Pittsburgh and national briefs mix of crime politics and travel
National and local items fill a digest with Attorney General Barnes criticizing loyalty screening, McCarthy urging tough programs, a Martinsburg beard ban at a 175th anniversary, a deadly self-harm report, a Briton finds a poisonous adder in his helmet, a Charleston board weighs extension courses for ministers, a West Virginia grocer released after autopsy confirms natural death, and Berlin crossings described as dark ages by a Weirton news director while the UN seeks swift action on a dispute.
West Virginian Among 5 Reds Convicted Parade Heralds Vast Back-To-School Throngs
West Virginian among five Reds convicted as city-wide back-to-school promotion draws thousands to Grafton. Parade at 9 45 a m features Grafton High School band horses and carriages. Taylor Barbour and Preston county families flood Main Street shops, with free theater show and $500 in gifts across participating stores.
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West
Grafton
Taylor
Barbour
Preston
Main Street
Barrett Street
Bridge Street Bridge
Conspiracy Of Treason Verdict In Pittsburgh Case
A federal jury in Pittsburgh convicted five Western Pennsylvania communists of conspiring to advocate the overthrow of the U S government under the Smith Act. The defendants include Walter Nelson, treasurer William Albertson, and secretary James H. The trial stretched across days with long deliberations and security overseen by U S marshals.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Anna
Steve Nelson
Serite
U. S
Hyman’ Inger
Western Pennsylvania
William Albertson
James H
Melvin Loveless Sentenced to Die in Sept. 4 Slaying
Melvin Loveless, condemned for the murder of Sarah Reed Logan, was moved from the Logan County jail to the state penitentiary on Wednesday, with the date of execution set for September 4.
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Mounds Ise
Melvin Loveless
Sarah Reed ‘Logan
State
Logan County
Continued fair weather forecast for Tri-County area
Continuing fair weather is in sight for the Tri-County area with highs not exceeding 85. Nights will be crisp and cool in the low 40s. Yesterday’s high reached 80 and low 42. by noon today it was 74. Tomorrow promises sunny and fair conditions.
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Tri-County
Fair Opens With 15000 Expected For Five Day Event
Crowds are forecast to surpass 16000 as the Taylor County Fair begins next Tuesday at the West Virginia Industrial School farm on U S Route 0 west of Pountytown. Exhibits open 9 am to 9 pm with judging Tuesday morning and coronation ceremonies at 7 30 pm. Horse racing, acts and parades fill the schedule through Saturday with a grand livestock parade on opening night. Meanwhile Cumberland Conductor Robert Geisman collapsed at the 8 0 railroad station platform and was taken to Grafton City Hospital for evaluation.
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Taylor County
West Virginia Industrial School
U. S
Pountytown
Grafton
High School Bend
Sling
Byrant
Aces
Aternoon
Uclock
Cumberland
Robert Geisman
Baltimore
Taylor Escapes Polio As Season Nears An End
Taylor county health officials report no polio cases to date as the public health service notes a national decline. Weekly totals show 1 997 new poliomyelitis cases last week, with 1953 expected to be lighter. the year’s total reaches 19 728, while 1952 had 16 329. Only Illinois Minnesota and California show recent increases.
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Taylor County
Taylor County Health Department
Health Department
Public Health Service
The
Health Service
Illinois
Minnesota
California
Fifty Thousand Telephone Workers Strike In Six States
More than 50,000 employees of the six state Southwestern Bell Telephone system walked out early today after fruitless all night talks by CIO Communications Workers of America and utility reps to seek a new contract. A union spokesman expressed regret the sessions failed to reach agreement. a company spokesman said raises offered would cost about 7,000 dollars yearly and that management did its best to avert the strike.
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Southwestern Bell Telephone System
Indiana
CIO Communications Workers of America
Southwestern Bell
City Asks PSC for Water Line Permit in Grafton
The City of Grafton seeks a Public Service Commission exception to Rule 22 to allow the city to cover more than 60 feet of water pipe for a new main. A six inch line will connect to the current main on Yates Avenue, running along the river road to a new valley factory. Estimated installation cost is 6400 dollars with pipe cost around 3500 dollars. The city will cover about half the costs with Industries for Grafton, Inc. contributing the remainder. Dorothy R. Beavers, acting city manager, says PSC informal approval is likely to proceed. W. M. Murray of the Taylor County Board of Trade urged speeding the project so the factory can finish by an October deadline.
