Steed to Hang At Moundsville On October 15
Fayet te county jury condemned 28-year-old Steed to die by hanging at West Virginia state penitentiary in Moundsville on October 15 for the July 1 robbery murder of Loren T. McClung. Judge Robert J. Thrift Jr. denied a new trial after a 19 minute deliberation. Steed, an Army veteran, was the first to receive the death sentence in Fayette County in 33 years.
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Fayetteville
Lemuel Thomas Steed
West Virginia State Penitentiary
Moundsville
Loren T. McClung
Smithers Islayelia County
Robert J. Thrift, Jr
Bulleed
Steed
Boomer Negro
Fayette County
Thrift
William Laird
TIL
McClung
Cannine
State Penitentiary
Iday
Wen
Slim Nagra Alas
William Thompson
Mi Famery
Price Check Put On Marshall Plan
Washington officials announce new ECA rules to cap Marshall Plan prices. Foreign aid suppliers must sign an oath that purchase price is no higher than U.S. market rates. Marshall Plan countries must pay from their own funds and refund any premium.
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Washington
Economic Cooperation Administration
ECA
Paul G. Hoffman
United States
Marshall Plan
Treasury
Foreign Aid Administration
Hoffman
Une
Charites
Russia demands U S hand over missing teacher
Soviet Ambassador Alexander S. Panyushkin demanded that the United States hand over Michael Ivanovitch Samarin a New York painter who spoke at a hastily called news conference in the Russian embassy The demand was made in a formal note delivered to Undersecretary of State Robert A Lovett during the night
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Wasrington
Aug
Alexander S. Panyushkin
United States
Michael Ivanovitch Samarin
New York
Iesher
Robert A. Lovett
Observers Predict Heavy Cotton Crop Forecast
A report from Washington says the Tolstoy foundation predicts a record U S cotton crop and warns of a price decline. Government economists caution that prices may still rise amid wage and price increases while the note ties a kidnapping claim to Soviet interests. Samarin, a New York teacher, was questioned by the FBI after visiting the agency.
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Panyushtin
Washington
INS
Samarin
Mra. Oksana Stepanovna Kosenkina
New York
Tolstoy Agriculture Department
Foundation
Orleans
Soviet Union
Kouskenkina
Tolstoy Foundation
New York City
Ashe
Chicago
FBI
Ask- Colton
Mystery witness in Red spy ring case refuses to talk
Alexander Koral, a 51 year old London born witness, avoids answering questions before the House Un American Activities Committee. An investigator said the witness once served as a courier for a Soviet agent and dealt with U S officials. He cited potential incrimination as his reason to remain silent.
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Koral
Alexander Koral
New York Education Department
Red
Constitution
Washington
House UN American Activities Committer
U. S
Allence
Elizabeth T. Bentley
Bersong
Rep
Hebert
Kora
Kore
Truman Given Ample Curbs GOP Insists
The GOP argued that Truman already had power to curb inflation and that the extra session gave him more tools. They cited past policies as the main inflation cause and predicted the president would sign a forthcoming bill while remaining critical of its shortfalls. White House press aides offered no new details.
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Washington
White House
Congress
Truman
Eat R-Ohig
Senate
GOP
Sen
Hatch
Sen. Lucas
D-Ill
Charles G. Ross
Mr. Truman
Cal
No Meat Boycott Yet Evident Among Charleston Housewives
A survey shows Charleston housewives remain unorganized for a no meat campaign despite anger over high prices. Local butchers report usual activity with steak at 1.10 a pound and pork chops at 95 cents, while scarce meat items limit sales. Some predict a future campaign could mobilize support, but current sales remain normal.
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Charleston
Boymatt
Southwest
Texas
Dallas
Fort Worth
Piesse Torm
Miss North Contest Highlighted By Grafton Teen Queen
Donna Ann Harrison a 17 year old from Grafton is a Miss North candidate for the 15th Annual North South Football Game at Laid ley field August 20. Harrison represents the Grafton Sentinel and is among 20 beauty queens arriving August 19 for the Pigskin Pageant in Charleston.
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Donna Ann Harrison
Dale R. Harrison
Grafton
Laidley Field
Miss Harrison
Grafton Sentinel
West Virginia
Grafton High School
Doris
Thespians
Carrier Club
Charleston
U S Increases Rate on Bonds
The government raises short term bond rates as an anti inflation measure with Treas ury certificates moving from 1 1 8 to 1 1 4 percent. Higher rates aim to dampen credit expansion while long term rates stay unchanged. This affects over 10.5 billion dollars of government borrowing in upcoming issues.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Snyder
Long H
Treasury
Plane wreck reward offered as search continues
A $500 reward was posted by E A Adams of Taylorsville NC for information leading to the discovery of a missing small plane near Charleston area. The craft with Dr R J Dabney on board vanished Friday morning after fuel ran low. a second plane was later reported crashed nearby. State police and local crews expanded searches across five counties as officials weigh steel export policy and domestic demand.
