Trains Derailed Amid Tunisian Unrest As Troops Mass
Reports from Tunis indicate two more trains were saboted and derailed near the city, killing one and injuring several as martial law threats rise. French troops and police poured into Bizerta and Kalibia while armored units patrolled major towns. Low flying French jets dispersed rioters without firing.
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Associated Press
Tunis
Tunisia
France
Ip. Tsing
Georges Laygues
Bizerta
Sengaland
Algeria
Kalibia
Cape Hon
Daring U S Sabre Pilots Down Red Jets in Four Air Battles
Associated Press reports that over Northwest Korea American sabre jet pilots shot down at least 10 Red jets in four battles. Two Mig-1s exploded near American pilots, causing jets to dive before resuming combat. two more Reds fell in fiery streams and a fifth exploded as it hit ground. The Fifth Air Force said 10 Russian-type jets were destroyed, one probably destroyed, and three damaged. Ground fighting along the West Front and in snow-covered ridges continued with limited actions on the East. A five-minute Communist probe near the Punchbowl was the only noted UN action.
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Associated Press
Seoul
Korea
Fifth Air Force
U.S
Westwerm
U.S. Eighth Army
U.N
Punchbowl
Copenhaven Seeks Governor Nomination in Charleston
Charleston mayor John T. Copenhaven filed today as a Republican candidate for governor. Huntington real estate man Bert Schroeder also filed for the Republican state treasurer nomination as the first to do so. Democrats Edward H. Greene Everett R. Shafer and Agriculture Commissioner James B. McLaughlin filed for renomination with Greene and Shafer seeking the gubernatorial nomination from the party and McLaughlin aiming for a sixth term.
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Associated Press
Charleston
John T. Copenhaven
Clarksburg
Melvin C. Muntzing
Cabell County
Edward H. Greene
Huntington
Everett R. Shafer
Beckley
House of Delegates
D. Bert Schroeder
W. H. Ansel, Jr
Agriculture
James B. McLaughlin
Big Chimney
Sud
Coal Tonnage Report Shows Higher Weekly Output
Washington estimates show soft coal last week at about 11,325,000 tons, up 150,000 from the prior year. Through January 19 production reached roughly 30,487,000 tons, about 2,533,000 tons behind last year.
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Associated Press
Washington
National Coal Association
Beckley Feed Store Robbed Last Night
Beckley Feed and Supply Company at 505 Second Street reported theft of about 90 dollars in coins Thursday night. Manager Frazier Hurst said a rear window was used to enter the warehouse. he found the loss this morning. Missing were 47 dollars in packaged coins and 40 to 50 dollars in loose change kept in a desk drawer.
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Beckley Feed and Supply Company
505
Second Street
Frazier Hurst
Hurst
West Virginia Weather Outlook Jan 26 30
Cloudy and warmer with occasional rain tonight and Saturday. West Virginia extended forecast shows rain in the south and rain or snow in the north ending Saturday, with a possible return by Sunday or Tuesday. Totals from one-quarter to three-quarters inch, temperatures 4 to 8 degrees above normal. Milder Saturday, cooler Sunday, warmer Monday, cooler Wednesday. Northern normals 32, Southern 36. Oak Hill and Glade Creek reported low temperatures, rivers near normal, slightly muddy Bluestone Reservoir.
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West Virginia
Oak Hill
Glade Creek
Bellepeim
Greenbrier
Bluestone Reservoir
County Clerk Ordered To Refund 1300 Pay As Jail Supervisor
Raleigh County authorities ordered County Clerk to repay 1300 to the county for jail supervision pay. Audit found improper extra compensation to Anderson in 1949 1950 and 1951 while state tax officials questioned legality of a clerk serving as jail supervisor. Sheriff Mills cited 3171 excessive sheriff expenditures and a 1000 yearly excess for three years to cover extra tax ticket handling, approved only in the 1951 62 budget.
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C. H
Koontz
Raleigh
Harry Anlof
Ned
Derson
Anderson
Okey Mills
Ted
Mills
Simons Sentenced To Year in Jail
Lionel C. Simons, 58, owner of the Coconut Grove tavern in MacArthur, pleads no contest to involuntary manslaughter in Raleigh County. Court sentences him to one year in county jail while allowing bond to remain, and may rule on probation eligibility next Feb. 14.
