Eisenhower Bolsters Korea Strategy Amid Uncertainty
The article outlines potential early moves by President elect Eisenhower and John Foster Dulles, including a United Nations blockade of Red China and speeding up South Korean army training. It notes ongoing uncertainty about how far policy will go beyond minimum actions and references Stalin’s Korea peace reply amid major diplomatic shifts.
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Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
United Nations
Red China
Korea
mid-Pacific
Ike and Dulles
Stalin Peace Proposal Sparks Cautious Washington Hopes
Washington officials, wary after the election, weigh Stalin's peace offer and possible Stalin Eisenhower talks. Dulles says concrete proposals on peace are needed and a Stalin Eisenhower meeting depends on Eisenhower's stance. Britain would likely seek a seat in any talks, signaling potential Big Three style negotiations.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Russia
Stalin
John Foster Dulles
Loot From Brink's Robbery Through Deposits Casts Light
Unconfirmed reports say the 1.219 million Brink's loot from January 17 1950 was placed in safe deposit boxes across banks by a Boston front man. FBI comment unavailable. A lawyer linked to the gang was named to guard the cash and 40 boxes were planned. Three men tied to the case died while eluding questions.
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FBI
Prand
Carleton M. O’brien
Rhode Island
George R. Killeen
Brink
Louis
the Pig
Uva
Killeen
Bombers Destroy Enemy Supplies In Korea Clash
Allied fighter bombers wrecked 35 Communist supply dumps, six artillery positions, 19 troop bunkers and 27 buildings near the Yalu River. Sabre jets clashed with MiGs, with 16 Sabres and 16 MiGs reported downed, while ground actions near Kumsong continued as cold weather limited patrols.
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Seoul
North Korea
Yalu River
Fifth Air Force
Yak River
Manchuria
Weather outlook for West Virginia mountains and slopes
Cloudy conditions with snow flurries in the mountains tonight and Saturday. Temperatures average four to eight degrees below normal with a cool weekend pattern. Some what warmer Monday and colder Tuesday. light snow flurries totaling under a quarter inch are expected. Normal highs around 31 to 34 across Northern and Southern Virginia.
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W- Va
Virginia
Beckley
Man-to-Mouse for Father On Day After Christmas
New York columnist HAL BOYLE offers a humorous look at the day after Christmas when the father, once a festive figure, collapses into exhaustion. The chaotic scene includes family demand, gifts, phone calls, turkey, and a final retreat to bed.
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New York
Sister
Junior
Mother
Towser
Cold Wave Brings Deep Freeze Across Western States
Colder air moved east from the Rockies and Western Plains with subzero readings in the Rockies and Western Plains. New Mexico and Oklahoma City saw below freezing days, while Butte Montana reported 12 below. The cold is expected to spread across the Eastern half over the weekend despite some warming.
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Associated Press
Rockies
Western Plains
Canadze
Albquerque
N. M
Oklahoma City
Butte
Mont
Charleston Surgeon Dr Robert Buford Dies At 58
Dr. Robert King Buford 58 prominent Charleston surgeon died after a long illness. past president of the West Virginia State Medical Association and Kanawha Medical Society. member of Founders Group of the American Board of Surgery and other bodies. survivor includes widow and two daughters Mrs Roy B Seers Charleston and Mrs T O Wash Kayford W Va.
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Robert King Buford
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West Virginia State Medical Association
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Ala
Birmingham Medical College
Water Firm Workers Granted Pay Increase
The Beckley Water Co. has been granted a five cents an hour wage increase by the Wage Stabilization Board of Richmond Virginia. The rise, retroactive to June 20, follows a joint appeal by the company and United Construction Workers Local 435 Beckley.
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Stalin Reply Seen Failing To Offer New Peace Steps
The New York Times published Stalin's reply to four questions, drawing cautious Capitol Hill optimism but administration circles in Washington say the Soviet leader offered little new. Stalin blamed Western cold war actions for world tension and expressed favorable view of a meeting with Eisenhower, denying an inevitable U S Soviet war, and stating Russia seeks to end Korea fighting while contention lies where aggressive actions of the cold war appear.
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West Virginia Briefs Include Deaths and a Fatal Shooting
In St Albans retired physician and former mayor Dr W H Wilson 77 died after a long illness. In Huntington Melvin Johnson 53 was found in a bare unheated cottage after an attack, in fair condition. In Cleveland Police Chief Story faced conflicting accounts over the fatal shooting of Delbert Carpenter by a detective. Brearey says he fired as Carpenter attacked with a pipe.
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Kanawha Valey
Huntington
Melvin Johnson
Glenn Crabtree
Cleveland
Frank Story
Delbert Carpenter
Charleston
Chester Brearey
Joseph Emerick
Brearey
Hitch-Hiker Charged With Firing On Two Cars
Alvin Graham of Odd was arrested by Deputy Mason Fairey after firing a high powered rifle at two passing cars around 11 p m Christmas Eve. He allegedly sought a ride home and caused vehicle damage with no injuries. Graham is jailed awaiting arraignment on shooting with intent to kill charges.
