Vandenberg to Head Central Intelligence Agency
Washington. June 1946 President Truman appoints Lieutenant General Vandenberg to head the new Central Intelligence Agency created to coordinate all foreign intelligence. The agency operates under a policy board with the Secretaries of State, War, and Navy and the Chief of Staff to the President. Vandenberg, 47, succeeds Rear Admiral Seivers who resigns to return to private business. He commanded the Air Force in Europe during the war and is a graduate of West Point 1923.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Geo Hoyt S. Vandenberg
Thi
Adm
William D. Leahy
Vandenberg
War Department Rehera
Sydney W. Severs
Reurn
Tovests
St Louis
Europe
17Th Air Force
Corm Bt
The
Military Academy i
Germans Planned To Poison Soviet Prisoners of War
At Nuremberg the Soviet prosecutor detailed a 1942 German plan to poison Soviet prisoners unable to work. Col. Gen. Jodl denied knowledge, claiming prisoner issues were not his remit. Grabenitz allegedly proposed poisoning, while other docs cited executions of Mihailovic followers during guerrilla actions in Yugoslavia in 1942–43.
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Clarshal Tito
Jodl
Jajee
Tblank
Belgrade
Mihailovic
Maritime unity calls for 35 cent wage rise for dock workers
The committee for Maritime unity seeks a 35 cent hourly raise to 1.80 for dock workers amid Cabinet doubts and a looming June strike. Labor and government officials deem dialogue delicate as talks continue with Pacific shipowners and CIO negotiators. Union leaders plan practice walkouts to pressure talks while discussions with J B Bryan and Gregory Harrison persist. West coast clerk workers join discussions with employers led by Bridges and Folsie.
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Cyruatc
Committee For Maritime Unity
Bouse
Labor Department
Warren
John Gibson
Tom Clark
John W. Snyder
AFL
AFL Seafarers Union and Sailors Union of the Pacific
J. B. Bryan
Gregory
Harrison
Pacific - American Shipowners Assoc
Esterday
Bryan
CIO
CIO Marine Engineers
Washington
Harry Bridges
Frank P. Folsie
Senate Price Controls and Charities Ahead
Report notes continued price controls for one year with OPA officials saying they will end later this month. Meat and dairy ceilings would lift by May 1, 1947. References to Saint Benedict quality and purity claims appear alongside local notices for religious events and a Sunday address titled Rule of the Nations with a Rod of Iron at 8 p.m. at Dunbar location.
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OPA
Giamleston
Alderson St
Dunbar
Monarchists Pressure Italy as Umberto Exits in Exile
Monarchists shout outside the Quirinal as Umberto prepares to join Queen Marie Jose and their four children in exile in Portugal. The king meets Pope Pius XII then plans to hand over powers to Premier Alcide De Gasperi if republic proclamation is delayed. A Lisbon dispatch notes plans to receive the king’s family in Portugal.
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Waele
Burme
Quirinal
Umberto
Reihain
Italy
Marie Jose
Portugal
Pope Pius
Pope Pius XII
Vatican
St. Peter's Square
Brech bin
Lisbon
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Alcide de Gasperi
Romita
Te Court of Cassation
Liberal and
National Democratic Monarchist
de Gasperi
Vaticay
Osservatore Roaxing
Moscow
Pius
Izvestia
Contributions Pour In for Kanawha Memorial Building Fund
The campaign at Kanawha hotel basement gathered major gifts for a hospital memorial fund. Notable donors include Tucker and Silling Architects $4,000, S Spencer Moore Co. $1,000, Mark A. Schautl $1,000, Capital Theater $1,500, Club Land Co. $5,000, and Mrs Eisman $1,000 for a ward in memory of her husband. Two patient rooms will be furnished by the Moore gifts. Total from Columbian Carbon Co. employees reached $13,259 with more pledges totaling $2,901 from 42 workers averaging $67.50 each. Mrs Hassie Brown Howard, top solicitor, has 39 pledges totaling $328 from Institute, a.
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Kanawha Valley
Kanawha Hotel
E. J. Upton
C. Preston Cruey
Harry B. Pugh
Tucker and Silling
S. Spencer Monre and Co
Mark A. Schautl
Charles A. Midelbury
Capital Theater
Club Land Co
Union Accepts Altered Trust Provisions In New Coal Contract
Union approves a modified trust structure with two trustees named by UMW President Jonn L. Lewis and one by operators, plus government selection. The agreement details vacation pay changes, wage rates for outside and inside workers, and an eight holiday year while maintaining a six day work option and optional seventh day with pay. Also aligns with Pennsylvania workers compensation and accident disability laws.
