Navy Sets Probe Into Hobson Sinking After Sea Disaster
The Navy ordered a formal inquiry into the Hobson sinking in the mid Atlantic with 174 feared dead in a peacetime naval disaster. The carrier Wasp, carrying 61 survivors, headed for Brooklyn Navy Yard for repairs while the missing count shifted as two were found safe.
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Jerry T. Baulch
Washington Ih
Navy
mid-Atlantic
Hobson
Wasp
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Naval Hospital
Adm
Lynde McCormick
Norfolk
Ervin S. White Sr
Lynn
Mass
Congress
W. V. O'Regan
Board of Inspection and Safety
Weather forecast for West Virginia extends into May period
Cloudy tonight with a low around 44 degrees. Wednesday will be fair and warm. Temperatures will average near normal with mild start, then cool Friday. Showers expected later in the week bringing total rainfall of a half to one inch. Northern West Virginia highs nearer 57 and Southern around 59.
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W. Va. Weathe East
West Virginia
Beckley High
Yesterder
Glade Creek
Belfepoint
Greenbrier
Bluestone Reservoir
Two Girls Die In Kentucky Station Wagon Crash
A wagon plunged into a group on a highway berm near Williamson Gray Eagle killing Betty Greer 1 and Jo Ann Smith 1. Madeline Greer 22 sister of Betty in hospital critical. Walter Mullett injured. Leonard Patrick 26 driver fled likely charged with leaving scene and manslaughter.
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Williamson WW & Station i
Gray Eagle
W. R. Seal
Betty Greer
Hudds
Jo Ann Smith
Ironton
Madeline Greer
Betty
Williamson
Walter Mullett
Paintsville
Seal
Mullett
Leonard Patrick
Lenore
Patrick
Greer Sisters
Miss Smith
Ruth Keaton
James
Mullet
Area Operators of C&P Join Sympathy Strikers
Telephon e company offices faced sympathy pickets as C P and P operators halted long distance work. Stark shortages appeared at Beckley Mullens Mt Hope Oak Hill Hinton and Morgantown linked to the dismissal of Betty Enoch. Management reported 25 to 30 percent reporting for duty and urged avoiding unnecessary inquiries as service remained largely intact.
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C. P and P. Telephone Company
Beckley
Mullens
Mt. Hope
Oak Hill
Himon
Asl
Morgantown
Hinton
Ted Robinson
Weather limits Korean warfare again
Bad weather grounded United Nations warplanes for the second straight day. Only weather reconnaissance planes aloft by mid afternoon. Two Red probes on the Central Front repelled. B 29 Superforts bombed rail bridges at Sonchon and front lines. other bombers hit targets. Navy planes and ships pounded both coasts. Iowa moved close to the East Coast and struck Red positions inland.
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Seoul
Korea
United Nations
Sonchonjin
North Korea
Iowa
U. S. Seventh Fleet
Missing Plane Strato-Cruiser Vanishes Over Brazilian Jungle
Pan American strato cruiser with 50 aboard is overdue after departing Rio de Janeiro for Trinidad. The Boeing luxury plane carrying 41 passengers and nine crew was last heard from Barreiros Brazil. It is the first of its type reported missing.
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Pan- American Airways
Sia de Janeiro
Trinidad
Belem
Brazil
Port OF Spain
Rio de Janeiro
New York
Rio
Pan American
Barreiros
Huntington businessmen tour Cabell County schools
Twenty six Huntington businessmen toured Cabell County schools to see what and how children are taught. A Chamber of Commerce project began a week earlier with teachers visiting businesses and industries while volunteers took over classes.
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Huntington
Cabell County
Chamber of Commerce
Army generals shuffled as Ridgway and Clark take new commands
Gen. Matthew Ridgway is named to head NATO forces while Gen. Mark Clark moves from Army Field Forces to command in the Far East. Truman’s decision draws mixed reaction in Congress with critics recalling Clark’s World War II Rapido River crossing. Bradley reportedly favored Ridgway for NATO chief and Eisenhower may keep Gruenther as staff chief.
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Matthew Ridgway
Dwight Eisenhower
Mark Clark
Ridgway
Pentagon
Far East
Europe
Clark
Army Field Forces
Truman
Omar Bradley
Eisenhower
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Oil Workers International Union
CIU
OWIU
Texas
CIO
AFL
Connally
Lyndon Johnson
Gruenter
Long
D-La
She Armen Services Committee
Rapido River
Texas National Guard
Navy
Rapido
Sen. McFarland
Arizona
Senate
Charleston Man Admits Acceptance Of Gifts
Charleston man Capt. Jerry Mitchell Jr. a former Wright Patterson Air Force Base member told a court martial he accepted gifts from manufacturers’ representatives but said no favors were promised or received. He admitted the gifts were given by reps who were among his best friends and denied any strings attached. He faces charges of negligence and reckless performance of duty in connection with accepting gifts for contract favors.
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Wayton
Wright Patterson Air Force Base
Burer
Jerry Mitchell, Jr
Charleston
W. Va
Thad
Mitchell
Dunbar to Start $4 Million Kanawha Bridge Soon
The four million dollar Kanawha River toll bridge linking Dunbar and South Charleston may begin Thursday or Friday after a week delay. Mayor D L Salisbury said contractor William J Howard Co of Chicago was delayed by Midwestern floods.
