Peace Meeting Asked Chiang View Unknown
The government in Nanking called for an unconditional cease fire and immediate peace negotiations between government and Communist forces. The executive yuan proposed delegates be appointed to start talks while Chiang Kai-shek’s views awaited in the capital.
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James Od.shite
Associated Press
Nanking
Government Information Office
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Nakes
Yuan
Kuonin Ginge Party
Chiang Kai-shek
Sung Fo
Kuomintang
Peiping
Ho Sze-yuan
Canton
Wee
Mao Tze-tung
Inauguration Week Opens With Holiday Spirit in Washington
Thousands fill Washington in holiday mood ahead of Harry S. Truman's inauguration tomorrow. Officials note 600000 to 750000 visitors expected, as Congress defeats a tax waiver on parade and ball tickets. Dewey sends wishes. Truman signs four day weekend for federal workers. Weather forecasts clear, no rain or snow expected for the ceremony.
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Washington
Harry S. Truman
Jackson County
Missouri
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Congress
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White House
Erect Barkley
Kentucky
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Fine Alice Committee
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Inaugural Gala Plans Please Truman for March Day
The article describes a large gala planned for the president with 5 300 gala guests and about 25 080 hotel rooms. It notes private home tickets, a Mayflower Hotel dinner, and a press reception at 7 p m EST. It mentions a salary raise bill and a tax free increase, plus a breakfast with entertainers and bands. The piece also covers a legislative recess and initial committee appointments.
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Trumans
Forrest Smith
Missouri
Presi
Dent
Mayflower Hotel
Visi
Truman
Washington
Weather and Politics Mark Midwestern Snow Impact
The Kansas City area faced a heavy snowstorm with eight inches recorded. Schools closed, travel hindered, and power outages affected St Louis and surrounding regions. Legislative moves in North Carolina referenced, with leaders named and budget plans discussed amid the weather backdrop.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Midlands
Weather Bureau
Kas
Highway Patrol
Missouri
Idle Miners Seek Unemployment Pay Over Fire Boss Rules
Miners at Eccles No 1 and No 6 mines of Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates, idle for a second week due to fire boss regulations, announced they will apply for unemployment compensation. District 29 safety director C. J. Jones noted the move this morning.
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C. £. Jones
United Mine
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Cou J O Alexander
Tilt Management
Attorney General's Office
Mines Department
George J. Tiller
District 29
UMW
Alexander
Stotesbury
Cranberry Mines
Bulletin Union Shop Provision Ruled Illegal by NLRB
An NLRB examiner ruled the union shop clause in the contract between soft coal operators and United Mine Workers illegal. About 30 Eccles miners reported to Beckley unemployment office seeking jobless pay as state rules trigger claims while the state considers eligibility. Idle today are Eastern Gas and Fuel Slotesbury mines and Skelton mine. Cranberry mine resumes work while Skelton remains quiet.
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Associated Press
Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Ariner
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Eccles
Beckley
Slotesbury
Eastern Gas and Fuel
Skelton
New River Company
Cranberry
Gassy
Fire boss rulings limit inspectors at mines by Arch Alexander
The state mine inspectors publish new fire boss rules based on a AGO interpretation. Only regular fire bosses may conduct inspections, ending section foremen and other roles. Under ground fire boss stations are abolished but reports may be forwarded to other fire bosses. Eccles miners protested after learning the ruling, with union leaders urging immediate enforcement and workers facing unemployment safeguards.
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Crosby to Join CBS Next Fall From NBC
CBS will broadcast Bing Crosby starting next fall for an extended period. The move follows recent switches by Jack Benny from NBC to CBS and Amos ’n’ Andy from NBC to CBS, amid CBS’s wider raid on rival networks.
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Associated Press
Hollywood
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Jack Benny
National Broadcasting Co
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NHC
William 5. Paley
CBS Board
Ticket Tax Vote Won by Coalition
A 47 to 44 vote blocked a bill exempting inaugural parade and ball tickets from federal excise taxes. Republicans allied with six southern Democrats to defeat the measure, challenging the Truman era tax policy and spotlighting a GOP-Dixie Democrat coalition.
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Associated Press
Washington
South
Hayden
Arizona
Melvin Hildreth
Hucreth
Congress
Uncle Sam
Hildreth
Suzy Seeks Soil Sample From State For Texas Pride
Suzy Agnew eleven of Corpus Christi Texas sent a letter to the Beckley Chamber of Commerce with dirt claimed as soil from the largest state asking for a soil sample from West Virginia. The note highlights Texan pride planted in a young resident's request.
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Beckley Chamber of Commerce
Suzy Agnew
Tarlton Street
Corpus Christi
Tex
Suzy
West Virginia
Phone Rate Hike Discussed by Beckley Chamber Directors
Beckley Chamber of Commerce directors set reg war meeting at 7 30 p m Thursday to decide if they will protest a proposed rate increase by Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company. W G Thompson Montgomery chamber president wired to send a representative to a Charleston Danielson Hotel meeting at 7 p m Sunday to join other chambers resisting the hike.
