Cold Succeeds Period of Rain In Valley Area
A cold wave spread over the Kanawha valley Saturday night freezing drizzle and making driving hazardous in Charleston. Snow flurries were forecast as a cold front moved east, with temperatures dropping to near 10 below tonight and highs around 30 today then falling again. Roads statewide remained slippery with chains urged in the mountains. Morgantown and Elkins reported rain turning ice into hazardous paths. Ohio River levels fell at McMechen dam while Huntington saw rising flow from upstream rivers.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Midwest
Virginia
Kanawhe
Bluefield
Princeton
Martinsburg
Parkersburg
Flat
Clarksburg
Noundsyville
Logan
Huntington
South Charleston
Beckley
Shinnston
Moundsville
T Elkins
Rommey
Morgantown
C. R. Beckett
McMechen Dam
Marshall County
Four Half Frozen Escaping Father in Oil City
In Oil City Pennsylvania four children were found hospitalized after spending a night in sub zero weather following an alleged drive from home by their father Howard King 54 of Nevada Pennsylvania wielding a shotgun. Infant Raymond 10 weeks old is in critical condition. Frances 16 sheltered him while Ralph 14 walked barefoot to help, both facing possible amputations. Elsie 12 has frozen toes. King was arrested after a struggle with police.
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Oil City
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Neve Reno
Venan
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Frances
Ralph King
Elsie King
Lodge to Speak At GOP Dinner in Charleston
U S Senator Henry Cabot Lodge Jr of Massachusetts will headline the Lincoln Day dinner at the Daniel Boone hotel in Charleston. Pennsylvania official William S Livengood Jr will also speak. Tickets are limited, with reservations through Henry F Butts L M LaFollette Jr or R Emerson Carson.
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Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr
Massachusetts
Charleston
Daniel Boone Hotel
Republicans of
Kanawha Country
William S. Livengood, Jr
Solons Favor Rent Control Extension Amid Hardship Provisions
Washington reports Congress leans toward a liberalized rent control extension with allowances for landlord hardship. Action before February 29 remains unlikely. Senate and House committees plan hearings and votes, with talks of local board authority versus a Washington expediter.
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Congress
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Tobey
R.nh
Senate Banking Committee
Sen. Cain
R.wash
Senate Banking
Cain
House Banking Committee
Hays
R-Ark
House
Six Held in Plot To Bomb Caracas
A reported plot to bomb Caracas in a revolution against Venezuela's government was thwarted. six Americans were arrested in New Orleans Miami and Panama. The FBI charged them with violating the Neutrality Act for piloting two surplus Navy planes from Bushfield Georgia to Nicaragua to be used in a bombing action. Two pilots faced claims of a $30,000 payment.
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Caracas
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Nicaragua
Miami
Panama
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Bushfield
Georgia
Puerto Cabezas
Hoover
Olin D. Mason
Army
Oliver General Hospital
1Augusta
Harry A. Snow
R.A. F
Amarillo
Texas
Charles B. Paflicek
New York
Kenneth J. Newcomer
Henry D. Baker
Augusta
Edward Brow Ider, Jr
CAA
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Snow
Pavlicek
Mason
Newcomer
Romulo Betancourt
United States
Taft Sees GOP Pact on European Aid Costs Soon
Sen Taft predicts Republicans backing ERP will reach agreement on costs, paving way for Senate action March 1. Talks include Vandenberg Millikin Bridges and others, with possible $2B to $9.33B reduction, an independent administrator and a Senate watchdog panel under consideration.
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Taft
Ohio
Senate
Ohioan
Europe
Tait
Truman
Congress
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Millikin
Cole
Bridges
Michigan
Sen. Ball
R-Minn
House
370 Million Urged As Aid for China
The administration plans to spend about 570 million dollars to aid China's economy and slow Communist expansion. Secretary of State Marshall recommends the aid with President Truman's final approval expected. The move aims to prevent total Chinese economic collapse and to buy time for a broader strategy while courting congressional reaction. This represents a middle course between inaction and massive funding.
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Truman
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chiang
United States
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Edwin Pauley resigns from Army job amid mobilization plan
Edwin W. Pauley, special assistant to Army Secretary Royall, quits after completing a plan for industrial mobilization in a national emergency. He faced charges from Harold Stassen of profiting through inside information in commodities markets, which he denied in two congressional appearances and a heated session with Stassen. The Senate subcommittee, by a party-line vote, refused to exonerate Pauley or Presidential Physician Wallace Graham of the speculation charges.
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Edwin W. Pauley
Army
Royall
Pauley
Harold Stassen
California
Congressional
Stassen
Senate
Wallace Graham
Shipman to Quit Conservation Job
Jack K. Shipman state conservation director for five years will resign around March 1 to return to his newspaper duties at The Gazette in Pineville. He may seek the Democratic nomination for sheriff of Wyoming county though not confirmed. Gov Meadows has not named a successor. Sen Glenn Jackson and Sen John Bowling have been discussed as possibilities.
