United States protests Russia over East German police force
The United States demanded Russia dissolve the East German police force, calling it a military entity of 50,000 troops that violates five Soviet-German and four-power accords. France joined with a protest note in Paris. The note argues the force could become a German army.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
Russia
Moscow
State Department
Soviet Union
Paris
Germany
Inspekteur
Wilhelm Zaisser
South Amboy blast turns city into Army laboratory
South Amboy New Jersey becomes a live study in bombing effects as two Army scientists examine after effects of a disaster that killed 31 and injured over 300. The blast damaged schools and left a waterfront in turmoil while investigators probe the cause of 600 tons of munitions bound for Pakistan. The State Department confirmed licensing compliance and said no irregularities were found.
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Associated Press
South Amboy
N. J
America
Department of the Army
Pakistan
Coast Guard
New York
Bosselen Senor
Afghanistan
State Department
Raleigh and Fayette Court Cases In West Virginia
In Raleigh County Robert Ray Robinson seeks payment of 2000 dollars from Edgar B. Sims after a Court of Claims award and legislative appropriation, claiming injury from a forest fire draft. In Raleigh County Christopher Booker and Cassie Booker appeal a verdict voiding a deed granting two Beckley lots. Mercer County cases question personal service on former owners in delinquent land sales. Moray Hylton appeals Matoaka property deed as Ollie and Roy J. Davis contend they were not served nor able to redeem land.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Robert
Ray Robinson
Kgelly
Supreme Court
Edgar B. Sims
Robinson
Court of Claims
Sims
The
Conservation Commission
Raleigh
Christopher C. Booker
Cassie Booker
Laura Swain
Beckley
Mercer Circuit Court
Matoaka
Moray
Hylton
Ollie Davis
Roy J. Davis
Mercer County
West Virginia Weather Forecast May 24 28
Extended forecast shows temperatures 2 to 5 degrees above normal with warm midweek, cooler Friday, and warmer weekend. Showers expected Thursday and late weekend, total rainfall around half an inch. Readings include yesterday’s high near 72 and low around 52, with regional spots noting 64 at Glade Creek and 62 at Bellepoint as possible.
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West Virginia
Big Mo Officers Are Reassigned
NORFOLK Virginia The Navy has reassigned the four top officers aboard the battleship Missouri after the January 17 grounding in Chesapeake Bay All three officers tried by courts martial were convicted and reduced in rank Brown former ship skipper moves to Submarine Group Five Green Cove Springs Fla Millett now serves on the DoD Research and Development Board in Washington Morris reassigned to the surface anti submarine detachment in Key West Cmdr George E Peckham the executive officer is relieved and ordered to Stanford University for graduate work in personnel administration
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Associated Press
Norfolk
Navy
Missouri
Chesapeake Bay
William D. Brown
John R. Millett
Frank G. Morris
Brown
Submarine Group Five
Green Cove Springs
Fla
Millett
Department of Defense
Research and Flopment Board
Washin
Morris
Key West
George E. Peckham
Stanford University
WVU Senator Kilgore Seeks Reimbursement of Election Costs
Senate rules panel weighs paying Kilgore and opponent Tom Sweeney their election contest expenses. Kilgore seeks 7,673 dollars, Sweeney 18,919 dollars, amid rule limits and budget constraints. Committee notes total investigation cost exceeded 121,000 dollars. panel warns of precedent and political risk. Kilgore says he hired his own counsel and investigators after limited cooperation from investigators. The panel found Kilgore duly elected with numerous voting irregularities but no proof of voters’ or candidates’ knowledge of them.
