Seven nation group to invite more states to NATO alliance
The Washington talks close to inviting about six more nations to join the Western security pact. Norway remains pivotal as a Soviet pressure point while Oslo, alongside Sweden, pursues a Scandinavian alignment. Invites likely go to Norway Iceland Ireland Portugal Italy with Denmark possibly added if interested.
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John M. Hightower
Associated Press
Washington
Seven Nation
North Atlantic
Norway
West
Russia
Sweden
Oslo
United States
Denmark
Iceland
Ireland
Portugal
Italy
Stalin hints at peace pact with Truman in Washington
Stalin voiced willingness to discuss a US Soviet peace pact at a mutually agreeable site and a joint declaration of peaceful aims and gradual disarmament. Truman reiterated readiness to meet Stalin in Washington, with officials noting no formal approach had been made. Stalin signaled Berlin blockade relief if conditions loosened, and a western German state pause until a four power council meeting. Donaldson nominated again as postmaster general by President Truman.
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Generatissimo Stalin
North Atlanta
Stalin
Truman
White House
State Department
Norway
Western Alliance
Security League
Foreign Office
Oslo
Wy Loe ApruLisece Seme
Woscow
Associated Press
Washington
Charles G. Ross
Russia
Berlin
Big Four Council of Foreign Ministers
Donaldson
Jesse M.donaldson
Post Office
All Beckley Area Mines Operating Today
Miners resume work across the Beckley area as a dispute over fire bossing methods heads to Kanawha County Circuit Court. George J. Tiller of District 29 notes unity, while operators seek a court interpretation of West Virginia mining laws.
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Beckley Area
Kanawha County
George J. Tiller
District 29
The
United Mine
Associated Press
Charleston
West Virginia
Attorney General's Office
W.W. C. Marland
State Mines Department
State Supreme Court
State Department of Mines
Attorney General’s Office
Automobile and radio thefts reported in city
Police report a 1947 Plymouth stolen from 110 Beverly Street and a radio taken from a car on Hull Street. Owner listed as D. D. Landis of Pulaski and William Graham of Hull Street reported the thefts Saturday night. City issued building permits to W. R. Vanney and Torbert Stansbury for four two-room frame houses on Ninth Street at $2,000 each.
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City Police Today
Beverly Street
D. D. Landis
Pulaski
Wiliam Graham
Hull Street
W. R. Vanney
Torbert Stansbury
City Recorder's Office
Ninth Street
More Explosive Energy in Bombs Now Admitted
FRANK CAREY reports that the Atomic Energy Commission disclosed in its fifth semiannual report to Congress that new U S atomic bombs have substantially greater explosive energy than older models. Tests at Eniwetok demonstrated gains, with production and expanding stockpile plans imminent.
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Frank Carey
Associated Press
Washington
United States
Atomic Energy Commission
Japan
Bikini
Congress
Eniwetok Atoll
David Lillenthal
Commission
Planis
Eniwetok
Several Injured In Road Wrecks In Three Towns
Road crashes Sunday left more than 10 injured in Shady Spring MacArthur and Sophia. Seven people were hurt in a head on collision at MacArthur with multiple head wounds facial cuts and bruises. A second crash near Pine in Shady Spring injured James Acord Jr his wife and two children plus C C Buskirk. At Sophia two cars collided early with occupants treated and released. Damages quoted about 150 dollars per vehicle.
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Shady Spring
MacArthur
Sophia Sunday
Virginia Buckland
Cuin
Alwilda Cox
Cephas Penn
Catherine Cox
William Cox
Catherine
City Sidewalk Plow Begins Operation in Beckley
Huntington reports heavy snow turn to slush as temperatures rise. West Virginia faces continued snow and rain with lingering slick roads. Beckley uses a heated plow on sidewalks downtown to clear sidewalks as city crews remove snow from streets.
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Aygisser
Huntington
West Virginia
Ohio River
Pittsburgh
Parkersburg
Weather Bureau
Wheeling
Morgantown
Elkins
Charleston
Charlesownia
Martinsburg
Parkersburgh
State
Ohio Valley
Bluefield
Princeton
Beckley
Seace
Sewell Mountain
Road Commission
Fayette
Rivers
Panhandle
State Road Commission
Trafic
Belle J
G. C. Hedrick
Peiping Falls Under Joint Communist Nationalist Rule
Reporters describe a 15 000 to 20 000 strong parade of Red troops entering Peiping through the northwest gate toward the summer palace. The mood among the Communists is solemn and curious while Nationalist forces withdraw, to be replaced by a joint city administration under a Jan 22 agreement.
