Icy Roads Challenge Area Travel and School Delays
A new snow flurry coated area highways causing slick conditions and low temps. Schools across Mercer Tazewell and Buchanan counties planned to open despite travel hazards while reports awaited highway engineer input.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. C. Keeney
West Virginia
Virginia State Road Commission
Mercer
Tazewell
Buchanan
Tazewell County
J. L. Walthall
McDowell
Bland
R. P. Reynolds
Weather Bureau
Ohio
Pt. Pleasant
Charleston
Huntington
Petersburg
Elkins
Martinsburg
Flat Top
Gas Fumes Fatal To Oak Hill Man
Oak Hill West Virginia December 10 Ernie Smith age 50 was found dead in his one room home today police say he died from fumes from a defective gas heater.
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Oak Hill
W. Va
Ernie Smith
Driver Fleeing Cops Drowns In Creek After Pursuit
Curtis Russell 27 of Salt Lake City Utah died when his 1941 Pontiac plunged from an embankment into Reed Creek during a late night chase by Wytheville police. A companion, Virginia Crockett, escaped with minor injuries. Police traced Russell to Wytheville. no relatives found in Wythe County. The crash raised Virginia’s 1950 traffic deaths to 828.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reed Creek
Wytheville City
Curtis Russell
Salt Lake City
Utah
Russell
Quowhvoewah
Virginia Crockett
Wytheville
Wythe County
Salt Lake
Virginia
Associated Press
Robertson Proposes White House Unity Talks on Foreign Policy
Sen Robertson of Virginia urges President Truman to host weekly White House consultations with Democrats and Republicans to forge bipartisan unity in foreign affairs as the nation faces a tough period. He discussed the idea with W Averell Harriman who would pass it to Truman and Acheson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Robertson
D-Va
Truman
White House
W. Averell Harriman
State Department
Harriman
State Acheson
Virginia
Senate
Acheson
Ex-Wife Falls Short in Rosenberg Case Testimony
Washington reports that the ex-wife of an ex Communist did not corroborate De Sola’s accusations against Anna Rosenberg as the Senate Armed Services Committee seeks more closed hearings. De Sola claimed Rosenberg attended meetings while Mrs. Rosenberg denied ever meeting him. The hearing touched on longstanding charges as confirmation of Rosenberg’s deputy defense post continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Anna M. Rosenberg
Ian Tle
Senate Armed Services Committee
Ralph de Sola
New York
Rosenberg
E Sola
Helen Winner
Miss Winner
de Sola
Communist Party
The
Daily Worker
Dasly
Rosenburg
Senate
Investigan
Taxation urged to fund defense by Keyserling
Economic adviser Leon Keyserling on Meet the Press argued defense spending should be funded almost entirely by taxes rather than borrowing. He said costs of military buildup must be borne by the people and raised through taxation to ensure accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Leon Keyserling
Keyserling
Council of Economic Advisers
National Broadcasting Company
Meet the Press
Rhodes Scholarship Winners Named From 26 States
Dr. Frank Aydelotte announced 32 Rhodes scholarship winners representing 26 states and 23 colleges. Recipients include four from Yale three from Princeton and two each from Harvard U S Naval Academy U S Military Academy and the University of California. Winners earn at least two years study at Oxford with a possible third year in special cases. District three southern Virginia John A Funari Connellsville Pa Univ of Virginia Joseph James Murray Jr Lexington Va Davidson College.
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Princeton
N. J
Frank Aydelotte
Rhodes Trustees
Yale
Harvard
U.S. Naval Academy
U. S Military Academy
University of California
Oxford University
Virginia
John A. Funari
Connellsville
Univ. of Virginia
Joseph James Murray, Jr
Lexington
Davidson College
Tokyo Bound Plane Force Lands At Wake Island
A Tokyo bound Pan American Airways plane carrying military personnel diverted and landed at Wake Island after an engine failed. The aircraft, en route from San Leandro, California, resumed its flight three hours later when a second engine lost oil, and it returned to Wake Island successfully.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Pan American Airways
Wake Island
Wake
San
California
Nicholas County Man Killed in Hit-and-Run
State police say Lonnie Edward Goad 34 of Dixie Nicholas County was struck and killed last night by a hit-and-run driver while walking alone on Route 16 at Bentree. Corporal C G McClain provided the details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Summersville
W. Va
Lonnie Edward Goad
Dixie
Nicholas County
Cpl
C. G. McClain
Goad
Bentree
Four Senators Call Voluntary Wage Price Curbs Useless
Four senators led by O Mahoney Maybank Ives and Capehart demand ending any hope in voluntary wage and price restraint The group cites Ford and General Motors price hikes as proof such programs fail and call for mandatory controls backed by law Di Salle plans a 60 to 90 day lead time for a stabilization organization to be formed
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
General Motors
Ford Motor Company
O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Maybank
DiSalle
Ford
Senate House Economic Committee
Senate Banking Committee
Ives
Capehart
Alan Valentine
Four Dead In Quakes Hit Peru And Chile
A tremor sequence in Peru and northern Chile killed at least four people and injured 12. Ica suffered three deaths and ten injuries, while Calama saw one death and two injuries. Southern Peru cities Arequipa and Tacna endured severe shaking as communications failed and residents spent the night outdoors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima
Peru
Chile
Ica
Calama
Arequipa
Tacna
Rev Hughes 91 Dies after Varied Career in Virginia Area
The Rev Edward W Hughes 91 an Episcopal minister and businessman died at Bluefield Sanitarium after a long illness. Born in Liverpool in 1859 he served as medical missionary in Canadian forests and Virginia coal fields and owned Bluestone Bedding in Bluefield. He preached at Christ Episcopal Pocahontas and managed local church and business affairs until his health declined.
