Eisenhower Conference Aboard USS Helena Opens Transition Talks
President elect Dwight Eisenhower held a formal conference with advisers and future cabinet members aboard the USS Helena en route to Hawaii. Discussions focused on Korea but no subjects or decisions were announced. Attendees included Dulles McKay Humphrey Dodge Jackson Hughes and Radford. The group planned further talks in Pearl Harbor with military leaders. Hagerty stressed no definite program was set and Eisenhower would disclose plans after taking office.
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Helena
Hawaii
Dwigth Eisenhower
Wake Island
Eisenhower
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Pearl Harbor
John Foster Dulles
Gov
Douglas McKay
Oregon
the Interior
George M. Humphrey
Cleveland
Treasury
Korea
Europe
Stabilizer Takes Over Unstable Wage Battle
Economic Stabilizer Roger Putnam assumed control of the stalled wage stabilization program in Washington. He seeks to run functioning wage controls without a wage board, amid resignations from industry members and regional boards. AFL leader Meany warned of possible union strikes if the stalemate continues.
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Washington
Roger Putnam
Eisenhower
Putnam
Boston
Chicago
Truman
Kentucky-Ohio
Defense
Henry Fowler
AFL
George Meany
WSB
Huntington Fire Ruins Downtown Shops Amid Fourth Blaze
Firefighters and business leaders gathered after Huntington’s fourth major fire in four months. Fire Chief Floyd L. Crouse estimated damage at 150 000 to 200 000 dollars for a Sunday blaze that destroyed a men’s clothing store and damaged two other downtown shops and upper floor offices. He called the string of fires “mighty funny” without elaborating. The fire broke out yesterday.
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Huntington
Floyd L. Crouse
Crouse
Fire areas damage Collins and Childers store and nearby shops
A Sunday blaze in Huntington destroyed the Collins and Childers store basement and first floor, with heavy smoke reaching B and B Loan Office, Camera Shop, and others in the Miller Building. Firefighters forced an opening through the brick wall after the basement staircase burned out. no injuries were reported and ammunition shelves near the blaze exploded during the incident.
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Collins and Childers Men's
Crouse
9Th Street
4Th Avenue
Collins and Childers
William T. Chambers
Huntington Publishing Co
Miller Building
Adelphia
Huntington
Roxy Theater
Home Furniture Co
Huntington State Hospital
Health Petitions Upheld By Court
Raleigh County Circuit Court ordered the commitment of three county men Herbert Lanham Edgar Wood and Joseph Higgins to a tubercular state hospital. Special Judge J W Maxwell signed orders directing the sheriff to take them into custody and transport them to Weston for confinement until proper discharge.
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Raleigh County
Herbert Lanham
MacArthur
Edgar Wood
Edwight
Joseph Higgins
Mariscott
West Virginia Department of Health
J. W. Maxwell
Weston
Shark attack claims 2 youths off Monterey Bay shore
A 15 foot shark killed Berry Wilson, 17, and injured Brookner Brady Jr., 15, near Pacific Grove. Wilson bled to death after the creature severed a leg and gouged another. Brady fought back with a knife as the shark struck, then fled as onlookers approached. Marine biologists identified the shark and fishermen speculated storms drove it into the bay. The incident marked a rare coastal attack in Northern California.
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Pacific Grove
Calif
Berry Wilson
Monterey Bay
Wilson
Brookner W. Brady Jr
Bay
California
Reckless Driving Charged Against Clifford Taggart
State police arrested Clifford Taggart, also known as Stanaford, Sunday on a reckless driving charge. He was ordered to appear in Magistrate J. E. Mays's court.
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Clifford Taggart
Stanaford
J. E. Mays
Weather outlook Mostly cloudy with mild temperatures ahead
Weather mostly cloudy with continued mild temperatures tonight and Tuesday. Chance of occasional rain. tonight's low 38 to 44. Beckley records 58 high and 40 low yesterday with today’s morning around 43. Oak Hill 58 high 24 low. Glade Creek 35 high 28 low. Rivers near normal stages. Bluestone Reservoir and New River clear.
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Beckley
OAK Hill High
Glade Creek
Bellepoint
Greenbrier
Bluestone Reservoir
Talking Horse Aids Search For Missing Boy In Rhode Island
A 27 year old talking horse named Lady Wonder is used to aid the search for nine year old Gary Hayman missing since September 23 from Exeter State School near Providence. Lady Wonder reportedly answered questions by spelling on a special device, with responses like yes hurt truck Kansas and yes Gary can be found. The boy’s mother hopes he is alive and safety is the focus of the investigation.