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Associated Press
Washington
Kilgore
WVU
Senate Rules
Tom Sweeney
Wheeling
W. Va
Gillette
Iowa
Jenner
R-Ind
Sweeney
Senate
Presbyterians oppose Catholic marriage and euthanasia
CINCINNATI The Presbyterian Church in the U S A adopted a resolution opposing marriages with Roman Catholics under modern canon laws and condemned legalizing euthanasia as mercy killings. It urged ministers to inform congregations and noted parallel action by the Episcopal Church last October. A separate resolution sought clarity on marriage for divorced persons, referred to the Presbytery for a report to the 1952 assembly.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati
Presbyterian Church
Special Commission On
General Assembly
Protestant Episcopal Church
Episcopal Church
Chester
Presbytery
Foul Play Suspected In Death Of 82 Year Old Beech
Francis Marion Beech 82 a retired farmer from South Charleston was found unconscious Thursday night on Tick Ridge in Smith Creek and died today in a South Charleston hospital police search for evidence of foul play as the investigation continues.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Francis Marion Beech
South Charleston
R. T. Cummings
Beech
Tick Ridge
Smith Creek
Elkins Waives to Jury On Murder Charge
William L. Elkins of 631 Oakwood Avenue waived to the grand jury on a murder charge after a morning hearing before Magistrate T. N. Maurman. He was returned to Raleigh County Jail with no bond set. The shooting occurred at the Brown Derby Club on Harper Road about 12 30 a m yesterday. Elkins reportedly fired four to five times after a quarrel with Elmer Alick Meadows of Pemberton. Funeral services for Meadows are set for 2 p m tomorrow at Grassy Banks Church of Rescue with Rev. Cleve Young officiating and burial in Coal City Cemetery. He is survived by his father W L Meadows of Camp Creek, his mother Mrs Wylie Bolen of Besoco, three sisters Opal Meadows Virgie Howerton and Pauline Woods, and three brothers Charles E Carlos and Ones Egmie bop ee.
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William L. Elkins
Oakwood Avenue
Elmer Alick Meadows
Pemberton
T. N
Brown Derby Club
Harper Road
Elkins
Meadows
Mary
Aia Purtial
Amerasia Case Returns to Spotlight in Congress
Washington probes revive the Amerasia theft case with Senator Tydings promising a full story while Republicans accuse a cover up. The 1945 46 scandal involved OSS official Brooks Bielaski and Navy officer Lt Roth among six charged with illegal possession of secret documents from Amerasia magazine.
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Associated Press
Washington
Amerasia
Congress
Senator Tydings
D-Md
Ameracias Magazine
Canana
Senate
West
Navy
Andrew Roth
Roth
Naval Intelligence
Hobbs
Frank Bielaski
Office of Strategic Services
OSS
Brooks-Bielaski
Amerasia Magazine
New York
Philip Jaffe
State Department
Emmanuel Larsen
John S. Service
Jaffe
Larsen
Service
Six Persons Injured In Fayette Accidents
Six people were injured in two separate crashes near Fayette. John Harler, 17, of Kincaid drove a car that rear ended a trailer truck on Glen Jean Hill, injuring four passengers Ruth Nester 16 Phyllis Shelton 15 and Walker Blake 16. Harler and the others were treated at Oak Hill Hospital. no arrests yet. Earlier, Jesse Gill and Floyd Beane cars collided at Summerlee Road and Route 19 21 with Gill and Robert Creed receiving cuts and bruises. no arrests reported as investigation continues.
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Register
Oak Hill
Oak Hill Hospital
Glen Jean Hill
Oper
H. D. Gibbs
John Harler
Kincaid
Harler
Clyde Harler
Ruth Nester
J. E. Nester
Minden
Phyllis Shelton
Bruce Shelton
Walker Blake
Anna Blake
Gibbs
Jesse H. Gill
Vanderpool
Floyd Owen Beane
Carlisle
Summerlee Road
Gill
State Power Company
Robert Creed
Beane
Floyd Beane, Jr
Garbage Men Steal Queen's Spotlight
Bebington town council faces Sidney Cooper firing over sharing limelight with Queen Elizabeth during May 2 visit en route to Ark Royal launch. Cooper, 46, with 17 years as a garbage man, appealed dismissal and pension loss after joining parade. colleagues suspended a week. The Labor Party seeks royal intercession if dismissal stands.
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Associated Press
Bebington
England
Sidney Cooper
Queen Elizabeth
Cooper
Labor Party
Law Draft Inductions Likely If Recruiting Slumps
INDIANAPOLIS Associated Press Maj Gen Lewis B Hershey head of the selective service said inductions may be needed soon as enlistments slump manpower experts in Washington worry about the trend He was inspecting the selective service here but said no inductions will be ordered until Congress acts to extend the peacetime draft beyond June.
