McCarthy Targets Army Over Communist Accusations
Former FBI informant Mary Markward testified that Annie Lee Moss, an Army Pentagon cafeteria worker, was a Communist party member and now allegedly works in the Army Signal Corps decoding room handling top secret messages. McCarthy pressed the issue at a public hearing, while Secretary Stevens objects to prior questioning of Brig. Gen. Zwicker and Maj. Gen. Bergin. TV coverage was planned.
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Sen. McCarthy
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Army
Mary Markward
Annie Lee Moss
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McCarthy
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Committee
Pentagon
Irving Peress
New York
Peress
Stevens
Ralph Zwicker
Zwicker
Camp Kilmer
N. J
William Bergin
Normandy
Dulles presses case on China at Geneva talks
Secretary of State Dulles argues that inviting Chinese Reds to the Geneva conference on Asian peace does not signal U S recognition of Red China. He faces Republican doubts, notably from Sen Knowland who questions the Big Four invite and calls for equal voice for Indochina states. Knowland plans questions on Korea peace and future price for uniting Korea.
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U. S
Geneva
Dufles
Sen
Knowland
California
Senate
New York
Dulles
Indochina
Korea
China
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Citizen Prevents Theft Jail Capture at Store
In Price Hill the alert private citizen and rapid police work thwarted a second New River Coal Co. store robbery. Henry Lee Johnson, about 37, tentatively linked to Oswald, is jailed in Raleigh County on breaking and entering charges after Oak Hill and Mount Hope officers nabbed him at Beckley around 3 a.m. John Sears aided by spotting the truck and alerting police and manager Williams. Johnson allegedly entered the store via a second floor door, the same entry used February 10 when three men escaped with merchandise valued at $1,200 to $1,500.
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RNS
New River Coal Co
Henry Lee Johnson
Oswald
Raleigh
Oak Hill
Mount Hope
Claude Williams
Beckley
John Sears
Williams
Johnson
Yanks selling Vic Raschi to Cardinals shocks fans
The New York Yankees announced the sale of right handed pitcher Vic Raschi to the St. Louis Cardinals for cash and several minor league players. Yankees general manager George Weiss cited considerable cash though the amount and minor league names were not disclosed. Raschi's wins and losses with New York stand at 120 and 50 with 13-6 last season and 16-6 the year before. From 1949 to 1951 he averaged 21 wins annually.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
New York Yankees
Vic Raschi
St. Louis Cardinals
George Weiss
Yankees
Raschi
WV Weather Forecast Sees Cloudy Showers and Temperature Shifts
Cloudy conditions with showers likely tonight and Wednesday warmens near mid 40s. West Virginia temperatures to average 4 to 6 degrees above normal through Sunday with warmer end of week and colder midweek. Rain in southern areas and snow in the north tonight and Wednesday with two tenths to four tenths of an inch total by weekend.
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W. VA
West Virginia
South
North
East
1935 Killing Confessed by Cleveland Man
Anthony Derda, 29, confessed to police that he killed a boy in 1935 and let Henry Oberhelman take the blame. He identified the victim as Steve Kotola, then seven, with Kotola’s death confirmed by Pittsburgh police and Oberhelman later acquitted for the shooting. Derda said he was 11 when the crime occurred and acted to clear his conscience.
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Anthony Derda
Pittsburgh
Steve Kotola
Henry Oberhelman
Derda
Kotola
Oberhelman
Chester I. Burnett
New Indictments In Ships Charge
Federal grand jury returns five more indictments charging 18 individuals and seven corporations in WWII surplus ships disposal. Among those named is former Rep Joseph Casey, charged with conspiracy to breach a government contract via stock transfers. Julius C. Holmes of New York City, ex US minister to London, is also implicated in the Casey transactions.
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Washington
Brownell
Joseph Casey
D-Mass
United States
Casey
Maritime Commission
Julius C. Holmes
New York City
London
Marilyn Monroe Suffering Cold After Korea Tour Return Planned
TOKYO reports Marilyn Monroe still running a fever from a severe cold caught while entertaining troops in frigid Korea. She and her husband Joe DiMaggio are scheduled to fly home Wednesday afternoon.
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Marilyn Monroe
Korea
Marilyn
Joe DiMaggio
Bombing Film Slated for Reserve Squadron Meeting
A film titled Strategic Air Bombing will be shown at Beckley Flight 9481st Air Reserve Squadron meeting at 7:30 p.m. today on the second floor of the Mein Recruit Station Prince Street. Lt. James P. Bland will discuss duties of personnel officers.
