Professional Yeggs Loot Alpoca Coal Vault in $1000 Heist
A crew of skilled safecrackers blasted the Slab Fork Coal Co. vault at Alpoca with nitroglycerine, taking about $1000 in cash. The blast occurred around 5:50 a.m. and left two wire strands on the door. Investigators noted it looked like a professional job. Police tied the incident to a possible roaming gang. related break-ins were reported along Route 52 in McDowell County with no thefts confirmed.
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Mullens
ANS
Slab Fork Coal Co
Alpoca
Floyd Edwards
Beckley
Leslie P. Mullins
Garland Ellison
Stuart J. Matney
Alpeca
Matney
McDowell County
Welch
Clark Motor
Peter White Coal Co
Vivian
Peerless Coal Co
Saeger
Congressional Post Sought by Dr. Neal
Huntington physician Dr. Neal announced tentative plans to seek the 1956 congressional seat, aiming to challenge Republican sheriff H. D. Humphreys in the primary. Neal spoke at a Milton Republican gathering and said a formal candidacy statement would come later, noting he lost the 1954 race to Democrat M. G. Burnside.
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Huntington
Will E. Neal
Cabell County
H. D. Humphreys
Humphreys
Dr. Neal
Milton
Neal
M.G. Burnside
Sultan of Morocco to be replaced by three man regency
Paris reports that the government plans to remove the Sultan of Morocco and substitute a three man regency for an indefinite period amid ongoing reforms. The move signals a major constitutional shift and authority restructuring within the Moroccan realm.
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Paris
France
Morocco
West Virginia Weather: Cooler for midweek. showers likely
Fair tonight and Wednesday in West Virginia with cooler temperatures. Five day outlook shows near normal averages, a Thursday warmup followed by cooler Friday. Showers expected Thursday bringing about half an inch of rain. Highs yesterday near 88 in places, lows around the 50s to 60s. River levels near normal with clear conditions in the Bluestone Reservoir area.
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W.va
West Virginia
Turnpike Wreck Kills Infant in West Virginia
A 1-year-old girl, Loretta Mae Johnson, was killed today in a Turnpike crash at Milepost 31 near Beckley, West Virginia. Her Army Cpl. father Kenneth Arnold Johnson and mother Mary Lou Johnson were injured and hospitalized. authorities noted the car left the road, hit rocks, and the father appeared to fall asleep at the wheel.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Beckley
Turnpike Commission
Loretta Mae Johnson
Army
Kenneth Arnold Johnson
Washington Court House
Ohio
Johnson
Mary Lou
Beckley Hospital
Keyser Funeral Home
Raleigh General Hos
Argentina's Peron Fugitives Reach Paraguay Gunboat
Rebels broadcast a call to intercept President Juan D Peron fleeing aboard a gunboat named Hunaita toward Asuncion Paraguay. Reports say Peron escaped arrest after a four day revolt and a junta took power, beginning peace talks with rebels. Volatile capital Buenos Aires tightens control as CGT plans a dawn strike. the junta orders workers to resume normal duties amid unclear peace negotiations and leadership shifts in the army and police.
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Buenos Aires
Juan D. Peron
Asuncion
Paraguay
Argentina
Peron
Clarin
General Federation of Labor
Bahia Blanca
CGT
Ers
Hector Hugo di Pietto
Federation
Adm
Isaac Rojas
la Argentina
Jose Domingo Molina
Molina
Emilio Forcher
Carlos Wirrth
Angel Juan Mani
Prisoner McDaniel Attempts Suicide in Raleigh County Jail
Walter Lee McDaniel 28 of Jacksonville Florida, recaptured in Beckley months ago for escaping custody in 1949 and held on murder appeal, tried to kill himself Monday night with a knife and blades. He had cuts on chest and arms but not deep. Sheriff Ward said McDaniel asked to be released soon and asked his Florida bond status, with Florida authorities stating the bond remains valid and awaiting Florida Supreme Court action. McDaniel’s sentence was near completion when the escape occurred.
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Walter Lee
McDaniel
Jacksonville
Fla
Beckley
Raleigh
John C. Ward
MecDaniel
Ward
Florida Supreme Court
MacDaniel
Lawton Fate To Be Decided By 12 Jurors In Fraud Case
Jurors in the US Southern District Court consider the fate of W. D. Lawton, a 55 year old Fayette County automobile dealer charged with using the mails to defraud. After 45 minutes of closing arguments by both sides, Judge Ben Moore charged the jury. The defense painted Lawton as a lonely man battling a powerful banking system, while the government pressed for a guilty verdict on the mail fraud charge. Witnesses and evidence were highlighted, with the government urging conviction and respect for the law.
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W. D. Lawton
Fayette County
Southern District Court
Ben Moore
W. G. Thompson
Lawton
Thompson
Squapen
Justice
Bank of Mount Hope
New River Banking and Trust Co
Beckley Industrial Saving and Loan Co
Bank
U.S
Duncan Daugherty
Daugherty
Hurricane Ione Exits Atlantic Threat to U.S. East
Hurricane Ione moved well out to sea after brushing the U.S. East Coast. North Carolina endured the worst damage with five fatalities and substantial crop and property losses, while Virginia escaped major impact. The storm’s winds dropped from 120 miles to near 60, and advisories lowered warnings from Block Island to Provincetown as Ione drifted offshore.