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Charleston
E. A. Adams
Taylorsville
N.C
Jack Adams
Eilthy
R. J. Dabney
Henry Carbaugh
Third Av
South Charleston
Clark ‘Field
Ucheenls
Adama
Ploeser
Secretary of Commerce
Sawyer
United States
Kanawha
Hubert H. Stark
State Aeronautics Commission
Ripley
Jackson County
Stark
Gerald Bower
Sissonville
Allied Talks With Molotov After Kremlin Parley
Western envoys led by U S Ambassador Walter Bedell Smith British envoy Frank Roberts and French Ambassador Yves Chataigneau met Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov in the Kremlin for three hours in a session described as important. They left in good spirits and planned further exchanges likely after assessing messages to their home governments.
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Moscow
V. M. Molotov
Germany
Europe
U. S
Walter Bedell Smith
Frank Roberts
Yves Chataigneau
Kremlin
Alles
Smith
Roberts
Chataigneau
Molotov
re-Kremlin
Chatagneau
Bot Molotov
Stalin
Washington
London
Paris
Union Votes Yes On Univis Terms Ending Strike
Dayton August 9 The CIO United Electrical Workers Local 788 voted unanimously to accept Univis Lens Co terms ending a three month strike. The plan rehiring 89 of 100 returning workers by 4 pm tomorrow without discrimination, with 11 strikers facing mediation for alleged violations. Aimed to halt picketing and violence, the agreement follows a prior offer and NLRB election rulings.
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Dayton
CI0
United Electrical Workers
Univis Lens Co
Mmfie
Louis Lohrey
M. H. Staney
Nations Labor Relations Board
Uniois
Last North South Tickets Go Rapidly
General admission tickets for the North South Game on August 29 sold quickly through Goshorn's, Sport Mart and Pendall's Droz and by mail to Toc P O Box 2673 Charlenton. Tickets are $2 each for bleacher seats. 4 008 seats available. No ticket sales at the stadium on game day.
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Goshorn's, Inc
Sport Mart
Pendall’s Droz
Toc. P. O
Charlenton
Red Mandate to Grab All of Germany Exposed
American intelligence officials say Russia has a master plan to seize Germany after Allied troops leave using a fifth column. A phantom army of former German POWs led by von Paulus and Soviet led police in the occupation zone are seen as key elements. Public panic and fear of a settlement at a Big Four conference are warned by U S authorities in Berlin and at Clark.
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Wy Joseph
Ram
Berlin
Ins
Russia
Germany
Kremlin
Rhine
Stalin
Friedrich von Paulus
Soviet Union
Korea
Grab Pian
Gery
Mod
Tho
Essen
U.S
Moscow
U. S
Lucius D. Clayons
High Command
Romania plebiscite eyed on annexation to Russia report
Refugee sources in Istanbul claim Romania may vote August 23 on joining the Soviet Union. Reported troop encirclement of Bucharest and increased garrisons. Cumhuriyet cites arrests and takeover of cinemas as prisons with Justice Minister deported.
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Russia
Romania
Istanbul
Turkey
Soviet Union
Bucharest
Moscow
Cumburiyet
Cumhuriyet
Justice
Arabs ponder peace talk bid with Arab League reply likely rejected
In Cairo an Arab League official said no decision had been made on Israel’s peace talks bid. Abel Moneim Mustafa Bey noted Arabs have refused direct contact with Zionists since 1939, while Bernadotte warned of rumors of coups by irregular elements in Palestine and urged demilitarization of Jerusalem.
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Cairo
Arab League
Abel’ Moneim Mustafa Bey
Ziontista
Hoe
U. N
Folke Bernadotte
Moshe Shertok
Israel
Jerusalem
U. S
John J. MacDonald
Cara
U.S
Joseph M. Przywatowski
Kalandia
Sirollar
MacDonald
Michella Andronovitch
Przywatowski
Count Bernadotte
Rhodes
Palestine
Irgun Zvat Leumi
Bernadotte
Haifa
Plesan Tarn
Reports of Rocket Gun Sites Near Berlin Border
Berlin reports said Russian Army commanders concentrate strong forces and arms near the Soviet zone and Western Germany border. A German journalist said border points were strengthened and a rail reopening rumor circulated, while officials noted tightened frontier controls and a food shortage in the Soviet zone.
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Berlin
Sone
Germany
Nowspaper Telegraf
Yalegraf
Geeroans
Hof
U. S
W. T. Babcock
Babcock
Alfred Bienert
Bienert
Ferdinand Friedensburg
Christian Democrat
Moscow
U S Plans Free Danube Navigation Pact
Belgrade dispatch reports the United States proposing a Danube convention with hard guarantees of free navigation for all nations on equal terms. Western powers push amendments to the Soviet draft while Britain and France seek parallel terms. Private talks aim to unify the Western position before detailed debate opens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
United States
Eastern Europe
Danube
Germany
Black Sea
Britain
France
Mystery in Congress Delay Sparks Presidential Message Fuss
Fragmentary OCR reads like a cryptic note about congressional adjournment and a president's message, with unclear names and place hints. No clear events, dates, or organizations are confirmed in the readable text.
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Willie Willia
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West Reich Line
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Stan Arnold
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