Shanghai Raid Strikes Anchises And Shell Warehouse
Nationalist forces announced a June 26 blockade as Communist planes struck the British freighter Anchises near the Yangtze Whangpoo confluence injuring four crewmen and damaging a Shell Oil warehouse. The raid halted foreign shipping, with several vessels diverted from Shanghai.
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Foochow
Here
Manchuria
Anchises
Yangtze
Whangpoo River
J. B. Watson
Watson
Kobe
Hong Kong
Shanghai
London
Amethyst
Black Swan
Gordon
Woosting
Whangpoo
Erican President Lines
Nanking
U.S
Lewis Clark
Cantoo
Clark
J. Leighton Stuart
Washington
Associated Press
Shell Oil Company
Blue Funnel
Johnson Warns of Soviet Threat in War College Address
Secretary of Defense Johnson told graduates the defense establishment faces real interservice disagreements but remains ready and stronger than ever. He labeled Russia despotic and warned against overreliance on atomic weapons while pledging robust, united national defense.
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Associated
Washington
Johnson
Army
Navy Air Force
National Defense ‘Establishment
Ley
National War College
Truman
Defense
Russia
United States
Associated Press
Louis Johnson
Congress
Naval Air Arm
Marine Corps
Legion Demands Halt of Hooded Mobs in Alabama
The Birmingham area faces tension as Legionnaires press Jefferson County law enforcement to stop hooded mob activities. A Birmingham Post reporter Clarke Stallworth was knocked down investigating night riders in Sumiton, with a warrant for assault issued against Roscoe Fowler and another for Glenn Godfrey. Bond set at 300 dollars in both cases.
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Associated Press
Birmingham
Ala
Jefferson
Birmingham Post
Sumiton
Clarke Stallworth
Roscoe Fowler
Sumitton
Fowler
Staworth
Glenn Godfrey
Stallworth
Senator McLellan pushes plan to veto seven reorganizations
Senator McLellan of Arkansas proposes immediate introduction of a resolution to veto the seven plans. Upon defeat, the plans could take effect. He notes little trouble ahead since the proposals follow Hoover commission recommendations heard by former President Herbert Hoover.
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Ean
Senator McLellan
D-Ark
McLellan
Bipartisan Commission
Herbert Hoover
East West Peace Pledge Ends Big Four Talks
The Big Four foreign ministers closed four weeks of talks in Paris with a six point plan to guide Germany negotiations and a pledge to speed up a German Austrian settlement. They announced accords on outstanding Austrian issues and agreed to meet again in New York during the UN General Assembly.
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Associated Press
Paris
Ete Npeed
Geneany
Ath Benereh Aries
Germany
Berlin
Reich
New York
United Nations General Assembly
Samuel Reter
Austria
Russia
Bids Open Today for $1.55 Million Road Projects Across Counties
The State Road Commission will open bids for resurfacing and improvement projects totaling about 1.546 million dollars. Five projects need Public Roads Administration approval for federal funding, including bridges on U S Route 19 in Nicholas County and grading on Route 20 between Belva and Vaughn. Additional work covers Clover Hollow Road on Route 44, Bakers Fork Road on Route 161, and 158.34 miles of resurfacing across Barbour Fayette Greenbrier Lewis McDowell Mercer Monongalia Raleigh Randolph Tiller Upshur and Webster counties.
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Associated Press
Charles One
State Road Commission
Public Roads Administration
Nicholas County
Hughes Bridge
Belva
Vaughn
Kanawha County
Clover Hollow
Bakers Fork Road
Barbour, Fayette
Greenbrier
Lewis, McDowell
Mercer
Monongalia
Raleigh
Randolph
Tiler, Upshur
Webster
Sixteen Drivers Forfeit Bonds in Speeding Crackdown
Sixteen drivers arrested in a city police crackdown on traffic violators forfeited bonds of five dollars each in police court last night. One more appeared and paid a fifteen dollar fine. Chief Anthony Scalise said police will continue to enforce the speed law at places where speeding endangers lives and property.
