Costa Rica Reports Invasion by Communist Forces
Costa Rica accuses invading forces of Communist origin from Nicaragua and reports border clashes. The government says rebels seized La Crus and held it while a military plane fired on a barge near Puerto Selvy. three enemy planes, including two B-17s, were sighted over Costa Rican territory.
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San Seee
Costa Rica
Jose Figueres
Sant Jose
National Usiam Party
Ohlio Ulate
Calderonistas
Puerto Selvy
Sallass Bay
Sam Jeer
Witness Avers She is Proud Of Communism
Marian Bachrach a 50 year old New York writer and Communist party member testified before the House Committee on Un American Activities in Washington. She refused to confirm or deny being a Communist or knowing prior witnesses while signaling pride in the party. The hearing featured tension with Emanuel Bloch and Rep Rankin as the committee probes espionage claims linked to the 1930s State Department papers.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congressional
Marian Bachrach
West 1Th Street
New York City
Communist Party
State Department
Bachrach
Mundt
Rankin
Bloch
Cclients
Special Grand Jury
New York
Bureau
Standards
Navy Department
Whittaker Chambers
Red
Chambers
Alger Hiss
House
Rep. Celler
D-Ny
White House
President Truman
Congress
Truman
King George VI Marks 53rd Birthday Amid Quiet Observance
King George VI, aged 53, sees signs of improvement in his dangerous illness as the royal family plans a subdued celebration. The queen will dine with him at his bedside, while Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret and Prince Philip visit. Queen Mary may drop by from Marlborough House. others may call. Flags will be raised, but public observance remains minimal. A formal display is saved for June official celebrations.
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Associated Press
London
George VI
Elizabeth
Margaret
Prince Philip
Queen Mary
Marlborough House
Weather Outlook for Virginia Says Colder, Clouds Rise
The forecast notes cooler weather with partly cloudy skies and a drop in temperatures. Snow or rain chances increase midweek as clouds accumulate and precipitation risk grows.
Continued Demand for Smokeless Coal Amid Stockpiles
Local operators foresee steady demand for Beckley area smokeless coal despite reports of enormous national stockpiles. Winding Gulf and New River fields run about five and a half days weekly with firm market for industrial coal and lump and stove varieties. Spot coal sits near contract prices as imports from Japan and Europe seek low volatile smokeless coal. Regional mines in Beckley area operate six days a week with some layoffs. other districts report varied schedules and a soft coal stockpile of 70 million tons looms.
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Beckley
Otticia
Deckley
Toto
Gulf
Raleigh
Prickeless
Pocahontas
New River
West Virginia
Logan County
Big Sandy-Flkhorn Coal Operators Association
Pikeville
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Centucky
Colorado
Maryland
Pennsylvania Anthracite Committee
Wan
Stolen Papers Spark Grand Jury Fight in New York
Former assistant secretary of state Adolf A. Berle Jr testifies before a federal grand jury amid disputes over materials from Whittaker Chambers. The case centers on microfilms allegedly stolen for Soviet agents and the custody of exhibits by the House committee and Nixon.
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Associated Press
New York
Adolf A. Berle Jr
Justice Department
Berle
House, Un-American Activities Committee
Whittaker
Chambers
Berte
State Department
FBI
Washington
Federal
Department of Justice
House Committee On UN- American Activities
Grand Jury
Richard M. Nixon
Calif
Congressional Committee
Frm
House
Fire Kills 2 Pratt Siblings in Chicago Home Tragedy
A 63 year old woman died trying to save her bedridden brother from a Chicago fire that engulfed a two story frame house. The sister Jeanette Pratt survived. Calista Pratt and Richard Pratt perished in their rooms. The cause remains undetermined. President Truman expected to push legislative speedup in early 1949 session. The plan centers on expanding civil rights proposals and repealing Taft Hartley act, with housing and health initiatives to match the Democratic platform.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Calista Pratt
Richard
Jeanette Pratt
Miss Pratt
Daniel Lyons
Washington
Truman
Congress
Senate
Two Polio Cases Reported in Raleigh County
Two polio cases were reported in Raleigh County with Dr. J M Coram noting infantile paralysis in the county. Carol Sue Holliday two taken to Marmets Hospital for treatment and Barbara Lacy four to Morris Memorial Hospital in Milton for examination.
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Raleigh County
J. M. Coram
County Health Department
Carol Sue Holliday
H.H. Holliday
Midway
Marmet' S Hospital
Barbara Lacy
Richard Lacy
Glen Daniel
Morris Memorial Hospital
Milton
Marmet
Holliday
Truck Driver Alvin Lilly Injured Near Raleigh Hill
Alvin Lilly, driver of a Raleigh Baking Truck, was hurt when he lost control and crashed into guard posts at the foot of Raleigh Hill on U. S. 1921 near Glen Morgan. He is hospitalized at Raleigh General with extensive but not critical injuries. Sgt Ezra Zirkle said Lilly cannot be questioned yet. The accident occurred about 9 am today.
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Alvin Lilly
Raleigh
Raleigh General Hospital
Ezra Zirkle
Beckley i Detachment
State Police
Lilly
Raleigh Hill
U. S
Glen Morgan
Ouster proceedings against Fayette board member dropped
Judge R J Thritt Jr dismissed the second petition against Joseph T. Cashion of the Fayette County Board of Education. Gauley Bridge petitioners alleged official misconduct and conflict of interest, claiming Cashion benefited from school contracts and services while on the board. First petition claimed 146.30, second 213.12 paid to his company.