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Associated Press
Peiping
Summer Palace
Jyon
Genghis Khan
Mungot
Truman Budget Slashed as Tax Fight Looms
The Associated Press reports House Appropriations Chairman Cannon says cuts to President Truman's 41.86 billion dollar budget are certain though their size remains undetermined. Senator Taft urges deeper cuts while warning about tax burdens, and Byrd plans a drive to reduce spending ahead of a July 1 fiscal year.
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Associated Press
Washington
Cannon
D-Mo
House Appropriations Committee
Truman
Taft
Ohio
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
GOP
Appropriations
Byrd
D-Va
AFL Midwinter Meeting Opens in Miami
AFL leaders opened their midwinter gathering privately studying labor law proposals. Executive council members avoided public judgment, awaiting lawyers and the arrival of George Harrison of the Railway Clerks Union. They welcomed features like ending the closed shop ban and relaxing Taft Hartley injunctions, signaling a push for broader union membership. Harrison's arrival was awaited as AFL influence in Washington discussions continued.
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Associated Press
Miami
Ela
American Federation of Labor
AFL Executive Council
Ald-Line
AFI
George Harrison
Railway Clerks Union
AFL
Washington
Harrison
General Leads Paraguay After Coup and Resignation
ASUNCION Paraguay a army general heads Paraguay's provisional government after dissidents forced resignation of writer president J Natalicio Gonzalez The bloodless coup ends Gonzalez five month tenure a hastily chosen assembly named Brig Gen Raimado Rolon defense minister to lead the provisional government a presidential election is due within two months the ousted regime is accused of misusing public funds with Gonzalez branded public robber No 1 by Asuncion radio
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Associated Press
Gonzalez
Asuncion Radio
Mistire
Li Tsung-jen’s Shanghai trip labeled fruitless peace bid
Acting President Li Tsung-jen flew to Shanghai and back today in what observers called a futile peace effort. His associates expected him to stay two days to discuss plans with liberal leaders and the Democratic League, and with Madame Sun Yat-sen. His early return suggested no success in securing cooperation from liberal groups.
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Associated Press
Nanking
Li Tsung-jen
Shanghai
Lemocratic League
Madame I Sun Yat-sen
Republic
Canton
Tobin backs free collective bargaining act in Senate hearing
Secretary of Labor Maurice Tobin urged replacing Taft Hartley with a law that encourages collective bargaining. He spoke to the Senate Labor Committee as Aiken criticized the administration’s bill for lacking teeth to stop strikes, arguing the new measure would erase key Taft Hartley provisions and echo Wagner Act principles.
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Associated Press
Washington
Maurice ‘Tobin
iCongress
Senate Labor Committee
Wasitington
A+ ken
R-Wu
Senale
John L. Lewis
Tobin
Senate Tabor
Aiken
Police Hold Man Who Shot Priest In Fiery Shootout
In New York a 40-year-old man identified as Elmer Stanford was wounded and captured after a 45-minute gun battle with 1090 police officers. He faced felonious assault charges for shooting the Roman Catholic priest Rev. Vincent J. Campbell in a confessional booth at close range in a fast side rooming house.
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Associated Press
New York
Elmer Stamford
Stanford
Bellevue Hospital
Vincent J. Campbell
Charles Hoffman Dies in Hospital
Charles Herbert Hoffman 36 of Morris Apartment Beckley died in a local hospital after a week long illness. Born in Nanticoke Pa he was the son of Charles Raymond and Nose Mae Hoffman and an employee of Radio Cab. He lived much of his life in Beckley and attended the Methodist church. Survived by his mother two sisters Margaret Lemon Beckley and Viola Jones Nanticoke. Funeral 2 p m Tuesday at Calfee Chapel with Rev W B Peck. Burial Calfee Cemetery Mt Tabor. Body at Calfee Funeral Home until the hour.
