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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 31, 1956

Page

7

Britain France Split with U S on Middle East Crisis

The United States, Britain, and France clash over the Israel Egypt fighting in a widening Middle East crisis. Washington urges diplomacy to avoid a broader war while London and Paris veto UN plans and move troops toward Suez. Russia aligns with the US on vetoes as Western unity frays.

Washington Middle East United States Russia Britain France Hungary Mideast Tiites Bison Belove Inhower Vitary Suez Canal Eisenhower Israel Egypt Europe U S U.S Suéz White House James C. Hagerty Middle Eastern

Suez Crisis War Updates Suppressions and Claims

British and French forces begin combined operations in the Suez Canal area. Egypt reports MIG action against Israel in the Sinai as fighting spreads. Israel claims capture of an Egyptian frigate and advances toward the canal while Egypt says it sank the vessel and asserts command of the field.

Middle East Suez Canal Gamal Abdel Nasser Fisenhower Dulles Egypt Israel Mary Canal Itelf Nasser North Africa Sinai Peninsula Nekhl B Gaza Strip Cairo Port Sail Cyprus Sulletin Paris Defense Ministry Haifa London Mediterranean Ismailia Britain France Thrahiny Atyal High Command Suez Jaliet

Eisenhower to Air Crisis on Radio TV Tonight

President Eisenhower will address the Middle East crisis in a 15 minute non political report from the White House. The White House said the pledge to aid victims of aggression remains, though Britain questions it. Major networks will carry the remarks from 7 p.m. EST.

Eisenhower Radio-Tv Washington Middle East White House United States Britain U.S France Gether James C. Hagerty Hagerty

West Virginia race roils as Gazette backs Underwood

Developments center on Rep. Robert H. Mollohan with the Charleston Gazette endorsing GOP hopeful Cecil H. Underwood for governor, while Senate President Ralph Bean endorses Mollohan and defends his record. Underwood campaigns by helicopter despite weather disruptions. Mollohan denies pay from a coal firm and defends his state service. Bean lauds Mollohan's program, while Mollohan calls GOP charges a smear and outlines fiscal policy ideas for the Legislature.

Mollohan Surprised by Gazette Endorsement in Governor Race

Rep. Robert H. Mollohan expressed faint surprise at the Charleston Gazette endorsement of his GOP opponent Cecil Underwood for governor. He said he had not read the editorial and suggested pressure from the state GOP chairman influenced the choice. The Gazette, an independent Democratic paper, said Mollohan failed to answer charges over alleged influence involving a state lands lease for a Grafton coal firm.

Associated Robert H. Mollohan West Virginia Charleston Gazette Mollohan Cecil H. Underwood The Gazette Molohan Senate Ralph J. Bean Bean Underwood House GOP Addison Romney Pruntytown McKlahan State Industrial School For Boys John D. Noblitzell Jr Parkersburg Mason Brothers Clarksburg Bob Mollohan Charleston Bob Mollohat Welch Repub Lican Cenvarks Hoblitzell West Virginia Industrial School For Boys State Board of Control J. Howard Myers Mallohan Fom Moorefield Chicago Independent Democratic Grafton Agi

Beckley Skies and Moonrise Times From The Sun

The bulletin lists daily sky events for Beckley including sunrise at 6 50 am and sunset at 5 27 pm on Thursday with the Moon rising at 5 49 am and 33). It notes prominent stars Capella and the Pleiades visible in the northeast and east respectively while planets Mars Venus and Jupiter are positioned as described with approximate times.

West Virginia Beckley Bellepoint Greenbrier Mary New Bluestone Capella

Beckley Firm Wins Be ckl ey Project for Valley Drive Extension

Vecellio and Grogan Inc Beckley WV won the Valley Drive extension contract with 245878 relocation of 0.664 mile of WV Route 16 between Mabseolt and its intersection with Route 3. Oscar Vecellio Inc Beckley bid 304333 for widening relocation and bridge work on US 219 Princeton to turnpike. SRC recommended federal approval for six projects.

Vecellio and Grogan, Inc Beckley Valley Drive State Road Commission West Virginia Mabseolt Oscar Vecellio, Inc U.S. 219 Princeton West Virginia Turnpike SRC

Russians Retreat from Budapest Amid Street Battles

Soviet tanks withdrew under leaflets and air attacks as Hungarian forces ring the citadel with antitank guns. Rebels turned ire toward the AVH secret police with mass arrests and executions reported by unofficial sources as Imre Nagy’s government moved to dismantle one party rule and restore multiparty government.

