Truce talks near critical turn as stalemate looms
Washington reports moving through the most critical stage in months with a possible breakdown or agreement within days. Officials cite SAH proposals failing to win Red acceptance and a fresh Red propaganda push from Peiping. Some fear a breakdown could spark a new offensive while Ridgway’s forces brace for attack.
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John MM. Wightower
Washington
SAH
United States
Peiping
America
United Nations Command
Korea
Panmun
Beckley Firm Protests Board Will Purchase Trucks, School Sites
West Virginia officials discuss federal aid for school construction while the Raleigh County Board of Education plans to buy two GM trucks from Mountain Truck Sales after a bid review. The board also approves purchases of an air compressor, sells the Toney Fork school site for 200, and acquires land for a new Negro school at Glen White and an adjacent addition to Jarrell school.
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Washington
West Vf
West Virginia
Trent
Bailey
Raleigh County Board of Education
Mountain Truck
Lewis Chevrolet Co. Inc
General Motors Company
William B. Connoley
Dewey R. Meadows
Meadow’s
Statewide Equipment Company
Toney Fork 1
Ellis Bailey
George Watkins
Glen White
Jarrell
Alfred J. Jarrell
Volunteer Aid Sought To Fight Forest Fires
The Conservation Commission issued a plea for volunteers as forest fires rage across Southern West Virginia. Major hotspots include Greenbrier, Logan, Boone counties with Boone fires burning six days between Whitesville and Prenter. Fires also in Mill Creek Campbell's Creek Witcher's Creek and a 2300 acre outbreak prompting volunteer aid. Assistant State Forester F. H. Frazier flew from Charleston for aerial survey as no rain is expected until Friday with possible scattered showers tomorrow.
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Charleston
Conservation Commission
West Virginia
Hays E_ Helmick
Greenbrier
Logan
Boone
Boone County
Helmick
Whitesville
Prenter
Mill Creek
Campbell's Creek
Witcher's Creek
F. 9
Frazier
U S. Forest Service
Ashevile
N. C
Heimick
Lagan
Kanawha
Raleigh
Fayette
Wyoming
McDowell
Mercer
Summers
Helrick
Commission
Vicair Weather Forecast for the Area
Showers likely this afternoon into Thursday with cooler conditions on Thursday. Temperatures in the 30s north and 50s south. Beckley area reports low teens tonight with a high yesterday and a low last night around 8. Glade Creek area notes yesterday’s high and last night’s low, with river gauges at Bellepoint and normal stages for Greenbrier and New Rivers. Clear conditions at Bhiesigne Reservoir and other nearby sites.
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Cindy
Beckley
Tadey
Glade Creek
Bellepaint
Fires Burn Across Counties Prompt Emergency Crews
News of multiple blazes across Raleigh Mercer and McDowell counties centers on a two county line fire near Cunningham School with no full details at noon. Other fires include Ivy Knob in Weeming spreading into Raleigh, Gardner in Mercer, Rich Creek in Mercer, and Crews tackling Trep Fork of Panther Creek and Squire in McDowell.
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Kaleigh County
Mercer County
Cunningham School
District Six
State ‘Conservation Commission
Ivy Knob
Weeming County
Raleigh
Guyon Ridge
Gardner
Rich Creek
Ano
McDowell County
Trep
Panther Creek
Squire
Union Army Veteran Dies at 107 in West Los Angeles
Douglas T Story, who ran away to enlist twice before his father allowed him to join the Union Army, has died at age 107 in West Los Angeles. The veteran served in the Civil War era and lived a long, storied life.
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West
Los Angeles
Calizim
Douglas T Story
Truman fights Congress over steel seizure amid impeachment talk
President Truman faces a Senate bid to block the steel seizure and a House move toward impeachment while Knowland and allies press the charge of dictatorship. Senate votes fell short of two thirds, with 47 in favor including 11 Democrats and 29 against. Senate committees plan new steel dispute probes as wage and price controls face continuation beyond June and possible shift to March. CIO President Philip Murray accuses steel firms of refusing offers to create a price crisis and alleges efforts to block voluntary agreements to pressure the government.
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G. Milton Kelly
Washington
Truman
Senate
Congress
Sen. Knowland
California
Knowland
Senate Banking Committees
Murray
Senate Labor Committee
Price Administration
Eisenhower gains NY GOP votes amid mutiny in Michigan
General Dwight D. Eisenhower supporters claim most of New York's Republican convention votes after a sparse primary, with Dewey backing him but unable to seal a solid delegate block. In Michigan, insurgent convicts maintain a riot at Southern Michigan Prison, taking hostages and demanding reforms as police move to quash the uprising.
