Fund Raised By Aide To Defeat Bilbo
Senate investigators revealed a report of 15000 dollars earmarked to defeat Senator Theodore Bilbo with Edward Terry, Bilbo's former private secretary, named as custodian. J Marvin Quin testified Terry claimed Governor Tom Bailey would oppose Bilbo, but Bailey died before running.
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Bilbo
Washington
Theodore G. Bilbo
Senate War Investigating Committee
Edward Terry
Mississippi
J. Marvin Quin
Jackson
Miss
Terry
Tom Bailey
Bailey
Quin
New York
Edward P. Terry
Senate
Sixty six West Virginia prisoners receive Christmas paroles
Governor Meadows and parole director R M Knott announced 66 state prisoners including five women will be released on Christmas parole. Most live in West Virginia with supervision across North Carolina New York Virginia and DC. With life termers required to serve ten years. One 16 year old and one 60 year old are among the group. nine are Negro. The Moundsville prison loss includes a heavyweight boxing champion who heads home to New York City. All paroles meet strict standards and are not gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Meadows
R. M. Knott
West Virginia
Knott
Moundsville
Huttonsville
North Carolina
New York
Virginia
District of Columbia
New York City
New World
Union Demands Delay in Wage Increase Negotiations
The CIO Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers board urges withholding specific wage rise figures until contract talks begin with major firms after New Year. Executives cite Nathan report backing up 25 percent potential gains, while delaying concrete demands. Conference boards for Westinghouse, GE, GM Electrical, and Sylvania plan talks in New York Jan 4-5 to set wage and benefits proposals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pitsburgh
CIO Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
James J. Matles
New York
Matles
Westinghouse
General Electric
General Motors
Sylvania Electric Co
U. E
Mattes
Stassen Seeks 1948 GOP Nomination in Liberal Push
Harold E. Stassen, 29, former Minnesota governor and navy veteran, announces he will run for the Republican presidential nomination in 1948. He pledges a definite program and a liberal path, focusing on voluntary labor reforms to curb strikes and efforts to break up monopolies in unions. He cites the United Mine Workers and favors secret ballots to avoid coal strikes.
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Washington
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Old Guard
Congress
United Mine Workers
Stassen
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Michigan
GOP
Vandenberg
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Marion Martin
Assisant
Republican National Committee
Carroll Reece
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Albany
Eenewine
Court reverses damage verdict in Charleston assault case
A $3,001 verdict awarded Charleston Gazette reporter Bayard Ennis for an alleged beating by Sheriff D Earl Brawley after a story on a deputy appointment was set aside by the West Virginia Supreme Court. The court found punitive damages must proportionally match compensatory damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
D. Earl Brawley
Supreme Court Today
Bayard F. Ennis
Charleston Gazette
Frank C. Haymond
Kanawha Circuit
Huntington Coal
Supreme Court
Enis
Mont Cavender
Brawley
the Gazette
Edgar C. Bourne
Charleston Police Department
Bourne
Chamber of Commerce Rejects CIO Wage Mirage Claim
Washington reports the U S Chamber of Commerce calls CIO wage gain hopes a mirage, disputing a Nathan study suggesting possible 25 percent rises without price increases. William K Jackson, chamber president, says post-increase price effects would offset any wage gains. Nathan, a former Roosevelt economist, prepared the CIO study guiding wage demands in key industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States Chamber of Commerce
CIO
Robert Nathan
Philip Murray
CTO
William K. Jackson
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Nathan
Roosevelt
Jackson
Assailant Attacks Clarksburg Publisher
