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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1950
Page
2
The United States and Britain endorsed a proposed U N cease fire framework from 12 Asian and Middle East nations. The plan seeks a Korean cease fire before any Far East political decisions, with India's Sir Benegal Rau presenting it to the U N Political Committee.
Naomi Tudor 29 pleaded guilty to second degree murder in the rat poison death of her husband Clyae Tudor 35. Judge John W. Hereford sentenced her 5 to 18 years with recommendation to serve at Peace Springs state women's prison. She fainted walking from the courtroom and was revived.
Actress Fay Emerson wed bandleader Lyle C. Skitch Henderson in Cuernavaca Mexico in a room banked with lilies and poinsettias. This was her third marriage after a prior union to Elliott Roosevelt. The couple plans a second ceremony at her Park Avenue home after returning to New York.
Washington December 12 defense department casualty list No. 174 lists 211 men, 26 dead, 161 wounded, six missing, 18 injured in accidents.
Mexico City reports a record cold snap with the thermometer at 17.6 degrees this morning as one of the citys coldest periods in recent years.
The region endures more snow with total accumulations near six inches. Roads schools and traffic cope as cold air lingers with flurries through tonight. Temperatures run in the low 20s with minimal thaw after a 16 to 25 day pattern.
Defense department lists the loss of Sergeant First Class James J. Patrick of Bluefield Virginia as KIA in Korea. Corporal Lacy Mullins of Wise Virginia is listed as wounded with Pfc Coy Ramey of Norton Virginia reported injured on duty in Korea.
Washington reports two witnesses testified they did not know Mrs. Anna Rosenberg or the John Reed club. Ralph de Sola had alleged she attended Communist meetings. Rosenberg denied the charges and faced him last week.
Flem L. Mullins of Whitman Logan county asks the court of claims to award 6,209 dollars for 8,648 hours of back wages as night watchman at the road commission garage in Stallings. He says he worked 16 hours daily for years but was paid only eight hours each day.
Gerald Coughlin, 23, arrested in Toronto on a charge of carrying an offensive weapon after brass knuckles were found, but a court dismissed the charge. Justice ruled the knuckleduster was required for his job as a rent collector in the Jarvis Street district.
A quarter million Chinese Communist troops move toward central Korea while UN forces hold a fragile bridgehead near Hamhung. Air power dominates North Korean actions as new Mongolian cavalry units appear. U.S. Seventh and First Marine divisions suffer heavy casualties in retreat.
Wholesale egg prices on the mercantile exchange tumbled 5 to 16 cents a dozen after a week of sharp gains. Top grade eggs slipped from 80 cents to 64 65 cents per dozen, while a large store chain cut retail prices from 97 to 81 cents to begin tomorrow. Dealers cited consumer price resistance as a principal factor in the decline.
Giles county circuit court jury found Gladys Meadows Blankenship guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the April 11 shooting of her husband Drewey Blankenship. Sentencing set at one year in prison with defense seeking a new trial and mental health testimony considered. Eight children witnessed the verdict as the court deliberated two and a half hours.
Dickenson county voters approve an $800000 bond for three schools with 21 of 24 precincts reporting. Votes tally 1846 for and 780 against. Funds from sale will finance high schools at Nora and Clintwood and a combined high and elementary at Haysi, with about $425000 expected from the state. Weather shortened voting, lighter than the November election. A civic committee of local businessmen backed the measure. two years ago a larger bond failed.
London December 12 Atlantic pact military planners agreed on the shape of a high command and on how German troops would be used in defense. The military committee and pact council will meet jointly tomorrow to draft their recommendation for foreign ministers meeting in Brussels next week. The communique omitted specifics but noted discussions on organization and arming German troops.
The White House announced President Truman will speak to the nation Friday or Saturday night about the world crisis. Expectation grows that he will outline steps to put the economy on a war footing and broaden draft mobilization, with talks on universal military training and increased military funds into next June.
California baker's wife Mrs. Peter Wuebel of Redwood City won $25 000 as the first prize in a national baking and recipe contest. The award was presented by the Duchess of Windsor at a Waldorf Astoria luncheon. Her orange kiss me cake, a recipe from New Mexico, won the contest.
Prime Minister Attlee told the House of Commons he has good hopes UN troops will maintain themselves in Korea and that there is no difference with President Truman on the atom bomb. He said Britain and the United States are ready for genuine talks with Russia to ease East–West tensions. Attlee was briefed by King George VI and cabinet after his plane arrived. Churchill urged more detail on atomic policy and allied consultation. Attlee cited Washington talks as covering political military and economic topics with progress toward a stable Far East position.
United Nations forces in Korea were voted a special decoration today in a plenary session. The measure passed 38 to 5 with two abstentions, granting a distinguishing ribbon or insignia to personnel in Korea defending U.N. Charter principles. The Soviet bloc opposed. Yugoslavia and Syria abstained. U. S. Delegate Benjamin Cohen urged that the insignia reflect valor and sacrifice.
President Truman drafts a sharp reply to Rep Hebert of Louisiana after Hebert urged a national day of prayer amid the world crisis. Hebert rebuked the reply as distemper while noting past campaign tactics in several states.
Washington reports the army seeks 160000 draftees for January and February, doubling prior quotas as President Truman urges higher manpower to meet Korea era needs. Existing draft law may need revision. universal service proposed by scientists would call all nonunfit youths for two years.
W. S. Myers of Cornell urged the American Farm Bureau at its 32nd annual convention to lead a government economy drive by cutting non-defense payments to farmers. He called for sharp reductions as an example of citizen self discipline and a broader move to cut nonessential government spending.
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