Menendez to Set Up Shop as Chiefs to Meet Monday
Toledo baseball owner Danny Menendez arrived with papers to establish a temporary office in Charleston. He promised the team would arrive June 27 if the deal with the city holds, with a cash gift of 40000 and 2500 paid admissions per remaining 36 home dates. Former West Virginia official Creel is eyed as Republican state chairman with Mev Dougie not seeking reelection. A league meeting is planned Monday to finalize transfer approvals pending American Association board action.
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Charleston
Harry A. Wallace
Toledo
Danny Menendez
American Association
Danny
Wallace
Daniel Boona Hotel
Gazetta Phato
A. L. Hardman
Uke Gazette
Menendez
Louisville Colonels
Harvey W. East
Associated Press
Spencer K. Creel
Parkersburg
House of Delegates
Fiabert B. Mev Dougie
Parkerssburg
Creel
K. Creel
Rush D. Holt
Swag
Edward J. Flaccus
Wheeling
Friends of
Flaccus
Holt
Shoul
Meres
Association
Daniel
Senate Clings To P C Plums
The Senate rejected three White House reform plans on patronage. The 56 to 29 vote maintained presidential appointment of postmasters with Senate advice. A 55 to 28 vote kept four year terms for U S marshals, and a 51 to 31 vote kept customs officers under White House control. Sen. McClellan opposed reform. Sen. Humphrey argued against prolonging spoils.
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Washington
INS
Senate
Truman
White House
Congress
U. S
Customs
Treasury Secretary
Civil Service
Sen
McClellan
D-Ark
Humphrey
D-Minn
Ex DPA man gets three year term
A federal judge sentenced Harv Phelps Gibson 42 of Bluewell Mercer County to three years in prison for an inside swindle of more than 10000 from the Department of Public Assistance The judge also deferred sentencing for Volkey Wade Hesh Imex Elizabeth Horton and Everett Glenn Horton who pleaded guilty earlier Gibson had entered a not guilty plea before changing it to guilty on the first two counts of an eight count indictment the remaining six counts were dismissed
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Bluefield
June
Department of Public Assistance
DPA
Fiison
Harv Phelps Gibson
Bluewell
Mercer County
Ben Moore
Federal District Court
Volkey Wade Hesh
Athens
Imex Elizabeth Horton
Everett Glenn Horton
Horton
Gibson
Resignation of Charleston City Manager Lekin Reported
Gazette political editor Harry G. Hoffman hints at unseen angles in the James O. Lekin resignation. The piece appears in the Politics column with references to page and amusements sections and a cluttered index from the same issue.
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James O. Lekin
Charleston
Gazette
Harry G. Hoffman
Reverees Paqe & Amusements
Barsons
Racio-Tv
Comite
Rank Cross Bugle Aa Society
Batteriasa Ecka
Eileen
Caeis
Aes
Soviet envoy denies Russia involved in Swedish plane shot down
K. K. Rodionov, Soviet ambassador to Sweden, protests the claim that Russian jets downed a Swedish aircraft saying it cannot be us and that Russia is not used to such acts. In Washington, Senate Majority Leader Ernest W. McFarland denounces high absenteeism and says too many senators are chasing or choosing a president.
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K. K Rodionov
Sweden
Senate
Ernest W. McFarland
Pearson Punched In Lobby Clash At Mayflower Hotel
Washington reporter Drew Pearson was punched in the face by Charles Patrick Clark a Washington lawyer in the Mayflower Hotel lobby. Witnesses said a single blow landed on Pearson s right eye before hotel staff separated them. Clark said he acted after Pearson attacked with hostile columns and refused to step outside.
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Washington
Drew Pearson
Charles Patrick Clark
Mayflower Hotel
Pearson
Clark
Pearsor
Bergman Delivers Twin Daughters Isabel and Ingrid
Ingrid Bergman gave birth to twin girls in Rome at the private hospital. Isabel weighed 7 pounds 3 ounces and Ingrid 8 pounds 5 ounces, born half an hour apart. Bergman, 35, had been admitted May 28, both babies and mother doing well, with a son and a daughter from earlier marriage.
