Weber Ordered To Serve Life In Hill Death Case
Marvin Curtis Weber, 21, of Charleston, was sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in the hold up and slaying of Denver D. Hill, a Charleston saleman, last April. The court denied mercy. another defendant, Richard Lee Colling, received the death penalty.
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Weber
Hill
Marvin Curtis Weber
Capitol
Cyrus W. Hallen
Denver
D. Hill
Charleston
Richard Lee Colling
Oene
Tison Ay
Ees
Shegan
State Penientiary
West Virginia
Hall
Collins
Student Is Given 3 18 Year Term In Slaying
Mir Burnette Martin, 20, Huntington, West Virginia State College student, was sentenced to up to 18 years for the bayonet killing of David Willis, 21, Institute, following an intermediate court verdict of murder in the second degree. Judge Cyrus W. Hall granted a one day stay of sentence after defense motions. Raymon Gordon argued that the jury received broad instructions allowing degrees beyond voluntary manslaughter, and that the stabbing occurred during a basketball game in the college recreation building amid an altercation.
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Mir
Burnette Martin
Huntington
West Virginia State College
David Les Ve Willis
Cyrus W. Hall
Grant
New
Raymon Gordon
Hall Teder
Martin
Gordon
Willis
Tan
Four Citizen Housing Committees Named in West Virginia
State CPA Director Alex H. Cooper announced four citizen advisory committees to decide which housing projects to approve under government rules. He noted the Civilian Production Administration reviews major non-housing projects for material allocation and veterans housing, with 25 building applications approved totaling 1,317,148 dollars and 43 disapproved totaling 1,143,181 dollars. Additional committees will be formed next week in Huntington, Clarksburg-Fairmont, Beckley, and Plain Torn.
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West Virginia
CPA
Alex H. Cooper
Civilian Production Administration
Veterans’ Housing
Cooper
Charleston
Wheeling
Parkersburg
Morgantown
Hunlington
Clarksburg - Fairmeet
Beckley
Pleane
Shoe Box of German Crown Jewels Found in Chicago Railway Locker
A U S Army report says Hessian crown jewels were found in a Chicago railway station locker. Col. Jack Durant and Capt. Kathleen B. Wash Durant were captured after confessing removal from Kronberg castle. Part of the loot is traced to the Wisconsin home of the captain’s sister as court martial possible.
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Chicago
Washington
Kronberg Castle
Ti- Inois Central
Jack Durant
Kathleen B. Wash Durant
Army
Hesse-Darmstadt
Hudson, Wis
Wac
Germany
Col. Durant
Pple
Army Officers’ Rest
Kroeberg’ Castle
J. W. Durant
Kathleen B. Nash Durant
Dex Moines
Wacs
AP Wiregheto
Gasetis
House Alerted For President Message Next Week
Washington reports say President Truman will address Congress next week with a labor bill stance. Sabath predicts a veto on the Case labor dispute measure, while McCormack cautions no definite knowledge.
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Washington
House
Truman
Sabath
McCormick
Massachusetts
McCormack
White House
Charles G. Ross
Congress
Treman
Ross
Rosa
State May Allow 1 Bottle Gin and Whiskey a Month
The liquor control commission in West Virginia appears set to limit purchases to one bottle of gin and one bottle of whiskey per month under wartime rationing. The plan may favor better brands while restricting bootleggers, with other liquors potentially added later if supply allows.
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State
Berry G. Bellmenn
Liquor Control Commission
Virginia
Supersonic Speed Jet Is Developed by Johns Hopkins Lab
The Navy announces a ram jet engine nicknamed the Flying Stovepipe, developed by Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory with Army and Navy input. It has no moving parts and can reach speeds up to 4500 mph, but requires initial boost from other power sources to about 800 mph before operation.
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Washington
Navy Today
Rio
Applied Physics Laboratory
Johns Hopkins University
Army
Navy
Monarchist Claims Plebiscite Fraud in Italy Vote
Rome reports a monarchist leader alleging fraud in Italy's plebiscite that chose a republic and requests Allied review of ballots. Naples riots caused two deaths and injuries, while Rome and Palermo saw clashes. The Italian high court delays certification as returns arrive late. republic victory margin sits around two million votes.
