Record cold grips Dixie with widespread damage and deaths
A cold wave sweeps the South causing multi million dollar crop losses in Texas Rio Grande valley and heavy damage in Kentucky Tennessee Arkansas and Louisiana. Death toll reaches 21 with several drownings and fires. Florida remains mild while northern states report sub zero readings and power outages in Atlanta and other cities.
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Llano
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Rio Grande Valley
Seneca
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Charleston
Kentucky
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Maryland
Cameron County
Frank Brunneman
Florida
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Memphis
Ohio River
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Atlanta
Atlantic
AFL chief hints at pay hike in postwar era
Miami January 31 AFL president William Green said living costs have declined enough to avoid a fourth round of postwar wage boosts but may not cover all workers. Daniel Tobin disputed Labor Department cost of living figures, noting Teamsters see no decline. AFL executive council postponed action on a world labor group and planned talks with Communications Workers.
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Fla
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Green
Daniel Tobin
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Labor Department
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AFL
Coucil
Department of Labor
International Committee
CIO
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World Federation of Trades Unions
Russia
WFTU
World Labor Organization
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Aruman
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Senate
White House
Rayburn
D-Tex
Republican Congress
Truman
House Labor Committee
Western Union Telegraph Co
Aiken
R-Vi
John L. Lewis
Southern China vows stand against Communists in last-ditch defense
Canton area provinces led by Hsueh Yueh pledge to resist Communist advances despite ongoing peace talks. New Kwangtung governor says he will lead an independent defense of Kwangtung Kwangsi Hunan and Fukien and expects Chiang Kai-shek to attempt a comeback from retirement with a cool southern reception. News reaches Peiping as authorities seek possible surrender deals.
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China
Hsueh Yueh
Kwangtung
T. V. Soong
Kwangal
Hunan
Fukien
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang
Peiping
Li Tsung-jen
Nanking
Shanghai
Britain Aims to Shape Anti-Inflation View Alliance Talks
Britain opened consultations with the United States and other Western powers over Premier Stalin’s peace pact offer. Bevin's note to Washington was treated as top secret as London weighs reactions. Truman signals willingness to meet Stalin. U N plans invite talks at Lake Success. The French and German leaders react with caution amid Moscow’s Pravda display.
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United States
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Bevin
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Oliver ‘Franks
U. S. State Department
Foreign Office
Truman
Charles G. Ross
Washington
U. N
Trvgve Lie
United Nations
Henri Queuille
Paris
Moscow
Europe
Pravda
Germany
Wilhelm Pieck
Norway
Leslie Hore-Belisha
Hore-Belisha
Jury Set Up Hit at Trial by Defense Expert
In a New York Communist conspiracy trial, defense witness Prof. Doxey Wilkerson claimed the jury system favors the rich and excludes Blacks, Jews, the poor, and workers. He said 40.9 percent of jurors came from Harlem’s Negro district and only 0.8 percent from Harlem’s district over ten years, with maps and charts presented to bolster the claim of a biased system. Judge Harold R. Medina repeatedly rejected disqualification motions as trial discussions continued.
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Doxey A. Wilkerson
Maryland
District of Columbia
Harlem
East Side
Wilkerson
Jefferson School For Social Studies
Harold R. Media
Medias
United States Grants Full Recognition to Israel and Trans-Jordan
President Truman announced at the White House that the United States grants full diplomatic recognition to Israel and Trans-Jordan. Ambassadors will be exchanged with both governments. de jure recognition follows earlier de facto status for Israel, with elections held January 25 and results conveyed to Washington.
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Washington
INS
United States
Israel
Trans-Jordan
Truman
White House
U. S
Senators Squabble Over China Policy
In Washington on January 31, Senators Connally and Bridges clashed on foreign policy, with Bridges accusing former secretary Marshall of a failed China peacemaking effort and Knowland backing Bridges. The dispute centered on U.S. stance toward China and Cold War commitments as Secretary Acheson faced reassurances on China policy.
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Connally
D-Tex
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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Bridges
R-N.h
Acheson
Russia
United States
China
Marshall
Marshal
Sen. Knowland
Knowland
Roosevelt
Yalta
Chiang Kai
Terrific New A-Bomb Development Reported by AEC
The Atomic Energy Commission reported progress toward a more powerful atomic bomb and greater production of atomic energy materials at lower cost. The statement noted expansion in related programs and broader energy material production.
