World War Youth Festival Criticized by U S Diplomat
A U S diplomat visiting Prague denounced US delegates at Budapest World Festival of Youth and Students. He cited attempts to turn the festival into another peace congress and claimed some leaders were acting as provocateurs, with protests against American leaders and demands to sign the Internationale. The diplomat declined to identify himself or the investigation's source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prague
Czechoslovakia
United States
Budapest
New York
Paris
Ers
Tragedy in Tunnel Kills 48 Koreans on Train
Report by L. L. Burpee says 48 Koreans died while trying to escape after three cars separated in a two mile tunnel 120 miles south of Seoul Thursday night. Many were trampled. number of injured unknown. Train crews cleared tunnel late yesterday. FRANKFURT: Gift parcel controls to curb Black Market likely next week. New rules target diversion to illegal groups. Red Cross and relief agencies named as not involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
L. Burpee
Korean Railway Communications Division
Frankfurt
Germany
U. S
Red Cross
Council of Relief Agencies
NLRB Grooming Clinic Sparks Discrimination Charge
Rep Hoffman denounces an NLRB bulletin to Washington staff about a grooming clinic for women employees as rank discrimination. He notes taxpayers fund the message and quips that congressmen and their aides do not receive similar services. He calls the offer insulting to the agency's female staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Hoffman
D-Mich
NLRB
Ma3
House
Cadet Stephenson Wins Big On ABC Break The Bank
West Point cadet Ralph Stephenson, son of Jena Louisiana, wins 4600 dollars on ABC Break The Bank and plans to marry June McFarland of Yonkers. He invites radio listeners to attend his Cadet Chapel graduation in 1950, prompting 645 acceptances by midnight and an estimated million more in a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
West Point
Ralph Stephenson
Jena
Americaa Broadcasting Company
June McFarland
Yonkers
N.Y
Cadet Chapel
ABC
Stephenson
Two Men Killed In Plane Crash Near Clarksburg
A two seater plane crashed nine miles south of Clarksburg killing two men. Doyle D. West of Buckhannon the owner and pilot and Frank Jarvis 34 of a Clarksburg suburb died. West died instantly Jarvis died en route to hospital after the crash where witnesses said the craft climbed then stalled and plunged to the ground.
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Clarksburg
Here
Harrison County
Petros Gaylord Lanham
Doyle D. West
Buckhannon
Frank Jarvis
Lanham
West
Jarvis
State releases funds for construction and repairs
Total of 376 461 40 dollars apportioned by the Board of Public Works for projects at seven institutions and the State Capitol. The conservation commission to receive 200 000 for Cabwaylingo State Forest improvements and a bridge on Middle Island Creek in Tyler county. Budget Director D L Gainer notes 173 816 released to Huntington and Weston State hospitals from a 1949 contingency fund.
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Charleston
Board of Public Works
State Capitol
State Conservation Commission
Cabwaylingo State Forest
Wayne County
Middle Island Creek
Tyler County
D. L. Gainer
Huntington
Weston State Hospitals
Weston State Hospital
West Virginia University
West Virginia Penitentiary
Lakin State Hospital
Welch Emergency Hospital
Salem
Huntington State Hospital
Lilly Family Meet Today For Reunion
Beckley August 20 Members of the Lilly family from 30 states gather for the 15th annual reunion at Flat Top. Lilly Reunion Association secretary Mrs W T Lilly says mail volume indicates kin from at least 30 states attend through tomorrow with singing solos speeches and an address by Mayor Joseph W Lawson of Princeton. Governor Okey L Patteson Senator Garrett L Withers Senator Herry Cain and Coach Dudley De Groot of West Virginia University are listed among guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Okey L. Patteson
Garrett L. Withers
Q-Ky
Herry
Cain
Washington
Dudley de Groot
West Virginia University
Bronx housewife loses cash on subway ride
New York reports a Bronx housewife Mary Langening 52 says she withdrew 12500 from a bank to buy a new house and car. She carried the life savings in a paper bag on a subway train and cannot recall when the bar vanished, as she read a comic book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mary Langening
Bronx
Freezers Showed in Senate Probe of 5 Percent Center Deals
A Senate inquiry reveals Maj. Gen. Harry Vaughan received two types of home freezers from Werley Perfume of Chicago. Four were sent to Vaughan, one to Mrs. Truman, one to James Vardaman Jr, another to Matthew Connelly, with one kept. A second trio from the same firm went to Chief Justice Vinson and Treasury Secretary Snyder, with one kept.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Vaughan
Washington
Senate
Werley Perfume Company
Chicago
Mrs. Truman
Independence
James Vardaman
Truman
Federal Reserve Board
Matthew J. Connelly
Fred M. Vinson
Treasury
John Snyder
International
Passenger Trains Crash Head-On At Railroad Siding
Two diesel powered Boston and Maine passenger trains collided head on at a siding in Canaan injuring 44 people, none seriously. County solicitor Robert A. Jones blamed a trainman error for routing the Montreal bound Ambassador into the south bound, with baggage man James J. Seymour identified as at fault. The southbound train stood on the siding and a milk car was reduced to kindling. PASSENGER page 4.
