Maine GOP battered as Muskie seizes Senate seat
Democrats swept Maine in a stunning election day victory that felled GOP hopes for a congressional majority. Edmund Muskie won the Senate race, Clinton Clauson upset Horace Hildreth for governor, James Oliver ousted Robert Hale, while Coffin and McIntire held House seats amid broader GOP losses and ethics-driven critique linked to the Eisenhower era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton A. Clauson
Internal Revenue
Horace A. Hildreth
James C. Oliver
Robert Hale
Frank M. Coffin
Clifford G. A MecIntire
Clauson
Hildreth
Congress
Oliver
Hale
Coffin
Bishop
Meniire
Grady
Payne
Eisenhower
Dulles Hints At Concessions To Reds In Talks
Secretary of State Dulles hinted the United States may offer concessions if Red China renounces force in the Formosa Straits. He said talks in Warsaw could shape a modus vivendi and stressed readiness to aid Nationalist defenders, while avoiding any war, and noted no decision on offshore island evacuation. A separate note reports Fort Collins suspect Floyd J. Robertson confessed to killing Marjorie Senneider.
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Washington
Dulles
United States
Red China
Formosa
Red Chna
Warsaw
Free World
Far East
Formosa Straits
Korea
Berlin
U.S
Jacob Beam
Wang Ping-Nan
Beam
Wang
High Court hears Covey Leeber ouster case again
For a second time this year the West Virginia Supreme Court heard arguments on the Raleigh County Board of Education ouster of H Dale Covey and A P Leeber. The original removal stemmed from alleged pecuniary interest in a wife’s teaching contract.
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Charleston
Supreme Court
Twat
Raleigh County
Board of Education
H. Dale Covey
A. P. Leeber
Raleigh
R. C. Swim
Thomas Rose
J. D. Swim
W. W. Vines
Albany Milam
Beckley
Norman A. Knapp
Covey
Leeber
Circuit Court
Nators
Civi
Enit
Theicharges
Covey and Leecher
Eccles man waives to grand jury in copper wire theft
Henry David Burrell waived to the Raleigh County Grand Jury Monday before Magistrate W A Burke on charges of breaking and entering. Remanded to Raleigh County Jail in lieu of 1000 bond after arrest by State Police at 12:01 a m Sunday. Connected to August 31 Eccles burglary of Eastern Gas and Fuel Co. building. about 100 pounds of copper wire taken.
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Eccles
Raleigh County
Grand Jury
W. A. Burke
Henry David Burrell
Burrell
Eastern Gas and Fuel Co
Coaches to Get Crying Towels at Club Meeting
Woodrow Wilson High School will receive crying towels for four coaches Jerome Van Meter Lawrence Wiseman Victor Peelish and Nelson Bragg as the Beckley Lions Club plans the annual presentation at El Chico today.
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Woodrow Wilson High School
Beckley Lions Club
Jerome van Meter
Lawrence Wiseman
Victor Peelish
Nelson Bragg
el Chico
County Library Announces Winter Schedule
The Raleigh County Memorial Library resumes its regular winter hours. Beginning tonight, the library will be open Tuesdays from 6 to 8 30 p.m. It will also be open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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Raleigh County
Red Cross Raleigh County Board Meets Thursday
William F Watts announced the regular quarterly meeting of the Raleigh County Chapter of the American Red Cross Board of Directors will be held Thursday at 4 p m in the Red Cross Office 410 Bair Building Watts chairs the meeting The Sun notes astronomical details for Wednesday including moon and Mercury events in the vicinity of Venus Regulus and sunrise.
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William F. Watts
Raleigh County
The
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Bair Building
Watts
Mercury
Venus
Regulus
Unemployment Drops 600000 as Jobless Rise Examined
Washington reports unemployment fell by 600000 last month to 4699000, a seasonal fluctuation that left the rate at 7.6 percent, the highest since World War II excluding a coal strike month. Employment rose nearly 200000 to 65367000 while July unemployment was 4294000. Statisticians note seasonal adjustments amid student movement affect the data, with overall job recovery slow.
