Legislature clock stoppers on vehicle code and pay hikes
The report notes a test of legislation involving Vehicle Code changes and teacher pay increases. House Bill No. 30 seen as a reapportionment measure passes after debate. Senator Ed Dyed says the motor vehicles bill moves after eight, with final passage after adjournment on March eleventh, 1951.
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Ofj
William J. Heston
Heston
House of State Senate
Senate Journal the Journal
Monongalia
Greece and Turkey Join Allies in NATO Session
LISBON AP Greece and Turkey joined the Western Allies as NATO council members while Spain eyed inclusion. Dean Acheson urged concrete military strength to deter war and warned of potential U.S. aid cuts if Western defenses falter. A big three accord with Adenauer aimed at German affiliation to Western defense, though German membership in NATO remains unsettled.
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Associated Press
Lisbon
Portugal
Dean Acheson
U.S
Greece
Turkey
North Atllantic Treaty Organization Council
Paulo Cunha
Spaain
Spain
Iberian Peninsula
Lester B. Pearson
Canada
United States Congress
Congress
Acheson
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
London
Anthony Eden
Robert Schuman
Adenauer
NATO
Army Opposes Ramsay Military Cadet Selection Plan
The Army rejects Rep Ramsay of West Virginia proposal to pick cadets for West Point and Annapolis from enlisted men, calling it too restrictive and undemocratic. Secretary Pace argues candidates should come from all sources, noting 180 Army/Air Force cadet spaces and 1,280 Naval Academy spaces reserved for service members.
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Associated Press
Washington
Army
Rep
Ramsay
D-Wva
West Point
Annapolis
Frank Pace
Heart Attack Fatal To Convicted Man
Hollie Stump a 49 year old Parkersburg used car dealer convicted of defrauding a bank died from a heart attack at a hospital after attending a Federal District Court hearing on a motion for a new trial. A jury found him guilty on two of six counts totaling about 9 350 and acquitted on four counts totaling around 120 000. The judge deferred sentence to tomorrow while an involuntary bankruptcy petition against him is pending. Stump was free on 20 000 bond and was connected to a bankruptcy filing by Bank Industries Inc. of Ripley and two former employees.
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Associated Press
Wheeling
A_ heart
Hollie Stump
Parkersburg
Stump
Federal District Court
Ohio County
John A. Dugan
de Iifense
William L. Jacobsi
Wood County
Harry £. Watkins
I Stump
Fairmont
Bank Industries, Inc
Ripley
West Virginia draft boards cut state quota for March
West Virginia adjutant general Charles R. Fox said 425 men from state draft boards will supply for the armed forces next month, down from the 531 originally announced for March 1. West Virginia furnished 11b men this month. E G Volz of St Albans will chair the 18th annual statewide safety conference April 16 18. Volz is safety director at Monsanto plant at Trc and chairs the state chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers. Accidents claimed two Consolidated Bus Lines employees within 24 hours. Tom Stead 57 died from burns two weeks after a gasoline fire. Walter Browning 32 was electrocuted Monday while erecting a home television aerial. An 11 year old Wheeling soldier faced burglary charges for eight business establishments with blood splotches found at the scenes. Defense counsel said William G Lias would testify in a government suit for a receivership on Lias and associates properties. Police found a black sedan belonging to Samuel Swiger, 56, banker, linked to a $36 000 shortage at a Cairo based bank in Ritchie County.
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Charleston
Adj
Charles R. Fox
West Virginia
E. G. Volz
St. Albans
West Virginia Safety Council
Volz
Monsanto Chemical Corp
Trc
American Society of Safety Engineers
Logan
Consolidated Bus Lines, Inc
Tom Stead
Walter Browning
Wheeling
Harry Nolt
Wolf
Parkersburg
Cairo
Ritchie County
Kermit Burdette
Samuel ©. Swiger
Farmers and ‘Merchants National Bank
Non-Support Arrests Snag Three Men
Three men were arrested on non support charges on Tuesday and Wednesday. Wilmer Saunders of Sprague was taken on a wife’s warrant, Au vil Murphy of Beckley was arrested on a warrant from his wife Neilie, and Clarence Harred of Beckley was jailed on a warrant from his wife Marion Harrah of Staunton Virginia. Constable J. S. George arrested Saunders and Murphy, while Harrah remained in city jail.
