Rail Strike Shuts LIRR Stranding 150000 Commuters
New York on June 3 16 a sudden strike by 360 members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers halted the Long Island Railroad the nation’s busiest passenger line. About 150000 riders were stranded turning to highways buses and subways while the union and management argued over operating rules seniority and freight passenger distinctions. Federal mediators said wages were not the issue and warned the action resembled a wildcat strike as Cleveland officials reported authorization from a chief engineer to strike other roads if needed.
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Long Island Railroad
New York City
Bankrut Railroad
LIRR
National Railroad
Truman
National Railway Labor Act
Ross Barr
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Ind
Cleveland
Brotherhood
James Shields
Shields
Port Washington, L. 1
City Medical Men To Hear Pa Doctor
Dr. Leor Israel of Philadelphia, an assistant professor at the University of Pennsylvania, arrives in Charleston to address the Kanawha Medical Society at the Daniel Boone Hotel at 8 PM. Earlier he speaks at Charleston Memorial Hospital at 4 PM on female surgery.
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Leor Israel
Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Charleston
Kanawha Medical Society
Daniel Boone Hotel
Charleston Memorial Hospital
American College of Surgeons
National Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Israel
178Th U. S.army Hospital
Rheims
France
Eagle Scout Award Won by Larry Watson in South Charleston
Larry Watson of Troop 129 at First Baptist Church South Charleston receives the Eagle Scout badge. Sun day Court of Honor presided by W Otis Pulliam, with Don Ulleck as Advancement Committee chair. Watson, son of Mr and Mrs Orris L Watson, is a South Charleston High School sophomore and veteran camper with 58 overnight camps and 24 merit badges, exceeding Eagle requirements.
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Larry Watson
First Baptist Church
South Charleston
Don Ulleck
Scowego
W. Otis Pulliam
Larry
Orris IL. Watson
Massey Circle
South Charleston High School
Buffalo Patrol
Young Watson
Scouts of the Mountain
Council
Honor Student at MH Accepted at Harvard
Charles L. Cleland, graduate of Morris Harvey College, has been accepted as a graduate student in sociology at Harvard University. The 24 year old son of Rev. and Mrs. R. S. Cleland will study in the department of social relations for a PhD, aiming to teach sociology in India after completion. He earned highest honors at Morris Harvey and held leadership roles in college activities.
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Charles L. Cleland
Morris Harvey College
Harvard University
R. S. Cleland
Greenbrier St
Harvard
Cleland
India
House Will Vote On Security Bill
The House tentatively approved a bill to raise monthly Social Security checks by at least five dollars for 4.4 million beneficiaries, costing about 300 million dollars annually. A roll call vote was planned for tomorrow after a voice approval slighted by Rep. Ford.
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Washington
House
Ford
R-Mich
Rayburn
D-Tex
Maine
Fishermen rescue exhausted moose in Lake Superior near Sault Ste. Marie
Commercial fishermen Edward and Russell Robinson found a listless moose in deep water on Lake Superior near Sault Ste. Marie Ontario. They towed it to shallow water, patted its head, and released it into the bush with a precise blow. The report closes with an unrelated note on hair length comparisons between men and women.
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Great Lake
Sault Ste. Marie
Ont
Wi—Edward and
Russell Robinson
Lake Superior
Here
15 Charged After Williamson Little Savoy Club Raid
Williamson June 16 15 persons charged with gambling and liquor possession after a raid on the Little Savoy Club led by Police Chief Raymond Nelson. Club owner Dick Bryant faced whisky possession and allowing gambling devices. A waitress sold whisky and an employee ran a gambling game. Twelve patrons charged with gambling. all released on bail.
N&W Reports Drop In Coal Car Loadings
BLUEFIELD June 16 Production from coal mines along the Norfolk and Western Railway dipped to 40 percent of normal last week. Officials said only 12 578 coal cars were loaded in the week ended Saturday, the lowest in months. Typical weekly loadings run about 19 000 to 20 000 cars, with the decline blamed on an unusually severe seasonal market slack.
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Bluefield
Norfolk and Western Railway
Home Owners Angry Over Stinking Trick by City Garbage Crew
Absent-minded city collectors anger Woodrow Wilson Place residents by moving refuse pails in front of garages, removing lids and leaving cans unemptied, blocking driveways amid record heat. Neighbors call the act a deliberate obstruction and demand action from sanitation officials.
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Woodrow Wilson
Ten Injured in Huntington Weekend Crashes
In Huntington on June 16 a weekend of crashes left ten people injured. Eight were hurt in a street intersection collision late yesterday and two more injured Saturday night on U S Route 60.
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Huntington
West Virginia Vocational Division Receives Governor’s Award
The West Virginia Division of Vocational Rehabilitation won a citation for outstanding service to the handicapped, presented by Governor Patteson during brief ceremonies yesterday. No other items are noted.
