War Threat Slows Progress
A 1959 opinion piece argues that atomic energy remains a debated weapon and that the United States and allies must strengthen the United Nations and world community. It critiques reliance on military power, calls for disarmament effort, and warns of dangers if nations focus on bombs over peace.
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India
Japan
United States
Hiroshima
University of Chicago
Leon Bloy
United Nations
Tha Oazetta
Ohio Senator Durkin’s Cabinet Reappointment Spark Notes
Ohio Senator Durkin faces criticism for a Taft backed cabinet choice labeled an affront by some. Durkin maintains the appointment will not provoke conflict with union members who voted Republican and seeks Taft’s cooperation. Senate opposition is predicted to be limited despite Taft’s resistance.
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Durkin
Washington
Taft
Eisenhower
New York
Brownell
Sen
Humphrey
Dminn
Senate
Tice
Rising Mercury Improves Road Conditions Statewide
The State Road Commission predicted better roads across the state as warmer weather returns. Snow plows and cinder crews cleared up to six inches of snow, with some northern areas still seeing precipitation and freezing temps in high mountains. The Weather Bureau forecast cloudy skies with rain and a high near 46 degrees.
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State Road Commission
Weather Bureau
Snow Storm Disrupts Regions From D.C. to New England
Snow halted schools and traffic across the Northeast and Midwest as Ohio workers cleared roads and New Jersey cut speeds. Flights from New York were cancelled. Los Angeles saw unroofed houses amid rain. Deaths from weather linked crashes reported in several states.
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Feam
South
Ohio
New Jersey
New York City
Washington
D. C
Virginia
New England
Los Angeles
Midwest
Tilinvis
Indiana
California
Oklahoma
Washington State
New York
Venezuela junta resigns after 1948 coup rule ends
In Caracas the three man military junta resigns following a general election. Defense Minister Marcos Perez Jiminez assumes the presidency and vows to honor the Constituent Assembly vote. FEI leads official returns while URD had been ahead in unofficial tallies, triggering censorship and a shift in power.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Marcos Perez Jiminez
Perez Jiminez
Supreme Electoral Council
Independent Electoral Front Party
FEI
Democratic Republican
Pany Grgrd
COPEL
URD
COPE
Willemstedt
Curreau
Netherlands West Indies
Miraflores Palace
German Suarez Plamerich
Luis Felipe Licvera Paez
US Air Power Upgraded as War Production Surges
The general noted readiness for worst cases and praised rapid equipment transfers to the Free Chinese in Thormosa. He said the Free Chinese possess the only air force with a surplus of pilots and that U S plane production is now in high gear, improving national air force capability versus a year ago.
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Thormosa
U. S
Probers Cease Questioning in Huntington Fire Case
Investigators stopped questioning a hysterical Huntington State Hospital arson suspect after deeming him ir rational. The suspect, a patient, may be examined later by a psychiatrist. Fourteen died in the blaze that damaged Building No. 4, home to about 300 of 2,440 patients, as a wide inquiry continued with local and national fire officials on site.
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Huntington
Dec
Huntington State Hospital
C. A. Raper
Howard Welcher
J. Charleston
National Boarde of Fihe Underwriters
C. R. Cobb
Floyd L. Crouse
Jonn Gallagher
Four Huntington Hospital Fires Prompt Inconclusive Arson Probe
The marshal said the cause of the first blaze remains uncertain with terms like incendiary misused and arson not ruled. A patient or visitor may have accidentally sparked one fire while smoking, while a third showed signs of deliberate set. A fourth fire began in Ward 5 with debris nearby and a possible cigarette in a smoker’s hand.
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Raper
Anh
Mrs. Letha Foster Dies in Hospital at 75
Mrs. Letha C. Foster, 75, lifelong Boone County resident, died at Charleston General Hospital after a cerebral hemorrhage at home. Widow of Charles Foster and Healing Stream Baptist Church member, she leaves a daughter Grace Keeney and three sons Freeman, Carson, and Irvin, plus siblings and six grandchildren. Service at Healing Stream Church with Rev. Ray Harris. burial Amick Cemetery, Comfort. Body will be moved from Whitesville funeral home to her Seth home Wednesday.
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Seth
Getha Cooper Foster
Boone County
Charleston General Hospital
Foster
Charles Foster
Healing Stream Baptist Church
Grace Keeney
Freeman BR
Carson M
Belle
Irvin Foster
Charleston
Icem
Charley
James Cooper
Orgas
Mia
Bertha Jordan
Nora Hunter
Dry Creek
Healing Stream Church
Ray Harris
Amick
Comfort
Whitesville
Subcommittee grills U.N. workers in Communist probe
Jurors press United Nations employees over alleged Communist ties as Frank Coe defies questions about espionage links. The grand jury urged stricter screening of U.N. hires and warned of possible action by Congress while clarifying the probe targets U.S. citizens and not the U.N. itself.
