Senator Holds Out in Funds Over Acheson
Senate money fears loom as McCarran threats to slash State Department funds if probes find Reds in Acheson era. Republicans demand Truman release loyalty files. Mundt suggests FBI review. Inquiry aims at McCarthy charges about Communists in the department amid ongoing hearings.
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McCarran
State Department
Washington
Senate
Acheson
D-Nev
Congress
Truman
Sen. Wickenlonper
Iowa
Trusman
Son
Mundt
Cyelitas Committee
Nevadan
Congress of the
United States
Tydinus
Sen
Wiley R-Wisd
Forman Relations
Jtudy
Emeone
John Foster Dulles
Winter Weather Tightens Grip Across West Virginia
Winter's chill grips the state with subfreezing winds and scattered snow. The Civil Aeronautics Administration reports Kanawha readings near 12 degrees, with highs expected around 15 to 20 as roads reopen after Saturday improvements. Farther south the cold front threatens Southern fruit crops, with lows dropping to the teens in the Carolinas and Oklahoma to the 20s.
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West Virginia
Mercury
Civil Aeronatics
Kanawha
Auart
State Road Commission
Sorgia
Carolinas
Oklahoma
Gun Cache Seized In Southern France Police Arrest Six Spaniards
French police seized a seven ton weapons cache around Barkazan in southern France and arrested six Spaniards who claimed they were communists. The haul included machine guns and other automatic firearms.
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Toulouse
France
Barkazan
Famed Scotch Comedian Sir Harry Lander Dies at 79
Strathaven, Scotland, Feb 26 Sir Harry Lander 79 famed Scottish comedian died at his home after months of illness. He rose from militiaman to one of the era’s best loved performers and wrote Roamin in the Gloom. He toured the United States twice or more, last in 1938, and remained active in charity shows until last summer.
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Harry Lander
Strathaven
Scotland
Harry
Sir Harry
United States
U. S
Britain
Vinson Plans Stand By Peacetime Draft Act
Washington February 26. Rep Vinson plans a stand by peacetime draft bill requiring a new law before induction. The measure would extend registration and classification for three years to June 30, 1953 but avoid seizure power for plants. It envisions 10.6 million annual cost with 4 million for records and 6.6 million for operation. Only 30,090 men were called under the current law, none since January 1949.
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Washington
Congress
Rep
Vinson
D- Ga
Truman
House Armed Services Committee
House
Ie Ander Vinson
Anti Draft Group Protests College Status of Military
A broad coalition including Albert Einstein and William F Talley denounces military influence in higher education. The 80 page National Council against conscription report accuses ROTC dominates curricula, warns of dependence on military funds, and calls for free inquiry unhampered by military aims.
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Washington
St. John’s Uniersity
Brooklyn
James Patton
National Farmers, Union
Gerald Kennedy
Oregon
Methodist Church
Dwight Dol
Columbia
Lr.o.t.c
Coal strike drags on as UMW walkout nears third week
Pittsburgh reports more than 500000 idle as soft coal strike continues into its third week. 372000 United Mine Workers resist government talks while coal stockpiles near vanishing point and coal rationing widens.
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Pittsburgh
United Shite
John L. Lewis
Coal-Allied
John D. Battle
National Coal Assoc
Leopard Rampage Triggers 250-Strong Hunt Around Oklahoma City
A 175-pound leopard that escaped from a zoo prompted a massive manhunt led by Marines and aided by planes and dogs. The beast was sighted crossing a highway near Edmond and was believed to be headed toward wooded areas. Officials warned of its dangerous nature as roadblocks went up and the search expanded into surrounding suburbs. The leopard, a three-year-old female from India, had last been fed about a day earlier and was described as a killer by zoo staff.
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Oklahoma City
Fen
INSJ
Lopard
Edmond
Lincoln Park Zoo
India
Pat Murphy
Julian Frazier
Zoo
Coup Foiled in Yemen Says Egyptian Gazette
Cairo report cites the British owned Egyptian Gazette claiming King Ahmed of Yemen disrupted a plot to topple his government. Prince Seif e Islam Ismail, former education minister and brother to the king, is said jailed at Hijjah amid arrests of conspirators, mainly teachers and students.
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Cairo
Egypt
Imam
Ahmed
Yemen
Seif E Islam Ismail
Hijjah
Aden
Guid
Hassan Ibn Ibrahim
Seif
Bulgars' Futile Uprising Reported by West Am Sonntag
The West Am Sonntag said Bulgarian army leaders planned a revolt after the July death of Premier Georgi Dimitrov but Soviet secret police halted it by arresting about one eleventh of Bulgarian officers. Kinov and Bularanov were relieved of duties in a decree October 30, with no new assignments named.
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Burlin
West Am Sonntag
Moscow
Georgi Dimitrov
Ivan Kinov
Dimitrov
Sofia
Dimiturov
Daily
West
Forc
Kinoy
Kinov
Boyan Bul
Aranov
National Assembly
Horba
Bulgaria
Borba
Marshal Tito
I Welt Am Sonntag
Israel Asks U S and Britain for Arms Aid
Israeli officials appeal to the United States and Britain for arms and military equipment to strengthen its Army and Air Force. Ambassadors in Washington and London present detailed requests while the State Department drafts a formal reply with conditions.
