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Newspaper

Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1950

Page

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Administration Seeks Rent Control Extension Vote

Washington June 117 The Administration forecasts Senate approval this week of a rent control bill to carry the issue through the November elections. Opponents may test the bill by sending it back to the Banking Committee, while Administration strategists expect to defeat the move. The measure would continue federal controls for six months from June 36 and allow local extensions for six more months if desired. Senator Lucas of Minnesota emphasizes continued controls as crucial to his re election bid. Senator Myers of Pennsylvania aligns with the administration.</confidence>

Washington Senate Sen. Wherry Nebraska Banking Committee Stalling Sen. Cain R-Wash Cain Jett House Lucas Sen Miinsis Myers Pennsylvania Chicago Sen. Taft Ohio

City Vice Raid Nets 17 Persons

A midnigh t raid in the triangle district netted 17 persons amid accusations of a house of ill fame and gambling. Officers reported 13 others charged with vagrancy and foitering, with two women arrested on prostitution charges.

Triangle District Court St. Booker Hat Area Douglas Hairston James Patterson Court St Margay Janice Legg Dalles Bias William E. Smith Joan E. Crouch Hudgon Bill Wilson Bibby Mabel Smith Reynolds Helen Beles Cassie Patterson Bias Aliee Cavender George Griffith Bernard Morgan George Nunley Thomas Young

Obituary and crossword notes in today’s edition

Reads like a fragment with obituaries and crossword hints from Inside Today. Mentions Dorothy D. Bociaty and Amuzements Beaty among scattered names and editorial notes.

Iden Payost Johany Ktigatien Louetla Parsons Amuzements Beaty JF Tarila Dorothy D. Bociaty Eere Sol Ediorlats Sports Heal

Weekend Toll Soars as Violent Weekend Harms State Roads

A wreck near Castor Mountain left Kenneth Canfield 18 of Charleston injured and taken to Charleston General Hospital after his car plunged from a 12-foot embankment. A three car collision on KAwmwha Boulevard injured six and prompted police to release drivers. A separate incident near Elkview involved a high voltage transformer downed after a crash. Kenneth Leon Hanes 26 of Danville died when his truck jackknifed under a heavy load.

Torrentise Castor Mountain North Charleston Bob Morris Castor Mounain Kenneth Canfield RFD Charleston Canfield Charleston General Hospital Cunningham Eugene Wells Charleston Genetal Hospital I City Wells William F. Kidd Crown Hill Joseph F. Hoffman McCorkle Broad Dunbar Sts Kamawha, Blvd Elkview Dezin Kenneth Leon Hanes Danville Boone County Jack Gilbert Sever l

Bishop Dezsery Named to Lead Hungary Lutheran Church

In Budapest on June 11 1950 Rev Laszlo Dezsery 36 a pro government clergy member was named bishop of Hungary's largest Lutheran diocese He follows Lajos Ordass ousted after a prison term Dezsery earlier condemned Cardinal Mindszenty as royalist and feudal and urged Lutherans to cooperate with the state Ordass convicted for foreign currency speculation and released after most of a two year sentence with clerical rank stripped upon release

Budapest Hungary Tune Laszlo Dezsery Lajos Ordass Dezsery Josef Cardinal Mindszenty Cardinal Mindsszenty Ordass Vaals

West Virginia Methodist Conference closes with minister appointments

The 12th session of the West Virginia Annual Conference of the Methodist Church adjourned after a sermon by Bishop Lloyd C. Wicke. He urged maturity in nations and individuals and warned against immature foreign policy. Six new ministers join Charleston pulpits: R J Chenoweth Asbury A R Young Central L G Clark Cross Lanes Charles Pence Greenlee Teays Paul Browning Thompson Carter Lykins Trinity. Appointments of ministers and lay members followed.

West Virginia The Methodist Church Lloyd C. Wicke Wicks A. S Far East Hell Charleston R. J. Chenoweth Asbury A. R. Young Central L. G. Clark Cross Lanes Charles

World Brotherhood formed to combat intolerance in 12 nations

West Forme Group reports Jews Catholics and Protestants from 12 Western nations created World Brotherhood to fight intolerance. The privately financed group aims to spread peace through understanding, with no government ties, backed by religious moral law. Arthur H. Compton led the closing session lauding new powers of nature in service to man. Norway and Sweden sent no delegates.

Paris Alled World Brotherhood Nations Conference of Christians and Tew United States World Brotherhood Arthur H. Compton Washington University St. Louis Nature Norway Sweden

Soviet German Talks Reach Stage for East German Independence

Berlin reports a Soviet sponsored peace conference planned for late July in East Berlin to pave a separate treaty and integration of East Germany into the Soviet orbit. The plan includes a defense force and continued Soviet control of Baltic naval bases and regional air bases. A three treaty package would offer reciprocal aid and renounce East German territorial ambitions.

Berlin INS Stalin East Berlin East Germany Corporation of East Crermany Cominform Russia Moscow Wilhelm Pieck Walter Ulbricht Easth Germany East Zone Baltic Germany Eastern Europe

Hope Is Seen for Curbing ACTH Adverse Effects

UC medical researchers report experiments suggesting potassium reduction may prevent adverse reactions from ACTH therapy. The work, soon published, notes ACTH stimulates adrenals and alters body chemistry causing tissue breakdown and weight loss, with potential human relevance.

San Francisco Universitys of California Medical School Leslie

Cop Is Suspended After Altercation

A St. Albans police officer faces suspension pending investigation after an altercation early yesterday. Details include Sprad ling involved in a trip to Charleston and alleged readings about a former Atkins tavern worker Edith Miller. The report references a roadside inn on U S Route 60 and an investigation into car and personal actions.

