Six teens die in auto trailer crash at Gilmore High
At Gilmore High School in New Era, six teens from the Gilmore Victory Fighters 4-H club were killed when a car carrying James Scyoc and five girls collided with a northbound trailer truck driven by James H. Smathers. Smathers survived with a knee injury as both schools closed for funeral services.
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Gilmore High School
New Era
Here
Ed Gilmore
Harold
Morgan
Scyoe
U. S. 21
Lodge Brings Campaign Into West Virginia
In Huntington Lodge pledged the GOP would tackle unemployment in West Virginia and other states. He spoke before about 2,000 on a courthouse lawn after arriving by chartered plane from Columbus. The trip included stops in Youngstown and planned motorcade through steel towns of Western Pennsylvania.
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Henry Cabot Lodge
West Virginia
West
Cecil H. Underwood
Lodge
Columbus
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Sharon
United Nations
U.S
U.N
Aged Aid Bill Signed Into Law By Eisenhower
President Eisenhower signed a new federal state program to help pay medical expenses for Americans over 65. Officials estimate 12.4 million of 16 million seniors could receive benefits, with initial federal funding of 202 million and state contributions of 60 million. By year five costs may rise to 340 million federal and 180 million from states, potentially reaching 1.5 billion overall. State participation and start date by Oct 1 remain uncertain.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Arthur S. Flemming
Japan invites Ike to complete goodwill visit
Washington AP Japan formally invites President Eisenhower to finish a goodwill visit in Japan either before or after he leaves the White House next January. The Ikeda government delivered the message through Foreign Minister Kosaka after a 34 hour meeting with Secretary Herter. Kosaka said the nation hopes for a proper welcome if and when the President visits Tokyo and noted calm has returned after last June’s rioting. He also discussed US Japan trade relations with Commerce Secretary Mueller and said Japan favors resuming private enterprise driven trade with Communist China without political strings.
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Washington
Japan
Eisenhower
White House
Zentaro Kosaka
Hayato Ikeda
Kosaka
Ikeda
Christian A. Herter
Tokyo
Frederick H. Mueller
States Hold Primaries Across Nation In Presidential Year
Nine states vote for Congress and state offices in a primary day watched for voter mood. Massachusetts Governor Furcolo seeks Democratic Senate nomination while Saltonstall stands for renomination. Minnesota lists Humphrey and Freeman near-unopposed, with Peterson challenging Williams in a GOP Senate race. Former Rep. Knutson loses renomination bid after husband opposed her.
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Congress
Arizona
Colorado
Massachusetts
Minnesota
New Hampshire
Utah
Vermont
Washington
Wisconsin
Foster Furcolo
Leverett Saltonstall
John A. Volpe
Joseph W. Martin Jr
House
Oscar H. Peterson
North Boston
Hubert H. Humphrey
Orville L. Freeman
Democratic - Farmer - Laborite
Elmer L. Andersen
St. Paul
Minneapolis
P. Kenneth Peterson
James Malcolm Williams
Coya Knutson
Stowaway boards Nixon campaign jet for cross country trip
Stanley H Tevis Jr of Westminster Maryland stowed away on Vice President Richard M Nixon's campaign plane after attending a send-off rally at Baltimore airport. A press corps friend invited him aboard to explore the plane. He faced billing for first class fare from Baltimore to San Francisco via Indianapolis and Dallas.
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Stanley H. Tevis, Jr
Westminster
Richard M. Nixon
Tevis
Nixon
Baltimore
Press Corps
Robert Ruth
U. S. News and World Report Magazine
Indianapolis
Ind
Dallas
Tex
Hollie Griffith Denied Release Faces Supreme Court Appeal
ELKINS AP Attorneys for Hollie Griffith say an appeal to the State Supreme Court will pursue his 45 year murder conviction. Randolph County Circuit Court denied Griffith release on a habeas corpus writ over alleged indictment irregularities in three murder cases. Griffith first jailed in 1915 for a Braxton County killing and later received two more life sentences after two killings while a fugitive. He was transferred back to Huttonsville after a circuit review found no voiding grounds. He gained notoriety as an enterprising inmate while at Moundsville.
