House Appropriations panel backs 1951 military budget hike
The House Appropriations Committee recommended increasing the 1951 military budget by 350 million dollars at Secretary of Defense Johnson’s urging to bolster U.S. and NATO defenses against the Soviet Union. Johnson cited an earlier atomic test, shifts in defense plans, and worsening Cold War tensions, noting peacetime defense costs may rise after next year. The package, now totaling about 14.26 billion, adds 200 million for the Air Force and 150 million for the Navy, with most for contract authority to fund aircraft and ship conversions and anti-submarine work.
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Associated Press
Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Johnson
Russia
Congress
United States
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Senate
House
China
Southeast Asia
Bulgaria
Poland
Germany
Baltic
Trieste
Defense Department
House Group
Committee
Truman
Air Force
Navy
Campaign to Punish Miners Carried to Appeals Court
The U S government asks the U S Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn Judge Keech’s finding of contempt against the United Mine Workers and supports heavy fines for the miners in the coal strikes. UMW officials argue the case is moot and that the union did not authorize or induce the stoppage. The brief contends Keech erred by excluding evidence linking the miners to Lewis.
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Harold W. Ward
Washington
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
John L. Lewis
Justice Department
Appeals Court
Richmond B. Keech
United Mine Workers
Keech
T. Alan Goldsborough
Judge Goldsborough
Lewis
H. Graham Morison
Joseph M. Friedman
Friedman
Morison
The
Union
Goldsborough
UMW
Hopkins
Missing Witness Safe in New York Amid Senate Inquiry
A missing witness in the Owen Latimore case turned up safe in New York after vanishing from a Washington hotel. John J. Huber, once an FBI informer, phoned his wife at Mt. Vernon, N.Y., saying he had blacked out and would return home. The Senate inquiry on communism heard new bombshells, including McCarthy naming Budenz as identifying a key government Communist contact and alleging a high ranking CIA officer with a police record. Subpoenas were issued for Earl Browder and Jack Stachel.
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Associated Press
Washington
Owen Lattimore
John J. Huber
FBI
Mt. Vernon
N.Y
Senate
Louis Budenz
State Department
McCarthy
Budenz
Senate Foreign Relations
Central Intelligence Agency
Wherry
Nebraska
Bella V. Dodd
Communist Party
National Committee
Lattimore
Earl Browder
Jack Stachel
Stachel
New Weapons Listed For Military Forces
Washington reveals rapid military advances including an atomic powered submarine and a Viking rocket mission. Admiral Sherman outlined radical naval projects with Westinghouse and General Electric building the reactor driven boat, costing about 40 million dollars, as part of a 335 million dollar expansion.
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Associated Press
Washington
Navy
Equator
mid-Pacific
Forrest P. Sherman
Naval Operations
Congress
Westinghouse Electric
General Electric
Atomic Energy Commission
Sherman
Westcuit” Power Plant
Laborites Escape Loss by 5 Votes in Parliament
London The Labor Government narrowly survived a parliamentary defeat by five votes on a government plan to raise the gasoline tax to one shilling and a half. The victory, 304 to 299, came despite illness in the Labour ranks and keeps Attlee in office as Churchill and Liberal opposition failed to block the measure.
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Associated Press
London
Attlee
House of Commons
Winston Churchill
Liberal Party
Labor
Hobart Cavanaugh Dies After Operation at 63
Hobart Cavanaugh, a leading character actor in film and theater, died early today following an operation. Known for playing hen-pecked husbands and harried bookkeepers, he was a familiar face to millions, with his latest screen appearance in the unreleased Stella.
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Hobart Cavanaugh
The
Associated Press
Hollywood
Stella
Weather roundup for Beckley area and rivers
Beckley yesterday peaked at 62 with a low around 51 today at 11 weather notes show mixed precipitation and light rainfall in beverly area Glade Creek and rivers at Bellepoint report low and high values with moderate precipitation and clear conditions in Greenbrier and New river basins
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Beckley
Glade Creek
Bellepoint
Greenbrier
Snow and Floods Plague Midwest
Wintery weather gripped the Midwest with subfreezing temps and heavy snow. Floodwaters in several states left thousands homeless and hindered relief, while colder air spread from the Rockies to the Atlantic Seaboard. Rain fell in Michigan and the Appalachians, with fair weather elsewhere.