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Mason Fairey
Alvin Graham
Farley
Graham
Raleigh County
Man Arrested on DWI Charge in Beckley
Beverly, 42, of Mt. Hope, will appear in Beckley City police court on a DWI charge after allegedly driving his truck into a parked car owned by Samuel Glasro of Beckley. Police say the incident occurred last night and he was arrested by city officers.
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Mt. Hope
Beckley
Samuel Glasro
Stock market drifts lower as Bethlehem Steel improves
New York stock market eased today with broad resistance to declines. Bethlehem Steel opened weak but recovered its position while many other issues fell initially and then slipped further by about an eighth.
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New York
Bethlehem Steel
Christmas Hope Amid Deathbed Childbirth
Mrs. Jean Garrett a 27 year old Hawthorne California mother of three faces a cesarean to deliver her fourth child despite an incurable lymphatic cancer Hodgkins disease Doctors say the operation will shorten her life but she hopes for a normal baby and a final Christmas with her husband Thomas and their sons.
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Thomas
Angelus Hospital
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Robert
Raleigh
Lfe
Republicans Set to Divide Spoils After Election Victory
House Republicans plan a Friday caucus to nominate speaker and top posts as Democrats hold fewer seats. After Jan allots, 285 committee posts will be distributed among 221 GOP members, with seniority guiding chairmanships and assignments. Democrats lose 68 posts while Republicans gain 285.
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D-Ga
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House Rules Committee
Adolph Sabath
Chicago
Howard W. Smith
Dva
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Indiana
Sam Rayburn
Texas
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Christmas Day Babies Reported in Raleigh County
Several families welcomed newborns on Christmas Day in Raleigh County. Notable births include a daughter to Bradford Silas Smith of Beckley Rt. 1 at 12:15 a.m., a daughter Mary Christmas Calacino of 110 Klaus St., a daughter to Cather Bee Acord of Cranberry at 10:50 p.m. in Raleigh General Hospital, a son Donald Darzil Dove of MacAlpin at 11:30 p.m., a daughter to Clarence Slaughter of Helen at 4:10 p.m., a son James Couglas Powell of Lester at 9:35 a.m., and a late Christmas baby born at 11:50 p.m. in Beckley Hospital.
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GOP Economy Axe Likely to Slash West Germany Staff
Bonn reports forecast wide cuts in American and German staffs at the U S State Department in West Germany. Plans projected 1 030 Americans and 5 009 Germans for Bonn and consulates general, with potential layoffs up to 50 percent, especially in the public affairs program tied to building a democratic Germany.
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Holiday traffic deaths may set all time record
The four day Christmas holiday death toll surpassed 200 in early reports with traffic wrecks the leading killer. Chicago reported among the worst Christmas Day traffic histories with 1 306 accidents and multiple fatalities while nationwide counts mounted toward a record high as drunken driving and mild weather were blamed.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Chicago
Michael Acarn
Layland Youth Dies In Highway Accident
Ellis Raye Wells aged 19, son of John Wells of Layland, died at 6 20 am after entering the hospital at 3 am. He was reported as a highway accident victim with details unavailable at press time.
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Wells
West Virginia Sees Three Christmas Traffic Deaths
The Christmas weekend toll includes Grace Barnes 38 of Wheeling, injured in a head on collision near New Martinsville. Patrick Dodrill 63 of Tioga died from Christmas Eve injuries. Charles Houk 38 of Winston-Salem died when a trailer truck toppled on Camp Creek Mountain Mercer County.
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Wheeling
Wetzel County
New Martinsville
Patrick Franklin Dodrill
Tioga
Nicholas County
Winston-Salem
N. C
Charles Herbert Houk
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Mercer County
Assaulted Man in Poor Condition At Hospital
Mike Scolo aged 67 of Glen White remained in poor condition at Beckley Hospital as State Police probe the Christmas Eve incident. His wife, 49, was treated and released. A neighbor-reported Black man entered the Scolo home before the assault. troopers say all involved had been drinking. Scolo had head and side injuries and had not regained consciousness by noon.
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Mike Scolo
Glen
Normal Life Promised Man As Greatest Gift
A 20 year old man from Thompson Falls Montana received a life saving heart surgery at Providence Hospital Seattle. The unnamed surgeon and the Sisters of Charity funded the operation. Frank Gunderson recovered to expect 40 to 50 more years of normal life after repair of patent ductus arteriosus. His younger brother Alfred, 19, will soon undergo the same operation days or weeks later. The brothers had lived with a congenital heart condition that threatened five year life expectancy without surgery.
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