Beckley Chamber seeks workers for new factory project
Beckley area leaders say a proposed permanent plant will employ thousands, but labor supply is weak. G A Bentley reports after Washington trip that Raleigh and nearby counties must show sufficient manpower or lose the project. Efforts to recruit registrants via coupons fell short of hoped for ten thousand plus workers.
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Beckley
Raleigh County
Bentley
U. S. Department of Labor
Washington
Lee Davis
Appalachian Electric Power Company
Charles Slayman
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Raleigh
Bent
Opposition Seen In Early Voting For First Countywide Bond Issue
Early returns in Raleigh County show light but positive support for a 2.4 million bond to fund school construction and renovation across 71 locations. City Hall precinct reports 24 yes to 1 no. Lincoln and other big precincts show comfortable margins though turnout was light in outlying areas. Polls close at 7:39 tonight and final results possible later.
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Register
Sophia and
Beaver
Beckley
Resoco
Lincoln
Woodrow Wilson
Armory
North Kanawha
City Hall
S. Oakwood Avenue
Raleigh County
Hinton Man Dies Of Electrocution
Howard E. Williams about 22 of Hinton died after contacting a 2,200 watt wire at the Avis crossing power substation. He was pronounced dead as workmen removed him from the pole with police and local officials present. Rescue crews administered oxygen and respirator support for an hour after removal. Williams was said to have been working alone. his survivor include wife Sarah Brightwell and his family.
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Register
Summers County Rescue
W. Stokes
Williams
Hinton
Andy
Beier University
Ralph ©. Williams
R Williams
Main Street
Sarah Brightweil
Senate inquiry over MacArthur ouster ends but rift remains
The Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations committees conclude 42 days of hearings on General MacArthur's removal. Debate centers on whether President Truman or MacArthur was right, with senators McMahon and Brewster sharply divided. Witness Emmett O'Donnell testified the United Nations forces erred by not bombing Manchurian bases, warning future risks to U.S. strength.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Douglas MacArthur
Truman
MacArthur
Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees
McMahon
D-Conn
Brewster
Russell
D-Ga
Joint Committee
Emmett O'Donnell
O'Donnell
15Th Air Force
Far Eastern Bomber Command
United Nations
Korea
Russia
Senate Committee
Baruch and Truman Share Pleasant Sunday Ride
President Truman visited the Leesburg home of Secretary of Defense Marshall with Chief Justice Vinson. He chatted amicably with Bernard Baruch, a longtime adviser no longer active since 1948, in a rare friendly meeting.
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Associated Press
Washington
Truman
Bernard Baruch
Baruch
White House
Defense Marshall
Leesburg
Vinson
Marshall
Irving Perimeter
Four Speeding Defendants Plead Guilty in Court Note
Four of the speeders pled guilty to speeding charges, while four others forfeited $15 bonds. Police Judge Anthony J. Sparacino heard the cases. Mortis Kirk, 25, of Sprague, was fined 25 dollars for driving with improper license plates and lacking an operator and registration card. The identified speeders include Pete Delmore of Beckley Lewis Gunnoe 25 MacArthur Robert Blevins 22 MacArthur and Pete Hurt of Beckley.
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Anthony J. Sparacino
Mortis Kirk
Sprague
Pete Delmore
Beckley
Lewis Gunnoe
MacArthur
Robert Blevins
Pete Hurt
Weather Summary for Oak Hill and Surrounding Areas
Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with scattered thunder showers. Warmer tonight with low 60 to 68. Highs and lows for Oak Hill Glade Creek Greenbrier and New Rivers at Bellesmint and Bluestone Reservoir shown as normal or clear with temperatures around mid to upper 60s.
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Oak Hill High
Glade Creek
Bellesmint
Greenbrier
New
Bluestone Reservoir
Local Engagment News Miss Rosemary Daily Weds Charles Daly
Wichita Kansas reports Miss Rosemary Daily announces her engagement to Charles L. Daly. The couple plans marriage as the spelling issue with her name remains a light local joke.
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A . Daily
Daly, Smaily
Wichita
Kas
Rosemary Daily
Miss Daily
Charles L. Daly
Wily Turks Capture 36 Reds in Korea Skirmish
Turkish squad under Sgt Mehmed Varma slipped Chinese lines in Korea and seized a machinegun crew. A prisoner carried a bugle triggering the Red to blow assembly. Chinese troops fled foxholes as Varma’s unit rounded up 36 Reds.
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Tor Yu
Korea
Mehmed Varma
Varma
Wow What a Year for Glendale Twins and Dad Back Home
Los Angeles officer Henry Cullum 31 returns from Korea to meet newborn twins Jeffrey and Deborah born to wife Joyce 24 after emergency leave granted June. He was called to infantry January and fought frontline duty with the 3rd Division February through June. The family joy follows a year of war separation.
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Glendale
Calif
Henry Cullum
Cullum
Los Angeles
Infantry
Joyce
Jeffrey
Deborah
St. Callum
Argentina Eyes Trade for Nuclear Secrets and Materials
Argentina’s top atom scientist Ronald Richter said Buenos Aires would consider trading some nuclear secrets for needed raw materials or machinery. He guided reporters through the Huemul plant 850 miles south of Buenos Aires and promised a new experiment within six to eight months that could advance atomic energy use in iron smelting and power generation.
