FBI Ready to Close in on Fuchs Aides in Spy Case
FBI plans round up of U S associates of Klaus Fuchs after he signed a confession admitting he passed American atomic secrets to the Soviet Union for seven years as a paid spy. British scientist Dr Klaus Fuchs described a Jekyll and Hyde role as investigators press ahead with the case in Washington and London.
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Stamp Bubble Loses 600000 In Wagon Wheel Scheme
Washington officials report 18 months of pressure on investors in a postage stamp investment scheme led by Harold Ambrose. About 125000 in profits paid, 75000 largest single sum, 25 investors involved. No charges yet, but graft concerns cited as law possibly violated.
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Truman orders probe into potato dumping plan
President Truman ordered Congress and the Agriculture Department to investigate the 40 million bushel potato dumping program. He summoned farm leaders to the White House, amid protests over destroying large potato stocks. Sen. Thomas D. of Oklahoma warned the move could jeopardize farm price support and criticized high domestic prices while Canada floods the market with cheaper potatoes. The Agriculture Department faces a huge surplus and plans to destroy the stock.
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Reds Accuse FBI of Using UN Officials in Spy Claims
United Nations secretary-general Trygve Lie rejected a letter by Syria’s Jakey Malik alleging FBI use of UN officials for information. A spokesman said no Secretariat official is used by the FBI and denied any internal wiretapping occurred. The exchange centers on claims about Byron Price, wartime US censor, and US sources at the UN.
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Washington
Golden Gloves Televised Tonight By WSAZ-1
The Gazelle and Huntington station present highlights of the 7th annual local Golden Gloves boxing tournament on WSAZ-1 tonight. Amateur bouts were staged last Saturday night at the American Legion Armory by Sam Moore and Nilo Olis. Charles B R Arr mentront, Gazette staff writer, will handle commentary.
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Wheaton College Recess Revival Ends After 38 Hours
A Wheaton College revival meeting, intense religious demonstration, halted after 38 hours as President Raymond Edman interrupted the prayer in Memorial Chapel to caution outsiders about it seeming showy. About 800 students had gathered, with a smaller group continuing testimonials in a nearby room under Rev Edwin S. Johnson's invitation.
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I of Triplets Beaten Becomes Jail Term for Father
Albany court records reveal Edward J. Green 26, a six-foot 220-pound truck driver and World War I veteran, pleaded guilty to cruelty to children for severely beating two of his triplet children. He received six months in jail. The two-year-old Virginia suffered multiple injuries including arm fractures, a collarbone fracture, facial gash, and bruises. Thomas endured head and body bruises, a groin injury, a limp, and a bruise under the eye. The third triplet, Gertrude, remained hospitalized since birth to gain strength.
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Virginia
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Senate approves 88 million aid for South Korea Formosa
In seven minutes the Senate approved an 88 million dollar program for non military aid to South Korea and Formosa. The House passed it 240 to 134. A separate plan loans up to 100000 to Indonesia to buy US industrial supplies and equipment. Also US protests Chinese Nationalist bombing in Shanghai and UN appeals urge halt to raids amid war tensions in the Far East.
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Witness Proposes Tax Loophole Closures in Congress
New England industrialist Royal Little told the House Ways and Means Committee that Congress could raise about 1 billion dollars yearly by closing tax law loopholes. He urged ending tax exemptions for unrelated business activities by educational and charitable groups while educators warned against removing exemptions tied to education.
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Phyllis Walker Voted Charleston Heiress in Contest
Teenager Phyllis Walker of Charleston High School represented Delta Alpha Delta at Charleston’s Heiress contest co sponsored by the Gazette and the Virginian Theater. Walker won 11 105 votes and will receive about 1 900 in prizes from city merchants including an Admiral TV from R H Kyle and Co and a Bulova watch.
