Russians Name Two Year Plan to Absorb Berlin
Berlin reports the Communist dominated SED issued a two year plan to integrate Berlin's economy with the eastern Soviet zone. The plan targets Berlin’s economy while warning against hope in the western air lift. U.S. Air Force ferried coal and food into Western Berlin amid Russian warnings as 115 flights delivered 610 tons of supplies in 18 hours.
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Edwin Shanke
Berlin
Germany
Socialist Unity Party
SED
Ted
Witze’saitke
Frankfurt
U.S. Air Force
Coal Mines in West Virginia Return to Operation Boosts Output
West Virginia soft coal fields show momentum as unofficial figures place total employed at 85,000 of 120,000 with about 15,000 still idle in captive mines. Pocahontas and Kanawha associations report most mines back, Norfolk and Western confirms operating lines, and Beclley offices note near normal crews aside from six captives. Miners end a 10 day paid vacation on July 5.
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West Virginia
Steel Company
United Mine Workers
Pocahontas Operators Association
Bluefield
Kanawha Coal Operaors Association
Charleston
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Fairmont
Pennsylvania
Beckley
New River and
Winding Gulf Coal Associations
West Virginia Democrats Likely Back Truman
Charleston July 7. The West Virginia delegation to the Democratic National Convention signals strong support for President Harry S Truman. Delegates indicate alignment with Truman's platform and campaign prospects.
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West Virginia
Truman
Charleston
Wéu
Two Boys Ordered to Court for School Fire Plot
In Harrison on July 7 two grade school students aged 9 and 11 were ordered to appear in children's court on charges they attempted to burn their school building. Detectives quote the youths saying they started the fire to ensure they would not return to school in the fall, with about $4,000 in damage reported on Sunday night.
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Harrison
Maniacal killer sought today in Baltimore suburb
Baltimore police mobilized to search the northern suburbs for the so called maniacal killer of 11 year old Marsha Brill who was stabbed while bicycling with two friends near Pimlico. A 30 year old man was arrested after emerging from woods and identified in a lineup by two children who witnessed the assault. A second man was later questioned in connection with the crime.
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Baltimore
Marsha Brill
Marsha
Pimlico
Barbara Lee Sapperstein
Alan
Barbara Lee
Carnival Nets 172 for Firemen Here
The Grafton Volunteer Fire department’s equipment fund was boosted by 172 dollars and 42 cents raised by sponsoring the Aden Dawe Pane.
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Carnival
Grafton Volunteer Fire Department
Eisenhower Boom Falls Nearly Flat
West Virginia’s voter registration shows Democrats ahead of Republicans by about 203,851, with 654,496 Democrats and 450,645 Republicans registered. May 11 primary figures, subject to minor registrar adjustments, indicate a Democratic gain of 25,437 since 1946 and a Republican loss of 128,? (text unclear) while independents and other parties total 11,113. Page 3. B. & 0. Man Electrocuted In Farmington Last Night Ren
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Charleston
West
Virginia
Secretary of State
Anti-Truman Democrats Move to Silence Convention Skirts
Philadelphia July 7 President Truman's aides moved to block gallery attempts to start a nomination stampede at the Democratic convention. Convention sergeant at arms Leslie L. Biffle said 80 Philadelphia police and up to 50 private detectives would guard galleries to prevent delegates from being influenced. He warned of efforts to stampede the convention and noted past gallery pressure at the Willkie nomination.
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Jack Bell
Philadelphia
Truman
Dwight D.eisenhower
Leslie L. Biffle
Willkie
Wendell L. Willkie
Biffle
Eisenhower
Evelyn Dowell
Tiiald Polina
Bridgeport Man Is Ordered In Court On Hit and Run
Marvin Leroy Smith of 50¢ James street Bridgeport must appear in Mag C P Lucas court on hit and run charges. State Trooper E L Duckworth arrested him after a 1947 Dodge was involved on West Main street.
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Marvin Leroy Smith
James Street
Bridgeport
Mag. C. P. Lucas
E. L. Duckworth
Smith
West Main Street
Government moves to block steel mine strike
Washington July 7 government lawyers rushed to prepare court action to stop a 24 hour old strike by 49 000 miners in captive coal mines. Steel producers halted operations amid fuel shortages as they dispute a union shop clause and wage terms in a United Mine Workers contract. Denham of the National Labor Relations Board gathered affidavits from union and company lawyers as he weighed a formal complaint before nightfall.
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Norman Walker
Washington
Posible Court Acon
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers Union
Steel
Royal
Denham
Sympathy walkouts idling Western Pennsylvania coal pits
Western Pennsylvania and surrounding states faced sympathy strikes in soft coal mines as diggers halted work. About a quarter of 400,000 soft coal miners nationwide were idle, with 13,000 idle in West Virginia’s commercial mines and 1,500 in Indiana. Some mines remained on despite end of day vacations while others awaited a wage agreement and potential court action in Washington.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Washington
Itt Steel Company
Pittsb
West Virginia
Indiana
Illinois
United Mine
Virginia
UMW
Vécatt
Coal Operate Association
Underwood to Address Taylor County Republicans Friday
Cecil Underwood of Sistersville and WV Young Republican leader will speak at 8 p.m. Friday to the United Republican Club of Taylor County in the Taylor County Court House. The program includes guidance on pre election activities and elections for a club board. Anyone may join the group.
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United Republican Club
Taylor County
Cecil Underwood
Sistersville
West Virginia
Young Republican Club
United Republican Club of
Leonard
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