U.N. Debates Turkish Syrian Crisis Amid Mediation Unclear
The United Nations Assembly readies an immediate debate on Turkish Syrian charges as Syria rejects mediation. Damascus denies agreeing to Saudi mediation while Turkey accepts King Saud's offer. Russia backs Syria's stance amid broaderEast–West tensions.
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United Nations
NYW
U.N. Assembly
Turkey
Saud
Khalil Kallas
Damascus
Syria
U.N
Russia
United States
Middle East
Farid Zeineddine
Washington
Jack
Eisenhower
Dulles
Macmillan
Youth Sentenced to State Prison in Raleigh County
Gerald Haven Gwinn, 19, of Winding Gulf, pled guilty to two counts of breaking and entering in Raleigh County Criminal Court. Judge Hay L. McCreery sentenced him to one to ten years in the state penitentiary at Moundsville, with the possibility of probation under consideration. Gwinn was indicted for break ins at Lewis Chevron Co. on August 7 and Anchor Sales Co. on August 6.
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Raleigh County
Gerald Haven Gwinn
Winding Gulf
Gwinn
Criminal Court
Hay L. McCreery
Moundsville
McCreery
Gwienn
Lewis Chevrolet Co
Anchor Sales Co
Bombs Injure 13 GIs In Saigon
Dozens of bombs hit sites in Saigon injuring 13 U.S. soldiers and several Vietnamese nationals. A bus and a military hostel in Cholon were struck during the morning, with injuries reported as the blast damaged windows and walls. A witness described the bus bombing as the blast tore past him. The incidents come as Colombo Plan talks convene in Saigon.
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Saigon
U.S
United States
Jone
Ing
South Viel
Cholon
Nam
Iwin
Viet Nam
Clark Field Military Hospital
Manila
Information Service
Ness
Metropole
Ngo Dinh Diem
Britain
Australia
West Virginia School Chief Urges Higher Teacher Pay
State Superintendent R V Rohrbough told West Virginia educators that funding falls short for competitive salaries and quality teaching. He outlined plans to expand divisions, seek new legislation for a business and finance unit, and push raises to improve rankings and services.
Becktley Man Critical, Another Improved in Raleigh County
J F Blackmon of Beckley listed critical at Charleston General Hospital after a hunting accident near Pipestine Summers County. Philip DiCiuccio of Calloway Heights listed lots better at Bluefield Sanitarium after being shot and injured in the same incident. Blackmon suffered a fractured skull while DiCiuccio sustained gunshot wounds to hand face throat and neck. Both men are Raleigh County residents injured outside the county last week.
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J. F. Blackmon
Beckley
Charleston General Hospital
Philip DiCiuccio
Calloway Heights
Bluefield Sanitarium
Raleigh County
DiCiuccio
Pipestein
Summers County
Andy
Blackmon
Lance
Charleston
Boy Scouts
Boy Scout Troop No. 6
Beckles
Manare al Ellison
Rex Johnson
L. A. Reckart
St Mary’ 'S Methodist Church
Wreck Injures Truck Driver in Route 3 Collision
State Police report a Monday morning truck accident below Glen Daniel on Route 3. Clayce Ary of Pontiac Michigan suffered injuries and was listed in satisfactory condition at Raleigh General Hospital after the truck ran over a hill and caught fire. Damages were estimated at 50 dollars per truck. Walter Hopkins driving another vehicle struck a parked car owned by Harold Blevins on Foster Avenue. Police investigated the scene at 117 Sigmond Street.
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Clayce Ary
Pontiac
Mich
Raleigh General Hospital
Glen Daniel
Uha
Baker Foster Ave
Walter Hop
Inkins
Sigmond St
Harald Blevins
Foster Ave
Hopkins
Blevins
Auto Break-In Investigated in Buckley City
Buckley City Police are investigating a breaking and entering into a vehicle owned by W. H. Grindle of Pittsburgh. The theft occurred Monday night on Woodlawn Avenue near the telephone company. a brown and tan weekend case with clothes and an electric razor was reported missing.
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Buckley City
W. H. Grindle
Pittsburgh
Grindle
Woodlawn Ave
New Comet Seen By Astronomer At Bern University
The Astronomical Institute of Bern University announces a new comet sighted last Friday night by 32 year old Paul Wild of Bern a former Mt Palomar Observatory student. The comet named Wid Comet move southeast about 6 210 000 miles from Earth and will fade from northern view but remain binoculars visible from southern hemisphere in coming nights with a short tail.