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Charles Herbert Hoffman
Morris Apartment
McCreery Street
Calfee Chapel
W. B. Peck
Calfee
Mt. Tabor
Hoffman
Nanticoke
Charles Raymond
Nose Mae Hoffman
Woodrow Wilson High School
Eighth Child Born As 2 Die in Fire at Troy Pa
Nine people slept in a two story Columbia Cross Roads farmhouse when a fire, origin unknown, trapped a family of Finnertys. Nine-year-old Laverne Finnerty saved three brothers before perishing with two siblings inside. The house housed Gordon Finnerty, his wife, and seven children. the mother, just after delivering her eighth child, was in Troy hospital.
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Troy
Laverne Finnerty
Columbia Cross Roads
Gordon — Finnerty
Laverne
Gordon
Parker
Marshall
Janet
Larry
Eleanor
East Beckleyan Held For Shooting Woman
Obie Jones of East Beckley is jailed in Raleigh County awaiting a hearing on malicious wounding. He allegedly shot Pearl Matthews in the leg at about 10 pm Saturday. the report reached police Sunday. Matthews was hospitalized for treatment.
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East
Two WV measures seek municipal revenue and civil service changes
West Virginia lawmakers introduced bills to distribute 30 percent of liquor revenue after costs to communities, and to expand city authority on taxes and fees including capitation, licenses, and privilege taxes. Other proposals would empower mayors to oversee promotions in paid fire and police forces with Civil Service oversight and replacements.
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Charleston
West Virginia
House
Nuzum
D-Tastor
Liquor Control Comm 1
Peter Hwein Wilde
West Virgtinia League of Municcipalities
Maloney
Dkanawha
Celtics
Raleigh
Civil Service Commission
Pay Hike Bill Delayed By House Committee
The House Education Committee deferred action on teacher salary increases to first tackle higher priority issues. Chairman C A Blankenship said building construction aid is the most pressing problem, with salaries to follow after decisions on building aid, sick leave, and retirement liberalization.
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Associated Press
Charleston
House Education Committee
C. A. Blankenship
Wyoming
Blankenship
VA Overhaul Aims to Save Ten Million Annually
Washington The Veterans Administration announced a major reorganization to cut about 10 million dollars a year in operating costs. All 12 VA branch offices will shift supervisory duties to district offices and report directly to VA headquarters. The plan targets a 2,500 staff reduction while maintaining service to veterans.
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Associated Press
Washington
Veterans Administration
Carl R. Gray Snco
National Service
Gray
Meat price relief limited by lag in wholesale cuts
Meat consumers have only partial benefits from lower livestock costs as wholesale and retail prices lag. H M Conway notes retail meat prices stay near last year's levels while supply improves slowly, delaying movement into consumer channels and keeping costs high relative to available meat.
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Associated Press
Chicago
H. M. Conway
National
Beckley Man Pleads Guilty To Reckless Driving
Andrew J. Craddock of Beckley pleaded guilty to reckless driving before Magistrate J. P. Meadows. He was fined $50 and costs after arrest by state police near Crab Orchard.
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Andrew J. Craddock
Beckley
J. PB. Meadows
Craddock
Crab Orchard
Americans Drown In Tokyo Bay In Tragic Incident
Tokyo reports say the bodies of Miles W. Vaughn aged 58, United Press Asia vice president, and Maj. Thomas R. Haddock of the Army Special Corps were brought to the U S Army 49th General Hospital today. The incident details remain unclear as authorities investigate the drowning in Tokyo Bay.
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Bay of Tokyo
Associated Press
Tokyo
Miles W. Vaughn
United Press Vicepresident
Asia
Maj
Thomas R. Haddock
Army Special Corps
U.S. Army 49Th General Hospital
33 Passengers Unhoré in Emergency Landing
A Pan American World Airways four engined Constellation made a safe emergency landing after a collision with a small private Cessna 140 at Port Washington New York all 33 aboard uninjured. The private plane crashed killed both pilots Arthur Duttaway and Eugene Kowalczyk. The Constellation left LaGuardia for London at 417 p m local time.
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Associated Press
New York
Long Island
Engme
Pan American World Airways Constellation
Port Washington
N.Y
Atc
George Knith
Constellation
Mitchel Field
LaGuardia Field
London
FST
Ers
Arthur Duttiay
Portland
Conn
Eugene Kowalczyk
Middletown
Knth
Malcolm Wade
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Paraguay
Charles Hoffman
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