State superintendent urges single elected board of education
Jackson's Mill WV state school superintendent W. W. Trent calls for a publicity elected single state board to unify West Virginia's education system. He cites five separate programs, warns duplication and conflicts, and argues united leadership with trained staff is essential for better salaries and progress.
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Associated Press
Jackson
Mill
W. W. Trent
State Department of Education
West Virginia
West Virginia University
Trent
Board of Education
Visitor Says Beran Is Prisoner Under Lock and Key
A palace visitor, a high church leader, said Archbishop Josef Beran is kept under police lock and key in Czechoslovakia. The church rival said restrictions are severe, leaving his residence like a cell, with plainclothes guards controlling access. Beran has not left since June 19 amid government actions against the church. officials insist he is free to leave, while the visitor says the archbishop remains a protest figure in residence. The state press repeated that there are no religious freedom restrictions and framed the church as opposing the government.
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Associated Press
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Josef Beran
Czechoslovakia
St. Vitus Ca
Beran
Communist Party
Rude Prava
People's Democratii
Pacific Nations invited to Enter Anti Red Union
A joint statement by Philippine President Quirino and Chiang Kai-shek urged a union of Asia and the Pacific to contain communism. They called for a preliminary conference to form the alliance, aiming to involve more nations. Chiang said he would seek full backing from China and assist in implementing the agreement. Chiang heads to China tomorrow from Formosa. India was not expected to join. Japan’s entry was set aside due to wartime status pending peace treaty.
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Associated Press
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Elpidio Quisino
Chiang Kai-shek
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Stalin's Son Declares Soviet Air Force Invincible
Vassily Stalin, a lieutenant general, announced on Moscow radio that the Red air force is invincible and that Soviet aviation has built the world’s first helicopter to today’s high speed jets. He credited aviators with lighting Berlin and said Soviet designers lead world science as pilots fly farther higher and swifter while guarding for peace.
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Vassily
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Moscow Radio
Russia
Berlin
State Man Charged With Killing Brother in Alley Death
Lester Hamilton, a 21 year old man, was charged with murder after his brother Forrest Hamilton, 40, was found dead in an alley. Justice of the Peace C. C. Dyche, acting coroner, said a warrant was issued following a coroner's jury recommendation to hold him for trial. The incident is under Morgan County jurisdiction.
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Lester Hamilton
Justice of Th Peace
General Ex Navy Officer Killed In Potomac Explosion
Washington. The general who headed Atlas public relations and a retired Navy officer were killed when a cabin cruiser exploded on the Potomac River yesterday. Maj. Gen. Vernon E. Prichard, 57, and Commodore Withed L. Bamter, 4, USNR, died. Navy Captain Sergius N. F. Lobosher and Johannes Johanesen, 40, were in critical condition. Eyewitnesses credited Anthony J. Drexel Biddle with aiding aboard. Ten aboard were hurled into the water. most escaped with minor injuries.
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Associated Press
Washington
Navy
Potomac River
Vernon E. Prichard
Withed L. Bamter
Usnr. Navy
Sergius N. F. Lobosher
Johannes Johannesen
Corinthian Yacht Club
Cal
Anthony J. Drexel Biddle
Riddle
Toma Ford
Joruiser
Halcyon
Douks
Potomac
Ace Car Retriever Turns Auto Thief
Detroit patrolman Edward F Borchard, an ace at recovering stolen cars, was held on a charge of unlawfully driving away an automobile. He resigned from the police force saying he used a small tool to slant ignition and learned the trick from car thieves. He claimed he took the car because he thought it would be nice to have one.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Edward F. Boichard
Brew
Burchard
Albert Shapiro
Shapiro
Borchard
Truman Cancels Tax Hike Demand Amid Crisis
President Truman reversed his demand for a 4 billion tax increase and urged no major tax hikes now. The midyear report called for public works, farm support, social security expansion, and job programs to lift unemployment, while promoting price stability and higher production.
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Ways and Means Committee
Senate
Congress
Normal Numbers In Mines Today
Normal operations resume at Beckley area mines after a three day holiday. About 90 percent of miners reported for the three day period. Work is scheduled for today tomorrow and Wednesday, then a return to a short week pending developments. United Mine Workers Chief John L. Lewis notes the 10 day vacation season ended and the contract expired June 30.
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Beckley Area
Itcom United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Anti-Gambling Drive In Full Swing Today In Wheeling
Police remove slot machines from 44 clubs as Wheeling launches a citywide campaign. The Wheeling Ministerial Association discusses a business anti-gambling league while the Junior Chamber of Commerce plans a good government committee to ensure enforcement. City Manager William N. Hunter orders police to wipe out all commercialized gambling.
