After Retirement a Fight Over UMW Leadership Emerges
The piece weighs John L. Lewis's declining grip on the United Mine Workers and the possible succession by Thomas Kennedy or John Owens. It discusses Kennedy’s potential as fund trustee, Til er’s fit for Washington posts, and broader labor power dynamics amid wartime warnings and calls for stronger military readiness to deter global threats.
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Thomas Kennedy
Miners Welfare and Retirement Board of Trustees
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Kennedy
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Iabor
Usine Workers
John Owens
Namig
Owens
Stau
Géorge J. Tilér
Till
Washington
International Headquarters
Tilter
Power Balance Shifts Amid Russian Chinese Pact
The article notes a dramatic shift in world power as Russia and China sign a 30 year pact binding 700 million people to peace and war. It warns Russia may possess the atom bomb and potentially hydrogen capability, while the global balance remains unsettled by their vast mineral reserves.
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Midway
Guadalcanal
France
Germany
North Africa
United States
London
Albert Einstein
United. Nations
Russia
Atomic toys spark safety warnings in early family kit
The piece notes concern that toy makers sell atomic energy playsets for children. It jokes about Juniors assembling imagined bombs and urges parents to obtain a Geiger counter to gauge radiation, keeping it ready for basement noises and neighborhood play in Los Alatitos.
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Junior
Los Alatitos
Families and workers drift from coal routine during strike
During the strike, a Speague coal-digger complained his wife was shocked to be awakened when he returned to work. In Mabscott a father failed to notice his four year old son in a store caper that ended with a missing $20. A judge and attorney clashed over courtroom questions and a pudding recipe led to a home scene with a Becktown Air Force leader facing family duties. Wednesday visiting day at Raleigh County Jail drew would be visitors who found courthouse entrances confusing.
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Mabscott
Irk
Kirk
Jimmy
Simmy
Cheutt Coutt
John G. Beard, Jr
Kanawha Street
Barbara
June
Joan
Beard
Beckley Squadron No. 1 Air Force Association
Raleigh County
Gertrude Berg Molly Fame and Ferocity in 1950s Glamour
HAL BOYLE profile of Gertrude Berg, creator of The Goldbergs and long time radio and television star. Berg blends warm home life with a formidable career, writing eight million words since 1929 and producing two half hour shows weekly at age 50. She remains approachable yet widely recognized, finding joy in being seen as Molly and in the quiet triumph of domestic life.
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Molly
Gertrude
Hausfrau
Ant
Er L
Coney Island
East Side
Status of Alaska Hawaii Again Rest With Senate
James Marlow reviews stalled statehood for Alaska and Hawaii as Congress debates Senate action after House approval. Hawaii and Alaska seek full voting rights, two senators, and representation in the House, arguing territorial maturity and Pacific strategic value.
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Hawaii
Senate
James Marlow
Washington
House
Iere
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U.S
Texas
Lanis
Congress
Pacific
California
Russia
Maska
General Bradley Weighs U S Arms Potentialities
General Omar N Bradley, top U S military leader, warned that current forces cannot guarantee against a disastrous blow but said the U S would build forces to prevent crippling attacks. He praised naval antisubmarine efforts, economic Army buildup, and rapid progress in atomic research while urging sustained R D and mobilization to deter war and preserve democracy.
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Joseph C. Goodwin
Washington
Omar N. Bradley
America
United States
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Women’s National Press Club
Soviet Union
Bradley
Russia
Navy
United ‘States
Way West 48 Guth Opens Wagon Aid When Cattle Strain
The On to Oregon train fights a treacherous Snake River crossing with a Byrd wagon overturning in swift water. Elle saves Mrs Byrd who later bears a stillborn child. Evans faces tough decisions about moving cattle and keeping the group together as they push toward the Dalles amid harsh terrain and mounting losses.
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Taat
Snake
Byrd
Elle
Evans
Shields
Fort Boise
Mack
Dalles
Williamette
Summer
Swe
Patch
Higgins
Moss
Hin
Eel
Athergood
Grands Ronde
Briers
Martin
Fairman
Mrs. Byrd
Summers
Rebirth of a Nation Drab Picture From Bonn Diary
JOSEPH ALSOP reports on postwar Germany from Bonn, noting ordinary scenes of ministers in battered houses and a parliament in a rebuilt teachers college. He sees a tense but hopeful drift toward center politics, with Adenauer’s group steering away from past excesses while the Allies face risks to Bonn’s experiment.
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Joseph Alsop
Bonn
Germany
Maclay
New York
New ‘American Republic
Landestag
The
New Times
Adenauer
Bundestag
Europe
Christian Democrats
Social Democrats
Hedlers
Summerlee Soldier Qualifies as Auto Mechanic in Japan
Sergeant James H. Minner of the 21st Transportation Company has qualified as an auto mechanic at Yokohama Japan station. The new designation, earned through army training and experience, supports advancement under a new career plan governing promotions in enlisted and warrant grades. Minner previously served overseas with the Navy in the European theater and arrived in Japan in January 1949. he is the son of Mrs Pearl Minner of Summerlee.
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Hegister
Wrdow
Summerlee
Jame H. Minner
21St Transportation Car Company
Yokohama
Japan
Minner
Pearl -Minner
Dried eggs distributed to needy families in Wyoming County
At Pineville a sheriff staffer reports 125 cases of dried eggs were distributed to eligible families from 1 am to 4 pm. The Department of Public Assistance and United Mine Workers of America oversaw the event led by Clarence Shuttlebarger. Recipients were asked to bring their own containers.
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Register
Pineville
Wyoming County
Clarence
Shuttlebarger
Department of Public Assistance
United Mine Workers of America
Temple Market Tale Told In Fragment
Jesus enters the temple and drives out those selling goods, citing it as a house of prayer and rebuking the commercial activity within. This brief note reflects a narrative of cleansing and reform.
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