Federal Jury Indicts Meyers On Tax Evasion
Federal grand jury indicts 82 year old Maj. Gen. Meyers on evading 1941 income taxes of 15 658 while declaring 3 008. Also linked to Aviation Electric Co. affair and perjury charges in Washington. Bail set at 1 000 as trial date looms.
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Baltimore
Bennett
Meyers
Army Air Forces
Washington
Senate
Bleroit H. Lamarre
Aviation Electric Co
Dayton
Lamarre
Ister
Aviation Electric
Geo. Meyers
Long Island
H. H. Arnold
The
Army Air Fortes
Moyers
Auty
Mevere
Internal Revenue People
Berard J. Flynn
U. S
Gen. Meyers
Aviation, Electric
Lamcarre
Lamarres
Fistin
Spring Brief Warm Spell Forecast in Charleston
The region saw its warmest day of the year in Charleston with a 56 degree high and a 42 degree low. Forecasters warn a rapid cold snap and possible snow or rain by Friday, with colder conditions continuing into Saturday and a return to near normal temperatures later in the week.
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Charleston
Calder Weath
U.S
Calder
West Virginia
Race issues in the town raise reader questions
Willie Willis questions why discussions on race appear in the newspaper and expresses surprise at recognizing such topics in local coverage.
Higgins Quits Building Post in Charleston After Long Service
Richard Higgins resigns as Charleston city building inspector effective April 1 after more than 30 years in public service and real estate. Johnston, his top assistant, is favored for the job. Higgins had previously led the wartime CPA building office and served on the planning commission. He resides at 1702 Washington Street.
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Richard Higgins
Charleston
Andrews
Johnston
Job Kamer Johnston
Higgins
Higgins Man
George B. Hendricks
Municipal Planning Commission
Charlestons
West Virginia
Washington Sle
Veterans Eligible for War Surplus Homes Sale at Ordnance Park
Frank Missen of the FHA in charge at Ordnance Park St Albans said 1120 purchase applications were issued to veterans on opening day for 225 wartime emergency housing units. Veterans receive priority by status and residency with a $200 good faith deposit. Applications accepted for 10 days, with office hours 9 am to 3 pm this week and potential evening hours if demand exists.
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Frank Missen
Inone Housing Administration
Ordnance Park
St. Albans
Miskell
Ueber
Navy Department
Senate debate focuses on surplus use and rent controls
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approves a plan to shift Marshall plan funding from next year's budget using the current treasury surplus. Millikin frames tax cuts as a goal, while rent control extension moves advance in both chambers with votes due on long term measures.
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Millikin
Senate
Europe
Washington
Mar
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Truman
Treasury
Gen. Millik
Colo
Sen. Millikin
Senate Finance Committee
House
Judge Denies Eisler Writ In Deportation Case
NEW YORK Feb 179 Federal Judge Edward A Conger denied habeas corpus petitions by Gerhart Eisler and John Willan labor secretary of the Communist party to free them from Ellis Island where they await deportation. Eisler described as the number one Communist in the United States, faced arrest warrants charging membership in an organization advocating overthrow of the government by force. Willan’s case referenced findings from Eisler matter. Eisler was held while appealing a contempt conviction for refusing to testify before the House Committee on Un-American Activities.
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New York
Edward A. Conger
Gerhart Eisler
John Willan
Communist Party
Ellis Island
Eisler
Department of Justice
United States
Judg Conger
Fister
Williamson
Conger
Eister
Congress
House Committee On un-American Activities
Bisler
Ths
Carol King
22 Die in French Train Collision Near Thumeries
In Thumeries on the Lille Douai line a freight train collided with a passenger train as it picked up factory workers, killing 22 and injuring about 50. Eighteen of the dead were women. The town lies 15 miles from Lille and the crash happened after the passenger train took aboard workers en route to Douai.
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Lunle
France
Poline
Thumeries
Polies
Lille-Douai
Lille
Trumec
Doual
Cities Told to Plan Now To Cope With A Bombing
Major General Harold R. Bull urged U S mayors to create robust civil defense plans for atomic warfare. He called for designated defense directors, strengthened police and fire services, debris removal training, medical response units, evacuation welfare, and secure central control centers to withstand any scenario.
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New York
Harold R. Bull
Army
Civil Defense Board
Bull
U. S. Conference of Mayors
Wallace's Man Wins Bronx Special Congressional Race
New York ALP candidate Leo Isacson defeated Democrat Karl Kropwt, Liberal Dean Ainee, and Republican Joseph Degris in the 24th district with 22 697 votes once all 139 districts reported. The upset signals possible ALP strength for Wallace in 1948.
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New York
American Labor Party
Alleut
Sy Henry A Wallace
Bronx
Wallace
Leo Isacson
ALP
Edward J. Flynn
Flynn
Karl Kropwet
Dean Alnee
Joseph de ‘ Gris
Isacson
Prapper
Eight-year-old saves trio by driving car from father's knee
In Bunsen Idaho a boy of eight seated on his father's knee steered an auto to move three men after a gasoline explosion. Lois Grindrod 37 Kenneth 18 and Paul Chess ly 25 were recovering at Cottage hospital with sight preserved thanks to the boy's quick action. Roy Lee the boy and son of Lois Grindrod said he could guide them as he drove. Hospital staff credited the boy's prompt action with saving their sight.
