Supreme Court to study fate of two Jap war leaders
The Supreme Court voted 5 to 4 to intervene in the convictions of Jap war lords Gen Doihara and ex Premier Hirota, staying hangings while it decides jurisdiction and the legality of their sentences. Justice Jackson cast the deciding vote as oral arguments were set for December 1 and December 14 for appeals from five other leaders.
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Washington
INS
Supreme Court
Pearl Harbor
Tojo
Jackson
Kenji Doihara
Koki Hirota
Deihara
Hirota
Douglas MacArthur
Pacific
Japa
Doihara
Ister
China
Nanking
Kosehi Hida
Takazumi Oka
Kenryo Sato
Watt Powell Park Named For Charleston Baseball Stadium
The Charleston City Council unanimously approves naming the new Kanawha City baseball park Watt Powell Park and memorializes the late councilman Father of Baseball with the park name. Nominees for the stadium board include Thomas Hotner chair Harry Wallace Dr. John Moore George Guthrie and W F Grady after an ordinance increase to five park commission members.
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Watt Powell
Charleston
Kanawha City
Andrews
John O. Kiz
Council
Baseball Park
City Park and Recreation Commission
Thomas R. Hotner
Harry Wallace
John T. Moore
George W. Guthrie
W. F. Grady
Weed
Truman cites stalemate in Greece despite aid
President Truman said that despite 170 million dollars in U S aid a stalemate has developed in Greece's war against Communist led guerrillas. He warned Congress the Greek Army may not need expansion beyond its 168 500 strength and blamed limited efforts for the lack of decisive victory. The report estimates 22 000 guerrillas remain active, up from 15 000 when aid began 18 months ago, threatening Communist domination.
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Washington
Der
Truman
Greece
Congress
U. S
Former Barter Stars Shine on Broadway in New Show
Former Barter theater actors headlined a Charleston performance at the high school auditorium Friday night, staging the comedy Papa Is All under The Gazette public service promotion. Veteran Gordon Summers, who appeared last winter, led the troupe with William Prince achieving stage success in In Loves, Mary, as two concurrent film releases capped the event.
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Broadway
Barter Theater
Gordon Summers
Charleston High Auditorium
The
Gazette
William Prince
Mary
Barter Players Linked to Major Hollywood Figures
The article traces Barter in Abingdon connections with Willie Willis and Gregory Peck, noting Peck's films Duel in the Sun and The Yearling and his La Jolla summer theater venture with Cotton and others. It also mentions Patricia Neal, Margaret Phillips, Misa Phillips, and Hume Cronyn in relation to Barter stories and awards.
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Abingdon
Gregory Peck
Bob Porterfield
Times Square Canyon
Ma‘tombey
Manhattan
Peck
Matse
Chinese Reds claim trapping three government army groups
In a Nanking broadcast the Chinese Communists said they had encircled and were destroying three government Army groups near Suchow and another force 60 miles southwest. They claimed 22 divisions totalling about 250000 men, with 110000 combat troops, and 20000 already annihilated.
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Nanking
Suchow
Joneeee Ladee
Ins
Igre
Air Forum Backed Zoning and Aeronautics Proposal
West Virginia hosts a daylong air forum in the House of Delegates chamber sponsored by the State Aeronautics Commission. Delegates adopt resolutions to support airport zoning and Rosoline taxes and hear plans to introduce aeronautics in public schools. Gov. Meadows promises constructive progress and air supremacy as a path to lasting peace.
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West Virginia
House of Delegates
State Aeronautics Commission
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Meadows
United States
State Department Praises Berlin Voters for Civic Courage
The U S State Department commends Berlin voters for civic courage in rebuffing Russia during Sundays elections. It notes an 86.2 percent turnout and calls the Berlin conduct an encouragement to defend civil rights and democratic processes. The remarks say Germans earned the admiration of democratic peoples worldwide and may ease Western Allies' efforts in the western occupation.
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State Department
Washington
Berlin
Russia
Soviet
Yeager to Present One Man Air Show in Charleston
Capt Yeager the first man to exceed speed of sound flew from Dayton Ohio to Charleston in 17 minutes and will perform a one man air show today in an Army jet fighter. He will speak at 1 30 p m during Christmas tree ceremonies for Peace Week with the Air Force band arriving from Bolling AFB to perform.
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Lapt
Charles Yeager
Hamlin
Charleston
Dayton
Yeager
South Charleston
Kanawha
Air Force
Wright- Patterson Air Force Base
Lee St. Triangle
Air Force Band
Bolling Air Force Base
Anti-Red Vote Sharpens Split In Berlin
Berlin polls show the Social Democratic party winning a decisive postwar victory in Western Berlin amid Soviet pressure. Final counts place the Social Democrats ahead with a large turnout, while Christian Democrats and Liberal Democrats also perform strongly as anti Communist forces consolidate.
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Berlin
Social Democratic
Itsekf
Social Democrats
Christian Democrats
Liberal Democrats
Christian Democrata
Westa Ie Enacheain
Berlin Power Split Drives Walkout by Bewag Workers
In Berlin 1000 Bewag office staff refuse to work in the Soviet sector citing police harassment by Communist authorities. The move shifts duties to Western branches, sparking concern over power supply as Western stations ration due to the Russian blockade.
