Natural Gas Plan Attacked in Coal Region Hearing
Washington reports a Power Commission hearing where Ralph E. Taggart of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Co. argued that piping natural gas to eastern cities would devastate the coal industry. He warned 1,300 miners would lose jobs per million tons displaced and noted the industry cannot absorb displaced workers. Taggart cited a 1947 payroll of $43.7 million and warned of underground water issues in deep mining.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Maryland
Taggart
Commission
Louisville Mayor E Leland Taylor Dies at 62
Louisville Kentucky February 16 Mayor E Leland Taylor died today in a Louisville hospital at age 62 after complications from two operations. He had served as mayor since 1945 succeeding Wilson W Wyatt and will be succeeded as acting mayor by Dana C Buck, Democrat and chairman of the board of aldermen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
E. Leland Taylor
Taylor
Wilson W. Wyatt
Dana C. Buck
Board of Aldermen
Price Factor Is Explained by Baruch and Wilson
Bernard Baruch told U S mayors that high prices can only be solved with genuine peace in Washington, warning normal supply and demand require stable conditions. Charles E Wilson argued Main Street, not Wall Street, shapes policy and urged managers to act as trustees for workers and the public. President Truman warned that persistent price rises threaten living standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bernard Baruch
U. S
Charles E. Wilson
America
Main Street
Wall Street
United States
Welson
General Electric Company
Wilson
Truman Appeals To Halt Strife In Palestine Crisis
President Truman personally appealed to Arab league leaders including King Ibn Saud and governments of Egypt Iraq Syria Lebanon Trans Jordan and Yemen to curb violence over the Palestine partition plan. Iraqi officials said a message urged neutral US action while Arab reports cited strong opposition to UN decisions and clashes near Tirat Avi left one Jew dead and thirty Arabs killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Palestine
White House
United Nations
Holy Land
Ibn Saud
Saudi Arabia
U. N
Tirat Avi
Anti-Revolution Bill Proposed In Virginia
Virginia lawmakers hear a proposal making it a felony to advocate changing government by force or violence. The measure targets communism in spirit, backed by W. C. Sawyer of the American Legion and John J. Wicker Jr. of Richmond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
House Courts of Justice Committee
W. C. Sawyer
American Legion
John J. Wicker, Jr
Legion
Court Won't Review Theft Conviction
The U S Supreme Court refused for the second time to review auto theft convictions of Eugene Griffith Moore and Raymond Wells both of Cumberland Maryland. Moore drew one to 10 years in Mineral County despite earlier appeals. Wells received a one to 10 year term at Huttonsville.
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Charleston
W. Va
Supreme Court
Eugene Griffith Moore
Raymond Wells
Cumberland
Moore
Mineral County
Wells
Huttonsville
Congressman Scoblick Charged Over Bad Checks in Civil Suit
Congressman James P. Scoblick, Republican, faces a civil suit in Lackawanna County Court filed by Burgess Edward Rutkowsky of Dickson City alleging three worthless checks totaling 1500 dollars plus interest. Each check was for 500 dollars. No immediate comment was available.
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Scranton
James P. Scoblick
Lackawanna County
Burgess Edward Rutkowsky
Dickson City
Ruthowsky
Scoblick
Palestine Commission Urges End to Holy Land Strife
The Palestine commission urged the U N Security Council to authorize adequate military force to prevent unfolding bloodshed in Palestine, warning that without a strong, non Palestinian force post mandate, open warfare and disorder would escalate as Britain exits. The report emphasizes urgency in implementing the 1947 UN partition plan and notes violence by elements of both Arab and Jewish communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palestine Commission
Security Council
Holy Land
Jerusalem
United Nations Assembly
Palestine
Unles
Commission
Council
Middle East
General Assembly
Railroads Seek New Coal Haul In Virginia West Virginia Field
Three large coal lines push for access to a new Mingo county field. The Virginian Railway asks to extend its Guyandotte river line. it seeks to intervene as Chesapeake and Ohio and Norfolk and Western request access. ICC hearings date not yet set. United States Coal and Coke plans to open the Horspen Creek field near Gilbert to supply United States Steel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk, Va
Mingo County
W. Va
D. Beale
Virginian
Interstate Commerce Commission
Guyandotte River
Commission
City Street Repair To Start Today
City street repair begins today after extreme winter damage. City Manager Emory P Mitchell announced the first project will fix North Street between Bland and Jefferson. He said the city has asked the state road commission to patch state highways in the city soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emory P. Mitchell
North Street
Bland
Jefferson
Mitchell
State Road Commission
Tax Division Bill Introduced In Virginia Senate
Richmond Virginia February 16 A bill to allow a husband to split income with his wife for tax reporting was introduced in the State Senate by Senator Harry Flood Byrd Jr of Winchester. The measure aims to reduce family tax by treating two small incomes separately. It notes that several states already permit such division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
State Senate
Harry Flood Byrd
Jir
Winchester
Deportation Drive Net NMU Official in Harlem Arrest
New York officials seized Ferdinand Christofer Smith 54 NMU national secretary and CIO executive, accused of communist ties. He was detained at his Harlem home and sent to Ellis Island for a deportation hearing. Demonstrators urged release as federal judge set a habeas petition hearing for tomorrow.
