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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1954
Page
1
W W Bauer MD Director of Health Education for the American Medical Association outlines cancer as a disruption of normal growth. He explains how malignant cells wander, invade tissues, and spread via blood and lymph, with microscopic changes enabling diagnosis. Early detection and removal offer cure potential despite limited knowledge.
The article reports that on the eve of preliminary talks, Secretary Dulles will meet Soviet Ambassador Georgi Zarubin to gauge what arrangements the Soviet government seeks for formal nuclear negotiations. It notes the United States, Russia, and Britain as the primary atomic powers and discusses the potential impact of the Marshall Islands hydrogen tests on East West diplomacy and the atoms-for-peace vs pledge-not-to-use-atomic-weapons debate.
The Kanawha Valley faced its first heavy snow of 1954 with Charleston seeing seven inches by night and forecast to add four to eight more. Schools not yet closed. Kanawha County Education Supt. Virgil L. Flinn indicated 19 to 12 inches of snow needed to shut down schools. Weather Bureau warned of continued flurries and possible heavy accumulation.
Key House Republicans express confidence that the hammer and tongs fight over tax policy will not renew this year between the administration and Rep. Daniel A. Reed and allies. They cite overall harmony, noting differences may be left to the committee and Congress to resolve in a compromise atmosphere.
Panmunjom reports Nam Il urged the U N General Assembly to convene immediately to ease Korea tensions by arranging a peace conference. In New Delhi Pandit said the assembly would not meet now but developments may require action. 22,000 captured Chinese and North Korean soldiers remain, with disputes over their return or trial. The Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission called a Panmunjom meeting for today.
Berlin reports Premier Malenkov has begun extensive, secret inspection tours across the Soviet Union to observe conditions firsthand. Foreign diplomats say he visited the Rinndsh Gull area last fall and Kiev, meeting peasants on collective farms to hear troubles and relief needs without propaganda.
French union forces repelled a Vietminh assault on Seno in central Indochina and launched a crushing counterattack. The French say they killed about 1,000 rebels and suffered lighter losses, aided by heavy artillery and air power as jungled fighting raged near Thakhet and Savannakhet.
Senator Paul Douglas urged continued consumer spending and business investment to prevent a slide from recession to depression. He warned current stabilizers may be inadequate, calling for potential positive government action and warning against repeating 1929-32 mistakes. He urged faith in the future and cautioned officials not to pretend all is well.
Gov Marland said yesterday he knew nothing about two possible shakeups in the State Liquor Control Commission. The Charleston Gazette reported on a front page story that a shakeup could involve five or six members and noted no official confirmation.
Four year old Butch Dodd son of Tomas A Dodd Jr of Park Avenue Dunbar passed away at Charleston Memorial Hospital from a cancer diagnosed after treatment delays. He had been ill since last August with infantile paralysis misdiagnosed before the proper diagnosis. The death occurred at 9 am two days before his fifth birthday.
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Belgrade dispatch reports Milovan Djilas accusing top Communist leaders and their wives of shunning Milena Vrajakova, wife of Army chief Peka Dupcevic, amid a stormy Tito era rift. The piece notes her WWII age and rising film status while detailing party elite reactions.
A British BOAC Comet on the Rome to London run exploded in flames between Elba and Monte Cristo, killing 35 aboard including 4 to 10 children. Bodies were recovered from the water by Elba fishermen as search for survivors ended at dusk. Chester Wilmot was among the victims.
DETROIT Jan 10 The trail of informant Donald Ritchie vanished in Canada and with it the case against four men accused of shooting CIO President Walter Reuther six years ago. A teletype token was sent out for the 35-year-old Wayne County informant and a formal warrant was to be issued next day to enable Royal Canadian Mounted Police to resume the hunt after Ritchie escaped from protective custody in a Detroit hotel Friday and crossed the river.
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