UN political panel backs partial break with Franco Spain
The 54 member UN political committee approved by 27 to 7 with 16 abstentions a Belgian plan calling for all states to recall ambassadors from Madrid and for the Security Council to consider measures if a Spain without Franco fails to form a government. The United States voted no and China abstained as the measure moved to the general assembly.
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Lake Success
N. Y
United Nations Political Committee
United States
Spain
United Nations
Madrid
United Nations Security Council
China
United Nations Acoe
Franco
General Assembly
Jose Giral
Vernment
Belgum
U. N
France
Egypt
India
Economic Committee
Australia
Russia
Francisco
Colombia
Francisco Franco
Couple Kidnapped and Robbed Near Parkersburg
A south Parkersburg couple Reeder and Beatrice Ibbs reported to police they were kidnapped and robbed by three youths late Saturday night. Reeder, 22, and Ibbs, 18, were tied with wire, forced into the back seat, driven toward Windy in Wirt County, and abandoned in a haystack before finding their way home.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
South
O. C. Bowles
Reeder
Beatrice Ibbs
Windy
Wirt County
Miss Hibbs
Cigaret Suspected In Winecoff Hotel Fire Tragedy
Officials theorize a lit cigaret started the Winecoff hotel's third floor blaze that killed 120. Fire chiefs, marshals, and engineers traced the fire to a mattress in the hallway and noted possible smouldering before a flash up the stairs. Mayor Hartsfield ordered floor clearance as investigators questioned survivors.
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Cigaret
Atlanta
Winecoff
Aanree
C. C. Styron
Harry Philips
A. C. Hutson
National Board of Fire Underwriters
High Court to Rule on Foremen Union Rights Under Wagner Act
The Supreme Court agreed to decide whether the Wagner Act protects foremen from being barred from unionizing. Packard Motor, Detroit, appeals a National Labor Relations Board ruling allowing foremen to join a union, a decision upheld by Cincinnati’s circuit court 2 to 1. Arguments set for later. NLRB ordered Packard to bargain with the Foremen’s Association.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Edna W
Donald Ballard
I Am
Douglas
Wats
Packard Motor Comy
Detroit
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Packard
Foremen's Association of America
U.S. Circuit Court
Cincinnati
Circuit Court of Appeals
High Court
Justice Goldsborough
N and W Retains Oil-Burning Engines For Future Use
Norfolk and Western will not reconvert coal to oil engines after the 17 day strike. Engines converted to oil will be kept for future emergencies after test runs show best use. Passenger trains resume service except Powhatan Arrow which returns Wednesday.
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Roanoke
Norfolk and Western Railway
Norfolk - Cincinnati
Powhatan Arrow
Councilmen Observe The Golden Rule In Pay Debate
Huntington officials urge WV Legislature to raise mayoral salary while voting down a raise for their own. The Dec 9 report notes the council supports higher pay for the mayor but rejects a increase for themselves.
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Huntington
W. Va
West Virginia
Sweeney to Decide on Senate Contested Seat
Thomas Sweeney of Wheeling, defeated for the U S Senate, will decide whether to contest Harley Kilgore's seating after investigations into irregularities and possible fraud in southern West Virginia. Walter Hallanan said the final decision rests with Sweeney and will outline procedure if a contest is filed.
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Charleston
W. Va
Thomas Sweeney
Wheeling
Republican
U. S. Senate
U. S
Harley M. Kilgore
Beckley
Senate
GOP
Walter Hallanan
Hallanan
West Virginia
Sweeney
Foreign Ministers To Meet In Moscow
The four power foreign ministers council agreed to hold talks on a German peace settlement in Moscow starting March 10. Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov assured Secretary Byrnes the conference could be fully reported to the world. Byrnes indicated he would not travel to Europe again unless convinced of real progress on Germany.
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New York
Foreign Ministers Council
Moscow
Molotov
Byrnes
Council
Europe
Jimmy Rantis Rites Wednesday
Funeral services for James Rantis known as Jimmy are set for Wednesday at 3 PM at the Episcopal church on Tazewell Street Bluefield. He died yesterday at his home on James Street from a heart condition and will be laid to rest at Woodlawn Cemetery with Masonic Lodge No 85 at the grave.