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Rome
Ingrid
Bergman
Isabel
Miss Bergman
Rovertino
Jenny Ano
Pia
Peter Lindstrom
Los An+geles
Italy
Lindstrom
Ike Charges Taft Stole Texas Delegates in Rift
Denver dispatch reports General Dwight D. Eisenhower accusing Senator Robert A. Taft of a GOP convention delegate steal in Texas. Eisenhower promised tax cuts within two years if elected and pressed for budget balance and military parity with Russia. He also questioned Taft’s tax pledge and outlined Korea policy while pledging to visit Texas to speak out.
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Harriman
Kefauver
D. C
Denver
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Texas
Ohio
Eisenhower
Oregon
Russia
Washington
Taft
Jexas
Saidi
United States
Korea
United Nations
Lewis Stakes Steelworkers To 10 Million Credit
United Mineworkers President Joan L. Lewis backed the CIO Steelworkers with a 10 million dollar credit, saying funds are on deposit in a Washington bank and may be drawn to back their strike victory. Economic Stabilizer Putnam signaled a friendly hearing and possible wage-purchase flexibility, while Taft-Hartley opponents led by Taft risk undermining labor, as negotiators faced objections from financial interests.
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Washington
INS
United Mineworkers
Joan L. Lewis
CIO
Sen. Taft
Lewis
Philip Murray
Putnam
Congress
RK. Alphonso Taft
America
Alphonso Taft
Pittsburgh Steel
New York
U. S. Steel@v. Board
Benjamin F. Fairless
Senate Kills Seaway Plans Move to proceed alone
The Senate defeated a bill to authorize a U S and Canada joint St. Lawrence Seaway and power project by a 43 to 40 vote, sending the measure back to committee and ending any chance this session. President Truman, Estes Kefauver and Robert Taft backed the plan, while Canada said it would proceed with development on its side. Canada would apply to the International Joint Commission for hydroelectric rights.
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Canada
Washington
Senate
Truman
St. Lawrence Seaway
Congress
Estes Hefauver
D-Tenn
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
United States
Lionel Chevrier
House of Commons
St. Lawrence River
Chevrier
International Joint Commission
Gazette Appeals Governor Awaiting Reply
The Gazette expects Gov Patteson to publicly answer its appeal after executive secretary Rosalind Funk said the governor will study the matter. Funk noted the governor is busy this week with Board of Public Works public utility assessment meetings. The appeal appeared as an editorial on the front page Wednesday.
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Gazette
Patteson
Rosalind C. Funk
the Gacette
Ballots Miscounted In Cabin Creek Vote
Recount of Democratic ballots in Cabin Creek District shows large precinct 52 totals diverging from official canvass. Precinct 52 vote shifts alter leads in multiple races including prosecutor Edward Hiserman and opponent J Blackburn Watts, with broader changes across assessor and committee races. Court to reinvestigate remaining precincts.
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Cabin Creek
Charleston
Riverside
Oabin Creek
Edward Hiserman
J. Blackburn Watts
Watts
Hiservant
John M. Slack, Jr
J. H
Tess) Abbott
Abbot
James Maroney
House of Delegates
Maroney
Hobart Ash
W. L
Stim) Hurley
Ash
Hurley
Adarene Grady Thompson
Madeline Stack Shearer
Thompson
Shearer
Japan Reneges On Mao Reds Recognition of Nationalists
Tokyo announced that Japan recognizes Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalists as the government for all China, closing the door on any pact with Peiping. The Foreign Office stated there are no relations with the Peiping regime and no further treaty with any Chinese government is needed.
