Governors back Western Europe arms aid bid says Smith
Colorado Springs reports that amid talk of a forthcoming Soviet atomic test, governors at the 41st annual meeting signaled broad support for Lt Gen Walter Bedell Smith's appeal for a robust Western democracies arms program and economic aid. Smith, a former ambassador to Moscow, told a banquet crowd that Russia may have solved atomic fission and may test a bomb soon.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Russia
Wwestern
Europe
Vece
Walter Bedell Smith
Smith
Moscow
Church-State Tension Escalates Amid Moravian Arrests
In Moravia near the Austrian and Hungarian border, the communist government reportedly seized Roman Catholic opponents. Churchmen said many prominent lay figures were arrested in the province southeast of Prague. One source claimed Archbishop Josef Matocha of Olomouc was placed under police watch, similar to Archbishop Josef Beran of Prague who has been watched for five days.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Moravia
Josef Matocha
Olomouc
Josef Beran
Babich Sentenced to Life for Murder in Milwaukee
Milton Babich, 19, convicted of first degree murder in the death of his wife’s sister, was sentenced by Judge Herbert J Steffes to hard labor for life at Waupun prison with eligibility for parole after 20 years or earlier for good behavior. Kathleen Babich, pregnant, cried out as the verdict was read.
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Milwaukee
Milton Babich
Waupun
Kathleen
Les
Babich
Herbert Jsteffes
Wisconsin
Patricia Birmingham
Milwaukee River
Grafton council may act to raise funds tonight
The Grafton City Council plans action tonight to raise critical funds for operating the city in the next fiscal year. At 8 p.m. in its final regular session of the year, members discuss gross sales tax, sewage charges and a fire protection levy as possible revenue sources, noting none are ideal and that earlier votes failed to pass a three year levy for street repairs.
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Grafton
Sims
Curtis D. Decker
Paris Conference Gains Praise Across Iron Curtain
Pravda lauded the Big Four Foreign Ministers Paris Conference as a step toward easing East West tensions. The Soviet paper, while noting some criticism of American influence, said the agreement proves that dictation is left at the council chamber threshold and marks a return to activity of the council of foreign ministers.
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London
Paris
Moscow
Communist Party
Pravda
Pet
Council of Foreign Ministers
Unidentified submarine sighted off the Florida coast
The Coast Guard reported an unidentified submarine off South Florida. three Hurricane Hunting squadron privateers from Miami searched Cocoa and Melbourne areas without success. Navy restrictions followed with officials saying all remains classified.
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Miami
Coast Guard
Florida
Navy
Cocoa
Melbourne
C. D .Weed
Washington
Leonard Cullat
VP 23
R. C. Knowles
Levy Vote In Raleigh County Proposed Three Year Levy
Raleigh County residents voted today on a three year levy to fund three projects: Raleigh County Memorial Airport and county recreation projects for Negro and white communities, plus an anticipated county overdraft of 85 000. The measure needed 60 percent of votes in favor. A prior levy attempt for five projects was defeated on March 15 with a narrow majority.
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Beckley
Raleeh
Raleigh County
Government Wraps Up Lias Case in Tax Evasion Trial
In Fairmont a $1,000,000 income tax evasion case against William G. Lias nears completion as James Price of the treasury testifies. Price outlines Lias 1942-46 income of about $551,000 versus reported $1,462,485.61, with expenditures $2,779,450.33 and deductions $1,316,964.72. The defense begins cross examination as the government plans to recall another IRS agent.
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Fairmont
William G. Lias
U. S. District Court
James Price
Treasury Department
Wheeling
Price
Iag
Internal Revenue
Edward J. Hannel
Intruder Shot By Home Owner Sparks Early Morning Shootout
Sam Humphrey, 38, was killed when Robert Taylor, 28, allegedly fired a shotgun at an intruder who forced entry into the Starcher home in Parkersburg. Prosecutor Charles B. Renner said Taylor, in custody, admitted the shooting after reporting it to state police. Hollie Starcher, husband of a recaptured escapee, is detained as a witness. another escapee remains at large.
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Parkersburg
Virgie Frazier Starcher
Charles B. Renner
State Penitentiary
Sam Humphrey
Starcher
Renner
Robert Tayor
Wood County
Starjeher
Hollie Starcher
Taylor
Moundsville
Unheard Flood Area Missing Men Stir Grafton Families
Two Grafton families remain anxious as Stafford Sturm and Clyde Hardman, both last seen near Petersburg during the late Friday flood, are still unaccounted for. State police at Elkins have been notified and will aid in searches. rescue teams press on for four other missing persons in the panhandle flood zone.
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Stafford Sturm
Clyde Hardman
Grafton
Warder Avenue
Blueville
Petersburg
Elkins
Sturm
Harm
Privson
Neil
Winchester
Sturin
Romney
Panhandle
Gerarman
Bob
Bill
Hubert Parrish
Harman
Stafford
Inia
Congress Seeks Quick Approval of Truman Reorganization
Washington leaders seek to approve President Truman's government agency reshuffles without Congress in session until August 20. The plans create a Department of Welfare and adjust bureaus and commissions across Civil Service, Post Office, employment security, maritime affairs, and roads. They aim to bypass the 60 day waiting period if Congress adjourns early.
