Hiss Not Alone as Probe Seeks More Names
Spy hunters press for two more men linked to alleged looting of secret government files. Whittaker Chambers names three, with Nixon hinting of a third, as grand juries and hearings pursue evidence in the Hiss case and possible foreign infiltration.
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Chambers
Hiss
Associated Press
Washington
Russia
Ameria
House Un-American Activities Committee
Rep
Nixon
Calif
New York
Whittaker
Whittaker Chambers
Alter Hiss
U. S
John F. X. McGehey
McGehey
Elizabeth Bentley
Ageni
State Department
Miss
Grand Jury
John F. X. McGahey
FBI
State
Joan Evfpart
iPenrifay
Bureau of Stanchment
Alger Hiss
Carnegie Endowment For E International Peace
Baltimore
Methodist Bishop Defends Churches Against Communist Label
Bishop G Bromley Oxnam condemned the Congressional Committee on un-American Activities as un-American for labeling churchmen as Communists. He urged ministers to continue speaking out against silencing tactics and called the council of bishops statement rejecting Communist infiltration in churches. Dr Earl R Brown urged rapid church growth noting 40321 churches and 9,089,943 members nationwide while many urban areas remain underchurched.
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Associated Press
Buck Hill Falls
G. Bromley Oxnam
Congressional Committee On Un-American Activities
un-American
Ha Row Vark
aSeyee Ca
Oxnam
Oknam
Board of Missions and Church Extensior
Methodists’ Council of Bishops
Congressional Committee
Earl R. Brown
New York
Home Missions and Church Extension
Methodists
United States
Dr. Brown
Weather Summary From Beckley And Surrounding Areas
Fair but cooler today with increasing cloudiness and cold night. Thursday cloudy and cold with rain. Beckley area shows no precipitation in last 24 hours while rivers Greenbrier and New at Bellepoint are high and muddy. Oak Hill and Glade Creek report unclear temperatures and conditions due to garbled text.
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Beckley
Greenbrier
New
Bellepoint
Oak Hill
Glade Creek
Ex-Premier Ashida Held on Bribery Charges
Former Japanese prime minister Hitoshi Ashida was jailed on bribery charges. The prosecutor accuses him of accepting bribes from a contractor during his government tenure. Ashida claims the payments were legitimate political contributions. An arrest warrant was also sought for a second politician.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
Hitoshi Ashida
Japan
Ashida
Marth
Marshall's Career Said Near End
Secretary of State Marshall may not resume full duties after a kidney operation at Walter Reed Hospital. The 67 year old veteran faces a long recovery with no confirmed return date, while Lovett leads foreign policy in his absence and Dulles acts in Paris.
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Loleigu Eifants
Marshall
Waller Reed Hospital
Truman
Warren Ro Austin
United States
United Nations
Walter Reed
Austin
John Foster Dulles
Iis
Paris
Mme
Chiang Kai- Shek
Europe
Ber‘Jin
Industry Urging Bust and Tax Reform Debate
CIO argues industry profits are used as a cushion against a looming downturn. Ruttenberg calls for a new excess profits tax to curb speculative gains and stabilize the economy. He cites 1948 profits near 20 billion and rising living costs outpacing wages, urging action to prevent future reversals.
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Associated Press
Washington
CIO
Isa
Stanley HH. Ruttenberg
Labor Organization
Rullenberg
Ruttenberg
New Bill Expands Aid to Displaced Persons
Representative Walterstrom introduces a new displaced persons bill to extend eligibility to more refugees. The measure would double the eligible period and allow thousands, especially Poles, in Germany Austria or Italy to qualify for entry into the United States. The bill awaits action when Congress reconvenes.
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Associated Press
Washington
Walterstrom
D-Pa
Truman
T He Walter
House
Eaphante Wdees
Congress
Walter
Germany
Austria
Italy
United States
Army Band To Aid Beckley Peace Week Concert
The Second Army Band from Fort Meade Md will perform at Woodrow Wilson High School auditorium at 8 p m Thursday as part of Beckley Peace Week. Tickets required due to limited seating with funds from local businesses and chamber of commerce.
