GOP Plan Seeks Britain Coal and Steel Pool in Aid Cut
A draft amendment to the ECA Act would halve Britain's Marshall Plan aid if Britain does not join Schuman's Western Europe coal and steel pool. Britain is authorized for 685 million. Labour shows coolness to the pool. Attlee says Labour not ready, aims for closer economic integration.
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Europe
Britain
Economic Cooperation Administration
ECA
Senate Appropriations Committee
Great Britain
British Labor Party
Schuman
France
Attlee
Lodge
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
Ile
Martinsburg Plans Tax License to Cure City Finances
A Martinsburg committee proposes a new license tax system to erase financial woes, with annual fees from 12.50 to 5000 on all businesses and professionals, expected to raise about 60000 yearly. The plan, already approved twice by the Stotler administration, covers utilities, retailers, and manufacturers, and sets 41 meetings and 200 categories. Existing taxes on cigarettes tobacco dogs and alcohol plus the property tax stay in place.
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Associated Press
Martinsburg
Roy H. Stotler
Stotler
Dairy Strikers Molest Drivers in Western PA Milk Strike
Troubles on Pennsylvania highways flare as a seven county milk strike stalls peace talks. Near Beaver, two independent truck drivers were forced from their vehicles by pickets. Donald Gibson said he was dragged from his truck and beaten. Pickets dumped its milk and eggs and later drove off with the truck. Lester Reed was ordered from his truck and the vehicle was abandoned after being driven over an embankment.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Beaver
Donald Gibson
Gibson
Lester Reed
Reuter Named Martinsburg Journal Head. Horvath Tapped News GM
Williamstown Daily News selects L. P. Horvath, former Weirton Times ad manager, as general manager, succeeding Otto K. Reuter. Reuter becomes general manager of Martinsburg Journal. All are Ogden newspaper group members. Reuter led the News for four years after leading Hinton Daily News previously.
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Associated Press Williamson
Louis P. Horvath
Weirton Times
Williamson Daily News
Otto K. Reuter
Reuter
Martinsburg Journal
Ogden
the News
Hinton Daily News
Glade Creek High Yesterday Low Muddy Rivers Record
Weather notes report rainfall 2.2 inches, high at Glade Creek yesterday and a low point last night. Rivers at Bellepoint, Greenbrier and New Normal stages slightly muddy. Bluestone Reservoir at normal stage and clear.
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Oak Hill
Glade Creek
Bellepoint
Greenbrier
Bluestone Reservoir
Senate Approves Measure to Lift Old-Age Pensions
The Senate passed a bill by 81 to 2 to roughly double benefits under the old-age and survivors insurance system. The measure would add about 10 million people to coverage, raise monthly payments, and shift toward higher payroll taxes with a future 3 percent rate. A conference with the House will resolve differences including disability coverage and formulas.
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Senate
Associated Press
Washington
Congress
House
Conference Committee
Butler
Rneb
Cain
Senate House compromise sets 70 United States Air Force groups
Washington report on a Senate House Conference Committee agreement to authorize a modern combat Air Force of 70 groups. House members pressed for a fixed 70 group term while senators favored a broader air power goal based on 24,000 serviceable aircraft or 225,000 air frame tons. Actual force size depends on future funding and equipment.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate House
House
Senators
Senate
Congress
Stanaford Miner Killed at Maben in Mine Accident
Dewey Hill 53 of Stanaford died when a motor pulling eight cars rolled out of control at the West Gulf Coal Maben mine. Hill jumped as the motor failed. Malachi Washington escaped unharmed. Hill survived by wife Edith and seven children. He had 37 years as a miner and 15 years as a motorman. An earlier accident injured Frank Brooks 28 of Maben with leg injuries from a cutting machine. He is hospitalized in Beckley in good condition. Joseph Nicholson, a Negro leader, was taken ill at the Stevenson mine and admitted with what is believed to be appendicitis.
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Dewey Hill
Stanaford
West Gulf Coal Company
Maben
Hill
Malachi Washington
Edith
Frank Brooks
Brooks
Beckley
Joseph Nicholson
Stephenson
Buckeye Coal and Coke Company
Beckley Hospital
Jurors Report Tomorrow for Raleigh County Court Term
Criminal jurors in Raleigh County are ordered to report at 9 a m tomorrow for the opening of the June term, running through July 7. This morning Judge W A Riffe heard Leonard Burks plead guilty and set sentencing for 1 30 p m July 10. Burks, of Stamaford, was indicted for breaking and entering the Stanaford Company Store and stealing about 700 dollars in merchandise. defense counsel moved for probation.
