Acheson urges Congress to approve large arms aid plan
Secretary of State Acheson urged Congress to approve a 1.2225 billion foreign arms aid program to aid free peoples against enslavement and to continue U S military support for Western Europe to deter aggression. He warned that slackening would bring disaster and emphasized allied unity, economic recovery, and defense funding for Greece Turkey Iran Philippines Korea. The president supported the initiative and stressed urgency against Soviet expansion.
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Associated Press
Washington
Acheson
Congress
Truman
Mr. Truman
Greece
Turkey
Iran
Philippines
Korea
New Atomic Missiles May Discourage Reds And Avoid Bankruptcy
Washington reports that the United States has developed atomic artillery shells and atomic warheads for guided missiles. Defense Secretary Johnson briefed President Truman on March 31 about new tactical and strategic atomic weapons that could target troops and industrial sites. Atlantic Pact planners see these weapons boosting Western Europe’s security without bankrupting allies, while stressing that stronger ground and air forces remain essential to pressure a Russian army. General Collins described a tank-mountable weapon capable of knocking out tracked vehicles, including Soviet tanks.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
Defense
Johnson
Truman
Atlantic Pact
Western Europe
Europe
J. Lawton Collins
Army
National Guard
Collins
Russia
Wreck Destroys 32 Freight Cars on N W Line
A Norfolk and Western freight train derailment near Fort Gay destroyed 32 cars and contents with an unofficial $200,000 in damage. No injuries occurred as both main tracks were blocked and passenger trains halted. A journal on one car blamed for the accident.
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Associated Press
Fort Gay
Norfolk and Western
Here
N. and W
Ex-Chairman of GOP Named to Defend Spy
John D. M. Hamilton, former chairman of the Republican National Committee during Alf Landon's campaign, is appointed chief defense counsel for Harry Gold the 39 year old research chemist charged with wartime espionage. Gold requested a nonradical attorney. He was arrested by the FBI in Philadelphia on May 23 for allegedly passing atomic bomb secrets to Russia.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
John D. M. Hamilton
Republican National Committee
Alf Landon
GOP
Harry Gold
Hamilton
U. S. District Court
James P. McGranery
Gold
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Russia
Weather extends West Virginia forecast June 3 to 7
Extended West Virginia weather forecast for June 3 through June 7. Temperatures near normal with a few cool nights early in the week. Showers and scattered thunderstorms expected Saturday and again Tuesday. Rain total averaging 0.5 to 0.75 inch. Beckley reports 76 high 43 low yesterday and 76 at 11 am. Oak Hill highs around 78, lows near 43, readings midmorning around 50 to 58. Rivers at Belpoint mixed, Greenbrier above normal and muddy under new clear conditions.
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West Virginia
Beckley
Oak Hill
Beliepoint
Greenbrier
West Virginia Briefs: Dividends, Sites, Incidents United
Wheeling Steel declares dividends on preferred and common stock. Rep Ramsay notes a 10 acre site near Tygart Lake for a National Cemetery expansion as only about 100 unreserved plots remain. A truck driver escaped injury after a collision with a 154-car freight train and was jailed for drunken driving. Prison escapees sought at Huttonsville prison. West Virginia cigarrette tax brings in $383,082 over April and May.
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Washington
Ramsay
D-Wva
Tygart Lake
W. Va
Grafton
ST. Albans
James W. Booker
Charleston
Chesapeake and Ohio
Indian Creek Road Crossing
Booher
Ferris wheel operator killed in Braxton County accident
John Hosey, 25, of Braxton County, a carnival employee, was killed instantly last night when he was caught in the mechanism of a ferris wheel he was operating.
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Glenville
John Hosey
Braxton County
Two youths drown during vacation in Kanawha and Ritchie counties
Two schoolchildren died in separate swimming accidents yesterday. Cave Edward Pickens Jr., 13, of Bancroft Putnam County drowned at Upper Falls on Coal River in Kanawha County. Minnie Lee Ann, 15, of Hannadale drowned while swimming with friends in the north fork of Hughes River in Ritchie County. Each drowning marked the first vacation incident reported in each county.
