Russians Invited To Help Restore Europe Economy
Paris and London urged Moscow to join a collective effort to rebuild postwar Europe with American aid. Foreign Ministers Bidault and Bevin invited Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov to a week of talks on the Marshall plan, with a meeting to be arranged in a convenient place. If Moscow refuses, the plan would proceed without the Soviet Union.
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Associated Press
Paris
France
Great Britain
Russia
Europe
Soviet Union
Moscow
V. M. Molotov
Georges Bidault
Ernest Bevin
U. S
George C. Marshall
Marshall
Harvard University
London
Bevin
Bidault
Fifteen Killed in Clipper Crash and Coal Trade Shifts
The Associated Press reports 15 killed in an air disaster as a coal market update shows exports rising 33 percent year over year while domestic stocks fall to a 33 day supply. April stocks drop 11.6 percent to 27.19 million tons. mines must return to owners by June 30, risking a general strike if talks with the United Mine Workers fail.
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Associated Press
Washington
Bureau of Mines
Canada
Europe
France
Netherlands
Sweden
Belgium
Italy
Mines Bureau
Coal Mines Administration
United Mine Workers
Settlement Reaches For Seamen Across East Gulf Coasts
Labor Department and leaders of three maritime unions and 39 shippers announce a five percent wage settlement that would cover 110 000 seamen on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts and extend current contracts for one year starting December 15 The agreement includes nine paid holidays at sea or port and is pending ratification by union members and shipowners West Coast impact remains uncertain as officials expect it to influence talks there
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Phi Assocalcy Press
New York
John W. Gibson
Atlantic
Gulf
Nathan Feinsinger
Labor Department
Joseph Curran
National Maritime Union
CIO
Curran
NMU
American Communications Association
Marine Engineers Beneficial Association
Gibson
Frank J. Taylor
Flood Waters At Crest Standstill
Residents of Oakville Iowa watch flood waters of the Iowa river engulf the town as the river stands still. The 440 resident community is deserted except for flood duty. Roads into town are impassable and the railroad levee is cracking. An eight by four mile lake forms against the Mississippi river levee as flood crests threaten further rise downstream. Authorities warn of more flooding in the Mississippi and Des Moines rivers with 140000 acres flooded across Iowa Missouri and Illinois.
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Associated Press
Oakville
Piowa
Iowa River
O. D. Johnson
Johnson
Minneapolis and St. Louis
Mississippi River
Mississippi
Des Moines
Iowa
Louisiana
Missouri
Illinois
Quincy
Hannibal
Minister's Son Fatally Shoots Mother in North Carolina
The 13 year old son of a Baptist preacher shot his mother, Mrs. Cora Weaver, at their Spencer Mountain home near Ranlo. The youth, Johnny Weaver, told deputies he "just got mad" after being scolded over a letter addressed to his sister. He was placed in a Gaston County jail cell to await juvenile court action. The case will be handled by the juvenile court and could lead to training school confinement until age 21.
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Associated Press
Gastonia
N. C
Sherif H. T. Efird
Edward Groves
Gaston County
Johnny Weaver
Cora Weaver
Greves
Spencer Mountain
Here
Ranlo
North Carolina
W. Carl Weaver
Notre Dame Coach Leahy Top All Star Mentor for Charity Game
Chicago set to host the College All-Star team under athletic director and head coach Frank Leahy of Notre Dame. The charity game against the Chicago Bears, National League champions, will be played at Soldier Field on August 22 in its 13th annual event.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Frank Leahy
Notre Dame
Chicago Bears
Soldier Field
Crash Near Istanbul Kills Pan American Crews
A Pan American World Airways Constellation eclipse crashed near Megadina Syria killing at least 12, with 19 passengers and 3 crew safe. The flight carrying American newspaper executives was en route to New York from Karachi Istanbul and Gander.
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Associated Press
Sake Wew York
Pan American World Airways
Syria
Scven
Istanbul
Karachi
India
Megadine
Pan American
London
Euphrates River
New York
Ankara
James H. Smith
Atlantic Division
Smith
Joseph Hart
Cairo
Almaza
Clipper
Mesafte
la Guardia Field
Pan American Clippers
Clippers
Defense Heard In Curry Trial
Defense lawyers called witnesses to support self defense claims for Sam Curry 38 year old McDowell county mine foreman accused of killing two union miners at Eureka Hollow during a national mine shutdown on November 21. Beverly Bowers testified Hunt brandished a cane as Curry fired after approaching the truck. Thomas tried to run as Hunt fell.