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Raleigh County Criminal Court
W. A. Riffe
Leonard Burks
Stamaford
Burks
Stanaford Company
Stanaford
Atomic Officials Seek Safeguards
Washington officials from the United States Britain and Canada meet to plan tighter safeguards around atomic secrets as concern grows over spy cases. The AEC says security standards and procedures for jointly held information are under discussion not declassification policies. FBI Director Hoover seeks 300 more agents. Congress committees consider rapid action amid arrests tied to Klaus Fuchs case.
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Associated Press
Washington
U. S. Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
FBI
Klaus Fuchs
Russia
J. Edgar Hoover
Senate
House
Hoover
Civil Rights Fight Clouds Draft Act Vote
In Washington a civil rights dispute in the Senate threatens the peace time draft act set to expire at midnight Saturday. The fight centers on President Truman's directive to end Negro segregation in the armed services with a Russell amendment allowing future enlistees or draftees to serve in units by race. Senate leaders weigh overnight action as Lucas backs delaying tactics and Saltonstall labels the amendment a step backward while noting progress toward racial equality in the services.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Truman
Armed Services
Senator Russell
Dga
Senate Armed Services Committee
Lucas
Saltonstall
Rmass
GOP
Gas Company Seeks Interim Rate Increase in West Virginia
The Hope Natural Gas Company asked the Public Service Commission in Charleston for approval of an interim rate increase for West Virginia customers. The request seeks a temporary higher rate effective July 1 while awaiting a ruling on a general rate hike.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Hope Natural Gas Company
West Virginia
Public Service Commission
Patteson Declares State Free of Organized Crime
Governor Okey L. Patteson told a reporter he is satisfied there is no organized or syndicate crime in the state. He noted petty crime exists but is local and controllable, and pledged action if large scale gambling or organized crime appears. He hosts the 42nd Governors Conference and stays in touch with state police.
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Associated Press
White Sulphur Springs
Okey L. Patteson
Patteson
West Virginia
Dulles Says U.S. Has Positive Plan For Japan and Orient
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, arriving in Tokyo, says the United States has positive ideas to carry out in Asia. He meets General MacArthur, General Bradley, and Secretary Johnson to discuss peace terms and broader political and economic issues. Johnson tours Yokosuka naval base while planning a possible Okinawa inspection to gauge Communist risks near Formosa.
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Tokyo
John Foster Dulles
Japan
MacArthur
U. S
Louis Johnson
Yokosuka
Dulles
State Department
Korea
United States
Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Seoul
Russia
Red China
Johnson
Benton Decker
Arthur W. Radford
Pacific Fleet
Bradley
Okinawa
Formosa
House Sets Vote On Excise Slash
The House is set to vote next Wednesday on a $1.01 billion excise tax slash bearer. Top Democrats expect passage as the excise cuts target fur coats jewelry movies pocketbooks cosmetics travel tickets telephones and other items. The Ways and Means Committee approved revenue moves including a $433 million yearly corporate tax boost and a faster corporation tax payment plan to fund the offsetting revenue.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
House Ways and Means
Federal Treasury
Truman
Summer Arrives In Rainstorm In Huntington WV
Huntington records show June starting with heavy rain as Summer arrives. The meteorologist notes summer began at 6 37 p m in the 75th Meridian while the Weather Bureau reports 5.73 inches of showers and thunderstorms in the first 20 days of June, 3.09 above normal. Forecasts call for more showers and thunderstorms across the region.
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Associated Press
Huntington
West Virginia
75Th Meridian
U.S. Weather Bureau
Governors Sidestep Endorsement of State Dept Fight
Governors at the conference dodged endorsing the State Department amid McCarthy era charges. Resolutions committee avoided direct mention of the department while addressing state issues and debated unity and foreign policy direction under Acheson.
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Associated Press
Acheson
William Preston Lane, Jr
Maryland
Conference Resolutions Committee
Frank Carlson
Kansas
James H. Duff
Pennsylvania
McCarthy
R-Wis
State Department
Karl Warren
California
Alfred E. Driscoll
New Jersey
West Virginia senator Holt eyed GOP bid for Third District
At the governor's conference in White Sulphur Springs Holt, Weston, may run for Congress as a Republican. He did not deny reports he would compete with K G Rohrbough Glenville and Clifford D Francis Buckhannon for the GOP nomination in the Third District now held by Cleveland M Bailey. Holt said he is approached by Republican interests and considering a campaign. Walter S Hallanan of Charleston, Republican national committeeman, visited the Greenbrier Hotel amid speculation of a possible candidacy.
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White Sulphur Springs
West Virginia
Rush D. Holt
Weston
Holt
K. G. Rohrbough
Glenville
Clifford D. Francis
Buckhannon
Cleveland M. Bailey
Clarksburg
Bailey
Greenbrier
Walter S. Hallanan
Charleston
Hall
Peck's Bad Boy of the Democratic Party Nods on Taft Vote
Ohio Governor Frank J. Lausche refused to clarify whether he will vote for Republican Senator Robert Taft or Democratic opponent Joe Ferguson. He stood by his uncertainty as Democratic leaders expressed mixed reactions. Lausche's stance drew smiles from some, while others distrusted his position, though he offered no change in tone.