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Richmond
Rhode Island
Gary Hayman
Exeter State School
Providence
R. L
Benjamin Hayman
Richmond Times- Dispatch
Lady Wonder
Times-Dispatch
Bill Mcllwain
Lady
McIlwain
Gary
Tyes
Mcllwain
Ford to Introduce 1953 Line December 12
Ford Motor Co announces the 1953 line will be unveiled December 12 with prices unchanged from current models. Details will be disclosed tomorrow. Lincoln line has already been introduced with no price increases except on one model carrying styling and engineering improvements.
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Detroit
Ford Motor ‘Co
Ford
Lincoln
Counter Style with U.S. 45th Division in Korea
A South Korean soldier attached to the 45th Division learns English counting by observing American troops. He recites the deck of cards progression Ace through King while watching soldiers at their favorite pastime.
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U.S 45Th
Korea
Quads Leaving Korea for Beaumont Home at Christmas
Four Perri cone brothers Anthony Bernard Carl and Donald 23 arrived at their processing station on the way from Korea. The quads three corporals and a sergeant Carl have served two years in the Army including seven months in Korea with the Seventh Division tank company. They are to be home in Beaumont Texas by Christmas.
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Sasebo
Japan
Perricone
Beaumont
Tex
Anthony
Bernard
Carl
Donald
Korea
U. S. Seventh Division
Three Die In Downtown Fort Worth Hotel Fire
Fire gutted a small downtown hotel early today in Fort Worth Texas killing three people including Mrs Hattie Mc Croskey 83 and a man tentatively identified as James Burton Shearer Jr 36 of Pantex Texas an unidentified man also died Mrs McCroskey s son Arthur Davis night clerk was restrained by onlookers when he attempted a rescue effort
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Fort Worth
Tex
Hattie McCroskey
Jams Burton Shearer Jr
Pantex
Bombers Plaster Reds in Massive North Korea Air Offensive
Hundreds of Allied warplanes pounded North Korea with U S Fifth Air Force pilots claiming a MIG 15 destroyed over Sinuiju and seven Reds shot down, marking the largest single day score in three months. B 26 bombers attacked trucks and air routes while fighter bombers hit supply lines and bridges. joint Allied forces included Marine, Republic of Korea, Australian and U S air units.
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Seoul
North Korea
U. S.fifth Air Force
Sinuiju
U. S. Eighth Army
Sniper
Marine
Republic of Korea
Air Force
California Storm Kills Five as Nation Feels Mild Weather
A Northern California wind rain and snow storm over the weekend killed five people, stranded seven trains with 1 370 passengers, paralyzed travel and communications, flooded two river lowlands, and disrupted power. One home was struck by a uprooted tree killing two men and two children, a motorist killed a pedestrian, Marin County recorded 6.91 inches of rain in 24 hours, and Blue Canyon saw 37 inches of snow.
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Pacific Coast
California
Weather Bureau
New Mexico
Colorado
Wyoming
Marin County
Blue Canyon
Calif
Cotton Crop Estimate Rises to Over Fifteen Million Bales
The Agriculture Department in its year end report estimated the 1952 cotton crop at 15,038,000 bales of 500 pounds gross weight. This is 133,000 bales more than the prior estimate and compares with last year’s 15,144,000 bales and the 1941-50 average of 11,775,000.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Virgin Birth Wording In New Bible Draws Attacks
Yale divinity dean Dr. Luther A. Weigle defends the new Revised Standard Version saying it preserves the virgin birth in Matthew and Luke. He notes attacks by some ministers and separatist denominations, including burnings and rallies, do not reflect mainstream Protestant belief.
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Denver
Luther A. Weigle
Yale University Divinity School
Weigle
Akron
Ohio
Bull Denton
Furnace Street Mission
Rocky Mount
N. C
American Council of Christian Churches
Emmanuel
Jilted at 84 to Try Again
Benjamin Krause an 84 year old widower learned Esther Gant 67 decided not to marry him after her children objected. Krause a retired butcher with seven sons three daughters and many grandchildren already had a marriage license. He said he would ask Mrs Gant again and if she refused would find someone else.
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Detroit
Benjamin Krause
Esther Gant
Krause
Police Report Shows City Crime Decrease
Beckley Police Department reports fewer felonies and misdemeanors in November led by declines in grand larceny and total arrests, while traffic incidents rose. Fines and property damage from accidents increased. traffic tickets and calls remained steady with slight shifts in meter violations and court fines.
