Eisenhower eyes special session over bonds and aid
President Eisenhower told Republican leaders he may call Congress back for a fall session if it fails to lift the government bond interest ceiling or cuts foreign aid below his security threshold. The report also notes labor calm amid steel strikes, quake toll updates, and a series of political and international developments from Europe and Asia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower
Congress
Allied Industries
Mon‘ana
City Confiscates Pinball Devices
Beckley police seized 21 vending machines from Beckley Vending Machine Company at 12 30 pm after charging owners Percy Mullins and Bizzy Bowling with operating without city licenses. Police, aided by six patrolmen and a truck, moved machines to headquarters and stored them until licenses are bought. Police sought storage space by noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Beckley Vending Machine Company
M. E. Tyree
Tyree
Percy Mullins
Buzzy Bowling
West Virginia Weather Warm Humid With Scattered Thunderstorms
The forecast calls for considerable cloudiness with warm humid conditions today and scattered showers and thunderstorms mainly south. Highs in the 80s, 70s in the mountains, with continued warmth and more showers tonight into Wednesday. Overnight lows 64 to 72.
Two Jailed two Transferred
John Henry Cantley of Clear Creek was jailed in Raleigh County Jail at 8 10 a m by a deputy on operating a vehicle without an operator s license. Albert Hodges of Coal City jailed at 11 30 p m Monday by State Police and a parole officer on a parole violation charge. Lewis H Houndschell no address listed taken from jail at 8 30 a m today by a U S deputy marshal to Charleston charged with forging a government check. Gusta Canada Parker of Wyoming County taken from jail at 4 p m Monday by a deputy to Wyoming County charged with child neglect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Henry Cantley
Clear Creek
Raleigh
Albert Hodges
Coal City
Lewis H. Houndschell
U. S
Charleston
Gusta Canada Parker
Wyoming County
Spankings Hopeful Policy Sparks Florida Debate
Florida state superintendent Thomas Bailey defended paddling as a necessary school tool at a teachers meeting. He argued teachers must use discipline to instill authority, while some parents threaten court action over the new permission for Florida officials to paddle students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Florida
Thomas Bailey
Bailey
Indian leaders report three service chiefs resigning
In New Delhi a sensational Statesman report claims army chief Lt Gen K S Thimayya plans to resign amid clashes with Defense Minister Menon over promotions and politics. Navy and air force leaders may follow. Reports say Red Chinese incursions into Bhutan and Sikkim heighten anxiety as Nehru cites no immediate military action.
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New Delhi
India
Menon
Nehru
V. K
Krishna
Pakistan
Mohammed Ayubd Khan
Tibet
Statesman
Calcutta
Army
K. S. Thimayya
Navy
Air Force
Thimayya
Defense Ministry
Adm
R. D. Katari
S. Mukherji
London
Bhutan
Sikkim
Northeast Frontier
Ladakh
Kashmir
Swedish Law Officer Visits Beckley Police Facilities
Beckley hosts Sten Lomblad a 44 year old Swedish crime and arson investigator from Halmstad on his first US visit. He tours Beckley Police facilities stays with uncle Eric Olson and plans to visit Washington and Florida sights. He notes billboard advertising and local peoples warmth as he prepares to write articles and collect photos for Sweden.
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Sten Lomblad
Halmstad
Sweden
Beckley
United States
Lomblad
Miami Beach
United
States
Eric Olson Sr
Calloway Heights
Stockholm
New York City
Washington, D. C
America
Florida
Washington
Lombiad
Jimmy Dean
Dean
Deadlocked jury ends Raleigh County contract case
The Raleigh County Circuit Court heard a contract suit with a 12 member jury that reported being hopelessly deadlocked after deliberating 1 hour 20 minutes. Plaintiffs Thomas and Defendants the Clarks argued over ownership of an $800 jeep included in a prior sale. The jury foreman was W. M. Kessel. The case involved a disputed $1,150 portion of an $1,800 price for a service station at 1040 S Fayette St. The jury could not reach a verdict on payment and ownership, the judge was Norman Knapp. The two-day trial included testimony on a vehicle inventory and writing disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Norman Knapp
W. M. Kessel
Harper Road
Jack N Thamac
Chirch
Paul J. Fourney
Clarks
Thomas
John C. Hobson
Clay S. Crouse
Local Gossip About Sherwood Glutz Household Brags
A fragment recounts Sherwood Glutz recounting that Nabor boasts of being king at his home. The tale includes a wife crowning him and mentions Nabor’s kitchen TV setup to watch Dragnet and Howdy Doody while doing dishes.
