Truck driver shot by husband of companion at Princeton station
Irvin Carper 36 a strip mine employee admitted killing Frazier Harless Bluefield truck driver at the Princeton police station after following Harless and Eva Carper from a drive in theater. Harless collapsed on steps after being shot and died at Memorial hospital. Carper was arrested on murder charges.
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Bluefield
Princeton
Irvin Carper
Frazier Harness
Harless
Carper
Eva Carper
A. E. French
Memorial Hospital
Fire Department
Clarence E. Elmore
Jack Crotty
Elmore
Ben Honaker
Glenn Murphy
Honaker
Charlies McGuire
Railroad Firemen Postpone Strike Two Weeks
The government won a two week truce in the diesel fireman dispute. The May 10 deadline follows a plan to seek talks in Chicago between the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and carriers. Embargoes by Pennsylvania and Santa Fe were lifted as postponement reduced crisis.
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Brotherhood
Washington
Francis A. O’neill, Jr
National Mediation Board
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Pennsylvania
New York Central
Southern Railway System
Santa Fe
Southern
O'Neill
David B. Robertson
Chicago
Mediation Board
Union
Atchison, Topeka
White House
Truman
Firemen’s Brotherhood
Pennsylvania Railroads
Senate clash over State Department hush up charge
Washington reports a Senate floor flareup as Mundt accuses the State Department of using Gestapo tactics to suppress unfavorable magazine comments. Barrett denies the charge, saying Brewster is misinformed, while Lattimore faces McCarthy era accusations of Communist ties and awaits a public hearing after Budenz’ secret session.
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Washington
Senate
State Department
Department
Mundt
R-Sd
Brewster
R-Me
Free Press
Edward Barrett
Senate Foreign Relations
McCarthy
R-Wis
Lattimore
Far East
Communist Party
Louis Budenz
Budenz
Three Youths Rescued After Night in Rat Infested Cave
In Kingwood West Virginia on April 24 three youths aged 14 to 16 were rescued from Cornwell cave after spending a night in darkness and prayer. They were found by Deputy Sheriff Law rence Holmes Elmer Nuce and Victor Criss as rescuers followed a carbide lamp explosion that alerted them to their location.
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Upstate
Kingwood
W. Va
Robert Shrout
Cornwell Cave
Lawrence Holmes
Elmer Nuce
Victor Criss
Robert
Eugene
James
Junior) Shrout
Pleasantdale
Cheat River Gorge
Virginia Uphold
Wood Dale
Holmes
Nuce
Nationwide Phone Strike Launched Across 43 States
Nationwide strike by CIO Communications Workers of America division 6 begins across 43 states and DC over Western Electric tower installation conditions in South Bend Indiana. Negotiations end without resolution as Bell system workers brace for possible general walkout at 6 am local time.
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New York
Division 6
CIO Communications Workers of America
CWA
District of Columbia
Western Electric Co
South Bend
Ind
Western Electric
Bell System
The
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Five Killed As N W Train Collides In Chicago Tunnel
In Chicago a North Western train and a motor car crashed in a tunnel near Kimball Station, killing five people. A faulty switch or signal is suspected as the collision’s cause, with investigations to follow by railroad and city officials.
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N& W
Kimball
Walkout by CWA Widens Across United States
Union sources say independent unions support a general walkout potentially affecting 300000 workers. An AP tally shows about 7000 CWA members out today though many continued working. The CWA cites a 60 day truce urged by President Truman and states outside the strike include Maine New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts and Montana. Conciliator Cyrus S Ching urged end of the truce by Wednesday while talks with AT T long lines continue. Western Electric says division 6 walkout is illegal under current contracts. division 6 disputes the charge and insists no illegality.
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Associated Press
CWA
Truman
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Montana
U.S
Cyrus S. Ching
Washington
A. Mednesday
Division 10
Long Lines Department
Western Electric
Division 6
South Ben
Roanoke Feels Strike Hits Local Telephone Work
In Roanoke Virginia on April 24 fifteen telephone equipment workers walked off a PBX installation job for Times-World Corp as the CIO Communications Workers Union of America walkout spreads nationwide.
