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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1950
Page
1
New York May 31 a county grand jury charged Frank Erickson a famed gambler with 59 counts of bookmaking and one count of conspiracy. The 54 year old, once a waiter, heads a multi million gambling empire. Trial set for June 12 after $10 000 bail.
Philadelphia May 31 39 year old biochemist Harry Gold told U S District Judge James E McGranery he would plead guilty but not to harming the United States He favored pleading as a courier for a Russian atom bomb spy ring Gold sought counsel and to continue FBI cooperation The case ties him to Klaus Fuchs who supplied atomic bomb data to the Soviet Union through Gold and led to his arrest on a New York warrant
Senator Gillette reports U S coffee consumption dropped about 20 percent in the first four months of 1950 compared with the same period in 1949. The senate agriculture subcommittee says the decline totals nearly 74 million pounds, tied to rising prices under review.
Texas reports polio cases more than double 1949 levels with 505 cases by May 31 versus 234 for the same period last year. The state again records the most polio cases of any state to date.
Clyde S. Mellett of Industrial Minerals Co. declares the Russell manganese field remains the largest in the United States and could supply the steel industry for 15 years if properly mined. He counters Dixon Mining’s Smyth county claim, noting higher grades and potential for broader marketing amid steel shortages.
The allied high commission said it has agreed in principle to reopen western Germany to foreign investments, ending a long occupation dispute though not allowing immediate investments. The plan, termed progressive relaxation of restrictions, will be detailed after talks with West German officials. The first step will be partial freeing of blocked accounts of German marks held by foreign companies.
President Truman asked Congress to create a cabinet rank Department of Health Education and Security similar in scope to theFederal Security Agency led by Oscar R Ewing. He also proposed reorganizing the Treasury to strengthen line authority. Both plans set to take effect in 60 days unless rejected.
A one year old girl Linda Sue Prosock learned not to bite a puppy and stuck out her tongue after a spitz bit her tongue. Her mother Mary Prosock reported the incident and Linda received first aid at Grady hospital.
In Brockway Pennsylvania Ina Weilecher 43 hid in terror as her jealous husband stalked the home with a deer rifle. He shot her in the basement then killed himself, police said. Their daughters Ronalda 14 and Mrs. Jean Smith 21 witnessed the chaos.
Police rushed reinforcements to the eastern border as several thousand Berlin youths returning from the communist rally clashed with anti-Communists near Helmstedt and Lübeck. Marchers protested registration demands and medical exams while authorities enforced Schleswig Holstein rules.
Haislip Baking Company in Norton Virginia, a major bread producer, quits operations after a wildcat strike by about 70 employees defying their contract with United Construction Workers. The firm cites lost profits and plans to end its 30 year operation, with town officials seeking a reversal.
Actress Susan Hayward on location near Dawsonville Georgia for I’d Climb the Highest Mountain slipped at Amicalola Falls. Chauffeur William Gray of 20th Century Fox steadied her and both plunged into the river but escaped with minor injuries.
Robert E. Bednasek 24, a University of Iowa psychology senior, was found innocent last April 5 of killing Margaret Anne Jackson 20. The Cedar Rapids detective bureau approved his chauffeur license and he said he would work for City Cab. He hoped to resume studies next fall.
The Memorial Day weekend saw 571 Americans die violently in four days. Traffic deaths reached 347, with 96 drownings and 128 in miscellaneous accidents. The National Safety Council notes delays in fatalities can extend beyond immediate events. Ned H. Dearborn called it a Memorial Day massacre, while AAA countered motorists deserved some praise. The weekend spanned 102 hours from Friday evening to Tuesday midnight.
U S occupation court in Tokyo tries eight Japanese for assault on American soldiers at a red rally as 200 protesters gather outside. Police move in as clashes flare, while Washington reports Sen. Humphrey charging a Republican Dixiecrat coalition seeks to block Truman’s fair deal and abolish the Byrd committee.
Secretary of State Acheson urged unified, balanced military and economic power among the United States and Western European nations under the North Atlantic pact. He spoke to Congress after London talks, stressing a leading U S role in building a coordinated defense while facing questions about Lie and UN policy.
Lawrence Massachusetts May 31 A 36 year old father James M Ryley was held for the grand jury in twenty thousand bail on charges he tried to murder his four children by tying them to chairs and turning on gas while promising candy. The children escaped as the father answered a phone call.
Two AFL union pickets Harris of Frederick and Rebasic of Hagerstown say they were attacked at a drive-in theater three miles east of Hagerstown. A car of unknown men tore up their signs and smeared their faces with poison ivy before fleeing.
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