Accused Slayer Takes Stand in West Virginia Slaying Trial
Catherine Martha Spencer, 21, of a Tams, faces trial for the June 22 slaying of her husband Robbert W. Spencer. The Raleigh County court heard from witnesses, with Spencer testifying she fired during a confrontation after taking a .22 pistol from her husband. The prosecution presented exhibits and statements while defense objected to admissibility. The trial featured testimony on the couple’s troubled history and the night of the shooting.
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Catherine Martha Spencer
Tams
Prowler Shot And Kills Miami Cop At Balmoral Hotel
A 32-year-old Bal Harbour police lieutenant was fatally shot while attempting to arrest a prowler at the Balmoral Hotel. He died at St Francis Hospital at 4 03 a m after being wounded earlier.
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Miami
Fla
Bal Harbour
Balmoral Hotel
Mover Staa0
St.Francis Hospital
Ex-convict Mackiewicz Captured After Roadblock Pursuit
Police nabbed Norman J. Mackiewicz at a roadblock near a hotel after a pursuit. He faced a 32 caliber automatic pistol and four shots had been fired. Capella, a prominent star, is noted as bright in the northeast sky.
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Norman J. Mackinwicz
Capella
Mackiewicz
George Lewis
Hollywood
Ghosts and Goblins Help UNICEF Tonight in Beckley
Ghosts and goblins will go door to door in Beckley between 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. to raise funds for UNICEF. The Beckley Council of Church Women organized the event, with tripsling of every penny, nickel, or dime to aid vaccines and food for children.
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Unicef
International Emergency
Fund
Beckley Council of Church
United States
U. S
Beckley
TILEY
Railwaymen demand pay rise amid UK wage clamp
London reports that 400 000 British railwaymen pushed back at wage holds as Parliament backed the Conservative government's stand against increases to meet living costs. Union leader James Campbell warned of a crisis and vowed a substantial raise, while the government refused subsidies to the British Transport Commission.
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London
House of Commons
James Campbell
National Union of Railwaymen
Campbell
Marcemillan
British Transport Commission
Woman 58 Sentenced Over Stove Shoplifting
In Manchester England Mrs Delia Savages 38 was sentenced to three years after a store detective arrested her as she staggered out with a stove and a large electrical model in her arms.
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Manchester
England
Delia Savages
Governor Graney to Confer on US 21 Funding West Virginia
Governor Underwood and Patence will travel to Washington next Tuesday to discuss US 21 interstate work in West Virginia. They will meet Federal Highway Administrator Bertram Tallamy to learn how much federal aid is available and review surveys on upgrading the West Virginia Turnpike to four lanes. The talks cover route allocations from Marietta to the Virginia line and budget priorities balancing schools and roads for fiscal 1958 39.
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Charleston
Underlington
Corierxood
Patence
Rick C. Graney
Willi
U.S. 1
West Virginia
Underwood
Graney
Underwood and Graney
Bertram Tallamy
Tallamy
West Virginia Turnpike
Marietta
Ohio
Parkersburg
Virginia Line
Princeton
Prince ‘Ton
Guv
Virgil Bourclough
Refined Bandit Robs Spokane Blood Bank
A calm colored gunman robbed the Spokane blood bank of four pints of blood last night. He spoke softly to Billievelyn Miller, saying he would not hurt her and instructed her not to watch as he left the building.
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Spokane
Wash.a
Miss Miller
Turncoat Wants To Be Minister
G Edward Dickenson a Korean War turncoat scheduled for release November 23 from Fort Leavenworth plans to enter the ministry He aims to apply for admission to the Free Will Baptist Bible College in Nashville Tennessee Dickenson 27 was convicted in 1954 of collaborating with the enemy and informing on a fellow American who planned an escape His 0 year sentence was reduced on appeal and further reduced by good conduct at the Disciplinary Barracks
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Nashville
Tenn
Edward Dickenson
U. S
Ft. Leavenworth
Kan
W. S. Mooneyham
National Assay
Free Will Baptists
Dickenson
Free Will Baptist Bible College
King George VI death linked to heavy smoking
British doctor Dr Lennox Johnson in a new book argues the late King George VI died from coronary thrombosis linked to a long private smoking habit. The monarch, who had lung cancer surgery in 1952, reportedly smoked heavily despite seldom smoking in public.
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London
George VI
Lennox Johnson
Sweden ends cabinet crisis with Erlander sworn in
Sweden’s first cabinet crisis in 12 years ends as Tage Erlander is sworn in at the Royal Palace leading an all Social Democrat minority government. His resignation came after the Agrarian party withdrew from his coalition leaving no parliamentary majority. Neither Agrarians nor opposition Liberals and Conservatives could form a new government.
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Stockholm i
Sweden
Royal Palace
Tage Erlander
Erlander
Agrarian Party
Agrarians
Seismic Shocks Registered Near Fordham University
Earth tremors reported about 2 300 miles southeast of here were recorded on the seismograph at Fordham University. The first shock appeared at 5 14 56 a m and the second at 5 20 38 a m EST.
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New York
Earth
Here
Fordham University
West Virginia economy shows gains in first nine months 1957
State Chamber of Commerce reports 18 of 20 economic categories rose from the same period in 1956. Building permits led with a 52.3 percent jump, while declines occurred in lumber production 4.6 percent and farmer cash income 5 percent.
