Jones to serve as temporary city manager after July 1
Oral J. Jones will be appointed to act as temporary city manager after July 1 until a permanent appointment is made by the new council. Richard B. Bord will be municipal police court judge and John K. Burdett will be city attorney retained in that post. Jones will then become city clerk once a manager is chosen.
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Dick Bord
John K. Burdette
of Elected
Jones
Council-Elect
Richard B. Bord
John K. Burdett
City of
Grafton
First National Bank
City National Bank
Fairmont
Grafton Bank
Oral Jones
Oral J. Jones
Atton
Regime Collapses In Italy As DeNicola Resigns
Rome June 25 Provision al President Enrico DeNicola resigned to the constituent assembly after a Communist led general strike by 6,000,000 labor members protesting attacks on Sicilian communist headquarters. Speaker Umberto Terracini announced DeNicola’s health prevented him from serving, with the assembly adjourning to tomorrow and possible reappointment on the table. Former premiers Ivanhoe Bonomi Francesco Saverio Nitti and Vittorio Emanuele Orlando were mentioned as alternative leaders.
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Rome
Enrico DeNicola
Constituent Assembly
general-Confederation of Labor
Comit
B and O Announces Schedule Changes Effective Sunday
Baltimore and Ohio railroad releases July 6 timetable changes affecting No. 32 from Washington to Parkersburg arriving 6 31 AM and departing 6 47 AM. Eastbound No. 30 to Cumberland arrives 8 50 AM and leaves 9 07 AM. Trains 43 and 44 to Grafton and Fairmont discontinued. A new daily train from Grafton to Meone and a Pennsylvaniain service to Connellsville at 6 55 AM and 10 AM inaugurations announced.
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Baltimoreland Ohio Railroad
Washington
Parkersburg
Ryain
Cumberland
Therafton
Fairnew
Grafton
Pennsylvania 9
Onnellsville
Idle Mines Idle in Protest Walkouts Across Counties
Forty nine mines in the Monongah division were idle today. seven due to protest walkouts and 44 due to hopper car shortages. Galloway No 2 and 3 in Barbour. Bethlehem No 41 and Jamison No 10 in Marion were idle in protests begun after the Taft Hartley act. Jamison No 9 Delmar and Williams River Cowen field joined the list. Taylor county reports none.
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Monongah
Monongah Division
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Galloway
Barbour County
Bethlehem No. 41
Jamison No
Marion County
Jamison No. 9
Delmar
Williams River
Cowen
Taylor County
Attempted Kidnap of UN Member In Palestine
Three men attempted to kidnap Allen Major, a Palestine government secretariat member on the Maison staff for the United Nations special committee on Palestine, in Jerusalem. Major was beaten as he entered his apartment on King George avenue. Mrs Major cried for help, police pursued, and the trio fled in a car. Major sustained head wounds reported by a witness.
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Jerusalem
Palestine Government
Maison
United Nations Special Committee On Palestine
Secretariat
Allen Major
King George Avenue
Major
U.S. protests Romanian arrests of hundreds
The United States formally protested to Romania over arrests of hundreds of opposition members and others, calling them arbitrary without warrants or charges. The State Department said the note, delivered by Roy Melbourne acting U.S. representative in Bucharest, condemns a deliberate suppression or terroristic intimidation of democratic elements under the communist regime.
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Washington
United States
State Department
Roy M. Melbourne
Bucharest
Juror Attacked in Overell Yacht Case Home Incident
A juror in the Overell yacht case, Mrs. Ava Putnam of Newport Beach, was attacked last night when a man broke into her home. Police and investigators kept details quiet as officials awaited court session updates and formal inquiries from Judge Kenneth E. Morrison.
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Calif
Overell
Ava Putnam
Newport Beach
California
Kenneth E. Morrison
R. P. Hopkinson
James Musick
J. M. Mulvey
State Attorney General
Musick
Mulvey
17 Die in Brussels Education Ministry Fire Blaze
Authorities disclosed that 17 persons burned to death and 30 injured when the Brussels Ministry of Education building caught fire. The blaze destroyed the upper floors of the administration building in Brussels yesterday.
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Brussels
Cloudy Weather To Usher Showers Tonight And Tomorrow
The forecast calls for cloudy conditions bringing showers tonight and tomorrow with warmer temperatures. Yesterday’s rainfall measured .09 inches, and the high reached 78 with a 50 low. By noon today the temperature was 71 and 60 at 7:30 this morning. Typhoon kills 13 in southwestern Japan along the Japan Sea, Kyodo News Agency reports.
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W. A. Myers
Mercury
Tokyo
Japan
Japan Sea
Kyodo
Revival of federal mine seizure power sparks labor talks
June 25 report from Washington notes soft coal operators and John L. Lewis' United Mine Workers facing an imminent industry strike as a ten day vacation to begin Friday reduces output. Government and labor officials weigh renewed seizure authority amid a no work policy and possible private ownership handover if talks fail by July 7.
