North Korea guerrilla menace fights for UN
United Nations forces intensify anti guerrilla warfare in Northeast Korea as raids burn villages loot towns and ambush Marine supply columns. Maj. Gen. Almond orders decisive action while Rangers and anti-Communist Koreans join efforts to infiltrate and track Red guerrillas across the region. About 100 guerrilla surrenders occur daily as tempo rises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Korea
United Nations Command
U. N
Edward M. Almond
Tenth Corps
Almond
America
Malaya
Indochina
U. S
Tenth Corps Rangers
James N. Wear
Munchon
Wonsan
South Korea
Hearing Delayed In Assault Case
Kenneth and Melvin Young, Pemberton brothers, charged with assault and destruction of property, had their hearing postponed by Magistrate J P Meadows after assault victim Andrew Allen could not attend as a witness. Allen is hospitalized in Beckley. Russell McKinney, among two victims, was found at his Glen White home. he fled into the woods as assailants pursued him. Allen had fled to Crab Orchard and notified state police.
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Kenneth
Melvin Young
Pemberton Brothers
J. P. Meadows
Andrew Allen
Allen
Beckley Hospital
Glen
Pemberton
Crab Orchard
Suits Filed Against Shady Heights Man
Two lawsuits totaling 48000 against N H Cisco of Shady Heights were filed in Raleigh County Circuit Clerk's office yesterday. The Koehring Company seeks 33000 damages and the Bogie Equipment Company sues for 15000. Cisco refuses to surrender equipment to each company, attorneys for both firms say.
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N. H. Cisco
Shady Heights
Raleigh County
Koehring Company
Bogie Equipment Company
Cisco
Scherer
Weather Virginia Five Day Forecast Northern and Southern Areas
Cloudy and cool Saturday with frost Saturday night, then gradual warming early next week. Temperatures near 46 in the north and 47 in the south. Rain indicated for about Tuesday. Highs and lows listed for Oak Hill and Glade Creek with rainfall amounts. Rivers at Belle show Greenbrier and Bluestone at stage and clear. Normal reservoir levels noted as new.
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West Virginia
Oak Hill
Glade Creek
Yesterdy
Belle
Greenbrier
Widow Arrested as FBI hunts Puerto Rican plotters
Federal agents pressed the nationwide hunt for accomplices of the failed assassination attempt on President Truman. In New York the widow of one conspirator was seized while a grand jury probe looms in Washington. Police said Collazo and Torresola, both Nationalists, acted alone hoping to spark a U.S. revolt.
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Associated Press
Washington
Truman
FBI
Secret Service
Aten Terman
Wnat Tabla Hi
St. Louis
White House
New York
Griselio Torresola
Blair House
Oscar Collazo
Collazo
Leslie Coffelt
Torresola
Nationalist Party
U. S
Carribbean Island
Puerto Rico
India and World React as Tibet Invasion Mounts
Indian anger rises over China's invasion of Tibet as Moscow touts Red advances. New Delhi urges UN action and plebiscite, while Tibet reports retreat to Pempa Go. Pravda claims Chamdo captured with British and Indian officers taken prisoner. fighters reportedly switch sides.
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Associated Press
China
Tibet
Moscow
United Nations
Peiping
India
Socialist
Lhasa
New Delhi
Pempa Go
Red
Communist Party
Pravda
Chamdo
Germany
400 Rebels Held In Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN Puerto Rico a sweeping police roundup of Nationalists and Communist Party leaders continued. Some 400 arrests were reported with expected totals up to 750 as Nationalists in Jayuya surrendered after rebels seized. Albizu Campos was detained at a secret location after a tear gas barrage.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Communist Party
Luis Munoz Marin
Truman
Washington
Jayuya
Mine Production Offsets Losses in WV Coal Industry
West Virginia mines produced 102,747,722 tons of coal in nine months, offsetting earlier losses from strikes. The nine month output surpassed 1949's year‑earlier period by about 3 million tons. September production totaled 13,772,990 tons with breakdowns for commercial and domestic mines and strip operations.
