GOP Threatens Labor Law Fight in Senate
The Associated Press reports the effort to repeal the Taft Hartley act advancing in the Senate with Democrats seeking an improved Wagner Act alternative. Eight Democrats on the Labor Committee backed a February 10 deadline to wind up hearings as Republicans vow a floor challenge. Senator Morse of Oregon and Senator Taft of Ohio warned of a full Senate response if hearings fail.
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Washington
Senate
Senate Labor Committee
Senator Morse
Oregon
Taft
Ohio
Pepper
Dfla
National Labor Relations Board
Taft-Hartley
Truman
Nanking Exodus as Reds Reach Yangtze Amid Peace Talks
The Associated Press reports Communist radio signaling talks with the government and a southward pull of the Nanking regime. Officials say Canton as a likely venue, while residents flee toward the south. Rail and street traffic collapse under mass exodus and troop movements.
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Nanking
Yangtze
Communist Radio
Feds
Peiping
Yangtze River
Associated Press
Nanhing
Foreign Office
Canton
Chiang Kai-shek
Eight Nation Surveys Guide Truman World Aid Plan
U S officials outline eight country studies aiding a Truman era effort to lift underdeveloped areas. The plan could seek about 1 billion dollars from Congress, with World Bank loans and private funds supporting coordinated development projects in Turkey Peru India Colombia Haiti Brazil Iran Liberia and more.
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Associated Press
Washington— Administration
Congress
Truman
World Bank
Turkey
Peru
India
Colombia
United Nations
Haiti
Brazil
Iran
Liberia
Tru
Department
U. S
Life Magazine Sued for Libel in State Court
Mount Sterling farmer Sydney Flatt Anderson filed a circuit court suit seeking 275000 against Time Inc American News Company and Richard O Connor over a Life Magazine October story titled Annies Curse. Anderson a fourth generation descendant claims invasion of privacy and seeks a public retraction.
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Associated Press
MT. Sterling
Sydney Flatt Anderson
Montgomery County
Time, Inc
American News Company
Richard O'Connor
Life Magazine
O'Connor
John J. Alexander
Anne Mitchell
Twe
Anderson
Life
Weather outlook cloudy and turning colder with rain
A weather report notes cloudy skies and a drop in temperatures with occasional rain today and tonight. The outlook remains cold for Wednesday with intermittent precipitation and varying overnight lows across multiple locations.
Eva Ingram Returned to Jail in Raleigh County Case
Mrs Eva Ella Ingram was returned to the Raleigh County jail after forfeiting a $1000 bond when she failed to appear for trial. Indicted on grand larceny charges, she was located in Fayetteville and transferred back by Deputy Sheriff W P Bowles.
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Eva Ella Ingram
Raleigh County
Pratinies
Fayetteville
W. P. Bowles
Fayette County
U S Engineers Open Hearing on Dam at Weston
The board of engineers for rivers and harbors opened hearings on a proposed Stonewall Jackson Reservoir on the West Fork River above Weston West Virginia. The earth fill dam would control 102 square miles, provide flood protection and pollution abatement, and cost about 14.05 million dollars with 35 thousand annually for operation and maintenance.
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Associated Press
Washington
Engineers For
West Fork River
Weston
W. Va
Gravelly Point
Potomac River
West Fork
Boudreau Signs For Top Figure By The Associated Press
Cleveland Indians star shortstop Boudreau signs a two year contract on a straight pay basis placing him among the highest paid in baseball history. The deal plus team context places his earnings near Babe Ruth and Feller level, with Chicago police promotions listed separately.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Low Boudreau
Indians
Bilk Veeck
Dians
Charleston
Raine
W. E. Burchett
Hob Feller
West Virginia Briefs on Industry and Officials
Bituminous Coal Research Inc will start a 250000 project February 15 to develop a continuous culling and loading machine. Gerald Von Strough will direct the program. Spencer resignations of Superintendent Edward K Hawke and Assistant Superintendent Floyd Stephenson announced. Dr Hawke’s resignation effective February 1 to join Trenton State Hospital. two highway fatalities reported in Mercer County and Martinsburg area.
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Huntington — Bituminous Coal Research, Inc
Gerald von Strough
Lukens Steel Company
Coatesville
Spencer
Edward K. Hawke
Charleston
West Virginias
Frank R. Stephenson
Spenyear
State J Hospital
Hawke
Thon Bureau
Charles S. Long
Martinsburg
Thomas Pepper Alley
Mercer County
Trenton State Hospital
Trenton
Neds
Four Legislative Committees Plan Meetings to Open 49th Session
Charleston reports four major legislative committees meet today to begin the 49th session. Senate Judiciary Chair Ralph Bean expects a bill to extend estate payout from 12 to 15 months and shorten appeal filing to one month, a measure similar to a 1947 proposal. Morning sessions focus on organization while House panels prepare for the session.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Judiciary
Finance
Jfer
Senate Judiciary
Ralph J. Bean
D|hardy
Ifor Committee
Sen
van Camp
R- Tyler
Iby
Senate
House
Bean
House Finance and
Judiciary Committees
Senate Finance ‘Committee
Confessed Thief Implicates Friend in Beckley Car Thefts
In Raleigh County Court Elmer Roberts 31 of MacArthur was implicated by co defendant Lando Raynes 23 of Beckley who pleaded guilty to grand larceny. Raynes received one to ten years for ransacking cars on Beckley streets and testified Roberts helped steal merchandise hidden near Beckley Hospital. Judge W A Riffe will pronounce sentence February 4.
