Nation and World News Mix From London To Baltimore
Britain ships reinforcements to harbor positions near Hong Kong amid naval tensions after shelling incidents in the Yangtze. In Baltimore, five suspects face grand jury on two bank robberies netting over $34,000, with pled guilty and innocent pleas affecting several defendants. Senator Gurney urges pre screen of foreign arms programs to avoid weakening U.S. defense. Mellon foundations pledge $4 million for a black-square park and a five level underground garage in Pittsburgh’s Golden Triangle.
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Baltimore
J. Bernard Wells
Occident Federal Savings and Loan Association
Union Trust Company
Walbrook
Roy L. Mann
Sabraton
West Virginia
Mary H. Close
Anna Bennett
Hel Street
Pittsburgh
Carl Close
James Bennett
FBI
Tennessee
Follawsbee
U.S
Tom Clark
Close
Bennett
Maryland
Mellon
Golden Triangle
A. W. Mellon Educational Charitable Trust
Sarah Mellon Scaife
Richard King Mellon
William See
Un American Committee Targets Slav Congress and UE
The House Un American Activities Committee moved to seal its key witness as it probes Communist links in the American Slav Congress and the CSO United Electrical Workers Union. It cites evidence of Polish embassy involvement and plans to broaden inquiry toward the UK, with Judge Blair F Gunther aiding the probe and John Sherman named as a friendly witness.
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Washington
House Un-American Activities Committee
American Slav Congress
Cso-United Electrical Workers Union
Communist Party
Blair F. Gunther
The
Common Pleas Court of Pittsburgh
Gunther
Reds
John Sherman
Pittsburgh
Clark
Air Travel Returns to Grafton Area with Capitol Flight
Clarksburg resumes air service after improvements. More than 4,000 residents watched Mrs. Lews Johnson of Clarksboro christen a Capitol Airlines two engine 21 passenger plane named The Clarksburger. The airport upgrades allowed the restart after Capitol and Pennsylvania Central Airlines last served the city until June 1945.
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Clarksburg
Harrisop County
Lews
Johnson
Clarksboro
Secretary of Defense
Capitol Airlines
Esterday
Clarkburg
Capitol
Pennsylvania Central Airlines
Clarksburger
Veternans face slow payments on life insurance reinstatements
Hundreds of West Virginia veterans fall behind on National Service Life Insurance premiums after reinstatement due to missing due dates. H. G. Hooks of the Huntington VA Regional Office stated the monthly due date remains fixed from original policy issuance, no matter how often policies lapse and are reinstated.
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West Virginia
National Service
H. G. Hooks
Huntington
Manslaughter verdict brings 5 years in jail
In Morgantown David 5 Houston 4 was sentenced to one to five years after pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the fatal stabbing of Steve Lipovich. Judge Charles G. Baker ordered that time served since November 10 in Monongalia county jail be counted as part of the term.
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Morgantown
David
Houston
Steve Lipovich
Labraton
Charles G. Baker
Monongalia County
Delayed Debate On Labor Bill Starts Tuesday
Washington reports the long delayed House debate on a new labor law begins Tuesday with two main paths: Lesinski bill to repeal the Taft Hartley act and restore the Wagner act, and Wood bill to repeal the Taft Hartley act in form if not in substance. Senate action likely weeks away as both chambers must agree on a final bill. President Truman’s stance looms over the outcome.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Lesinski
Rep Lesinski
Michigan
Truman
Organized Labor
Wood
Rep Wood
Georgia
Mr. Truman
British envoy accuses Britain of serving American masters
Pravda quotes Archibald R. Johnston editor of Britanski Soyuznik saying Britain aims to enslave itself to the United States under the Atlantic Pact, calling the pact a war bloc and the Soviet Union a leader in the peace drive. Johnston, lodging in Russia, says he will stay to devote energy to worsening Britain Soviet ties.