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Roanoke
CIO Communication Workers Union of America
Times- World Corp
Bing Crosby Nearly Faces Paris Jail
Paris reports that Bing Crosby narrowly avoided jail while vacationing before a British amateur golf event. He recounted an incident on the Champs Elysees where three gendarmes detained him after he explained he was American and showed his PGA medal, but the guards remained skeptical about a cop affording a holiday in France.
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Paris
Bing Crosby
England
Bing
Champs-Elysees
Whatchamacallit
New York
Professional Golfers Association
France
Francis Mine Closes In Raleigh
The Francis mine of Amingo Smokeless Coal in Raleigh County West Virginia shut down today due to lack of orders. The facility employs 240 men and handles about 750 tons daily while machinery remains in place for potential use at other company operations. This is the first operation halt since 1933 in Stonecoal Creek and the first large mine closure in the area.
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Francis
W. Va
Amingo Smokeless Coal Company
J. W. Ailstock
Beckley
Pocahontas No
Ailstock
Stonecoal Creek
Raleigh County
Three Senators Present For Aid Bill Speech
Washington April 24 three United States senators sat in the senate chamber to hear a speech in favor of the 3 372 450 000 foreign aid bill Then Senator Connally stormed at the 92 absent members and urged action The foreign relations chairman lamented the absence and noted the bill as the day’s only address amid a session dominated by communism talks
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Washington
United States
Senate
Connally
Dtex
Wherry
R-Neb
McFarland
D-Ariz
Elbert Thomas
Utah
Marine pilot Lt Wally Longworth dies in Pensacola jet crash
Bluefield mourns as Lt. Robert L. Longworth Jr. dies when a Navy Blue Angel jet crashes during an exhibition takeoff at Pensacola Naval Air Base. The incident follows a local bridge bombing investigation near the old Bluefield Princeton road with warrants issued for Ben Honaker and wife.
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Wally Longworth
Pensacola Navy Base
Bluefield
Pensacola
Fla
Robert L. Longworth, Jr
Navy
Longworth
Naval Air Base
Wally
Graham High School
Graham High
Biluefeld Ecene
Daily Telegraph
One Man Survives Grisly Wreck in Rail Crash
Thomas J. Bowles of Birr field survived a railroad wreck near Kimball after a maintenance crew delay. Investigators and officials awaited clearance before removing wreckage, with bodies taken to Bennett funeral home and subsequently to Scots funeral home. Survivors include Bowles’s siblings and relatives. funeral services planned for Cliffield Church.
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Thomas J. Bowles
Birrfield
Welch See
H B Smith
N & W Pocahontas Guision
Eckman
Kimball
Stem Bennett Funeral Home
Morthfork
Supers
Moos
Scots Funeral
Richlands
Cochran
Norfolk and Wretern
Cliffield
Robert
Jerry
Dante
Glenn Grader
McLains Business College
Eere Baldwin
Lions Claw German Girl to Death in Circus Escape
In Baden Baden Germany two lions killed 20 year old Elfgie de Lauber after escaping their cage at a circus near Buehlertal. A discharged circus performer was questioned after a witness saw him manipulating the cage lock. police suspect revenge motive.
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Baden Baden
Germany
Buehlertal
Elfgie de Lauber
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Don Kessenger
Paul M. Williams
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St. Petersburg
Charles J. Schuh, Jr
Fuller Warren
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Johns. Siers
Charles Gifford
Gifford
Siers
Charles Ross
Bay City
Texas
Jack White
Elizabeth Young Gifford
Schuh
Kokomo
Pinellas County
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Raleigh
Tri-City Traction Car
Tri-City
Cpl
M. C. Yoak
Clarence T. Smith
Cpl. Yoak
Intrepid
Okinawa
Foo
Big Daddy
Coleman
We Cliffield
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Elmer Lambert
Lee Lambert
Bristol
Tennant
Tern
Coleme
Lions Claw
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