Tygart Lake State Park Project Nears Reality
A Taylor County Board of Trade committee reported to Gov. Clarence W. Meadows and State Conservation Commissioner Jack Shipman that the Tygart Lake area will likely become a state recreational park this summer pending interim approvals. The project, costing about 40 000 this year plus roadwork, will feature stone fireplaces picnic facilities bath houses beaches and boating docks as it gradually expands toward a 1 000 000 total.
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Tygart Lake
Clarence W. Meadows
Jack Shipman
Charles
Taylor County Board of Trade
Board of Trade
William J. Hussion
Hubert R. Parrish
Charles W. T. Lockad
Tygart Dam
Fred Watkins
Grafton
Charleston
State Board of Public Works
Orsthres. Wi
Road Commission
Shipman
Tygart
OPA raises coffee prices to boost imports
Washington June 27 The government approved a 3 to 4 cent per pound hike for coffee as part of a broad price increase. Stabilization director Chester Bowles said the higher prices will take effect within a week once retail figures are set. The move aims to spur Latin American green coffee imports with exporters receiving two cents more per pound and import ceilings lifted to about 20.75 cents per pound.
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Washington
Chester Bowles
OPA
Bowles
Latin America
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Price Administration
California
Oregon
Arizona
Aberdeen
Wash
Henry W. Anderson
Twin Harbors Lumber Co
Twin Farbers Lumber Co
R. G. Robbins
R. G. Robbins Lumber Co
Portland
Northwest
Evatt Considers Veto Fight at United Nations
Australian foreign minister Herbert Evatt plans a showdown on veto power at the upcoming United Nations General Assembly. After a tense Security Council session over Spain, Evatt’s stance against the veto strengthens moves to remove it from the UN charter. Delegates agreed the Spanish issue remains on the agenda and the veto’s dominance in deliberations is under scrutiny.
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Charles A. Grumich
New York
Herbert V. Evatt
United Nations Security Council
General Assembly
Evatt
Russia
United Nations
U. N
CIO-PAC Opens Its Political School in Washington
The National Citizens Political Action Committee runs a first ever political school in Washington with 600 students. The opening general assembly was met with boos when a Democratic official defended President Truman on railroad strike action. The program aims to mobilize voters for progressive candidates through broad union and PAC involvement.
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Washington
Political Action
Democratic Party
Truman
National Citizens Political Action Committee
PAC
Cio-Pac
Ex soldier killed in tavern brawl in Pittsburgh
James Hugh Magoffin aged 38, a former soldier, was killed in a brawl at an East Liberty tavern in the early hours. He died at Pittsburgh hospital after being found on a sidewalk near the cafe. Police detained five men and three women as material witnesses. one assailant fled.
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Pittsburgh
James Hugh Magoffin
East Liberty
Pittsburgh Hospital
Irgun Members Given Fifteen Years for Explosives
In Jerusalem a military court sentenced 30 Irgun Zvai Leumi members to 15 years each for carrying firearms and explosives. Another member, Benjamin Kaplan, received life for shooting a British soldier. The group, captured in southern Palestine, claimed prisoner of war status and refused to participate in the trial.
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Irgun
Zvai Leumi
Jerusalem
Irgun Zyai Leutni
Benjamin Kaplan
Palestine
Special Grand Jury Takes Up Case Of Wife Killer
Huntington reports a special grand jury convened to consider the case of Paul Ward 37 accused of killing his 19 year old wife with a shotgun in their bedroom on June 19 while John H Hedrick 47 goes on trial in Cabell common pleas court for murder the first of five homicide cases in this term Roy Johnson 52 is named in Hedrick charge.
Board of Trade reviews Fairmont pool plan
W C Whaley principal of Fairmont East Side High School and pool manager spoke to Taylor County Board of Trade last night outlining pool setup and operation. John Hopkins of Monongahela Power accompanied him as plans were discussed to select pool type for Gratton park and obtain cost estimates. Directors moved to secure an architect to draft plans and then gather estimates.
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W. C. Whaley
Fairmont East Side High School
Fairmont Municipal
Taylor County Board of Trade Directors
Fairmont Pool
John Hopkins
Monongahela Power Company
Gratton Park
Bickel to Lead Elks Parade With Arabians
Clarksburg report of W J Brickel Parkersburg oil operator famed for purebred Arabians plans to lead the National Elks convention parade in New York on July 7 with nine animals. Wade Kepner of Wheeling, grand exalted ruler, insisted on the parade.
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Clarksburg
W. J. Brickel
Parkersburg
Elks
Eleven Die In Harlingen Truck Train Crash
The death toll from a truck train collision near La Feria rose to eleven with the death of Constantins Hernandez. Eleven others were listed as injured, two critically.
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Harlingen
Tex
la Feria
Constantins Hernandez
Crith
Foreign Ministers Still Deadlocked Over Trieste Plan
The western Allies rejected two Russian counter-proposals for Trieste, keeping the foreign ministers’ council deadlocked on the city’s status. Molotov proposed autonomous under Yugoslavia or joint Italy-Yugoslavia sovereignty, but the plan was deemed unworkable by the United States, Britain, and France.
