Truman Signs $1.31 Billion Arms Aid Bill For Fourteen Countries
President Truman signed a $1,314,010,000 arms aid bill authorizing American weapons for fourteen nations across Western Europe the Middle East and the Far East to bolster their defense against communism. At the White House signing ceremony he called the act necessary amid unsettled world conditions and said it supports international understanding and United Nations arms control. The ceremony drew lawmakers who helped push the measure while a Pentagon session formed a top strategic group led by General Omar N. Bradley to draft future defense plans with British and French defense chiefs and a London based production board set for December.
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Washington
Truman
Europe
Middle East
Far Pacific
White House
United Nations
Congress
Pentagon
Omar N. Bradley
U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Bradley
London
AMA probes spark antitrust clash with medical groups
The AMA and 16 state and county medical societies face investigation by the Justice Department antitrust division. Trustees protest government coercion to support compulsory health insurance and report a Feb 10 break in at the Chicago board room with records searched. Dr. George F. Lull says no accusations against the department.
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Chicago
American Medical Association
AMA
Justice Department
Board of Trustees
Trustees
Gerge F. Lull
Mananger
Department of Justice
French Premier Resigns After Cabinet Deadlock
Paris reports President Vin cent Auriol accepted the resignation of Premier Henri Jūetzile amid cabinet deadlock over wage and price policy. He Gérontile’s departure followed by extreme right calls for power and exclusion of De Gaulle followers from the coalition, leaving France with fragile postwar stability.
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Paris
Vincent Auriol
Henri Juetzile
Qheuille
Auriol
Charles de Gaulle
Quentile
France
Stassen Hints At 1952 Presidential Bid
Harold Stassen president of the University of Pennsylvania said in a Philadelphia interview he may run for president in 1952. He noted he has long been interested in national affairs and will study the issue amid concerns on peace, war, and living conditions.
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Philadelphia
Harold Stassen
University of Pennsylvania
Gunner
Minnesota
Goes On Trial Soon For Sister's Murder
William Alford Blackford of Coal Run Obie, 79, faces murder charges in Harrisville Circuit Court with a trial slated for October 17 related to the fatal shooting of his sister Mrs Cleppetta Cunningham at a home near Penn Ridge around July 23. He pleaded innocent when arraigned yesterday.
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Harrisville
William Alford Blackford
Coal Run
Obie
Blackford
Cleppetta Cunningham
Penn Ridge
Board of Trade Meeting Tonight in Graf ton
Taylor County Board of Trade directors and members meet at 8 p m at the trade offices. President Paul E. Malone urges attendance and visitors. Topics include filling the executive secretary vacancy after Jack R. Nuzum resigned and Nuzum’s West Virginia law school enrollment.
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Taylor County Board of Trade Directors
Paul E. Malone
Malone
Jack R. Nuzum
Nuzum
West Virginia University
Trade Board
Grafton
Pro Proposed School Levy Debated by Local Voices
Mrs. Nancy W. Murphy and Mr. R. Virgil Rohrbough present factual views on a proposed school levy to be decided in November. The articles contrast a former educator and civic leader who says no with the school superintendent who backs yes. The Sentinel presents the two analyses to inform Grafton citizens before the vote.
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Nancy W. Murphy
R. Virgil Rohrbough
Grafton
Through the Editors in Grafton Warn of Poor School Lighting
A letter from a local writer criticizes a proposed school levy and urges attention to classroom conditions in Taylor County. The piece argues education aims for thrift and growth, notes only 12 Flemington High School rooms are well lit, and reports desks in most classrooms have 7 to 15 foot candles, risking eye strain.
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Taylor County
Flemington High School
American Institute of Lighting
All-Time Buckwheat Festival Attendance Expected In Kingwood
KINGWOOD The Eighth Annual Preston County Buckwheat Festival opens next Thursday with an expected all-time attendance. Fire Department sponsors and county groups prepared 2500 pounds buckwheat flour, 3500 pounds sausage, 100 gallons maple syrup for meals in the Community Building and Methodist Church dining room. The event features a 7 pm parade with units from Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and West Virginia, crownings, fireworks, and Blue Barron orchestra.
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Kingwood
Preston County
Methodist
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Maryland
West Virginia
Lester Brown
Reedsville
Frank Zeller
Terra Alta
Blue Barron
Kentucky Derby Father Expires at 88
Louisville mourns Col. Matt J. Winn 88 longtime Churchill Downs president and Derby organizer died at St. Joseph infirmary after weeks of illness following two surgeries for a stomach disorder. He witnessed all 75 derbies from age 13 to this year’s diamond jubilee with family and associates at his bedside.
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Louisville
Matt J. Winn
Churchill Downs
St. Joseph, Infirmary
Col. Winn
Col.Winn
Search For Missing Ship With Nine Men Aboard
Airforce and Navy planes searched today for a missing V7 engine C-47 transport with nine men aboard. Flight was due at Brookley Air Base Mobile yesterday around 1 24 p m EST after fueling nine hours. A B 17 two PBYs and a C 82 carrying doctors joined rescue efforts from Westover Field and Bolling Field with all available craft aiding the search.
