Ex Army Flier Sought in U.N. Bombing Incident
Ex Army flier Stephen Supina, 36, is being sought on a felony charge after a homemade bomb missile was dropped near the United Nations headquarters as the Trusteeship Council met. A small plane described as his was later seen at LaGuardia. authorities issued a 13 state alarm. Supina’s brother says Steve is upset by world tensions and may have used a signal flare to wake up the U.N.
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Associated Press
Lake Success
United Nations
U.N. Trusteeship Council
U. N
U. XN
la Guardia Field
Stephen J. Supina
Willington
Conn
Supina
Ashford
Connecticut
Thomas Supina
Steve
U.N
Reds Pressurize Satellites for Ruthless Leaders
In the Berlin crisis era the United States reported Moscow is pressing satellites to back ruthless Communist leaders. Officials cited Hungarian Deputy Premier Rakosi and Czechoslovak President Gottwald as potential targets for removal if they resist purges.
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Associated Press
Washington
Berlin
Russia
Matthew Rakosi
Klement Gottwald
Cominform
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Moscow
Tito
Rakosi
Communist Party
Ferenc Nagy
Wnagy
United States
Solon Says UN Should Guarantee Workers Conduct
Senator Hatch urged the United Nations itself to guarantee conduct of its workers to guard against subversive activity. Testimony before a Senate subcommittee noted several hundred UN officials or delegates tied to subversive or propaganda work in the United States. Hatch argued administration laxity is not the fault of state action and stressed Congress must act.
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Associated Press
Washington
Hatch
D-Nj
United Nations
Senate
Richard Arens
Judiciary Group
U. N
State Department
Anti-Red Pledges Proposed for Employers in Taft-Hartley Changes
Rep. Hartley proposes non Communist affidavits for employers seeking NLRB intervention and new rules limiting force against non striking workers during strikes. He suggests hearings on removing NLRB election requirements for union shop contracts, noting experience under Taft-Hartley and possible changes during the special session. Local union leaders like John L Lewis and Philip Murray are cited in the context of current sworn non adherence.
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Associated Press
Washington
Rep
Hartley
R-Nj
House Labor Committee
National Labor Relations Board
Congress
NLRB
John 7. Lewis
Philip Murray
Lewis
UMW
Coas
Yugoslav Reds Back Tito at Communist Congress
Belgrade reports show Yugoslav Communists rallying behind Premier Marshal Tito amid Cominform criticism. Key leaders Tito Rankovic Kardelj and Djilas named to the Politburo as Montenegrin editors push for renewing the old Central Committee. Djilas accuses American imperialism while the party plans education programs aligning with Marx Leninist principles.
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Associated Press
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Yugoslav Communist Party Congress
Tito
Russia
Stalin
Yugoslav Party
Alex Rankovic
Odd Aviegates
Rankovic
Eduard Kardelj
Milijan Djilas
Franz Leshkovic
Slovenia
Borba
Montenegro
Communist Party
Djilas
Morning yard chatter over popsicle flavors on hot street scene
Groups of small children in tan outfits compare popsicle flavors in a front yard on North Oakwood Avenue as heat rises. A man on Main Street cautiously carries a meat package away from a jumping dog near a storefront.
Berlin Crisis Sees Clay Return to Berlin Policy
General Lucius D. Clay will depart tonight to Berlin to resume direct leadership of American policy amid the Soviet blockade. He carries the latest decisions on handling the crisis as Washington tries to persuade the public that a peaceful settlement is possible, with President Truman and Secretary Marshall signaling cautious optimism and a shift toward negotiated settlement short of war.
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Associated Press
Washington
Lucius D. Clay
Berlin
Truman
Marshall
Congress
National Security Council
Army Department
Tuma
British Say Beds Violate Air Rules Admits Murdering Wife
James W Alexander of Marianna confessed to second degree murder of his wife Ethel Alexander, 37, and was sentenced by Judge Bailey to 5 to 18 years. Prosecutor Bailey said confession was in state's best interest. Police found Mrs. Alexander dead in bed with a hole in her head after a May 6 dispute at the Marianna Club House. Her sister said she had been ill with a cold and planned hospital care the next day. sleeping pills were allegedly given after consultation with a Pineville physician. Alexander, a bathhouse worker, was drunk and distraught at jail. Motive cited as jealousy ahead of their 20th anniversary on May 19.
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Register
Pineville
James W. Alexander
Marianna
Ethel Alexander
William Dodd
Paule Goode
Alexander
Two Youthful Bandits End Manhunt In Ohio Shootout
Two ex convicts terrorized Olio with seven killings in 14 days. West was shot between the eyes and Daniels surrendered after a roadblock pursuit near Van Wert. Officers were wounded as the duo’s crime spree halted in a dramatic gun battle. Daniels confessed to all seven killings.
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van Wert
Olio
Ohio
John C. West
Reformatory
Parollee
Parkersburg
W. Va
Robert M. Daniels
Columbus
Midwest
FBI
Here
Whigeway
Sat. B. BD. Com
van Wert Paliceman
Frank A. Friemoth
Roy Shafer
Conn
West
Highway Patrol
Cus
Contempt charge faces UMW official in Charleston plant dispute
In Charleston circuit court Local 12097 president Sherman Blackshire of the United Mine Workers faces a contempt charge for allegedly trying to block food trucks from a wholesale house en route to the Relic plant after a strike at the DuPont Belle plant. Marvin Crouch was convicted yesterday of uttering inflammatory remarks at the plant and sentenced to 15 days in jail with a 60 day stay and $300 bond. Raleigh County taxpayers learn the Virginian Railway public utility valuation was corrected upward from an error, boosting Raleigh County's total utility valuations to 17.58 million dollars, with local assessors preparing revised levy sheets. Beckley remains unaffected.
