John L. Lewis Attacks TVA Over Starvation Wages
In Washington on February 1 John L. Lewis accused the Tennessee Valley Authority of creating starved wage levels by using its buying power to suppress coal prices. He urged a Walsh Healey Act minimum wage tied to prevailing mining area wages, backed by George H. Love and A. R. Matthews, amid industry opposition and TVA’s large coal purchases.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Tennessee Valley Authority
United Mine Workers
Lewis
TVA
UMW
Secretary of Labor
Mitchell
Walsh-Healey
George H. Love
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co
A. R. Matthews
Pocahontas Fuel Co
Pocahontas
W. Va
Virginia
Kentucky
Wallace Cohen
Cohen
Coun
Thas
Tornadoes devastate Mid-South. toll rises to 29 dead
A line of tornadoes swept across Mississippi and Arkansas deltas near Commerce and Olive Branch injuring about 100 and killing at least 23 schoolchildren in Olive Branch. About 20 bodies were found near Commerce with many homes destroyed and hospitals overwhelmed as storms disrupted communication across the region.
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Memphis
Mississippi
Here
Aroa Manta
Renee
Lew Mies
Commerce
Miss
Highway Patrol
L. ¥. Griffin
Tunica
Olive Branch
Forrest City
Ark
Weather Bureau
Williams Car Lot Case Under Study
West Virginia courts face questions on public access to trials as news cameras are barred under Canon 33. The State Bar argues public trial rights belong to defendants, not the public, amid possible telecast exclusions. Separately, Andy Williams Co. appeals a Mercer County injunction ordering vacating its Bluefield Beaver Pond district lot over nuisance complaints from nearby residents.
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Charleston
West Virginia State Bar
Judicial Ethics
West Virginia
Supreme Court
Bluefield
Mercer County
Andrew W.iliams
Robert L. Othling
Andy Williams Co
Beaver Pond
Circuit Court
C. V. Martin
Heart Attack Fatal in Pittsburgh Train Incident
Myers, 41, railroad official and Pennsylvania Railroad Pittsburgh Division Engineer, collapsed on a PRR train after boarding at Wilkinsburg en route to his office at Pennsylvania Station. He died from a heart attack.
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Pittsburgh
Lma
Myers
Pennsylvania Railroad
Wilkinsburg
Pennsylvania Station
Senate Ratifies SEATO Treaty
Washington February 1 the Senate ratified the Southeast Asia defense pact joining the United States with Britain France Australia New Zealand Pakistan Thailand and others to deter Communist aggression in the Far East The lone dissent came from Senator Langer who urged staying out of foreign entanglements.
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Washington
Senate
United States
Far East
George
Europe
Asia
Pakistan
Thailand
South Viet Nam
Laos
Cambodia
Philippines
Southwest Pacific
Great Britain
France
Australia
New Zealand
Chrysler Hikes Vehicle Output in January
Chrysler Corp. announced today that it produced 135,304 automobiles and trucks in January, up from 73,585 in the same month last year. Preliminary breakdown lists 64,046 Plymouths, 32,797 Dodges, 13,469 DeSotos, and 17,470 Chryslers and Imperials.
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Detroit
Chrysler Corp
Chrysler
Groundhog Day Weather Forecast From The Day
The Day Brer Groundhog decides weather amid superstition and signs. The Weather Man says slight chances of shadow today. if unseen, spring may arrive in about six weeks. Citizens urged to check themselves and ignore gloomy forecasts.
Harriman Seeks Record New York Budget in 1955 56
Albany February 1 Gov Averell Harriman proposed a record 1 345 billion dollar New York state budget for 1955 56 and called for 124 million in tax boosts including higher personal income tax He said spending must rise by 107 7 million due to commitments from former Gov Dewey and outlined taxes on income gasoline diesel fuel unincorporated business earnings and corporate profits.
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Albany
N.Y
Averell Harriman
Harriman
Thomas E. Dewey
U.S. Leaders Seek Four-Year Draft Extension
Washington reports that military leaders urged the House Armed Services Committee to extend the draft law for four years beyond June 30. They warned voluntary enlistment alone cannot sustain a 2.85 million force, with calls at about 11,000 per month current. The plan includes liberal deferments review and an amendment to exempt veterans with six months service since Sept. 16, 1944.
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Washington
House Armed Services Committee
Congress
Army
Wilson
Air Force
Navy
Marine Corps
Asst
Defense
Carter L. Burgess
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Vinson
D-Ga
Marland Gas Bill Hit Snag In House Move
Charleston February action delays Gov Marlands gasoline tax increase as House peers delay the bill to Rules Committee behind the Road Commission reorganization measure. Del Davis and Majority Leader Bowles back the move to push the tax bill later on the calendar.