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Washington
Airforce
Navy
Here
Mobile
Alabama
Brookley Air Base
Air Force
Westover Field
Massachuetts
Bolling Field Air Force Base
Llers
Lewis Consents To Take Part In Coal Confab
Lewis L. Consents To Take Part In Mediation Talks In Washington. United Mine Workers Chief sent telegram saying will attend. Operators groups had agreed to join talks. session set for tomorrow at 10 a.m. in Washington. Lewis moved between meetings with coal producers and his lieutenants, returning to White Sulphur Springs.
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White Sulphur Springs
Tohn L. Lewis
Washington
United Mine Workers
Cyrus S. Ching
Federal Mediation Service
Ching
Lews
Bluefield
Judge Directs Not Guilty Verdict In Felony Trial
Judge W Merle Watkins directed a not guilty verdict yesterday afternoon for Ernest Bolton Steve Swirple and Robert Morris in a grand larceny case. The court ruled that State Troopers Jordan and Wood lacked probable cause for the arrest on the Clarksburg road and that no usable evidence beyond possession existed.
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W.merle
Watkins
Ernest “#olton
Steve Swirple
Robert Morris
Rose Valley Coal Company
Flemington
Stat
M. F. Jordan
Wood
Clarksburg
Bolton
Swirple
Morris
Registration Opens for West Virginia Republican Women
Registration began for the biennial convention of the West Virginia Federation of Republican Women. An executive board meeting and a reception opened the first day, with the first general session set for tomorrow and the event continuing through Saturday. Speakers include U S Senator George Malone of Nevada and Mrs. Joseph Farrington of Washington D C, president of the national federation.
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Huntington
West Virginia ‘Federation of Republican Women’s Clubs
United States
George Malone
Nevada
Joseph Farrington
Washington, D. C
National Federation
Protest Over Shocking Mistreatment by Reds
The United States issued a strong note to Russia condemning mistreatment of Americans in the Soviet zone of Germany. It cited two American students detained for eight weeks and Pvt John J Sinkowicz who escaped after 19 months, urging punishment for responsible Soviet officials and asserting innocence.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Germany
Kirk
Moscow
John J. Sinkowicz
Berlin
Congress To Rule Abuse Of GI Education Benefits
Veterans Administration head Carl R. Gray says Congress must tighten GI education benefits as VA restricts training. He warned costs could reach 60 billion dollars by July 25, 1956, prompting Acting Chairman Pepper to convene a Senate committee closed session.
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Congress
Washington
Veterans Administration
Carl R. Gray
Gray
Pepper
DFLA
Senate Labor and Education Committee
Former Magistrate and Relative Indicted in Embezzlement and Robbery Case
Indictments name a former city magistrate Rex D. Connelly Wad and a relative of two former city officials in connection with alleged beating, an attempted burglary at Montgomery Ward last June 23, and related charges. Also named are Jesse B. Maynard accused of maiming his 15 month old son and Nell Davis alias Nell Bias charged with intending to commit an abortion.
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Huntington
Jotta
Caild
Ea Cid
Gideatrick
Rex
D. Connelly
Howard, Steinbrecher
James Steinbrecher
Montgomery Ward and Co
Jesse B. Maynard
Nell Davis
Nell Bias
Grafton Firemen In Forest Festival Parade Tonight
Grafton Volunteer Fire Department heads to Elkins at 4 45 p m for a 7 p m parade as part of the Mountain State Forest Festival. They will be joined by 12 high stepping sponsors and a new fire truck. The Graf ton High School band joins tomorrow's parade at 2 30 p m. Hundreds attend the two day festival with coronation ceremonies for Queen Sylvia XIT featuring Gov Patteson and Miss Martha Gaines of Fayetteville.
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Betty Hovatter
Floyd Hovetter
Fellowsville
Preston County
Kingwood
Okey L. Patteson
West Virginia
Miss Hovatter
Fellowsville High School
Queen Ceres
Grafton
Grafton Volunteer Fire Department
Elkins
Mountain State Forest
Grafton High School
Sylvia Xit
Patteson
Martha Gaines
Fayetteville
Davis and
Eluins College
West Varginia
Martinsburg and Beckley tax and zoning ordinances under review
Charleston city court studied Martinsburg gross sales tax and Beckley zoning ordinance. Arguments yesterday challenged the tax as retroactive and precluded by charter. zoning validity questioned by judge Baen after denial of a permit for a Star Food Market tract across the street.
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Charleston
Martinsburg
Beckley
State Supreme Court
Martinsburg Chamber of Commerce
J. Leonard Baen
Pblishmeneb. Iis
Woman Suffers Shotgun Wounds in Princeton
Mrs Judy Carter of Matyaka is in serious condition at a Princeton hospital with a shotgun wound to her right shoulder. State Trooper E D Brazzle said her estranged husband Fordon Carter, a Princeton taxicab driver, is in custody connected with the shooting at Mrs Cantet s apartment.
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Princeton
Judy Carter
Matyaka
E. D. Brazzle
Fordon Carter
Cantet
88 Year Old Woman Found Safe After Missing Felt
In Ellerton Maryland Mrs Charlotte Hauver aged 68 was reported missing last evening after she went for a walk became tired and rested under a tree. Neighbors searched through the night and police said she wandered to a nearby home where she spent the night and was found safe today.
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Ellerton
Charlotte Hauver
Frederige Collatian
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