Advisory Panel Okays Mayor's 10 Point Plan
Charleston's Citizens' Traffic Advisory Committee endorsed Mayor Andrews 1959 10 point program proposing off street parking and a second level garage for the boulevard lot. The plan envisions a Kanawha River bridge nearby a new sewer disposal plant and extensive city improvements requiring state and federal cooperation.
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James A. Hill
Charleston
Andrews
Citizens
Tnig
Kanawha River
New York Central Railroad
Watt Powell Baseball Pack
Quarrier St
W. I
Lucy) Brotherton
Present
Brotherton
W. C. Easley
West Virginia Sanety and Health Coungl
Kanawha
American Automobile Assoc
Yale Department Store Sales Jump 14 Percent in Week
Department store sales for the last week before Christmas rose 14 percent from the prior year under the Federal Reserve report. Gains spread nationwide with the Kansas City district at the top and several others showing double digits while four weeks preceding Christmas matched 1948 levels. Strong auto sales buoy overall retail activity, offsetting some department store declines in Philadelphia and Chicago.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Kansas City
Atlanta
Minneapeolis
Dallas
San Francisco
Boston
Richmond
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Minneapolis
Dalls
Commerce Department
Willie Wallis Thoore Reaches Parental Hopes
A reflective note on Willie Wallis Thoore showing promise while acknowledging he cannot fully match his father's past exploits at age three. The piece contrasts parental pride with a child's developing path and memory of a legendary earlier performance.
Tide of Toys Drives West Virginia to Help European Children
Messages of friendship from southern West Virginia kids will join donated toys for European children via the Tide of Toys program run by the American Legion. Merchants in Charleston pledge toys and card messages to be attached to gifts, with a Jan. 4 deadline. Boy Scouts will attach notes to toys as local volunteers collect and mail the packages.
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Charleston
Wayne A. Rich
John Brawley
American Legion
Taya
Virgil Porter
Marvin Cohen
Cohen Drug Co
Gazette
Europe
West Virginia
Porter
South Charleston
Dunbar
St. Albans
A. G. Vernon
Stone and
Thomas
The
Diamond
Officials deny report of 1989 mph flight by X-1 rocket plane
The Air Force rejected reports that the X-1 rocket plane reached 1,989 mph, stating speeds cited by the Los Angeles Times aviaton editor Marvin Miles are incorrect. The service said it is collecting data for faster aircraft and will not release specific speeds.
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Washington
Air Force Sai
Los Angeles Times
Marvin Miles
Air Force
Miles
Jacobson Starts Trip To US From Vienna
Jacobson 37 of Buffalo released Tuesday from 12 year class imprisonment in Hungary on espionage suspicions begins return to the United States. He rides an American military train to Munich then plans to fly Paris and thence to New York arriving Sunday.
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Vienna
Israel Jacobson
Munich
United States
Jacobson
Buffalo
Hungary
American Joint Distribution Committee
Paris
New York
Doughton pushes new fee to curb tax evasion drive
Washington reports Chairman Doughton of the Ways and Means Committee backs stronger action against tax chiselers. He says if all owed taxes are collected the budget could balance and urges funding to empower enforcement. Rep Forand supports crackdown to add billions yearly to treasury.
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Washington
Doughton
D-Nc
House
Ways and Means Committee
Coughton
Congress
Rep
Forand
D-Ri
Lno
ICC Poised To Slash Coal for Railroads
The Interstate Commerce Commission prepared a drastic 25 percent cut in passenger service on coal burning trains but postponed action for at least a week. ICC Chairman Col. J Monroe Johnson said the agency will monitor coal stocks closely and may implement the curtailment if coal supplies decline. Negotiations continue as railroad fuel supplies face strain and other coal sector developments unfold.
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Washington
INS
Interstate Commerce Commission
J. Monroe Johnson
ICC
Johnson
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
National Labor Relations Barres
Truman
Washington, Tee
Council of Buo
Congress
Leon H. Keyserling
Council
John D. Clark
Keyserling
Erwin G. Nourse
Nourse
The
Page & Col
UMW Silent on Unfair Labor Charge and Coal Plant Closure
The United Mine Workers Headquarters said no statement on an unfair labor charge would come immediately and likely not until early next week. Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co announced closing a multi million dollar pilot plant to convert coal to gasoline due to coal supply certainty amid an ICC emergency order prioritizing rail coal deliveries. Moody appeal to intervene with fast Hartley act powers failed as NLRB counsel Denham noted the charges.
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UMW
United Mine Workers
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co
ICC
New Ruling On Rent Decontrol Clarifies Timing
Washington dispatch reports a ruling that rent decontrol by local authorities is illegal if a state or city sets a future decontrol date. Acting Housing Expediter Ed Dupree warns states and localities that such future dates render decontros regulations defective under the 1949 Housing and Rent Act.
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Washington
Ed Tixpree
Dupree
Savannah
Bloomington
Ind
Charlotte
N. C
Even Street Lamp May Fire Guided Missiles of New War
The Charleston Gazette previews a five part series on guided missiles. International News Service reporter Leon Iiness toured U S missile installations with defense cooperation from the Army Navy and Air Force. The 1949 aviation award winner visited Florida New Mexico Texas and California to report on security stakes and civilian life near test sites.
