Eisenhower Won't Accept Forcible Prisoner Repatriation
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower aligned with Republican leaders on tax cutting and rejected forcible repatriation of Korean War prisoners. Sen. Wiley said Eisenhower re affirmed the principle, noting U.N. discussions depend on the issue. Eden meeting planned with Eisenhower as part of coordinating the new GOP program.
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Eden
New York
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Alexander Wiley
R-Wis
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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Korea
Wiley
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U. N
Vishinsky
Andrei Vishinsky
Aater
Eisener
Anthony Eden
John Foster Dulles
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Joseph Martin
Massachusetts
House
Hisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Sen
S Bridges
New Hampshire
Taft
Martin
Widen Strike Hearings Set for State Capitol
Labor Commissioner Charles Sattler announced two day hearings on the Widen strike will be held next Tuesday and Wednesday at the state Capitol. A committee appointed by Gov. Patteson will hear testimony from Elk River Coal and Lumber Company workers and locals, with invitations sent to concerned residents and strike leaders. Police will help deliver notices as observers report quiet at Widen and rising worker presence at the mine.
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Widen
State Capital
Charles Sattler
Elk, River Cos
Lumber Company
Patteson
Sattler
John G. Fox
W. £. Burchett
Elk River Company
Fattesor
OPS Lifts Controls On Pop and Millinery
Price Stabilizer Tighe Woods told Congress that controls should be lifted from all clothing, some meats, and other products. An order released suspends price ceilings on bottled soft drinks and women’s millinery as inflation pressures ease. He expects pork ceilings to be lifted soon and may suspend slaughter limits for cattle.
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Washington
Tighe Woods
Congress
OFS
Miilinery
Senate House Committee On Defense
Woods
Fill Social Needs President Urges
President Truman told a dinner of the Association of Military Surgeons that the administration must act to meet health and social needs. He defended public health proposals against opposition and urged continued government support for medical research despite attacks claiming it endangers doctors and livelihoods.
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TGTON
Truman
Association of Military Surgeons
Statler Hotel
Refusal to Testify Lands Man in Jail
A Chapmanville woman was jailed in Logan after she refused to testify in the murder trial of Everett Frye of Peach Creek. Defense witness Arthur Ferrell was summoned but remained silent when called, prompting Judge Chambers to order deputies to bring him in and place him on the stand.
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Logan
Chapmanville
Chambers
Everett Frye
Peach Creek
Arthur Ferrell
Ferrell
Calvert Convicted In Death Of Wife In Manslaughter
An Intermediate Court jury found Luther Calvert 48 of Tyler Mountain guilty of voluntary manslaughter in the death of his wife Margaret last August. Judge William J. Thompson sentenced Calvert to one year in the county jail with a stay until February 10 next year and set bond at 3000. The case described as sordid featured bruises on Mrs. Calvert including blackened eyes.
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Tyler Mountain
Belle
Margaret
William J. Thompson
Calvert
duPont Belle Plant
D. J. Savage
Frank L.faylor
Edward Weiserman
Case
Dirs
Traylor
Taylor
Thompson
Hiserman
Putnam Prepares Coal Pay Verdict
Economic Stabilizer Roger Putnam aims to decide this week on the soft coal wage appeal by John L. Lewis and the Bituminous Coal Operators Association. Lewis and Harry M. Moses urged a $1.90 daily increase for 375,000 soft coal winners, but the Wage Stabilization Board rejected any higher raise. Putnam reviewed evidence from a public hearing and spoke with Lewis and Moses before signaling a possible late week decision.
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Washington
Roger Putnam
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Harry M. Moses
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Putnam
Wage Stabilization Board
WSB
Moses
Todays Definition HH slang term for optimistic entrant
A garbled 1959 copyright notice from The Ga robto defines a slang term for a man who enters a bat optimistic and exits misty optically. The fragment preserves a reference to a coined phrase and the publication context.
Legislators Debate West Virginia Turnpike Intent
West Virginia lawmakers in 1947 discussed a multi lane toll turnpike and the Turnpike Act. Senators Wylie Jackson Hannig and others said they aimed for a high capacity road with safety features. Senator Bowling hesitated until he read the measure.
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Charles K. Armentrout
the Gazette
West Virginia
West Virginia Turnpike Commission
Ward Wylie
Wyoming
Glen Jackson
Logan
William A. Hannig
Oila
Dels
James W. Loop
D-Kanaywha
E. E F. White
D-Banne
George F. Béenshire
Ohio
Ward A. Pawson
R-Morgan
John Bowling
D-Greenbrier
Charleston
Sen. Wylie
Senator Flares Textron Trust Allegations at Hearing
Rhode Island congressman charged a Textron funded charity trust favors business over charity. Emerson Andrews of the Russell Sage Foundation warned that blending charitable and business aims risks undermining the charitable purpose. Forand cited Textron links to the Rhode Island foundation and noted past investigations into the trust and former Attorney General McGrath.
