Illinois Dems May Give Vote Aid to Barkley
Illinois Democrats moved toward backing Alben Barkley with first ballot support as Illinois committeeman Arvey and Pittsburgh mayor Lawrence discussed lines of support. Pennsylvania's delegation was noted as split, possibly aiding Barkley, while other major candidates solidified claims ahead of the Democratic Convention.
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Jack Bell
Chicago
Alben W. Barkley
Illinois
Jacay Arvey
Ilinois
Arvey
David L. Lawrence
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Barkley
Lawrence
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Russell
Truman
Robert 5. Kerr
Oklahoma
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Averell Harriman
New York
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
Diviois
County Court Okays Budgets for 6 Offices
County Court approves fiscal year budgets for six county offices including sheriff, assessor, county clerk, circuit clerk, criminal court and vital statistics registrar. Final budgets to be set at August meeting. Also mentions a separate arraignment in New York where a man confessed to murder and mental evaluation.
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Raleigh County
Harry E. Anderson
Registrar of Vital Statistics
State Death Toll Surges 26 Above 1951 Pace in West Virginia
West Virginia reports 26 more highway deaths this year than in the same period of 1951. The fatality count for July reaches 13 for the month and 202 for the year with John Mollohan among the latest victims, a 75 year old passenger injured in a collision on U S 19 in Nicholas County. Police records show July fatalities last year at 7 and year to date at 176 in 1951.
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Charleston
West Virginia
John Mollohan
U. S
Nicholas County
State Police Accident Prevention Bureau
Donnelly Named To German Post By President Truman
President Truman named Walter J. Donnelly as U S high commissioner for Germany and Llewellyn E. Thompson Jr. to succeed him as American ambassador and high commissioner for Austria. Donnelly replaces John J. McCloy who retires after three years, with the peace treaty strengthening ties to West Germany.
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Trumen
Walter J. Donnelly
U. S
Germany
Llewellyn E. Thompson Jr
Donnelly
Austria
Thompson
Rome
John J. McCloy
West Germany
West
Woman Ordered to Pay in Illinois Divorce Case
Superior Judge L. I Winn ordered Lucille Katyll to pay 230 monthly child support for their daughter Annette, placing the child with Charles Katyll, a 47 year old fire captain, after granting divorce on grounds of adultery. Mrs Katyll earns 24000 annually from a trust, making the support obligation notable under Illinois law.
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Katell
Wine
Mrs. Batell
Weather forecast notes warm to above normal highs
Partly cloudy with afternoon thundershowers this afternoon and tonight and again Saturday. Low temperatures 66 to 75. The extended forecast through July 23 shows temperatures 2 to 6 degrees above normal, with showers Saturday through Monday totaling 0.5 to 0.75 inch. Rivers below normal in Greenbrier and Bluestone Reservoir areas remain clear, with West Virginia overall showing warm humid conditions.
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West Virginia
Beckley High
Wen Oge
OAK Hill High
Glade Creek
Bellepoint
Greenbrier
Bluestone Reservoir
Saucers Seen In Single File Over Washington Sky
Radio engineer Elmer Chambers reported sighting six to seven bright orange discs moving in a single file across the sky. The objects flew for about five seconds before each veered upward and vanished. Chambers, 41, is chief engineer at WRC radio in the Washington suburbs.
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Elmer,Chambers
Chambers
WRC
Trans- Mitter
Democrats Tread Lightly on Civil Rights at Platform Hearing
In Chicago, Dixie Democrats urge caution on civil rights at the platform committee hearing as Southern and other observers warn against a floor fight at the national convention. Sen. Sparkman and Sen. Magnuson express hope for a suitable compromise while witnesses press for a strong civil rights plank. Four years ago a floor battle helped cost Southern states in the election.
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John J. Sparkman
Alabama
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Sparkman
Warren G. Magnuson
Washington
Philadelphia
Woman Candidate for VP Opens Campaign Office in Chicago
India Edwards, vice chair of the Democratic National Committee and head of the party's women’s division, opened a formal campaign headquarters on Chicago's third floor with portraits and staff. Volunteers are handling typing, press releases, and phone duties as the group campaigns for potential nomination.
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Chicago
India
Russell
Kerr
Harriman
Ketanve
India Edwards
Jennie‘o’hern
Mobridge
Frances G. Satterfield
Atlanta
West Virginia Briefs Highlight TV Radio Marriage and Politics
West Virginia notes include Dr. Walter A. Freeman beginning brain surgery experiments at Huntington State Hospital with guardian consent and patient study. Master Sgt. Carl R. Harper and Fraulein Anita Strippel’s Atlantic radio marriage will be broadcast by WCHS. Austin v Wood named GOP convention temp chairman in Huntington. Lincoln County’s Emilie Alice Black dies at 11 leaving 276 descendants. West Virginians pledged to Estes Kefauver for the Democratic National Convention include a district delegate, two at large, and four alternates.
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Walter A. Freeman
Washington
West Virginia
Huntington State Hospital
Charleston
Atlantic Ocean
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Crown Hill
Fraulein
Anita Strippel
Kassel
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Chelyan
Harper
Germany
Miss Stripple
United States
Austin v. Wood
Wheeling
Seynoter
Huntington
GOP
Spencer K. Creel
Parkersburg
Wood
Ogden
Griffithsville
W. Va
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Lincoln County
Huntington M
West
Shahi Gates
Re Jalse
Four Prisoners Escape Road Camp Near Ripley
Four inmates escaped from a state prison road camp near Ripley and remained at large. Cpl. S J Whitman said the break occurred Wednesday. A rifle was stolen from a nearby home, and a pistol and a sedan were taken from a local garage. Escapees were named as Charles Sunny Fogas, Arthur Pierce Mills, Charles E Mills, and Delbert Lee Smith, with charges including breaking and entering malicious wounding grand larceny.