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TK Associated Press
Indianapolis
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
Washington
Hershey
Congress
War and Politics Blamed for Major Water Shortages
At the American Water Works Association convention in Philadelphia experts blame war and politics for broad water shortages. Secretary Harry E. Jordan asserts the real issue is lacking facilities to deliver water, not intrinsic shortages, with local administrative neglect and politically expedient planning cited as causes.
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American Water Works Association
Harry E. Jordan
New York
Association
Earthquake Hits Cuzco Peru Destruction And Relief Efforts
Major tremor hits Cuzco Peru collapsing historic churches and the Church of Santo Domingo while 43 bodies are recovered and the death toll could reach 60. Relief arrives from Washington and Santiago as 3 million soles are allocated and six transport planes deliver supplies and workers.
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Associated Press
Cuzco
Peru
Americas
Washington
Santiago
Chile
Manuel Odria
Lima
Santo Domingo
Fire equipment stored in public garage in Lisbon NY
Lisbon New York inspectors declare the village fire house a hazard. The 250 resident village will temporarily house firefighting equipment in a public garage due to safety concerns raised by state inspectors.
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Associated Press
Lisbon
N. Y
Payments on Athletic Injuries Authorized
West Virginia Supreme Court rules WVU athletic fund may pay medical costs for injured athletes. Unanimous order directs Auditor Sims to cover a $256.35 bill for J Robert Murphy, a football player, marking a shift allowing state colleges to fund care for athletic injuries. The decision notes broader powers for the university and Board of Governors.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Supreme Court Today
West Virginia University
Athletic Fund
Edgar B. Sims
J. Robert Murphy
Sims
Monongalia General Hospital
Morgantown
Murphy
WVU Quantico Marines
James B. Riley
Car Cow Counter Suits on Circuit Court's Agenda
Raleigh County Circuit Court heard counter suits between Karl C Lilly of Kopperston and Roger Acord of Bolt over a April 27 1949 collision with an Acord cow. Lilly seeks about 250 for a damaged car while Acord seeks 200 for a deceased animal. Final arguments were set for 1:30 p.m. Damages in yesterday's trials totaled 129 50 with awards to two plaintiffs. A Beckley taxi case awarded 38 50 to Elsie Britts. Lewis Leeber won 9 in a Feb 17 1949 intersection crash. A separate order directed Accident and Casualty Insurance to recover 520 33 from R C Meadows.
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Raleigh County
Karl C. Lilly
Kopperston
Roger Acord
Bolt
Dunsel
Lilly
Acord
Ben H. Ashworth
Wiley Ward
Elihue Price
Dennis Price
B. T. Donalson
Annie Pennix Pemberton
Eldridge Pemberton
Ashworth
Accident and Casualty Insurance Company
R. C. Meadows
More French Bosh For U S Husbands
Los Angeles report quotes Mile Danfray urging American husbands to resist domination and even justify slaps if needed in a provocative talk on French fashion and perfume. She praises French lovemaking while noting American husbands are good but French men are better lovers.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Mile
Stella Danfray
Danfray
Hal Boyle
Five Beckley Playground Directors Named for Summer
Beckley Recreation Board appointed five playground supervisors Mrs. Lola Dillard Mrs. Mary Finney Miss Nancy White Miss Belva Bowman and Lawrence Wiseman for the summer. City Recreation Director Ted Cook announced $500 was appropriated to buy athletic and recreational equipment for city play centers opening the second week of June. He noted a new neighborhood playground is planned at Temple and Summers streets corner.
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Beckley Recreation Board
Ted Cook
Lola Dillard
Mary Finney
Nancy White
Belva Bowman
Lawrence Wiseman
Cook
Temple
Summers Streets
Train whistles go musical on B and O line
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad installs musical chime whistles on one diesel and orders more for yard engines to cut noise and please residents. Officials say the chimes imitate steam whistle tones, yet remain a fixed volume, masking engineer identity and erasing Casey Jones style.
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Associated Press Ofaltimore
Baltimore and Ohio
Casey Jones
Casey
Tennessee
New York
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