Abnormal $2,500 Offer Linked to Gas Bill Vote
Senator Case testified at a Senate hearing that a $2,500 campaign contribution from John M. Neff seemed to imply an abnormal interest in his vote on the natural gas bill. Neff, a Nebraska lobbyist for Superior Oil, denies any strings attached. The four member committee, split evenly between parties, will report by March 1 after two days of hearings.
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Washington
Sen
Case
Senate
Nebraska
John M. Neff
Neff
Lexington
Neb
Superior Oil Co
Austin
Tex
Senate Committee
George
Charles W Steadman
Thye
R-Minn
Hayden
Dariz
Bridges
R-Nh
Abuses Of Free VA Medical Care Reported
Representative Olin Teague disclosed GAO findings of flagrant abuse in free VA hospital care for penniless veterans. Cases include a retired engineer with 507000 net worth and a farmer with 128000 net worth both claiming inability to pay and receiving 25 days of non service connected hospitalization. Two thirds of VA beds are non service connected and costs run about 50 million dollars annually.
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Washington
Olin E. Teague
D-Tex
Veterans Administration
Teague
House Veterans Affairs Committee
General Accounting Office
GAO
Hoover Commission On Government Reorganization
Handyman Coffin Hanged for 1953 Pennsylvania bear hunt killing
Wilbert Coffin a 43 year old handyman was executed in Quebec for fatally shooting Richard Lindsey 17 of Hollidaysburg Pa and two others. The trial spanned 19 days in Perce Que with Coffin maintaining innocence and he did not testify. Police say Coffin ambushed the hunters and stole over 600 dollars. he admitted stealing some luggage and bid farewell to guards before execution.
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Montreal
Wilbert Coffin
Coffin
Richard Lindsey
Hollidaysburg
Lindsey
Eugene Lindsay
Frederick Claar
Gaspe
Quebec
Perce Que
Marion Petrie
James
Maurice Duplessis
Lovett’s
Four Hospitalized During Fire Drill At Deep Creek High
Four persons including Cradock fire chief Donald Keay were overcome by smoke at Deep Creek High School during a fire drill in Portsmouth, Virginia. A door flung open by a strong draft allowed dense smoke into corridors, injuring students and causing shock.
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Virginia
Portsmouth
Deep Creek High School
Josephine Jefferson
Cradock
Donald S. Keay
W. L. Jones
Keay
Jones
Second Siamese Twin Girl Dies
In Hanover New Hampshire two Siamese twins born a month earlier with a shared heart and liver died after an eight hour operation at Mary Hitchcock Hospital to separate the survivor. The twins daughters of Leopold and Mrs. Marcotte of Lyman were unnamed and known as A and B.
Don’t Mix Stay Alive in ’56 Accident City Frederick
A 1956 report notes penalties for mixing substances leading to crashes in City Frederick. Clarke is listed among the dead and injured in the incident.
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Frederick Clarke
Blue Ridge Players stage Arsenic and Old Lace at Clarke High
Audience applauded the Blue Ridge Players spring production at Clarke County High School. Audiences praised performances by Abbie and Martha Brewster as the eccentric sisters and Teddy Brewster with a bold portrayal by William West. Proceeds benefit the Mary Donovan Charity Fund.
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Clarke County High School
Blue Ridge Players
Tyree Dillard, Jr
Robert Jay Evans
George Burton
Abbie
Martha Brewster
Mary Donovan
Clarke County
William West
Teddy Brewster
Teddy Roosevelt
Brewster House
Kenneth Gilpin
Mortimer Brewster
John McIntosh
Boris
Jonathan Brewster
Mr. McIntosh
Russian workers toil harder for same pay in 1955
The Soviet 1955 economic picture shows 8 percent higher industrial output per worker and 12 percent growth in industry, yet retail trade rose only 5 percent and consumer prices did not fall for the first time since 1947. Wages roughly held steady as most gains went to state investment and armament.
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New York
Russia
West
Nikita Khrushcevy
Bulganin
Georgi Malenkov
Kremlin
741 Pound Man Having Hospital Troubles Again
OZARK Ala Tiny Cowan 741 pounds well known as a six foot circus man faced hospital trouble after an appendectomy last October. The incision ruptured Wednesday requiring a truck to transport him due to lack of ambulance space. He would not fit the operating table so he was moved into the room on a hospital bed with part of him protruding over the sides. He is 23 and from Belwood Pa and is recovering after minor surgery.
