Senator Mundt Attacks Letter as Bribery Invitation
Senator Mundt charged that a War Assets Administration letter to James V. Hunt in August 1947 was a blatant invitation for bribery or connivance. The inquiry centers on Clarence H. Oehler, who sent letters mentioning White House and Maj. Gen. Harry H. Vaughan initials HLH V, tied to Hunt and the five percenters contract scheme. The committee also planned to reveal evidence affecting Maj. Gen. Alden H. Waitt’s Army chemical corps leadership suspension.
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Washington
Senator Mundt
R-Sd
War Assets Administration
James V. Hunt
Mundt
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Clarence H. Oehler
Hunt
Oehler
White House
H.H. V
H.S.T
Eat
Beauise
Coal Toon Atarey
Francis D. Flanagan
WAA
American Industrial Development Corporation of St.Louis
Flanagan
Army
Chemical Corps
Alden H. Waitt
Firefighters Tame 65 Massachusetts Woodlands Blaze
In Massachusetts a half dozen woodland fires were contained with firemen controlling the worst blaze. State Forestry Director Raymond J. Kenney warned drought conditions remain critical in parts of the state. The largest fire scorched about 1,600 acres of brush near Camp Edwards in Falmouth Cape Cod. Some 7,000 servicemen and National Guardsmen aided in battling the heat.
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Butling
Massachusetts
Raymond J. Kenney
Camp Edwards
Falmouth
Cape Cod
MacArthur Ignores Demands in Tokyo August 11
General Douglas MacArthur refused to comment after a group of ten U.S. senators pressed him to testify in Washington on the aid bill. He last visited the United States in 1937 for his marriage and has since declined invitations to return. Sources say he will stay in Japan awaiting a direct order from President Truman or his commanders, intending to remain until the occupation mission concludes with a peace treaty.
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Japan
Seri
Douglas MacArthur
Odey
Hauests
U.S
Washington
States
Truman
Battle continues as 1000 fight Salmon River fire in Idaho
In Idaho a forest blaze on the Salmon River has scorched over 5000 acres. About 1000 weary men work through 35 mph winds to corral the fire. Bayette for est supervisor John T. Mathews said control could come if the wind eased.
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Idaho
Salmon River
John T. Mathews
Bayette
House Plans for One Month Vacation Barring Bills
House members began planning a month long break possibly starting at the end of next week. If several major bills on the docket are disposed of by August 19, the House can adjourn and let the Senate carry the burden alone.
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Washington
House
Senate
Spaak Elected First President of European Assembly
In Strabourg France Paul-Henri Spaak Belgian socialist leader was unanimously chosen today as the first president of the European Consultative Assembly.
Probe into Ambush Slaying of Buckhannon Farmer
A coroner's jury continued its investigation into the shooting of Harry Riggs, 55, a Tallmansville farmer. Riggs was found with a .22 caliber wound to the chest in a cornfield on his farm yesterday after an apparent ambush. Magistrate J L Jennings earlier led an inquest and a preliminary verdict of murder was returned.
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Harry Riggs
Tallmansville
Riggs
J. L. Jennings
Still Hunt Berry Picker in Mountain
A volunteer crew of about six hundred searched a ten square mile wooded Canaan Mountain area for Arthur Ours a 67 year old retired Western Maryland railroad worker who disappeared while picking berries last Saturday. He was last seen that evening on the mountain. Police conservation workers and others conducted the extensive search in seven groups near the Davis home. The region is the same hillside where Charles Hibbs of Uniontown Pa. froze to death last January.
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Parsons
Canaan Mountain
Arthur Ours
Western Maryland Railroad
Davis
Fairies County
Charles Hibbs
Uniontown
Polio cases rise to over 11000 for year and 3000 this month
An Associated Press survey through August 9 shows the nation's polio tally for 1949 surpassing 11,000 with more than 3,000 new cases in the month. Health officials note increased reporting, earlier season, and a broader case recognition that tempers the apparent severity.
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Washington
Associated Press
United States
Anov
Arkansas
California
Missouri
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Oklahoma
Talks Today Way Against Spending Policies In Coal Talks
Northern and western coal operators meet in White Sulphur Springs with John L. Lewis to renew contract talks amid rumors of a walkout and a shift from a three to a four or five day work week. Both sides declined comment. The report notes 300,000,900 tons in question and cites Taft Hartley cooling off rules. See COAL page 6. Herbert Hoover warns Congress on spending at Stanford urging restraint and warning against collectivism. He speaks to about 10,000 at the Laurence Frost Memorial Bowl near the Hoover Institute. See HERBERT page 8.
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Hoover
Lewis
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Mississippi
UMW
Palo Alto
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Herbert Hoover
United States
Laurence Frost
Stanford University
Hoover Institute
Herbert Page
Truman: Friends Cheer To Learn Taft Won't Fight
Supporters cheer as word spreads that Taft will not oppose the $1.45 million arms aid plan. GOP leaders show mixed stance while Joint Chiefs Bradley Denfeld and Vandenberg back the program in closed briefings to Senate and House committees. Testimony set for today as Congress weighs the president's proposals.
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Truman
Ator R-Ohio
Hin
GOP
Taft
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Omar N. Bradley
Army
Louis E. Denfeld
Navy
Hoyt Vandenberg
Air Force
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Senate
Industrial board creation called industrial revolution says Inland Steel head
Clarence E. Ransdall, president of Inland Steel, labeled President Truman's Steel Fact-Finding board a industrial revolution and warned it would enable permanent government wage fixing. He spoke from Chicago as industry spokesmen began presenting their case before the board.
