UN appeals for ground troops to Korea amid Kums river fight
United Nations Secretary General Trygve Lie urged the 42 UN members to deploy ground forces to Korea as North Korean forces launched a full scale offensive along the Kum river line. Guerrilla attacks from rear and infiltration with captured uniforms heighten danger as the 34th Regiment holds the Kum defenses and Taejon comes under threat.
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Kum River Line
Lake Success
United Nations
Trygve Lie
Korea
United States
Iin
Washington
Kum River
Kongju
34Th
Mall
May Call Reserves Out Soon
A Washington official says the decision to call out the National Guard and reserves may come soon after talks with General MacArthur. The Defense Department indicates the move may be necessary, while the State Department rejects mediation with Russia and urges Northern Communists to stop fighting and withdraw. The United Nations alone is cited as the venue for settlement, not direct negotiations with Russia.
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Collins
Air Force
Vandenberg
MacArthur
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State Department
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Rus
MacArthur says U.S. troops hold Kum River line in Korea
General MacArthur reports American forces are delaying and defensive along the Kum river front. North Korean probes yielded no definite developments. Yugoslavia accuses Bulgaria of armed frontier patrols with four incidents and a Bulgarian soldier killed.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
Korea
Kum River
Yugoslavia
Bulgaria
Tax Relief Fades As War Develops In Korea
Washington reports shrink chances for tax relief as Korea’s war advances. The piece notes US preparedness rises and mentions potential future tax burdens, with leaders warning increases may be necessary despite initial opposition. Also cites strike resolution at Westinghouse Philadelphia plant ending after 17 days.
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Korea
Another Attempt Made To Save Bailey From Chair
Charleston. Attorneys for Robert Ballard Bailey returned to the State Supreme Court for the fourth time seeking clemency from the electric chair. The 3 year old Charleston? glissworker was sentenced to die August 25 for the murder of Mrs. Rosina Fazio, a Charleston storekeeper. The court rejected Bail appeals by a 3 to 2 vote. Bailey's attorney challenged the deathbed statement by 63 year old Mrs. Fazio blaming him for the attack that led to her death.
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Robert Ballard’ Bailey
State Supreme Court
Ettort
Ie ‘Phair
Glissworker
Rosina Pazio
Bailey
Fazio
Hydrogen bomb claim fuels Senate committee remarks
Washington reports reveal two atomic advances. The Senate House Atomic Committee says a hydrogen bomb could be developed hundred times more powerful than earlier bombs. Senator Brien McMahon announces an experimental atomic submarine engine due to start next month in Arco Idaho. A second engine is built by GE at Knolls Laboratory in West Milton New York.
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Washington
Senate House Atomic Committee
Japan
Brien McMahon
Connecticut
Arco
Idaho
Knolls Atomic Power Labratory
General Electric Company
West Milton
New
Clemency Board to Decide Fate of German War Crimes
An American clemency board in Frankfurt evaluates appeals from 99 German war criminals convicted at Nuernberg and 16 death sentences. The panel, empowered by the US high commissioner, does not review court judgments but weighs clemency requests. Chairman David W. Peck leads a trio with Frederick Morain and Brigadier General KE Snow.
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Germany
Amercian
Nuernberg
Fai
Hae
Parole
United States
Peck
Frederick Morain
Albany
New York
New York State Parole Board
Genera Vutad KE. Snow
Washington, D.C
Legal Administration
U. S. State Department
Blast Kills One, Injures Eight in Seattle Building
An underground explosion in a three story building in Seattle's lower South End killed a man, injured eight others, and ripped 60 feet of sidewalk. Fire swept the structure. police say gas mains under the street caused the blast and fire. A Kent, Washington man identified as the victim was found on a second floor fire escape. An eyewitness said the man was hurled across the street as flames rose, with debris and a transit bus stalled nearby.
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South Korea
International Soundphoto
Vla U.S
George Eastman
Miel Boles
Kent
Washneton
Harry Jorn
Seattle
Trooper Fatally Wounded in Maryland Restaurant Attack
A gunfire in Hagerstown Maryland left State Trooper Lauren M Ridge dead and restaurant owner Steve Arris critically wounded. Police identify suspect Orris who reportedly went berserk with a rifle and opened fire after a confrontation with law officers. Neighbors say he had recently become despondent over highway land plans.
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Hagerstown
Maryland
Lauren M. Ridge
Steve Arris
Orris
Washington Coluniv
Txe
Claude Arta
Vet Of Three Wars Expires In Huntington
Bernard J. Ben of South Charleston a 77 year old veteran of the Spanish American War the Philippi Campaign and the Boxer Rebellion died in a Huntington veterans hospital He was a retired Standard Oil construction engineer Also interned by the Japanese in Peking during World War II he met A D Roberts Jr of South Charleston a Marine in Peking and was invited to visit West Virginia in 1946 He and Mrs Egan lived with the Roberts family since then
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Huntington
China
Bernard J. Ben
South Charleston
Standard Oil Company
Egan
Veterans Hospital
Two More People Bitten By Snakes In Logan County
In Logan county two more residents were bitten by venomous snakes while picking berries. Mrs Anna Carter was struck near her home at Shively and Robert Lee Walls was bitten near dark last night. Both were admitted to a Logan hospital. They are the fourth and fifth snakebite victims in two weeks.
