R S F R Derecognizes Two Auton Homes For Treachery
Two formerly autonomous Soviet republics in the RSFSR the Crimean and Chechen Ingush autonomous Soviet socialist republics were abolished by decree and reduced to provinces. In the same period officials across Russia faced punishment for misappropriation as the government disclosed wartime treachery. The RSFSR supreme soviet adopted decrees from the presidium.
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Moscow
Russia
Crimean An
Russian Soviet Federal Socialist Republic
RSFSR
Ministry of State Control
Supreme Soviet
Presidium
Soviet Union
Andrei A. Vlassov
Cap
Red Army
Bananas For Babe Stimulus Eases Parents’ Worry
Huntington residents donated bananas after a radio appeal by Mr and Mrs Everhard Rauschenplat for their 18 month old son Peter Rauschenplat who suffers from Coeliac disease needing five bananas daily. Two grocery chains offered free supply while doctor notes slow recovery.
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Huntington
W. Va
Everhard Rauschenplat
Peter Rauschenplat
Weddle Suspension Sparks City Police Dispute
Police Chief Arnold Porterfield suspended Investigator Cecil Weddle on Tuesday for insubordination while City Manager Emory Mitchell questioned the move and urged reinstatement. Mitchell’s recommendation was not acted on, leaving Weddle on the suspended list as officials debated his status.
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Arnold Porterfield
Cecil Weddle
Emory P. Mitchell
Porterfield
Weddle
Mitchell
Weddie
Newt Wilson
Russia vetoes thrice to halt Spain status vote at UN
In a six hour UN Security Council session, the Soviet Union vetoed three times blocking Evatt proposals to keep the Spanish question on the council agenda without prejudice to the General Assembly. The deadlock left Franco Spain status undefined amid sharp exchanges between Gromyko and other delegates.
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New York
Soviet
Russia
United Nations Security Council
Andrei A. Gromyko
Herbert V. Evatt
Gromyko
Poland
Evatt
Alexandre Parodi
Spain
Pranco
General Assembly
Dosal
Francisco Castillo Najera
Council
Castillo Nafero
France
Accused Jap War Criminal Yosuke Matsuoka Dies in Tokyo
The International Tribunal announced the death of Yosuke Matsuoka aged 66 in Tokyo Imperial University Hospital. The former Japanese foreign minister, known for negotiating the 1940 tripartite pact, died after tuberculosis arthritis and other illnesses. He had served as foreign minister from July 22, 1940.
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Tokyo
Yosuke Matsuoka
International Tribunal
Tokyo Imperial University Hospital
University of Oregon
Matsuoka
Japan
Germany
Italy
Meat shortage in Appalachian mining areas stalls food survey
Washington reports a meat shortage in the upper Appalachian mining regions has miners threatening to quit. Department of Agriculture officials said a food survey is to be completed before actions to relieve shortages, with a possible diversion of government meat not yet ordered. Rep. Randolph cited a plan by Friday from J. R. Gilmer to address the shortage.
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Washington
Donald J. Lehman
Department of Agriculture
Appalachian
Rep. Randolph
Dwvva
J. R. Gilmer
Lehman
Car Shortage Shuts 59 Upstate West Virginia Mines
Fifty nine northern West Virginia coal mines halted production due to a prolonged railroad car shortage. The Baltimore and Ohio Railway moved 1,473 loaded hoppers yesterday but could supply only about 1,250 to 3,200 cars ordered, while the Monongahela Railway allocated 719 cars. Officials expect no improvement in the car situation tomorrow.
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Pairment
W. Va
West Virginia
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Monongahela Railway
Monongahela
Forrestal Pledges Backing Merger Aims Amid Controversy
Secretary Forrestal says he will help attain the president’s army navy merger objectives while Congress contends over details. He cites two core goals a civilian headed defense department with service autonomy, and navy integrity. He notes land based aviation should be shared with air force personnel and supports navy involvement in future developments.
