Americans Cross Parallel Front in Korean War Push
American forces crossed the 28th Parallel in force on the Western front as Gen. MacArthur reported favorable conditions for a spring offensive. Air power claimed three MiG jets downed with several damaged, while største Communist lines showed strained supply routes and limited artillery. MacArthur praised Allied maneuvers and said air superiority and mobility would drive the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacArthur
Associated Press
Tokyo
Korea
Jey
Yalu River
Manchurian
Three Men Plead Guilty and One Receives Contempt Time
Judge Harry L. McCreery sentenced Basil Tanner Jr to 10 days in Raleigh County Jail for contempt after Tanner appeared without an attorney. Tanner later pleaded guilty to two breaking and entering indictments and faces sentencing April 1 as auto theft and grand larceny charges were dropped. Curtis Randolph Sherwood pleaded guilty to an auto theft indictment and earlier burglary. he faces sentencing April 11. Frank W. White’s not support case was continued to June term. John G. Fox of Fayetteville was admitted to law practice on motion by Norman Knapp. Raymond Riche pleaded guilty to larceny with sentencing set for April 10. he was remanded. Otis Harmon and Lewis Bell cases were continued. bond forfeiture against Harmon was set aside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry L. McCreery
Raleigh
McCreery
Raleigh County
Basil Tanner, Jr
Tanner
Curtis Randolph Sherwood
Sherwood
Frank W. White
White
John G. Fox
Fayetteville
Norman Knapp
Raymond _ Riche Jarceny
Otis Harmon
Lewis Bell
Harmon
Board Strikers Still Deadlocked in Mercer County
Mercer County School Board and striking bus drivers met for a second time at 3 30 p m to discuss a collective bargaining agreement. The board rejected recognizing the United Construction Workers as the agents for employees though UCW attorneys from Charleston were to attend. Superintendent C H Archer said he would use all reasonable means to sustain transportation for pupils as about 2000 of the county's 6000 daily riders were absent. UCW leaders attended the session with roughly 70 pickets outside the board offices before adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Princeton
Mercer County School Board
United Construction Workers
United Mine Workers
UCW
Charleston
C. H. Archer
Board of Education
Sidney Box
E. G. Pettus
West Virginia Weather Forecast April 4 8 cool start to week
Mostly cloudy with a few snow flurries this afternoon. Tonight will be partly cloudy and cold with lows 26 to 30. Wednesday stays partly cloudy and cool. Temperatures average four to five degrees below normal with 51 in the North and 53 in the South. Warmer Thursday and Friday then cooler again Saturday and Sunday with rain late Friday or Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Osc
AIT
Winter Weather Returns to Area in Tepid Comeback
A fragmented weather note records light snow around Becks y and Glade Creek with temperatures near 30 degrees. It contrasts mild early spring readings from Greenbrier and New Abdoud, noting a shift from 72 degrees on April 3 to the 30s by today.
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Glade Creek
Wen Sannens
Bellepoint
Greenbrier
Abdoud
Eee Cor
Mudeyperature
Bluestone
Vinson Pushes Universal Military Training to Fortify Nation
Washington curb debate opens on a draft universal military training plan to extend service for up to 26 months and draft 18 year olds. Vinson urges keeping long range UMT, warns of economic risk without steel, and cites Soviet respect as tied to national strength. House and Senate clash over UMT, draft scope, and foreign policy limits.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
Armed Services Committee
Russia
Vinson
D-Ga
Soviet Union
Senate
Bir
United States
Europe
Usase Committee
House Committee
Negroes Reject State Band Plan in Huntington
The Huntington NAACP branch says it will not endorse the Mid Western Band Festival set for May 11 and 12 and will not participate in a separate Negro festival. President Mrs. Oressa Johnson said the group cannot uphold NAACP principles in a segregated event and decided it is too late to act this year, notifying Negro schools statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Huntington
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
West Virginia
Oressa Johnson
Huntington Association
NAACP
Mingo Bus Drivers Enter Third Day of Strike
A 26 member United Construction Workers Union unit strikes for higher pay and shorter hours, halting Scott-Nickels Bus Company routes in Williamson and nearby towns including Chattaray, Matewan, Delbarton, and McVeigh, Ky. No settlement is in sight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mingo
Associated Press
Williamson
Scott-Nickels Bus Company
Chattaray
Matewan
Delbarton
McVeigh
United Construction Workers Union
United Mine, Iworkers District
GOP Makes Sweep in Michigan Spring Elections
Republicans claimed eight state offices in Michigan amid light turnout marking an 18 year spring dominance. Two Raleigh County arrests followed. William L. Wood, 26, of Coal City, jailed for intoxication and pistol possession, and Lorraine Moyers, 18, of Loren Avenue, charged with drunkenness and loitering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GOP
Michigan
Associated Press
Detroit
City Police
Raleigh County
William L. Wood
Coal City
Lorraine Moyers
Laren Avenue
Criticism of American Policy Scars in India
AP staff report from New Delhi notes rising anti American sentiment in India driven by grain delay and Nehru's rebuke of a U S British Kashmir arbitration plan. Officials warn of possible violence against American personnel along the cease fire line as Nehru voices anger at the resolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Milesap
