Armistice Talks To Follow End Of Desert Battle
Israel's army declared Operation A in the Negev ended with Egyptian forces pushed back and patrols withdrawn from deep into Egypt. A cease fire was ordered at 2 p.m. to pave armistice talks with Egypt, while London charged a new Israeli incursion near Rafa three miles inside Egypt. Britain cited a roadblock base five miles inside Egypt as hostilities continued despite UN directives.
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Palestine
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Faluja
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London
British Foreign Office
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Security Council
Iraq
Muzahim Amin al Pacha' Eni
Baghdad
Nuri Pasha Es Said
Hearing delayed on utility sale in Glen White
A Public Service Commission hearing in Charleston to decide which company will supply water and electricity to Glen White residents was postponed with no new date. Standard Utility Service seeks authority to take over both utilities, while Appalachian Electric Power Company protests. President James Lively argued that separate water service is not economical, and George A. Watkins of Beckley, the seller, testified he will only sell to a firm willing to provide both utilities.
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Glen White
Standard Utility Service Corporation
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Standard
AEP
James Lively
George A. Watkins
Beckley
Mauna Loa Erupts With Three Long Flow Streams
Lava from the snow capped volcano surged down the western flank in three streams each 12 to 15 miles long. Authorities reported the eruption accelerated late yesterday as fiery flows descended steep banks toward openings on the mountain.
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Associated Press
HILO
Hawaii
Mauna Loa
Weather Outlook Warm Start Then Cooling Late Weekend
Fair windy and warmer today with increasing clouds tonight Saturday looks mild then colder in the afternoon or night Saturday. West Virginia forecast January 8 to 12 calls for temperatures four to five degrees above normal with snow flurries Saturday night. Rain in the south and rain or snow in the north Sunday night or Monday, possibly again Wednesday. Precipitation totals about one quarter to one half inch in the south and under a half inch in the north. Beckley temperatures show yesterday's high and last night’s low.
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W. Va
Beckley
China Eyes Second Peace Bid Amid Civil War Standoff
Nanking reports say government may issue a second peace statement as Chiang Kai-shek forces face defeats near Suzhou and Tientsin. Communists advance around Yenan are uncertain, while Formosa is fortified for potential retreat. Garrisones brace for further clashes and public calls to withdraw from Tientsin.
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Associated Press
Nanking
Nanking Evening News
Chiang Kai-shek
Shen Chang-huan
Chiang
China
Truman Denies Cabinet Fight Over Russia Policy
President Truman rejected in strong terms a Life magazine story claiming he is engineering a cabinet struggle to soften U.S. policy toward Russia. He said there is no change in policy and he has not met with Jay Franklin or given a forthcoming speech. Franklin’s column linked Lovett and Forrestal to pro war interests and questioned a shift in strategy amid cold war tensions.
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Russia
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Defense Forrestal
First New Labor Bill Nets Clash of Views
A Senate bill by Elbert Thomas to repeal Taft Hartley and restore the Wagner Act drew early opposition from Republican Ivex who warned Taft Hartley features would be added as amendments. President Truman said Congress must decide how to implement labor law changes and keep some Taft Hartley provisions. CIO counsel Arthur Goldberg urged quick passage, while Thomas aims to undo the act and pursue Wagner Act restoration to improve bargaining power for unions.
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Congress
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Senate Labor Committee
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Labor and’ Public Welfare Committee
Taft
Ohio
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Lesinski
Michigan
House Labor and Education Committee
Jet Planes Set Record Between Chicago and New York
Two Air Force pilots Lt Col Bill Haviland and Lt Harry Howell flew F80C jets from Chicago Municipal Airport to LaGuardia in 1 hour 21 minutes eight seconds, fastest between those cities. They landed at 1 17 53 p m EST after departing 11 56 a m EST, 711 air miles apart, setting a jet speed record though no prior record for the cities is known.
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Harry Howell
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Acheson Named State Department Head by Truman
President Truman named Dean Acheson to head the State Department after Secretary Marshall and Undersecretary Lovett resigned. Budget Director James E. Webb to become under secretary. Changes take effect January 20 as Truman enters a new term. Marshall cites health after kidney operation and retires from cabinet post.
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Washington
Marshall
Lovett
Truman
Dean Acheson
State Department
James E. Webb
Stetfir
General Marshall
Hungarian Refugees Detail Fear Under Communism
Twenty Hungarians who hijacked an airliner say police terror and political persecution drive emigration from Budapest. Laszlo Nagy, a textile wholesaler, describes a society where families fear each other, assets are seized, liberties are suppressed, workers suffer, and the church is persecuted. Cardinal Miniszenty is seen as a martyr inspiring hope for outside aid.