Massachusetts Polls Open in Hot GOP Delegate Race
Voters in Massachusetts begin a key election day battle for 38 Republican convention delegates. Eisenhower managers predict a clear victory while Taft backers stay optimistic. Light rain and cool weather expected with 28 delegates to be chosen today.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Taft
Eisenhower
Utah Faces Greatest Flood Crisis in History
Thousands of workers battle Utah floods described as the worst in state history. Rivers and creeks hammer scattered areas, with a railroad bridge washed out and homes evacuated. Salt Lake City streets are sandbagged as emergency canals divert canyon overflow in the Wasatch Mountains.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Midwest
Wasatch Mountains
Betty Shumate Wins State Speaking Honor
Betty Shumate, senior at Woodrow Wilson High School, placed first in the extemporaneous division of the West Virginia University speech contest. She earns a four year scholarship to the University and competes with five Woodrow Wilson students in other divisions under instructor Virginia Reardon.
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Shumate
Woodrow Ison High School
West Virginia University
Woodroy Wilson
Robert Pulliam
Margaret Quintier
Milton Crews
Norris Batteiger
Miss Virginia Reardon
Miss Shu
Donald Flood
Beckley
Billye Sue Bowyer
Woodrow Wilson
Betty
William Rector
Ravenswood
Convict Loses Bid After Reverse Supreme Court Ruling
The West Virginia Supreme Court reversed a prior ruling and held two pardons do not erase a life sentence under the Havens Criminal Act. Homer Jack Dean, previously pardoned on two convictions, remains imprisoned at Moundsville. Also noted, a small basement fire at 112 Pines Ave Petty Apartments was extinguished by City firemen.
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Charleston
Supreme Court
Havas
James B. Riley
Marshall County
Homer Jack Dean
Dean
Moundsville
Meadows
Kanawha
Columbus
Ohio
Fred L. Fox
Petiy Apartments
Pines Ave
New Cut Sought to Aid Measure in Foreign Aid Bill
Washington 7 A Senate committee slashed the foreign aid bill from 7.999 billion to 6.9 billion dollars a 12.66 percent reduction to be spread across all items. Senate minority leader Res said efforts would press to lower the bill to six billion dollars. The measure extends the Mutual Security program for 1933 starting July 1 and funds allied nations worldwide, with administration supporters aiming to limit the cut to one billion.
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Washington
Senate
Sen. Res
Rna
Congress
Truman
Attack on Mir France Liner Falls in Soviet Zone
Two Soviet jet fighters fired on a Mir France liner in the Russian Zone of Germany wounding two German passengers and creating 89 bullet holes. The plane landed safely at Tempelhof after brief flight cancellations. flights resumed later.
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France
Germany
Tempelhof
Irmgard Nebel
Walter Kurth
Dane Ab
Verpelles Au Qut
Utes
Pan American
Britis Airways
Air France
Jamorran
U. S. High Commission
Koennern
Eisleben
Elbe
Templehof
Mont
Maxwell Gains Ex-Governor Backing In West Virginia Race
Beckley Republican J D Maxwell won backing from former Gov Henry Hatfield at a Gary Me rally as primary contenders for governor in West Virginia included Holt Copenhaver and Muntzing. Hatfield praised Taft and MacArthur while opposing Eisenhower ahead of the May 13 primary. Davis criticized spending, LaFallette urged anti‑waste measures, and GaFollette called for tariff action to shield coal and oil industries.
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Associated Press
J. W. Maxwell
Beckley
Henry D. Hatfield
Huntington
Hatfield
Gary
Dowell County
Maxwell
U. S
Rush , Holt
Weston
John T. Copenhaver
Charleston
Melvin Muntzing
Clarksburg
U. S. Senate
Spore
Sen
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
Dwight D. Eisenhower
West Virginia
J. Horace Davis
Welch
Holt
Kingwood
Latelle M., LaFallette
Edwight
Raleigh County
West Viginia
Datis
Kilgore
Senate
Copenhaver
Ames
Stateshouse
Homer Hanna
Hanna
Southern District Federal Court
GaFollette
Treasury Raises Rates on Bonds in Major Overhaul
The Treasury revamps its savings bond program with higher rates across the line. Two existing series F and G will be discontinued while three new bond types will be introduced. E bonds continue with boosted long term yields. early years see larger rate increases. Existing ET bonds can switch upon maturity if desired. Secretary Snyder says changes align with current interest-rate trends.
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Washington
Treasury
Defense
Snyder
Louis Johnson Improves After Brain Surgery
Louis Johnson former Secretary of defense is reported doing very well at St. Marys Hospital after surgery to remove a blood clot in the brain last week.
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Louis Johnson
Rochester
Minn
Defense
St. Mary's Hospital
Johnson
Federal Attorney Alters Claim of President Power
Assistant Attorney General Holmes Baldridge said the government does not claim President Truman has unlimited powers in the steel seizure case. He filed a statement with the district court correcting any such impression while noting the court might rule today or tomorrow on the steel companies plea to void the seizure. Baldridge argued Truman acted to protect the public welfare under inherent executive powers, a stance that drew protests from steel lawyers and Congress.
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Washington
Truman
Holmes Bakbridge
Federal District Court
Baldridge
David A. Pine
Pine
Jude Pine
Congress
Judge Pine
Rep Murray Dies at 64 in Bethesda Hospital
Washington reports Rep Reid Murray of Wise County died early today at Bethesda Naval Hospital. Murray, a Republican, was serving his seventh term in the House of Representatives and left behind a record of long service.
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Rep
Murray
Washington
Reid
Wise
Bethesda Naval Hospital
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