Airline Pilot Sets New Gotham To London Record Of 7 Hours 48 Minutes
Airman Captain Charles Blair logged seven hours forty eight minutes for the New York to London flight in the modified Excalibur III. He left Idlewild at 4 50 a m EST and landed in London at 5 38 p m British time. The record beats the Pan American Stratocruiser by over an hour thanks to favorable tailwinds and high altitude flight. Blair cited icing and tight boots as small troubles and noted the flight’s dual goal of testing stratospheric wind effects. He planned a return flight to New York with passengers by Saturday.
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New Gotham
London
Charles Blair
Blair
New York
Idlewild
Pan American Airways
Pan American
Charles Titus
Great Neck
Long Island
N. Y
Port Washington
Suc
Barbara Stanwyck Sues For Divorce From Robert Taylor
Barbara Stanwyck filed for divorce from Robert Taylor in Los Angeles asserting they never lived together due to studio gate, mountains, and ocean separating them. The 11 year marriage ended with their Dec 15 separation. she hints at possible property issues under California community property law and cites cruelty from her previous marriage.
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Los Angeles
Barbara Stanwyck
Robert Taylor
Hollywood
Taylor
Italy
Miss Stanwyck
California
Record of cold and snow grips northeast region
Piercing cold and the first heavy snowstorm of the season chill the northeast. Temperatures fall to 32 below in Caribou Maine and sub zero readings spread through upstate New York and New England. Deaths total 62 across the week as freezing rain and sleet affect a broad swath from Texas to the Atlantic coast.
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Caribou
New York
New England
Houston
Greenville
Massena
N. Y
Glen Falls
New Jersey
Long Island
U. S
Texas
Weather Bureau
Atlantic Coast
Arkansas
Louisiana
Tennessee
Kentucky
Indiana
Ohio
North Carolina
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Midwest
Florida
Georgia
Alabama
California
West Virginia
Truman Outlines Major Tax Hike to Congress
President Truman described a $16.5 billion defense funding plan aiming to be paid on a pay-as-you-go basis, proposing two bills including a $10 billion quick action package. He urged bipartisan White House talks and hinted at a roughly 20 percent income tax rise for many individuals and higher corporate and excise taxes, while economy measures were debated to cut the $71.6 billion budget.
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Washington
Truman
House
Ways and Means Committee
White House
Rep. Reed
Congress
Capital Hill
Ways and
Doughton
D-Nc
Byrd
D-Va
Defense
Rep
Mason
R-Iii
Strange Objects Recovered From 4-H Pond Near Beckley
Technicians pulling nets in the 4-H pond near Beckley found odd items among fish including a cash register and four city parking meters. Beckley police took custody of the objects, hoping they yield clues to recent robberies in the area.
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Charleston
W. Va
Beckley
The
Conservation Commission
Authority on Lincoln Dies at Iowa Home
Davenport Iowa January 31 Former District Judge James W Bollinger aged 83 a nationally known Lincoln authority died last night at his home in Davenport Iowa He authored several works on Lincoln and was a longtime figure in historical circles.
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Lincoln
Iowa
Davenport
James W. Bollinger
Abraham Lincoln
G Men Round Up Chinese in New York City
Attorney General McGrath announced a roundup of Chinese aliens in New York City, including many believed to be active Communists. The action follows federal efforts to curb subversive activity in the area.
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New York
Washington
McGrath
New York City
West Virginia suffers most from trade pacts says Bailey
Rep Bailey of West Virginia told the House that 16 years of reciprocal trade agreements have harmed his state. He called West Virginia the center of glass and ceramic industry and warned coal and crude oil faces threats. He objected to ECA funds aiding foreign industries and said the state is used as a guinea pig for further measures.
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Washington
West Virginia
Rep
Bailey
D-Wva
House
Europe
Hand To Hand Battle Near Seoul Rages On
Allied forces renew eight day offensive in western Korea driving toward Suwon and Kumyangjang. Chinese troops reinforce after heavy losses as heavy artillery and air strikes flatten positions south of Seoul. Casualty estimates run into thousands with 3500 enemy bodies reported. East coast naval bombardment by UN ships including Missouri continues.
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Tokyo
Korea
Seoul
Suwon
Kumyangjang
Kumyangiang
U. S
Central Korea
U.S
Ninth Corps
38Th
39Th
40Th
South Korea
Associated Press
Jim Becker
Han River
United Nations
Missouri
Aspirin Kills Bluewell Baby
A 20 month old Bluewell girl died after ingesting aspirin from a bottle at home. Pamela Evett Helmandollar died at Bluefield Sanitarium. parents Melvin and Mrs. Helmandollar and extended family members are listed. funeral arrangements set at Mercer funeral home in Montcalm.
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Bluewell
Bluefield Sanitarium
Pamela Evett Helmandollar
Melvin Helmandollar
Darrell Melvin
Charles S. S. Helmandollar
Dave King
McComas
William Helmandollar
Mary Shrewsbury
Mary Gills
Montcalm
Mercer Funeral Home
Sea Gulls Take Over Covington Golf Links
About 150 sea gulls landed on the Covington West Virginia Pulp and Paper golf course without notice. Robert Van Leer, the Country club manager, identified the birds for Alleghany county mountainheers. He could not explain why the gulls were over 200 air miles from their usual waters. The gulls refused to comment.