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Harold W. Ward
Washington
North
West
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Justice Department
Taft-Hartley
Gill
Aly
Labor
Schwellenbach
Tax slashing bill may come up again
Senator George D Ga backs Republican move to re pass vetoed 4.3 billion tax slashing bill. Revisions delay cuts to January 1 instead of next week. Knutson of Ways and Means reintroduced the bill, with Speaker Martin saying it will be taken up at first favorable opportunity.
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Francis M. Lemay
Washington
George
D-Ga
Knutson
R-Minn
House
Ways and Means Committee
Martin
R-Mass
West Virginia National Guard cancels full scale training
Charleston June 25. The lack of balance in specialist personnel and equipment now available has caused the cancellation of all plans for full scale field training of West Virginia National Guard units. See W. VA. page 6.
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Charleston
West Virginia
National Guard
W. VA
Judge Dismisses Three Counts Against Thornhill
LOGAN June 25 Circuit Judge C C Chambers dismissed on defense motion three indictments charging Thornhill former Raeigh County Prosecutor W A Red Thornhill with conspiracy and grand larceny in ballot manipulation from last November's election. The defense argued many witnesses would be duplicative, and the judge granted the plea.
Eisenhower Agrees to Take Columbia University Post
General Dwight D. Eisenhower will become president of Columbia University early next year. He is elected to the university’s Board of Trustees and succeeds Nicholas Murray Butler, who retired in 1945. General Omar N. Bradley is viewed as a likely successor in the Army’s top job.
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Washington
Dwight Eisenhower
North
Africa
Europe
Columbia University
Omar N. Bradley
Eisenhower
Army
Nicholas Murray Buter
Bradley
Taylor County Fair to be held at Grafton High athletic field
Taylor County Fair plans a three day event September 11 12 and 13 in canvas tents at Grafton Senior High School athletic field. J Paul Murphy president of the Taylor County Fair Association announced the move to increase space amid prior crowding. A fair catalogue with classifications and data will be published by August 1. Publicity director Glen T Clark notes at least 100 planes may participate in a statewide air tour this weekend.
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Taylor County
Grafton Senior High School
J. Paul Murphy
Taylor County Fair Association
Lloyd Reid
Fair Association
Murphy
Charleston
Youd
Glen T. Clark
Rain Drives Missouri River To Record Crest
Turbulent Missouri River hits a new all time crest in southeast Nebraska at Rule measuring 21.02 feet at 8 am. The record surpasses 20.96 feet set last June. Heavy rainfall fell in northeast Nebraska with four inches near Neligh while lighter rain spread across the region.
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Omaba
Missouri
Nebraska
Iown
Rule
Neb
Neligh
Protest Walkout Hits West Virginia Coal Pits
About 48,800 West Virginia coal miners, nearly half the state's workforce, were absent as a second day of protest against the Taft Hartley bill spread. Northern fields showed the best turnout, while overall idle miners increased in most districts. Officials reported losses in tonnage and more mines operating with partial crews.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Nerthern
Coal Mines Administration
Fairmont
New River
Winding Gulf
Kana- Wha Cos! Operators Association
Pipe worker dies after pipe crushes chest near West Union
John Lawrence Haught 40 of West Union died en route to hospital after a 16 inch pipe rolled into a ditch where he worked on a New Hope Natural Gas line. He was an employee of Pipe Line Construction Co and the fatal incident occurred two miles north of town.
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West Union
John Lawrence Haught
Haught
New Hope Natural Gas Company
United Nations Plans Charter Day Observance Worldwide
The United Nations marks two years since the San Francisco charter signing with a noon saluting ceremony at U N headquarters attended by 2 600 staff. Secretary General Trygve Lie and Byron Price will speak, followed by a radio program in five languages and messages from Truman Ramadier Attlee and Kaj-Ghek.
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John A. Parris
JE. Lake Success
United Nations
Genral Trygve Lie
Byron Price
U. N. Radio
Truman
Ramadier
France
Attlee
Great Britain
Kaj-Ghek
China
Min Grom- Bee
Steel layoffs spread as Carnegie plant curtails output
Pittsburgh June 26 Thousands of coal miners walked out amid a two day fuel stoppage hurting the nation’s steel industry. Nearly half of about 400000 bituminous miners were idle as unions faced new curbs and steel plants in Pittsburgh district cut furnaces. Production losses in Youngstown and Monongalia counties fueled a broader shutdown threatening 70 000 tons of coal daily and 1600 tons of steel daily for several firms. Government observers noted antitrust actions pending as walkouts continued.
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Pittsburgh
United Tamne Workers
West Virginia
Monongalia
Africa
Porathc
Twosthiris-Portall
Besserter
Youngstown
Coppertane
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Justice Eetment
Ting
Fire on U S Marine Flier prompts harbor rescue
A fire broke out in two holds of the 10,780 ton cargo liner U S President near Jersey City. Smoke blanketed lower Manhattan as Coast Guard and fireboats battled the blaze from about 11 10 a m EDT, eight sailors reported trapped before firefighters arrived and the port area was cleared.
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Marine Flier
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Coast Guard
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Jersey
Cu Ertle
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