Brash Rows Over Korea Ammo Shortage Sees General Meet Ike
Gen James A Van Fleet sparked a national uproar by insisting Korea troops face ammunition shortages. Senators pressed for a face to face with Pentagon brass as Eisenhower weighed a White House meeting. Defense Secretary Wilson said Asia command has ammo to counter any attack. An Armed Services subcommittee ordered inquiry into why shortages exist with ample funding.
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James A. van Fleet
Korea
Sodop Pentagort Brass
Eisenhower
Wilson
Far East
Armed Services Subcommittee On Appropriations
Sen. Ferguson
R-Mich
Armed Forces’ Command
van Fleet
White House
James C. Hagsrey
Three Men Die In Mine Blast At Fairview
State and Federal mine officials probed a blast in a new Jamison coal mine shaft near Fairview Marion County. Three men Hubert Knight 56 Lewis Shields 27 Presley Kaught 28 died as they worked 39 feet underground. Gas ignition suspected. shaft ventilated. no electrical equipment in use. Four others uninjured. The explosion occurred about 4 am as workers returned after lunch.
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Jamison Coal and Coke Co
Jamison Generals
George McCan
Hubert Knight
Burton
Lewis Shields
Presley Kaught
Marion County
McCan
ROKs Cut Down Red Attackers at Sniper Ridge
South Koreans repelled five Chinese assaults on a small outpost at Sniper Ridge on Friday, killing an estimated 104 attackers after frenzied hand to hand fighting. Chinese forces pressed attacks with up to 175 men since Thursday. North Korean and Punchbowl eastern front actions saw 32 casualties, while U S Sabre jets conducted Mig Alley sweeps with no encounters.
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Seoul
U. S
Village Wiped Out In Greek Quake
A violent earthquake struck Central Greece today wiping out the village of Risan and damaging more than 1000 houses in the area. Casualty numbers were not known immediately.
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Central
Greece
Risan
Inside Today Amusements and Obituary Notes
Fragmentary newspaper item lists amusements and obituary notices with scattered names and sports tidbits. The readable portions mention Kilgallon, Classimee, Raain Ty, Robb, and a brief sports line, all lacking full context.
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Raain-Ty da Sarmles
T Robb
Rosswrord Pup
Tod Micorials Wii
Oie
Malenkov Rapidly Emerges as Soviet Power Center
Washington reports Georgi Malenkov, Stalin’s protégé, moved quickly to seize real power by becoming chairman of the Council of Ministers. Analysts question his secure hold on party machinery and ability to keep satellites, notably Mao Tse-tung, in line after Stalin’s death. The rapid announcement ends much speculation in Western capitals.
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Yhn M. Hightower
Washington
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Kremlin
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Communist Party
Party Central Committee
China
Mao Tse Tung
Anter
Watts Drops Fraud Prosecution In Primary Case Delays
Prosecutor J Blackburn Watts moved to dismiss open docket cases tied to May county primary fraud allegations after jurors showed fatigue and futility in further trials. Names include Hobart E and D Ash Mike Gagich George J Byers involved in ballot box tampering and falsifying returns for governor candidate Marland. The item ends with an unrelated column reference on reputation.
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J. Blackburn Watts
Wiliam J. Thompson
Hobart E. Ash
Hobart D. Ash
Mike Gagich
William C. Marland
Marland
George J. Byers
State budget bill eyed as Monday target date set
The Legislature moved to report the $194,500,000 biennial appropriation as both houses prepare for the budget bill by Monday. House and Senate finance chairs said the plan includes operating budgets and expenditures from the $14,000,000 state surplus with weekend work. Speaker Flannery noted the effort to move the measure to early next week.
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the Gazette
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Del
William P. C. Perry
O Jefferson
House Finance Committee
Glenn Jackson
D+Lo-gan
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W. E. Flannery
House Adopts Jury Proposal for Women in WV Juries
West Virginia House of Delegates approved a proposal to clear the way for women to serve on juries and sent it to the Senate. An earlier measure failed to settle civil jury eligibility. A separate item notes a petition for a royal option election on horse race tracks, requiring at least 15 percent of qualified county voters.
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House of Delegates
Senate
Westa
Girl 8 Struck and Killed Crossing Street
An eight year old girl, Barbara Ann Westfall of Sissonville Road, died at St Francis Hospital about 7 p.m. after being struck while racing for a candy bar on a Tyler Mountain street. The driver, Richard Carl Thomas, 42, of Charleston RFD 4, was identified by Trooper S P Vandenvender and released after questioning.
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St. Francis Hospital
Barbaret Ann Westfall
Sissonville Rd
S. P. Vandevender
Richard Carl Thomas
Desperado Held in Shootings
Atlanta police hold West Virginia fugitive Robert Lee Halstead 28 on city bail as state police battle for life after a violent confrontation. Halstead, listed among the nation’s ten most wanted, was captured in Pool, Nicholas County, and the case involves critical injuries to two Georgia state troopers with authorities pursuing pending charges.
