Prices Still On Upward Path In Business Survey
The Associated Press reports a mixed business pulse with high overall activity. Auto production rose sharply as steel supplies improved, Ward's output reached 98,643 units, and steel mill capacity hit 97 percent. Engineering construction awards jumped to 121 million, though some indicators declined. Banking and money metrics were steady to modest, while the stock market hovered cautious.
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Associated Press
Ward
Money Casts Attention As Bag Of Cash Falls On Track
Four thousand dollars were spread along four miles of railroad track in Doraville Georgia after a mail bag fell under an express train. Reports of fifty thousand dollars drew crowds. Inspectors recovered most of the money from the site near the station platform.
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Doraville
Whitewash charges spark push for senate probe on Kansas City frauds
Republican senators accuse the justice department of a whitewash over Kansas City voter fraud. Senator Ferguson chairing a judiciary subcommittee plans a fast senate investigation and hearings, aiming to examine attorney general Tom Clark and aides. The dispute centers on Democratic primary fraud allegations involving Roger Slaughter and Enos Axtell, with Reeves filling Slaughter's seat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Walker
Washington
Justice Department
Kansas City
Senate
Ferguson
R. Mich
Judiciary
Kem
R. Mo
Tom Clark
Fergusson
Roger Slaughter
Enos Axtell
Truman
Albert L. Reeves Jr
Slaugter
Congress
Axtell
Laughter
Kansas City Star
Revercomb to Speak at Staunton Commencement
Senator Revercomb of West Virginia will deliver the commencement address at Stuart Hall in Staunton Virginia next Monday morning. His daughter is in the graduating class.
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Washington
Revercomb
R.-W.va
Stuart Hall
Staunton
Thornhill Faces New Indictments In Logan Court
Logan June 7 acq in state action laws case Thornhill to reappear June 25 in Logan County Circuit Court for three remaining indictments. Judge C C Chambers orders Henry Lilly to stand trial the same day for ballot theft from Raleigh county courthouse Beckley after the general election. Thornhill former Raleigh county prosecutor was acquitted on one count after jurors deliberated. Other indictments accuse conspiracy and grand larceny of election ballots.
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Logan
Ww. A
Thornhill
Logan County
Trail
C. C. Chambers
Henry Lilly
Raleigh County
Beckley
State Senate
Warm But Rainy Weekend Forecast for Grafton
Graftonians face a warm humid weekend with thundershowers. By noon the temperature reached 82 degrees, aiming to surpass yesterday’s 83. Overnight low was 63 with light mist early morning. Rain totals from yesterday and last night noted at 0.48 inches.
Petkov Denounces Arrest as Hungary Move Extension
Sofia July 7. Opposition leader Nikolai Petkov, accused of plotting against Bulgaria's communist government, called his arrest an extension of what happened in Hungary. Petkov, a National Assembly deputy and Agrarian Party secretary, was jailed after parliament stripped him of immunity. Government spokesman Topencharov drew parallels to Hungarian conspirators and noted a political link, though not organizational. Supporters urged to join the Fatherland Front.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Nikolai Dimitov Petkov
Hungary
Petrov
Agrarian Party
Ans Cll
Petkov
National Assembly
Vladimir Topencharov
Fatherland Front
Self Inflicted Gun Wound Death Reported in Baltimore
Raymond Edwards aged 43 of Charles Town West Virginia died at a Baltimore hospital from a gunshot wound behind the right ear. Patrolman William Sparrow said Mrs Edwards indicated the wound was self inflicted in a conversation with him.
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Baltimore
Raymond Edwards
Charles Town
W. Va
William Sparrow
Squabble Develops Over Size Of UN Security Force
Lake Success reports a dispute over the size and makeup of the proposed United Nations global police force. Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei A. Gromyko urged keeping the International Army small and warned against inflated armed forces used to justify peacekeeping.
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John A. Porris
Lake Success
United Nations
Andrei A. Gromyko
Germany
Taft Reminds Truman It Was He Who Recommended Corp. Tax Cut
Taft recalls Truman backed a corporate tax cut as Congress closes on the Taft Hartley labor bill. Senate approved 54 to 17 and House 320 to 79 amid expectations of a presidential veto. Key provisions include 80 day court orders to block emergency strikes, prohibition of the closed shop, and bans on jurisdictional strikes and secondary boycotts. See BELIEVE page 3.
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Taft
Truman
Marvin L. Arrowsmiths
Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Ohio
Republican Policy and Labor Committees
John L. Lewis
National Labor Relations Board
One Killed In Highway Wreck Near Glenville
Mrs. Elsie Mae Worstell 49 of Lakewood Ohio was killed instantly in a U S Route 119 collision near Glenville. Her husband John F Worstell a Lakewood salesman driving south in the same car and their grandson Darrell Worstell 4 of Fulton Indiana survived. the rear of a tractor trailer swung into their path and the car was demolished. Both adults were pinned and extricated.
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Glenville
June T
Elsie Mae Worstell
Lakewood
W. E. Oldham
Oldham
John F. Worstell
Taft challenges Truman on tax cut deficit claim
Senator Taft accused President Truman of hypocrisy in opposing a tax cut for individuals while backing one for corporate relief in 1945 amid a now alleged deficit. Taft cited a 1946 deficit figure and insisted the current bill would save individuals billions, as Truman prepared to respond in Kansas City during a speech to veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bell
Washington
Taft
Ohio
Truman
Kansas City
Teft
Priney
Laboratory report rules out poison in Belington death
A toxicologist found no poison in the stomach contents of Sam Gainer of Belington, whose sudden death at City hospital prompted a coroner's inquiry. The Department of Public Safety said the report was received by Deputy Sheriff W H Canfield and forwarded to Charleston.
