Local Schools Postpone Reopening Through Monday
Mercer and Wyoming county officials postponed school reopenings until Monday due to a two state snowstorm that dumped over 18 inches in many areas. Several schools in nearby Virginia began reopening while roads remained hazardous and weather forecasts showed continued cold, snow flurries, and limited relief.
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Mercer
Wyoming County
McDowell County
Buchanan
Tazewell
Bland
Virginia
Mercer County Board of Education
Pineville
Wyoming
Veterans’ Division
U. S
Highway Department
Princeton
West Virginia Road Commission
Arlier
Mercer County
Virginia Highway Department
Soaring living costs trigger pay boosts across auto sector
Washington reports the cost of living index hits a new high at 174.8, unlocking automatic pay increases for nearly a million workers tied to the index. General Motors and Ford announce three cent hourly raises for half a million hourly workers, with 100,000 salaried staff receiving quarterly allowances of 15 to 15.75 dollars.
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Washington
General Motors Corp
Ford Motor Co
General Motos
Ford
Chrysler
CIO Auto
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Hospital Superintendent to Stand Trial for Manslaughter
Huntington W Va November 29 Mrs Virginia Comstock superintendent of Barboursville State hospital will go on trial tomorrow on a manslaughter charge in the death of Miss Pauline Cook a 35 year old patient. Sealed by 67 witnesses including President Joe F Burdett and two state board members. The defense subpoenaed Burdett L Steele Trotter and Dell White of Charleston. The autopsy cites pneumonia as the cause and prosecutors expect 17 witnesses including former hospital employees dismissed after demanding Mrs Comstock removal.
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Huntington
W. Va
Virginia Comstock
Barboursville State Hospital
Pauline Cook
Joe F. Burdett
State Board of Control
J. J. N. Quinlan
Burdett
L. Steele Trotter
Dell White
Charleston
Comstock
Reds Send Yank POW Back With Message
In North Korea on November 29 a Chinese officer returned Corporal Donald R. Rose of Fredericksburg Virginia to U S lines with a demand that American air and artillery strikes cease in exchange for peace talks. Rose described being issued US gear and a jeep as he conveyed the message to his command.
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U. S
North Korea
Donald R. Rose
Fredericksburg
Rose
Grady Girl Dies After Christmas Eve Burns
Fay Estep 13 of Pawpaw Ky died in Grundy hospital after 11 months of skin grafts following burns from a heating stove on Christmas Eve last year. Parents Monroe and wife were among donors. she leaves two brothers James and Paul and two sisters Linda and Jewell. funeral Friday at 10 from the Pawpaw home with Rev. Claude Conn. Burial in family cemetery.
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Grundy
Fay Estep
Monroe Estep
Pawpaw. Ky
Grundy Hospital
Fay
Estep
Pawpaw
James
Paul
Linda
Jewell
Claude Conn
British Propose Red China Deal to Avert War
London reports Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin outlined Britain’s willingness to seek a political settlement in Korea and to join the United States and France in talks with the Soviet Union if tensions ease. He stressed stabilizing the Korean military first, then pursuing a political solution, and warned that a China willing to cooperate could help avert a general war.
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London
Britain
China
Korea
Ernest Bevin
House of Commons
United States
France
Soviet
Russia
Bevin
Fighter Planes Roar Through Hongkong Prompt War Fears
In Hongkong on November 29 fear rose as fighter planes roared overhead in a joint RAF and Royal Navy exercise. Officials later quieted nerves with a public statement printed in all afternoon papers, clarifying the drill was routine and not the start of war.
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Hong Kong
Royal Air Force
RAF
Royal Navy
Steelworkers Appear Pleased by U S Steel Offer
Pittsburgh November 29 United States Steel offered the CIO United Steelworkers a wage increase pegged around 18 cents an hour plus fringe benefits. Union President Philip Murray presented the proposal to the executive board in a secret session amid repeated applause. The wage policy committee will consider the executive board's decision with 170 members. U S Steel, employing 155 000 workers, and the union have not disclosed the exact figures.
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Pittsburgh
United States Steel Corporation
CIO
United Steelworkers
Philip Murray
USW
Big Steel
Murray
U.S. Steel
Acheson Warns of Unparalleled Danger in Korea Crisis
Secretary of State Acheson warned of a situation of unparalleled danger over Korea and said the U N will not lack firmness in responding to aggression. He urged Chinese Communists to end brazen aggression and showed confidence in a six point strategy for freedom.
