Two Miners Killed as Slate Slab Tops Marmet Mine
A 50 foot slate slab fell at Marmet Coal Co Mine No 3 Hernshaw killing Virgil Carnett Farley 27 and Percy Bethel Abshire 35 and injuring Cecil Bryant 32 J W Arthur 61 Ira Robinson 24. Seven escaped unharmed. rescue teams recovered bodies as crew halted work.
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Marmet Coal Co
Virgil Carnett Farley
Percy Bethel Abshire
Ashford
Boone County
Boiar Jsky Memorial Hospital
Cecil Bryant
Marmet
W. Arthur
Ira Robinson
Hospital J
Mihe
Joe Morris
Lowell McCormick
James
McCormick
Leonard Green
Herman
Young
Ernest Robinson
James Pulley
Parley
Abshire
Farley
Ernest Woods
Ray Griffith
Willis Clark
Lester Pennington
Jake Reed
Kenneth Ellison
Robert Reed
William Bruce
Ernest Lusher
Grant Perry
George Buckley
Lens Creek
Highway 119
Earl Abshire
Harnshaw
Percy Abshire
Boiarsky Memorial Hos Pits
Traffic Flow Hindered by Disregard of Laws on Kanawha Blvd
Traffic gridlock on Kanawha Boulevard in Charleston is worsened by repeated law violations. A casual drive counted 11 trucks including a beer, furniture, and delivery trucks double parked near No Parking signs, plus vehicles in the left passing lane and speeding. Moving violations and cruising pattern details highlight ongoing congestion in mid-town.
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Kanawha Blvd
Charleston
Court Stz
Hale St
State Road Commission
Dikes Propped In Flood Peril
Reinforcements rushed to softening dikes as the Columbia River flood crest rolled through the basin. Soldiers, dike workers, and relief agencies battled rising waters amid high casualties from Vanport. President Truman planned a June 11 flood area review.
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Portland
Ore
Columbia River
Columbia
Vanport
U. S
Truman
C. Girard Davidson
Interior Department
Elmer Fisher
Spotlight on Gold and Gals in Voice of America Probe
A congressional review of the State Department radio program Voice of America reveals scripts seen as foolish or dangerous. Testimony cites jokes about Fort Knox and Harlem, with Paul Robeson depicted amid controversy, while the Senate and House probe press freedom and content standards.
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Washington
Lake Placid
Russia
Voice of America
Voice
State Department
United States
House
Senate
U. S. Military Academy
West Point
Fort Knox
Charles W. Thayer
New York
Chenoweth
R-Cole
Thayer
Harlem
Senator Proposes Foreign Legion in US Defense Plan
The amendment to the Senate draft bill calls for a 50 000 alien corps to enlist for five years serving outside the U S and territories with potential U S citizenship at the end. Senate Armed Services Chairman Gurney opposes the foreign legion plan while Capehart would shift draft authority to the President. The Navy bill passes a voice vote as Congress debates peacetime manpower, defense spending, and draft options ahead of adjournment.
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Washington
American Foreign Legion
Senate
Senapige
R.-Mass
House
Lodge
United States
U.S
Gurney
R-S. D
Senate Armed Services Committee
Foreign Legion
Sert
Capehart
R.-Ind
Congress
America
Navy
Naval
Marine Corps
Army
Air Force
Paysta
R-Sd
Arm
Electrical Workers Seek Sliding Scale Pay Hike at GE
The United Electronics Workers union asks General Electric to grant its 200,000 employees an 11 cent per hour sliding scale raise or a flat 13 cent per hour increase. GE seeks a negotiating recess to study proposals while UEW says it would accept 11 cents with future boosts tied to cost of living. The dispute follows a similar sliding scale contract won by CIO workers at General Motors.
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Electrical Workers
New York
General Electric Co
CIO
United Electrics
UEW
Brant
General Motors Corp
Hale Telescope Dedicated to Explore Universe at Palomar
The 200 inch Hale telescope at Palomar Mountain was officially dedicated, hailed as advancing human knowledge. Dr. George Ellery Hale, honored in the instrument’s name, was commemorated as its founder. Rockefeller Foundation president Raymond Fosdick noted the project’s $6.5 million cost and warned of moral risks as science confronts weapons development.
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Palomar Mountain
Cal
George Ellery Hale
al Bigantic
Commission Bars Hand at Oak Ridge
The Atomic Energy Commission refused to intervene in the Oak Ridge labor dispute with Carbide & Carbon Chemicals Corp. Arbitration is favored but the commission will not compel company acceptance. Uncertainty remained over a potential AFL strike next week under Taft Hartley injunction.