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Rome
Italy
Umbert
Naples
Palermo
Giuseppe Romita
Giuseppe Pagano
Supreme Court
Republc
Republic
Tullio Benedetti
National
Monarchial Union
Adm
Ellery W. Stone
Allied
High Court
MacArthur Says Japan Favors Neither Political Side
Gen. Douglas MacArthur says Japan does not favor extremes, seeking neither revolution nor reaction. He notes Koreans focus on food issues amid stalled US Soviet talks and reports changes in the Allied-ruled government in Korea. He highlights Japan’s April election and a generally cooperative stance toward occupation troops.
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Tokyo
Japan
MacAnthye
Korea
MacArshnur
Allin
Ieward
U.S. Women Should Have 3 Pairs of Nylons Apiece
Four Senators Wagner Downey Taylor and Mitchell warned that nylon production is rising under price controls. They cited a 1946 report estimating that since January 7 total output averages more than three pairs per woman aged 14 or older in the United States, highlighting impact on 53,690,000 women and girls.
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U.S
Washington
America
Sens
Wagner
Downey
D-Cat
Taylor ¢D
Daho
Mitchell
Pepper Seeks Liberal Party Within Democratic Fold
Sen Pepper, a Florida Democrat, proposes forming a national liberal council to liberalize Democratic policy. He argues the party under Truman remains better than Republicans and favors building within the Democratic ranks rather than launching a third party. Wallace backs the Democratic party as progressive and opposes a split, while Pepper cites overall party records as superior to Republicans.
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Washington
Pepper D-Fla
Democratic Council
Truman
Wallace
Florida
Mberais
Pepper
IRA Prisoner Ends 77 Day Hunger Strike in Crumlin
David Fleming a 27 year old Irish Republican Army prisoner abandoned his hunger strike after 77 days at Crumlin prison Belfast. Doctors ordered a diet of brandy milk and glucose as the protest against prison treatment continues to be monitored.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Crumlin
David Fleming
Irish Republican Army
Wesitors
Early Entrants Assured Of Lumber For Derby Racers
Derby organizers urge entries for the Chevrolet Motor Soap Box Derby on Little Tyler Mountain road, July 20, to gauge turnout and secure lumber for racer construction. Mc Million Motors and Rhodes Walker Chev rolet Co sponsor with The Gazette. Charleston contestants include John Dolan Charles Carney Richard Lee Casto Dick Bradley and others.
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Chevrolet Motor
Little Tyler Mountain Road
B. M. Higginbotham Inday
Raver
South Charleston Recreation Center
Akron
McMillion Motors Fne
Charleston
Rhodesx-Walker Chevrolet Co
South Charleston
John Dolan
Charles Carney
Richard Lee Casto
Dick Bradley
George Stanley
Dennis Mangus
Paul Anderson
Edward Zakaib
Ronald Walker
Joe Sigman
Charles £. Pittman
Bennix Martin
John Layne
New City Bus Routings to Relieve Downtown Congestion
Charleston Transit Co launches revamped routes to cut bus traffic on Capital Street from 695 to 433 daily. East west through service removes transfers between West Charleston and Outer Loop buses, guiding buses toward Kanawha City and Patrick Street. Several downtown lines will be eliminated or rerouted to South Hills areas as traffic lights are installed.
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Charleston Transit Co
R. F. Randolph
Transit Company
Capital St
Capeitol Street
Quarrier
Kanawha City
Patrick St. Bridges
West Charleston
Kanawha City Bridge
East Avenue
Patrick St
Hale Sts
Virginia Run
South Hills
Sout Rufiner
Ferry Branch
Fort Hill
Vandalia
Piedmont Rd
Edge W
City Wall
Kanawha Eee Eemariene St
East End
Spiraling Prices Seen If OPA Revision Passes
Four dissenting senators warned that Senate banking committee revisions to the price control law could cost consumers nearly 8 billion dollars in the first year and trigger a 69 percent general price rise. They argued such inflation would erode wartime savings of 145 billion dollars. The bill extends price controls a year beyond June 30 and faces a Monday referral with a vote possible by Thursday.