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Lorce
Wilmer Saunders
Sprague
Ethel Saunders
Auvil Murphy
Beckley
Neilie
Murphy
Clarence Harred
Marion Harrah
Staunton
Saunders
J. 5
George Harrah
Weather Update With Rain, Clouds, And Cold Snap
Occasional rain ends tonight with mostly cloudy skies and a drop in temperatures. West portion turns colder with a low around 25 to 30 degrees. Thursday brings more clouds and a further fall in temperatures with a chance of snow. Local gauges show river and reservoir levels near normal but muddy conditions in several areas.
Lincoln Relics Bring $185,253 at Auction
Lincoln relics and letters from the Barrett Lincoln Collection sold at Parke Bernet Galleries in New York. The 392 relics plus 842 total items drew bidders, with 35 000 the top price for the letter collection. The funds aid the Illinois State Historical Library.
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Associated Press
New York
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Iate Oliver
R. Barrett
Chicago
Parke
Joshua Fry Speed
Barrett -Lincoln Colection “Fund
Thellinois State Historical Library
Soviet Neutral Status Holds Up Korean Armistice Talks
Soviet insistence on inviting Russia as a neutral supervisor stalls truce negotiations in Munsan. Allies offer to reduce monthly troop rotations from 40,000 to 35,000 but Reds refuse to discuss. No POW talks progress or third staff committee date set. Reds demand Soviet neutrality. UN command rejects Russia as neutral. Col. Andrew Kinney notes Russia not acceptable to either side. Reds push a draft that omits mutual approval, only requiring neutral nations not to have fought in Korea.
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Munsan
Korea
Russia
RED
Soviet Union
United Nations Command
Poland
Czechoslovakia
U.N
China
Andrew Kinney
REDS
Korean Air War Keen Navy Says Red Supplies Hit
Korean War news reports Sabre jet pilots shot down two Mig-15s and damaged five more in two battles over Northwestern Korea. Col Francis Gabreski and Maj William Whisner shared credit for a Mig kill, moving toward five Mig aces. Chinese Red planes and North Korean trucks faced Allied air and ground actions with ongoing supply-line damage cited by Tokyo and Naval HQs.
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Associated Press
Seoul
Korea
Francis S. Gabreski
Oi City
America
Maj
William T. Whisner
Shreveport
Tokyo
Navy
Naval‘headquarters
March Draft Call Dips After February Induction
Local Draft Board No. 18 received an induction call of 28 men for March 4. The figure shows a sharp drop from Raleigh County's 66 drafted in January and 6 in February, reflecting a steep decline in recent months.
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Raleigh County
Mother in Renton Kills Two Sons Then Shoots Self
In Renton Washington Madeline Smith 31 shot and killed her two sons John Thomas 10 and Michael Patrick 5 before shooting herself. Eugene Smith the father found the bodies when returning from work. A four page letter lay on the table and Mrs Smith confessed to financial ruin and anger at herself.
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Associated Press
Renton
Wash
Fane
Madeline Smith
John Thomas Smith
Michael
Patrick
Eugene J. Smith
Smith
Adam Lyskoski
Lyskoski
Lpse
Leader of Negro Elks Succumbs in Washington
J Finley Wilson, 71, head of the Negro Fraternal Order of Elks, died at his Washington home. Known as The Grand, he led the Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the World from 1922 until his death, guiding Elks chapters across the United States and abroad.
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Associated Press
Washington
J. Finley Wilson
Thirteen Men Remain On Broken Ship Off Cape Cod
CHATHAM Mass Thirteen weary seamen cling to the derelict stern of the tanker Fort Mercer split by a brutal storm. Twenty five crewmen were rescued yesterday with eighteen reaching Boston aboard the cutter Acushnet. Tugs hover as salvage plans unfold and the owners consider sinking the wreck to clear navigational hazards.
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Chatham
Mass
Fort Merter
Rescite
Coast Guards
Boston
Acushnet
New York
Trinidad Corporation
Coast Guard
Fort Mercer
New England
Cape Cod
Iseas
Country Judge Upsets Machine Gov Long in Louisiana
Robert F Kennon, a 45 year old country judge from Minden, defeated Gov Earl K Long’s chosen successor Carlos Spaht in Louisiana’s Democratic primary runoff. Bellwether: Kennon attacked state government waste and promised tax relief, while Spaht defended the Long program and warned against tax cuts. Kennon’s victory signals anti Long forces gaining traction in the state apparatus.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Robert F. Kennon
Earl K. Long
Louisiana
Kennon
Huey P (Kingfish
Baton Rouge
Gov. Long
Spahr
Renows
Truman
Kennan
Democratic Party
Mississippi
Alabama
South Carolina
Minden
State Circuit Court of Appeal
Spaht
Pairy Kennon
Delessi Jeps Morrison
McCarthy Ouster Sought in Report
The Providence Journal reports an unpublished month old Senate staff inquiry into Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy. It recommends Senate Elections Committee hearings on five of the Benton charges and notes the report was filed Jan. 18 with a possible decision at the February 23 meeting.