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Associated Crees
Charleston
Sherman
Blackshire
United Mine
DuPont Belle
UMW
Wiliam T. O'Farrell
Marvin Crouch
Sharon
O'Farrell T
Kanawha
Wallace to Take Charge of Party in Philadelphia
Henry A. Wallace arrives in Philadelphia to lead a third party effort aimed at breaking across Democratic and Republican lines. The movement seeks to present a credible alternative to the two major parties, echoing La Follette Wheeler’s 1924 bid which gathered about 14.5 million votes.
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Wallace
Associated Press
Philadelphia
Henry A. Wallace
Robert M. LaFollette Sr
Burton K. Wheeler
Decker Family Mourns Father Alfred Decker Dies at 76
Alfred Decker, 76, founder and chairman of Society Brand Clothes, Immigrant from Germany at 13, died in Chicago from a heart ailment. Survived by wife and four children including Ted S Decker. daughters Florence Gelb Mae Shanhouse and Virginia Frank. Funeral services slated for Monday in Chicago.
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Alfred Decker
Ted ‘S. Decker
Beckles
Chicago
Society Brand Clothes, Inc
Germany
Florence Gelb
Glencoe
C. E. Gelb
Society Brand Clothes
Mae “Shanhouse
Rockcord
Virginia Frank
Ted Decker
Sorist
Decker Clothes Bic
Mt. Hope
Decker
Police Hunt Pair Sought in Seven Killings
Police hunt two gunmen, James C. Wes and Robert M. Daniels, in a spree that left seven dead in 14 days. Ayman sheriff notes cordon limits, back roads may hide culprits, with bodies found at roadside parks and in farmers’ cars, as officials race to close the case.
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Associated Press
Yffin. O
Sayl
James C. Wes
Robert M. Daniels
Here
George Sitchumer
Steinmetz
James Smith
Rita
Hereford Cattle Inspections Lead to Farm Tour
Cattle men tour Raleigh Summers and Wyoming counties to approve purebred Herefords for a show and sale on Oct 90. Ben Creech of West Virginia University accompanied by A A Lough Summers County farm agent HG Farmer of Bell and others visit Speed Mankin Sand Lick Minor I Scott Grandview and H F Bramer Daniels farms. The New River Merford Breeders Association will conduct the show and sale at the C C Lewis farm Daniels.
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Raleigh
Summers
Wyoming
Ben Creech
College of Agriculture
West Virginia University
A. A. Lough
Summers County
Farmer
Bell
Sand Lick
I. Scott
Grandview
H. F. Bramer
Daniels
British accuse Russians of target practice in Berlin airlift corridor
The Associated Press reports British officials allege Soviet fighter planes engaged in target practice in the Berlin airlift corridor as Allied planes, including RAF Dakotas and Skymasters, delivered 1,638 tons over 285 flights to Tempelhof. A York crew observed two Yak fighters near a sleeve towing aircraft, and British officials cited two additional flight-rule breaches. The British rejected Moscow’s offer to power an AEG turbine factory in the British sector.
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Associated Press
Berlin
RAF
Tempelhof
Berlin-Bueckburg
YORK
A.E. G
Admits Slipping Father's Car Out And Hitting Child
Pauline Robertson sues Thomas White and Basil White for 10000 after a Robertson child was killed by Whites car. Basil White testified he slipped out his father’s car and that Thomas White drove at 30 to 35 mph in a 25 mph zone and apologized to the father. A manslaughter charge against Basil White stems from the accident.
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By Register Star
Weller Pineville
Pauline Robertson
Gary Lee Robartson
Aginst
Thomas Richard White
Basil Byarlow
Wasil
Robertson
Basil
Bud
Mullens
White
Thomas Richard While
John Lambert
Basil Burton White
B 29s on Global Scouting Flight
Three American B 29 Superfortresses begin a round the world scouting mission to assess field and facility suitability in distant regions amid growing tensions with the Soviet blockade. Stops include Lagens Air Base in the Azores and Wheelus Field near Tripoli, with future refuels planned in Ceylon, the Philippines, Japan, and Alaska before returning to Tucson by August 5.
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Associated Jr. Washington
Lagens
Azores
United States
Portugal
Plegit
State Department
Air Force
Bertin
Whellus Field
Tripoli
Libya
Whellus
Ceylon
Philippines
Japan
Alaska
Tucson
Reds Can Do no Wrong Party Delegates Serious and Rarely Laugh
AP staff writer Relman Morin profiles a serious, diverse gathering of leftist delegates in Philadelphia. The room blends whites and Negroes, old and young, housewives and professors, all intense and convinced that peace and freedom depend on opposing what they view as Wall Street driven war and imperialist plans. They accuse the Marshall Plan of economic imperialism while praising labor and antiwar stances. the tone is fiery, skeptical, and uncompromising.
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Relman Morinap
Philadelphia
Henry Wallace
Lex Tugwell
Husky
Lee Pressman
Wall Street
Russia
Weather Summary Vermont Virginia and nearby regions
Fragmented weather report notes yesterday's high and low temperatures across multiple towns including Oak Hill Glade Creek and Greenbrier River areas. Rainfall totals cited 0.43 inches in one period, with current conditions described as generally clear and near normal for the region.
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Beckley
Greenbrier
New
Belles Point
Oak Hill
Glade Creek
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