Nine States Hold Primary Vote Skirmishes Upton Upset
Nine states held primary contests with incumbents faring well overall while Republican Sen. Robert W. Upton of New Hampshire was defeated by Norris Cotton in a three-way GOP race. Voters chose nominees for Senate and House seats, governors, and numerous local offices, with results varying by state and a light voting turnout reported in several locales.
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Robert W. Upton
New Hampshire
New York
Vermont
Massachusetts
Wisconsin
Colorado
Utah
Minnesota
Washington
Senate
House
Rhode Island
New York State
Upton
U.S
Norris Cotton
GOP
Charles W. Tobey
Wesley Powell
Tobey
Alton Lennon
John A. Carroll
Quigg Newton
Denver
Carroll
Truman
Gordon Alliott
Leverett Saltonstall
Foster Furcolo
Congress
Joseph B. Johnson
Cotton
Stanley J. Betley
Man
Gerald L. Morin
Laconia
Styles Bridges
Bridges
Hubert Humphrey
D-Minn
Val Bjornsen
Bjornson
Stuyvesant Wainwright
Eisenhower
William P. Shea
Sen
McCarthy
Wainwright
Washington State
Hugh B. Mitchell
Thestate
Turnpike Plan for Southwest Virginia Nears Decision
In Wytheville Virginia the Old Dominion Turnpike Authority will decide next Tuesday which bank group will manage the 100 million turnpike project. Walter Craigie of Richmond led Virginia Investment Bankers Group discussions as four bond-sale proposals remain under review for the 75 mile route linking West Virginia tollroad, North Carolina plans, and a broader Great Lakes to Florida vision.
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Wytheville
Virginia
Old Dominion Turnpike Authority
Associated Virginia Investment Bankers
Turnpike Authority
Samuel D. May
Authority
Virginia Investment Bankers Group
Walter Craigie
Richmond
Censure Report Nears Completion By Week's End
Washington six member committee weighing censure charges against Sen. McCarthy says framework of report may be completed by week’s end. They backed its legal staff, rejected McCarthy’s attack, and plan to draft a broad outline before lawyers fill in details for Senate consideration.
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Washington
Sen. McCarthy
Wis
Sen
Watkins
Utah
McCarthy
E. Wallace Chadwick
Guy G. de Faria
Chadwick
de Furia
Senate
Consder
Flanders
R-Vi
Flanders and Sons
Fulbright
D-Ark
Morse
Ind. Ore
Van Meter Family Matriarch Dies After Stroke
Mrs. C. N. Cartmill mother of Mrs. Jerome R. Van Meter of Beckley died after a stroke in Pt. Pleasant this morning. The Cartmills of North Carolina had recently visited the Van Meters on Johnstown Road and were visiting other relatives in Pt. Pleasant when the death occurred.
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C. N. Cartmill
Jerome R. van Meter
Beckley
Pt. Pleasant
Cartmill
North Carolina
van Meters
Johnstown Road
Stock Market Opens Higher on Railroad and Mining News
New York stocks rise early trading as railroad and mining issues lead gains. U S Steel up 55 percent on 4,000 shares, Packard Motors up 25 cents on 4,400 shares, General Motors up 83 cents on 1,800 shares, Radio Corp up 34 cents on 1,500 shares, Westinghouse up 70 cents on 1,500 shares.
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New York
U. S. Steel
Packard Motors
General Motors
Radio Corp
Westinghouse
West Virginia Weather Update for Beckley and Oak Hill
Weather brief notes cloudy tonight and Thursday with scattered showers mainly in the north. Temperatures forecast lows 58 to 65 tonight. Beckley highs reached 83 yesterday with low last night, while Oak Hill shows cooler readings and mixed remarks. Rivers nearby at Bellepoint and Greenbrier and New rivers display normal stage while Bluestone Reservoir remains at normal stage and clear conditions persist.
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Beckley High
Oak Hill High
Heheless
Bellepoint
Greenbrier
Marland Koontz Named to Study Group for 1956 Convention
Democratic National Chairman Stephen A. Mitchell announced 68 appointees to a special committee to study possible rules changes for the 1956 national convention. The panel will meet Saturday in Indianapolis during a two day kickoff session for the 1954 congressional campaign. Topics include the loyalty oath and modernization of convention procedures. Appointments include West Virginia figures Arthur B. Koontz and Governor William C. Marland of Charleston.
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Washington
Stephen A. Mitchell
Indianapolis
Ind
Congress
West Virginia
Arthur B. Koontz
Charleston
William C. Marland
Miners Free on Bond In Nicholas Assault
In Summersville West Virginia eleven men arrested in the beating of coal mine operator B J Short were released on bond as police continued to search for three suspects. Short 65 said pickets pulled him from his truck near Richwood where four Maust Coal and Coke Co operations were involved.
