Truman Nails Reports He'll Accept Draft
President Truman rejects a possible graft nomination and says taxes should be higher to wipe out the deficit. He notes a Democratic successor will win, pledges no run for office, and scoffs at tax cuts proposed by Taft Eisenhower Kefauver. Dirksen named to place Taft on the ticket.
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Montana
Idaho
Washington
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Utah
Oregon
Arizona
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Ohio
American Flier Concludes 4000 Mile Piper Cub Flight to Sola
Max Conrad landing at Sola Norway after a 4000 mile journey from Washington D C in a tiny Piper Cub the 48 year old goodwill flyer said he would try the feat again He carried 20000 messages from Scandinavian born Minnesotans to relatives abroad and was welcomed by Stavanger officials and by local high school girls who kissed him on stepping down from the Winona Minn father of ten.
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Washington, D. C
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Winota, Minn
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Minnesota
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Iceland
Stornoway
House votes to ease imports of strategic materials
The House approved a 168 to 162 vote to loosen restrictions on importing critical strategic materials. An amendment to curb foreign food imports when domestic production is constrained passed 112 to 43, amid rebukes of policy from Rep. Master and others.
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House
WSB
D-Ny
Russia
Patteson Replies To Gazette Editorial on Dismissals
Gov Patteson vows action if Kanawha County investigators find illegal state employee conduct and opposes dismissing all county executive committee members. He urges evidence presented to court before any dismissal while praising the Gazette for calling for courage and honesty.
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Gazette
Patteson
the Gazette
Kanawha County
Democratic Executive Committee
Patteson Chosen Fayette County Democratic Chairman
Gov. Patteson accepts the Fayette County Democratic Executive Committee chair amid protests from several candidates who say the selection limits their say. The 13 of 14 members present at White Oak Country Club voted unanimously to appoint him, with supporters arguing it unites factions for the fall campaign.
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Harry G. Hoffmann
the Gazette
Oak Hill
Fayette County
Democratic Executive Committee
Carl 2 B. Vickers
J. Alfred Taylor, Jr
White Oak Country Club
Fayette
Weather prompts talk as heat lingers near Kanawha Airport
Meteorologist Joe Richter notes temperatures reached 90 degrees at Kanawha Airport and project hot weather to continue for the next two or three days. The notice invites readers to page 12 for more details.
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Mercury
Kanawha
Russians Turn Dagoe and Oesel into Missile Bases
Aftonbladet reports Russia has converted Baltic islands Dagoe and Oesel into missile bases targeting Scandinavia. Sweden claims its unarmed rescue plane was shot down while near Dagoe in international waters. The report coincides with a spy trial revealing Soviet spying in Sweden.
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Oesel
Scandinavia
Russia
Aftonbladet
Truman defies Congress on Taft Hartley fabricating stance
President Truman asserts Congress cannot compel him to invoke Taft Hartley to halt the steel strike. He warns 660,000 CIO workers might ignore a back to work order even if issued, says the law is permissive not mandatory, and notes he seeks power to seize industry but Congress has refused. The story teases further details on page 12.
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Supreme Court
Bail-Jumper Eisler Targeted in German Propaganda Scandal
Soviet Zone official Fritz Lange blasted Gerhart Eisler and other officials for misusing state cars and funds. He announced mass dismissals and cited 2.6 million marks squandered on excess staff with a costly propaganda booklet pulled after a loss of 85 thousand marks.
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Soviet Zone
Gerhart Eisler
Fritz Lange
State Control Commission
Eisler
United States
Lange
Special Group To Visit State Study Charges In WV Primary
Rep. Hale Boggs heads a House committee to probe campaign expenditures and will study the West Virginia primary once formal complaints from Rep. Ramsay and Rep. Hedrick are filed. Ramsay, defeated by 1,003 votes, accused backers of influencing the race. Hedrick questioned the state machine’s role and said he would not back Marland. Possible Kanawha County primary review by Gillette committee looms.
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Hedrick
Washington
Hale Boggs
Dla
House
West Virginia
Borgs
Robert L. Ramsay
F E. H. Hedrick
Boggs
Rep. Hedrick
Hedrick and
Boges
Matseil
Robert Mollohan
Fairmont
Statehouse
William C. Marland
W. Haythe
Dallas
A. Tickle
U. S. Senate
James &. Maroney
Cabin Creek
House of Delegates
Haythe
FBI
U.S. Senate Elections Committee
Indictments and a Primary Fraud Probe Stir Court
The regular dune grand jury of Intermediate Court returned 97 indictments and urged Judge Thompson to recall the term to investigate primary election fraud. Easton and Payne faced sodomy charges, while others including Ollie Vance and Leary Reed were indicted in related cases. A youth incident involving a taxi driver and razor blades prompted hospital treatment for William Hinkle amid unclear motives.