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Yoshida
Chiang
Tokyo
Japan
Chiang Kai-shek
China
Red
Peiping
Peiping Radio
San Francisco
Associated Press
House Action Today Ties Up Looming Showdown Over Controls
In Washington a House vote on economic controls looms after hours of debate. Rep. Howard Smith vows an amendment urging President Truman to invoke the Taft Hartley injunction to halt the steel strike. The plan mirrors Senate pressure and faces a possible move to abolish the Wage Stabilization Board as the administration contemplates steel mill seizure if needed. Two paths emerge to shape the bill: abolish the board and link to prices, or replace it with a unified price wage act to cover controls.
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Washington
House
Howard Smith
D-Va
Truman
Senate
Congress
Wage Stabilization Board
House Labor Committee
WSB
Democrats Engage In McDowell County Fight
In McDowell County a party feud boiled to a head as Sheriff Cecil Wilson was elected Democratic chairman by a secret vote 7-5, after six of twelve executive members walked out. The split mirrors Wilson’s loss in a four-way bid for Congress in the Fifth District where Elizabeth Kee, from Bluefield, won the nomination. The adjournment followed the walkout leaving no quorum.
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Welch
McDowell County
Democratic Party
Cecil Wilson
Wilson
B. M. Stone
Elizabeth Kee
Big Home
Kee
Bluefield
Dellas A. Tickle Seeks Probe of Primary Frauds
Dellas A. Tickle a Democratic Senate aspirant requests a law investigation by the Gillette Committee into primary election frauds in Kanawha County. He sends sworn statements claiming civil liberties were jeopardized and rights violated by irregularities. Tickle claims abundant evidence and asks to turn it over to any designated investigator.
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Dellas A. Tickle
Tnsuctesstt
U. S. Senate
Gillette Committee
Kanawha
Tickle
Senate
Charleston
Guy Gillette
Ad Man Williamson Named to State Board of Education
Gov. Patteson appointed Charles A. Williamson of Advertising Inc Charleston to fill Mason Crickard’s unexpired term on the State Board of Education until June 2, 1956. Williamson, a 25 year Charleston resident, is noted for leadership in school church civic and Boy Scout work and previously served as bank auditor and Kiwanis official.
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Charles A. Williamson
Advertising, Inc
Charleston
Patteson
Mason Crickard
State Board of Education
Williamson
Crickard
Charleston National Bank
National Bank of Commercce
American Institute of Banking
Pittsburgh
First Presbyterian Church
Kiwanis Clubs
Charleston Kiwanis Club
Sigme Chi
Sons of the
Gazette Public Service Staff Coverage For National Conventions
The Gazette will send Frank A. Knight and Harry G. Hoffmann to cover the Republican and Democratic National Conventions in Chicago. Daily reports will reach Gazette readers and be aired twice daily on WKNA and WJLS Beckley, focusing on West Virginia delegates and the presidential race.
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West Virginia
Gazette
Frank A. Knight
Harry G. Hoffmann
Chicago
WKNA
WJLS
Beckley
United States
Associatedress
International News Service
Knight
WHKNA
Hoffmann
West
INS
Ace
Westbrook Pegler
Inez Robb
Doris
Danes Ready Guns For Any Red Blow
Denmark joined Sweden in alerting their air forces to fire back if Soviet planes attack. Swedes rejected Moscow’s protest over a Catalina downing, insisting the aircraft stayed in international waters and unarmed. Danish and Swedish leaders brace for possible NATO support as Gen Ringway visits next month.
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Russia
Baltic
Stockholm
Sweden
Vpi
Denmark
Europe
Stalin
Moscow
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Quistgaard
Ristna
Dayce
Haid
Eneult
NATO
Korea
Iso
Matthew B. Ringway
Acheson Condemns Red Plane Attack Over Baltic
Secretary of State Acheson denounces Soviet fighter planes for shooting down a Swedish rescue aircraft in the Baltic. He expresses shock and concern at the indefensible action and comments on Indochina aggression, U.S. aid to French and Vietnamese allies, and potential talks with Russia about German unity.
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Acheson
Baltic
Sweden
Russia
Indochina
United States
Clerman
Acheso
Moscow
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