No Gains Made By Either Side On Coal Front
Washington dispatch reports John L. Lewis and coal operators holding contract talks amid chilly reserve. Both sides claim the other refuses to bargain in good faith as UMW and operators resume wage discussions. Lewis hints responses to Truman truce proposal will come by Saturday deadline. denials and questions persist as eight month bargaining continues.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Lawvacs
Newvis
Truman
Lewis
Moohers
Robert N. Denham
National
Latoc Relaters Board
Lesyis Bas
Picasso
Defiant coal owner agrees to close tipple after picket clash
FAIRMONT Feb 1 A coal operator BE. fi. Cleghorn agreed to close his tipple at Test Creek Harrison County until Monday after confrontations with pickets. Deputies counted 159 pickets who surrounded the site. Cleghorn urged trespass but later consented to halt operations. About 10 loaded trucks were allowed through.
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Fairmont
Prandish
Ain
West Virgitia
Washington
Waltut
Northern
Western
Tao
Cleghorn
Test Creek
Harrison
Gaylord Tanha
Lanham
Willie Williams Question on Size for Sports Roles
The speaker mocks a person named Willie Williams asking what use is trying to be smart if it does not make him heavy enough for the football team or tall enough for basketball. The line suggests a critique of relying on intellect over physical attributes in sports selection.
Missouri Breaks Free from Shore Readiness After Captivity
The battleship Missouri finally freed from seal and towed grip off Old Point Comfort and returns to deep water. Salvage crews and fourteent tugs staged the operation as Missouri resumes duty with seven fathoms clearance under the keel. Allan Smith supervised the peacetime salvage, reporting limited involvement during the recovery.
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Norfolk
INS
Missouri
Old Point Comfort
Ear Arlin
Allan E. Smith
Secrecy Tightened as Truman Orders H Bomb Privacy
President Truman issues an executive order imposing one year imprisonment and a 1000 dollar fine for leaks of top secret defense material including the H bomb and A bomb. The action targets books reports maps drawings and classified materials and follows leaks before his annual address. The Defense Department also cancels simulated A bomb blasts at Caribbean maneuvers.
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Washington
Truman
White House
Defense Deeparsment
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Isint
Caribbean
Attlee imposes ban on official comment on H-bomb
London reports Prime Minister Attlee ordered a blanket ban on all official British comment regarding the United States decision to develop the hydrogen bomb. A No. 10 spokesman said the office was not consulted on the subject and would not comment.
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London
Attlee
United States
No. 10
Britain
Senate approves plan to abolish electoral college
The Senate backed a proposed constitutional amendment to abolish the Electoral College and split state electors by proportional popular vote, with 64 to 27 in favor. If House approval and state ratifications follow, the change would require three quarters of states to enact.
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Washington
Senate
House
Henry Cabot Longe
Mchusetts
Ladee
Lucas
Illinois
Nurse Witness In Abortion Case Moves Trial Focus
Ida M Winfree practical nurse testified in Charleston as a witness for Dr F Egerton Evans in an abortion murder case. She described an 18 year old patient who sought an abortion after graduating from Towne School last June and was told to visit Evans’s office, with the trial to proceed as a separate matter for Evans’s abortion charge.
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Winkie
Gir
Towa School
Last Star
Man Admits Lies Then Commits Suicide in Crash
Danville Virginia reports 25 year old WWII amputee from Norfolk named Andrew Louis Blasko confessed before dying. He claimed Sgt Jack Lemons in Germany lied about prisoner abuse and theft. Blasko shot himself while under wreckage and asked a reporter to record the admission.
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Danville
Andrew Louis Blaska
Norfolk
Bundy
Blasko
James Hughes
John Tate
Yate
Jack Lemons
Germany
Lemons
Florida
Tate
Air Secretary paints bleak military threat to U S
Secretary Symington told Baylor University in Waco that the Communist world has the largest armed forces and could strike the United States with little warning. He cited numbers in ground, air, and submarine forces and warned democracy battles to maintain peacetime arms. He urged support for national defense spending. He warned Alaska and U S cities are within short bomber ranges from Russia.
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Waco
Texas
Air Force
Symington
United States
Baylor University
Big Baptist School
Central Texas
Moscow
Russia
Downpour Slows and Roads Reopen Across the State
Heavy rain caused floods across West Virginia with waters receding on some routes while others remained blocked. State routes near Nitro and Buffalo were cited as water covered, buses rerouted, and several deaths reported as Kanawha River levels fell from 26.8 to 26.6 feet. Authorities warned of possible highway closures and continued rainfall despite improving conditions.
