Commies Launch New Laos Attack Seize 4 Towns
Pathet Lao battalions with regular North Viet Nam troops launched a coordinated attack in northeastern Sam Neua and captured four towns along the Nam Ma River. Government forces retreat on a 35 mile front toward Sam Neua military HQ as most attackers are Viet Minh or Thai tribesmen trained in North Viet Nam.
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Sam Neua
Laos
Pathet Lao
Viet Nam
Nam Ma
North
Duane Rathikone
Nam Ma River
Amkha Soukhavong
Amkha
News in Brief from Across the World and States
Prime Minister Nehru says India's defense remains unchanged amid a rift with Defense Minister Menon and General Thimayya who withdrew his resignation at the PM'S request. Eleven railroad unions offer to drop cost-of-living escalator clauses, but rails reject. Former Mutual officials deny taking $750,000 to push Dominican propaganda. Steel negotiations resume in New York after a pause. Eisenhower departs London wounded, carving a nick in his jaw. Flood toll hits 21 in Korea as rivers recede. House approves steps to strengthen postmaster general against obscene mail delays. Actor Pat Boone injures a toe on set. Kristian Rasmussen bedridden after daughter's wedding to Steven Rockefeller in Norway. Sandra Burns Wilhoit weds Rod Amateau in Mexico. it is her second, his third marriage. Harry Karl and Joan Perry Cohn wed Tuesday night. State bids opened on $2 million road bonds. Southern West Virginia Fair opens at Kanawha County Fairgrounds. Two former Kanawha County justices seek Supreme Court review of convictions. West Virginia motorboat rules approved by Coast Guard effective Oct. 4.
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Nehru
India
V. K. Krishna Menon
K. Thimayya
Thimayya
New York Times
Mutual Broadcasting System
Dominican Republic
New York
Eisenhower
London
Han
Imjin
South Korea
House
Pat Boone
Steven Rockefeller
Kristian Rasmussen
Logne
Norway
Sandra Burns Wilhoit
George Burns
Gracie Allen
Rod Amateau
Mexico
Harry Karl
Marie
McDonald
Joan Perry Cohn
Underwood
West Virginia
Kanawha County Fairgrounds
Dunbar
Kanawha County
Supreme Court
U. S. Coast Guard
Ohio Governor Responds to Kentucky Tax Comment
Akron AP reports Ohio Governor Michael V. DiSalle rebuked Kentucky Governor Happy Chandler for urging Ohio to cut spending. DiSalle said being Ohio governor is a full time job and joked that Kentucky may also need full time governance. He noted five states have lower taxes than Ohio.
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Akron
Ohio
Michael V. DiSalle
Kentucky
A. B
Happy) Chandler
DiSalle
Happy
Rotary Club
Eisenhower Veto Faces Accord Test in House Vote
Washington AP reports amid the fight over the $1.2 billion pork barrel appropriations bill. Democratic leaders claim enough votes to override Eisenhower's veto, which blocked funding for 67 projects in 32 states. The bill, urging river, harbor, and flood control work, aims to aid districts nationwide. If the House cannot muster two thirds, the measure returns to the Senate.
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Washington
Eisenhower
House
Congress
Senate
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Cobra bite ends in crooked death at reptile garden
ST JOSEPH Missouri AP two weeks ago a deadly hooded cobra from India bit William White a 32 year old reptile garden snake handler Anti cobra serum came from Miami in Air Force jets White recovered Tuesday the cobra died John Flinchpaugh operator says fangs loosened when the snake struck through a heavy canvas bag to bite White Its jaw dislocated when White jerked his hand away Death blamed on infection of the injured area No one seemed interested in trying to reset the jaw.
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ST. Joseph Mo
India
William White
Miami
Fla
Air Force
White
John Flinchpaugh
Hunger defense in shoplifting case shocks San Diego
Delores Myers 36 and husband Kenneth 42 arraigned on burglary and delinquency charges after their 14 year old son Gary confesses 600 shoplifting trips. Myers says hunger drove the thefts and she and husband taught the boy to steal to feed the family. She claims they took advantage of his sticky fingers and gave no money, only a shopping list. Gainesville police declined to comment.
