Soviet Edict Warns Against Compromise in Paris Assembly
The Soviet deputy foreign minister Andréi Vishinsky blasted the West in the closing hours of the Paris UN session, saying no praise or affirmative results could be claimed. Western powers and Russia left the long session divided, with key actions including a Palestine conciliation commission, a human rights declaration, and efforts to curb genocidal patterns and regulate atomic arms.
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U. N. Commission
Paris Assembly
Palestine Conciliation Commission
France
Turkey
Five Raleigh robberies hint at coordinated thefts
Five burglaries across Raleigh County last night netted about $30, with major losses at the American Health Insurance Corporation and several Beckley offices. Police say the Beckley break ins followed a pattern, windows smashed and locks forced, with some venues noting missing box office receipts from shows. Authorities link the Morton Reeves and Stratton High scenes to a possible ongoing ring, while Mark Twain High School faced a break in but no cash recovered.
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Millard ‘Tyree
American Health Insurance Corporation
Main Street
Godfrey L. Cabot, Inc
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Oregon flood threat weighs on coal talks and Willamette Valley
Oregon flood waters push toward the fertile Willamette Valley as officials warn supply and transport disruptions. Industry leaders say a large coal stockpile could influence John L Lewis in wage negotiations, while weather adds risk to farming towns from Albany to Oregon City.
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Associated Press
Washington
John L. Lewis
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United Mine Workers’ Welfare Fund
Eugene
Ore
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Middle Valley
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Albany
Corvallis
Salem
Oregon City
Mayor Announces Free Parking Across Beckley Lots
Beckley's three city parking lots will offer free parking to out-of-town shoppers from December 15 to Christmas Day. Mayor G. C. Hedrick said landowners at South Fayette Street and East Prince Street waived revenue during the period, with the city covering attendants' salaries at North Fayette Street and the other sites. Council instructed Hedrick to arrange the service.
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G. C. Hedrick
Hedrick
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East Prince Street
North Fayette Street
West Virginia University Students Plan Christmas Programs
Morgantown reports that West Virginia University students prepare a string of Christmas events before holidays from December 18 to January 2. A campus wide program on December 15 includes stories a tableau and a candle parade with fraternities and men’s groups then caroling the next night.
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Associated Press
Morgantown
West Virginia University
Mormon Beauty Near Death from Assault
Ruth Farnsworth, 27, San Francisco, was found unconscious in Guam after disappearing from an oriental goods shop Saturday. Police say she was seized by a gang, assaulted, beaten and left for dead. several assailants suspected. Her condition was critical as Navy officials and local police investigate.
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Ruth Farnsworth
San Francisco
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Aline
Ruth
Lawrence
Mexico
Miss Farnaworth
Pearl Harbor
Pacific Fleet Headquarters
Sterling HeGinnis
Guam Marine Guard
Three West Virginia killings tied to weekend shootings
West Virginia authorities investigated three fatal shootings over the weekend. A body found near Tioga was tentatively identified as Alice Proposer last seen last July, with her common law husband Orval Curtis detained for questioning. In Greenbrier County, Hugh Dheel faced a preliminary hearing for the fatal shooting of Garnie Miller. In Hamlin, police hunted Richard Thompson after Howard Adkins was killed during an all night card game at a tavern.
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Webster County
Tioga
V. C. Ware
Alice Proposer
Ware
Propps
Orval Curtis
Curtis
Hoover
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Greenbrier
C. L. Craft
Hugh Dheel
Garnie
Miller
Dheel
W. E. Harrison
Harts
Hamlin
H. D. Coyner
Richard Thompson
Howard Adkins
Island Creek Coal Company
Coyner
Adkins
Aviation Heading for Best Year in History
The Associated Press notes that 1948 looks to be one of aviation's safest years. Domestic trunk lines aim for 1.4 passenger deaths per 100 million passenger miles, far below 1947's rate. prior lows were 1.2 in 1938 and 1946. The accident record relies on official reports, with four passenger-fatal crashes this year totaling 83 passenger deaths plus one nonpassenger fatality.
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International Airlines
Sailors Demand Higher Wages After West Coast Strike
San Francisco reports AFL seamen pressing a wage boost beyond CIO gains as negotiators for Pacific American Shipowners debate amid Lundeberg's 60 day ultimatum. CIO averages rose by $21 monthly. AFL seeks $20 to $60 increases lifting ordinary seamen to $190 and boatswains to $360.
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San Francisco
Harry Laineideberg
AFL
CIO Make
lCoast
Pacific
American Shipowners' Association T
Lundeberg
AFL Sailors Union of the Pacific
CIO
AFI
Communists Close on Nanking and Peiping Fronts
News dispatches report Chinese Communist forces nearing Nanking within 50 miles and threatening Peiping as U S and British allies discuss a North Atlantic security pact. Western analyses question Chiang Kai-shek’s leadership while Germany and Indonesia movements add regional tension. The Detroit area notes a local Democratic bull roast canceled due to scheduling conflicts.
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Peiping
Washington
China
Chiang ‘Kai-She
Chiang
Ington
State Marshall
Jruman
U S Sets Focus on Europe While Writing Off China
Washington reports shift in strategy as the United States deems China a near loss and concentrates on building a strong western European alliance. Talks among the United States Canada and five western European nations draft a north Atlantic defense pact to deter Soviet aggression and restore power balance in Europe.
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China
Europe
John M. Hightower
Washington
United States
Mme
Chiang Kai-Shek
Marshall
Truman
Generalissimo
Chiang
Mme. Chiang
Canada
Britain
France
Belgirum
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Nixon accuses Clark aides of spy inquiry whitewash
Rep. Nixon charges the justice department with using one Red spy probe to filibuster another as the House Un-American Activities Committee and the department clash over who should pursue cases of government secrets stolen for the Russians ten years ago. A noon meeting was planned with potential witnesses but not major figures.
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Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
R-Calif
Justice Department
House Un-American Activities Committee
War Worker Blood Drive Honors Fallen Pilot Reimers
Pittsburgh Plate Glass employees in Baltimore donate as a group to the Veterans Administration hospital blood bank at Fort Howard in memory of Lieut. Henry J. Reimers, an army pilot killed in May 1944 during a bombing mission over Italy. FRANKFORT KY Rabbits sale becomes legal January 1 with fishing license set at $2 a year and a ban on cabbits sales.
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Baltimore
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company
Veterans Administration Hospital
Fort Howard
Henry J. Reimers
Italy
Frankfort
Earl Wallace
General Assembly
Wallace
Electors Meet Today to Ballot For President, Strictly Routine
Washington report notes 531 electors gather in 48 state capitals to cast votes for president. It outlines the constitutional process, the January 6 joint session opening returns, and mentions potential party pressure to alter the system. Tennessee faces a possible single switch from Truman to Thurmond among its 12 electoral votes.
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Associated Press
Washington
Truman
Up Tu
Senate
Congress
Weather sketchleads from West Virginia reading
A fragmentary WV weather note reports cloudy mild conditions today with increasing winds and a chance of rain tonight. It mentions colder conditions Tuesday with rain, and cites temperatures from Beckley and Bellepoint areas, noting muddy roads and a mix of highs and lows observed yesterday and last night.
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