Pact lands defense plan backed by US and 11 nations
The United States joined eleven nations in a secret reflective defense plan to deter aggression across the Western bloc. Officials stressed secrecy with a broader Atlantic defense concept, while France Belgium Norway and others voiced concerns over burden sharing and immediate actions.
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Kingsbury Smith
Hague
United States
Louis Lanson
Russia
West
China
Netherlands
Wilhelm Schokking
Juliana Bar- Parks
Elagua Se
Sovereuin Nuliona
Democratie
Lheinselyrs
Ireland
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Anion
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Bradley Sonia
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Bradley
Chile
Chaiman
Atlantic Pact
Hainan Invaded By Chinese Reds TAIPRI
Formosa reports Chinese Communist troops landed on Hainan island near the southern mainland. Nationalists claim a sharp battle left many Reds dead or captured and several ships engaged in the clash. The official agency says vital defense scored a significant victory.
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Taipri
Formosa
Hainan
Hidane Saido
Junxs
Dawn the Fair-Way crossbyh Dee ay page 20 oe Pail Smith returns
Gazette specials highlight golf column by Len Gross and a weather analysis by Page34. Teen editor Jerry Beaten warns youths about delaying goals while correspondent John Hancock reports on Gauley Bridge residents backing Mildland Trail bypass. The Gazette promotes round-the-clock news and investment in staying informed.
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Len Gross
A Gazette Special
John Hancock
Gauley Bridge
Mildland Trail
Bibtec
Pre-Easter Traffic Jam Shuts City Streets
Charleston faced a severe pre-Easter traffic jam as thousands of vehicles clogged downtown and residential streets. Rain reduced visibility and worsened delays. a veteran officer called it the worst he had seen. Buses ran late and packed, with riders reporting long trips from Kanawha City to the business district and taxi delays across major routes.
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the Gazette
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Kanawha City Bridge
Capitol
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Page & Col
Girl and Boy Held In City Theft Ring Probe
City police announced the arrest of two youths suspected in an organized larceny ring. Greta Nell Halstead, 16, of Rand, and a 17 year old at Charleston are named as suspects in the theft of checks from post office boxes valued at over 100000 dollars, with other checks ranging from 100 to several thousand dollars missing. A married woman was being sought by Army intelligence in the Panama Canal Zone as a third member. The teenage suspect’s arrest two weeks earlier for extortion aided the case.
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Greta Nell Halstead
Rand
Charleston
J. A. Clemmer
Frank Riddle
Kirrail
Army
Panama Canal Zor
Trig
Riddle
City
Page
McGrath Proposes Bills to Curb Gambling and Racketeering
The Justice Department sent two draft bills to Congress targeting organized crime tied to slot machines and illegal race betting. Violations of gambling device laws could bring fines up to 4000 and prison up to two years, while gambling information offenses face up to 5000 daily fines. A Kefauver crime rackets inquiry moves toward the Senate Judiciary Committee with Len Kefauver likely to lead.
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Insi
Justice Department
Congress
McGrath
House
Senate
Senate Rules Committee
Len Kefauver
D-Tenn
Senated Judiciary Committee
Kefauvee
G-String Radar to Map Moon at Pentagon Demonstration
U S Signal Corps showed at Fort Monmouth a radar and home television vision system named the G String after Dr Georg Goubau It would reduce long distance phone costs and enable higher antenna placement while mapping the moon surface and enabling person to person television calls
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U. S. Signal Corps
Roon
Pentagon
Signal Corps
Fort Monmouth
N. I
G. Stung
Georg Goubau
Orson
Army
Fort Moanynouth
Lattimore Dares McCarthy To Face Trial as Perjurer
Senator McCarthy locked in a clash as Lattimore dares him to face trial for perjury while Jessup, named ambassador at large, is cleared for secret atomic talks with Britain and Canada. Hickenlooper protests against the emergency clearance and McCarthy targets Jessup’s alleged Communist affinity.
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McCarthy
Jessup
Atomics Group
Hickenlooper
Washington
State Department
Philip C. Jessup
Britain
Canada
Atomic Energy Commission
Sen
Elekenlooper Alowsi
Acheson
Building Tieup Threat Averted in Kanawha Valley trades
The Kanawha Valley building industry awaits a new work week amid indications a wage strike by two AFL crafts will be averted. Bricklayers Local 3 union members were expected to work as usual despite no new contract. Carpenters locals 1207 and 128 and the Charleston Building Contractors Assoc. said the old contract, expired Friday midnight, was extended with no changes. A bricklayers meeting was planned for tomorrow night to review the situation.
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Kanawha Valley
Ivork
AFL
Bricklayers Lova! No. 3
Sul
Lovals 1207
Charleston
Assoc
Washington
Nsi
House
Aggeed
Truman
Inj
Congress
Premonition of Doom Proven True in Family Tragedy
In Zanesville Ohio on April first a 24 year old woman Luja Shipman fled home after a dispute with her husband who then summoned their car. Emma Norris wanted to spend the night with her mother and the family tragedy culminated with the husband reportedly driving away with their daughter Shirley Marie in the car.
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Zanesville
iFi
Emma Norris
Lea Aes
Luja Shipman
Norris
Shirley Maric
Eisenhower names Alaska as weakest link in defense plan
Washington April 1 General Eisenhower identifies Alaska as the weakest link in the nation’s defense and urges a sharp rise in military spending. He lists Alaska among top items for the next fiscal year, seeking hundreds of millions more than the Truman request.