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Midwestern
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Rockies
Atlantic Seaboard
Dakotas
Minot
N. D
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Iowa
Illinois
Michigan
Appalachians
Middle Atlantic States
New England
Oak Hill Awards Sewage Plant Contract to Agnew
Oak Hill city council awarded the sewage disposal plant contract to Agnew Construction Company of Lewisburg with a base bid of 136 993 50. A rock excavation bid difference favored Agnew despite McGraw Engineering being the low bidder at 130 084. Rock removal costs were 6 per 1 000 cubic feet for Agnew versus 11 per 1 000 for McGraw. Bond sales were authorized to fund construction, offering 952 73 per 1 000 bond at 3 percent interest over 34 years.
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Register
Oak Hill
Agnew Construction Company
Lewisburg
Agnew
McGraw Engineering Corporation
Lexington
Agnew Company
McGraw
Firemen Seek Cause Of 150000 Flames
Firemen investigated a Becker Music Store blaze in downtown Huntington that destroyed most of the building and nearly threatened a city block. Several firefighters suffered minor cuts. all tenants and employees escaped unharmed as seven Huntington units and a Charleston carload aided the effort.
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Associated Press
Huntington
Becker Music
Charleston
Beckley Arnett Road Bids Held for Study
Bids submitted on a state road project to resurface 20.6 miles of State Route 3 from Beckley to Arnett were held by the State Road Commission for further study. Standard Asphalt and Tar Company of Charleston was the low bidder at $127,087.15. The project was one of 16 bids held for review.
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Beckley
Arnett
State Road Commission
Standard Asphalt and Tar Company
Charleston
Commission
Taft Urges Major Cut in Britain Aid Funds
Senator Taft calls for cutting at least 500 million dollars from foreign recovery funds, urging Congress to curb the 3.37 billion dollar aid bill. He argues Britain’s 200 million dollar favorable balance and 678 million dollar next year allotment present savings opportunities.
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Taft
Britain
Associated Press
Washington
Ohio
Congress
Senate
Ohioan
Economic Cooperation Administration
ECA
Worry Over Grades Blamed for Death by Own Action
New York police report 15 year old Donald Finn, son of Patrolman Timothy Finn, killed himself with his father's service revolver. He was anxious that his report card due yesterday would show failing grades and was found by his mother in his home bedroom.
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Associated Press
New York
Donald Finn
Timothy Finn
Telephone Settlement Delayed As Talks Continue
National phone strike postponed as New York talks stall and federal mediators report progress. In Charleston negotiations with Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone resume Friday at 9 a.m. West Virginia locals told to avoid work stoppages. Union leaders Beirne and Shepherd say nationwide strike postponed indefinitely.
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Associated Press
New York
Bell
New York City
CIO Communications Workers of America
CWA
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Charleston
CIO Communications Workers Union
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
J. D. Shepherd
West Virginia
J. A. Moran
Shepherd
Joseph A. Beirne
Washington
Explosion Wrecks Coast Apartment Near Seattle
A mysterious blast wrecked a four story apartment building just outside downtown Seattle early today. No confirmed deaths, 11 hospitalized with two believed serious, and the structure partially collapsed trapping some on upper floors. Firefighters and police searched for victims as investigators noted a strong smell of illuminating gas.
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Seattle
Bulding
R. F. Mahoney
Valuation of Utilities To be Studied in June
Public utility valuations will be studied during the first three days of June by the Board of Public Works. Representatives of utility companies protesting the tentative valuations now being prepared by the tax commissioner’s office will appear before the board at that time, Secretary of State D. Pitt O’Brien said.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Board of Public Works
Tax Commissioner's Office
D. Pitt ‘O’brien
Four Hurt in Highway Crash Reports Beckley Hospital
Four persons treated at Beckley Hospital for highway injuries in the past 24 hours. George McClanahan of Lanark admitted with chest injuries from a Route 19 21 By Pass crash near Route 41 at 8 30 p m. McClanahan’s 37 Ford collided with Eva Mae Mason’s 49 Plymouth from Skelton. Barbara Ann Lee, 7, Midway, had a broken arm admitted at 7 10 p m. James Leonard Webb and L I Woodrum of Glen Daniel were treated and released after knee injuries and head and leg wounds from an auto accident.
