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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1952
Page
1
In London on February 17 the American British and French foreign ministers agreed to exclude Germany from full NATO membership for now while offering Berlin a seat on a proposed four power appeal board with authority to review and modify sentences for over 1,000 war criminals. The five hour conference marked a major postwar meeting.
In Frankfort on February 17 delegates from 11 Western European nations plus East bloc exiles endorsed a law creating a European army with German soldiers included. The event marks a rare cross bloc accord amid Cold War tensions and highlights continued integration talks across Europe.
Minister Robert Schuman aimed to prevent prewar rivalries from ruining postwar peace as the Western Big Three prepared to brief Adenauer. Germany faces a condition tied to equal NATO status and possible full Atlantic Alliance membership, amid debate on German war-crimes trials and surrender of occupation controls. The talks sought a system where German production funds fund a European army, with an appeal board retaining veto power. The Big Three pressed for a formula to field 400,000 German troops within two years while preserving a future peace treaty.
In Munsan Korea on Monday February 18 the Korean armistice delegations postponed today's plenary session at the Reds request. No reason was given for the delay as they sought to reply to conditional Allied terms for a post armistice peace conference. A meeting at 11 a.m. was planned to discuss unresolved truce issues including prisoner exchange and supervision. General Nam Il of North Korea was said to be possible objection to the key agenda item on recommendations to governments.
Washington February seventeenth. The National Voter issue from the League of Women Voters discusses Mugwumpry. Mrs. Eugene Duffield of Cincinnati and Mrs. Jay Walz of Alexandria weigh in on independence versus party loyalty and the impact on the two party system.
A young unidentified woman entered Sacred Heart Cathedral in Richmond, drank a mysterious mix from two jars, and died after telling a bystander to fetch the priest. A note found on her stated the cause as a broken heart. Police found no ID and described a 5 ft 7 in, 115 lb woman in red blouse and red plaid skirt with a purple coat nearby.
Rome reports a missing Africa-bound British airliner with 31 aboard believed sighted in Sicily near Monte Rose 4200 feet. Ground teams move in from Agrigento Burgio and Villa franca while Malta planes confirm potential survivors and a body near the wreckage amid bad weather.
Yomiuri, Japan's largest newspaper, claims American occupation troops fathered 200000 half Japanese orphans and urges they be sent to the United States. It demands action by U S and Japanese authorities on the issue and on prostitution tied to soldiers, without citing a source for the figure. The piece notes a nationalistic shift and asks joint discussions under the security pact framework.
The Associated Press reports rain sleet or snow covered the Eastern half of the nation with more precipitation likely for 24 hours. Rain extended from the Carolina coast to New York and Southern New England, while snow fell in Western New England, the Appalachians, Western Pennsylvania, and the upper Ohio River Valley. Local flurries appeared around Lake Superior and light snow in the Northern Great Plains. Temperatures rose in parts of the East and Southwest, with Denver 27 and Jacksonville, Florida logging 2.16 inches of precipitation in 24 hours.
About 300 mine safety committee members backed E. H. Hedrick for West Virginia governor and censured Gov. Patteson for endorsing William C. Marland. The UMW Safety Council No. 3 passed a resolution criticizing Patteson for influencing the 1951 fireboss bill and for keeping Arch J. Alexander as mine chief. The resolution named Junius Gilbert and Edward R. Terry as signers.
A fatal crash on State Route 10 near Herndon Wyoming County killed Clayton Pierce 23 and left six others injured. Among the injured are Charles H. Woods Army member in Beckley and Golden Billings of Herndon in hospital care. others from Herndon included Henry L. Ford Ray Sisk Floyd Tolbert and Rafe Tolbert. Police say the car driven by Pierce struck a rail underpass support at high speed and was demolished. Ambulances transported all seven to Wyoming General Hospital.
Washington hearings open into a wax surplus ships deal with an alleged two point eight million dollar profit from a one hundred thousand dollar investment. Former Rep. Joseph E. Casey and figures like Adm. William F. Halsey, Edward R. Stettinius, and Julius C. Holmes are linked to the inquiry. Vice Admiral E L Cochrane will start the hearings, with Casey expected to testify and a decision on Halsey's appearance pending.
A former Treasury Department official seeks consent to handle a specific case before the department. The topic centers on immunity for cleanup witnesses criticized as protecting wrongdoers. The proceedings are noted by the Committee on Practice with Joseph D. Hunan Jr. listed and dated March 28 1949.
Senate Republicans Ferguson and Keating condemned President Truman’s plan to grant immunity to witnesses in the cleanup drive, calling it an unprecedented cloak for wrongdoing. Taft urged a independent, fully Congress-funded probe, accusing McGrath’s approach of being a farce and predicting it will influence the upcoming election. Morris leads the inquiry, with McGrath backing immunity to obtain testimony from minor offenders for major prosecutions.
London reports Prime Minister Churchill's residence says Britain will test its first atomic weapon in Australia this year. Details are sparse, with no exact date and no clarification whether the device will be a bomb or a smaller weapon.
In Perak state Malaysia on February 17 seven British soldiers were killed when their patrol entering a rubber estate hit a Communist ambush. Not a single man survived the patrol, marking the heaviest loss since last November's roadside clash where 15 were killed.
Lois Weiland the 24 year old Pittsburgh bride to be who vanished two days before her Valentine's Day wedding returned home saying her fiancé Edward Wiegner a Chicago insurance man was not the man for her She left after a note pinned to her pillow stated she could not go through with the marriage She told reporters she left to avoid an unwanted marriage and described their brief engagement by mail Only a fragment of another unrelated report about Joseph D Nunan Jr and a brewing company waiver is noted in this summary
HATTIESBURG Miss February 17 Triplets were born today to the 31 year old wife of an unemployed oilfield worker giving the couple seven children under four years old The newest additions to Mr and Mrs Rufus P Thornton are two girls and one boy The babies born at Methodist Hospital were reported doing fine Mrs Thornton said her 35 year old husband almost had to be carried out when he was told about the triplets Thornton has not been able to work since last November when he was injured while working on a derrick
Gary Indiana justice of peace Paul Dudak announced new wedding Rules barring brides chewing gum or wearing gloves and grooms with shaved or greasy appearance. He also banned alcohol breath, whistling, improper remarks about marriage, couples arriving without rings, single witnesses, and marriages after 9 p.m.
Sing Sheng, a 25 year old Chinese mechanic, faced a 174 28 vote by Southwood district property owners against his moving into a new house. Calls of support from across the country followed, including Indiana and Kansas, yet Sing chose to seek another home while reflecting on Democracy and equality amid Cold War tensions.
Washington, Feb. 17. John Service, ousted State Department official, may sue for a review of his case if President Truman does not grant a fair hearing. Attorney C. E. Rhetts said a second letter requesting this review was sent. The Loyalty Review Board found reasonable doubt about Service loyalty, leading to his dismissal.
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