Mine Union Ordered Into Court Monday For Contempt
The United Mine Workers union was ordered to trial Monday on contempt charges tied to the soft coal strike. Judge Keech rejected the union’s claim of an illegal strike order and the miners’ individual actions. government urged use of power to restart digging. previous contempt costs cited at $2,130,000. Negotiations were set to resume. a local death disrupted proceedings as coal shortages and a severe cold wave worsened hardships nationwide.
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Muse
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Burdette Child Dies of Tumor After Koch Treatment
The six year old daughter of Garnet A Burdette of East Rainelle died at home at 7 p m after a deep seated tumor. Physicians warned the Koch treatment was dangerous yet the family sought it at Bedford General Hospital and Charleston groups funded care. Survived by parents a brother Michael and grandparents D O Burdette and T D Fields with arrangements pending at Wallace and Wallace Mortuary East Rainelle.
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Bedford
East Rainelle
Charleston
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Charleston Police Department
Pension Pact Ends True Temper Rift at West Charleston
A one day strike at True Temper ace Corporation's Kelly axe and tool works in West Charleston ended with a pension agreement affecting 440 workers there and 440 in seven other plants. The contract covers all issues at seven plants and was signed at 2 am by CIO Steelworkers officials. Charles Fisher announced a meeting at 210 Patrick St at 2 pm to detail the new terms. The plant idle since Jan 8 when production will resume Monday.
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Forday
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Siz
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True Temper
Nh Dunkirk
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Geneva
Ashtabula
Akron
Ind
Memphis
Tenn
ECA Head Expects Repayment Delay
ECA Chief Paul G Hoffman told Congress repayment of US loans to Western Europe may take 50 years. He opposed shifting Marshall Plan aid to repayment, saying Europe cannot pay and socialist labels are misleading. He warned against a broader plan to cut aid and urged awareness of economic realities.
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Paul G. Hoffman
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United States
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Vorys R-ehind
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Eaton
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Toerhain
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House
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Goiila
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Moscaur
Bingham
Louisville, Ky
Courier-Journal and Times Fo
Robert M. Hanes
Germany
U S Navy Captain Killed in Austria Mystery
In Vianwa Austria a trackwalker found the mutilated body of U S Navy Capt Eugene Simon Karpe near a railway tunnel south of Salzburg His passport was missing Austrian police and U S Army investigators consider it possibly an accident though Washington officials do not rule out foul play Karpe who served as U S naval attaché in Romania had gout and was en route to the United States after three years abroad.
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Eugene Simon Karpé
Robert A. Vogeler
Salzburg
U S. Army
Washington
Cant. Karpe
United States
U.S
Romania
Arlberg-Orient Express
Mosquitoes Booby Traps and Atomic Diet Under Study
Virginia Beach February report on experiments to trap male mosquitoes with sound recordings and to emit atomic energy cues to study flight range and dispersal. Dr Morton K Kahn of Cornell presented recordings of male serenades. details on results remain uncertain as session closed and notes reference Page 1.
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Morton K. Kahn
Cornell
US Freezes Assets of 3 Red Nations
The United States froze the assets of citizens from Bulgaria, Hungary, and Romania, citing espionage and war-time actions. McGrath announced blocking payments and remittances, with the move tied to slow compensation of American claims. Acheson warned relations with the satellites could deteriorate further if issues persist, while Vogeler was sentenced to 11 years in Budapest on espionage charges.
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Romania
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Justice Department
Robert A. Vogeler
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Sn Acheson
Donald R. Heath
Wallace urges Progressives to disprove label as Communist puppet
Henry A. Wallace urged Progressive Party leaders in Chicago to prove they are not a Communist front and to push for a peace campaign. He called for public U S Russia talks to renounce atomic weapon use, UN inspections to enforce a pact, and NA T nations to vow not to be first to use such weapons. About 1,200 delegates from 35 states discussed 1950 congressional plans at Ashland Auditorium.
