West Virginia Violent Deaths Shock State
Eight people died violently across West Virginia yesterday with two gunfights and multiple highway crashes. In Ohio County a neighbor killed a man after he shot his wife and wounded his father in law then threatened to shoot others. Sheriff Warren Pugh quoted witnesses as the assailant yelled I am going to shoot everyone in sight before he was stopped by a neighbor with a shotgun. A Beckley man died from chest injuries in a highway crash in which a Delaware driver tried to pass another car and lost control, sending the vehicle into a ditch.
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West Virginia
Wheeling
Amuk
Ohio County
Warren Pugh
Harry Swope
Leona
Weelagy Washington
Pugh
Robert Freeman
Freeman
Swope
Robert Aaron
Beckley
U. 8
C. M. England
Aaron
Carlos Fleming
Wilmington
Del
England
Fleming
Darrell Tinsley
Florence
S. C
Tinsley
Johnston Seen Wanting to Quit Job in October
Washington report states Eric Johnston asked the White House to relieve him of ESA duties by late next month. His nine months leave from the Motion Picture Association of America presidency ends October 24, with ongoing price and wage control oversight. Friends say he aims to complete the government service plan and has no intention of leaving in a huff. Johnston still plans a Europe trip.
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Washington
Eric Johnston
White House
Economic Stabilization Agency
ESA
Motion Picture Assoc. of America
Johnston
Truman
Charles E. Tilson
Europe
Pork Price Order Seen During Week
Washington officials said a wholesale pork price order with dollar and cent pricing will be issued before week’s end. A retail pork price order is expected by October 1. The actions cover ham, shoulder, and loin cuts with zone-based differentials and allow retailers to adjust prices to reflect wholesale changes.
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Washington
Pelican I Wreck Toll Rises To Thirty Seven
Air and sea searchers scoured the Atlantic off Long Island after the Pelican I capsized in a NE squall. Nineteen bodies recovered, many feared washed out to sea. 18 still missing. Coast Guard ordered a Marine Board probe. Suffolk DA weighing criminal negligence. Pelican I towed to Montauk Harbor. one engine dead, vessel rolled over near Montauk Light.
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Max Stein
Huntington
Long Island
N. Y
Montauk Point
Acme Telephone
Montauk
Atlantic
Ing
Coast Guard
Adm
Merlin O'Neill
Marine Board of Investigtion
Suffolks County
Joseph de Carlo
de Carlo
State
Thomas Innis
Montauk Harbor
Monta Lighthouse
Nto
AFL to Orient Voters on 1952 Price Debates
The AFL announces a broad political education drive to reveal which candidates are blamed for price ceiling explosions. George Meany says the union will track key roll call votes in Congress as price wage controls face possible revision. Senate Banking Committee hearings on changes resume Sept 10, with adjournment set for Oct 1, while AFL pledges support for deserving candidates next year.
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AFL
George Meany
APL
Congress
Senate Banking Committee
Meany
Page & Col
Cedar Grove Woman Jailed After Malicious Wounding Charge
A 235-lb Cedar Grove woman, Mrs. Retha Seebert, was jailed on malicious wounding charges after police accused her of beating her husband, Marshall Seebert, and injuring another woman at Amos Carpenter’s Cedar Grove home. The husband remained unconscious on arrival at Charleston General Hospital with four to five severe head injuries. The other injured woman, Mrs. Glacie Coleman, was treated and released after a three-inch gash above her eye. Six people at the Carpenter home faced disorderly conduct warrants. a preliminary hearing for Mrs. Seebert was set.
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Cedar Grove
Amos
Carpenter
Marshall Seebert
Charleston General Hospital
Coal Mortuary
Glacie Coleman
Mammoth
Bob Bass
Retha Seebert
Bass
Carpenter Home
Seebert
Coleman
Poles Expel British Diplomat in Spy Case
Warsaw reports Poland has expelled British Embassy Third Secretary L. H. Massey over testimony tied to a spy trial that sentenced four generals to life and others to lesser terms. Massey allegedly sent espionage reports he received from nine high ranking Polish army officers out of the country via diplomatic mail.
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Warsaw
Poland
Polish Foreign Ministry
L. H. Mas
Massey
Soviet hints of Japan peace treaty shift at San Francisco
Reports from San Francisco indicate Moscow may seek a new tack on a Japanese Peace Treaty with signs of a policy shift. Gromyko's arrival sparked questions about a potential signing rather than negotiation, with Western officials weighing possible concessions and the impact on the conference timetable. Premier Yoshida of Japan backs rapid signing and hopes to meet Gromyko, while British and other nations study implications before acting.
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San Francisco
Insi
Andrei Gromyko
Gromyko
United States
Britain
Ussr
U. S
Gromyka
Wierblowski
Shigeru Yoshida
Japan
Dean Acheson
Gromyxs
Yoshida
Achesanm
United Kingdom
Oakland
Gal
New York
Acme Telephotox
USSR Held Ahead In Civil Defense
Washington dispatch reports Millard Caldwell, federal civil defense administrator, stating the USSR is two years ahead in civil defense with 20,000,000 trained. He urged Defense Department backing or abolition, criticizing the pending 88 percent cut in civil defense appropriations from 535 million to 65 million.
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Washington
Hussia
Millard Caldwell
Civil Defense
Defense Department
Caldwell
Solon urges Truman to urge Justice Douglas resign
Rep. Roy Woodruff and other officials condemned Justice William A. Douglas for statements supporting recognizing Red China. Woodruff called for Douglas to resign, saying his views aid foes of the United States and democracy. Douglas defended his stance as political victory and argued for U.S. recognition of Red China.
