Editorial Review and Opinion on Moundsville Reform Plan
Governors plan to create a three man parole board and expand rehabilitation funding to improve prison staff and reduce recidivism. The piece urges strong prosecution of corrupt officials, criticizes reliance on the FBI, and cautions Truman against expedient reforms that mask misconduct. The writer argues rehabilitation and competent guards lower crime and calls for accountable leadership.
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Patteson
Moundsville
Alderson
The Horse’s Teeth and The Dentist’s Role in Health
Dentists at the American Academy of Dental Medicine winter meeting discussed how tooth and mouth observations can reveal systemic diseases. They highlighted detection of hardening arteries hyperthyroidism Addison's diabetes bone diseases and other conditions. The session framed dentistry as part of a broader medical team advancing preventive health and longer life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Academy of Dental Medicine
Academy
Truman considers drastic steps amid scandals near Key West
A fragment notes President Truman weighing drastic action to end scandals in his administration, suggesting such considerations influenced him to cut short his Key West vacation. The text implies a period of pressure and overdue political maneuvering during his presidency.
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Truman
Key West
A Better Specie of Driver Robert Davis Saves Family on Road
In a dramatic split second near Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania 21 year old Robert Davis steered his truck away to avoid colliding with a car carrying a family of five. His self sacrificial act stands as a humane example of road courtesy and courage.
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Robert Davis
Wilkes-Barre
Young Davis
Deer chased from Pekin town by vigilant schoolchildren
In Pekin Illinois local school children helped chase a deer that wandered into town. They checked first that no sleigh full of toys was attached, ensuring the scene remained safe and calm for residents and animals alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pekin, Ill
Iran in the balance as Mossadegh shields oil and power
Joseph Alsop argues Iran faces a Soviet-favored drift within a year. Mossadegh clings to power while Anglo American leverage fades, Mossadegh exploits a looming financial crisis and potential Communist takeover. The Shah's fate and U S choice between Mossadegh and the monarchy loom large as policy options narrow.
Fishy tales from Hal Boyles column on Hans Haas
Hal Boyle chats with Vienna diver Hans Haas about ocean life noting fish personalities and behaviors. Haas describes species like the unicorn trumpet fish and black angels while recounting underwater studies and a Vienna film prize for Diving to denture.
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New York
Errol Flynn
Hans Haas
Vienna
Sam Goldwyn
Haas
Red Sea
Doubleday
Caruso
Trigger
Trumpet
Perjury steps outlined in tax committee case
Washington witnesses swear before a House subcommittee on tax scandals. Abraham Teitelbaum describes two men pressing for 500000, with his ally Mrs. Shryl Menkin backing him. The committee forwards the matter to the Justice Department as possible perjury. The article explains the sequence from evidence to grand jury to trial, noting direct charging for federal misdemeanors.
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Washington
Capitol
House
Abraham Teitelbaum
Shryl Menkin
Frank Nathan
Bert K. Naster
Congressional
Justice Department
Tax
FBI
U.S
Grand jury process and indictment rules described
The passage explains that under the constitution a person cannot be tried on a felony without a direct charge and indictment. It notes grand juries of 12 to 23 citizens are secret and composed via a jury commissioner for up to 18 months. Only the U S district attorney, a stenographer, and witnesses may enter the grand jury room. When indicting, no one else may enter, not even the district attorney, unless the accused waives indictment.
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U.S
Hollywood By Gene Handsacker
A skeptical revue of Westward The Women and It’s A Big Country surveys. Robert Taylor herds 140 marriage seekers in 1851 Utah California trek with perilous climbs Indian raids storms and a midwife moment. Other vignettes feature Powell Whitmore Murphy Barrymore Cooper Johnson Main Kelly Leigh and Dav is in a montage of American life, with a standout documentary about leading Negroes.
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Hollywood
Robert Taylor
California
Utah
Taylor
Chicago
John McIntire
Towering Hope Emerson
Henry Nakamura
Denise Darcel
William Powell
James Whitmore
America
George Murphy
Ethel Barrymore
Gary Cooper
Texas
van Johnson
Marjorie Main
Buddy
Keefe Brasselle
Gene Kelly
Janet Leigh
S. Z. Sakall
Nancy Davis
Fredric March
Indecision Pays Off By The Associated Press
In Durham New Hampshire psychologist educator Paul H. McIntire Jr says undecided college entrants may have an advantage over peers with fixed plans. He notes many students lack sound counseling and rely on generalizations. Those without definite courses may benefit from aptitude tests and campus professional counseling.
