Favors Single Board Selected by Voters
West Virginia education leaders push for a publicity elected single state Board of Education to unify a fragmented system. State Superintendent W W Trent warned duplication will grow without action and urged leaders to rise above politics and personal ambition. A conference with county superintendents followed with plans for the coming school year and a UN advisory talk scheduled.
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Associated Press
Jackson
Mill
W. W. Trent
Board of Education
State Department of Education
West Virginia
Tanne Ca
Anatie
West Virginia University
Trent
Jmen
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Visitor Says Beran Is Prisoner Under Lock and Key
A palace visitor reports Archbishop Josef Beran is kept under tight police guard in Prague, with his residence described as a cell. The visitor, a church leader, notes Beran has not left the palace since June 19 amid government actions against the church and vows to stay as a protest. The government says he is free to leave, while state media claims no restrictions on religious freedom.
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Associated Press
Vrague
Josef Beran
Czechoslovaskia
Isis
Guanded
St Vitus
Beran
Communist Party
Rude Piavo
Czechoslovakia
Pacific nations plot 4 point anti red program
Informant says President Quirino and Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek agreed on a four point anti Communist program forming a Pacific Union United front economic collaboration and stronger China Philippines ties. Pilipinas China Korea would anchor the bloc inviting further Asian nations while military aid was ruled out.
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Associated Press
Baguso
Philippines
Elpidio Quirino
Chiang Kai-shek
China
Korea
Syngman Rhee
Rhee
Quirina
Chiang
Formosa
Quirino
South-west Pacific
Soicme
South Korea
Red Front
Siam
Indonesia
India
Australia
New Zealand
Stocks Hold Saturday Levels On Cautious Market
New York trading opened with a cautious tone as the stock market traced a narrow price path. Leading issues mostly held last week’s closing levels while minor fractions showed split gains and losses. U.S. Steel began an unusual transfer of 2 000 shares at 2142, down 3 8, with further sales later at the same price.
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Associated Press
New York
VJ. S. Steel
Man Charged With Killing Brother in Morgan County
Lester Hamilton, 40, was charged with murder in the fatal stabbing of his brother Forres Hamilton in Morgan County. A coroner's jury recommended detention. acting coroner Dyche filed the warrant. Rain cooled yesterday’s high, with misty conditions reported in Glade Creek and surrounding areas.
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Associated Press
Lester Hamilton
New
Glade Creek
the “Peace Co
Is Dyche
Morgan County
Forres
Hamilton
General Ex Navy Officers Die In Potomac Explosion
A 50 foot cruiser Halcyon exploded on the Potomac injuring and killing several aboard. Maj Gen Vernon E Prichard and Commodore Wilfred J Painter were killed. Navy Captain Sergius Lobasher and Johannes Johansen were hospitalized in critical condition. Harbor police suspect fuel vapors near the engine during refueling caused the blast.
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Associated Press
Washington
Army
Navy
Potomac River
Vernon E.prichard
Wilfred J. Painter
USNR
Sergius N. F. Lobasher
Johannes Johannesen
Corinthian Yacht Club
Anthony J. Drexel Biddle
Biddle
Yacht Club
Potomac
Wem
Ace Car Retriever Turns Auto Thief
DETROIT Patrolman Edward F Borchard once famed as a top stolen car retriever was charged with unlawfully driving away a car. He resigned from the police department saying he used a small tool to start ignition and admitted learning the trick from thieves. He said he took the car because he thought it would be nice to have one.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Edward F. Borchard
Borchard
Albert
Shapro
Shapiro
Tne
Fire kills Virginia grandmother and grandchildren in Baltimore blaze
A Baltimore apartment building fire killed Mrs Early Pugh a 36 year old visitor from Charlottesville Virginia and three of her grandchildren James Harvey Pugh 7 Joan Kennedy 15 and Peggy Kennedy 16. Mrs Florence Kennedy 38 mother of Joan and Peggy was badly burned and their 1 year old daughter Myra was treated for burns and shock. The fire also damaged two adjacent buildings driving residents from their homes as the blaze spread in the North Avenue Charles Street area.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Hor
Early Pugh
Charlottesville
James Harvey Pugh
Pugh
Joan Kennedy
Peggy Kennedy
Peggy
Coud
Hones
North Avenue
Charles Street
Drought Broken In Eight States Across Northeast
A steady all day rain ended a 49 day dry spell for eight Northeastern states. Some areas received nearly an inch of moisture, easing crop damage estimated at millions. New Jersey reports about 31 million lost, while New York and New England areas also show significant relief. Temperatures cooled across the region after a weekend heat spell.
