Heavy Rains Swell Rivers Threaten Charleston Roads
Flooding s flooded Charleston areas as 1.5 inches of rain and 27 foot river rise spurred closures, 10 families isolated near the city quarry, buses detoured, and schools delayed or closed. Officials noted 1.67 inches at Kanawha Airport and 4.72 inches for January 1949.
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Charleston
LS. Weather Bureau
Kanawha
Woodward Branch
South Charleston
Davis
Little Creeks
Salvation Army
Cherry St
Bighey Playground
Lawson Haynes
West Virginia Water Service Co
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Sissonville High School
Campbells Creek
L. K. Lowenstein
Haynes
Relatives Testify in Carol Ann Insanity Defense
Bridgeport Connecticut January 31 relatives of Carol Ann Paight testified to her state of mind after the shooting that killed her cancer-stricken father. Her mother and brother described her emotional collapse and fear of revealing the fatal diagnosis. The testimony supports a temporary insanity plea as the trial prepares for a second-degree murder charge carrying a life sentence.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Carol Ann Paight
Carl W. Paight
Carl
Carol Ann
Paigns
Young Psight
Coral Ann
Paight
Alice
Hing
Army deploys rescue gear as Dakotas face deep snow
Army units release equipment for rescue missions in snowbound Dakotas where some rural families have been isolated since December and about 400 households lack heating fuel. Red Cross names disaster areas across four South Dakota counties and a North Dakota stretch from Devils Lake to the border as authorities weigh a renewed Operation Snowbound.
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Associated Press
Army
Dakotas
Pacific Northwest
Citrus Belt
Forgely
N. D
Red Cross
South Dakota
North Dakota
Devils Lake
Fred Randahl
France cites Russian move as gravest act in Indo China row
Paris charges Moscow backed Ho Chi Minh and Vietnamese rebels, warns of wider war. France accuses Russia of violating international law by recognizing the Vietnamese government and hints at challenging Franco Soviet alliance as Bao Dai regime gains Western recognition.
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Paris
France
Russia
Indo-China
Vietnam
Ho Chi-minh
Moscow
Foreign Office
Ho Chieminhk James
Paul Caste Floret
Southeast Asia
Floret
Bao Dai
French Council of the Republic
Advisory House
Election by Minority Barred in Amendment
Washington report on Sen. Lodge plan for constitutional amendments proposes a 40 percent electoral threshold for presidency. If unmet, the newly elected Senate and House would select the president, ending the current absolute majority rule and reshaping the electoral college system.
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Washington
Sen. Lodge
R-Mass
Senate
House
Akail
Missouri Battleship Refuses to Budge From Chesapeake Shoal
NORFOLK Va Jan 31 The battleship Missouri again proved its heft by remaining stuck on a Chesapeake Bay shoal as two thousand men and multiple vessels tried to move it. Salvage chief Rear Adm Alien E Smith said Missouri would be urged again at the next high tide to drag free.
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Norfolk
Missouri
U. S
Chesapeake Bay
Alien E. Smith
The
Parkers Hauled In By Wreck Trucks Near Morris Harvey College
Parkers in the South Ruff ner area protested ongoing parking violations around Morris Harvey College after a Monday night basketball game. Police reported 15 illegally parked cars towed by wreckers from city garages as a special eight-man traffic squad struggled to control the congestion. Residents described cars blocking streets and even lawns, with ruts in mud.
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Trate
Ruffner
Morris Harvey College
College
Walter Cavender
Kanawha Av
Dangerous Kanawha Blvd Turnoff Remains Death Trap
The 40 mile per hour Kanawha Blvd exit at Patrick Street is a dangerous crash hotspot with frequent head on collisions. Unmarked sharp turn, lack of warning signs, and out of town drivers create daily risk with near fatal pileups and injuries. residents urge warning blinkers and clear direction now.
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Kanawha
Patrick St
Talks Opened in Union Renews Arbitration Offer Avert Phone Strike
Washington dispatch says federal conciliators failed to produce concrete results as the CIO Communications Workers union renewed its offer to arbitrate in the nationwide wage dispute with Bell Telephone. Beirne and Margolis reported no progress but canvassed the dispute and urged active local negotiations with the phone companies. The union threatens a February 8 strike by about 100,000 Bell Telephone workers unless grievances are settled.
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Washington
Wiliam N. Margolis
Joseph A. Beirne
CIO Communications Workers Union
Bell
Beirne
Margolis
Cyrus Ching
CWA J
Ching
Gov
Air Guard to Ring A-Bomb Centers Around Plants
The Air Force moves to establish an aerial guard line around major atomic plants including Oak Ridge Tennessee and other sites in Tennessee New Mexico and Washington State with 100 mile flight plan rules and 200 mile coast coverage from Norfolk to Maine Interceptions by fighter planes and enforcement under civil Aeronautics regulations will follow the plan with flight plans and position reports required for affected air traffic.
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Washington
Air Force
Atlantic
Tennessee
New Mexico
Washington State
Norfolk
Maine
Defense Department
Atomic Plant Defense Rings Center
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Truman orders development of hydrogen bomb
President Truman directed the Atomic Energy Commission to pursue all forms of atomic weapons including the hydrogen super bomb while ensuring peace and security. Officials say the weapon could be far more devastating than the A bomb and cost estimates vary widely.
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Reich
U. S
Washington
Truman
United States
Atomic Energy Commission
Japan
Rail freight curbed as Berlin supply fears rise
Soviet-controlled German railways hinted that freight service between West Germany and Berlin may be reduced due to ongoing Russian pressure and sabotage in western Berlin. Max Kellner, railway vice president, warned that such actions threaten interzonal traffic and could strain supplies for Berlin’s population, alarming U S British and French circles amid trucking woes. Passenger runs are curtailed in West Berlin as the city relies on limited transport options.
