Gambling Stamp Unconstitutional in Federal Ruling
U S District Judge George A Welsh declared the $50 gambling tax stamp requirement unconstitutional, ruling Congress used a police measure as a tax. The decision dismissed the suit by gambler Joseph Kahriger, halted as it challenged the act's constitutionality. The ruling marks the first court ruling on the tax's legality, effective Nov 1, 1951.
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Philadelphia
U. S
George A. Welsh
Petreeeee
IV. Sy
Supreme Court
Na&n
Joseph Kahriger
Yion
Kahriger
Welsh
Hayes L. Combs
Washington
U. S. District Court
Women Aid in Strike Ties to Chesapeake and Potomac
Northern Parthandle telephone workers vote 136 to 50 to join sympathy strike against Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. Local 2006 pickets Wheeling C and P exchange. Mrs Arch Paull Jr forms Women's Telephone Reserve of 25 housewives to man switches if strike widens. CWA vows full on-air briefing as strike enters fifth week with Morgantown Fairmont spillover.
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Wheeling
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
West Virginia
Charles Lewis
CIO Communications Worker of America Local 2606
CWA
Wheeling C
Arch Paull Jr
Women's ‘Telephone Reserve
Charleston
Morgantown-Fairmont
Morgantown
Montgomery
C. and
May 13 Primary Campaigns Enter Final Stretch
13 hours to voting as 260 candidates brace for Democratic and Republican primaries. Polls run 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. EST. Raleigh County seeks county officials, state legislators, jurists, and local party committees amid a crowded field and near record turnout potential.
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Charles L. Hurst
Damaged Wasp Arrives as Hobson Survivors Land at Port
The carrier Wasp, battered in collision with the destroyer Hobson, anchored in New York Harbor with 61 Hobson survivors aboard. Hobson sank April 26 after a doomed 176 lives loss. Wasp works to unload ammunition at Gravesend Bay before drydock in Bayonne New Jersey.
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New York II
New York Harbor
Hobson
Navy
Wasp
Gravesend Bay
Naval Shipyard
Bayonne
N. J
General Says Allies Can Out-Sif Out-Fight Reds
Gen James A Van Fleet says the Communists show no wish for peace in Korea as IP truce talks stall. He asserts the Allies can out-sit or out-fight the Reds, claiming victory regardless of battlefield or conference outcomes.
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Munsan IP
Korea
James A. van Fleet
U.S. Eighth Army
West Virginia Weather Forecast May 7 11
Fair and cooler tonight and Wednesday with lows 48 to 54. May 7 to 11 forecast calls for near normal temperatures, cooler midweek and warmer by weekend. Light showers expected Thu and Sun, totaling one third to one half inch. Normal temps 60 in north and 61 in south.
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West Virginia
Shrivers
New
Bluestone Reservoir
Legion Convention Set for St. Louis
The 1953 national American Legion convention will be in St. Louis Aug 31 to Sept 3 after the executive committee accepted the Missouri city as host. This year’s convention will be in Madison Square Garden, New York, Aug 24 to 28.
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Legion
St. Louis
Indianapolis
The
American Legion
Missouri City
Madison Square Garden
New York
Forest Fire Probed In Besoco Section
Foresters of the Sixth District and the State Conservation Commission investigated a Besoco forest fire at noon. The extent remained unknown, with officials suggesting it could be a breakover from Sunday's larger blaze. Earlier, two fires were reported at Dry Branch in Merce County and a breakover at Berwind in McDowell County.
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Besoco
State Conservation Commission
Dry Branch
Merce County
Berwind
McDowell County
Fairbanks Home Robbed in Fourth Break-In
Thieves raided the London manor of actor Douglas Fairbanks early today for the fourth time in less than a year. The latest theft valued at $4,200 brings the total haul to more than $10,000.
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Doug Fairbanks
London
Bose
Douglas Fairbanks
Russell Will Not Bolt Party Over FEPC Measure
Florida Democrats vote with first presidential primary in 20 years and Sen. Estes Kefauver leads in Maryland collect. Kefauver refuses to back compulsory FEPC and Russell states he will stay in the party and fight at the convention. Ohio sees Kefauver with a delegate slate amid competing favorites as May 27 delegate elections approach.
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Florida
Richard Russell
Ohio
Robert Taft
Alabama
New Mexico
Indiana
Maryland
Estes Kefauver
Kefauver
Russell
FEPC
Kefanger
Robert J. Bulkley
West Virginia Textbook Changes To Be Adopted Today
The State Board of Education will finalize a new list of elementary school textbooks covering English geography music and history with minor shifts from five years ago. It also reviews optional courses in science agriculture health and art. The board acted on recommendations by Virgil Flion and requested resignations from five Fairmont State College faculty members amid controversy over Donald Hend’s contract.
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Charleston
State Board of Education
Kanawha County
Virgil Flion
George H. Hand
Fairmont State College
Hend
Fairmont
Garland Dunn
Martinsburg
Mental Patient Found Stomped to Death in Huntington Hospital
Huntington State Hospital attendants rushed to a patient’s room after screams. Everett Mohler, 36, of Sharples Logan County, was found dead, allegedly stomped by fellow patient Robert E. Douthat, 60, of Perrysburg Wyoming County. Douthat, described as violent, was committed Oct 1, 1951. Police investigate the fatal incident and coroner weighs the cause.