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Associated Press
Durham
N. H
Paul H. McIntire, Jr
Psychology Department
University of New Hampshire
Debate over Colgate Darden education reform in Virginia
Virginia debates Colgate Darden’s proposal to limit compulsory schooling to grade schools arguing it would boost quality and ease costs, while critics call it snobbery and a threat to democracy. Supporters say flexibility after high school and trades should guide students, aligning with Jeffersonian ideals of broad public enlightenment.
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Virginia
Colgate Darden
University
Tom Jefferson
University of Virginia
Darden
Old Dominion
Richmond
Jefferson
Sage
Monticello
America
Charlottesville
One Man Crusade Unearths Biggest U.S. Tax Fraud
Senator John J. Williams of Delaware leads a lone fight against tax corruption, exposing embezzlement and fraud within the Internal Revenue Bureau and Justice Department since 1947. His relentless investigations, tips from informants, and public speeches have prompted resignations, grand jury probes, and massive tax liens, reshaping federal oversight and triggering wider inquiries.
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G. Milton Kelly
Washington
Justice Department
Internal Revenue Bureau
John J. Williams
Delaware
Delaware Republican
Williams
Senate
Revenue Department
William Lias
Wheeling
W. Va
America
Massachusetts
New York City
St. Louis
San Francisco
Revenue Bureau
Revenue and Justice Departments
Venture to the Interior by Laurens Van der Post
Laurens van der Post chronicles a daring London to Nyasaland trek through Africa and back, mixing travel drama with reflections on colonial mindsets. The narrative covers Mlanje misadventure, Nyika ascent, and a deeper inquiry into humanity amid vast landscapes.
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Laurens van der Post
Morrow
Col. van der Post
London
Paris
Corsica
Mediterranean
Tunis
Sahara
Omdurman
Khartoum
Kampala
Victoria
Nyanza
Nairobi
Mt. Kenya
Killimanjaro
Tanganyika
Rhodesia
Nyasaland
Blantyre
Africa
van der Post
South Africa
Java
Mlanje
Nyika
Lake Nyasa
Record fishing year at Lac La Ronge draws thousands
Regina reports Lac La Ronge in Saskatchewan hosted a record number of visitors. About 6,000 anglers, many from the United States, harvested over 270000 pounds of fish, chiefly lake trout, pike and pickerel, from the lake.
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Associated Press
Regina
Sask
Saskatchewan
Lac la Ronge
Cerfisms By Bennett Cerf
A humor piece notes presidents and politicking with a Teddy Roosevelt vignette in Oyster Bay. It also mentions Yogi Berra as a well traveled catcher whose worn suitcase draws comment from a baseball reporter. The tone mirrors light, witty observations.
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New York Yankees
Yogi Berra
Baseball
Yogi
Rehabilitation talk noted at American Legion meeting
Ten years ago Judge Clay S. Crouse spoke on rehabilitation at an American Legion Auxiliary meeting. Kanawha Valley chemical plants boosted security staff amid Pacific war news as Japanese forces gained footholds in the Philippines despite U S aerial resistance. West Coast blackout orders extended from Bakersfield to the border.
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Clay S. Crouse
American Legion Auxiliary
Kanawha Valley
Pacific
Philippines
U. S
Bakersfield
Cal
Francis Conway
Raleigh Smokeless Fuel Company
Count Kohno
Kokusai
Lewisburg
Greenbrier
Leavenworth
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Sir Harold Bowden
The
Moundsville Trouble
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
Official
Truman Housecleaning
Joseph Alsop
Tehran
Iran
Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
Britain
Russia
Mohammed Mossadegh
State Department
Mossadegh
Mossa
Degh
Ahmed Gavam
Lou Henderson
United States
Shah
Reza Shah Pahlevi
Che Raleigh Register
Becklex Newspapers Corporation
Beckley
Hinton
Thomas F. Stafford
Associates Press
Story Brooks & Finley Inc
Philadelphia
Boston
Cleveland
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Apne
Hens. Oy Eee
West Virginia
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Boyle
Hal Boyle
World Today
James Marlow
Gene Handsacker
Bug Dust
Thomas J. Stafford
Capitol Hill
James M. Tunnell
Tunnell
Preston Williams
Millsboro
Congress
James P. Finnegan
Internal Revenue
Finnegan
Camp Crowder
Commodity Credit Corporation
Literary Guidepost
Bennett Cerf
Teddy Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
James
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