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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1953
Page
1
AP dispatch from Warsaw describes government shops setting prices high for shoes, sweaters, shirts, briefcases, and meat while basic goods like eggs and tomatoes fetch steep zloty sums. The zloty-ruble parity and purchasing power read as four to one officially, with Western lenses seeing a dollar worth far less in Poland. The piece notes reconstruction efforts and heavy industry shaping resources.
President Eisenhower faces a tax policy crossroads on Tuesday as Congress weighs extending the excess profits tax and possible revenue measures. GOP leaders brace for opposition while the president plans to unveil his program on taxes and the budget in a Tuesday address, a move that could influence next year’s elections.
Senate investigators weigh the legality of 200 million in military aid to France and a separate 217.5 million package, amid calls for former Secretary Acheson and Secretary Dulles to testify. Chairman Bridges seeks a Warren report on the Lisbon Agreement signed in Lisbon on February 25, 1952, by Acheson and Robert Schuman.
Tornado warnings extended along a line from Lexington to Morgantown last night with danger within 50 miles of it. By 8 p.m. Kanawha Airport weather office said the threat diminishing though northwestern regions remained on alert. Residents in Charleston faced lingering unease as thunder rolled from Pt Pleasant miles away and only light rain touched the area.
Washington reports Rep Hinshaw claims the United States holds several times more atomic weapons than needed to threaten Russia and wage war. Pentagon readiness and AEC expansion are debated, with officials denying scrapping a massive Portsmouth facility, while Sen Stennis and Rep McCormack back budget cuts amid tense Cold War rhetoric. Clark and Harrison confer in Tokyo as Panmunjom talks stall and both sides weigh prisoner repatriation.
An Associated Press survey shows nearly nine million children in 16 states may be affected as the Supreme Court nears a decision on public school segregation. It names 14 Southern states with 6,785,000 white and 2,173,000 Negro students, noting Missouri and Kansas fringe states also house about 25,000 Black students. The NAACP has long challenged separate but equal facilities, with the foremost South Carolina case before the Court as it prepares to issue another opinion session.
The Fifth Air Force reports U S Sabre jets shot down four Communist MIGs and damaged three more on Sunday amid intensified air battles along the eastern central front. Ground fighting and Red pressure continue as Panmunjom talks provide a fragile backdrop.
A woodlands crash in Texas killed 19 people in a grim disaster. The incident is reported amid evolving investigations and emergency responses as authorities assess the cause and impact on the local community.
Argentine investigators reported a vast plot to bomb President Peron's office and key public buildings. Police said the plotters included exiles who slipped back from Uruguay via launches across the River Plate.
American Newsman William N. Oatis said he received psychological treatment from Communist captors during his 1951 espionage trial in Czechoslovakia. He spoke after two years in prison and before flying home to New York Idlewild, with Ambassador John Davies aboard. He described forced nightly routines to prevent self harm and declined further discussion until return.
Charleston coal miner Jack Gibson and his hungry family were sheltered tonight at a Roman Catholic convent in Parma Heights Ohio after police found them hitchhiking in a cold rain. Gibson said job instability forced them to travel with his expectant wife daughter Marge Ann six and three sons Pride and Jack Jr. They hoped for work at Republic Steel Corp where his brother Robert works but he lost the letter with the address.
Dr Gene H Stollerman told West Virginia Academy of General Practice that a monthly Ricilin dose can prevent recurrences of rheumatic fever in children. Long term treatment for two to five years may be needed, with infections from streptococci in the nose and throat linked to heart disease.
Egypt charged that British troops attacked a Suez Canal zone railway station and kidnapped the station master and assistants. The government promised a protest against unlawful aggression, marking a second such accusation in two days amid the canal dispute.
Capt. Joseph McConnell of Apple Valley California shot down two MiGs over Northwest Korea to become history's first triple ace. His score rose to 15 as a third MiG was destroyed and Fernandez of Miami trails with 14 confirmed kills in a fierce dogfight.
A Delta Airlines DC-7 en route from Dallas to Shreveport crashed in a thunderstorm 13 miles east of Marshall Texas, killing at least 19. Only survivor identified as Mrs. J M Cox of Panama City Florida. Two others died in hospital. Flight carried 13 adults plus a baby Jesse David Fincher two months old. National Pi Kappa Alpha president Harvey T among victims.
A man in the crowded Washington Union Station concourse grabbed a policeman's gun and opened fire. An FBI agent was slightly wounded while helping subdue the assailant who shot himself in the leg. The gunman Homer W. Greene, 28, of Hartford Connecticut, emerging from the crowd shouted before the confrontation. Police indicated the incident began near the concourse leading to the station tracks.
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