Rankin Fights Pension Bill as Russia Closes Iran Consulates
Rankin introduces a new veteran pension bill to the House while reports claim Moscow plans to close its three Iranian consulates in Tabriz Meshed and Ahwaz amid tensions over Tehran censorship. Diplomatic ties remain intact as Moscow and Tehran weigh moves following the Lomakin Kasenkina case with U S pressure on consulate recall.
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Lake Success
Iran
Moscow
Tabriz
Meshed
Ahwaz
Baku
Russia
Tehran
Len
United Nations
U.N. Security Council
United States
Soviet Union
Lomakin- Kasenkina
New York
San Francisco
Vladivostok
Jacob M. Lomakin
Oksana Kasenkina
Funds For Science Building Released
Charleston approvals totaling 1 006 010 were released by the Board of Public Works. The 1949 legislature had appropriated three grants: 627 000 for a science building at Potomac State school, 75 000 for a Weston State hospital employee building, and 40 000 to buy land for a small state office building. An old 244 010 40 central heating grant for Romney schools and 20 000 for a storage building erection were also released.
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Charleston
Board of Public Works
Potomac State School
Weston State Hospital
Schools For the Deaf and
Romney
Trio Apprehended After Boys Report Bicycles Wrecked
Three Grafton men Adair Kennedy Gene Kirby and Jim Kennedy were jailed after two boys Danny Moore and Johnny Colebank reported the men hurled their bicycles from a wall onto steps near the Grafton Sentinel building. Police cited drunken and dis orderly charges. Kennedy allegedly shattered a cruiser window with a wine bottle during transit.
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Grafton
Taylor County
Adair Kennedy
Gene Kirby
Parkview
Jim Kennedy
Danny Moore
Johnny Colebank
Grafton Sentinel
Baltimore and Ohio
Snyder
Reed
Taylor County Board of Trade Session Wednesday
The Taylor County Board of Trade will hold a general membership meeting next Wednesday night at 8 p.m. at the trade board offices. Officers up for election include president Paul E. Malone and vice president Glenn Harman. Directors whose terms expire this year are Claude Ebert Dr Robert F Gerkin Glenn Harman James F Holt R T Knotts W T Lockard Paul Malone and Mason Tucker.
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Taylor County Board of ‘Trade
Trade Board
Paul E. Malone
Glenn Harman
Isecretary
C .W. T. Lockard
Arthur G. Yates
Claude Ebert
Robert F. Gerkin
James F. Holt
R. T. Knotts
W. T. Lockard
Paul Malone
Mason Tucker
Axis Sally Sentenced To 10 To 30 Years In Treason
Mildred Gillars known as Axis Sally was sentenced to 10 to 30 years in prison for treason by Federal Judge Edward Curran. A $10,000 fine was imposed and citizenship loss is automatic on treason conviction. Gillars, 48, from Maine, was convicted March 10 for broadcasting Nazi propaganda on the Vision of Invasion program.
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Washington
Mildred E
Axis Sally
Mercury Hits Summer Heat in March in Grafton
Grafton enjoyed 77 degree sun today marking the hottest temperature since last October 27. The rapid swing from a nine degree cold snap to near summer warmth puzzled residents as forecasters predicted cooler days ahead and overall springlike weather persists. Local observer W D Myers noted 64 degrees at the Blueville station with 45 as the previous night’s low. Residents shed heavy coats and marveled at March wardrobes as markets operated in lighter attire.
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Grafton
Mercury
Blueville
W. D. Myers
B and O to recall idle workers as need arises
Grafton officials said Baltimore and Ohio railroad employees furloughed due to the coal stoppage will be recalled to duty as conditions justify. Furloughs extend to April 4, but men will be brought back as needed with the end of the coal stoppage.
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Grafton
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Monongah Division
Ever Take Inventory Of What You Can't Do
Hal Boyle muses on the widening gap between people and machines on his 38th birthday. He lists things he still cannot do from driving a car to identifying bones, recognizing flowers, building anything, and naming composers, ending with a humorous reflection on his perceived uselessness. See EVER TAKE page 5.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Fire Kills Three Children In Rural Ohio Home
State Police continue investigation into a rural residential fire that destroyed the Long Fork of Mill Creek home near Logan. Three Whitt sisters, Jenney Lee seven Penny Mae five and Alice Sue three, were killed as their mother Wanda Lou Whitt five and another daughter sustained burns. A broken eight inch gas main under the house is blamed for the blaze, which followed a reported hissing sound early yesterday. The occupants rented from Hubert White of Mil Creek. the house exploded as neighbors and the father rushed to help.
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Logan
James Whitt
Jenney Lee
Penny Mae
Alice Sue
Logan General Hospital
Hubert White
Mil Creek
Whitt
Early White
Boy Dies At Wheels Of Father's Auto
Eight year old Fred Wilson Miles was fatally injured when his bicycle veered into his father Ward T Miles's car at an intersection near their Bluefield home. He died at St Luke's hospital from a head injury. Survived by father mother and a five year old brother.