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James J. Seymour
Hillsboro
N. H
Jones
Dewey Rejects State Guard Over Bell Strike
Governor Thomas E. Dewey refused to employ state police or militia to manage Bell Aircraft Corp. strike unrest. Company President Lawrence Bell and Sheriff Henry Becker sought state aid after a march by workers. Union leader Edward F. Gray urged state investigation. Bell alleged beatings of workers returning to work.
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Buffalo
Thomas E. Dewey
Bell Aircraft Corp
Bell
Lawrence D. Bell
Henry E. Becker
Niagara County
Dewey
Albany
Becker
Edward F. Gray
UAW
Isbor
Fight To Save The Arms Bill Starts In Senate Clash
Washington August 20 The administration opened a hard fight in the Senate to salvage its 1.45 billion foreign arms program. Connally urged restoration of 1.161 billion for military supplies to NATO signers while critics like Vandenberg and Dulles pressed for about 1 billion. Some senators backed a further cut, others urged compromise linking the program to a mutual defense plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senator Connally
Dex
Senate
Connally
House
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
S Vandenberg
Dulles
Tydings
Dmd
Armed Services Group
Byrd
D-Va
Russell
D-Ga
Carney
R+SD
H. Alexander Smith
Fred J. Taylor Arrested On Reckless Driving Charge
Trooper Duckworth arrested Fred J. Taylor a 21 year old from Grafton last night on a reckless driving charge. Taylor's car reportedly collided with another vehicle in Wendel injuring Clyde Saucer who suffered a broken right leg.
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Duckworth
Fred J. Taylor
Grafton
Taylor
Wendel
Clyde Saucer
Barbour County Team Wins WV Vegetable Contest Honors
Jackson's Mill August 20 Barbour county team tops vegetable judging contest with 3684 points out of 4200. Daniel Clayton of Kasson wins individual prize with 2251 points of 1400 possible.
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Jackson's Mill
Barbour County
West Virginia
Daniel Clayton
Kasson
Vaughan Accused Of Ordering Grain Rationing Actions
Senate sources report Maj. Gen. Harry H Vaughan, President Truman’s Army aide, allegedly harshly pressed an Agriculture Department official over a grain rationing order after liquor makers protested. Vaughan reportedly sought to aid a New Jersey molasses firm in a 1946 case and intervened in another department matter. Senator Mundt said he has heard reports and may seek a formal investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harry H.vaughan
Agriculture Department
Senate
Vaughan
Truman
New Jersey
Mundt
R-Sd
Spe
Hello San Francisco Big Car Crash Smiles Then Flees
A well dressed woman in a flashy car backed into a service station causing a pop stand oil display tire rack and gas pumps to topple and roll. Witness William Wardley recalls she smiled and said hello as she drove off.
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San Francisco
William Wardley
Ehellot
Sapp Earns Naval Honors With Rendova Pennants
Eugene J. Sapp, a seaman in the USN, is aboard the escort aircraft carrier Rendova, which has been awarded the Battle Efficiency Pennant and the E for general excellence for the fiscal year 1948 49. Rendova operates out of San Diego with crew including Mr and Mrs Eddie Sapp of Sineville Avatuon Graton West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene J. Sapp
USN
Eddie Sapp
Sineville
Avatuon
Graton
W. Va
Rendova
San Diego
Calif
Clay Men At Liberty Under $1,000 Bond
Charles Summers 22 and his brother Ronnie Summers remain free on $1,000 bonds each as grand jury probes involuntary manslaughter in the death of 36 year old William Ferrebee. State Trooper R L Bonar testified they got into a fight at the Ferrebee home during a card game Sunday night. Ferrebee was found dead in his front yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clay
Charles Summers
Ronnie
Liberty
William "H. Ferrebee
R. L. Bonar
Ferrebee
Arrest Of Alleged Ringleader Exposes Drug Ring Tied To Peruvian Unrest
New York reports a vast illicit drug ring generating about 500000 dollars monthly, linked to arming insurgents in Peru. Eduardo Balarezo, 48, a naturalized U S citizen of Peruvian descent, was arrested aboard the liner La Guardia. U S and Peruvian authorities, with UN aid, led a two year crackdown drawing in 80 Peruvians and 50 to 60 suspects in the U S.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Peru
United Nations Action
U.S
U.N
Eduardo Balarezo
Great North River
Long Island
U. S
Ring
U. 8
Joseph P. Martin
Italy
Charles
Lucky) Luciano
Balarezo
Uner
United States
Edward McDonald
Alfonso “Mier
Veran
Peruvian ‘Department
Aprista
Victor Haya de
Clarksburg Woman Shot To Death In Business District
In CLARKSBURG August 20 a 24 year old woman was killed by three 82 caliber bullets one block from the business district. Barbour county man Joe King 25 of Galloway is held after admitting the shooting. State Trooper Swiger said witnesses saw King drag the woman from a house and fire. Sarah Long of Norwood is identified as the victim.
