Van Horn Quits Top Operator Talks Role
In a coal industry crisis talk, Ezra Van Horn resigns as head of the operators bargaining team amid contract talks with the United Mine Workers and Northern Western operators. The shakeup follows salary disclosures and ongoing negotiations in multiple states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Witte Selphur
John L. Lewis Union
Northern and Western
United Mine Workers’ Welfare Fund
Tedeen
Jucut & Sin
Lewis
UMW
Mississippi
Ezra van Horn
UMW Welfare Fund
van Horn
Washington
Truman E. Johnson
Frank R. Amos
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company
Pennsylvania
Ohio
West Virginia
Indiana
Ilinois
Far West
Southern Coal Producers Association
Bluefield
W. VA
SCPA
Harry M. Moses
U. S. Steel
Western German election campaign draws U S criticism
An American military government spokesman denounces Western Germany’s anti allied nationalism as candidates vie for the 400 member parliament in a three zone republic. He warns abroad observers of rising nationalist sentiment and apathy among voters before Sundays election.
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Associated Press
U. S
Russia Calls Yugoslav Government Enemy of Soviet Union
Moscow labels Marshal Tito's Yugoslav regime as an enemy and foe of the Soviet Union in a formal note and Moscow radio broadcast. The exchange follows disputes over Yugoslav claims to part of Southern Austria and Cominform expulsion last year.
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London
Russia
Marshal Tito
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Tito
Yugoslav Macedonia
Bulgaria
Albania
Yugoslavia
Moscow Radio Today
Austria
Cominform
Communist International Information Bureau
Republicans Deny Delaying Money Bills in Congress
President Truman accused Republicans of filibustering money bills while GOP leaders counter that Democrats stall Congress to boost campaign prospects. Senator Morse and Senator Lucas attack each other over a perceived plot to keep Congress in session. Taft claims no Republican filibuster exists and blames Democratic delays. Interior department funding and the $14.8 billion armed services bill loom as action deadlines approach.
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Associated Press
Washington
Trumiai
Senate
Congress
Morse
Nebraska
Taft
Ohio
Wherry
Truman
Hoover
Nnls
Mit Tilman
Clarence 8. Randall
Inland Steel
Democratic Appropriations Committee
Lucas
Interior Department
Stewardess Leads 27 To Safety In Crash
A Northeast jet crash at Portland Municipal Airport saw 27 passengers escape safely as stewardess Patricia Donnellan guided them to a rear exit two minutes before flames enveloped the airliner. Pilot Captain Roderick Cote reported the gear collapsed and sparks flew as the Convair-990, en route from New York and Boston, skidded on its belly and caught fire.
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Tre Associated Press
Portland
Patricia Donnellan
North Quincy
Mass
New York
Boston
Roderick Cote
Melrose
Alass
Steelmen Attack Union Demands in Fact-Finding Row
The Associated Press reports steel industry leaders countering CIO United Steelworkers demands. Industry spokesmen challenge pension claims and President Truman’s intervention as a threat to bargaining. Truman responds that fact-finding boards are standard and not revolutionary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Truman
CIO
United Steelworkers
Washington
Inland Steel Company
Clarence B. Randall
America
Weather forecast for Virginia and West Virginia and towns
Partly cloudy and warm with scattered showers this afternoon and night. Highs around 85 to 95. Saturday cloudy with showers and warmer. West Virginia extended five day forecast through Aug 18 shows pleasant weekend humidity rising early next week. Temperatures about two to four degrees above normal. Showers likely Saturday and Tuesday totaling a quarter to three quarters of an inch. Beckley precipitation readings and river levels noted. Oak Hill Glade Creek and nearby towns show readings, with overall conditions mixed.