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Washington
Senate
Majority
Barkley
Congress
Sen
Overton
Connally
D-Tex
Ibead
Senate Banking Committee
Lea
Banking Committee
Wagner
DAN, YD and Sons
Downey
D.cal
Taylor
D-Téa
Mitchall
D-Wash
J. Wagner
Mitchell
Bread Price Increase Planned by OPA and Agriculture
Government sources say the OPA will announce a one cent per pound bread price increase midweek to ease shortages and boost production. Bakers have pressed for higher prices. a rolls price rise will accompany the loaf change to curb buying pressure. Bowles notes plans to stabilize flour and bread but no decision yet.
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Washington
INS
OPA
Price Control Agency
Agriculture Department
Bowles
Senate Smail Business Committee
Eighteen Playgrounds Set to Open in Charleston City
Charleston plans eighteen playground openings for summer with two new sites at Glenwood and Littlepage schools. Reynolds Street Bigley Avenue and Dannally Street projects follow, targeted mid to late June and July openings under city recreation supervision. Directors include Mrs. Jeannette Fabuson and Clyde Hutson with activities from horseshoe pitching to dramatics and story telling.
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Charleston
Municipal Park and Recreation Commission
Glenwood
Littlepage
Reynolds St
Bigley Av
Dannally St
Lions Club
Frances Ohley
Clyde B. Hutson
Reuben Cutp
George Rayford
Meavencrast
American Legion Park
Clyde B Hilson
Virginia
Bi ‘Epage
Marcelle Arablay
Georgia to File Suit To Dissolve KKK Unit
Georgia will file a civil suit to dissolve the Ku Klux Klan within the next few days. Attorney General Eugene Cook said Gov. Arnall directed the move to break up the Klan and that the state has gathered information to wage a legal fight. He planned to ask U S Attorney General Tom Clark if the DOJ has information aiding the action. Cook said the action would involve revoking the Klan’s Georgia charter.
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Atlanta
Eugene Cook
Georgia Wold
Ku Klux Klan
Cook
Elis Arnall
Georgia
U. S
Tom Clark
Department of Justice
Birthday Blood Drive For Burned Boy In Detroit
Detroiters mobilize a birthday blood drive for Raymond Koteras who turns ten next Monday. Four mothers appeal for donors to supply about 100 pints to sustain him through Christmas while he remains in Children’s Hospital after severe burns.
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Detroit
Tune
AFL Sailors Union Delays Walkout Vote and Govt Moves
The AFL Sailors Union of the Pacific halted a strike vote in San Francisco and moved to discuss wage hour issues with West coast shipowners. Washington proposed a pay off day at port while keeping a 66 hour week at sea, aiming to avert a CIO walkout. Negotiations continued as unions rejected the plan citing a needed 40 to 44 hour week and the owners insisted on 56 hours.
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CIO
Washington
AFL
AFL Sailors Union of the Pacific
San Francisco
Feast Coast
Committee For Maritime Unity
CIO National Maritime Union
Ace
War Vet Fatally Hurt in Central Park Assault
In New York City three men confronted a young couple in Central Park as they walked after a YWCA dance. Jack Hylands, 20, a jewelry shop employee and former Army Air Forces recruit, died after being savagely beaten while protecting the girl, Yvonne Kenny, a high school senior, who was injured and aided by bystanders. Detectives questioned several suspects as the investigation began.
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New York
INS
Shrer
Central Park
Jack Hylands
Army Air Forces
Yvonne Kenny
Hylands
Hyland
Mt. Shai Hospital
Fifth Av
Anonymous donation boosts Memorial Hospital fund drive
A Charleston bank receipt shows a $20,000 donation to Memorial Hospital building fund from an anonymous giver, the largest sum yet, with other gifts from Mrs. Rena F. Adler, Mrs. Isadore Kaufman, Mr. and Mrs. Emmons Graham, the Charleston Lions club and Mrs. Pauline Friedman. The donors urge memorials through improved living and universal peace rather than monuments. The article notes a shift in memorials following World War II and ends with a prompt to continue on page 12.
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Charleston
Memorial Hospital
Rena F. Adler
Isadore Kaufman
Emmons Graham
Charleston Lions Club
Pauline Friedman
Jacob Friedman
Col
Harry Silverstein
Joe B. Quermyer
Bream Memoria Presbyterian Church
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