02 Feb 1950
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1950
Page
1
The Senate approves a proposed new method for electing the President and Vice President. The plan requires approval from House members and ratification by 48 states before it takes effect, with key details obscured by garbled text.
The readable fragments describe a local event with several named entities and dates. Context suggests a civic or community notice, listing involved organizations and places, though specifics are obscured.
Andrew Louis Blasko, a Norfolk native and World War II amputee, shot himself after claiming a moral reckoning with a fellow veteran and a soldier he said he betrayed. Witnesses, including State Trooper James Hughes and Bee photographer John Tate, described a tense scene as Blasko confessed atop a car, then died within minutes amid rain and police action.
Three deaths and heavy property damage are linked to a winter flood across Ohio river communities. Point Pleasant endures rising waters over 42 feet as the Kanawha and Ohio rivers surge, with evacuations, damaged gas service, and halted river traffic. Police relocate operations to higher ground as guardsmen mobilize and schools close.
A fragmented report notes bankers and company representatives at a hearing about a proposed state highway project. The delegation argues for a route extending from Leefielt to Moundeville, seeking permission to proceed.
Washington reports John L. Lewis and soft coal operators met three hours in a hotel to bargain amid court disputes over good faith. Neither side disclosed progress while President Truman’s noon Saturday deadline loomed and Judge Keech prepared a possible ruling next week.
The battleship Missouri freed itself from a sand bank at Hampton Roads and headed to the Norfolk navy yard for dry docking. A formal inquiry will examine the grounding while crew and salvage teams celebrated, and officials noted the ship would remain in service under plans for carrier replacement.
Secretary of the Air force Stuart Symington warned at Baylor University in Waco Texas that Communist nations have the world’s largest armed forces and can mount a surprise attack on any part of the United States. He described a bleak outlook with a ground army larger than the US and allies, an ever growing world leading air force, and the world’s largest submarine fleet. He urged strong national defense spending and noted Alaska and American cities are within bomber reach from Russia.
In Waltham Massachusetts a gunman bluffing past Metropolitian State Hospital staff freed inmate Atwood White 24 of Charlestown Boston who was held under observation for armed robbery related charges. The incident followed a prior escape by six inmates from the hospital during a dance event.
Washington reports that Russia urged that Emperor Hirohito be tried as a war criminal in a 22 page note delivered to Secretary Acheson by Ambassador S Panyushkin. The note also sought trials for other Japanese officials and was under study for a formal reply.
Police recovered about 1700 dollars in loot after a window smashing at the People's Jewelry and Loan company on Elkhorn street. Charles Mills, 25, of Roderfield was arrested nearby as officers chased a suspect and found a box of rings and watches. Mills had a cut on his hand and no loot on his person.
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