Lewis Renews Move to Split Coal Industry Debate
Washington news reports John L. Lewis pressing Indiana coal operators for a separate peace in the coal strike. Gov. Schricker doubts usefulness of another meeting as Lewis seeks broader talks while Bethlehem Steel negotiates on pension and insurance terms. Inland Steel resumes bargaining with Murray's union as mediation moves continue.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Indiana
Lewis
Henry Schricker
Schricker
United Mine Workers
Otheer
John Battle
National Coal Assaut
Ain
Philip Murray
CIO
Bethtunem Steel Corp
Mirray
Umion
Bethlehem Plan
U.S. Steel Corp
Bethlehem
S Ching
New York
Cyrus
Ching
Federal Mediatation Service
U. S. Steel Corp
Inland Steel Co
Murray’s
CIO Extends Full Support to Miners in Steel Strike
In Cleveland on November 4 the CIO granted complete solidarity with John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers. A convention resolution praised miners for leading collective bargaining efforts and denounced operators and financiers for resisting wage and living-condition reforms. Lewis’s name not listed, but support affirmed for the miners' just demands amid dangerous, long campaign.
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CIO
Tony
Ita
John K. Lewis
Lewis
CSO
United Mine Workers
Philip Murray
America
Question Arises Over Student’s Independent Study Plan
A student contemplates handling an assignment on their own after a parent urges self reliance. The dialogue hints at memory and instruction from a father figure guiding the student to research and understand the task.
Top Reds Freed From Jail in $260000 Bail Ruling
New York November 3 Convicted Communist leaders were freed on bail set at 260000 by the U S Circuit Court of Appeals to permit appeals while remaining at large. Government held up release for hours to verify bail formalities amid a crowd outside the federal courthouse. Police maintained order as defendants left for Communist party headquarters on East 12th Street.
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New York
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Anen
Communist Party
East 12Th St
Eugene Dennis
Kemper Quits GOP Treasurer Post After Financial Clash
James 8 Kemper, a wealthy Chicago insurer and 1948 Dewey delegate, resigns as treasurer of the Republican National Committee blasting party finance policy and the bipartisan foreign policy. He cites dwindling reserves from 832000 to 90000 and criticizes fundraising and expenses measures. His exit highlights GOP financial strain after the 1948 loss.
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Chicago
James 8. Kemper
Republican National Committee
Volicy
GOP
al Dewey
Kemper
Snow Drifts Hit Eastern Mountains Across State
Five inch snows disrupted eastern mountain counties with Randolph County near Elkins reporting the heaviest fall. Roads on U S Route 250 between Durban and Huttonsville showed up to five inches while many lower sections were bare. Temperatures fell to 38 at 6 p m with a 21 degree drop from Wednesday afternoon. A cold rain converted to snow at Flat Top but highways were said not to be affected early last night. Cloudy with milder conditions expected later today.
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Road Commission
Randolph County
St of Elkins
U. S. Rt
CIO backs co op leader as Taft foe in Cleveland
The CIO 11th convention debated backing Murray Lincoln as an opponent of Senator Taft over the Taft Hartley Act. Lincoln urged farmer worker cooperation to fund a cooperative steel mill, while declaring no firm candidacy. Arthur Goldberg urged a nationwide debate with Taft on repeal, offering CIO funds for the broadcast.
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Navy
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Murray BD
Lincoln
Robert A
Taft
Republican Party
Cooperative League of the U.S. A
CARH
Farm Bureau Insurance Companies
Lustron
Koaiser-Fraser
Arthur Goldberg
Goldberg
CLO
Man Receives 25 Year Term For Armed Robbery
Albert A. Young, 48, coal miner of Elk Two Mile, was sentenced in intermediate court to 25 years in the state penitentiary after a jury found him guilty of armed robbery of Mrs. George W. Jenking of Jenkins Feed Ster, 265 Slack St. His wife fainted in court and was treated at St Francis hospital. Judge Cyrus W. Hall granted a 60 day stay of execution and defense counsel planned to argue to set aside the verdict. Young admitted prior armed robbery convictions from 1935. He claimed he was at home on July 18 the day of the robbery.