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State Road Commission
Bishway
Nitro
U.S
Consolidate Bus Lines
U. S
Atlantic Greyhound
Charleston
Clarksburg
Page & Col
Kanawha
U. S. Weather Bureau
Huntington
Kana
Neers
Kanavia
Engin
Ris
Charton
Planton Haynes
The
West Water Service Co
Cherry
Parso
Garland Mare
Conseon Commission
Sutton
Letvis Shep
Fisher Bottom
Browne Creek
Logar Canary
Jamies Wooly
Kistler
Lee County
Buttalo Creek
Minter Pullen
Stare Rt. 25
Murray Makes Telephone Bid
CIO President Philip Murray offered to help negotiate a national telephone strike crisis as Cyrus S. Ching took direct charge of government peace efforts. Murray urged dawn to earth collective bargaining between the Communications Workers and Bell Telephone to avert a walkout. He argued Bell employees are underpaid with fragile job security and looming technological unemployment. many face meager old age pensions.
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Adurray
Bell
Dider Employes
Turnpike Financing Plans Discussed by West Virginia Commission
The West Virginia Turnpike Commission explored preliminary financing for a super toll highway with seven bank representatives. Chairman D Holmes Morton said planning for engineering and traffic surveys is needed before bonding the project. A March 6 hearing date was set for reports from interested companies. A Wheeling civic delegation urged extending the route from Bluefield to Moundsville to connect with a Wheeling flood wall project.
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West Virginia Turnpike Commission
D. Holmes Morton
Wheeling
Commission
Bluefield
Moundsville
Charles Peeler
John M
Buyers Await Tax Cuts as Dealers Press Congress
Congress faces pressure from manufacturers and transport firms seeking wartime excise tax cuts and lower tariffs to boost sales and consumer demand. House Ways and Means hearings begin Friday with Treasury Secretary Snyder detailing President Truman's tax program including reductions on leather goods cosmetics luggage furs and related items. The outcome hinges on top-level review as lawmakers weigh broad tax revisions.
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NGTON
INS
Congress
Doughton
D-Nc
House
Ways and Means Committee
Truman
Treasury
Snyder
Special rates offered for adverts in regional paper
Marketing note touts lower prices for ads with a tiered schedule. It cites 27 lines for a week at $2 and 3 lines for a week at $3 with a potential 10 line option at $2.28, highlighting a 2.06 net after a 10 percent discount. It promises a large reach of readers and urges placement for maximum visibility.
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Charles+ ton
W. Va
New traffic sign to guide cars at hazard on Kanawha Blvd
City electrician Joe Bonham announced a safety fix for the Kanawha Boulevard West end. A single phase blinker light with an illuminated arrow will direct all traffic to the right by Saturday if a power line can be installed from Magnolia Street. The intersection has long been a hazard for out of town drivers who may try to cross under the bridge into eastbound lanes. Traffic Captain Walter Cavender notes drivers ignore four large roadside signs.
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City
Joe Bonham
Kanawha Boulevard
Patrick St
Magnolia St
Walter Cavender
Ohio Swelling To High Stage
The Ohio River and other rivers surged past banks causing evacuations and emergency declarations across several states. Floodwaters overwhelmed facilities including a water plant at Paintsville Kentucky while Army aid was sent to the Dakotas amid heavy snowfall and drifts.
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Dakotas
Associated Press
West Virginia
Kentucky
Ohio River
Paintaville
Texas
Missouri
Baan
New England
Ohio
Big Sandy
Paintsville
John B. Weils
Dixie Democrats Block FEPC Vote
Southern conservatives in the House filibustered the FEPC bill, stalling a key civil rights measure amid accusations of Northern Democrats aiming to weaken protections. Five lengthy roll calls extended debate by over two hours, delaying a showdown on job discrimination legislation tied to President Truman's civil rights program.
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Washington
House
Truman
Governor Patteson Visits Pinecrest Sanitarium
Governor Patteson conducted an unannounced tour of Pinecrest Sanitarium in Beckley. He dined with Dr. H S Edwards and staff, then toured wards, greeting patients who responded warmly to his questions and courtesy. A brace of patients interacted pleasantly during the visit.
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Charles KR
Zor _ BECKLEY
Pattesony
Pinecrest Sanitarium
H. S. Edwards
Tuberculosis Sanitarium
Armentrout
Belfast
Charleston Forecast Notes and Moon Phase for Feb 2
Local forecast notes indicate a Thursday view with a full moon rising and setting and prominent stars Aldebaran and Betelgeuse visible in the southern sky. Saturn is noted low on the horizon with midday temperatures around typical values for the period.
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Pouer
Aldebaran
Betelyeux
Saturn
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