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New York
Justice Department
CIO National Maritime Union
Ferdinand Christofer Smith
NMU
Seamen’s Union
Harlem
Ellis Island
Smith
Jamaica
CIO National Executive Board
Communist Party
U.S
New Orleans
Harold R. Medina
Immigration Service
John Williamson
Claudia Jones
Alexander Bittelman
Communist Party National Committee
Fillis Island
Williamson
Gerhart Fisler
House Committee
Labor Law Showdown Looms On West Coast
In San Francisco on February 16, Harry Bridges called for a CIO longshoremen caucus to consider employer proposals limiting union control under Taft Hartley. Bridges signaled a strike and outlined probable union demands as the West Coast contract nears its June 15 renewal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Harry Bridges
CIO
Bridges
Chesapeake and Potomac West Virginia Earnings Dip in 1946
The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone company of West Virginia reported lower earnings for 1946 despite higher rates set last July. I G Rector auditor outlined the financial position during a public hearing on further sliding rate increases aimed at raising 891000 more in rent revenues than interim rates currently yield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
West Virginia
Public Service Commission
I. G. Rector
Strong Rally Fuels Broad Market Gain Across Commodities
Prices of grains hogs and cattle rose sharply at Chicago and other markets signaling a broad rebound after a two week slump. Butter and grain futures moved higher while New York stocks revived on lighter volume and the AP index of wholesale prices edged up from the prior week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Agriculture Department
Washington
Snyder
Minneapolis
New York
New York Stock Exchange
Associated Press
Murray Pledges No Strike Threats in Steel Parleys
Pittsburgh Feb 16 President Philip Murray of the CIO United Steelworkers of America promised April wage negotiations with the steel industry would proceed without a strike threat. He said the collective bargaining contract would not be abrogated, as the executive board set the wage demand for spring. The current contract runs another year and includes a no strike pledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Philip Murray
CIO United
Steelworkers of America
CIO
Murray
Special Legislative Director Sought by West Virginia Panel
A special legislative committee on government and finance in Charleston aims to hire a director within a few days. House Speaker John Amos and Senate President Arnold M. Vickers announced the move after a five hour meeting with Tax Commissioner Clarence H. Koontz and Budget Director D. L. Gainer who provided requested facts and opinions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Government and Finance
House
John Amos
Senate
Arnold M. Vickers
Clarence H. Koontz
D. L. Gainer
U S Citizen Sentenced in Hungary for Subversion Report
Budapest February 16 A U S citizen Miss Elizabeth Proisz Pallos thirty one was given six months in jail by a people's court for failing to report alleged subversive activities. She is a Pittsburgh native among defendants charged with acts against the government with sentences up to death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budapest
Hungary
People’s Court
Elizabeth Proisz
Pallos
United States
Miss Pallos
Pittsburgh
Soviet charges U S and Britain sought peace with Germany
Moscow accuses Washington and London of negotiating peace with Germany during World War II and claims Britain and France aimed to trigger a war with Russia in 1940. It cites Allan Dulles and Nazi links, and asserts 1942 talks between U S and Germany were conducted in Switzerland. The dispatch frames it as final installment ahead of published wartime documents.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
United States
Britain
Germany
France
Russia
Allen W. Dulles
John Foster Dulles
U.S
Europe
Finland
Hitler
U. S. State Department
Red Army
U. S
Lisbon
Switzerland
Ussr
Allan Dulles
Bull
White House
Dulles
Prince Max Hohenlohe
Nazi
Italy
Washington
London
America
England
City Airport Fund Approved For Bluefield Survey
The State Aeronautics Commission approved a $2,500 allocation for a preliminary airport survey in the Bluefield area. Bluefield’s city manager said the fund, previously allotted for airport purposes, requires commission consultation before use. The survey will evaluate about a dozen sites, with engineers narrowing to the top four for detailed reports to the Civil Aeronautics Authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Aeoonautics Commission
Bluefield
Emory P. Mitchell
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Washington
CAA
U S Plans Ongoing Bond Support Policy
Secretary of the Treasury Snyder announced that the federal reserve board will continue its support policy for government bonds. He said purchases have kept long term issues above par and he sees no reason they should not continue for a long time. Snyder was speaking at a news conference during the Chicago world trade conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Snyder
Federal Reserve Board
