Congress Asked To Obey Billion & Half Arms Bill
Mrs. Frank ee of Francis Cardinal Spellman condemned anti Catholic sentiment in a World Telegram column My Day saying she wants freedom of religion and was shocked by bigotry against the Roman Catholic church while campaigning for Alfred E. Smith. Cardinal Spellman in a letter to Mrs Roosevelt criticized opposition to federal funds for parochial and private schools.
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Personnel Shift From Berlin to Western Germany
A major American personnel move from Berlin to western Germany was announced by military government e8. Plans call concentrate in Frankfurt, the business heart of the Anglo American zone, and Bonn the capital of the federal republic. Berlin forces will serve as an outpost handling four power city matters and relations with the Russians. Tentative move date is August 10. About 200 military government officials will be shifted to Frankfurt and Bonn.
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Freighter Slices Pleasure Boat in Harbor Crash
Coast Guard reports a freighter cut a 38 foot cabin cruiser in two in Boston harbor. One person dies, 19 injured. Victim Mary Di Viovanni of Waltham aboard Marie S. killed when United States Lines' American Veteran rammed from Philadelphia. Weather was clear as collision occurred.
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Waterfront Strike Ends in London with Troops Return
London ends a month long waterfront strike as 16 000 stevedores resume work on 150 cargo ships at the docks. An official notes calm unloading after 12 000 troops manned the pier trade during the stoppage. Two Canadian vessels involved in a seamen's strike were among those being unloaded.
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Ferguson Reveals Plan to Penalize Contract Gatekeepers
Washington Senator Ferguson says he will introduce a bill to criminalize hiding outside help from five percenters when obtaining government contracts. He notes recent disclosures about men who charge to secure contracts and that current law does not ban the practice. A Senate investigations subcommittee plans a public inquiry into whether commission men sought to influence contract-awarding officials.
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State Department Assails Soviet Aggression and Aims
The State Department warned Congress that Soviet expansion and political aggression threaten world security. It cited Soviet pressure in Iran and domination of Poland Bulgaria Hungary and Romania, noting the destruction of democracy in Czechoslovakia and rising international Communist influence.
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Investigations Of Coal Industry And UMW Begin
The Senate Banking Committee starts an inquiry into coal industry operations and United Mine Workers activity led by Senator Robertson. The probe aims to examine who wields economic power, calls for public protection from labor monopolies, and may expand beyond coal to study concentration of economic power.
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Education aid compromise faces swift House action
In Washington a House Commerce subcommittee considers a compromise allowing 35 million dollars in federal health aid to be spent in private parochial and public schools. The proposal ties to the broader 500 million dollar anti-education bill backed by Rep. Barden and criticized by Catholic leaders as unfair to Catholic schools. A second Catholic leader also challenges Eleanor Roosevelt’s stance on the plan.
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Annual State Fire School Opens At WVU Morgantown
The 19th annual state fire school at West Virginia University opened in Morgantown with about 260 firefighters and specialists from several states attending. Sponsored by the university School of Mines, the state fire marshal's office and the West Virginia inspection bureau, the event runs through Thursday with the West Virginia Fire Chief's Association hosting its annual dinner tonight and the dinner again Wednesday night.
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West Virginia race tracks may lose betting rules upheld
Charleston reports that relaxing betting rules at West Virginia race tracks could prompt the legislature to abolish betting. Assistant Attorney General Thomas J. Gillooly argued before the court that the issue was central as hearings reviewed the suspension of a trainer's license for a horse doping charge. The state racing commission was ordered to appear and justify reinstating Elsie S. Morris of Audubon New Jersey.
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1949 Rent Control Law Ruled Illegal By Federal Judge
Federal District Judge Elwyn R. Shaw ruled the entire 1949 rent control law unconstitutional while noting not all rent controls are banned. An immediate appeal to the Supreme Court is planned. The decision centers on a local option clause deemed an unlawful delegation of power by Congress.
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Flash Flood Strikes Eastern Taylor County
Flash floods swept eastern Taylor county and western Preston county with creeks raging and overflowing. In Fortney's Mill, once a popular swimming spot for Graftonians, the creek was at flood level. Three Fork Creek and other streams lashed the area Saturday with no major property damage reported.
