Beckley City Hears Chief Selection In Political Debate
Beckley council debates appointing a police chief with party loyalty a factor. Democratic officials pressure for merit while noting several candidates including local figures, state police veterans, and a Princeton chief. Mayor Burke has not committed and no applicant list is official.
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Charles Stafford
Beckley
W. A. Burke
Wiliam Shanklin
Stir
Oley Mills
L. A. Taylor
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Princeton
Evan Hall
Department of Public Safety
F.C. Crawford
Arnold Moore
Elkins
Nan
Legion
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Taig
Tie Jo Vet
Erty Democratic Beady
Millard Yyree
Scalise
Poles Department
Regula Police
Tyree
Beckley Business Bureau
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Man
Truman Promises Controls Soon As Possible
President Truman said broad wage and price controls will be enacted wherever legally possible and only with necessary legislation. He indicated food price controls require an amendment to the Defense Production Act and cautioned rationing may be used if needed.
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Associated Press
Washington
Truman
Frurman
Senate
House
Congress
Epidemic Disrupts Liverpool Docks Traffic
Influenza paralyses Liverpool port with about 30 percent of workers ill including 3000 cockers. Harbor jams force anchorage patrols while salvage vessels chart arrivals. About 1000 nurses recalled to duty as hospital staff depart and transport workers fall ill.
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Associated Press
Liverpool
Eng
Liverpol
Cockers
Anchorage
Beca
Vaye Hearly
Weather Update With Cloudy Sky and Rain East
Cloudy and cool today with rain in the east this morning. Snow flurries likely in the north Friday afternoon with cloudy periods tonight and Friday. Low temperatures 28 to 32. Precipitation and river readings show normal to slightly above normal levels. Bluestone Reservoir remains muddy.
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Glade Creek
Bellenointy Greenbrier
Bluestone Reservoir
Western powers press Moscow for clarification on four power talks
The United States Britain and France plan to send Moscow a clarifying note within days about its latest four power conference proposal. Officials warn Russia may be using vague language as a tactic while Washington pushes ahead with European defense plans including a German unit. Eisenhower and Acheson coordinate on organizing the European force within NATO, and no door is closed to negotiations if Moscow offers real easing of tensions.
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Washington
U. S
Britain
France
Russia
Moscow
Acheson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Europe
Eisenhower
Planso
London
Paris
Beckleyan Fined $100 on Gambling Charge
Hobart Sardenell found guilty of maintaining a gambling establishment on Prince Street. He was fined $100 today by City Police Judge Anthony J. Sparacino. He was among 13 men in city police court last night on gambling charges.
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Sardenell
Prince Street
Anthony J. Sparacino
Kacsmaryk Named for West Virginia Air Defense post
John Kacsmaryk of Beckley is among 100 area chiefs named to direct civil defense aviation in West Virginia. The appointees will track pilots airports and facilities and plan missions across several counties. Stark and the state advisory council will meet in Charleston to discuss beacons moves and possible state funding.
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Beckley
West Virginia
Charleston
Hubert H. Stark
Defense Group
David P. Williams
Charleson
Bernard Shell
Lagan
W. J. Bannon
Parkersburg
Lee D. Renick
Morganto
William L. Zebley
Martinsburg
Donald Weaver
Wheeling
Layton L. Tharpe
Buckhannon
A. O. Cappadony
Elkins
C. O. Tate
White Surpour Springs
Stark
State Advisory Council
State Commission
Civil Aeronautics Administration
CAA
West
Virginia
Henry Ford Estate Worth 80 Million in Final Accounting
The Probate Court final accounting places Henry Ford estate value at 80,319,443 dollars. Executrix Clara Bryant Ford filed for the late industrialist. The Ford Foundation received 38,623,365 dollars. Grandchildren Henry Ti Benson, William, and Josephine shared 12,??? in equal shares. Estate taxes and fees to follow.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Henry Ford
Automobile
Clara Bryant Ford
Ford Foundation
Ford
80 Workers Strike at Wyoming Mine
Approximately 80 inside workers at the Maven operation of West Gulf Coal Company refused to work today. About 45 more were idle as miners blamed a coal loader issue. Superintendent George said he was sure the loader was at fault though he noted it might cause trouble.
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Register Star
Mullens
West Gulf
Kompan
George
Life Savings Stolen at Broad Street Station
A woman traveler from Bangor, Pa., reported losing more than $12,000 in cash and a cashier's check at Philadelphia Broad Street Station while waiting for a Washington train. She handed her handbag to a detective, but the purse vanished after she spoke with a stranger in the waiting room.
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Staton
Washington
John Transeau
Bangor Pa
Lnvader
Thomas Doyle
Broad Street
Thase
West Virginia Fire Tragedy Kills Infant in Small Home
A fire destroyed a small West Virginia home killing three month old Marvin David Godbey. The mother Mrs. Marvin Godbey and three passersby tried to rescue the infant but flames blocked entry.
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Charlesion
Marvin David Godbey
Marvin Godbey
Changes in Draft Law Under Consideration
Congress will hear a plan to extend draftees’ service from 24 to 27 months and consider raising the draft top age. Vinson says a Universal Military Service bill will reach Congress soon with hearings set for January 18. The Pentagon debates lowering the draft age to 18 and reviewing deferment rules for current law.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Vinson
D-Ga
House Armed Services Committee
Department of Defense
Pentagon
Defense Department
Thousands Executed in China Anticipated War Fears
A Hong Kong report says thousands have been executed in the past two months inside Communist China amid antiinfiltration campaigns. Another 42,699 were reportedly eliminated in Hankow during November and December, with new education camps springing up across the country and missionaries said to have been arrested in Zhejiang province.
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Associated Press
Hong Kong
China
Ngsi
Hankow
Kwang
Evansville Fire Loss Near Ten Million Dollars
A large Evansville, Indiana blaze caused estimated damages close to ten million dollars. Fire officials noted significant destruction with unknown exact figures and reported losses of expensive merchandise amid the center city blaze.
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Evansville
Associated Press
Ind
Coalition Takes Over Controls of Congress
A GOP Southern Democrat coalition controls the 82nd Congress and signals strong stance on national defense. The House shows unprecedented coalition strength on opening day while the Senate conducts a brief organizational session. The breakaway bloc dominates the rules committee, shaping Truman's domestic agenda for the next two years.
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Associated Press
Washington
82Nd
Congress
Truman
New House
Senate
Jonors
Gopds
Coai i
House
Wife to Receive Medal for Hero Husband in Korea
President Truman will award the Congressional Medal of Honor posthumously or to the wife of First Lt. Frederick Henry for heroic actions in Korea. Mrs. Lavon Henry of Salt Lake City will receive the nation’s top military honor at a White House ceremony next Tuesday. Lt. Henry, 33, was last seen wounded near Amdong in September, holding off an enemy assault as his unit withdrew.
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Washington
Truman
Frederick F
Korea
White House
Lavon Henry
Salt Lake City
Henry
Amdong
Si Fenry
Richard A. Simon
Philadelphia
Heneys
Jean
Tha Yeen
Pilot Saves 48 Lives in Forced Night Landing
An airliner made a forced night landing in an open field near Midway Airport after a failed takeoff. Pilot Marvin Stadder and a passenger aided the descent and the plane burned hours later in the field. Civil Aeronautics Administration officials assisted as onlookers helped evacuate.
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Midway Airport
Raystack Anere
Ef Staddon
Passen
Civil Aeronautics Administration
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