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Logan
Logan County
Anna Carter
Shively
Robert Lee Walls
Columbia University Workshop Arrives in Grafton for Tour
The Columbia University Workshop arrives in Grafton for a two day study tour sponsored by Monongahela Power Company. A group of 30 teachers from Teachers College of Columbia will visit sites including Tygart Dam Lake Four Corners Owings mine and Lake Lyne Hydroelectric Dam. The party represents 19 states and is led by Dr Hubert M Evans with escorts by Corporal G F Randall.
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Monongahela Valley
G. F.” Randall
Monongahela Power Company
Lang
Din Graf
Teachers ‘College of Columbia
Ani
Grafton
Tygart Dam
Ridley Law Farm
Clarksburg
Jackson's Mill
Owings Mine No. 32
Consolidation Coal Company
W. L. Doolittle
Owings
Rivesville
Little Indian Creek
Arkwright
Morgantown
Lake Lyne
Cooper's Rock
New York
Terra Alta
Hubert M. Evans
Teachers College
Experiment Launched At City Hall In Grafton
City Manager Harry Curry opens City Hall to the public this afternoon from 2 to 5 p m for a weekly suggestion and complaint period. He will greet residents and listen to troubles or ideas, with no interviews scheduled at noon.
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Harry Curry
Grafton
Lister
Curry
State eyeing red as WV budget may dip
Charleston budget director Denzil Gainer warns West Virginia hovers near a deficit for the year while figures show agencies spent less than appropriated by about 32,000. He forecasts the state will avoid a deficit by roughly two million dollars though last year’s income fell by over 10 million from 1948-49.
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Charleston
Denzil Gainer
West Virginia
Gainer
Voter rolls shrink across four counties in 1959
Reports to the Secretary of State show Berkeley Pocahontas and Webster Counties losing 13 847 voters since 1948 in the 1959 registration. The four counties now total 59 700 registered voters.
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Charleston
Secretary of State Today
Berkeley
Ohio
Pocahontas
Webster
Blood delivery saves ill woman in Welch West Virginia
State police sped two pints of rare O negative blood to Mrs Lewis Hanson in Welch after blood arrived from Charleston. Red Cross in McDowell County had gathered 21 pints for her before requesting Washington to fly in additional units.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Welch
National Red Cross
Washington
Lewis Hanson
McDowell County
Red Cross
Stations Stay Open Nationwide Recruiting
West Virginians sign up for Uncle Sam as the Second Army covering six other states orders recruiting stations in major cities to stay open seven days a week. Army spokesman cites a surge since the Korean crisis affecting Beckley Charleston Fairmont Huntington Martinsburg and Parkersburg. Colonel A. R. Reeves says no Army Reserve officers are needed at this time.
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Charleston
West
West Virginia
A. R. Reeves
State Miliitary District
Charles
Camp 125 Expected To Attend Methodist Youth Camp
One hundred twenty five youths aged 12 to 15 are expected to attend the Fairmont District intermediate Methodist camp at Mountain Lake next week. Rev Clyde W Ask directs the camp with Jeanne Connoyer as assistant director and Elmer S Wilson as business manager. Mrs. Robert Robey serves as camp nurse and Rev Paul E B Trimpey supervises recreation. Craft leadership is by Virginia Jones and Dorothy Libby.
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Fairmont
Mountain Lake
Clydéw
Andrews’ Methodist Church
Fof Rivesville
Jeanne Connoyer
Elmer 8. Wilson
Robert. Robey
Grafton
Paul EB. Trimpey
Crafts
Virginia Jones
Elm Grove
Dorothy Libby
Professor Says Siriono Tribe Needs Vitamins
Cornell University Dr Allan Holmberg final return from Bolivia reports severe starvation among Siriono jungle people who hunt but lack food. He describes eye infections and ill health, noting starvation hinders cultural progress and survival. He warns no group can advance without adequate food.
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Cornell University
Allan Holmberg
Latin America
Bolivia
Holmberg
Dr. Holmberg
Sty Eantor
Simone
Japs Ask W Va Aid In Setting Up Conservation Plan
Japan requests help from West Virginia to start a conservation program in the eastern region. A Japanese official sent the state Conservation Commission copies of its annual report and publications. Kanokoba, secretary of Science Education, Japan Ministry of Education, and chief secretary of the Bird Protection Association of Japan, made the request, citing poor conservation in Japan.
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Japan
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Na‘don
State Conservation Commission
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