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Associated Press
Marlinton
Sam Curry
McDowell
Curry
Will Hunt
Eckman
McDowell County
James Roose
Ivelt Thomas
AFL United”Mine Workers
Thomas
Doss Jr. to Be Ordained at First Christian Church
Clarence M. Doss Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Doss of West Virginia Street, will be ordained into the ministry at the First Christian Church on Sunday June 22 at 10 40 a m. The service will be led by Rev A M Wilson with assistance from Dr. Ritchie Ware Rev C B Reynolds and local elders W A Stanley Howard Phipps Carroll Hutchison and George Parker. Doss, a Woodrow Wilson High School graduate, studies at the Divinity School of the University of Chicago and has served as head resident of the Disciples Divinity House. He has held student pastorates in Kentucky California and Illinois.
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Lynchburg
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Carroll Hutchison
George Parker
Doss
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Divinity School
University of Chicago
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Rockefeller Chapel
Kentucky
California
Illinois
Vandenberg Plan Seeks Bipartisan Aid Survey
Washington hinges on State Department support for Senator Van denberg’s bipartisan plan to survey how much more U S aid can be safely provided abroad. Undersecretary Will Clayton endorses the study of American resources while leaving decisions on foreign needs to recipient nations with checks by U S officials. Secretary Marshall remains to study the plan before cabinet discussion with the Michigan senator.
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Associated Press
Washington
Vandenberg
United States
State Department
Department
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Will Clayton
Clayton
Treasury
Marshal
Vanderberg
Marshall
Michigan
Humming Burglar Robs Western Union Office
A burglar entered the Fourth Avenue Western Union last night armed with a pistol and humming a tune. He threatened workers with the words dont move or you are dead and demanded access to the safe. He escaped with an undetermined amount of money.
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Phaseoomico Iite
Pittsburgh
Fourth Avenue Western Union
War Department Chief Cites Russian Power
Lt. Gen. J. Lawton Collins warned that Russia outnumbers the U S by about 20 to 1 and has over 10 000 airplanes while the U S cannot man 4 000 aircraft. He said Russia could field 200 divisions now with 100 more from satellites and urged a review of U S defense readiness.
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War Department
Associated Press
Miami
Fla
J. Lawton Collins
U.S. Army
Collins
Europe
U. S
Russia
Reserve Officers Association
Pearl Harbor
New York City
Detroit
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Polar Cap
Charleston Man Nabbed By FBI
CLEVELAND The FBI announced Paul Jones 32 of Charleston West Virginia was arrested there on receiving stolen merchandise tied to his brother in law Francis Cracker. Jones faces arraignment before U S Commissioner Richard P Schuman in Youngstown. Six slot machines a washer three outboard motors two motion picture projectors and a utility motor were seized at Jones home. Cracker 28 a Railway Express commercial agent in Youngstown is charged with rerouting about 3000 worth of stolen goods and recovering them.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
FBI
Paul Jones
Charleston
W. Va
Sheridan Circle
Ford Hill
Francis Cracker
E C. Richardson
Jones
U. S
Richard P. Schuman
Youngstown
Cracker
Railway Express
Richardson
Miners Suffer Minor Injuries After Premature Blast
Two workers at Garden Ground mine of the New River Company were slightly hurt by an early powder blast on Tuesday afternoon. Mark Ford of Beckley and Hugh Garrett of Mt. Hope sustained leg and hip injuries and were treated at Beckley Hospital, then returned to work.
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Garden Ground
New River Company
Mark Ford
Circuit Jury Still Out In Bez Suit
A circuit court jury is deliberating the retrial of a $50 000 damage suit filed by Oliver Lemon Peck against Seid Bez of Sophia. Peck alleges hip injuries from an assault on May 8 1944. The jury failed to reach a verdict after an hour of deliberation and was released.
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Seid Bez
Sophia Peck
Bez
Sophia Theatre
Dollar Store
Peck
Retrial starts for four escapees in Raleigh County
Four men Ralph Hedrick Garland Burgess Hartwell Levi Lucas and Harry Short face grand larceny and armed robbery charges in Raleigh County criminal court after a failed jury verdict in a previous term. State evidence includes cab commandeering and transport to Logan County where the driver was tied up. Defense argues the pistol was a jail gift and questions witness Adkins who previously served time.