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Beckley Flight
Bishop predicts South Africa revolution during Africa trip
West Virginia Episcopal Bishop Wilburn C. Campbell said in Baltimore that a revolution is bound to occur in South Africa under Malan. He warned trade unions, pass laws, racial bans, and limits on education push natives toward rebellion while accusing clerics of ministering to white fear and noting Communist leverage.
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Wilburn C. Campbell
Episcopal
West Virginia
Africa
South Africa
Campbell
Union of South Africa
Daniel F. Malan
St.Andrew's Society
Churchmen's Club
Russia
Morrow
Asia
Malan
Hitler
Anglican Church
Graham's Fund Drive Noted By Press in London
London reports show British firms asked to contribute 50000 pounds for Billy Graham's three month crusade and 20000 pounds already raised. He arrives in Southampton aboard the United States as press note his fundraising campaign targets industrial sources and private prayer partners.
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London
Billy Graham
Southampton
United States
Laborite Daily Herald
Heralds
Billy
The
Evening News
Alfred Owen
Daily Mail
WVU agronomist to lead dairy school in Beckley
Dr O J Burger associate agronomist at West Virginia University College of Agriculture will conduct the February dairy school in Beckley as part of Rural Development Council Dairy Commission series. The 7 30 p m event at the courthouse will cover pasture development permanent and supplemental pastures seeding procedures and maintenance of established pastures. Dairy Commission chairman Charles Boyles says the session aids livestock producers amid last year’s drought.
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West Virginia University
College of Agriculture
Beckley
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Charles Boyles
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Dr. Burger
U S Planes Help End 18 Day Siege in Laos
Saigon reports French command says the 18 day siege of Muong Sai near Luang Prabang Laos is lifted with aid from American B26 bombers. Vietminh Division 308 pulled back its forces and is regrouping in the Bac River valley northwest of Luang Prabang.
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Indochina
Muong Sai
Luang Prabang
Laos
High Command
Vietmingh
Luang Prabang Jan
Bac River
Lightburn files for Third District Congress in West Virginia
Joseph B Lightburn of Jane Lew Lewis County filed today with the Secretary of State as a Republican candidate for Congress in West Virginia Third District. Rep Cleveland Bailey of Clarksburg has not yet filed but plans renomination. West of Spencer filed for State Senate Fourth District seeking Republican nomination to succeed E Ray Reed in Clay, involving Clay Jackson Mason Putnam and Roane Counties.
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Charleston
Joseph B Lightburn
Jane Lew
Lewis County
Secretary of State
Congress
West Virginia
Cleveland M. Bailey
Clarksburg
Lightburn
State Senate
Myron D. West
Spencer
E. Ray Reed
Clay Oil and Gas
Clay
Jackson
Mason
Putnam
Roane Counties
Bloodiest Pattern In History Says 15 Million Killed in China
Assistant Secretary Robertson testified to Congress that since 1949 the Chinese Communist regime has liquidated and starved about 15 million of its own people. He cited famine in 1950 and executions in public squares as part of the Brutal campaign. He warned of tensions in Asia, Formosa, and the need to keep Korean and Japanese alliances strong.
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Walter S. Robertson
Congress
Robertson
Eastern
State Department
House Appropriations Committee
Asia
Japan
Formosa
Korea
Eisenhower
South Korea
China
Soviet
Russia
France Delays Treaty Debate to April 26 at Geneva Start
Paris informs that France will not begin ratification talks on the European Army Treaty before the Geneva Conference on Korea and Indochina opens April 26. Bidault aims to lead parliamentary battle for EDC. Foreign Affairs Committee to extend review six weeks. UK and US assurances cited as boosting pro EDC support.
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Paris
France
National Assembly
Korea
Indochina
Geneva
Georges Bidault
Assembly
Bidault
Berlin
U.S
State Dulles
Eden
United States
Britain
EDC
Deficiency In Rainfall In Huntington West Virginia
Weather Bureau meteorologist Leroy Stone notes West Virginia sees insufficient rain so far in 1954. January brought rain on 22 days totaling 2.71 inches, 0.90 inch below normal. Through the current month eight rainy days yielded 0.30 inch, totaling a 2.06 inch deficit. overall year-to-date deficit stands at 2.96 inches, with a single storm able to offset much of it.
