Lincoln Memorial Emerges as Nation's Shrine
In Washington the Lincoln Memorial draws admirers year round to the marble statue on the Potomac banks. People from all walks of life, including a frail lady from Kent Ohio, gaze in reverent silence at the Great Emancipator. The piece notes long absence before 1907.
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Jane Eads
Washington
Abraham Lincoln
The
Potomac
Kent
Robert Boone
Walter Stockman
Lincoln Birthday Observed at Memorial with Wreaths
On February 12 the Lincoln birthday anniversary is marked at the Lincoln Memorial Washington under Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States and National Park Service auspices. The president lays a wreath at the first column base and 15 to 20 societies place wreaths as flag bearers join the massing of colors before the monument.
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Lincoln
Lincoln Memorial
Washington
Military Order of the Loyal Legion of Descendants
Union Army
National Park Service
United States
Visitors view Lincoln memorial crowd reflects wartime era
Visitors in Washington view the Lincoln Memorial for the first time in years. Mrs. Stockman and Mrs. Boone recall memories while four servicemen on leave from Camp Stewart visit en route to Edgewood. Frank Lambeth and Grover Hill pose by the statue and stress Lincoln's words.
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Mrs. Stockman
Mrs. Boone
Larry Johnson
Perry T. Johnson
State Department
E. C. Gentner
Waterville
Washington
Abe
Lambeth
Lincoln
Mr. Hill
Palace
Temple
Red News Agency Triggers West Reich Bank Run
East German controlled news agency Ada last quoted Willi Rumpf claiming plans to take in over three billion marks and issue new notes on better paper. West Berliners rushed to banks in snow to trade East marks, which tumbled to one fifth the value of the West mark, banks limiting trades.
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Berlin
East Germany
Today
West Berlin
West
Ada
Willi Rumpf
Red
Carney May Command Mediterranean Spot
In Lisbon on February 11, Atlantic Allies agreed in principle to assign Greek and Turkish land forces to U S Admiral Robert B Carney under his Southern Europe command The issue of a higher naval command for Greece and Turkey was postponed pending Middle East command decisions The move ends a long U S British dispute over integrating these NATO members into the Allied military structure after accession.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Atlantic
U. S
Robert B. Carney
Southern Europe
Middle East
United States
Britain
Massive avalanche kills 19 at Austrian Alpine hut
In an Alpine hut on the Austro German border, 19 winter sports fans died when a 7300 foot high avalanche swept over sleeping guests just after midnight. Ten others were entombed beneath 18 feet of snow, rescued after up to 10 hours. German students perished along with the Austrian hut keeper, wife, and child.
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Vienna
Austria
Imdveend Faue Sanimuele
Terranterna
Hohen Ifen
Germany
Oberstdorf
Upper Austria
Linz
U. S. Army
Salzberg
Czechoslovakia
Oklahoma GOP delegates show support spread at state convention
Oklahoma Republicans approved the final four delegates with 14 split between Taft and Eisenhower and MacArthur taking two. Gen. MacArthur received the largest ovation, while Stassen sought second place in the border state. Taft and Eisenhower backers claimed advantage for Chicago convention.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Dwight D. Eisenhower
GOP
Taft
Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
Ross Rizley
Chicago
Herbert K. Hyde
United States
Eisenhower Rooter
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Stassen
MacArthur
Taft Drives Northwest Swing For Presidential Bid
Senator Taft visited Spokane and urged Republicans to nominate a candidate who clearly explains the issues. He touted his own campaign as having five to six volunteers while Democrats had none and claimed Ohio’s off year turnout rose by 400,000. He warned against compromising principles for New Deal fringe votes and urged outreach to uninformed voters.
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Spokane
Wash
Taft
Pacific Northwest
Ohio
GOP
Truman asks two year extension to maintain price controls
President Truman asked Congress to extend and strengthen economic controls for two years to June 30, 1954, saying inflation must be prevented if the nation is to sustain mobilization. He urged repeal of Capehart, Herlong, and Butler-Hope amendments he called bad legislation.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Free World
Capehart
Herlong
McIntire,Eagle enter three way bid for attorney general
In Charleston on February 11, John L. McIntire of Fairmont and Harold B. Eagle of Hinton filed for the Republican nomination for state attorney general, creating a three way race with City Council president John A. Field Jr. Also filing were Democratic and other Republican candidates for judicial posts and party offices, with Eagle's papers initially reported missing at the secretary of state's office.
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Charleston
W. Va
John L. McIntire
Fairmont
Harold B. Eagle
Hinton
Eagle
Secretary of State
McIntire
John A. Field Jr
Chauncey Browning
Logan
W. C. Haythe
I. Raymond Murphy
Philippi
19Th Judicial Circuit
G. K. White
Princeton
State Senate
John F. Barr
Virginia Miller
Martinsburg
John Dye
Spencer
Frances Evans
John C. Murphy
Lucille E. Chapman
Wheeling
Alfred F. Chapman
Chapman
William T. George Jr
Arends To Speak At GOP Dinner In Bluefield
Officials of the Republican Women's Club announced a change in main speaker for the Lincoln Day dinner in Bluefield. Rep Leslie C Arends of Illinois will replace Rep Brown of Ohio as whip of House Republicans. An overflow crowd is expected at 6 p.m. in the West Virginian Hotel with Mercer County GOP leaders present. Tickets are selling fast and reservations can be made by calling Mrs Van Martin at 8439 or Mrs John C Shott at 38837.