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Associated Press
New Jersey
New Yor
New England
Mississippi Valley
Seaboard
Normal Operations Resume at Beckley Mines After Holiday
Beckley area mines reopen today after a three day holiday with 98 percent of miners reporting for the period. Work is set for today tomorrow and Wednesday before another layoff next Monday per United Mine Workers orders led by Chief Mohnhi Lewis and in line with the recent contract expiry on June 30.
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Beckley
United Mine Workers
Mohn Hi
Lewis
King Proclaims Emergency Over London Dock Strike
King George VI declared a state of emergency after 5,000 dockers voted to keep striking and 10,278 of about 23,000 workers did not report for duty. Up to 112 ships were idle as the government labeled the action Communist-led and moved to safeguard food and transport under the Emergency Powers Act of 1920.
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Associated Press
London
George VI
Il Teat
Buckingham Palace
Privy Council
Canadian Seamen's Union
Hartley Shawcross
Gener
Steel-Labor session aims to avert steel shutdown in capital
Washington hosts Cyrus S. Ching of the FMCS for a planned afternoon meeting with CIO United Steel Workers leader Philip Murray and top executives from United States Steel to break a wage and benefit deadlock. Past raises and proposed postwar rounds are under dispute as talks hinge on pensions, insurance, and prices. A possible July strike could affect up to 750,000 steel workers across mills and fabricators.
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Associated Press
Washington
Cyrus S. Ching
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Hth
Philip Murray
CIO
United Steel Workers of America
United States Steel Corporation
U. S. Steel
Tell
Pittsburgh
Acolit
Murray
Robert R. Nathan
Nestorical Note
Ihe Co
Nathan
I Steel
Texas Governor Jester Found Dead on Train Berth
HOUSTON Texas Governor Beauford Jester was found dead today in a Pullman berth on a Southern Pacific train at the station. He was 59. Police say initial reports suggest possible natural death, with homicide detectives dispatched but no foul play confirmed. Jester, serving his second term since 1946, will be succeeded by Lieutenant Governor Allan Shivers.
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Associated Press
Houston
Texas
Beauford Jester
Big Pullman
Southern Pacific Railway
Jester
W. P.brown
Houston Police Department
Lloyd Barrett
L. L. Watts
Frank Murray
Brown
Allan Shivers
Jromer P. Rainey
University of Texas
Stalin son boasts Red air force invincible
Vassily Stalin, a 29 year old lieutenant general, lauds the Soviet Air Force as invincible in a Moscow radio broadcast. He claims Russia built aviation science from the world’s first helicopter to high speed jets, says Russian designers lead world progress, and pilots fly farther higher swifter while guarding peace.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Stalin
Vassily
Red Air Force
Moscow Radio
Russia
Berta
Parnell to Start for American League in All Star Game
Brooklyn report says lefty Mel Parnell of the Boston Red Sox will start for the American League in the upcoming all star game. The National League will counter with Warren Spahn or George Munger against him. Parnell has an 11 win 5 loss record and was a surprise pick by AL manager Lou Boudreau.
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Associated Press
Brooklyn
Mel Parnell
Boston Red Sox
Warren Spahn
Boston
Braves
George Munger
St. Louis Cardinals
Parnet
Lou Boudreau
Tito to Close Border With Greece
Belgrade premier Tito declared Yugoslavia will seal its border with Greece to protect Yugoslavs amid the Greek civil war. He spoke to about 40,000 in Pola, discussing the border, West loan talks, cominform boycott, five year plan progress, Trieste, and economic aims while noting Yugoslavia seeks a loan on equal footing.