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Beckley Hospital
George McClanahan
Lanark
McClanahan
Eva Mae Mason
Skelton
Barbara
Ann Lee
Cecil R. Lee
Midway
James Leonard Webb
JL. I. Woodrum
Glen Daniel
Webb
Woodrum
Maragon Hearing Ready for Jury
Washington jurors face a verdict in the John Maragon case as prosecutors and defense finish presenting evidence. Maragon, once a Kansas City bootblack and ally of Harry Vaughan, is tried on three perjury charges for allegedly lying to senators about his finances and government contacts. Federal Judge Jennings Bailey will give final instructions to the nine men and three women jurors.
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Kansas City
Harry Vaughan
Maragon
Jennings Bailey
Senate
Peruvian State Teachers College Tragedy Claims Two Lives
In Peru Nebraska, psychology professor Dr. Barney K Baker 54 killed two college officials Dr. William L Nicholas 48 president since 1946 and Dr. Paul A Maxwell 56 education department head and then died by his own hand. The killings followed the college catalog listing a department reorganization and Baker's impending job loss.
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Associated Press
Peru
Barney K. Baker
Thousand Oaks
Peru State Teachers College
Department of Education
Fred C. Kiechel
Education Department
William L. Nicholas
Paul A. Maxwell
Baker
Defense Organization Named by Patteson
Governor Patteson revived a wartime agency by naming a seven member State Council of Defense to coordinate state and local defense efforts. Appointees include Senate Clerk J. Howard Myers Martinsburg Mrs C D Ellifritz Elkins E A Carter Charleston L Ebersole Gaines Fayetteville Dr Thomas F Reed Charleston Stewart H Smith Marshall College and Cecil W Wood Hedgesville.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Patteson
State Council of Defense
Senate
J. Howard Myers
Martinsburg
C. D. Ellifritz
Elkins
E. A. Carter
L. Ebersole Gaines
Fayetteville
Thomas F. Reed
Stewart H. Smith
Marshall College
Cecil W. Wood
Hedgesville
Increase in Sex Crimes Declared National Menace
New York. Edwin Friendly, president of the American Newspaper Publishers Association, declares sex crimes a national menace and calls on newspapers to support law enforcement and tougher legislation. He cites a 100 percent rise in rape cases in 15 years, noting most victims are children, and urges responsible reporting light on victims.
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Associated Press
New York
Edwin 8. Friendly
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Friendly
Parents of America
ANPA
America
New York World-Telegram
Sun
United States
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Ways and Means Committee Halves Amusement Tax
The House committee voted to cut the federal excise tax on tickets for movies and sports events from 20 percent to 10 percent. They also approved another 240 million dollars in tax cuts, bringing tentative total cuts to 575 million. This exceeds President Truman's proposed 190 million reduction, and Truman has threatened a veto if his recommendations are ignored.
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Associated Press PY
House
Ways and Means Committee
Truman
Trueman
Two Men Pay Fines On Tampering Charge
Harry McCoy and Charlie Akers of East Beckley were found guilty of tampering with an automobile in Magistrate H. C. Burgess's Sophia court. Arrested last night by Cone stable W. A. Stump, they faced auto larceny charges which were withdrawn by H. V. Henson, who issued the tampering charge and fined them $10 plus costs. Also arrested were Carl Quesenberry of Beckley for drunkenness and trespassing and Arlous Phelps of Dorothy on an AWOL charge.
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Harry McCoy
Charlie Akers
East Beckley
H. C. Burgess
Sophia
Conestable W. A. Stump
Burgess
H. V. Henson
Carl Quesenberry
Beckley
Arlous Phelps
Dorothy
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