Taylor to Get List of Officials in Cabin Creek Primary
New irregularities emerged during the Cabin Creek recount as Pro secutor Frank L. Taylor was granted the names of poll officials in Kana wha County's primary. Precincts 10 and 12 showed discrepancies with substituted clerks and ballot marking irregularities benefiting William Murland while harming Dr. KH Hedrick.
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Frank L. Taylor
Kanawha
Cabin Creek
Yagler
Speele
Gazette
The
Diamond School
North End
Cedar Grove School
William ©. Murland
KH. Hedrick
Beckley
House of Representatives
Edward W. Hiserman di
Hiserman
X. Blackburn Watts
Watts
Taylor
City Voters Approve Levy Continuation in Light Balloting
City residents backed continuation of a three year municipal levy with 83 percent approving and 6 percent turnout. The measure, yielding about 284 414 dollars, extends present assessments for two more years amid stray rain and scant participation. Officials noted only two of 201 precincts against the levy while observers monitored for irregularities in recent elections. Mayor Copenhaver praised the result and thanked voters.
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Charles R. Armentront
the Gazette
Charleston
The
Gazette
Sunset School
Capitol Hill
Haoma Drive
Arid
John T. Copenhaver
Sparse Turnout in Precinct 108 Sparks Tax Levy Debate
In Charleston last month’s primary frailties shadowed a special election on a 3 percent property tax levy. Only seven voters cast ballots in Precinct 108 as reporters reported similar apathy across six other precincts, with participation focused on approving the $204,434 annual levy for city capital projects and the state sinking fund.
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James A. Hut
the Gazette
Charleston
D P.m
Gazette
Ninth Ward
Fruth School
Lee St. H
Acheson Urges Pact Approval
Secretary Acheson urged swift Senate approval of the German Peace Contract and a backing pact to defend Western Germany against Communist aggression. He testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee stressing the need for fast action and noted political nervousness around elections abroad and possible European hesitation without U S guarantees.
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Washington
Acheson
Senate
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
France
Germany
Raleigh Election Official Indicted
A Raleigh County grand jury indicted C. E. Stroud a Mt. Tabor precinct election official and telephone worker on an election law violation. He allegedly offered three ballots to a voter for a Democratic candidate in the May 13 primary and posted bond. Ronnie Cook Jr. and other election board members were involved in the related complaints. Prosecutor Ned Ragland's office said five sealed envelopes were reviewed but contained no actionable charges.
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Beckley
C. E. Stroud
Raleigh County Grand Jury
Stroud
Mt. Tabor
van Hunter
Ronnie Cook, Jr
Ned Ragland
Grand Jury
Ragiland
Pursuit by Air Across Yalu Is On to Clark
Defense Department sources say Gen. Mark Clark can order hot pursuit of enemy aircraft across the Yalu into Manchuria but cannot authorize bombing Manchurian targets. The authority, extended to the U.N. command after MacArthur’s recall, has not been used. Discussions with U.N. allies continue as the policy is expected to apply only during large scale attacks.
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Washington
INS
Defense Department
Mark Clark
Yalu River
Manchuria
U. N. Command
Koreat
U.N
U. S
Manchauria
Talks Reopened With Clark Blast In Korea
MUNSAN June 11 Talks resumed after a three day recess with a blunt statement from General Mark Clark. He said the Allies would meet when either side has constructive input and would not engage in daily propaganda forums. The UN delegation will have interpreters for the April 28 truce proposal.
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iGen
Mark Clark
Clark
Tokyo
Panmunjom
Ki Tl Sung
Peng Teh-huai
Red
Korea
U.N
U. N
Arm Torn Off In Truck Crash In Charleston
A four year old girl, Brenda Jean Kinder, suffered the loss of her right arm above the wrist when the car she rode in struck the rear of a trailer truck on Tryden Street near Summers Street. She was treated for shock and abrasions at Charleston General Hospital. Her mother Wilma Lee Kinder, 24, driving the car, and brother Donald Ray were uninjured. Police described the accident as the car being in low gear while attempting to back out from Midwest Steel Corp. yards, then colliding with the truck. further details by Patrolman W T Wilson and Ray Crockett.
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Tryden St
Summers St
Charleston General Hospital Atlants
Brenda Jean Kinder
Ray Kinder
Ashford
Donald Ray
Wilma Lee Kinder
W. T. Wilson
Ray Crockett
Allies Move Meek POWs in second day of Breakup
On Koje Island Korea Allied forces split 6282 more North Korean prisoners with little resistance on a damp Wednesday. In Compound 77 inmates waited under straw mats while paratroopers began dispersal at 3 am. Tuesday’s riot left 31 dead as inmates clashed to resist transfer.
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Kojh Island
Korea
Koje
Haydon IL. Sbeatner
Aun
Pre Fab House Built Fast in Kiev Says Moscow Radio
Moscow radio reports eight men erected a six story apartment building in Kiev in 63 days using pre fabricated parts. The project was described as a rapid, factory produced construction effort with no mirrors fed.