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Tolice Court
Anthony Scalise
Virginia Lee’s Age Still Remains A Mystery
Reading garbled lines from a local notice, Virginia Lee appears as a central name amid broken figures and letters. The fragmentary text hints at ages 73 87 82 84 and an unclear code 58, leaving the exact event or context undetermined.
Shotgun Blast Kills Man in Felon's Home
In Parkersburg an intruder was shot to death at the home of Mrs. Virgie Frazier Starcher. Sam Humphrey, 38, was found near a small outbuilding. Robert Taylor, 28, in custody for questioning, allegedly admitted the killing after calling state police. Taylor claimed Humphrey forced entry through a window and was shot as he fled to a pantry. One of 13 escaped convicts recaptured. a fourteenth remains at large.
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Associaich
Tess Parkersburg
Virgie Frazier Starcher
Charles B. Renner
State Penitentiary
Sam Humphrey
Starcher
Renner
Robert Taylor
Wood County
Taylor
Blumphrey
Suvarvuney Oene
Moundsville
Mountaineer Librarian Named to Stanford Post
West Virginia University Librarian Erner Grieder has been named assistant director of Stanford University libraries effective September 1. He previously served as general assistant at Harvard University library and sits on the West Virginia Library Association executive board and the publication West Virginia Libraries editorial board. H Lapham of Cleveland will come July 15 as head librarian until Grieder’s successor is named.
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Associated Press
Morgantown
West Virginia University
Librariau
Ehner
Grieder
Stanford University Libraries
Harvard University Library
West Virginia Library Association
West Virginia
H. Lapham
Cleveland
Byrnes Warns Welfare State Threat to Congress
Republicans hail Byrnes warning on welfare state as a boost to curb social legislation. Democrats offer cautious praise while privately fearing tougher passage for Truman programs. Byrnes spoke at Washington and Lee University's bicentennial in Lexington, Virginia.
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Associated Press
Washington
Byrnes
Congress
GOP
South Carolina
Truman
I ' Byrnes
Lexington
Washington and Lee University
Itc
WV Briefs Report Fatalities and Bridge Work
Elkins reports the accidental shotgun discharge that fatally injured Flora Hosey of Beverly Randolph County. A cabin severed from a pipe killed Jesse Wiggins near Elkins. Roy Weese Jr drowned in the Ohio River near Wheeling Island. A $710 bid for cleaning and painting the Huntington Chesapeake Bridge was to be awarded to Basil Wells Co of Baltimore with work starting within ten days.
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Ee Elkins
Jold
J. D. Higby
Flora Hosey
Bev ‘Erly
Randolph County
Elkins
Jesse T. Wiggins
Raville
Wheeling
Roy Scott Weese
Minga Junction
O. Weese
Ohio River
Wheeling Island
Huntington
flyntington-Chesapeake
Basil
Vi. Wells Co
Baltimore
George H. Wright
Cabell County Bridge
Unidentified submarine sighted off South Florida coast
The Coast Guard reported an unidentified submarine off the South Florida coast. Three Navy patrols from Miami searched cocoa and Melbourne area overnight without results. The case was classified and limited information was released.
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Associated Press
Miami
Fla
Coast Guard
Florida
Navy
Cocoa
Melbourne
Weed
Washington
Leonard Cullat
VP 23
B.C. Knowles
State Youth to Study Farming in Sweden
Thirty-one 4-H Club youths depart from a national camp to travel to New York then Europe for a summer in Sweden under the international farm youth exchange program. They are described as grass roots diplomats by Under Secretary of State George V. Allen. Charles B. Sperovy Jr of Mar suet W Va will spend the summer in Sweden.