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Summersville
W.va
B. J. Short
Richwood
Short
Maust Coal and Coke Co
Charles L. Garvin
Fayetteville
Logan Sheriff Removal Hearing Delayed in January Term
Judge C C Chambers postponed the removal hearing of Sheriff Ray Watts to the January court term. The ouster action was filed by five Logan Mountain taxpayers amid Democratic Party divisions. Attorney J D Rollins of Charleston did not cite a reason for the continuance.
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Logan
C. C. Chambers
Ray Watts
Logan Mountains
Statehouse
Democratic Party
J. D. Rollins
Charleston
Tax Chief Reported Asking for Furlough
Huntington Herald Dispatch reports Milton J. Ferguson of Wayne asked Gov. William C. Marland for a 60 day leave of absence while a final decision is made on whether he will keep the post of state tax commissioner. Ferguson is a partner in Hammock Ferguson and Baer in Huntington and Wayne. One partner, Jess Hammock, died at his Huntington home after a long illness.
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Huntington
The
Herald- Dispatch
Milton J. Ferguson
Wayne
William C. Marland
Ferguson
Huntington and Wayne
Hammock, Ferguson and Baer
Jess Hammock
Car theft reported at Beckley Motor Co
State Police report a 1948 green two door Chevrolet was stolen from Beckley Motor Company on First Ave during Tuesday night. The car had no license plate.
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Beckley Motor Co
First Ave
New Superintendent Presiding at Church of God Conference
The Rev G C Hamby elected state superintendent for Churches of God in West Virginia presides at Beckley annual meeting. He succeeds Rev G W Lane, now state superintendent in Birmingham Alabama. Morehead moderates as 150 ministers set July 1955 Beckley convention. The meeting includes youth work talks and public service tonight.
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Church of God
G. C. Hamby
Churches of God
West Virginia
Beckley
Mr. Hamby
Jackson
Miss
Hamby
G. W. Lane
Birmingham
Ala
Lane
Delaware
Maryland
Washington, D. C
Houston R. Morehead
Cleveland, Tenn
Churches of God In the World
Sheriff and Trooper Pursue Man Wanted for Manslaughter
Sheriff John C. Ward and State Trooper J. A. Roberts of the Whitesville Detachment rushed to Columbia South Carolina to extradite William J. B. Dunbar, sought for the highway death of Erskine Charles Stover, 46, of Clear Creek, in December. Dunbar had been living in Columbia after leaving the U S Army.
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John C. Ward
J. A. Roberts
Whitesville
Columbia
S. C
William J. B. Dunbar
Erskine Charles Stover
Clear Creek
Dunbar
U. S. Army
Union Discounts C and P Wage Offer
Representatives of the CIO Communications Workers of America and the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. prepared to resume talks at 2 p.m. EST over a new contract. C and P reportedly offered weekly wage increases of 1 to 2 dollars for top earners with smaller boosts for other classifications, a figure the union deemed insufficient for 4,200 workers. The old contract has just expired, affecting about 4,200 employees across most major Maryland cities.
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Charleston
CIO Communications Workers of America
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
Forced Germ Confession Trio Reach Hong Kong
Forced confession details emerge from three American captives held by Communist China after 18 months in prison. Richard Applegate 37 Medford Ore Donald Dixon 25 New York and Benjamin Krasner a Brooklyn mariner were released at the Lowu border, later arriving at Kowloon. Applegate recalls harsh interrogation over alleged germ warfare in Korea.
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Hong Kong
Brooklyn
National Broadcasting Co
Richard Applegate
Medford
Ore
Canton
Korea
Reds
Applegate
International News Service
Donald Dixon
New York
Merchant
Benjamin Krasner
Lowu
Peninsula Hotel
Kowloon
Hong Applegate
Dixon
Macao
Clement Attlee
Peiping
Labor Party
Red
Smyth resigns from AEC and stockpile vows
Dr Henry D Smyth resigns from the Atomic Energy Commission declaring the U S hydrogen and atomic bomb stockpile will deter and answer with overwhelming power if attacked President Eisenhower reluctantly accepts the resignation Willard Libby was named to succeed Smyth effective Sept 30 Smyth 56 plans to return to Princeton University where he chaired the physics department from 1924 to 1949 This is a concise wrap of the key events and figures surrounding the resignation and succession.
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Denver
Henry D. Smyth
Atomic Energy Commission
United States
Eisenhower
Smyth
J. Robert Oppenheimer
White House
Willard Frank Libby
University of Chicago
AEC
Truman
Princeton University
Community Tree Farms Urged by New River Group
New River Country Life Program promotes Community Tree Farms to involve small woodlot owners in woodland management in Southern West Virginia. Commission outlines wildlife and timber plans and urges community participation with RDC and Raleigh County Beautification Council to curb trash dumping with road access support.
