Grand Jury Records in Justice Trial Reveals Details
Testimony describes seven page transcription and seven exhibits in the case of Hanley Richards charged with false swearing. Richards and his wife testified as eye witnesses to Perkins slaying at Justice store, where a robber demanded opening a safe with a scarf masked gunman.
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Richards
Perkins
E. BE
Princewick
Raleigh
Hethin
Ivan
Grand Jury
Leah
Toney
Criminal Court
Porter
Ivan Grose
Hanley Richards
D. W. Perkins
Ing
Rich J
Lillyard McVey
March Grand Jury
Trail
Ned H. Ragland
Justice
W. A. Riffe
Frank Williams
van Hunter
Criminal Courts
March
W. G. Thompson
Montgomery
Fayette County
OPA Rebuff May Cost U S 2 Billion in Living Costs
Congress hears from OPA that Americans face a 2.00008 billion dollar rise in living costs while a House agriculture panel may seek to remove all meat subsidies and raise price ceilings. Meat subsidies total about 750 million yearly, drawing packer criticism and claims of shortages and black market activity as OPA probes continue.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Paul Porter
Grant & P. A
House Agriculture Committee
Rep. Flannigan
D-Va
House
Porter
Spence
D-Ky
The
Navy Stunned By Truman Rebuff Refuels Merger Debate
Washington sources report a stunned Navy Department after President Truman accused naval leaders and others of propaganda and lobbying against his armed forces merger plan. Speculation swirls on potential resignations by Secretary Forrestal and possible retirement requests by Fleet Admiral Nimitz amid ongoing opposition. The President stressed the public deserves facts as officers voice their views.
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Associated Press
Washington
Navy Department
Truman
Navy
Street Scene In City Morning Amid Rain and Watchful Faces
A rain soaked postman declines a polite lift from a well meaning motorist. Passers by observe an African American boy shaving in an uptown barber shop and a Black man walks down Prince Street with a fishing pole slung over his shoulder in the early hours.
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Aell
Prince
Spindler Reports U S Coal Output Record
G R Spindler chief of the State Department of Mines tells at Beckley’s New River and Winding Gulf Institute that U S miners produced seven tons per shift versus England’s about one. He notes wartime absenteeism in Britain runs 12 to 18 percent and suggests U S output could reach two tons per shift with better mechanization.
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G. R. Spindler
State Department of Mines
Spindler
New River and Winding
England
West Virginia
Truman Reaffirms Stand Against Poll Taxes
President Truman reaffirms Democratic policy left of center promising federal action to abolish poll taxes and establish a permanent Fair Employment Practices Commission. He stresses no deviation from his predecessor’s broad objectives while facing political headwinds in Congress.
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Truman
FE Epc
Jack Bell
Washington
White House
Pravda Salutes Memory Of FDR
The Pravda editorial in Moscow praises Franklin D Roosevelt as opposing isolationism and warns of Fascist danger. It lauds his understanding of global threats, notes reactionary forces in the United States seeking to break coalitions, and cites democratic voices warning of moves toward world rule or Anglo American military cooperation.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Pravda Today
United States
Roosevelt
Soviet Union
Tne
Pravda
U.S
Six-Inch Snow Brings Snowplows Upstate
CHARLESTON An April cold snap in West Virginia brought six inches of snow to Pocahontas County with two inches on U S Route 250 in the Cheat Mountain area. Plows operated on U S 33 and cinder crews worked near Harman, with light snow on other routes. Temperatures ranged from 40 at Parkersburg to 32 at Elkins, and road crews said roads were passable though crop damage estimates remained uncertain.
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Associated Press
Charleston
West Virginia
Pocahontas County
Cheat Mountain
U. S. 33
Allegheny Mountain
Tucker County
Harman
Preston County
Parkersburg
Elkins
Beckley
Road Commission
Liberalized housing priorities keep veterans first
Washington reports the government removed the veterans only restriction and will assist other applicants to obtain scarce home building materials. Officials stress most supplies still go to veterans, while emergency needs may receive some allocation under an expanded priority program. President Truman endorses the emergency housing bill Senate approved for 600 million dollars in subsidies, though price ceilings on existing homes remain unvoted.
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Associated Press
Washington
National Housing Agency
Truman
Senate
Acid Ointment Burns Treatment Revealed by Researchers
Drs. Mattocks and Lazier described a new dry powder acid ointment for second degree burns that cleanses without pain or removing living tissue. The paste becomes a jelly-like layer when water is added and avoids surgical methods.
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Frank Carey
Associated Press
Science
Atlantic City
N. J
American Chemical Society
Albert M. Mattocks
Wilbur A. Lazier
Southern Research Institute
Birmingham
Ala
Railroads Slash Coal Transport Workforce Amid Shutdown
The B and O and C and O led furloughs as coal traffic plummeted across lines. About 1,500 B and O train crews and 3,000 other workers were cut, with Chesapeake and Ohio laying off 200 at Huntington and 700 at Raceland. Norfolk area roads also trimmed staff, as Virginian Railway and others faced reduced shipments and extensive layoffs. Overall carloadings dwindled sharply from March and April levels, with railway shops and maintenance crews hit nationwide.