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Hollie Griffith
State Supreme Court
U. S. Supreme Art
Randolph County Circuit Court
Griffith
Braxton County
Ohio River
Point Pleasant
Stanley Bosworth
Braxton
Mason
Marshall
Huttonsville
Moundsville
Fragmented Wire Sparks Cold War Quips And Space Pact
Former President Truman mocks Khrushchev and Hurricane Donna while a Pretoria agreement launches a space telescope program in Krugersdorp, linking NASA stations in Goldstone and Woomera. Churchill celebrate 52nd anniversary. Allen predicts party merger. Carroll to investigate NSA defectors. Eleanor Roosevelt criticizes Manhattan confinement. Hagerty defends UN security restraints. Ali Khan will leaves fortune to Betina. Yasmin to inherit via trust until 21.
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Nikita Khrushchev
Atlantic Ocean
Khrushchev
United Nations
Pretoria
U. S
Krugersdorp
Johannesburg
NASA
Goldstone
Calif
Woomera
Australia
Winston
Lady Churchill
Westerham
Kent
Donna Fades Into History
Hurricane Donna ended its days after sweeping the Atlantic coast from the Leeward Islands to Maine, leaving 135 known dead, thousands homeless, and property losses likely over a billion. Florida faced near billion-dollar damage as the storm moved toward the Maritime provinces with winds fading.
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Atlantic Coast
Leeward Islands
Maine
Florida
United States
Donna
Maritime Provinces
U. S
Caribbean Sea
Puerto Rico
Cuba
Atlantic Seaboard
New England
Eisenhower
Leroy Collins
Florida Keys
Bridgeport
Conn
Ex-Cop L. Clark Disappears Before Murder Trial
Huntington AP report says former Huntington policeman Lee Clark 47 disappeared on trial day for his wife Helen's murder. He was found near his rural home shot in the head, leaving a note to his son and claiming innocence. Clark had been free on a 5000 dollar bond and was undergoing mental tests prior to trial.
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Huntington (Ap
Huntington
Lee Clark
Clark
Cabell County
Helen
Castro Seizes Last Private Radio Station
Fidel Castro’s government seized CMQ, Cuba’s last independent radio-TV chain, gaining Radio Reloj and control of more than 100 stations and all but one newspaper. Maj. Ernesto Guevara reportedly left his duties to lead anti rebel actions, as a Soviet arms shipment reportedly arrived in Cuba under tight guard.
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Fidel Castro
CMQ
Ernesto Guevara
Cuba
National Bank
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Informacion
Radio Reloj
Louis Conte Aguero
Io Cuba
Journalists Reject Silent Treatment for Khrushchev at UN
The Associated Press reports letters urging silence on Khrushchev during his UN visit. Major newspapers defend reporting all news while avoiding propaganda, with editors emphasizing duty to inform the public.
Preacher Money Claims Stir Local Talk of Hell
A writer says he met a man denying hell and argues many preachers collect funds under false pretenses. The remark questions religious teaching and financial practices amid community chatter.
Khrushchev Criticizes U.S. Manhattan Limitation
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, en route to the United Nations General Assembly, called U.S. limits that confine him to Manhattan “not a reasonable decision,” saying the restriction hinders U.S.-Soviet understanding. He ships aboard the Baltic and plans to land in New York Sept. 19, while Tass reports growing requests from U.S. media for meetings and questions about the session. The Khrushchev party, including satellites, travels about 300 miles offshore as he dismisses two escort destroyers.
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Nikita Khrushchev
United Nations General Assembly
Khrushchev
U.N
New York
London
Atlantic
U.N. General Assembly
U.S
Manhattan
Sagrees
Soviet Union
Tass
United States
Boggs Succeeds Feaster At WVU
Dr Earl L Boggs a West Virginia native succeeds E K Feaster as dean of the West Virginia University College of Education Feaster left to become president of Fairmont State College Acting dean Dr Eddie C Kennedy will lead until Boggs arrives by Feb 3 Boggs formerly Dean Longwood College Farmville VA and chaired the graduate committee at the University of Virginia He is a Glenville State College George Peabody College and WVU alumnus with a long record in education leadership across the state.
