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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1949
Page
22
The Supreme Court was asked to order payment in a case involving J. M. and Mildred Cor ens. The appeal argues improper circuit court action and seeks a judgment affirming ownership and an easement claim on land.
Island Creek Coal Company denies involvement in a proposed conference in New York aimed at coal efforts. A spokesman stated no one is authorized to confer on behalf of the company or Mr Frans and cautioned against any connection with the venture.
A missing Texas toddler was found unharmed after a 25 hour search led by authorities including AAG JAN Bow and SHAVEN. details describe a frantic hunt across streets and neighborhoods with witnesses noting a red collar. The report also mentions a separate political fragment about anti prostitution law in West Germany and statistics on registered prostitutes in Hamburg.
Report details a lengthy 17 hour operation to correct a congenital intestinal malformation in a newborn. Surgeons at a hospital perform the repair while family and medical staff describe the challenging case and the baby’s recovery progress.
New York Decaters Mrs Chambers testified she and her ex Communist husband were longtime intimate friends of Mr and Mrs Alger Hiss as his career rose in the State Department. The government used her as a key witness in the case over alleged leaks to a prewar spy ring. She offered new details of visits and trips between the two families as Hiss and his wife watched in court.
President Truman weighs in at 177 pounds as advisors hash out next phase of the Kate Deal. Vaughan and Graham, aides to the presidency, led a White House meeting while officials discuss budget and forthcoming messages to Congress.
Wreaths of pink chrysanthemums and carnations mark a ceremony at Grosvenor Square and the Cenotaph to honor Franklin D Roosevelt and British war dead. Walter Reuther and William Green join the Allied tribute alongside labor leaders from the American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations.
Three new polio cases were confirmed in the state, bringing the total to 70 for the week ending December 3. The report lists Cambria Payette and Raleigh as affected areas, with other illnesses including chickenpox, influenza, whooping cough, diphtheria, and typhoid fever observed during the same period.
The State forester’s information and education committee asked Gov Patteson to proclaim Arbor Day. They want state tree nurseries to provide seedling for school children and prepared plans for a two day timbering equipment show at Clarksburg with demonstrations and contests to promote forest conservation.
A top atomic scientist, Lawrence R. Hatstad, told an Atomic Energy Symposium that civilian atomic power will not yield small home gadgets. He noted reactors and breeder concepts require large facilities and warned that cheap power will depend on fuel and distribution costs. He stressed the rarity of U-235 and the challenges of breeding new fuel for practical civilian use.
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Vishinsky sailed from New York aboard the liner America in a first trip on an American vessel. He waved and wished Americans a happy year while discussing the United Nations with newsmen through an interpreter.
Immigration officers arrested two wives in Miami for aiding their husbands in an illegal air transit scheme. District Remigration invertor William A. Carmichael reported agents waiting at the airport for the elusive Wwill-wisp smuggler plane which kept evading capture, flying from Cuba and landing at dawn in the United States.
Senators cited a U. S. Embassy survey in Brazil forecasting a bigger harvest next year. Albert M. Proselman noted enhanced production while coffee futures eased in New York by two cents per pound. Retail chains reported weaker demand in the last 10 days as hoarding eased.
Anna Hellein aged 19 was taken from a Vienna train by Russian soldiers and her body found along the tracks after a brutal beating. Police reported signs of struggle and robbery of a wristwatch and purse. Investigators said Russian authorities are assisting.
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