Soft Coal Operators Reject Lewis Offering Three Day Week
North and West soft coal operators rejected John K Lewis plan for a three day work week citing legal risks. Southern coal producers warned of a strike next Tuesday if a new contract isn’t signed. The 1848 contract expires Thursday at midnight, covering output of about 460 million tons.
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John K. Lewis
United Mine Workers’ Chst
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Southern Coal Producers
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Lewis
Jury Soon to Get Alger Hiss Case
New York June 23 The U S government finished its gross ex domination of Alger Hiss today clearing the way for an early verdict at his federal perjury trial His slender wife Priscilla followed Hiss to the witness stand She was among the few witnesses remaining before the case is turned over to the jury Ex Communist Whittaker Chambers accused her of helping her husband pass State Department secrets to a pre war Russian spy ring During his final hours under government questioning Hiss denied ever knowing Gerhart Eisler or engaging in verbal disputes with her over Red rerulting
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U. S
Alger Hiss
Priscilla
Hiss
Whittaker Chambers
State Department
Riss
Gerhart Eisler
P_ 5S
Thomas F. Murphy
U N Employee Ordered Out of Hiding in Prague Center
Secretary General Trygve Lie ordered Adolph Mindrech a U N employee in Prague to quit the diplomatic center where he has sheltered since May 25. Mindrech sought asylum amid suspicions of contacts with a group under trial for anti state activities. Lie warned he faces arrest upon leaving the center stating U N staff do not have diplomatic immunity.
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U.N
Wilkie Willis Question Sparks Local Debate
A fragmentary exchange references Wilkie Willis and a threat for lying, signaling tension over truthfulness in a community conversation. The terse wording hints at an informal confrontation and potential social repercussions for misstatements.
I U S Jury to Consider Coplon Spy Case Today
The government urges a federal court jury to imprison Judith Coplon, calling her a devoted traitor ready to sell out the United States. Final arguments ended as Judge Reeves prepares to instruct jurors and hand verdict decisions to tomorrow morning.
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U. S
Washington
Judith Coplon
United States
Wagner Quits Senate Post Amid Health Decline
U S Sen Robert F Wagner Jr of New York resigns after 22 1 2 years in the Senate due to failing health The resignation becomes effective immediately triggering a special election next November to fill the unexpired term Gov Thomas E Dewey will appoint an interim Republican to the seat for the months ahead Wagner says his conscience and inner voice urged him to step down as party leaders pressed him to stay on The German born veteran has not attended a Senate session in more than two years leading to further speculation about the post
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Tero
U. S
Robert FL Swagnex
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Wagner
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Thomas E. Dewey
Robert F. Wagner, Jr
Vatican Bares Romanian Loss and Clergy Persecution
The Vatican announced the Romanian Catholic leadership has been crushed by the Communist regime amid a wave of arrests and persecution. Excommunications of Romanian ministers are expected, following similar moves in Czechoslovakia and Hungary. Two remaining Latin bishops in Romania were arrested, and an estimated thousands of clerics have been jailed or disappeared across Communist ruled regions.
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Romania
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Jocet
Mindszenny
Aaron Marton
Alba-Iulia
Transylvania
Anton Dureavici
Iasi
Jassy
Alabama Adopts Anti Mask Law Against Klan Terror
In Montgomery Alabama Governor James E Folsom signed an anti masking act banning public hooded wear a move aimed at curb hooded terror from the Ku Klux Klan and allied groups The measure followed a House vote of 4 to 0 and an executive order directing enforcement by law officers Attorney General Carmichael had urged further anti Klan measures and called the organization infamous for flogging and intimidation
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Alabama
Ku Klux Klan
James E. Folsom
House of Representatives
Albert A. Carmichael
Carmichael
British Finances UK Says Hoffman Calls Crisis a Normal Readjustment
Paul G. Hoffman, ECA administrator, says Britain’s financial situation is a perfectly normal readjustment after Commonwealth finance ministers met in London to discuss falling gold and dollar reserves. He spoke on his way from the White House after a conference with President Truman, declining to promise any new ECA plan.
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Washington
Paul G. Hoffman
ECA
Britain
London
Commonwealth
Hoffman
Truman
White House
Liberal landslide reshapes Canadian politics in 1930s
Canadian Liberals win 193 seats to 69 for opposition, claiming history’s largest majority. Prime Minister Mackenzie King campaigns on peace and fair shares, stressing unity, with St Laurent limited to personal vote in his home district. Nine provinces go Liberal as the party vows smooth governance until 1954.
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Yu‘kon
Newfoundland
Mary Liberals
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Toronto
Russians Seize Truck Convoy Near Berlin
Berlin dispatch reports Soviet forces halted a convoy carrying vital power plant machinery approaching West Berlin from western Germany. US and British authorities protested as the seizure violated four power accords, with one driver escaping into the US sector. The incident occurred as four power talks reopened amid rail strikes and ongoing blockade-related tensions.
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Russie
Germany
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West Berlin
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Heidi
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Dreilinden
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Frankurt
Rift Halts Cab Negotiations in Charleston Strike
Taxi drivers affiliated with AFL Teamsters Local 173 walked out over “general grievances and mistreatment,” halting about 100 cabs from Town Tops, Checker White and City Cab firms. Officials said wage and conditions issues fueled the action while Skyline remained unaffected. Union leaders warned a settlement was not imminent as a one-on-one meeting with company reps followed a failed conference.
