Standoff Seen as Plausible Path to Peace Acheson Says
The article reports Secretary of State Acheson explaining the Korea conflict could end in a stalemate or cease fire leading to settlements and real stabilization. He opposes MacArthur’s wider war plan and notes a naval blockade of Red China would not be practical now. Acheson also defends secrecy on private White House talks and recalls a near encounter with Senator McCarthy in the Capitol.
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Acheson
Seyan
Sen. Brewster
United Nations
Formosa
Sen Tobason
Texas
Jforen
MacArthur
China
Mac
Red China
Korea
White House
Macadothur
Sen
Wiley JR Wis
Defens Marshall
Gen
Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Teurnatt
Instruc
Margaret Truman Dines with Notables Aboard Atlantic Crossing
The President's daughter Margaret Truman dined with Mrs. Diane Sandys Winston Churchill's daughter and other guests on the Atlantic crossing from Le Havre to Southampton. She discussed critics and curtsies with reporters while noting no special presidential instructions beyond lifelong guidance.
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LeFlaive
Southampton
Diane Sandys
Winston Churchill
K Bruce Mitchell
T! Western Union
Annette Wright
Washington
Margaret's
Margaret
Atlantic
Jeter
Aude
LeHavve
Atk
Shot in Back Raises Questions in Oak Hill Shooting
Bellew notes Sexton released from jail two days before the shooting after 20 days on a drunk charge. Coroner Richmondt reports a post mortem found a revolver slug in Sexton’s liver from a back shot while another hit his left thigh. Hall claims Sexton lunged at him prompting the fatal shot. Hall is suspended pending charges. Mills cites Hall’s deputy service since Nov. 7, 1049.
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Oak Hill
Bellew
Sexton
Richmondt
Hall
Raleigh Coury Sheth Okey
Mills
James A. Nicholas Dies in St. Albans
James A. Nichols 64 died after a long illness at the home of his son in St. Albans. A former South Charleston resident, he lived in Texas City for two years before his death. He worked in the Westvaco chlorine division and was a longtime Sunday School superintendent at South Charleston First Methodist Church. Survived by his wife Mary, daughter Mrs. Dwight Coward of Texas City, son Clark Nichols in the Navy, two brothers W. O. Nichols and Frank Nichols, and four grandchildren. Body at Sroddrass Mortuary.
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Janes A. Nichols
Jare
St. Albans
South
Charleston
Texas City
Tex
Westvaco
Mr. Nichols
Nicholas Count
Nan Nichols
South Charleston
Chaveh
AF & AM
Mary Nichols
Dwight Coward
Clark Nichols
U. S. Navy
Alum Creek
Frank Nichols
Oak Hill
Sroddrass Mortuary
Rev Ezra Gillespie dies at 62 in Nitro church and burger shop owner
Rev Ezra Ami Gillespie age 82 of LII Eleventh Street Nitro died yesterday at home after a long illness. He served as minister of the Church of God at Buffalo Putnam County and owned Uncle Bara's Burger Shop in Nitro. Survived by his wife Cleo three sons Guy of Nitro Clifford of Walker, Wis Lloyd of Hawaii one daughter Mrs Freda Outer of Charleston four brothers and three sisters and twenty grandchildren. Services set for 2 PM Monday at Nitro Church of God with Rev Roane and Rev Taylor officiating burial in Cunningham Memorial Park St Albans. The body to be taken from Cooke Mortuary Nitro Sunday morning.
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Ezra Ami Gillespie
Nitro
Church of God At
Minnesota
Clarence
Dunbar
George Buford
Charleston
L. A. Colmean
E. R. Kratlow
Nitro Church of God
Roane
Urbano
J. R. Taylor
South Charleston
Suvial
Will Short Dies In Washington
Special Will Edward Short aged 83 longtime Ameagla Raliega County West Virginia resident died in Washington D C Surviving are three daughters seven sons two brothers fourteen grandchildren and three great grandchildren Funeral and burial in Washington under direction of Chambers Mortuary
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Wasiington
D. C
Will Edward Short
Ameagla
Raleiga County
W. Va
Arminta Short
Washington, D. C
Opal Shuck
Pineville
Marjorie Pauley
Dorothy
Garnet
Washington, D.C
Cester
Miami
Fla
Frank
Shenencoahh
Harry
No Surrender Price War Continues at Macy's
Macy's executives downplay a price war while customers rush stores as prices fall, arguing the end is up to competitors. Weil says the Supreme Court ruling and current discounts offer limited lasting impact and disputes over stock levels. Officials note mixed manufacturer reactions and plan for further price cuts to outpace rivals.
