Allied Artillery Breaks Red Pressure North of Parallel 38
Allied forces report heavy artillery and air strikes in the Chorwon Kumhwa Pyonggang triangle north of Parallel 38. More than 335 Reds killed in Saturday raids as Allied spearheads close on Kumsong. Chinese resistance dwindles on the east front near Yangsun Inje.
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Korea
Pyonggang Valley
Chorwon-Kumhwa-Pyonggang Triangle
Triangle
Ayuens Seuve
Pyongyang
Yangsun
Inje
Rede
Yangeh
Red
Kumsong
Kumhwa
Kuminwas- Kumsong
WU. N
Sanyang
Hwachon-Kumhwa
U. N
George McArthur
County Man Killed In Traffic Mishap
A 45 year old man identified as Frank Johnson of near Charleston died in a motorcycle collision with a passing automobile on U S Route 22 three miles south of Mineral Wells. The other driver Ha Hysell, 29, of Ravenswood was unhurt. Police reported the mishap occurred while Johnson attempted to pass another car.
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Parkersburg
Frank Johnson
Charleston
R. M. Regers
Johnson
Ha Hysell
Ravenswood
Sie
Reger
Mineral Wells
Quarner
Hotel group elects Green president at Asheville convention
The Southern Hotel Assoc. elected John D. Green of Williamsburg, Va. as president at its three day Asheville convention. Vice presidents elected include Leo B. Vaughn Jr. of Charlotte, Glenn Ison of Florence, S C., E Jackson Egghorn of Culpepper, and Roger S Creel of Charles Town, W Va.
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Roger Creel
Asheville
N. C
Southern Hotel Assoc
Johh D. Green
Williamsburg
Leo B. Vaughn Jr
Charote
Glenn Ison
Florence
S. C
E.jackson Egghorn
Culpepper
Roger S. Creel
Charles
W. Va
Car Kills Woman in Strange Adultery Case
A woman identified by tattoo initials BE. H. on the left arm and auburn hair, about 135 pounds and five feet six, was killed in a car incident. She wore a blue white striped dress and white sweater. A pocket book letter signed Evelyn and addressed to Harry Belcher was found.
France election tests De Gaulle grip on postwar power
The article surveys France’s 1948 election prospects with the Communists likely to lose up to 80 seats from 167 as General de Gaulle aims to topple them. RPF support is shrinking with 50 to 150 seats forecast. middle parties could keep a coalition, affecting U.S. aid and France’s future prosperity and defenses. De Gaulle weighs coalition options after the vote, marking the 11th anniversary of his London declaration.
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Gre
de Gaulle
RPF
de Gaullists
United States
France
London
Korea Eruptions and War Policy Debates Seaforth
Senate discussions focus on Korea urged armistice with guard against new aggression while warning of World War III if conflict prolongs. MacArthur’s limited war stance vs China policy sparks question of congressional role and rapid defense prep. French voters to cast ballots as 24.6 million eligible amid unclear election timing.
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Acheson
38Th Parallel
George
Korea
Georgia Democrat
MacArthur
Sen. O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees
China
Congress
Sen. Bridges
R-Nh
Louis Johnson
Defense
State Department
Western Allies Seek Greek Turkish Pact Amid German Rearmament Tensions
Western talks focus on expanding NATO to include Greece and Turkey while U S pressures move forward on German rearmament and a Big Four meeting. Moscow signals a meeting only if Western powers place NATO bases and the German issue on their agenda. France faces election delays as Russians seek to disrupt Western rearmament.
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United States
Russia
Moscow
Greece
Turkey
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Middle East
North Atlantic Council
Germany
Ovie Mullins Dies After Truck Crash
Ovie Bennett Mullins age 48 died from a blood clot at 1 am in a local hospital after injuries from a collision between a Charleston Cut Flower Co. truck and a car driven by John Rawlings of 1683 Fourth Ave. Mullins lived at 904 Stadium Place and was a designer and route manager for the company. He was a Clay County native, survived by wife Maude Mullins, daughter Delores, a sister Minnie Cantrell, four brothers Elvin Brady Adams Buckshot, and a Baptist Church member. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Park after services at Bartlett Mortuary Chapel Monday at 2 pm led by Rev. O G. McKinney.
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Ovie Bennett Mullins
Mullins
Charleston
R. E. Woodall
Jung
Charleston Cur Flower Co
Stadium Place
Clay County
N. H. Mullins
Glen
Ruth Mullins
The
Baptist Church
Maude Mullins
Delores
Belle
Minnie Cantrell
Elvin
Columbus
Brady
Ansted
Adams
Near
Buckshot
Bartlett Mortuary Chapel
O. G. McKinney
Sunset Memorial Park
Drifting from Free Enterprise Warns of National Decline
A speaker warns against propaganda that portrays the nation as weak and enemies as strong. He cautions that drifting from free enterprise, truth, and American moral standards risks lower purchasing power, rising bureaucracy, and a slide toward socialism, urging the people to retain ultimate power.
