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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1954
Page
1
In Lansing Michigan on January 31 a church group completed a month living by the Golden Rule with striking notes of personal and family peace. Members reported calmer speech and improved relationships while Deacons and a pastor described broader peace and hope for broader world harmony.
A Virginia state trooper killed when a police cruiser overturned after a collision on U S 1 two miles north of Ashland. The deceased is Robert Louis Loder Jr. of Hanover County who died at the Medical College of Virginia Hospital. Fellow trooper William Herbert Ayers Jr., 23, was hospitalized with back and leg injuries after the chase and crash on the re entered highway section.
A House Foreign Affairs subcommittee urged speeding up loyalty clearances for Americans seeking United Nations jobs. Delays of up to six months hinder recruitment for 10 UN agencies and threaten U.S. leadership in Europe. The panel endorsed the State Department program and called for stricter investigations and continued U.S. funding for UN agencies.
The Defense Department announced a plan under Eisenhower to end segregated schools on U S military posts by Sept 1 1955. It involves federal funding to districts and possible independent schools where state laws block desegregation, with 21 segregated bases across nine states.
Nobel laureate Har Urey urged the United States to avoid a policy of massive retaliation and to emphasize limited scope weapons. He warned that using atomic bombs could trigger World War III and alienate Asia and Europe, while Morgenthau defended deterrence.
Fifteen people died when a bus collided with a truck near Yamachiche Quebec and burst into flames. Priest Rev Marcel from Pointe au Lac, traveling in a second bus nearby, dragged two passengers to safety as others burned or attempted to break free. Ten injured. an inquest opened to identify victims. bus believed to carry 35 to 40 passengers.
The Fish and Wildlife Service reports 14,832,779 hunting licenses sold by 48 states for 1953, a record year with $40,551,316 in gross revenue. Michigan led with 1,166,720 licenses and $3,535,084, followed by Pennsylvania with 1,095,266 licenses and $3,531,021.
James Roosevelt’s attorney said he will file an answer to his wife’s maintenance suit noting accusations of intimate relations with a dozen women. Roosevelt’s political future remains uncertain as district politics consider endorsing a candidate for Congress.
Sen. Len Bricker of Ohio says he will back a compromise on the Bricker amendment if the administration also supports it. The plan, drafted by GOP and Democratic leaders, is under Eisenhower review as White House aides prepare a response to congressional leaders. Bricker disclosed his stance on NBC’s Meet the Press, stating his approval hinges on presidential backing in the Senate and that the substitute still upholds his core aims.
In Heidelberg on January 31 the German Life Savers Assn annual meeting was broken up by cries of a drowning 15 year old in the ice covered Neckar River. A passerby and association members rushed to aid but a serby had already pulled the boy from the water.
Berlin January 31. Molotov reveals a plan for a split Germany that would neutralize and isolate the country. Western ministers confront the proposal as they seek unity, while East Berlin pushes reconstruction and potential riots loom. The Bonn government rejects the seven points as a return to Potsdam limits and rejects the Oder Neisse frontier as final.
Washington Jan 31 The American Association of School Administrators urged that pupils have access to books on communism to understand totalitarian ideologies not merely oppose them. The 390 page yearbook argues knowledge and critical study are essential and materials should be clearly labeled for bias.
A Senate investigating unit found that favoritism and political influence guided the selection of individuals to oversee enemy-owned business enterprises seized during the war. It noted, however, that administration of these enterprises and other property was efficient and financially sound within government operations.
A Senate Judiciary subcommittee report closes a lengthy probe into the Justice Department Alien Property Office and its seizure management of about half a billion dollars in assets. The panel faulted fees but found properties may have been run efficiently, noting a large legal bill for General Aniline and Film Corp. ties to former Defense Secretary Louis Johnson.
Dr. Herold, a former drinker and cartoonist, offers an extracted look at how alcohol pleases drinkers by inflating their self image. He notes how intoxicated individuals become more witty, talented, and sociable, while lacking self-editing and time sense, leading to endless stories and reluctance to move.
President Eisenhower attended the Red Mass at St Matthew's Cathedral with Mrs Eisenhower and top officials including Justice Warren and Justices Clark Minton. The ceremony honored the legal profession as Chief Justice and others watched the president seek divine guidance for national leadership.
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