Senator Johnson Alerts on A-Bomb Plot to Aid Britain
Senator Johnson charges a conspiracy led by retiring Atomic Chairman Lilienthal to share the super atomic bomb secrets with Britain. He cites 23 prior disclosures by officials and presses for action after criticism of his security remarks and a White House leak crackdown. He cites Oppenheimer Blacher and others as examples of ongoing A-bomb disclosures.
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Washington
Sen
Johnson
D.-Cola
David £. Lilienthal
Britain
Ohnson
Joint Atomic Energy Committee
White House
Congress
Truman
McGrath
Washington Post
Great Britain
Canada
Hal
David B. Lilienthal
England
Post
John J. McCroy
Germany
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Blacher
Tax Rules Allow Billions Taxed Evasion Claim
Rep Mason charged that about 80 billion dollars of business yearly escapes taxation legally under lax treasury rules. He urged 1950 Congress action to tax earnings of cooperatives colleges foundations and other tax exempt groups. He cited Treasury payouts of nearly 10 billion dollars to exempt entities and named Father Divine among those skipping taxes.
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Washington
INS
Mason
R-Il
Treasury
Congress
Ways
Father Divine
Sunday Specials in the Gazette West Virginia
The Charleston Gazette promotes the Sunday edition with features on the UMW Welfare Fund page 3, Fulton Oursler on faith page 8, and West Virginia Turnpike Feeder plans with historic trails. It teases football championship coverage on pages 20 21 and 34 35, plus world news, local stories, and neighborhood coverage through Telephoto network.
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UMW Welfare Fund
Fulton Oursler
West Virginia
CVD
The
Gazette
Star of News
Charleston Gazette
U S Seeks To Prevent Coal Strike
Government trouble shooters push talks between John L. Lewis and soft coal operators to avert a strike as the three week truce nears expiration. Lewis to meet with a 200 man policy committee in New York while Love of Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co attends a secret Winchester conference.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis
John R. Steelman
Conellation
Cyrus 5
Frank Amos
Lewie
United Mine Worker Policy Committee
Roosevelt Hotel
New York
CMW
Chicago
Disease Study Planned Here
Dr Alexander D Langmuir, Public Health Service, announced a three city project to study influenza diarrhoea dysentery and common respiratory diseases in Charleston West Virginia Topeka Kansas and Phoenix Arizona. The program aims to learn how when and why diseases develop and spread and to aid eventual control. He called it a Gallup poll on diseases. A census will be taken in the three cities.
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Atlanta
Alexander D. Langmuir
Public Health Service
Charleston
Topeka
Kas
Phoenix
Ariz
Langmuir
Charleston Topeka
Victim of Crash Remains Critical
Reed, a 24 year old West Charleston man, was critically injured yesterday when his auto, carrying three others, was crushed by a tractor trailer on U S Route 6 near St Albans. The three who died were Clarence Cooke, 21, construction worker. Margaret Guthrie, 27, mother of three. Patsy Carley, 20, living with relatives. State Trooper Webb said Cooke’s car turned into the path of the truck operated by Hennis Trucking Co. near the Coal River bridge, in a possible U turn miscue.
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James A. ‘Reed
West Charleston
Thomas Memorial Hospital
Reed
U.S. Rt. 6
St. Albans
Clarence Usher Cooke
Lee St
Margaret L. Guthrie
Sugar Creek
Patsy Ann Carley
Bigley Av
Webb
Cooke
Hennis Trucking Co
Coal River
William Whadrow Shaw
Win
Britain Refuses to Help China Against Soviet Threat
Lake Success N Y Nov 26 INSBritain served notice it will not lift a finger in the United Nations to support Nationalist China's indictment of Russia. Britain and most Commonwealth countries abstain on the motion calling for a hands off and open door policy in China while Tingfu F Tsiang urges a global embargo against the Chinese Communists.
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Lake Success
N. S
Britain
U. N
United Nations
China
Russia
U. S
Philip C. Jessup
UN Uderstood
Commonwealth
Tingfu F. Tsiang
Andrei Vishinsky
Manchuria
Tsiang
United States
Three Ex Leaders Flee From Panama to Canal Zone
Three former Panamanian presidents fled to the United States Canal Zone with their followers as President Arnulfo Arias ordered arrest warrants for Chanis supporters. Ex presidents Chanis Enrique Jimenez and Ricardo Adolfo de la Guardia sought refuge at the Hotel Tivoli in Ancon, with Jimenez leading Chanis faction and De la Guardia having aided Arias’ 1941 coup. The move signals political turmoil as Canal Zone becomes a safe haven for troubled leaders.
