Property Owners Asked to Fund Downtown Street Repairs
Mayor Grover C Hedrick asks owners on Main Heber and Neville streets to pay for repair and resurfacing of four downtown streets to support a new Veterans Administration project. City will cover intersections and engineering costs, with options for cash or 10 year paying certificates.
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Grover C. Hedrick
Main
Hebera
Neville Streets
Veterans Administration
Hedrick
Court of Appeals
Redrick
U S and Italy Sign Commercial Pact With Free Speech Clause
The United States and Italy sign a new commercial treaty in Rome, promising freedom of information for journalists in both nations. The deal, replacing the 1871 pact, grants equal rights in commerce and law and takes effect after ratification by the U S Senate and Italy's Chamber of Deputies. Ambassador James C. Dunn and Count Carlo Sforza sign.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
Italy
Mussolini
United States Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Rome i
James C. Dunn
Carlo Sforza
Gandhi Ashes laid to rest at Jumna burial ground
The Mahatma's ashes were gathered this morning in reverent funeral rites at the burial ground by the River Jumna where he was cremated Saturday. Gandhi's son Ramdas led the rites with a pandit and others assisting.
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Jawaharlal ‘ Nehru
Mfan- Yana Abul Kalam Azad
Mosleras
Mahatma
Jumna
Gandhi
Ramdas
Palestine Post Office Bomb Wounds Twenty In Jerusalem
A blast at the Palestine Post offices in Jerusalem injures twenty people just before midnight. Police dispute the death toll with one claimed fatality. investigators say Arabs or Jewish extremists could be responsible. Doctors report ground floor workers most seriously hurt with possible blinding injuries.
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Associated Press
Jerusalem
Palestine Post
Any
High Court Rules in Negro Case
The Supreme Court ruled 1 2 that a steamship line's refusal to transport a Negro woman from Detroit to Bob Lo Island Ontario violated Michigan civil rights law. The court held the act applies to public conveyances and prohibits race based discrimination. Justices Rutledge Douglas and Jackson contributed opinions.
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Associated Press
Washington
Supreme Court
As Steamship Company
Detroit
Bob-Lo Island
Ontario
Michigan
Rutledge
Jackson
Vinson
Douglas
Steamship Line
Bobta Steamship Company
Michigan Supreme Court
Three Rescued From Ice Floe on Lake Erie
Three fishermen William Stevenson Jr Miles Reynolds and George Kellner were rescued by helicopter after 21 hours on Lake Erie ice in 15 below temperatures. They were trapped near noon Saturday and found before dawn the next day aided by newspaper flares. The men suffered only fatigue after burning their sleds to stay warm.
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Associated Press
Angola
Lake Erie
William Stevenson, Jr
Miles Reynolds
George Kellner
Guard Recruiting Slump Reported By National Guard Chief
Maj. Gen. Kenneth F. Cramer said national guard recruitment is in a slump with only 5 400 new members added last month. He noted much larger gains in July and October during special campaigns and said he has urged state adjutant generals to renew efforts.
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Associated Press
National Guard
Kenneth F. Cramer
Army
Adjutants General Association
Cramer
Youth Arrested On Old Charges
Donald Jessy Covey 18 of Mab Scott was arrested by city police Saturday night and jailed in Raleigh County Jail. He faces drunkenness fighting and resisting arrest on a warrant from last summer.
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Donald Jessy Covey
Mabscott
Raleigh County
Officials Push Meat Rationing Amid Debate
Washington legislators and officials debated a standby rationing plan for meat. AFL and CIO representatives supported price control and rationing, while lawmakers pressed Brannan for administration stance. President Truman warned rationing alone won’t help without price controls.
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Flanders
Congress
Boris Shiskin
The
Fra
Brannan
Truman
Flanders Group
Agriculture Anderson
Beer License Rejection Triggers Fatal Shooting in Duluth
A. Contanzi, 32, a Minnesota storekeeper, shot three Elmer board members after his beer tavern license request was denied. He wounded a fourth, and then killed himself. A fifth member fled and hid in a snowbank.
