Editorial on policing reform and accountability in West Virginia
An editorial condemns recent killings by county sheriffs deputies as signs of an inadequately trained force. It urges trials for officers, calls for a state approved or county funded training school, and suggests regional cooperation with the Department of Public Safety. It links policing to business stability and national defense by promoting reservist training and professionalization.
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West Virginia
Constabulary
West Virginia Department of Public Safety
Raleigh County
Responsibility and Business Shortchange of defense by hiring bias
A West Virginia military district officer warned Beckley residents that some businessmen refuse to hire reservists. A typical case involves a qualified applicant who is about to be hired but is rejected once it is learned he is a naval or military reservist. The practice, criticized as unfair, targets men serving in reserve organizations.
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America
West Virginia Military District
Beckley
Dames
Nan
Blockade debate eyed for China aid plan
The article weighs an international blockade of Communist China, citing the steady inflow of war materials through Port Arthur Dairen Hong Kong and Macao, the success of smuggling controls in Hong Kong and Macao, and the potential impact of U S Seventh Fleet patrols. It notes risks of total war but argues a blockade could materially weaken the Communist war effort in Korea.
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Douglas MacArthur
Forrest Sherman
China
United Nations
Russia
East Germany
Czechoslovakia
Manchuria
Port Arthur
Dairen
Hong Kong
Macao
North China Sea
U. S. Seventh Fleet
China Reds
Korea
Highlander Carl Wipperman Hits Musical Spotlight at UNC
Carl Wipperman a Glen White native now at the University of North Carolina rises from Sound and Fury to the Belltones after Korean War service. reviewers praise his baritone versatility from classical to popular tunes. Records with the Belltones are planned while he completes studies at Chapel Hill.
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Glen White
Daily Tar Heel
University of North Carolina
Carl
West Virginia
Memorial Hill
Sound
Carl Wipperman
Yip
UNC
Korea
Sound and Fury
Belltones
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Swinski
Artur Redzinski
Dunkirk
Campbell
North Carolina
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Voice
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Perry Como
Vaughn Monroe
Hell
Cat
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Glee Club
Gainesville
Fla
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Wfmytv
Greensboro
WPTF
Raleigh
U.N.C
Mullens
Advice for college graduates six months after graduation
Hal Boyle reframes the usual June graduation counsel as a message to graduates six months out. He notes the disillusionment of early career life, urges continued courage and direction, and explains advancement comes from steady steps, not dramatic leaps, illustrating with the graduate Joe’s delayed ascent from college dreams to reality.
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Joe
Allerney
W. S. Supreme Court
Navy
Annapolis
8th Army in Korea reaches full combat strength
Lt. Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor says the 8th Army is near full strength, with manpower and unit readiness rebuilt since the war began. He notes the role of training, recruitment, and experienced troops in enabling UN forces to counterattack, while cautioning about possible Chinese mass additions and enemy infiltration.
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Elton C. Fayap
Washington
Korea
Maxwell D. Taylor
Army Department
United Nations
U. S
Taylor
8Th Army
United States
Japan
Crl
Europe
Plastic skeletons spark a race with Soviet exports
London writer T. W. Fazakerley in Croydon markets plastic human skeleton replicas to museums medical schools and colleges at half price. He claims to produce about 2000 a year and argues Soviet skeletons are inferior flatheaded copies. He notes demand among chiropodists corset makers and dentists and describes ideal dimensions for a fictional female skeleton including height 5 7 and 208 bones.
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Don Schwind
Associated Press
London
A. Briton
Iron Curtain
Russia
Ussr
T. W. Fazakerley
Croydon
Fazakerley
Fiznerley
Skeleton Shortage Sparks Plastic Alternative Trade
Osteopaths and surgeons in Britain face a long running skeleton shortage with two main real sources: unclaimed bodies after death and donors for science. Fazakerley defends plastic substitutes, noting easier marking, greater durability, lower cost, mass production, and acceptance in Moslem countries. He cites a plastic skeleton selling for about sixty pounds, offering a cheaper option than real bones.
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Fazakerley
Britain
Fasherley
Judge Scares Violators With Show Of Firepower In Court
In Pittsburgh Magistrate Julius Strbu uses a blue steel revolver to illustrate the danger of speeding and failure to stop. He unfurls the unloaded gun on the bench, warns offenders that an auto driver careless or alert is as dangerous as a loaded weapon, then proceeds to collect fines and license renewals. The stunt aims to deter future accidents by stark example.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Julius Strbu
United States
Supreme Court upholds Smith Act conviction of 11 Communist leaders
The 1951 Supreme Court ruling confirms Congress may ban conspiracy to overthrow the government by force. The decision clarifies that free speech is not unlimited and must yield to the need to protect the state, citing Holmes 1919 and the Smith Act’s aim to curb armed rebellion. The court found a clear and present danger in the Communist leaders' aims.
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Washington
Supreme Court
New York
ABC
Congress
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Evry
Communist Party
Democrats
Republic
Moscow
Western air strength and the Vandenberg fear
In Washington, Gen. Vandenberg warned against a shoestring Air Force funded at about 20 billion annually, arguing Western strategy rests on two premises. The first, SAC deterrence with atomic capability, is sound, but the second, a credible defense of Western Europe by 1953-54, is demonstrably unsound.
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Washington
Hayt Vandenberg
MacArthur
Vandenberg
American Strategic Air Force
Europe
Air Force
Stuart Symington
Louis Johnson
Symington
Strategic Air Command
Strategic Air Forcce
Strategic Air Force
Western
Western Europe
Kremlin
North Atlantic
Gen. Vandenberg
Canito Hill
Crawford seeks directing role after star rise
Hollywood star Brod erick Crawford aims to direct film and stage works while keeping acting. He plans to direct Of Mice and Men on stage when permitted and has bought a South Seas screenplay for future directing. He expects box office success to influence studio bosses.
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Hollywood
Broderick Crawford
Brad
Lewis Stone
Andy Hardy
Crawford
King's Men
Harry, Cohn
Cohn
Suffern
Josh Logan
Jose Frerener
Kent Smith
George Tobias
Telegraph Company
Max Gordon
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