Red China Breaks Formosa Strait Cease-Fire
Chinese forces renewed shelling of Quemoy for about 2 hours 45 minutes and then hit Tatan islet near Amoy as talks with Chiang Kai-shek loom. Dulles labeled the move a warlike act while denying U.S. ships violated any truce. Nationalists reported 11,520 shells, no confirmed hits on ships, and said the attack followed Peiping Radio orders canceling the cease-fire. The United States defended its escort role as limited and status quo, with naval forces three miles off shore where recognized.
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Taipei
Formosa Strait
Quemoy
Tatan Islet
Amoy
Dulles
Fairbanks
Alaska
Quemnoy Beach
Tatan
U.S
Defense Ministry
Peiping
Formosa
Free World
Red China
United States
Warsaw
Surprise Washington as Peiping ends Quemoy cease fire
Washington reacts to Peiping radio declaring an end to the Quemoy cease-fire. Dulles flies to Taipei to seek understanding with Chiang Kai-shek as U S officials weigh Red China aims to pressure the Nationalists. The United States maintains ships-free escort stance while awaiting new negotiations amid suspicions of deceit and renewed shelling.
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Washington
Red
China
Quemoy
Peiping
West Virginia State Police officers face retirements and reassignments
Beckley Detachment Chief Walker and Maj. Wright reportedly urged to retire by Col. Hazen H. Fair, superintendent of the West Virginia State Police. Walker, commander of Company D for 11 Southern counties, attended a Charleston meeting and could not be reached. Ballard promoted to captain to fill vacancies caused by Hawkins retirement as Ballard moves from Co D Beckley. A legislative review may offer protection to reputable officers next January.
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Col. Hazen H. Fair
West Virginia
Basil E. Wright
Walker
Charleston
E. D. Bazzie
Department
Wright
Col. Fair
J. B. Jack
South Charleston
S. C. Ballard
Fair
Sam C. Ballard
Beckley
Ballard
C. L. Hawkins
Co. A
Shinnston
Hawkins
Co. D
Pope Pius XII Doctor Resigns Over Final Hours Articles
Prof Riccardo Galeazzi-Lisi, Pope Pius XII s doctor, resigns as Vatican City Health Services director after being condemned for writing and selling accounts of the pontiff s last hours. The resignation letter dated Oct 18 to Cardinal Tisserant follows press criticism and parliamentary censure.
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Vatican City
Riccardo Galeazzi-Lisi
Pope Pius XII
Eugene Cardinal Tisserant
Sacred College of Cardinals
Vatican
National Assn
College of Cardinals
Galeazzi-Lisi
Rome
Missing Man Robert Smith Found Dead in Woods
Robert Lee Smith 38 was found by his brother and two searchers, shot in the head with a .32 automatic pistol nearby. He was employed by New River Coal Co. and a World War II veteran born in Skelton on September 2, 1925. Surviving wife Norma, stepmother Bonnie, four brothers and one sister, plus three sons Terry Lee and Sherman Bruce and Gary Wayne, all of Summerlee. An inquest is set for 4 p.m. today at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill.
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Oak Hill
BNS
Former Beaver Woman Dies in Baltimore Hospital
Mrs. Charles H. Thornton nee Ruth Carper of Beaver died in a Baltimore hospital at 4:45 p m Sunday from cancer She was daughter of Dorma D Carper and the late Franklin P Carer Survivors include her husband three children Robert Dianne and Leta Jean two brothers Boyd Carper and Wallace R Carper Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p m in St Pauls Lutheran Church Baltimore
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Charles H. Thornton
Ruth Carper
Beaver
Baltimore
Dorma D. Carper
Franklin P. Carer
Robert
Dianne
Leta Jean
Boyd Carper
Tuscan
Ariz
Wallace R. Carper
Danville
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
West Virginia Weather Brief With Clearing Skies
Fair and cool tonight with lows in the 30s east and 40s west. Tuesday expects mostly sunny and warmer conditions. Beckley highs yesterday and Oak Hill highs around 69 with 32 low. Bellepoint river conditions show Greenbrier low and clear, Bluestone Reservoir normal with one gate open and a 1.6 ft gauge.
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Oak Hill
Bellepoint
Greenbrier
Bluestere
Motive Probed In Slaying Of Four Police Officers
New York AP report on patrolman James McDermott who wounded five in a midtown shootout and left four men dead. Investigators weigh motives including past injuries, possible grudges, and links to loan shark activity as McDermott lies critically wounded after a high speed pursuit. Victims include Edmund Leahy a 53 year old stevedore and Madison Square Garden usher Thomas O’Hare aged 55 with prior burglary arrest records. Deputy Commissioner Walter Arm says no evidence yet but all angles are being explored.
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New York
James McDermott
Broadway
McDermott
Edmund Leahy
Manhattan
Thomas Joseph O'Hare
Madison Square Garden
Lawrence Davion
Mount Vernon
N. Y
Larry the Barber
Larry Jenkins
Frank Anderson
Davion
Beckley Skies Moon and planets outlook for early week
The Sun will set at 5 41 p m and rise at 6 39 a m on Tuesday The Moon sets at 1 04 a m with a Hunter s Moon total eclipse October 27 Orionid meteors are active The brighter planets Saturn appears low in the southwest at 7 03 p m and Mars rises in the east at 10 15 p m
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Saturn
Mars
Farmington Mine Hit By Walkout
A wildcat strike idled Mountainer Coal Co s No 9 mine in Farmington overnight as the cateye shift walked off after midnight and later shifts refused to cross picket lines. Unofficial reports say the walkout stemmed from a seniority dispute judged by an umpire. The No 9 mine employs about 400 to 500 workers and a prior stoppage had spread to other mines, idling around 1,500 miners across several counties.