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Associated Press
Charleston
West Virginia
Mines Department
French Evacuate Last Fortress on Red China Front
Saigon Indochina reports the French pulled out Lao Kay their final fortress on the Red China frontier with Red China and Vietnam. About 1,200 Senegalese Algerian and Indochinese troops completed the retreat from Laokay along the Red River 150 airline miles northwest of Hanoi. The garrison faces a risky withdrawal through mist and mountains toward Thai held valleys as Vietminh harassment continues. The surrender reduces frontier defense to a 100 mile line with Mon cay left on the Tonkin Gulf.
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Saigon
Indochina
Laokay
Red China
Africa
Red River
Hanoi
Ho Chi Minh
Lackay
Moncay
Dinhlap
Caobang
Gulf of Tonkin
State records show 500000 licensed vehicles in WV
Charleston West Virginia may have 500000 cars and trucks licensed this fiscal year Motor Vehicles Commissioner Don Mc Claugherty announced. By the end of October a record 456196 motor vehicles were registered, 35175 more than the total for all of 1949 50.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Don McClaugherty
Rollback of Prices Hint by Symington in Houston
Unwarranted price increases may trigger sharp rollback orders if the Government imposes price controls. W. Stuart Symington, head of the mobilization effort, warned that policies will be considered when controls are required. He urged analysis of pricing since the Korean outbreak by industry and commodity.
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Houston
Tex
W. Stuart Symington
Anderson Predicts Victory at Raleigh County Rally
Democrats plan a county wide rally Saturday night at the Raleigh County Courthouse with a parade band concert and speeches by Corneal A. Davis Illinois State Senator and William E. Flannery WV House of Delegates speaker. The event starts 8 p.m. after a 7 p.m. parade.
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Raleigh
Marry
Anderson
Raleigh County
Democratic Executive Committee
Corneal A. Davis
Illinois
William E. Flannery
West Virginia
House of Delegates
Woodrow Wilson High School
Sophia and
Stratton
Circuit Court Room
Main Street
Raleigh County Courthouse
William FE. Flannery
Polidv
National Guard Opens Recruiting Campaign in Barkley
National Guard launches a week long recruiting drive in Barkley to boost local units. About 80 recruits are needed to reach goals for Second Battalion Headquarters Company and Company F. Captain William F Watts says space limits cap training to 100 recruits for now. A new armory on Maxwell Hill will enlarge capacity once federal funds are released after current tensions. The nationwide plan allocates $250 million for new armories over ten years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barkley
National Guard
William F. Watts
Company F
Watts
Maxwell Hill
State Educate Named On U. S. Science Board
President Truman named 17 educators to the National Science Foundation board including John W. Davis of West Virginia State College at Institute. Seven other prominent scientists were named. The foundation, created under a 1950 act, aims to promote basic research and science education nationally.
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Washington
John W. Davis
West Virginia State College
Institute
Truman
National Science Foundation
Foundation
Atomic Weapons May Offset Red Military Power
The Air Force and Army reports indicate steps to develop specialized atomic weapons and tactics to support ground forces against a potential Soviet invasion of Western Europe. They describe guided missiles and atomic artillery, with the Navy noting progress toward practical guided missiles and ship conversions for anti aircraft use.
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Washington
United States
Europe
Air Force
Army
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Pact
Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Bradley
J. Lawton Collins
Navy
Earthquakes Rock East Indies with Wide Area Shocks
A major earthquake struck the East Indies area around Timor with shocks reported from Darwin in Australia to Hwa-Lien in For mosa. Sydney observers place the center near the Banda Sea between New Guinea and Timor. Seismographs in Jakarta were damaged though no serious damage was reported.
