Conviction of U S Red Leaders Upheld across nation
The Supreme Court, in a 6 to 2 ruling, upheld the convictions of 11 top U S Communist leaders for overthrow by force, clearing the way to prosecute as many as 25 000 other Reds. Justice Vinson stated the leadership aimed to overthrow the government swiftly under the Smith Act.
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High Bench
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Douglas
Aenee
Clark
To & A
Los Angeles
Estir
Harold Medina
New York
Elygene Dennis
Srour
Shanklin Named Finance Chairman for City Council
Council President John A. Shanklin Jr was appointed chairman of the city finance committee for a second term. Other committee chairs include Majority Leader John Field planning, John Capito street, and J M Stubblefeld traffic. Council authorized 5000 for Westmoreland Dr to Clark St and approved Baldwin Supply Co expansion after rezoning milton street area from business to industrial A. Housing agency order sought Fayette underpass plans and return of 1200 advance from 1945 for city engineer work. White Oak Run residents seek flood relief with stricter building rules. Page 8 continues.
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John A. Shanklin, Jr
Shanklin
George L. Coyle
John al Field
John MM. C Pito
J. M. Stubblefeld
Westmoreland Dr
Clark St
Baldwin Supply Co
Milton St
Chilton St
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Washington, D. C
Fayette St
New York Central Railroad
Lyell Clay
White Oak Ra
Councilnan Shanklin
Wage dispute delays Dunbar highway job
A labor dispute stalls the four lane concrete pavement project on the Dunbar Charleston highway’s two mile segment. State Road Commission and contractor spokesmen say work has been at a standstill for weeks amid wage disagreements.
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Dunbar-Charleston
State Road Commission
Charles J. F. Sattler
Saffler
Navy Sweetheart Of Cancer Victim Put Into Sick Bay
Norfolk report says a young sailor Thoreas E. Amburn 19 from Sioux Falls South Dakota was admitted to a naval hospital after emergency leave to visit Betty Thompson a terminally ill girl in Atlanta Ga. The Navy called his condition a case of nerves and gave no further details.
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Naval Hospital
Air Station
Navy
Thoreas E. Amburn
Sioux Falls
S. D
Betty Thompson
Atlanta
Betty
Carson named director of state liquor properties division
Luther H. Carson of 812 Matthews Ave is named director of the state liquor control commission division of properties and enforcement. He resigns as director of the motor carrier department of the public service commission to take the post. Carson, 48, has long ties to Kanawha County politics and state agencies, formerly with agriculture and as supervisor of stores in several counties. He fills the vacancy left by Eugene C. Gwinn, who succeeded Kenneth H. Hill, and Hill left for a private post.
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Luther H. Carson
Matthews Av
Carson
Public Service Commission
Kanawha County
Democratic Executive Committee
State Department of Agriculture
Liquor Commission
Kanawha
Fayette
Boone
Putnam
Earl Brawley
West Virginia
Schenley Distillers
New York City
Charleston
Eugene Co. Gwinn
Alderson
Kenneth H. Hill
New Cumberland
Tliquar Commission
Hill
Page
Price War Spreads West As New Yorkers Buy Away
New Yorkers rush to department stores as a nationwide price war expands from New York to Baltimore Newark and Omaha. Sales rise about 25 percent for the week ended June 2 as shoppers snap up bargains like Docmeyer Mixers Bayer aspirin and Macy’s clearance items amid crowded stores and limited stock.
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Rain-Drenched Push North Koreas Frontline Gains Two Miles
Allied forces pressed northward through a rain soaked valley along the Tong line after repulsing heavy Chinese counterattacks near Chorwon. U N troops advanced up to about two miles while main Chinese defense lines faced renewed pressure from artillery and infantry.
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Tong
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Ror
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Hwachon
Chan
Yonchon
Yongong
Chorwon-Kumhwa
Pyongyang
Chorwon J
Reds Lead in Sicily as Communist-Socialist Alliance Tops
In Sicily with two-thirds of ballots counted, the Communist-Socialist alliance led the regional assembly race with 325,371 votes while Christian Democrats trailed at 507,061. MSI surged to 313,879, becoming the third force, with the Monarchist Party strong in the region.
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Palermo
Sicily
Kei
Communist Party
Alcide de Gasperi
Christian Democrats
Reds
Fascist Party
Italian Social Movement
MSD
MSI
Italy
Numbers Raid Nets Total of Two Men
Charleston's vice squad raided an establishment at 406 Shrewsbury Street and confiscated 1841.62. Robert Braxton and Jay Evans were arrested and released on bond awaiting arraignment. Police say the operation targeted numbers rackets, with money bags found during the early morning raid.