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Huntington
West Virginia
Leroy Stone
Weather Bureau
Stone
Pontoon Bridge Saved at Test Bridge Site
At about 6 a.m. today Army Engineers near Prince reported a threatened pontoon bridge over the New River was secured overnight by base personnel. The structure was kept from drifting as waters rose, with no equipment lost.
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Prince
New River
Beckleyan Stabbed Edward Shrewsbury Treated After Wound
Edward Shrewsbury of 402 Park Street was treated at Beckley Hospital Monday night for a stab wound on his left thigh, hospital records show. Police have no record of the incident.
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Edward Shrewsbury
Park St
Beckley Hospital
State Dept Loyalty Dismissals Detailed in 1953 Report
Washington report shows 11 State Department employees tied to suspected loyalty risks among 590 security dismissals in 1953. Of those let go, 291 transferred to other federal agencies. 21 were discharged for cause, with 11 linked to pro Communist activities. McLeod testified 276 investigations were pending, and 4 retired while 86 left at appointment expirations.
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State Departments
R. W. Scott McLeod
Security
McLeod
Paroles Violated Inmates Locked Up In Raleigh County Jail
Paroles violators Harry M. Wyrick and Arlen K Kale are jailed in Raleigh County after Monday commitment by State Police. Charges specify parole violations. Addresses not listed.
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Harry M. Wyrick
Arlen K Kale
Raleigh
Jurors report as Raleigh court opens February term
Circuit Court opened with 78 of 150 summoned jurors reporting in Raleigh County. Judge Norman Knapp split them into two groups, the second to report after the first is discharged. The Feb term’s first trial involved Raleigh Motor Sales seeking a deficiency judgment against Everett Perdue of Crab Orchard over a repossessed car sold at a loss.
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Raleigh County
Norman Knapp
Raleigh Motor Sales
Everett Perdue
Perdue
Thomas Bids For Channel 4 In Beckley
Robert KR Thomas Jr. asks the FCC for a channel 4 TV station at Beckley West Virginia. Thomas owns WOAY radio in Oak Hill and once sought channel 4 there when it was Fayetteville. Channel 4 moved to Beckley replacing channel 6. Three other applicants for channel 6 must amend to stay in the race for channel 4.
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Washington
Robert KR. Thomas Jr
The
Communications Commission
Beckley
W. Va
Thomas
WOAY
Oak Hill
Channel 4
Fayetteville
Fever Epidemic Threatens Killarney Town
Typhoid fears rise in Killarney as three definite cases surface in ten days and two more potential infections prompt authorities to act. Victims include H R Venter s 54, mine superintendent, and 14 year old Chuckie Bouldin. Juvenile cases at Raleigh General and Beckley hospitals spur boil water warnings and school checks by health officials.
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H. R. Venters
Raleigh General Hospital
Chuckie Bouldin
Beverly Bouldin
Peggy Yvonne O'Neal
Denvis O'Neal
Beckley Hospital
Bertha Alice Spurgeon
James Spurgeon
W. T. Setliff
Killarney
Mentary
Setliff
Lillybrook Coal Co
N. F. Sabbagh
Spurgeon
Dc. A. Smith
Raleigh County
First Youngsters Get Injections of Polio Vaccine
In Pittsburgh the first group of five thousand pupils in grades one to three received Salk's polio vaccine. Dr Jonas Salk personally administered the injections at Arsenal Elementary School and plans to monitor effects with blood tests after each dose. The test aims to gauge whether the vaccine confers immunity to infantile paralysis and follows years of animal and human testing.
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Pittsburgh
Salk
Jonas Salk
University of Pittsburgh
Arsenal
Smith Becomes Fifth City Councilman In Local Oath
John W. Smith was sworn in by City Recorder Emery J. Smith at 10 a.m. and will attend tonight’s 7:30 p.m. meeting. This marks the first time all five councilmen are present since Mayor Elmer Davis’s administration began January 1. Councilman W. R. Campbell resigned and Smith was named successor after a four minute meeting. Tonight’s meeting opens with a prayer by Rev. A Abram. The agenda includes possible purchase of new trash cans depending on funds.
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Beckley
John W. Smith
Emery J. Smith
Elmer Davis
W. R. Campbell
Moundsville
Davis
Smith
A. Abram
Central Baptist Church
Chairmen of Red Cross Drive Meet Wednesday
An organizational meeting is set for all chairmen for the Raleigh County American Red Cross drive to raise 21,442 dollars. The gathering is Wednesday at 7:30 pm in Room 210 of the Bair Building.
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Raleigh County
American Red Cross
Bair
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