Road Conditions Slow Travel Across Five West Virginia Counties
Heavy snow over the Eastern seaboard snarled travel as five West Virginia counties reported closures. Main highways near Raleigh County remained open, snowplows worked secondary roads, and chains were advised. Buses ran normally. Greyhound noted service to Charleston though southern arrivals were delayed. Two Beckley women drove from Cleveland to see stranded husbands, enduring blizzards and snowbound delays.
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New England
State Road Commission
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India Freedom Now Issue For Rival Factions
The Associated Press report from London says Britain will quit India by June 1948 and name Mountbatten viceroy to end rule. Debates in Lords and Commons center on this move amid fears of civil conflict and political realignments in the subcontinent.
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Church Leaders Urge Closer Economic Bonds
Delegates to the National Conference on the Church and Economic Life in Pittsburgh endorse a program urging churches to apply Christian principles to everyday living. President Charles P. Taft says the effort aims to reconcile conflicts and move toward a more Christian society with a call to subordinate profits to service.
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Taft Pushes Senate Clash Over Budget Ceiling
Senator Taft urges quick Senate vote on funding levels as Millikin proposes a 33 billion ceiling for government costs starting July 1. House limit stands at 31.5 billion with Truman requesting 37.5 billion. Senate to weigh between a 6 billion cut and higher agency funding amid divided party lines.
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Twenty seven men held in Negro's murder case
Greenville South Carolina sheriff reports twenty seven men detained over the lynching of 24 year old Willie Earle. Twenty three Greenville taxi drivers signed statements admitting mob participation. Authorities seek the unidentified trigger man while no formal charges have been filed.
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Priest Clears Snow Row Near Rectory With Makeshift Plow
A Catholic church pastor on South Oakwood Avenue operates a converted lawn mower snow plow to clear the street ten houses from his rectory. A bystander notes heavy winter gear as veterans mobilize to battle the deep snow.
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Britain Opposes Colombia's ICJ Referal on Albania Mine Case
Britain told the United Nations Security Council the International Court of Justice is not a police court and urged treating the Albania mining of the Corfu Channel as a crime. Colombian and Albanian delegates clashed over jurisdiction and accountability as calls for apology and compensation persisted.
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Two Wandering Tots Rescued After 10 Hour Cold Ordeal
In Nottingham New Hampshire two boys Reginald Wentworth four and Bruce McGowen three one quarter were found safe last night after a ten hour misadventure in sub freezing temperatures. They wandered away at noon and were located sleeping in a dense wood a mile and a half from the McGowen yard where they played. State police feared a snowstorm trap but their sleeping position helped them miss fires set by woodsmen.
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Greeks Accused Of Mistreatment In Crete Troop Move
Athens reports say Greek authorities removed 600 troops from a Crete camp to frustrate a United Nations investigation. Some soldiers balked at boarding a troop ship bound for an undisclosed destination, with reports of shots fired from the Nierai paper and alleged mistreatment noted by Rizopassis. The UN commission shifts its headquarters from Athens to Salonika to continue probing border violations by Albania, Bulgaria, and Yugoslavia.
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Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
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Catastrophic Los Angeles plant blast claims 18 dead
A large electroplating plant in Los Angeles exploded yesterday at 9 45 am, killing 18 and injuring 15 as police and fire crews fought fires and searched rubble by searchlights. O Connor Corporation at 932 East Price Boulevard faced a mysterious perchloric acid detonation with no clear ignition cause. The blast wrecked nearby homes, shattered windows, and drew thousands while lootering and orderly rescue operations faced chaos.
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Frank
Allied Powers Move to Dissolve Prussia in Postwar Plan
General Mc Narney announced the Allied Control Council will publish a law dissolving Prussia as part of breaking up militarism in Germany. He said Germany must stay under occupation 10 to 15 years to ensure world security and progress on council reports continues with Moscow talks planned next month.
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Legislators Walk Out Over Palestine Policy Protest
Six Jewish Maryland delegates left the House of Delegates in protest as British Ambassador Lord Inverchapel spoke to the body. Delegate Jerome Robinson said the walkout was a dignified protest against Britain’s Palestine policy and breach of faith with the Jewish people. He stressed Jewish unity on the issue regardless of Zionist labels. The ambassador gave no comment and did not react to the walkout.
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Licenses by the drink in veterans clubs pass by 42 to 41
The West Virginia House approves a bill allowing liquor sales by the drink in club rooms of nationally chartered veterans and fraternal organizations by a 42 to 41 vote after a stormy session. Debate centered on safety, temperance, and the impact on saloons.
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Army Promotion System Blasted
Washington lawmakers from both parties pressed to overhaul the Army promotion rules after Colonel James Killian, convicted last year on brutality charges at Litchfield England Army prison camp, appeared on a War Department list of over 600 officers recommended for promotion. Senate and House committees signaled action in June to block Killian from permanent colonel rank.
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Slate Fall Fatal to Sprague Miner
Funeral arrangements are complete for George Parkulo 68 of Sprague who died in a local hospital yesterday from injuries received in a slate fall at the New River Company mine in Sprague Born in Poland Parkulo is survived by his wife Mary Parkulo one son John three daughters Antidio Spinelli Utica N Y Tessie Parkulo and Anne Stevens of Sprague Eleven grandchildren also survive
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Hartley seeks subpoena power for House Labor Committee
House Labor Leader Hartley with House leaders pushes Rules Committee to approve a resolution granting subpoena rights. He vows to investigate what he calls a labor racketeering problem. Cecil B. DeMille criticizes the closed shop as monopolistic and undemocratic before the Senate panel.
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Hartley
R-N.j
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Winter’s deadly grip tightens across Europe
Berlin reports eight more deaths from exposure raising the toll to about 180 since December 1 as temperatures drop to ten degrees above zero. Sweden is icebound with Gothenburg port disrupted by freight traffic. Baltic ice blocks Germany and Denmark, while two American ships face Baltic hurdles to Poland. Coal shortages surge as fuel supply strains widen across Britain and Ireland.
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Viet Nam Troops Evacuate Hanoi After Siege
Viet-Nam radio admitted Viet-Nam troops evacuated the Ha Noi Indo-Chinese quarter after weeks of heavy street fighting with the French. The broadcast said forces broke the siege February 18 and withdrew into the countryside with captured modern weapons.
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Weather report for Virginia and West Virginia forecast
Snow flurries today with cloudy night and little temperature change. Saturday will be fair and milder in the afternoon. The Middle Atlantic states expect a rather cold Saturday with a slow rise in temperature Sunday and Monday, then colder again Tuesday or Wednesday. Temperatures about five degrees below normal with snow north and rain or snow south Tuesday or Wednesday. total precipitation around a quarter inch north and half inch south.
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