Asia Perils Weighed After Red Talks Rejected
Secretary Dulles ruled out new talks with Russia on West Germany’s future as the United States, with Britain and France, presses ahead. He told President Eisenhower and the National Security Council that Russia’s drive to divide Western Europe would fail and urged swift ratification of the West German military agreements. The White House signaled allied backing for rejecting fresh negotiations aimed at uniting Germany on Soviet terms.
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Washington
Dulles
Free Asia
Russia
West Germany
Eisenhower
National Security Council
White House
Asia
la Week
Western
Europe
Germany
Britain
Sheriff Promises Swift Punishment for Raleigh County Jail Riot
Sheriff John C. Ward vowed swift penalties for inmates and alleged instigators after a two hour riot at Raleigh County Jail. Up to seven leaders remained in a seclusion cell as staff moved about 22 prisoners to confinement and non urgent medical attention was arranged for Leonard Butterworth, an inmate ill but not in immediate danger.
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Raleigh
John C. Ward
Moundsville
Ward
H. G. Farmer
H. H. Hutchinson
Robert Bradley
Walter E. Casteele
Ira Helm
Lloyd Irvin
Charles Lucas
Ray Peters
Lemuel Richardson
Hutchison
Raleigh General Hospital
Leonard L. Butterworth
Sophia
Glen Daniel
Road Death Toll Mounts to 286
West Virginia records 286th and 287th fatalities of the year as two men die in crashes. John Lewis Yates, 50, of McMinnville Tennessee, died from injuries after a freight engine hit his car near London in Kanawha County. Donald Guy Mullins, 38, of Nicholas County, was a passenger in a wreck on West Virginia 16 at Bentree, Clay County. Another rider, Ronald Cadle, 18, of Clendenin, remained in critical condition in a Montgomery hospital. State Police have not yet determined the car driver.
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Charleston
West Virginia
John Lewis Yates
London
Kanawha
McMinnville
W.va
Bentree
Clay County
Mullins
Electro-Metallurgical Co
Alloy
Ronald Cadle
Clendenin
Montgomery
West Virginia Weather Update May Bring Mild Temps
Rather cloudy and mild tonight and Wednesday with scattered showers. Lows 40s to 50s east and west, temperatures near normal for five days, turning cooler midweek, then warming over the weekend with showers and possible thunder storms. Rivers at Bellepoint and reservoirs at normal stages.
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West Virginia
Living Costs Dip to Lowest Since April
Washington report shows national living costs fell three tenths of a percent in September to 114.7 percent of the 1947-49 average, led by cheaper foods including fresh produce coffee and eggs. The index is four tenths lower than a year ago and six tenths below the October 1953 peak.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Aryness Joy Wickens
Labor Statistics
Italians Take Over Trieste After Allied Rule Ends
Trieste marked the end of nine years of Allied control as Italian forces entered the city amid rain. A crowd cheered the five-ship Italian squadron and jets as Maj. Gen. Edmondo de Renzi became the new military governor. The U.S. troopship W. G. Haan departed with about 1,700 troops amid a wave of patriotic chants and headlines.
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Italy
Adriatic
Unity Square
Edmondo de Renzi
W. G. Haan
U.S
Rome
Istria
Yugoslavia
West Virginia Senate race centers on unemployment issue
Democratic incumbent Senator Matthew Neely and Republican challenger Tom Sweeney tour Northern West Virginia delivering sharply opposing blame for unemployment in coal country. Neely accuses the Eisenhower administration of inaction, while Sweeney blames Democrats for not shielding the industry from imported residual oil. Also, Melvin C. Muntzing quits the Republican Party for the Democrats amid intra party turmoil in Clarksburg.
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West Virginia
U. S. Senate
Matthew M. Neely
Fairmont
Tom Sweeney
Wheeling
Neely
Sweeney
Harrison County
Clarksburg
Marion County
GOP
Congress
West
Democratic Party
Harley M. Kilgore
Beckley
Cleveland M. Bailey
Kilgore
Bailey
Melvin C. Muntzing
Muntzing
125 Dead In Storm In Salerno Italy
Salerno Province and Amalfi coast were hit by cloudbursts and landslides causing extensive destruction. The death toll in Salerno city and surrounding areas rose with many injured and missing. Officials warned the total toll could be the highest in recent Italian floods.
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Salerno
Italy
Gulf of Salerno
Amalfi
Canaloni
Maiori
Minori
Cava Dei Tirreni
Nocera Inferiore
Zepe
Paccara
Novella
Rome
Ministry of Interior
Dr Allen Heads Davis and Elkins College Inauguration
Dr David K Allen was inaugurated today as president of Davis and Elkins College in Elkins West Virginia. The college is owned and operated by the synods of the Presbyterian Church USA and the presbyteries of Lexington and Winchester Virginia.