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Huntington
Huntington State Hospital
Menta Institution
Robert
Barrett
Everett Mohler
Sharples
Logan County
Logan Mental Hygiene Commission
R. L. Heinnlein
Robert E. Douthat
Perrysburg
Wyoming County
Douthat
Bennlein
Mohier
Mohler
Methodists Vote Against Leftwing Federation
In San Francisco the Methodist General Conference votes to force the federation to drop Methodist from its name and vacate offices in the Methodist Building New York. Delegates also consider the ministers quitting pledge on re smoking and approve a report urging an end to racial discrimination. A proposal restricting liquor in local church boards fails.
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San Francisco
Methodist General Conference
Methodist Federation For
Federation
Methodist
Methodists
New York
Yank Planes Hit Red Rail Lines
Allied warplanes bombed Sunchon North Korea a rail junction in a day long saturation attack. Fifth Air Force said the plan would force a major revision of Red rail schedules. Carrier aircraft reported re destroying rail lines to hinder enemy repair efforts amid ongoing front line pressures. Western Front clash near Yonchen prompted brief withdrawal and quick recovery by US forces.
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Seoul
Korea
Sunchon
Fifth Air Force
Manchurian
Navy
Valley Forge
Princeton
Yonchen
Pillar of Respectability Confesses Embezzlement
William C Horley a 50 year old banker described as a pillar of respectability in Perth Amboy New Jersey is accused of embezzling more than 450000 from First Bank and Trust Company where he served as vice president earning 8500 a year Middlesex County Prosecutor Alex Eber stated that a series of bad investments engulfed Horley whom he called a very generous man.
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Perth Amboy
William C. Horley
First Bank and Trust Company
Middlesex County
Alex Eber
Horley
Turnpike Parley Set for Thursday
The Turnpike Commission prepared for a public hearing on plans for an 88 mile toll highway between Charleston and Princeton. Hearing Tuesday at 2 p.m. EST to address questions and concerns from local groups opposing a northern end within Charleston city limits.
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Charleston
Turnpike Commission
Hereland
Princeton
Jeity Hall
Commission
D. Holmes Morton
City Council Chamber of Commerce
Labor votes push in Charleston primary race
The Associated Press reports four candidates for governor and local figures spoke to Local 347 AFL Food Store Employees Union in Charleston. Democrat E H Hedrick urged voter participation while Republican John T Copenhaver promoted a labor inclusive GOP program. Other contenders including J W Maxwell, William C Marland and Sen. Chapman Revercomb voiced aims on roads, party platforms, and farm parity amid a busy party gathering across Beckley and Wheeling.
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Associated Press
Rovernor
Charleston
E. H. Hedrick
Beckley
John T. Copenhaver
Republian
Hedrick
Copenhaver
AFL Food Store
Republican Party
J. W. Maxwell
GOP
Goveror
William C. Marland
Tra 4
Partiow
Welch
Partlow
Marland
Eighth Judicial Circuit
J. Horner Davis
Sen
Harey M. Kilgore
Democratic Senate
Democratic Party
Davis
Wheeling
U. S
County Candidates Expenditures Reported Ahead of May Filing
Expenditures by county candidates show Ward leading with 644.00 spent, followed by Spara with 445.37. Numerous candidates across sheriff, prosecuting attorney, county court, and other local posts posted various sums, many above 200.00, with a large portion filed before May 1 and rest due by today as the pre primary accounting deadline.
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John C. Ward
Raleigh
Anthony J. Sparacing
J. McQuade
Emery Smith
WT. Smith
E. van Dorsey
T. G. McConnell
Normar Knapp
C. Berkley Lil‘ty
A. J. O'Neal
William Fred Davis
Willard Elam
M. EB. Lester
Marvin A. Stewart
Justice of Peace
J. K. Cole
John O. Péteet
J. P. Meadows
Carl C. Sanders
Tom Kelly
D. C. Toner
T. H. Wills
Raymond £. Bonham
Charles T. Burdiss
John Combs
Vernon W. Lawson
Hurst Elkins
H. B. McGhee
John T
Hollandsworth
John Ferguson
Shirley Lee Spencer
Emmett Adkins
John C. Wright
Charlie Maynard
Ira Whitlock
William Eugene Bush
Stump
Lloyd
Auger Machines UK'd for Mines
An engineer told the American Mining Congress that a successful auger machine for coal removal could raise production and reduce mine accidents. J Oppermann of Uniontown Pa noted circular mining methods are not new, but equipment remains in the embryo stage despite benefits like lower costs, higher output, and less timbering and drilling.
Marijuana and prisoners nabbed in road check
GREENSBURG Palm State police seized 50008 dollars worth of marijuana and two prisoners in a spot traffic check on Route 30 near the Irwin interchange of the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Police arrested Joseph Torquato age 31 formerly of Fayette County and his wife age 48. The seizure included 240 pounds of prepared marijuana and half bushel of marijuana seeds with wholesale and retail values cited. Police said the couple likely picked up the contraband in Los Angeles and were heading to New York.
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Greensburg
Palm
Irwin
Joseph Torquato
Los Angeles
Cal
Fayette County
J. F. Maroney
Maroney
New York
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Delmas Elkins
C. T. Kessinger
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Ash Cook
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Arthur Doyle Shrewsbury
Dallas Sweeney
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Stanley Cook
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