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Wheeling
W. Robert Kennedy
Junior Chamber of Commerce
William N. Hunter
Steel Labor Session in Capital Nears Nationwide Strike
Washington activates steel labor crisis as Cyrus S. Ching of the mediation service presides over talks between CIO United Steel Workers president Philip Murray and major steel firms led by United States Steel. Wage disputes, pensions, and insurance fuel deadlocks. a July 16 strike could affect 500000 to 750000 workers in mills and fabricating firms.
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Cyrus S. Ching
Gat Mediation and
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CIO
United Steel Workers of America
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U. S. Steel
Pittsburgh
Ithe
Murray
Serent
Robert R. Nathan
Nathan
Steelworkers’ Policy Committee
Israel
King Declares State Of Emergency Over Dock Strike
King George VI proclaimed a state of emergency after 5,000 dockers voted to continue their stoppage. About 19,278 of 25,000 London dock workers did not show up, leaving 112 ships idle amid government charges of Communist leadership and a Labour government back to work push.
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Associated Press
London
George VI
Wildrat
Buckingham Palace
Privy Council
Martley Shawcross
Thompson, Virgil Dutch, Dies in Baltimore
Funeral services for Virgil Dutch Thomson 43 formerly of Beckley will be held in Beckley Wednesday according to family members who left for Baltimore. A West Virginia Forestry Commission alum and former Flying Eagle football player he died suddenly in Baltimore where he had worked as a hotel clerk. Survivors include his wife and Mary Ellen of Beckley, his mother four brothers Lt Colonel O C Thompson Fort Leavenworth Kan and five sisters all of Beckley.
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Dutch” Thomson
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Arthur
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Wayne Reynolds
Group Weighs Need for Special Session on Taxes in WV
West Virginia lawmakers studied municipal finances to decide if a special session is needed to restore revenues after the liquor profits sharing was invalidated. Governor Patteson, officials, and a fact finding group led by Dr. Carl M. Frasure examined data in the Senate chamber while the session remained closed to the public.
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Charleston
West Virginia
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West Virginia League of Municipathies
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William [Flannery
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Broughton Johnston
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Denzil Gainer
Koontz Awaits Letter From Ross On County Finances
State Tax Commissioner C H Koontz said he will not comment on Raleigh County finances until he receives a letter from Beckley attorney Charles Ross. Ross, who sent the letter Saturday, accused county officials of over spending and warned the state may intervene to take charge of county money matters citing a substantial deficit and alleged violation of statutory law.
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C. H. Koontz
Raleigh County
Beckley
Charles Ross
Ross
Koontz
Drought Eases as Rain Breaks Across Eight States
Drought broken in eight northeastern states as widespread showers deliver near an inch of moisture after 49 dry days. New Jersey drought estimated at 51 million dollars, with Western New York and New England reporting significant but improving losses. Temperatures rise to pleasant levels from the Upper Mississippi Valley to the Eastern Seaboard as moisture spreads.
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Associated Press
New Jersey
New York
New England
Mississippi Valley
Seaboard
Most Stocks Remain At Saturday Levels
New York traders held to a narrow price path with leading issues near last week’s closing levels. Minor gains and losses were broadly split, while U. S. Steel opened with 2,000 shares at 21 and moved through the day with small fractional changes.
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Associated Press
New York
U. S. Steel
Appalachian Gels Purchase Permit
The West Virginia Public Service Commission authorized Appalachian Electric Power Company to buy three distribution systems in Beckles and surrounding areas. It will pay iMacAlpin Coat Company 5590 for equipment serving 183 customers in Raleigh County, and Babcock Coat and Coke Company 998.03 for equipment serving 80 customers in Fay ette County. Armco Corporation's equipment at Nellis in Boone County will be acquired for 8500, serving 145 customers.
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Appalachian Electric Power Company
Beckles
Appalachian
iMacAlpin Coat Company
MacAlpin and Hotcoal
Raleigh County
Babcock Coat and Coke Company
Cliflop
Fayette County
Power Company
Armco Corporation
Nellis
Boone County
Congress Praises Tax Cancellation and Economic Message
Congress welcomed President Truman's move to abandon the flax program and mixed reaction followed his midyear economic report. Doughton praised no general tax increase while Taft criticized the absence of new income taxes. Rayburn anticipated popular repeal of the transportation tax and a path for a farm bill and social security expansion.
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Associated Press
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Ways and Means Committee
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