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Erahzard
America
United States
The
Charleston Gazette
International News Service
Leon Iiness
U. S
Department of National Defense
Army
Navy
Air Force
Florida
New Mexico
Texas
California
U.S
Gazette
Soviet Ships Found in U.S. Games Are Under U.S. Surveillance
Three Russian vessels described as fishing craft were under American surveillance in the Caribbean as large peacetime maneuvers approach. The ships Pera muth Trepang and Chiaka were said to be en route from the Baltic to Vladivostok via the Panama Canal, with inspection and piloting by U.S. personnel.
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Washington
INS
U. S
Caribbean
Panama Canal
Peramuth
Trepang
Chiaka
St. Thomas
Virgin Islands
Baltic
Viladivostok
Vieques
Puerto
Canal
McCloy Invites Russians to New Year Toast in Berlin
U S High Commissioner John J. McCloy invites Soviet officials and anti Communist West Berlin leaders to a New Year reception in Berlin. He will host the event Sunday night with senior officers from Russian British and French staffs and West Berlin officials present.
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McCloy
Berlin
U.S
John J. McCloy
West Berlin
Ernest Reuter
U S Warns Shipping As Nationalists Mine Shanghai Approaches
The State Department warned U S shipping companies and masters that Chinese Nationalists have mined approaches to Yangtze and Shanghai leaving no open channel. Vessels would need mine sweeping to enter or exit. The move accompanies reports of broader actions against Communist held areas.
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Washington
INS
State Department
U. S
Shanghai
Department
Department of State
Yangtze River
Budapest Decree Seizes U.S. Firms in Hungary
Hungary nationalizes 3 500 foreign and Hungarian industries amid espionage claims. Exemptions apply to mixed Hungarian Russian firms. American holdings include Standard Electric Co and Vacuum Oil, ITT subsidiaries. Arrests tied to a spy ring target Vogeler, Sanders, and Geiger. ITT defends legality of its operations.
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Standard Electric Co
Hungarian Telephone Works
International Telephone and Telegraph Corp
Vacuum Oil Co
Ford Motor Car
Ernce Geroe
Hungary
Econom
Robert A. Vogeles
Vogeler
New Yorker
Edgar Sanders
Imre Geiger
It&t
Sanders
New York
Standard Electric
Navy Demotes Admiral Bogan in Unification Shakeup
Navy demotes Vice Admiral Gerald F. Bogan after a letter sparked the unification controversy. He is transferred from command of the first task fleet and likely reduced to rear admiral. The Navy promotes 23 officers including Captain Arleigh Burke. Captain Crommelin remains unpromoted.
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Washinglon
Unws
Gerald F. Bogan
Navy
Bogan
Arleigh A. Burke
Operations
John G. Crommelin
White House
Matthews
Parke
Richard P. Glass
Truman to Deliver Three Messages to Congress in January
President Truman will send three messages to Congress in early January 1950. The State of the Union is expected to urge new fair deal measures. An Economic message will discuss trends and long range planning while the Budget message may address tax policy and federal spending.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
White House
Eise
Trurman
Charles G. Ross
Scions to Eye A-War Defense
AEC group plans early hearings in the next session on civilian defense against atomic attack. Sen McMahon says hearings to start as soon as January 15 to address worst case war scenarios and test safety of land and buildings. Topics include radiation treatment, Geiger counters stockpiling, decentralization of federal and industry roles, and disaster relief jurisdiction for New York harbor.
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AEC Group
Washington
INS
Senate House Atomic Committee
McMahon
D-Conn
Joint Committee
Truman
Russia
Atomic Committee
Gamage
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
New York Harbor
New York State
New Jersey
Pravda Levels Germ WarfareAccusations at U S
Pravda reports in the Siberian war crimes trial coverage that the United States is preparing bacteriological warfare and protecting Japanese war criminals. It cites a Washington station, 1946 biology interest, and a March Forrestal report to claim U S re militarization and policy violations.
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Moscow
United States
Pravda
Communist Party
Siberian
Khabarovsk
Washington
U.S
James Forrestal
Japan
U. S
Soviets Challenge China U N Seat in Security Council
The Soviet Union and Soviet Ukraine attacked Nationalist China’s seat on the Security Council, demanding China’s delegation be expelled. The Chinese delegate rejected the move as dictation by puppets, while the council chairman closed the incident and moved to Kashmir. Dr. Tsiang, Nationalist China’s delegate, would chair the Security Council in January under rotating post rules.
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Kashmir
Bialik
Andrei
Galgan
Ukraine
Security Council
T. F. Tsiang
China
General Assembly
Dr. Tsiang
Soviet Union
Little Assembly
Charleston Skies Temperature Record
The report lists hourly temperature readings for Charleston with entries like noon 33, 10 ppm, 2p 32, 52 midnight 30 and various notations such as Bam and Apan, indicating a fragmented weather log across multiple times.
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Willie Wallis
Thoore
Elease
Page
Far East Waters
Boxer
Formosa
Far East
National Security Council
U. S. Boxer
Tan
Far Eastern
Buck
Thomason
Defense Department
Chiang Kai-shek
Red Force
Iruman
Capitol Hill
Sen. Smith
RNI
U. S&s
Budapest
Admiral Bogan
Soviets
U. N
Antares
Jupiter
Venus
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