Budapest court sentences Rajk for plotting Tito regime
A Hungarian people's court condemned Laszlo Rajk and two of seven co defendants to death for alleged plot to install a Tito regime. Two defendants got life terms and one nine years. Gyorgy Palffy and Bela Korondy were not sentenced as the court declared no jurisdiction and referred them to military court martial.
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Budapest
Hungary
People's Court
Laszlo Rajk
Marshall Tito
Gyorgy Palffy
Bela Ko
Professor Gets Sentence for Woman Assault in Columbia
In Columbia South Carolina a former University of South Carolina professor received a minimum six and a half year term for pistol whipping a nurse named Anne Pierce. Circuit Judge T B Grencker noted it as the most severe beating heard and sentenced the attacker Russell B Maxey to concurrent terms for burglary with intent to murder and assault and battery with intent to kill.
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Columbia
8. C
University of South Carolina
Anne
Pierce
T. B. Grencker
Rusell B Maxey
Quakertown Police Probe Visitor After Penn Instructor Shot
Police searched for a visitor after University of Pennsylvania instructor George W. Jarrett 24 died from a bullet wound in his Quakertown hospital bed. Coroner lists death as self-inflicted. a pistol and a suitcase were linked to a visitor. Jarrett and Theresa McCraken 20 of Philadelphia were injured in a Bethlehem Pike crash.
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Quakertown
Une Hospital
University of Pennsylvania
George W. Jarrett
Quakers Town Hospital
J. Alfred Rixby
Jarrett
George Rapa
Bethlehem Pike
Philadelphia
Theresa McCraken
Senate Bill Aims to Boost Health Training Funds
Washington The Senate approved a $230 million bill to help schools train more doctors dentists nurses and other health personnel over the next five years. The measure seeks to ease a national shortage by expanding health education programs and facilities.
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Washington
Senate
Nation's Miners Begin Sixth Day Of Idleness
In a prolonged walkout the United Mine Workers keep 480,000 miners idle for a sixth day amid contract disputes over pension and welfare fund benefits. About 39,000 railroad coal workers laid off. no negotiations scheduled with northern and western operators until September 29. Only 15,000 unionized progressive miners in Illinois mined the week. some strip mines operated by roving pickets damaged equipment.
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United Mineworkers
John L. Lewis
Pension and Welfare Fund
UMW
Lewis
Independent
Progressive Mine
Ilinois
Charleston Mines Closed By Pickets
Pickets closed several small non union mines in the Charleston area and planned to return Monday. A caravan of 176 pickets visited the mines yesterday, prompting mine owners to consider self defense if state or county protection fails. President Blizzard and President Lewis exchange sharp remarks over the union dispute amid a nationwide week of mine closures.
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Charleston
Wesley Walker
UMW Distri
UMW
John L. Lewis
Dr. W. Martin
Kanawha, Coal Operators’ Association
Martin
Lewis
Four Passenger Coaches Wreck Near Gallitzin
A fast eastbound Cincinnati Limited on the Pennsylvania main line near Gallitzin Pa struck two freight cars that jumped the track. Four passenger coaches and two freight cars were damaged. two tracks were blocked over two hours with no injuries reported. Railroad officials described the derailment and collision along the mountainous right of way.
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Gallitzin
Pennsylvania Railroad
Here
Cincinnati Limited
Russian A-Bombs Need Not Be As Powerful As U S
New York dispatch notes Russia may not need bombs as powerful as American weapons to reach parity. It argues bomb effectiveness hinges on terrain and yield, with terrain shaping damage and huge bombs providing only marginally larger destruction. The piece cites U S tests and comparisons to Japanese and Bikini bombs.
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U. S
New York
Russia
Lias
United States
Mercury Drops to 37 Degrees in Huntington WV
Weather records show Huntington dipping to 37 degrees marking the coldest Sept 24 on record with a state low tied to 1925. A Canadian air mass pushed across West Virginia with frost expected statewide as temperatures ranged from the high 30s to low 40s.
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Charleston
Mercury
Huntington
West Virginia
Leroy Stone
Canada
Great Lakes
Morgantown
Wheeling
Parkersburg
Elkins
Martinsburg
Petersburg
Jury Trials Begin Next Thursday in Gaines Case
Civil jury trials start Thursday with the second trial of Charles Brennan Gaines set for Monday at 9 a.m. Gaines, Flemington father of ten, is charged with the murder of strip miner Richard Brunson on June 4, 1948. Additional jurors were summoned after the first Gaines docket delay.
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Gaines
Charles Brennan Gaines
Flemington
Dames
Richard Brunson
Richard B. Bord
Walter L. Curry
Donald Moran
Kenneth Britain Menear
Joseph P. Lalley
Donald ¢. Poe
William E. Jones
Train Schedules Change Tomorrow on B and O Railroad
The Fall passenger schedules go into effect at 12:01 a.m. tomorrow with daylight saving time ending. All commuter trains revert to pre DST times and a few through trains shift for better connections. Train No. 4 Diplomat gains 30 minutes between St. Louis and Washington. westbound departures from eastern cities are an hour earlier for improved links at St. Louis.