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Elkins
David K. Allen
Davis and Elkins College
The
Presbyterian Church
U. S
U.S. A
West Virginia
Lexington
Winchester
Additional Fire Watchers Busy In District 4
Five additional tower observers and two patrolmen began a watch today to keep District 4 of the State Conservation Commission free of forest fires. Towers manned include Brushy Mountain Ivy Knob Round Knob Mann Mountain and Lick Knob with Emerson Stover as observer. Patrolmen are Hubert Belcher in McDowell County and Lee Belcher in Wyoming County. To date 12 towers in District 4 have been named. Other towers will be operated this week as conditions warrant.
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District 4
State Conservation Commission
Brushy Mountain
Joe Ledbetter
Ivy
Man Killed Five Injured in Plunge
A car carrying six from McCorkle, Lincoln County, skidded on West Virginia 14 near Coal River bridge and plunged 40 feet into the water. George Dunlap, 29, was killed. five injured include Mrs. Wilma Pauley, 21, hospitalized with shock and possible internal injuries.
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Charleston
Coal River Bridge
W.va
Lincoln County
McCorkle
George Dunlap
Oil Oscar Presented to Walter S Hallanan
Walter S Hallanan president of Plymouth Oil Co accepted the Bronze Oscar of Industry for the companys annual report contest by Financial World A dinner for 1400 business leaders at the Hotel Statler heard the awards were given after judging 5000 annual reports across 100 industrial classifications
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New York
Walter S. Hallanan
Plymouth Oil Co
Financial World
Statler
Ex-Red Exposes U. S. Communists Importer
Louis Budenz recounts his early 1947 discussion with Alfred Kohlberg, an importer of Chinese textiles, about the Institute of Pacific Relations and suspected Communist influence. He recalls resisting private inquiries but ultimately consulted with Kohlberg, noting no remuneration for FBI-related work and a pledge to report to official channels.
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Alfred Kohlberg
Institute of Pacific Relations
Kohlberg
IPR
Margaret
FBI
McCarthy Attacks Watkins Over Censure Bias Claim
Senator McCarthy charged Senator Watkins with prejudice toward him in the censure case as the six member committee nears a climactic Senate debate. He cited a letter accusing Watkins of bias before appointment and labeled it a deception to mislead the vice president. The panel had recommended public reprimand for McCarthy.
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Washington
McCarthy
R-Wis
Sen
Watkins
Utah
Edwin C. Johnson
D-Cole
Ervin
D-Nc
Senate
Senate Elections
Army
Ralph W. Zwicker
Wisconsin
Johnson
McCar
Few Dock Workers Pass Jeering Pickets
London report says a trickle of dock workers walked past jeering picket lines as a 23 day strike threatened Britain with paralysis. Arthur Deakin, leader of the Transport and General Workers Union, dispatched officers to dock gates urging workers to return to work and continue the job.
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London
Britain
Arthur Deakin
Transport and General Workers Union
Beckley Area Chamber of Commerce selects 31 candidates
A nominating committee meeting named 31 candidates for 12 board seats. Beckley candidates totaled 20 with seven alternates. Crab Orchard and Arnett each placed two nominees. Committee members listed include Leslie Gates J. E. Lilly and M. F. Barksdale.
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Beckley Area
Beckley City Council to Hear Paving Plan for West Virginia and Kiser Streets
A public hearing during Beckley City Council will invite property owners and residents to voice opinions on paving portions of West Virginia and Kiser Streets. The meeting aims to discuss the proposed street improvements and next steps for the project.
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Beckley
West Virginia
Kiser Sts
Ike Aide Seeks Definite Plan for Coal Industry
Dr. Arthur Fleming, newly named head of the President's Interdepartmental Committee on the Bituminous Coal Industry, arrives to press for a definite program for easing unemployment in coal, to be folded into the next State of the Union. He notes current output at 350 to 400 million tons vs 670 million in WWII and aims to determine production levels for rapid all-out production if needed.
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Wheeling
Eisenhower
Arthur 8. Fleming
Fleming
Ohio Valley
Steel Stock Bid Made in Effort to Hold State Plant
Pittsburgh report says Follansbee Steel Corp stockholders may be asked to accept a buyout offer of 21 dollars per share from an unnamed group. The plan would purchase 51 percent immediately and 49 percent within a year, with the plant at Follansbee, West Virginia to be kept operating. Directors say they cannot act as middlemen, having already rejected another 21 dollar offer for 51 percent.
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Pittsburgh
Follawsbee Steel Corp
Atty. Walter Mahan
Wellsburg
W. Va
Follansbee
Marcus A. Follansbee
Corporation Board of Directors
Mahan
New York
Frederick W. Richmond
Richmond
Follawsbee
Republic Steel Corp
Republic
Gadsden
Ala
Architect Herman Field Freed From Polish Prison
Vienna reports the U S Embassy has established contact with Cleveland architect Herman Field who was freed from a Polish prison. A Warsaw broadcast claimed he was framed by an American agent, while Field’s relatives pursued inquiries across Europe including Berlin and Prague amid postwar tensions.
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Austria
U.S
Cleveland
Herman Field
Poland
State Department
Washington
Field
Warsaw
Noel
Herta
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