Parleys Seek End of Strike At Belle Plant
Gov Meadows met yesterday with DuPont representatives and striking District 50 UMW members seeking a peaceful solution to the Belle plant dispute. New York Central moved initial carloads of DuPont products from the plant while hundreds of pickets left Friday with no violence reported. Police faced complaints from women about treatment of demonstrators as officers dispersed crowds. Meadows said a solution could be worked out soon and urged parties to respond by Monday morning.
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Gov. Meadows
duPont Company
District 50
United Mine Workers
New York Central Railroad
duPont
Chemical Operaton
Sana
Jamez Stone
Tad
Stone
W. H. Johnson
Meadows
AUC! Ie
State Capitol
Ahipmenta
Oe Ge
Contempt Citation Issued in DuPont Strike Case
Special Circuit Judge William T. O Farrell issued a contempt citation yesterday in the DuPont strike case involving District 50 of the United Mine Workers. Marvin Crouch of Sharon was ordered to appear to answer charges for provoking the crowd, blocking a gate, threatening workers, and urging bloodshed. The judge praised the state police for restoring order and pledged continued efforts to maintain law and order amid widespread public concern.
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William T. O'Farrell
duPont
District 50
United Mine Workers
Marvin Crouch
Sharon
Crouch
Henry A. Wallace
Progressive Party of
West Virginia
F. L. Thomas
O'Farrell
Rebels Name Thurmond Wright to Lead Solid South
Rebel Southern Democrats nominated J. Strom Thurmond of South Carolina for president and Fielding L. Wright of Mississippi for vice president to fight Truman in November over racial issues. The convention set an October 1 meeting for state delegates and predicted an electoral vote victory for Thurmond and Dewey. Attendance reached about 6,000 with thousands more outside.
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Floyd Eddins
Eddins
Cd Soran
Len Eastland
Miss
Thurmond
Thomas E. Dewey
Fruman
Grant Steel Pay Hikes Spread Across Industry
Pittsburgh July 17: U S Steel and Bethlehem Steel led wage boosts for steelworkers as prices expected higher. Bethlehem Steel granted 18-cent hourly increases to 80,000 workers nationwide with retroactive effect to Friday. The CIO United Steelworkers and Weirton also raised rates in a flurry affecting hundreds of thousands of employees.
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Pittsburgh
U. S. Steel Corp
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Cio-United Steel Workers
Weirton
U. S. Steel
Cio-United Steel Worker
Ita
Resignations shift staffing in state AG office
Thomas resigns as first assistant to Attorney General Ira J. Partlow to become general insurance counsel for a Charleston based corporation. Partlow notes the move comes after months of planning and will not disrupt the office. William Marland is named new assistant, restoring staff to four. Thomas, a former governor candidate and longtime public servant, withdraws from his Charleston law firm.
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James Kay Thomas
Charleston
Ira J. Partlow
Department of the
Eeedere Corpor
Thomas
Corporatop
Partlow
Marland
William Marland
Glen Rogers
Wyoming County
Ben Moore
George W. Singleton
Army Air Forces
RAAF
House of Delegates
Congress Adds Meat and Oleo To New Menu
Washington July 17 meat rationing and oleomargarine tax repeal were added to the legislative bill of fare Congress will review when it returns next week A new anti Communist bill also joined proposals from lawmakers not the White House The Republicans hold majorities in both houses and probe talks were hinted at by Republicans toward executive agencies Truman faces headaches in the coming session with plans to curb or repeal Taft Hartley law and to establish rationing powers once more
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Washington
Congress
White House
Truman
Javits
R-Ny
Klein
D-Ny
400 City Drivers Concur In Remedies For Traffic
The question of how to ease Charleston traffic congestion drew letters from over 400 motorists. They urged: one side parking on narrow business streets, multiple parking structures, synchronized signals, no parking in business districts 9 to 5, one way streets east and west, and stricter enforcement of existing no parking rules. A typical suggestion by F K Rippetoe calls abolishing parking 8 am to 5 pm in several blocks and creating municipal parking with tiered rates to fund future expansion.
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Charleston
F. K. Rippetoe
Quarrier St
Rippetoe
Quarrier Capitol
Morris
Broad
Capitol
Kanawha Blvd
Washington
Lee
Court
Brooks
Hale
Kanawha
Summers
Ibiva
Prashington
Elizabeth
Jackson
Querrier
Fife
Virginia
Broad West
McFarland
Dunbar
Abullah
U S Sees Reds Pushing Berlin Toward Open War Stage
A report from Scampton England describes Giant Superfortresses landing at British bases as part of a navigational training exercise. The piece notes U S and British plans to sustain Berlin airlifts while warning of rising tensions with the Soviet Union. General Donovan urges world wide retaliation and possible canal blockades to pressure Moscow.
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U. S
Berlin
Russia
Italy Troops Hunt 3,000 Insurgents Near Florence
Italian soldiers and police armored cars closed in on 3,000 Communist led insurgents who fled into Mount Amiata after terrorizing Abbadia San Salvatore near Florence. Police blocked roads, seized arms, and arrested 16. several women were among the fighters. Troops guarded mines as casualties and further violence were reported. Togliatti's condition remained stationary with earlier reports of improvement.