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Baltimore and Ohio
St. Louis
Washington
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Storm Signals Flying Claims Military Man
In Santa Monica California Airforce Gen George C Kenney warned that unless America maintains an air force second to none the nation risks another Pearl Harbor He spoke at a silver Jubilee celebration of the first round the world flight stressing the need for aerial superiority and a strong military air arm.
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Santa Monica
Calif
America
Pearl Harbor
George C. Kenney
Open House Observed at West Virginia Industrial School
Visitors attend Grand opening of two new three story brick cottages at Pruntytown West Virginia Industrial School for Boys. Open house runs through tomorrow as Superintendent Jesse E. Riley invites public to inspect. Cottages cost about 345000 dollars funded by state legislature. Each unit includes sleeping quarters recreation room dining area and kitchen for two groups of 40 boys aged 13 to 15. Older youths to move into shop building quarters with segregation into two groups. A separate cottage for under 13 has long been used. Movement of housing reflects years of planning under prior superintendent Robert H. Mollohan.
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West Virginia
Mr. Riley
Robert H. Mollohan
State May Seek Funds For Slum Clearance
Governor Patteson indicated the 1951 West Virginia legislature may seek state funds to qualify for federal aid under the 1949 housing act. The act authorizes payments to clear slum property for housing sites schools parks and related purposes.
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Charleston
Patteson
West, Virginia
Congress Shifts on Sharing A-Bomb Secrets After Soviet Test
Washington reports indicate President Truman's atomic test alters congressional stance on sharing full A-bomb know-how with Britain and Canada. Calls grow for tighter NATO defense links, centralizing atomic weapon making in the U.S., and UN efforts to curb development. Senate leader Lucas pushes for action as Cold War strategies spark debate.
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Washington
Truman
Britain
Canada
United Nations
Stalin
Russia
Europe
Lucas
Illinois
Leo Congress
Man To Be Booked On Murder Count In Plane Crash
Quebec police plana to bring J. A. Quay, 30, into court on murder charges related to a plane crash that killed 23 people on September 9. The case centers on a “mystery woman” who delivered a dynamite laden package to the aircraft at the airport. Victims included three Bennecott Copper executives. Quay’s wife, insured for 10 000 dollars, was named beneficiary. A suspect “mystery woman” was detained earlier, and police noted the explosion preceded the crash in testimony at the coroner’s inquest.
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Quebec
Que
J. A. Quay
Quay
Arthur Pitre
Canadian Pacific Airways
New York
Bennecott Copper Corporation
E.T. Stannard
Arthur D. Stoke
R. J. Parker
Pitre
United States Leads In Atomic Race Says Officials
Washington reports American officials insist the U S holds a vast lead in atomic weapons and capabilities versus Russia. They say Russia will never catch up and Truman’s disclosure of a Russian atomic test sparked calls for stronger international controls and broader sharing with Britain and Canada. Experts cite immense intelligence effort and widespread reaction across lawmakers scientists and diplomats.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Truman
International
Britain
Canada
Contract Talks On Steel Issue Resume Monday
Pittsburgh report on labor talks to avert a nationwide steel shutdown resumes Monday as United States Steel Corp and the CIO United Steelworkers seek a five day wage accord. Key meeting followed July deadlock over a 30 cent package. Philip Murray and John Stephens led the discussions.
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Pittsburgh
CIO United Steelworkers
United States Steel Corporation
United States Steel
CTO and
Steelworkers
Philip Murray
Newsmen
Steel Corporation
Murray
John Stephens
United States’ Steel
Stephens
Daughter shoots dad due to inoperable cancer case
In Stamford Connecticut a police sergeant died after his 20 year old daughter shot him with his service revolver hours after learning his cancer was inoperable. The girl Carol Paight was found sobbing in the hallway with the father dying on a blood stained bed. No charges were announced as a hospital guard watched over her.
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Stamford, Conn
John D. Brennan
Carl Paight
Stamford
Brennan
Carol
Leroy Brown
Brown
Miss Paight
Paight
Brérinan
Escaped Convict Returned To Prison
Donald Buchanan, 33, serving life for first degree murder in Mingo county, is back in the State mental hospital after a three day escape with three others still at large. He was recaptured by three farmers when one tripped over him in a haystack at a nearby farm.
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Weston
Donald Buchanan
Mingo County
Buchanan
Wildlife Exhibit Set for Mountain State Forest Festival
The conservation commission announced a wildlife exhibit will be shown at Elkins Mountain State Forest Festival October 6 to 8 and at Preston County Buckwheat Festival October 19 to 15. The display mirrors the exhibit sponsored at the West Virginia State Fair in Lewisburg last month, featuring animals, game and fish.
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Charleston
Elkins
Conservation Commission
Preston County
Commission
Lewisburg
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