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Panama
United States Canal Zone
Arnulfo Arias
Daniel Chanis
Arias
Dover
Chanis
Enrique Jimenez
Ricardo Adolfo de la Guardia
Jimenez
Liberal Party
de la Guardia
Hotel Tivoli
Ancon
C. Z
Canal Zone
Red Troops Close On Chungking In China War Update
Reuters reports Communist broadcast says troops are 12 miles from Chungking refugee capital as more than 100000 Communists push toward the city from east southeast and south. Nanchuan was freed along the Hunan Sichuan highway amid the collapse of Canton and Nanking seizures.
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London
Reuters
Chungking
China
Hunan- Szeechuan
Nanchuan
Chiang Kai-shek
Canton
Tself
Nanking
11th Gift Basket Program Set For Dec 17 In Kanawha
Kanawha County hosts its 11th Gift Basket charity on December 17 co sponsored by WCHS and The Gazette with Salvation Army. The event raises funds to provide meals and toys for needy families and includes a kiddies party at Shrine Mique. A three hour radio broadcast on WCHS and print coverage will mobilize business support and reader contributions.
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Kanawha County
WCHS
the Gazette
Salvation Army
Gaatte
Gazette
Pittsburgh
Mellon Institute
Industrial Salvation Army. Hygiene Foundation
This Air We Breathe Elimination of Air Pollution Held Cooperative
A cooperative enterprise met to promote cleaner air and reduce pollution. Leaders outlined plans to monitor emissions, encourage local industries to adopt green practices, and coordinate community actions. Residents discussed health impacts and the need for sustained environmental oversight.
Air pollution abatement urged as community plan needed
Gazette staff writer notes authorities agree that any size town’s air pollution stems from industrial operation. When residents push cleanup, attention focuses on one or two major industries. Management should present a full plan with survey, cost estimates, and coordinated community action.
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Air Pol- Gazette
Ution
Charles R. Armentraut
Army Muscles Navy as Bowl Berths Loom Over College Football
Army crushed Navy 38 0 with quarterback Arnold Galaffa directing and eight completions for 101 yards. Oklahoma swept Oklahoma A and M 10 0 earning a Sugar Bowl spot, Rice beat Baylor 21 7 to clinch the Southwest Conference title and a Cotton Bowl berth, North Carolina defeated Virginia 14 7, Kentucky earned a Orange Bowl bid against Santa Clara, California and Ohio State ready for the Rose Bowl with California, all shaping the 1949 postseason slate and scheduled January 1 and 2.
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WEW
York
Army
Navy
Oklahoma
North Carolina
Rice
Truman
Admirals
Philadelphia
Arnold Galiffa
Oklahoma A
New Orleans
Villanova
Baylor
Waylor
Dallas
Charlie
Choo Chow
California
Ohio State
Pasadena
West Virginia forms traffic court study committee
Gov Patteson named a one man committee to study traffic courts in West Virginia. chairman Frank C Haymond will lead planning for a traffic court section at the April 7 state-wide safety conference. Members include federal judge Ben Moore municipal judge Frank Litton police chief Charles Ray state police supt W E Burchett secretary Ross Hunter and others from Charleston Hauntington Wheeling and Marshall College with local officials.
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West Virginia
Patteson
Frank C. Haymond
State Supreme Court
Ben Moore
Frank T. Litton
Charles W Ray
Enraged Suitor Kills Five in Spain Dowry Dispute
In Zaragoza on November 26 Salvador Sanchez killed his sweetheart and her father, mother, aunt, and one brother after a dispute over dowry terms. He wounded two other brothers and himself before police moved him to a hospital under guard.
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Zaragoza
Spain
Salvador Sanchez
Sanchez
Poles Arrest More French in Eye for Eye Spat
WARSAW Poland November 26 Poland rounded up a group of Frenchmen and France deported nine Poles today in retaliation for the arrest of a French consul attache last week. Diplomatic circles fear the chain reaction could escalate and harm Paris Warsaw relations. The Polish Foreign Ministry said Antoine Boitte French vice consul in Warsaw was arrested in reprisal for Joseph Czeczerbinski Polish vice consul at Lille. Police seized Boitte at 4:20 am. The French embassy reported additional arrests including an embassy stenographer and a consular official.
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Warsaw
Poland
France
Paris
Antoine Boitté
Joseph Czeczerbinski
Lille
Boitte
Sophie Milczynska
Wintry Spell Grips Kanawha County Weather
Kanawha County endures continued wintry weather with near freezing temperatures in Charleston and a 36 degree high at the United Fuel Gas Co. station. Kanawha Airport log shows 98 degrees between 5 30 and 7 30 pm though officials report no flights grounded. Forecasters predict a cold windy cloudy day ahead with slightly warmer tomorrow as snow blankets the mountains.
