Parachutist Niles Drops 150 Feet at Death Bridge
Robert J. Niles, 23, war veteran and Pasadena resident, dangled amid winds from the famous death by own action bridge after his parachute failed to open. He previously survived leaps from the Golden Gate and George Washington bridges, but grip loss led to the fall.
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Robert J. Niles
Pasadena
Cal
Oakland
Golden Gate Bridge
San Francisco
George Washington Bridge
New York
Truman assails GOP socialism charge at Democratic dinner
President Truman denounces Republican claims of socialism as an insult to voters while urging full disclosure of domestic programs on health education social security and economic stability. He rebuts Taft and GOP critics linking his plan to socialism and warns against cutting national strength for budget tricks. Southern Democrats voice civil rights and spending concerns as he defends costly but necessary reforms.
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Truman
Taft
Ohio
ADA
Americans For Devoccratic Action
Cio-Pac
Political Action Committee
Great Britain
Virginia
Byrd
Robertson
Eastland
Stennississippi
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Fake Klan Boss In Jail Again
William Dudley Pelley, former Silver Shirt leader, is jailed again in Noblesville Indiana on a fugitive warrant from North Carolina. Governor Schricker ordered extradition after a habeas corpus petition. bond not yet set due to Judge White’s illness. Pelley previously served federal and state sentences and claims concurrent NC term.
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Terre Haute
Indy
Silver Shirt
William Dudley Pelley
Indiaa
Ols
North Carolina
Pelley
T. Emmet McKenzie
John Trieweller
International Soundphoto
Noblesville
Ind
Tom R. White
Henry F. Schricker
Indiana
Asheville
N.C
Indianapolis
Naval Academy Appointees From W Va Named
William R. Hassall and Richard E. Parks, both of Weirton, Virginia listed as primary appointees to the U S Naval Academy. The congressman also nominated three alternates to each primary appointment.
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William R. Hassall
Richard E. Parks
Weirton
W. Va
U. S. Naval Academy
Taylor County Fair names L. Sayres 1950 president
Lloyd Sayres was named president of the 1950 Taylor County Fair association and the fair dates were set for August 29 through September 2. The meeting in the county agents office was chaired by Truman MerVicker with Audrey Cooper Ellen Jane Wiseman Hugh McDaniel and H. K. Debendorfer elected to key posts. Auditors Paul Murphy and E. C. McDaniel were appointed to review the 1949 fair books and committees for field crops livestock and other departments were named.
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Lloyd Sayres
Taylor County Fair Association
Fair Association
Truman MerVicker
Audrey Cooper
Ellen Jane Wiseman
Hugh McDaniel
H. K. Debendorfer
Paul Murphy
E. C. McDaniel
Truman defies red lights with escort in parade drive
President Truman whizzed through 20 red signals on a four mile run to a Democratic dinner, with police and secret service escort. officials waived traffic rules under presidential prerogatives, despite his previous remark that he never goes through red lights.
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Washington
Truman
Secret
Republicans In Grafton Say Red Herring
Local readers quote responses to President Truman and Lincoln dinner addresses. McPhail and Francis L Warder, attorneys, call out socialism concerns while defending Truman’s aims to preserve welfare and world peace. Voters express skepticism and pledge to vote their conscience.
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Grafton
Francis L. Warder
Inquiry on Civilian Atomic Defense Opens Today
Washington reports the Senate House Atomic Energy Committee opens an inquiry into the state of the nation’s civilian defenses against atomic attack. The AEC will present views behind closed doors with defense officials and the National Security Resources Board. The panel seeks answers on informing the public without revealing secrets, dispersion of industry, economy impacts, and whether a new federal agency is needed. Strong emphasis on Russia’s A-bomb progress and hydrogen bomb plans frame the questioning.
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Senate-House Atomic Energy Committee
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Atomic Energy Commission
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National Security Resources Board
Russia
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AEC
Atomic Committee
Rail Strike Set For February 27 Is Not Definite
Cleveland report says the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and Order of Railway Conductors fixed February 27 at 6 am EST for a nationwide strike. Under the Railway Labor Act, a walkout would be delayed at least two months after the date. About 250,000 railroad workers are affected. The date followed a deadlock over a 40 hour week and contract gains for 45,000 yardmen and dining car staff. The act triggers mediation and potential presidential action.
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Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and Order of
National (Railway) Mediation Board
Truman
Missing airmen search shifts to western coast
McChord Air Force Base reports two parachutes and tracks in snow as missing airmen from a B 36 crash off the Northern British Columbia coast are searched on Princess Royal Island. Eleven men have been brought in, a twelfth was to be flown out, and ground parties hear possible gunfire while a Coast Guard spokesman notes the terrain remains unsearched.
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Tacoma
Wash
Princess Royal Island
British Columbia
Coast Guard
Ketchikan
Alaska
Teenage Wrestling Fan Defeats Thug in Street Encounter
Cleveland police report 17 year old Marion Vilt used wrestling moves learned from TV to subdue a street assailant. She bent his finger back, punched him twice, and he fled. Her brother Don Vilt, a Bowling Green football player, helped teach her tricks.
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Cleveland
Marion Vilt
Don
Bowling Green University
Demands for Peace Rise in Washington Amid Cold War Talks
Washington reports surge of calls for peace amid the cold war. President Truman hints at a possible peace mission to Moscow. Senator Tydings urges a world disarmament conference and a strengthened United Nations with international policing. Kefauver backs an Atlantic union to unite non Communist nations and counter Russia.
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Truman
Washington
Moscow
Sydings
D-Md
Senate Armed Services Committee
Acheson
Tydings
Senate
Alexander Klein
New York City
United Nations
Klein
Kefauver
D-Tenn
State Department
Russia
End Of Coal Strike In Sight As Mediators Aim Monday Settlement
Washington mediators said they aim for a settlement by Monday as 370,000 miners ignore a federal court order to return to work. Governor Battle signed an emergency measure allowing state seizure and operation of coal mines during strikes endangering public welfare. Talks continued between John L. Lewis and mine operators after a secret three hour meeting, with negotiators pared down to four per side. George H. Love represented the operators with Joseph E. Moody for northern and western mine owners.
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Washington
David S. Cole
Truman
Board of Inquiry
Richmond
Ernor John
John L. Lewis
Cole
Have You Voted For Your Favorite Shopping Night
A local Board of Trade initiative in Grafton asks residents to vote on their preferred shopping evening. Citizens can vote via coupon, phone 1183, or store visit, with or without name.
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Board of Trade
Grafton
Local Art Society Names New Group At Meeting
The Local Art Society selected the name Student's League of Associated Arts at a gathering hosted by Mrs. W. C. Lawson on Beech street. John Courtney and Rex Nuzum presented oil paintings and a large color photograph of Stoney Run. A future program on glazing and ceramics was planned for March 2 with Lewis Fletcher and R T Knotts leading the discussion.
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League of Associated Arts
Soiety
W. C. Lawson
Beech Street
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Courtney
Arthur Riddle
Mary Eileen Vegon
Rex Naziim
Stoney Run
Tygart Dam
Lewis Fletcher
R. T. Knotts
R. B. Davis
Irma Knaberishue
V. Lee Tucker
Presbyterian Church
John Courtney
George Vogel
Gene Headley
Irma Knabenshue
Roxanna Smith
Roge Lee Jones
Glenn Thompson
Ray Shaw
Rex Nuzum
William Pisher
Agnes Lawson
Rita Gavitt
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