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Rome
Florence
Siesa
Abbadia San Salvatore
Mount Amiata
Italy
Palmiro Toglatti
Togliatti
Hershey Reappointed Head Of Selective Service
Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey is restored as director of selective service by President Truman. He previously led the agency in 1941, organizing the draft that mobilized tens of millions and registering about 38 million for military service. His new task is registering youth ages 16 to 25 under the peacetime draft act as executive orders on registration are issued.
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Washington
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Hershey
Truman
Europe
Zome
Whit House
City to Be 5-Ye For Fly-Borne Diseases
The U S Public Health Service selected Charleston for a five year program to investigate and control fly borne diseases. Dr N H Dyer and Dr L A Dickerson announced the plan aiming for early next month start with insecticide spraying and an overall sanitation program to eliminate breeding sites. South Charleston may join the control area as proximity to the capital city is noted. Most expenses this first year will be by USPHS for the near term.
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Charleston
U. S. Public Health Service
N. H. Dyer
L. A. Dickerson
Dickerson
Dyer
South Charleston
USPHS
Mies
State
Kanawhe-Charleston
Dist. 3
Allied Slip Gave Reds Berlin Blockade Key
Berlin dispatch explains how wartime mistakes created Berlin’s divided status. A three power protocol of 1944 and Crimea 1945 agreements led to France joining the occupation, but failure to secure a reliable entry method left Western forces isolated behind the Soviet line. The unnamed sources describe how this diplomatic blunder shaped the postwar map.
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Wes Gallagher
Berlin
Germany
Europe
United States
France
Britain
Russia
Advisory Commission
John Wi|nent
Crimea
Stalin
Soviet Union
European Advisory Commission
Marshall Warns Soviet Atom Policy Risks Conflict
Secretary of State Marshall warns that Soviet refusal to accept international atomic energy control could lead to conflict behind a screen of false assurances. He decries a Kremlin unwillingness to cooperate and calls the Soviet counter-proposal a sham. The State Department issues a report outlining the crossroad between peace and war.
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Marshall Fearntt
Washington
Marshall
Russia
Kremlin
U. S
State Department
Une
Thea
United Nations Atomic Energy Commissaion
Air Parade Set In Moscow Highlights Soviet Air Might
MOSCOW July 17 The Soviet Union plans a Moscow air parade tomorrow to showcase its air strength amid Western airlift tensions over Berlin. Maj Gen Vassily Stalin is expected to attend and observers expect some new fighters may appear, though planners doubt a major change from last year. The display emphasizes civilian aviation alongside military prowess.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Berlin
Vassily Stalin
Prealier Stalin
Russians to Face Allied Showdown
DES MOINES July 17 United States and England plan a showdown with Russia to force a general peace settlement if need be by military, economic and political means. Gardner Cowles, president of the Register and Tribune Co., said top officials expect a line to hold in Western Europe and Berlin. The next 60 days may decide between war or a permanent peace.
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Des Moines
United States
England
Russia
Gardner Cowles
Des Moines Register
Cowles
The
Register and Tribune Co
Look Magazine
Kremlin
Europe
Berlin
Coasting Derby Nears As West Virginia Teens Prepare
Downstate and southern West Virginia youths rush final prep for the All-West Virginia Soap Box Derby at Rosa Lanes Co with weigh-ins at North Charleston center. Winners advance to the All-America Derby in Akron while October prizes include bicycles watches and Coca Cola rewards.
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Logan
Pensboro
West Virginia
Tlth
Rosa Lanes
Gazette
Chevrolet Dealers
South Charleston
Cross Lanes
North Charleston
A. C. Trammell
Kanawha’ River
Kanawha
Thuratay
Nawha
Parkersburg
Derby
B. M. Higinbet
Raymond Adkins
H. M. Watson
Basily Waller
Woodrum Home Outfitting Co
Diamond
Jack's Place
Lord Elgin
Arrowood Jewelers
si@e
Inish
Blossom Dairy Co
A. W. Cox Dept
Berlin crisis edged toward air route clashes risk
Washington reports top American officials warn air corridors to Berlin could see deadly incidents as Soviet training flights over the routes intensify. Diplomats fear Moscow may be misjudging Western resolve while Berlin blockade persists and old tensions with Yugoslavia echo concerns of a broader cold war collision.
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Washington
Berlin
Food Flights Holdback to Reds Setback
Berlin dispatch reports Maj. Gen. W E Hall, aerial adviser to Gen. Lucius D. Clay, stating western Allied air caravans have set the Russians back on their heels. Hall says the United States maintains a premier fighter group in Munich and that airlift costs are high but serve as crucial training for crews. He asserts the air corridor will continue despite Soviet countermeasures and notes risks of collisions are shared as flights proceed.
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Berlin
William
Wild Bill) Donovan
Soviet Union
Panama
Suez
Elel
Germany
Turkey
Dardanelles
Gen. Donovan
United States Office of Strategic Services
OSS
Donovan
Berlin-Frankfurt
Berlin-Bueckeburg
Americana
U. S
INS
Tne
Lucius D. Clay
Sky Fond
W. E. Hall
Internations
U.S
Hall
Munich
United States
Clay
Hitt
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Fighth Air Force
Goose Bay
Labrador
U.S. Air Force
Prestwick
Scotland
Marham
Carl W. Stuckl
Portland
Ore
Rapid City
S. C
MacDill Field
Fia
Flezse
U. N. Commission
Security Council
Kremin
Vienna
Trieste
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Tito
Risaia
Politburo
Remraint
Reds
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