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Charleston
West Virginia
State Chamber of Commerce
Flu and pneumonia deaths rise in major cities
U S Public Health Service weekly Asian influenza summary reports a 24 percent increase in deaths from influenza and pneumonia in 108 large cities between Sept 1 and Oct 25. There were 1 187 more deaths from those diseases and 6 438 more deaths from all causes in the same period year over year, signaling flu impact with an estimated six million cases since June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U. S. Public Health Service
Health Service
Israeli Officials Wounded In Parliament Bombing Released
Foreign Minister Golda Meir and Moshe Shapiro, both wounded, were treated after a grenade attack in the Parliament gallery. Meir, slightly hurt, planned return to work later. Shapiro was seriously hurt but improving after surgery. Prime Minister Ben-Gurion near release. Weather outlook shows cloudy with moderate temperatures and scattered rainfall in parts of West Virginia.
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Jerusalem
Golda Meir
David Ben-Gurion
Moshe Shapiro
Social Welfare
Navy chief calls pooling brains to secure free world
Seattle report says Navy Secretary Gates urged pooling Western scientific brains and exchanging researchers to build a military capable of preserving peace and security with allies. He spoke at a Navy League meeting in Seattle yesterday.
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Seattle
Navy
Gates Beleves
Free World
Treasury Eyes Narrow Path to Debt Limit Stay
Treasury officials warned that barring emergencies the government will try to keep spending within the 275 billion debt ceiling, with debt projections showing gradual creep as defense needs and other costs press against the limit. They noted the ceiling was set in 1916 and has seen temporary increases for 1955 to 1957, complicating timely relief if unexpected drains occur.
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Washington
Treasury
Congress
Lars
Are there life-bearing planets beyond our solar system
Scientist Dr Harlow Shapley suggests Earth like life could exist on tens of millions of planets across the universe. He says spacecraft speed and advances could allow visits to Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn within years or days to test for alien life, though distant stars remain out of reach.
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Alton L. Blakeslee
Associated Press
New York IR
Harlow Shapley
Dr. Shapley - Reasong
Mars
Venus
Jupiter
Saturn
Outer Space
Aircraft Stocks Lead Market Rally on Defense Hopes
In New York early trading the aircraft and missile sectors led gains as government promises spurred optimism. Air Force Secretary Douglas announced ceilings on key contractors were scrapped after President Eisenhower signaled that a 38 billion defense spending ceiling was not sacrosanct.
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New York
Air Force
Douglas
Eisenhower
88th State Convention Opens At Logan
About 1,000 delegates are registered for the 88th state convention of Christian Churches Disciples of Christ at Logan. The four day gathering includes luncheon guests from Joint Boards of the 150 churches and the Christian Missionary Society with Women's Fellowship. President Lester G. McAllister of Bethany College will open the general assembly tonight as services are planned for Sunday morning.
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Logan
Lester G. McAllister
Bethany College
General Assembly
Third Escapee Seized By Police
Hershel Ray Brown, 24, the third of three convicts who escaped from the West Virginia State Penitentiary on October 21, was captured at his Putney home by State Police. Deitz and Gatewood, who also escaped, are jailed in Kanawha County and to be picked up by penitentiary authorities next week. Deitz is serving a life term for murder and Gatewood 1 to 10 years for grand larceny.
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Hershel Ray Brown
Putney
Chelyan Post
Brown
Esteapees
Robert Lee Deitz
Ralph E. Gatewood
Kanawha
Deitz
Gatewood
Here
Moumisville
Charleston
Area Woman Writes About Arab Situation
Priscilla Endreson of Affinity has written for Aftenposten from North Africa and the Arab world. A veteran correspondent with years in Morocco and Algeria she reports on war rumors and the Algerian situation with UN and press exposure.
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Priscilla Endreson
Affinity
Aftenposten
Norway
North Africa
Leith Hart
Maroc Presse
Casablanca
Wisconsin
Endresen
Wiscon
Morocco
Algeria
United Nations
Rey — Land of the Farthest Sun
Isel
Russia Plans Nov. 7 Satellite Blast for Bolshevik Anniversary
The Communist Daily Worker reports Moscow plans to launch a larger cart satellite on November 7, the 40th anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution, though conditions may delay the launch. Meanwhile the U S conducted another Jupiter A missile test at Cape Canaveral and Sputnik’s rocket section faces a fiery Earth return in coming weeks.
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Washington
Russia
Communist Daily Worker
London
Moscow
United States
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Jale
Radio Moscow
Sputnik
Earth
Cambridge
Mass
Fred L. Whipste
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Whipple
Space
Sentencing Plea in Japan for GI Girard Five Years
The prosecution urged a Japanese court to sentence GI William Girard to five years for the death of Mrs. Naka Sakai. His lawyers will plead on Nov. 5 with a verdict expected by Nov. 20. The case cites inflicting bodily injury resulting in death from a blank grenade launcher shot.
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Maebashi
Japan
GI William
Girard
Illinois
Naka Sakai
Yuzo Kawachi
United States
Kakuichi Sugimoto
Mrs. Sakai
Sugimoto
Filing For Bonus To Begin Friday
West Virginia Korean Veterans begin filing for the Korean Bonus Friday at the Memorial Building. Deputy director Roy I. Smith of the Rocky Field Office says the department will handle a large crowd. Veterans should bring a photostatic copy of their DD 214 and report to Room 6 at 8:30 a.m. to receive the bonus.
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West Virginia
Memorial Building
Roy I. Smith
Rockiey Field Office
Smith
Pal Boone Faces Fame With Calm Resolve At 24
Pal Boone at 24 keeps his life balanced amid TV shows films records and interviews. His manager says he uses a yardstick to choose home over education and education over career, and he often fakes schooling when needed. His rise to fame is described as phenomenal and the next Sunday Family Weekly will feature the full story.
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Pal Boone
Pal
Boone
Family Weekly
New Deal Foe Dies
Providence R I former U S Senator Peter G Gerry died at his home after years of failing health. The multimillionaire conservative Democrat was known as a foe of the New Deal.
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Providence
U. S
Peter G. Gerry
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