Fifteen year old Basham freed in Kanawha murder trial
James Emerson Basham, 15, testified he acted to stop brutal abuse by his intoxicated father Charles Ted Basham. An Intermediate Court jury acquitted him of murder after two hours forty minutes of deliberation, with jurors told the law allowed a lesser verdict if doubt remained.
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Sy Bayard PF
Ennis
James Emerson Basham
Hansford
Charles Ted Basham
Kanawha
Jimmy
Basham
Cyrus W. Hall
Hall
Pruntytown
Methodists Open 4 Day Conference at Municipal Auditorium
The twelfth annual Methodist Church conference began with 800 plus ministers and laymen registering for four days. Leaders pressed for more overseas relief funds as 341 000 displaced persons may enter the U S. Charles Taft urged clear language for lay members and practical guidance from theology. William Craig warned Communism as a major threat to Christianity.
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The
Methodist Church
Municipal Auditorium
Titus Low
Methodist Committee On
Overseas Relief
White House
Charles P. Taft
Cincinnati
al Bathering
Joseph Clare Hoffman
Christ Church Methodist
Taft
William E. Craig
Fairmont
Senate votes to seize drug transport in narcotics crack down
The Senate passed a bill authorizing government seizure of ships, boats, autos, and airplanes used by narcotics rings. Treasury pressed for the law to target transportation in drug operations. Under existing law seizures require proof of an actual sale of drugs. The measure now goes to the House for quick passage.
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Senate
Washington
James
Treasury
McCarran
Sen
Dnev
Senate Judiciary Committee
Four Linemen Die In Electrocution On Job In Georgia
Four linemen were killed when a power line broke during a rain storm near Pearson Georgia. Two fellow workers outside the charged area escaped injury as crews moved to cut power. The victims, all Waycross men, were identified as A Adams C M Brooker J L Liles Jr and C L Brown. Delays in rescue followed the line break while rescuers worked to shut off power. The crew was relocating a high voltage line along a newly constructed highway when the accident occurred.
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Pearson
Georgie Power and Light Co
A. Adum
C. M. Brooker
J. L. Liles, Jr
C. L. Brown
Waycross
Francis Corbett
Douglas
Corbett
Daniel Boone Hotel Adds 25000 Dollar Gift to Morris Harvey Fund
The Daniel Boone Hotel contributes 25000 dollars to Morris Harvey College building fund. Roger Creel, hotel managing director, presents the gift to the college board of trustees. Community Hotel Corp owners vote the donation, citing the hotel as community owned and Morris Harvey as a source of regional pride.
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Daniel Boone
Morris Harvey College
Roger 3. Creel
College
Community Hotel Corp
Morris Harvey
Charleston
Oil imports threaten coal regions and miners' children health
Senate testimony warned cheap crude oil imports risk health and education of miners' children and economic disaster for coal, with six mine leaders and WV figures urging curbs. Rep Hedrick cited unemployment harm, while Rep Burnside noted security risks from foreign dependence.
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Washington
Senate Labor
West Virginia Coal Assoc
Dem- Amusemerte Ines Robb Beauty
Johnny
Eellen
Hedrick and
Burnside
Commerce Department
Eg . Pattel
Hedrick
Senate
Jesse ¥. Sullivan
Charleston
W. Va
Rep. Burnside
United States
Senate Panel Endorses Three Year Draft Extension
The Senate Armed Services Committee backed a three year extension of the draft with presidential power to resume inductions if needed. An amendment on racial segregation sparked opposition though House and Senate members anticipated support on the floor. The peacetime draft law expires June 24 and the measure mirrors existing age ranges while House plans a draftless standby approach.
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Washington
MNL
Lucas
D-Il
Senate
Messare
Cain
Sen
R-Wash
Senate Armed Services Committee
Russell
D-Ga
America
Congress
House
Loan to Friend Of Truman Cited At RFC Inquiry
A Senate inquiry read an AEC memo about a $300000 RFC loan to Ribbon writer Corp. of America and a Florida sheriff described as a “very close personal friend” of President Truman. The memo, dated August 26, 1949, notes the company went bankrupt two months after receiving the loan.
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Washington
AEC
Florida
Truman
RFC
Senate
Sen
Fulbright
D-Ark
Fred H. Farwell
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Jacksonville
Fla
James L. Dougherty
Belgium forms first single party cabinet since WWI
Belgium's 15 member Social Christian Party cabinet headed by Jean Duvieusart met for an hour in Brussels to restore exiled King Leopold I, marking the first Flemish heavy government in the nation since before World War I.
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Brussels
Belgium
Leopold I
Social Christian Party
Jean Duvieusart
Duvieusart
Red light violation on MacCorkle Ave stalls cops
Two Kanawha City motorcycle officers on MacCorkle Avenue at 52d Street watched a car run a red at 11 25 am yesterday. The violator sped east, ignored the light, and the officers noted the risk of a fatal mistake from such behavior.
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MacCorkle Av
Kanawha City
Charleston
Sisano
Allies Predict Separate East German Peace and Soviet Civilianisation
Berlin officials forecast Russia will seek a separate peace with East Germany later this year. A Soviet control commission head will be replaced by a career diplomat as the regime shifts to a civilian face. They expect a Soviet style one list of Communist candidates on the East German ballot after the October 15 elections.