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Thompson
Easton
John B. Easton
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Floyd Payne
Charleston
Ollie Vance
Scripple
Coon Creek
Sissonville
Leary Reed
Lee Harding
Elmer Harding
Vance
Grand Jury
Ae Aviv
Bai
Cook County
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Carbondale
Ill
Chicago
Hinkle
Fate Airlines Rates Hit GOP Party Symbol Plans
Chicago June 1 Trans World Air lines quotes 875 to fly a baby elephant from New York to a Republican convention and 40 to ship a donkey from Los Angeles to a Democrat event. Elephants need attendants to prevent weight issues. donkeys may travel solo if crated.
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Trans-World Airlines
New York
Los Angeles
Martin L. Jones Dies at Madison
Martin Luther Jones, 85, of Davin and founder of the Coal Valley News, died Wednesday night at Madison General Hospital after weeks of illness. He taught in Lincoln and Boone counties, ran a Bald Knob store, practiced law, and was a Baptist minister before establishing the Coal Valley News in 1923. He was father to Luther R. Jones, current owner and publisher.
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Martin Luther Jones
Davin
Coal Valley News
Madison General Hospital
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Jones
West Virginia
Ohio
Barboursville
Boone County
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Boone
Bald Knob
Four newborn quads born to Weymouth pair
A Weymouth mother delivered three boys and a girl in a rare quadruplet birth. Father John J. Mamiting and mother reported the babies in incubators with temperatures around 80 degrees. Doctors say newborns often cannot feed for 24 hours and prognosis improves daily, with a healthy sign for the new family.
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John
Manning
South Shore Coach Lines, Inc
Robert R. Ryan
Pracioner
New England
Dennis
Mary
Anne Maria
Iran Links Britain to Oil Piracy Over Rose Mary
Iranian press denounces Britain after a court action forced the tanker Rose Mary to remain in Aden with 1,000 tons of Iranian oil. Newspapers across factions condemn what they call piracy, remarking that a nation once fighting pirates now acts likewise.
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Iran
Brita
Aden
Bakhtar Em‘Toom
Meeting Set Today By Baseball Donors
Local baseball supporters pledge 40000 to move the Toledo club to Charleston and meet at 8 p m in city council chambers to finish fundraising. Mayor John T Copenhaver urged more contributors, noting the drive benefits Charleston and the Kanawha Valley. The Fraternal Order of Police may add 1000 to 2000, with a special council meeting planned for Saturday to approve the lease to Danny Menendez for the Toledo franchise and a June 27 home stand.
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Charleston
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iMayor Conenhaver
Kanawha Valley
Order of Police
Copenhaver
Danny Menendez
City Hall
Menendez
Harry A. Wallace
Wack Dawson
National Bank of Commerce
Russia presses for stronger germ warfare evidence at UN
U N sources report Russia asked China and North Korea to bolster charges of germ warfare by U N forces in Korea. Moscow allegedly criticized the lack of satisfactory proof, and Jacob Malik has avoided germ warfare mentions in Security Council discussions despite earlier claims.
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Russia
China
North Korea
U. N
Korea
Jacob A. Malik
Security Council
Pyongyang
Charleston urged to lure baseball franchise with park rent relief
A letter urges Charleston Mayor and City Council to offer the Toledo club a transfer to the Kanawha Valley by suspending Watt Powell Park rent for the rest of 1952 and starting in 1953. It argues the move could secure American Association membership amid a Central League collapse and notes pledges already made by civic leaders. The author warns of Toledo obligations and calls for financial juggling to sustain revenue bonds.
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Barchal
Toledo Club
American Association
Kanawha Valley
Watt Powell Park
Theomie
Toledo
West Virginia Marks 89th Statehood Anniversary
West Virginia celebrates its 89th anniversary as the 35th state amid wartime smoke and a holiday for government workers and banks. Citizens recall June 20, 1863, when West Virginia was admitted after Wheeling conventions and Lincoln signed the bill into law.
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Union
Wheeling
Lincoln
Hiserman Drops 17 Votes in First 10 City Precincts
In the recount of the county primary for prosecuting attorney, Hiserman led by 17 votes after precincts 58 through 64. Watts narrowed the gap to within 41 votes as officials probe irregularities and challengers seek FBI review of ballots.
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Charleseton
Edward Hisersman
J. Blackburn Watts
Watts
Bream St
Chandler Branch School
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