Truman Recalls T and H Coal Panel in Parley
President Truman reactivates the Taft Hartley panel as ace mediators join John L. Lewis and mine owners to negotiate a new wage contract. David Calef Paterson and Cyrus Ching travel to Washington to aid in court directed bargaining opening Wednesday.
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Washington
Truman
John L. Lewis
Trivman
Cnal
David J. Calef Paterson
Cyrus
Ching
Cale
Lewis
CIO
Richmond B. Keech
Tlony Welfare Fund
UMW
Miners Walkout Continues as Union Leaders Defy Orders
Two local mine union presidents say they follow personal choice in staying off the job as most of West Virginia's 102000 miners remain on strike despite Federal court and UMW directives to return to work. No mines operate except small non union pits or signed contracts. incidents reported in Richwood area.
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UMW
Richwood
Nicholas Conty
Nicholas County
To Ngan
Denny Montgomery
Mallory
Norval Sparks
Davin
Jonn Lewis
Arithmetic Troubles Prompted by Hard Questions
A speaker complains about difficult arithmetic problems and questions how adults expect work on such tasks. The comment reflects frustration with challenging math content and the struggle to understand.
Czechs Seize Two Missing American Missionaries
Prague announced two American Mormon missionaries missing for more than four weeks are under arrest on charges of attempting to enter a prohibited area. Stanley E. Abbott of Lehi Utah and C Alden Johnson of Idaho Falls Idaho were held for police investigation with details undisclosed. They vanished Jan 28 while visiting church members near Suntal and Opava close to the Polish border.
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C. Alden Johnson
Idaho
Stanley KE. Abbott
Lehi
Utah
Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Choslovakia
Stanley E. Abbott
Idaho Falls
Abbott and Johnson
Moravia
Suntal
Opava
Foreign Ministry
Olomouc
Proatejov
Floods Drive 300 Families From Eastern Louisiana Homes
More than 1,400 evacuees are reported in eastern Louisiana as backwaters of the Black River flood about 850000 acres. Red Cross official John Russe and Brig. Gen. Raymond Hoff describe relief asset deployment with 3090 tents 850 motor vehicles and amphibious craft ready if needed. Ferriday and Jonesville host one tent city each with teams in Ferriday Concordia Parish.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Black River
John Russe
Red Cross
Atlanta
Whn
Catahowa-Concordia Parish
Russell
Raymond Hoff
Louisiana National Guard
Camp Beaurenard
Alexandria
Hannah Jackson
Fervi- la
Concordia Parish
Ferriday
Jonesville
Cata
Peace talks on rail dispute called off after mediation stalls
CHICAGO March 14 The National Mediation Board chaired by Francis A ONeill canceled peace conferences in a bitter rail labor dispute affecting 250000 conductors and trainmen The unions 95 percent voted for strike authorization but no strike is threatened now as both sides consider arbitration if they agree The board will return if both sides consent else the Brotherhoods may set a strike date
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Chicawu
Francis A. O'Neill
Washington
National Trailway Mediation Board
Vnions
Order of
Brotherhood of Railhoay
O'Neill
Brotherhoods
Labor and Management
Distillers Seek Big Cut in Whisky Excise Taxes
CIO and distillery workers propose a one billion dollar slash in excise levies on whisky beer and wine to curb moonshiners and bootleggers. They urge Congress to adopt wartime tax cuts and shift burdens to wealthy individuals and large corporations. The hearings before the House Ways and Means Committee include Oklahoma Governor Roy Turner and Rep. Monroney opposing reduced depletion allowances for oil and gas.
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Washington
Fes
Congress
CIO
Truman
Roy J. Turner
Oklahoma
Rep
Monroney
D-Okla
House
Ways and Means
United Brewery
State to Adopt Uniform Hospital Service Contract
The State Insurance Department will adopt a uniform contract for West Virginia's non profit hospital service corporation. Commissioner Robert A Crichton said a committee drafted the contract but was dismissed after a meeting yesterday. The department will study provisions and incorporate changes. The polio benefit will be included and reinstatement cancellation and exclusion terms will be standardized across certificates. Represented were plan managers from Wheeling Morgantown Lairmont Clarksburg Parkersburg and Charleston.
