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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1948
Page
2
Navarino a 30 year old Paterson man desperate for funds to give his five children a decent Christmas offered one of his eyes for sale for ten thousand dollars. After widespread outreach by donors, multiple firms offered help and one glass company president arranged a personal job offer.
Washington faces a heated fight over federal power expansion as looming shortages push for new dams and transmission lines. lawmakers push TVA-like regional authorities while private utilities vow to resist government competition and a New Johnsonville plant faces opposition. Thomas Brown, 23, is jailed on illegal handgun and property destruction charges after an incident at Bruce's Diner.
Southern governors adopt a pioneer regional education program with a $1 736 000 initial two year budget passed by the Southern Governors Conference and its education arm. The plan targets medical dental and veterinary training with funding rising to 2 434 090 per year after four years pending legislative approvals.
New York union leaders announce the end of the 11 month recording ban as a five year contract with phonograph companies is signed. Government approval comes for a welfare fund financed by royalties. Samuel R. Rosenbaum to serve as the $25,000 year trustee. Funds estimated at $2,000,000 annually to hire unemployed musicians for public concerts and other welfare uses.
District Judge R F Deacon Arledge began juror selection for the murder trial of Tranquilino Otero in Albuquerque. One name drawn was Tranquilino Otero himself and the judge ruled Not qualified.
Joseph Orban a 23 year old coal miner from Bobtown left with 1700 dollars to buy a car for Christmas. A passing motorist gave him a ride to Carmichaels where he was shot and robbed. He was treated for a bullet wound under the right arm and remains in fair condition.
A 21 000 pound overweight coal truck sank the Aberdeen ferry last night in Morgantown Kentucky. No one was injured. Driver Weller Marshall of Tompkinsville was ordered to appear in court to answer overweight truck charges. The truck belonged to Hagan Landrum of Tompkinsville. Marshall and others jumped into the river and reached shore as the ferry prepared to depart. The ferry was to be replaced in service later today.
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