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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1949
Page
1
A mine safety bill was held on amendment in the House after a vigorous debate. Delegates debated exemptions for small mines and proposed delaying to study committee amendments. The bill could be held for further action as leaders push for changes favoring smaller operators.
Senate measures authorize county boards of education to establish and maintain junior colleges or schools offering grades beyond the 9th, under State Education Department supervision. House proposes sheriffs serve as jailer agents for counties under 40 000 population. A bill also seeks penalties for installing televisions in moving vehicles.
A shattering blast in Beverly Hills rocked a fashionable district as police linked it to a plot to dynamite doctors and Industrial Accident Commission members. William J. Ward, 51, a former shipyard worker, was injured after a diabetic attack. police seized a large quantity of dynamite in his pickup. H. D. Hoover, owner of Ciro's, suffered a heavily damaged home. a conductor Bruco Waller and a Filipino house boy were unhurt. Ward’s list included seven addresses with dynamite bundles found at two sites. police identified Ward and associated figures, including Dr. David Weller, an IA Commission physician, as part of the case.
Gov Patteson announced signing five bills including one to raise cities shares of state liquor profits providing $400000 per year for two years and another to end the $1 a day charge for patients at tuberculosis sanatoriums who can afford it Other approved measures include aiding work for relief recipients and appointing alternates to the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin.
U S investigating officer Lt Col Daniel F. Riva charged Greek guerrillas with lynching Col Selden R. Edner, an unarmed American observer, after his plane landed behind guerrilla lines near Karpenisi four weeks earlier. Edner and Greek pilot Lt Tsoukas were reported dead in the crash, with his body identified by dental and medical records.
City Patrolman James H. Beck testified that he did not shoot Gleanis Walker or his companions after they allegedly tried to move his car from a service station driveway. Beck, 31, faces murder charges in intermediate court for the Oct. 3 incident. The testimony concluded the day’s proceedings, with court adjournment until 9:30 a.m. today as the jury was expected to decide by noon.
AFL housing official Richard J. Gray told a Senate Banking Committee that construction workers and materials are ready to build 1,500,000 homes a year once Congress acts. He cited abundant skilled labor and materials, aiming to produce 1,000,000 low cost units in coming years. General hearings on housing bills neared conclusion with plans to draft legislation and timing around filibuster rule changes.
NEW YORK February 182 Federal Judge Harold R Medina abruptly stopped cross examination of Joseph F McKenzie federal jury clerk and first government witness in the conspiracy case against 11 indicted top U S Communists The court set a 3 pm finish and allowed defense argument on rulings as the trial enters its second month amid claims of discrimination in war era jury selection
A defense witness in the Axis Sally treason trial testified that Mildred E Gillars warned U S war prisoners who refused her Nazi broadcasts. Gunnar Drangsholt of Chicago said Sally warned captives they were ungrateful and would regret refusing. Defense argues Sally acted under German compulsion as evidence in the case proceeds.
Washington February 18 spokesmen for farm and foreign trade groups urged a free hand for President Truman in reciprocal trade agreements as House action favored. Republican senators pressed stop look and listen provisions to shield U.S. industry, citing unemployment and sagging sales in textiles glass pottery watch-making. William S. Swingle backed extending the reciprocal trade treaty to June 1951, arguing an escape clause protects against domestic damage. Critics said the clause would take effect only after harm occurs, urging safeguards for New England textiles and farms seeking expanded exports.
The West Virginia University Board of Governors endorsed a Morgantown location for a four year medical and dental college after receiving word of an endowment. It urged careful study and insisted funding cover capital and operating costs without harming existing university programs. The board pressed for full analysis before any final decision.
Washington feb 15 17 Dr Edwin G Nourse top economic adviser to President Truman said the United States is in a period of healthy disinflation but jitters could spark a recession. Businessmen criticized stand by price ration controls as an irritant to business as experts monitor the price decline and its implications for 1950. Nourse warned that nervousness could snowball into a recession while distinguishing disinflation from deflation and noting potential spread of price declines to autos and other durable goods later this year.
In a table thumping session before the Senate labor committee NAM leader defended the Taft Hartley act while Democratic senators attacked the group. Sen Pepper blasted NAM as enemy of democracy and driven by reactionary business forces. Ira Mosher, NAM director, clashed as Pepper pressed his charges and Mosher defended NAM’s record amid war era loyalties.
American officials disclosed they are blocked in efforts to win the release of two U S soldiers and a civilian detained by Czechoslovak authorities. Recruits George R H Jones of Owensboro Kentucky and Clarence Hill of Jackson Mississippi have been detained for over two months. Roland Goodale of Houston Texas, arrested January 5, is a student tourist. Press notes say the U S government is considering further steps and protests have been sent to Prague.
The Jaycennettes of St Albans plan a two week drive to collect clothing for inmates at West Virginia mental hospitals. Mrs John C Quinn Jr leads the effort with 35 members urging civic groups to cooperate. A barrel will collect items at the St Albans fire station with depots to follow. Mercy Box Week may be proclaimed by the mayor.
In Washington the Rev John Z Mao Chinese Catholic official blames former Secretary of State Marshall for Communist gains and Chiang Kai shek's fall. Mao accuses Marshall of pushing a coalition government that weakened Nationalists and cites alleged misinformation from Owen Lattimore. Lattimore denied contact with Marshall on the matter.
The American Medical Association linked a common salt substitute, lithium chloride, to at least four deaths and urged immediate withdrawal from the market. The FDA ordered removal and asked purchasers to stop using it. Three deaths occurred in Cleveland and one in Ann Arbor with one Baltimore case considered suspicious.
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