Democratic attacks mount as Eisenhower eyes nomination
The Associated Press reports that Democratic push against Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower will intensify as he nears a Republican bid. Tobin cited the party’s disinterest in a mystery candidate and suggested voters want more than a military record or "kissing babies." The piece notes political maneuvering in Illinois, Arkansas, and Pennsylvania, with Taft supporters backing delegates and Dewey write-ins cited as a benchmark. Truman hinted at timing for his backing choice as Kefauver Russell Kerr Harney emerge in the Democratic field.
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Associated Press
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Labor Tobin
Eisenhower
Cumberland
Sassen
Virginia
Taft
Mutual
Dalagatoe
Dewey
Auto Spare Parts Deals Costing U.S. Untold Millions
Congressional investigators report new evidence of improper relations between high ranking officials and auto parts suppliers to the government. The probe highlights lack of competition and middlemen profits inflating costs, with cases involving Studebaker and Chrysler. It notes casualties in leadership at ordnance centers and urges Federal Trade Commission study of trade practices.
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Washington
Congressional
House Expenditures Subcommittee
Hardy D-Vay
David J. Crawford
Tank Automotive Center
Detroit
Shirley Wmckwain
Rossford Arsenal
Crawford
Turkey
Pansc
Studebaker Co
Chrysler Corp
Tropic Aire Inc
Chrysler
Two youths find and return purse with $600
Twelve-year-old Mary Catherine Williams and 10-year-old Gary Don Stewart found a rain-soaked billfold containing $600 in a back alley. They handed it to school principal E. W. Taylor, who verified ownership by identification cards. The owner, Charles Miser Jr., said the money was for his father’s funeral and promised a reward after services.
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Huntington
Mary Catherine Williams
Gary Don Stewart
E. W. Taylor
Charles Miser Jr
Miser
West Virginia April weather outlook and temps
Cloudy spells and drizzle tonight with lows near 42 to 43 degrees. Saturday remains cloudy with a gradual clearing by afternoon or evening and warmer conditions later. Extended forecast for West Virginia through April 26 to 30 calls for near normal temperatures, cooler start, warmer Sunday to Tuesday, and a chance of showers Monday or Tuesday. Precipitation expected around one quarter to three quarters of an inch. northern highs near 52 and southern around 35, with rivers and reservoirs at or above normal stages.
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West Virgin
West Virginia
Bellepoint
Grenbrier
Ermal Siase
UN Wants Full Dress Parley on Armistice
UN proposes a full-dress Sunday plenary meeting of Allied and Communist armistice delegations after the Communists broke off secret prisoner exchange talks. The UN gave no reason for the call.
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U.N
Korea
Russia
Reds
Tsai Chen Wen
Red
Order Ends Term of Criminal Court in Raleigh County
Judge Harry L. Mc Creery ended the March term after seven defendants paid fines. Claude Witherspoon of Mullens paid his $200 fines and costs. two defendants remain unpaid and out of state, Alex Johnson and Virginia Jackson. The group, arrested March 5, 1951 in a raid on Fayette Street, had pleaded no contest to lottery counts and received suspended sentences.
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Raleigh County Criminal Court
Harry L. McCreery
Claude Witherspoon
Mullens
McCreery
Alex Johnson
Virginia Jackson
Fayette Street
Two Grid Stars Killed in Crash
Two University of Louisville football players died in a crash on Southern Parkway when a fleeing car rammed a tree at 75 mph. The dead were William Pence 22 of Columbia Kentucky and Keith Mevers 23 of Harrison. Injured were Jack Vernon Browning 22 quarterback Gloria Busby 22 and Carlena Bearen 18. Browning faced two counts of manslaughter plus drunken driving and reckless driving charges.
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University of Louisville
William Pence
Keith Mevvers
Pence
Columbia
Mevers
Harrison, A
Jack Vernon
Browning
Gloria Busby
Carlena Bearen
Southern Parkway
Lewis Brown
J. C. Priel
Stassen's Stop Taft Mission Declared Complete
The New York Times reports from Philadelphia that Harold E. Stassen believes his Stop Taft campaign achieved its aim by curbing Taft's momentum. Stassen credits Eisenhower's rising popularity and notes his own effort to influence GOP leaders and delegates to wait for Eisenhower's stance in late 1951 and early 1952.