Zavada quadruplets born in Latrobe face space and care hurdle
Latrobe Pennsylvania two day old Zavada quadruplets a boy and three girls weigh a total of 1342 pounds and live in four incubators after a Caesarean birth to Barbara Zavada and Andrew Zavada at the Latrobe Die Casting Co. hospital unit. The father plans to rearrange his five room house to accommodate the four babies as doctors call the survival chances excellent if they pass the first 72 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Latrobe
Zavada
Andrew Zavada
Latrobe Die Casting Co
Barbara
John Michael
Anna /Mary
Barbara Rose
Bernadette Elizabeth
Mrs. Zavada
Zevada
Blank Cartridge Seen By X Rays In Elkhart
Police Commissioner Edward J. Cullen underwent a routine checkup at Elkhart General hospital where an X-ray revealed a bullet within half an inch of his heart. He recalled being shot 35 years ago with a blank cartridge during a boyhood camping trip and wonders about his current condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
Ind
Edward J. Cullen
Elkhart General Hospital
Cullen
Revercomb Attacks Price Controls at Lincoln Day Talk
Senator Revercomb of West Virginia denounced government price and wage controls as part of New Deal overreach. Speaking at a Lincoln Day event in Gauley Bridge he warned against expanding wartime regulatory powers in peacetime and pledged a Republican congress would oppose such authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gauley Bridge
W. Va
Republican Party
Senator Revercomb
R-Wva
Revercomb
Congress
OPA
Bridge Collapse Injures Over 20 In Knoxville Tennessee
In Knoxville on February 16 a pedestrian bridge collapsed after a two car crash, injuring more than twenty. E L Mitchell Red Cross safety director said at least two were in serious condition and eighteen already treated for bruises and scratches as about 60 people on the bridge fell toward First Creek. Ezell and Harold Owens were listed in critical condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Tenn
E. L. Mitchell
Red Cross
First Creek
Mitchell
Ezell
Powell Station
Harold Owens
UN Picks Paris For 1948 General Assembly Site
The United Nations chose Paris as the 1948 general assembly site to meet September 21 at the Palais De Chaillot near the Eiffel Tower. Secretary General Trygve Lie and an eight member committee selected Paris after surveying European capitals, with Brussels Geneva and The Hague as other options. Estimated extra cost versus New York is 1,089,000 dollars.
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Lake Success
Paris
United Nations
Trygve Lie
Lie
Brussels
Geneva
Hague
Assembly
Palais de Chaillot
Eiffel Tower
New York
Prison escapees recaptured in Virginia chase
In Providence Forge Virginia on February 16 police recaptured William Brown 16 the last of three Negro prisoners who escaped yesterday from Williamsburg jail Chief W H Kelly and Sheriff W W Lovelace overtook Brown as he crossed a field Returning another escapee Leonard Woodley to Williamsburg jail the third Willie Walters was fatally shot by patrolman R E Berry near the Colonial Parkway tunnel after the break from the tunnel Walters was shot in the neck during the pursuit
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Providence Forge
William Brown
Williamsburg
W. H. Kelly
W. W. Lovelace
Brown
Leonard Woodley
Willie Walters
R. E. Berry
Colonial Parkway
Berry
Chiif Kelly
Tro
Walters
Senate Group Would Extend Rent Control
The Senate banking committee moved to extend rent controls fourteen months in modified form with higher rents allowed where landlords face losses. The House panel backed a 30 day emergency extension while longer legislation is shaped. The plan preserves protections for tenants under existing leases and sets new conditions including removal of controls on high rent dwellings and certain rooming houses. The Supreme Court upheld the wartime authority of Congress to control housing rents.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
House Banking Committee
Supreme Court
Congress
House
Senate
Cain
Wash
Douglas
Reds Bicker Over Marines In China
Shanghai reports the Communists holding four U.S. Marines since Christmas demand a new lease and threaten to kill one captive. Captain Bristow met a Communist spokesman at Haiyang near Tsingtai to seek release, while five Marines wandered into Communist territory on a hunting trip.
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Shanghai
U. S
Tsingtao
John Bristow
U.S
Bristow
Haiyang
Tsingtai
Truman Would Boost Aid To Greeks Turks
President Truman told Congress he will request more military aid to Greece and Turkey to stem communism. He summarized a $300.09 million package for Greece and a $100 million line for Turkey, approved last year to help defend freedom amid upheaval and rebel influence.
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Truman
Washington
Congress
Greece
Turkey
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Virginia
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Westport
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Larry Dale
GOP
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