Va. Medical Head To Probe Norton Case
A preliminary inquiry by Dr. John T. Handley of the Medical Society of Virginia will review statements by Wise County physician Dr. E M Benko regarding patient payment checks. The Norton infant death case centers on a seven month old who died of pneumonia after a mother walked eight miles seeking a Norton hospital.
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Lynchburg
E. M. Benko
Wise County
John T. T. Handley
Medical Society of Virginia
State Society
Committee On Ethics
Richard Hazelwood
Norton Hospital
Handley
Benko
Norton
Senators condemn Gabrielson Boyle for RFC ties
Washington January 31 Democrats Gabrielson and Boyle were reprimanded by a Senate subcommittee for business ties with the Reconstruction Finance Corporation while in quasi public trust roles. The report found they should have avoided appearances of improper influence though no illegal acts were proven.
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Washington
Guy
William M. Boyle
Democratic Party
Ate
Immeresis
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
RFC
Boyle
Gabrielson
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Subcommittee
Senate
McCarthy
American Lithofold Corp
American Lithofold
St. Louis
Carthage Hydrocol Inc
Texas
Sen. Hoey
D-Nc
Gadd Seeks GOP Nomination for Fifth District Congress
Princeton attorney Cyrus H. Gadd, Mercer County GOP chairman, announced his bid for the Republican nomination in West Virginia’s Fifth Congressional District. He cites district neglect, calls for fair federal funding, and plans a vigorous campaign. Robert L. Stewart also announced a run for the Republican nomination.
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Cyrus H. Gadd
Congress
Princeton
Mercer County
GOP
Fifth
Gadd
John Kee
Kee
West Virginia University Law School
Robert L. Stewart
Nou
Woman Prays For Return Of Lost Bag With $32,800
In New York a 70 year old widow named Betty Bates prayed police would recover a lost black bag containing 17,800 dollars in cash and 15,000 dollars in jewelry. She had placed the bag beside her at a cafeteria table and later found it missing. Police noted a bulge in her clothing when she removed her coat and she admitted carrying seven thousand five hundred dollars in cash.
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New York
Betty Bates
Cincinnati
Ohio
Shelley Winters Adopts Domestic Life In Rome
Rome report says actress Shelley Winters plans a semi domestic life with Vittorio Gassman as he seeks divorce. She knits a white sweater for him and says she can cook. She would like children but not immediately while pursuing career. Gassman’s estranged wife has reportedly agreed not to contest the divorce.
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Rome
Hollywood
Shelley Winters
Vittorio Gassman
Mexico
Las Vegas
Gassman
Shelley
Vittorio
U S Forces to Remain in Japan on Security Mission
President Truman's special representative Dean Rusk announced that U S armed forces will stay in Japan after occupation ends on a high priority security mission. He said the defense arrangement forms a common enterprise in which both nations are vitally interested.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
U. S
Japan
Truman
Dean Rusk
U. S. -Japan
Maxwell Enters Governor's Race in West Virginia
Former Circuit Judge J W Maxwell of Beckley moves to enter the Republican race for governor filing planned for next Thursday. He has run in prior elections and is joined in speculation by former Del Wright Hugus of Wheeling who may also enter. Hugus will decide by Saturday. Shaffer of Point Pleasant announces for State School Superintendent for the third time while Governor Patteson files as a candidate in a minor move.
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Charleston
W. Va
J. W. Maxwell
Beckley
Maxwell
Alence
Muniaing
Clarksbur
del. Wright Hugus
Wheeling
West Virginia State Bar
Hugus
House of Delegates
Vahio
Boone
Raleigh
Summers
Congress
State Supreme Court
West Virginia University
Shaffer
Kenneth W. Shaffer
Point Pleasant
Mason County
W. W. Trent
Trent
Preston
Roane
Lewis
West Virginia Association of School Superintendents
West Virginia Education Committee
Patteson
Nation Seeks Clarity on Draft Quotas Amid Korean Casualties
President Selective Service director Maj. Gen. Lewis Hershey told the House Armed Services Committee that the armed forces may call about 430,000 men in the seven months to June. A spokesman later said the number was outdated, tied to November data, while Hershey defended using the figure as the latest available intake estimate. The discussion followed a drop in Korean casualties and rising enlistments, with officials noting possible changes in future draft needs.