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Raleigh County
Wen County
Ralph Wayne Hedrick
Garland Burgess
Hartwell
Levi Lucas
Harry Wallace Short
Ned Ragland
Noah Adkins
Man
Logan County
Clay Crouse
Ragland
Adkins
Eisenhower to resign and join Columbia University
Walter Winchell reports that General Dwight D. Eisenhower has tendered resignation to President Truman and will become president of Columbia University next fall. Washington Chief of Staff and Columbia sources deny knowledge, with one Columbia spokesman noting Eisenhower is a frequent favorite to be connected with university leadership.
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Rae
Associated Press
New York
New York Daily Mirror
Walter Winchell
Arrmoy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Truman
Columbia University
Washington
Columbia
Eisenhower
Kilgore Presents Naval Observatory Site Rules
Senator Harley M Kilgore outlines requirements for a new naval observatory site requested by the Beet ley Chamber of Commerce naval observatory committee The government building would move from Washington D C to a site of 640 acres of level or rolling land with vegetation about five miles from a small town and within 25 to 75 miles of a large town Details on possible sites and humidity data are referenced in an additional story on Page 10 Story No 3.
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Naval Observatory
Harley M. Kilgore
Beetley Chamber of ‘Commerce
Navall Observatory Committee
W. H. File
Lar
Ovation
Washington, D. C
Rent Bill Okeh Expected Today
Senate floor manager Senator Buck predicted passage of a House approved bill extending rent controls for eight months and allowing permissive increases up to 15 percent. The measure would end after 1948 leases. Senator Taylor urged President Truman to veto, while Buck hoped for his signature.
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Associated Press
Washington
Buck
R.del
Senate
House
Taylor
Idaho
Truman
Buelo
Demo Poll Reveals Split Over Truman Veto Of Labor Bill
A Democratic National Committee survey shows 10 to 66 split among party leaders over vetoing the Taft Hartley labor measure with some urging passage without signature. White House says Truman will explain action in a message, as the bill risks automatic passage tomorrow without a veto.
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Associated Press
Washington
Truman
Democratic Party
Democratic National Committee
White House
New York
Clark M. Clifford
Charles G. Ross
Mr. Truman
Son Kills Father Over Motorbike in Florida
In Fort Lauderdale, 16 year old Robert Dane Rothers shot and killed his father Lester A. Butters 47 during an argument over a motorbike. Rothers admitted the shooting and said he was not sorry. His mother Mae had separated from the father last week, saying she feared him for 15 years.
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Associated Press
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Robert Clark
Robert Dane Routhers
Lester A. Butters
Mae
Curry Attorneys Seek New Trial for Slain Miner
Circuit Judge Mark L. Jarrett scheduled July 1 to hear arguments on a motion to set aside the verdict of voluntary manslaughter against Sam Curry 38 of McDowell County. Curry was convicted for the fatal shooting of Wil Hunt 56 Eckman Negro and James Roosevelt Thomas a former United Mine Workers committeeman amid a nationwide coal shutdown. Sentence was deferred and Curry's $10 000 bond remains posted until the hearing.
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Mariinton
Mark L. Jarrett
Sam Curry
McDowell County
Curry
Wil Hunt
Eckman Negro
James Roosevelt
Thomas
United Mine Workers
Government Lists Appointments Veterans Seek Rent Control Bill
Charleston reports a governor announced a 35 member slate of appointments effective July 1 for Senate review. The list largely reappoints current officials across state boards with two current office holders named and revisions to the state merit system council. The session will also consider a rent control bill amid eviction fears as lawmakers aim to curb municipal gross sales and rewrite education and university boards governing structures.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Meadows
State Senate
State Board of
Wutoitudslu
American Veterans Committee
M. R. Dodd
Mea J
J.C. Bowling
Marianna
Wyoming County
E. M. Sunley
Safety Demanded From Railroads
The Interstate Commerce Commission orders U S railroads to install automatic block signals on 45 000 miles of track and automatic train stop or cab signal systems where trains run 60 mph or faster for passenger service and 50 mph for freight. The action follows a year long inquiry into speeds traffic and accidents and is issued by three ICC division members.
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Associated Press
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Division Three
Veto Would Halt All Disarmament
Delegates at the United Nations warned that a Russian veto of the U S plan for world arms reduction would end U N disarmament efforts. Andrei Gromyko warned adoption of the U S proposal could collapse the arms regulation process and hinder General Assembly goals.
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Associated Press
Lake
United Nations
U.S
U. N
Conventional Armaments Commission
U. S
Security Council
Andrei A. Gromyko
General Assembly
Arms Commission
General
Weather brief for Beckley with temps and rainfall
Beckley area weather report notes yesterday's high and today's conditions. Precipitation in the last 24 hours ending 8 a.m. was 0.04 inches.
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Beckley
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