Stalin Doctrine Takes Shape In Key Countries
Paris June 7 AP The Stalin doctrine shaping counter to the Truman policy moves rapidly in five nations Austria Hungary Bulgaria France and Italy. Austrian communists push for a new government with a hinted Russian peace stance. Hungary reports a communist coup detat overthrowing the small landholders party. Italy sees armed communists in the north and anti American protests in Rome. France faces strikes blamed on communists paralyzing railways while Bulgaria jails an opposition leader. Hungarian sources say the regime will face underground resistance but cannot be ousted. The moves follow Truman loans to Greece and Turkey.
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Paris
Russia
Europe
Austria
Hungary
Bulgaria
France
Italy
Rome
Soviet Answer
Truman
U. S&s
Marshall
Matyas Rakosi
Lashmeet Cyclist Killed Instantly in W Va Crash
William Graham 19 of Lashmeet died instantly when the borrowed motorcycle he rode on the Matoaka Lake Shawnee highway struck a guard rail near Matoaka. He was thrown 400 feet, his head hit the rail, and the bike slid away. He was a mine brakeman for Turkey Gap Coal and Coke Co. The state police and Sheriff Perry Dye investigated. Funeral set for Lashmeet Presbyterian Church with burial in Monte Vista.
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William
Billy) Graham
Lashmeet
Matoaka
Graham
Young Graham
Turkey Gap
City Officials Seek Special Session On Tax Turmoil
West Virginia municipal leaders urged Governor Meadows to convene a special legislative session to resolve upheaval from a supreme court ruling on gross sales taxes. Bluefield risks bankruptcy if its 46 percent revenue source is struck down, prompting calls for legal clarity and budget planning ahead of July 1.
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Farkersburg
W. Va
Supreme Court
West Virginia League of Municipalities
Meadows
John J. D. Preston
Charleston
Luther G. Scott
Bluefield
Joseph M. Handian
Parkersburg
West Virginia
Wheeling
Clarence H. Koontz
Scott
Conference of Mayors
Huntington
Williamson
Koontz
Roy F. Ash
Clarksburg
The
State League
Two Navy Crew Members Rescued From Plane Crash
Coast guard reports two survivors from a Navy torpedo bomber crash off Savannah have been picked up and brought to Charleston. The third crewman is believed lost with the aircraft. Survivors identified as Lt. (JG) Hinder and Aviation Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Prior. First names not disclosed.
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Charleston
S. C
Atlantic Ocean
Savannah
Coast Guard
C. J. Sullivan
Sullivan
Jg) Hinder
Aviation
Coal Merchants Meet Opens In Bluefield Monday
The eleventh annual Virginia Coal Merchants association convention begins Monday at the West Virginian hotel Bluefield with a banquet, mine and farm tours and visits to coal operations in the Pocahontas field through Wednesday. The event features talks by industry leaders, a stoker show for the public, registration and sessions, and entertainment by Dr. William Dern and a Negro spiritual program.
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Bluefield
Virginia Coal Merchants Association
West Virginian Hotel
Pocahontas Show
Leatherwood Farms
Country Club
Pocahontas Field
R. B. Williamson
Convention Arrangements Committee
West
Appalachian Assembly Room
Power Company
C. M. Down
Association
R. C. Luther
Vivian
Mesa
W. W. Coffey
Lynchur
J. Nelson Stuart
National
Coas l Association
Carl M. Dicke
Crown Controls Company
Marsh Hamm
Barber- Greene Company
Truman Leads WWI Comrades in Kansas City Parade
President Truman led World War I veterans in a downtown parade in Kansas City on June 7, walking part of the uphill route and drawing cheers as police guarded the route. A bank robbery at 10th and Walnut netted $1,525. Arthur Eisenhower, a bank VP, is related to the attacker. Mrs. Martha Truman, aged 94, revived hope as she greeted family before a 10:03 p.m. memorial address.
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Kansas City
Truman
Commerce Trust Company
10Th and
Walnut Streets
Eisenhower
Arthur
Liberty Memorial Hall
Grandview
France
Martha E. Truman
Pe Ae
Black Market Adoption Prices Soar Across U S
Atlantic City reports reveal a rising black market for babies with prices around 2500 dollars in New York City and higher figures in prior months. Dr Weisman along with colleagues condemns unscrupulous doctors and lawyers who broker adoptions for top bids and include inflated physician fees.
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Atlantic City
N. J
New York City
United States
American Society For the Study of
Abner I. Weisman
Donald. Tollefson
University of Southern California
Los Angeles
Ruth F. Brenner
Free Synagogue
Chili Adoption Committee
Weisman
Brooklyn
Contestants Vie For Smoking Record
Chicago on June 7 Joseph Johnson set a smoking endurance mark with an 87 minutes 45 seconds single match in a pipe smoking contest sponsored by a loop department store. Thirty five contestants used identical pipes, allowed one match and one pipe fill. Johnson, a 15 pipeful daily smoker and occasional cigarette user, said his mouth felt beaten after the event. His prize was a $150 pipe set and a year’s supply of tobacco.
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Chicago
Joseph Johnson
Loop Department
Johnson
Grandma And Shorty Celebrate First Anniversary in Kentucky Hills
Louisa Kentucky reports Grandma Mat tie Lyons Large and Shorty Delbert Sprouse marking one year of marriage despite a 61 year age gap. The couple, wed in a county courthouse, live at Sprouse’s log cabin near Catolion and enjoy park appearances that failed to fund a jeep.
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Louisa
Grandma
Shorty
Lawrence County
Mattie Lyons
Delbert Sprouse
Sprouse
Cat Olion
Gladys
New Acts Delay in Operational Start in West Virginia
Legislation from the 1947 session begins in stages but budget limits impede full implementation. Board of Control oversight of capitol buildings awaits funds, while Public Safety salary hikes and new hires wait for next fiscal year. Health department funding shortfalls block the city county facility consolidation plan and related contributions.