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Og Astocimien
Wress
Duluth
Minn
Fot A. Contanzi
Minnesota
Elmer, Mint
House Democrats Rebel Over Tax Plan Amid Debate
House Democrats oppose a proposed tax measure and back a Democratic substitute that would raise personal exemptions from 500 to 600 dollars, apply a community property rule nationwide, and offer 30 percent to 10 percent bracket cuts with special elderly and blind exemptions. Peanuts are cited as a key money crop in nine states.
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HOUSE
Knutson
United States
Truman panel backs 1.875 billion federal aid for colleges
Washington report says the Truman commission on higher education recommended 1.875 billion dollars in federal support for U.S. colleges over five years. The plan ties funds to public oversight, sparking dissent from Catholic leaders who warn against state domination of education.
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Associated Press
Washington
Truman
Commission On Higher Education
Skiers Find Air Crash Victims in French Alps
French skiers found today the bodies of Mrs. Shirley G. Martin of Princeton North Carolina and her son Benjamin in the snow near the wreckage of a U S Army C 471 transport that crashed in the French Alps. Thirteen army fliers and two other women and children were killed. The bodies of sixteen victims were flown to Frankfurt for removal to the United States. Staff Sgt Angelo LaSalle of Des Moines Iowa survived the fortress crash and is hospitalized.
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Associated Press
Digne
France
Shirley G. Martin
Princeton
N. C
Benjamin
French Alps
Frankfurt
United States
U. S
Trieste
Angelo LaSalle
Des Moines
Towa
Passenger plows into freight train near Iowa City
A westbound Rock Island Passenger from Chicago to Denver crashed into a nearby freight train just blocks from the Iowa City station, killing a trainman identified as Clifford H. Hintt of Silvis and injuring a score of passengers. The diesel locomotive smashed the freight caboose, wrecked the last car, and left the engine jutting from an underpass.
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Associated Press
Iowa City
Rock Island
Rocky Mountain
Chicago
Denver
Clifford H. Hinlt
Silvis
Tle
American Mission Builds Border Fortifications in Iran
Pravda dispatch from Tehran accuses a 4 American military mission of aiding fortifications along Iran’s northern border and directing airfield construction. It says advisers tour border districts under a pretense of inspecting Iran Army units but actually photograph and study the Soviet Iranian frontier. The broadcast urged Tehran to take steps to remove the abnormal situation.
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Iran
Pravda
Tehran
War aid to Russia cut as Iran to take 10.6 million
Officials linked the plan to supply oil-rich regions while Iran demands 10.6 million of the aid. The report notes limited American help to Russia’s southern neighbor and mentions a committee meeting to discuss the matter.
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Iran
Russia
Mullens Fire Causes 100000 Damages. Lions Back Full Time Fire Chief
Fire destroyed two stores in Mullens costing over 100000 as weather and equipment issues delayed response. The Mullens Lions Club supported hiring a full time fire chief and a volunteer model, while nearby departments aided and temporary quarters were set up for the Consolidated Bus Company.
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Lions Advocate
Register
Consolidated Bus Company
J. E. Orr
Pineville
Haynes Division
Ward-Duncan Garage
Mr. and
Mes
Bob Price
Harry G. Wood
Emory Hypes
Oscar Price
Orr
Mullens Lions Club
G. C. Currie
Lions Club
Rid
Lynnell Davidson
Eatwell Cafe
Taylor
Aynes
Haynes Davidson
Beckley
Beckley Department
Bernard Martin
Pineville Fire Department
Cailed
James
Charles Stone
Billy Cook
Mildred Martin
Red Cross
Amere Gas Utilities
Nnone
Paul Craft
Bus Company
Bluefield
Mullens Grill
Truman McGrath Center Discuss White House Campaign Invitations
President Truman and Democratic national chairman J Howard McGrath discussed in Washington the speech and campaign travel plan for the year. They reviewed about a dozen invitations on the President’s desk with no decisions made, signaling more than a front porch effort.
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Associated Press
Washington
Truman
White House
J. Howard McGrath
Mr. Truman
Two Men Arrested for Drunken Driving in City
Raleigh County police jailed two men for drunken driving over the weekend. Mirt Ray Smith of Beckley and Charles Elmer Frye, 48, of Saxon, were held and awaited arraignment before Judge G Berk Lynch in Police Court tonight.