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Associated Press
Providence
R. I
Providence Journal
Bulletin
Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
Senate Elections Committee
McCarthy
Minneapolis Tribune
The
Des Moines Register
Senate Committee
Wisconsin
Sen
Benton
D-Clan
Senate
Senates Committee
Beckley VA Hospital Near Full Capacity on Anniversary
The Beckley VA hospital nearing full occupancy with 135 beds in use for veterans of World War I II and the Korean conflict. Of 200 beds, 176 available. four floor beds held for neuropsychiatric use. About nine doctors plus over 30 nurses now, enabling care for planned patient load. Anniversary observance set for Friday February 29 with no formal ceremony planned.
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Wverans
Beckley
George F. Swanson
Man Rejects Innocent Verdict Blasts Draft
Carlton M. Owen 22 of Williamston South Carolina testified against himself after a directed verdict of not guilty was refused by U S District Judge Carl A Hatch in Albuquerque. Owen was found innocent of failing to stay under the Selective Service law on the grounds of insufficient government evidence but offered to serve for fitness. In a lengthy statement he called the law wicked and said he would go to jail to see the United States replace warfare with the Golden Rule. The jury deliberated 10 minutes before the verdict.
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Associated Press
Albuquerque
Carlton M. Owen
Williamston
S. C
Siseeer
Himselfesterday
U. S. District ‘Court
Carl A. Hatch
Hatch
Owen
Faitin
Nocent
Governi ‘Ment
United States
Eight divorces signed by Judge Ben H Ashworth in circuit court
Eight divorces were finalized in Circuit Court with orders signed by Judge Ben H Ashworth. Cases include Herbert Owen Meador versus Marsy Meador and Aravel Howells versus Fred D Howell among others. A name change for Mary Callop Rollison to Mary Callop Burkette was approved. Roy J Lucas was ordered to recover 202.32 from Howard Keatley in a separate suit. An obituary notes publisher Alan Frederick Ingate Thompson, 76, died in Mobile after long illness. President Truman visited a fire scene at the White House grounds, affecting a storage shack but not endangering him.
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Ben H. Ashworth
Herbert Owen Meador
Marsy Meador
Aravel Howells
Fred D. Howell
William’ Robert Mancari
Mary
Alige Mancari
Cordelia Conley
James William Conley Velva Weaver
Eugene Weaver
Hazel Teen Barne
Eugene Barnett
Mary J Brubeck
Lewis Brubeck
Philip F. King, Jr
Julia Albertine King
Mary Callop Rollison
Mary Callop' Burkette
Howard Keatley
Roy J. Lucas
Lucas
Truman
Associated Press
Washington
White House
Happy Marriage Linked To Division Of Purse
The Married Women's Association reports to a royal commission on why many British marriages end in divorce and offers rules for a harmonious home. They advocate equal pay for house work, a reasonable wife’s allowance, no strings on spending with limits for gambling or vice, and disclosure of debts plus timely asset disclosure after marriage.
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Married Women's Association
Royal
Welfare program praised by Lewis reveals new social concept
John L Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers, lauds the union Welfare and Retirement Fund as a model for national economic security. He argues management or state should bear responsibility, citing royalties of 30 cents a ton from coal as funding. Lewis, who just turned 72, envisions a management financed program to care for the sick, injured and aged across American industries.
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Associated Press
Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Johnstown
Lewis
Indus
Stock Market Dips After Broad Selloff
New York stocks opened with faint buying support after yesterday’s sharp decline. The session saw a broad selling spree that pushed prices down 30 to more than 30 points, with many major issues including Santa Fe, Standard Oil, Gulf Oil, Trans World Airlines, Paramount Pictures, U S Gypsum, American Telephone, Anaconda Copper, Allied Chemical, General Electric, Dow Jones components, Douglas Aircraft, and Radio Corp.
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Associated Press
New York
Santa Fe
Standard Oil
Gult Oil
Trans-World Air Lines
Paramount Pictures
U. S. Gypsum
American Telephone
Anaconda Copper
American
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