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Wid
Paul. Wild
Ber
Mt. Palomar, Observatory
California
Stocks Rebound Some After Yesterday's Setback
Major setback seen in New York stocks with mixed results overall. Early trading showed some issues recovering while the market as a whole fluctuated with gains and losses, as signs of continuing volatility appeared.
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NEW York
Yester
William Arnett
Mabscott
Dica
Webb
Funeral Home
Raleigh County Board of Education Meeting Tonight
Routine business will be taken up at a Raleigh County Board of Education session. The board meets in the superintendent's office at the Raleigh County Courthouse at 7 30 p m today with Sherman Trail, the school superintendent, stating the agenda.
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Raleigh County
Evening to night sky events and planet positions
The Sun sets at 5 47 p m and rises at 6 a m Wednesday with the Moon rising at 12 09 a m. Mars and Jupiter move eastward near the Sun and Mars passes east of Jupiter making them not visible today.
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Mars
Jupiter
Venus
Housing program hit by FNMA withdrawal
In Washington the GI housing program suffered a major setback as the Federal National Mortgage Association pulled its offer to buy new mortgages at VA rates. FNMA also reduced payments for 4 per cent VA guaranteed or FHA insured loans from 92–94 percent to 90–95 percent of face value, effectively constraining mortgage lending.
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Washington
Federal National Mortgage ‘Assn
Veterans Administration
FNMA
Federal Housing Administration
Acme Head Denounces Union Wage Claim
Sidney Peery president of Acme Super Market denounces a Food Store Employes Union claim on local wages as misleading. He cites starting carryout wages at $0.80 per hour with a graduated scale amid a strike at the Acme store in Tatwell Virginia.
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Acme Supe
Sidney Peery
Tatwell
Sherwood M. Spencer
Acme
Peery
Black Walnuts Command $3 Per Hundred Pounds At WV Markets
West Virginia expects one million pounds of black walnuts this year with a starting price of three dollars per hundred pounds at Beckley Farmers Market and other markets in Inwood Parkersburg and Weston as well as receiving stations at Lamberton Gassaway and Farmington.
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Beckley
West Virginia
John T. Johnson
Inwood
Parkersburg
Weston
Lamberton
Gassaway
Farmington
Asian Flu Deaths Jump To 150
The Asian flu and its relatives have claimed about 130 to 150 lives since the outbreak began. Schools, prisons, churches, and sports events faced closures or disruptions as health officials struggle with reporting differences and testing requirements. The Public Health Service advisory committee plans a Washington meeting to discuss the situation.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Lansing
Mich
Jerome’ Garcia
Public’ Health Service
Advisory Committee
Washington
Woodrow Wilson Names Homecoming Queen Picks
Woodrow Wilson selects Homecoming Queen candidates including Sherry Evans daughter of Mr and Mrs John W Evans Jr and William Mae Canterbury daughter of Mr and Mrs C C Canterbury. The events reference addresses 112 Dexter Ave and 104 Tue sel St.
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Woodrow Wilson
John Dellinger
William Mae
Canterbury
Ria
C. C. Canterbury
Tuesel St
Sherry Evans
John W. Evans Jr
Dexter Ave
Woodrow Wilson High School
Susan Hensley
Hampton Hensley
Birch St
Criminal Court Robbery Case Opens in Raleigh County
Claude Elmer Ram and co defendants Jenkin Jones James Heracapias Kert Blankenship and Lacy Short faced charges of breaking and entering and larceny for $2100 in money 734 42 in checks two diamond sets valued at 300 with bond forfeitures issued. Gwinn pled guilty to two counts of breaking and entering and was sentenced to one to ten years Moundsville.
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Claude Elmer Ram
Ani
Sophia
Jenkin Jones
Releigh County
Blankenship
Rambo
James Heracapias
Kert Blankenship
Lacy Edwin
Short
Finance Company
Alex Goins
Franklin Smith
Harry L. McCreery
Agnes Lucas
Virgil Adkins
Anthony J. Sparacino
Lucas
Adkins
Gerald Haven Gwinn
Gwinn
State Penitentiary
Moundsville
Kermit A. Locke
Beckley
W. H. Ballard
Welch
Street Scene: Police Ticket on Overtime Meter Violation
State Police cruiser sits near a courthouse parking meter with an overtime ticket on the windshield. The image captures enforcement action amid urban street activity and legal surroundings.