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Bluefield
Fred Wilson Miles
Ward T. Miles
Miles
Mountain View Avenue
St. Luke's Hospital
Tension Off Today In Coal Fields and Industries
News from Pittsburgh reports a broad easing of disruption as John L. Lewis ordered miners to return next Monday, ending a two week UMW strike affecting 463,000 workers in coal pits east of the Mississippi and impacting steel, coal transport via Chesapeake & Ohio and Baltimore & Ohio. Rail furloughs and worker returns set for early April, amid questions about Boyd’s nomination and the strike’s broader purpose.
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Steel
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Mississippi
UMW
U. S. Senate
James Boyd
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Lewis
Boyd
Chespeake & Ohio
S&o
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Peace Conference Opponents Picket Waldorf Astoria
In New York nearly 2,000 protesters gathered on Park Avenue as 150 demonstrators began a march outside the Waldorf Astoria while foreign delegates held a news conference inside. The peaceful march opposed a controversial world peace conference branded by the state department as propaganda. Signs cited Cardinal Mindszenty's imprisonment in Hungary and flags from iron curtain nations adorned the crowd. One marcher carried Mindszenty’s image as police kept order with 100 officers present.
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New York
Waldorf-Astoria
Park Avenue
State Department
Cardinal Mindszenty
Hungary
See
Rankin introduces new World War One veterans pension bill
Rep Rankin of Mississippi unveiled a pension measure limited to World War One ex servicemen. It calls for 72 dollars a month at age 65 for eligible veterans with income under 2000 dollars for singles or 3000 for married or dependents. The bill goes to the veterans committee with hope for quick House floor action. Congress had previously defeated a 90 dollar plan by a one vote margin.
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Washington
Rankin
D-Miss
House
Veterans) Committee
Veterans Committee
Congress
Speechless Woman Role Wins Oscar For Jane Wyman
Hollywood hush falls as Miss Jane Wyman wins best actress for Johnny Belinda. Laurence Olivier earns top honor for Hamlet, first overseas best picture. Hustons sweep with Treasure of the Sierra Madre wins writer director Oscar. Claire Trevor named best supporting actress. Wyman, born Sarah Jane Folks of St. Joseph Missouri, accepts award with gratitude.
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Hollywood
Jane Wyman
Laurence Olivier
Miss Wyman
B Pictures
Johnny Belinda
Olivier
Hamlet
Sea
Hustons
San John
Train Holdup Man To Plead Tuesday
FAIRMONT P George L Ashton 20 of Youngstown Ohio one of two youths charged with holding up a Baltimore and Ohio railroad train near Martinsburg last March 9 is to be arraigned here Tuesday Federal court attendants said the date was fixed following Ashton's transfer to Marion county jail last night He had been held in Washington where he was arrested the day after the incident Lyman Ramsdell also of Youngstown who was wounded while resisting arrest on the same charge is expected to be brought here in about two weeks He still is in a Washington hospital See TRAIN page 8
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Fairmont
George L. Ashiton
Youngstown
Ohio
Baltimore and Ohio
Martinsburg
Ashton
Marion County
Washington
Lyman Ramsdell
Congresswoman Edith Nourse Rogers Threats and Lawsuit Update
Police guard the home of Congresswoman Edith Nourse Rogers amid threats by mail after a Valentine Day incident. Rogers, 67, Massachusetts Republican, notes no link to a divorce suit naming her as the third figure in a marriage breakup. Meanwhile Capt. Harold Latta-Lawrence is ordered to answer his wife's separate maintenance suit for $300 monthly.
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Washington
Edith Nourse Rogers
Uing
Navy
Harold A. Latta-Lawrence
Filene Diana Latta-Lawrence
Miss Orient Explodes Mine Killing About 100 People
A motorship named Miss Orient exploded after hitting a mine six miles off Canton en route to Hong Kong. About 500 aboard, with roughly 100 dead and many injured. Suspects blame pirates for the extortion plot. survivors include Edna Lowrey of Iowa and Sarah Gong Chuck of San Francisco. A second ship, the Shihmep, narrowly escaped a similar fate nearby.
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Ganton
Orient
Hong Kong
Canton
Pirsiies
Edna Lowrey
College Springs
Iowa
Sarah K. Gong Chuck
San Francisco
Honolulu
U. S
Magazine salesman leaves town after police curb scheme
Irvin Marcus of Alabama posted 26 bond but forfeited it when he failed to appear in municipal police court on charges of soliciting magazine subscriptions without a license. He was picked up by Patrolman Lawrence Messenger after a loyal man complained of a phony receipt.
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Grafton
Irvin Marcus
Alabama
Lawrence Messemer
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