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Georgia
Robert
Lee Halstead
Pool
Nicholas County
W. Va
Thim
Halstead
Patro
D. Austin
Georgia State Police
Crawford Lee Hitt
Gran it e Malenkov Leads Soviet Power After Stalin
Paris dispatch analyzes the new Soviet regime led by Georgi Malenkov with Lavrenty Beria as interior minister and Nikolai Bulganin as war minister. Malenkov acts swiftly, cautious in external affairs, while purges and security networks strengthen. January events signal a tightening grip and a shift from Stalin’s era to a granite leadership.
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Malenkov Trump
Motorny
Foreign Ministry
Ministry of War
Nikolai A. Bulganin
Bulgarin
Malenkoy
Eind Malensav
Tax Evader Gets 3 Years in Federal Prison
Fairmont reports James H Mose Boyer pool hall operator sentenced to three years and fined 3 000 on each of three counts totaling 9 000 plus 39 000 in penalties for income tax evasion covering 1946 to 1948. He appeals denied and is to serve concurrent terms at Lewisburg Penitentiary. Sayer, a McDowell County resident, was fined 5 000 and placed on probation five years after pleading guilty to three counts of income tax evasion. government estimates back taxes at 13 000 for 1945-48, with escrow and cash payments arranged as total is determined.
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Fairmont
March
James H
Mose) Boyer
Harry E. Watkins
Boyer
U. & District Court
Jana
Northeastern Penitentiary
Lewisburg
Sayer
McDowell County
Asaad Salem Sayer
Taeger
X Sayer
Bedell Responds On Bat Theft Joke At Eden Luncheon
Washington March EN S says Undersecretary of State Walter Bedell Smith, after a luncheon honoring Anthony Eden, was asked about the affair and replied in bitterness that one of these statesmen had stolen his bat.
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Walter Bedell Smith
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Anthony Eden
Smith
Molotov Beria Among Four Chosen as Deputy Premiers
London dispatch reports a Kremlin shakeup naming Georgi Malenkov premier after Stalin’s death. Vyacheslav Molotov becomes foreign minister, Lavrenti Beria is interior minister, Andrei Vishinsky demoted, Nikolai Bulganin named war minister with deputy, reshaping party leadership and security services in a four day mourning period.
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Russia
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Lote
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Liberte
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U.S
Josef Stalin
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Nikolai Bulganin
Vassilevsky
Bulganin
War Office
Communist Party
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Eld
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D. Ignatiev
P. N. Pospelov
M. N. Chatslin
Malsnkov
Page & Col
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L. P. Beria
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VY. M. Molotov
Klementi E. Voroshilov
Nikolai
Stalin Rite Monday Throngs Visit Bier
Moscow reports funeral plans for Josef Stalin with noon Monday services and a viewing beside Lenin in the mausoleum. A vast mourning procession of Russians filed past the bier as authorities prepared a miles long parade and expected crowds to continue through the funeral day.
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Ussr Council of Ministers
State Boy Killed By Falling Tree
Eight year old Roger Lee Daniels died when a dead tree toppled onto a group playing near their home in Ben Creek Mingo County The boy who missed the bus earlier was struck as his sister Isabela was unharmed and his brother Rutherford was bruised The child was the son of Mr and Mrs Jesse Lee Daniels a miner employed by Ames Coal Co at Glenstun.
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Roger Lee Daniels
Schoo
Roger
Ben Creek
Mingo County
Rutherford
Isabela
Jesse Lee Daniels
Daniels
Ames Coal Co
Glenstun
Ike Has No Comment On Malenkov Successor
President Eisenhower refused comment on the Moscow announcement naming Georgi Malenkov as Josef Stalin's successor as premier of the Soviet Union. White House press secretary James C. Hagerty said the president was informed of the development as soon as it was received at the executive mansion.
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Stalin
Washington
Eisenhower
Moscow
Georgi Malenkov
Josef Stalin
Soviet Union
White House
James C. Hagerty
Executive Mansion
Stalin Myth or Man How Russia Promotes Deification
Bob Considine surveys how Russians promote Stalin as near-divine, tracing names from his early years to his various aliases. He recalls Potsdam era quips and postwar claims while noting parliamentary and police labels used to depict Stalin, including Ryaboi and Koba, amid a broader debate on his legacy.
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New York
Estry Truman
Stalin
Joe
Potsdam
U. S
Korea
International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
Nicholas II
Ryaboi
Josif Vissarionovich Vjugashvili
Soso
J. Besoehvili
Chishikov
David
Ivanov
Ivanevich
K. Kalo
Ke Koba
St. K
After Stalin What A Lyons series begins in Charleston Gazette
The Charleston Gazette starts a thoughtful series by renowned expert Eugene Lyons, former Moscow correspondent for six years, examining the Soviet system. Lyons, noted for deep study, will present insights as the program titled After Stalin What begins tomorrow.
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Statin
Charleston
World Uneasy In Russ Crisis
London March reports Stalin’s death leaves the world uneasy and raises questions of unity inside the Soviet leadership. The Soviet party and government urge vigilance and firmness against enemies, with unclear signals about who now sets the line amid plans for Stalin’s funeral.
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Joseph Stalin
Kremlin
Stalin
Soviet Communist Party
Ussr
Russia
Early Gazette Want Ads Deadline Reminder
Reminder that Sunday Gazette Want Ads must be submitted by 1:00 PM today. Advertisers are urged to phone in ads for renting rooms or homes, selling used furniture, appliances, clothing, pets, cars, and other items.
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