Polish Demonstrations Roil Wroclaw As Rokossovsky Purge Rumors Grow
Crowds in Wroclaw, Krakow, and Stettin protest Soviet influence amid reports Rokossovsky, Poland's defense minister, was ousted from the Communist politburo. Poles tear down Soviet flags at the Polish-Russian Friendship Society HQ as Parliament convenes amid signs of a government shakeup and calls for independence from Moscow.
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Russia weighs drastic steps over Poland crisis
U S officials fear Moscow could take strong measures to halt Poland's bid for independence. They note possible military moves from two to four Soviet divisions near the Polish frontier and warn an outright invasion cannot be ruled out.
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Hungarian Reds Plead for Patience
The Hungarian Communist party urged patience while promising reforms toward a democratically elected leadership and a Hungarian road to socialism. The Szabad Nep article addresses impatient youth and growing calls for free elections, with Imre Nagy restored to prestige and Rakosi in virtual exile in the Soviet Union.
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Poles Released From Prisons In Poland Pact Revision Move
The Polish Prosecutor General ordered a revision of all indictments tied to the Poznan hunger riots and called for the release of detainees not charged with murder or robbery. The move signals a broader review of wartime prosecutions amid ongoing legal changes.
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Beckley City Council to study map revision and zoning waivers
At noon the Beckley City Council agenda included a letter from Sanborn Map Co on revising the city map and two Planning and Zoning Commission recommendations to waive line requirements. Public hearings were held with no opposition. Captain R H Boyce of the Beckley Citadel gave the invocation. A divorce decree was finalized in Raleigh County Circuit Court with Martha Ellen Hager, formerly Martha Clark, as plaintiff.
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Martha
Miners Funeral Set for Otho Johnson at Piney View Church
Funeral services for Otho Johnson will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday at Piney View Community Church. He died Monday at the A and N Coal Co. mine in White Oak. Rev. Carl Johnson to officiate. burial at Sunset Memorial Park. Johnson, born November 15 1902 in Mason County, was a UMWA Local 7086 member and Baptist. Surviving wife Beulah Ramsey. four sons Kermit Emory Alvin Gary. daughter Barbara Jean. sisters Mrs. Ray Williams and Mrs. Henry Hill. brother Augustus Johnson. Body to be moved from Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home to the residence at 8 p.m. today.
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Prenter
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
East German press suppresses news on Polish upheaval
Berlin reports say East Germany seized an East Berlin Communist tabloid that printed excerpts of new Polish party boss Gomulka. Western sources note radio jamming blocks Western broadcasts as papers omit Moscow purge details from the Polish military leadership.
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Stevenson Presses Nuclear Test Ban Debate
Adlai Stevenson criticized President Eisenhower for not pursuing a timely end to nuclear tests. The White House announced a full health examination for Eisenhower with results by Monday.
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Egghead and Pamphlet Publication Cancelled
Mrs Stevenson announces circumstances beyond control have prevented timely publication of The Egghead and Pamphlet. The pamphlet will not be read by printers before Election Day November 6. The decision cancels its publication.
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Otha Teer
Stevenson
Democrats Lead GOP in Town District Voter Registration
Registration figures show Democrats total 9,687 to 2,907 Republicans in Beckley Town District with independents totaling 82. Citywide, Democrats outnumber Republicans by about two to one, and overall numbers include transfers and late registrants. The Raleigh County Clerk released updated tallies with districts listed by site and party.
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A. Johnstown
Raleigh County
Beckley
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tMany Demos
NL _ Institute
Murder Trial Verdict Expected in James Ernest Hunt Case
A 12 member jury began deliberations after Judge Harry McCreery read instructions and final arguments in the murder trial of James Ernest Hunt. The state seeks a second degree conviction and waived the death penalty due to lack of premeditation. The case stems from the July 29 fatal stabbing of William Billy Barefield during a poker game at a sawmill owned by the defendant’s father in Peltry Bottom. The defense argues self defense.
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Hunter
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Earl Hunter
Peltry Bottom
Riesel Acid Attack Suspect Pleads Guilty in Court
Joseph Carlino, a 43 year old ex convict and one of eight men charged in the acid blinding of columnist Victor Riesel, changed his plea from innocent to guilty in a night session of the U S District Court. He is under heavy guard and may testify for federal authorities as trials for Dioguardi and others begin November ninth.
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Damage suit filed in Raleigh County civil court
Garland Haga filed a $700 damage suit in the Raleigh County Circuit Clerk's office against John Wright and Donald Leach. The civil action arises from an automobile accident that occurred in July 1956 at the Hartley Ave intersection with U S Route 19 21.
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Donald Leach
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If I Had the Wings Car Crash at Beckley Place
Kenneth Miller of Reaver parked the car on the White Star Taxi Cab lot off Beckley Place. The brakes failed this morning and the car rolled down a slope, crossing Beckley Place and over several garage roofs before nose-diving to the ground. Damage was estimated at $200.
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Antarctic ballots fail to reach voters in presidential race
Dozens of U S Navy Deepfreeze personnel in Antarctica discover absentee ballot envelopes only contained applications. With time short no ballots can be sent back to the United States for the November 6 vote. Some voters in New Zealand had cast absentee ballots before departure. Henrik Dollerman of Manchester NH criticized the missed opportunity as ballots flown to New Zealand for forwarding. A ground party heads toward Little America with Maj Merle Dawson leading an advance team equipped with an electronic crevasse detector.
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Stevenson to Appeal to Women Voters by Radio TV
Adlai Stevenson plans a special radio television appeal to women voters next Monday. The Democratic National Committee announces a three pronged women’s program including one million coffee parties to hear him, mass fliers on the cost of living, and a telephone drive to boost the Democratic ticket.
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John Solopek Dies at 68 in Welch
John Solopek 68 of Calloway Heights died in the Stevens Clint at Welch at 5 30 am today. Cause listed as sarcinoma. Born Yugoslavia April 16 1891 he had worked with the Red yard Coal Co in Oceana until illness. Body to be brought to Beckley with funeral services Thursday from a local funeral home.
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Lee Anderson Dies At Pineville Home
Lee Anderson a pioneer in Southern West Virginia coal development and a longtime game warden died at his Pineville home at 60 after months of illness. He served as a Wyoming County probation officer since 1938 and earlier worked with the West Virginia Conservation Commission for about 20 years. He was born August 10, 1875, in Pounding Mill, Virginia, and was a member of Cook Memorial Baptist Church and the Masons. He leaves a wife and two sisters. Funeral services are set for Pineville Methodist Church.
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