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Berlin
West Germany
Max Kellner
United States
West Berlin
AEC Reveals Hydrogen Weapon Research On Assembly Line
The Atomic Energy Commission reports progress on basic research to build the hydrogen bomb and notes advanced atomic weapons are produced by assembly line methods. The 7th semi annual report to Congress discusses hydrogen to helium conversion and dispersed A bomb production facilities.
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AEC
Washington
INS
U. S. Atomic Energy Commission
Congress
Commission
Atomic Research Program
Baruch Endorses Truman Bomb Decision as Wise
Bernard Baruch praised President Truman for the hydrogen bomb go ahead, calling it a wise decision necessary for world peace. He urged effective international control of atomic energy, noting Baruch drafted the U S plan. Most UN members outside the Soviet Bloc accept in principle, while Russia and allies reject it.
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New York
Bernard M. Baruch
Truman
Baruch
United Nations
Soviet Bloc
U. S
Russia
Two Paths Outlined in Hydrogen Bomb Development
Washington January 3 The atomic program moves toward two routes to a hydrogen bomb fusion of hydrogen to release energy or bombardment of lithium with hydrogen nuclei Both lines may require a uranium or plutonium booster to reach the extreme temperatures needed Experts estimate yield could reach up to one thousand times that of a uranium bomb One scientist speculates ignition could occur from fusion energy released by hydrogen in rivers and oceans
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Washington
Jan
Truman
Korea and Formosa Aid Combined by Committee
The House foreign affairs committee approved a bundled aid package totaling 60 million for Korea and 28 million for Formosa, with the Senate also backing Formosa and Korea measures. The package, now 88 million, moves to the rules committee for an early House consideration.
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Asia
Washington
Korea
Formosa
Orient
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Senate
Senady
Kee D- Wyay
House Committee
Rules
Tomorow
Kee
Mine Fall Traps 3 All Believed Dead
Three miners were trapped and believed killed in a slate fall at the Puritan Coal Corp mine in Puritan seven miles east of Williamson. Eleven workers escaped. missing were Longstep 38 Julius Brown 27 and Leo Crum 40. A kettle bottom form caused the collapse.
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Rameytown
Delbarton
Tolbert Curry
Curry
Bridges Defense Uses Ex Attorney General in Bridges Trial
Former Attorney General Robert Kenney testified for Harry Bridges defending his perjury case in San Francisco. He vouched for Bridges reputation for truth and integrity while the prosecutor pressed on subversive-organization associations. Co-defendant Henry Schmidt corroborated that Bridges had never been a Communist.
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San Francisco
Robert Kenney
Harry Bridges
Kenney
Bridges
CIO
Joseph Donohue
U.S
Henry Schmidt
Fact Finding Board Proposed in Appeal For 70 Days
President Truman urged mines to resume soft coal digging for 70 days and submit their case to a Presidential fact finding board. He asked both sides to answer by Saturday, Feb 4, signaling an ultimatum while avoiding direct mention of the Taft Hartley act. He urged acceptance in the national interest and warned against ongoing conditions harming the public.
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Washington
Truman
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Three State Pits Resume Digging in West Virginia
In southern West Virginia three mines reopened after brief shutdowns while northern fields stayed idle amid a broad coal strike. President Truman urged 90,000 striking miners to return to work next week and submit to a presidential fact finding board. Northern talks opened in Washington with UMW officials and operators. In Fairmont, Union local head Joe Serdich suggested miners might resume during new negotiations if old contract provisions are kept. Accoville mine in Logan County also returned after 24 hours idle as a three day work week began.
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Fairmont
West Virginia
Truman
Clarksburg
jSrpsawson
Bethlehem
Pinnickinnick
Qwings
Haywood
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers Union
Washington
D. C
UMW
Joe Serdich
Big Grant Town
Serdicn
Logan County
Accoville
Amherst Fuel Company
U S to Dump Potato Surplus Despite Government Efforts
The United States plans to discard about 60 million bushels of surplus potatoes from the farm price support program unless Congress acts. Brannan says roughly 50 million bushels remain, with losses potentially reaching 80 to 100 million dollars. The Agriculture Department has used school lunches, overseas aid, livestock feed, and alcohol production to dispose of the crop.
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Washington
iFj
Congress
Jossez
Spudrop
Bran ‘Nan
Senate Agriculture Committee
Cooley
DNC
House Agriculture Committee
Brewster
Mar. Baret Smith
Maine
Department of Agriculture
Brannan
Searchers Safe as C 54 Hopes Dim in Yukon Crash
Rescue teams brought five survivors to a military hospital as a vast multinational search pressed for a missing Air Force C 54 jetliner with 44 aboard. The wreckage lies in the Yukon wilderness with freezing temperatures around zero.
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Whitehorse. Y
Jantry
Yukon
Camp McCrae
Alx
Anchorage
Alaska
Great Falls
Mont
Alasxa
Charles R. Harden
Alaska Highway
Charleston Weather Snapshot February First Forecast Map
Readable excerpts describe sunrise, sunset and moon phases with a February full moon on the 2nd. Prominent stars Procyon and Sirius are noted in eastern and southern skies, while visible planets include Mars and Saturn in the south and southwest respectively. Mercury timing is uncertain. Temperature readings show a daytime high around 43 degrees with morning lows near freezing.
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Procyon
Sirius
Mars
Saturn
Mercury
Bonn
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