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Norfolk
Ione
North Carolina
Ione Destroys Coastal North Carolina Towns
Raleigh reports Hurricane Ione drills out huge damage across coastal North Carolina. The third storm of the season submerged towns with flooding and wrecked power, roads, and crops. At least four people died in New Bern, including Benny Sanders, a 5-year-old Black boy who drowned.
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Raleigh
N.C
North Carolina
Ione
New Bern
Benny Sanders
Kicking machine swept away by hurricane damage
On Highway 70 between New Bern and Morehead City a famed kicking device at Tom Haywood's service station shelter drew crowds to try the self powered kicks. Hurricane Iane kicked the machine from its shelter as floods and winds lashed North Carolina towns. Gov Hodges urged rapid damage estimates and relief funds, with Hardest hit towns including Morehead City and New Bern.
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New Bern
N. C
Morehead City
North Carolina
Tom Haywood
Haywood
Iane
Fin
Hodges
Val Peterson
Federal Civil Defense Administration
Washington
Belhaven
Elizabeth City
Ione
Pamlico
Associated Press
Allen Alexander
Trent
Atlantic Beach
Red Cross
Wilmington
Elizabeth
Rhode Island Company Ready for Ione's Visit
The New England Telephone Co in Providence prepared for Hurricane Ione with standard protective steps and measures to maintain service. The main office cafeteria refrigerator was stocked with ham burgers as part of readiness.
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Rhode Island
Ione
Providence
R. I
The
New England Telephone Co
Tampico Suffers Heavy Damage In Hildas Visit
In Tampico Mexico 15000 homeless 12 dead 350 injured as hurricane Hilda strikes Gulf coast. Gov Terano says 90 percent of buildings damaged population 110000 with refugees. Emergency declared army mobilized and aid requested from embassy and Texas helicopters.
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Mexico City
Tampico
Gulf of Mexico
Mexico
Texas
Horacio Terano
Hilda
Teran
Adolfo Ruiz Cortines
Couple Arrested On Kidnap Count
Orville and Dorothy Bearfield were jailed on a charge of attempting to commit a felony after a Besoco woman gave them her child. The mother later wished the child back, and a warrant was issued. Deputies will forward the case to a magistrate at 5 p.m. for possible release and dismissal of the warrant.
Vicki May Be Calmer in Charlotte Elephant Hunt
Mecklenburg County adapts to Vicki the elephant as Louie Reed of Ringling Bros. is dispatched to locate the animal six miles from downtown Charlotte. Reed believes he can coax Vicki home by talking to her softly as if she were a baby.
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Charlotte
N.C.P
Mecklenburg County
Vicki
Louie Reed
Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus
Break-In Probed At City Grocery
Beck ley Super Market on 115 Prince St suffered a break-in discovered by bus drivers. Police investigate after glass in the front door was broken, with blood noted near the entry. Manager Al Cole speculates the thief may be injured.
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Beckley Super Market
Prince St
al Cole
Kanawha Deputy Dies in Sleep at 56 in Charleston
Anselm Umberger, 56, chief deputy for Kanawha County sheriff, Charleston, died in his sleep at home. Death attributed to heart ailment. Umberger, formerly of Maryland and Pennsylvania, had been in ill health for four years but continued to work.
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Charleston
Anselm
Umberger
Kanawha County
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Two American Missionaries Freed by Reds
In Hong Kong the release of two American women missionaries nears completion as part of repatriation efforts for 41 civilians from Communist China. Sarah Perkins 63 and Dorothy Middleton 44 were freed from detention after years in prison and briefly recount their ordeals and relief at being on free soil.
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Hong Kong
China
Sarah Perkins
Tennile
Dorothy Middleton
Cicero
Miss Perkins
Middleton
Dilmas T. Kanady
Houston
Tex
Reds
Free World
Canton
Freedom Bridge
British Territory
U. S
Robert Aylward
A. L. Gordon
Red Cross
Miss Middleton
Gene
Samkong Village
Linhsien
South China
Samkong
Kukong
Red Council
Bus Wreck Kills 10 in Celaya Mexico
A passenger bus overturned and rolled down a grade near Celaya killing 10 Mexicans and injuring 26 others. The crash occurred as the bus descended a slope, with authorities investigating the cause and the injured being treated locally.
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Celaya
Mexico
Here
United Nations Opens as Red China Issue Looms
At the United Nations opening session, U S delegates push to block Soviet backed Red China seating. Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. says votes exist to shelve China for 1955. Molotov expected to bid, Poland and Philippines contest a Security Council seat amid European bloc sentiment. Chilean Jose Maza anticipated to win the presidency.
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United Nations
N.Y
U.N
United States
China
J. M. H. A. Luns
Netherlands
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Lodge
V. M. Molotov
Peiping
Philippines
Poland
Security Council
Molotov
Assembly
Committee
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Bluestone
R. L. Casey
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Cape Hatteras
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Delaware Bays
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Mass
Tion
N. Caroline
Luther H. Hodges
Connie
State Civil Defense
Edward Grif
City Grocery
Kanawha
U. N
Chile
Jose Maza
Mid Town Station
New York
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