Operators Say Taft Hartley Act Balks Miners Strike
A Senate hearing heard mine owners warn the Taft Hartley Act safeguards must continue to prevent a new coal strike. Joseph E. Moody of the Southern Coal Producers Assoc and James W. Haley of the National Coal Assoc argued the act aided orderly bargaining while opponents urged repeal. They noted the current supply and past disputes as proof of the act’s impact.
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Washington
Congress
Senate Labor Committee
Joseph E. Moody
Southern Coal Producers’ Assoc
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Moody
Tony
James W. Haley
National Coal Assoc
Haley
Sen
Morse
R-Ore
Haley and
J. Gerhard P. van Arkel
National Labor Relations Board
David H. Clarke
Clingis Manufacturers Assoc
Iit
Lift Tonnage Near Pre-Blockade Mark
American and British planes hit Berlin at 90 second intervals setting a 24 hour airlift record of 7513 tons surpassing the prior high by 824 tons. Before the blockade, freight trains carried about 9000 tons daily for Berlin’s needs. The record coincides with George Washington’s birthday and the eve of Red Army Day.
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Realiy
Berlin
U. S. Air Force
George Washington
Tiergarten
Alexis Jelisarov
Willie Willis Says Fights Hurt Less Than Tickings
Willie Willis reflects that being ticked by his father hurts more than a fight because anger numbs him during combat and keeps him from feeling the pain. He notes the emotional sting of parental discipline surpasses physical confrontation.
Less Federal Spending Urged by U. S. Chamber Leader
Earl G. Shreve, president of the U S Chamber of Commerce, urged restraint on federal spending at a Charleston Chamber dinner. He said prosperity lies in following George Washingtons counsel on public credit and debt repayment, warning that unlimited spending harms balance sheets and durable prosperity.
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U.S
George Washington
Earl G. Shreve
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Shreve
Iendera
Charleston Chamber of Commerce
Hufiner Hotel
Washington
Greatest Story Ever Told serial to begin March 2
The work by Oto N. Frankfurter will start appearing in serial form on Ash Wednesday March 2. Subscribers are invited to call 2-6161 to join.
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Jesus of Nazareth
Oto N. Frankfurter
Truman Defends Vaughan Amid Vehement Attacks
President Truman defended Maj. Gen. Harry H. Vaughan at a Reserve Officers Association dinner, vowing under no pressure to remove aides or cabinet members from his staff. He criticized critics and asserted he would make changes only when necessary, in a setting honoring Vaughan, a frequent target of radio and columnists.
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Truman
Washington
Harry H. ‘Vaughan
Trumen
Reserve
United States
Vaughan
Omar N. Bradley
O.B
San Martin
Drew Pearson
Armistice Signing Schedules Between Israel and Egypt
Plans moved forward for a formal signing of an armistice between Israel and Egypt to take place tomorrow here. Egyptian confirmation was still pending as UN mediators and Israeli delegates awaited a reply from Col Seif Eddine led delegation. The dark, unlit field prevented a late landing, complicating the expected progress.
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Rhodes
Israel
Egypt
United Nations
Seif Eddine
Israel Cabinet
Negev
Mental Hospital Reform Urged by UCT and Parent Group
UCT and a Kanawha County parent group urged West Virginia officials to reform the state mental hospitals. Leaders, including Grand Counselor John W. Bell, called for adequate appropriations for overcrowded facilities and for modern training and humane care for the mentally ill and mentally deficient. The groups urged Gov. Patteson to take administrative action and push legislation, with letters signed by executive vice president Mrs. Joe Bekenstein and others.
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United
West Virginia
Planned Parenthood Assoc
Kanawha County
Patteson
John W. Bell
Charleston
The
Parenthood Association
Joe Bekenstein
Southern Presbyterian Synod of West Virginia
Child Welfare Commission
Association
Bell
ACT
Board of Public Works
Hoover plan for single county office to run farm aid
Hoover commission proposes reorganizing the Agriculture Department into one office per farm county to end conflicting policies across crop control farm credit price supports soil conservation school lunch forestry. It says consolidation could save taxpayers at least 20 million dollars yearly but two members disagree on the savings estimate.
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Washington
UPH
Agriculture Department
Hoover Commission
Commisson
Congress
Herbert Hoover
Dean Acheson
James H. Rowe, Jr
Kuhn Freed by German Court in Munich
Fritz Kuhn former German American band leader and Nazi figure is released by a German appellate court reducing his 10 year sentence to two years already served. Kuhn, born 1896 in Munich, hailed the decision and taunted a witness as he left. He vowed to regain U.S. citizenship lost in 1943 and said he would start no new Bund. He has history of fraud convictions and was interned as an enemy alien before deportation to Germany in 1945.
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Munich
Germany
Fritz Kuhn
Kuhn
John Rey Carlson
Carlson
Detroit
U. S. District Court of New York
New York
United States
U. S. Plans to Aid Europe With Arms Bill
U S leaders race to submit a foreign armaments program to Congress around April 1 to bolster the North Atlantic alliance. The bill would authorize transfers of surplus equipment and military aid to Greece Turkey and other non Communist partners with a projected first year cost near one billion dollars. It aims to modernize bases supply front line defenses and extend aid over several years tied to the Atlantic pact ratification and European needs.