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West Virginia
Beckley
Bellepoint
Greenbrier
Oak Hill
Glade Creek
Paving Hearing Set For August 30 In City Plan
Hearings on the last group of streets to be paved this year under the city paving project will be held August 30, announced acting city engineer Phil H Wilson. Bids for the final contract will be opened September 10 and all streets now under construction are to be finished by that date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil H. Wilson
Wilson
Federal Jury Charged In Collision Hearing
A federal court jury hears a $25,000 damages case filed by Charles K. Barnhart against Mrs. Jean Jones and Halbert Dabney Price Jr. The jury received its charge from Judge Ben Moore and began deliberations on the fourth day after an auto crash on Route 50 near Romney. Price, Beckley resident, drove a car owned by Jones, wife of Rev Andrew B. Jones, Episcopal minister formerly in Beckley, when it collided with Barnhart’s vehicle carrying him and his wife. Barnhart also sues defendants in another suit for $15,008.
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Charles K. Barnhart
Jean Jones
Halbert Dabney Price, Jr
Ben Moore
Route 50
Romney
Price
Beckley
Jones
Andrew B. Jones
Barnhart
Hatfield Wins Latest Encounter with McCoy
Louisville report says Patrolman Alex Hatfield faced Peter McCoy in a disturbance call. McCoy was held in Quarterly Court on drunkenness and breach of the peace charges with a $200 bond.
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Associated Press
Louisville
Hatfield
McCoy
Alex Hatfield
Peter McCoy
Housing Project Prospects Outlined For Beckley
Beckley officials report promising talks in Washington on a 600000 parking building loan through the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. RFC wants cost details and traffic counts. city may contribute street work. Mayor Hedrick notes a possible low rent housing chance is slim under current law. a reverse ruling could help.
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Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Grover C. Hedrick
Hedrick
J. R. Bledinger
Cincinnati
Washington
RFC
REC
Bluefield
Beckley
Biedinger
Ira Partlow
West Virginia
Wanted Bicycle Tragedy Ends in Fatal Shooting
A 13 year old boy, Jerry Riggs, confessed to shooting his father Harry Livingston Riggs 48 to obtain funds for a bicycle. He shot from behind a stump 118 feet away, then stole $1,315 and kept 60 dollars for the bike. The body was found near their Tallmansville home. siblings Barbara 11 and Frederick 8 later saw the weapon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Buckhannon
State Police Co
R. C. Culp
Jerry Riggs
Harry Livingston Riggs
Tallmansville
Jerry
Culp
Frederick
Barbara
Riggs
Herbie Mack
Farm Leader Predicts Liberal Amendment Passage
Allen B. Kline president of the American Farm Bureau Federation spoke at the West Virginia Farm Bureau meeting predicting passage of a liberalizing amendment to the Agricultural Act of 1948. He said the bill would broaden coverage for storage and perishable commodities and include limited compensatory payments to farmers, with loan rates near parity on several crops. He warned against Brannan plan price administration and urged production efficiency without government price setting.
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Benity
Register Farm
Jackson
Allen B. Kline
American Farm Bureau Federation
Kline
West Virginia Farm Bureau
Senate
American Farm Bureau
Iowa
Farm Bureau
Brannan
Clark McGrath Win Approval of Senate Committee
The Senate Judiciary Committee recommended confirmation of Attorney General Tom C Clark as associate justice with a 9 to 2 vote. The panel also backed McGrath as attorney general 9 to 0. Some senators opposed Clark and McGrath, with committee members absent or leaving early during the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Senat Judiciary Committee
Tom C Clark
Supreme Court
J. Howard McGratt
D-Ri
Genera
Clark
McCarran
D-Nev
Donnell
Rmo
Ferguson
R-Mich
Senate
Kilzere
D-Wva
Magnuson
D-Wash
McGrath
Miller
Dldake
Coram Declares Polio Not in Epidemic Stage
Raleigh County health officials say polio remains under control with a threshold of three weekly cases. Dr. J M Coram announced the eleventh county case, two year old Mary Wase lerine Winfrey of Pemberton undergoing treatment at Marmet Children's Hospital.
