Ex-Attache Says Reds Framed Spy to Expel Him
Berlin report quotes U S Marine Captain Paul R Uffelman, former Moscow attache, alleging Soviet agents staged a Leningrad spy incident to force his expulsion. He claimed his Jan 23 arrest was propaganda to portray all Americans as spies. United States protested the expulsions of Uffelman and Navy Lt. William S Lewis amid similar Soviet actions.
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Lew Loul
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Byrd Attacks Six Month National Guard Training Plan
Rep. Byrd of West Virginia denounces a proposed six months basic training for the National Guard, warning it could pull state control from governors and invite federal involvement in local law and order issues. He urges opposition to centralizing guard oversight through federal policy.
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Petit Larceny Charge Shown Against Beckley Woman
Mary Holland of Beckley faces a petit larceny charge after police arrested her Tuesday for taking merchandise from local stores. She is scheduled to appear Thursday night in Police Court after posting a $20 bond and being lodged briefly in Raleigh County Jail.
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Raleigh
Road to Horse Creek Cleared After Weekend Landslides
Workers from Traux Traer Coal Company cleared the road to Horse Creek on Monday after landslides covered the route since Saturday. The effort restored passage for local traffic and coal operations in the area.
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Predecessor Uncertain as New State Police Head Takes Post
Gov. Underwood taps Haven Fair of Moundsville to lead the State Police starting Friday with the status of his predecessor unclear. Fair, former Marshall County sheriff, has a mixed career path from retail and trucking to bulk plant management and police service.
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Beckley Workers Earn More With Less Labor Time
A Beckley wage study shows earnings outpace inflation with 12 of 16 items costing fewer labor minutes than five years earlier. Average worker now can buy more luxuries as prices rise slower than wages, improving overall cost of living despite some items increasing. A few items such as haircuts and potatoes rose. The report notes local gains mirror national trends in production wages.
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United States
Cranberry Mine Hit By Wildcat Strike
The Cranberry mine suffered a wildcat walkout as two junior workers replaced two senior men over a transfer dispute. About 350 workers were absent on the A shift, with a skeleton midnight crew remaining. United Mine Workers President George Tiller called it a misunderstanding amid an ongoing district investigation. The strike follows a related 2 1 2 hour walkout at Slab Fork Coal Co in the Beckley area.
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Court to Consider Fieldhouse Action
A Raleigh Beckley County Court meeting is set for 10 a.m. Tuesday to decide a special levy election to finance a proposed field house auditorium at Sprague Park. Beckley Chamber of Commerce representatives from Beckley and Raleigh County plan to seek two acres of land at New River Park for the project. The Tuesday session will determine the election amount and date.
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Reservist Training Dates for West Virginia Units
About 3,700 West Virginia Army Reservists will train this summer at six installations across four states. Units from Charleston Man Parkersburg Beckley will attend Camp Breckenridge Fort Knox Indiantown Gap Letterkenny Port Meade Fort Lee. Training runs June 15 to June 20, with Fort Knox hosting two Ordnance Companies.
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Fort Lee
South Charleston
McDonald Leads In USW Election
Early unofficial USW presidential results show incumbent David J. McDonald leading Donald C. Rarick by about 15 08 with 20 of 2 700 locals reporting. Pennsylvania led with McDonald totals 36 595 to 21 793 while other states, including Detroit Local 1299, showed McDonald advantage.
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Rarick
Detroit
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State Demo Dinner to Feature Address by Sen Wayne Morse
Wayne Morse will speak at the annual Jefferson Jackson Day dinner in Charleston on Feb 2. The event is a statewide gathering sponsored by the Democratic state committees and chaired by Haw in Charleston with McKay, a former governor, as rally sponsor. Morse is a senior Oregon senator and longtime advocate noted for his independent stance.
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Dock Workers Strike Strands Hundreds Of Ships Across Ports
Longshoremen of the International Longshoremen Association halted work in a nationwide strike from Portland Maine to Hampton Roads Virginia tying up ships and leaving cargoes piled on docks and in vessel holds. Agreement talks with employers faltered as optimism faded with morning negotiations led by Alexander P Chopin of the New York Shipping Association.
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Alexander P. Chopin
New York Shipping Assn
Weather outlook for West Virginia turns colder with snow flurries
Fair and slightly colder tonight with low around 20. Thursday brings increasing clouds and cooler temperatures followed by light snow or flurries mainly in the north. Extended forecast calls for temperatures about 26 degrees below normal over five days, colder Thursday and Friday, warmer weekend, then cooling again early next week.
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Beckley
Bellepoint
Bill seeks changes in jobless pay law Charleston
A bill introduced in the House by Minority Leader Lejpert K Ohio proposes gradual employer contribution increases as the Unemployment Compensation fund dips below 60 million dollars. The plan would boost maximum weekly benefits from 3 to 33 and add steps to the benefit scale, with thresholds triggering higher rates and reforms to unemployment law. Senate measures from the Department of Public Assistance seek to expand definitions, training authority, and use of funds to maximize federal aid, plus expanded eligibility for dependent relatives and residency arrangements.
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Truman Urges Strong Defense Over Budget Cuts
Former President Truman spoke at a Jewish Appeal dinner in Miami Beach urging a strong national defense as essential to freedom and world peace. He warned against budget cutters and warned that easing Israel Arab tensions requires firm policy toward Russia while condemning promises of friendship. He contrasted Eisenhower era policy as a Republican line favoring cuts and neglect.
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Three Accused Spies Plead Innocent in New York Case
New York a man and a woman along with Jacob Albam and others pleaded not guilty to spying for Russia. They were ordered held without bail as trial dates surfaced possibly March 13. The government sought 100000 dollar bail each to prevent flight.
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Two Youths Released in Custody of Father
Two juvenile brothers freed from Raleigh County Jail at 8 30 pm Tuesday after being jailed Monday evening on runaways charges. They were released into their father's custody from Raleigh County Juvenile Court. The boys reportedly said they were from Crab Orchard but were said to reside in Wyoming County.
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Open Onder
Wyoming County
Final Approval Sifts Through Ike Mid East Plan Hurdles
Eisenhower's Middle East resolution nears final Senate approval as Foreign Relations and Armed Services panels reject Democratic efforts to curb presidential authority. House approved measure would empower the President to deploy armed forces to aid Middle East nations against Communist pressure upon request. Committee chair and Stennis proposals seek explicit Congress approval. Republican lawmakers back the President and oppose new Democratic amendments.
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D-Miss
Judge Sustains Two Petitions In West Virginia Case
Raleigh County Circuit Court Judge Norman Knapp sustained two petitions to delete the Baptist Deacons State Convention from an injunction order. The injunction against the East Park Charitable Institution and related parties is declared null and void as to the convention. The suit sought to restrain alleged improper insurance business activity without proper authorization by multiple named organizations and individuals. The Baptist Deacons State Convention claims it is a religious body representing 23 churches statewide and not tied to the listed organizations.
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Trupp Named in Two More Suits
Two additional suits were filed against Trooper Leonard Joseph Trupp Jr. in Raleigh County Circuit Clerk’s Office. Plaintiffs Jimmie Spencer Rhodell and Dwayne Thurmond Wingler seek $3,500 each with Maryland Casualty Co. as a defendant. This raises total suits against Trupp to three, with attorney D. D. Ashworth.
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Harper
D. D. Ashworth
Teacher Certification Measure Awaiting House Passage Today
Charleston lawmakers consider Senate approved bill to revamp teacher certification. It would create a bachelor based professional teaching certificate and a masters based professional administrative certificate while preserving existing certificates. The measure was the sole major item on a light House agenda.
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