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David E. Lilienthal
Commission
AFL
William Green
APL
Lilien
House Group Slashes Globe Aid by 26.7 Percent
The House Appropriations Committee cuts foreign aid by 26.7 percent and extends the ERP 15 months. It recommends 5.98 billion for global aid, incluring 4.0 billion for ERP across 16 nations, with major reductions in Chinese and Greek Turkish aid and a new wool purchase ban. Hoffman urges restoration.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Rep. Taber
Congress
House
Appropriations Committee
Senate
Hoffman
Paul G. Hoffman
Trieste
International Children’s Fund
International Refugee Organization
Ap-P B
Commodity ‘Credit Corp
CCC
Pathfinder magazine quotes Eisenhower on party choice
The Pathfinder magazine reports Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower told them he could never run for president as a Democrat because he is a Republican. He could not be reached for comment, and a spokesman says his view was not altered.
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New York
Pathfinder News
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Pathfinder
Security Council Rebukes Jews and Arabs in Palestine Armistice Clash
The UN Security Council, meeting without record vote, urged calming rhetoric as mediator Folke Bernadotte seeks terms of a four week Palestine armistice. Syria's Axr Khouri and France's Alexandre Parodi urged restraint while Arab and Jewish representatives clashed over immigration and cease fire conditions.
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Lake Success
Security Council
United Nations
Palestine
Folke Bernadotte
U.N
Alexandre Parodi
France
Axrees Faris el Khouri
Syria
Middle East
Jamal Husseini
Arab Higher Committee of Palestine
Holy Lang
Israel
Aubrey S. Eban
Jewish Agency For Palestine
Husseini
Eban
Britain
Cyprus
Wallace Accepts Backing on Peace
In Albuquerque on June 3 Henry Wallace said he would not repudiate support offered on the basis of interest in peace He noted that Communists are interested in peace and that he receives substantial press-based backing yet says their aim is a socialist Russia He argued the American system can exhibit its vitality through peace with Russia and hinted at Communist political shifts.
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Paul Robeson
Chenoweth
Paul
Robeson
Thayer
Senate
Casuncion
Paraguay
Russia
Higinio Morinigo
Juan Manuel Fratos
Supreme Court
Merinigo
Colorado Party
Juan Natalicio Gonzalez
Marinigo
Frutes
Mortigo
Marinico
Asuncion
Gonzalez
Morinigo
Albuquerque
N. M
Henry Wallace
CBS
Wallace
21 U S Officers Ready to Assist Palestine Truce
Washington June 3 21 Army Navy and Air Force officers were notified to be ready to fly to Palestine to help work out an eight point truce between Jewish and Arab forces. The State Department reported formal UN requests while informal indications suggest quick mobilization if needed. Names of the officers were not released. They would relay truce terms and monitor adherence at distant units.
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U.S
Palestine
Washington
United States
Army
Navy
Air Force
State Department
Armed Forces
United Nations
Truman Begins Western Tour
President Truman starts an 8,500 mile western journey by special train from Washington to test his year election year oratory. The trip includes stops in 18 states with planned speeches in Chicago and other cities. He may transfer to the Independence DC 6 in Los Angeles for the return to Washington.
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Truman
Chicago
Mr. Truman
Washington
Secretary of
Marshall
Defense Forrestal
Agriculture
Brannan
Gen
Clark
Sen. McGrath
White House
Charles G. Ross
Vanport
Ore
Mr.Truman
Los Angeles
Independence
Kansas City
Windy City
Fort Wayne
Gary
Ind
Gaines Urges Congress Bar Dangerous Strikes
The National Coal Association urged Congress to ban strikes that threaten public welfare and to outlaw strikes used to push pension claims. L Ebersole Gaines, president of the Fayetteville WV group, told the Senate House watchdog committee reviewing Taft Hartley proposals. He warned public health and safety could be jeopardized by certain stoppages. The panel may amend Taft Hartley, with final action not soon. Downtown coal talks adjourned without resuming contract talks with John L. Lewis after disagreements over representation of the Southern Coal Producers Association.
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Washington
National Coal Assoc
Congress
L. Ebersole Gaines
Fayetteville
W. Va
Association
Senate House
Gaines
John L. Lewis
Cox
Thhe
Lewis
Joseph E. Moody
South
President Heads West for Uncertain Western U.S. Visit
The president travels to the western United States amid cautious optimism. The article notes an expectation of challenging conditions but avoids dwelling on despair. Stan Arnold comments reflect a brisk, era-appropriate tone.
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