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America
MacArthur Returns to New York After Texas Tour
General Douglas MacArthur and his party arrived in New York by plane after a four day Texas swing in which he delivered five public addresses.
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M’ Arthur
New York
INS
Douglas MacArthur
Texas
Weather outlook shows widespread thundershowers across states
The Weather Bureau reports deep thunderstorms and scattered showers across many states today with warm, partly to mostly cloudy conditions. National highs range from the 70s to mid 80s with coastal and inland areas experiencing abundant moisture and afternoon thundershowers.
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States
United States Weather ' Bureau
Gulf V¢E
Bear
Obituaries Lift West Virginia Names in One Notice
A flood of obituary notices from Greenbrier County to Charleston details Owen Verner Aldwin and others: survivors include spouses, children, siblings, and grandchildren. Services, burial, and funeral home details are listed for multiple individuals with dates and locations in West Virginia.
Blast Blacks Out Emergency Operation Sparks at Treasury
An explosion near the Treasury Department triggered a high tension line short circuit in front of the building. Insulation and materials ignited, filling areas with smoke. Fire and electric crews rushed to the scene while President Truman had already left the executive mansion for Blair House.
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Electric Company
Treasury Department
White Hous
Truman
Blair House
White House
Red Embargo (Continué) on Arms Exports to China and Korea
The memo notes U.S. controls on shipments to Communist China and North Korea. It asserts exports of arms, ammunition, and atomic energy materials to North Korea and China were never authorized and were embargoed or restricted long before 1958. Since 1950, no shipments to North Korea and an embargo on China extended to arms and related strategic goods.
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United States
General Assembly
U. S
North Korea
China
U.S
Perro Ue
Retired Farmer Killed by Train Near Long Run
James H R Martin 72, a retired farmer of Doddridge County, was struck and killed by a Baltimore and Ohio troop train while crossing a downgrade curve near his Long Run home. No inquest will be held. he is survived by his widow Dolly and daughter Jettie Mayle of Salem.
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West Union
James HR. Martin
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Long Run
Dodaridge County
Martin
Paul B. Davis
D. J. Cunningham
Dolly Martin
Jettie Mayle
Salem
New Orleans Shootout Ends With Suspect Surrender
Police stormed an apartment fortress on Bourbon Street after a armed man known as Buddy Baier held two women at gunpoint. Wear fired at officers, injuring a patrolman with a ricochet. Miss Ryan and Miss Raye testified to the sequence and bond was set for the witnesses.
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New Mexico
Miss Ryan
Wear
Buddy Baier
Jules Cassard
Rita Raye
Bourbon
Guillot
Miss Raye
Crystal Bar
West Virginia
New Orleans
Joy Ming
Jet Pilots Missing In Europe Report Lifts Questions
A June 3 disappearance of two jet pilots traversing Czechoslovakia involves Lt. Luther G. Rohland and Lt. Bjoren Johansen. The case shifts to Norway and Prague authorities with Prague and London dispatches noting the pilots were described as well and happy.
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Czechoslovakia
Luther G. Rohland
Bjoren Johansen
Briges
Rohland
Jochanzen
Norway
Prague
London
Imiers
Union Calls Viscose Workers Back To Jobs After Strike
The local CIO affiliate union representing about 1 ,650 members urged Viscose plant workers to resume regular shifts amid a wildcat strike protesting changes in workload. Plant officials say production continues without new output. No immediate talks were scheduled. union officials say the next move is up to them.
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Hager
CIO
Ing
Wildcat
Spokkesiren
Murrin
Sods Room
Pope Warns Against Communist Dangers in Latin America
The pope warned of Communist dangers in Latin America and urged prayers for base missionaries. He spoke of open and covert attacks of heretical teaching and the need to labor under imperial influence in the region.
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Latin America
Mrs Mabel Conley Dies in Philadelphia
Mrs Mabel Estelle Conley 64 formerly of Charleston died Friday at the home of her son Charles Conley in Philadelphia after a long illness. The body will arrive in Charleston and be taken to Owen and Barth Mortuary for services at 7:30 p.m. Rev D R Weiglein will officiate. Burial is Sunset Memorial Park. She was widow of Z B Conley of Pineville. Surviving: two daughters Mrs Ernest Curtin and Mrs Mary Hildreth and son William. two brothers Leonard Cox and Clarence Cox. six grandchildren.
