Blythin left final venue ruling pending as juror selection continued amid newspaper files and a radio debate cited by the defense.
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Cleveland
Samuel H. Sheppard
William J. Corrigan
Cuyahoga County
Edward Blythin
Common Pleas Court
Corrigan
Sheppard
WHK
James W. Collins
The
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Forrent Allen
Cleveland Press
Collins
Allen
Sigma Delta Chi
NAACP Rebukes Branch President Over Bowles Invite
New York based NAACP board chair Dr. Channing H. Tobias barred Bryant Bowles from NAACP meetings after a Peekskill branch invited him to speak at a state conference. Bowles opposes desegregation and leads the National Association for the Advancement of White People. Branch president Melvin Tapley defended giving Bowles a platform, arguing all sides deserve to be heard.
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New York
National Assay For the Advancement of Colored People
Bryant Bowles
Channing H. Tobias
NAACP
Bowles
The
National Assn. For the Advancement of
Melvin Tapley
Peekskill
N.Y
Peekeskill
Tapley
Tobias
United States
Peekkill
America
L Curtis Hearing Delayed Third Time
The Raleigh County Criminal Court continued indefinitely the rape and incest trial of Lawrence Curtis for the third time after the complainant could not be located and the defendant was hospitalized. Two youths, George Edward Smith and Charles Lucas, awaiting sentencing for breaking and entering, have sentencing set for 10 am November 3, with both remaining in Raleigh County Jail. Millard Bowman Jr. and Royce Bowman’s trial was continued on defense motion.
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Raleigh County Criminal Court
Lawrence Curtis
Harry L McCreery
George Edward Smith
Charles Lucas
McCreery
Raleigh
Millard Bowman Jr
Royce
Netherlands Tied To Espionage Case
An authoritative source reports the Netherlands as a party in an espionage case unfolding in Alexandria Virginia. Details remain incomplete as officials confirm foreign involvement but with limited public disclosures.
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Netherlands
Alexandria
Court Judgment, Ruling Appealed In Barrett v Montgomery Ward
The Montgomery Ward Co seeks to set aside a verdict for $2,522.14 in the Barrett suit after its failure to appear at trial on Sept 22. Judge Knapp has not ruled on the motion. Also Webb seeks a 60 day stay in the Tilley case. the court granted the stay and Webb plans to appeal. The judge ordered Webb to pay costs and attorney fees. A separate note covers Petersen facing a federal grand jury on possible indictment over alleged possession of defense related documents with Dutch connections.
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Montgomery Ward Co., Inc
Raleigh County
W. H. Barrett
Montgomery Ward
Norman Knapp
Guy Webb
E. E. Tilley
Supreme Court of Appeals
Tilley
Webb
Netherlands
Petersen
Washington
Java
Ohio River flood leaves Wheeling wary after rising crest
River's Sunday punch spent as the Ohio River moved downstream with high water near flood stage. In Wheeling and Belpre crests hovered around 44.7 and 37.5 feet while officials questioned damage estimates. Parkersburg saw minimal impact with flood walls protecting most areas.
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Pomeroy
Ohio
Pittsburgh
Wheeling
W. Va
Belpre
Washington County
Earl Walker
Neely undecided on McCarthy but definite on reelection
Sen. Neely, 80, Huntington Democrat campaigning for re election in West Virginia, said he has not decided how he will vote on the Senate censure of Sen. McCarthy. He criticized the Eisenhower administration, urged a new public works program to aid the unemployed, and praised projects with intrinsic value like schools and highways.
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Huntington
Neely
Fairmont
Senate
Joseph McCarthy
H. D. Hatfield
Eisenhower
Cabell County
West Virginia
Army May Sell Oil to Pay Off Korean Workers
The U.S. Army pledged to raise funds by selling oil to Korea to pay its 100,000 Korean workers, a move protested by South Korea’s government. officials warned that civilians buying Army oil could be punished, and Seoul objects to allowing Koreans to hold foreign currency. The plan aims to secure Korean won, with possible payment to workers in dollars if needed, as currency disputes over the official 180 won per dollar rattle talks with UN and Korean authorities.
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Seoul
U.S
United States
Syngman Rhee
John E. Hull
United Nations
Tokyo
Korea
South Korean Finance Ministry
Beer Violations Hearing in Court
Mrs. Bertha Clemons faces Raleigh County Criminal Court trial for selling intoxicants at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Club on Fayette Street after midnight and before 7 a.m. Prosecutor A J Sparacino presented Sgt Ballengee as first witness. officers found half consumed beers in the club room during the early morning of July 12.