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Kenneth Parsons
Michigan State
Michigan State Prison
Jackson
Parsons
International Soundphoto
Albany
N.Y
Dwight D. Eisenhower
New York
Friends of the General
Robert ‘A. Taft
Chicago
Dewey
Eisenhower
Averell Harriman
Mutual Security
Jackson. Mich
Michigan
Mich
Southern
G. Menten Williams
Nude Politician in Memphis Charged with Disorderly Conduct
A woman described as Mrs. Lucille Whitaker, 41, walked nude through a Memphis service station, provocatively talking politics. Police arrived, she resisted, and was booked on disorderly conduct and violence exposure.
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Memphis
Tenn
Lucille Whitaker
Rebels surrender at Rahway prison mutiny ends after five days
Rebellious convicts at Rahway State Prison Farm surrendered to authorities late yesterday ending a five day mutiny.231 rebels had been confined in a dormitory wing for about fifteen hours before giving up after freeing eight guards they held as hostages. Prison authorities reported the settlement includes a survey of parole procedures and a promise that no corporal punishment would be used.
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Rahway
Rahway State Prison Farm
Trenton
Camizts
New Jersey State Department of Institutions
Stock Market Edges Lower Amid Mixed Steel and Oil Moves
The New York market was mostly down with the steel sector steady. Union Oil of California rose about two points after a new refinery project west of McKittrick California and Republic Aviation advanced on first quarter earnings of 1.35 a share versus 0.40 last year. Northern Pacific opened unchanged at 77 with 1060 shares before later retreating.
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York
Union Oil
California
McKittrick
Calif
Republic Aviation
Northern Pacific
Democratic Candidate Wins Governor in Louisiana
New Orleans reports Democratic candidate Kennan won the Louisiana governorship easily over Republican Harrison Bagwell. Lieutenant Governor choice C. E. Barham was also elected without trouble. Orleans Parish tally was incomplete but Kennan led 44,508 to 2,184 in the general election.
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New Orleans
Robert F. Kennan
Minden
Louisiana
Sur P
Harrison Bagwell
C. E. Barham
Ruston
Leutenant
Orleans Parish
Kennon
Bagwell
Mayor and engineer clash over paving projects headline
In Raleigh a heated City Council session centered on two year delays in City paving projects led by former city engineer Dennis Leary and Mayor George Chambers. Leary accused the mayor of politics while Chambers demanded action on City Avenue and Westwood Drive as property owners contest the right of way. Attorneys for the property owners argued city encroachment. A special meeting was scheduled for May 12 to resolve the dispute, with property owners and their lawyers to attend.
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Charles L. Hurst
Westwood Drive
City Avenue
Ben Tissue
Leary
Council
Chambers
Imayor
Lea
J Leary
Ben Fissue
Quality Lumber and Supply Company
G. W. Stephens
American Glass and Mirror Company, Inc
Bess N. Millstead
Stephens
Atorney
Avork
Beckley College
Tissue
Corruption, Roads and Flower Funds Split WV Candidates
Gubernatorial hopefuls from Democrats and Republicans lambasted corruption, road funds and the flower fund in speeches at Huntington Keyser and Berkeley Springs. Edward H Greene pledges to stop the two percent flower fund after nomination while Cabell prosecutors warn of falsehoods about job losses. J W Maxwell accuses legislators of being bought by liquor interests. Rush D Holt questions the fate of 50 million road bonds and lack of construction accountability.
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Associated Press
Edward H. Greene
Huntington
Cabell
J. W. Maxwell
Keyser
State Liquor Control
Rush D. Holt
Berkeley Springs
West Virginia
Holt
Dr Wylie Gels Verdict In Wyoming Law Suit
Dr Ward Wylie was awarded a verdict today in Mullens General Hospital case after a jury found no liability for the doctor in a suit brought by Violet Gilmore who claimed a procedure caused sterility. The case centered on alleged wrong type of surgery and childbearing claims.
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Dr. Wylie Gels
Wyoming
Vineville
Ward Wylie
Mullens General Hospital
Violet Gilmore
Woodruff 76 Will Not Seek Re-Election
Rep Ray Woodruff of Michigan announces retirement after 14th term due to health concerns. The 76 year old congressman says he will not run again, ending his long tenure in the House.
Army's Chart of Survival A Bomb Experience Reveals Lessons
At Yucca Flat Nevada soldiers survived a massive atomic blast and observed how the heat and fire cloud behaved. The report notes lessons in staying quiet, shielding in trenches, and the unusually low ground radioactivity due to the explosion’s altitude of about 3,500 feet.
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Howard W. Blakesler
Associated Press
Nev
Yucca Flat
Japan
Bikini
United States
Niagara Falls
Atteking
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Philip Murray
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Harriman
N. Y
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