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Pare 47
Weil
Nis
Stouthy
Alving Wo
Macy's
Supreme Court
Macy
Lis
War shifts as 8th Army leader cites new phase
General Van Fleet says UN forces enter a new war phase with increased troop concentrations and a potential deep push into North Korea. Front reports show gains northeast of Inje and Yanggu while large Chinese reserves remain capable of another round. Prisoner data claim high enemy casualties and substantial equipment losses accompany retreat.
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United Nations
U. N
Korea
38Th Parallel
van Fleet
North Korea
Washington
Eighth Army
Inje
Sea of Japan
Yanggu
Central Korea
Chorwon
Ponggang Jang Kumbwa
L. N
Retired Ohio U Sociology Head Isaac Ash Dies at 79
Athens Ohio June 2. Dr Isaac Ash 79 retired professor and former head of the sociology department at Ohio University died late last night in Sheltering Arms Hospital. He had served at Ohio U since 1914 and earlier was superintendent of public schools at Shinnston West Virginia.
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Athens. O
Funeral Rite Held For Crichton Infant
A funeral service for the infant daughter of Robert Crichton state insurance commissioner and Mrs Crichton was held at 10 p m yesterday at Spring Hill Mausoleum. The child died Friday in a local hospital at two days old. Dr George H Vick officiated. Surviving are the parents a brother and the grandparents all of Charleston. Simpson Mortuary handled arrangements.
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Spring Hill
Robert Crichton
Walter G. Crichton, Jr
Charleston
Simpson Mortuary
S. L. Phelps Dies Retired Miner in London
S L Lem Phelps 83 a retired miner died Friday night at his London home after a long illness. Servite service set for 2 40 p m tomorrow at Mt Olive Church Hurricane with Rev James M Fare officiating Burial in church cemetery. Survived by wife Martha two daughters E H Nutter St Albans Mrs Gertrude Cottrell Staither’s two sisters Mrs Ola Pie Hurricane Mrs Beriba Burns St etc a brother Riley Phelps and six grandchildren
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Ss. L
Lem) Phelps
London
Servite
Mt. Olive Church
James MM. Fare
Bovial
B.C. Hooper Martuayy
Montgomery
Thurch
Mpa
Martha Phelps
E. H. Nutter
St. Albans
Gertrude Cottrell
Staither's
Ola Pie
Hurricane
Beriba Burns
Riley Phelps
US Bars Case Recounts Oatis and Earlier Disappearances
The article recalls prior U S bars cases including Noel Field and his wife Hertha. Field was seen boarding a plane at Warsaw airport bound for Prague in May 1949 but never arrived. Hertha Field disappeared in August 1949 amid unsettled official explanations.
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Oatis
Noel Field
Hertha
L Field
Warsaw
Poland
Prague
Two Vets Killed In Air Battle Report Continues
The report notes a 6th fighter group veteran with Aly Medal and Oak Leaf Crus her, survived by a wife and two children in Gladstone. Initial accounts said three planes tangled, two fell to the ground, witnesses saw planes emerge seemingly undamaged, then an Air Force spokesman provided further details.
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Iijeen
Gladstaiie
Lalas
Weather Outlook Across Eastern United States Today
Widespread precipitation expected across the eastern quarter of the United States. Rain near the western lakes with scattered showers and thunderstorms over the Lakes area and Ohio Valley. Thunder showers forecast around the Gulf of Mexico and parts of the Rockies. Cooler temperatures for the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley.
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United States
Western Lakes
Lakes Area
Ohio Valley
Atlantic States
Gulf of Mexicco
Rockies
Great Lakes
Weather outlook by region with scattered afternoon showers
Sunday forecast highlights partly cloudy skies in Charlestown with scattered afternoon thundershowers and highs reaching the 90s in West Virginia and Maryland. Virginia and Tennessee show warm, unsettled conditions with scattered storms possible.
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Sunda
Charlesson
West Virginia
Western
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Siver— Neor
Ezst
Siferneam
Suncay mi Hoo
Obituary notices and funeral details from several listings
Funeral and burial arrangements are announced for multiple individuals. Services include graveside ceremonies in Rosewood Cemetery and Spring Hill Cemetery with officiants from First Presbyterian Church, Simpson Mortuary, and local pastors. Pallbearers and survivors are listed, with residences including Lewisburg, Petersburg, Summersville, Cunard, and Charleston.
Government Determines Fraud Penalties and Prosecutions
The article notes total recoveries of 1.195 million dollars from fraud and 1.296 million dollars repaid by overpayments. It discusses penalties that can bar future claims, mentions 3,081 convictions in six months, and describes investigative efforts by “gumshoe” staff to catch fraudsters. An air collision is reviewed by a board from Mitchell Field.