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Bertha Clemons
Raleigh County Criminal Court
Clemons
Veterans of Foreign Wars Club
S. Fayette St
A. J. Sparacino
Earl
Balengee
Beckley City
New Use for Autos Chester-le-Street Coroner Rules
A coroner's jury in Chester le Street ruled that Ernest Hogg, 48, died by suicide, strangulation after he put his head out of a car window and tightened the strap against his throat. The incident was reported as a tragic self-inflicted death.
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Chester-Le-Street
Eng
Ernest Hogg
Court Upholds Spradley Verdict On Receiving Stolen Goods
The West Virginia Supreme Court today unanimously upheld Raleigh County conviction of Edward Spradley Beckley for receiving stolen goods with a total value of 68.69 dollars. The 16 page opinion rejects after discovered evidence claims and affirms the circuit court ruling.
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Charleston
Supreme Court
Raleigh
Edward Spradley
Beckley
Spradley
Frank C. Haymond
West German Navy to Sail After London Armament Pact
Bremerhaven report that West Germany will form a small navy within 24 hours of ratification, using rebuilt mine sweepers under U S command. U S Navy training unit in Bremerhaven oversees 918 German personnel, 42 craft, with officers largely veterans of the old fleet.
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Bremerhaven
Germany
U. S
West Germany
U.S. Navy
Baltic Sea
Travenmuende
West Battic
J. G. McLaughry
U.S. Naval
Loveless Fights Death Sentence In Supreme Court
Melvin Loveless of Charleston battles for life as he appeals to the State Supreme Court. He was sentenced to die in the electric chair for the April 28, 1953, robbery slaying of Mrs. Sarah Reed in Logan after a second trial. The court previously set aside an earlier conviction over improper jury instructions.
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Charleston
Melvin Loveless
State Supreme Court
Loveless
State
Electric Chair
Sarah Reed
Logan
Supreme Court
Logan County
Firm May Sell Part Of Coal Properties
West Virginia Coal & Coke Corp plans to consider selling part of its coal properties due to weak industry conditions. President Morris Creditor said there is no plan to sell all coal holdings. the firm owns the Ohio River Co which operates freight on the river. Net consolidated loss for the first nine months of 1954 was 71,970 dollars versus 422,342 dollars profit a year earlier.
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Wheeling News Register
Army Corps of Engineers
Wheeling
Robert L. Plummer
Pittsburgh
Edgar B. Sykes
West Virginia
Parkersburg
W. Va
South Parkersburg
Ohio
Cincinnati
West Virginia Coal & Coke Corp
Morris Creditor
West Virginia Coal & Coke
Ohio River Co
Deputy Hearing Set For Buckland in Beason Case
A hearing is scheduled for 2 pm Thursday for Raleigh County deputy sheriff Isaac Buckland who is suspended and charged with assault and battery on the wife of a Charleston service station operator. Magistrate J E Mays in Beaver will hear the case after James F E Mace swore out the warrant last Sunday afternoon. The incident is said to have occurred early Sunday morning. Mace is a former Charleston police lieutenant.
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Isaac Buckland
Raleigh County
Charleston
J. E. Mays
Beaver
James FE. Mace
Mace
WVU Faculty Counsels Raleigh County High School Seniors
West Virginia University faculty members tour Raleigh and nearby counties this week to counsel seniors and other students on post high school plans. Oct 18 22 emphasis on college preparation. Visitors include Dr Earl L Core biology Marsh Fork HS Dr Patrick W Gainer English Mount Hope Richwood Nuttall Kingston.
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Raleigh
West Virginia University
Earl L. Core
Marsh Fork High School
Patrick W. Gainer
Mark Twain
Mount Hope
Richwood
Nuttall
Kingston
Woman's Body Found In River Near Pleasant
A riverboat worker found a young woman’s body in the Ohio River, tied to the bank, then it disappeared as authorities were notified. Deputy Gary Kapp and Coroner Fdna Geules investigated while searchers continued the hunt. The woman, about 18, may be a flood victim, with swift currents blamed for the untied state.
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Pleasant
Ohio River
Gary Kapp
Mike Staats
Staats
Kapp
Fdna Geules
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River’s Sunday Punch
McCarthy
Shell
Alvin Short
W. 20Th Ave
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Calif
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Hillside Ave
South
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Maine
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