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Moscow
Communist Party
Soviet Union
Pravda
Archibald R. Johnston
Britanski Soyuznik
Foreign Office
Russia
Johnston
Red Army Seeks Sea Route Toward Hangchow and Shanghai
Dispatches report Red Army forces driving toward Hangchow with the aim of trapping 300,000 Nationalist troops near Shanghai. Nanking reportedly captured with little resistance, while Shanghai residents await word. Communist detachments moved into Nanking and faced attacks on fuel dumps at the airport. foreign embassies and government buildings were occupied.
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Shangial
Hangchow
Shanghai
Nanking
Atic
RED Army
15 Year Old Son Takes Blame For Both Killings
Dover Delaware state police disclosed that 15 year old Robert Brennan signed a statement claiming he killed Kade Wooldridge and Hugo Schulz. Police previously said his mother Inez Brennan fired the fatal shot in the lonely hearts case. Brennan’s renewed statement followed reunification with his mother and two brothers after arrest.
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Dover
Del
Robert Brennan
Delaware
Frederick K. Lamb
Young
Brennan
Kade N. Wooldridge
Bedford
Inez Brennan
Hugo Schulz
Concord
N. H
Capt. Lamb
Raymond
George
Burnside proposes tax cut on baby supplies
Washington congressman Burnside introduces a bill to end the federal tax on baby supplies for caregivers with a doctor’s note and proof the infant is under three. He argues the 10 percent levy treats babies as a luxury and should be removed.
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Washington
Burnside
D-Wva
Furenee Burnside
Grafton Quo w Club Silver Anniversary
Grafton Quo w Club marks silver anniversary with celebrations and reflections on eight decades of service. Members, dignitaries, and community supporters gathered for milestone events, paying tribute to past leadership and future goals of the club.
Three Civil Cases Being Tried Today
The district court hears three civil cases today: Robert Rogers against Emory Ellers and others, James Police versus Hunter Simmons, Cyrus E Poling administrator versus John T Miller. No verdicts yet at Sentinel's press time. The Harry L Kerns versus Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co is scheduled for Tuesday.
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Robert Rogers
Emory Ellers
James Police
Hunter Simmons
Cyrus E. Poling
John T. Miller
the Sentinel
Harry L. Kerns
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co
Curry Not Yet Sentenced With Motion Pending
Walter L. Curry remains unsentenced as Judge Watkins has not ruled on defense counsel Samples' motion for a new trial after a felonious shooting conviction announced last week.
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Walter L. Curry
Watkins
Laws Grad Class of 1899 Set for WVU Commencement Week
The reunion of West Virginia University law graduates from 1899 will be a feature of the university’s commencement week program, May 27 through 30. Clarence E. Martin of Martinsburg and Edward G. Dolley of Morgantown lead arrangements for the 50th anniversary gathering, with a list of attendees including Judge Fred L. Fox and John L. Hatfield among others.
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Morgantown
West Virginia University
Clarence E. Martin
Martinsburg
American Bar Association
Edward G. Dolley
Law Group
Fred L. Fox
State Supreme Cow
John L. Hatfield
J. E. B. Sweeney
Mental health group seeks state charter charter for non profit group
A Kana wha county mental health organization plans a formal tonight meeting at St. John's Parish House. Peter Biterfield, chair of the constitution committee, said the group will seek a state charter as a nonprofit entity.
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Charleston
Kanawha County
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Peter Biterfield
Legislation Goes To Congress Fight Will Start
Congress receives a plan to enact Truman national health insurance covering about 120 million Americans at an estimated 6 billion dollars yearly. The omnibus bill aims to finance most via a 3 percent payroll tax and provide medical, hospital, dental, and other care with federal grants for education, hospitals, and public health. The measure, opposed as socialized medicine, faces weeks of hearings and likely action next year.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Truman
Japan
Patsapo
Msutony
Lewis Starts Bargaining Rampage Again
Washington reports John L. Lewis seeks new soft coal contract demands from the United Mine Workers policy committee meeting at 9:30 a.m. EST to frame a 1949 bargaining pattern. He aims for shorter work hours, better job security benefits, and a boost to welfare funding ahead of wage increases.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis
United Mine Workers
CIO
Philip’Murray
Pittsburgh
Murray
Thomas Knnedy
UMW
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