Atomic debate on Korea war and new weapons
An atomic science editor says the A bomb would be useless in the Korean fighting, while a physicist from Illinois discusses a new “death sand” radioactive dust weapon. Rabinowitch questions wartime use, but allows justification in a hot US Soviet war scenario. A Belgian rail line bombing is noted as a separate item.
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Washington
Aomic
Eugene Rabinowitch
Bulletin of the Atom Scientists
Rabinowitch
United States
U. S
Russia
University of Illinois
Louis Ridenour
Ridenour
For Sale Listings Include Several City Dwellings
Reduced to $hd00/60 Bix room frame dwelling at 243 Beech St with basement coal furnace large corner lot facing West Bluemont St and extending back along St John 1 120 feet Price 500.00 On Pottery Lane in Park view 4 good 6 room Cottage with Gas Floor Furnace and large lot 80x105 Price 4300.00 Bix room frame dwelling at 244 Barrett Bt with two room apartment now rented Two rooms of furniture to go with house Price 3500.00
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Beech St
Bluemont St
St. John
Pottery Lane
Parkview
Barrett Bt
Belgium blasts interrupt King Leopold speech debate
A wave of blasts rocked Namur and Brussels area amid strong anti Leopold sentiment ahead of parliament's address to the king. In Washington, Senator McCarthy pledged air tight proof of a Communist in the State Department from loyalty files via an FBI source. The House planned votes to end armed forces size limits and to extend enlistment freezes while President Truman sought 10.5 billion dollars for training and equipping 600,000 soldiers. Labor leaders prepare talks in Washington as restaurant groups urge price rollbacks amid rising costs.
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Joseph McCarthy
Wisconsin
State Department
Ate
McCarthy
Mr. XK
Moscow
Mr. X
FBI
Communist Party
House
Truman
House Studies Two Measures To Build Troops
Washington reports House leaders plan swift action on two military bills. One would extend compulsory service by one year. the other would lift manpower ceilings across the Army Navy Air Force and Marines. Also debated are Truman’s request for 10.5 billion dollars to fund armed forces and mobilization powers to safeguard defense needs. Charles Sawyer to present administration arguments to committees.
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Washington
House
Senate
Truman
White House
House Banking Committees
Symington
Tigi
Charles Sawyer
Banking
Two Men Fined In Justice Court In Oregon County
Parker Elsworth Swisher of Flemington appeared after crossing a freshly painted white line on U S Route 119. He paid a ten dollar fine plus costs. Cooper R Bartlett of Route 1 Grafton was arrested July 1 for improper taillights and fined ten dollars plus costs.
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Ona C. Jefferys
Parker Elsworth Swisher
Flemington
E. L. Duckworth
Cooper R. Bartlett
Route
Grafton
Duckworth
City Police Report Busy Night Locally
The man appeared in city court this morning on intoxication charges. John Hines of Keyser was picked up by City Patrolmen Mauller and Hickman at 9 p.m. last night. He was fined $10 and costs with time to pay.
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John Hines
Keyser
Mauller
Youth Says Western Movie Inspired Him To Wreck Train
A 15 year old sharecropper's son near Holland Missouri told police a western film inspired him to wreck a northbound Frisco train by opening a switch and signaling. The wreck left three cars and the locomotive overturned, the engineer killed and a dozen crew and passengers injured. He admitted breaking a switch lock after a freight train the prior night and cited the Dalton gang as his model.
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Holland
Holjland
Missouri
William Godsey
Dalton Gang
Dalton Boys
Sees Continued Upward Wage Pressure and Broad Ownership
The article notes ongoing upward pressure on wages and a large number of small and medium enterprises, with a broader ownership of corporations continuing to expand.
Committee outlines campaign for placing handicapped workers
The Taylor county planning committee unveiled an annual federal program aimed at concentrating hiring of physically handicapped individuals. Chair John Booth announced members including Denzil Marks Ruby Bonafield Lynn Wiseman Olga Gainer and leaders from Kiwanis Rotary Lions Boy Scouts and veterans groups.
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Cal i
United States
Taylor County
Booth
John I. Booth
Denzil I. Marks
Clarksburg
Ruby Bonafield
The
American Red Cross
Lynn Wiseman
Salvation Army
Olga Gainer
Department of Public Assist ‘Ance
Mr. Booth
Kiwanis Club
John Jenkins
Rotary Club
William Towles
Lions Club
Dorsey’ Bolyard
Grafton
Harry ‘Curry
Loren Hoffman
Boy ‘Scouts
Hidora M. Nuzum
the Sentinel
A.T
Bert) Miller
American Legion
Woodrow Squires
Veterans of Foreign Wars
W. D. Sergent
Anti Long forces and German Communist military buildup
In Berlin observers note anti-Long forces and a rising German Communist military posture under Russian guidance. Reports say eastern Germans plan air, ground, and sea police as disguises for a rebuilt force ready to aid if Russia advances west. Western allies convene to accelerate rearmament. Charles Spofford warns rapid armament to avoid Communist gains.
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Stalin
United States
Germany
Russia
Berlin
Europe
Charles Spofford
Arkansas Democrats Begin Key Pref Primary for Governor
In solidly Democratic Arkansas a preferential primary will pick the next governor with civil rights as a central issue. Incumbent Sid McGrath faces former governor Ben Laney, a two term rival, in a high stakes race shaping the party’s stance ahead of a likely runoff.
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Arkansas
Sid McGrath
Ben Laney
McMath
Truman
Laney
National States Rights
South
Carolina
Long
U. S. Senate
Russell Long
Malcolm Lafrague
Newt Mills
Senator Long
Kingfish
Huey Long
Earl Long
Inflation pressures cited ahead of Korean crisis
PAX Reserve Board reported strong inflationary forces rising before the Korean crisis. Chairman W Stuart Symington of the National Security Resources Board said the administration does not plan price fixing or rationing at consumer levels or wage controls. He agreed that such controls would be needed.
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Reserve Board
W. Stuart Symington
National Security Resources Board
Insurance war clauses to become standard policy provision
The article notes insurers may adopt war clauses as standard in policies due to World War I and new warfare risks. Underwriters may follow, with state approval likely. by August many policies could include war-related terms. Also mentions the National Geographic Society note on the first foot and the navigability of most of Venezuela’s Orinoco river system.
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National Geographic Society
Orinoco River
Venezuela
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