New Delhi
India
Britain
U. S
Inj
United Nations Security Council
Kashmir
Pakistan
Nehru
Maharajah
Acceed
Firebug Confesses Fires Causing 300000 Damage
Vernon Mevis, 21, a factory worker from Belding, admitted setting a string of fires in Greenville Michigan delaying civil order to near martial law. Churches and downtown buildings burned with total losses around 300000 while National Guardsmen patrolled and firefighters battled blazes until midnight. Mevis said a compulsion led him to pick the churches to maximize damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Greenville
Mich
Michigan
Vernon Mevis
Belding
Western Union
Grand Rapids
Mevis
Hospital and School Fees Exempt from Price Ceilings
Washington government lifts price controls on hospital and educational institution charges for six months starting in April with OPS oversight to justify any increases. Printing and binding services for the Government Printing Office also exempted. Civilian employment hits record March highs, while unemployment falls to 2.147 million. Traffic death in Parkersburg: T. T. Stansbury, 70, dies after week’s injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Price
Michael V. DiSalle
Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
Central Bureau
Mediators Standby as Textile Walkout Persists
Mediation officials in Charlotte ready to intervene in the Southern CIO cotton rayon strike while union and management hold firm on pay demands. The walkout affects about 40,000 workers across 47 plants in five states, with the union seeking a 13 cent hourly raise and a cost of living pension package.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Charlotte
N.C
South
Clarence Cone
Cone Mills Corporation of
North Carolina
Textile Workers Union of America
CIO
Greensboro
Emil Rieve
Stan
Yates
Heather
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Virginia
South Carolina
Alabama
Louisiana
Brookside Mills
Knoxville
Tenn
Gulf Smokeless Coal Company Receives ECA Award
Gulf Smokeless Coal Company of Tams receives a Marshell Plan Technical Assistance Award from the Economic Cooperation Administration for guiding eight European mining engineers on a full tour of its mine about 15 months ago. The visit covered mining from the face to the tipple, with engineers from Britain, Holland, Germany, France and Denmark. Other area firms earning similar awards include Appalachian Electric Power, Cabin Creek Truax-Trud Coal, and Semet Solvay of Charleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf Smokeless Coal Company
Tams
West Virginia
Economic Cooperation Administration
Great Britain
Holland
Germany
France
Denmark
Appalachian Electric Power Company
Cabin Creek
Truax - Tracr Coal Company
Ceredo
Semet-Solvay Division
Allied Chemical and Dye Corporation of
Charleston
Police, Firemen Linked to Rackets in Franklin and Pittsburgh
In Franklin, three police officers and four firefighters were suspended without pay following an inquiry into parking meter funds. Mayor James G. Bohlender said a hearing Friday will decide if charges are filed. In Pittsburgh, Police Superintendent Harvey Scott opened an inquiry into a state report alleging regular payments to city officers by a gambling joint operator, based on a ledger found at an ice cream parlor in Herron Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Harvey Scott
David L. Lawrence
Herron Hill
Fulbright Backs RFC Reorganization To Avert Drift
Senate banking subcommittee leader Fulbright endorses President Truman’s plan to abolish RFC top command, place it under a cabinet head, and restart the government lending agency. He argues safeguards exist and that, without reorganization, RFC would drift, delay defense work, and drive skilled staff to seek other jobs. Capehart seeks full liquidation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Smnater Fulbright
D-Ark
Congress
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
RFC
Fulbright
Senate Banking
White House
Senate Expenditures Committee
Truman
Senate
Capehart
Ind
Expenditures Committee
I? Congress
REC
Miners Urged to Fight Non-Union Pits and Fire Boss Exponents
Clarksburg witnesses a heavy UMW District 31 push as Preston County non union miners rally during a day’s observance. Delegations carry placards including one noting a death and injuries in a shooting tied to a non union mine. Orators rail against legislators backing mine safety bills and Gov. Patteson’s signing, with Bailey and Stagberg among speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Clarksburg
United Mine Workers
Preston County
UMW
Wns
Michael Widman
John L. Lewis
District 31
Cecil J. Unbaniak
Fairmont
F Patteson
Oak Hill
Cleveland M. Bailey
Harley Q. Stag- Berg
Keyser
Old Law Spring On Strip Mine Dispute in West Virginia
A Harrison County strip mining firm denies responsibility for excessive road damage near its operation. Representatives from Coal Company of Lumberport and the Road Commission argued before Ray Cavendish at a road commission hearing. They cited a state statute allowing recovery of repair costs exceeding average maintenance, as the hearing reviewed damage on secondary routes 6 and 20 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Charleston
Harrison County
Co. Fe Co. Coal Company
Lumberport
Road Commission
Ray Cavendish
Cavendish
Dubberport
John Stump
Realtors Push Beckley as Site for West Virginia Med School
Beckley area voices in line with state opinion as the Beckley ML Hope Board of Realtors backs Beckley as the medical school site. A resolution notes Southeastern West Virginia population, four modern hospitals with 4,180 beds, and urges Governor Patteson to study regional advantages.