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UMW
Jonn L. Lewis
Kennedy
Reed
Pennsylvania
Fayette Will Vote On War Memorial
Fayette county residents will vote in August on a proposed 70 000 war memorial to honor local veterans. The county court announced the vote to avoid the expense of a special election, proposing annual 38 000 funding for seven years if approved, with Attorney Cisco of Fayetteville named as counsel.
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Fay
Fayette County
Hscal
Allorney
Cisco Hha
Payetteville
Mone Hamat
Army Colonel and Jewel Heist Tale Unfolds in Chicago Hotel
Army General Miller details a complex theft linked to a colonel and a WAC officer. The missing Kronberg castle gems once owned by the House of Hesse were recovered in part. a trove of wine and artifacts also surfaced as authorities pursue remaining loot. Trial will be by court martial in the occupation zone. many suspects lack Army records.
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Chicago
Col. Miller
Wac
Miller
Hasse
Wisconsin
Marriag
Germany
Reich
Royal House of
Hesse
Kronberg
Sofia of Hesse
Great Castle
Washington
Satter
Jeave Iain
Labor Proposal Sparks Council Debate on Union Privileges
Debates in London spill into a council and general assembly discussion on special union privileges for one labor group. Senator Connally and John G Winant argued against broad carve outs to avoid a flood of similar demands. the coal mine wage pact binds federal standards where practical, with state law remaining intact. The agreement remains open ended with unresolved tenure and a May 37 expiry noted as miners went on strike.
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London
Council
General Assembly
Sen, Connally
D - Tex
Assembly
American Federation of Labor
WETU
CIO
OLS
John G. Winart
AFL
Philip J. Noel-Baker
United Kingdom
Nations Labor Relations Board
Kennedy
Emperor Hirohito Greets US Army as Public Awe Grows
An eyewitness account from Chiba Japan describes Emperor Hirohito stepping from his imperial train maroon coach amid crowds. Frederick J Stevenson a Texan and military governor saluted the emperor at the station. The visit includes a drive through packed streets toward Amelicha Yekine’s lighthouse, with Hirohito appearing nervous yet watchful.
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Chiba
Japan
Hirohito
Frederick J. Stevenson
Tex
Chibi Prefecture
Stevenson
Barlier
Bosa Peninsula
Tokyo
Amelicha Yekine
Tauma
Obituary notices from a strained memory page
Obituaries and death notices list multiple individuals with brief service details. Names include Baldwin, Chandler, Cuny, Ditanseit, Gladenwell, Hughes, Gladwell, and others. Services scheduled at various churches, mortuaries, and cemeteries with times ranging from morning to evening. survivors and immediate family listed in several entries.
Edwight man killed in 44 000 volt tower fall
An Edwight resident, 20, employed by Appalachian Electric Power Co., fell 50 feet from a cabin Creek tower after brushing against high voltage lines. He died in Charleston hospital. The body to be taken to Whitesville for burial. Funeral arrangements to be announced.
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Cook
Edwight
Charleston
Iragier
Pam
Appalachian Electric Power Co
Cabin Creek
Chap Cook
Elizabeth Boggess
Beckley
Christine McLane
Biichton
Carlie
Stellie Parsons
Bull
Cogk
Pineiro
ie Wins Contract Fight Against Warners in ANGELES
Superior Judge Alfred E. Pyoe nessa denied Warner Brothers bid to bar actress Joan Leslie from working for another studio. The court ruled her contract invalid for lack of court approval after she came of age, and Warner’s injunction motion was refused while the appeal proceeds. Leslie reportedly has offers from other studios totaling 385800 over the next 22 or 14 months.
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Warners
Angeles
Warner Brothers
Joan Leslie Fen
Alfred E. Pyoenessa
Inday
Warner
Wiss 1
GARs Encampment May Be Last Meeting of Vets
Indianapolis hosts what Gov Ralph Giles calls the likely final Grand Army of the Republic national encampment. Planned for August 25, the 80th meeting would mark the end of a long Civil War veterans gathering, with only about 20 surviving members of the G A R in attendance.
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Gar
Vets
Wdianapolis
Grand Army of the Republic
Indianapolis
Ralph Giles
Gov Gales
Three Implicated in Juvenile Delinquency Charge
Three persons were arrested yesterday by city police on warrants accusing them of contributing to the delinquency of two Charleston girls under 18. Identified by Patrolmen C Canterbury and A C Woody were Lovell Pauley, his mother Mrs Bessie Pauley, and James Myers, all of 1590 East Woodland Dr. Pauley and Myers are described as drivers for a local tram company.