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Washington
Forrestal
Truman
Army Navy
Capitol Hill
White House
Patterson
Congress
Porrestal
Navy
Bn A
Defense Department
War
Air
Virginia Side Water System Studied for Pearisburg
C A Moilman clerk and treasurer and W Lambert town manager inspected the Virginia Side public water system Tuesday. Pearisburg aims to inaugurate a municipally operated water system soon. Moilman describes the visit as collecting statistics and information on Bluefield's water supply to help set up the Pearisburg system.
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C. A. Moilman
Pearisburg
Poeta
War Department Honor List Details Dead and Missing by Counties
The War Department lists deaths and missing soldiers from seven counties in West Virginia and Virginia in World War II. Totals show Mercer 173 killed and 12 other categories, McDowell 235 killed, Monroe 44, Wyoming 130, Bland 19 killed, Giles 47, Tazewell 130 with several action and non battle breakdowns. Names include John A Feuchtenberger and Charles B Daniel Jr. The release covers 1941 to 1946 and totals 3,941 killed in action in West Virginia with 4,865 total WV deaths. Virginia counts reach 3,433 killed in action and 6,007 total names listed across counties.
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Army
West Virginia
Virginia
War Department
Mercer
McDowell
Monroe
Wyoming
Bland
Giles
Tazewell
John A. Feuchtenberger
Bluefield
Mercer County
Charles B. Daniel, Jr
Tazewell County
Wyoming County
Fanewha
Barbour
Berkeley
Boone
Braxton
Brooke
Cabell
Calhoun
Clay
Doddridge
Fayette
Gilmer
Grant
Greenbrier
Hampshire
Hancock
Hardy
Harrison
Jackson
Jefferson
Lewis
Lincoln
Logan
Marion
Marshall
Mason
Mineral
Mingo
Mo‘Nongalia
Morgan
Nicholas
Ohio
Pendleton
Pleasants
Pocahontas
Preston
Putnam
Raleigh
Randolph
Ritchie
Roane
Summers
Taylor
Tucker
Tyler
Upshur
Wayne
Webster
Wetzel
Wirt
Wood
Farmers Give Away Vegetables At Market
Huntington market sellers donated surplus produce to the American Legion for three charities after prices collapsed. Beans and cabbage led declines with cabbage at 20 cents below last week. raspberries fell from 16 to 11 per crate. peaches from 1.26 to 75 cents per peck. apples tumbled from 3 to 1 per bushel.
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American Legion
Mart
John Jenkins
Ministers Reject Soviet Trieste Proposal at Paris Talks
Foreign ministers rejected Molotov's plan to place Trieste under dual or Yugoslav autonomy and suggested referring the issue to the 21 nation peace conference if unresolved. British and American aides viewed the move as a potential bargaining step toward a broader Adriatic settlement.
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Paris
Foreign Ministers
Trieste
V. M. Molotov
Italy
Yugosla
Gonveteny
James F. Byrnes
Molotov
Russia
Aoa
Eed Bidault
Byrnes
Luxembourg Palace
Iun
Balkan
Tobey fronts Truman in Senate row over Pauley clash
Senator Tobey of New Hampshire attacked President Truman on the Senate floor accusing him of discouraging qualified men from government service. Truman replied with a sharp letter calling Tobey a chronic complainer and recounting the fight over Edwin W. Pauley for under secretary of the navy. Pauley denied campaign-fund charges related to tidelands oil areas.
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Washington
Tobey
New H Hampshire
Truman
New Hampshire
Senate
Edwin W. Pauley
Navy
Pauley
Harold L. Ickes
Interior
Tidelands
Mr. Truman
New
Engle
White House
Macare
Agriculture
Senator O'Daniel Threatens Filibuster on OPA Bill
Washington June 26 Senator O Danial of Texas threatened a filibuster to block passage of the OPA extension bill before the current act dies Sunday midnight. He warned of upheaval if price and rent controls lapse, and debated moves to restore meat dairy and poultry price controls. The Senate recessed without a vote as leaders weighed a compromise bill praised by Barkley though criticized as containing booby traps for price controls.