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A. L Goldberg
Paris
Trieste
Foreign ‘Ministers Council
V. M. Molotov
Adriatic
Italy
Yugoslavia
United States
Two Killed In Storms Across West Virginia State
Violent electrical storms yesterday killed two people and caused wide damage in West Virginia. In Beckley area two women died from lightning near Hinton and Raleigh County. Flooding hit Soak Creek near Sophia and a Virginian railway line. a Morgantown grain alcohol tank exploded, causing about 160,000 dollars in damage.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Beckley
Nina B. Montgomery Meadows
Hinton
Lena Adkins
Raleigh County
Soak Creek
Sophia
Fireco
Mullens
Morgantown
Harry E. Pickenpaugh
Pickenpaugh
Seven Die During Pittsburgh Heat Wave and Storms
Western Pennsylvania recorded seven deaths in a three day heat wave with temperatures above 90. Five drownings and two electrocutions occurred during a thunderstorm yesterday. Forecasters warned of relief today but predicted it would stay warm into Friday.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Truman Presses Bowles to Stay as OPA Probe Expands
Washington June 27 President Truman disclosed he is pressing Chester Bowles to remain as economic stabilizer amid a looming OPA extension deadline. Bowles has sought retirement but Truman says he has kept him on the job through talks yesterday Bowles declined to discuss the meeting.
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Washington
Truman
Chester Bowles
Bowles
OPA
Bowes
Chicago police check on Thomas in Degnan case
Three Chicago officers flew to Phoenix to examine Grant Richard R. Thomas who claimed to have kidnapped six year old Suzanne Degnan last January. Assistant Chicago Attorney Edward F. Healy said handwriting comparisons would be reviewed by an expert. Healy, Lt. John Olson, and Tim Allman planned interviews at 1 30 p m with Thomas and his wife Margaret present if possible.
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Ariz
Chicago
Grant Richard R. Thomas
Phoenix Authoriies
Suzanne Degnan
Edward F. Healy
Thomas
Healy
John Olson
Tim Allman
Chicago Police Commission
Margaret
Phoenix
No News No Cash Policy Gains In Congress
In Morgantown on June 27 the report notes West Virginia University enrollment could top 5000 next fall if 18 year olds are exempted from the draft. Stone, director of placements, expects about 1000 married veterans and 3000 single ex servicemen to enroll next semester. A no news no cash policy aims to curb Soviet coverage as a House amendment to UNRRA funds faces strong support.
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Morgantown
West Virginia
Harry E. Stone
Stone
William F. Arbogast
Washington
Russia
House
Teller
Soviet Union
Scite Cote Cetes
Matsuoka Dies Before He Can Be Tried In Crimes
Yasuka Matsuoka, once Japan’s foreign minister who aligned with the Axis, died early today in Tokyo. He expressed regret at not being able to defend himself at the war crimes court. Charges against him were withdrawn after his death.
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Tokyo
Yasuka Matsuoka
Japan
University of Oregon
Kenichiro
Charleston HS double death by own action in apartment
In Charleston South Carolina a 25 year old woman Olive Wymer and Woodrow Aldridge 20 a Carbide and Carbon employee were found dead from swallowing strychnine tablets. Aldridge left a note to a cousin claiming this was the best way out. A joint note requested burial together with a blue framed picture. Aldridge was estranged from his wife. The incident is reported as double death by own action.
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South Charleston
Spring Hill
R. H. Dunn
Dunn
Olive Wymer
Woodrow Aldridge
Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Corporation
Aldridge
Woodrow
Charleston
Valenti Refuses To Talk In Evans-Garrow Shooting
Pittsburgh police seek three more men and two women for questioning in the gang linked slayings of Frank Evans and Freddie Garrow last month. They also want to quiz five others tied to the Gianni killing. Frank Valenti, indicted for accessory before the fact in the Evans Garrow case, was arrested yesterday and declined to discuss the investigation, demanding an attorney.
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Pittsburgh
Frank Evans
Freddie Garrow
Big Gus" Gianni
Han
Frank Valenti
Evans-Garrowiug
Valenti
Wolfe Trial Postponed Again In Parkersburg
Wolfe trial of county clerk Earl Wolfe Jr on seven misdemeanor and two felony indictments tied to handling official funds was postponed to await a state Supreme Court ruling on preliminaries. The high court will be asked to rule on the propriety of circuit Judge Turner holding grand jury witnesses who testified for Wolfe.
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Parkersburg
Earl
Wolfe, Jr
State Supreme Court
High Court
David
Turner
Wolfe
Bread and flour rationing to start in Britain July 2
London reports Food Minister John Strachey announced bread and flour rationing for Great Britain beginning July 2. The basic bread allotment is nine ounces daily for adults with higher shares for workers and pregnant women. Ration books valid for a year from July 21 are being distributed in bread units. A 1 lb 12 oz loaf equals four bread units, while other conversions allow adjustment for heavy bread eaters or those who eat less bread. President Truman also commented on the continuing world food crisis.
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London
Great Britain
John Strachey
House of Commons
Strachey
Seamen Strike Blocks Rail Cars Across Region
Reports from Baltimons and Ohio railroad officials note a seamen's strike and lakefront tieups disrupting coal transport. The Northern West Virginia Coal Association cites 97,000 cars tied up, with 3,300 owned cars affected, impacting Eastern seas and mines. Over 3,000 miners affected on the B&O Montgomery division as June began.
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Fairmont
PSA
Lake Front
Northern West Virginia Coal Association
George M
Johnson
Rae
Hari
Baltimons
Ohio Railroad
Baltimore
S. B
Froat
Dhon
Seabs
Khalladeeta
B. and
Mongah
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Joseph Cotten
Louis Conn
Strand Theater
James Cagney
Ann Sheridan
Staten Island
International Soundphoto
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Roy Johnson
PLAK
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Byrnes
OFA
O’daniel
Francis J. Kelly
Moore
R-Okla
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