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Washington
Commerce and Labor Department
Hereford Show Set Saturday at Beckley Farmers Market
The ith Annual New River Hereford Breeders Association Show and Sale will be held Saturday at Beckley Farmers Market Cranberry. Show starts 9 30 a m sale 1 p m with premium money from the West Virginia Department of Agriculture and ribbons from Beckley Area Rural Development Council. Auctioneer A W Hamilton and judge Col E A Livesay. Sale consignors include W H Ball Athens William K Ball Speedway S C Ballentgee farm Talcott A M Bennett Beaver Crouch Farm Oceana A A Farmer H G Farmer Ball James Hall Bolt Paul McGraw Rt 9 Beaver George Surface John Surface Beckley Basil Whitenack Lester Carl Bunch Beckley.
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Ith
New River
Hereford Breeders’ Association
Beckley
Cranberry
Herbert E. Shumate
West Virginia, Department of Agriculture
Beckley Area
Morgantown
W. H. Ball
Athens
William K. Ball
Speedway
S. C. Ballentgee
Talcott
Alton M. Bennett
Beaver
Crouch Farm
Oceana
A. A. Farmer
H. G. Farmer
Ball
James Hall
Bolt
Paul McGraw
Minor L. Scott
Rt. 9
George Surface
John Surface
Bluefield
Basil Whitenack
Lester
Carl Bunch
Glen Daniel School Survey Started Over Possible Closure
Raleigh County officials led by Assistant Superintendent Mason Anderson and Dewey Bone surveyed Glen Daniel Monday to decide if Glen Daniel Elementary should close. Door-to-door canvassing asked parents within the district which school they prefer for their children, with some transferring to Fairdale Elementary citing better facilities. Others protest, calling the move a step toward shuttering Glen Daniel.
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Raleigh County
Mason Anderson
Dewey Bone
Glen Daniel
Fairdale
Wyoming Slaying Trial Hits Snag On Jury Selection
Wyoming County Circuit Court adjourned after an hour trying to impanel jurors in the state vs Frank J. McKinney. McKinney, 53, a coal miner, is charged with the February 28 slaying of Oceana Constable Haynes Sams. Several jurors were disqualified over death penalty concerns or conflicts.
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Pineville
RNS
Wycomiing County
Frank J. McKinney
McKinney
Cyclone Coal
Oceana
Haynes Sams
Sam
Harlan M. Calhoun
Moorefield
Hardy Couunty
Robert M. Worrell
D. Grove Moler
Leland Tilley
Brad Sams
Roy Alf
Wyoming County
Osborne Hoover
John Blankenship
Sams
Plane lead fizzles out in Raleigh County search
The missing Air Force C45 near Artie, Raleigh County, drew a large search after two youths misidentified a white felled oak as wreckage. CAP reported 34 planes aloft and ground crews including state police and rescue firemen searched through the night. The missing crew members are Maj. George A. Smith Capt. Edward H. Holtcamp and Mr. and Mrs. William Hamilton. The flight originated in Bluefield en route to Huntington and Bakalar AFB.
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Whitesville
Artie
Raleigh County
Hibert Burgess Loday
Glen Sprouse
Sprouse
CAP
West Virginia
Artic
George A. Smith
Bakalar Air Force Base
Columbus
Indiana
Edward H. Holtcamp
Bakalar
William Hamilton
Huntington
Bluefield
Hamiltons
Baklor Afb
Charleston
Republicans Face Maine Setback Echoes at White House
President Eisenhower assessed the Democratic sweep in Maine as a Republican setback after Gov elects and a U.S. Senate seat flipped. Press secretary James Hagerty relayed Eisenhower’s disappointment and said Adams is unlikely to depart soon. Maine voters chose Edmund Muskie over Frederick Payne amid Goldfine ties.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Congress
Maine
Edmund
Musskie
Frederick G. Payne
Senate
Muskie
issJeues
Payne
Boston
Bernard Goldfine
Sherman Adams
Goldfine
Eisenhower
Truman
Pine Tree
Newport, R
White House
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Republican National Committee
U.S
Sher
Adams
Edmund S. Muskie
Frederick C. Payne
New England
Demo Leader Sees Nationwide Trend From Maine Victory
Democratic National Chairman Paul Butler called the Maine election a sign of a national trend toward the Democrats. He criticized Republicans for unemployment, alleged corruption, and weak leadership while praising firm Democratic policies to create jobs and oppose idle wealth.
