Refund Approved as Amere Gas Hikes Cut
In Charleston the Public Service Commission grants 414 800 of a 678 000 annual rate increase for Amere Gas Utilities Co. Refunds totalling about 135 000 plus interest will go to 18 840 customers in Southern West Virginia. The decision cuts bills in Beckley Mullens and Princeton Lewisburg areas for typical 14 000 to 18 000 cubic feet usages.
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Charleston
Public Commission
Amere Gas Utilities Co
PSC
Amere
West Virginia
Beckley-Mullens
Atlantic Seaboard Corp
Columbia Gas System
Applause And Brickbats For Ike Speech At U N
Western Europe mixed reaction to President Eisenhower as he addressed the United Nations General Assembly. Supporters praised his peace goals while critics argued he offered no new proposals. Tass challenged disarmament aims and questioned U S policy. The London press hailed Ike as having one of his finest hours despite controversy. Continued on page six.
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London
Eisenhower
U.N. General Assembly
Europe
Soviet Union
United Nations
Tass
Moscow
U.S.A
Liberal News Chronicle
Ike
U.N
Nikita Khrushchev
West Virginia Weather Summary Card
Mostly sunny today with highs in the 80s west and 70s east. Fair tonight with lows in the 50s. Tomorrow partly cloudy and warm with a chance of showers in the north. Five day outlook shows temperatures 2 to 4 degrees above normals. normals range 52 to 78 in the south and 48 to 75 in the north. Scattered showers possible tomorrow and Tuesday, totaling about one quarter inch. Beckley high yesterday 78? 58 low 58. Oak Hill high 60 low 60. Greenbrier river conditions normal muddy. Lake normal, clear, 1.8 gates open. Gauge 2.2 ft.
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West Virginia
South
Beckley
Oak Hill
Greenbrier
Cost Of Living Holds Steady In August
Washington AP report says August consumer price index stood at 126.6, unchanged from July. Prices were 26.6 percent higher than the 1947-49 base. Commissioner Ewan Clague warned of potential upticks this month and no major downward trend in the near term.
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Washington
Labor Department
Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Ewan Clague
Commissioner of
Labor Statistics
Big 8 Eyeing North South Super Highway Link
Big 8 Development Association and West Virginia Economic Development Agency met at Beckley Hotel to push a north south interstate from Erie Pennsylvania to connect with the West Virginia Turnpike at Beckley. Reports cite aerial surveys and plans for a route from Erie to Morgan Town Center with 1961 contests and ongoing county support.
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West Virginia
Big 8 Development Association
Erie
Beckley
West Virginia Economic Development Agency
Beckley Hotel
Ette
Greenbrier
Nicholas
Monroe
Mercer
Wyoming
U. S
Clarksburg
Lloyd
Pennsylvania
State Road Commission
Weston
Pennsylvania Line
SS Hope Maiden Voyage Opens New Medical Aid
The SS Hope departed San Francisco on its maiden voyage to Jakarta to train Indonesian doctors. Dr. William B. Walsh leads the hospital training ship, which carries 15 permanent doctors and 99 rotating medical staff to advance modern medical techniques locally.
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San Francisco
Golden Gate
Hope
United States
Jakarta
Indonesia
William B. Walsh
Washington, D.C
Poet Jailed In San Francisco Over Parking Tickets
SAN FRANCISCO AP A poet named Jorg n Sherman, 28, faced 30 days in jail after unpaid parking tickets. He claimed $40 had already been paid, while judge Andrew J. Eyman noted ongoing violations. Sherman argued the cop also failed to stop tagging his car.
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San Francisco
Jorgn Sherman
Sherman
Andrew J. Eyman
Eyman
London Striplines Lure Nightly Crowds In Private Clubs
London becomes perhaps the naughtiest capital in Europe with over 1,000 stripteasers nightly in more than 32 private clubs in Stephney alone. A new gaming law may expand gambling, adding to social unease as churches warn of rising reckless risks.
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London
Europe
Stephney
Churches’ Council On
Churches risk tax exemption for political fund use
The Treasury warned that any church using parishioners' contributions to fund political campaign materials could jeopardize its tax exemption. IRS officials noted no current complaints and would review cases individually. The issue centers on whether donations are used for partisan activity or to influence legislation, potentially affecting deductions.
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Washington (Ap
the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Charles P. Taft
Fair Campaign Practices Committee
John F. Kennedy
Taft
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Earl's Pearls in Small Town Life and Editor’s Dare
A note from Ima Washout reflects a close knit community where everyone observes one another and reads the paper to gauge the editor’s boldness. The piece suggests luxury is a want, not a need, and hints at social norms shaping town life.