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Associated Press
Cave Edward Pickens, Jr
Bancroft
Putnam County
Upper Falls
Coal River
Kanawha County
Minnie Lee An
Hannadale
Hughes River
Ritchie County
Leach County
MacArthur plans to outlaw Japan Communist Party
Reliable Japanese sources report General MacArthur's HQ studying a plan to outlaw the Japan Communist Party amid growing anti American strife. The move follows calls for a nationwide anti government general strike with potential violence as demonstrations loom and elections approach.
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Associated Press
Japan
General MacArthur
Japan Communist Party
Red Party
Communist Party
U. S
House of Parliament
Shunkichi Ueda
Johnson Gains in Drive for Military Unification at Annapolis
Secretary of Defense Johnson told 690 Naval Academy graduates that unification will not erase each service's causes while decisions remain final. Ensigns. 461. second lieutenants. 171 Air Force officers. 48 Marine shavetails. 10 others to own navies. Six months ago Navy friction noted. today progress exceeds expectations.
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Associated Press
Annapolis
Johnson
Naval Academy
Forrest P. Sherman
Naval Operations
Air Force
Marine Corps
Navy
South America
Louis E. Denfield
Dahlgren Hall
Matthews
Army
Pace
Defense
Early
William Leahy
Personal Damage Suit Ready for Jury Deliberation
A $30,000 personal damage case filed by Mrs. Nancy Johnson Thorne against Dan Boothe et al was set for jury deliberation after noon recess. Thorne seeks damages for injuries from a January 1949 truck collision on W Neville Street. The truck had been bought from Boothe by Grady Whitlock, who testified he was en route to a body repair garage to fix the brakes when the accident occurred.
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Nancy Johnson Thorne
Dan Boothe
Ben ‘H. Ashworth
Grada Martin
Herman R. Martin
Martin
Nada Sturgill
Charles Sturgill
Verna Harris
Earlie Harris
Jean M. Crouch
Letha M. Wall
E. M. Crouch
Walter French
Rita Bowling
Oak Grove Church Damaged by Early Morning Fire
Flames caused about 4000 dollars in damage at Oak Grove Christian Church off Old Eccles Road. Beckley Fire Department arrived at 8 and had the blaze under control within 15 minutes. Residents tried to spray it with a garden hose. Fire Chief Bernard Martin cited inadequate equipment and noted the newly built section, including the piano and pews, was largely unscathed. Heating ducts are suspected as the start point.
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Oak Grove Christian
Eccles Road
Beckley
Bernard Martin
Nine Escape Flaming Death in Basement
In Adrian Michigan a gasoline truck crashed into a cement block house turning it into a blaze. Members of two families crawled to safety through a basement window. The truck driver was killed. his body was recovered but not identified. Escaping were William Black and wife with four daughters and Calvin Hough and wife with three week old son.
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Associated Press
Adrian
Mich
William. Black
Calvin’ Hough
Police Probe Thefts In Two City Buildings
Police investigate burglaries last night at the Memorial Building and the Carter Building on Fayette Street. About $39 stolen from multiple offices including the Chamber of Commerce and West Virginia High School Athletic Association. Nine doors forced. main door undamaged. Night watchman John Italiano absent. $5 missing from Boys Scouts offices.
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Memorial Building
Boy Scouts
Carter Building
Anthony Scalise
Scalise
Chamber of Commerce
West Virginia High School Athletic Association
The
Athletic Association
American Legion
Library
John Italiano
Boys Scouts
Fayette Street
Family Picket Line Raps Reuther and UAW
In Detroit at the UAW CIO headquarters a family picket line protests. John Shores 31, an expelled member, accuses the union of blocking employment while his wife Lucille and their two sons John 5 and Norman 7 join with placards urging reinstatement and medical care for their father.
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Associated Press
Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers Union
John Shores
Uaw-Cio
Shores
John
Reuther
Walter Reuther
UAW
Norman
Lucille
Optimism Fails To Stir Market
New York stocks opened amid optimism but failed to rally. Railway shares largely muted, with Santa Fe and Union Pacific as notable exceptions. Treasury Secretary Snyder’s upbeat appraisal did not lift sentiment, as investors continued to hold back. Higher prices were recorded for U S Steel Chrysler Woolworth Philco Radio Corp Swift American Smelting Dow Chemical Texas Company and Johns Manville.