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Charleston
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Baltimore and Ohio
Chesapeake and Ohio
Huntington
Raceland
Coal River
Kanawha Field
Railroad Retirement Board
Norfolk, Va
Virginian Railway
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Norfolk
Newport News
C. and O
N. and W
Baltimore and
Obio
Coas
C. and
Settlement Hopes Rest On Schwellenbach Amid Labors Row
The AP notes hopes for a soft settlement hinge on Secretary of Labor Schwellenbach with President Truman signaling doubt over firmer action. Truman dodged comment on Harold Ickes’ call to smash John L Lewis as editors critique federal protection against abusive union power. Fruman leaves Schweilenbach to govern any government attempt to settle the dispute.
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Associated Press
Washington
Schwellenbach
Truman
Harold L. Ickes
Secretary of the Interior
UALV
John L. Lewis
News
Washingon News
Ickes
New Deal Administration
Fruman
Schweilenbach
Labor
Doughton Presses Caution On Further Tax Cuts
President Truman says the budget is on track to balance by 1947 and reduce debt, but House Ways and Means Chairman Doughton warns slim chances for additional tax cuts this year. Truman notes inflation fight and maintains current tax structure, while projecting a roughly 21.7 billion dollar deficit and 64.0 billion dollar expenditures for the year.
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Associated Press
Washington
Truman
Capitol Hill
Doughton
Dn.c
House Ways and Means Committee
Withhold Jobless Pay For Foremen
The unemployment compensation department will suspend jobless benefits for mine foremen and supervisors idled by the shutdown until a court case in Kanawha County is decided. Samuel Willetts of the Morgantown Local of the union seeks payments for his members amid a dispute over whether coal miners and mine supervisors are the same grade of workers for benefit eligibility.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Samuel Willetts
Morgantown
Tocal
U. M. W. United Clerical,Technical and Supervisory Employes Union
Ka- Nawha County
Une
Retail Sales Hold Up Amid Beckley Miners Strike
In Beckley trading area about 30,000 miners on strike show little impact on local sales. Montgomery Ward sees a slight gain in two weeks with paints and gardening items rising. J C Penney reports ahead Easter rush while Leader Furniture notes fluctuating weekly trade. Hash Furniture also reports steady sales as shoppers spend beyond daily wages.
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Beckley
Montgomery Ward
J. C. Penney Company
Leader Furniture Company
G. L. Hash
Hash Furnure
Wet Weather May Save Area Crops
County Agent H B Thomas warned that continued wet and cold conditions could harm fruit blossoms and delay early vegetable crops in Beckley. He noted tempera tures near 33 degrees overnight with little frost risk if rain persists, but a prolonged cold wet spell could drop fruit blossoms and slow potato planting and other crops despite light snow and drizzle.
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Ing
Beckley
H. B. Thomas
Thomas
Truman vows to carry on Roosevelt's New Deal fight
President Truman, at the Roosevelt estate shrine dedication, pledges to press Roosevelt’s international cooperation and domestic New Deal principles. He ties his programs to health measures, social security, veterans housing, and decent homes, arguing the nation must continue Roosevelt's legacy amid tyranny.
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Ernest Vaccaro
Associated Press
Hyde Park
N. Y
Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt Estate
Mr. Roosevelt
Trauman
Republic
Franklin D. Roosevel
Framan
Slyde Park
America
Frankelin 1
Roosevelt
Mr. Truman
Local Draft Board Workers Honored for Wartime Service
More than 250 draft board workers from 12 Southern West Virginia counties will be cited for long hours of unpaid wartime service at the Memorial building. Rep. E. H. Hedrick will speak and be cited as medical examiner prior to his CONATES election. Arnold Vickers will present awards for Governor Clarence Meadows as ceremonies proceed with similar events planned in Wheeling, Clarksburg, and Charleston.
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Memorial Building
West Virginia
E. H. Hedrick
Beckley
Arnold Vickers
Montgomery
Senate
Clarence Meadows
Wheeling
Clarksburg
Charleston
John P. Bonner
J. S. Butts
H. T. Gipson
S. Anson Caperton
Slap
Slap. Fors, For Lynch, of Blue Jay, and GC. C. Lewis
Daniels
Citations
Representative Te Drick Attends Memorial Service
A memorial service honoring a local council member is set to recognize Rep. Te Drick for his service. The event will include an award presentation and remarks by community leaders at the Gratt Ton area memorial.
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TE Drick
Weather in West Virginia Clears After Frost Tonight
Forecast calls for clear and colder conditions with frost and freezing temperatures overnight. Saturday should be fair and warmer with higher daytime temperatures. Precipitation in the past 24 hours ending 8 a.m. today totals 0.23 inch.
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West Virginia
Bam
Nhl
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M’arthur
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Tokyo
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