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Washington
INS
Congress
Senate
Greece
Turkey
Norway
Denmark
Portugal
Italy
Ireland
Truman
Defense Department
United States
Western European Union
Paris
Europe
Foreign Assistance Correlation Committee
Asst. Sec
Ernest A. Gross
Lyman L. Lemington
National Military Establishment
A. I. Henderson
The
Economic Cooperation Administration
Floods Threaten Midwest States
The Associated Press reports rising temperatures raise flood fears across Oklahoma to North Dakota as snow melts. Nebraska braces for life and property risk. Gov. Peterson convenes agencies in Lincoln to coordinate response. Warm readings spread to Montana Idaho and Wyoming while Nebraska records reach 56 at Sidney and 50 at Valentine.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma
North Dakota
Weather Bureau
Nebraska
Val Peterson
Lincoln
Luesday
Sidney
Valentine
South Dakota
Omaha
Rocky Mountains
Montana
Idaho
Nevada
Wyoming
Colorado
Utah
Canadian
S0th Army
Pierse
Soviet Minister Urges War Readiness On 21st Army Day
Moscow reported by Tass that Marshal Nikolai Bulganin Soviet minister of armed forces called for constant combat preparedness at a high level citing American aggression and pursuit of world domination as the cause. He spoke on the 21st anniversary of the Soviet army in a broadcast remarks noting US policy.
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London
Nikolai A. Bulganin
America
Moscow
Tass
United States
Bulganin
Home Relief Splits States Over Truman Plan
Washington officials split over President Truman’s Home Relief plan to aid the needy with federal grants and state cost shares. Governors and welfare directors debated the cost, the sliding scale of federal aid, and the expansion of Social Security to add 20 million workers, with no project cost estimate.
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Truman
Congress
Associated Press
Russians Watch Finland Status Amid Cold War Tension
Washington reports American officials monitor Moscow Finland ties for any sign of a soviet move that could upset the northern balance. Western diplomats fear history repeating itself as 1947 Hungary and last year Czechoslovakia showed Soviet pressure. Scandinavian bloc shifts toward the Atlantic security pact may finish this week. Denmark then decides its path.
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Washington
Finland
Moscow
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Nor
State Senate delays bonus vote amid fast two day rush
The State Senate postponed action on a $90 million bonus measure yesterday and quickly cleared eight other bills. A bill to abolish the Court of Claims passed without comment, dissolving the three member court July 1. The National Guard reorganization moved forward unanimously, though minor amendments were reconsidered. The adjutant general’s pay would rise to 35,000 with an assistant at 34,500, and a budget update was debated before final passage. A separate measure to permit late night boxing events drew brief debate before advancement.
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State Senate
Court of Claims
Bean
D-Hardy
Sen. Bean
Jennster
D-Mercer
House
National Guard
Sen. Stemple
Harbour
Bulgarian Clergy Denounce 15 Protestant Spies Trial Imminent
The Bulgarian Communist party paper quotes Protestant church leaders denouncing 15 clergymen accused of spying for the United States and Britain. The defendants face trial in Sofia this Friday as government claims confess. Bishop Paul N Garber of Central and Southern Europe cites alleged tortures and coerced confessions connected to Yanko Ivanov and others, with reports of labor camps and disappearances amid continuing press disclosures.
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Softa
Bulgaria
Communist Party
United States
Britain
Sofia
Paul N. Garber
Central
Europe
Geneva
Yanko N. Ivanov
Ivanov
Garber
British ‘Foreign Office
Turncoat Says U S Envoy In Russian Black Market
Eddy Gilmore reports from Moscow on a new Soviet book accusing American diplomats of running a black market. The 132 page work targets Walter Bedell Smith and Elbridge Durborow, with claims of undercover propaganda by Annabella Bucar, a former U S Information Service assistant from Clairton Pennsylvania. The charges are denied by Smith and Durborow.
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Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Annabella Bucar
Pennsylvania
U.S
Information Service
U. S. State Department
Soviet Union
U. S. Information Service
Walter Bedell Smith
Elbridge Durbrow
San Francisco
United States
Ambassador Smith
Welter Reed Hospital
Washington
Durbrow
Army War College
Miss Bucar
Konstantin Lapshin
Pittsburgh University
Clairton
Literary Gazette
West Virginia House Debates $50,000 Mental Health Study
Del. A F Young of Brooke introduces a resolution for a joint House Senate committee to survey mental illness care, with a $50,000 appropriation. The panel would examine commitment, treatment and care, compel testimony and compile authenticated findings for the 1951 Legislature, with anticipated future reports and possible facility acquisitions.
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West Virginia
House of Delegates
del. A. F. Young
D.brooke
House Senate
Young
House
Senate
Wanted items and rooms in old Gazette classifieds
Classifieds list readers seeking a Maytag washer in good condition and antique church parlor items. Also seeking dining room table and chairs, a spare room to rent, a bed with bath, a well furnished housekeeping room, and various hats with contact numbers for quick results.
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Ohgam
March St
Albans
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del. Byrd
Raleigh
Seasinn Bet
Veteran Administration
Newton D. Baker Hospital
Harley M. Kilgore
Southern Presbyterian Synod of
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