Ridgway Says Air Power Weak Link in Defense
General Ridgway told a House committee that even with European force build up to planned strength this year it would remain unable to prevent serious reverses if the Communists attack. He urged continued U.S. foreign aid of 5.8 billion dollars to sustain NATO forces and noted air power remains the weakest link with deficiencies in support units logistics and stocks of ammunition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Brines
Washington
Matthew B. Ridgway
Congress
Free Europe
U. S. Army
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Wea
Mingway
United States
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Middle East
Ridgway
Paris
Europe
Army
Eisenhower
Tokyo
Judge Knapp overhauls land condemnation lists in circuit court
In West Virginia Circuit Court Judge Norman Knapp ruled to replace long standing custom with a strict law based method for selecting commissioners in condemnation cases brought by the West Virginia Turnpike Commission. He will present 13 disinterested freeholders for both sides to pare to five. The May term opened with non juror matters. attorneys objected to the change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia Turnpike Commission
Norman Knapp
Floyd Sayre
D. D. Ashworth
Knapp
Ben H. Ashworth
Circuit Court
New Extradition Law Goes Into Effect For Non Support
The new 1953 reciprocal law enables extradition on non support warrants from other states on information rather than indictment. Sheriff Ward notes Raleigh County may lack funds to pursue returning estranged husbands and suggests the wife may need to post bond. The measure enforces support across state lines regardless of obligee location and allows relief from extradition if the defendant complies with a supporting court order where they reside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
John C. Ward
Ward
Raleigh County
West
Californian ace claims 16th MIG in Korea dogfight
Capt. Joseph McConnell Jr. of Apple Valley California, flying a Sabre jet, downed three Red MiGs today to become the world leading jet ace with 16 kills, while Col. Manuel Fernandez Jr. ended his Korean tour with 14. Fifth Air Force Gen. Glenn Barcus halted Fernandez at 132 missions and indicated McConnell faces limited flying as he seeks 25 more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milo Farneti
U. S
SABRE
Korea
Joseph McConnell Jr
Apple Valley
Calif
McConnell
Manuel Fernandez Jr
Glenn Barcus
Fifth Air Force
Barcus
Fernandez
California
Mojave
Sert
Yellow Sea
Pearle
McConell
Fire destroys 1500 pounds of bacon at Charleston slaughterhouse
A fire at the L. M. McCown and Son slaughterhouse on Tyler Mountain road charred 1500 pounds of bacon. Dunbar and Cross Lanes volunteer fire departments responded. Manager Milbert McCown put the loss at about $600.
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Charleston
L. M. McCown and Son
Tyler Mountain Road
Dunbar and
Cross Lanes
Milbert McCown
Weather outlook with cooler temps and showers noted
Partly cloudy and cooler north tonight with a low near 57. Tuesday brings partly cloudy skies and a chance of thundershowers in the south, with cooler conditions in the north. Highs yesterday reached 78 at Beckley with 60 for the low, while Oak Hill topped 76 and Glade Creek 73. Rivers at Bellepoint show normal stages with Bluestone Reservoir and New River at normal levels.
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Beckley High
Crcices
Oak Hill High
Soo Rt
Ee Glade Creek
Bellepoint
Greenbrier
Oldest U S congressman dies in Wisconsin
Rep Merlin Hull of Wisconsin, 82, the oldest member of the U S House, died after major surgery on April 15 and a pulmonary setback. He had been serving his 21st year in the House and appeared to be rallying before a turn for the worse Saturday night. The operating ailment was not disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LA Crosse
Wis
Merlin Hull
U. S
Hull
Weapons for U S Defense May Be Scanned by Chiefs
Washington reports Secretary of Defense Wilson signals a strategic shift by the incoming Joint Chiefs of Staff toward defending cities and industries from aerial threats. Emphasis on interceptor planes anti-aircraft missiles and artillery while questions arise about the future size of the Air Force and its 120 wing interim goal for 1955.
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Washington
Wilson
Joint Chiefs of Staff
U. S
Strategic Air Force
Defense Department
Defense Chief
National Security Council
Air Force
Vinson To Speak At Judicial Parley In West Virginia
Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson will address the 23rd annual Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference in White Sulphur Springs June 25 to 27. About 300 delegates including U S circuit judges bar association presidents and state attorneys general attend. Justice Robert H. Jackson and Attorney General Herbert Brownell Jr. are among other speakers. The Fourth Circuit covers West Virginia Maryland North Carolina South Carolina and Virginia.
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Springs
W. Va
Fred M. Vinson
United States
Fourth Circuit
U. S. Circuit
U. S
Robert H. Jackson
U. S. Supreme Court
Herbert Brownell Jr
Harley M. Kilgore
West Virginia
Willis Smith
North Carolina
John Marshall Butler
Maryland
Olin D. Johnston
South Carolina
U. S. Senate Judiciary Committee
GOP Takes Over In Clarksburg
City Manager A Page Lockard and the Republican administration seized city hall under a State Supreme Court mandate. Democrats backing Wiseman and City Clerk Loretta McCracken sought to block the new leadership and challenged two Republican city council members’ election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksburg
A. Page Lockard
State Supreme Court
J. Frank Wiseman
State’s Court of Last Resort
Charleston
Wiseman
Loretta McCracken
Lockard
Lloyd Griffin
Blizzard Pickets to Return Amid West Virginia Mine Strike
Elk River miners face an eight month strike in Widen West Virginia with gunfire killing Charles Frame and injuring three others near Dille. Union reports say pickets will return on Widen Hill while the company rejects meeting with Blizzard and any arrangement that reestablishes a picket line.