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San Diego
Calif
Ihoy
Delores Myers
Gary
Kenneth
Myers
Feeney and Wyckoff Deaths Reported in AP Dispatches
M Alan Feeney 47 president of the American Hereford Association died of bulbar polio after being in an iron lung since July 16 in Phoenix Arizona. Stephen N Wyckoff 68 prominent forest scientist and pioneer in forest genetics died of cancer in Berkeley California. longtime top researcher for the U S Forest Service.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Alan Feeney
The
American Hereford Assn
Berkeley, Calif
Stephen N. Wyckoff
West
U. S.forest Service
Two Constitutional Amendments Move Forward in Senate
Washington AP A Senate Judiciary subcommittee approved two proposed constitutional amendments. One would repeal presidential two-term limits and the other would abolish the poll tax for voting. Both move to the full committee, with action uncertain and ratification requirements noted.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary
Full
Judiciary Committee
Congress
Language Seminar Gets State Charter
Modern Languages Inc will receive a certificate of incor poration from Secretary of State Joseph F Burdett. The charter granted Tuesday names incorporators George Warren Hodel Patricia L R Ashworth Oma Cole Via Thomas R Wilson Jr and Sherman C Trail Raleigh County Superintendent of Schools. The nonprofit will run foreign language classes for elementary pupils this fall in the southern West Virginia area with potential future adult and secondary school courses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Modern Languages, Inc
Joseph F. Burdett
George Warren Hodel
Patricia L. R
John) Ashworth
Oma Cole
Walter) Via
Thomas R. Wilson Jr
Raleigh County
Sherman C. Trail
West Virginia
Dignity Falls In Dayton Municipal Court Interrogation
In Dayton Ohio AP report, a defense attorney provoked laughter in Municipal Court by asking his client to describe the color of the red light he passed through. Judge Cecil Edwards court officials witnesses and spectators reacted loudly.
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Dayton
Ohio
Cecil Edwards
Fertile Period Tied to Eight Days in Menstrual Cycle
University Park reports a new infertility finding based on artificial insemination. The Fertile period is eight days long extending from four days before the mid-point of the cycle to three days after. Dr. Farris of the Farris Institute for Parenthood explains the method uses data from 259 conceptions in 201 women and aims to identify the ovulation day for each woman to guide insemination timing.
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University Park, Pa
Philadelphia
Tin Wikennad
Eamirvinm
EF Ailiw
Wistar Institute
Farris
Farris Institute For Parenthood
American Institute of Biological Sciences
Pennsylvania State University
Sherwood Glutz Comments on Success and Stress
Sherwood Glutz argues that the pursuit of success makes the average man eager to become the richest dead man. He warns that the path to success is linked to nervous breakdowns and urges simpler living with calmer homes and slower pace.
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Willin
Carnival Opening Delayed by Floodwaters
Carnival opening postponed as floodwaters on Valley Drive recede. Trucks lined the street while tents and rides await dry conditions for setup tonight.
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Ing
Valley Drive
Murder Rate Soars Across U S in 1958 Crime uptick
U S crime rose 9 3 percent from 1957 with a murder every 64 2 minutes a rape every 3 1 minutes and a burglary every 46 4 seconds. Atty Gen Rogers and FBI Director Hoover reported an estimated 1 553 922 serious offenses, with youths under 18 driving many auto theft and burglary arrests. Seasonal patterns noted for aggravated assaults and forcible rape, traffic deaths rose in year’s last quarter.
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Washington
United States
William P. Rogers
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hhan
Dracula Captured After Bronx Youth Murders
Police arrested Sal Agron and two others after a stabbing spree that left two 16 year olds dead. Agron, nicknamed Dracula for his cape, did not admit the killings but said he cut someone during the attack. Investigations tie to a wave of juvenile violence prompting emergency measures and a state church authorities meeting with FBI head Hoover.
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NEW York
Dracula
Sal Agron
Brooklyn
Agron
Tony Luis Hernandez
Manhattan
Hernandez
Nelson A . Rockefeller
FBI
J. Edgar ‘Hoover
Prisoner Taken To Md In Escape Case
James Wellington Bragg of Glen Morgan was moved from Raleigh County Jail to Hagerstown Maryland by a sheriff to face court action on an escape charge. He was held on vagrancy and burglary suspicions after escaping from the Hagerstown jail and waived extradition before Judge Harry L. McCreery. Roy French of Artie, Earl Mahone of Beckley, Frank Perkins of Crab Orchard, and Oscar Warner of Coal City were jailed or released on various charges including breaking and entering and breach of peace in the same period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Wellington Bragg
Glen Morgan
Raleigh
Maryland
Hagerstown
Bragg
Harry L. McCreery
Roy French
Artie
Earl Mahone
Beckley
Frank Perkins
Crab Orchard
Mabscott
Oscar Warner
Coal City
Weather forecast for West Virginia with thunderstorms
Considerable cloudiness with scattered thunderstorms today and tonight, possibly ending Thursday, followed by cooler conditions. Highs mainly in the 80s, mountains 75 to 80. lows 65 to 72. Beckley highs 81, Oak Hill 83, Greenbrier river low and clear, Bluestone normal with 5 gates open and gauge 2.79 ft.
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Oak Hill
Sane Foo
Bee
Greenbrier
Huntington Chair Firm To Move After Strike
Huntington Chair Corp. will discontinue business in Huntington and relocate to another city. President J. M. Bachrach said the board reached the shutdown decision at a morning meeting, blaming an unfavorable labor climate. the firm employs 325 workers.