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Wagener
Jjob
Air Force
Mitchell J Air Force Base
Hempstead
S. 1
Body of Boy Found After River Drowning Near MecRoss
Rodney Cleveland Ripley nine drowned after a limb broke while he played along Meadow River near his Rainelle home. Funeral service set for 3 p.m. at McRoss Baptist Church with Rev. T. L. W. Dusk officiating. Burial planned at End Of The Trail Cemetery in Clintonville under Nickell Mortuary direction.
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Rainelle
Dune
Rodney Cleveland Ripley
Meadow River
MecRoss
Nickell
Rodney
Poy
Arthur Hinkle Ripley
Michael
Ronald
Burton
Sters
Helen
Kay
Yes
Faye
McRoss
TL. W
Clintonville
Nickell Mortuary
Mrs Le Ballard Kessinger Dies in Lexington Ky
Mrs Le Ballard Kessinger died Friday at her daughter’s home in Lexington Kentucky where she had lived since 1945 She was formerly of Davis Creek Charleston West Virginia widow of Oswald Kessinger She survived by daughters Dark Hauptran Audra Amos Ruth Midkiff three brothers and many grandchildren The body was sent to Snodgrass Mortuary South Charleston for arrival Sunday
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Lessi
Leona Kessinger
Lexington
le Ballard Kessinger
Bruce Jr. Bragg
Elf
Kessinger
RFD 2
Charleston
W. Va
Oswald Kessinger
Davis Creek
John Ballard
Margaret Ballard
Alawn Creek
Davis Creek Church of God
Dark Hauptran
South Charleston
Iran holds firm on nationalization talks stance
Iran insists talks focus on what will be discussed and exclude nationalization as a principle. Iran says Anglo Iranian Oil Co representatives may attend as company, not government, delegates. Mossadegh ally Maki says all bridges on nationalization are burned. Truman urges prompt start to discussions to protect Iran independence and free world economy.
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Iran
Anglo - Iranian Oil Co
AIOC
Kugsein Maki
Mossadegh
Oil Board
Russia
Truman
Free World
United States
Britain
Secretary Acheson Warns Iran Britain Oil Dispute Risks Escalation
Secretary of State Acheson told Senate committees the Iran Britain oil dispute is highly explosive and that public discussion risks widening the conflict. He rejected senator proposals to publicly reveal US mediation plans and warned the dispute could pull Britain into broader tensions.
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Washington
Acheson
Iran
Britain
U. S
Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees
Douglas MacArthur
Sen
Brewster
Service Set Today For George Wisman
Funeral services for George Wisman 72 will be held at 2 30 p m today at the home of his daughter Mrs C E Wood in Upper Falls Coal River with Reverends J B Myers and E B Morton officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park. Wisman founder of Wisman Halley and Stevensonery and Gas Co later Charleston Dunbar Gas Co. He lived in Upper Falls and the body was taken from Arlen Casdorph Mortuary to the Wood residence.
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C. E. Wood
Upper Falls
Coal River
George Wisman
J. B. Myers
E. Br.morton
Sunset Memorial Park
Bernard
Don
Pete Wisman
Crede Wood
Frank Russell
Corbet Hendricks
Wisman
Wisman, Halley and Stevensonery and Gas Co
Brown's Creel
Charleston- Dunbar of
Veteran WWI Vet C S St Clair Dies at Huntington
C S Se Clair 58 of RFD 4 Charleston a Huntington area veteran and longtime merchant died yesterday at Huntington Veterans Hospital He served in World War I and was a member of Join Brawley American Legion Post 20 Surviving spouse Alpha son Orville four brothers and three sisters reside in Michigan and Detroit The body rests at Cunningham Mor Mortuary.
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C. S. Se. Clair
Ac Veterans Hospital
T. S
St. Clair
Charleston
Sissonville Rd
Huntington Veterans Hospital
Join Brawley Amergan Legion Post
Nis
Alpha
Orville
RED
Harry
Ezra
Jena
Albert
Shelby
Michigan
Clara Dougherty
Detroit
Mich
Mabel Rollins
Cunsingham Mortuary
Truman Presses Trade Policy Tradeoffs With Soviet Bloc
President Truman outlined a Kem rider framework emphasizing offsetting value of goods received from the Soviet bloc against what the U S sends. He urged simple administration and NSC flexibility, noting disagreements among allies on strategic items while pursuing broader international action to deny favorable materials to Chinese aggressors. He warned that cutting aid to friendly nations could backfire and harm U S interests.