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State Insurance Department
West Virginia
Hospital Service Corporation
Robert A. Crichton
Crichton
Wheeling
Morgantown
Lairmont
Clarksburg
Parkersburg
Charleston
Johnson Sees United States Defenses Sufficient For Any War
Defense Secretary Johnson after White House talks with President Truman told federal and local law officers that U S defenses are adequate today as per the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He warned Moscow lacks the capacity for war despite any will and said America must be ready for a counter attack.
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Washington
INS
Johnson
Truman
Russia
United States
Moscow
U. S
Joint Chiefs of Staff
White House
Joint Chiefs
MacArthur
America
U.S
Soviet Union
Mayors Call Federal Action to Curb Syndicated Crime
At a crime conference eve, leaders from the American Municipal Association and U S Attorneys Conference urge federal measures to curb syndicates linked to racketeering. Los Angeles Mayor Bowron backs banning interstate shipment of slot machines and gambling data as Denver Mayor Newtpm pushes ongoing machinery for legislative proposals. President Truman and Attorney General McGrath headline the session in Washington.
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Hnglan
American Municipal Assoc
U S. Attorneys Conference
National Assoc
Fletcher Bowron
Los Angeles
Quigg Newtnp
Denver
American
Munici- Agsoc
Atty
McGrath
Truman
United States
Win
Washington
Tocay
Defense
Louis Johnson
Justice Department
Tomorow
Fayette Gambler Held in Assault
Alex A. Mitchell of Montgomery is jailed on two charges resisting arrest and assault on Justice of Peace Montgomery Hancock after an on street altercation. He paid over 4000 in fines five days earlier and faced gambling charges from a raid.
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Alex A. Mitchell
Montgomery
Mitchell
Liberty
Justice of Peace
Hancock
Han
Bates Beats Democrat To Win Fathers Seat
Bates, a 32 year old naval officer, defeated Democrat Richard M. Russell in Haverhill Massachusetts to win the sixth district seat once held by his late father George J. Bates. Returns showed Bates 43947 to Russell 16413. the elder Bates died in a Washington airliner crash last November.
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Haverhill
Mass
Comar
William H. Bates
Toaight
Richard M. Russell
Bates
Russell
George J. Bates
Washington
GOP
Ita Stinc
Churchill Urges New Big Three Peace Talk In Scotland
Winston Churchill in Scotland urged a fresh Big Three conference with Stalin and Truman to seek a truce between East and West and bridge Cold War rifts. He cited supreme effort and noted American atomic superiority as a world peace guarantee.
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Edinburgh
Scotland
Winston Churchill
Britain
Chur
Ehill
Joseph Stalin
Truman
Labor
Attlee
Stalin
London
Churchill
Potsdam
Soviet Russia
Jeach
Berlin
Hiroshima
Pact Provides Military Help If War Comes
Moscow dispatch reports a 31 year military and friendship pact between Russia and China linking over a quarter of humanity. It outlines control of Manchuria railway assets, withdrawal of Soviet troops from Port Arthur after a Japan treaty, joint action to deter Japanese aggression, and a five year 300 million dollar Soviet credit to bolster the Chinese regime.
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Moscow
INSY
Russia
China
Changchun
Manchuria
Peiping
Japan
Port Arthur
United States
Britain
France
Chiang Kaishen
Gover
Taxi Rate Slash Declared Unfair in Public Hearing
A Charleston Transit Co official warned that eliminating the proposed general taxicab rate reduction would trigger unfair and unlawful competition in public transportation. Roy Mundy of Town Topa and partners urged a three zone system to cut fares from 40 to 25 cents and boost passenger volume, while Randolph cautioned against a move that could foster jitney-style service.
