Government Seeks Taft Hartley Injunction in Steel Strike
The government asks the U S District Court in Pittsburgh to halt the 98 day nationwide steel strike with a Taft Hartley Act injunction. U S Atty Hubert Teitelbaum filed the petition, with hearing time undecided as Judge Herbert P Sorg stood by. President Eisenhower ordered the filing to protect national interests and resume production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
U. S. District Court
U. S. Atty
Hubert Teitelbaum
George C. Doub
Washington
James Wallace
Herbert P. Sorg
America
Soviets Jam VOA Broadcasts Over Langelle Affair
U S monitors report Soviet jamming of Voice of America Russian programs tied to Langelle affair. Langelle, expelled US diplomat, travels toward Washington amid cross talks. Soviet Tass offers brief charges and alleges Langelle carried secret ink data and 20000 rubles in a package.
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Washington
Voice of America
Langelle
Russell A. Langelle
U. S
Soviet Union
United States
Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
Tass
Amsterdam
State Bar Adopts New Court Rules
The West Virginia State Supreme Court announced adoption of civil court procedure rules modeled on federal practice. Promulgation took effect July 1, 1960 after five years of work by the Bar's Civil Rules Committee. final vote 1,035 to 289 amid some opposition.
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Charleston
West Virginia
State Supreme Court
West Virginia State Bar
West Virginia Weather Report and River Gauge Update
Sunny and warm conditions across W Va with highs in the 70s and clear nights. Beckley records 66 for yesterday with a 35 degree low, Oak Hill notes a 30 degree low, and midday readings around 43. River gauges show Greenbrier and Bluestone at normal levels, with Bluestone muddy and runoff affecting conditions.
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Beckley High
OAK Hill High
Greenbrier
Space race pace warned by von Braun and others
Wernher von Braun warned that without faster American progress in space the U.S. may be forced to pass Russia in reaching the moon. The report mixes other brief items from national and state news, including a UC ROTC protest, Eisenhower appointing Sessions ambassador to Finland, a jetliner crash near Everett, Brown denying clemency to Chessman, and a Damariscotta Mills disappearance investigation.
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Wernher von Braun
Army
Ballistic Missile Agency
Huntsville
Ala
America
Frederick Lawrence Moore Jr
Air Force
Reserve Officers Training Corps
University of California
Eisenhower
Edson D. Sessions
Finland
Grover C Trail in Serious Condition at Beckley VA
Grover C Trail of 122 West C Street remains in serious condition at Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital. His son Grover C Trail Jr of Reno Nevada, with wife, visited and returned home Saturday.
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Grover C. Trail
West C St
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Grover C. Trail Jr
Reno
Nev
Former Skating Champ Shot To Death By Wife
Earl Van Horn age 62 a former roller skating champion was shot to death by his wife Jean 35 after a bitter argument at their home in Mineola N Y The couple had co owned a skating rink for over 20 years and the wife who had polio and later became a skating star fired a shotgun The 12 year old daughter Gretchen called police and the first wife Inez manages the rink
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Mineola
N. Y
Earl van Horn
Jean
van Horn
Inez
Judge Refuses Writ of Error in Venable Case
Raleigh County Circuit Judge Norman Knapp refused Venable's writ of error application this morning. Venable, convicted October 31, 1958, for the August 1958 stabbing of Vernon Dickerson, remains in the county jail with a life sentence plus five years for a prior voluntary manslaughter stabbing. He will be moved to Moundsville on the next trip for the Long Chain Charlie case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Venable
Vernon Dickerson
Moundsville
Raleigh
Norman Knapp
Venable
Criminal Court
Dynamite Cap Theft At Eastern Gas Mine Reported
State Police today reported thieves broke into the Eastern Gas & Fuel Associates mine at Helen Monday night and stole three cases of dynamite caps. Entry was gained by forcing a door lock. the explosives were valued at a stated amount.
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Eastern Gas & Fuel Associates
Helen
Street Scene Highlights Barefoot Beckley Junior High Football
Beckley junior high football players march to practice in full uniform and bare feet to save cleats from wear. Team aims to stay nimble and ready for upcoming games despite limited equipment.
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Beckley Junior High
Retrial Opens in Milam Murder Case in Cleveland
The retrial of Dallas E. Milam, 20, for first degree murder in Cleveland begins with cross examination of a key witness. Milam, accused in the December 9 1957 fatal shooting of Police Lt Edward G Lentz, was joined by Robert L Lyons and James W Davis. Lyons awaits execution and Davis is serving a life term.
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Cool Ridge
Cleveland
Dallas E. Milam
Robert L. Lyons
James W. Davis
Lyons
Davis
Milam
Edward G. Lentz
Condemnation Hearing Rescheduled for Mills Property
The State Road Commission relocations for State Route 16 will have hearings on October 30 regarding property owned by George O Mills and Tessa M Mills. The hearings were moved from the original date set for today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Road Commission
George O
Tessa M. Mills
Mrs Elva Dillard Dies at 81 in McAlpin Home
Mrs Elva Dillard, 81, formerly of London, died at 4 a.m. today at her daughter Mrs Monroe Dearmon's home in McAlpin. The body is at the Wright and Anderson Funeral Home.
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Elva Dillard
London
Monroe Dearmon
McAlpin
Wright and Anderson Funeral Home
Widow Confesses to Poisoning Five Children in Allentown
The despondent widow of a Peruvian diplomat admitted to police that she killed her five children by giving them a potent mix of 74 sleeping tablets and sugar. She attempted suicide after the act and faced murder charges as the investigation continues.