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Atomic Energy Commis
Axis Sally Broadcast Called Corny at Treason Trial
U S born Mildred Gillars faces possible death penalty after Axis Sally wartime broadcast described as corny by earphone listeners in court. Adelbert Houben identified Gillars voice in the invasion skit where she argues against the war, citing Roosevelt and government. Trial reveals details of atomic energy program momentum and large construction efforts with Hanford plant in Washington.
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Miss Gillars
Adelbert Houben
German Broadcasting Co
Portland
Ore
Axis
Sally
Roosevelt
Congress
Intelligence
AEC
Hanford
Wash
Lilienthal
Forsaken Cemetery Map Shows Hospital Absence
The 40th Legislature debated mental hospital conditions in West Virginia with Del Byrd noting press understate the reality at Weston and urging broader attention to sanatoriums and related facilities. A Huntington map omits Huntington State Mental Hospital, highlighting funding tensions and calls for better local treatment facilities.
Chairman Backs Expose Articles
Dr. Vincent J. Daly, Huntington State's clinical psychologist, guides a tour of a neglected mental institution dormitory. He compares its harsh cells to Bedlam and notes odor and confinement as he opens the twisted stairs to reveal restrained patients in a centuries old setting.
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Vincent J. Daly
Huntington State
Tower of
Lonton
St. Mary's
Bethleehem
London
Bedlam
West Virginia
Rhodes Conference in Crisis as Armistice Talks Stall
Israeli Egyptian armistice talks stall over the Negev boundary with Israeli concessions seen as key. UN mediator Ralph Bunche presented proposals described as a Bunche line while Egyptian delegates head to Cairo to report reactions. Meetings paused while both sides assess views as efforts to keep talks alive continue.
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Negev
Ralph J. Bunche
United Nations
Bunche
Ismail Sherrine
Cairo
CIO Attacks State Chamber Over Mental Hospital Care
The CIO executive board criticized the State Chamber of Commerce for inhuman and reactionary stances on state mental hospitals. They urged the Legislature to ignore chamber figures and adopt a proposed budget highlighting that current funding fails to provide adequate care, calling state policy penny-wise and dollar-foolish. The board urged action to end human misery in state hospitals.
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Virginia Cio Council
State Chamber of Com
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John
Easton
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Chamber of Commerce
State Chamber of Commerce
West's Air Power To Be Increased
Paris January 31 1950 United press dispatch authorities report Britain will deliver 250 Royal Air Force jet fighters to western European Union members to boost a new western security system. France Belgium Holland and Luxembourg to receive most jets with French pilots to train in the United Kingdom under RAF supervision establishing an integrated Allied air defense.
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Kingabory Smith
Paris
INS
Great Britain
Royal Air Force
Soviet Russia
America
Britain
France
Belgium
Holland
Luxemburg
United Kingdom
Legislators Tilt On FDR Holiday
In the West Virginia House of Delegates the 49th Legislature opened with a clash over making Franklin D Roosevelt Day a legal holiday Republicans sought to add Thomas Jefferson Day as well. Nell Walker pressed reconsideration after a 63 21 vote, but Sherman Ballard blocked it prompting a roll call. Ballard argued the Jefferson amendment was improper while Walker warned he could sponsor his own bill on Jefferson’s birthday. Majority Leader File noted 45 minutes of discussion with little progress as Beneke questioned timing.
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Associated Press
House of Delegates
Roosevelt
Thomas Jefferson
West
Pearl Harbor
Booker T. Washington
Nell Walker
D-Fayette
del. Sherman Ballard
R-Monroe
Walker
Del
Beneke
Ohio
House Subcommittee To Inspect Spencer State Mental Hospital
A House inspection subcommittee will visit Spencer State Mental Hospital after today’s legislative session adjourns. Del. Hiram Phillipe announced the group led by Del. James Manchin with other members to be named today. The debate followed editorials noting Maryland spends far more on mental hospitals than West Virginia, while WV’s funding is questioned as insufficient for patient care.
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Mouse Committee On Humane Institutions
Huntington State Mental Hospital
Del
Hiram Phillips
House
Spencer
Spencer State Mental Hospital
Hiram Phillipe
D.-Mingo
Phillips
House Committee On Humane Institutions
James Manchin
D.marion
Manchin
Byrd
Charleston, Gazette
Morgantown
Maryland
West Virginia
Maryand
The Gazette Scoreboard Now Hiring Tuesday Friday Night Scores
The Gazette announces The Scoreboard will provide high school and college game scores in Kanawha county. Call during operation hours from 6 30 to 10 30. Dial 3 7539 or 3 7530 for prompt accurate results.
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