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Beckley
Evan Hall
Arrest Warrant Snares Glen Morgan in Peace Dispute
State police arrest Glen Morgan on a peace warrant tied to Richard Grecory. Harvey Howard is in custody and the case appears before Judge E. Mays at 5 p.m. today. Morgan is detained under a warrant request from Grecory in Glen Morgan.
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Harvey Howard
Glen Morgan
E. Mays
Richard Grecory
Howard
Hoerty Uner Pond
Two Runaway Youths Held in Auto Larceny
Two Akron youths aged 13 and 14 were held after being found sleeping in a stolen car on Valley Drive. Police say they stole the vehicle Saturday afternoon in Parkersburg and will be returned there to face auto larceny charges. They are held at Raleigh County Jail.
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Akron. O
Parkersburg
Valley Drive
Rayleigh County
Riot Settlement Expected Today at New Mexico Prison
Prison authorities report an imminent settlement as armed rioters hold seven guards hostage at New Mexico State Prison. Warden Morris Abram cites near agreement within an hour while National Guardsmen and state police prepare to storm.
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Santa FE
New Mexico State Prison
Morris Abram
Lie Sees Little Hope For Peace In Korea
United Nations Secretary General Trygve Lie told NRK in Oslo last night that there is little hope for peace in Korea. He said the UN has done all it can and that the Soviet Union with four Communist nations remains isolated. He urged world opinion to influence any armistice decision.
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Oslo
Norway
United Nation
Trygve Lie
Norwegian State Broadcasting System
Korea
United Nations
Republic of
South Korea
Lie
Soviet Union
Forced landing saves 44 aboard Constellation in Fallon
A Trans World Airways Super Constellation carrying 39 passengers and 5 crew experienced dual engine failure near Fallon Nevada. Pilot Rina Kravitz steered the plane to an emergency landing as brakes failed and the right gear collapsed. All aboard escaped unharmed and were shaken by the near crash.
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Fallon
Nev.p
Chicago
San Francisco
Transworld Airways
Rina Kravitz
Presidential Electors Cast Votes Next Week
Electors meet Monday to cast votes for president with final official tally not due until January. Eisenhower leads Stevenson 442 to 89 in projected electoral votes from the November ballot. The popular vote reached about 60 million, with Eisenhower at over 33 million and Stevenson over 26 million.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Congress
Senate
United States
Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
General Services Administration
Tennessee
Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Truman
Thurmond
Shrine Planned At Pearl Harbor
Ground broke for a 75000 shrine at Pearl Harbor to honor over 2000 Navy dead from the 1941 attack. Acting Hawaii Governor Frank Serrao warned of communism as a global threat while residents reflected in misty rain. Across the Pacific Japanese observers marked the date differently.
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Pearl Harbor
U. S. Navy
Frank Serrao
Hawaii
Pacific
Byrd to Renew Move to End RFC Agency
Sen. Byrd of Virginia announced he will introduce a bill to abolish the Reconstruction Finance Corp at the start of the new session January 3. He has long criticized the agency and tried to curb its lending in 1936 37 and last year offered a measure to end it, a bill he said failed by two votes.
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Washington
Sen
Byrd
D-Va
Reconstruction Finance Corp
RFC
Non-Support Arrest of NC Wanted Truck Driver
Harry D. Johnson, a Randolph County non-support suspect and truck driver, waived extradition before Criminal Court Judge Harry L. McCreery. Constable R. L. Childs arrested him, and Johnson’s bondsman arranged for his return to North Carolina to face charges there.
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Harry D. Johnson
Randolph County
N. C
Criminal Court
Harry L. McCreery
Johnson
R. L. Childs
North Carolina
Ghent School Robbed by Overnight Break-in
Ghent Elementary School was broken into last night, according to State Police. Groceries were reported missing in the incident as investigators inspect the scene for clues and potential suspects.
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Ghent
Solons Swamped With Mail From GOP Job Hunters
Washington reports show Republican senators flooded with letters from job seekers eager to join the federal payroll after two decades of GOP absence. Officials caution many applicants may be disappointed by limited openings and pay. Many inquires target about 40 000 postmaster posts now civil service with tenure until death or resignation, contested by the Civil Service Commission.
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Washington
GOP
Civil Service Commission
Three Day Deer Kill Estimated At 12500
The Conservation Commission reported about 12500 deer killed in the state's three day deer season ending Saturday. Final day figures for Grant and Pendleton counties were not yet received. Saturday's kill was 6375 deer, not counting two missing counties. The commission also noted a hunting death, Harry Shinnaberry of Huntersville, who died Saturday of a heart attack while hunting in Pocahontas County.
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Charleston
Conservation Commission
Grant
Pendleton County
Harry Shinnaberry
Huntersville
Pocahontas County
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