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Associated Press
Munich
Germany
Laszlo Nagy
Ceater
Budapest
Nagy
Josef Cardinal Miniszenty
Kilgore to Present Education Aid Bill Monday
Senator Kilgore announces a plan to offer federal aid to states to reduce adult illiteracy and raise literacy across the nation. The bill calls for initial 5 million dollars in 1950, rising to 15 million annually 1951 through 1958, then phased down through 1960, with distributions favoring poorer states.
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Virginia
Tennessee
Carolinas
Alabama
Georgia
United States
Refused to Pay Cab Fare Lands Man Back in Jail
Cecil Taylor, jailed at Raleigh County, broke a guard during an escape and failed to pay a 32 dollar cab fare. He waived preliminary hearings on the cab fare, bond set at 500 dollars by Magistrate J P Meadows, and was returned to jail for six more months on the escape charge. Buddy Lovell of Sophia fined five dollars and costs for assault. arrested by State Police.
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J. P. Meadows
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Little Beaver Park
Harry Wolford
Buddy Lovell
Sophia
Beckley Newsman Joins Foreign Service ranks
Sidney Weintraud of Beckley West Virginia and 19 other youths were named by the State Department to the foreign service after nationwide competitive examinations. The announcement highlights new entrants from editorial and other backgrounds in the diplomatic corps.
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Associated Re. Washington
Sidney Weintraud
W. Va
Post-Herald
State Department
Foreign Service
Highest, Longest Title Political Expert Elevated by Reds
Russia grants the top Soviet political adviser in Germany, Y. Semionov, the title extraordinary ambassador plenipotentiary. U S authorities see this as signaling plans for a separate East German state in the Russian occupation zone amid advance preparations by Russians and German Communists.
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Semionov
Bonus Proposals Expected by Legislature
Charleston coverage notes the West Virginia legislature likely faces a renewed debate on a veterans bonus. VFW and American Legion seek public submission in 1930, with plans for a bond-financed program and possible amendment to the state constitution, affecting about 472,000 veterans.
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Associated Press
Charleston
West Virginia
Veterans of Foreign Wars
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American Legion
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Legion
Veterans' Organization
Democratic State Platform
Okey L. Patteson
National Goals Listed In Economic Report
President Truman outlined an eight point program to curb inflation and spur growth in 1949. He called for higher employment, sustained production, and flexible tax and price policies while stressing private enterprise balanced by targeted government powers. He urged extended rent control and a large public housing push to 1,000,000 low rent dwellings in seven years.
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Republicans Plan Housing Bill Seeks Taft Backing
Senate Republicans plan a housing bill to rival President Truman's program. Senator Ives reports Taft supports the GOP plan, which would be more modest than Truman's 1,000,000 public housing units in seven years. The T-E-W bill previously offered 300,000 units in five years but died in the House.
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Associated’ Press
Washington
Senate
Truman
Ives
Taft
Ohio
Tall
Ellender
Wagner
House
Potomac Basin Survey Moves For Resurvey Action
Washington The Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin approved asking the Agriculture Department for a resurvey of the basin. A 78th Congress survey was incomplete. The panel recommended forming a demonstration area on a small stream, with Opequon Creek in West Virginia and Virginia floated as a potential site. Edward N. Munns of the U.S. Forest Service said funds are largely available.
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Associated Press
Washington
Interstate Commission
Potomac River
Agriculture Department
78Th Congress
Opequon Creek
West Virginia
Virginia
Edward N. Munns
U. S. Forest Service
$200000 Jewel Theft Reported to Police
New York police were notified last night of a jewel theft valued at about $200,000. Erhart Ruegg, a textile manufacturer, said the jewels were missing from a bedroom closet after he returned home from a nightclub with his wife. Ruegg said most of the jewels were insured.
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Associated Press
New York
Erhart Ruegg
Ruegg
Economic At a Glance Truman's Economic Report to Congress
Washington summary of the nation’s economic picture with targets for employment and production, notes on inflation risks, and December cost of living trends. It includes a 4 billion tax increase, price and wage controls, and a push for public housing and higher old-age benefits as part of a longer term program.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Trutman
Mine Few Yards Away Skelton School Closed Over Coal Shortage
Doris Jean Perdue a seventh grader at Skelton Elementary School led a protest after the building ran out of coal for heat and pupils were sent home. Principal L Dixon said no coal arrived though orders had been placed with Okes Coal Company Cherry Creek. Teacher Agnes Brink confirmed the delay and said classes will resume once coal is received.
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Skelton Elementary School
L. Dixon
Mount Hope
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Raleigh Register
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