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London
Russia
Moscow Radio
Kiev
Wheat Crop Seen As Near-Record
The Agriculture Department estimated the U S wheat crop will be the second largest in history. Spring wheat output is 265,859,000 bushels with drought hurting yields, while Winter wheat may reach 1,080,298,000 bushels. Combined output just shy of the 1947 record. progress overall near normal for June 1.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
U.S
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
North Dakota
Bureau
Page & Col
Mac Arthur to Keynote GOP National Convention
Gen. Douglas MacArthur accepted the keynote invite for the Republican National Convention in Chicago and praised Taft allies. The Arrangements Committee nominated Rep. Joseph W. Martin as permanent chairman, and Walter Hallanan of West Virginia was named temporary chair, a choice criticized by Taft supporters.
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Walter Hallanan
Chicago
Douglas MacArthur
Robert A. Taft
Josépn W. Martin
R-Mass
Ohio
Cake
Walter 8. Hallanan
West Virginia
Tg F
Hallanan
Taft
Guy Gabrielson
Gabriélson
MacArthur
Lengthy Presbyterians Meeting Adjourns At Last
James Dent reports a long Presbyterian General Assembly session adjourned at 10 45 p m after hours of debate. A faction of Southern commissioners opposed North-South cooperation in stewardship and evangelism arguing against unity without formal introduction. Supporters prevailed, with plans to revisit the union question at the 1953 General Assembly.
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James ¥. Dent
the Gazette
92D
General Assembly
The
Presbyterian Church
U. S
Oranches
National Council of Churches of Christ In America
Southern States Seen Voting for Eisenhower in 1952
Georgia backer Robert Snodgrass of Atlanta said if Eisenhower is nominated Republicans could win Georgia for the first time. North Carolina's James M Baley echoed the view after a meeting with Eisenhower as the party contends over nomination dynamics.
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New York
Georgia
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Ltwe
South
Robert Snodgrass
Atlanta
Richard B. Russell
North Carolina
James M. Baley
Soviets Reject Allied Protest Over Berlin Patrol Ban
In Berlin on June 10 the Soviet side rejected a Western protest against a 15 day old ban on Allied military police patrols on the Berlin Helms?pt highway and insisted they will manage the highway. US sources said the Allies would likely send another note renewing the protest. Gen Vasily Chukov accused US and British MPs of violating a 1948 pact by aiding motorists in the Soviet zone. The row over Berlin persisted with Moscow clamping down on movement along Soviet routes. West Berlin police said two German newsmen and an innkeeper were kidnapped from a woods in the British sector by East German police under a Russian soldier amid a British siege. The victims were Friedrich Weber Guenther Bradtke and Horst Breddin. Please turn to Page 8 Col 3.
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Berlin
Berlin-Helmstedt
United States
Vasily T. Chukev
East Germany
West Germany
Radio Berlin
West Berlin
Japs Open Peace Overture to Reds in Tokyo
Tokyo sources report Japanese Foreign Office spokesman Masayoshi KatSitubo said Japan is ready to consider a treaty with Russia if proposed. He contested Russia would hold 182,000 prisoners and offered a list showing about 20,300 in Russian camps and 58,000 in Manchuria and North Korea. He urged any proposal align with the San Francisco Peace Treaty. Russia remains the last major belligerent yet to make formal peace with Japan.
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Tokyo
Japan
Russia
Masayoshi Katsitsubo
Hong Kong
Manchuria
North Korea
Hen
San Francisco
Traffic Relief Plan Unveiled for Charleston and Kanawha
A $46 million master throughfare plan to ease traffic congestion in Charleston and South Charleston was unveiled by State Road Commissioner Ray Cavendish. Key elements include a four lane expressway in three stages from the Patrick Street bridge eastward, a new four lane Kanawha River bridge, an improved riverfront highway, and a South Charleston expressway. The first stage covers Petrick Street to Virginia Street with right of way and engineering costs, while funding remains uncertain.
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John G. Morgan
the Gazette
Charleston
South
Ray Cavendish
Patrick St. Bridge
Cavendish
South Charleston
Kanawha River
Kanawha City Bridge
West Virginia Turnpike Commission
Randolph, Brown and Quartier Sts
Elk River
Court
Capitol Sts
Soshorn
Truslow Sts
Howard, Needley Fam
Vous
Petrick St
Virginia St
Fayeain Ge
Steel Seizure Power Denied By Congress
Washington reports that President Truman failed to win congressional approval for power to seize the steel industry amid the strike. The Senate rejected his request, urging use of the Taft Hartley law, and defeated multiple proposals for emergency seizure powers. Truman spoke before a joint session seeking broader powers and wage/working condition changes, but critics argued the Taft Hartley law would be ineffective and warned against compelling union membership. Corporate leaders stated the steel industry cannot be forced to join unions or jeopardize employment. The session redirected to White House with ongoing debate on the crisis.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Senate
White House
Chamber
Sen
Byrd
Trurmah
Ernest T. Neir
National Steel
Weir
Steel Companion
United States
Congressional dispute centers on union shop in steel strike
WHEELING June 10 The only unresolved issue between the strike bound steel industry and the CIO Steelworkers is the union shop. W W Holloway chairman of Wheeling Steel Corp says President Truman misled Congress by not addressing the union shop in a joint session. He states wages were settled before negotiations collapsed after White House talks, leaving the union shop as the sole dispute.
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Wheeling
CIO
W. W. Holloway
Holloway
Wheeling Steel Corp
Truman
Congress
Whitehouse
Washington
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