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Lionel C. Simons
Coconut Grove
MacArthur
Raleigh County
Albert Shorter
Beckley
Shorter
Simons
Pauline Shorter
Simon
Billy Hicks
Carlos MacMillion Lilly
Suspended Policeman Guilty Of Murder
Chicago jurors convict Michael Moretti a suspended policeman and former state's attorney’s aide of murder in a case that drew five months of public attention. The jury sentences him to life imprisonment for slaying 15 year old Arthur Gamino on August 24 in the West Side.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Michael Moretti
Hearing of Lester Murder Reaches Argument Stage
Final arguments were to be heard in the Lester murder case with Clark accused of murdering her husband Walter Clark. Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Norman Knapp and defense counsel Anthony Sparacino presented their positions as the jury weighed options including second degree murder, voluntary manslaughter, involuntary manslaughter, or not guilty. The defense argued self defense citing repeated beatings, while the prosecution stressed the quiet manner of the victim’s death and the defendant’s actions. The court prepared the jury for the four possible verdicts as Harry L. McCreery read the instructions.
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Is Clark
Inturdhy
Walter Clark
Lester
Norman Knapp
Anthony Sparacino
Sparacini
Willie Mae Lash
Knapp
Lodge
Harry L. McCreery
Iceland President Dies After 18 Months Illness
Svienna Bjornsson, president of Iceland since 1945 when the republic was proclaimed, died early today at 71 after an 18 month illness from a heart ailment. He was elected in 1943 and again in 1949 for four year terms and faced no opposition.
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Associated Press
Reykajavik
Iceland
Svienna Bjoernsson
Republic of Iceland
Protestants Threaten Fight at Polls Over Vatican Embassy
Protestant church leaders warned President Truman to drop plans for a Vatican ambassador. Rev Carl McIntire led a 4000 strong rally at Constitution Hall vowing to work for Truman’s defeat if he proceeds. The American Council of Christian Churches backed a resolution opposing any diplomatic representative to the Holy See.
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Associated Press
Washington
Truman
Vatican
Carl McIntire
Collingswood
N. J
International Council of Christian Churches
Bassador
Holy See
American Council
of Christian Churches
Alytion
Council
Constitution Hall
District of Columbia
U S Loses First Time to Reds In UN Vote Today
PARIS The United Nations Political Committee adopted a Russian resolution urging the Security Council to reconsider 14 membership candidates in one package, a move the United States opposed as a group deal. The vote was 21 to 12 with 95 abstentions, a procedural setback but not final.
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Associated Press
Paris
United Nations Political Committee
U. S
Security Council
Italy
United States
Soviet Union
General Assembly
Ernest A. Gross
U. N
Albania
Bulgaria
Hungary
Romania
Outer Mongolia
Ireland
Ceylon
Finland
Nepal
Austria
Jordan
Libya
Portugal
U.N
Patterson Buried at Arlington after plane crash
Former Secretary of War Robert P Patterson, 60, killed in a Tuesday plane crash at Elizabeth New Jersey, will be buried today at Arlington National Cemetery. President Truman will attend Episcopal services at Washington National Cathedral but not the burial. Governor Stevenson denies presidential speculation, says he is a candidate for governor.
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Associated Press
Washington
Robert P. Patterson
Elizabeth
N. J
Arlington National Cemetery
Truman
Washington National Cathedral
P.m
Patterson
Springfield
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
Living Costs Hit New Top in Mid December
The mid December consumer price index, compiled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, signals a new high in living costs. A 0.5 percent rise for moderate income city families is expected, triggering automatic wage boosts under the Wage Stabilization Board formula. Higher prices for food and durable goods drive the increase, with winter-only price spikes in fruits vegetables and dairy noted.
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Associated Press
Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Wage Stabilization Board
Wage Board
Ibe
Medal to Father of KIA Soldier at Legion Post 32
Post 32 to present Bronze Star to Karl Smith for Sgt Harold E. Smith of Company F 21st Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division in Korea. Presentation by Capt Carson R. Scott at Memorial Building after funeral rites held December 16, 1951 in Beckley.
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Post
Korea
American Legion Post 32
Karl Smith
Harold E. Smith
Smith
21St Infantry Regiment
24Th Infantry Division
Carson R. Scott
Organized Army Reserve Corps
Crab Orchard
Beckley
Youth Found Hanging in Summersville Church Basement
Summersville authorities investigated the death of 16 year old Benjamin Harold Ray, a Summersville High student, found hanging by a rope with hands tied behind him in the Enon Church of God basement at Gilboa. Coroner and sheriff labeled it not self-inflicted, noting no other marks on the body. Ray, 188 pounds, son of William and Mrs. Ray of Gibbs, was last seen by his younger brother Billy Ray.
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Associated Press
Summersville
Gilboa
John C. Beil
Benjamin ‘Harold Ray
Billy Ray
Mets
Robert O. Blatvell
William Ray
Gitbes
Here
Ray
Chicago
Raymond Jenko
Patricia Swartz
William Swartz
Jhe
Jenko
Receivership Initiated In Lias Federal Case
Government attorneys seek a receivership for the assets of William Gilias and associates. Judge Harry E. Watkins ordered Lias and others to show cause on February 4 why a receivership should not be established as part of IRS efforts to collect about two million dollars in income taxes and penalties tied to Lingite rents.
