Fukui Jap City Earthquake Toll Put At 3155 Dead
U S military government officials place Fukui death toll at 3155 with 7520 seriously injured in Fukui prefecture after Monday's quake. Relief workers, both American and Japanese, search ruins as Tokyo dispatches medicines and vaccines. If confirmed, it would be Japan's worst postwar disaster.
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Fukui
Japan
U.S
Fukui Prefecture
General MacArthur
Tokyo
Osaka
Kyodo
Fukul
Kingwood Miners Fined By Court
In Kingwood West Virginia on June 29 twelve roving picket members were fined 75 dollars and costs after pleading guilty to lighter charges in a case tied to a spring mine shutdown dispute with operator Raymond Hartman. One defendant, Joe Angelo of Fairmont, identified as a United Mine Workers official, faced related indictments.
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Kingwood
Ringwood
A. T. Tichnell
Hartman
Charles P. Wilhelm
Joseph Bourffalo
Morgantown
Frank Trackovich
Nominating 14 For Bluefield Chamber Board Seats
Owen Rickard announced that the Bluefield chamber of commerce has nominated 14 candidates to elect seven directors for a two year term. Twelve nominees come from Greater Bluefield and Bluefield, Va. The final ballot deadline is noon July 12. Seven current directors will be replaced. three associate directors will be elected by the new board.
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Bluefield
Frank S. Easley
J. P. Gills
S. P. Ae George Richardson, Jr
H. H. Stuckman
Lewis Tierney
L. W. Bates
Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
Rickard
Meat Price Hikes Boost Farm Rates
Washington reports farm prices rose two percent from mid May to mid June driven by rising meat prices. Prices paid by farmers for family living and farm production costs also edged higher. Meat animal prices increased eight percent as seasonal slaughter declines reduced market supply.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Rail Labor Talks Resume In White House Session
Washington June 29 A White House negotiator John R Steelman brought together union and management leaders for a four hour joint session aimed at resolving the railroad labor dispute. Steelman cautioned no promise of agreement and said they will try again tomorrow. The meeting marked the first time since May that the two sides met in one room. Union heads Alvanley Johnston D B Robertson and A J Glover led their groups the locomotive engineers firemen and enginemen and switchmen. The parties had rejected the presidential commission's pay proposal and earlier talks were described as only conversations with Steelman not formal proposals. The outcome remains uncertain with no immediate disclosure of progress.
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Washington
White House
John R. Steelman
Steelman
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Alvanley Johnston
Brotherhood of Firemen and Enginemen
D. B. Robertson
Switchmen
A. J. Glover
Persidential Commission
Steeland
Rift in Georgia Klan Empire Splits into New Group
In Georgia two large Klaverns break away from the Ku Klux Klan to form the Original Southern Kans Inc. A charter is issued in Muscogee County Columbus with 23 year old war veteran Alton E. Pate named grand wizard. Dr Samuel Green calls Pate a front man for Pearson Jack Johnson. Green labels the split Bolshevik in tone.
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Atlanta
Ku Klux Klan
Georgia
Klaverns
Southern Kans, Inc
Muscogee County
Columbus
Alton E. Pate
Samuel Green
Theassociation of Georgia Klans
Manchester, Ga
Green
Pate
Taft-Hartley Rule Upheld in Anti Red Dispute
In New York on June 26 a federal court upheld the Taft-Hartley Act provision denying NLRB use to unions whose officials fail to file a non communist affidavit. The 2 to 1 ruling sustains section 9-H of the law, asserting its constitutionality.
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New York
National Labor Relations Board
Berlin blockade fuels hope of relief before supply runs out
Soviet Marshal Vassily Sokolovsky voiced hope that Berlin’s food stocks would last several weeks and trains could resume as normal. He warned against air corridor violations while keeping the western highway closed to stop currency imports, citing currency reform in the western zones. Berlin council appealed to the United Nations as 2 million Germans faced possible starvation if the blockade persisted.