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New River Country Life Program
West Virginia
Commission
James Kessinger
Robert Dwight
E. A. Thomas
Robert Ketzley
Charter Changes Shorten Terms In Beckley
Mayor Elmer Davis and the five City Council members were told their terms end June 30, 1955. A Beckley vote to amend the City Charter set July 1 as the start date for duties, with a March primary and a May general election, officials to take office July 1, 1955.
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Elmer Davis
Benjamin Tissue
Tissue
WVU Fall Term Enrollments Top 5,180 Students
Morgantown reports 5,180 students enrolled at West Virginia University as fall classes begin, up from 4,662 registered on the same date last year.
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Morgantown
West Virginia University
Norris Says Marciano Charles Bout To Be Staged Tonight
Promoter Jim Norris announced the heavyweight title bout between Rocky Marciano and Ezzard Charles will be staged tonight despite a cool threatening forecast.
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New York
Jim Norris
Rocky Marciano
Ezzard Charles
Greenbrier Fight Promised Negroes Will Await Court Clarification
In White Sulphur Springs Greenbrier County NAACP members and residents decide to send their children back to Negro schools until the Supreme Court clarifies its ruling on segregation. The move follows the county board of education reversing its plan to integrate after White Sulphur Springs High School saw 14 Negro admissions trigger a student strike.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Greenbrier County
Supreme Court
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Eee
County Board of Education
White Sulphur Springs High School
Leslie
T. G. Nutter
Charleston
The
NAACP
Atty
Nutter
Windfall profits on FHA projects stun Senate panel
Chicago hearings opened as FHA chief Albert M. Cole testified that builders reaped windfalls totaling nearly 14 million dollars on 40 government insured housing loans. He cited three New Yorkers turning a $90 stake into 735,434 and another group turning 10,000 into 3.5 million. The projects include Brookside Gardens Somerville New Jersey and Oak Landing Bayside New York. The investors were Benjamin and Harry Neisless and Benjamin Braunstein of Jamaica New York.
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Chicago
Senate Banking Committee
Albert M. Cole
Cole
FHA
Sen. Capehart
Capehart
Second Check Bounces: Writer Waives to Jury
George L. Jones of MacArthur waived to the October Grand Jury on a second count of writing a bad check. He was returned to Raleigh County Jail after failing to post $2,000 bond for each charge. The latest $695 car payment was made to Hopkins Motor Co. for a used vehicle. previously he faced a $1,500 bad check charge with The Bargain Spot on the By-Pass.
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George L. Jones
MacArthur
Raleigh
J. E. Mays
Jones
Hopkins Motor Co
Foe of McCarthy Wins Nomination
In Wisconsin primary races Fred R. Zimmerman 74, longtime secretary of state and former governor, lost the Republican endorsement to Joyce M. Larkin of Milwaukee. Unofficial returns from 2778 precincts showed Zimmerman 174,577 and Larkin 125,562 as the nomination outcome.
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Wisconsin
Fred R. Zimmerman
Sen
McCarthy
Zimmerman
Joyce M. Larkin
GOP
Milwaukee
Miss Larkin
Larkin
Escapees Return To Death Cells
CARTHAGE, Miss Meek surenders ended a five day trail of terror by two condemned convicts who fled Hinds County Jail. Minor Sorber 35 and Gerald Gallego 26 claimed credit for masterminding the escape. Gallego was captured after a bloodhound seized him. Gallego then surrendered to police after killing Jailer J C Landrum with an iron chair leg. Landrum died minutes later.
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Carthage
Miss
Meek Surenders
Minor Sorber
Jackson
Sorber
Gerald Gallego
Hinds County
Gallego
Lorber
State Penitentiary
J. C. Landrum
Landrum
Wreck Fatalities Claim Two Men Near Morgantown
Gerald Day 31 of Tyrone near Morgantown died from injuries suffered in a Sunday two car collision south of the city. Fellow victim David Lewis Shotts 71 of Fairmont died soon after the crash.
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Morgantown
Gerald Day
Tyrone
Here
David Lewis Shotts
Fairmont
Publisher renounces horror comics amid parental pressure
William Gaines of Entertaining Comics Group announced the discontinuation of horror and crime comic magazines, citing American parents’ wishes. The publisher testified before Congress last spring and says the firm will drop titles with about 800,000 circulation to pursue a "clear, clean line" of science, adventure, piracy and lampoon comics. Gaines hopes other publishers will follow suit, noting he first published horror comics in 1950.
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New York
Wiliam Gaines
Gaines
Entertaining Comics Group
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William Proxmire
Reva Beck Basone
William A. Dawson
Dawson
Robert F. Murphy
Murphy
Christian A. Herter
Cchester
Betley
Lawrence M. Pickett
Keene
Turnpike
J. R. van Meter
Marland, Koontz
Nicholas
C&p
Atomic Energy
New River Group
WVU
Baby
Stanfield, Ariz
Daniel Ernest Stephens
H. C. Stephens Jr
Casa Grande Hospital
Robbie Holliday
Stephens
Thomas Randall
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