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Clarksburg
Barbour County
Paul B. Swiger
Sarah Long
Norwood
Joe King
Galloway
Barbow County
Swiger
King
Scholarships Awarded to West Virginia Players in North South Game
Charleston August 20 Four year scholarships to West Virginia University were awarded to two all state football players from the North South game Fred Krivosky Clarksburg Roosevelt Wilson and Randy Broyles Beckley Woodrow Wilson each receiving 2000. The awards are named for Ned Smith and Ira Rodgers. Music scholarships of 200 each went to North South majors.
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Charleston
West Virginia University
Ira
Rat) Rodgers
West Viema University
Flower Show Committees Named for Taylor County Fair
Mrs Victor Willhide chairs the Taylor County Garden Club flower show committees for the county fair September 1 to 3. Earl Carrothers leads Entry with several club members. Staging is led by Mrs Arthur Wilson alongside Mildred Keefer and Elizabeth Cather. Properties by Lloyd and Sayres with others. Judging and hospitality under See COMMITTEE page.
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Victor Willhide
Taylor County Garden Club
Cos
Willhide
Earl Carrothers
Harold Waller
Barbara Cather
W. P. Watkins
Arthur Wilson
Mildred Keefer
Elizabeth Cather
D. E
Federal Agencies Reorganized Today
Washington reports seven federal agencies were shifted or streamlined today as part of the Hoover committee driven reorganization plan. Congress and President Truman expect no further major changes until 1950, with six plans and five laws enacted to advance the commission’s recommendations.
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Washington
Aus
Congress
Iru
Man
Herbert Hoover
Robert L. L. McCormick
Citizen's Committee For Reorganization
Hoover Commission
Porter
Virginia Cook Held for Question in Killing Case
Roy L. Shirkey, 36, a Harrisonburg cook, was held for investigation in the death of Emma Kefales a Baltimore spiritualist found strangled in her berry tinted apartment. Police said postal stamps and cash over $2,000 suggested no robbery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Harrisonburg
Emma Kefales
Roy L. Shirkey
Kefalos
Shirkey
Man's Dream Of Flying By Rotation Found By Police In Tobacco Barn
Maryland police discovered two old machines in a tobacco barn that may be prototypes of flying saucers. Inventor Jonathan E. Caldwell disappeared years ago, but the devices attracted Air Force interest as possible early models. The unusual contraptions feature a rotating disc and propeller blades, sparking talk of a real flying apparatus in a Maryland barn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Maryland
Air Force
Jonathan E. Caldwell
Claudius Belk
Office of Special Investigation
The
Washington
United States
National Guard Camp Opens In Pennsylvania
The Maryland Virginia National Guard began arriving at Indiantown Gap to form the 29th Blue and Gray division. About 6500 troops from 92 outfits will undertake two weeks of field maneuvers. Maj. Gen. William H. Sands of Norfolk leads the division. units have held separate encampments since the war, this marks their first division wide field training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiantown Gap
Maryland-Virginia National Guard
Maryland
Virginia
Puller
William H. Sands
Norfolk
Polio Less Likely to Reach Epidemic in West Virginia
CHARLESTON August 20 health director N H Dyer stated polio probably will not become an epidemic in West Virginia this year. Among 168 cases this year, distribution is wide with Kanawha leading at 23, Fayette 16, Raleigh 14, Logan 11. Rural areas less affected and most cases in industrial regions. Four infantile paralysis fatalities reported in 1949. one death in 1948.
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Charleston
West Virginia
N. H. Dyer
Kanawhe
Fayette
Raleigh
Logan
Dyer
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Lilly
Eugene Sapp
Naval
Clay Men
U. S. Refuge
Tadeusz J. Rakowski
Poland
Montreal
Can
Pagt
Ederal
Virginia Cook
Pennsylvania
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