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Ozark
Ala
W. D
Tiny) Cowan
Tiny
Belwood, Pa
Mad Dog Irvin Captured Quietly in California
Indiana escapee and suspected killer Leslie Irvin was arrested in a Market Street pawnshop in San Francisco after attempting to unload two diamond rings. He faced charges for fatally shooting W Wesley Kerr and five others, with a June execution date in Michigan City pending.
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Mad Dog
Irvin
California
San Francisco
Indiana
Leslie
Market Street
Evansville
Redondo Beach
Los Angeles
W. Wesley Kerr
Mary Holland
Wilhelmina Sailer
Solitude
Ind
Goebel Duncan
Henderson
Michigan City
Hall of Justice
Victor Davis
Leslie Irvin
O’keefe
Princeton
Earl Hollen
Davis
Tuck Mentioned in Florida Preferential Primary
A garbled note indicates former Virginia Governor William M. Tuck being mentioned for entry in Florida's preferential primary. Details are incomplete and unclear.
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Jacksonville
Fla
William M. Tuck
Virginia
Florida
AFL CIO Plans Coast to Coast Drive to Add Members
AFL CIO outlines a nationwide organizing plan to double its 15 million members. John W. Livingston cites targeting white collar workers and government and industry sectors with a multimillion dollar fund. George Meany says drives will focus in the South and among hotel workers amid a Miami Beach dispute.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Aflcio
John W. Livingston
Afl-Cio
Livingston
United Auto Workers
New York
CIO
AFL
AFL - Cio
George Meany
Florida
Meany
Miami
Policy to Continue Segregated Schools Sought in Assembly
Richmond lawmakers discuss a plan to adopt a state policy for keeping segregated schools in the 1956-57 year. Some push delaying the Gray Commission’s integration program until after the new term, with sessions proposed for spring or summer. A March 5 constitutional convention on tuition grants for private schools could influence action before adjournment.
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Richmond
Gray Commission
Capitol
Gov
Stanley
Lovett
General Assembly
Commission
Assembly
Moncure
Arlington Coun
Governor Stanley Supports Uniform Truck Load Limits
Governor Stanley said he could see nothing wrong with uniform truck load limits on Virginia highways. He spoke as reporters asked for views on several truck bills pending in the General Assembly.
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Richmond
Stanley
Virginia
General Assembly
Mrs. Lacy to Head Queen and Court Festival Department
Mrs E W Lacy Jr will lead the Queen and Her Court department for the 1956 Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival set for April 26 27 The announcement came from Thomas G Scully president of the festival group Lacy a Romney native and Nursing School graduate has chaired floats and joins Junior Century Little Garden clubs and an Auxiliary membership
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E. W. Lacy, Jr
S. Washington St
Thomas G. Scully
Lacy
Romney
Joseph
School of Nursing
Medical College of Virginia
Shooting Match Prizes Placed At Berryville Pike Lat
Continuation note for page 11 column 3 lists a shooting match at Berryville Pike Lat on February 11 starting at 1 PM. Prizes include hams, chickens, and shoats. 12 and 16 gauge guns are mentioned as rewards.
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R. C. Carter
Berryville Pike
Correction: Dukes Cigars ad pricing quoted
Correction note for yesterday ad shows Dukes Cigars prices. Displays 4 for 30 cents, box of 50 for 3.69 dollars. Published by Peoples Service Drug Store.
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DUKES
Fight Predicted When Debate Opens Feb 20
The Senate Agriculture Committee approved an 8-7 plan linking Eisenhower soil bank ideas with rigid 90 parity supports for wheat cotton corn rice and peanuts. It adds dairy and tobacco provisions and uses a higher of two parity formulas. Chairman Ellender expects debate to start around Feb 20 and warns of a big fight.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Senate Agriculture Committee
Ellender
D-La
Senate
Benson
Soil Bank
Virginia Five Day Forecast Sounds from February 11 15
The forecast calls for increasing clouds and rain Saturday across the southwest tonight with temperatures lows 38 to 45 degrees and highs Saturday ranging from the 50s in the north to the 60s in the south. Rain expected Saturday and again Monday or Tuesday with total precipitation of one half to one inch. Temperatures average normal to five degrees above, with cooler Sunday, warmer Monday, then cooler Tuesday and Wednesday. The report also notes a new moon Saturday evening.
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Virginia
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Willow Lawn Farm Market Valley Ave
Audrey Jones
Lucy Gilpin
Elaine Harper
Brewster Sisters
John O’keefe
Leo Ferraggiaro
Las Vegas
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Tuck
Union
Winchester Star
J. W. Witt
Mrs. Lacy
American Assn
Ida Ceanee
ASO Urs Sieawess
Winchester
Grove Furniture CO
Round Hill Community Center
Auxiliary of
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