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City of
Grafton
We Public Service Commission
Taeity
Dorothy R. Beavers
Yates Avenue
W. M. Murray
Taylor County Board of Trade
Grafton, Inc
Beavers
Dionne Sisters To Part For First Time Since Birth
Marie Dionne will enter the Sisters of the Holy Sacrament at Quebec City this fall, becoming a nun. Yvonne will study art in Montreal. Cecile Annette and Emilie return to Nicolet for studies in languages, music, art, and home economics. The quintuplets, born May 28, 1934, began life under close supervision after Dr. Dafoe delivered them in Callander, Ontario.
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North Bay
Ont
Marie Dionne
Marie
Order of the Sisters of the Holy Sacrament
Quebec City
Yvonne
Notre Dame Congregation
Montreal
Cecile
Annette
Emilie
Institut Familal
Nicolet
Que
Allan Roy Dafoe
Callander
Marle
Oliva Dionne
Water shortage eased by heavy rainfall in Texas town
Drought hit residents for two years with water trucked in until eight inches of rain Tuesday night overflowed the municipal reservoir and ruptured the outlet pipe, temporarily relieving the water crisis for about 1,000 residents.
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Robert Lee
Tex Ws
Eisenhower Reviews Soviet H-Bomb Report in Denver
President Eisenhower studied highly secret Atomic Energy Commission reports on the Soviet hydrogen bomb test. He returned to Lowry Air Force Base and planned a possible trip to Fraser, Colorado, after briefing with L. Lewis Strauss and C. D. Jackson in New York.
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Denver
Eisenhower
Atomic Energy Commission
Russia
Atomic Energy
Lewis L. Strauss
Moscow
Strauss
Soviet Union
Kie
Leithtgrem
Lowry Air Force Base
New Yok
White House
Valistre
Aksen Nielsen
Fraser, Colo
Fraser
C. D. Jackson
Crippling French Strikes Spread Across Industries
Paris battles escalating strikes as Communist and non Communist unions hold mass walkouts. Renault auto workers outside Paris and at Le Mans Chosey le Rot Clermont Ferran halt production, with 40 000 Renault staff returning from vacations influencing broader labor actions. Socialistic and Catholic federations join in the concerted action.
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Paris
Renault Auto
Renault
France
General Confederation of Labor
CGT
le Mans
Choisy-Le-Rot
Clermont Ferran
Prisoner Switch Half Way Over Reported
In Panmunjom Korea the Communists freed 450 Allied prisoners as Part of Operation Big Switch near the halfway point. A Communist Red Cross official was accused of insult and attack in South Korea while 69 Americans received honors including Koshi Miyamura of Gallup New Mexico who killed and fought before capture. The armistice delegation held a meeting and renewed charges that UN forces restricted Communist Red Cross movements amid limited disclosed details.
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Panmunjom
Korea
Red Cross
South Korea
Koshi Miyamura
Gallup
N. M
Military Armistice Commission
United Nations Comands
Shah Set to Return from Short Exile to Tehran
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi plans to fly from Baghdad to Tehran after a four day exile. He urged Iranians to obey the new government and resume duties as Queen Soraya remains abroad due to illness from coup news. The nation awaits his return after the coup toppled Premier Mossadegh.
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Rome
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi
Tehran
Baghdad
Iraq
Soraya
Europe
Iran
Mohammed Mossadegh
Witness Describes Kangaroo Trial In Inchon Korea
POW from Detroit testifies that Communist guards forced him to attend a kangaroo court for a West Virginian friend of Cpl. John M. Schemer. The jailed man received six months with no defense, while Schemer noted harsher sentences for others and alleged false charges after a truces announcement.
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West
Inchon
Korea
Detroit
Cpl
John M. Schemer
West Virginia
Reds
Schemer
Soviet Seeks Split Of Western Bloc In Far East Meet
UNITED NATIONS N Y 12 Russia tried to split the Western bloc over the forthcoming Far Eastern political conference. The United Nations political committee prepared to debate arrangements as diplomats from the United States and Russia lobbied for votes. Latin American nations weighed positions while Slovak and Turkey listed speakers.
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Far East
United Nations
N.Y
Russia
United
Seiteslovakkiy
Turkey
Uited
Pendiig
Sultan Ousted by France Exiled to Corsica
In Rabat, Sidi Mohammed Ben Yousseff, Morocco's nationalist anti French sultan, was dethroned and flown with his two sons to exile in Corsica. French leaders yielded to pro French tribal factions as civil war loomed. The sultan and heirs departed by a French Air Force plane shortly after the order.
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Rabat
Morocco
Sidi Mohammed Ben Yousseff
France
Corsica
Napoleon Bonaparte
Franca
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Cozy Rest
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