France and West Germany seek pooled European heavy industry
Paris reports France proposes a common high authority to pool coal and steel across Europe with Luxembourg Netherlands Italy Britain invited to join. Schuman notes Germany and France would combine Lorraine Saar output and Ruhr capacity to bolster Western Europe against communism.
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Paris
France
Tnday
Europe
Robert Schuman
Germany
Schuman
Lorraine
Sear
Ruhr
U. S
State Acheson
Western
Schumar
Netherlands
Luxemy
Italy
Rritain
Schulman
Konrad Adenauer
West Germany
Bonn
Saar
Acheean
Ernest Bavin
London
Saare
Russia
al Bonn
Council of Europe
Strasbourg
Acheson
Jerime
United States
U S Presses Russia To Return Two Lend Lease Icebreakers
The United States urged Russia to return two lend lease icebreakers by June 30 under a Moscow agreement. Washington notes signs of renewed talks on wartime aid totals and progress on seven American patent settlements with the Soviets, totaling over $10 million.
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Washington
United States
Russia
James 8. Webb
Moscow
State Department
U.S
Japan
Max
Miller and Co
New York City
Experts Shy On Prospect For H Bomb Progress
Washington May 9 report cites S. Sumner Pike acting chair of the Atomic Energy Commission saying progress toward a hydrogen bomb remains uncertain and largely in the realm of guesswork. He notes that producing a plutonium ingredient for such weapons could require sacrificing potential A bomb fuel. He avoids a direct yes or no on overall progress, stating the answer depends on future developments.
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Washington
Sossid Sumner Pike
Atomic Energy Semimission
ABC News
Pike
Renry B. Smyth
Railroads Prepare Slash and Firemen Threaten Walkout
Federal mediators race to avert a four line rail strike as firemen threaten to walk out at 6 am local time tomorrow. Mediators hold a fourth hour session with the Firemen’s Brotherhood in Chicago and press for a settlement. An union spokesman warns picket lines may form and the strike proceed if no agreement is reached. The ICC grants general authority to reroute freight to other lines to protect shipments.
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Chicago
Cab Owner Mundy Gun Charge Dropped Amid Strike Fallout
Roy W. Mundy, owner of a large city cab fleet, had pistol charges withdrawn at the request of a prosecuting witness. He faces another gun charge and four traffic violations as a street strike by union drivers drags on, with negotiations viewed as possible again.
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Roy W. Mundy
Justice of Peace
Phil Woolwine
Mundy
Woolwine
W. W. Flenner
AFL Teamsters Unison
Checker White
City Cab
Municinal
Oyrity Police
Cah
Asseult
EZ. A. Clayter
State Federation of Labor
Carter
Robert W. Willer
Charles Slack
Forrest Levy
Flenner
Bank Boosts Morris Harvey Fund with $25 000 Gift
The Kanawha Valley Bank board authorized a $25 000 donation to Morris Harvey College's $750 000 building fund. AL W. Cox accepted, praising the bank for civic mindedness and community progress while noting the campaign total exceeds $200 000 in gifts and pledges.
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Kanawha Valley Bank
Morris Harvey Building Fund
Hayes Picklesimer
Tthe Bank
AL W. Cox
Tthe College
Morris Harvey College
Charleston
Coxsi
College Boarch
Plumbers and Pipefitters Win 12 1 2 Cent Pay Hike
A one year contract raises AFL plumbers and pipefitters wages by 12 1 2 cents per hour retroactive to April 1. The deal runs through March 31, 1951 and was announced by unions Local 625 and Local 41 and the Charleston Plumbing Heating and Piving Contractors Assoc.
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AFL
Plumbers
Charleston Plumbing, Heating and Piving Contractors Assoc
W. E H. Winsree
John A. Shanklin
Nebraska flash floods claim fourteen lives in southeast state
Severe downpours in southeast Nebraska flood roads and sweep vehicles from highways near Auburn and Lincoln. Fourteen people are dead or missing as boats and buses are carried away by eight foot walls of water. Rescuers report two small children drowned near Dunbar and a nurse survived eight hours clinging to a floating tree trunk. The disaster mirrors Red River flooding further north in Manitoba and Minnesota, with authorities urging evacuations and widespread property damage across the region.
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Associaceu Press
Nebraska
Auburn
Neb
Carl Ryder
Nebraska City
Nervy Dunbar
Ned
Burlington
Winnipeg
Canada
Manitoba
North Dakota
Minnesota
Red River Valley
Fran Éuburn
Lincsin
Nel
Lincoln
Allies Rebuff Russian Plan on Berlin Troop Removal
Berlin reports say Allied officials rejected Moscow’s plan to remove occupation troops as a prelude to a free election. French Maj. Gen. Jean de Lattre warned the idea would isolate Berlin and invite Soviet takeover. John J. McCloy and Dean Acheson called for study before judgment, noting uncertainty and potential jokers in the proposal.
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Berlin
VFI
Stern
Jean
Germany
High Commission
John J. McCloy
Paris
Potsdam
McCloy
Acheson
Boch
London
John Brown Treason Trial Gathers Attention in 1922 Coal Strife
The Gazette recalls the 1922 Logan County treason indictments amid coal mine labor disputes. John Brown, noted abolitionist, is linked to a wartime context as the trial scene recalls how miners and UMWA faced charges in a charged setting.
