House Committee Starts Hearings On European Aid
The House Foreign Affairs Committee opened hearings on U S aid to Greece and Turkey amid fears of Soviet influence. Under Secretary of State Dean Acheson outlined diplomacy while War Secretary Patterson and Navy Secretary Forrestal prepared to discuss military implications and a Mediterranean task force. The $400 million aid bill could include limited American military missions and potential UN referral.
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Associated Press
Washington
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Greece
Turkey
Britain
Europe
Dean Acheson
Patterson
Forrestal
Acheson
Mediterranean
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Taft
Ohio
United Nations
United States
Aussie Girls See Off U S Sailors At Sydney Wharf
More than 100 Sydney girls breached the Wooloomooloo gate to greet about 1,000 United States sailors departing on three Byrd Antarctic expedition vessels. Police quickly moved them back as the Henderson destroyer Currituck seaplane and Capron tanker left Sydney for San Diego after 102 days at sea.
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Associated Press
Sydney
Wooloomooloo Wharf
United States
Henderson
Currituck
Cacapon
San Diego
Calif
Federal Labor Courts Proposed In New Bill
Senators Ferguson and Smith push a bill to create district labor courts with three members each to interpret union contracts and review actions under National Labor Relations and Fair Labor Standards Acts and the Railway Labor Act court. The plan seeks to cover a large share of labor disputes by allowing injunctions and appeals away from circuit courts, sparking debate over labor rights and government power.
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Associated Press
Washington
Muson
Smith
Wage N.J
Ferguson
Senate
Smith-Ferguson
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R-Ind
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National
Ferguson-Smith
Mayman
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Labor Courts
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Norris-Law Guardia
Mtam
House
Georgia Assembly Move To Submit Bills To Thompson
Georgia lawmakers convene in joint session to hear Melvin E. Thompson outline a must pass program for essential bills. He confirms acting governor status after the state high court ruled there is no legal successor to Talmadge and calls for resubmission of all enacted measures for his approval.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Georgia General Assembly
Melvin E. Thompson
Thompson
State Supreme Court
Herman Talmadge
High Court
Gen
Eugene
Cook U
Talmadge
Secretary of State
Charles Gowen
Ellis Arnall
Eugene Talmadge
Arnall
Miners back Lewis as strike fears ease in Raleigh County
Raleigh County miners largely back John L. Lewis after he called off the March 31 strike notice. Dee Burchett of Sophia favors complying with the Supreme Court ruling and sees future bargaining gains for health and welfare provisions, while others warn a renewed strike could jeopardize the union. In Washington, Democrats and some Republicans plan a stiff House fight over the Knutson tax bill despite revisions aimed at relief for small taxpayers, with discussions of targeted cuts and a full committee showdown expected.
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Raleigh County
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Dee Burchett
Sophia
Sprague
Beckley
Associated Press
Washington
Knulson
Rep
Engle
R-Mich
Knutson
Rminn
Truman
Congress
Treasury
House
Commerce Groups Fear Road Delay
Lester and Mullens chambers of commerce will meet April 2 to discuss possible indefinite delay of the Lester to Maben road improvement. State Road Commissioner E. L. Worthington says the legislature has not appropriated enough money to fund an accelerated secondary road program. The exchange traces a January letter request for a status report and subsequent letters urging completion of the Raleigh County section and Wyoming County section within two weeks. The issue ties to potential tax cuts and exemptions to fund the road program.
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Lester and Mullen
Chambers of Commerce
Coner
Lester To
Maben
E. L. Worthington
A. Bill Kingdon
Mullens
Worthington
Legiscare
Kingdon
M. L. O'Neale
Road Commission
Wylie
Mabe
Wyoming County
Lester
Raleigh County
Housing Problem Described as National Disaster
Washington The C S O called the housing shortage a national disaster and urged Congress to pass the Wagner Ellender Taft housing bill. The plan seeks 15 million new homes in 10 years via private enterprise and federal aid, with invited views from Roosevelt Jr and LaGuardia. Murray and Thomas urged 100 percent federal loan insurance and start up loans for prefab housing. VFW urged veteran priority for government housing purchases.
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Congress
C. SO
Philip Murray
R. J. Thomas
Union
Housing Committee
Tobey
R-N-H
Senate Banking Committee
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
Fiorello LaGuardia
New York
Murray
Thomas
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Banking Committee
W E Cash Dies At Home In Nome
W E Cash 52 died suddenly at his residence 208 French Street about 9 this morning. Born in Johnstown Tennessee he was a member of the First Christian Church and of the Masonic Lodge. Survived by wife Reverie Cash, no children. Body at Callfee Funeral Homes awaiting funeral arrangements.
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W. E. Cash
French Street
Johnstown
Tenn
Cash
First Christian Church
Masonic Lodge
Reverie Cash
Call Fee
Street Scene Deadpan Daily Scene on Neville Street
Two young Negro boys walk along Neville Street in shirt sleeves though wearing blue car muffs. A man at Beaver filling station climbs into a State road truck, pulls a tarpaulin over his head, then reemerges to shout to the driver. Okay, let's go.
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Neville Street
Beaver Filling Station
State Road
Austin Takes AN Report To Truman
Austin carries a report to President Truman on U N reaction to U S aid to Greece and Turkey. He meets State Department and White House officials as the U N shifts focus from atomic energy to broader disarmament aims. The 12 nation A E C votes to send the atomic control report back to working committees for new talks.