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Associated Press
Washington
New York
Europe
International Trarm
George V. Allen
Charles B. Sperovy, Jr
Marsuet W. Va
Sweden
Dems Move To Force Vote On Housing Bill In Congress
The Associated Press reports Democrats push for a two thirds caucus vote to bind members to support a sweeping housing bill. Mayors urge fast action while groups warn costs could exceed twenty billion dollars and trigger federal control of housing production. Southern opposition and potential compromise shape the debate ahead of House consideration.
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Associated Press
Washingon
Truman
Teader
Congress
Rayburn
D-Tex
National Association of Home Builders
Rodney M. Lockwood
Detroit
Association
James F. Bytes
Coal Conference In Session Today In Bluefield
Union and operator representatives convene in Bluefield for another round of talks over a Southern soft coal contract before the current agreement expires. The talks resume at 2 30 p m with Joseph E Moody leading the operators and John Owens back to represent the United Mine Workers. A strike would not begin until July 6 after the miners 10 day vacation ends.
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Associated Press
Bluefield
Southern
Joseph E. Moody
Southern Coal Producers Association
United Mine Workers
John Owens
John L. Lewis
Tewis
Northernland Western
Levy Edges Ahead in City Precinct Vote Early
A preliminary city levy count at 11:30 a.m. shows 157 for and 57 against with 343 voters statewide reported in Beckley precincts. Town District precincts list City Hall and several streets with varying for and against tallies as polling continues toward 7 p.m.
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Levy
City Hall
Harper Road
South Oakwood
Elkins Street
Sylvia
Whiteslick
New Stratton
North Kanawha
Central
Johnstown
Lincoln
East Beckley
Armory
Woodrow Wilson
Beckley
Whitestick
Typhoon Rills Leaves Dozens Dead and Hundreds Missing
Tokyo police report 40 killed and 563 missing after Typhoon Rills battered Okinawa and southern Japan with winds up to 115 mph. Destruction was heavy with over 400 houses destroyed and about 4500 farms flooded. No injuries to personnel reported.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
Okinawa
Japan
Iisland
Honshu
Still Missing In Ebb of Flood
Rescue parties search for at least four missing after a weekend flood that hit the Potomac and Shenandoah valleys. Residents survey damage as debris clearance, power restoration, and communication repairs proceed in Cumberland and surrounding towns amid lingering flood fears.
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Associated Press
Petersburg
Potomac
Shenandoah
Istricken
Mmainly
Cumberland
Maryland
Midland
Shaft
Moorefield
Virginia
Stock Market Opens Fast Then Slows Amid Mixed Early Gains
New York trading opened with brisk demand but quickly drifted into lethargy as most stocks posted fractional gains. Early demand from overnight orders faded, leaving a tepid session after a brief lift from late yesterday buying.
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Associated Press
New York
Senate Speeches Delay Ballot on Labor Emergency
In Washington the Senate debated national emergency strike plans as Senator Morse resumed a long speech. Taft and Douglas attacked Morse’s plan for congressional action in each strike, arguing delays or rushed bets could impede quick action during a crisis. The chamber planned brief votes on minor bills before Morse continued his address. Lucas said voting timing remained uncertain.
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Associated Press
Washington
Sen
Morse
R-Ore
Taft
Ohio
Douglas
Aiken
RVI
Congress
Touglas
Senate
Lucas
Illinois
Aged Blue Laws Cost Movie Operator Five Dollars
Martinsburg city council weighs Sunday movie legality after theater manager pays a $5 fine for violating blue laws by showing Sunday films. The incident centers the ongoing debate on Sunday entertainment restrictions in the city.
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Associated Press
Martinsburg
Presidential Nominates Leader to Luxembourg Post
President Truman nominates senior Democratic figure to Luxembourg seat with ties to Mre Perle Mesta Newport and key Washington D C figures. Nomination signals strong U S party support and foreign service delegation amid postwar diplomacy.
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Perle
Mesta
Newport
D. E
Washington, D. C
Seatete
Democratic Party
Freskient
Truman
Luxembourg
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