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Kanawha
Charleston
United Fuel Gas Co
Huntington
Colombia Ends Bloody Drive On Ballot Eve
In Bogotá on November 26 Colombia neared election day as violence swirled around the presidential campaign. Vicnte Echandia died from injuries after clashes with military police near San Martin monument. Conservatives rally behind Laureano Gomez while Liberals risk spectacle at funeral events amid government bans on meetings. Voters in a 10 million population prepare to vote in a tense atmosphere.
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Bogota
Colombia
Vicente Echandia
Dario Echandia
Jose de San Martin
Laureano Gomez
Six Die One Saved In Pacific Storm Tragedy
Victoria BC November 26 six men feared dead after a capsized tugboat in a North Pacific storm off Trial Island near Vancouver Island. Only survivor, 17 year old G Anderson of Victoria, clung to an overturned lifeboat and reported the loss of Captain John Mason and five crew members Leo Dobinson Bill Hunter Hargery Reader Alf Mathews all of Victoria.
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Victoria
B. C
North Pacific
G. Anderson
Anderson
Vancouver Island
Trial Island
John Mason
A. Johannson
Leo Dobinson
Bill Hunter
Hargery Reader
Alf Mathews
West to Draw Defense Plans for Paris Meeting
Secretary of Defense Johnson and General Bradley lead top planners to Paris to present a Western alliance defense strategy against Russia to the 12 nation Atlantic Treaty Military Committee. Bradley chairs the committee and travels with aides after the Army Navy game. John J. Ison to visit Germany. plan reportedly covers five defense types.
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Washington
America
Paris
St Swift
Russia
Johnson
Geo. Omer Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Bradley
Special Air Force
Philadelphia
John J. Ison
Germany
Tnformed
Tobin Proposes $100 Pension Plan For All Americans
Boston November 26 Ins secretary of labor Tobin urged Congress to enact a law granting $100 monthly pensions to every retired man and woman in the United States. Speaking at the Massachusetts CIO convention in Boston he said the plan would cover all workers including those in industry self employed and in the home. He argued such collective insurance would support the free enterprise system and bolster national strength against totalitarian powers citing recent election results as broad support for insurance policies.
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Boston
INS
Tobin
Congress
United States
Massachusetts Cio
America
North-South game raises funds for schools and scholars
About 4400 in checks were mailed to high schools with players in the annual North-South football game. Funds go to deserving youths and several welfare needs including school supplies, meals for underprivileged children, medical care for injured players, and glasses for needy students. Each participating school gets 100 dollars per player, with 200 dollars for multiple players. Two $2,000 West Virginia University scholarships are awarded annually to North and South squad players, plus two $200 scholarships for the outstanding majorette and bandsman at the August game.
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Frank Knight
Knight
West Virginia University
Stokes Seized In Manchuria On Spy Count
Washington reports the Chinese Communists seized Vice Consul William N. Stokes in Mukden on spying charges. Rep Judd urged a naval blockade or world opinion pressure, while Rep Mansfield pushed for UN action. The case follows Ward’s release after a month’s imprisonment on trumped up charges.
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Washington
Mukden
Angus Ward
United States Navy
China
William N. Stokes
State Department
Rep Judd
R-Minn
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Judd
U. N
Rep
Mansfield
D-Mont
Foreign Affairs Unit
United Nations
Stokes
Ward
Leftists in NMU Take Court Action
NEW YORK Nov 26 Leftists in the NMU seek court relief after intra union clashes over control of headquarters. Police separated factions as right and left forces clashed and a state supreme court order sought to bar Curran and officials from private meetings in the name of union meetings. The order is returnable Tuesday.
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New York
CIG National Maritime Union
NMU
Joseph Curran
Seemen
Supreme Court
Curran
Charleston Skies Sunday Weather and Times
Charleston area forecast Notes for Sunday to sunrise report mainly cloudiness and rising temperatures. Venus and Jupiter visible at sunset while Mare and Saturn rise before dawn, with a full moon and multiple astronomical details. Regions mention Tennessee Pennsylvania Maryland Virginia show mixed rain or snow north and west, with warmer conditions by Sunday night.
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Venus
Jupiter
Mare
Saturn
Virginia
Tennesset
Bennsylvania
Maryland
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U.N
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Winifred Newman
George E. Coyle
Coyle and Richardson Dept
Mister Christmas
Outre
Cal
Notre Dame
Paul McMurtry
Jack Nix
Fred Wallner
Polish Nationale
Grips County
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