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New York
New York Times
Philadelphia
Harold E. Stassen
Taft
Times
James Reston
Stassen
Eisenhower
Mr. Stassen
Youths Hand Blown Off In Dynamite Cap Blast
Eleven year old Bobby Fox found a neighbor’s dynamite cap that whistled when blown. He carried it to Hambleton Consolidated School and exploded it under a desk, severing his right hand and injuring his abdomen. Principal Earl Corcoran aided him and rushed him to Tucker County Hospital.
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Bobby
Sampson Jordan
Hambleton
Hambleton Consolidated School
Earl Corcoran
Prison Rioters Facing Additional Charges
Jackson Michigan officials moved to tighten control at the state prison after a five day mutiny ended with 13 guards held hostage and a death and injuries. Prosecution will pursue charges including rioting malicious destruction of property and inciting to riot as authorities seek validated evidence for court. Prisoners returned to block one under tight supervision and were later released after a staged surrender ceremony.
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State Department of Corrections
Jack
Crazy Jack) Hyatt
Milard
Earl Ward
High Quarters Busy Explaining: Truman Ultimatum Remarks
Washington officials sought to clarify President Truman's off the cuff assertion that he forced the Russians from Iran with a personal ultimatum to Premier Stalin. The statement, made in a casual remark, drew uneasy reactions in high quarters.
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Ernest B. Vaccaro
Washington
Truman
Iran
Stalin
Sloan Wins in Debate and Truman Clarifications
Debaters Sloan Beckleran, John Sloan and Kate Tourney of Mary Washington College and Marietta College faced off as debates drew headlines for Truman remarks and a later clarification by the White House press office. The piece notes past presidential clarifications and shifts in policy interpretations surrounding Iran, Iran’s border disputes, and the steel industry seizure.
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Beckleran
John Sloan
Trutillon
Grand National De-mon
Kate Tourney
Mary Washington
Fredericksburg
Matum
Marietta College
Roger Tubby
Iwho
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State Loan
Department
H. &. Sloan
E. Princé
Sense
Kalamazoo
Mich
Iran
White House
Henry A. Wallace
Neces
Wallace
Russia
Korea
Tni Neing
Hix
Fishermen Prepare as Trout Season Opens Across Streams
Raleigh County clerk’s office reported heavy activity as trout season begins Saturday. About 150 licenses sold before noon, 30 to 35 National Forest stamps, and over 900 licenses sold in April. Residents over 60 exempt from stamps or licenses. Little Beaver Lake open to all. In Charleston, streams were muddy though headwaters expected fishable soon. Conservation Commission notes larger rivers Cranberry and Williams likely muddy at dawn. forecasts call for light weekend rain and decent fishing in Beaver ponds and lakes at Seneca State Forest and Carapon State Park.
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Raleigh County
National Forest
Little Beaver Lake
Charleston
the Conservation Commission
Cranberry
Wiliams
Beaver Ponds
Randolph County
Seneca State Forest
Carapon State Park
Reluctant Bookie Agrees to Testify
New York AP reports ex bookie Harry Gross agreed to testify at a police department hearing against 18 officers tied to his 21 million dollar gambling empire. Monaghan said Gross would face retrial after withholding testimony previously.
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New York
Harry Gross
George P. Monaghan
Gross
Monaghan
Kings County Court
Hen Gross
Dapper Ponkie
Rikers Island
Ings
Samuel Leibowitz
Ceiling Price Posting Required for Food and Drinks
Washington OPS orders restaurants boarding houses taverns hotels and hot dog stands to publicly post ceiling prices for food and drinks. The measure affects over a half million establishments serving 70 million meals daily and $12 billion yearly in business. Price Stabilizer Ellis Amal says posters let customers see maximum prices and protect eateries from unfair accusations.
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Washington
Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
Ellis Amal
Pny
State Candidates Step Up Political Tempo
Republican leaders rally in Moundsville led by LW Maxwell of Beckley and Walter Hallanan urging unity within the GOP. Hallanan blasts wasteful government spending while calling for principled candidates as he addresses the Women’s Republican Educational Club in Wood County and touts a future administration for West Virginia.
