Taft Favors Check On Real Estate Lobbyists
President Truman urged Congress to investigate real estate lobbyists amid clash over his support for rent control, while Sen Bricker condemns the probe as political demagoguery. Taft backs long range housing plans and faces mixed reception from supporters and opponents. Arthur W. Binns of the National Home and Property Owners Foundation says an investigation would be welcome.
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Lee Wamewe
PCRS
Washington
Truman
Congress
Bricker
Ohio
Peter
Taft
Snd
Arthur W. Binns
and Property Owners Foundation
Principals Meet To Open Talks On Wage Demands
Washington reports soft coal operators seek government involvement to restart contract talks with John L. Lewis to avert a new strike by 400000 bituminous coal miners. Lewis seeks a 35 cent hourly raise, a ten cent royalty for a union fund, and the safety code, amid Taft Hartley rules.
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Associated Press
Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis’ United Mine Workers
Big Northern Group
Lewis
Interior Krug
Benjamin F. Fairless
Y.s. Steel’ Corporation
George M. Humphreys
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company
Britain and France Move Toward Action Without Russians
United Nations talks falter as Britain and France ready to proceed with continental economic planning without Soviet participation. Bevin and Bidault maintain negotiations, Molotov’s plan rejected, Ramadier delays cabinet decision, debate on economic policy continues.
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Bidault
Marshall
Paul Ramadier
National Assembly
Ramadier Lwent
Bevin
Britain
Russia
Higher Telephone Rates In Effect In West Virginia
The Public Service Commission authorized Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone to raise basic service rates by 12 percent and modify long distance tolls by 20 percent. The boost, effective today, should add about 450000 dollars yearly to net income, against the 765695 dollars the company asked. If customer bills exceed the company’s proposed rates, the lower figure will apply. The case remains open for possible future changes.
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Associated Press
Charleston
West Virginia
Public Service Commission
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Commission
Flood Threat Deepens as Rainfall Rises on Mississippi
The Mississippi River swelled to 39.6 feet after a 2.1 inch, three hour rainfall. Defense efforts moved about 4,000 people from Cupo and East Carondeles regions per Army Corps guidance. Officials abandoned efforts to save the Shuge Begognik Fountain Bluff levee, protecting 29,000 acres, as flood devastation spread.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
Mississippi River
Cupo
East Carondeles
R. E. Smyser, Jr
Army Egineering Corps
Smyser
Shuge Begognik
Fountain Bluff Levee
Chester
Ill
Mississippi
Weather Bureau
Train wreck injures 56 aboard Balti more and Ohio steamer
The Baltimore and Ohio Columbian bound from Chicago to Washington hit an open switch at 6 15 p m injuring 56 of about 180 aboard eight coaches derailing eight cars while the diesel and the following car stayed on track. Injured were taken to Michigan City Gary La Porte and Valparaiso hospitals by about 25 ambulances with uninjured passengers continuing to the Capitol Limited.
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Associated Press
Westville
IND
Baltimore and Ohio
Chicago
Washington
Michigan City
Gary
la Porte
Valparaiso
Gloria McIntosh
Washington, D. C
Fire forces workers to flee 42 story Manhattan tower
In New York a shaft fire cut elevator service in a 42 story mid-Manhattan building. Several thousand office workers including James A. Farley evacuated by foot as firefighters walked up the stairs to combat the blaze. Firemen say a short circuit likely started the fire, which was put out after about an hour and 20 minutes.
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Arrion New York
James A. Farley
mid-Manhattan
Maquis Claim 25 000 Will Fight Reds in Paris Plot
A self described leader of the Black Maquis told AP in a clandestine interview that 25 000 armed men were ready to march on Paris to establish an anti Communist government. The Interior Ministry said it arrested leaders for plotting to overthrow the republic and set up a military dictatorship. The interview was conducted on the Champs Elysees and the source claimed arrests would continue.
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Associated Press
Paris
Interior Ministry
East and Gulf shipyard walkout expands across coast
The strike by CLO shipyard workers spreads from 10 yards in four states to East and Gulf Coast plants. About 120000 workers are now involved after 80000 joined at 12:01 a m in Camden New Jersey. The action, confirmed by a Local 1 official of the Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilders, aims to halt most Atlantic coast shipbuilding and repair.
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Associated Press
New York
CLO
Gulf Coast
Atlantic
Camden
N. J
Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers
Maryland
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Truman faults Congress over tax collection funding
President Truman signed the 12.402 billion Treasury-Post Office Appropriations Bill but criticized the tax-collection funding as grossly inadequate. He noted the Internal Revenue Bureau faced a 20 million cut and urged nonpolitical administration of tax statutes while stressing citizens’ duty to pay taxes and ensuring honest collection.
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Associated Press
Washington
Truman
Treasury-Post Office
Iliman
Treasury
Internal Revenue Bureau
Security Council Sees Progress on World Security Force
United States Britain and France presented figures for a world force at least 3800 warplanes 20 divisions and three battleships with six carriers. Soviet deputy foreign minister Andrei Gromyko condemned the report as a theatrical performance and said no authoritative figures could be drawn until the U.N. Military Staff Committee reports further.
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Associated Press
Lake
United Nations Security Council
U. N
United States
Britain
France
Andrei A. Gromyko
U.N
Missing Child Greta Gale Linked to Grandfather’s Death
Missing two and a half year old Greta Gale vanished from a vacation camp near Lee's Camp in Lassen National Park. Her grandfather, former U S Congressman John H. Tolan, died of a heart attack after the disappearance was noted. Father William Gale Jr notes possible kidnapping for ransom by unknown suspect.