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Aldwin
Owen Verner
Greenbrier Gounty
Clifton Forge
Mary Sparks Baldwin
Ore
C. E. Balwin
Sparks, Md
Hattie Huffman
Esty
Grittle Blankenship
Delta
David
Cordova
Lionel
Williamsburg
Mire Josig McMillion
Spring Creek
MccMillion Church
Rev
Doe
McMillion Cemetery
Wallace and Wallace Mortuary
Lewisburg
Crawford
Jeanette
Mt Hope
Yang
Glorious Church of God the Christ
Mt. Hope
L. Allen Wilson
McDonald Cemetery
Collins
Glenn Jean
Erwin
William Orville
Dfelong Dent
Hurricane
Mary
Albert Erwin
Sadie Gibson Erwin
Mary Harbour
Phyllis Harbour
Culloden
Imogene Davie
Effie Hodges
Winfield
Fred Erwin
Bethel Baptist Church
Hurricane Cemetery
Heck Mortuary
Milton Hawkins
Lillia Mae—ii
Gauley Mills
Webster County
Richwood
Wilness
James Hawkins
Ellis
Lloyd
U. S. Army
Pearl Dennison
Cranberry Ridge
Simons Mortuary of
Richard Wayne
Harold White
Tyler Mountain
Charleston
Clifford
Wanda Lee
Barbara
Harold
At Hone
Williams
Etyel White
Nona Brown
Red House
Cunningham Mortuary
Walter Scherbaum
Cunningham
Mabel Conley
Philadelphia
Mabel Estelle Conley
Charles Conley
Owen and Barth Mortuary
D. R Weiglein
St. Albans Presbyterian Church
Buriel
Sunset Memorial Park
Z. B. Conley
Telephone wage pact settles after negotiations
Johnson said wage increases add about 2.5 million annually beyond rate gains. The settlement includes seniority and night differential provisions, grievance procedures, arbitration of dismissals, and a raised job title for commercial service observer. Company incurs about 1.2 million more yearly in wage costs plus other operating increases.
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Johnson
Thhe
Parkersburg
June McDonald
Commercial Service Observer
Judge Goldsborough remembered as labor friendly figure
The article recalls Judge Goldsborough ubrings attention to his 1948 Lewis case fines totaling 1 4200000 against the union and 20000 to Lewis. A Democrat Roose velt ally appointed in 1939 the judge was known for blunt plain speaking and pro labor sentiments while upholding government actions during rail labor disputes.
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Lewis
Es. House of Representatives
Goldsborough
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Washington
Maritime Strike Cripples Major Ports in U S
A nationwide maritime strike shuts major U S ports as 50 000 crewmen walk out over pay and benefits with 650 vessels affected. Exempted defense cargoes sail while talks with union leaders continue in New York amid looming port-wide disruption.
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U. S
New York
United States
Father’s Day Misadventures In Domestic Dilemmas
A humorous家 narrative chronicles a bachelor’s chaotic day from 12:01 to 11:59 as he endures milk mishaps, leaky faucets, plumbing calls, and marital tensions. The sequence notes mishaps, chores, and encounters with family members including a daughter and wife, culminating in bedtime groans.
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Baby
Judson B Stevens Dies at Hamlin Home
Judson Branson Stevens, 32d degree Mason and longtime gas and fuel worker, died Saturday at his Hamlin home. He leaves wife Mary and a stepson Clarence Bays of Zanesville. Funeral service set for 2 p.m. Monday at Hamlin Baptist Church with burial in Lincoln Memorial Park. Johnson and Koontz Mortuary directing. Hamlin Lodge 79 AF and AM will perform graveside rites.
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Rex Sandifer
E. A. Sandifer
Lincoln Memorial Park
Johnson and Koontz Mortuary
Hamlin Lodge
Man Drowns in Pool Near Amigo
BECKLEY June 16 1?1 Come banions reported that William Thomas Lenny Wallace a 23 year old Negro drowned yesterday in frog pond near Amigo where he had gone to fish and swim Wallace lived at Beechwood Wyoming County
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Beckley
William Thomas
Lenny Wallace
Frog Pond
Amigo
Wallace
Beechwood
Wyoming County
British security criticized over lax system and leaks
Lord Vansittart said it is shocking that a grave episode occurred in a high office. He cited Karl Fuchs and Bruno Pontecorvo as examples of failed screening and urged stronger security. He warned of Communist influence undermining the name front across unions, church, teaching, BBC and public services.
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Lord Vansitisrt
Karl Fuchs
Bruno Pontecorvo
Scotland Yard
Fuchs
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Wayne
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Mish
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Jewel
Darrell
Kenneth
Theodore Cavender
Charleson
WAKK
James Preston
Cunningham Mortuary Chapel
B. G. Entsminger
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M. Sherry Wil
Mount Alpha Cemetery
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Loudendale Carpenter
Charleston Hospital
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Marshall J. Pat Kenton
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J.L. Duncan
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Hellorse
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Washington, D. C
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Montgomery Hospital
Cannellan Coa
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Galion, D
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Will Conaway
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B. C. Hooper Mortuary
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Ethel Stokes
Viola Rucker
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Estella Jumper
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Vandale Mortuary Chapel
Spenser
Spencer Cemetery
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Gulf Coast
NMU
Marine Engineers
Beneficial Assoc
American Radio Assoc
West Coast
CJQ American Radio Assoc
Pacific Maritime Assoc
ARA
Harry Bridges
Niga
Gaye’s
Judson B. Stevens
Hamlin
Ana
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