Solon Demands All-Out Freeze Of Pay and Prices
Washington Aug 27 Ins Sen Martin R Pa urged immediate government action for an all-out price and wage freeze. He warned without combined controls inflation would surge as wages rise faster than prices. Senate House conferences push a compromise on price wage stabilization with both sides exploring a middle ground to curb shortages and spending. Labor seeks higher wage bases while House favors selective price control and a partial approach to avoid all-or-nothing language.
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Washington
INSI
Sen
Martin R-Pa
The
Pennsylvanian
Senate House
Senate
Martin
House
White House
Truman
Everhart Elected Legion Commander in West Virginia
Frank B. Everhart of Terra Alta was unanimously chosen as Commander of the West Virginia Department of the American Legion at the close of the 32nd annual convention. Nine other top officers were elected mostly unanimously, including William G. Brown, T. E. Jones, Harry Straley, Madison Brosdnax, Cyrus Kump, J. Franklin Greenlee, Frank Johnson, Allen Jones, and Russell Hogg. The delegates also backed Donald R Wilson as a candidate for National Commander at the Los Angeles national convention.
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Frank B. Everhart
Terra Alta
West Virginia
Department of the American Legion
Everhart
Department
Huntington
Walker Long
State
American Legion
William G. Brown
Parkersburg
T. E. Jones
Beckley
Harry Straley
Summersville
Madison Brosdnax
Institute
Cyrus Kump
Elkins
J. Franklin Greenlee
Charleston
Frank Johnson
Marlinton
Allen Jones
Romney
Russell Hogg
Wayne
Legion
Russia
United Nations
Whch
Truman UMIT Laxity Shock to Sen Martin
Sen Martin said he was shocked by President Truman's failure to press for immediate universal military training after Defense Secretary Johnson urged Congress to act. Martin, a former Army major general and former Pennsylvania governor, warned it would be dangerous for Congress to adjourn without enacting this vital military defense component.
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Washington
Martin
B-Pa
Truman
Johnson
Congress
Pennsylvania
Obituary Patterns Highlight Dorstay Dix and Edstorials
Today’s page features obituary notices for Dorstay Dix and Edstorials style items, with patterns and reflections on their lives and the community impact. Names and dates read clearly, offering a brief factual tribute.
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Dorstay
Patteson Backs Burdett Move Amid Release Controversy
Gov. Paterson backs a move to remove Board of Control President Joe Burdett after questioning his authority in releasing Dr. W. M. Lewis, a Huntington abortionist, from the safe penitentiary for medical treatment. The dispute centers on the code granting the board general control of the penitentiary and associated rules. Lewis, convicted in 1946 for the abortion death of a Narrows, Virginia woman, began serving a five to 18 year sentence in June after delays.
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Cabell
Pa’sterday
Board of Control
Joe F. Burdett
Edward H. Greene
W. M. Lewis
Huntington
Lewis
Methodist Evangelical Hospital
Lewisville
Code of
West Virginia
Patieson
Board of Con
Green
Board of Control Shell Hs
Car Blaze Burns 3 Including Mother and Daughter En Route to Church
A family of three from Charleston RFD 2 were severely burned when their car struck a gas meter and burst into flames while driving to Davis Creek Nazarene Church at about 9:30 am. Mrs. D. W. Pruet 42 daughter Myrna Lee 15 and Goff Majone 37 were treated at St Francis Hospital in fair condition with burns to the face back arms and legs. The car backfired after hitting the gas line and catching fire as Malone tried to move the vehicle from the rupture.
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St. Francis Hospital
D. W. Pruet
Myrna Lee
Goff Ma
Davis Creek
Korean Horror Described By City Youth
A 16 year old Charleston boy, Rodney Allison Kel Jer Romney, recounts a 42 day Korean war frontline ordeal. He joined the Army September 20, 1949, after a week at Charleston High School, and was sent home from Japan. He recalls a mortar shell that flipped his jeep, the death of a buddy, and the fear he felt before returning home.