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Two-Week Honeymoon Ends In Fatal Car Wreck
In Grafton on West Main street a young soldier Pfe Arnold Dennis from Ft Meade Maryland and his wife Catherine Dennis 22 were in a wreck that sent Catherine’s head through the windshield. Catherine Dennis hospitalized with injuries. Dennis lost control and crashed into a parked car owned by Dr Kimball. Authorities labeled the crash hazardous driving. both vehicles damaged. See TWO page five.
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Court to hear challenge to Beer Commission authority
Charleston reports the supreme court will hear Beverly Grill Inc. request to review the state Beer Commissioner Burton Crow's refusal of a retail beer license for premises 150 feet from a church. The commissioner cited a regulation barring licenses near churches schools state institutions and similar entities.
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Young Swimmer Escapes Drowning at Valley Falls
Tony Tete a 23 year old Mead owbrook resident narrowly escaped drowning in the flood swollen Tygart Valley river at Valley Falls yesterday afternoon. He clung to a rock until firefighters arrived using cables ropes and a boat with an inner tube to reach and pull him to shore with assistance from bystanders.
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Truman Urges Swift Passge Of Foreign Arms Aid Plan
President Truman urged Congress to approve a 1.45 billion dollar foreign arms program to bolster defenses of Western Europe and other nations. He described the aid as defensive, aimed at eight European nations and others from Europe to the Pacific, to maintain peace momentum. The administration released bill language granting flexible authority to distribute arms promptly.
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Angry Landlord Kills Tenant and Ends Own Life
In Atlanta a landlord killed tenant William J. Hayes and wounded the wife, who is pregnant, then shot himself. The note left by 38 year old J F Bailey promised to "kill Bill Hayes and his wife" to "show the OPA" he could not be pushed around. The Hays had recently fought eviction.
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18 Million Dollar Expansion Program Underway In Valley
Wheeling Electric company announces an $18,000,000 expansion across the Ohio Valley. Cities include Wheeling Moundsville Benwood in West Virginia and East Liverpool Steubenville Wellsville in Ohio. Manager Robert Jewell says $1,000,000 will be spent in Wheeling and $1,600,000 already allocated for Ohio county expansion.
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Scientists Find Peaceful Conflict Answer From Wife
Denver housewife Betty Lee Jacobs told a crowd of 700 semantic experts how to end marital arguments with simple semantics. The anecdote was shared at the third congress of semantics held in Denver, where locals joked about the science of meanings.
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Vacation Abroad for Rev. M. J. Hannon
Reverend Father M. J. Hannon, pastor of St Augustine church, plans a two month visit to Ireland leaving New York aboard the America this week. He will stay in Ennis County Clare, his first trip home in 17 years, with Father W. E. Fitzgibbons acting in his absence. Return is expected in mid October.
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Two Men In Morgantown Hospital After Crash
Harold Brady 24 of Charleston and Thomas J Fraley 39 of Creelin Md were recovering in a Morgantown hospital from injuries after a private plane crash into Craig Mountain near Terra Alta yesterday Brady was the pilot of the two seated craft en route back to Charleston from a visit to Corinth near Terra Alta Both men suffered lacerations and were in good condition the cause of the crash was not yet determined
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Truman Launches Regional Business Jobs Aid Plan
The administration announced a regional business and jobs aid plan as President Truman weighs a six month outlook on the economy. Commerce officials will assess unemployment rough spots from New England to the Midwest, meeting with governors and business groups to map needs. A January appraisal may trigger a New Deal style pump priming program if conditions worsen.
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Dawdling in Liquor Store Sparks Fatal Huntington Shooting
Prosecuting Attorney Edward H. Greene said an argument over dawdling in a state liquor store led to a fatal shooting of James Le Carter in Huntington. Thomas L. Jones, a negro janitor, is charged with murder. Carter was a voucher clerk in the Veterans Administration. Carter’s widow and a brother witnessed the shooting. Jones claimed he happened to have a pistol with him.
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