WV Steel output hits high in January
Digest reports that 8,838,000 tons of steel were produced in January marking the highest monthly total since October 1953, announced by the American Iron and Steel Institute. The release comes as the country braces for a cold wave affecting farming areas of the peninsula. Local briefs note accidents, arrests, and political moves across several cities including Xenia and Charleston.
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Ion
American
Irop and Steel Institute
Drive em away Used Cars Bargains in Today’s Ad
Local dealers advertise a large selection of used cars with low down payments and easy terms. Highlights include a 1952 Chevrolet 2 door, PowerGuide features, and a 1953 Ford V8 half ton pickup. One owner Kaiser wagon also listed. More details on page five.
Nationwide deep freeze cripples midwest and east
A sweeping cold wave blankets the nation from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico with subzero readings in Minnesota Wisconsin the Dakotas and Illinois. Snow and sleet slow traffic and trigger accidents as far south as Kentucky Indiana and Tennessee while gusty winds aboard the Pacific coast bring high winds and unseasonable warmth to some cities. Emergency measures include school and industry cutoffs in four Southwest states and warnings of crop damage along the Rio Grande Valley.
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Canada
Gulf of Mexico
Southland
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Dakotas
Pitsburgh
Rio Grande Valley
Chicago
Rockies
Great Plains
Midwest
Helmy Atlantic
Pennsylvania
Lexington
Uvipeh
Nashville
Tenn
Kansas
la Porte City
Iowa
Rock Island
Indiana
International Midway Airport
Poughkepsie
Maine
Pacific Coast
Los Angeles
City
How Are Things In Alaska Cold Weather Bulletin
Chicago readers learn from a Fairbanks Alaska forecast that mostly cloudy skies and warm conditions prevail. Low temperatures near ten below are noted as a mild contrast to Midwest cold. The Weather Bureau cites Alaska’s zero Fahrenheit benchmark as a relative warmth.
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Alaska
Cincago
Chicago Weather
Fairbanks
Fairbanks Daily News Miner
Sid
Weather Bureau
Midwest
Lloyds Refuse Life Insurance for Malenkov Question
The Vancouver Province asked Lloyds of London for a life insurance quote on Georgi Malenkov, former Soviet premier. Lloyds replied with a flat none, declining to provide coverage.
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Vancouver
B.C
Lloyds of London
Georgi Malenkov
Lloyds
Snow blankets Tri County as travel halted
Drivers warned to stay off roads unless travel is essential as Ninter snow blankets the Tri-County area. Auto, rail, and bus traffic parallels drawn to delays and ditch slides. State Police report no major wrecks. plows and crews fight drifting snow while a cold wave warning settles in. Continued on page four.
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Ninter
Tri-County
Bo Railroad
Greyhound
Grafton
State Road Commission
Rascer Murphy
West Main Street
Page
Pflimlin Faces 50 50 Chance To Form Cabinet
Paris reports Pierre Pflimlin steps to form a new French cabinet amid a crisis. Observers see a 50 50 chance, with talks held with ex premier Mendes France and business leader Pinay granting tentative blessing for Pflimlin plans to lead and unify policy on German rearmament and North Africa. A youthful political faction views him as the rising force in government.
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Paris
Pierré
Naif Hire
Pierre Mendes
Antoine Piany
Pflimlin
Pinay
Mendes- France
Sales Tax Hike Sways WV Senate Finance Plan
Charleston dispatch reports the West Virginia Senate proposes a 17 million dollar tax program to fix the state’s finances. The plan centers on raising the sales tax from two to three cents, with about 13 million to be gained from the rate increase. Senate leaders including Ralph Bean back the measure as Gov. Marland rejected the idea.
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Charleston
William C. Mar.lang
Senate
West Virginia
Senate Finance Committee
Ralph Bean
What’s Necessary Stymies Council on Sunday Work Policy
Warwick city council abandons efforts to define necessary work for Sunday, halting prohibition enforcement. Officials could not reach a clear standard for what counts as necessary labor, leaving the rule unenforced and unresolved.
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Warwick
Soviet High Court Purge Announced in Moscow
London AP reports Soviet Russia purged its Supreme Court and ousted six justices amid a power shift to the Kremlin. The court, final arbiter in treason and high-state crimes, was reorganized with replacements announced without reasons. Charleston UP notes State Adjutant General Fox to attend Army exercise at Camp Desert Rock next week with another National Guard officer.
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London
Russia
Supreme Court
Vel Shif
Kremlin
Moscow Radio
Sout Supreme Court
Fox
Nevada
Charleston
Adj
Charles R. Fox
National Guard
Camp Desert Rock, Ney
Nixon Addresses Mexican Chamber of Deputies
Vice President Richard Nixon told the Mexican Chamber of Deputies that the basic current of Americanism underlies U S and Mexican relations, eclipsing superficial differences. He spoke in Mexico City as the second stop on a 7,500 mile goodwill tour after arriving from Cuba and before a Guatemala leg.
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Mexico City
Richard M. Nixon
Oday
Mexco
United States
Nixon
Mercan Chamber of Deputies
Mexico
Cuba
Guatemala
Zhukov Seen As Restraint On War Drive In Moscow Shakeup
An administration briefing outlines Marshal Zhukov as a stabilizing force amid Moscow upheaval. Elevated to defense minister, he is viewed as professional and realistic, likely to temper hardline voices while confronting Western fears of a German rearmament push and Kremlin reshuffle after Malenkov’s downfall. Continued on page four.
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Waslington
Togskell Hood
Hegwylny
Ney Bank
Gregort’ Zhukov
Moscow
Red Army
Kay Zhukov
West
Europe
Kremlin
Georgi M. Malenkov
Single H Bomb Could Devastate Large U S Metro Areas
A U S atomic expert warns a single hydrogen bomb could kill or injure millions and devastate a region about the size of Maryland, potentially wiping out major cities from Indiana to New York and beyond. He cites new calculations suggesting larger blast areas than earlier estimates, with dire implications for Washington Baltimore Philadelphia New York Chicago Milwaukee Detroit and more.
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Lapa
Ama
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York
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Tie Care Janarrone
Colle Fornia Civil Defense Aiterities
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Wie Atomic Scientists
Mone Pnercy Commission
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New York
Poston
Chicago
Iilwaukee
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Cobentus
Pithebu
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Cleveland
Akron
Buffalo
Syracuse
Remedy Offered On Dishpan Hands in Memphis
MEMPHIS Tenn UP Dr John H Lamb of Oklahoma City says housewives can avoid dishpan hands by soaking hands 20 to 40 minutes daily in a solution made from six or six teaspoons of vinegar in one quart of water.
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Poymova
Alion
Nore Than
S.milsy
Jv Republi
Tom
Navy
Tachei
Rocky Island
Yikiangshan Island
John Clare
Verona
Ohio
Bigd
Vern Whiloes
Maricopa
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Jookoxet
Dennis R. Douglas
Richadas Va
Paul Smith
Cincinnati
John Fedor
Philadelphia
Amler
Memphis
Tenn
John H. Lamb
Oklahoma
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U. S
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Morgantown
Beta Gamma Sigma
National Commerce and Business Honorary Society
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Webster B. Crooks
Carey
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Tachen Islands
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