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Raymond KR. Murphy
The
Gazettes
the Gazette
Jrcom
Brown
West Virginia coalsSon
Logan County
John Brown
Umwa Distionist
Final Move Slated In Ballot Today
The House boosted defense funds by 385 million for new warplanes and tentatively approved a 29.5 billion omnibus to run the government for the year starting July 1. A Republican-led plan to cut about a billion from Army Navy and Air Force budgets faced controversy with final action expected tomorrow.
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Washington
House
Ape
Johnson
Air Force
Navy
Tomorow
Thomas Dtex
Branigans
Donaldson
South
Trump
President Truman accuses Chinese Communists of starving China
President Truman attacked the Chinese Communists as heartlessly indifferent to China's worst famine in 110 years. He said the United States will feed hungry Chinese regardless of government, using private agencies still in China. The remarks were made during a speech at the University of Wyoming with earlier addresses in Casper and Cheyenne.
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AES Secu
Udoe
China
United States
University of
Trumen
Wyoming
Cheyenne
Congress
Tyuman
Cheyanne
Lawmakers Clash Over Lewis Signaling Disobedience Case
The House Labor Committee chair and Rep Jacobs fought over a plan to investigate charges that John L. Lewis signaled disobedience to a strike order. The full committee paused as members voted 7 to 5 to take up the issue Thursday amid accusations of high handed action. Lewis remained silent as the dispute unfolded at the Capitol.
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Washington
Gaairman Lesinski
D-Mish
House Labor Committee
Rep. Dacobs
D-Ind
John L. Lewis
Jacobs
United Mine Worklers
Jacob
Lesinski
Lewis
Indiana
Nad
Capitol
Franklin Cafe owner Jacob E. Ellis Sr. dies in hospital
Jacob E. Ellis Sr. 43, owner of the Franklin Cafe on Kanawha Blvd, died at 240 a m in a local hospital after a heart attack Sunday. He was a field buyer for West Virginia and president of Chemical City Apartments. Born March 22 1895 in Jackson County, he had worked as a butcher and in retail before returning to Charleston to run the cafe.
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Jacob Edgar
Jake) Ellis, Sr
Franklin Cafe
Kanawha Blvd
Kanawh Av
Ellis
Purchasing Department of
West Virginia
Chemical City Apartments, Inc
Jackson County
James
Leah Ellis
Leevale
Raleigh County
Charleston
Thomas, Field & Co
H. J. Heinz Co
Fire Devastates Cabana Mill Town in Canada
A massive blaze in Riviere du Loup Quebec destroyed half the Cabana mill town clearing 112 homes and 33 businesses leaving over 250 families homeless. The Fraser Lumber Yard burned to embers while the sawmill operated by Ernest Pelletier was cited as the origin. No casualties reported as winds drove the fire through streets.
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Canada
Riviere DU Loup
Que
Cabana
Fraser Co
Ernest Pelletier
Diet Column to Help Lose 5 to 10 Pounds
Josephine Towmen offers day to day menus to trim five to ten pounds. The May 21 launch of her Why Grow Old column includes a Gazette staffer trying the diet today at 142 pounds and reporting daily reactions. A before photo appears on page 13.
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Josephine Towmen
Tintil
Gazette
Dicter
Five Nations to share 64 million in Asia aid plan
Washington reports a 64 million dollar Southeast Asia aid package intended for Indochina Indonesia Thailand Burma and Malaysia pending Congress approval of ECA funds. Indochina would get about 20 million to rebuild villages improve health and restore rice output with others receiving roughly 21 million each for farming health and general recovery. Malaysia share smaller as it remains under British administration.
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Washington
iPi
Congress
Indochaina
Acheson
Paris
Neal Indochinese
Indonesia
Thailand
Burma
Malaya
Indochina
Truman
Allen Griffin
Monterey
Cal
Peninsula Herald
Griffin
Melaya
Slain Husband Drunkard Defense Paints Turbulent Marriage
Defense witnesses described Kenneth McCroden as an alcoholic husband who abused his wife and threatened her. Dr. Arthur E. McClue testified McCroden sought treatment for alcoholism but was often belligerent. Witnesses including Marshall Gibson and Dreama McCroden recalled repeated beatings and drinking prior to the October 16 killing.
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Kenneth McCroden
McCroden
East
Institute
Arthur E. McClue
Dunbar
McCraden
Marshall Gibson
Rexalana Rd.Dunbar
Dreama
Grace, Maniey
Willoughby, O
Dorothy Sparks
McCracidea
Crunk
Manley
McCrofen
Onghoy
Vandenberg Sees U S Weak in Air
General Hoyt Vandenberg told Time for Defense that the Air Force lacks sufficient power for a rapid war mobilization and would need bombers all weather fighters and escort fighters to achieve air superiority. He warned the Soviet capacity for a sustained air offensive cannot be underestimated.
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Washington
Hoyt
Vandenberg
Air Force
Afl
Joy James J. Strevig
Associated Press Aviation Caiter
United States
Russia
Weather map note for Charleston Mars moonrise and visible planets
Forecast map shows surprise sunset and moonrise at four, new moon, prominent stars Capeta in northwest Deneo and Visibte Clanet Mars and Saturn visible high in northeast.
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Capeta
Deneo
Mars
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