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Charleston Transit Co
Amoval
R. F. Randolph
Public Service Commission
Roy Mundy
Charleston
Mundy
Town Topa
Checker White
City Car Companies
Randolph
DeMille Finds Lent Guideposts Inspiration
Cecil B. DeMille recalls a church moment where a minister preached to him alone as a boy. The memory later fueled his epic films The Ten Commandments and The Sign of the Cross in a Lent guide.
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Cecil B. deMille
Hollywood
Mr. DeMille
Diplomats Scan Asian Anti Communist League Talks
In Bangkok on February 14 7 the Far East conference of US diplomats tackled two urgent problems an Asian alliance against Communism and a peace treaty for Japan. Ambassador at large Philip C Jessup presided as the group reviewed political economic and social reports after four sessions and issued a statement.
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Anti-Communist League For Asia
Bangkok
Thiland
Siam
Far East
Japan
Philip C. Jessup
Atl
Defense Contends Painter Abnormal in Murder Trial
In Intermediate Court Fred Clifford Painter, 30, is on trial for the stomping murder of Ed ward C. O'Brien, 33, a soft drink salesman, last July 31. Defense claims Painter was drunk and mentally and physically abnormal, arguing he could not know right from wrong. No insanity plea was entered.
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Fred Clifford Painter
Clendenin
Edward C. O'Brien
Harry Atlee Burdette
Elk Two-Mile
O'Brien
D. L. Salisbury
Salisbury
Painter
Burdette
O’brien
Summers St
Quest
B-36 Crashes Near Seattle With 17 Aboard
An Air Force B-36 bomber with 17 people on board, 16 crew and one civilian, crashed north of Seattle after reporting ice and engine trouble. An immediate air-sea search began as the six engined aircraft was last heard near 460 miles northwest of Seattle.
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Queen Charlotte Sound
British Columbia
Canadian Marine Station
Prince Rupert
B. C
Queen Charlotte Island
Vancouver Island
Eielson Air Base
Fairbanks
Fort Worth
Tex
Port Angeles
Wash
Sitka
Ketchikan
Alaska
Seattle
Here
Queen Chariot Sound
Sewage Fee Debated to Fund Treatment Plants
The State Water Commission urged Wheeling and Charleston to levy sewage user fees to fund construction of treatment plants. Wheeling Mayor Bachmann backs the plan while Charleston Mayor Andrews questions its feasibility. A citizen committee is reviewing financing options and will report to the water commission.
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State Water Commission
Wheeling
Charleston
Carl G. Bachmann
Carl Andrews
Bechmann
Gazette Sewing Contest Opens March 1 Statewide
The Gazette announces the ninth annual state sewing contest tied to the National Sewing Contest. Open March 1 to April 15, with eight garment classes and first prize winners earning cash and a trip to New York for national judging. Local winners advance to the national stage with a chance for an extra 100 and an expense paid trip to the Waldorf Astoria show.
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Gazette
New York City
New York
Waldorf Astoria
Mary Louise Breyoort
WVU Coach Hurt In Fatal Mishap On Turnpike
A Philadelphia man died and five people were injured in a turnpike crash near Bedford Pennsylvania. WVU basketball coach Lee Patton suffered serious injuries as the team en route to a game with Penn State collided with another vehicle. The accident blocked traffic and involved WVU director of athlete publicity Forrest Crane and other team members.
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Bedford
Philadelphia
West Virginia University
Pennsylvania Turniike
Nelson
Timmons
Lee Patton
West Virginia
Forrest B. Crane
WVU
Henry Lenair
Eala-Cyrnwrd
Nick Cavilera
Feld
Deve Steincier
Walter Gletin
Fite
Lenair
State College
Penn State
Morgantown
W. Va
Universitty
Loren Ward
Abings
Charleston Skies Forecast for Wednesday and Thursday
The Charleston forecast notes sunrise at 7:18 a.m. and sunset near 4 p.m. A waxing new moon, Saturn low on the western sky, Mars rising around 9:59 p.m. and brighter than most stars except Venus, which rises at 6:00 a.m. Temperatures range from the 60s to mid 70s with variable readings.
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Saturn
Mars
Venes
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