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Washington
Rhode Island
Textron, Inc
D-Ri
Textron
New England
Puerto Rico
House
Emerson Andrews
Russell i Sage Foundation
Andrews
Subcommittee
Rhode Island Charities Trust
J. Howard McGrath
Rhode Island Trust
Boy 14 Victim of Unloaded Gun in Fayette County
In Fayetteville on November 19 a 14 year old boy died from a gunshot wound to the forehead after an unloaded gun accident. Benny Via, 14, son of Clyde Vie, now faces murder charges amid the incident that occurred in Oak Hill. He was brought to Oak Hill General Hospital unconscious since Monday admission. Deputy Sheriff P L Elmore provided details of the case.
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Fayetteville
Fayette County
Benny Via
Clyde Vie
Summerlee
Oak Hill General Hospital
P. L. Elmore
Youngsters derail freight train to see it go straight
Two boys aged eight and ten caused a Pennsylvania Railroad wreck at Benning yards costing 3500. Police quoted the eight-year-old saying he pulled the switch to straighten the train after it was rounding a curve. Four cars derailed and the children were placed with parents for Juvenile Court action.
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Washington
Pennsylvania Railroad
Benning Yards
Senator Long Criticizes Air Force Waste and Costs
In New Orleans Senator Long denounced what he called lavish Air Force waste of manpower and excessive gadgets. He urged savings through eliminating nonessential items and criticized planning, construction, and personnel excesses, citing a large amount of waste and unnecessary precautions in aircraft.
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New Orleans
Long
D-La
Air Force
U S Fights Against India Plan at United Nations
The United States blocks acceptance of Indian compromise for Korea at the U N Political Committee. Secretary Acheson leads the U S stance after Truman Eisenhower talks, opposing Menon plan amid British Commonwealth and France support.
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N. Y
United States
France
Acheson
U. W
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Truman
Eisenhower
U.S
Menon
Korea
Wiley
Ex-Judge Portrayed as Kickback Figure in State Case
New York date November 19 report says Aaron J. Levy a 23 year State Supreme Court veteran is depicted handing thousands of dollars in court patronage to his son in law who hid some of it in a kickback system sworn testimony in a State Crime Commission hearing. Levy spent more than 400 000 during two periods while his court income was under 200 000. He allegedly discussed a pending case with the defendant who denied, and an award later settled from 35 000 to 75 000. The inquiry also notes stock investments hidden under the names of two others and the son in law given run of Levy’s chambers to influence cases.
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Aaron J. Levy
State Supreme Court
State Crime Commission
Levy
Teast
David —. Frankenstein
Smith Named Kanawha County Commissioner to Fill Slack Seat
S Grover Smith Sr a civil engineer and former state director of the OPA was appointed county commissioner to fill the unexpired term of John M Slack Jr who resigned Smith assumes duties for canvassing the general election vote The appointment was announced by Mont L Cavender and William G Day who remain commissioners Cavender and Day faced Republican opponents in the election Day will leave office December 28 with Mobert Kelly declared elected The resignation follows Slack’s election as county assessor starting January 1 1953
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S. Grover Smith
Charles
Len
OPA
John M. Slack
Slack
Smith
Mont L. Cavender
Wiliam G. Day
Cavender
Day
Mobert Kelly
Carl C. Calvert
Kanawha
County Court
Stack
U. S. Eyes Easing Of Steel Production Controls
Washington officials disclose a plan to gradually ease steel production controls starting January 1 with most restrictions lifted by mid-1953. The proposal will be presented to the National Production Authority’s steel industry advisory committee.
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Washington
INS
National Production Authority
Lasix Force’ Group
Defense
Fowler
Page & Col
Real Gone Wedding of Pearl Bailey and Bellson in London
Negro singer Pearl Bailey and drummer Louis Bellson Jr wed in a brief civil ceremony at Caxton Hall Registry Office London. Their five piece swing band played as 200-strong crowd cheered outside. Bellson says he hopes his father accepts the marriage.
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London
Tearl Bailey
Louis Bellson Jr
James D. Holiday
Anthony Eden
L Churchill
Clarissa Churchill
Caxton Hall
Jimmy Walker
Pearl
Duke Eilington
Washington, D. C
Colony Club
Bellson
Clendenin Woman Dies After Crash
Mrs. Ralph Newton Collins of Clendenin was fatally injured in a four car smash up on U S Rt 119 south of Elkview. Her husband and another driver were injured. Collins died at Staats Hospital after being rushed by ambulance. she suffered possible arm and skull fractures and a broken leg. Also treated was Denzil David Spencer, 19, of Elkview with non serious injuries. State police cited that Spencer attempted to pass a car that had stopped to discharge a passenger.
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Ralph Newton Collins
Clendenin Ias
U. S. Rt 119
Elkview
Collins
Staats Hospital
Haver
Denzil David Spencer
Blundon Rt
C. S. Neely
L. D. Wilmoth
Spencer
Don Cutright
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