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Soviet Bloc
National Security Council
Congress
Wr. Truman
I Security Council
Free World
Truman
U. S
Soviet Union
Auto Production Orders Set Steel and Material Caps
An auto maker must apply his share of a 1 300,000 unit figure to his average metal content per car in 1950 to estimate monthly metal exposure for July to September. Johnson says the new order will cap auto makers at about 65 percent of pre Korea steel, 60 percent of copper, and 30 percent of aluminum. The NPA also moved to restrict sulfur with a new nanovelsum sulphus addition, requiring NPA approval before shipments and capping sulfur at 100 percent of 1959 levels.
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Faget
Willys-Overland
Cras
Checker
Johnson
Jjust
NPA Iadax
Pon
INPA
Akay
It’s Free Lemonade Time in Bluefield
Bluefield residents will enjoy free lemonade Monday as the local Chamber of Commerce marks hot weather with a ninth annual 90 degree event. Chairman Paul Chryssikes of the 50 degree committee announced the giveaway downtown for the thirsty public.
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Bluefield
Champer of Commerce
Paul Chryssikes
Chamber
Weather Chaos Strikes Across Nation Killing Five and Wrecking Crops
Associated Press reports a June spate of storms, winds, heat, snow, and floods injuring and killing residents. Tornadoes, 98 mph gusts at Willow Run, and a fatal fall off a Detroit carnival pole marked the turmoil. Flooding, drought, and power outages disrupted multiple states from Alabama to North Dakota, with Florida citrus spared but widespread crop damage cited.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Willow Run
Birmingham
Ala
Manevers
Ft. Benning
Ottaws
Toledo
Marshaltown
Mississippi
Fielding. Wright
Lumberton
N.C
Georgia
Florida
Louisiana
Tennessee
Alabama
South Carolina
Colorado
Dakotas
Wyoming
Montana
Nebraska
Pennsylvania
Weirton Millsop seeks reelection in nonpartisan race
In Morgan town observers expect verbal clashes as voters elect two mayoral candidates under a council-manager system. Millsop of Weirton, 87.6 percent in May primary, eyes a second term. opponents Kanchar and another trailed. Other communities list races for council seats and mayoral contests amid party influences and court actions affecting Gilbert candidates.
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Morgantown
Nake
Millsop
Thomas E. Millsop
Weirton
George Kanchar
Weir
Two Union Leaders Shot. Miner Held After Ambush
At the Lindsey Camp section near Island Creek coal mine, two union bosses were shot. one died soon after, the other survived with a back wound. Farley, held by Sheriff Porter, allegedly feared trouble with the union and carried a pistol. A crowd of about 150 gathered at the scene.
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Belt High
Worley
Thompson
Bilet
Lindsey Camp
Island Creek
Browning
Monaville
Farley
Logan County
Holden
Dutch Barbour
Union
Ella Morgan Hines Dies at 94 in Willow Bend
Willow Bend residents mourn Ella Morgan Hines 94 longtime native and Methodist Church member dies Saturday afternoon at home of her son Albert JC Hines. Survived by six daughters Lucy Hines L H Barbera L A Craft R B Appling F B Shelton A A Jilly. Body at Broyles Mortuary Union.
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Willow Bend
Monroe County
Ella Morgan Hines
Albert JC. Hines
Methodist Church
Daugh
Lucy Hines
L. H. Barbera
Princeton
L. A. Craft
R.B. Appling
Bluefield
F. B. Shelton
Virginia
A. A. Jilly
White
Tne
Broyles Mortuary
Union
John Erskine Dies Scholar Novelist at 71 in New York
John Erskine educator turned novelist died in New York at 71 after a long heart ailment. He wrote many books including The Private Life of Helen of Troy (1925) and was a pioneer in modern education after teaching at Amherst College and Columbia University.
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New York
John Erskine
Erskine
Helen of Troy
Amherst College
Columbia University
Chen Defies Reds in Island Fortress Clash and Psychological Warfare
Premier Chen Chens, Formoss leader, challenged Reds to assault the island fortress and predicted heavy casualties for the Communists. The U S Army reports about one third of 200,000 captured Communist soldiers in surrender via psychological warfare. Ideas include guided missiles with loudspeakers over enemy troops. Brig Gen Robert A. McClure heads psychological warfare. Decrees threaten death for possession of surrender passes. Surrender passes accompany thousands of Communist prisoners entering Allied lines. Global reaction from Paris and U S generals cited without comment.
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Chen
Chen Chens
Formoss
Redz
U. S
Get
Robert A. McClure
McClurve
Paris
Omar N. Bradier
G. 8
Doit
iVan Fleet
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Melva Jean
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