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Shrewsbury St
Bernard Simms
Robert Braxton
Margaret St
Jay
Evans
Hansford St
Joseph ‘Thoras
Copenhaver
Maynord Haynes
Garland Weir
Emmett Thompson
Simms
Acheson Denies U.S. Aimed to Undercut China at Yalta
Washington reports Secretary of State Acheson told Senators there was no taint of Communist influence in U.S. policy toward China tied to the Yalta accord. He argued Chiang Kai-shek’s collapse stemmed from inept leadership, not the pact, and testified the goal was to keep Russia in the war against Japan.
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Acheson
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Noth
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France
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Europe
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Vishinsky
Gas Firm Fails To Drill Wells On Leased Land
United Fuel Gas Coowns about 114000 acres under lease in Kenawha County with no wells drilled for years. Land spans London Malden and Washington Districts and some leases run 25 years. Observers question why the firm does not drill on the land to augment limited gas supply while buying gas from independents in nearby districts. Oil rights under lease are owned by Prestan Oil Co.
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Prestan Oil Co
E T Wright Appointed Manager at Greenbrier Hotel
E T Wright, 40, named manager of the Greenbrier Hotel at Sulphur Springs W V by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway. Wright, former manager of Lake Placid Club, succeeds Eugene Voit who left to take a post in New York City.
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E. Truman
Wright
Greenbrier
Mile Sulphur Springs
Lake Placid
Eugene Voit
New Yorker
New He York City
Iran Oil Tension Eases Amid Letter Mixup
Tehran reports show Iran now expects productive talks with Britain as Premier Mossadegh welcomes Anglo Iranian Oil Co promises to send a London delegation for full discussions. Finances worry him after royalties were cut, and Grady hints Mossadegh may rely on the US envoy as mediator.
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Tehran
Britain
Truman
We Two Daule
Mohammed Mossadegh
Anglo-Iranian Oil Ca
London
U. S
Henry F. Grady
Mossadegh
Flood Waters Kill 3 Mental Patients in Beatrice
Beatrice State Home inmates Orville McPherson 19 Glendive Neb Walter Harround 14 Omaha and Richard Wiatt 25 Lincoln drowned as Bear Creek flooded and receded in southeast Nebraska. McPherson and Harround bodies were recovered from a 20 foot creel hole. Wiatt remained missing as search continued.
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Neb
Beatrice State Home
Bear Creek
Nebraska
James L. Irwin
Orville McPherson
Glendive
Walter Harround
Omaha
Richard Wiatt
Linccoln
McPherson
Harround
Pint Sized Juvenile Drives Into Trouble
Two 14 year old youths were arrested by Washington District Constable Blackie Baldwin after a suspicious stop on South Side inside. The Buick was stolen from a Davis Creek Rd garage and $259 in loot including a rifle and shotgun found aboard. Both youths have long police records and were held at the Dunbar juvenile detention home.
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Washington District
Blackie Baldwin
Baldwin
O. S. Neely
Grafton
Holynan’s
Davis Creek Rd
Dunbar
Charleston
Davis Creek
Page & Col
Supercarrier Falls in Midair Crash Near Jackson
An Air Force "Supercarrier" with seven men aboard apparently exploded in midair and crashed on a farm near Jackson Tennessee. Four crew members were reported missing.
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Jackson, Tenn
Soviet Air Arm Predicted To Reach 30 000 Planes
London report projects Soviet air strength reaching over 30 000 war planes within two months. Current tally near 19 000 aircraft, about half fighters, with emphasis on jet fighters Lavochkin 17 and MiG 15, and a new light bomber pattern similar to Canberra. Four independent air forces coordinate under joint ministry control. page 8 continues.
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London
Russia
Raya Air Force Teiew
Jcorea
Fighter Defense Force
Tactical Airiforce
Jang Ranze Aly Nice
Nat Iral
Shooting Fallout Leaves 3600 Miners Idle
Logan June 4 an estimated 3600 men stayed out of work as the aftermath of a dispute among United Mine Workers. Two were killed and another wounded in the clash at Island Creek Coast involving Elmer Farley 56 charged with murder. Charl ies Wells union president and Rover L Whore ley were killed while Major Thompson 28 was hospitalized with an abdominal wound.
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Charlies Wells
Roverl Whoreley
Major Thompson
Prayer for Peace from Methodist Church Witnesses
A brief 30 second prayer asks God to heal hate and failure to follow Christ’s commission. It pleads for the Holy Spirit to transform believers into channels of world brotherhood and goodwill. Names are cited as An, George Wo Thain, meister, Cofeary Methodisn Chusrehy anbor.
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Hiis Ochurch
Peter
Ann
George Wo Thain
Meister
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