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Episcopal Church
Tazewell Street
James Rantis
Jimmy
Bluefield
James Street
Woodlawn Cemetery
Masonic Lodge
Rantis
Coal Mines Resume Output After Southwest Virginia Walkout
Coal loading across Pocahontas and Virginian divisions neared normal as mines and rail lines returned to service. About 11,000 idle in District 28 and 18 of 36 pits in the Virginia Operators Association reported varying reopenings with absenteeism around 25 percent. Some mines like Jewell Ridge and Jewell Valley showed only limited restart while statewide restrictions eased and railcars began moving again.
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W. F. Minton
UMW
District 28
Virginia
Virginia Operators Association
Lee
Wise
Russell
Dickinson
Tazewill
George Esser
Esser
Williamson
W. Va
Joseph J. Ardigo
Williamson and
Upper
Buchanan County
Tazewell County
Pocahontas Fuel Company
UMW District 29
Pocahontas Operators Association
Bluefield
Jewell Ridge
Jewell Valley
Norfolk and Western Railway
State Corporation Commission
State Council of Defense
Tuck
Princeton
Virginian Division
Indian Fighter Receives Purple Heart on 95th Birthday
Maj. Charles A. Windolph was awarded a Purple Heart for a wound in 1876 while escorting water carriers with Col. F. F. Benteen's troops during the Custer battle era. He also holds the Medal of Honor, earned in 1871 and 1878, making him a two time recipient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Windolph
Windolph
War Department
Paul Shields
Rapid City
F. F. Benteen
Top Committee Posts Demanded by Republicans in Senate
Republican senators outlined a plan to add four seats to their committee presence in the new Senate. The proposal would assign 12 of 21 on the appropriations panel to Republicans and 8 to 5 on labor rules and public lands, with seven Republicans to six Democrats on 11 other panels. The reorganized Senate reduces committees to 15 and limits minority members to two panels each, leaving 90 potential committee spots for Democrats. White said he would confer with Barkley on apportionment as GOP aims to maximize impact.
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Washington
Senate
Republican Committee On Committees
Congress
District of Columbia
G.O.P
White
Committee On Committees
Barkley
Delivery Of Gas From Little Inch Pipeline Starts Today
The Interior Department said gas from the Little Inch pipeline will begin in Ohio tomorrow with flow reaching 50 million cubic feet daily and rising to 60 million. gas has begun in the Longview Texas big inch line and the system may reach 200 million cubic feet within a week as Beau mont Texas to Ohio fuel gas is distributed by the Ohio Fuel Gas Company.
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Washington
Ohio
Interior Department
Cincinnati
Longview
Texas
Beaumont
Ohio Fuel Gas Company
Thepartment
Little Inch
Captain Completes Visits To Homes Of Men Killed In Action
Captain John J. McCloskey Jr after a 10000 mile coast to coast tour met families in 17 states. He spent 700 dollars of savings to tell bereaved parents about their sons with human interest anecdotes not provided by army reports. He visited Dutch Flat California and Winslow New Mexico sharing memories and learning the cost of war. He said the country must all share in winning the peace.
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South Orange
N. J
U.S. Army
John J. McCloskey, Jr
Africa
Europe
McCloskey
University of Virginia
Dutch Flat
Calif
Dave Waybur
Mediterranean
Austria
Dave
Winslow
New Mexico
Johnny Edwards
Cassino
Supreme Court Sets January 14 For Coal Foremen Case
The Supreme Court granted the government’s bid for a fast ruling on the coal strike and agreed to hear the question of unionizing foremen, potentially affecting 400,000 miners. The case involves tolerating a restraining order against John L. Lewis and the government’s control of coal pits. The Packard Motor case on foremen joining unions is also slated for review.
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High Court
Washington
Supreme Court
John L. Lewis
Circuit Court of Appeals
T. Alan Goldsborough
Lewis
Appeals Board approves three of four zoning cases
The Se La zoning appeals board, with Phillip Lilly filling an unexpired term, approved three of four appeal cases from the city last night. The board upheld a denial for K D Products on a residential deed restricted site at Bluefield Avenue and Thorn Street.