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Berlin
Russia
Germany
Ster
Moscow
Vassily Chuikey
Soviet Control Commission
Boutr
Geois
U S Slap at Soviet Over MacArthur Parole and Warsaw Pact
The United States issued a tart note supporting General MacArthur’s parolees for Japanese war criminals as in line with democratic practice. It also rejected the Warsaw agreement with East Germany accepting Poland Germany borders, arguing Moscow raised protests over MacArthur’s authority. The note explains parole does not alter sentences and cites Potsdam era border disputes.
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Washington
United States
Japan
Germany
Russia
Douglas MacArthur
State Department
MacArthur
U.S
Britain
Adonis Balks Grand Jury Question on Stamps Deal
Federal grand jury questions Adonis Balks over stamp deal activities linked to Harold Ambrose a former Post Office official. Judge Holtzoff ruled Balks has a constitutional right to refuse self incrimination while the inquiry continues.
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Washington
Joe Adonis
Post Office
Adonis
Harold Ambrose
J. Donaldson
Ambrose
New York
Grand Jury
U. S. Atty
John Way Tihelly
Alexander Holtzoff
Remington Indicted on Perjury Count in Amerasia Case
A secret New York federal grand jury is said to be examining the 1945 Amerasia documents amid Republican charges of a whitewash on Capitol Hill. Witnesses have testified in the Senate investigation led by Chairman Tydings. Six people were arrested in June 1945 after a FBI raid, including two State Department officials.
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Washington
New York
Amerasia
Capitol Hill
Ferguson R-Mich
New
Taft
Tydings Committee
Senate
Ohio
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
State Department
FBI
William W. Remington
Communist Party
Commerce Department
John C. Cleneey
Remington Remington
Office of International Trade
Remington
Michael E. Lee
Secretary of Commerce
Charles Sawyer
Elizabeth Bentley
Alger Hiss
Whitetaker Chambers
Remiington
Justice Department
Joseph Rau
National Broadcasting Co
General Foods Corp
Miss Bentley
Conferees Ok Military Construction Bill Approval
Senate and House conferees finalize a 398 million dollar military construction program with 189.241 million in added projects marked high priority by the Defense Department. Senate Armed Services backs a three year armory plan for National Guard and reserves shared with states.
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Washington
Senate
House
Defense Department
Senate Armed Services Committee
National Guard
Vinson
D.-Ga
House Armed Services Committee
Army
Navy
Aix’ Forte
United States
Five Die as Blaze Engulfs Birmingham Glasgow Express
A Birmingham to Glasgow express train caught fire while speeding through Beattock Scotland. Five people perished in the blaze, including one man two women and two children. Fire teams from Lanarkshire battled flames that swept three coaches as the train halted near Beattock, 40 miles southeast of Glasgow. The train had left Birmingham earlier in the day.
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Scotland
Beattock
Glasgow
Lanarkshire
Lilienthal urges industry chance to develop atom
Former AEC chairman David E. Lilienthal calls for freeing atomic development from a state monopoly. He argues private industry should pioneer peaceful uses, reform the energy law, and end cloak and dagger secrecy. He spoke in a Collier's article criticizing wartime style controls amid U.S.-Soviet competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
David E. Lilienthal
America
Atomic Energy Commission
Lilien
FBI Chief Calls Communism Peak Threat in U S
In testimony Hoover warned Congress that American communism was at a height surpassing Nazism and fascism of the last war. He said Reds go underground, penetrate industries and the legal profession, and have tightened security after 11 leaders were convicted in New York. He spoke in closed hearings later made public.
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Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
Congress
New York
FBI
Senate Appropriations
Hoover
Nippon Reds vow to fight any party outlaw move
Tokyo reports that Japan's Communist MPs, reduced after purges, vow to oppose any ban on their party. They denounce government policies and war plans while police arrest two union officials over a critical letter to Gen. MacArthur. A Communist leader in Osaka is detained for attacks on the occupation.
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Tokyo
Japan
MacArthur
Fournion
Osaka
Shunkichi Uedai
Kisaku Sato
Majority
Liberal Party
Sato
Setite
Communist Party
Thermometer Marks Peak as Charlestonians Sweat
Heat wave grips Charleston with a high around 94 degrees at 5 p m near United Fuel Gas Co. Morning started cool at 58 and rose through the day. The Civil Aeronautics Authority station at Kanawha Airport logged 88 degrees at 4 p m. Forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with possible showers and cooler 80s.
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Kanawha
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Tickets On Sale For Girls Baseball Series At Watt Powell Park
Tickets for the two game series between the Chicago Coléens and Springfield Sallies of the All-American Girls Baseball League go on sale Monday and Tuesday nights at Watt Powell Park. Prices are 1.00 for grandstand and bleachers and 1.50 for box seats with proceeds benefiting the city playground department and Colaskin Park.
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Chicago Coléens
Springfield Sallies
Watt Powell Park
Gazelle Promotion
Lynn Goshorn
Sporting Goods
Capitol St
Colaskin Park
The
Charleston Gazette
Lie Admits Flop In Russian Talks
Lie said in Moscow he urged Soviet leaders to end walkouts at UN meetings but conceded he had not changed their minds. He noted the East West stalemate remains the bigger issue and stressed who represents China as a key question for the UN.
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Lie
China
Moscow
Chna
United Nations
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