Brussels Rioters Clash With Gendarmes In Pro Leopold Riots
In Brussels rioters fought mounted gendarmes in the city center as protests for Leopold II escalated. Authorities imposed a state of emergency in Liege and Brussels areas, with troops occupying power stations and exchanges. Women injured and ambulances ferried victims, while protests spread to other towns.
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Court Tiff Seen After Cox Signs Commission Edict
A city civil service commissioner added his signature to an order reinstating two dismissed officers after the other signatories. City officials branded the action invalid and prepared to fight in court. The two policemen Sam Bodoff and J A Taylor were fired for taking money after dismissing jail prisoners, then ordered reinstated with suspensions totaling 32 and 35 days. Both admitted taking money as a gift.
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City of Firngis
AA. W. Cox
Sam Lepinsky
Sam Bodoff
J. A. Taylor
Lepinsky
Cox
Rodoff
Taylor
Sunday Gazette Special Highlights and Features
The Sunday Gazette outlines top features across pages 2 11 14 and 28 with items on Rivermen superstition Louis 2 comeback bid with Ezzard Charles ex railroader memoirs for youngsters and a range of editorials sports classifieds and society notes. It signals a broad mix of arts travel obituaries and radio TV listings with dozens of special features inside.
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Ezzard Charles
Joe
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Hardman Hbatens
James R. Walton
Jongiy
Erez
Rasdio- TV
Veterans' News
Pashion
Death Kiss Blizzard Steamed Up to Hand Pit Vote Thompson
Political observers describe Blizzard's secret connection with the Hanna Brawley faction as an attempt to back William J. Thompson for Kanawha County Intermediate Court. Blizzard's past failure to influence miners' votes is cited, with a pattern of miners backing Roosevelt and Truman in prior elections.
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Kanawha County
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Homer W. Hanna
Hanna
D. Earl Brawley
Katawha
Herman L. Bennett
Leslie E. Given
Common Pleas Court
Given
Supreme Court
Gov
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Denigerstie
Deal
Intermediate Court
Reds Break Through Mountain Ring Near Pusan
News dispatches report Communist troops piercing the held-or-die mountain defense around Pusan after hitting two key points on the central and southern fronts. Generals warn of bitter stand as forces dig in amid heavy artillery and guerrilla support.
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Sy Howard
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Pusan
Herogori
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Yongdong
Korea
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George S. Patton, Jr
Quakes Hit Calipatria Residents Flee In Fear
A series of severe earthquakes struck Calipatria and the Imperial Valley today, shaking buildings and prompting residents to evacuate to relatives’ homes. The strongest quake occurred at 9 38 a m EST and was felt as far as San Diego and 100 miles away. Police reported no panic.
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Cal
Imperial Valley
Bob Merrill
San Diego
Calipat Via
Page & Col
Excess profits tax eyed to curb profiteers in strikes
Rep Mills vows prompt action on an excess profits tax to curb profiteering by renegotiating defense contracts. The measure echoes wartime efforts to limit high profits in arms production and follows President Truman's tax proposals. A separate injunction halts picketing at Charleston city departments amid a wage dispute led by the International Teamsters Union Local 145.
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Mills
D-Ark
House
Ways and Means
Truman
Congress
Frank A. Rebhan
Teamsters' Hall
Tennessee Ay
Rebdhan
Woman and man held in spy conspiracy case
Abraham Brothman, 36, head of Ulster Chemical Co. in Cliffwood New Jersey, and Miriam Moscowitz, 34, principal stockholder and official of the firm, were arrested in New York on charges of conspiring with Barry Gold to give false testimony to a federal grand jury probing subversive activities.
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New York
Barry Gold
Justice Department
Abraham Brothman
Ulster Chemical Co
Cliffwood
N.J
Miriam Moskowitz
U. S. Atty
Irving H. Saypol
Page & Col
Veteran Newsman Named To Pigskin Pageant Post
Pat Robinson, veteran International News Service reporter and Gazette sports writer, will judge the Pigskin Pageant float contest in Charleston during North and South festivities Aug 17 and 18. General Chairman Frank Knight announced the appointment of Robinson as one of three judges, with two more to be named later.
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Pat Robinson
International News Service
Charleston
North J' South
Frank Knight
al Carey
Robinson
The
Gazette
Kanawha 4-H Float in Pigskin Pageant Aug 17
The North-South Football Game Inc announces the 4-H Clubs of Kanawha County float entry in the third annual Pigskin Pageant to be staged the night of August 17 on the eve of the 17th North-South Football Game. Both events are sponsored locally by The Gazette.