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Associated Press
New York
Santa Fe
Union Pacific
Atomic Love and the Lancet Warning on Radiation Bonds
London report notes The Lancet cautions that atomic energy exposure risks may pass to offspring. It suggests workers around cyclotrons should prefer partners who have not been near hot radiation areas to avoid serious inherited defects.
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Associated Press
London
Lancet
Moonshine Hauler Killed in Wreck Near Wytheville
Victor Anderson, 25, of Bluefield Virginia, died when his moonshine hauling car plunged over a bank on US Route 21 six miles northwest of Wytheville. Authorities said state ABC agents lost sight of the fleeing vehicle during a chase hours earlier. The scene showed broken liquor bottles and an estimated 75 to 100 gallons of moonshine in the wrecked car. Anderson had been sought for moonshine trafficking from the Carolina coast.
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Associated Press
Wytheville
Wythe County
J. M. Sutherland
Victor Anderson
Bluefield
U. S. Rt. 21
Sutherland
Richard Richardson
Harless Taylor
Alcoholic Beverage Control
ABC
W. V. Sutherland
Anderson
Th Carolina
McCarthy Plans New Attack Amid Party Criticism
Senator McCarthy ignored GOP complaints and prepared to deliver a Senate speech attack on Communists in government. He faced charges from Senator Margaret Chase Smith who accused elements of the party, while Smith defended a declaration of conscience backed by several Republican colleagues amid calls to end character assassination.
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Associated Press
Washington
McCarthy
Wisconsin
Senate
GOP
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Funds Released For Construction At Spencer State Hospital
Charleston reports the Board of Control allocated 432275.46 from a 1949 appropriation for a new clinic at Spencer State Hospital. project cost 577600 with federal funds pending. Additional releases: West Virginia University 56542.38 for music school site property. West Virginia State College 13900 for land and building. McKendree Home in Fayette County 1500 for electrical and roof repairs.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Board of Control
Spencer State Hospital
Board of Public Works
West Virginia University
West Virginia State College
West Virginia Home For
McKendree
Fayette County
Burglars Strike Sam Schulman Service Station
In a rash of thefts in Los Angeles, burglars looted Sam Schulman's service station twice this week for a total of 116 dollars. Last night a window sign read Come on in. Help yourself, as a spotlight shone on a newly installed safe cemented into the floor.
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Associated Press
LOS Angeles
Sam Schulman
Assassination Plot Against MacArthur Proves False
Tokyo officials said rumors of a plan to kill General MacArthur are an absolute fake. An excitable policeman claimed an arrested man involved in a paranoid plot, but occupation headquarters dismissed the story, noting no extra guards were needed. An unidentified leftist Tokyo group was alleged to target Hibaya Park near MacArthur’s HQ, with dates shifted from May to June. no evidence or details emerged.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
Charles A. Willoughby
General MacArthur
Santa Claus
Willoughby
MacArthur
Hibaya Park
Haneda
Arthur W. Radford
Pacific Fleet
State employment rises 10,000 to end of April
West Virginia gains 2.1 percent in employment from March to April totaling 10 000 jobs. Manufacturing adds 2 500 jobs led by durable goods while pottery textile leather decline. Non durable gains occur in food. Transportation improves after coal recalls, but coal orders fall by mid April reducing weekly hours. Seasonal boosts appear in communications utilities and service sectors such as laundries dry cleaning hotels and recreation.
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Associated Press
Charleston
West Virginia
State Department of Unemployment Security
Extra Hubby May Keep Part of Pay
In Cincinnati a common pleas judge granted John Ismael a 52-year-old divorce for neglect and ruled it was a mistake for a man to hand over his entire pay check to his wife Elsie Ismael 51 whom he married in 1919. Ismael testified he had given his entire pay check until last August.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati
Common Pleas
Charles 8. Bell
Ohio Supreme Court
John Ismael
Ismael
Elsie Ismael
Mauna Lao eruption leaves two missing in Kona blast
Honolulu report says Mauna Lao Volcano erupted last night sending lava river 20 miles to the sea. Police report 60 families driven from Southwest Hawaii Island homes and at least 15 houses and a Catholic Church damaged. two elderly residents Mr and Mrs L P Lincoln are missing. Communications with the southern area cut.
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Associated Press
Honolulu
Mauna Lao
Kona
Hawaii
Hawaii Island
Henry Kunimoto
L. P. Lincoln
Kunimoto
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