Clarksburg West Virginia December 17 Magistrate W E Roy fined Louisa Roda about 35 manager of the Home hotel five dollars and costs after she pleaded guilty to assault and battery of Cecil B Highland publisher of the Clarksburg Publishing Company and Empire National Bank president Highland said the attack occurred at the publishing plant entrance after a man protested an afternoon Telegram article. The assailant was unidentified his companion pulled him away. The article covered the Supreme Court affirmation of the conviction of James La Rosa operator of the Home and the Parsons hotels and La Rosa was named as Roda’s father in law.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
W. E. Roy
Louisa Roda
Home
Roda
Cecil B. Highland
Roy
Sammy J. Romano
Parsons
Highland
Clarksburg Publishing Company
Empire National Bank
Supreme Court
James Larosa
Larosa
As the Home
Jewell Valley Mine Idle as Labor Dispute Deepens
Jewell Ridge Virginia December 17. The Jewell Valley mine of Jewell Ridge Coal remains idle ten days after the United Mine Workers walkout ended. Company spokesman says no immediate settlement expected. Dr Huston St Clair president says workers quit when 18 supervisory employees were replaced on the fourth day. J P Horne reports a skeleton crew, including some union men, at work. About 425 employees affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jewell Ridge
Jewell Valley
Jewell Ridge Coal Corporation
United Mine Workers
Huston St. Clair
UMW
J. P. Horne
Former FDR Aide Faces Tax Charge Indictment in Maryland
Eugene B. Casey, a former White House aide to Franklin D Roosevelt, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Baltimore on income tax evasion totaling 70 384 for 1941 42 and 43. The government says unreported income and inflated deductions reduced reported taxes by about 70 000. Casey says all alleged amounts plus interest have been paid and cites wartime duties and limited time for personal affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Eugene B. Casey
Roosevelt
Federal Grand Jury
Bernard J. Flynn
United States
Casey
Gaithersburg
White House
New Deal Farms
Maryland
Navy
Treasury
U. S
Treasury Department
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Pearl Harbor
Washington
Helicopter Joins Hunt For Lost Marine Plane
Aerial and ground searches for a missing Marine Corps transport plane with 32 men aboard were to be joined by a helicopter from March Field California to inspect two objects spotted on Mount Rainier south slopes. Searches focused on Bald Hill near Silver Lake after reports of smoke bombs and a large fire. A bright flash sightings near Pleasant Valley and Elbe added hope of survivors as another fire was reported today.
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Seattle
Marine Corps
Marchfield
Calif
Mount Rainier
Army Field
Tacoma
Bald Hill
Silver Lake
W. B. Bray
Eatonville
Fatonville
Mt. Rainier
Quill Robertson
Pleasant Valley
Elbe
Wet forces win in Big Stone Gap and Pound
In Big Stone Gap Wise county Virginia voters approved beer and wine sales 379 to 321 amid a high turnout and a drys majority on the ABC store question. Pound backed beer and wine 125 to 116 while ABC store support was 140 to 99.
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Big Stone Gap
Pound
Wise County
ABC
Vandenberg Backs Byrnes in United Foreign Policy Drive
Senator Vandenberg of Michigan pledged continued support for Secretary of State Byrnes in maintaining united postwar foreign policy. He praised Byrnes record and noted readiness to aid in Moscow talks, while Byrnes said deputies would prepare peace treaties with Austria and Germany.
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Washington
Vandenberg
Rmich
Senate
Congress
Byrnes
Capitol Hill
New York
America
United Nations Assembly
Bevin
Molotov
General Assembly
United Nations
Europe
Truman
Moscow
Austria
Germany
Connally
Paris
George Messersmith
Argentina
White House
United States
Italy
National Advisory Council
Durham Lawyer Named to Bailey Senate Seat
Durham lawyer and former congressman William B. Umstead 51 was appointed by Governor Cherry to the U S senate to succeed the late Josiah W. Bailey. The selection comes after Bailey's death on Sunday.
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Raleigh
N. C
William B. Umstead
Durham
Congress
R. Gregg Cherry
U. S. Senate
Josiah W. Bailey
Russians Block Vote On Atomic Energy Control
At the United Nations, Soviet delegate Andrei A Gromyko blocked an immediate vote on U S proposals for international control of atomic energy. He urged more study to achieve unanimous support while US delegate Bernard Baruch lamented the delay and noted the commission would postpone deliberations until Friday. Australia and Egypt voiced approval as China urged unanimity.