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Associated Press
Lassen National Park
Calip
Greta Mary Gale
Here
U. S
John H. Tolan
Tolan
General Hospital
Sveta
Toni
Lee’s Camp
National Park
William Gale
Alaméda County
BeIktle Invades County Warns of Beetle Sweep
County Park Agent H B Thomas warned of a blister beetle invasion in Beckley area the insect can strip leaves in hours and has not appeared here in 27 years a farmer noted. Thomas urged a dust mix of copper and DDT for potatoes and rotenone for beans to control the pest.
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Beckley
H. B. Thomas
Thomas
Russian remedy KR claimed to dissolve cancers in patients
New York report from the American Soviet Medical Society says the Russian cancer remedy KR dissolves malignant growths in about half of treated patients. Mme G Kiyueva notes fever as a dose effect, with some cases remaining cancer free for years. Treated cancers include larynx, esophagus, breast, and cervix with several recoveries.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
New York
American’ ‘Review of
Mme
G. Kiyueva
G. Roskin
Gieriitata
Eisenhower warns army poor second to Russia
Rep. Short urges congressional probe into U.S. Army status after Eisenhower called the force a poor second to Russia. Short labeled the remark propaganda for universal military training and demands explanations of peacetime spending. No immediate White House comment was reported.
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Associated Press
Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United States Army
Russia
Rep
Short
R-Mo
Eisenhower
Senate Appropriations Committee
House
War Department
House Armed Services
Universal Training
Leo E. Allen
R-Id
House Rules Committee
Hisenhower
Congress
Federal Court Jurors Named Opens July 21
Beckley reports the Southern District federal court will open July 21 with Judge Ben Moore presiding. Twenty five men from the area summoned to serve as grand jurors at 1 30 p m first day and about 60 men summoned as petit jurors for July 28 at 9 a m. Grand jurors listed include C H Arthur Beckwith R W Bailey H G Bird J W Bird W T Boles George G Daniels Glen-Morgan-G H Ellison Oak Hill Fred Ellison Hintoh W E Farrow Shady Springs W E Harrah Beckley John R Hornbrook S J Jasper Glen Jean T A J Jones Bellepoint J H Light Forest Hill J C Mabe Beckley Frank Parker Jumping Branch Joseph L Plumley Ellison Okey Pratt Cannelton Will Settle Fayetteville C Spangler Lick Creek Grover Tabor Flats W Lon Yayor Hinton Nelson Thompson Hinton J P Upton.
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Beckley
Southern District
Federal Court
Ben Moore
C. H. Arthur
Beckwith
R. W.bailey
Mount Hope
H. G. Bird
J. W. Bird
W. T. Boles
Gauley Bridge
George G. Daniels
Glen—Morgan
G.—H. Ellison
Oak Hill
Fred Ellison
Hintoh
W. E. Farrow
Shady Springs
Petit jurors summoned for July report
Hinton George Watkins Beckley lists names of jurors summoned to report July 28 including Harry Allen Fayetteville R EB Amick Dempsey N W Baylor T E Bazzarre Skelton J B Bibb Raleigh S F Biggers Lawton Ottie Blake Mount Hope M Bobbitt Beckley B C Callaway Beckley R H Carter Mount Hope Noah Clemens Saxon S A Cody Fayetteville Letcher Cook Fayetteville John Coppney Fayetteville C L Deeds Hinton US Dickens Beckley Kelly Farmer Bolt H S Foster Bellepoint Fs 0 Grim mell Buck R C Haynes Hinton. (See Story No. 4 Page 19)
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PETIT
Harry Allen
Fayetteville
R. EB. Amick
Dempsey
N. W. Baylor
Hinton
T. E. Bazzarre
Skelton
J. B. Bibb
Raleigh
S. F. Biggers
Lawton
Ottie Blake
Mount Hope
M. Bobbitt
Daughter of President Tyler Dies in Virginia
Pearl Tyler Ellis, youngest and only surviving daughter of John Tyler, the 10th U.S. president, died at her daughter Mrs Ambrose Marye's home near Winston Virginia. She was the son of the 14th child of the president and widow of Confederate Major William Menford Ellis. Her exact age was not disclosed. she would have been in her late eighties.
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Associated Press
Winston
Pearl Tyler Ellis
United States
John Tyler
Ambrose M. Marye
Tyler
Ellis
William Menford Ellis
Ex-Hitler Youth Knifed Thuringia Council President
A 28-year-old former Hitler Youth member Heinz Andre was captured after attacking and wounding the president of Thuringia’s provincial council with a knife in Berlin. Russian and German authorities hunted possible political accomplices as the probe unfolded with dispatches identifying the assailant.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Thuringia
Heinz Andre
Weather brief scattered showers and storms this afternoon
Scattered showers and thunderstorms expected this afternoon and tonight with clearing by Wednesday. Highs near mid 80s, overnight lows around 60. Precipitation in the past 24 hours ending noon today was none.
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Aiba Visaeeseee
Telopegs
Explosion Kills Sixty Italians At Porto Santo Stefano
Ansa reported sixty people killed when ammunition exploded while unloading from the Panigaglia at Porto Santo Stefano near Civita Vecchia. The transport had brought shells from a heavily fortified Italian island south of Sicily. Victims were crewmen and civilian workers.
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Associated Press
OME
Ansa
Porto Santo Stefano
Rome
Civiti Vecchia
Panigaglia
Ialian
Sicily
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