President Set To Take Steps In Coal Crisis
President Truman said he would act if the coal situation reaches emergency stage but declined to commit on whether the three day week in the industry is enough to trigger Taft-Hartley emergency powers. He also avoided discussing upcoming messages to Congress and previewed only that Lilienthal remains AEC chair until Feb 15 and Charles Murphy will become counsel to the president around Feb 1.
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Truman Not Surprised By Russian Navy Report
President Truman said the administration was not surprised by Jane's Fighting Ships report that the Soviet Union is building a stronger navy. He affirmed no change in the U.S. defense program and noted no immediate plan to shift emphasis to the Navy.
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Truman optimistic on business tax and budget in January
President Truman voiced optimism about the nation's business and taxes and planned to address Congress in January with a State of the Union message outlining budget and economic proposals. Donaldson hinted at possible budget cuts for the next fiscal year, with reports suggesting reductions of up to one billion dollars from this year’s anticipated $45.5 billion.
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Lax Credit Terms Seen After 1949 Fiscal Tightening
The Federal Reserve Board forecasts looser installment credit next year as postwar controls lapse. Bank deposits and cash in circulation will grow with the $2.8 billion GI insurance dividend due next month, easing consumer buying on autos and appliances after a three year contraction.
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Dynamite Threat Targets UAW Amid Sabotage Probe
Police investigated a suspected anti union dynamite plot aimed at the CIO United Auto Workers in Detroit. A two page letter containing dynamite was found near AFL CIO offices but a fuse failed. FBI and local police expanded security around union headquarters and headquarters officers.
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Tito Praises Yugoslavia Troops as One of Europe’s Best
Belgrade dispatch reports Premier Marshal Tito praised his forces as one of Europe’s best armies. He spoke on the eighth anniversary of the Partisans, who fought German and Italian invaders, urging defense against threats from any direction.
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Trainmen Protest Fines For Blocking Crossings
The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen protests a city ordinance fining crews for blocking crossings arguing crews are too small to operate trains properly under orders from railroad officials. L. D. Diles cites 100 car trains and five man crews with crossings blocked between Watts Street and California Avenue. he notes trains stop to switch cars hindering signal transfers.
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Warrants Issued In Mine Beating Case In Wellsburg
Warrants were issued tonight for five Pennsylvania men in connection with the beating of F A Howe the superintendent of a non union strip mine near Wellsburg West Virginia Brooke County sheriff Richard L Hogg said the warrants sworn before Justice George Mahar name none of the suspects who were said to be aided by Washington County authorities The action followed a conference among Howe Tipple Foreman Robert Ryan and prosecutors The mine suspended operations until authorities assure safety for about 120 workers and the attackers described as members of a lawless element acting in the name of the United Mine Workers used brass knuckles.
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Polio Cure Christmas Gift Brightens Little Sondra Gallian
A 1 ½ year old polio victim from Memphis leaves hospital for home under her own power three weeks after vowing to walk again for Christmas. Once motionless, Sondra Gallian now walks with help from her mother and hopes to be the poster girl for the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis.
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B 50 Crashes All Are Lost in Savannah Field
A US Air Force B-50 crashed in a waterlogged Savannah area with 11 aboard. Flames prevented rescue teams from reaching the wreck on Argyle Island as two bodies were later found amid wreckage strewn over about 1,000 feet.
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Gas Hike Sought by Southern Public Service Co
The Southern Public Service Co seeks a PSC hearing on December 29 to raise rates across southern West Virginia. It predicts an annual outlay over 31 thousand dollars before depreciation and return, with a plan for a uniform 40 cent per 1500 cubic feet charge and a $1 minimum monthly bill. Affected towns include Milton Madison Danville Montgomery Crown Hill Kanawha and Fayette counties. Morris Memorial Hospital and Blenko Glass Co will not be affected by the Milton changes.