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Taxi ¢Ets
Tomsany Oftiridle
Yest Fey
Charleston
Operaen
AFL Teamsters
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Town Tops
Checker White
City Cab
Skyline
Teamsters’ Union
Rey Mundy
Gray
Kanawha
New Flood Scare Strikes Panhandle But Water Recedes
Heavy rains flooded the southern part of Petersburg with seven inches of water, halting late and receding, easing fears after a deadly Potomac valley flood two weeks prior. Telephones failed briefly, Route 220 blocked, and a bridge on Route 42 north of Petersburg was washed out again. Moorefield, 12 miles east, was hard hit by the June floods.
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Petersburg
Moorefield
Here
State Road Commission
Johnson Seeks Expanded Control of Armed Forces
Defense Secretary Johnson urged permanent peacetime force growth and more authority over the services in a House hearing. He pitched budget cuts and reforms tied to a Senate-backed bill to fuse control across the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps, amid European tensions.
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Fohnson
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Arm Wake
Truman
Woman Assaulted as Husband Slugged on West Side
Police report a 38 year old woman was attacked by 16 Black men as she sat with her husband on Elk River Bank near Bridge Street. The husband was seriously injured and admitted to Charleston General Hospital. Two suspects, Charles Folley of Watdard and Linder Irby of Wilson Hollow, were arrested and charged with rape and felonious assault after failed escape attempts.
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Elk River
Bridge St
Charleston General Hospital
al Baira
Charles Folley
Watd Ard
Hit Run Kills West Side Boy at 1:10 PM
A three year old boy, Gary Alen Oxley known as Butchie, died after being struck by a hit-and-run driver at Bigley Ave and Glee Street on the West Side. Witnesses say the child stepped into the path of a large red truck amid nearby playground activity. He is survived by his parents Ronald and (Mrs.) Oxley, a brother Donald Gale, and grandparents G W Oxley and Lena Adkins. The body was taken to Long, Wohrson and Fisher mortuary.
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Glee St
Gary Alen
Butchie) Oxley
Ronald Oxley
Staats Hospital
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Bursau
Long, Wohrson and Fisher Mortuary
Widow Pots Finger On Engel as Man Who Stole Jewels
Chicago June 28 A sensational tale centers on Sigmund Engel accused of stealing jewelry from a 73 year old widow. Two women in Avail district allege Engel is the man, with Pauline Langton of New York claiming she married him and gave 50 000 in jewels. Leitavitz of Chicago supports the claim but denies formal relation. The inquiry questions whether Engel received special polite handling.
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Chicago
Sigmund Engel
Avat
Vicetims Af Swinglers
Pauline Langton
New York
Engel Oe
Bread Costs Down At Institutions
Bids opened by the purchasing department show bread prices dropping across West Virginia institutions. The price per pound falls from about 9 to 12 cents, with Kanawha Valley Medical Center in South Charleston seeing a drop from 14 to 7.5 cents. West Virginia State College Institute would save about 141.37 dollars in April, with 7 258 pounds consumed at 995.25 dollars. Bluefield State College’s price falls from 12 to 14 cents, saving 11.69 dollars monthly as 2 339 pounds cost 80.68 dollars, down to 288.09 dollars.
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West Virginia State College
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OAL
West Virginia Institute
House Clears Racial Hurdle In Housing Bill Vote
Washington June 28 The House defeated a race segregation amendment to the housing bill 165 to 150 allowing public housing to remain segregated. The body then postponed final passage to tomorrow. The passage narrowly saved Truman’s housing bill from a home rule amendment restricting locally owned housing.
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House
Patton
R-Pa
Truman
Threat Reported on Trial of Reds
In New York on June 28 the defense in the Communist trial reported a threat to death against its lawyer if he remains on the case. The wife of Attorney Richard Gladstein received an early morning call with death threats to her husband, the defense said. It marked the second time anonymous threats appeared at the trial, following similar messages reported in January to Judge Harold Medina and others involved.
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New York
Tristeid
Richard Gladstein
Iyushand
Harold Medina
Harry Sacher
Page & Col
Resignation of Top GOP Strategist Shocks Party
Washington Republicans facing a split in their 1950 campaign strategy saw Vice Chairman Thomas E. Coleman of Wisconsin resign from the party's top strategy committee. Chairman Hugh D. Scott disputed the timing and progress of the group, which nonetheless backed his leadership and named a four member executive committee to appoint a new chairman. Coleman said he resigns from both posts and disassociates from the group.
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Whitey Gilliland
Iowa
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Maine
Leonard W. Hall
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Michigan
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Colenation
Taft Bloc Scores Double Victories in Senate
In a stinging defeat for President Truman the Senate approved a Republican plan for national emergency strikes including Taft Hartley injunctions and government plant seizure. The 50 to 40 vote makes the measure part of the effort to replace the Taft Hartley act with a new labor law.
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Truman
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Sen
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Mienois
Sam Frank
Harpen
Sen. Morse
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Taft
Tennell
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Trial Run Slated For Farm Plan
Washington June 28 A three crop trial of the administrations proposed farm program was approved 10 to 7 by the House Agriculture Committee. The measure would authorize Secretary Brannan to test his production payment plan next year on hogs potatoes and wool. The action signals a major fight over farm programs ahead of next year s congressional elections as factions debate replacing the 1930s era price support system with a flexible parity scale.
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House Agriculture Committee
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Brannan
Charleston Skies June 4 Moon Near Regulus and Planets
Weather and skywatch notes detail the Moon near Regulus and Saturn in Leo with Venus as a bright evening beacon. Forecast calls for partly cloudy warm conditions in West Virginia with scattered thundershowers and continued warm temperatures into Wednesday.
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