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Zoning Appeal Board
Phillip Lilly
Cliff Sykes
Zoning Board
K. D. Products Company of
Bluefield
Bluefield Avenue
Thorn Street
Jerome Katz
Clyde E. Elliott
Elliott
Katz
Appeal Board
Frank Thomas
Madison Street
Hanover
Ford Streets
G. Watkins
Jones Pier
Bland and
Birde
E. W. Porterfield
H. F. Porterfield
Vineyard Street
College and
Spring Grove Avenues
Food Dropped To Shipwrecked Jews Near Rhodes
In severe weather, four British bombers delivered five tons of food and supplies to about 800 Jewish shipwreck survivors on a barren Greek island near Syria. A destroyer Chevron and a minesweeper move toward the scene as Themis tocles may aid. One report notes eight victims believed drowned.
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Jerusalem
Syriaa
Palestine
Chevron
Rhodes
Dodecanese
Athens
Themistocles
Syria
Allen Ross
Mines In State Resume Slowly In West Virginia
Coal production in West Virginia’s bituminous fields began to return to normal after United Mine Workers accepted John L. Lewis's strike termination order. About 32 major southern mines with roughly 6,700 workers remained idle, while northern mines operated with sufficient railcar supply. Some Kanawha and Mingo area mines stayed down but expected to restart soon. coke making at Wheeling Steel resumed and furloughs were canceled for 2,000 workers. National soft coal output dropped to 2,050,000 tons in the first full strike week.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Kanawha
Winding Gulf
Mingo County
Logan County
Williamson
Wheeling Steel Corporation
Stubenville
Benwood
Washington
Solid Fuels Administration
South Bend
Indianapolis
Ind
American Tron and Steel Institute
U.S. Steel Corp
Pittsburgh-Younestown
Bethlehem Steel
Baltimore
Detroit
Ford Motor Company
General Motors
Prigidaire
Dayton
Europe
Italy
France
Belgium
Holland
Denver
Colorado State Capitol
Lansing
Mich
Chadron
Nebr
Schave
New York
New York Central
War Assets Administration
Little Inch
Midwest
Industry Starts Climb To Normal After Walkout Ends
Pittsburgh reports coal flowing toward furnaces as AFL miners return to work ending a 17 day strike. UMW predicts full turnout by midweek with normal output around 2.2 million tons daily and 1.5 million tons in today’s production. Railroads and factories recall workers as steel, auto, and other sectors restart, easing shortages nationwide.
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Pittsburgh
AFL
United Mine Workers
Washington
Solid Fuel Administration
Fisherman Captures 10-Pound Undersea Monster Off Ambr os Lightship
William Atkins, 54, a retired navy man and longshoreman, hauled a 10 pound undersea creature with four horns five sets of teeth and four fins two miles off Ambrose lightship after an hour's battle. He towed it to Brooklyn where 30 fish stores could not identify the specimen. Police and experts offered no match.
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New York
Isaak Waltons
Brooklyn
William Atkins
Atlantic
Ambrose
Atkins
Winchell's Daughter Fails To Get Divorce
In Cambridge Massachusetts on December 9 William F Lawless a 30 year old Cambridge army veteran and his 19 year old wife Walda daughter of columnist Walter Winchell failed to gain a divorce in probate court Cross actions heard jointly showed Lawless testified Walda proposed to him when he earned 43 dollars a week and she 75 dollars and they never lived as man and wife He accused cruel and abusive treatment since their New Jersey marriage on June 5 1945 and sought alimony Walda withdrew her cross complaint and Judge John C Leggat denied Lawless petition for lack of evidence He noted Lawless could seek divorce later on desertion grounds after more time and said Lawless might seek reconciliation.
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Ifully Cambrddge
Mass
William F. Lawless
Cambridge
Walda
Walter Winchell
Lawless
New Jersey
John C. Leggat
Deseron
Republicans Begin Work on Legislative Labor Program
Washington reports Republicans plan to start drafting a legislative program on labor policy. Senators Taft and Ball outline building from the Case bill, seeking mediation, fact finding, and limits on closed shops while evaluating industry wide bargaining and jurisdictional issues.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
Minn
Ball
Truman
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William B. Hartsfield
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Harry Chandler
Kilgore
Jimmy Rantis
Pocahontas
Clinch Valley
Keystone
Virginian Railroad
Kopperstown
Lynco
Waco
Helen
Virginian
L. Lewis
District 50
Packard Motor Company
Jones Laughlin Steel Company
Appeals Board
Winchell
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