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Raleigh County
Mirt Ray Smith
Beckley
Charles Elmer Frye
Minee
Saxon
G. Berk Lynch
Congress Probes Retirement Plan Abuses
In Washington a House Armed Services Subcommittee opens hearings on the military retirement system allowing disability checks and high salaries. Officials reveal a third of high rank officers retired for disability can still work, with examples of tax free $350 monthly checks plus $125 earnings, prompting discussion of potential abuses and legislative fixes.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
House Armed Services
Army
Wavy
Tempo
White House
Elston
R-Ohla
Spence
D-Ky
Helor
Iva
Truman seeks 6.8 billion for European Recovery Plan
Senate testimony shows State Department officials affirm the 6.8 billion dollar request to run the European recovery program for fifteen months from April 1. Some Republicans favor deeper cuts noting possible economies while Taft supports trimming by about 1.19 billion. Leaders discuss a potential 3 billion cut and a 2.61 billion debt payment amid plan to limit Marshall Aid costs.
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Truman
Senate
Violence erupts in Bombay amid Gandhi assassination fallout
A mob attacked a militant Hindu group member’s house as unrest spread in Bombay and Sangli after Gandhi’s assassination. Troops patrolled port areas for the first time since disturbances began Friday night. In Sangli a large textile mill was burned, with total city damage pegged above 10 million rupees.
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Associated
Preeg
Bombay
India
Hindu Mahasabha
E Great
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Poona
National Standard
Sangli
American faces espionage trial in Hungary case
Miss Elizabeth Proisz-Pallos an American citizen from Pittsburgh will be tried tomorrow on espionage charges. Former Socialist Leader Karald Peyer and 12 others face trial in absentia as details link to US Army journalist and AP personnel.
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Associated Press
Budapest
Hungary
Elizabeth
Proisz-Pallos
Pittsburgh
Karald Peyer
People’s Court of Justice Ln
Peyer
London
Miss Proiszl-Pallos
Jack Guinn
Accus
Army
McClemens
Civil Information
Icorps
James Cargar
U. S. Legation
Guinn
Social Democrat Party
Austria
Governor Praises Harmony Amid Card Switch Rumors
Governor Meadows publicly praised party unity as rumors of a card switch and internal discord circulated, offering no hint of awareness of the factional tensions.
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Meadows
Mass Walkouts Across Germany Over Food Rations
Nearly 3,000,000 German workers begin a 24 hour strike from Hamburg to Stuttgart protesting food ration cuts. About 1,500,000 white collar workers in the British zone join the action, with over 1,000,000 in Württemberg-Baden in the American zone.
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Associated. Press
Frankfurt
Germany
Hamburg
Stuttgart
Wurttemberg-Baden
Hearing Unset on Kidnapping Case in Raleigh County
A 14 year old Eccles boy held in Raleigh County juvenile quarters faces a kidnapping charge for abducting 7 year old Jeanette Sturdivant. Judge W A Riffe postponed setting a hearing date due to heavy criminal court workload. The victim escaped unharmed after being dropped from a 20 foot embankment near a railroad tunnel following a chase by residents and police.
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Eccles
W. A. Riffe
Jeanette Sturdivant
Clarence Sturdivant
Joyce
Jabout
Youthful Bride Returns Baby in San Diego
A 17 year old girl admitted taking a six month old baby from a parked car 24 hours earlier and returned him to his sobbing mother Mrs Louis B Anders. Sheriff Bert Strand said she would be placed in juvenile detention pending investigation. The girl claims estranged husband and parents are away in Texas.
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Associated Press
San Diego
Dorothy Parker
Louis B.anders
Bert Strand
Parker
Texas
Beckley Snow Depth Edges Toward Thaw
Weather bureau readings show five inches of snow on the ground in Beckley despite a thawing trend. January except for the first day had snow daily, with February also starting snowy. Low temperatures included 8 and 21 in Beckley, 18 and 22 in Oak Hill, and Glade Creek at 16 and 17. Oak Hill logged seven inches of Saturday snowfall.
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Beckley Newspaper Corporation
Beckley
Berkley
Oak Hill
Glade Creek
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