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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1950
Page
1
At Fairfield-Suisun Calif a bomb laden B-29 crashed exploding a crater 20 yards wide and killing 17 with 2 missing and about 60 injured. Brig Gen Robert F Travis among the dead as fire fighters and base crews battled the blaze after the plane failed to retract landing gear.
About 300 university students of various nationalities attacked and dismantled frontier barriers at the French German border near Wiessembourg on Aug 6. Two groups of 150 breached posts, burned barriers, and hoisted the European unity flag to urge Council of Europe delegates meeting in Strasbourg. Prof Michel Mouskhely helped plan the action.
A Welch mail carrier spots a Daily Telegraph feature about "Little Tommy Jones" and identifies the boy as Lindsey Forrest of the Welch-Pineville road. Lindsey leaves home after a disciplinary spanking, flees to Bluefield, and is later reunited with his mother Mrs. Forrest as Salvation Army officials handle the case.
Senator Lyndon Johnson urged rapid passage of wage price manpower controls and a stiff excess profits tax to fight inflation. He pressed for full presidential discretion to invoke rationing if needed and warned inflation could aid communism. He called economic preparedness the forgotten front of the current struggle and urged decisive action rather than hesitation.
Trygve Lie, in his fifth annual UN report to the 59 nation General Assembly, warns that only bold statesmanship can halt deterioration toward another world war. He outlines Korea, Red China, and Cold War disputes as the era’s key issues and urges rapid inquiry into seating China’s government that controls the mainland.
Eight dangerous inmates escaped from the Florida state hospital for the criminally insane in pajamas. One was caught two hours after a 2:30 a.m. break. five fled in a hospital-grounds station wagon and two ran on foot. They used a concrete slab to breach a partition and held three guards at bay before using a homemade aluminum key to unlock the main entrance.
A 35-year-old Richmond plumber confessed to killing his wife on their ninth wedding anniversary after discovering her with another man. He led police to the partially clad body, as reported from Richmond, Virginia.
The body of Eunice M Williams 27 mother of four lay 150 yards off a highway near Richmond. Edward Williams her husband is charged with murder after shooting at her and a companion with a 12 gauge shotgun. He later moved the body deeper into the woods and reported the death to a Richmond officer.
Wytheville Virginia August 6 three new polio cases were reported in Wythe county raising the toll since July 1 to 123. State health officials credited 14 deaths to the county and noted additional cases in Bland and Buchanan counties. Roanoke Memorial and Crippled Children’s Hospital listed cases with 81 patients discharged, six released today.
Charleston Aug 6 The self styled court of last resort accused of trying to usurp judicial function in the Bailey murder case Bailey a 35 year old Charleston glass worker was sentenced to die Aug 25 for the death of 56 year old storekeeper Rosina Fazio The prosecutor said the group of writers and publishers has no legal status and should not substitute itself for constitutional justice Gardner the spokesman said polygraph tests showed Bailey lacked guilty knowledge Skeen the warden voiced doubts about guilt and a fourth review is before the supreme court
Marine Corsair fighters supported by British ships destroyed a Korean Communist tank and truck assembly plant at Inchon after a two hour bombardment. Maj. Kenneth L. Reusser led the attack, with Capt. Charles Garber and 1st Lt. Robert Minnick, while reporting a camouflaged tanker and a large stock of tanks and trucks in the courtyard.
Vernon F. Guinn of Parkersburg becomes state commander of Amvets succeeding H. Laban White Jr. at the three day convention in Clarksburg. New vice commanders include Howell Palmer and McEnney with Bradford as finance manager and Smith as adjutant. District chiefs are Morrison Gabriel Osler Abraham. Delegates urged Truman to end hostilities with the atom bomb and asked for a new family allotment program of 100 dollars to wives and 30 dollars for the first two children.
Fayetteville W Va August 6 Two Fayette county men were struck and killed by trains last night Clarence E Javins 43 of Longacre was on the track at Harewood when a Virginian Railway train passed Willie L Bowden about 25 of Mount Hope was killed by a Chesapeake and Ohio freight train at Glen Jean A passer-by found his body early today
Fear of war has caused European-bound flights from New York to fall sharply over the last ten days at LaGuardia Airport officials report. Inbound services, however, are arriving with full passenger loads.
Tokyo reports U S carrier based planes bombed Communist troop concentrations and supply lines in the biggest raid of the Korean War. Naval air force flew a record 212 sorties providing air support to allied troops and struck Chin ju Chungan Tanjong Mawon Sajong and Passangdong. Five railroads, four highway bridges damaged and 20 railroad cars blasted.
Chairman Vinson said the armed services panel expects a larger military budget in January including $500 million for another marine division. The plan would raise total Marines to about 174,000 with two full combat divisions and 18 air squadrons, as of mid year figures.
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