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Rodney Allison Keller
Charleston
Rodney
Walter Turley
Loudendale
Gazette
Ray Murphy
A. Meg
the Gazette
Rodney Allison Kel Jer
Alderson St
24Th
Infantry Division
Romney
Charleston High School
Japan
Jist
Army Seizes 195 U.S. Rail Lines in Labor Action
The Army took control of 195 U.S. rail lines under a Presidential seizure order, amid a strike by 300,000 Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and Order of Railway Conductors members over a 40 hour week. Canada also faced a six day rail strike as Prime Minister Louis St Laurent pressed for government action after talks with union leaders stalled.
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Washington
INS
Army
U. S
Truman
Brotherhood of
Order of
Canada
Louis St. Laurent
Park Lakes and Playground Dedicated at Coonskin
Finley Lake named as a living memorial to Francis M Dick Finley Jes, with hundreds of children present at the dedicatory ceremony conducted by the Kanawha Game and Fish Association. A second artificial lake was christened Anderson Coleman Lake, named for Paul R Anderson and the Andersons Inc official, who helped lead Opera tion Goonskin.
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Finley Lake
Francis M.dick Finley
Coonieskin Park
Kanawha Game and Fish Assoc
Latelle M. LaFollete
Charleston
Association
Secnd Lake
Anderson- Coleman
Paul R. Anderson
Anderson's, Inc
Operaion Goonskin
The
Gazette
Reds Aim Drive at Taegu and Rail Center Collapse
Former CIO leader Lee Pressman admitted he was part of a Communist group for about a year in 1934 35 during government service as headlines tie his story to the Hiss Chambers case. He denied that Alger Hiss was in that group and said he has no knowledge of Hiss beliefs. Pressman faces renewed House un American Activities Committee questioning amid his split from the American Labor Party and Nixon calls for a subpoena to clarify Chambers Hiss ties.
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Washington
Lee Pressman
CIO
New Deal
Pressman
House Committee On un-American Activities
Hiss-Chambers
Sy Whittaker Chambers
Alger Hiss
State Department
Whittaker Chambers
Hiss
Robert
Stripling
un-American Activities Committee
American Labor Party
Rep
Nixon
R-Cal
American Labor Group
North Korean Drive Near Taegu Reaches Vining and Pohang
News reports from Tokyo describe North Korean forces striking near Taegu, capturing Vining and pushing toward Yonechot while expanding a bridgehead at the Naktong River. Advancing troops threaten Pohang and Pusan defenses as American air and ground units respond.
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Tokyo
EMNS
Taegu
Red
Vining
Yonechot
Faegu
Fonang
Park Coast
Lindas Aris
Pohang
Comaniats Toy
Naktong
Changnyong
Walton H. Walker
Darbed
Posen
Seremin
Haman
Pusan
President May Block Approved Loan to Spain
President Truman may impound a proposed 62.5 million dollar loan to Spain as Congress approves it within a large appropriation bill. A State Department official cites Spain’s lack of democratic civil liberties, while Truman questions the loan’s inclusion. House approved 62.5 million. Senate backed 100 million earlier, with final Senate action pending.
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Washington
Truman
Spain
Congress
Acheson
Trumat
Pawar
House
Svain
Senate
Two Weeks Left In The Gazette Amateur Snapshot Contest
Only two weeks remain to enter your photographs in The Gazette's Amateur Snapshot Contest. If you have already started, note the deadline was two weeks ago. Submit by mailing your name and address on the back to the contest editor in Charleston West Virginia for a chance at more than $1,300 in cash prizes from The Gazette and the Newspaper National Snapshot Awards.
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Gazette
Charleston Gazette
Charleston
W. Va
Marine Unit Shipped Out From Charleston Parade Farewell
The 20th Marine Reserve Engineer Company departed South Charleston with about 200 Marines marching in a parade like sendoff to the train depot. Relatives watched as Gov. Oke Patteson arrived to shake hands and officers spoke briefly before the undisclosed West Coast destination rolled out.