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Washington
Israel
United States
Britain
London
State Department
British
Foreign Office
Toe State Department
Czechoslovakia
Palestine
Middle East
GOP substitutes for housing bill face Senate vote
Republican critics push Tobey Ives substitute to outflank the Truman plan. In the Senate banking committee the proposal failed seven to six, but Bricker foresees Democratic support when the administration measure is debated next month. Sparkman says his bloc can pass the administration bill.
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Washington
Trujan
Ives
Tobey
Senate Banking Committee
Senate
Sen
Bricker
Ohio
Tobey-Ives
Sparkman
D-Ala
Infirmary Fire Fatal to Man 80 in Parkersburg
In Parkersburg an 80 year old man died in an early morning fire that destroyed the Wood to only Infirmary building. Nine others were rescued by firefighters and four women plus 17 men and the superintendent and family found safety as flames leveled the three story brick structure. Fire began in the boiler room and the temperature was about 15 degrees. The deceased was identified as Lewis Coffeye.
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Parkersburg
Lewis Coffeye
J. F. Metz
Riot Breaks Out Between Neo Fascists and Socialists in Rome
Riot police dispersed a clash in central Rome as MSI supporters in a truck confronted PSU members. Several rioters were bruised and an undisclosed number of people were arrested. PSU members sang the Workers Hymn during the confrontation.
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Rome
Italiat Social Movement
MSI
Socialist Unity
PSU
Bereaved Sister Shares Faith Amid Technicolor Legacy
Natalie Kalmus, color director and cofounder of Technicolor Motion Corp, reassures readers that death cannot frighten her as she writes in a Lenten guidepost. Her sister Eleanor Smith, ill for some time, wires a request for later contact as she nears end. The piece reflects faith, resilience, and support within a cinematic industry.
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Natalie Kalmus
Kalmus
Technicolor Motion Corp
Technicolor
Eleanor Smith
London
Eleanor
Mao and Party Return To China After Talks
London dispatch reports Chinese Communist Leader Mao Tze-tung and his party crossed the Soviet frontier into China after extended talks with Soviet officials, according to Moscow Radio.
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Mao
Party
China
London
Mao Tze-tung
Moscow Radio
Taft and Lodge Clash Over Presidential Election Plan
Washington reports Taft and Lodge, rival Republican senators, quarreled over a proposed constitutional amendment to change presidential elections. Taft warned it could doom electing a Republican president if elections remain close, while Lodge defended entrusting the Republican cause to the people. The measure, approved by the Senate 64 to 27 on Feb 1, faces House committee scrutiny with broader opposition.
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Lodge
Washington
Taft
Ohio
Mass
House Rules Committee
House
Senate
Blasts Hit Non-Union Mine Here In Alabama
Three dynamite blasts at a small non union coal mine operated by Thomas J. Cooley damaged a nearby Alabama Power sub station and injured no one. The mine employs eight men, yields about 35 tons daily, and the owner said the explosions destroyed ventilating equipment and damaged hoisting gear. United Mine Workers had urged closure since January.
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Birmingham
Als
Alabama Power Co
Thomas J. Cooley
Copley
Scientists Warn H-Bomb Could Kill All in World
Four top atomic scientists warn that an H bomb could poison the globe with long lasting radioactive dust if it works. They say the weapon could be built to release dust in the air, contaminate crops and people, and it could be lethal for years. The panel includes Bethe Seitz Szilard and Brown from Chicago and Illinois universities.
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New York
Ar Wse
Hans Bethe
Cornell University
Frederick Seitz
University of Illnois
Leo Szilard
Harrison Brown
University of Chicago
NEC
Federal Pat Ownership Favored by Murray on Coal
Sen Murray argues the government may need to buy and run coal mines for lasting peace and stability. Sen Morse counters nationalization as a dangerous, step toward state socialism. United Mine Workers begin trial for injunction to force back in work as contract deadlock shows signs of progress. Cyrus Ching mediates between unions and operators with new sessions starting at 2 31 EST.
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New York
Washington
INS
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
David L. Cole
Truman
George H. Love
Cole
Sam
Cole Yard
Murray Washington
Sen
Murray
D-Mont
Morse
R-Ore
United Mine Workers Union
Twc
Fed
Cyrus S. Chinz
First Coal Pinch Felt in Valley Amid Power Concerns
Local industries report no curtailment this week despite a coal shortage. Bell plant will run Sunday on dwindling stock, with uncertain delivery. Appalachian’s Cass Creek plant holds 20 days of coal, delaying anticipated outages. Schools in Kanawha County lack heat and coal reserves, forcing closures.
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Alldustries
cuPent
Bellé Plant
Appalachian
Csbin Creek
Richard Hord 5
Bay Carbide
Carbon Chima Corp
Westvaco
American Vee
Kanawha
Kanawha County
Harry Binbaugh
Binbaw
Charleston Skies Forecast Fragments
Fragmentary weather notes for Charleston include sunrise and sunset times, moon phases, and vague timing cues. Lacking a coherent forecast, the item lists times and symbols without clear daily conditions or measurements.
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Sir Harry Lauder
U.S
Robena
UMW
Masontown
Nina Parsons
Richwood
Dix Groves
Summersville
Gazette Telephoto
COP
Rence Asyinance
By Natalie Kalmus
Natalie Kaimos
United Mine Worker
Harvey Harrison
Charleston
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