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Sam Gainer
Belington
Department of Public Safety
Charleston
W. H. Canfield
Canfield
Ohio Valley Hit Hard By Torrential Rains
Heavy rains batter garden crops and interrupt electric and telephone services in the Ohio Valley. Warwood dam reports 2.53 inches in 24 hours across the area. Cascading rocks along State Route 2 partially block the highway causing delays to trolley and bus schedules.
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Wheeling
Warwood
Ohio Valley
Austrian Communist move blocks peace with Russia
Vienna reports a high Austrian official said Communist leader Ernst Fischer told two ministers Moscow would not sign a peace treaty with the current Conservative dominated cabinet. Fischer urged a four year government with no parliamentary limits, backed by Russia. He warned Gruber and Helmer must be ousted, signaling Moscow’s influence with a Western oriented Austria. Russia’s stance followed amid Hungary’s Communist push and Bulgaria’s opposition arrest.
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Lynn Heinzerling
Vienna
Communist Party
Russia
Ernst Fischer
Austria
Fischer
Kard Gruber
People’s Party
Oskar Helmer
Associated Press
Stalin
Moscow
Hungary
Ferenc Nagy
Sofia
Chiefdf
Midshipmen Shove Off For Midsummer Cruise
ANNAPOLIS Md June 7 A wide ship squadron set sail from the Naval Academy Bay for a midshipmen summer training cruise into northern European waters the first since before the war Some 2050 new first second and third classmen received a June Week sendoff amid drizzle Families and sweethearts watched from the seawall While 200 junior and senior midshipmen enrolled in Naval Reserve Officer Training courses at 39 colleges joined the voyage along with 10 new second lieutenants from the West Point class of this year
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Annapolis
Chesapeake Bay
Naval Academy
Academy
West Point
Reports Black Market In Babies For Adoption
A report to the American Society for the Study of Sterility says a black market in babies for adoption exists in major cities. Lawyer doctor teams collect fees from prospective adopters with Brooklyn selling baby girls for 1,500 dollars and boys for a similar amount. The source notes these are unregulated, illicit transactions.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
Atlantic City
N. J
American Society For the Study of
Abner L Weisman
M. D
New York City
Brooklyn
France uses trucks to move food amid rail strike
Paris reports a nationwide rail walkout isolates the capital from the rest of France. Premier Ramadier orders truck convoys to haul food and passengers while rail freight and long distance services falter. Officials say the strike is centered near Paris with mixed support among railway workers. See FRANCE page 8.
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Robert C. Wilson
Paris
France
Red Belt
Paul Ramadier
Army
Navy
Five Drown Amid Rescue Efforts in Iowa Flood
Ottumwa Iowa June 7 five persons two women and three children drowned while fleeing high water in South Ottumwa. Rescue work led by street superintendent Hercell Loveless reports bodies not identified or recovered as swift current hindered boat launches and the craft was ripped apart by the water.
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Ottumwa
South Ottumwa
Hercell Loveless
Loveless
Des Moines River Floods Near Record Crest Across Iowa
Thousands homeless as streams break banks across four Midwest states. Five drowned near Ottumwa after a fleeing boat broke apart. Des Moines River reached 204 feet with crest expected at Ottumwa while Iowa River levee breach near Wapello Oakville threatens eastern Iowa. Missouri lowlands flood from Grand and Chariton rivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
Iowa
Wapello
Oakville
Missouri
Grand
Chariton
Midwest
Two Infant Girls Die in City Hospital Nursery
Two infant girls Rosemary Morton and Diane Brand died from injuries after an unidentified attacker battered them in the City Hospital nursery. Police say the assault occurred between 7:85 and 7:45 last night while visiting hours were restricted.
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Marian Billock
Stark County
Edward Rego
Ate Force
Stanley
Wy Coupeter
Deand MacLaughliny
Official canvass of Grafton city vote completed
An official canvass of the city election votes was completed yesterday showing 1432 people cast ballots in Grafton’s first municipal election under the new city manager form. About 5,800 are registered. unofficial tallies list Wilshide 972, Vi ray 940, Ho 916, and Sinclair 783.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Newcote
Grafton
Wilshide
Viray
Sinclair
Film Reels and Theatre Picks Shown at Local Theatres
The notice lists showings at the Strand and Dixie theatres including Tomistim with Claudette, Little Migs Big with Verly Bimmons and Fred Brady, Law of the Lash with Lee Robbres and Mary Seat, and the Gratton of comtes on Maple with George Brent and Oreo Wells. It mentions a Maple venue and several star names in a busy week of screenings.
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Pion
Gratton
Comtes
Tomistim
Claudette
George Brent
Oreo” ‘Wells
Strand Theatre
HéVerly Bimmons
Fred Brady
Leeo Robbres
Mary Seat
Dixie Theatre
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Point Pleasant
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Irvin Stewart
WVII
First Church OF Christ
Ellender
Lewis
Melvin Newson
Taylor County
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Fannge
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