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Richard W. Workman
the Gazette
20Th Marine Reserve Engineer Company
South Charleston
MacCorkle Av
Jim Fenimore
H. A. Master
Richard Master
Oke Patteson
Sponsors Predict Profits Tax Okay
Washington August 27 Sponsors of an excess profits tax claim new Senate support and predict passage of the O Mahoney Connally rider to the 4.5 billion dollar emergency tax bill. Senator O Mahoney says floor arguments have won votes to adopt it while Senator Connally will push the movement to send ample dollars to support the war. The Senate showdown on the amendment is expected Tuesday as Finance Chairman George believes attaching it will derail the tax bill this year. Government officials indicate potential uranium ore supply issues and timing considerations for tax changes.
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Washington
Senate
Sen
O'Mahoney
D-Wyre
Paewin
Oma Pnak
Connaliv
D-Tex
George D-Ga i
OSPR
Ministry of Supply
White House
Internal Revenue Bureau
Atomic Energy
Germany
Solon Warns A Raid Could Kill Big Cities
Senate armed services member Morse warned Russia could drop atomic bombs in a war, demolishing six major American cities within 30 days. He urged informing the public, criticized current East Asia policy, and cited cabinet dissension as aiding Russia's first strike.
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Morse
U.S
Washington
INS
Senate Armed Services Committee
Russia
Sen
Morie
R Ore
Adinistration
Congress
Truman
Orgonian
Pentagon
State Department
Sens
Sparkman
D- Je
Leng Id-Lad
Fergu, Son
Big Uranium Deposit Found in North Wales
A uranium ore deposit of perhaps a million tons, the largest single deposit found in the British Isles, has been located by prospectors in northern Wales, according to government reports.
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North Wales
London
British Isle
Wales
Vinson urges bigger tank program to speed up output
Washington dispatch reports Representative Vinson, chair of the House Armed Services Committee, proposing to nearly double the tank program after hearings. He urges heavier tanks like the General Patton and an accelerated, expanded production. He plans to meet President Truman to press for added funding, more Marines divisions, and ten additional Marine Air Squadrons.
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Washington
Armed Services Corman
Truman
Vinson
D-Gene
Johnson
Gesrsian
Patton
Raleigh Opens Centennial with Religious Service
Raleigh County marks its centennial with a capacity crowd at Woodrow Wilson High School auditorium for a union religious service led by Dr. Jesse M. Bader of New York City. Inclement weather moved outdoor plans indoors. pageant events begin tomorrow with Miss Raleigh County crowned and a noon cake-cutting at the courthouse.
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James B. Lawrence
Gazette
Beckley
Raleigh County
United Religious Services
Woodrow Wilson High School
Jesse Im. Bader
New York City
University
County
Bader
America
Gay Patteson
Myra Sue Housh
Mary Milano
Heriteze
Raleigh C
WWHS
Dr. Bader
Britain and France to start African defense talks
Britain and France will open defense talks with West and Equatorial Africa in Dakar local command contacts. The Defense Ministry said the meetings will focus on joint defense arrangements for French and British possessions in the region amid rare co intervention details.
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Britain
France
London
Byitsin
West Africa
Defense Ministry
Dakar
West
Equatorial Africa
Resort Hotel Cancels Speech by Lattimore
In Portsmouth New Hampshire the Wentworth by the Sea Hotel canceled Owen T Lattimore speech at a night entertainment session after owner James B Smith announced guests opposed his appearance following McCarthy era tensions.
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Portsmouth
Owen T Lattimore
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Reds
Second Army Reserve Band
Red Cross Mobile Canteen
Walker
T. S
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Waegwan
Taemi
Con Reope
Matthews
Jessip Washington
uFi
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Raleigh
Lattimore
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