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Orient
East Indies
Timor
Darwin
Australia
Hwa-Lien
Formosa
Riverview Observatory
Sydney
Banda Sea
Indonesia
Jakarta
Central Meteorological Observatory
New Guinea
Indies
Ambonia
Beer and Movies for Relief Cases
Miss Jane Hoey director of the Bureau of Public Assistance of the Social Security Board told the Indiana state conference on social work that some people on relief deserve a can of beer or a night at the movies. Her remarks drew cheers and applause from the audience.
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Indianapolis
Jane Hoey
Bureau of Public Assistance
The
Social Security Board
Indiana State Conference On Social Work
North Korea Front Slips as Red Counterattack Surges
In a rain soaked North Korea front Allied forces struggle to hold in the northwest sector as a combined Chinese and Korean counterattack drives U N troops back. The Reds approach Pyongyang while US regiments and tanks face setbacks and weather limits airpower. U N forces report jockeying for position with units cut off near Unsan and Kum as Marines push toward Changjin reservoir amid strong Red pressure.
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Associated Press
Seoul
United Nations
Korea
U. N
U.N
Pyongyang
U.S
Red China
U.S. Eighth Army
U.S. First Corps
MacArthur
Tokyo
Unsan
U.S. First Cavalry Division
Kum
Chongchon
Manchuria-Korea
Yalu River
U. S
Changjin
Choshin
First Marine Division
Communists Push in Korea Labeled Defensive Action
Tokyo based intelligence spokesman described the Unsan Onjong clash as a large scale enemy defensive action not a counter offensive. He said UN forces retain the initiative, listed 12 NK army divisions and five brigades, with many under strength. Total NK strength estimated at 26,000 plus prisoners and 336,000 casualties to Nov 1.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
Unsan-Onjong
Unsan- Onjong
U.N
J Rodriguez 64 Takes Own Life in Beckley Ave Home
Joe Rodriguez a 64 year old roomer at 104 Beckley Avenue shot himself at 1 pm while in bed in poor health. Chief Scalise noted long threatened suicide as a neighbor’s arrival uncovered the body. Brother Pete Rodriguez of Hargrove Street is named. Body at Rose Funeral Home.
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Joe Rodriguez
Ed Cook
Beckley Avenue
George Omnes
Beckley
Rodriguez
Scalise
Pete Rodriguez
Hargrove Street
Rose Funeral Home
Greek Cabinet Changes Again in Venizelos Government
Athens Greece Premier Sophocles Venizelos formed his fourth cabinet in 11 months removing Constant in Tsaldaris and Populist members. Retained were Liberal and Social Democratic ministers who take over Populist portfolios. Swearing in scheduled as Tsaldaris' exit sparked renewed resignation. Populists blamed for Piraeus port scandal. King Paul I urged a new cabinet.
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Associated Press
Athens
Greece
Sophocles Venizelos
Constantin Tsaldaris
Venizelos
Liberal Party
George Papandreou
Social Democratic
Piraeus
Tsasdaris
Paul I
Plane with 40 Aboard Overdue in Geneva
An Air India Constellation with 40 Lascar seamen and eight crew members was long overdue in Geneva on a Bombay to London flight and may have crashed in an Alpine snowstorm.
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Associated Press
Geneva
Switzerland
Air India Constellation
Lascar
Bombay
London
U N Plan for Veto-Free Global Security Approved
New York The U S General Assembly ratified today Secretary of State Acheson s plan for a veto free system of collective security on a world basis.
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Associated Press
New York
U. S. General Assembly
State Acheson
Cash recovered in Winona National Bank robbery case
Fayettesville Fayette County bonds set at 40 000 each for Okey Neff 25 of Winona and Donald A Dean 25 of Ft. Eustis Va after preliminary hearing. Stephen Harrold Beckley insurance adjuster reports 4600 more cash recovered from the missing 11612 leaving 7012 still to locate found under a rock near Neff home in Winona.
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Harrold
Winona
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