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Beckley- ML
Hope Board of Realtors
Beckley
West Virginia
Patteson
Realtors’ Board
Mt.Hope Lions Club
W. T. Blakely
Lee Holliday
J. A. Blackburn
Solon Seeks MacArthur Return for Korea War Ideas
Washington Senator Bridges called for Gen. MacArthur to be brought to the United States temporarily so he can present his ideas on ending the Korean War. He accused the Truman Administration of muzzling MacArthur, saying American forces in Korea are fighting with one hand tied behind their backs due to UN restrictions.
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Gen
Douglas
MacArthur
Republic of Korea
Red Korea
Tokyo
Ant Field
Associated Press
Washington
Sen
Bridges
Congress
Truman
Senate Armed Services Committee
Korea
United Nations
Death of Mrs Mildred Sims in Huntington
Mrs Mildred Chapman Sims wife of State Auditor Edgar B Sims died at Memorial Hospital after a three month stay. A former partner in a Huntington restaurant business she lived in Charleston since her marriage nine years ago born in Wayne County and educated in public schools there. Appointment of Dr H Sinclair Tait as acting superintendent of Weston State Hospital was announced by the Board of Control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sims
Huntington
Associated Press
Mildred Chapman Sims
Edgar B. Sims
Memorial Hospital
Charleston
Wayne County
H. Sinclair Tait
Weston State Hospital
Board of Control
Mickey Cohen Sells Armored Limousine in Drug Business Move
Los Angeles reports Mickey Cohen plans to exit big local interests for Tucson, Ariz., to enter the legitimate drug trade. He sold his famed armored limousine yesterday for $12,000 to the Texas Stock Car Racing Association of Fort Worth, with plans to rename it the Mickey Cohen drug stores.
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Ftess
Los
Angeles
Mickey Cohen
Tucson
Ariz
Texas Stock Car Racing Association of
Fort Worth
Mickey, Cohen Drug Stores
Neely Votes Yesterday on Italian Peace Treaty Amendment
A brief report notes Neely voting yesterday on an amendment related to Italy’s peace treaty and related military limitation measures. The move centers on postwar limits and potential shifts in Italian defense policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neely
Trial Report From Fayetteville Involving Magistrate Godsey
A report notes a magistrate R C Godsey in Fayetteville levied a fine related to a truck incident. The defendant, Smith, aged 3? was charged with using a day years old on a truck. The fragmented text suggests a legal proceeding with a dated, local context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Fayetteville
County Court Accepts Officer Resignations
The Raleigh County Court accepted resignations of Henry W. Ward and Billy M. Queen as constables in Clear Fork District. Ward left due to conflict with personal affairs. Queen gave no reason. Ward recommended Carlous Jarrell as successor, with Luther T. Stover and Joe Asbury also considered. The court planned to select replacements later. Also, the court appointed Dewey Honaker as arbitrator in a boundary dispute between Clarence T. Gray and E. C. Angle and named Kemper Smith as a second arbitrator. a third will be named by the next meeting in April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Henry W. Ward
Billy M. Queen
Clear ’ Fork
Ward
Queen
Carlous Jarrell
Democratic Executive Committee
Luther T. Stover
Joe Asbury
Gray
Dewey Honaker
Kemper Smith
Angle
Bradley
Wrecks on City Streets Cause $250 In Damage
Two traffic accidents on city streets caused combined damages of about 250 dollars. The first crash on Second Street involved Rose Hodet, 22, of 408 North Kanawha Street, and a vehicle driven by Earl Harper, 60, of 128 Reservoir Road. The second wreck, at 9 15 a.m., involved a truck noted as a one and a half ton. City Police estimated about 30 dollars in damages for the first incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abo
Earl Harper
Reservoir Road
Plane Pilot Killed In Mountain Crash Near Pikeville
A single engine plane piloted by Ernest S. Shurtleff, 54, of Pikeville Kentucky, crashed into a mountain top amid rain and heavy overcast, killing the pilot yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Welch
Ernest S. Shurtleff
Pikeville
Britons Told to Gird For More Austerity
London reports the government expects a harsh year with austerity tied to Russia. Chancellor Hugh Gaitskell will present the 1951-52 budget as forecasts warn of lower growth, higher import prices, and a potential fall in living standards if external events worsen. The survey cautions about slower national output growth and rising prices.
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Associated Press
London
Russia
Hugh Gaitskell
Gaitskell
Pate
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Probe
Old Law Spring
Senate Interior Committee
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Hawaii
O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Sid
Solon
Mac
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