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Vocation Division
West Virginia
Patteson
Supreme Court Denies Sam Bodoff Appeal
The State Supreme Court, in a 2 to 2 split with one absent judge, upheld Kanawha County Intermediate Court verdicts against Sam Bodoff 35 year old former detective and bondsman found guilty of extortion for taking $50 from Mrs Belya Anderson of Charleston with a deal to influence charges against her son. Bodoff’s attorney plans another hearing. Also denied appeal was Preston Stamper of Malden convicted on carrying a blackjack and sentenced to nine months in Kanawha County jail.
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Sam Bodoff
State Supreme Court
Frank C. Haymond
James B. Riley
William T. Lovins
Leslie BE. Givens
Fred L. Fox
High Court
Kanawha County
Bodoff
W. C. Haythe
Intermediate Court
William J. Thompson
Haythe
Supreme Court
Belya Anderson
Charleston
A. L. Baria
Phc
Cris E. Anderson
Preston Stamper
Malden
Kanawha
Pusan Explosion Kulls 2 Hurts 28
Explosions ripped through a Korean ammunition dump near Pusan injuring 28 and killing one American. Tank-bulldozer crews shielded shells with dirt, while civilians evacuated. Officials weighed sabotage but praised heroic responders and opened an investigation.
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Pusan
James A. van Fleet
Eighth Army
Lord Alexander
van Fleet
Henry K. Kellogg
Kellogg
Charleston Delegates Return From Music Convention
Two Charleston delegates, Rubin Blumberg secretary of Local 136 and Ned Guthrie band leader, returned from the American Federation of Musicians convention in Santa Barbara. Delegates unanimously reelected James C. Petrillo as president. Also note Mars’ surface average temperature about 22 degrees below zero Fahrenheit.
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Charleston
American Federation of Musicians
Santa Barbara
Cal
Rubin Blumberg
Ned Guthrie
James C. Petrillo
Mars
Adda Lee Smith Gets Probation In Abortion Case
Adda Lee Smith aged 28 of Spring Hill was placed on two years probation by Intermediate Judge William J. Thompson after pleading guilty to attempted abortion. The indictment also named Ernest H. Beard who faced related charges and received a 12 month jail term plus a $500 fine. Additional sentences and probations were handed down to multiple defendants for offenses including embezzlement, larceny, and liquor violations.
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Adda Lee Smith
Spring Hill
William J. Thompson
Ernest H. Board
Mayflower
Ruffner Hollow
London
Beard
P. M. Taylor
Clendenin
Roger Dean
Charleston
Robert Green
Dorothy Mae Spencer
Coal Branch Heights
William Guinn
Milton St
Arlene Cummings
Virginia St. E
James
Herma Cantrell
RFD
Ronald Hodge
Joy Ameagle
Earl D. Honaker
Dorothy
Petit lJarceny
Early Byrd Brandon
Institute
St Albans offers 900000 for water system sale
The St Albans City Council authorized Mayor Gregory L. Funk to offer 900000 to the West Virginia Water Service Co. for the city's water system, contingent on a revenue bond financing plan and approval by the Public Service Commission. The panel also set bids for Cody Street paving and accepted petitions for several street repaving projects.
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St. Albans
Gregory L. Funk
West Virginia Water Service Co
Public Service Commission
Cody St
U. S. 60
Jackson St
South Washington St
Kanawha Terrace
South Washington
Vine St
Jefferson Av
Observatory Drive
Sanders St
Elm St
Go Between Witness Testifies In Bergman Divorce Case
Witness Marta Cohn testified at a Hollywood custody hearing over Ingrid Bergman and Roberto Rossellini. Cohn said she delivered Bergman’s divorce request to Dr. Petey Lindstrom in Paris in 1949 and that Lindstrom initially resisted but later agreed to meet. She recounted threats that Lindstrom made at the time to prevent Bergman from securing access to her daughter Pia, then 13.
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Hollywood
Ingrid Bergman
Petey Lindstrom
Roberto Rossellini
Marta Cohn
Art Cohn
Miss Bergman
Europe
Pia
Dr. Lindstrom
Ingrid
Rossellini
Truman nominates Bush for Bolivar postmaster
President Truman sent to the senate the nomination of Ralph A. Bush to be postmaster at Bolivar West Virginia.
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Truman
Bush
Bolivar
Washington
Senate
Ralph A. Bush
W.va
Defense Will Prioritize Steel For Defense Needs
Washington June 16 The Government moves to keep defense production rolling during the steel strike as Congress nears a showdown over President Truman's Taft Hartley stance. National Production Authority chief Fowler says defense department gets first claim on steel bearing crucial machinery parts and that armed forces may demand steel from mills not struck. Atomic energy and defense machine tool programs take priority over civilian industry under the emergency plan, which could disrupt normal production. The House plans to take up the defense production bill Wednesday and may seek Taft Hartley injunctions to force steel resumes. The President has urged using existing labor disputes laws and spurned seizure legislation despite Senate action. With the strike in its third week, officials see no quick end and consider canceling proposed relaxed steel production curbs.
