Beclley Man Murder Trial Nears End Of Evidence
State rested its case in the murder trial of Eugene Venable 31 Beckley as witnesses including Vernon Dickersons friends testified. Dickerson and Venable fought over a knife near Gregory Street while a fishing party prepared to depart for Hinton. Dickerson later died. Venable described a confrontation and a struggle in which a knife was used, with defense arguing the killing was justifiable homicide.
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Vernon Dickerson
McAlpin
Venable
Dickerson
Hinton
Brown Hayne
Arry Barnhart
Ralph Walters
Je As ‘Anderson
James Ox
Jesse Bester
Gregory Street
Bester
Barnhart
Payne
Lucille Fox
Massey Street
Public Health Expert Proposes Death by Own Action Control
Dr Edward Press of New York proposed a nationwide death by own action control system at the APHA meeting. He urged a local center in sizable communities to receive attempted suicide reports and initiate prevention through local agencies, plus a network of state and local societies.
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ST. Louis
Edward Press
New York
American Public Health Assn
Press
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APHA
United States
Chance for Romance debate with Dr Helen Jennings
AP radio and TV critic Charles Mercer interviews Dr Helen Hall Jennings of Brooklyn College about ABCs Chance for Romance. They discuss program honesty maturity and the boards role while Dr Jennings supports the show and Mercer questions its voyeuristic premise.
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Helen Hall Jennings
Brooklyn College
TV Programs Stress Health Center Plan in Raleigh County
WOAY TV will air a doctor citizen panel on Sunday 9 30 to 10 p m and a film Community Health in Action Monday 8 35 to 9 p m. Sponsored by the Raleigh County Medical Society the programs promote support for a $100 000 levy in Tuesday's election to replace inadequate local facilities with a modern health center.
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Woaytv
Raleigh County
Community Health In Action
Raleigh County Medical Society
American firms' profits decline in 1958 first nine months
American business profits lag last year by 25 percent through nine months of 1958. Two of three firms report declines, but the drop narrows gradually after the grim first quarter.
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Sam Dawson
AP Business News
New York
Chevalier to shed straw hat for dramatic film roles
Hollywood star Maurice Chevalier marks 50 years as a star and plans serious movie drama while keeping the straw hat in concert life. He cites Love in the Afternoon and Gigi as pivotal in steering his career toward non musical roles. Fess Parker, meanwhile, pursues singing lessons for Broadway, while business profits in 1958 show declines across autos, railroads, steel, and mining, with gains in utilities and some consumer goods.
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James Bacon
Hollywood
Maurice Chevalier
Chevalier
Audrey Hepburn
Gigi
Maurice
Fess Parker
Davy Crockett
Mike Curtiz
Fess
Activities Discussed By County Horsemen
Raleigh County Horseman's Association officers and board discussed the year’s program at the home of Mr and Mrs A S Bair on Harper Road. A general meeting is set for November 10 at 7 30 p m in the Raleigh Coca Cola Building. All horse enthusiasts are urged to attend, says president Mrs L A Landers.
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Raleigh County Horseman's Association
A. S. Bair
Harper Road
Raleigh
Coca-Cola
L. A. Landers
WVU College Dean to Speak at Engineers Meeting
Chester A. Arents, dean of West Virginia University College of Engineering, will address the Appalachian Chapter of the West Virginia Society of Professional Engineers at 7 30 p m Monday in Woodrow Wilson High School Auditorium. The talk titled Engineering as a Future Career invites area high school students and teachers to attend.
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Chester A. Arents
Appalachian Chapter
West Virginia Society of Professional Engineers
Woodrow Wilson High School
Arents
College of Engineering
West Virginia University
Nation's Traffic Toll Falls Short Of 1957 Figures
The National Safety Council reports the U S traffic death toll through October 1 at 26,180, six percent below the 27,770 for the first nine months of 1957. September deaths stood at 3,300 versus 3,330 a year earlier, marking the 21st of the last 22 months with fewer deaths than the corresponding month in 1957.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
School bans candy and soda sales in Phoenix lunch program
The Phoenix school board banned candy and soda sales on school premises to protect the nutritional soundness of the school lunch program. The move aims to improve student health and ensure better meal options across campuses.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Phoenix
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