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Fort George G. Meade
Woodrow Wilson High School
Beckley
J. Lee Porter
West Virginia
Governo
Clarence W. Meadows
Charleston
Pearl Harbor
William F. Watts
Sal
Arthur C. Cundy
Beckley Chamber of Commerce
Memorial
Abdullah May Be Named King of Palestine
A Trans Jordan source in the Arab League said King Abdullah of Trans Jordan would be proclaimed king of Palestine Monday. A new Trans Jordan government would form with eight Palestinian ministers and six Trans-Jordanian ministers, and the cabinet decision would go to the National Assembly.
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Associated Press
Cairo
Arab League
Abdullah
Trans -Jordan
Palestine
Trans-Jordan
Nokrashy Pasha
Nokrashy Pahsa
Egypt
Israel
General Palestine Congress
Jerico
Nanking Army Breaks Out of Communist Ring
Reports say units of the 12th army group smashed through encirclement near Nanking and linked with Nationalist forces advancing from the Hwai River line about 100 miles northwest. Other Communist columns tighten its noose on 250,000 Government troops who abandoned Suchow. Clear weather aids air operations from Nanking while martial law widens to include Wuhan and Hankow.
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Associated Press
Nanking
12Th Army Group
Hwai River
Here
Suhsien
Fallen Suchow
Suchow
12Th
Suchew
Wuhan
China
Hankow
Hanyang
Collision trial over Raleigh County bus crash raises $40000 suit
In Raleigh County Circuit Court, Bill French testified that the city bus involved in July’s collision with a Consolidated bus functioned normally. Pearl May DeLau seeks $40000 for injuries including psychosis and bed confinement, alleging negligence and lasting disability.
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Bill French
Beckley
Raleigh County
Raleigh County Transit
Pearl May DeLau
Russell Street
Desau
Clay Crouse
City Bus Line
Consolidated
L. L. Scherer
Korea as Tool of America Debate at U N
At the United Nations General Assembly, Soviet delegate Malik condemns the Korean Commission as a tool of American imperialism. John Foster Dulles defends U S policy and urges recognition of the South Korean government led by Syngman Rhee as the U N Korea debate continues.
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Korea
America
U. N
Associated Press
Paris
Jacob ‘A. ‘Malik
United Nations
Malk
John Foster Dulles
U. S
General Assembly
United States
China
Australia
U.S
South Korea
U. N .Korean Commission
North
Greece
Morean
Syngman Rhee
South
West Virginia Briefs Highlight Health Warning and Local News
Health commissioner N H Dyer urged vigilance as warmer weather approaches noting 27 influenza cases last week, down from 32 a year earlier. An auto crash near Wheeling killed Simon Thomas and Adis Thomas of Marietta, Ohio. Liquor Commission considered Salvation Army solicitors in Bluefield stores but took no action. Parkersburg bids on a $254000 waterworks revenue bond were awarded to Fox Reusch and Co. Farmington plans plant work at Jamison No 9 mine. Princeton rehired 13 street workers at 90 cents an hour after a strike, and Huntington reports the death of Sandy Coffman, a 62 year old veteran reporter.
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Charleston
N. H. Dyer
West
A. K. Canterbury
Liquor Central Commission
Salvation Army
Bluefield
Princeton
Merlin L. Miller
Boys Real Infant Of Three Months Beaten in Apartment
In San Francisco two boys aged 5 and 4 1 2 faced juvenile court after attacking a three month old girl named Louise Joseph next door. The infant was abducted from her crib and beaten severely, with doctors giving her little chance of recovery. A police officer quoted the 5-year-old saying I do not like babies.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Louise Joseph
Louis Lebenau
Thim
Ellis Joseph
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Parkersburg — Fox, Reusch and Company Af Mal
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Jamison Coal and Coke Company
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