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Bunsmy
Idaho
Feo
Cottage Hospital
Lois Grindrod
Roy Lee
Kenneth
Roy
Paul Chessly
Here
Roys Lee
Congress Delays anti inflation action as markets slump
Senators Tobey and Taft signal price control measures may be postponed while markets wobble this month. The Senate banking committee votes to extend government controls through June 1949 on certain commodities, with rent controls under quick review and tighter down payment rules debated amid calls to curb grain and food speculation.
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House’ Banking Committee
House
Taft
Senate
Rep
Wolcott R.mich
House Banking Committee
Watt
Senate Banking Committed
Sen
Barkley
D-Ky
Eader
Washington
Congress
Sen. Tobey
Bex
Tabey
Senate Banking Committee
Tobey
Wolcott
R-Mich
Sen. Taft
Ohkie
National Grange
Senate Agriculture Committee
Richard F. Uhlmann
Chicago Board of Trade
Most Commodities Join in Downswing
Commodity markets across the U S saw a broad downturn as wheat prices fell and stock markets slackened. Retail chains cut prices on meat items while wholesale indexes declined and prices for butter and beef shifted. The report notes cautious trading as traders reassessed last weeks rally and futures moved lower across grains and livestock.
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New York
Chicago
Safeway Stores, Inc
Philadelphia
New Orleans
Camaga
Washington
Yanks Molested By Korean Army
In Pyongyang, Maj. Daniel G. Costello of Iowa and Maj. Richard C. Biggs of California were shoved and briefly arrested by a Korean army lieutenant colonel and civilians during a parade in the Soviet zone of North Korea. A civilian armed with a pistol seized Costello’s camera as others grabbed the film. the incident followed the announcement of a puppet North Korean government.
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Seoul
U. 5S. Army
Peoples Army
North Korea
Daniel G. Costello
Imogene
Towa
Richard C. Biggs
Berkeley
Cal
Pyongyang
Pyorgyang Radio
Costello
Biggs
Nolice
Jane
Four Die as Roof Collapses on Auto Sales Building
Four men were killed and nine injured when a concrete and steel auto sales building under construction collapsed in Kingsport Tennessee. Names given include William H. Wallen Gate City Virginia Alfred Roberts Fall Branch Tennessee Floyd W. Tipton Maryville Tennessee and William H. Dougherty Blair's Gap Tennessee as witnesses said the roof collapsed slowly and workers rode the fall to ground level. Police began removing debris and the roof was being jacked when it gave way.
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Kingsfort
Tenn
William H. Wallen
Gate City
Alfred Roberts
Fall Branch
Floyd W. Tipton
Maryville
William H. Dougherty
Blair’s Gap
Polies Seit
Force Needed for Partition Plan Moves to Security Council
The Palestine commission urged action on its armed force proposal to maintain order in the Holy Land. Chair Kargi Lisicky of Czechoslovakia said the council must decide, with no set date for debate on the report released last night. In Charleston, West Virginia, a mandamus hearing was set for Feb 24 to force the city to comply with state civil service rules for police, including retirement at 63 and dismissal of certain hires. The petition lists Capt William Lacy, Roy Jarrett, and G Baley as aged officers and B H Stone, Earl Tuck, and William W Walker as previously hired under a special ordinance.
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Lake Success
Palestine Commission
Holy Land
Security Council
Kargi Lisicky
Czechoslovakia
Council
Li-Nation Security Council
United Nation
Charleston
Charlie Ritchie
West Virginia
Fraternal l Order of Police
Capitol City
Herman Fraser
Huntington
James Gullian
Andrews
John T. Moore
Lacy
J. Campbell Palmer
William Lacy
Roy Jarrett
G.baley
B. H. Stone
Earl Tuck
William W. Walker
Volunteers Fight Arabs in Palestine Conflict Escalates
Report from Jerusalem cites Saudi volunteers entering Palestine and aiding an assault near Beisan with casualties among Arab, Syrian, Lebanese and Iraqi volunteers. Arab League backs regular Arab armies to enforce partition as UN calls for international force.
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Jerusalem
Fed
Palestine
Holy Land
Beisan
Cairo
Arab League Council
U.N
Palestine Commission
Security Council
Engine Clips Lad's Hair After Fall Under Wheels
In Houston Texas on February 17 Valentine Coronado a 10 year old boy narrowly escaped fatal injury when a railroad engine backed over him clipping hair from his head The boy was trapped under the journal box and between wheels before Herman H Ward 42 nearby grabbed him to safety Ward was knocked down by a part of the engine as it passed
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Houston
Tex
Valentine Coronado
Herman H. Ward
Valentine
Ward
U S Broadcast Blasts Communism to Germans
Frankfurt dispatch reports the American military government delivering a radio broadcast denouncing Communism as wicked and insincere. The statement warns of real and serious danger, notes shifting Communist tactics, and accuses the movement of cynicism and opportunism while urging clear-eyed awareness rather than mass hysteria.
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Frankfurt
INS
United States
Gepbbels
Truman Urges Women to Help Curb Living Costs
President Truman appealed to women leaders in Washington to use consumer power to fight the high cost of living. Speaking at a Labor Department conference marking Seneca Falls's anniversary, he noted ongoing tasks like equal pay and jury service rights for women and praised Mrs. Roosevelt's contributions.
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Truman
Americana
Labor Department
Seneca Falls
N. Y
Jyomens Rights and Women's Social Freedom. ‘Mr. Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Congressman Doughton Plans Another Row on Opponent
The item notes Congressman Doughton promises to campaign again while an opposing figure calls him optimistic. Stan Arnold remarks frame the piece in a jaunty, opinionated tone.
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Congressman Doughton
Stan Arnold
Jama
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