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Ima
UN Gets Freer Hand In Congo Crisis
United Nations field commanders in Katanga Province gain authority to intervene beyond self defense to quell clashes between Katanga troops and Baluba rebels. The move follows reports of brutal suppression after a raid on a mining town and amid tension as Col. Mobutu seeks withdrawal of Ghanaian and Guinean troops. Patrice Lumumba’s former home remains guarded by Ghanaian U.N. units.
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Leopoldville, the Congo
United Nations
Katanga
Moise Tshombe
U.N
Luena
Leopoldville
Joseph Mobutu
Congo
Ghana
Patrice Lumumba
West Virginia Economy Grows Per Capita Income in 1950s
West Virginia saw a population decline over the decade while per capita income rose about fifty percent in the 1950s. The State Chamber of Commerce reported higher total personal income in 1959 near the 1957 peak, noting a 401 composite business index after a recession dip. The index draws from bank debits department store sales personal income coal output and electric power.
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Charleston
West Virginia
State Chamber of Commerce
West
Chamber
Ousted board member files as candidate in election
Archie Lusk of Herndon, ousted from the Wyoming County Board of Education, resigned and filed as a candidate for the November 8 general election. Filing opens through Monday. Judge Worrell found conflicts over a teacher pay raise and state code issues tied to bread and gasoline sales to Herndon High School. The office will be filled by voters in November.
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Pineville
ANS
Archie Lusk
Herndon
Wyoming County Board of Education
Roberta Worrell
Lusk
Worrell
Asa Hurst
Ravencliff
Joe Carson
Tom Smith
Glen Rogers
J. R. Caudill
Denny Morgan
Wolf Pen
Herndon High School
Red China Seen Rebuffed Again in U.N. Seat Bid
United Nations observers expect the 21 nation steering committee to shelve the issue for another year. The United States likely will push to bypass a lengthy General Assembly debate. Seven members are anticipated to oppose sidetracking, including the Soviet Union, Bulgaria, Romania, Ceylon, Yugoslavia, Iraq and Ireland.
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United Nations
N.y.ap
Red China
U.N
United States
General Assembly
Soviet Union
Bulgaria
Romania
Ceylon
Yugoslavia
Iraq
Ireland
Polaris Program Suffers Setback
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP the Polaris missile program suffers a damaging blow from two rocket failures within three hours on a submerged submarine The launches from nuclear submarine Patrick Henry 30 miles off Cape Canaveral ended with one rocket failing to ignite and the second burning out of control before range safety destroyed it The setback could delay deploying the first combat ready Polaris submarine to sea within weeks and was called a black day by an official
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Polaris
Patrick Henry
Atlantic
Nixon Backed by Byrnes in Coming Election
James F Byrnes urged Columbia South Carolina newsmen he will support Vice President Richard Nixon in the next election. Eisenhower greeted by a large crowd at the Waldorf Astoria as he prepared to fly back to Washington from Idlewild Airport. Navy reports possible Soviet submarines near North Atlantic ships.
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James F. Byrnes
U. S
Columbia
S. C
Richard M. Nixon
Eisenhower
Waldorf- Astoria
Washington
Idlewild
International Revenue Service
Earle C. Clements
Kentucky
You Need CD a Call to Join Raleigh County CD
A total of 23 men have signed with the Raleigh County Civil Defense program to date. All citizens over 21 are invited to participate. Anyone interested should phone CL 2.6765.
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Raleigh County Civil Defense
Khrushchev Urges UN Shakeup And Global Disarmament
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev proposed moving the United Nations out of New York and ending the secretary general post. He called for a three nation executive and a new disarmament body, linking independence for colonies with a plan to ban military rockets, while denouncing Eisenhower over the U2 incident and urging a new summit on West Berlin.
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Belman Morin
United Nations
N.Y
Nikita Khrushchev
New York
Eisenhower
Khrushchev
West Berlin
U.S
U.N. General Assembly
World Organization
Sweden
Dag Hammarskjold
United States
U. S
Congo
Soviet Union
Assembly
Banfe To Fly Around World
Airline pilot Chuck Banfe plans a solo 10 day round the world flight starting October 15 from Honolulu in a Beechcraft Bonanza fueled for 9,800 miles. Banfe, 41, father of five, flies Pan American jetliners and announced the plan at a Honolulu news conference. He will head east from Hawaii during Aloha Week.
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Los Angeles
Chuck Banfe
Banfe
Honolulu
Palo Alto
Calif
Pan American World Airways
Pioneer VI Sets Course for Moon Orbit from Cape Canaveral
American and British scientists prepare to launch Pioneer VI from Cape Canaveral to fire remotely and place the 370 pound satellite in an 800 mile lunar orbit. A television camera will image the hidden Moon side, aiding future manned missions.
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Jodrell Bank
England
Jodrell Bank Radio Telescope
U. S
Cape Canaveral
Moon
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