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WaAldinusi
Roy
Woodruff
R-Mich
Truman
Supreme Court
William A. Douglas
Tomfort
United States
Democracy
Mr. Douglas
San Francisco
Douglas
Southeast Asia
U. S
Unions pledge to fight Reds on Labor Day
The Associated Press reports Labor Day 1946 saw praise for workers and pledges from union leaders to combat Communism. Fine autumn weather drew thousands to beaches and resorts as President Truman prepared to depart for the San Francisco peace conference. Truman emphasized labor rights and ongoing progress since 1894, while Defense Secretary Marshall and others lauded labor’s role in the defense build-up.
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U. S
Associated Press
Truman
San Francisco
Mother and Baby Found Unconscious on Stranger's Porch
Police investigate a case in which Virginia Smith of 514 Butler Street was found in a nightgown with her three week old baby on a porch at 08 Park Drive at about 6 30 am. She was revived at Charleston General Hospital and later released into her father’s custody. A physician suggested a blackout from low blood pressure after a night spent wandering about 15 blocks.
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Park
Virginia Smith
Butler St
Charleston General Hospital
Dr. Residence
Truman Accused of Misleading Aid Remarks
Senator Wherry, Republican of Nebraska, charged President Truman with making misleading statements about cuts in the foreign aid bill. In a radio broadcast he argued Truman implied success in Europe’s recovery and the Atlantic pact, while claiming Western Europe could be overrun if Reds attacked soon.
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Washington
Wherry
R-Nea
Truman
Senate
Magic Word Mystery Draws Few at West Virginia Fair
The Gazette runs a contest at the Dunbar Fairgrounds where the secret word hides in back-page classified ads. $60 is awarded to the winner once the word is spotted, with clues guiding entries from staff, families, and fair workers.
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The
Gazette
West Virginia
Lucy Brotherton
Fair —Line Lwear
Zorcon
Alloccations and highwave wrangling at the right of way
Readers are urged to note the chaotic traffic scenes described as wrangling and snarling over right of way. The piece highlights drivers chasing headlines for tomorrow's obituary column while West Want Ad Headquarters announces brisk ad results from 10 AM to 4 PM.
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Gabrelle
West
Dilly Toolls
Guns Hold Off Mob Threatening Cop at Resort
At Colonial Beach Virginia a about 300 strong mob besieged a waterfront restaurant after anger over alleged prisoner mistreatment. Charles White and a special policeman R E Ritter used pistols to hold the crowd at bay until police reinforcements arrived.
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Colonial Beach
Potomac River
No Streak Tonight Labor Day Gazette News Note
The Gazette will not publish a Streak edition Monday night to allow employees time with their families on Labor Day. Other editions will appear as usual and the regular schedule resumes Tuesday.
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the Gazette
Big Labor Day Turnout Expected at West Virginia Fair
Large crowds are set to converge at the West Virginia Ag rural and Industrial Fair at 4-H grounds near Dunbarra for Labor Day events. The program includes grandstand talks by Pat McCartney of the AFL, Buck Steele’s wild west show, exhibits, livestock judging, and midway attractions. Weather had slowed setup but repairs fully completed, with continuing activities featuring flower and economic judging, dairy cattle, goat judging, horseshoe trials, and daily films. Tomorrow links to Children’s Day with free admission to noon.
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Dunbarra
Pat McCartney
Inter
American Federation of Labor
Grand Island
Bucky Steele
T. +Suey
J. Drew Shore
Bratherlon
Enemy Routed In 30-Minute Record Battle
Allied air power and ground forces repelled a large Red counteroffensive in Korea. In a 30 minute dogfight near Northwest Korea twenty one F-86 Sabres faced about forty MiGs with four MiGs shot down and no Allied losses reported. Allied artillery and naval action targeted Red positions along a wide front as communists pressed from Kumhwa to Inje and beyond.
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U. S. Eighth Army
Korea
Ory
Rens
Kumywa
Inje
Eighth Army
U.S
Eartiers Essex
Bon Homme Richard
Manchuria
Songjin
Enemy Charges More Violations Of Kaesong Area
Tokyo dispatch reports the 12th day of truce talks suspension as Allied and Communist troops clash hourly near Kaesong. General Ridgway's headquarters accuses the Reds of aiming to wreck negotiations by fresh violations. Peiping radio accuses an American plane of a变空, with no sign of resumption Amid charges of new infractions.
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Tokyo
Matthew EB. Ridgwey
Reda
Kaesong
Red China
Peiping
Soviet Satellite Forces Near Western Europe Report
High ranking Allied officials say Soviet satellites in Eastern Europe are being built into a major threat. They estimate over 1 million troops around Western Europe with up to 110 Soviet divisions, including 40 infantry and 6 armored in East Germany and others in Poland Romania Bulgaria Hungary and Czechoslovakia. Page 4 Tol 8.
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Berlin
INSI
Russia
Europe
Soviet Union
East Germany
Poland
Romania
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Paland
Bolanius
Prayer for Peace Amid World Turmoil
A compact 30 second prayer session seeks peace through divine guidance. The message implores Evernal God to overcome world conflict and foster love, with participants named as Nance, Anton, Rev Orie Co, and Lanaritn Seqrurg guiding the search for lasting harmony.
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Jesus Nance
Anton
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