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O'Corer
Coe
U.N
Senate
Congress
U. N
Grand Jury
United Nations
Weeks outlines Republican aims at Eisenhower hotel
Massachusetts financier Weeks warned against dependence on armament while outlining business goals for the upcoming Republican administration. He spoke at the Commodore about peacetime products, new inventions, and lower prices to sustain activity and expand the economy for labor, customers, investors, and the public.
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Massachusetts
Washington
State Road Death Toll Near 1952 Record Pace in West Virginia
West Virginia teeters toward its worst highway fatality year in four years as deaths to date in 1952 reach 363, matching the previous year’s daily average. November’s 35 deaths mark a monthly high since 1941, with victims ranging from children under seven to elders over seventy.
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West Virginia
State Police Accident Prevention Bureau
Jackson County
Kanawha
Releigh
Berkeley
Preston
Morigan
W. E. Burchett
Hel
Gazette Salesman Dies on Montgomery Street
A 44 year old Gazette carrier Ernest Harvey collapsed from a heart attack and died on a Montgomery street. He is survived by two sisters Mrs. J. M. Harwood of River Kentucky and Mrs. RK. J. Buffalo of Chelyan and a brother Bert Harvey of Robson. Services set for 11 a.m. Friday at Pryor mortuary chapel Est Bank with Rev. R. B. Nelson officiating. Burial will be in Bentree Cemetery Nicholas County.
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Gazette
Montgomery
Ernest Harvey
J. M. Harwood
River, Ky
RK. J. Buffalo
Chelyan
Bert Harvey
Robson
Pryor Mortuary
Est Bank
R. B. Nelson
Bentree Cemetery
Nicholas County
Oler
Kathy Ann
Howard N. Toler
Owens
George C. Sherry
Mt. Alpha Cemetery
Cunningham Mortuary
Garry Lee
Ira Brogan
William Toler
Ovens
Richard Marlon
Bert Sayre
Surial
Shepherd Cemetery
Tuckett's Creek
Egree
RFD
St. Albans
Thomas Memorial Hospital
Uel
Youth 16 Admits To Fatal Shooting After Dispute
A 16 year old testified about the events leading to a fatal shooting. He described an argument between Alvillar and a girl and a gun misfire before the revolver discharged striking the girl in the temple and killing her near midnight.
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Wofford
Alvillar
Convicts Held as Manhunt Continues in Pa Prison Break
Authorities report five convicts including Lee White and James Milk captured or on the run after a prison break. Mik surrendered in Charleston West Virginia and awaits return to the Pennsylvania penitentiary while a sixth fugitive Lee Stiles was spotted near Franklin Pennsylvania.
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Lee White
James Milk
Mik
Charleston
W. Va
Pennsylvania
Lee ‘Stiles
Stiletil
Frenklin
Pittsburgh
J. K. Crist Dies at 78 Retired C and C Engineer
J. K. Crist 78 a retired engineer for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway died Tuesday at his Handley home after a long illness.
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J. K. Crist
Montgomery
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Handley
Gun Battle In Handley Leaves Two Dead Aboard
A firefight inside an apartment near Spruill's door leaves two men dead and a woman wounded. Investigators say the incident began with a shotgun blast during a confrontation involving Spruill and two sons, with three brothers and a daughter named among the wounded and suspects. Authorities search for Arlen and Allen Spruill, while the body rests at B. C. Hooper Mortuary.
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P. George
Mary Perry Crist
Heleut Spruill
Panards
C and O
Spruill
Brotherhood of Locomotive
Ards
Collins
Handley
Gospel
Tabernacle
Colling
Eva
Crist
Roy
Spruill F
Alen
B. C
Hooper Mor
Aroes
Mrs. Bonsall Rites Set This Afternoon
Funeral service for Mrs. Elizabeth Goddard Bonsall 83 wife of LeRoy T Bonsall will be held at 2 p m in the chapel of First Presbyterian Church Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Park Dr Bernard Vanderbeek and Dr George H Vick will officiate Pallbearers listed include Dewy E Kuhns W H Ehman Earl Hood W C Carr Earl F Morton Jr Michael J Akers Homer C Jarrett and Oliver Ensie
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First Presbyterian Churh
Elizabeth Goddard Bonsall
LeRoy T. Bonsall
Mira
Bonsall
Ohio Av
Joe H. Bonsall
Barlow-Bonsall Funeral Home
Bernard Vanderbeek
Kanawha Presbyterian Church
George H. Vick
First Presbyterian Church
Sunset Memorial Park
Dewy E
Kuhns
W. H. Ehman
Earl Hood
W. C. Carr
Earl F. Morton
Michael J. Akers
Homer C. Jarrett
Oliver Ensie
Durkin Pick Riles CIO Officials at Labor Post
The CIO congratulates Marlin Durkin of the Plumbers Union on his selection by President-elect Eisenhower as secretary of labor. Reuther appears favored to retain UAW presidency though some doubt a plan to unite labor factions. Senator Fatt condemns Durkin choice as incredible, drawing jeers from CIO leaders.