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Nabor
Former MBS Heads Indicted in Propaganda Case
Three ex Mutual Broadcasting System officials were indicted for taking 750000 dollars to push Dominican Republic propaganda on the networks. The count charges them with failing to register as agents for a foreign principal. The named defendants are Alexander L. Guterm a Hal Roach Jr. and Garland L. Culpepper Jr. Also named were MBS Inc Radio News Service Corp and Dominican official Otto Vega as co conspirators. They faced three counts with up to five years and ten thousand dollars per count.
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Alexander L. Guterma
Mutual
Hal Roach Jr
Mutual Board
Garland L. Culpepper Jr
MBS Radio System
MBS Inc
Radio News Service Corp
Otto Vega
Dominican Republic
Guterma
Roach
Culpepper
United States
Vega
Rafael Leonidas Trujillo Molina
Porfirio Rubirosa
New York City
Securities and Exchange Commission
Litterbug Law Suit Postponed
A hearing on a charge under the litterbug law is postponed to 7 30 p m September 10 before Magistrate W T Wilson. The Island Creek Coal Co is accused of dumping refuse along the highway about a half mile below its tipple at Wyoming. Earl Curry Jr and Paul England acted as private citizens to obtain the warrant, not as representatives of the Pineville Business and Professional Men's Association.
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Pineville
W. T. Wilson
Island Creek Coal Co
Earl Curry Jr
Pineville Business and Professional Men's Assn
Paul England
House of Delegates
Curry
England
Wyoming
Curtain Callers Seek Members for Tender Trap Casting
Beckley Curtain Callers invite anyone interested to join for the November production Tender Trap. A 7 30 p m Friday meeting will be held with readings for the new play in the workshop at the corner of Whitestick and Temple streets, said Gene Hall.
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Beckley
Gene Hall
Whitestick and
Temple Streets
Traffic Deaths Seen Over Labor Day Weekend
The National Safety Council estimates 450 traffic deaths over the three day Labor Day weekend in the United States. The projection covers 18 hours from 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Monday and calls for about seven billion miles of travel with 71 million vehicles on the road. The council urges sobriety and strict traffic law obedience.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
United States
U S weighs taking Laos case to U N
The United States considers appealing the Tibet issue to the United Nations following a Dalai Lama appeal for UN study of Red China's aggression in Tibet. State Department said the case received immediate and sympathetic consideration.
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Washington
Dalai Lama
United Nations
China
Tibet
United States
State Department
Police Smash Rape Ring In Milwaukee
Milwaukee police say a gang of African American men preyed on white women, with four members to be charged with rape and robbery. One 28 year old allegedly raped 13 women during a 6 month span late 1936 to early 1957 after showup identification by four victims. Police conducted mass detentions, arrests halted, NAACP criticized tactics and urged trial and convictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Leo Woelfel
Woelfel
National Assn
Police Department
Grant Gordon
NAACP
A 14-year-old Belpre boy saves drowning mother
Belpre Ohio. Richard Ricky King 14 saw Mrs Wilbur Tanner jump from the Belpre Parkersburg bridge into the Ohio River. He swam to her, brought her to shore, and prevented a fatal outcome. Mrs Tanner suffered windedness and minor injuries but survived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belpre
Ohio
Richard
Ricky) King
King
Ohio River
Wilbur Tanner
Belpre-Parkersburg
W. Va
Charles King
Tanner
Car Fire Damages Vehicle on City Avenue
Beckley firemen responded at 9:05 p.m. Monday to a car blaze on City Avenue. The Raleigh Motor Sales car driven by Thomas Merrick was damaged by about 200 dollars.
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Beckley
City Avenue
Raleigh Motor Sales
Thomas Merrick
Trader Horne Dies at 73 Veteran Hollywood Animal Trainer
I. S. Trader Horne died after a long illness in Thousand Oaks California aged 73. The veteran trainer supplied animals for hundreds of Hollywood films and once fed the original MGM roaring lion that became the studio logo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thousand Oaks
Calif
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
I. S
Trader) Horne
The Day The War Came I Hitler Gives The Word
A three part series begins with Associated Press correspondents recounting the moment Se pt 1 1939 when Hitler ordered his troops to march. Berlin wakes to propaganda and fateful radio fames as Danzig and Warsaw endure bombardment and invasion. Newsmen describe German fear and public mood on the brink of war.
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Airforce
Navy
Sin
Danzig
Warsaw
Columnus
Luftwafe
Hitler
Adolf Hitler
Rhineland
Austria
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Adenauer
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Daily Mail
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Mr. Khrushchev
Crawford L. Wilson
William Dallas Wilson
Huntington
State Supreme Court
Oak Hill
Res India
Beckley’s
Sgt
William Teubert
By Bob Miller
Sherwood Glutz
MBS
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William P. Rogers
U.S
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Berlin
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