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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1951
Page
8
Howard W Blakeslee explains common A bomb myths including how long plutonium fallout lasts and how radiation travels. He notes that dust and metal vapor from tests could be dangerous but stresses real risk depends on monitoring and proximity to the blast.
Rep. Doughton, veteran Ways and Means chair, urged House approval of a 7.2 billion dollar tax hike to fund defense. He warned higher rates would be burdensome and listed three options: raise taxes, cut spending, or borrow. Final House vote anticipated, Senate unsure.
A wedding consultant will be added to Fairleigh Dickinson College's teaching staff this September to advise brides-to-be on plans dress music ceremonies and receptions. The consultant may also offer honeymoon advice on request. Britain affirms equal pay for equal work in principle but says current affordability prevents immediate parity in government service salaries.
The London Daily Express praises President Truman's daughter Margaret for her charm during a European holiday. It notes her Paris visit where she accompanied General Dwight D. Eisenhower at his Paris headquarters and enjoyed sightseeing.
Samuel T Sample of Palmetto Florida, a Spanish American War veteran born in 1862, receives satire about draft status for a third time. He says he once enlisted but was rejected for weighing only eight pounds and now weighs about a hundred. A clerk promised to fix misfiles, yet a June 27 delinquency report arrives.
Hans Hauser husband of former Virginia Hill must leave the United States by Sept 1 or be deported. The immigration service served notice yesterday citing visa overstay. John P. Boyd, district director, said Hauser testified before Kefauver crime committee.
General Omar Bradley said in Washington that in Korea the free nations gained at least one precious year to prepare for future challenges. He addressed Medal of Honor recipients noting ten fallen or missing and three of twenty three awardees still alive. He praised the valor on Korea's grim battleground and the enduring names of those honored.
The Federal Power Commission was asked to authorize Amere Gas Utilities of Charleston West Virginia to build about 34.6 miles of pipelines in West Virginia. The plan includes 2 miles in Wyoming County 16 12 miles in Mercer County 135.1 miles to Raleigh and Mercer counties and supplies gas to Bluefield Gas Company Beckley and Princeton Athens and Mullens areas for winter distribution from the Flat Ton station.
A Brooke County circuit Court jury found Hancock County Prosecutor Frank A. Pietranton guilty of obtaining money from a client under false pretenses. The verdict came after a 1 hour 40 minute deliberation. sentencing ranges from one to five years in the penitentiary or up to one year in jail with a $500 fine. Pietranton allegedly converted $2,833.33 from Eugene James Ixcone in an accident damage suit he handled.
Douglas MacArthur plans to continue occupying Waldorf Astoria 10 room presidential suite for another year on a yearly rental basis. A hotel spokesman confirmed the stay by the general Mrs MacArthur and their son Arthur since their return from Japan last April. The daily rate was previously listed at 136 dollars.
SAN FRANCISCO The Southern Baptists Convention opposes ecumenical amalgamation with other faiths as 13 000 delegates at the five day conclave yesterday adopted a report opposing organized movements for Protestant unity The report says Baptists will cooperate with other religions but resist compromising the gospel by recognizing Denial of the Virgin birth the infant Christ and the inerrancy of scripture.
Fort Wayne Ind delegates heard recommendations for church bingo and radio programs by the Southern Baptist Commission. The plan proposed a 15 minute religious drama and a 6 to 60 minute Bapt ist Hour presentation while keeping gaming devices. Defendants include Rev Bernice Brook and four church members.
Senate crime committee chaired by O Conor reviews gambling in Campbell County Newport and Kenton County Kentucky. He cites a breakdown in law enforcement and identifies three gambling venues Latin Quarter Beverly Hills Country Club and the Alexandria Club as operating again. Sheriff Diebold testifies he did little to investigate gambling since the earlier report. The hearings shift to Miami Florida.
Allied officers in Tokyo forecast a limited Chinese offensive within days as the Korean War reaches its first anniversary on Monday. Fronts were quiet with minor clashes in the west and center, while the eastern front saw light probing by Reds. FEAF reported three Allied planes lost and revised Red aircraft losses to 24 destroyed, 9 shot down, and 11 damaged. Weather limited UN air activity to 486 sorties, and officials noted signs of renewed Chinese activity on the western front.
President Truman said there were no new Korean peace proposals and praised inter American relations as the best in history. He noted plans for a potential joint communique with Ecuador on business matters and commented on US leadership avoiding conquest. Allied patrols and UN lines remain tense as air and armor support shape possible moves. General Van Fleet asserted UN troops remain capable against Chinese and North Korean forces.
Secretary of the Navy Francis P. Matthews plans to accept appointment as ambassador to Ireland. His name has been submitted to Dublin for approval, with a Truman announcement expected soon. Matthews would succeed George A. Garrett, who resigned May 31.
AP dispatch notes Adm. Radford could move the Pacific Fleet HQ to Guam within 48 hours in a major Asia conflict. Guam serves as a strategic command post with extensive investment, aiming for rapid control of forces and robust communications with Korea, Japan, Formosa, and the Philippines.
In Cincinnati A B Chan Aler resigns today as baseball commissioner effective July 15. In Washington the senate Banking Committee approves a wage price control bill denying most of Truman's new powers and forbidding price rollbacks beyond the January 25 to February 24 average. In St Louis an arrangement for sale of control of the Browns to Bill Veeck is announced by Donald L Barnes.
PAYETTEVILLE The board of education named Eli J. Dean as architect for the new DuBois High School in Fayette County. Dean will work with a building committee to prepare sketches, with construction funded by available funds. The Mt. Hope site purchase was approved at $15,600, and plans call for a 16 station facility across from the former campus.
Fair, low 56 to 62 degrees tonight with Friday showers and cooler by comparison. High yesterday and last night lows noted. rainfall data show Glade Creek and Bellepoint rivers near Greenbrier with about a foot above normal stage and muddy conditions at times, while Bitestone Reservoir remains practically clear under normal stage.
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