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Austin
Truman
Associated Press
Lake Success
N. Y
Warren R. Austin
Oday
United Nations
Greece
Turkey
State Department
High Administration
Washington
U.N
Atomic Energy
Atomic Energy Commission
Andrei A. Gromyko
United States
George Washington fire damages former liner at Jersey City pier
The 23,870 ton former luxury liner George Washington, used by President Wilson for the 1919 peace talks, burned in the officers lounge near Caven Point. Fire caused by faulty wiring destroyed that area, with $5,000 damage and no injuries after a 2.5 hour fight by nine fire companies, six fireboats, and tugs. The ship was to sail to Baltimore for decommissioning.
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P Ress
Jersey City
N. J
George Washington
Wilsons
Caven Point
New York Bay
Baltimore
Sek
Wilimelm Johnson
Johnson
Makeshift radio hero hailed by Fort Dearborn survivors
In San Francisco ten Fort Dearborn survivors credit radioman Henry Wieher of Los Angeles with saving their lives after the tanker broke apart near midnight March 12. A one armed operator, Wieher managed a failed SOS before with help from the chief steward he rigged an improvised set in the charthouse. The weak signal, relayed via the John Foster and General Gordon, reached safety as rescue efforts continued.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Fort Dearborn
Navy
WW. H. Gordon
Snarks
Henry Henry F. Wieher
Los Angeles
St. John Victory
Gordon
Wiehr
Mahoney
Richard Mahoney
Corpus Christi
Tex
Peace Offer Report Denied In Paraguay
In Asuncion persistent reports claim peace negotiations are underway between government forces and rebels who have controlled much of Northern Paraguay since March 6. The government offered denials while noting patrols and a Paraguay River blockade limiting rebel supplies. Veterans from the Chaco-Bolivia conflicts are said to have joined the insurgents under Col. Alfredo Ramos and Col. Arturo Bray, and a rebel radio broadcast in Buenos Aires claimed Bahia Negra naval personnel joined the uprising with arms and materials.
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Associated Press
Asuncion
Paraguay
Visinin Mariniga
Paraguay River
Loy
Bolivia
Alfredo Ramos
Arturo Bray
Buenos Aires
Bahia Negra
Senate Snarled On Portal Issue In Protracted Debate
The Senate enters its fifth day of anti portal pay legislation wrangling with no guaranteed end. GOP and Democratic leaders hope for a vote by nightfall on the portal suits bill while other major actions loom. Senators Wherry Cooper Eastland Donnell McCarran and McGrath engage in lengthy discussion as hearings stretch. The chamber also plans to begin Lilienthal AEC chair confirmation and a possible IRO refugee accord vote, with Taft suggesting a possible scheduling sandwich. On portal provisions, one amendment allows a good faith defense against back wages for employers, while another measure for one year statutes of limitations was rejected.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Wherry
Neb
Oy Barkley Ky
Cooper
N. Y
Eastland
Miss
Donnell
McCarran
Nev
McGrath
Judiciary
David E. Lilienthal
Atomic Energy Commission
United States
International Refugee Organization
Taft
Ohio
Holland
Fla
Floods In England Spread Disaster and Misery
London reports massive floods across 34 of 40 counties trigger evacuations, food shortages, and industrial strain. Army amphibians rush to Bentley near Doncaster for 1,000 trapped villagers. Doncaster police seek food by rowboat. Thames valley evacues and marshland losses devastate crops, with 3,000,000 feared dead under snow and rising rivers.
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Associated Press
London
Bentley
Doncaster
England
SOS
Ilyn Walkden
Whitley
Don River
Walken
Ministry of Agriculture
Seattle
Britain
Ministry of Fuel and Power
Midlands
Yorkshire
Ipswich
Speculation on German treaty impact grows in Moscow
Moscow officials signal view that U S policy toward Greece and Turkey risks anti Soviet sentiment. Molotov and Marshall meet but progress on a German peace treaty remains limited as speculation mounts on how U S moves will affect Big Four negotiations and the Berlin question.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Truman
United States
Germany
V. M. Molotov
U. S
George C. Marshall
Council of Foreign Ministers
Molotov
Local Factory Plan Viewed As Favorable
Local Beckley prospects for a 200000 loan to build a factory show cautious optimism. Jefferson Standard Life Insurance rep C Connor responded positively but with tentative commitment awaiting his loan committee review. Beckleyans have subscribed 50000 to preferred stock aiding the project while 150000 more is sought. remaining 350000 needed from the insurer. Ted Decker of Chicago plans to visit Beckley again with advisers to push the plan. The district also reports Theodore Webb, a Raleigh Wyoming Coal truck driver, hospitalized after a Sunday crash with injuries.
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Beckley
New Industries Committee
The
Chamber of Commerce
C. Connor
Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Company
Greensboro
N.C
Crece C. Maples
Chamber of the Chamber of Commerce
Beckleyans
Insurance Company
Ted
Decker
Chicago Mar
Connor
J. C. Heuberlin
Theodore Webb
Glen Rogers
Raleigh Wyoming Coal Company
Beckley Hospital
Minister Charged With Alienation In Lawsuit Case
A 26 year old ex Women's Army Corps member filed an alienation of affections suit against her clergyman father in law and his wife Mrs Gerda Jones in Bramwell West Virginia. The plaintiff alleges letters from the Jones couple opposed her marriage to Edward Tate Jones and sought to keep the bride from their home. The court heard the couple threatened to bar the couple from their home after the bride's return from France where she had married in Rheims in 1945.
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Princeton
Women's Army Corps
Gerda Jones
Joseph Jones
Bramwell
W.wade
Edward Tate Jones
Rheims
France
Plaintif
Walter G. Burton
Jones
Burton
Weather forecast for Virginia and West Virginia
Increasing clouds today with a chance of light snow or rain tonight. Friday will be mostly cloudy with little temperature change.
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West Virginia
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