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Covington
West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company
Robert van Leer
Alleghany County
van Leer
Driver Dies In Crash Of Trailer Truck
A trailer truck ran out of control on the Pennsylvania turnpike and rolled down an embankment killing the driver Emerson A. Viney 22 of London Ohio. The auto driver Clark Cornwell 24 of White Post Virginia was uninjured with minor injuries.
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Johnstown
Emerson A. Viney
London
Clark Cornwell
White Post
Powell Held For Jury In Fatal Stabbing
Tazewell January 31 Bill Powell was arraigned in Trial Justice Albert G Peery s court for the fatal stabbing of H C Bane in Bluefield Virginia last week and bound over to the February grand jury Deputy Chip Harvey who investigated the incident said the knifing followed a wage dispute Bane died instantly when his jugular vein was severed Powell walked from the scene across Virginia Avenue and surrendered to officers
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Tazewell
Bill Powell
Albert G. Peery
H. C. Bane
Bluefield
Chip Harvey
Bane
Powell
Virginia Avenue
Wage Board Grants Miners Pay Rise and Coal Price Increase
The wage stabilization board, by a 6 to 3 vote, lifts the five day freeze on 475,000 coal miners and allows wage boosts agreed by January 25 to take effect for pay periods starting February 9 or earlier. The order also raises coal prices to match the wage rise, applying to both soft and hard coal contracts with effective date February 1.
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Washington
Wage Stabilization Board
W. Willard Wirtz
Wirtz
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Court orders sought to halt rail strike and priority freight
The government seeks a federal contempt order to stop the rail switchmen walkout that crippled rail service nationwide. The Defense Transportation Administration ordered a freight embargo and priority for military shipments as the strike widens with 28 railroads affected and other lines impacted.
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Defense Transport Administration
DTA
Brother of Railroad
Cleveland
Railway Express Agency
Philadelphia
Chicago
Pemioria
Pennsylvania Railroad
Detroit
US seeks UN action on aggression measure in Korea
The United States urged a quick vote by the United Nations General Assembly at Lake Success on an American backed resolution naming Red China as the aggressor in Korea. If approved Washington would push for a three man good offices panel and intensive talks among 14 nations to address Chinese aggression. Indian delegate Sir Benegal Rau said India would continue to strive for peace.
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Nasrallah Entezam
Iran
Lake Success
Flushing Meadow
Sir Benegal N. Rau
Red China
India
General Assembly
Rau
Eisenhower to Address Congress on European Defenses
General Dwight D. Eisenhower arrived in Washington amid a sleet storm to advise President Truman and Congress on building European defenses against communism. He plans a joint address to Congress and a nationwide broadcast outlining Europe’s unity, troop needs, and allied cooperation.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Truman
Congress
Eisenhower
Senate
House
Europe
America
Western Europe
Connally
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U. S
Capitol Hill
U S Frees Krupp and Others in Massacre Clemency
United States officials commuted or overturned death sentences for 21 German war criminals, including arms maker Alfried Krupp and six Malmedy massacre defendants. The actions, justified as mercy amid war conditions, also freed Krupp and nine aides, with many others receiving reduced terms or immediate freedom.
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Frankfurt
Germany
United States
Arms Kine
Alfried Krupp
U. S
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John J. McCloy
Thomas T
Krupp
Hitler
McCloy
Handy
Erhard Milch
Hermann Goering
Air Force Command
Malmedy
S. S
Elite Guard
Lfe
Disillusioned U. S. Red Returns Home
Arden Perin 29 a marine engineer returns from a Soviet pilgrimage aboard the liner Washington with his wife Lilyan 25 and their six month old daughter Dolores. He says he is glad to be back and sorry he left, found life behind the iron curtain tough and now lost interest in communism.
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New York
Arden Perin
Russia
Perin
Washington
Lilyan
Dolores
Moms Use Baseball Shoes To Beat Ice
In Lynchburg Virginia two mothers of young sons tested baseball shoes on ice covered sidewalks. A Carrington road tipster said spikes gripped the slick surface and allowed the women to move between homes about 150 yards apart. The improvised footwear proved effective in navigating icy sidewalks and was celebrated as a clever solution.
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Lynchburg
Carrington Road
Mothers March on Polio Raises Funds in Bluefield
Bluefield residents from 16 area schools joined the Mothers March on Polio collecting 2568 for the 1951 March of Dimes. PTA teams canvassed neighborhoods bringing in cash in jars and bags while awaiting further totals to surpass 3000. Memorial School led with 644, others reported include Ramsey 122 Whitethorn 525 Wade 361 Sacred Heart 112 Park Central 21 Fairview 300 Brushfork 36 Bluewell 53 Genoa 20 Hancock 42 Harry 34 Lawson 17 Preston 228.
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Tinder
Camepaign
East End
Board of Education
Ramsey Street
PTA
Bluefield
Memorial School
Ramsey
Whitethorn
Wade
Sacred Heart
Park Central
Fairview
Brushfork
Bluewell
Genoa
Hancock
Harry
Jones
Lawson
Preston
J. T. Patton
W National Bank
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William O’brien
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Otto Kerner, Jr
Michael L. Igoe
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
BRT
W. P.kennedy
F. W. Coyle
Sam Vander Hie
O. G. Jones
Igoe
Red
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