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New York
Clarence E. Ransdall
Inland Steel Company
Truman
Steel
Randall
Chicago
Taylor County Farm Bureau Represented At State Meet
A number of Taylor county persons attend the State Farm Bureau meeting at Jackson's Mill. Milton Matthew serves as Taylor County Farm Bureau delegate with L Glenn Zinn and on-the-farm veterans training class members also present. Allan B Kline of the American Farm Bureau Federation will speak tonight on federal legislation affecting farm production and marketing.
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Taylor County
State Farm Bureau
Jackson's Mill
Milton Matthew
Taylor County Farm Bureau
L. Glenn Zinn
Allan B. Kline
American Farm Bureau Federation
Kline
Senator Taft accuses Dems of bypassing in inquiry plan
Senator Taft accuses Democrats of trying to bypass him in a planned labor management relations investigate group. He says Democratic members of the labor committee aim to exclude Taft Hartley act supporters from the new inquiry.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
Labor Committee
River Pollution Study Planned in West Virginia Basins
The State Water Commission will sample streams in the Ohio and Monongahela basins to assess pollution levels. Engineer Kenneth S. Watson described 316 samples for Monongahela and 1,251 for Ohio, with follow-up surveys slated for next month in the eastern panhandle and Kanawha basin.
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State Water Commission
West Virginia
Ohio
Monongahela River
Kenneth S. Watson
Commission
Watson
Panhandle
Kanawha Basin
Monongahela Basin
Richwood
Marlin
Ton
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Moorefield
Petersburg
Elkins
Peterstown
Princeton
Ohio Basin
Kanawha
Advertisers Listed for Friday's Sentinel Paper
Tomorrow's Sentinel will publish advertisements for Laney's Appliance Malone's Drug Store Grafton Jewelry Co Loar's Jewelry Csplan's Jewelers Moose Dance Cheat Lake Supper Club Dixie Theatre Manos Theatre Twilight Drive-In Grafton Drive-In Parrish Agency Grafton Finance Co Welfare Finance Co Russell's Radio Service and others.
Plans For Securing Mahaffey Land As Garbage Site Dropped
In Taylor County the Board of Trade directors endorsed the crematory site committee recommendations and dropped plans to secure a site on Coffman road. The issue remains a hot topic for city and county residents as they seek a permanent, acceptable location.
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Trade Board
Grafton
Taylor County Board of Trade
Coffman Road
Grafton Board of Trade seeks crematory site solution
Rutledge high school notices rising odor from the crematory and health concerns. Paul B. Malone, president, says a committee will search near the city for a dump site that a bulldozer can cover. Citizens are urged to suggest locations and funding will be raised for equipment, with council support and public discussion before any selection.
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Board of Trade
Paul B. Malone
New York City
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Hattey
Annual Farmers Picnic Sunday At Camp Towles
At Camp Towles next Sunday August 14 the Taylor County Farm Bureau picnic expects at least 250 attendees. Kiwanis Rotary and Lions clubs families share basket dinners while 4 H Leaders Association members are invited. Contests pitting farm and business families include horseshoes volley ball and softball with a Lions dedication to highlight the day.
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Taylor County Farm Bureau
Camp Towles
Kiwanis
Rotary
Lions Clubs
Ralph Fike
4-H Leaders Association
Lions
Detroit Ford workers vote to strike over benefits and pay
Michigan voters in a state supervised tally backed the United Auto Workers strike authority by seven to one. Sixty thousand eight hundred fifty five yes and seven hundred ten no reflected turnout of about 75,000 of 80,000 eligible. The board invalidated two hundred nineteen ballots and 403 were challenged.
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Ford
Michigan
CIQ
United Auto Workers
State Labor Mediation Board
Ezzard Charles Defeats Lesnevich at Yankee Stadium
In a sweltering Yankee Stadium crowd of 16 630 fans, heavyweight champion Ezzard Charles defeated Gus Lesnevich by surrender after seven rounds. Charles, a Cincinnati Negro, holds dominance in the circuits under the NBA but lacks New York State recognition as world champion. Eddie Eagan, chairman of the State Athletics Commission, now faces the next move.
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Cincinnati
New York State
N.B.A
Gus Lesnevich
Yankee Stadium
Eddie Eagan
State Athletics Commission
Bill to Raise Minimum Wage To 75 Cents An Hour
House actions near final approval on a bill to raise the federal minimum wage from 40 to 75 cents per hour. The measure, written by Republicans and southern Democrats, would not include automatic cost of living adjustments and could affect about one million workers. Votes Thursday moved the bill to tentative approval and one more roll call before final passage. The Lucas proposal drew 143 Republicans and 82 Democrats in favor versus 168 Democrats and 12 Republicans against, with one Independent.
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House
Lucas
D-Tex
Rep
Marcantonio
New York
Convention scene and a violent river incident in Memphis
Wyckoff attends the West Virginia Bar Association convention where Hugh McPheu plans to join sessions and Admiral Blandy will address Is the Atomic Bomb Overrated. In Memphis a young mother Lillian Curry and harbor tenter Omer Gibson were shot during a fight over Curry children, both critically wounded after a pistol and shotgun exchange.
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Rane
Loashey Pepe
Hugh “Ry Y McPheu
Adm
W. H. C. Blandy
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Curry
Omer Gibaon
Sahat
George Becker
Gibson
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