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Charleston
W. Va
Board of Control
J. Z. Terrell
Terrell
Department of Public Safatiy
Health Department
State Department
N. H. Dyer
Truman Urges Congress to Restore Farm and Interior Cuts
President Truman challenged Congress to restore reductions in farm and interior appropriations, warning cuts threaten domestic economy and global defenses. He urged unified armed forces, higher wages, broader social security, and national health, as he spoke to veterans in Kansas City and visited his mother in Grandview.
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Kansas City
Truman
Congress
House
France
Grandview
Martha E. Truman
United States
Tornadoes And Floods Leave Multiple Dead Across Midwest
Floods and tornadoes swept across Iowa Missouri Illinois Ohio Indiana Nebraska and Kansas killing at least five and injuring over 100 as thousands stranded on rooftops. Cities including Ottumwa and Sharon faced heavy damage to homes and utilities while Mississippi River flooding threatened larger areas along several states.
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Missouri
Illinois
Ohio
Indiana
Nebraska
Kansas
Pennsylvania
Colorado
Oklahoma
U. S
Missouri River
St. Joseph, Mo
Kansas City
Ottumwa
Ood
Des Moines
Aree John Deere Farm
Morrell Meat Machine
Earby
Tornado devastates parts of Ohio and Pennsylvania
A massive tornado swept 75 miles through northeastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania from Summit county to Mercer, killing five people, injuring scores, and causing extensive property damage including homes, the Sharon incinerator, and the Ravenna arsenal. In Sharon 300 were injured, 3,000 telephones down, and relief stations set up by Red Cross. An unrelated Pittsburgh windstorm killed two, with a boy electrocuted and a man dying in a car crash on Route 20.
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Sharon
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Summit County
Akron
Mercer
Ravenna
Warren
Youngstown
Niles
Run
Farrell
Grove City
Albert Beachley
Terry Neiswonger
Ronald H. Miller
Bughill
Edwin Shook
Henri Todd
Ambridge
Miller
Shook
Myron Jones
Sharon City
Arsenal
Mercerne
Red Cross
William Courtney
Mercer County
Pittsburgh
Mike Klim, Jr
Carnegie
Donald Campbell
Bennett
Route 20
Bridgeville
Mother Finds Babe Dead In Her Arms
Cincinnati dated story reports Mr and Mrs Eugene Beneteau from Windsor Ontario entering the Detroit Cincinnati Greyhound depot with two week old Ellen. The mother uncovered the blanket and cried that her baby was dead. Doctors at General hospital said the infant apparently smothered while snuggled in her mother's arms confirmed by Coroner Herbert P Lyle.
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Cincinnati
Eugene Beneteau
Windsor
Ontario
Ellen
Killer Steals Into Nursery and Kills Two Babies
Massillon Ohio police say a man entered City hospital third floor nursery and battered two eight and nine week old baby girls to death. No weapon or identity found as prosecutor notes no laxity by hospital. Victims were Diane Brand and Rosemary Morton.
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Massillon
City Hospital
Stanley W. Switter
Mha
Shiaf Accionad
Naliza
Diane J. Brand
Leon Brand
Rosemary Morton
Harry E. Morton
Ran Silleck
Nazis Criticise U S Ship Defense In Atlantic War News
German submarine chief Admiral Karl Doenitz criticized U S coastal defense as too easy and said American crews were inexperienced. He outlined two predicted countermeasures including nets and mines and a convoy system as U boat attacks continued into 1942.
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Washington
United States Navy
Atlantic
Hitler
U. S
U. S. Office of Naval Intelligence
London
Karl Koenitz
U. S. Navy
Dewey Praises Warren at Union Alumni Luncheon
Gov Thomas E Dewey called Gov Earl Warren a scientist in the art of government and largely responsible for restoring Californians faith in responsible free government The praise followed a Union College alumni luncheon Warren may be a 1948 Republican VP candidate The two governors spoke after lengthy talks in Albany with no personal politics discussed Warren to give Union College commencement address tomorrow and receive an honorary degree on civil laws
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Schenectady
N. Y
Thomas E. Dewey
Earl Warren
California
Dewey
Warren
Executive Mansion
Albany
Union College
New York
White House Advisers Split On Labor Bill
White House advisers split on whether to sign or veto the union curbing labor bill as President Truman in Kansas City weighs the measure. A coal strike risk looms if United Mine Workers strike after July, possibly prompting a prompt congressional request for special legislation to extend mine operation authority.
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White House
Washington
Truman
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Congress
Labor Relations Board
West Virginia Hit By High Winds And Rain
Severe winds and heavy rainfall struck northern West Virginia, knocking out phone and electric service and causing property damage. In Clarksburg a wall collapse ripped a 25 foot diameter hole in a warehouse roof, triggering sprinklers and damaging merchandise. a milling firm and a garage lost their roofs, and a trainer airplane suffered over $2,000 in damage at the airport. Rainfall reached 2.53 inches in Wheeling, harming crops and cutting utilities. state route 2 was obstructed by rocks, delaying trolley schedules.
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West Virginia
Clarksburg
J. J. Martin
Radio
Wheeling
Truman’s Tax Bill Action Delayed Until Return
President Truman will not act on the 4 billion dollar tax reduction plan until after he returns from Canada. Secretary Charles Ross said there probably will be no action before June 16 and noted Truman’s three day goodwill visit in Ottawa followed by his Washington return.
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Mr. Truman
Canada
Kansas City
Charles G. Ross
Truman
Ross
Congress
Washington
35Th Division
Ottawa
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