West Virginia University Holds 83rd Commencement
Morgantown June 5 1950 a record class of West Virginia University graduates heard President James Phinney Baxter of Williams College urge that the best revenge on a bad idea is a good one He warned that Soviet propaganda gains could be curbed by new psychology and communications advances About 7000 relatives friends and well wishers filled the field house for diploma awards to 2089 graduates in the 83rd commencement with President Irvin Stewart presenting the diplomas.
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Irvin Stewart
College of Engineering
Dean R.P. Davis
George H. Frates
Washington
National Association of Retail Drugegists
College of Pharmacy
Rocklike stomach relief from a new product CERTA VIN
A Charleston man reports ten years of a rock in the stomach resolved in two days after taking CERTA VIN before meals. The product, said to aid digestion with herbs vitamin B and iron, claims to relieve gas and strengthen nerves while enriching the blood.
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Charleston
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Diddle Pupils Plan Parish House Recital at St John’s
Mrs. Lucille Diddle’s piano class will be showcased in a public recital tonight at St. John’s parish house. Students include Marybelle Brewer Lola Byrer Betty Goshorn Susan Gidley Carolyn Halley Jan et Hall Martha Kemp Patricia Londeree Margaret Lyle Carolyn Moore Barbara Peck Betty De Bolf Patricia Rucker Sandra Raines Ann Carter Stockley Joan Spillers Jane O Smith Elizabeth Temple Marian Thompson Phyll Young Larrie O’Dee Carolyn Dawson Richard Elkins Gordon Le Gidley Reginald Lynch Edward Pappas Richard Rice George Span Sler Walter Wood Walker Robert Ward Wilson Ward.
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Lucille D. Diddle
St. John’s Parish House
Marybelle Brewer
Lola Byrer
Betty Goshorn
Susan Gidley
Carolyn Halley
Janet Hall
Martha Kemp
Patricia Londeree
Margaret Lyle
Carolyn Moore
Barbara Peck
Betty de Bolf
Patricia Rucker
Sandra Raines
Ann Carter Stockley
Joan Spillers
Jane O. Smith
Elizabeth Temple
Marian Thompson
Phyll Young
Larrie O’dee
Carolyn Dawson
Richard Elkins
Gordon le Gidley
Reginald Lynch
Edward Pappas
Richard Rice
George Span Sler
Walter Wood Walker
Robert Ward
Wilson Ward
Sergeant Given Life For Slaying of WAF Sergeant
In San Francisco on June 5 a federal judge sentenced Sgt Lyle H Buswell 33 of Rutland Vermont to life imprisonment on three counts first degree murder second degree murder in the course of rape and rape for raping and killing Sgt Fairy E Decker 44 of York Pennsylvania at Hamilton Field Air Force Base Buswell will be eligible for parole in 15 years after being convicted by a federal jury last week of the rape slaying in north San Francisco
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Louis E. Goodman
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San Francisco
Plan to outlaw rail strikes sparks fierce union clash
Washington news report says AFL unions label a Donnell bill to force compulsory arbitration in looming rail labor disputes as dangerous and a step toward totalitarianism. Carrier reps argue the act failed to deliver peace and blame unions for unresolved conflicts.
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George M. Harrison
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Daniel P. Loomis
Oil Stove Explodes Destroys Six Room House
A six room house at Colcord in Raleigh County was gutted by flames when an oil stove exploded. Lack E. Cline, a garage operator, occupied the home. Fire Chief H. Clay Porterfield and an eight man volunteer squad fought the blaze for about 14 minutes but could not save the structure. Nearby gasoline tanks and an adjacent house were spared. The damage was estimated at 4000 dollars.
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Whitesville
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Raleigh
Lack E. Cline
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H. Clay Porterfield
Rescue Called Off When Victim Appears Alive
Middletown reports a cellar cave-in at a house being built in Oneida. Harold Heath, believed buried, revealed by a bystander’s voice. Rescuers paused, ambulance returned, Heath's wife fainted watching the scene. He had left to visit a neighbor minutes earlier.
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Middletown
June Serry
Harold Heath
Heath
Oneida
City Branch Head Honored At National Finance Convention
M. S. Wickline manager of Charleston branch was praised at the Personal Finance Co convention in White Sulphur Springs for outstanding performance. He told the audience that national offices will continue efforts to offer a service the man on Main St can trust with dignity.
Convicted Reds Again Ask Okay To Raise Funds
Nine of eleven convicted Communist leaders appeal to the U S Circuit Court after Federal Judge Goddard refused permission for a nationwide fund raising tour. They are on bail with travel restricted to the New York City area, appealing three to five year prison terms. Eugene Dennis and Jack Stachel did not join the appeal.
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New York
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Henry W. Goddard
New York City
U.S
Eugene Dennis
Jack Stachel
South Amboy Blast Survivors File Social Security Claims
The Federal Security Agency said 59 survivors of 31 workers killed by the South Amboy New Jersey explosion have filed for social security benefits. First May checks, $35 to $85, have been mailed. Benefits are under old age and survivors insurance provisions.
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Federal Security Agency
South Amboy
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Soviet walkout over China's UN seat in Geneva
In Geneva on June 5 the Soviet Union again refused agreement over Chinese representation at the United Nations. Vladimir Korotelsky led a walkout at the opening session of the United Nations International Law Commission after supporters of unseating Chinese delegate Suhuhsi Hsu blocked the move. It marks the 29th U.N. organ affected by Soviet boycott tactics since January 10. The commission begins a two month session focused on revising postwar international law from Nürnberg.
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United Nations
Vladimir Koretsky
United Nations International Law Commission
Suhuhsi Hsu
U.N
China
Nuernberg
Leopold Likely Returns to Belgian Throne by July 1
Belgium’s Social Christian party led by Catholics claims victory in elections and predicts exiled King Leopold will be restored by July 1. Catholic gains threaten coalition talks as the Interior Ministry later corrected figures show Catholics with 108 seats in the 212 member Chamber, Socialists 76, Liberals 21, and Communists 7.
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Beljigium
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Leopold
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Interior Ministry
Man Dies of Heart Attack at Work
Mrs. Lloyd Leek received a call that her 51 year old husband, an employee of Metropolis Bending Co, was dying of a heart attack. She hurried to the plant and found him dead.
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Lloyd Leek
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Mauna Loa Eruption Rages On Fifth Day At Hawaii
Mauna Loa eruptive activity continues for a fifth day with lava pouring down its flanks and entering the sea off the southwest shore. Molten rock boils near shore waters while thousands of fish die from the heat and sharks feed offshore. Authorities report most residents in lava paths evacuated and Coast Guard boats monitor for rescues.
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