Progress Reported in Korean POW Exchange Talks
United Nations liaison officers described distinct progress in first talks with Communists on a quick exchange of sick and wounded prisoners of war at Panmunjom. A nine point plan set procedures and timelines, with a goal to begin within seven days. further details on numbers and categories were discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert B. Tuckman Munsan
Korea
United Nations
U. N
Reds
Panmunjom
John C. Daniel
Lee Sang Choaid
Thei
Daniel
Mark Clark
John C. Daniels
Willard Carlock
Munsan
Carlock
iGen
Prisoners are Pawns In New Peace Drive
The piece notes in January and February the railroad workers face a two cent hourly pay cut from about $1.90, tied to the old style price index. It details prior adjustments, the line of cost of living contracts, and the index’s renewal for wage guidance through next June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS
No Arrests Reported In Armed Robbery
State and city police continued their investigation into the Saturday night holdup of a South Kanawha Street grocery store operator. No arrests had been made as suspects were questioned. The lone gunman obtained an undetermined amount of cash from the drawer after forcing the owner’s wife, Mrs. J. W. Gilmore, to surrender the contents.
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South Kanawha St
J. W. Gilmore
Forest Fires Consume 20 Acres Across Three Counties
District 6 of the Forestry Commission reports five fires Sunday burning over twenty acres of woodland. In Raleigh County two acres burned near Winding Gulf and one and a half acres at Hot Coal, plus a small swamp grass blaze near Surveyor. Summers County saw a 15 acre fire at Jumping Branch Creek. Wyoming County reported one acre burned along Ollinger Fork of Turkey Creek.
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District 6
Forestry Commission
Raleigh
Winding Gulf
Surveyor
Summers
Jumping Branch Creek
Wyoming County
Ollinger Fork
Turkey Creek
Yanks Reds Clash Near Neutral Site
Marines clashed with 175 Chinese Reds near Panmunjom just east of the neutral corridor as UN and Allied officers opened talks on exchanging sick and wounded prisoners. The exchange aimed set the scene while firefights flared along the Western and Central Fronts and Marine forces supported by tanks and artillery hit Red positions.
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Seoul
U. S
Panmunjom
United Nations
Rec
Fifth Air Force
Boy Found Safe After Easter Anxiety In Bethesda
Four year old Scott Rigby Jr vanished from his Bethesda home around three in the morning. Neighbors joined the search before police located the boy peacefully sleeping under his father's bed. His mother attributed the incident to Easter excitement.
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Bethesda
Scott Rigby Jr
Papa Rigby
Lives Lost in Sub Crash Set At 81
ISTANBUL Turkey The Defense Ministry said no more survivors could be found from the submarine Dumlupinar trapped 228 feet below the Dardanelles Straits. The total death toll stood at 81 Turkish seamen. Rescue efforts continued overnight but were abandoned. Five men including the submarine skipper were saved. All had been hospitalised.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Defense Ministry
Dardanelles Straits
Officer in Submarine Disaster Rescue Efforts
Lt Cmdr John M Tully of Fayetteville participated in rescue attempts after a sunken submarine off Istanbul Turkey caused 81 deaths. He served as executive officer aboard the U S S Hawkins which rushed to the scene with doctors and divers onboard. He is the son of Mrs L S Tully Fayette County circuit clerk and brother to Lawrence Tully a deckley.
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John M
Fayetteville
Istanbul
Turkey
Tully
U.S.S. Hawkins
L. S. Tully
Fayette County
Lawrence Tully
Deckley
Rescue Efforts Continue After Submarine Trapped
On Saturday the 4000 ton Swedish freighter Naboland rammed the Dumlupinar as the submarine surfaced near the Dardanelles. The 1520 inch submarine, formerly U S S Bumper, was given to Turkey in 1950. U S Destroyer Hawkins and American divers aided in rescue attempts after 22 men were trapped, then contact was lost. Divers could stay bottom for only four minutes due to depth.
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Naboland
Turkey
U. S
Hawkins
Falling rail wages trimmed by price drop
Falling retail prices shaved three cents an hour from the pay checks of 1,300,000 rail workers as Presstime Bulletin reports.
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Washington
Crab Orchard Mother Nominated for West Virginia Mother of the Year
A 44-year-old Crab Orchard mother of 18 children, 17 living, is Raleigh Register’s nominee for West Virginia Mother of the Year. Mrs. Charles W. Riffe, who helps educate by earning The Register, will compete for the honor with a final decision to be announced Thursday and a May 10 ceremony at West Virginia University.
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Harriet Allen
Raleigh Register
West Virginia
Charles W. Riffe
Register
John S. Harvey
Huntington
West Virginia University
Aleigh County
Riffe
Alf
Howard
Alma Meadows
Egeria
Albert Meadows
Earl Howard
Vivian Esther
Jan Eldridge
Delman Ray
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Navy
Marshall College
Arnold Gene
U.S. Air Force
Rosanna
West Va
Bullet In Head Ends Life Of Paul Botman
A 26 year old tavern operator was found dead in bed at his Crab Orchard home with a bullet wound to the right temple and a .32 caliber pistol in his hand. State Police are investigating the death, time of death placed between 9:30 and 11:30 p.m. Sunday. Survived by his wife two young children and his father George Botman of Sophia.