Budapest Hungary Danube AVH Red Imre Nagy Tom Communist Party Reds

Miners Target Roof Falls in District 29 Control Plan

West Virginia miners and operators press a joint roof fall safety program in District 29. Officials, inspectors, and United Mine Workers teams coordinate company by company efforts to reduce deaths caused by inadequate roof support, aiming to expand across major coal counties later.

Charleston West Virginia Roof Falls United Mine Workers District 29 Julius Olter U.S. Bu Lreau Offizer S Department U.S. Bureau UMW Rom

Soviet Policy Shift Would Allow Satellites to Become Sovereign

Moscow signals a move to grant full sovereignty to Communist states and discusses troop dispositions in Hungary Romania and Poland. It promises to evacuate Budapest when Hungary’s government deems it necessary and notes that Warsaw Pact troops may face withdrawal only with all members’ agreement.

Moscow Soviet Union Budapest Hungary Romania Poland Fense Georgi Zhukov East Germany Commonwealth of Socialist Sonato

Oak Hill Stables Damaged by Fire in City Park

Fire on Halloween Eve damaged Oak Hill Stables in City Park, destroying stalls and hay valued around 1,200 to 1,500 dollars, with 1,489 items burned. Oak Hill Fire Department crews prevented spread to the Scout Cabin, while officials investigate origin and note no insurance coverage for the stables.

Oak Hill RNS City Park Crouse Fair Association Southern State Cooperative Arthur Akers Akers

William J Bailey Dies at Surveyor Rites Incomplete

William Irvin Bailey 83 died at 9 20 am at his Raleigh County residence He was born August 15 1868 in Wyoming Corner son of the late Matt and Mrs Bailey a 37 year resident of Raleigh County member of Coal Marsh Baptist Church and retired from Kivler Lumber Co He survived by three sons Jokey Lee Woodrow Speed Bailey and eight daughters Gus Manning Glen Daniel Dorothy Tolliver Mount Hope others plus a brother three half brothers The body lies at Calfee Funeral Home awaiting arrangements

William Irvin Bailey Wyoming Corner Matt Bailey Raleigh County Coal Marsh Baptist Church Kivler Lumber Co Bailey Surveyor Speed Bailey Glen Rogers Irs Gus Manning Fairdale Richard Hendricks Glen Daniel Emmett Deck MacArthur Clyde Asr Dorothy Ray Stove Cameron George Cozat George Duncan Sabine Amos Tolliver Mount Hope Bob Bailey Slab Fork John Wilbert Glen Forks Dan Pine Grove Calfee_Funeral Home

Jail sentences handed to three in Raleigh County case

In Raleigh County Criminal Court Judge Harry L. McCreery sentenced Bert Gravely and Gene Leachman of Wickham to one year in the county jail after guilty pleas to petit larceny for stealing manhole covers. Fralin of Alpoca got eight months for attempted to commit a felony with probation denied. Howard Stevens of East Beckley received five years in the penitentiary with three years probation for unarmed robbery and was ordered to pay court costs.

Raleigh Raleigh County Harry L. McCreery Bert. Gravely Gene Leachman Wickham Beckley Robert “Fralin Alpeca Fralin Moundsville Howard Stevens

Transients Believed To Have Started Fire At Vacant House

Firefighters investigated a three story vacant frame house at 913 W Nevile St after a blaze began around 3 am. Fire Chief Bernard Martin said the fire started in a front room and burned the floor and ceiling but did not spread. Raleigh County Sheriff John C Ward reported the death of Lillian Snuffer Lester at 4 05 am at the State Hospital in Spencer and said arrangements are pending at Vandale Funeral Home Spencer.

W. Nevile St Bernard Martin McCreery Raleigh John C. Ward Lillian Snuffer Lester

Eisenhower Plans Philadelphia Campaign Address Tomorrow Night

President Eisenhower decided to keep a major campaign address engagement in Philadelphia for tomorrow night. The decision preserves the speaking event as part of his campaign schedule.

Washington Eisenhower Philadelphia

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