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Two Mile
George W. Jenking
Jenkins Feedster
Slack St
St. Francis Hospital
Partiett
Court House
He Hospital
Cyrus W. Hall
Young
Martin €. Bowles
Ball
Felix Gaudy
Bowles
Venus Over Sidewalk Gallery Piece Draws City Backlash
New York debuts a 1000000 Parke-Bernet sculpture titled Venus Awakening the Sleeping Front of Manhattan. The aluminum buxom figure extends past the curb drawing mixed reactions from onlookers while taxpayers incur a yearly 25 dollar cost.
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New York
Ifi
Wheeler Williams
Venus
Williams
Manhattan
Madison Av
Truman Raps Reactionaries Sees Victory in 1950
President Truman attacked reactionaries in a Minnesota speech during Truman Day at the state centennial. He predicted a 1950 victory for Democrats supporting the Fair Deal and praised the current Congress for civil rights initiatives, federal education aid, and an national heart program, signaling more in its next session. He spoke alongside DNC Chairman William M. Boyle.
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Minn
Truman
Bist Congress
Minnesota
L 1St Congress
William M. Boyle
Senator Foresees Defeat Of Army in Event of War
Senator Tydings warned that United States ground forces would be defeated in war due to inferiority in numbers and equipment while praising a Navy three times stronger than the world combined. He cited Soviet divisions and parity in air strength, urged more defense funding for Army and Air Force, and warned against dismantling the Navy. Page 23 continues.
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Tydings
D.-Md
Senate Armed Services Committee
United States
Russia
Maryland
Congress
Bolivian Pilot Withdraws After Crash Toll Revealed
Washington November 3 The sole survivor Erick Rios Bridoux a Bolivian civil aviation chief at Alexandria Hospital appeared to lose will to cooperate after learning the death toll from a mid air collision that killed 55. An embassy source declined comment and investigators say Bridoux holds the key to solving the crash.
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Washington
Alexandria
Erick Rios Pridoux
Riss Bridoux
Rios Bridaux
Air We Breathe Through Trains Not Shifters
Charles R. Armentrout reports in the Gazette about Chesapeake and Ohio Railway’s eastbound freight entering Charleston yards. A Mikado locomotive emits a pale grey smoke from its stack as Division Supt. Samuel Pulliam notes the stack’s clear appearance, saying smoke in nuisance quantity only occurs if a fireman mismanages the fire.
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Charles R
Ounce of New Poison Could Kill 200 Million People
Johns Hopkins biologist Dr. H Bentley Glass warned at an Engineers Club meeting in Baltimore that the United States possessed a highly potent germ poison. He said a single ounce distributed into a large water supply could cripple or kill millions, while noting wartime work at Camp Detrick and similar programs in Russia Germany and Japan.
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UNS
United States
H. Bentley Glass
Johns Hopkins University
Engineers Club of
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Camp Detrick
Russia
Germany
Japan
Superfortress Crash Off Bermuda Claims Three Lives
A U S Air Force B 29 Superfortress on a test weather flight near Kindley Field Bermuda crashed into the sea about a mile from shore. Of the crew aboard, three were killed and four survived, later dying from burns. Eyewitnesses heard screams as the plane burned in the sky.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
38Rd
Kindley Field
Gazette Want Ad: Maytag Washer For Sale
Quick cash results for ads. Wanted Maytag washer in full working condition. Price about $45. Ad refers to arranging pickup or sale through Gazette listing.
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Gazette
Smoke Eliminated by Diesel Locomotives in Charleston Yard
In Charleston the shift from coal to diesel fireless boiler engines ends smoke from yard operations. The transition, affecting coal burners and trains freight and passenger service, reduces smoke with the conversion of yard shifters and locomotives.
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Charleston
Turr
Compton Resigns Defense Position
Dr. Karl T. Compton resigns as chairman of the Defense Department's research and development board for health reasons. President Truman expresses deep regret at losing his atomic physics expertise. no successor named yet. The resignation takes effect upon a new appointee and includes a leave of absence without pay starting November 10.