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Beckley Chamber of Commerce
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
W. G. Thompson
Montgomery Chamber
Danielson
Charleston
Probe of Heir's Death is Delayed
Investigators in Tallahassee said they are waiting on FBI analysis as they press a probe into Grenville Baker's nighttime death. The 27 year old heir to a New York banking fortune was found with a pistol wound after a jeep crash on his mother's plantation, near here. Thehn a Griffin, a 71 year old divorcee, was present. officials see possible accidental death but refuse to rule out suicide.
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Associated Press
Tallahassee
Grenville Baker
FBI
Baker
New York
Norh
Here
Thehna Griffin
William D. Hopkins
Frank Stoutamire
Hopkins
Meetings Planned On School Needs In West Virginia
United States Chamber of Commerce plans a series of meetings in West Virginia to address education problems. A R Miles seeks Beckley contacts to arrange sessions in Huntington William sson Bluefield Elkins Beckley with Miles leading discussions on poor facilities unqualified teachers and inadequate school transportation in winter.
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West Virginia
A. R. Miles
U.S. Chamber
Arthur C. Cundy
Beckley Chamber
Huntington
Williamsson
Bluefield
Elkins
Beckley
Miles
Cundy
Acheson gains Senate support for tough policy toward Reds
The United States Senate confirms Dean Acheson as secretary of state by an 83 to 6 vote amid a fierce debate on anti Soviet policy. Critics warn the new secretary will align with President Truman the administration’s tough stance toward Russia and communism.
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Reds
Associated Press
Washington
Truman
Russia
Senate
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Acheson
Fle
George C. Marshall
Robert A. Lovett
Vandenberg
R-Mich
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Ache ‘Son
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E. E. Stafford Granted New Trial Hearing
E. E. Stafford receives a new trial with a second hearing before a magistrate on a charge of driving while intoxicated. Judge W. A. Riffe remands the case to the lower court. Additional charges against Lacy Bragg of Bell are nolle prosequi. Eva Ela Ingram fails to appear and forfeits a 1000 bond. Other defendants listed include Carl Lester, Pauline Profit, Jasper Richards facing various charges.
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Bell
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Manning
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Jay
Carl Lester
Pauline Profit
Jasper Richards
Republicans Won Cash Derby Lost Election
The Associated Press reports that Republican House and Senate campaign committees spent over fourteen times as much as Democratic groups last fall, yet Democrats won control. Final 1048 statements show GOP receipts of $962,201 and outlays of $926,371, while Democrats took in $87,027 and spent $64,824. Senate gains: Democrats gained nine seats to lead 54-42. House: Democrats netted 75 seats, 262 to 17 with one vacancy. Republican Senate committee totals: $544,107 received, $500,254 spent. Democratic Senate: $54,825 received, $52,911 spent. GOP House receipts: $128,094, expenses $426,117. Democratic House: receipts $12,202, expenses $11,913.
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House
Senate
Congress
New York
Republican Committee
Democratic House
Vessels Afire After Collision Off New Jersey Coast
The East Wind, a veteran Coast Guard cutter, and the tanker Gulfstream collided in heavy fog about 60 miles southeast of Barnegat light vessel. Fire broke out on both vessels. the East Wind’s crew of 100 abandoned ship as casualties were reported. The Suzanne, an 8200 ton tanker, stood by to aid and remove casualties.
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Associated Press
Boston
Coast
New York
Coast Guard
East Wind
New Jersey
Gulfstream
Barnegal
Hurricane Kills One in Michigan
A hurricane unleashed shurricaneforce winds across southern Michigan injuring one man and causing extensive property damage. In Flint the sustained gusts reached 82 mph with 95 mph brief gusts. Detroit saw 70 mph winds and more store windows shattered. Telephones and power lines failed, schools closed, and WJIM tower was damaged without collapse. Airports reported hangar and plane damage across the region.
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Associated Press
Michigan
Consumers Power Co
Flint
Jover
Detroit
Michigan Hell
Lansing
WJIM
Bank of Lansing
State Planes to Take Part in Inaugural Air Show
Fourteen fighter planes from West Virginia's Air National Guard will participate in an air show at President Truman's inauguration. They depart Charleston at 1 am today for Philadelphia to join squadrons from 22 other states. U S Air Force planes and Navy air arm crews will join the event tomorrow afternoon.
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Associated Press
Charleston
West Virginia
Air . National Guard
Truman
Adj
Charles R. Fos
Charles‘tan
Philadelphia
U.S. Air Force
Air Arm of the Navy
Navy Radar Averts crash saving cadets and crew
A Navy radar guided an Air Force transport to a safe landing at Patuxent Naval Air Station with 30 cadets and five crew members aboard. The plane, en route from O’Hergstrom Field to Holloman Field, faced radio failure after crossing the Appalachians and was located by Patuxent GCA radar near Cambridge, Maryland after several hours.
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Associated Press
Patuxent
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Hergstrom Field
Austin
Tex
Holling Field
Washington
McNulty
Appalachian Mountains
Washington Field
Patuxent Gca
Cambridge
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