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Bineville
Gazette
Shipman
Shority
Wyoming County
Meadows
Shiraman
Pineville
Glenn Jackson
Logan County
John Bowling
Greenbrier County
Bowling
Probers Urge Air Supremacy in Near East to Counter Soviet Cold War
A House foreign affairs subcommittee urged maintaining American air supremacy in the Near East as essential to an all out counter offensive against the Soviet cold war. Reps. Baltan and Merrow warned Greece, Turkey and Iran could not hold off a Soviet move without U S air support and called for an air force equal to any other power. They stressed informing the public with a frank view of Europe’s real situation and America’s security dependence.
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Ohio
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New Hampshire
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Greece
Turkey
Iran
Mediterranean
Erea
Kremlin
America
Europe
Plane crashes and grain price cuts ripple through markets
A string of air disasters leaves nine dead and several missing as a B-29 crashes near Jasper Arkansas and a Constellation makes an emergency landing off Florida. An Air Force jet explodes near Champaign Illinois and a cargo plane crashes into a Greenville mountainside amid fog. The week of air mishaps follows economic news showing retail cost cuts tied to plunging grain prices, signaling broad market strain.
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Ark
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Fis
Gilbert P. Folz
Burnwell
Florida
Champaign
Ill
Canute Field
Greenville
S. C
Washington
William E. Johnson
Eastern Airlines Constellation
Brunswick
Johnson
Purser
G. PB. Folz
Merrill
Navy Field
South Walns Dems Of Race Measure Revolt
In Wakulla Springs Florida the South Walns Democrats issue an ultimatum to the national Democratic administration to stop attacks on white supremacy or face revolt in the South. The United Nations Palestine Commission seeks Britain protection for military stores in Palestine post mandate. Vicente Francisco urges Cadogan for clearer plans on militia oversight and stores safeguarding.
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Wakulla Springs
Fla
Democratic National Administration
Holy Land
Success
INS
United Nations Palestine Commission
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Palestine
Vicente Francisco
Alexander Cadogan
Cadogan
Francisco
Bradley is Made Chief of Under Power Army
In Washington on Feb 7 Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower transferred command of the Army to Gen. Omar N. Bradley warning manpower has fallen to a dangerous low. Bradley, Ike’s West Point classmate, was sworn in in simple ceremonies with President Truman present. The transfer comes as the Army faces a shortfall of about 100,000 troops, prompting a tense mood at the highest levels of leadership and government.
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INS
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Omar N. Bradley
Europe
West Point
Truman
Eisenhower
Kanawha City Bond Vote Hinges on Ball Park Plan
Ball Park and Center Hinge on a 350000 bond issue to fund a ball park and a 110000 land layout as part of a broader city recreational center. Mayor D Boone Dawson and Carl Andrews lead the effort to create a long range recreation program funded by the project. Proponents say the park will generate income to liquidate the program and support amateur baseball and youth leagues.
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D. Boone Dawson
Presnayw Ball Park and Recreation Content Administration
Mayter
Kanawha City
Carl Andrews
Kanawha Park
Republican
Charleston
American Legion
Andrews
Cub
Warfare Renewed in Kashmir State
New Delhi reports renewed Hindu Muslim warfare in Kashmir with heavy fighting near Nowshera as thousands of tribal raiders attacked Hindu positions. India cites Pakistan aid and orders the expulsion from Alwar of the Maharajah and his premier. Gandhi’s ashes to be cast in Hindu rivers next Thursday amid continuing tensions.
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Kashmir
Pandit Nehru
Pakistan
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Bombay
Gandhi
Alwar
Maharajah
N. M. Khare
S. S
Nacshera
Jammu
India
Jaisalmer
Bengal
Grain and meat prices fall as shortages ease
Plunging grain prices push retail costs down for bread flour lard and some pork items. Hog prices drop to 22.75 per cwt while wheat and corn swing. Officials expect further declines and a potential lower meat bill for housewives next week amid resumed CCC buying debates.
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Pittsburgh
Chicago Board of Trade
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Hope
R-Kah
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Commodity Credit Corp
Stock Exchange
New York
A. W. Zelemek
International Statistical Bureau
Cleveland
Mark Pickeit
Corn Belt Livestock Feeders Assoc
Midwest
South
Kroger Co
East
Memphis
Tenn
A. Z Baker
American Stock Yards Assoc
Pickell
Russian leaders urge unity against foreign influence
The Gazette reports a stance from Russian leaders resisting foreign intrusion in domestic affairs. They advocate national solidarity and caution against outside meddling while calling citizens to focus on internal priorities. Stan Arnold notes commentaries on marriage and patriotism amid contemporary tensions.
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