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Washington
INS
Defense
Truman
Fowler
Defense Department
Atomic Energy and Defense Machine Tool
House
Senate
National Production Authority
Lumber Dealers Cited in Scandal
Washington reports a major FBI inquiry into fraud in overseas military construction. New York lumber dealers allegedly upgraded low grade Southern pine and Douglas fir for Army Engineers, with suspected misrepresentation and shipments abroad. Investigators foresee possible prosecutions and a figure for losses is still being tallied. The probe touches multiple regions as agents scrutinize contracts and bids. The note adds that the Earth’s surface averages about 60 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Washington
CNS
FBI
New York
Army Engineers
North Africa
Greenland
Midwest
U. S
Brooklyn
North
Africa
Pacific Northwest
Army
O Mahoney Decries Arms Race Spending Fight
Sen. O Mahoney says the United States trails in the arms race with Soviet Russia while a chamber council attacks defense spending. He cites subcommittee pressure to back a second super aircraft carrier costing 350 million dollars as House cuts threaten naval buildup. He urges a broader disarmament program. The council blasts the 46 billion dollar spending ceiling as excessive.
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Washington
INS
Sen
O'Mahoney
D-Wyo
U. S
Russia
Council of State Chambers of Commerce
Senate Military Appropriations
House
People of America
Defense Department
Council of State Chambers
Black Leopard Papa Blessed With Triplets
MILWAUKEE on Father's Day Satin the 12 year old black leopard at Washington Park Zoo welcomed triplets from mate Betty. Zoo director George Speidel and his wife tend the trio at home using eyedropper feedings every ten minutes. The cubs face about a 50 50 chance of survival away from their mother.
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Milwaukee
Satin
Washington Park Zoo
Betty
Zoo
George Speidel
Speidel
State Soldier Wins Army Pistol Match Title
CAMP ROBERTS Cal June 16 Lester Bennett of Alderson West Virginia won the individual shooting title at the Army Seventh Armored Division pistol matches with 244 points of 300. He also captured the Chief of Staff trophy for high score at 500 yards. Bennett served with the Division Faculty team which finished third in team competition.
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Camp Roberts
Cal
Lester Bennett
Alderson
W. Va
Army
Seventh Armored Division
Bennett
al- Sgt
Bennett R Qgerson
Austria Abolishes Law Limiting Free Trade
In Vienna on June 16 the coalition parties agreed to repeal an ancient rule requiring a potential businessman to obtain a competitor’s approval before opening a store. Parliament’s approval is seen as virtually certain after pressure from the American High Commission, with US authorities linking aid to the move.
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Vienna
Austria
American High Commission
U. S
Legionnaires Name Sixth District Chief
Henry Gloss of Gary McDowell County is named commander of the American Legion's Sixth District at a Bluefield convention. He succeeds W. B. Henderson of Welch, with the next district convention planned for Sophia Raleigh County.
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Bluefield
Henry Gloss
Gary McDowell County
American Legion
W. B. Henderson
Welch
Sophia
Raleigh County
Curious Britons flood VA embassy for US election booklet
Curious Britons flocked to the U.S. Embassy in London seeking an explanation of how Americans elect their presidents. The U.S. Information Service offered 7,500 copies of a 20 page booklet free, with more possibly printed as demand grows.
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U.S
London
America
VA. 5
U.S. Information Service
East Zone police quell rioting in Eisenach amid deportation unrest
East German police reportedly crushed a new anti-Russian riot at Eisenach as frontier areas across the Soviet zone faced growing resistance to Communist deportation measures. Allied intelligence said Soviet troops could be deployed to quell disorders. Rioters questioned parallels to 1945 Russian excesses, while crowds blocked deporation efforts in Thuringia and at frontier stations. A Streufdorf village barricade was cleared as police and Soviet troops moved in. A West Berlin radio letter noted riots at movie houses showing a propaganda film and its withdrawal.
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Berlin
INSI
Eisenach
No-Man’s-Land
Germany
Baltic
West Berlin
Feisenach
East Germany
Thuringia
West Germany
Streufdorf
Senate approves river project funding for flood control
AWASHINGTON June 16 The Senate appropriations committee today approved a bill to fund Army engineers with 6866 774 699 for flood control navigation and other river projects. Notable allocations include Maryland Cumberland and Ridgeley 1 300 000 and West Virginia Wheeling Benwood 1% million with figures shown in parentheses.
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Awashington
Senate Appropriations Committee
Army Engineers
House
Maryland
Cumberland and Ridgeley
W. Va
West Virginia
Wheeling-Benwood
Condemnation Notice In Kanawha County West Virginia Court
Appalachian Electric Power Company seeks to condemn a 14.04 acre tract owned by Amy V. Perry near Institute Union District to acquire a 300 foot wide right of way for electric power lines. Court filings include bond of $100000 and appointment of commissioners to determine just compensation. Public notice issued May 24 1952 with sale of a 1841 Hudson car at 149 Court Street Charleston on June 2 1952 by Associates Discount Corp.
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Circo Ourt
Kanawha County
West Virginia
Appalachian Electric Power Company
Amy
Perry
pisAse
Clark
Circuit Court
Said County
Charleston
Amy V. Perry
Anvale
Institute
Union District
C. B. Jzaney
Campbell, McChntle, James and Wise
Bob Morri
Court Street
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