Abandoned West Virginia children found at Union Mission
Five children aged 8 years to 9 months were found at Union Mission in Bluefield while their father Kelly Hall, a Pocahontas coal miner, sought help after his wife left with another man. Joyce Ann, the eldest, delivered a note to police for missing mother and father. Authorities arranged care and searched for the parents.
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Bluefield
W. Va
Union Mission
Kelly Hall
Pocahontas, Va
Joyce Ann
DN. Wilson
Zhade
Hall
Tazewell County
Bluafield
Lloyd
Robert
Richard
Calvin
Associated Press
No Witnesses in $681000 Danvers Truck Theft
Danvers police and FBI said no eyewitnesses could be found after a bold theft of $681,000 from an unguarded truck outside a Danvers drugstore. Three bandits in a stolen sedan fled down Danvers main street as drivers and guards were questioned through the night.
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Danvers
Mass
FBI
Raymond Kirwin
Nirwin
Brooklyn
Arnold Schuster
Willie Sutton
Everett
Revere
United States Trucking Co
Massachusetts
Stalin Death Imminent Claim Shocks Readers
London dispatch reports British intelligence digest claims Stalin near death. Intelligence Digest cites high level Russian source rumored after December heart operation. Dutch paper Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant notes declined health and a January 12 report.
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London
Russia
Stalin
Kenneth de Courcy
Nieuwe Rottersdamse Courant
Lenin Microrial Service
St George Hotel Fire Probes After Seven Die in LA
Two investigations ordered after a blaze at the six story St George Hotel left seven dead in Los Angeles. Fire Chief Alderson cited ignored safety rules but said violations did not cause the deaths. Fire began on the third floor and spread up rear stairs. Ten of about 150 guests were injured.
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Los Angeles
St .George Hotel
John Alderson
Alderson
State Assembly
Skid Row
McCarthy Sues Benton for Libel Seeking 2 Million
Sen McCarthy files a 2 million dollar libel suit against Sen Benton accusing him of libel slander and con piracy over Bentons perjury and deceit charges about Communist infiltration. Benton offered to waive immunity. McCarthy may represent himself. No immediate response from Benton. Federal rules give Benton 20 days to answer.
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Washington
Sen
McCarthy
R.wis
Benton
D.-Conn
Senate
Congress
Los Angeles
McCarthy Beald
Weather outlook notes fog and mild wind shift
Early morning fog patches give way to hazy sunshine with mild warmth. Variable wind shifts to southwest, light to moderate speeds around fifteen miles per hour. Tomorrow afternoon expected to remain warm and hazy with continued light winds.
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Ars Tesserres Sasapi Fie
Senate panel votes for one year of wage and price controls
The Senate banking committee unanimously backed a one year extension of wage price and related controls under the Defense Production Act, set to expire June 30. President Truman asked a two year extension. hearings continue as House members study the measure, with action anticipated soon.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Banking Committee
Truman
Senate
House
Maybank
D-S. A
Sen. Capehart
R.-Ind
jRep
Dirksen
RIL
Jas
Government lifts Whitewall Tire Ban and rubber limit increase
Washington reports the government lifted its ban on white sidewall tires and raised the quarterly natural rubber allowance for passenger tires to 110,000 long tons after April 1. The National Production Authority pledged further easing of rubber controls in the near future.
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Washington
National Production Authority
Tire and Rubber
Tunisia Under Martial Rule
Tunisia faced martial rule after France cracked down on independence movements. Premier Mohammed Chenik was arrested as authorities imposed curfew from 9 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. and moved police powers to the military. Rioting and sabotage have caused nearly 100 deaths with hundreds jailed as Moslems strike in protest. Tunisia seeks more self rule and has appealed to the United Nations.
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Tunis
Tunisia
France
Mohammed Chenik
Tbey
Chenik
United Nations
Steel Union Demands UK of WSB Plan
Pittsburgh March 26 The CIO United Steelworkers demanded industry accept the Wage Stabilization Board proposal as negotiations opened with Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. Murray said they will present the WSB recommendations in full and expect acceptance or risk plant shutdowns. The WSB proposal calls for a 17 1/2 cent hourly pay boost and other benefits.
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Pittsburgh
CIO
United Steelworkers
Wage Stabilization Board
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Nsw
Ja In “Murray
WSB
Philip Murray
USW
U. S. Steel Corp
W. R. Eliot
U. S. Steel
Pennsylvania Cio Organization
Murray
UN Seeks Compromise in POW Exchange Talks with Reds
UN announces secret discussions hinting at progress in prisoner exchange deadlock. Negotiators shift terms from voluntary repatriation to no forced repatriation while aiming to satisfy both sides. Officials say most captured may choose to return, with large numbers reclassified as civilians. Communist insistence on forced return continues, but a possible meeting of minds emerges under a news blackout.
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Hor
Korea
United Nations
Willam P. Nichols
U. N
Witchels
U. N. Gond
Nuckoly
Ahucols
Soth
Janeeting Chang
Russia
Norway
Kefauver backs change to U S presidential primary plan
Senator Kefauver, seeking the Democratic nomination, endorses a nationwide presidential preference primary but warns it could take years. He favors Senate Douglas proposed plan authorizing but not requiring states to hold preferential primaries and notes timely progress depends on passage.
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Washington
Sen
Kefauver
Tennessee
Sén
Douglas
Kefauger
New Jersey Judge Rules Taft Must Stay On Ballot
A New Jersey judge ruled that Senator Robert A Taft's name must remain on the New Jersey presidential primary ballot despite his request to be removed. The decision cites overriding public interest and public sentiment supporting Taft, with Eisenhower already noncontested in New Hampshire. Stassen, former governor of Massachusetts, announced he would split his delegates.
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Associated Frees
New Jersey
Sen
Robert A. Taft
Taft
Gov
Dwight D
Eisenhower
New Hampshire
Ralph J. Smalley
Russia Rejects Red Cross Germ Warfare Probe
United Nations reports Russia refuses an offer by the International Red Cross to investigate allegations that U N forces used germ weapons against North Korea and China. Soviet delegate Jacob Malik accuses epidemics of being started by Western powers as he denounces the charge during a lengthy UN disarmament commission session.
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United Nations
N. Y
Russia
International Red “Cross
North Korea
China
Jacob A. Maliki
Iide
United Segtes
U. N
Acheson
Where to Find San Francisco Beachcombing Tales
A compact guide entry lists Iton Bil l Boylt and Poga A-19 as featured spots for beachcombing near San Francisco, highlighting notable shells and driftwood specimens accessible to visitors.
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Iton
Bill Boylt
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Stassen
Wisconsin
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