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Earl L. Boggs
Virginia
E. K. Feaster
West Virginia University College of Education
Feaster
Fairmont State College
Eddie C. Kennedy
Boggs
Longwood College
Farmville
School of Meducation
University of Virginia
Gilmer County
Glenville State College
West Virginia
George Peabody College
Nashville
Morgan County
State Department of Education
Dr. Boggs
University
Elvis J. ‘Stahr Jr
Man Rescued After Hanging Half Hour From Tree
In Salem Oregon an uninsulated wire touched a live line while Lloyd A. Swanson worked on a radio aerial. Swanson, 32, hung nearly 30 minutes with one leg hooked over a branch before Salem fire Capt. Charles Charlton reached him and brought him down by an aerial ladder.
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Ore
Lloyd A. Swanson
Charles Charlton
Swanson
Kennedy Vows Strong Nation Top Objective
In Dallas Kennedy declares a strong America is the sole objective of his campaign to keep peace for all mankind. He asserts Khrushchev will be impressed by America’s strength during his forthcoming visit to the United Nations.
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Khrushchev
Christian Science Monitor
U.N
International Daily
Turner Catledge
New York Times
American Society of Newspaper Editors
United Nations
Michael J. Odgen
Providence
R.I
Journal
Kennedy
Texas
John F. Kennedy
America
United States
Dallas
Nikita Khrushchev
United Na
Herter To Set Moderate Tone At UN Assembly
Washington AP Secretary of State Christian A. Herter plans a moderate tone for the upcoming U N General Assembly meeting with Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev. If Khrushchev is confrontational officials say the U S will reply in kind to avoid giving the Soviets propaganda advantage. Herter would address the Assembly September 22, a day before Khrushchev, with White House uncertainty about President Eisenhower attending. James Hagerty urged caution on speculation about a White House appearance.
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Christian A. Herter
U. N. General Assembly
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Herter
General Assembly
U N Eases Congo Travel and Radio Ban Sparks Radio Showdown
In Leopoldville the United Nations lifted travel and broadcasting restrictions in the Congo. President Kasavubu moved to use the radio to gain influence as loyal soldiers surrounded the Leopoldville station after the ban on political broadcasts was lifted. Jean Bolikango named minister of information in the interim.
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Leopoldville, the Congo
United Nations
Congo
Joseph Kasavubu
Leopoldville
U. N
Patrice Lumumba
Jean Bolikango
Soviets Claim Dag Hammarskjold Violated Congo Council Rules
The Soviet Union accused Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold of violating UN Security Council Congo instructions and urged a meeting at 3 p m EDT to discuss the charges. Ambassador Egidio Ortona, council president, consulted members but no decision was reached.
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United Nations
N. Y
Soviet Union
Dag Hammarskjold
Security Council
Congo
Egidio Ortona
Congo crisis unfolds with Kasavubu ally in broadcast appeal
Bolikango pledges mass employment and food from the new cabinet of Jo Se Ileo, cites Kasavubu arrest warrants for Lumumba and ministers, says Lumumba is in hiding. U N withdrew from radio area as Kasavubu supporters position troops, Bolikango appeals for Western assistance amid independence chaos. Policemen guard Memline Hotel as he speaks to reporters.
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Kasavubu
Joseph Ileo
Bolikango
Lumumba
U. N
Memline
Congo
Puna
Tieo
Oth
Weather forecast for West Virginia and Oak Hill
Cloudy conditions with scattered showers likely in the east and north. Daytime highs 68 to 74. Tonight partly cloudy and cooler with lows in the 40s. Wednesday clearing and cooler. Oak Hill report shows high yesterday around 57 and low last night 49. River stages Greenbrier normal and muddy, Lake normal and clear with 2 gates. New gauge 2.4 ft.
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County inks property appraisal contract with Raleigh County
Associated Surveys Inc of Greensboro has signed a 181000 dollar contract with Raleigh County Court to appraise all county property. WILLIAM ALLEN of Asheville started work and will return Oct 1. Two Beckley women type 44000 appraisal cards while American Air Surveys maps Raleigh County. Morrison, who led the field office, joins the appraisal firm. The mapping project should wrap within a year and finish Sept 23.
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Greensboro
N. C
Raleigh County Court
William Allen
Asheville
Beckley
Jeanette Harper
Russell King
American Air Surveys, Inc
Pittsburgh
Raleigh County
Robert Morrison
Apprasial Company
Morrison
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