Yugoslavia accuses Russia of military pressure
Belgrade charges Russia and its satellite states of arming and sending troops to topple Marshal Tito's anti- Communist regime. A 481 page White Paper was released with a UN submission plan. Deputy Foreign Minister Ivo Vejvoda led a news briefing to Western missions in Belgrade.
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Associated Press
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Russia
Marshal Tito
United Nations
Trygve Lie
Ivo Vejvoda
Prisoners Report Chinese Eager to Surrender as Allies Push
Allied forces shattered Communist lines in Korea with advances up to four miles and heavy enemy losses. Prisoners said many Chinese troops were eager to surrender as officers fled under artillery and air bombardment, while South Korean and American units secured bridgeheads and seized key terrain near Seoul and Yonggu.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
G. S. Ninth Corps
U. S. Eighth Army
Ninth Corps
U.S. 23Th Division
Korea
Han River
Seoul
25Th Division
Second Corps
Soksa
Gaid
U.S
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Taemi
Pangnim
U.N
U. N
U. Air Force
Navy
Marine Corps
South Africa
Australia
A. P
Nate Polowetzky
MacArthur
25Th
Yong- Gu
Bevin to Leave Secretary Post
London reports Ernest Bevin 70 will resign as foreign secretary due to ill health. Deputy PM Herbert Morrison 63 is expected to succeed him, with Prime Minister Attlee to announce changes soon. Attlee may retain Bevin as elder statesman while rearranging cabinet duties.
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Associated Press
London
Ernest Bevin
Britain
Herbert Morrison
Clement Attlee
Bevin
Morrison
Attlee
Big Four Officials Still Miles Apart in Paris Talks
In Paris, the three Western deputies and Russia's Andrei Gromyko held a fifth session on a foreign minister conference agenda. Western officials expressed deep pessimism, with one American saying the chances of agreeing on topics had dwindled from yesterday to today.
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Associated Press
Paris
Russia
Andrei Gromyko
Casualty Report Lists 5 Area Men
Five area service members are listed by the Department of Defense in the casualty report. Two are reported as wounded, three are missing in action, and one is returned to military control. Names include Cpl Alfred S. Smith of Fireco and Marine Cpl Cecil E. Jarrell of Whitesville. Civil War veteran Samuel E Bennett dies at 100 in Bakersville NC, leaving 16 Confederate veterans.
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Department of Defense
Alfred S. Smith
Earl C. Smith
Fireco
Marine
Cecil E. Jarrell
Ocie Jarrell
Whitesville
Pfe
William A. Lester
Pert Lester
Associated Press
Bakersville
WN. C
Samuel E. Bennett
North Carolina
Parade of Death Headed by Lonely Heart Murderers
Martha Beck and Raymond Fernandez were executed in Sing Sing Prison in a quadrouple death. John S. King and Richard Power died earlier for the same crime, with King visibly terrified and Power praying as the chair claimed them. Fernandez appeared calm and flirtatious, the final couple in a four-year first at Sing Sing.
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Associated Press
Ossining
N. J
Lonely Hearts
Martha Beck
Raymond Fernandez
Sino Sing
Romeo
Sing Sing
William H. Hope
King
Richard Power
Fernandez
Dry Creek Residents sue GM Lines for 11500 damages
James E Brown and James E Brown Jr sue General Motor Lines Inc in Raleigh County Circuit Court seeking 1500 for property damage and 10000 for personal injuries from a December 1950 auto-truck collision near Ngoma. The suits were filed today.
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Dry Creek
General Motor Lines, Inc
T Ngoma
James E. Brown
James E. Brown, Jr
Raleigh County
Grandmother 29 Sentenced for Voluntary Manslaughter
Isa Belle Kelly, 29, of Coal Branch Heights, was sentenced to one to five years in prison after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death of her common law husband James Hail in October. Judge William J. Thompson imposed the sentence at the Intermediate Court. The term will be served at the women’s prison in Pence Springs.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Imn
Isa ‘Belle Kelly
Coal Branch ‘Heights
William, J. Thompson
Women's Prison
Pence Springs
James Hail
Diary Clue Ties White House Aide to RFC Loan Probe
Senate banking panel delves into RFC operations after diary entries quote White House aide John Steelman pressuring RFC directors to back a $12 million Boston Common garage and bomb shelter loan. Directors balked. funds not released as Motor Parks failed security terms amid broader Lustron inquiry.
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Washington
REC
Truman
Walter S. Dunham
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
RFC
Senate Banking
John R. Steelman
White House
Dunham
John Steelman
Boston Common
Boston
Mass
Steelman
Motor Parks
Lyec
Stselman
Lustron Corporation
Columbus
Ohio
Lustron
Burma Surgeon Freed by Court
Rangoon The Burmese court of appeal ordered Dr Gordon Seagrave freed after a six year prison sentence for aiding rebels in Namkham. The 53 year old physician spent over 25 years providing medical aid to Burmese people and was charged with supplying rebel Karen tribesmen and their leader.