Chamber Directors To Meet Thursday At Beckley Hotel
Newly elected Chamber of Commerce directors will convene Thursday at noon in the Beckley Hotel to elect officers including president two vice presidents and a treasurer. The new directors named Friday include Dr John Callaway Justin R Carr Leslie Carter George B Chambers J S Fisher R E Hicks Paul Hutchinson Charles B Lewis Leo Vecellio A J Walker and Isadore Wein. Rolled-over directors listed are Robert J Ashworth E E Bibo Jr Price Calfee Jr Lawrence J Forbes Alex George Roy J Lucas Ed Ratcliffe H C Sheets J C Penney Co Rondey Webb and W R Wooddell.
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Chamber of Commerce
Beckley Hotel
Firs
John Callaway
Justin R. Carr
Bank of Raleigh
Leslie Carter
Raleigh County Bank
George B. Chambers
Ashland Oil and Refining Co
J. S. Fisher
G. C. Murphy Co
Queen and Philip Return to England from North America
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip land at London Airport after an American built aircraft carried them from New York, with Princess Anne and Prime Minister Macmillan on hand. Macmillan prepares to fly to Washington for talks with President Eisenhower and will meet the Queen at Buckingham Palace before departing.
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London
Elizabeth II
Prince Philip
England
United States
Canada
New York
Anne
Macmillan
Washington
Eisenhower
Buckingham Palace
U S Officials Attribute Saigon Bombing to Communists
Washington officials blamed Communist agents for the Saigon bombing aimed at embarrassing the Viet Nam government during the Colombo Plan ministerial conference in progress. They cited damage to the U S Information Agency library bus and a military hotel and said an investigation is under way.
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Washington
U.S
Saigon
Viet Nam
Ngo Dian Diem
Big Snowstorm Strikes Montana and Plains
A fierce winter storm hits western Montana with up to six inches of snow and frigid temperatures. The Weather Bureau warned of heavier accumulations into tonight across western Montana Wyoming and northwestern Nebraska. Snow blanketed Mullan Pass and Cutbank saw 4 degree temperatures as winds reduced visibility.
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Associated Press
Montana
Plains
Weather Bureau
Wyoming
Nebraska
Mullan Pass
Montana-Idaho
Cutbank
Mont
Montana Mountains
City Council Meeting Scheduled Tonight in Beckley
The Beckley City Council will convene at 7:30 p.m. in City Hall for a regularly scheduled session. The invocation will be given by Rev. C. E. Walker of Memorial Baptist Church.
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Beckley City
City Hall
C. E. Walker
Memorial Baptist Church
Area Mans Jailed On Non-Support Charge
Being held in the Raleigh County Jail to await hearing today is Les Ilié Walton of Mabscott. He was arrested Monday on a non-support warrant by a sheriff's deputy. Nillard D. Paynter, with no address listed, was released today for return to military jurisdiction. He is charged with being absent without leave.
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Raleigh
Les Ilié Walton
Mabscott
Benny Ball Hinton Waives Hearing On Embezzlement Charge
Benny Ball Hinton waived preliminary hearing today before Magistrate Colton White. Bond set at $1,500. he was remanded after failing to post bond.
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Benny Ball
Hinton
Colton White
Bond
Soldier Testifies He Betrayed United States in Moscow Party
Master sergeant Roy A. Rhodes testified in Brooklyn Federal District Court that he betrayed the United States after a Moscow hotel party in 1952. He said he was paid the equivalent of 2300 to 3000 rubles for information about himself, his code training, and embassy personnel.
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Soldier
0. S
Moscow
New York
WEA
U.S. Armyty
Roy A. Rhodes
Brooklyn
Federal District Court
Rhodes
Col
Rudolf J. Abel
United States
Mortimer W. Byers
State Department
U. S
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CBS
Clarksburg
R.virgil Rohrbough
West
Rohrbough
Ince
Rohrcough
Bern
Switzerland
Astronomical Institute of Bern University
Board’Of Education
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College Eee High
Victio
Atlanta
Scranton
Lackawanna County
Lehigh Valley
Pennsylvania
Chase
Ares
Namey Dellinger
Alex George
George's Fashions
Roy J. Lucas
Lucas General Tire
Ed Ratcliffe
Beckley Insurance
H.C. Sheets
J.C. Penney Co
Rondey Webb
Webb's Florists
W. R. Wooddell
Wooddell
Jewelry
Twee
Beckley High
OAK Iil
Righ
Heen Sven
Greenbrier
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Philip
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