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Associated Press
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Ronald Richter
Richter
Hewsmen
Huemul
Prosecutor Demands Action Over Beer Licenses
Huntington Cabell County prosecutor Edward H. Greene stated requests to revoke beer licenses for known gambling venues have been ignored. In a letter to Attorney General William C. Marland he urged court action to compel Beer Commissioner Burton Crow to revoke permits after one establishment was raided at least a dozen times in 18 months.
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Associated Press
Huntington
Cabell County
Edward H. Greene
William C. Marland
Burton Crow
Greene
Illegal Whiskey Case Postponed for a Week
Charles Willis of Beckley aged about 25 faced a charge of illegal possession of whisky. Magistrate T H Wills postponed the case until next week after Willis posted an appearance bond. police had arrested him Saturday at the Brown Derby Inn on Harper Road.
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Charles Willis
Beckley
T. H. Wills
Willis
Brown Derby Inn
Harper Road
First Color TV Telecast Draws Wide Praise in New York
The CBS color telecast marked a historic debut amid limited sets and costly sponsorships. About 4 000 viewers watched the first sponsored color program with endorsements from industry figures and observers noting strong progress beyond black and white.
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New York City
Berkley
Beck- Jeyan Patty
Stinnette
Gert
Henrietta Leigh
Raleigh Register
Associated Press
Register
New York
Tong
Columbia Broadcasting System
RCA Victor
Supreme Court
CBS
Boston
Washington
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Lecal
Thendustry
Bernard Baruch
On the Korean Front by CLEN CLEMENTS
Chinese Reds clash across Korea as cease fire talks surface in Peiping. Severe fighting continues with Reds breaking lines for limited gains while UN ships bombard Wonsan and east coast positions. Doughboys withdraw after a brutal seven hour morning battle.
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Clen Clements
Tokyo
Korea
Peiping
Russia
China
United Nations
Kumbwa
Doughboys
End of Segregation at Baltimore Golf Courses
The Baltimore park board announced that racial segregation at four municipal golf courses will end on July 10 with mixed competition allowed under certain conditions. Tennis courts will remain segregated, but some courts will be set aside for mixed play. supervised mixed play will occur on some playgrounds, and Fort Smallwood Beach and city pools retain separate access rules.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Park Board
Fort Smallwood Beach
Michigan Schools Order Extra Days To Meet 180 Day Requirement
In Mount Clemens Michigan hundreds of Macomb County students return to 15 small district schools for one to five extra days. Boards were told that without a full 180 days of instruction next year’s state aid would be withheld. Some years had reached only 175 to 179 days.
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Raine
Associated Press
MT. Clemens
Mich
Macomb County
Prowlers Fight Police At The Coppins Mansion
Three prowlers slugged a cop near The Coppins, the Duchess of Kent's 14 bedroom Georgian mansion, as they sized the Duchess's windows. The Duchess was away in Lemton when the melee broke out in the shrubbery. A policeman was knocked flat and the assailants escaped. A search for the men is under way.
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Iver
Eng
Duchess of Kent
UN General Assembly Eyes Moscow Terms for Korea Endgame
President Nasrollah Entezam took charge at the United Nations as efforts to ascertain Moscow's terms for ending the Korean War escalated. Malik had suggested ceasefire and withdrawal to the 38th parallel, prompting a mixed reaction from delegates and Western diplomats in Moscow. Some awaited more details while others hoped for broad power talks to ease tensions.
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Associated Press
United Nations — General Assembly
Nasrollah Entezam
United Nations
Moscow
Korea
Entezam
Washington
Jacob A. Malik
Malik
38Th Parallel
U. N
Prava Calls for Peaceful Korea Settlement
Prava editorial in Moscow urges a cease fire in Korea and a peaceful settlement. It endorses Jacob Malik’s proposal for direct talks between belligerents and says stopping hostilities would ease global tension and allow Koreans to restore peaceful life.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Prava
Communist Party
Jacob A. Malik
Soviet
United Nations
Korea
Pravda
Raleigh County man Azel Cook dies of heart attack
Azel Cook longtime Raleigh County resident was found dead in his Prince Street apartment about 1 PM by attorney Floyd Sayre. Coroner Dr. Girina By The Associated Press reports a fatal heart attack. Cook’s body was removed to Melion Mortuary while officials continued inquiries.
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Azel Cook
Raleigh County
Prince Street
Floyd Sayre
Ri Iyna
Associated Press
ERS
Tokyo
Matthew B
Way
U. Heved
S. State Department of
Sider
Melion
Tokyo Memorandum Flags Proposal as Russian Political Move
The memorandum questions the Proposal as a Russian political move and accuses it of aiming to place the enemy in a better military position. It warns that a counterattack could break the armistice.
Bride reports abduction by two gunmen near Arlington
An 18 year old bride, Mrs James Hotchkiss, said two gunmen abducted her from her Arlington home and drove her to a Potomac river scenic spot ten miles away. She was later returned unharmed. police charged John Robert Polk, 19, with holding against her will and detained a second suspect in Washington.
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Rene Schaefer
John
Brooklyn
International
Associated Press
Arlington
James Hotchkiss
Winnetka, Tl
Lynn Smith
Arlington Police
Arlington Hospital
John Robert Polk
Polk
Washington
Pregnant Wife Murder in Tulsa Reevaluates Case
Police linked a Venetian blind fragment found near Dorothy Waldrop's apartment to her death, a six months pregnant taxi worker's wife. Detectives rethink the presumed kidnapping and rape after the clue alters the case’s direction. a convicted felon was questioned amid suspicions but released.
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Associated Press
Tulsa
Okla
Pany
Graves
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