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Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
Robert A. Taft
Lausche
Taft
Joe Ferguson
William Boyle, Jr
Albert A. Horstman
India Edwards
Possession Suit Continues Today in Raleigh Court
Proceedings in the A. N. Ennis versus W. Frank Reed case resume in Raleigh County Circuit Court after Judge Ben H. Ashworth dismissed court briefly. Ennis seeks removal from a Grand View residence, claiming a monthly lease termination. Reed contends the lease is invalid. Other matters: several cases dismissed, a chancery suit continued, and orders directing payment obligations and conservatorship permissions.
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A. N. Ennis
M. O. Smith
B. E. Silverman
Charles Richard Culwright
Katherine Cook
Thomas William Cook
Nancy Phillips
Joseph Robert Phillips
Rowland Land Company
Clayton Webb
Sadie Webb
Peachtree Creek
Tracy Williams
Winding Gulf
Whitby and
Riffe
More Polio Predicted By National Director
Dr Harty Van Riper medical director of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis warned that polio may rise before a preventive vaccine is found He reported New York state and the nation surpassed 1949 case totals through May with 2221 nationwide and 110 in New York state versus 2018 and 46 a year earlier He also forecast a polio vaccine not far off.
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Associated Press
Buffalo
N. Y
Harty van Riper
National Foundation For
New York State
van Riper
Virginian Trainman Injured at Pineville
A Virginian Railway coal train caboose was wrecked when struck from the rear near Pineville. Conductor Frank Royster and Brakeman William Cuddy of Mullens escaped serious injuries. Cuddy was briefly hospitalized in Beckley then returned to duty.
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Associated Press
Pineville
Virginian Railway
Virginian
Frank Royster
William Cuddy
Mullens
Cuddy
Beckley
Man Buys Stolen House in Pieces
A man reported he bought a stolen 12 by 16 foot summer cottage from Pine Grove Township. State police traced the dismantled structure to Robert J. Schnitzer of Venus, who had his property hauled away between May 21 and May 28. Police said Schnitzer will recover the house in pieces.
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Robert J. Schnitzer
Venus
Pine Grove Township
Schnitzer
Polio Case Reported In Fayette County
Mt Hope mayor W Bernard Rocke and county polio unit chair Charles Calvin McGuire Jr report a three and a half year old boy from Victor admitted to Marmet Hospital with diagnosed polio. This marks the season’s first infantile paralysis case in the county.
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MT. Hope
Fayette County
W. Bernard Rocke
Charles Calvin McGuire, Jr
C. C. McGuire
Victor
Marmet Hospital
Work Best Method of Caring for Aged
Speakers at a two day conference on old age urged extending work life as a solution. Dr Theodore G Klumpp of New York and Dr Murray Felderber of Pittsburgh warned the elderly population is rising due to medical advances. Klumpp favored gradually reducing hours over retirement. Felderber noted most people will be over 65 within 30 years. About 100 leaders in the field attend the sessions through today.
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Huntington
Theodore G. Klumpp
New York
Murray Felderber
Pittsburgh
Klumpp
Felderber
Allegheny County Institution
UCW Local Files Denial of Violence in Raleigh Court
An answer and denial to Jess Richmond's bill of complaint filed Saturday claims United Construction Workers Local 13509 pickets did no violence or coercion at Richmond Cleaners and Laundry in Raleigh County. The plant's employees allegedly struck a peaceful picket and cursed or abused pickets at times, eight affidavits support. The answer was filed to meet Judge Asheworth's instruction to record by June 21.
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Jess Richmond
United Construction Workers
Raleigh County
District 50
United Mine Workers of America
Richmond Cleaners and Laundry
Ben H. Asheworth
Britain backs Red China seat in United Nations
London reports Britain plans an active role to oust Nationalist China and seat Communist China in the United Nations. U N secretary general Trygve Lie advocates a common sense approach to press Moscow to drop its boycott of 30 UN organs. Lie will speak in London on July 3 and attend Geneva ECOSOC session, with Britain's policy decision to be weighed at Geneva if Russia objects again.
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Associated Press
London
Red China
United Nations
U.N
Trygve Lie
Russia
U. N
China
Lie
Lake Success
Europe
Economic and Social Council
Geneva
Britain
Geneve
17 Pound Baby Sets Irish Record At Bray Beach
Michael Kinch weighed 17 pounds 3 ounces at Bray's seaside resort. Born to 34 year old Mary Kinch wife of a bus conductor this is her fifth child.
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Associated Press
Bray
Ireland
Michael Kinch
Mary Kinch
Michael
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