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Register
Fayetteville
Joseph T. Cashion
Fayette County
Raymond L Roop
R. E. Roop
O. C. Tinsley
Otis Fugett
C. A. Biggs
W. E. Harless
B. Rosen
Cashion
Board of Education
Williamson Field Blast Kills One
A gas explosion at the Goody mine of Pond Creek Collieries Co in Goody, Kentucky, killed one man and injured four others. The blast occurred three miles back in a drift mine near the Kentucky border in Pike County. Superintendent E. S. Hamilton said about 75 miners were in the tunnel. 70 escaped unharmed and damage was negligible.
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Associated Press
Williamson
Goody
Pond Creek Colleries Co
Pike County
Hamilton
Paratroop Boots Link to Guam Rape and Murder Case
Ruth Farnsworth, a 27 year old former WAC working in a Guam curio shop, was kidnapped and killed after a struggle near her work. Paratroop boots with possible blood stains were found near the scene as investigators, aided by the FBI, hunt the killer or killers. Farnsworth was engaged to Marine Sgt Sterling McGinnig and had planned to marry in February.
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Guam
Ruth Farnsworth
San Francisco
NAVAL
FBI
Washington
Navy
Farnsworth
Miss Farnsworth
WAC
Navy Civil Service
Sterling McGinnig
Talk of Peace In China Heard
Rumors of a coalition or negotiated peace spread in Nanking as officials and citizens called for peace while Chiang Kai-Shek denounced peace mongers. Rumors of Chiang's resignation and Communist advances fueled speculation as Sun Fa delayed new government actions.
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China
Associated Press
Nanking
Chiang Kai-Shek
Hong Kong
Hung Kong
Peiping
Suchen
Chiang
Sudan
Tientsin
Sun Fa
Peiping under siege as Nationalists withdraw air support
Peiping isolated by advancing Communist forces with air fields closed and rail traffic halted. Nationalist commander Fu Hsai reports early success in battles near Kuchen and Nanking while rumors link him to coalition talks.
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Associated Press
Peiping
Chow Jih Jou
Fu Tsa-¥i
Tslagiao
U. S
China
Nanking
Alr
Feiping
Lin-Piao
Lin
12Th
Kuchen
Pengpu
Chiang Kai- Shek
Chiang Wei- Kuo
Paoshiahi
Bargallak
Flies Develop Resistance to DDT Says Entomologists
New York researchers report a resilient house fly breed that survives DDT. W. V. King and J. B. Gahan of the U.S. Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine note increasing failures of DDT since 1947 as flies from areas with prior DDT exposure resist concentrations once lethal.
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Associated Press
New York
American Association of Economic Entomologists
W. V. King
J.B. Gahan
United States Bureau of Entomology and
Bureau
United States
Tennessee Driver Sued for $10,000
Five year old Clinton Jarrell Okes, through his father Clinton Okes of Cherry Creek, sues Paul Spencer Conner of Knoxville Tennessee for $10,000. They claim a car driven by Conner struck the boy on the shoulder of U S Route 19 near Cherry Creek last July, causing a broken leg and other injuries.
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Clinton Jarrell Okes
Clinton Okes
Cherry Creek
Paul Spencer Conner
Magnolia Avenue
Knoxville Tenn
Okes
Conner
Tax Office to Close for Audit in Raleigh County
Raleigh County sheriff announces a 30 day closure of the tax collection department to settle accounts before handing operations to Sheriff elect Okey Mills on January 1. The office will stay open for other business during the period.
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Raleigh County
Beer Tavern Operator Charged with Murder in Hart County
Hartman area news reports Richard Thompson, operator of a Hart tavern, charged with murder in the shooting death of Howard Adkins after an all night card game. Thompson surrendered to State Police and is named in a magistrate warrant. Adkins, a Hart resident, had his funeral held today. Corporal Coyner says the wound was a chest shot from a revolver.
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Associated Press
Hamlin
Richard Thompson
Harts
Thompson
T. F. Justice
Howard Adkins
H. D. ‘Coyner
Adkins
Thompson Tavern
Court Orders Man To Support Family
Judge Ben H. Ashworth ordered Okey Orville Vandall to pay $75 monthly to his ex wife Mary Jane Vandall toward $7,197.25 owed for the support of their two children. The Raleigh County court report notes Vandall, previously jailed six months for unpaid support and violating an injunction, was found in contempt of court leading to the latest action.
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Ben H. Ashworth
Okey Orville Vandall
Mary Jane Vandall
Raleigh
Vandall
Amended Claim Filed in Beckley Suit Over Fall
James A. Campbell executor of Mrs. Hal Payne Campbell filed an amended declaration in a $10,000 damage suit in Raleigh County circuit court against the City of Beckley and Beckley National Bank. The amendment changes wording slightly but keeps the claim that his mother died after a fall on September 17 1947 when she tripped over a sidewalk hole before the Vogue Store at 224 1 2 Main Street, owned by the bank.
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James A. Campbell
Hal Payne Campbell
Raleigh County
City of
Beckley
Beckley National Bank
Campbell
Vogue
Mais Street
Bank
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