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Associated Press
Wheeling
William Gilias
Harry E. Watkins
Lias
Wheeling Downs
Internal Revenue Bureau
Hobo Confesses to Mine Murders and Loots $65
A bearded hobo in a California county jail confessed to nine murders and a theft of less than $65, saying he wanted to end his life of crime. Undersheriff Knoll backed the confession as credible after police statements. In Portland Oregon, police questioned known sex offenders amid clues to three year old Sherrie Eden Kader’s disappearance, noting recent abduction attempts in the area.
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Associated Press
Sacramento
Calif
Calmy
Lloyd Gomez
Gomez
Harry Knoll
Hebo
Crild
Portland
Ore
Sherrie Eden Kader
Dewey Warns Of Pacific Catastrophe If Action Lags
New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey warned that the free world risks war and catastrophe in Southeast Asia without prompt action. He urged a mutual defense treaty among free Pacific nations and vowed to use every weapon available. Dewey cited U S commitments to Japan the Philippines Australia and New Zealand and warned that current guarantees may be excessive or insufficient.
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Associated Press
New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Southeast Asia
Dewey
Far East
United States
Japan
Philippine Islands
Australia
New Zealand
Labor Flannery Parley Held In Charleston
A labor strategy meeting in Charleston gathered representatives from most state unions to discuss backing William E Flannery for governor. Reported progress aimed to unite CIO AFL United Mine Workers and railroad unions behind a single Democratic candidate.
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iBy
Associated Press
Charleston
William E. Flannery
British Troops Rule Ismailia in Suez Canal Clash
British troops with tank support battled Egyptian police in Ismailia for six hours. At least 50 police and three British soldiers were killed, with 130 police and 13 British wounded. Britain reported disarming auxiliary police, while Egypt warned of possible diplomatic break. Ismailia, center of canal tensions, saw heavy combat and prior week violence including an American nun’s death.
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Associated Press
Cairo
Egypt
Ismalia
Suez Canal Zone
Suez
Canal
Ismailia
Canal Zone
Lancashire Fusiliers
Britain
West Virginia Briefs Highlight Deaths and Elections
Funeral services for Dr. Holly Estis Cunningham 69 will be held at Asbury College chapel Wilmore Kentucky He taught at West Virginia University Marshall College University of Oklahoma and West Virginia Institute of Technology He headed the philosophy department at the time of death. John Kennedy 41 of Reed was killed when a station wagon collided with a truck on U S Route 60 near Rand. Lawrence Cappellanti 33 Ravenswood High School band instructor died of a heart attack en route to Charleston. An official said a state employee running for a national party convention may still hold a political office Agriculture Commissioner James B McLaughlin filed for Democratic renomination to a sixth term. He is from Big Chimney Kanawha County and 67.
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Lexington
Asbury College
Wilmore
Holly Estis Cunningham
Jackson County
W. Va
Cunningham
West Virginia University
Marshall College
University ‘of Oklahoma
West Virginia
Institute of Technology
Sbury College
Charleston
John Kennedy
Reed
Rand
Here
Ravenswood
Lawrence Cappellanti
Ravenswood High School
James B. McLaughlin
Secretary of State
Big Chimney
Kanawha County
Area Candidates In May Primary
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Marsh Fork District Raleigh County Earl G. Davis of Eunice Democrat No salary or fee for this office. CONSTABLE Slat Fork District Raleigh Community David A. Wyatt of Amigo Democrat This is a fee basis job. JUSTICE OF THE PEACE Siab Fork District Raleigh County James A. Farley of Sophia Democrat now serving as conservator of the peace.
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Marsh Fork
Raleigh
Earl G. Davis
Eunice
Democrat
Slat Fork
David A.wyatt
Amigo
Justice OF the Peace
Siab Fork
James A. Farley
Sophia
Conservatory of the Peace
Oakwood Central Traffic Light Restored After Breakdown
The Oakwood Central traffic light at S Oakwood c and Central Avenues resumed operation today after a six week outage. Acting Police Chief Millard Tyree said the control box mechanism was damaged and the city could not obtain the proper cable for the new box.
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S. Oakwood c
Central Avenues
Millard Tyree
Beckley Stores To Close On Election Days
Beckley Business Bureau members voted to close stores on Primary and General Election days May 13 and Nov 4 to give employees ample opportunity to vote. No change in hours or observed holidays. Saturday night hours remain. President Robert Foster noted the Saturday night issue was postponed. Speakers warned of voter apathy and urged action to boost franchise participation. The group hoped the move would spur broader public interest.
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Beckley Business Bureau
Robert Foster
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