Fiji Rebuffs Independence Move At London Conference
European desk reports Fiji delegates at a London constitutional conference refused to discuss independence. Melanesian Fijis fear Indian settlement could outnumber them five to three and prohibit land ownership. Indians aim for future power while Fiji pleads to maintain colonial ties. The Maldive example shows a different path to independence.
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Tom A. Cullen
London
United Nations
Fiji
Western Pacific
Caribbean
Indian Ocean
Pacific
Britain
Scouters Hold Roundtable Meet Mount Hope
September Fayette Roundtable for Boy Scout workers discussed October program plans and the Fall Roundup membership drive at the Lions Clubhouse in Mount Hope. The theme Follow The Rugged Road was set for Cubs Boy Scouts and Explorers.
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Mount Hope
Fayette
Lions Clubhouse
Tom D. Grubb
Charleston
Cubs
Fairview Methodist Church
Mossy
Grubb
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Fred Sizemore
Oak Hill
Jack Gannon
Bradford Smith
Lacy Ander
No Tea Breaks Sparks Plymouth Strike
American firm Brown and Sharpe faced a brief Plymouth walkout as 86 engineers stopped work to protest tea breaks. The strike ended when the company agreed to discuss the matter.
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Plymouth
Eng
UPI
Brown and Sharpe
Circuit Court Disposes Numerous Wyoming County Cases
PINEVILLE The Wyoming County Circuit Court last week suspended a six month jail term for Paul Allen who was found guilty on appeal and fined 250 dollars plus costs. Robert Bannister was found guilty and fined 20 dollars and costs. Johnny Miller was released from probation after meeting terms. Felony indictments against Gadden Adkins Adkins Lane Bailey were dismissed. many more cases were continued or dismissed. Charlie Lambert in a bastardy case was ordered to pay 20 dollars monthly for child support. George Sizemore was fined 100 dollars for reckless driving with 30 days to comply. Multiple defendants faced continued indictments and guilty pleas resulting in various jail or probation sentences. Charles Fortner was found guilty of entering without breaking with intent to commit larceny. motion for new trial to be considered. Rueford Lester discharged after a fatal variance challenge. Thomas Massey pleaded guilty to a felony and was placed on probation after court suspended execution. Landy Trump and James Cozort pled guilty to petit larceny and were sentenced to one year in county jail with probation.
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Pineville
Wyoming County
Paul Allen
Allen
Robert C. Bannister
Everette Colins
Johnny R. Miller
James Gladden
Jimmy Adkins
Bobby Joe Adkins
Bonnie Lane
William Clyde Bailey
Jess Adkins
Charles Edward Austin
John Bailey
Luther Byrd
Ora Brown
Helen Jean Carter
Jimmie S. Ellis
Edgar O. Hancock
Lawrence Holiday
Peyton Lee Hale
Johnny Jarrell
Jesse Jude
Marie Shrewsbury
Clarence Salyers
Walter Terry
Robert Vinson Workman
Donald B. Watson
Robert Miller
Buford Lester
George Sizemore
Franklin Roy Cox
Paul Davis
Jerry Hail
Lonnie West
Bert D. Moore
Otis Dillon
Sidney L. Murphy
Leslie Quesen
Rueford Lester
Thomas William Massey
West Virginia
Moundsville
Landy Trump
James Cozort
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Jergens Hand
Pepsodent
Pescount
Prince ST
Beckley, W. VA
Fijis
Maldive Islands
British Commonwealth
Paradise Islands
Ceylon
Fiji Islands
Queen Victoria
King Cacobau
Victoria
Cacobau
George VI
Suva
Page
Bill K. Harless
Joe Bragg
Lacy Anderson
Tombhins of
Kelvinator
Moran Ave
Ality Pastry Shop, Inc
Neville St
Cookie
Acme’s
Atkinsons
Krogers
Pattons
Circuit Court
Woodrow Christian
Roy Lee Dixon
Woodrow Halsey
Alda Justice
Thomas McBride
Charlie Lambert
New York
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