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Coram
Raleigh County
J. M. Coram
Septtember
Bomb Wrecks U S Auto in Prague
An American embassy official, Capt. John Childs, assistant air attache, said two home made bombs exploded near his unoccupied car in front of his Prague home. No injuries were reported, but nearby windows were shattered.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
John Childs
Wis
Mine Bill Still On Senate List
The Neely bill to empower federal coal mine inspectors to withdraw workers from danger areas remains stalled on the Senate calendar. It was misreported as passed. only unanimous consent can clear it, and an objection from Senator Hendrickson halted action at the request of an unnamed senator.
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Associated Pree
Washington
Greatler
Senate
Associated Press
House
Neely
D-W.va
Hendrickson
R-Nj
Wilson's Auto Recovered Abandoned on Huntington Street
Acting City Engineer Phil Wilson reports his car stolen from Johnsetown Road residence was found abandoned on Huntington Street. State Police notified him yesterday. the vehicle will be returned to Beckley today.
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Phil
Wilson
Johnsttown Road
Huntington Street
Beckley
Cotton accuses Dems of slap happy GOP of being drugged
Rep Celien D NH complains the nation needs sharper parties after describing two Washington events. He notes Rep Boykin D Ala hosted a Rayburn tribute described as sumptuous while the GOP dinner launching 1956 campaign was solemn. He recalls Will Hays praising the good old days and warns against parties becoming drunk with success or drugged by security fears.
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Washington
Rep
Celien
D-Nh
Litttle
Rep. Boykin
D-Ala
Rayburn
D- Tex
Republican National Committee
Cotton
Echanon
N.hs High School
Notre Dame
Will Hays
Cohen
Bolk
Margaret Mitchell is Severely Injured in Peachtree Street Crash
ATLANTA a speeding taxi driven by a drunken man crashed into author Margaret Mitchell on Peachtree Street last night injuring her severely. She was taken to City Hospital in an oxygen tent awaiting x rays and possible surgery with reports of a basal skull fracture and brain concussion.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Margaret Mitchell
Peachtree Street
Mitchell
Bradley in Top Military Post
Omar Nelson Bradley was chosen as permanent chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, becoming the nation’s highest military post. President Truman announced the selection, following the new military unification legislation creating the post.
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Associated Press
Washington
Omar Nelson Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Army
Truman
Beckleyan Arrested On Bad Check Counts
Albert Elwood Dennis, 38, of 120 East Main Street, is jailed in Raleigh County on four bad check charges after a arrest yesterday by Constable W B Gilkerson. George Martin, jailed on drunkenness possession of homebrew and profanity, was arrested yesterday and faces a 7:00 P M Police Court trial tonight.
Physician Calms Killer After Cops Tear Gas Fails
In Steilacoom Washington a Tacoma doctor persuaded steel worker John Davis 43 to surrender after a three hour siege failed to subdue him despite tear gas and billy clubs. Davis held a barricade inside an unfinished Davis home where his companion Mrs Arlees Stone 47 was found brutally mutilated. Davis cooperative after Dr Chris Reynolds arrived and convinced him to exit to the county jail.
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Associated Press
Steilacgom
Wash
Tacoma
John Davis
Arlees Stone
Davis
Davi
Chris Reynolds
Free Train Ride for City Youth on Fanny
Beckley area children using city playgrounds will receive a free ride on the train Fanny next Thursday. About 300 local children will travel to Prince aboard the train, with signups at Sprague Institute and Lincoln schools. The train departs South Oakwood at 10 44 a.m. and returns by 4 p.m. Children must bring lunches and be on time.
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Beckley
Playground Direct
Ted Cook
Cook
Prince
Belva Bowman
Sprague School
Lois Fillmer
Institute School
Mayor Denies Run After Unauthorized Election Button
A campaign button reading Re elect Hedrick Mayer appeared without authorization. Hedrick Mayer and Hedrick Grover deny plans to run in the fall city election saying they do not intend to run and blame friends for the button. Oppie L. Hedrick noted Mayer has not committed himself.
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Hedrick Mayer
Mayer Grover
Hedrick
Fall City
Oppie L. Hedrick
Republican County Committee
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Fayetevillt
J. G. Fox
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