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Widen
W.va
Elk River Coal and Lumber Co
William Blizzard
District 17
United Mine Workers
Widen Hill
Elk River
Dille
Charles Frame
Harry L. Gandy
Gandy
Charles A. Duffield Jr
Widen Iyith Te-Theenin
UMW
United Miner Workers
Xxx
Blizzard
Taft backs temporary excess profits tax retention
Senator Taft says the excess profits tax is vicious in parts yet should be kept temporarily to provide revenue for budget balancing. He notes it targets big firms but admits no perfect way to define excess profits while signaling uncertainty over President Eisenhower’s stance on continuation. Sparkman suggests many Democrats might back a presidential recommendation to extend the levy until January 1.
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Washington
Sen
Taft
Ohio
Senate
Congress
Eisenhower
White House
Sparkman
D-Ala
Supreme Court voids 1953 55 budget in Charleston
In Charleston the State Supreme Court invalidated the entire 1953 55 budget, ruling it void and mandating a special legislative session to address the finances. The decision forces lawmakers to reconvene to implement a new budget plan under legal requirements.
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Charleston
State Supreme Court
Elder Fourth Estatesman Col Long to Turn 90 With Dinner
Col Joseph Harvey Long, publisher of Huntington papers and owner of WSAZ, will celebrate his 90th birthday on May 21 in Huntington West Virginia. A Pennsylvanian Dutch elder of Associated Press, he built a publishing career from printing vis iting cards to leading multiple outlets and stations. His life spans from oil lamps to atomic era, and he remains a guiding counsel to family and staff while continuing active in business and civic affairs.
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Col. Long
Dick Boyd Huntington
W. Va
Joseph Harvey Long
Associated Press
J. H
Huntington Publishing Co
Advertiser
Herald-Dispatch
Sunday Herald- Advertiser
Ohio River
Wsaz, Inc
Walker
Edward H
Huntington
H. G. Ogden
Wheeling
West Virginia
Ogden
Erie
Dispatch
Wheeling News
Long
Huntington Herald
Herald
Democratic Advertiser
Illinois
Rush D. Holt
U. S. Senate
Oatis Reunites With Wife After Prague Release
William Oatis flies toward New York to reunite with his wife Laurabelle while detailing his 25 month Prague sentence. He described Czech psychological treatment during trial, affirmed general good treatment, and queried who Rocky Marciano is after his release and arrival in the U.S.
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New York
William Oatis
United States
Oatis
Laurabelle
St. Paul, Minn
Czechoslovakia
Associated Press
Prague
Frankfurt
Marion
Ind
Buying Is Geared To Current Sales
In early 1953 the Commerce Department reported production and earnings rose, with the total market value of goods and services at an annual pace of 361 billion dollars in the first quarter. Personal income ran 281 billion, up from 277 billion, but production largely matched final use sales, unlike late 1952 when eight billion dollars in goods flowed into inventory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Commerce
U.S
Department
Business Economics Office
Eisenhower ends Williamsburg cruise with grand ride
President Dwight D. Eisenhower returned to Washington after a three and a half day cruise aboard the presidential yacht Williamsburg. He spoke at William and Mary College in Williamsburg and visited Annapolis, praising dedication to the United States while noting there were no incidents aboard the voyage.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Williamsburg
Alexandria
White House
Eisenhowever
J. T. Burke
William and Mary College
Norfolk
U. S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Midshipmen
United States of America
Adm. C. Turner Joy
United Nations
Red Cross to Organize VA Hospital Volunteers
Representatives from American Red Cross Chapters in five southern counties will meet in Beckley to plan volunteer service at the Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital. Mrs. T. C. Moorefield said volunteer service chairman and executive secretaries from surrounding areas will join from 1 to 3 p.m. to organize classes for volunteers. A VA Hospital staffer and regional Red Cross official will address attendees from Fayette Wyoming Summers counties and the Bluefield Princeton chapters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Red Cross
Beckley
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
T. C. Moorefield
Raleigh County
Red Cross
Fayette
Wyoming
Summers
Bluefield
Princeton
Stock Market Mixed As Trading Opens
NEW YORK The stock market opened slowly with most price changes in small fractions and many unchanged. Philco Radio rose sharply after reporting first quarter earnings of 94 cents a share versus 64 cents a year earlier. Leaders included Southern Railway Johns Manville American Cyanamid U S Steel Studebaker Goodrich and U S Rubber. Decliners included Eastern Air Lines Dow Chemical Bethlehem Steel Youngstown Sheet Tube General Motors Sears Roebuck and Zenith Radio.
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New York
Philco Radio
Southern Railway
Johns Manville
American Cyanamid
U. S. Steel
Studebaker Goodrich
U. S. Rubber
Eastern Air Lines
Dow Chemical
Bethlehem Steel
Youngstown Seet & Tube
General Motors
Sears Roebuck
Zenith Radio
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Rep. Vorys
Foreign Affairs Committee
Free World
Senate Appropriations Committee
Bridges
Tave
Mutual Security
Harold E. Stassen
By Audrey Riffe
Californian
Bacon
U.S. Defense
Vinson
Harry E. Watkins
Fairmont
Virginia
Gop
Bulletin
Col
J. H. Long
Who’s
Rocky Marciano
New York Airport
Joseph Stalin
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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