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S. J. Whitman
Theirravartet
Whitman
Charles Sunny Fogas
Cabell County
Arthur Pierce Mills
Mineral County
Charles E. Mills
McDowell County
Grand Larceny
Delbert Lee Smith
Seven Big Oil Firms Named In Justice Probe
The Justice Department moves to break up an alleged international oil cartel as seven major companies face criminal and civil actions. Criminal probes target five U S firms and two foreign companies, including Standard Oil of California, Texaco, Socony Vacuum, Gulf Oil, and Royal Dutch Shell Anglo Persian group. Civil suit aims to prevent future monopolistic practices under anti trust laws while a grand jury in Washington prepares to hear evidence. Qavam of Iran becomes prime minister as political shifts ripple global oil policy.
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Washington
Justice Department
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Russia
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Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi
Qavam
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London
Eugene Holman
Standard of New Jersey
Holman
Leonard J. Emmerglick
Aluminum Company of America
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Grand Jury
Seven Apply for Post As Airport Manager
Seven men sought the Memorial Airport manager post, filed with the County Court before 1 a m July 22. Applicants included James H. Wilburn Rupert Don Cline Coal City W V L O B Hume Beckley D E Warden Beckley Edsel M Brammer Daniels G W Scanland Beckley and William E Swim Washington DC formerly Shady Spring Harold Lambert Beaver withdrew at noon today. Lambert resigned as superintendent of county maintenance State Road Commission effective July 15.
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James H. Wilburn
Rupert
Raleigh
Don
Shady Spring
Harold Lambert
Beaver
Lambert
State Road Commission
Army Doctor Warns Against March Fractures In Training
Lt. Col. Francis D. Threadgill of Fort Ord, California, urges easier road marches to reduce march fractures among soldiers. He says improper conditioning and rough practices like “chicken fighting” trigger foot fractures, and training should build endurance for prolonged stress with safer methods.
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Frank Carey
Washington
Francis D. Threadgin
Fort Ord
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Department of Defense
League Seeks Court Buy Vote Machines in Beckley
The Beckley League of Women Voters will ask Raleigh County Court to purchase voting machines at the first August session. They plan to show sample machines countywide to prove efficiency and accuracy, noting cost savings from reduced poll workers and ballot printing. The need appeared during the Primary Election when voters waited in line.
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Beckley League of Women Voters
Raleid
League
Teague
Murder of Charleston Woman Investigated in Virginia
Roanoke County authorities probe a slaying in which Alton Rudolph Semones shot his mother in law and wounded his wife H E W Chelf. Semones admitted the shootings saying I shot them but I dont know why while his mother Clara Semones escaped through a bedroom window. Frances Wood of Charleston was killed during the visit to the Semones home in Gardens City.
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Roanoke
H. E. W. Chelf
Kilgore Calls Political Fight Sign of National Strength
Sen. Kilgore of West Virginia told the Patriotic Order of the Sons of America meeting in Morgan County that internal political battles signal strength, not weakness, and warned enemies not to misread the U.S. party conflict as weakness.
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Erneley Springs
W. Va
United States
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Angers Store
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America
Beer Treed by Idaho Foresters In Forest
In Idaho's central forest a case of beer was found lodged high in a 200 foot fir. Food was airdropped to foresters inspecting timber stands. two members swam a cold river to retrieve it. Ice cream landed in a cottonwood while one forester climbed a tree. The third package remains in the tree.
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Boise
Idaho
Edward Woezley
Steel strike tensions rise as industry race to end stalemate
Widespread alarm grows over steel shortage hurting arms and aviation sectors. Walter Murray reports secret settlement rumors denied while leaders rush to settle seven week walkout. Officials debate a price boost offer as Jet engine, auto plants face disruption between August and September.
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Washington
Olo United Steelworkers
Philip Murray
Pittsburgh
Chicago
CIO
Murray
Detroit
Automotive News
Truman
Ellis Arnajl
Ofter
John R. Steelman
United States Steel Corp
Selective Service Act May Be Used In Steel Seizure
Washington reported the White House is weighing a plan to seize part of the steel industry under the Selective Service Act. Justice Department lawyers were instructed to prepare papers for possible partial seizure as the steel strike dispute sparked White House talks chaired by acting Defense Mobilize.
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Washington
White House
Justice Department
Joan R. Steelman
Secretary of Defense
Truman
Supreme Court
Philip Perlman
District
Supreme Courts
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Judge defers ruling in Stroud election case
Judge Harry L. McCreery heard arguments on a motion to set aside a guilty verdict against C. E. Stroud accused of altering ballots to help T. Noel Thurman. The decision was postponed. Stroud 58, a Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone worker, served on the Mt. Tabor precinct counting board in Town District.
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C. E. Stroud
Harry L. McCreery
Stroud
Chesapeake and Potomac
T. Noel Thurman
Justice of the Peace
Mt. Tabor
Earthquake in Central Japan Kills Nine and Injures 134
A quake in Honshu early today collapsed houses and buildings, killing nine and injuring 134. Police said about 350 homes were destroyed as the tremor shook the Osaka Kyoto area hardest, with Tokyo feeling a long rippling motion lasting over a minute.
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