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Associated Press
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Greece
Jito
Adriatic
Pola
Italy
Vhy
Trieste
Carinthia
Plete
Krousti
Boyestt
Gisben
Com- Yrontier
Europe
Yugo
Slavia
Comin
Tito
Ussier
Guarded Soviet freighter to foil Gubitchev escape
The Soviet freighter Dmitry Donskoy in Philadelphia harbors under close federal watch. Aims to prevent Valentin Gubitchev, a UN engineer, from stowing away. Coast Guard circled ship while customs warned relatives. Russian protest and heightened vigilance cited after captain’s crew-roster incident.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Tunitry Donskoy
Philadelphia Layquirers
Valentin Gubitchev
Gubitchev
United Nations
Hig
New York
Judith Conlon
Justice
Department
Washington
Russia
Miss Coplet
Coast Guard
Gubit
Dmitry Donskoy
Panyushkin
State Department
Gencart Eisler
Polists
Balory
Koontz Awaiting Letter From Ross
State Tax Commissioner C. H. Koontz said he would comment on Raleigh County finances after receiving a letter from Beckley attorney Charles Ross. Ross mailed Saturday outlines objections to the plan to raise real estate assessments and accuses county officials of unnecessary spending and a substantial deficit.
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C. H
Koontz
Raleigh i
Beckley Atpores
Charles Ross
Ross
Beckley
Dutch Thompson Dies in Baltimore
Virgil Dutch Thompson 43, former Beckley resident, died suddenly in Baltimore Sunday. A Woodrow Wilson High School graduate and former Flying Eagle football player, he moved to Baltimore years ago and worked as a hotel clerk. Funeral services likely Wednesday. survivors include his wife and daughter Mary Ellen of Hargrave Street, his mother, five brothers, five sisters, and Lt. Col. O C Thompson of Fort Leavenworth.
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Virgil
Dutch" Thompson
Beckley
Baltimore
Thompson
West Virginia Forestry Commission
Woodrow Wilton High School
Flying Eagle
George Thompson
Mary Ellen
Hargrave Street
George
Arthur
Gillbert
Charles
Col
O. C. Thompson
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
HL. Reed
Frank Davis
A. Ro Gwinn
Mes. Lee
Holliday
Wayne Beynoldis
Three Huntington Men Injured in Kentucky Crash
Three Huntington men and a Prestonsburg woman were injured in a U S Route 23 crash near Rowe 460 outside Paintsville, when their convertible struck a culvert and overturned. Arthur Adkins suffered head and internal injuries in critical condition. Harold Hackney had a broken arm and head injuries in serious condition. John Hovonk and Merlie Harris were also Hurt.
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Associated Pirse
Pauintsville
Hantington
W. Va
Rowe
Arthur Adkins
Harold Hackney
John Hovonk
Merlie Harris
Prestonsburg
Truman Drops Big Tax Boost Plan For Crisis Pause
President Truman cancelled a plan for a 4 billion tax increase, arguing a temporary deficit policy suffices. He urged no major tax rise now, warned against relying on budget cuts, and proposed 11 new laws to boost jobs, production, and consumer income while maintaining prosperity amid a strengthening economy. The plan favors public works, farm supports, extended GI benefits, higher minimum wage, broader unemployment benefits, social security boosts, and faster federal works planning.
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Sterling F. Green
Washington
Truman
Congress
Council of Economic Advisers
Arc
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
House Democrats
Capitol Hill
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate
Heat Wave in West Virginia Eased by Weekend Rains
Weather officials say a weekend rain break ended a 17 day stretch with highs reaching above 80s. Morgantown logged a 47 degree low while Charleston and Huntington saw 61 and 67 degrees respectively. Cooler, sunny conditions are forecast for tomorrow with tonight expected to dip further.
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Morgantown
Wheeling
Hantingtone
Parkersburg
Petersburg
Charleston
Huntington
British Plan to End Dollar Crisis Sought in Parleys
The Associated Press reports Britain seeks a solution to its dollar crisis by September after a three day closed door conference with US Secretary Snyder Sir Stafford Cripps and Canadian Finance Minister Abbott. They issued a joint communique promising further talks in September and detailed discussions on dollar and gold reserves, bilateral barter, and tariff policies shaping Britain's dollar earning abilities.
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Associated Press
London
Britain
United States Treasury
John Snyder
Stafford Cripps
Douglas Abbott
Snyder
Brussels
Washington
Cripps
Argentina
United States
Dominions
House of Commons
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