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Woodland
Grocers Debate Price Controls and Postwar Food Supply
Senators Capart Bowles LaGuardia and Wherry clash over lifting price controls on meat and grain as dairy and poultry regions face feed shortages. They warn of inflation, strikes, and slowed production, with LaGuardia predicting meat shortages without grain. Wherry counters bread scarcity myths.
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Ifme
Sen. Capchart
LaGuirdia
Sen
Third Party Debate Divides Progressive Route in 1948
The piece argues major parties echo alike with Republicans labeled reactionary and Democrats as the progressive party. It warns a third party would split progressivism, risking a reactionary victory, while noting Truman’s stance on labor, price controls, and governance amid lobbying remarks. It also reports a separate tale of a Wheeling tavern owner who bought 1000 cases of beer only to find 800 contained water, and mentions labor union relief limits and political lobbying remarks by Truman.
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Congress
Senate
Republican Party
Sonia
TVA
Hitler
Trankin Delano Roosevelt
People
Progressive Party
Party of Reaction
Wheeling
Truman
Youth Seeks Marriage Amid Age Law Hurdles in Kentucky
Dr J E Carter conducted required blood tests for a marriage license in Kentucky where the couple under 21 faced legal constraints. Mrs Large, 79, widow of 17 years and mother of seven and 49 grandchildren, planned to wed her listed partner, with pension implications noted if remarriage proceeds. Neighbors for years, the Sprouse family knows the pair, who offered little on wedding plans.
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J. E. Carter
Kentucky
Carter
Lawmakers Signal Support for Furlough Pay Bill Next Week
Blocked page reports lawmakers urging passage of a bill to pay lump sums to enlisted personnel and retirees for unused furlough time. It details eligibility for up to 120 days of accrual, payment at discharge, and retroactive application to those serving since September 1999, with payments tied to current compensation and daily allowances.
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Armed Services
Gscharze
Peaceful World Is Kilgore Plea
Kilgore of West Virginia urged a peaceful world at a Memorial Day dedication in Pineville. He warned humanity would have no real chance of survival in an atomic war and urged dedication to building lasting peace to honor World War II dead and seize a second chance for world peace.
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Pineville
Sen- Kilgore
W. Va
Kilgore
Army praised as best behaved in World War II by JAG
Washington report quotes Maj. Gen. Thomas H. Green saying the American Army was the most disciplined in history. He notes that more than 10,000,000 served under military law and less than one percent faced general court martial. He argues Allies and enemies alike admired their conduct. Bankruptcy petition filed by Robert Arnold Hundley in district court lists assets at 124.35 and seeks relief totaling 2470.33.
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Washington
Thomas H. Green
National University School of BW
Robert Arnold Hundley
South Charleston
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West Virginia
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E. F. Collins
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Quarrier St
Dr. Baum
Union
Fayette
Labor
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Crown Point
Ind
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Oakdale
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Fred Farmer
Alderson
Monroe
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Broshyt Church
Mary ‘Shaver Hostickt
Mayme Forren
Elisston
Mes
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Tdn Alles
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Wapd
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Berkiny
William H. Bostlet
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Betnie Bostick
Renceverte
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Chandler
Charis Lexlor
Tomarrow
Lutpel
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Commix
EPCOT
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Fond
Edwin
Weoster Springs
Ditanseit
Bron
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Danhar
Ernest
Jackson
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Rochekrer
Muyhres
Ilsigts
Teun Gliespla
Rasslanes
Enims
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Sunbar
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Somenow
United Brechren
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Srolt
Purnia
Gladwell
Claumle Sophias
D. A. Gladwell
Fam Abaya
Posmontas
Rite Milla
Rilstwee
Tomar
Bilsbard
Elery
Wallace Arhunsy
Lieisnurg
Maysle Smrith
Anita Maitesheard
Anth
Charleyton
Chévica ML Gladiwetl
Lewinnurg
Fay Gladwin
Biliehore
Molmes
Virginia Walker
Sir Bahnus
Tapers Oreei Wil
Nee Dauphter
Su Ane Mhott
Old Charleston
Hughes
Willow Franntin
Eth
Dibhy Hughas
Hropney
G. Ant Ann
Deloerk
Baptist Chin
Rand
Coldwell
Bunsen Memorial
Ty Fidler
Pierce Ewmieery
Magetteville
Mone Matthews
Payette County
Lin
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Maugle Maule
Gielen
W Browner
John Own
Carbone Dite
M.frodny
Dodd Mortuary
Hogy
Weinelury
Price
Roncevarde
Greenbriey
Shelton LeeServiow
F. Stanley Menuifie Elkbe
Pheory
Auscud
Ournyntur
Ile Daugh
Senators
White House
Charles Ross
Murray
Brug
U.S. Army
Jagd
Kanawha Banking and Trust CO
Charleston, W. Va
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Coop
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