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Tittle
Reece
R-Tenn
Boston
Eisenhower
Europe
Associated Press
Walter S. Vallanan
Republican National Committees
Moundsville
Lw, Maxwell of
Beckley
West Virginia
Women's Republican Educational Club
Wood County
City officials deny workers fined for campaign contribution
Charleston officials deny three Negro incinerator department workers were fined for not contributing to Mayor John Copenhaver's bid for the Republican governorship. The denial follows reports that George Bradford, 57, David Fields, 39, and Walter Smith, 41, were coerced to resign their jobs.
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Charleston
John Copenhaver
George Bradford
David Fields
Walter Smith
West Virginia Gubernatorial Race Tangles With Corruption Claims
The First District scene features Maxwell a former circuit judge urging reform to end duplication and waste while Mullens Kump and Holt push for stronger roots in state leadership. Copenhawer faces layoffs amid pressure over campaign contributions as Parkersburg and Charleston reports surface on GOP nominating race dynamics.
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Cireuit
Pip Prucunlg
Jas AL Mullens
Cyrus
Kump
Restones
Mullens
Acti
West Virginia
Philippi
Rush Bd
Holt
GOP
Charleston
Charleston Gazette
John T. Copenhawer
Copenshaver
gaber‘Natorial
Parkersburg
Copenhaver
Patteson Urges WV Residents Aid Army Training Plans
West Virginia Governor Patteson appeals to residents of Randolph Tucker Grant and Pendleton counties to cooperate with Army land use for Exercise Pine Ridge. Troops arrive Elkins May 25, maneuver runs through Oct 10, with 22 500 troops expected. Units include 508th Airborne Infantry Regiment from Fort Benning and 47th Division linkage noted by Gen Clark.
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South Charleston
Patteson
West Virginia
Panhandle
Randolph
Tucker
Grant
Pendleton
Alr. Reeves
State Military District
Elkins
Fort Meare
508Th Airborne Infantry
Fort Benning
Edward H. Brooks
Second Army
308Th
Long Horn
Texas
Camp Rucker
Ala
Mark W. Clark
Army Field Forces
47Th
30 U. S. Seamen Die In Turret Explosion On St Paul
The Navy reports 30 American sailors killed in an 8 inch forward turret blast aboard the cruiser St Paul off Korea. Most victims died from burning gases. no injuries reported among the rest. The ship remained in Korean waters and continued firing. The St Paul, flagship of Cruiser Division One, was shelling Communist positions near Kojo and Wonsan when the explosion occurred at 3 55 pm Monday.
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Clen Clements Tokyor
Paul
Korea
Navy
St. Paul
Rey A. Gano
Falls Church
Earl E. Stone
U.S
Walke
Wonsan
Kejo
Kojo
Brinkley
Philippi Blonde Crowned Queen At Central West Virginia Festival
Miss Sara Isaphene Bauchman, 20, of Philippi, won the title of Queen of the 1st annual Central West Virginia Strawberry Festival after a court of six maids of honor was named. Finalists gathered at a preview on the campus of West Virginia Wesleyan College with Miss Ann Bleigh of Weston and others in attendance.
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Pelamaneua
Valiaa
West Virginia ‘University
Central West Virginia
Sara Isaphene Bauchman
Philippi
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Ann Bleigh
Weston
Grace Ours
Buckhannon
Diane Stewart
Shinnston
Jane Carpenter
Elkins
Evelyn Hamrick
Gassaway
Delores Jenkins
Grafton
Air Force Strikes Again on Korean Front
Air Force bombers swept the Korean battlefront for a second day, strafing Communist positions and bombing railways and supply facilities amid clouds that offered Reds a brief respite. Ground fights were limited to patrol skirmishes as cruisers St Paul and Manchester, plus destroyers, reported bunker and coastal facility strikes. Carrier planes also cut rail lines in northeastern Korea.
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Seoul
Korea
North Korea
St. Paul
Manchester
Buck
Hague Replaced by Jersey Democrats
The Democratic State Committee nominated Archibald F. Alexander to fill Frank Hague's long held post as New Jersey Democratic national committeeman. Alexander, former under secretary of the Army, succeeds Hague after his retirement from the post.
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Frank Hague
Jersey Democrats
Trenton
New Jersey
Democratic State Committee I
Archibald F. Alexander
Hague
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