West Virginia Guardsmen may be drafted within three months
Governor Patterson witnessed over 3 000 National Guard troops and 60 reservists at Fort Knox as officers said units could be called to active duty within three months if mobilized. The review highlighted training gains and readiness uncertainties amid the Korean war.
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Don Williams
Fort Knox
West Virginia
National Guardsmen
Patteson
George A. Bridgers
West
West Virginia Guards
150Th
Kenneth P. Gilson
Cabin Creek
150Th Infantry
Charleston
Buckhannon
Elkins
193Rd Engineer Combat Company
Logan
468Th Field Artillery
Huntington
Fox
21St Armored Field Artillery
Fairmont
Goard
Patterson
Visting
Variana
Korea
Charles B. Grant
Parkersburg
Mountain State Guard
Gram
1092Nd Engineer Combat Boon
78Th
Compins
Tnfantry di
Clarksburg
Donald Dpd. Borror
201St
Anrmwured Field Artillery
Harry E. Strader
Martinsburg
La1st
United States
Beckley Guards Attend Knox Encampment Review
National Guardsmen from Beckley Ronceverte Richwood and LAWN completed a week of encampment before Gov. Patteson and officials. Company F Beckley led the color guard. 1st Sgt Edwin Miller placed fourth in outstanding soldier ratings while Lt Charles Stafford ran the day. Younger guardsmen showed enthusiasm. veterans urged duty and readiness for possible alert actions.
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West Virginia National Guard
Fort Knox
Martin Pollock
Beckley
Germany
Thomas A. Epperly
Co. H. Ronceverte
Cecil Miller
Sweenysburg
Co. F
Jeep
James Eades
Fayetteville
Emmett Foster
Sun
Robert W. Haynes
Calvin Settle
Oak Hill
Co. C
Peeting Spuds
C. Stafford
C. d. McQuade Register News
Fort Knox Eye National
Gov
Patteson
Edwin Miller
M-Set
Charles B. Grant
1092Nd Engineer Combat Battalion
Parkersburg
Charles Stafford
Register
Company F
Yst
Miller
Wilhalm Watts
China Reds Shelling Nationalist Island Quemoy
Chinese Nationalists report the Reds shelled Quemoy on Saturday night as massed Communist craft gathered around Amoy. Quemoy, a 50 square mile island near Formosa, lies off the Chinese mainland and blocks entry to Amoy port. Nationalist defense officials say 1300 plus small craft are poised for an attack. Officials in Taipei and Washington were notified.
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Formosa
Quemoy
Chinmen
Amoy
Nationalit Defense Ministry
Washington
Taipei
Glen White Soldier Reported as Missing
Pvt. Robby kK Cantley of Glen White is Raleigh County's first servicesman listed as missing in the Korean War by the Defense Department. He was among 121 men reported missing, with six killed and 37 wounded. others listed include Pvt. Jackson T. Mays and 2nd Lt. Ronald R. Oakes, with Oakes from Ronceverte.
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Robby
Kk. Cantley
Glen White
Raleigh County
Defense Department
Hallie Prather
Jackson T. Mayg
Hazel J. Mays
Montcalm
Ronald Aw Oakes
Virginia Oakes
Greenbrier Street
Ronceverte
Leopold II Return Triggers Brussels Demonstrations
In Brussels the return of King Leopold II from exile provoked protests by his opponents. Catholic Libre Belgique offices were damaged while followers gathered in Martyrs Square and clashed with anti monarchists.
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Brussels
Belgium
Leopold
Libre Belgique
Martyrs Square
Socialid
Leopod
Leogeld
Ors
Premerre Spaak
Chasina
Ntire
Wheck
Social Security Pay Jump Seen Under Expansion Bill
United States officials say benefits for about 3 million old age and survivor recipients would rise under a compromise security expansion bill. The conference committee released figures showing an average increase of 7 1 2 percent, with checks likely issued around October 1 or November if Congress acts next week.
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Washington
House Senate Conference Committee
Congress
President Truman
Carrier arrives in Tokyo after rapid Pacific crossing
Presstime bulletin reports an American aircraft carrier loaded with reinforcements arriving in Tokyo after a swift Pacific crossing of seven hours from the U S West Coast. In Dallas, Gav Allan Shivers secured his first full term as governor, defeating Case March who conceded defeat around 10 pm CST with a lead surpassing three to one.
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Tokyo
U.S
Dallas
Allan Shivers
Case March
Shivers
Mountain justice carnival shocks Raleigh crowd
A chaotic Centennial kangaroo court on Heber Street drew about 200 spectators. Police blocked Main to Prince as Bundled punishments were carried out by the Kangaroo Cops for violators of Centennial rules. Promoter Pitts and Rev Shafer figures spurred the rowdy event with court-feeling theatrics and threats of more proceedings next week.
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Main
Prince Streets
Raleigh
Wolaters
ICDGE
Herbert BR. Pitts
Pitts
John RL Ropers Company
Cauin
Berkiey Viehanis
Cr Srosim
Mackenzie King in grave condition amid pneumonia attack
Ottawa reports former Canadian prime minister W L Mackenzie King gravely ill after an acute pneumonia attack. Died tonight at age 15 in Ottawa. centennial violators suffer consequences.
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MacKenzie King
Ottawa
W.L. MacKenzie King
Canada
W. L. MacKenzie King
MacArthur reports North Korea recaptures Yongchok coast
General MacArthur announced Yongchok on the east coast was retaken by North Korean forces to block the Taejon Younsdong road and rail line. American air strafing continued near Taejon as new troops pressed the line and Maj. Gen. William F. Dean was reported missing in action after withdrawal.
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Trols
Fallen Taejon
Red
U. S
First Cavalry
Associated Press
William R. Moore
Bulletin Eye
FORYG
Cenerdt Mac’ Arthur
Yongchok
Korea
Taejon-Younsdong
Tucson
MacArthur
Taejon
William F. Dean
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Army
Washington
Dean
Attack unlikely now on Yugoslavs
Western observers discounted yesterday the likelihood of a Russian-led Cominform attack on Yugoslavia in the near term. They said Moscow-dominated neighbors cannot replicate the June surprise invasion of North Korea, unlike the Korean case.
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Associated Press
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
North Korea
South Korea
Germans Deserve Right to Defend Their Soil
U S High Commissioner John J Mc Cloy said it would be hard to deny Germans the right and means to defend their soil if attacked from the east He opposed re creation of a German army and noted there are no German contingents in West Germany He suggested Germans might defend their country if given the chance in an emergency.
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Associated Press
Frankfurt
Germany
U. S
John J. McCloy
McCloy
Germain Emmy
West Germany
Volkspolizei (People's Police
Korea
East German Communists urge sabotage and resistance
Berlin reports say East German Communist leaders and visiting Cominform figures urge West Germans to sabotage American military preparations and defend the West. Jacques Duclos and Suslov attended the East German party congress and discussed Kremlin aims amid the Korean War. Grotewohl had urged West Germans to show open resistance to US British and French policies.
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Associated Press
Berlin
West
Frandahtem
Socialist Unity (Communist
Jacques Duclos
Communist Party
Duclos
Russia
Mikhail A. Suslov
Italy
Palmiro Togliatth
Suslov
Kremlin
Moscow
Dahlem
Grotewohl
United States
Britain
France
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