St. Albans Spradling Walter Atkins Atkins Funk U. S. Ri Charleston King Edith Miller

Deadline Near For Extension Of Draft Law

Washington dispatch reports a two week deadline as peacetime draft extensions face House and Senate disputes. Tydings urges speedy approval of a three year extension with racial segregation amendment likely to block Senate action. House prefers a two year extension but delays inductions without Congress order. эн

House Senate Washington Sen Tydings O-Mdn Senate Armed Services Committee Congress Army Navy Air Force Russell W.gal Truman Armed Services

Clements Believes U S Atomic Stockpile Tops Russia’s

Governor Earle Clements told a Morganfield audience that the United States possesses about 400 atomic bombs while Russia has no more than 24. He cited a non governmental source, United States News & World Report, and argued U S naval power and resource reserves give the American bloc greater potential despite Soviet military numbers.

Morganfield Lune United States Russia Earle C. Clements Union County War Memorial U.S United States News & World Report U. S Clements Eky

Violence marks Enka rayon mill strike with blasts in homes

Morristown Tennessee June 11 a CIO Tex tile Union strike at American Enka Corp rayon plant enters its tenth week. Deafening blasts shattered windows at the home of non-striker worker Murry Bible and damaged a yard in Hugh Bloomer's near Bean Station with no injuries. Sheriff Medlin said a mob also overturned a car outside the plant gates injuring one man.

Rayon Mill Morristown Tenn Enka Corp. Rayon Robert Medlin Murry Bible Hugh Bloomer Bean Station Bible CIO Textile Union Medlin Union Enka T. W. Iserman

Incomes Rise in April Amid Insurance Refund Boost

U S consumers saw April incomes rise to a 212.8 billion dollar yearly rate, aided by a 345 million dollar life insurance refund. Excluding refunds, April personal income gained about 1.6 billion dollars annual rate, marking the second straight monthly increase. The Commerce Department figures place 1949 total personal income payments above 209.8 billion dollars. The report notes refunds cannot count toward annual rates.

Washington Commerce Department

Eight Die in Weekend Boat Disasters on Rivers and Lake Michigan

Four rescued and four feared drowned after a cabin cruiser missed a lock and went over a dam near Pittsburgh. Survivors were saved by river boatmen as authorities later searched for others. Separately on Lake Michigan off Chicago strong winds caused a sailboat capsize and a dinghy accident with missing or dead occupants.

Lake Michigan Pittsburgh William Fisher Carol Kreig William Lahey, Jr Hull Wright Wright Chicago Adella Vierhella Army Quartermaster Depot Beverly Smith William Burghart P Burghart

Teaneck Theater Ban Sparks Manager Quit

A week-old ban on teen patrons at Teaneck's Skouras Theaters Corp. property led to manager Al Harris quitting in protest. Police arrested a 15-year-old in a third arson attempt, while owners revoked the ban saying a few teens caused trouble but most were harmless.

Teaneck Skouras Theaters Corp al Harris Harris Thetter

Two Nationalist Generals Executed Over Revolt Plot in Formosa

In Formosa on June 1, Lt. Gen. Wu Shih a vice minister of defense, Lt. Gen. Chen Pao whong, Col. Nyi Shin, and Miss Tsu Kan tse were executed after a February March roundup of Communist agents. They were reportedly tied and shot after conspiracy to hand Formosa to the Chinese Communists.

Taipei Formosa Wu Shih Oefense Gvadio Defense Ministry Chen Pao-whong Nyi Shin Tsu Kan-tse Formosan Zach

Scot Fishermen Fired on at Sea Off Donegal Coast

Campbell town Scotland January reports that the Loch Esk trawler was attacked by three motor fishing boats off the County Donegal coast. Skipper James Richard Wayman suffered a bullet wound to the left thigh as gunfire erupted while the crew fished for cod. Irish authorities said they had not yet been informed and would not investigate without an official Scottish police report.

Campbelltown Scotland Trish James Richard Wayman Loch Esk County Donegal Ireland Wayman Donegal

USSR Supreme Soviet to convene in Moscow session

The new Supreme Soviet of the USSR will hold its first session in Moscow tomorrow. The two houses, elected March 2, will begin separate sessions with deputies from the Council of the Union and the Council of Nationalities. The single ticket received over 99 percent of ballots.

Moscow Supreme Soviet of the Ussr Kremlr Council of the Union Council of Nationas

Spy Probers Set To Question Amerasia Conspirator

Senate investigators prepared to question a convicted conspirator in the Amerasia documents case amid calls to recall a former presidential aide. Diary excerpts from James Forrestal's diary are cited, with testimony uncertain and new fines noted for involved officials.

Washington Senate Amerasia James V. Forrestal Navy James K Vardamen Senate Royalty Committee Sen Brewster R Maine Justice Department Vardaman Amerasia Mazi Philip Jaffe Frestal FBI J. Edgar Hoot Truman Sislin United Nasione Organization Federal Reserve Bod Brewster Emmanuel Lars Larsen Lt. Roth Iolam Iain Jafferes New York

Reds Defiant on Border Pact In Postwar Crisis

BERLIN June 1 Rundschau the East German paper defied a border pact push as a threat to annex German lands linking to a future German peace treaty. It argued the East German government is the legitimate representative of the German people and condemned Western influence on Oder frontier issues. 60,000 East and West Germans protested the Polish border settlement at Fulda amid calls for a German peace treaty.

BERLE Rundschau Eviet Control Commission Warsayne Jost Fulda West Republic Teitery Poland Czechnsk Anny al Warsaw Sasa Seutele Oder United States Jto Yalta Ana Fuestall

Weather snapshot for Charleston area upcoming week

Fragmentary forecast notes indicate sunrise and sunset times, moon phase references, and an unclear map hint. Details are incomplete, with garbled names and dates making precise conditions and times unreadable.

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