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Farmington
W. Va
Mountaineer Coal Co
Marion
Harrison
Monongalia
West Virginia Seen Population Comeback in Census Estimates
Census bureau estimates show West Virginia may recover from a 1950 to 1955 population decline with projected ranges around 1,982,000 to 2,052,000 by 1960 and up to 2,199,000 by 1970 including armed forces and civilian residents. U S population also slated to rise from about 164.3 million in 1955 to roughly 175.5 to 178.5 million by 1960 and 195.4 to 208.3 million by 1970 with large errors acknowledged.
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Washington
West Virginia
Census Bureau
Bureau
Maine
Vermont
Mississippi
Arkansas
Oklahoma
United States
Supreme Court Refuses Burkhamer Appeal in WV execution case
The Supreme Court refused to review James Lee Burkhamer of Clarksburg West Virginia in his appeal claiming ineffective counsel and inadequate mental health inquiry after the 1957 strangulation of 11 year old Charlene Vilain. He is set for execution October 28 at Moundsville State Penitentiary.
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Washington
Supreme Court
James Lee Burkhamer
Clarksburg
W. Va
West Virginia
Burkhamer
Charlene Vilain
State Penitentiary
Moundsville
Training Session for Blue Stone Presbytery Council
A 1959 training session for the Blue Stone Presbytery Mens Council is set at Beckley P ers Church from 7 to 9. A Walker, president, will lead the session.
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Bluestone Presbytery
Beckley Pears
A . Walker
British Forces Begin Pulling Out Of Jordan
British forces began withdrawal from Jordan with airborne paratroops having landed in Amman 96 days earlier to protect the kingdom. The first unit departed Aqaba aboard the tank landing ship Macleod en route to Cyprus, with the main body set to leave next Saturday, a spokesman said.
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Jordan
Amman
Aqaba
Macleod
Cyprus
Some Demos Revise Landslide Estimates
Washington AP reports Democrats scale down hopes of a sweeping congressional victory with two weeks left. President Truman cautions party unity as Senate leaders anticipate gains but remain cautious. Smathers and Butler adjust targets while fundraising lags, aided by Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt rallying donors for Cannon Engle McCarthy and McGee.
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Washington
Harry S. Truman
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Maine
Eisenhower
Nixon
George A
Smathers
D-Fla
Democratic
Paul M. Butler
House
Smathers Committee
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Committee
Congress
Roosevelt
Howard W. Cannon
Nevada
Clair Engle
California
Eugene J. McCarthy
Minnesota
Gale McGee
Wyoming
Democrats Poise for House Gains Across Nation
The New York Times reports a nationwide Times survey of political conditions indicates Democrats could gain 15 to 40 House seats in the November 4 election. Democrats hold 235 seats to Republicans 200. results depend on close races and late developments in states including New York Connecticut New Jersey Pennsylvania California West Virginia Indiana Michigan Washington Maryland North Dakota Kentucky and Ohio.
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NEW York
The
New York Times
Times
House of Representatives
the Times
Maine
Alaska
Connecticut
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
California
West Virginia
Indiana
Michigan
Washington
Maryland
North Dakota
Kentucky
Ohio
Nixon
Eisenhower
West Virginia Toll Hits 288 in 1958 Traffic Deaths
Charleston AP reports West Virginia's traffic fatalities reached 288 for the year, with 24 deaths this month. State Police records compare to 372 deaths by this date in 1957 and 22 in October of that year.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Labor leader backs Warren for president
Walter Reuther says Chief Justice Earl Warren would receive serious consideration from American labor if he ran for president, signaling strong union interest in a Warren candidacy in Chicago.
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Chicago
Earl Warren
Walter Reuther
Murder Trial Strikes Snag On Jury Selection
Lindy Givens faces a second murder trial in Raleigh County at which 20 jurors disqualified themselves after admitting pretrial views or opposition to capital punishment. The case stems from the April 10 killing of 63-year-old Thomas Pace in Fireco, with Givens and Dal as Moye indicted. Jury questions and newspaper articles entered into the record mark proceedings as Judge McCreery and prosecutors clash over questioning lines while Givens’ mother and family observers attend. Deputy Clerk Roy Bowden Jr. noted the session amid other actions including a guilty plea for grand larceny by John L. Thompson Jr., with judgment scheduled November 10.
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Lindy Givens
Cool Ridge
Raleigh County
Harry L. McCreery
J. Q. Hutchinson
Pace
Givens
Dalas Moye
Anthony J Sparacino
Roy Cunningham
Clay S. Crouse
J. Butts
Crouse
Hutchinson
McCreery
Sparacino
Fireco
Messes
Maye
Jack Thomas
Roy Bowden Jr
John L. Thompson Jr
Eisenhower Flies to Los Angeles for Pep Talk
President Eisenhower heads to California on a two day campaign swing aimed at boosting GOP candidates amid a party split. He will speak tonight at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles and again in San Francisco before heading to Chicago. The cross country tour follows a quiet weekend with tensions visible in Colorado and California where Knowland Brown race factions emerge.
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Denver
F AP
Eisenhower
Los Angeles
California
Shrine Auditorium
San Francisco
Chicago
Washington
Iowa
Kansas
Colorado
John §. Doud
Stephen McNichols
GOP
Palmer Burch
Richard H. Shaw
White House
James C. Hagerty
Shaw
U. S
William F. Knowland
Edmund G
Pat) Brown
Knowland
Knight
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Conclave of Cardinals
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Lincoln White
Reds
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Chiang
Nationalist China
Cook County
Illinois
Stateville Penitentiary
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Spyglass
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Cook
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Farmington Mine
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