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Truman
Congress
House
Department of Welfare
Bureau of Employment Security
Post Office Department
Naional Security
Civil Service Commission
Maritime Commission
Public Roads Administration
Senate
Union and Operators Resume Meeting in Bluefield
Union and operator representatives returned to Bluefield to resume bargaining on a southern soft coal contract nine days before current terms expire. Led by Joseph E. Moody, the Southern Coal Producers association, the talks reconvened at 2:30 p.m. EST as John Owens acted for John L. Lewis. Lewis has joined northern and western operators at White Sulphur Springs. If no agreement is reached by June 30, a strike would not occur before July 5, the miners annual vacation period. Moody blames miners for not presenting proposals while Owens cites operators must demands as blocking free bargaining.
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Bluefield
Southern
Joseph E. Moody
Southern Coal Producers Association
United Miner Workers
John Owens
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Northern and Western
Tomorow
White Sulphur Springs
Moody
Owens
Female Beauty, Talent Contest Begins Thursday
West Virginia’s annual open season for female beauty and talent starts Thursday night in Morgantown and runs to August 6 at Moundsville. Audiences statewide will view contestants in beauty, hair styles, gowns and bathing suits as the Miss West Virginia winner earns a $1,000 college scholarship and a chance to represent the state at Miss America in Atlantic City, with Morgantown hosting eight contestants for Miss West Virginia University. In Elkins a cable came loose, killing Jesse T. Wiggins, 44, of Raville, Louisiana, who was operating a tractor during a pipeline project for Atlantic Seaboard.
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West Virginia
Moundsville
Atlantic Ciy
Sepember
Morgan
West Virginia University
Elkins
Jesse T. Wiggins
Raville
Wiggins
Atlantic Seaboard Company
City Seeks State Finance Counsel From Questionaire
Grafton City Council has received a questionnaire on municipal finance from the West Virginia standing committee on government and finance and the commission on interstate cooperation. City Manager Curtis D. Decker is pushing to complete the form quickly so the joint committee can study taxation and finance issues following the Supreme Court ruling voiding the liquor profits distribution act.
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Commission On Interstate Coperation
West Virginia
Grafton
Supreme Court
Joint
Commission On Interstate Cooperation
Curtis D. Decker
Acheson Returns From Big Four Meet
Secretary of State Acheson returned today from the Big Four Foreign Ministers conference in Paris. He received a personal welcome from President Truman as well as Vice President Barkley and other notables at the airport when his plane landed at 10 09 am CEST after the trans Atlantic flight.
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State Acheson
Paris
Truman
Barkley
Mr.Truman
Acheson
Johnson proposes 80 million carrier modernization plan
Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson announced with President Truman’s approval a modernization plan for two aircraft carriers at a total cost of 80 million dollars. He spoke to the National War College graduates, defended U S readiness against Soviet threats, and said saving from canceling a Navy supercarrier would fund the modernization, expanding postwar carrier capacity to eight ships. Lt Col Louis W. Truman, a second cousin of the president, was among diploma recipients.
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Washington
Louis Johnson
Truman
Johnson
National War College
Soviet Union
Russia
United States
National Defense Establishment
Louis W. Tru
Big Four Pledges For Austria Treaty Parley
The Big Four foreign ministers closed four weeks of talks with pledges for east‑west peace in Germany and a framework for an Austrian independence treaty. They announced a six point German principles pact and a joint communique on Austrian terms, with deputies to finish the document by Sept 1 and a New York meeting planned next fall during the UN General Assembly. Samuel Reber, the American deputy, voiced confidence the four powers would sustain negotiations.
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Paris
Germany
Berlin
Reich
New York
United Nations General Assembly
Samuel Reber
Mother dies after boy’s accidental shotgun discharge
In Elkins a six year old boy fired a shotgun causing fatal abdominal injuries to Flora Hosey, 39, of Beverly Randolph County. State Trooper J D Higby said she died at a hospital after an accident on her farm leaving six children.
British Freighter Anchises Attacked by Nationalist Planes
In Shanghai a British freighter Anchises of 8,000 tons was damaged by Chinese Nationalist planes. Four crewmen were injured as the raid also hit a Shell Oil warehouse, destroying 20,000 tons of kerosene and other petroleum products. The Anchises, beached after the bombing, faced a list and could not proceed.
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Shanghai
Shell Oil Company
Anchises
Foochow
Here
Manchuria
Yangtze
Whangpoo River
J. E. Watson
Watson
Kobe
Hong Kong
Typhoon Hits Okinawa Japan Leaves Dozens Dead and Missing
Police report 40 killed and 563 missing after a powerful typhoon struck Okinawa and southern Japan with winds up to 115 mph. Destruction spread across Kyushu and Honshu with thousands of farms flooded and rail lines washed out. Communications severed and boats damaged as the storm threatens northern Japan.
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Tokyo
Okinawa
Japan
Honshu
Kyushu
Hakata Bay
Housing bill fight tests unity among Democrats
AP reports administration and House leaders clash as they seek to mobilize lawmakers behind President Truman's housing measure. Some backers discuss a two thirds vote to bind virtually all House Democrats, with caucus discipline cited for defying party instructions while oath and constitution remain guiding limits.
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