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Marland
Charleston
House
Rules Committee
Road Commission
del. Davis
D- Kanawha
House Roads Committee
Flannery
Bowles
Davis
Senate
Eisenhower: No American ground troops needed for Formosa defense
President Eisenhower told Senate and House Republican leaders no current or likely need for U S ground forces to defend Formosa and its outposts. He said equipment is being rushed to bolster Nationalist Chinese divisions, while evacuation of the Tachen Islands was not discussed.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Formosa
GOP
White House
Sen
Knowland
California
Senate
Congressional
Chiang I-Shek
Congress
Matthew B. Ridgway
Army Chief of Staff
Quemoy
Matsu Ridgway
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services
Canarese
Pescadores Islands
Matsu
Amoy
Foochow
Tachen Islands
Formosa Strait
defend-Formosa
A R DeVault 67 Fatally Injured in Roanoke Yard Accident
A Norfolk and Western Railway conductor from Bluefield, Arthur Robert DeVault, 67, was killed after being struck by the engine of the train he had just ridden to Roanoke. He died at Lewis Gale Hospital Roanoke from brain and chest injuries. He lived at 340 Frederick St Bluefield and had 40 years with the company. Burial arrangements by Mercer Funeral Home pending word from his son in Korea.
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Bluefield
Roanoke
Arthur Robert DeVault
DeVault
Lewis Gale Hospital
Frederick St
Mercer Funeral Home
Korea
The
Order of Railway Conductors
Elks Lodge
College Avenue Baptist Church
Tennessee
Mr. DeVault
Kingsport
Tenn
Robert Bruce
Ellen Vaught DeVault
Gladys Rawson
Falls Mills
Kenneth R. DeVault
Elizabeth
J. B
Clyde T
Victor R. DeVault
Meg
Martha Thomas Defends Self in Carl Holland Murder Trial
Martha Carroll Thomas faced the Mercer County court as a defendant in the Carl Holland murder case. Her testimony recounted alleged abuse by Holland and her admission of shooting after warning him over his relationship with Jayne Jones. The trial featured police testimony about her arrest and statements she allegedly made the night of the shooting.
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Self
Carl Holland
Daily Telegraph
Princeton Bureau
Martha Carroll Thomas
Carl Hollard
Princeton
Martha
Mercer County
Maras
F L. Bazzie
Martha Carroll
Jayne Jones
Bluefield
Perry L. Dye
Dye
Cpl. Bazzie
West Virginia
Cpl
Bazzie
Jayne
Grand Hotel
Wolfson Wins Ruling in Ward Board Battle
In Chicago a judge ruled Montgomery Ward & Co's system of electing directors unconstitutional, giving financier Louis Wolfson a major victory. The decision requires a nine member board, setting up a showdown with Sewell Avery at the April 22 annual meeting.
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Chicago
Montgomery Ward & Co
Lous E. Wolfson
Sewell L. Avery
Harry M. Fisher
Wolfson
Avery
Princess Margaret Launches Caribbean Royal Tour
Princess Margaret arrived in Trinidad aboard a Silvery airliner to begin a month long royal tour of the British West Indies, met by a shirt sleeved crowd of about 5000 cheering admirers in Port of Spain.
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Princess Margaret
London
British West Indies
Port OF Spain
Trinidad
Margaret
Centenarian recalls Lincoln and Ike meeting
Mrs. Nettie Angus Moulden, now 100, says Eisenhower reminded her of Lincoln after meeting him on her birthday. She recalls signing by Lincoln and others in her autograph book and notes Ike hinted at running again in 1956.
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Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Eisenhower
Nettie Angus Moulden
Mrs. Moulden
J. W. Angus
White House
Capitol
Lincoln
No Withdrawal Signal From Asmed Forces Over Tachens Crisis
Conflicts around the Tachens island chain escalate as a withdrawal signal remains absent for the 15 000 man Nationalist garrison near Formosa. Civilians flee to safety while U S officials and Chiang Kai shek demand assurances of defense. Air and sea clashes continue with brief exchanges and several sorties reported near Yu Shan and Yikiangshan.
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Taipeh
Formosa
Tachen Islands
United States
China
Tachens
Defense Ministry
Yu Shan Islands
Yu Shan
Yikiangshan Island
Virginian Shot Run Over By Car in Princess Anne County
Norfolk salesman Ells Woodville Edwards, 47, was shot in the back then run over on a remote road in Princess Anne County. State police later found his 1952 cream Dodge on Virginia Beach Boulevard. Witnesses L C Cook and FP McClenney said a young man with a high forehead drove away after striking Edwards, who likely was alive at impact. Medical examiner Dr. H F Dormire reported the shooting involved three or four .22 caliber bullets. Edwards resided in Norfolk.
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Norfolk
Ells Woodville Edwards
Princess Anne County
Virginia Beach Boulevard
Broad Creek Village
Edwards
L. C. Cook
FP. J. McClenney
H. F. Dormire
Three day wave of fires kills 48 across the nation
A three day fire spree across scattered U S towns claims 48 lives, mostly children. The Amsterdam New York blaze in a brick tenement kills 11 children and one adult after an oil stove overflows and an oil drum explodes. In Virginia, six children of Robert L Bley perish on the second floor of a frame home believed to be caused by a wood burning heater.
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Associated Press
Amsterdam
N. Y
Albany
Juar Rivera
Stanley Motyka
Raymond Heaton
Chuckatuck
Robert L. Bley
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