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Berlin
Vassily D. Sokolovsky
Brian Robertson
ADN
Sokolovsky
Germany
United Nations
Socialist Unity
Lake Success
United States
France
U. N
Washington
State Department
U. S. Pushes Foreign Aid for Europe and China
The government announced a mail subsidy on relief packages to Europe and China to spur private donations. A four cent per pound cut in July ship rates to 11 nations, backed by the subsidy, aims to boost food clothing and other aid shipments. Britain Denmark Italy and Ireland signed aid treaties. nations face ratification deadlines and potential aid shutdown if not approved by July 3.
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Washington
Europe
China
Economic Cooperation Administration
Britain
Denmark
United States
Italy
Ireland
State Department
U. S
Yugoslavia Defends Tito Regime Against Cominform Attacks
Belgrade in calm mood as Yugoslav communists publish a forceful denial of Cominform charges. The 10 000 word reply accuses Moscow of lies and seeks direct talks with Russia to resolve tensions. Reports of cross border fire and rumors of Soviet movements add to a tense backdrop.
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Yugoslavia
Communist Party
Cominform
Russia
Marshal Tito
Bolshevik Party of Russia
Communist Party of Yugoslavia
Party of Marxism
Central’ S Committee
Rome
Danube
Serbia
Gross Rail Revenues May Reach Ten Billion
Cleveland June 29 William T Faricy president of the association of American railroads said at the annual meeting that gross rail revenues may reach a record 10 billion dollars this year though net income will be below 20 years ago. He cited that operating costs have increased while rates have not kept pace.
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Cleveland
Associator of American Railroads
Tony
Wiliam T. Fariey
Association
Faricy
Knife Fight Wounds Leave Man In Critical Condition
George Boyd a Virginia side colored resident remained in extremely critical condition after a Sunday morning knife and axe fight at Bluefield sanitarium. He was stabbed in chest and arm and suffered a brain concussion. Henry Williamson colored was released on 2500 bond on charges of assault causing bodily injuries.
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George Boyd
Viginia Side
Bluefield
Boyd
Henry Willamson
Harvester Plants Closed By Strike
A nationwide labor picture centers on a 35,000 CIO strike at International Harvester. Nine farm equipment plants closed as union walkout hits production while wage boost timing remains a key negotiation issue. Government efforts continue to settle rail wage disputes with one line settled and a 40 percent rate boost.
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Associated Press
CIO
International Harvester Company
Harvester
Metal Workers
John L. Lewis’ Union
United Mine Workers
Robert N. Denham
National Labor Relations Board
District 31
UMW
AFL International Typographical Union
NLRB
Demo Factions Weigh Eisenhower Open Convention Plan
Washington reports June 29 that ADA chief Leon Henderson says rising sentiment favors Eisenhower for the Democratic nomination and he may accept a draft. Truman’s advisers and White House pressure are alleged to push a bandwagon with no wheels. Henderson says Douglas could still be nominated and predicts Douglas will not move decisively before the Philadelphia convention opening July 12.
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Washington
Leon Henderson
Americans For Democratic Action
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
OPA
Truman
Henderson
Democratic National Committee
White House
Daniel J. Tobin
Teamsters’ Union
AFL
Roosevelt
Indiana
Virginia
Trumanites
Justice Douglas
West Virginia heat wave to ease briefly then rebound
West Virginia endured an eight day heat wave with 95 degrees in Clarksburg and repeated 92 plus readings in Logan County. The weatherman forecast showers midweek and cooler, drier conditions for Thursday, followed by return to warmth and humidity over the weekend, with temperatures averaging slightly above normal.
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West Virginia
Clarksburg
Logan County
Petersburg
Martinsburg
Parkersburg
Huntington
Charleston
Elkins
Flat Top
Lover's Lane Killer Claims Second Victim
Oregon disclosing a chilling case in which 18 year old Mary Jane Reed, an telephone operator, was found shot in a silica pit two miles from Oregon. Earlier, Stanley Skridla, 28, a telephone lineman, was discovered dead in a lover's lane with four bullet wounds. Ballistics tied both victims to a single .32 caliber pistol. Coroner notes possible rape cannot be confirmed due to advanced decomposition.