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Union Chiefs Warn Truman Injunction Won't Mine Coal
CIO and APL leaders warned Truman's Taft Hartley action will not settle the coal dispute and may worsen it. Murray said miners will not back down while Lewis boosted demands, seeking 95 cents a day and 13 cents more per ton in welfare. Neustadt said the panel report will go to the White House tomorrow.
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Truman housing plan faces Fed resistance in Senate
In Washington on February 19, President Truman’s proposal to create a National Mortgage Corporation to finance up to two billion dollars for construction of 2,000,000 housing units for middle income families hit a setback. The Federal Reserve Board opposes the timing, prompting the Senate Banking Committee to shelve action temporarily. Reserve Board Chairman McCabe is expected to testify next week as the panel reconvenes on February 23.
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Two GIs Admit Kidnap for Profit to Reds
Two American soldiers Sgt John Frankey from Madison Wisconsin and Cpl Paul Abel of Bolivar Missouri confessed a kidnap for profit scheme with Russian agents in Vienna. They seized Oswald Eder on Armistice Day November 11 and handed him to agents for 350 dollars. They face per martial trial within weeks and risk prison terms. Eder worked as a night watchman at a Vienna radio plant and held German and Austrian citizenship.
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FiveMontgomery men fined in Montgomery gambling raids
Fines and costs totaling 8090 were levied on five men arrested Thursday in gambling raids by state police in Montgomery. Justice Pesce Montgomery Hancock said at least 5000 worth of equipment was confiscated including 8125 000 lottery slips and nine slot machines. Alex A. Mitchell 51 was fined 3000 on promoting and selling lottery tickets keeping slot machines and exhibiting slot machines. George A. Sandidge Cotton Rogers and Alex Lofton were fined 1007 each on selling lottery tickets. Archie Huddleston and Willie Claiborne were fined 1000 each as alleged operators or exhibitors of slot machines. The raids covered Mammioth Cave Owls Club and 221 Second Ave in Montgomery. Most confiscated items were moved in two large trucks.
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Envoy to United States Named by West Germany
West Germany named Dr. Hans Schlange Schoenmac a 61 year old farm expert as its first envoy to the United States. The nomination drew no objections from the U S State Department.
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Shiner Confesses Wounding Officer In Newhall
Orville Monare of Newhall reports a man named Moore confessed to injuring Officer Arthuel L. Jones and acknowledged owning a moonshine still. Jones and three other officers were riding in Newhall Hollow when the shooting occurred. Moore was arrested at his home by a contingent led by a local law enforcement head.
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Miner Union Chief Calls for Coal Strike End
John Ozanich, president of United Mine Workers local, urges miners to return to work at Relena mine of H. C. Frick Coke Co in Western Pennsylvania. Despite leadership, he faces financial strain with depleted finances and looming public assistance as his wife Arin discusses hardship.
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Courts lax in handling cases of sex criminals
A Gazette summary accuses West Virginia courts of leniency with a chronic sex offender who molested eight girls from 1931 to 1947. He received only 22 months in county jail with suspensions and reductions due to maternal appeals. A new felony case involves a 13-year-old assault. The piece urges child safety education and stricter reporting, citing medical and legal guidance.
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Republicans Defend Liberty Against Socialist Threat
George Gabrielson warned at the Kanawha County Lincoln Degainer that socialism would threaten America through price controls rationing socialized medicine regional entities and federal penalties. He urged the Republican party to defend All-American rights and restore foreign accords within the Constitution as the Iron Curtain rises abroad.
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Helicopter Rescues Fliers As Search Continues In Alaska
A helicopter brought the remaining four aboard a missing C 54 transport plane to safety after a long search in Alaska. One person is believed frostbitten after three days exposed. New distress signals spread across the North as crews press a historic nine week search.
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Charleston Skies Saturday Forecast Map Notes
Forecast notes for Charleston Saturday February 11 include sunrise and sunset timings, moonrise and visible planets. Prominent celestial objects such as Capella and Mars are mentioned with Venus rising later. data appears fragmented and partially illegible on the page.
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