West Virginia flood toll rises after six county disaster
Seventeen drowned and 25 missing as cloudburst floods six counties in central West Virginia. Damage runs into millions as rail lines, towns, and gas storage facilities are wrecked. Parkersburg and Parkersburg area aid arrives while National Guard reports high water to 35 feet at Cairo and Berea.
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West Union
W. Va
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Weston
Lewis County
National Guard
Berea
Ritchie County
National Limited
New York
St. Louis
Pennsboro
Parkersburg
New Martinsville
Tazewell Celebrates Sesquicentennial With Frontier Pageantry
Thousands gathered at the old fairgrounds for opening ceremonies as Tazewell county staged a four day Sesquicentennial. Dr James Shelby Thomas head of Clarkson College delivered the address urging democracy religion and science to co exist while warning against urban dominance and mass opinion.
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Tazewell County
Tazewell Fairgrounds
Buford Tynes
Huntington
Molley Tynes
W. B. Leslie
Sesquicentennial Corporation
Tynes
Robert E
Tazewell
Fairgrounds
Virginia County
James
Shelby Thomas
Tazewell Countian
Clarkson College
Thomas
AFL Switchmen Strike Across Five Railroads
Four thousand AFL switchmen walked out against five major western and midwestern railroads halting trains on four lines. Great Northern reported normal passenger service on its 8,000 mile system but freight was curtailed. The walkout involves members of the switchmen's union of North America and Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. Arthur J. Glover said the strike centers on a 40 hour week with many men working 48 to 56 hours without overtime. T. E. Bickers urged postponement to aid ongoing mediation with Trainmen and Conductors unions.
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Chicago
AFL
Great Northern
Striking
Switchmen’s Union of North America
Brotherhood of Railroad
National Mediation Board
Glover
Bickers
Truman Heads Conference with Top Advisors on Korea Aid
President Truman and top security officials gathered at Blair House for a dinner meeting after ordering military supplies to South Korea. The UN Security Council called a ceasefire and rollback, shaping possible U.S. actions while Truman weighs options with Acheson and Johnson.
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Washington
Truman
South Korea
Missouri
State Acheson
Defense Johnson
White House
United Nations Security Council
Council
FBI Arrests Man In Hit-Run Death
A 53 year old Bluefield resident identified as Willie Barter alias Frank Hunter was arrested by the FBI for the 1948 hit and run killing of a deaf mute in Anderson South Carolina. He was held overnight in Bluefield jail awaiting transfer to Anderson.
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Bluefield
FBI
Anderson
S. C
Willie Barter
Frank Hunter
Jones Street
Porter
Carolina City
US Trained Koreans Repel Sneak Attack Over Seoul
U S trained Korean forces repelled a Red coached assault near Seoul amid an air duel reported between a U S fighter and a Yak 3. Tokyo said General MacArthur would send materials including ammunition to south Korea. About 10 people at the U S Embassy witnessed the Mustang drive off the Yak after it dropped two bombs killing six civilians.
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Seoul
U.S
Tokyo
MacArthur
South Korea
U. S
Kim Yong Ju
Lee
Chunchon
Choi Byung Duk
North Korea
Ascom
Inchon
Japan
Choi
Col
W. H. S. Wright
Korea
Uijongbu
Truman Loser In Carolina Contest
North Carolina run off selects Willis Smith over Frank Graham for Senate as South voters reject Graham’s Fair Deal ties. Smith vows opposition to FEPC and socialist programs while Graham concedes after leading early.
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Truman
Carolina
Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
Willis Smith
Frank P. Graham
Smith
U N Security Council Orders Cease Fire In Korea
The United Nations Security Council calls for an immediate halt to hostilities in Korea and for North Korea to withdraw its armed forces to the 38th parallel. It urges all U N members to aid the resolution and refrain from assisting the northern forces, while warning of possible sanctions if ignored. The vote was nine to zero with Yugoslavia abstaining. Russia opposed the action citing Nationalist China’s participation.
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U. N. Council
United Nations
Truman
Washington
Missouri
Acheson, Johnson
Blairhouse
Johnson
U. N
Gross
Council
United Nations Secretariat
Republic of Korea
Seoul
U. N. Commission For Korea
all-India Radio
British Broadcasting Corporation
American State Department
Voice of America
U. S
South Korea
North Korea
38Th Parallel
North
Russia
United States
Egypt
Norway
Britain
France
India
China
Ecuador
Cuba
Yugoslavia
Djuro Ninicic
Marshal Tito
Belgrade
U. N. Korean Commission
Warren R. Austin
Vermont
Red China
Chiang Kai - Shekh
Trygve Lie
Rushing Aid To Flooded Cities In West Virginia
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone reports emergency equipment flown into north central West Virginia flood zones. High waters at West Union submerged the exchange and damaged lines. One circuit restored then failed. Communications cut to Cairo and Harrisville in Ritchie county and other flood area communities. Linemen converge from across the state to repair service.
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Charleston
W. Va
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
West Virginia
West Union
Oss
Cairo
Harrisville
Ritchie County
All 58 Aboard Northwest Airliner Believed Lost
Traces of a missing Northwest Airlines plane were found in Lake Michigan off St. Joseph Michigan. All 58 aboard likely perished when the DC-4 vanished after radio contact at 12 15 a m en route from New York to Seattle via Minneapolis. Coast Guard recovered wing sections logs and blankets marked NW as searchers scoured lakes and land across Wisconsin Michigan Minnesota and Illinois.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Northwest Airlines
Lake Michigan
St. Joseph
Mich
Coast Guard
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
New York
Seattle
Minneapolis
Chicago
Green Bay
Wilmette
Ill
Benton Harbor
Ludington
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Associated Press
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University of North Carolina
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