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Karl T. Compton
Defense Department
Research and Development Board
White House
Truman
Compton
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Army
Air Force
Navy
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Robert F. Rine
Fage
United States Moves To Aid Yugoslavia And Western Forces
The U S clears the way for Yugoslavia to buy commercial aircraft and will supply aviation gasoline and lubricants. Washington also opens negotiations with eight Western European nations for arms worth 1 billion dollars to bolster North Atlantic defense. Page 38 continuation hinted.
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United States
Yugoslavia
Europe
State Department
North Atlantic
Britain
Paris
Acheson
Bevin
Schumann
Schuman
Vishinsky
New York
United Nations
Russia
Department
Marshall Tito
Kremlin
Michael J. McDermott
Suspect Returns In Fazio Murder Case
Robert Ballard Bailey a 35 year old millworker and former convict was returned to Charleston after being picked up in Florida. He is charged with the robbery murder of Rosina Fazio a 56 year old restaurant operator who died after being beaten and thrown from a car. Hearing waived in municipal court and he is held for grand jury action.
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Robert Ballard Bailey
Charleston
Bailey
W. L. Pence
Robert L. Slack
R. L. Smith
Florida
Pennsylvania
Rosina
Fazio
Charles 3 Ton
D. Boone
Dawson
Palatka
Summers St
Bullitt St
Commission Hears Firms On Toll Highway Plans
The West Virginia Turnpike Commission spent four hours hearing proposals from seven firms on plans for a super toll road in the state. Officials discussed financing via revenue bonds and syndicates. no concrete proposals were presented. Chairman Morton said the group was encouraged and finances may be assured if the major project proves practical.
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Commission
West Virginia Turnpike Commission
Pittsburgh
Harrisburg
Ray Cavendish
IWA
D. Holmes Morton
Japanese Wins Nobel Prize In Physics And Chemistry
Stockholm November 3 1949 Nobel prizes awarded Hideki Yukawa first Japanese laureate in physics while William F Giauque of Berkeley wins chemistry prize. No literature prize this year due to lack of consensus. prize adds to next award.
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Hideki
Yuka Wac
Sand
William F. Giauque
Berkeley
Cal
Swedish Academy
Winston Churchill
Yukawa
Koenew
Columbia University
New York City
Giauque
University of California
Virginia Hill Assumes Control Of Mafia Rackets
The New York Mirror cites columnist Mortimer that Virginia Hill has taken over as head of underworld syndicates from Lucky Luciano. Hill allegedly warns Luciano with damning evidence against Unione Siciliana leaders and fronts, and hints at Vault contents being sent to authorities if harmed. Hill is said to roam Chicago night spots with Joe Epstein and Jan Prigana.
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New York
New York Mirror
Virginia Hil
Girlrieng
Benjamin “Bugay” Siegel
Thares
Lucky
Mortimer
Virginia
Chicago
Joe Epstein
Jan Prigana
Football Scores The Gazette Keeps Scoreboard Hotline Open
The Gazette announces two special telephones 3-7539 and 3-7530 for up to date football scores. Lines operate Friday nights 8 to 11 30 p m and Saturdays 4 to 10 30 p m throughout the season. Do not dial other numbers for scores.
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The
Gazette
Acheson May Join Big 3 Paris Talk
State Department says Secretary Acheson has likely accepted an invitation to join Bevin and Schuman in Paris for a Big Three Western conference next week. Topics include the German situation Yugoslav Tito Kremlin relations and the Chinese Communist regime recognition. Also plans to accelerate arms shipments to Europe and Western Berlin status under Bonn.
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Washington
State Department
Acheson
Paris
Bevin
Schumach
Aeneser
Schum
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Kremlin
Europe
Netherlands
Belgium
Luxembourg
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Britain
Denmark
France
Norway
Berlin
Bonn
Charleston Skies Friday Forecasts and Moon Phases
Charleston notes a Hunter Moon on Friday November 4 with planets Venus Jupiter Mars Saturn rising or setting at specific times and variable morning temperatures. West Virginia Tennessee Maryland and Virginia forecast cloudiness and milder afternoon highs.
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Venus
Jupiter
Mars
Saturn
West Virginia
Tennessee
Western
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Rome
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