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Lake Success
N. Y
United States
Andrei A. Gromyko
United Nations General Assembly
Bernard M. Baruch
U. N. Atomic Energy Commission
Baruch
Gromyko
United Nations
Security Council
Commission
China
Quo Tai-Chi
Biting Cold Grips Large Parts of Nation During Holidays
The Associated Press reports a severe cold wave spreading from Northwest Canada to the Midwest and South with subzero temperatures in North Dakota Montana Minnesota and Wisconsin. Blizzard conditions bring heavy snow in Minnesota Wisconsin and northern Michigan while Duluth and Ely report strong winds and drifting snow. rural schools close as a 64 year old woman dies of exposure. The Southeast faces near freezing with freezing rain in New England and softening in the Southwest remains near normal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
North Dakota
Montana
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Illinois
Iowa
South Dakota
Midwest
Carolinas
Georgia
Texas
Louisiana
Northwest
Canada
Dawson
Yukon Territory
Michigan
Duluth
Minn
Ely
Virginia
New England
Maine
Poston
Pembina
Grand Forks
N. D
Minot
City Court to Rule on Paying Costs in Assessments
City board weighs legality of including legal, engineering and admin fees in paying assessments for Vine Street project. Attorney Jerome Katz argues charges are not in charter or ordinance and seeks declaratory judgment. Several property owners protest, with meetings planned to inspect sites and prepare court briefs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerome Katz
Colum Cunningham
Vine Street
Katz
Circuit Court
T. C. Tanner
Luther G. Scott
Howard Jarrett
Frederick Street
Ellis Street
A. Doughton
Thorn Street
Bluefield Avenue
Doughten
Plane Takes Off Alone On Joy Hop In Baltimore
A self piloting two seater plane at Baltimore municipal airport flew empty for 20 minutes before crashing into Chesapeake Bay six miles away. Pilot Byers said a battery overrun caused the engine to start and the craft to roll away eluding him.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Municipal
New York
LaGuardia
Chesapeake Bay
W. A. Byers
Minneapolis
Minn
Byers
P. R. Anderson
Major Changes In State Penal System Urged
A new department of corrections to oversee state prisons and county jails and the end of the fee system were urged to the legislature. The report by W T Hammack of the U S Bureau of Prisons criticizes current jail operations and calls for rehabilitation, trained staff, and expanded facilities. The fee system for sheriffs is labeled a root cause of many problems.
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Charleston
W. Va
Department of Corrections
W. T. Hammack
U. S. Bureau of Prisons
Bureau
Board of Control
Northern Mines Turn Out Record Tonnage
Northern West Virginia mines produced a record 1,146,415 tons of coal in the last week, according to the coal mines administration and solid fuels administration. The peak single day was December 10 with 221,230 tons mined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmont
W. Va
West Virginia
Coal Mines Administration and
Solid Fuels Administration
Byrd’s Election Contested by Virginia Republicans
Lester Parsons of Norfolk, defeated by Senator Byrd on November 5, filed a contest notice with the secretary of the senate. Republican treasurer John Locke Greene and J Foster Hagen of Arlington represented Parsons and also moved to contest Representative Howard W. Smith’s reelection on similar grounds. The contention targets poll tax in the Virginia constitution and the registration process as arbitrary and not equally applied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Byrd
Virginia
Lester S. Parsons
Norfolk
Senate
John Locke Greene
Arlington County
J. Foster Hagen
Arlington
Parsons
Green
Lawrence Michael
Howard W. Smith
Miners Return To Lee County Mine
Almost a hundred miners at the Virginia Lee mine near St. Charles Virginia voted to return to work tomorrow morning after a stand against a fellow United Mine Workers member who criticized UMW Chief John L. Lewis. The decision followed a meeting led by Lloyd Scroggs, a field worker from Big Stone Gap.
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St. Charles
Virginia Lee
Mear
United Mine Workers
UMW
John L. Lewis
Lloyd Scroggs
Big Stone Gap
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Senate Committee
Juniper Groveartist
D Wade Smith
Republic
Miss Martin
Rep. Hale
Jewell Valley Mine
FDR
Hunt For Lost
U. N
Australia
Egypt
Paul Hasluck
U. S. Bureau
George D. Strayer
Northern
Lee County
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