Lincoln Day Speaker Raps Demo Action at Bluefield Dinner
Rep. Walter C. Ploeser of Missouri assailed Truman administration politics at the Lincoln Day dinner in Bluefield, urging tax cuts to spur business. About 250 Republicans from Mercer county attended the event, with Hallanan unable to travel due to flood conditions.
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le Katz
Young Alican Club
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Charleston
Clarksburg
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America
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Jackson County
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Congress
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Bane
Moscow Explains Russo Nazi Pact In 1939
Moscow said it was forced to sign a non aggression treaty with Germany in 1939 after failing to reach a collective security front with Western powers. It argued the choice was between pact for self defense or immediate war with Germany. Moscow accused Western billionaires of funding German industry and arming Hitler.
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Germany
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Taft urges vast Air Force to secure world peace
In Denver Senator Taft argues the United States should build the greatest air power in history to deter attacks and secure defense. He calls for extension of ROTC through colleges and civilian planning, while criticizing current military reserve growth and European aid projections of 5.3 billion dollars.
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Area Highways Reopen After Water, Slides Near Princeton
Rain and thawing conditions disrupted traffic in the Spanishburg area with a slide removed at Blue Stone Junction. J C S Long of Princeton said all travel lanes are open and buses operate normally from Bluefield. Forecaster Keeney noted continued mixed precipitation with easing temperatures.
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Water Supply Threat In Mercer County Warned by Expert
A. L. Lively of the West Virginia state health department warned that high waters in Mercer county threaten many private water supplies. He said no public city waters are affected, but many private supplies may be contaminated and urged sterilization before drinking or cooking.
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Reds Seek Converts In U S Schoolrooms
Attorney General Clark warned that communists are recruiting American children, saying the younger the better, in remarks to the National Federation of Temple Brotherhoods. He cited an FBI finding though gave no details, as the Education Office announced a nationwide effort to stress democratic values in classrooms.
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Radio Announcer Aims 72-Hour Marathon Feat
Palm Springs Calif Feb 14 Art Laboe of station KCMJ pursues a 72 hour radio announcing marathon his forty first hour shows 42 news broadcasts 240 spot announcements 480 phonograph records 87 cups of coffee progress notes reveal the hardest hours between 4 and 7 am with soap operas the best sleep inducer observations highlight fatigue and caffeine use
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U S and Russia Relations Forecast to Deteriorate Soon
Washington officials say U S Russian ties will worsen in the next three to six months with potential improvement within a year. The Marshall Plan remains central as Congress debates its fate and Bevin’s Western European union proposal is cited as the broader goal.
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More Mine Safety Subject Of Program
Washington reports the National Coal Association plans a new safety division led by Earl R. Maize, a 20 year veteran of the federal Bureau of Mines. The aim is to accelerate and intensify accident prevention and expand safety education, building on progress that has made soft coal mining twice as safe in manhours and four times as safe in tonnage mined over 40 years.
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Bluefield Man Named To Head Lumber Group
Bluefield resident James C. Borden was elected president of the West Virginia Lumber and Supply Dealers Association at its 35th annual convention. Hartsel L. Turner of Clarksburg becomes a vice president and board member, with A. W. Laing Charleston and George A. Bailey Wheeling named to the board. Vice presidents elected include Earl Lilly Beckley Charles Hous ton Welch Paul T. Butcher Weston and Earl Meek Wheeling.
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Bluefield
West Virginia Lumber and Supply Dealers Association
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Clarksburg
A. W. Laing
George A. Bailey
Wheeling
Earl Lilly
Beckley
Charles Houston
Welch
Paul T. Butcher
Weston
Earl Meek
Sixteen Killed In Holy Land Fighting
Jerusalem reports sixteen people killed in renewed Palestine partition warfare. The tally since November 29 rises to 1,187 with casualties across Jerusalem Kastina and Tulkarm including Arabs, a Jew, and an Armenian woman on a rooftop.
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Rent Controls Backing Grows in Congress
Washington reports a 30 day extension of rent controls gains support in Congress with GOP leaders Senator Wherry and Senator McCarthy backing longer stays. They warn without extension rents could rise and push for final say by federal control boards with a continued need for quick tax relief. Senate actions and committee meetings loom early in the week.
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Thomas Answers Grain Probers
Washington Feb 14 Senator Elmer Thomas has supplied all data asked by a senate committee about his commodity trading operations. Senator Tydings said no public hearing is needed as the facts tally with his bank accounts. A final decision on whether to pursue a special hearing has not been made. Thomas declined comment. He previously said he would not consent to a public hearing and noted investments of 150000 to 175000 in markets and securities over 20 years, now disposed.
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Democrats Hint Tax Reforms Move To Counter GOP Cuts
Washington reports a high official outlined a three part strategy to revise tax laws. First, a broad revision to aid business and individuals. second, time the revision for later this year. third, avoid rapid cuts that could block long term changes.
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U S Confused Over Palestine
Secretary of State Marshall told 30 House members that the United States does not yet know what steps are needed to partition Palestine. He cited a British note saying arms to the Arabs may continue, while Britain halts arms to Palestine, and said Britain has no reason to think its supplies to Arabs will be used in Palestine.
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Civilian Atomic Defense Unit Planned By Secretary Forrestal
Washington February 14 Defense Secretary Forrestal announced a new civilian defense study group to plan protection against mass destruction in atomic age warfare. The small civilian panel will be led by a mature practical leader yet unnamed. A wartime civil defense survey suggested existing organization would be inadequate for a heavy attack and urged an active offensive program with experts to identify new dangers including radioactivity and possible germ warfare.
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Veteran Bluefield editor and mayor dies at 55
William Cleveland Snyder 55 a veteran newspaperman and twice mayor of Bluefield died at Bluefield sanitarium after an illness. He served as assistant editor of the Daily Telegraph and had military service in World War I. Snyder began at the Telegraph before 1912 and spent years in editorial work including columns Field and Stream and Over the Picking Table. He helped finance and direct municipal improvements during his terms, including stadiums, fire houses, and playgrounds.
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Eight States Hit By Floods Across Nation
Flood waters from ae and snow swollen rivers surged in eight states including West Virginia Indiana Mississippi Ohio Tennessee Kentucky Pennsylvania and Alabama. At least five died and the toll rose to 14 in two days as sub freezings added to misery with thousands evacuated by Red Cross and National Guard.
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Virginia government payrolls show 127 509 workers in January
Richmond report from the state and federal labor offices lists 127 509 persons on Virginia government payrolls in January. Commissioner John Hopkins Hall Jr. notes figures cover federal state and local employees and were issued with the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Federal Bureau of Labor Stats
West Virginia Flood Kills Five and Strands Hundreds
Severe floods across West Virginia drown five people including two five year olds in Logan and Boone counties. Flooding closes highways, floods Clarksburg water system, and disrupts rail lines while Red Cross and emergency crews provide shelter and meals. Governor Meadows urges national and local relief mobilization as Kanawha and Bluestone areas face rising waters.
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Two Lives Lost As Auto Plunges Into Dry Fork River
Welch West Virginia February 14 two young lovers died when their car plunged into the Dry Fork river near Jaeger. Rescue divers pulled the vehicle from mid stream and an acetylene torch was used to cut open a door before bodies could be recovered.
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Demos Line Up For Campaign
Democrats prepare a campaign push with top leaders to take on Republicans next week. President Truman will address the overflow Jackson-Jefferson Day dinner in Washington, a $100 per guest event, with radio coverage of his remarks to other banquets nationwide. The GOP accused the administration of foreign and domestic failures while Truman may face questions on his party’s southern revolt over civil rights proposals.
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