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Associated Press
Rangoon
Burmese Court of Appeal
Gordon Seagrave
Burma
T His Mission Hospital
Namkham
Troops to Europe Decision Delayed by New Snarls
Washington lawmakers clash over two resolutions approving US troops for Europe. Senator H Alexander Smith seeks changes to insist congressional approval for any future American additions to the force. Senators George and Hickenlooper want time to review the proposed edits before agreeing.
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Associated Press
Washington
Europe
H. Alexander Smith
RNJ
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
Smith
Germany
Western Europe
Congress
George
D-Ga
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Senate
United States
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Truman
Driver Escapes Injury In Harper Road Embankment Crash
Mrs Chlotde Boyd of Salem Virginia escaped injury when her car ran off Harper Road and over an embankment yesterday around 4 p m. She was released from Raleigh General Hospital after observation. Mrs Boyd is visiting her aunt Mrs E Smith of Beckley.
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Chlotde Boyd
Salem
Harper Road
Raleigh General Hospital
Boyd
E. Smith
Beckley
Government expands home front program boosts white collar pay
Washington reports a broad home front mobilization with promises of slower soap price rises and higher wages for many white collar workers. DiSalle signs price cuts for soap and relaxes wage controls, while cotton price ceilings provoke southern opposition.
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Associated Press
Washington
Jlabor
Eric Jinhnsten
Httle
Slabel
Johnston
Michael V. DiSaile
Dixie
DiSalle
Mother Seeks Mail For Dying Son In Michigan Town
A Michigan mother asks readers to brighten six year old Robbie Hiftline's final weeks by sending cards. The child, ill with a cancerous growth, awaits the daily arrival of the mailman on Morse Road, Jasper. The mother wrote to the New York Times seeking kindness from strangers.
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Associated Press
Jasper
Michi-Morse Road
Isa
Michi‘gan
Robert Hiftline
Robbie
Bobbie
William Hiftline
New York Times
Jurors Inspect Wrecked Vehicle in Raleigh County Case
Jurors in a Raleigh County Circuit Court trial inspected a wrecked car shortly before noon. Plaintiffs Joseph Miller of Beckley seeks 600 dollars for alleged damage, while defendants William Irwin and his son Charles of Pine View deny liability and claim 400 or 300 dollars. Five suits were dismissed in court orders by Judge Ben H Ashworth. Retired minister Rev Lucian Payne Kirk of St Albans died after a two year illness. funeral tomorrow.
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Raleigh County
Joseph Miller
Mercer Street
Beckley
William Irwin
Charles Irwin
Piner View
William ‘Irwin
Miller
Irwins
Ben H. Ashworth
Ethel Carr
Raymond Holland
Holland Construction Company
Thomas Shrewsbury
Lemmon Transport Company
C. C. Bowman
James B. Griffith
C. O. Bowman
Elk Refining Company
Virgil Cook
Cook
Keystone Station
William D. Hopkins
Hopkins Trucking Company
Associated Press
ST. Albans
Lucian Payne Kirk
Tireired Methodist Minster
Close Vote Expected On Bill to Determine Med School Location
Charleston debates a plan allowing Governor Patteson to designate the site for a four year medical school with a seven member advisory panel. The vote is expected to be close as amendments and funding battles unfold among House and Senate members.
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Lee Garrett
Charleston
Patteson
Senate
House
Botheft
Board of Public Works For Colleges
Wyoming Legislature Advances Civil Defense Plan
State bill authorizes a statewide civil defense organization with county units and mobile rescue teams. It envisions interjurisdictional aid, allows cross border support with adjoining states, and sets a two year window for re establishment if needed. Other measures include pay raises for state officials and abolition of Wyoming County criminal court with a new circuit court to handle cases.
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Associated Press
Charleston
House
Senate
Bureau of Negro Welfare
Z ‘ Statistics
Criminal Court
Wyoming County
Governor Signs More Measures in Charleston
Governor Pat teson announced bills enacted by the 50th Legislature. Salary hikes take effect after a successor. top salary rises from 10006 to 12300 and key state officials’ pay increases. New judicial circuits created: 25th Lincoln and Boone, 26th Lewis and Upshur, 27th Wyoming. Also allows county courts to buy mobile radio gear for sheriffs and deputies and lets photographic copies cost 2 cents on recorded documents.
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Associated Press
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Patteson
Agrixture
Lincoln
Boone
Lewis and Upshur
Wyoming County
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