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Berlin
Bewag
Museslan
Bewing
Bowne
Searchers sight C-54 survivors off Johnston Island
A Navy Privateer reported sighting two rafts with about 30 survivors daylight today, 405 miles southwest of Johnston Island, after a C-54 transport went down early Sunday. Rescue efforts paused at dawn with no additional signs of life.
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Johnston Island
Pacific
Johnston
Wave of Crashes Claims Global Toll Across Nations
A worldwide crash wave since Saturday leaves 74 to 75 dead with 7 missing and about 31 survivors. At least 15 planes involved across the United States Canada Britain Germany Italy China and the Pacific. Liferafts with 20 survivors sighted in mid Pacific after a C 47 wash with 37 aboard. another man and plane survive a Halifax harbor collision. Twenty five people mostly Chinese soldiers wives and children die evacuating to Formosa. Eleven perish on takeoff at Shanghai. U S deaths reach 26 or 27 in 10 crashes including four in California as bodies are found near Dayton Ohio.
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United States
Canada
Britain
Germany
Italy
China
Pacific
mid-Pacific
Halifax
N.S
Formosa
Shanghai
U.S
California
Dayton
Mary Christmas Contest Promises Prizes From Local Givings
The Gazette promotes a Mary Christmas contest with $1600 in prizes including an Emerson radio phone graph and a Server gas refrigerator. Mary Christmas will appear on WCHS broadcasts at 8:55 and 5:25 p.m. to clue listeners toward donors who support the Salvation Army Gift Basket drive for Charleston area families.
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Gazette
Emerson
Bond- Rider-Jackson Co
Wilson St
Dollar Gift Auction Aims To Make Mary Christmas Laugh
On Saturday night December 18 a radio program sponsored by WCHS Gazette offers a chance to win 31 600 in gifts. To enter, mail a form to Mary Christmas Box 2673 Charleston with a $1 donation and include a contact phone number. Funds go to buy food and toys for Charleston area needy on Christmas Day.
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Salvation Army
Mary Christmas
WCHS
Alving
Charleston
Lincoln
Thomas
Capitol
the Gazette
Wchs-Gazette
Russia Loses On Korea Plea at UN
The United Nations political committee rejected the Soviet backed bid to recognize the Northern Korea regime. The vote was 34 to 60 against inviting representatives from the Soviet sponsored regime to debates, while Korea backed by the U.S. zone was invited to participate. The General Assembly planned to end its current session next Saturday night.
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U.N
Paris
Korea
United Nations Political Committee
U.N. General Assembly
Republic of Korea
General Assembly
Midwest Snowstorm Moves Into Canada
A wind whipped snowstorm moved northeastward from Kansas to northern Minnesota into Canada tonight. The system dragged a cold air mass across the upper Mississippi valley and Great Lakes region toward the Appalachians. While northern California mountains saw lighter snow, most of the nation enjoyed clear weather and rising temperatures in the chill Northern Rockies.
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Chicago
Kansas
Minnesota
Canada
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
Appalachians
California
Rockies
Committee Defers Public Hearings on Espionage Claims
The House un American activities committee released testimony by Whittaker Chambers claiming Alger Hiss gave confidential State Department papers to his Soviet contact. Public hearings were postponed as a New York grand jury did not excuse Chambers.
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Nixon
Reichard Nixon
R-Cal
Washington
State Department
Robert Stripling
House un-American Activities
Mittee
Maryland
Whittaker Chambers
Alger Hiss
Chambers
Chamber
Baltimore
Hiss
Federal
New York
Rankin
D.-Miss
Peary Harbor
Uk-Cal
Kestannts
Hina
Maryland Farm
Toen
Time Magazine
Ilisa
Wins
Depost
Bel
Hashae
Chambers Hiss Talk to Jurors in New York Grand Jury
In New York the spy grand jury questioned Alger Hiss and Whittaker Chambers about pre-war Communist espionage. Exhibits were presented by William A. Wheeler of the House U A C. Other witnesses included Henry H. Callins Jr and an unidentified Soviet agent. Wheeler and most witnesses were asked to return tomorrow. Irving Levin attended but did not appear as a witness.
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New York
Grand Jury
Alger Hiss
Whittaker
Washington
Hiss
State Department
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
Chambera
Time Magazine
Tom C. Clark
William A. Wheeler
New York City
Levin
Brooklyn
Chambers
Mise
Enormous B-36 bomber awe strikes Charleston visitors
A West Virginia peace observance tour brings the Ford Worth based B-36 to Charleston. Reporters and radio personnel view the giant aircraft at Carswell AFB. The bomber features six engines and a vast fuel capacity and an internal transporter system. The craft will fly over Charleston at 1 50 p m EST before visiting 12 other West Virginia cities.
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Edward A. Brannon
Garette Braft
Fort Worth
Tex
S A
Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Placid Lake Worth
West
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