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Washington
Dwight D Eisenhower
Alaska
Norris
Shirley Marie
Congress
Truman
Eisenhower
Elmer Thomas
Senate Appropriations
A. Garrisons
Page & Chl
City Churches Plan Holy Week in Charleston
Charleston churches begin Holy Week with Palm Sunday services and an Easter Sunrise on the state capitol steps. The 425th Army Reserve Band opens a 21 minute program, followed by readings and prayers from local pastors. Sunrise meditation by Dr Frank Tanald and sermon by Dr Eugene M. Austin anchor the 6 30 am service broadcast to cap off the Lenten season.
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Charleston
State Capitol
Washington St
John W. Hellister
Central Methodist Church
Kanawha River
Frank Tanald
First Christian Church
425Th Army Reserve Band
Morris
Yarvey Colege
B. Blino Kelley
Wesley Methodist Church
By ¢ ‘Ra Cole
Weekley
Unio Bayelieren
Morris Harvey Seeks 750000 for Building Campaign
Morris Harvey College plans a 750000 drive to finish a new South Bulmer campus building under construction. Dr Leonard Riggieman announced board of trustees elected A W Cox as general campaign chairman with six vice chairmen and committees to urge community support for the project. The goal will add to funds from a 1945 drive to complete the building fund.
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Morris Harvey College
Bulmer
Leonard Riggieman
Cregent
A. W. Cox
Charleston
Cox
Hayes Piektesimer
Ray Evans
Henderson Peebles
Andrew S. Thomas, Jr
R. C. Woothe
Robert L. Smith
Exchoice
Riggieman
Bridges Jurors Seek Record In Bridges Perjury Trial
The Bridges perjury trial jury asked to read the record and requested the testimony of Iain Schomaker. Schomaker, linked to waterfront unions and former Communist, testified he sought Communist party books and dues from Bridges. Juror Glen L. Christiansen noted the focus on Schomaker and the restaurant Communist card cross examination.
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Ban Francisco
Apri
Harry Bridges
Iain Schomake
Schomaker
Waterfront
Bridges
CIO Longshers Union
Glen L. Christiansen
Schumaker
B. B. Jones
Probers Urge Spy Crackdown and Embassy Focus
Washington April 1 The House Un American Activities Committee urged in May a crackdown on embassies described as focal points of Communist espionage and propaganda It also called for stricter anti spying and treason laws urging teamwork over rivalry and tighter checks on defense plant workers The recommendations appeared in two committee reports summarizing last year s hearings and investigations The report emphasized espionage as a deadly weapon in the hands of American Communists at the present time.
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House
Washington
House Unamerican Activities Committee
Shumboat
Teacher Fined Over Slapping Case In Kanawha County
Otis Young a Kanawha County teacher from Albans was found guilty of assault in the slapping of a Navis Creek child. He was fined and costs posted $400 bond for appeal to the Intermediate Court. The incident allegedly occurred on March 10 and a separate beating case at Cane Fork Grade School is pending. suspension from the district remains in place as the board of education reviews the records.
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Kanawaa County
Schoor Teachay
Navis Creek
Chile
Justice of the Peace
H. G. Thayer
Otis Young
RFC 2
Albans
Young
Thayer
Cane Fork
Orville Gunnoe
Gunnoe
Virgil Flinn
Kanawha
Meredith Parry
Supt
Flinn
Board of Education
Parry
Lena
Farry
Census Fun Amid Rain as Charleston Counts
Charleston residents faced rain and humor during the 12th U S Census gathering led by Homer H. May. About 110 enumerators began duties in Kanawha County as May predicts Charleston will become the state’s largest city, despite criticism from Huntington and other towns.
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Homer H. May
Census Bureau
Kanawha
Charleston Wall
Huntington
U N Agent Lattimore Denounces McCarthy Lies
U N agent Owen Lattimore labeled Senator McCarthy's charges as lies and a madman's deceit at a New York news conference after returning to the United States. He urged Soviet decoration for McCarthy and defended his own record with brief State Department gaps. He referenced missions to Japan and China, and noted Budenz as a potential McCarthy witness.
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Wisconsin
New York
Owen Lattimore
Sen. McCarthy
Soviet Union
McCarthy
Telliz
United States
Lattimore
Afghanistan
United Nats
Laltimore
Ed Pacley
Japan
Heginning
Cas
China
Probiema
State Department
Budenz
Louis Budenz
Fordhan University
Communist Daily Worker
Woom Sen
Alexander Berane
Death Penalty Urged for Cold War Spies in Congress
Washington April 1 The House Committee on American Activities urged a new law imposing the death penalty on all Communist spies found guilty of espionage in time of war. The report warned that espionage is a deadly weapon in the hands of American Communists and urged extending espionage laws and loyalty clearance actions while limiting employment in vital defense fields.
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Washington
House On American Advices
Heagan
Spy Brothers
Tresson
Trumen
Congress
Clergymen Testify In Tech Treason Trial Prague
In Prague, the final day of testimony in a tech treason trial saw ten Roman Catholic clergymen accused of aiding suspected Vatican-backed activities. Official Czech reports say some defendants pleaded guilty, including Abbot Buhumil Vit Tajovssy and Abbot Augustin Machalica, with others like Selvestey Bracalo and Jan Blesis reportedly linked to university theology studies.
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Czechoslovakia
Vatican
Fou
Buhumil Vit Tajovssy
Zeliva
Augustin Machalica
Nova Rise
Selvestey
Charleston Skies Sunday April 2 Forecast Summary
The forecast notes a full Moon with a partial eclipse not visible locally, Moon high and bright with Sirius visible in the southwest, low Waning Venus nearby, and temperatures around the afternoon low to mid forties. Conditions described as typical for a Sunday with light winds and clear skies.
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Sirius
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