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Huntington (Ap
J. M. Bachrach
Huntington Chair Corp
Bachrach
Troop Rotation Policy Dropped by Army
The Army scrapped the Operation Gyroscope plan that rotated divisions between Europe and the United States. Initially, the 1st Infantry Division swapped with the 10th at Fort Riley in January 1955, but later limited exchanges to smaller units and finally ended the program. Four-man teams will be sent to Europe to bolster company replacements.
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Europe
Water Carried by Truck To Helen Elementary School
Sherman C. Trail, superintendent of schools, said water for Helen Elementary is being delivered by Board of Education trucks. The school was closed Tuesday due to water lack, with a water cooler and storage buckets provided. A temporary sanitary drinking water arrangement will stand until the water company outfits piping.
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Helen
Board of Education
Sherman C. Trail
Trail
R. G. Webster
Eisenhower in Paris Triumphs in State Visit Reception
President Eisenhower arrived in Paris with General Charles de Gaulle amid half a million cheering crowds. They met at Le Bourget and held talks at the Elysee Palace with 29 guests including Christian Herter and Maurice Couve de Murville. The atmosphere blended celebration with focused discussions on Western Alliance strategy. A Europe-wide TV network carried the arrival ceremonies.
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Paris
Eisenhower
Charles de Gaulle
Western Alliance
London
France
Woodrow Wilson
le Bourget
de Gaulle
Elysee Pallace
Christian A. Herter
Maurice Couve de Murville
France Faces Test as Eisenhower Seeks Western Unity
Paris hosts a pivotal encounter between Charles de Gaulle and Dwight Eisenhower as France weighs U S support in Algeria and NATO influence. The discussion covers France's atomic ambitions, Western policy shaping, and wary reaction to the Eisenhower Khrushchev talks amid concerns of French isolation.
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Richard K. O'Malley
Marvin Arrowsmith
Paris
Eisenhower
Europe
France
Charles de Gaulle
West Germany
Britain
U. S
NATO
Eissenhower
Nikita Khrushchev
de Gaulle
Algeria
U.S
United Nations
United States
U.N
Sahara Desert
Atomic Club
The Day The War Came Is The Nazis Capture Danzig
The Nazis seize Danzig marking a new war while German troops and the Schleswig Holstein shell the Westerplatte garrison. Hitler’s aim to reclaim the city from League of Nations trusteeship is stated as the world moves toward broader conflict. The historic Free City of Danzig, famed for its towers and Marienkirche, becomes a focal point as heavy bombardment begins.
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Lynn Heinzerling
Associated Press
Danzig
Adolf Hitler
League of Nations
Hitler
Germany
Schleswig Holstein
Westerplatte
Free State of
Europe
Letha E Lowe 82 Dies At Home In Beckley
Letha E Lowe 82 of 28 Lincoln Street Beckley died at 8 15 am after a heart attack following a long illness Funeral services are pending at Webb and Neal Funeral Home She was born April 3 1877 in Jumping Branch a First Baptist Church member and honorary Circle No 10 member Surviving are four daughters six sons a sister 18 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
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Letha E. Lowe
Lincoln St
Beckley Fire Department
Jumping Branch
First Baptist Church
Circle No. 10
Charles A
Gladys
Ethel Thornton
Beckley
Rae Pettry
Hinton
Wanda Sallack
Mae Brown
Lakeland
Fla
Frank O
Robert
J. R
W. G
Webb and Neal Funeral Home
Maple Fork Woman Violet Bayse Dies at 71
Violet Bayse 71 of Maple Fork died at 9 am in a Stamford Nursing Home after a three year illness. Death from a heart attack. Born November 10, 1888 in Mossy Fayji County. Survived by son Carl Bayse of St Petersburg Florida two brothers Clinton C and Trenton Stover two sisters Capitola Moodespaugh Garnet Rice Hattie Thurman and Gaile Bair. Webb and Neal Funeral Home.
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Violet Bayse
Maple Fork
Stamford
Mossy
Fayjote County
First Methodist Church
Pax
Edward
Carl Bayse
St. Petersburg
Fla
Clinton C
Trenton Stover
Oak Hill VFW Club Petition Reopened Denied
Oak Hill City Council rejected a petition to reopen the Veterans of Foreign Wars Club. Attorney Tommy Miles presented the request at Tuesday night’s meeting, but the council declined to take action to restart the club.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Veterans of Foreign Wars Club
Tommy Miles
Beckley Sky Report Prominent Stars and Planets
Beckley skies show Fomalhaut low in southeast at 2 29 am and 6 3 pm with sunset at 6 3 pm and sunrise at 5 56 am and 8 55 pm. Antares low in southwest at 9 29 observe Saturn due south at 7 41 pm and Jupiter low in southwest at 8 10 pm.
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Fomalhaut
Saturn
Jupiter
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W. Va
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Corcsecas
Huntington
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North Atlantic Alliance
Harold Macmillan
Oak Hill Vfw
Beckley Skies
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