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Republican Women’s Club
Bluefield
Representative Brown
Ohio
Leslie C. Arends
Illinois
17Th
West Virginian
Army Charged With Waste Extravagance
Rep. Jack Z. Anderson accused the Army of gross waste and mismanagement in mobilization spending, urging a single uniform catalogue. Deputy Secretary Foster defended progress on cataloging while critics pressed for accountability and an active watchdog role.
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Washington
Jack Z. Anderson
Calif
Army Services
House “Watchdog
Anderson
U. S
California
William C. Foster
Hebert
D-La
Flu Outbreak Prompts Bluefield School Attendance Drop
Reports circulated that Bluefield public schools would close due to influenza, but the Board of Education rejected closure. County health officials found no reason to shut down, urging ill students and staff to stay home. Absences in Bluefield schools averaged 10 to 15 percent, while Princeton Knob Junior High saw 190 absences last Friday.
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Dick Brown
Bluefield
Board of Education
W. R
Pete” Cooke
C. H. Archer
Cooke
Princeton
Knob
Kilgore Weighs Step Aside for Edmiston Trade
Local schools report absenteeism from flu and colds but no closing plans. Beaver High notes about 100 absent. Wade and Ramsey Junior High show elevated absences. A Charleston Gazette item claims UMW backing for Edmiston in a potential Kilgore exit. Kilgore reportedly travels to Washington to discuss a federal judgeship swap with Edmiston and President Truman.
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Charleston
W. Va
Charleston Gazette
Andrew Edmiston
Harley M. Kilgore
U. S
West Virginia
Weston
Kilgore
Washington
Truman
Edmistoh
Congress
United Mine Workers
J. Horner Davis
State House of Delegates
Dallas Tickle
Chapman Bevercomb
Gazette
UMW
Edmiston
Thirty Killed In Latest Of Plane Crashes
In Elizabeth New Jersey a third deadly air disaster in two months occurred at Newark Airport as a Miami bound four engine National Air Lines plane crashed shortly after takeoff. Thirty people died and over forty were injured including residents of a 52 family apartment house burned by the wreck. Two airline presidents were among the dead.Authorities consider possible inadequate inspection and weigh future airport closure. Officials convene tomorrow with Port Authority and governors to discuss Newark’s fate.
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Elizabeth
N. J
Newark
Canfield
R-Nj
National Air Lines
Miami
Washington
Sen. Smith
Union
Essex Counties
Union County
Edward Cohn
Alexander Prentiss
C. H. Smith
Modern Air Transport, Inc
H. Scott Chalfonte
Federated Air Lines Inc
America
17 Air Lines
Port of New York Authority
Alfred E. Driscoll
New Jersey
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Westminster
Dogs blamed for Floyd grave disturbance
In Floyd Virginia a cemetery director says dogs caused the disturbance at the grave of George Via, noting visible tracks and a sunken area while blasting nearby could explain the so called explosion. Neighbors and owners of foxhounds near the Topeca Brethern Cemetery corroborate dogs as the cause.
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Floyd, Va
Topeca Brethern Church
Floyd County
J. W. Weddle
Tadne
Wuay Lia
George Via
Cemeery
Weddle
Weddie
John R. Weddie
Fallen Texas ace decried inferiority of US planes
Maj. Gen. George A. Davis Jr wrote his pregnant wife that US Sabres lagged behind MIGs and that a change was needed. He was reported missing after a Korean air battle in which he and two Sabres fought ten MIGs, reportedly downed two enemy jets, and was later not returned home. The avalanche Journal cited Air Force inquiry and family calls for transparency as Davis’s wife questioned the policy of rotating pilots and the decision to keep him overseas.
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Texas
Lubbock
Tex
America
Ace
George A. Davis Jr
Davis
George Mahon
D.tex
Korea
Air Force
Public Information Office
G. A
Virginia Side Charter Bill Passes Senate
The Stuart Long bill amending Bluefield Virginia’s charter passed the Senate after being taken up out of order. It moves to the House for action. The measure provides for a committing trial justice, allows processes by the substitute trial justice, and permits the substitute to try certain civil cases.
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Richmond
Stuart-Long
Bluefield
Senate
House
Warrants Issued In Beating Case At Huntington Hospital
Charleston, Feb 11 The state Board of Control said it will leave prosecution to Cabell County Prosecutor Edward H Greene in a case involving two former Huntington State Hospital guards Richard Black and Artemus J Fisher charged with assaulting patient Lawrence Lee The guards were fired and are at large Dr Hiram Davis hospital superintendent had asked for a state police probe and followed board instructions Burdett said Greene will prosecute once the men are apprehended
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Charleston
W. Va
State Board of Control
Cabel County
Edward H. Greene
Huntington State Hospital
Greene
James Ellis
Barboursville
State Police
Richard Black
Artemus J. Fisher
Lawrence Lee
Ellis
Black
Fisher
Hiram Davis
Joe F. Burdett
Board of Control
Dr. Davis
Burdett
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D. Pitt O’brien
Foster
Armed Services Subcommittee
Pentagon
Rep
Cunningham
Iowa
Andy
Beaver
Beaver High School
Fred Coffindaffer
Coffindaffer
Helen Bryant
Fairview
Wade Junior High School
Stanley Martin
Wade
Ramsey Junior High School
A. C. Stowers
Ramsey
John W. Yost
Yost
Huntington Hospital
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