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Capitol
Kanawha County
Gezette
Greystone
Daniel Boone Hotel
Casa Loma
North-Sexth Football Game, Inc
Kanawha Co
The
Gazette
Page Six Column Four A Note
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State Business Tops Forecasts in West Virginia 1930 H1
The West Virginia Chamber of Commerce reports the first half of 1930 beat forecasts with a reasonably good outlook for the second half. War scare may spur production and boost coal demand, while wages fell 6.5 percent from 1929 levels though building activity neared record highs.
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West Virginia
Chamber
Go Sign Given Elo On 4.3 Billion Aerial Armada
Washington reports the Air Force has ordered work on a 4.3 billion aircraft program without awaiting Congressional approval. About 200 manufacturers were advised to begin preparations under letters of intention, with detailed contracts to follow. Officials say roughly 7,000 planes may be involved, pending funding.
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Congress
Air Force
Defense Department
Truman
Bandits Caught After Bank Robbery at Kenova
Two men dressed for a country club raid robbed the First National Bank of Kenova during a Saturday rush. Police pursued in five cars, arresting Edgar Allen Moore 24 of Ashland Kentucky and Peter John Mayer 26 of Detroit Huntington. About 10461 was taken, with 852 recovered. initial estimates suggested 825000.
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Country Club
E. Ray Blake
Edgar Allen Moore
Ashland
Marshall
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W. R. Turner
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Marshal College
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Kenova
V-2 Fires Rocket From Nine Miles High In Florida Test
In Cocoa Florida a captured German V-2 rocket weighing 28700 pounds reached nine miles altitude in 63 seconds and released a WAC Corporal missile sped east at about 3600 miles per hour. The test marked a first horizontal guided missile launch with the secondary rocket riding the V-2 to altitude before separating. The V-2 then climbed to about 30 miles, exploded on the ground after debris fell into the ocean.
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Cocoa
Fla
WAC
Four Year Defense Spending Bared as Short on Guns
Secretary of Defense Johnson released figures showing that from July 1945 to June 1950 armed forces spent about 90 billion dollars, with 18 percent or 9.001 billion going to new planes tanks ships and guns while 60 percent of Truman's 10.5 billion request was for weapons. The data, provided to the House Armed Services Committee chaired by Vinson, notes 45 percent of the total covered postwar expenses such as terminal leaves for veterans.
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Washington
Defense Johnson
Vinson
D-Ga
House Armed Services Committee
Johnson
Truman
Defense
Pleas Stress Aid to Europe Adequate Funds Urged
Secretary of State Dean Acheson and William Foster of the ECA urged Congress to fund a third year of European recovery aid as part of a $34.686 billion foreign aid package. They argued rebuilding Europe remains vital amid Korean conflict costs. The Senate planned to begin voting on the foreign aid section, with Republicans seeking reductions.
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Acheson Washington
Mushall
Congress
Europe
Dean Acheson
William Foster
Economic Cooperation, Administration
Connally
Dtex
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Nop
Senate
Foster
Defense Is Slow Vinson Urges Rapid Korea War Buildup
House Armed Services Chairman Vinson charged the Defense Department is too slow in expanding manpower and weapons for Korea and possible emergencies. He urged removing conservatism from preparedness and predicted higher funding next year beyond 95 billion dollars. He noted plans to reach 2,089,000 uniformed personnel by July 1 as the first increment.
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House
Armed Services
Vinson Id-Ga
Defense Department
Vinson
Congress
Truman
Korean Republic
COP Solon backs economy controls
Senator Ives urged Congress to grant the president stand by powers to impose wage price and possibly rationing controls amid the Korean situation. He argued the world crisis requires swift economic safeguards and noted Truman should have authority to act.
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Washington
Ives
Truman
Congress
Korea Crisis Dampens West Virginia Primary Interest
The Korean crisis has lessened public interest in West Virginia primaries. Despite races for six congressional seats two state offices and a Supreme Court seat voters face early morning polls and statewide contests. About 1 million eligible voters include roughly 620,000 Democrats and 420,900 Republicans.
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Harry W. Ball
Associated Press
West Virginia
Supreme Court
Senate
House of Delegates
Rush Holt
Pilic
Kanawha County
Pentagon Cheered By Front Reports
The article reports cautious Army optimism over reinforcements and materiel as units including the First Meine Division and 2d Army Division sail from the West Coast. Lt. Gen. Watton H. Walker declares the Army will not yield ground along the line, while an Army spokesman calls the order encouraging despite discouraging signs.
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Watton H. Walker
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