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Edward W. Hughes
Bluefield Sanitarium
Virginia
Bluefield
Christ Episcopal Church
Pocahontas
Bluestone Bedding Corporation
Hughes
Christchurch
Episcopal Guild
Liverpool
New York
Canada
England
Mr. Hughes
Western University
London
Ontario
Western
Huron College
Georgian Bay
Lake Huron
H. J. Heinz Company
Virginia Coal Fields
Clinchfield Coal Corporation
Dante
E. A. Rich
Tazewell, Bland, Giles, Russell, Wise, Lee, Scott, Bucanan and
Dickenson Counties
Hughe
Quick Marriage After Learning Waiver Forbids Wait
The 66 year old Earl of Essex and his 37 year old fiancée wed in a midnight informal ceremony after a Seattle judge had granted only a waiver for the three day wait. Justice Bresemann said the couple were nervous but the ceremony was legal. The pair had met in Melbourne and were honeymooning in Tacoma before the quick nuptials.
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Tacoma
Wash
Earl of Essex
Seattle
Earl
Justice of the Peace
Delbert Bresemann
Bresemann
J. S. Katusewski
Mildred A. Cooke
Adam
Z. Mildred Carlson
New York
Melbourne
Australia
Bermuda
Justice Bresemann
India Pushes Peace Move in Korea Amid Conference Rush
India led a surge to end the Korean War with high level talks among 15 nations. Sir Benegal Rau met with Britain's Sir Gladwyn Jebb and U S delegate Ernest Gross to discuss a UN ceasefire resolution and Peiping's stance. Rau sought Chinese acceptance while warning Wu Hsiu Chuan gave no guarantees on a ceasefire.
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Rau
38Th Parallel
Jebb
Kenneth Younger
U. S
Ernest A. Gross
United Nations
Gross
State Department
Washington
Department
China
Peiping
Clear Fork Man Killed In Crash
Oscar Caldwell of Clear Fork Bland county was killed when the truck he drove skidded on Route 21 52 near East River mountain. Billy Brown of Clear Fork survived. A passing motorist reported the wreck and Caldwell died at St Luke's hospital.
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Oscar Caldwell
Clear Fork
Bland County
East River Mountain
Virginia
A. E. Andes
Caldwell
St. Luke’s Hospital
Billy Brown
Rocky Gap
Bland
Indiana Resources Withheld From Berlin Request
Bloomington Ind December 10 The Freie University of West Berlin asked Dr Otis P Starkey chair of Indiana University geography for detailed data on dams reservoirs power plants and maps showing exact locations The Indiana flood control and water resources commission and the CIA advised withholding The FBI was advised to be notified for any such requests
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Bloomington
Ind
Berlin
Indiana
Otis P. Starkey
Geographic Institute
Freie University
West Berlin
Iron Curtain
Starkey
Indiana University
Department of Geography
Starkley
Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
US Forces Break Out Of Red Trap In North Korea
Twenty five thousand American Marines and soldiers broke out of a Chinese Communist death snare in the frozen northeast Korea. By Sunday night about one third had reached near the Hungnam eastern escape port as reported from the field.
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Red Trap
North Korea
Tokyo
Korea
Hungnam
U.S. First Marine
U.S. Seventh Division
United Nations
MacArthur
Haeju
Yellow Sea
38Th Parallel
Pyongyang
Koksan
Chinnampo
Eighth Army
Chiang Kai-shek’s position grows after Formosa anniversary
Taipei reports Chiang Kai-shek’s leadership strengthens a year after fleeing to Formosa. Nationalists claim 1.6 million guerrillas ready to back Chiang. mainland resistance wanes and a potential mainland return is considered possible if war resumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taipei
Formosa
Chiang Kai-Shek
China
Chiang
Hainan Island
Chusan Archeipelago
Shanghai
Pentagon Admits Heavy Casualties In Korean War
The defense department said casualties rose sharply in Korea over the last two weeks mainly from frostbite and exposure. No exact figures were released, but officials cautioned the term includes injuries that render men unfit for action, not necessarily deaths. The piece chronicles Marine and Army units, air battles with MiG-15s, and the retreat from Hagaru to Koto amid Chinese counteroffensive.
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Tenth Corps
Hamhung
Marine Corps
Changjin
Tarawa
Washington
Defense Department
Korea
Department
Drew Pearson
U. S
Hagaru
Koto
Coral Island
mid-Pacific
Bui
Latvian War Orphan Among Magazine's Women Of Year
A five year old Latvian war orphan named Mara is named one of Mademoiselle magazine's ten Young Women of the Year for 1950. Mara, adopted by a Colorado family last summer after wandering European camps, is listed as a symbol of hope alongside nine other distinguished figures.
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New York
Mademoiselle Magazine
Mara
Colorado
Patricia Neway
Gian - Carlo Menotti
United Nations
Janet Collins
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H. E. Turner
Walters Street
Raymond E. Tolbert
Turner
Sen. Robertson
Red
Rhodes
Rev. Hughes
India
Indiana Resources
U. S. Marine
Pentagon
Republic of
Yalu River
Marine
U.S. Third Division
Emma Gamboa
San Jose
Costa Rica
Ministry of Education
Studing
Ohio State University
Anne Fogarty
Florence Chadwick
San Diego
Gertrude Ederle
Gladys L. Hobby
Dorothy Friendly
Fred
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