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Washington
Korea
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
House Armed Services Committee
Hershey
Defense Department
Pentagon
93 000 Die In 1951 US Accidents
Chicago January 31 The National Safety Council reports 93 000 Americans died in 1951 from accidents, with 37 500 from traffic deaths the worst toll in a decade. Nonfatal injuries reached about 1.3 million. eight billion dollars lost to wage, medical, insurance, and production costs.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
United States
Council
Illinois
New Jersey
Bill To Limit Alcoholics To 2 Drunks A Year Is Up
In Richmond Virginia Senator Norris argues alcoholism is a disease as he describes a bill to jail third drunken public offenses for up to 12 months. Senator Carter supports confinement to sober habitual drinkers and the measure is held for amendments.
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Richmond
Robert O. Norris Jr
General Assembly of Virginia
Senate
Nocris
Seni Place
W. H. Carter
Amherst
Carter
W. M. Minter
Mathews
UMW Blasts Ky Safety Law and West Virginia Test
United Mine Workers condemned Kentucky's proposed mine safety bill as ambiguous and inconsistent, accusing lawmakers of favoring profit over miners' lives. The union cited high fatality causes, while federal action to enforce safety rules moves forward with Senate hearings open and House hearings forthcoming.
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Washington
United Mine Workers
Kentucky
Senate
House
Truman
Demand for Congressional probe of West Point cribbing scandal
Robert Daru, counsel for a New York Bar Association committee, urged Congress to open a full investigation into the West Point cribbing scandal. He alleges academy officials knew in 1948 of unapproved exam procedures and delayed action, harming cadets and families as 90 cadets were dropped. He said evidence implicates administrators and cites 1949 1950 notices of irregularities.
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Washington
West Point
Robert Daru
New York Bar Association
Daru
Rep. Clemente
DNY
Congress
Clemente
House Rules Committee
Military Academy
Wos
Darwu
Gracie Fields Plans Capri Wedding With Radio Repair Man
Gracie Fields said she expects to wed Boris Alperovici a radio repair man on the Isle of Capri February 13. The British actress singer, returning from entertaining soldiers in Germany Austria and Trieste, deemed the date fairly certain.
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Rome
Gracie Fields
Boris Alperovici
Isle of Capri
Germany
Austria
Trieste
McDowell Company Faces Court Over Diesel Locomotives
McDowell Company plans to test coal mine diesel locomotive use in Pond Creek Pocahontas County next month. Attorneys for Pond Creek and National Mine Service Company Beckley filed notice. The attorney general’s office interpretation bans diesels under state mining regulations, while Alexander notes federal support and potential broad implications.
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Charleston
W. Va
McDowell County
West Virginia
Pond Creek
Pocahontas County
Pond Creek Company
National Mine Service Company
Beckley
Attorney General's Office
Alexander
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Area Citizens Urged To Visit Bloodmobile
Edmund D. Wells Jr announces urgent Red Cross blood drive in Bluefield area. Bloodmobile visits Hamilton Hall Bland Street Methodist Church on February 6 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Some 225 volunteers are needed to donate one pint each. Wells stresses keeping appointments as the pledge to donate cannot be transfused.
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Edmund D. Wells Jr
Bluefield
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Wells
Hamilton Hall
Bland Street Methodist Church
Birth Control Issue Raised By Hospital
St Francis Hospital in Poughkeepsie demanding seven physicians resign from its staff or sever ties with the Dutchess County League for Planned Parenthood. Dr William H Meyer medical director of the league calls the demand unreasonable and an invasion of medical practitioners freedom of action.
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Poughkeepsie, N. Y
St. Francis Hospital
Dutchess County League For Planned Parenthood
William H. Meyer
League
Truman Strikes Back at Senator McCarthy in Conference
President Truman denounced Senator McCarthy as pathological and a character assassin during a news conference in Washington. He challenged McCarthy to prove any truth, rejected quotation caveats, and criticized the senator for name calling. McCarthy accused Nash of ties to Communists and pressed questions about loyalty board quotes.
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Washington
Truman
Sen. McCarthy
Rwis
McCarthy
House
Alger Hiss
House Uf American Activities Committee
Phil Nash
White House
FBI
Loyalty Board
Nash
State Department
Ohio River
New Hampshire
Virginian Railway Faces Petition to End West Virginia Passenger Run
The Public Service Commission will review a protest against discontinuing the Virginian Railway passenger service between DB Tower and Page in Fayette County. Virginian auditor G B Smith testified the run is unprofitable, with fares under a dollar per trip. Protestors include 32 United Mine Workers locals and Mullens Matoaka area representatives.
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Charleston
W. Va
Public Service Commission
Virginian Railway
DB Tower
Page
Fayette County
PSC
G. B. Smith
The
Virginian
David T. Kennedy
Beckley
United Mine Workers
Ray Toler
Mullens
Ralph Hash
Mullens Chamber of Commerce
D. L
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Cyrus Gadd
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