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Allentown, Pa
Robert C. Schaeffer
Women Longevity Linked To Illness Reporting Say Researchers
A NY hospital team reports men die sooner possibly due to persisting minor illnesses while women report more disabling episodes. The study analyzed 25 year records of 116 men and 96 women at New York Telephone Co. and noted women had more colds, grippe, headaches, and mood upsets, while men suffered more serious illnesses.
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Alton Blakeslee
Associated Press
Atlantic City
N. J
Lawrence E. Hinkle Jr
Ruth Redmonth
Norman Plummer
Harold G. Wolff
New York Hospital
Cornell Medical Center
New York Telephone Co
American Public Health Assn
Hinkle
Two Pleas of Guilty Heard in Raleigh Court Today
Two pleas of guilty were heard by Raleigh County Criminal Court Judge Harry L. McCreery this morning. Bill Guy will return January term to hear judgment on forgery after posting a $500 appearance bond and release from jail. Alvin Virgil Harvey pleaded guilty to taking $33.28 of merchandise from the Glen Daniel Store and remains on bond until judgment set for November 10.
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Raleigh County Criminal Court
Harry L. McCreery
Bill Guy, Bradley
Alvin Virgil Harvey
Glen Daniel
Straiten Up and Fly Right Says Sherwood Gluitz
Sherwood Gluitz remarks that tomorrow is the day to straighten up but notes tomorrow never arrives. He observes that people seek just enough religion for fire insurance and tend to wait until they are on a limb before turning over a new leaf.
Basham Brothers Jailed After Becketley Hearings
Beckley brothers William F. and George A. Basham were jailed after a Monday morning hearing before Magistrate W. A. Burke. William F. was fined 100 dollars and costs plus 24 hours in jail and license revocation for six months. George A. faced 50 dollars for permitting a drunk to drive and 10 dollars for being drunk.
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Basham Brothers
Raleigh
W. A. Burke
Bashams
William F
George A
Beckley
Burke
Basham
Groom Waning Gun Wedding Ends in Arrest at Elkton
In Elkton Maryland an attempted marriage license filing ended with arrest after Angeline Sailer 47 Burlington New Jersey pulled a concealed weapon threatening to force marriage to 68 year old Robert Worrell Morristown N J The gun found in her car a .38 revolver wrapped in a fur piece Sheriff Startt held Sailer on a $500 bond while Alexa Jalmar Olson 55 Ocean City N J was held for investigation The state law requires a three day waiting period for marriages.
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Robert K. Worrell
Morrestown
N. J
Edgar Startt
Angeline Sailer
Burlington
Maryland
Sailer
Alexa Jalmar Olson
Ocean City
Army Missile Boss Medaris to Retire Early
Maj. Gen. John B. Medaris, head of the Army Ordnance Missile Command, plans to retire Jan. 31 after 28 years of active duty and 10 in reserve. The 57-year-old Huntsville HQ leader helped launch the first earth satellite and multiple NASA projects and opposed transferring space work to the Air Force. He will address the National Commercial Conference in New York.
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NEW York
John B. Medaris
Army Ordnance Missile Command
Medaris
National Guard
Army Reserve
Army
Air Force
Huntsville
Ala
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Plans For Civic Center Celebration In Beckley
Raleigh County Court considers public ceremony to celebrate turning Beckley Armory into a combined National Guard Armory Reserve Center Civic Center. Col Francis notes approval by Board of Education Beckley city Raleigh County and Armory Board. Governor Underwood Adjutant General Blake and others expected to attend. resignation of Everett Stover accepted.
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National Guard
Army Reserve Armory
Civic Center
Raleigh
Col. J. Henry Francis
Armory
Board of Education
City of
Beckley
Raleigh County
State Armory Board
Beckley National Guard
Armory Board
Everett Stover
Clear Fork
Prisoner Transferred From Raleigh County Jail
Clyde William Roberts of Wilkesboro North Carolina was released from Raleigh County Jail on Monday and turned over to U S Deputy Marshal Morris B Imboden. Roberts charged with Dyer Act violation was to be sent to Cabell County Jail in Huntington.
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Clyde William Roberts
Wilkesboro
N. C
Raleigh
U. S
Morris B. Imboden
Roberts
Cabell County
Huntington
Beckley Hospital Notes Poor Condition for W. H. McGinnis
Beckley attorney and former U S marshal for Southern West Virginia W H Piggy McGinnis is listed in poor condition at Beckley Hospital according to a local health bulletin.
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W. H. “Piggy” McGinnis
Beckley
U. S
West Virginia
Beckley Hospital
Electronic Matchmaking Sparks Real-Life Marriage
Hollywood report on Shirley Saunders and Bob Kardell who met on Art Linkletter’s People Are Funny after an electronic match system selected them as ideal mates. The couple, both 27, dated a year before marrying on October 18, 1958 and celebrate their first anniversary while planning to buy a house. Linkletter served as best man.
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Hollywood
Shirley Saunders
Bob Kardell
Sunset Strip
Art Linkletter
Linkletter
Univac
Bob
Shirley
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Wash
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San Quentin
San Jose
Chessman
Damariscotta Mills
Joan Anton
Merrick
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Joan
Brendan Behan
George C. Marshall
Ft. Myer
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Norwalk
Conn
Board of Condemnation Commissioners
Marshall College
Williamstown
Wood County
Virginia
Bluefield
SRC
Harley O. Staggers
Dwva
Bland
Thomas H. B. Staggers
Ohio
Luther Peck
Jolo
McDowell County
Bob Brown
Eighth District Court of Appeals
Alonzo Buchanan
Buchanan
Deniz
Common Pleas
Benjamin D. Nicola
William K. Thomas
Roy R McMahon
Robert G. Weiss
Ruth Mae Urdanivia
Mrs. Urdanivia
Lehigh County Dist
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Elkton, Md
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