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Henry A. Wallace
Progressive Party
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Russia
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Wallace
Trial blocked in mercy killing case at Manchester
In Manchester Dr. Herman N. Sander faces murder charges for allegedly administering air injections to Abbie Horroto, 55, who was ill with cancer. The defense prevailed in having an assertion about the husband Reginald Borreto removed, as Judge Wescott ruled Sheriff O Brien remarks stricken after objections. The 13 jurors were told Sander anticipated only a reprimand from the Medical Association.
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Harold E. Wescott
Thomas E. O'Brien
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Reginald Borreto
Britain Votes Deeply Split, Tory Gains Cheer GOP
Republicans hail Tory gains as a world trend while Democrats warn the outcome does not translate to the U S. Churchill returns to cheering supporters after Labor's narrow victory in Britain as Attlee's party may face a fragile majority and new elections.
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Contro
Congress
Truman
Acheson
Lewis Brother 67 Suicide Shocks UMW Family
Thomas A. Lewis brother of John L. Lewis is found dead in a Springfield home. Deputy Coroner Catherine Rutherford says death by self infliction due to ill health after a recent heart attack. Survivors include three brothers and two sisters, among them Denny Lewis and Raymond O. Lewis.
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John L. Lewis
Catherine Rutherford
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Denny) Lewis
United Mine Workers District 50
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Old Ben
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Thomas
John J
Trains Collide In Chicago Rush Hour Crash Injures Twenty
Two elevated trains collided in Chicago during the evening rush hour, injuring at least 20 of about 900 riders. One train stalled at a partially dismantled station as the other rammed it. Police and fire crews, hampered by ice and eight degree cold, worked for nearly two hours to rescue passengers.
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Albert H. Petergon
GM Cuts Prices And Wages As U S Cost Of Living Drops
Washington reports mid January living costs 0.4 percent below mid December and 2.3 percent under a year ago. General Motors announces price cuts on Chevrolet Pontiac Oldsmobile Buick Cadillac and trucks effective immediately plus wage and bonus reductions under the cost of living adjustment formula affecting 1.0 million workers. Prices fall while consumer prices show 23 percent drop from the year before yet remain 24.2 percent above June 1946 levels when controls ended.
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Judge orders hotel razed as public nuisance in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles on February 24, Judge Vernon Kent branded the Country Club Villa a public nuisance after a personal tour. He ordered the $2 million three story hotel torn down or moved, citing un-permitted construction and suspected sex trade activity. Owners Maurice and Zimmel Miller face fines and jail time.
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Vernon Kent
Wilshire Country Club
Maurice
Zimmel Miller
Hunt
Millers
Corporation
Maurice Miller
Cat Sets Barn Ablaze After Fur Catches Fire
A Denlinger cat near Gap Pennsylvania caught fire while near a fireplace in a washhouse. The fur caught blaze, the cat ran to the barn and into the haymow, endangering the barn owned by Walter S. Denlinger. No injuries reported.
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Walter S. Denlinger
Gap
Denlinger
Senate Shifts On Potato Price Supports Amid Treasury Strain
The Senate rejected ending potato price supports and, by 43 to 35, backed a substitute by Sen. Aiken that would allow continued supports under two conditions. The plan hinges on regional marketing agreements or nationally approved marketing quotas, with two-thirds grower approval.
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Sen
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D-Il
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Treasury
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Laborites Ready To Form Cabinet In Britain
London reports a Labour source says the party will govern alone after a narrow victory. Attlee plans a Cabinet meeting to discuss a fully functioning government, with fears a slim majority may not last.
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Britain
Attlee
George VI
Labor
Whitehall
Charleston Skies Saturday Forecast Map Snapshot
Weather brief notes a forecast map on page 3 for Charleston Saturday February 25 with sunrise around 6 13 pm moonset 4 pm full moon in March and prominent stars near the moon Antares Saturn Mars Venus and Neptune listed with low or east positions followed by temperature readings from early evening to midnight including 26 at 6 pm and 39 at 10 pm.
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Vianets
Saturn
Mars
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