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Washington
Acheson
Korea
United Nations
Soviet Union
U. N
Ohio
National Council of Churches of Christ
U. N. Security Council
Area-Wide Cast Of Artists Picked For Yule Tree Show
Bluefield books a wide cast for the Community Christmas Tree radio stage extravaganza to be held Sunday December 17 at the Colonial Theatre Meine Stage. The Concord Commanders orchestra leads a lineup including Blanche Armentrout Thompson Henry Fortune Alleta Jo Barney Nash Dave Steiner Ella Nash Jarrell John Young Evangeline Donahue and Viola Clark with more joining daily. The program runs noon to 8 pm broadcast in full by WHIS with two smaller orchestras Dick Daisey and Crowd Pleasers Eddie Galloway and ensembles including Beaver A Cappella chorus Bluefield college choruses and Barney Nash novelty acts. The charity show raises funds for underprivileged Bluefield children with all proceeds donated. The theme Keep them smiling by dialing accompanies the Santa visit on December 23.
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Colonial Theatre
Concord Commanders
Blanche Armentrout Thompson
Henry Fortune
Alleta Jo
Barney Nash
Dave Steiner
Ella Nash Jarrell
John Young
Evangeline Donahue
Viola Clark
Commanders
Bill Caruth
Dick Daisey
Eddie Galloway
Beaver
Bluefield College
Anna Mae Foresman
Bluefield
Community Christmas Tree Association
WHIS
Santa
Europeans Blame MacArthur For U N Setbacks In Korea
Paris reports angry reaction to MacArthur s Korean setbacks. Western critics blame his off ensive on the Yalu and accuse him of hastiness while British and French diplomats urged caution. Bevin defended the UN command and noted need for consultation on policy questions.
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MacArthur
U.N
Korea
Paris
Arthur
Tokyo
U. N
Ernest Bevin
House of Commons
Bevin
United Nations
France
Britain
Yalu
Manchuria
Austin Charges Chinaman Lied
Austin declares Peiping’s representative lied and warned the United Nations to act quickly to stop war in Asia. He repeats no aggression by the U N or the United States in Korea and urges a six power resolution to remove Chinese soldiers from Korea amid expected Soviet veto.
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Austin
U. S
U. N
Korea
Soviet Union
Allies Fight to Escape Chinese Trap in Northwest Korea
In bitter fighting near the Chongchon River and Sinchang the U S Eighth Army faced a 200000 strong Chinese Red offensive. Two U S divisions pulled back across the river as the front tenter sought to form a pocket near the Yellow Sea. The_reds pressed from the northeast with a major supply route within reach while UN forces hoped to salvage men and material for a winter line south of the Changchon.
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Seoul
Korea
Yellow Sea
U. S
Chongchon River
Sinchang
Pyongyang
Jied
Chongchon
South Korea
U. S. Eighth Army
Walton H. Walker
Eighth Army
Tokyo
Changchon River
North Korea
Manchurian
United Nations
Changchon
U.S
Chinatown Youth to Fight With Yanks
New York November 29 Chinese residents pledge to join U S forces in fighting Chinese Communists. Shavey Lee, a spokesman and leader of New York Citys 30000 strong Chinese community, says you can depend on that.
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Chinatown
New York
Shavey Lee
New York City
Draft Law Changes Predicted By Solon
A senate armed services committee member said Congress will likely be asked to change the draft law to boost manpower. The unnamed senator spoke after closed door talks on Korea with defense officials. The current draft targets men aged 19 to 26, but potential changes were not revealed.
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Washington
Senate Armed Services Committee
Congress
Armed Services
Defense Department
Guerrilla War in China Urged by U S General
Charleston, Nov 29 Adjutant General Charles R Fox urged guerrilla warfare in China to defeat Red forces. He backed U N support for Chiang Kai Shek’s Nationalist government to organize guerrilla activities, while opposing large scale U S combat involvement. Fox warned that if U N forces in Korea face a large Chinese force, bombing restrictions could risk a Chinese victory.
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Charleston
W. Va
China
Charles R. Fox
Fox
14Th Air Force
America
U. S
U.N
Chiang Kai-Shek
Ding
U.S
U. N
Korea
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Tenth Corps
Manchester Guardian
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Nationaltidende
Douglas Macwar
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Malik
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Jacob A. Malik
Far East
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