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Texas
O’daniel
Washington
Senator O'Daniel
Dtex
OPA
O'Daniel
Truman
Congress
Bridges
Senate
Wherry
R-Neb
Barkley
Chester Bowles
Bowles
Severest Meat Shortage Deepens Across Markets
The Associated Press reports a nationwide drop in fresh meat supplies as hog receipts shrink and butcher shops close. Restaurants struggle to source beef while poultry and fish remain relatively available. Stricter price controls loom as supply tightens and markets debate relief.
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Senate
The
National Association of Re
Ttail
National Restaurant Association
Sweetheart Bill Awaits Presidential Signature
Washington June 96 A cute nickname clouds a congressional proposal awaiting President Truman’s signature. The so called sweetheart bill would grant fiancees overseas who intend marriage a path to admission, narrowing wartime quota inequities. The bill foresees marriage or timing as conditions and addresses fiancees and fiances alike while noting a possible typographical clash with flances and flance.
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Washington
Truman
Harry 8. Truman
Capitol Hill
House
Senate
Congress
Australia
New Zealand
Partment
Dean Acheson
Discrepancies Mark Kidnap Case Claims
Investigators in two cities report inconsistencies in the tale of Richard Russell Thomas the 42 year old ex convict held in Phoenix as the man linked to six year old Suzanne Degnan's kidnapping and ransom note. Detectives doubt his account and handwriting analysis shows no clear match to the note.
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Chicago
Richard Russell Thomas
Phoenix
Ariz
Suzanne Chit
Walter Storms
William J. Tuohy
Ernest W. Roach
Thomas
Degnan
North Dakota Senate Votes Split Across Isolationist Lines
In North Dakota the special short term Senate race and the primary produced a clear result. Milton Young led Lanier and Nye in the Republican field as Gerald Nye conceded defeat while William Langer gained momentum over J. B. Bridston in the renomination contest.
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Fargo
N. D
North Dakota
U. S. Senate
Gerald P
U. S
Milton R Young
Nye
Senate
Young
Berlin
P. W. Lanier, Jr
William Langer
J. B. Bridston
Grand Forks
Langer
Bradston
Lanier
Hig
John Moses
Moses
Nonpartisan League
Republican Party
Girl Testifies To Night Of Terror In Boston Hotel
Helen Stavrou, 18, a former Army airfield typist, described 17 hours with 24-year-old Army flier Thomas Farrell in a Boston hotel room. She said he slashed her with a razor, burned her with cigarettes, branded initials on her body, and threatened to kill if she cried, as officers observed the testimony in a jury trial.
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Boston
Helen Stavrou
Thomas Farrell
Farrell
Edward M. Sullivan
Ing Farrell
Edward J. Voke
Miss Stavrou
Fran
Two Killed When Hit By Lightning in West Virginia Storms
Widespread electrical storms across West Virginia killed two women and caused extensive damage. Mrs. Nina B. Montgomery Meadows, ?, near Bel Point, and Mrs. Lena Adkins, 30, on a Grandview Raleigh County porch. The same storm closed roads, flooded waters, damaged gardens, and a Morgantown alcohol tank fire caused $160,000 in losses.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Beckley
Nina B. Montgomery Meadows
Belpoint
Hinton
Lena Adkins
Grandview
Raleigh County
Oak Hill
Page
Harry E. Pickenpaugh
Lawrence Warehouse Company of Delaware
Pickenpaugh
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Henrico
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United States
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United States and Possessions
Philippine Islands
of Virginia
Romania
Sen. Tobey
Bill
Associated Press
Sweetheart Bill
Sen. Langer
Langerer
Bridston
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