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Five Die in Second Floor Fire at 514 Court St
Fire on the second floor of a two story dwelling at 514 Court St killed five people including two children and their mother. The dead include Mrs. Katie Cora Winston 88 and her children Sammy 3 Beatrice 2 Eugene Clark 31 and Henry Alexander 42. The blaze started from a gas stove in a back bedroom and spread quickly. Five others escaped. damage to the building and neighboring structure was reported.
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Joe Edens
Dewey Pardons Lifelong Prisoner After Risky Medical Tests
Governor Thomas E. Dewey grants clemency to Louis Boy a Sing Sing lifer who volunteered for dangerous medical experiments His actions included leukemia blood exposure to aid a dying girl and tests involving atabrine influenza vaccine and blood donation during the war Boy aged 51 from New York City had prior murder conviction and Roosevelt commutation.
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Bidault Gambles on Vote to Save Regime in France
Paris dispatch reports Premier Georges Bidault facing a likely early Saturday confidence vote in the National Assembly. After presenting his government’s budget and new taxes, Bidault sought a constitutional form with a 24 hour cooling off period before the vote, amidst turmoil over the coalition's fate and potential elections.
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Truman Opposes Soviet Aggression in Yugoslavia Policy Statement
President Truman, via George V. Allen, declares the United States opposes Soviet aggression against Yugoslavia and supports Yugoslav sovereignty. Allen, soon to be U S ambassador to Belgrade, says U S policy opposes oppression anywhere and remains unchanged against aggression.
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Churches List Holiday Music Programs in Charleston
Charleston churches prepare elaborate Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services featuring traditional choral works and dramatizations. Sacred Heart will present Mass of Missa Auxilium Christianorum and St. Agnes and St. Anthony’s host Mass of the Shepherds. Trinity Lutheran and others plan candlelight and choir performances with prelude and Adeste Fidelis.
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George W. Schillinger
Poles Demand Death for Six in Spy Trial
In Wroclaw Poland on December 27 19 the prosecution pressed for the maximum penalty death for six men charged before a military court with espionage and sabotage on behalf of French diplomats. The trial opened last Friday with all six entering guilty or partially guilty pleas.
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Weather Turns Cloudy and Cold for West Virginia
Winter's approach brings cloudy wet conditions and a 66 degree high with 46 degree low after 8 pm. Forecasters warn of colder weather and possible snow flurries today as Huntington’s U S Weather Bureau reports a cloudy cold outlook for West Virginia.
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West Virginia
Cleveland Transit Strike Snarls City Traffic
A surprise strike by 4200 Cleveland Transit System workers halted street cars and buses, disrupting Christmas shopping as AFL Transit Union demands 96 hours' pay for two weeks of vacation. Umpire David Ralph Hertz proposed vacation pay equal to yearly hours worked divided by 40, but the union opposes the schedule.
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Trains Crash in Queens Kills Two, Injures Five
Two empty passenger trains collided in Queens tonight killing two men and injuring five others. Authorities worked to remove the bodies and clear Long Island and Pennsylvania Railroad tracks, stranding thousands at Penn Station.
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Midnight Entry Deadline Set for Third Outdoor Lighting Contest
The Electric League of Charleston and The Gazette remind residents the midnight deadline ends tonight for the third Christmas Outdoor Lighting Contest. Entries postmarked after midnight are ineligible. Judging will finish by Wednesday December 28 with $115 first prize. Homes from East Kanawha Estates to Spring Hill and from Kanawha City bridge to Dunbar on the south bank may enter if lit from 6 to 10 pm.
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Japs Fail in Query at Soviet Embassy Gate
Tokyo reports a protest as about 200 Japanese gathered before the Soviet embassy to demand information on relatives captured by the Russians. Guards blocked entry while demonstrators sat by bonfires and police warned against further action. General MacArthur criticized the Soviet handling of missing prisoners.
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Charleston Skies Friday Forecast Dec 23 Summary
Forecast notes sunrise and sunset times with moon phase and visibility. Mentions planets Jupiter and Venus visible in southwest, outshining stars. Inaccurate spellings indicate OCR errors but core items indicate astronomical viewing details for Charleston.
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