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Raleigh County
Elmer Roberts
MacArthur
W. A. Riffe
Lando Raynes
Beckley
Roberts
Raynes
Beckley Hospital
Miller admits larceny in Raleigh County court
H R Miller Jr pleads guilty to grand larceny in Raleigh County Criminal Court. Jhint auto theft indictment nolle pressed. sentencing set February 3. Clayton Bowling pleads to pistol charge. Woodrow Martin pleads on peace warrant. Bowling robbery with arms nolle pressed. sentencing February 4. Ernest Jones drunk driving cases held open. John P Heagarty I case continued. Willard Dickerson non support delayed to January 28. Conspiracy indictment Lyons et al. nolle pressed.
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Herber K. Miller, Jr
Raleigh County
Todas
Jhint
Nolle
W. A. Riffe
Clayton Bowling
Woodrow Martin
Ernest Jones
John P. Heagarty I
Willard Dickerson
Lonzo Taylor
Wayne Taylor
Dempsey Ferrell
Leonard Lyons
Traffic Spiral Shows Need of Better Roads
West Virginia reports 406 highway deaths last year but a record low fatality rate of 8.5 per 100 million miles. The Accident Prevention Bureau warns spiraling traffic and vehicle growth demand new roads and better driving education amid social weakness in safety. Police stopped nearly 200,000 vehicles. about 7,500 arrests for license or equipment violations and 55,000 warning tickets for minor defects were issued.
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Associated Press
Charleston
West Virginia
State Police Accident Prevention Bureau
Bureate
Britain Eyes 150 to 180 US Superfortress Bombers
Britain and the United States discuss buying 150 to 180 B 29 Superfortress bombers in London talks begun last week. Costs near a million dollars each. funding possibly via Marshall Plan aid and a peacetime lend lease. Informants say the deal could push unification of RAF and USAF bomb commands and shift British focus to fighters while the U S emphasizes heavies.
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Associatedress
London
Britain
Sean W. Johnson
U.S. Air
Charles E. H. Medhurst
RAF
Joint Services
Washington
AYU Sun Aeeveiver
Foreign Office
Ceasury
U. S
USAF
IEsso Gets State Petroleum Order
The state will buy gasoline, oil, and petroleum products from Esso Standard Oil Co. for one year. Assistant Director Don Freemar said Esso submitted the only full bid for the service for the current year. The award begins January 1 with gas prices about 1.01 cents per gallon under tank car prices, varying with stock changes and regional factors.
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Charleston
Esso Standard Oil Company
Don Freemar
Con React
Freeman
West Virginia
Critics of GOP Head Disagree Over Replacement
Washington reports friction within the Republican Party as critics clash over replacing Nusan Scott Jr as national chairman. A 14-member national committee meets in Omaha tomorrow to decide, with contenders including Carrall Reece and Ralph F. Gates, though Gates denies candidacy and Dewey forces show no clear opposition.
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Associated Press
Washington
Nusan
Scott, Jr
Scott
Pennsylvania
Omnaha
Morrow
Carrall Reece
Tennessee
Omaha
GOP
Ralph F. Gates
Indiana
Gates
Ihe Dewey
New York
Miners Walk Out Idle at Raleigh Area Coal Mines
About 4,800 workers in Raleigh and Fayette counties idle as New River Company mines Oakwood Whippie and Garden Ground join the stoppage over fire boss rules prohibiting section foremen from safety inspections. Closures spread from Eccles No 4 in Eastern Gas and Fuel area. other mines idled include Arkwright Pittsburgh Consolidation near Morgantown, Pond Creek near Bartley, and Superior Coal near McDowell County.
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Rualeigh
Fayette County
Oakwood
Whippie
Garden Ground
New River Company
State Supreme Court
Raleigh Arca
Eccles
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
Beckley
Haleigh County
Eastern Gas
Eccles, Helen and
Stotesbury
Arkwright and Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company
Brock
Morgantown
Pond Creek Parahontas Company
Bartley
Superior Coal and Coke Company
Superior
McDowell County
Russia Forms Counterpart to Marshall Plan
The Soviet Union and Bulgaria Hungary Poland Romania and Czechoslovakia held a Moscow meeting to form a council of economic mutual aid. The plan aims to organize broader economic cooperation among democracies and the United States, with goals to boost trade and provide technical help and shared economic experience.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Russia
United States
Britain
Soviet Union
Bulgaria
Hungary
Poland
Romania
Czechoslovakia
Countries of Peoples Democracies
U. S
Organization For European Economic Cooperation
Tass
London
Signs of internal friction among Chinese Communists observed
U S officials monitor reports of divisions within the Communist leadership as Mao's party gains ground. A Japanese deserter in Manchuria described cliques such as an international faction a loyal group and a native faction. Lin Piao and Li Li-san reportedly seek distance from the central party while military advances continue.
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Manchuria
U.S
Nanking
Mao
Hay Lift Declared Successful in Nevada Sheep Rescue
Seventeen C 82 planes from McChord Field dropped alfalfa to 10 000 sheep across three ranches in a 200 mile radius near Fallon Nevada The operation aided 180 000 snowbound livestock amid heavy losses and widespread hope from stockmen that further drops will continue to save cattle and sheep in eastern Nevada
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McChord Field
Seattle
Fallon
Nevada
Tri-County
Marvailion
George Swallow
United Stockmen's Association
Ant Albert Fallon
Loyd Sorensen
Storm relief funds sought as western plains endure blizzard
Congress faces calls for more emergency aid after President Truman approves 100 400 for immediate relief to snowbound Indians and livestock in the Dakotas Nebraska Utah and Nevada. Western lawmakers push for at least 500 000 more. Airplanes drop hay to sustain starving herds amid continuing cold.
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Associated Press
Congress
Trimaniwha
Dakotas
Nebraska
Uiah
Weevada
Utah
Nevada
Mercury
Colorado
Montana
Wyoming
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