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Crab Orchard Hill
Paul Botman
Crab Orchard
C. M. England
Botman
George Botman
Sophia
Body of Flier Removed
The body of Air Force Captain Richard H. Ratzburg was recovered from a wrecked training plane in the Slatyfork area Pocahontas County and flown to Pittsburgh for burial. He, 31, of Oshkosh Wisconsin, had been missing since March 27 on a flight from Wright Patterson AFB to Andrews Field.
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Dayton
Andrews Field
Washington, D. C
West Virginia Workers Seek Jobs Outside State
West Virginia State Employment Service reports 8,269 workers took jobs with out-of-state firms from Sept 25 to March 11 while 14,772 were placed in-state. Detroit auto firms recruit heavily in southern coalfields. Northern Ohio steel firms also recruit. Weston area shows intensive recruiting. most jobs pay around 1.75 dollars an hour, wages below UMW scale. Many workers would stay if mining output were higher.
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William W. Lawrence Charleston
West Virginia
State Employment Service
Detroit
Welch
Charleston
Huntington
Northern Ohio Steel Companies
Beckley
Bluefield
Clarksburg
Elkins
Fairmont
Logan
Morgantown
Parkersburg
Lee
Weston
Wheeling
Martinsburg
Panhandle
Emaymenit
United Mine Workers
Court to Sentence Four Men Friday in Raleigh County
Four defendants face sentencing Friday in Raleigh County Criminal Court. Virgil Ayers of Beckley was convicted on a driving while drunk indictment. Mose Whitehead of East Beckley pleaded guilty to an attempt to commit a felony. Alvert Webb of Whitesville area pleaded guilty to illegal possession of a pistol. Charles E. Francis of Slab Fork pleaded no contest to grand larceny and was found guilty.
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Raleigh County Criminal Court
Virgil Ayers
Beckley
Mose Whitehead
East Beckley
Alvert Webb
Whitesville
Charles E. Francis
Slab Fork
Grandpa Learns Painful Lesson From Pogo Sticks
James B. Bailey of Baileyville, father in law of Dr. John Hedrick, fractured left leg in Raleigh General Hospital after trying a grandson's pogo stick. He visited in Raleigh and, about 7:30 p.m., went to the basement to inspect an aluminum ladder then hopped on the toy and fell into a chest of toys. Mrs Hedrick shifts between hospital and Beckley Avenue home as her daughter Connie Susan Bailey and niece Natalie Susan Bailey suffer mumps.
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James B. Bailey
Baileysville
John Hedrick
Raleigh General Hospital
Stock Market Drops Abruptly At Opening
The New York market fell from the opening bell and kept sliding, with a maximum decline near two points. Losses concentrated in railroads, steel, motors, utilities, and rubbers, while a few gains appeared in chemicals and golds.
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New York
Fayette Tipple Damaged by Fire at Oak Hill
A fire of undetermined origin destroyed the North Page tipple of the Mary Frances Coal Co. at Oak Hill early today. The blaze, started around 1:30 a.m. and spotted by a passing truck driver, led Oak Hill Fire Department to respond at 4:45 a.m. Water was drawn from a nearby locomotive. Three loaded Virginian Railway cars and one empty wooden car were lost. Officials could not be reached for loss estimates at press time.
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Oak Hill
North Page
Mary Frances Coal Co
No Time for Tears at Memorial Hospital Paintings Display
Cancer victims at Memorial Hospital New York have placed hundreds of paintings on display as hobby projects, illustrating their resilience. The exhibit showcases works by patients who continue creating despite illness, highlighting hope and community spirit.
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New York
Memorial Hospital
Ministers Report No Progress In Plan for Schools
The Beckley Ministerial Association heard that a proposed religious guidance program for Raleigh County schools remains in status quo. Clergy and school officials discussed a plan to designate consultation rooms at each school, but details were deemed vague. A later talk by Rev. Robert Godfrey was canceled due to travel.
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Raleigh County
Beckley Ministerial Association
E. W. Powers
Shady Spring
Raleigh Baptist Association
C. E Walker
Memorial Baptist Church
Ministerial Association
C. D. Munso
Powers
Abraham Shmedling
Beth-El Temple
Beckley Presbyterian Church
Power
Robert Godfrey
Fourteen Hurt in Easter Weekend Traffic Crashes
Fourteen people were hospitalized from five accidents late Saturday and Sunday. The sole critical condition is Marian Payne after being struck on U S 60 west of Huntington.
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Huntington
Marian Payne
U. S. 60
Weather Summary for Virginia and Beckley Region
Rain expected this afternoon and tonight with scattered showers Tuesday morning followed by warmer conditions. Low around 40 to 45. Beckley temperatures show a high yesterday and a low last night near 89 with clear conditions at Bellepoint Greenbrier and Bluestone Reservoir areas as stages clear.
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Beckley
Seeteeseneners
Pas Vdeass
OO Jivers
Bellepoint
Greenbrier
Glade Creek
Atomic blast tests mice and monkeys at Nevada proving ground
LAS VEGAS Nevada an atom ic blast designed to test flying mice and monkeys was set off today at the proving ground near here. Fourth in the current series and the first daylight test this year the flash flared to the northwest at 730 am. The white cloud formed within three minutes while observers saw many aircraft in the air. The Air Force said as many as 74 planes could be aloft.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Proving Ground
Here
Air Force
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