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Washington
Paul M. Butler
Maine
Buller
Middle East
Straits of
Formosa
Man wounded by detective in chase accused of bribe offer
A Brooklyn man 38 was wounded by a detective during a chase after allegedly offering a $3,000 bribe to two Queens mail sorters in a bid to win a $30,000 house on NBCs The Price Is Right. Gerard Mignone was arrested and treated at Kings County Hospital in fair condition. The case centers on attempts to rig the audience giveaway by manipulating postcards and postmarks.
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New York
Brooklyn
Gerard
Mignone
Kings County Hospital
NBC
Asst. Dist. Atty
Bernard Pattén
Queens
Ingram
Rob
Bert Griffin
Griffin
Frank Killane
Survey Planned Of Garden Site
Landscape architect T. D. Gray of West Virginia University will visit Beckley on Thursday to survey a proposed Memorial Garden at Raleigh County Memorial Airport. Harry Anderson of Beckley Chamber of Commerce says Gray will advise on site possibilities and a preliminary survey. Mrs. Colin McLuckey schedules Gray to speak to local garden clubs at 1 30 p.m. in the Chamber meeting room with invitation to all interested. The goal is to have the garden in full bloom next year with shrubs trees and flowers.
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T. D. Gray
West Virginia University
Beckley
Raleigh County Garden Council
Raleigh County Memorial Airport
Harry Anderson
Testimony Continues In Truax Traer Case At Federal Court
U S District Judge Ben Moore heard evidence in a suit by Horse Creek residents Esta and Clarence Pettry and Ollie May against Truax Traer Coal Co for damages from earth slides last year. The court visited the site and Samuel Thomson of Quality Lumber and Supply Co presented property valuation estimates.
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U. S. District Court
Ben, Moore
Horse Creek
Truax-Traer Coal Co
Esta
Clarence Pettry
Ollie May
Coal Company
Samuel Thomson
Quality Lumber and Supply Co
Dixie Industry Grows Despite Race Tension
New York report says Southern states like North Carolina Alabama and Georgia show higher plant and equipment spending this year while race tensions deter some Northern investments. Louisiana holds steady and overall regional industrialization progresses despite 1957 lag. In Little Rock Arkansas no major new plants since May 1957, locals blame excessive attention to racial issues.
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New York
South
Dixie
Wall Street Journal
North Carolina
Alabama
Georgia
Louisiana
H. McKinley Conway
Manufacturers Record
Atlanta
Lille Rock
Ark
Little Rock
W. P. Rock
The
Arkansas Industrial Development Commission
Nevada to Begin Short Nevada Nuclear Test Series
The United States plans a brief Nevada desert nuclear test series starting mid September after the Pacific Eniwetok tests ended. The Atomic Energy Commission says 10 shots are planned with two early tests a balloon launch and a 50 foot tower detonation, largely underground, none before October 8.
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Washington
United States
Pacific
Nevada Desert
Atomic Energy Commission
Eniwetok Proving Ground
AEC
West Virginia Weather Shifts to Cooler Wednesday
Considerable cloudiness with scattered showers or thunderstorms possible tonight and Wednesday. Not as cool tonight with lows around 56 to 65, then turning cooler on Wednesday. Beckley reported 66 yesterday. Oak Hill low and river gauges show normal stages and clear conditions at Bluestone Reservoir.
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Beckley High
Oak Hill High
Bellepoint
Greenbrier
Acens
Notary Public Apps Approved in Raleigh County Court
The Raleigh County Court approved notary public applications for Fred Massey Amnett and T H Coffey Bradley. The session also approved county bills and discussed buying an electric typewriter for the Sheriff's Office to handle county resident fax tickets.
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Raleigh
Fred Massey
Amnett
T. H. Coffey
Bradley
Japan seeks trial for airman in youth shooting case
Tokyo officials say jurisdiction over a young American airman who fired at a passing train and killed Sachiyuki Miyamura must be Japan's. The case tests the U S Japanese accord on crimes by service members while off duty and may mirror the Girard incident.
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Tokyo
Kiichi Aichi
United States
Peter E. Longpre
Lakewood
Calif
Girard
Aichi
Longpre
Johnson Air Force Base
Sachiyuki Miyamura
Air Force
Longpro
U.S
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Venezuela
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Reds
Marjorie Senneider
Fort Collins
Cole
Floyd J. Robertson
Jvalo Meemvers
County Library
Beckley Skies
Hereford
Wyoming
Demo
Truax-Traer
Nevada
Opeyted
Japan
Eberharter
Hereman P. Eberharter
D-Pa
Airman
Peter Longpr
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