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Oregon
Mary Jane Reed
Stanley Skridla
Skridla
Fred Horner
National Silica Company
Horner
Mustache Trends Stir in White House Vote Outlook
Washington dispatch notes editor Arthur Edson and his Mustache Surveying Corp. predict a pending trend if Thomas E. Dewey wins. The piece traces presidential facial hair from Lincoln to Taft, citing shifts from beards to clean shaven, and hints a Dewey-era revival may begin with his proposed small, bristly mustache.
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Arthur Edson Washington
Thomas E. Dewey
White House
William Howard Taft
James Abram Garfield
Taft
Dewey
Edson Mustache Surveying Corp
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew
Theodore Roosevelt
Thomas Marshall
Charles Curtis
Dewey and Warren Discuss Berlin Blockade Plans
Gov Thomas E Dewey called the Berlin blockade a grave situation but said war is not to be considered He planned a full length conference with John Foster Dulles and has been talking daily with him by telephone Dewey and Warren met at his farm coatless in sleeves for a campaign briefing Warren did not participate in the discussion They planned further Albany meetings and a broad campaign outline for the next four months
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Pawling
Thomas E. Dewey
Berlin
John Foster Dulles
Dewey
New York
Lmews
Coathless
Ftarm
Earl Warren
California
New York City
Warren
Marshall Tito
Yugoslavia
Dulles
Albany
Empire State Capital
Rebels Slash Back Cut Greek Roads
A press dispatch reports two guerrilla brigades severed a main Greek army supply link between Toannina and Preveza, forcing American road workers to flee. Communications between Athens and Ioannina were cut except via Corfu, affecting three divisions in the region.
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Ioannina
Corfu
Embros
Toannina
Preveza
Bears Attack Boy at Glen Oak Park Zoo
In Peoria Illinois a 12 year old boy climbed into a bear enclosure to feed two black bears Tuffy and Babe. The bear grabbed his arm and severed it above the elbow. Surgeons amputated the arm at St Francis hospital. Firefighters and zookeepers used hoses to recover the severed limb from the cage.
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Peoria
John Dickerson
Glen Oak Park
A. B. Eads
St. Francis Hospital
Dick Houlihan
UMW District Charged With Force Tactics
A UMW District 31 unit was charged with blockading four Preston County West Virginia mines last March to force nonunion miners to sign membership cards. Beatings and mass picketing alleged in violation of Taft Hartley. aim to disrupt production during the spring coal strike. Trial set August 10 in Kingwood with possible NLRB appeal afterward.
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Washington
United Mine Workers of America
West Virginia
Robert N. Denham
National Labor Relations Board
District 31
John L. Lewis
UMW
Denham
Preston County
W. Va
Ruthbell
Hartman, Bergman
George Kefover
NLRB
Paul F. Shanp
Pittsburgh
Kingwood
Kentucky
Southern Coal Producers Association
Lewis
Clagett Heads Poca Land Corp
H W Shields of Pocahontas Land retires after 59 years with Norfolk and Western Railway and subsidiaries. Thomas H Clagett succeeds as general manager. William R Graham and James M Godwin receive top upgrades in Bluefield based leadership reshuffle.
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H. W. Shields
Pocahontas Land Corporation
Roanoke
Norfolk and Western Railway
Thomas H. Clagett
The
Land Corporation
William R. Graham
James M. Godwin
Clagett, Graham
Bluefield
Shields
Bucks Coune Ty
Pocahontas Coal Fields
Pocahontas Coal and Coke Company
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Lehigh University
Pocahontas Company
Graham
Pocahontas
Augusta Military Academy
West Virginia University
Lehigh
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