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Auto Workers
Reuther
CIO
Marlin P. Durkin
APL Plumbers Union
Eisenhower
Labor
Riral Afl
Robert A. Fatt
R-Ohie
Durkin
CLO
Pittsburgh Escapee Captured After Crossstate Flight
Five down five to go officers capture ex convict Milk in Pittsburgh suburb after a violent breakout. He rode from Wheeling to Charleston on his own and admitted to stealing a car in Rea, Washington County. Milk said he fled with White and Toney and wired home for a $50 money order before surrendering at a Western Union office. He described the prison break as a riot sparked by poor conditions and said he avoided parole for another year. He faces extradition back to Pennsylvania for further questioning.
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Charleston
Wheeling
Milk
White
Rea
Washington County
John Gagich
Ohi County
Western Union
Beto
The
Gazette
Pittsburgh
Polack Hros
Shrine Circus
Podite
Muk
Hale St
Tommy Young
FBL
Pennsylvania
Ram on Hood Buck in Pot Car Guess Auditions Set
The broadcast charity stunt, called the most awful five hours on the air, will hold auditions Tuesday at 7 36 p m at the WCHS studios. Entry costs one dollar, with proceeds aiding Kanawha County's needy for Christmas. Participants must not be Gazette WCHS staff or the donor of the mystery car. A ram's horns clue accompanies the article.
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Brom
WCHS
Kanawha County
Kanawha
Gazette
Cealer
Vanderbilt Films Europe Show Draws Crowd and Foreses Gloom
Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr. presented Europe Today color films at Morris Harvey College showing attractive scenes from France Belgium Holland Luxembourg Switzerland and Western Germany. He warned of a future conflict and urged rethinking postwar policy focusing on rebuilding and propaganda efforts while noting Soviet influence and limited rebuilding in the Russian sector. He praised Dutch use of Marshall Plan funds and criticized American design in European housing as misaligned with local needs.
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Europe
Vanderbilt
Hitler
U. S
SHAPE
U. N
Holland
France
Berlin
Belgium
Luxemburg
Switzerland
Germany
Paris
Obituary notices from Spring Hill and nearby towns
Multiple death notices and services listed for Noah Qaadian. Charles C. Gue. Joseph Clare Haffman. Kathy Ann Toler. Richard Marion Eree. Garnelie May Wash. David W Young. Details include service times at Cunningham and Sarlow-Bonsal chapels, interment at local cemeteries, and addresses or employers where noted.
West and Asia seek UN peace plan amid Cold War tensions
The United Nations General Assembly was called to meet at 3 p m EST tomorrow to consider a peace proposal. Lester B Pearson would send the committee approved plan to Peiping and Pyongyang for North Korea and China review. India abstained on a cease fire motion while neutrals faced a Western push for quick approval of the Korea resolution.
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fKonsmuca Riam
Ecuador
Yemen
General Assembly
Assembly
Lester B. Pear Ison
Feiping
Pyongyang
Andrei ¥. Vishinsky
India
Red China
North Korea
Korea
Lester B. Pearson
Canada
Peipings
Four Convicts Die From Poison in Alabama Prison
Dallas County inmates James Epps 37 and D. C. Everett 25 died after a painting detail assignment allegedly tainted the drink with methyl alcohol. Blackstock the first to die checked into the prison hospital late yesterday. Rover also died hours later.
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Dallas County
Ala
James Epps
D. C. Everett
McCullough
Blackstock
Rover
Everett
Mice Cullough
Professor to Speak on Historical Background of Our Asiatic Problems
Prof C E Roth of Morris Have vey College will discuss the historical background of Asiatic problems at the Charleston Exchange Club luncheon tomorrow at noon in the Ruffner Hotel. The talk notes that paper originated in China and reached the world around the middle of the 8th century A.D.
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C. E. Roth
Morris Havevey College
Charleston Exchange Club
Ruffner Hotel
China
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Garnelie
Pallbeares
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