Marshall to Answer Berlin Peace Appeal
Secretary of State Marshall is expected to answer the United Nations Berlin peace appeal for four power talks with Truman, Stalin, Attlee, and Queuille. The reply will come after consultations with British and French ministers as the U.N. seeks a unified approach to the Berlin issue.
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Associated Press
Paris
Marshall
Truman
United Nations
Berlin
U.N
Trygve Lie
Herbert V. Evatt
Australia
General Assembly
Stalin
Clement Attlee
Britain
Henri Queuille
France
United States
U. N
U. N. General Assembly
Truman Silent On UN and Cabinet Plans
At the White House retreat in Key West, President Truman offered no comment on Trygve Lie and Herbert Evatt's push to renew big-power UN talks to end Berlin stalemate. Rumors then floated about Forrestal's cabinet resignation and possible posts for Gov. Mon Wallgren as aides dispersed from Washington. The president was set to send congratulations on Princess Elizabeth’s newborn son.
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Associated Press
Key West
Fla
White House
Truman
Trygvie Lie
United Nations
Herbert Evatt
UN General Assembly
Berlin
Defense Forrestal
Albens Barkley
H. Howard McGrath
Leslie L. Billie
Democratic National Committee
Senate
Matthew J. Connelly
Charles G. Ross
Washington
Mon C. Wallgren
Washington State
Elizabeth
Birth of Princess Elizabeth's Son comforts Britain
London reports a satisfactory condition for Princess Elizabeth and her newborn son born at 9:15 last night weighing seven pounds six ounces. Officials note the birth was swift and uncomplicated with a short labor and the baby likely to be named as Prince of Wales in time. King George has said the child will bear the title Prince of Edinburgh and be addressed as royal highness.
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Susruyse
Fes
London
Huckingham Palace
Britain
Elizabeth
RaLes
Dominions
Empire
Westminster Abbey
Prince of Wales
George
Prince of Edinburgh
Sandringham
King George
Philip
Albert
Victoria
Tag
Ouis
Earl Mountbatter
Buckingham Palace
Non-Pauper Vote Ruling Entered In Pinecrest Case
Raleigh County commissioners issued an order declaring Pinecrest Sanitarium patients were not paupers but victims of illness worthy of sympathy. The Pinecrest precinct votes counted with the November 17 totals after challenge by a Republican official. The order said patients, many longtime residents, were legal voters and properly registered despite hardship from tuberculosis.
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Raleigh
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Harry Anderson
Pinecrest
Newspapers Catch Fire In Hull Street Basement Blaze
Fire Chief Bernard Martin said newspapers piled on a furnace in the basement of C. L. Lilly home at Hull Street caught fire yesterday afternoon. Damage was slight.
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Hull Street
C. L. Lilly
Bernard Martin
Beckley Jaycees Win Award From CBS For Youth Projects
The Beckley Junior Chamber plans to use a $100 CBS check awarded to curb juvenile delinquency. Red Barber announced the award, praising the Jaycees for City Park 97 redevelopment, Beckley Base ball League sponsorship, and Mac’s Toy Fund aid. Local clubs contributed to park improvements and equipment funding for next year.
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Beckley Junior Chamber of Commerce
Columbia Broadcasting System
Red Barber
CBS Sports
Hulett Smith
U. S
Beckley Jaycees
Barber
Beckley
Mac's Toy Fund
Ted McDowell
WILS
Jaycees
Beckley Lions
Kiwanis
Elks and Manse
Knutson Praises Tax Bill Amid Downfall in Congress
Washington veteran Rep. Harold Knutson, 68, of Minnesota, departs Congress after 32 years amid the tax bill controversy. He praised the 1947 income tax cut, vetoed by Truman, saying it was the best tax reduction law yet passed. He lost reelection to Fred Marshall, noting the party would have faced defeat anyway. He recalls voting against entering World War I and warns of how history might differ.
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Associated Press
Washington
Harold
Knutson
Congress
Minnesota
Bath Congress
Truman
Kaulson
White House
Knulson
Fred Marshall
Grove City
Minn
Farmer
PHE Democrats
United States Congress
Germany
House
Fitier
Mussolini
Stalin
UMW Leader Visits Northern West Va
John Lay Lewis head of the United Mine Workers arrives in Morgantown to inspect the Arkwright mine of Dittsburgh Consolidation Coal. He proceeds to Fairmont for a dinner meeting with Pittsburgh Consolidation and West Virginia Consolidation at the Fairmont Field Club.
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Associated Press
Morgantown
John Lay Lewis
United Mine Workers
Arkwright
Dittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company
UMW
Fairmont
Pittsburgh Consol
West Virginia Consol
Fairmont Field Club
State Disaster Relief Led by Gen Fox at Conference
Governor Meadows named Adj. Gen. Charles K. Fox to coordinate state disaster relief efforts with full authority to mobilize Road Commission and Public Assistance. Fox will head a statewide disaster conference with Red Cross leaders and local officials to boost advance preparedness and interagency coordination.
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Gen. Fox
Charles
Meadows
Adj
Charles K. Fox
Ralinf
American Red Cross
House of Delegates
Fox
National Guard
Road Commission
Department of Public Assistance
Ralph Bain
Red Cross’ Eastern Area Disaster Service
Carlton E. Welch
Parkersburg
James Moore
McDowell County Red Cross
Welch
Maurice Reddy
Red Cross National Disaster Service
Taft May Quit GOP Senate Leader Post
The Associated Press reports Republican circles discuss Senator Taft of Ohio possibly resigning as Senate GOP policy committee chairman after election losses. Some liberals push for a leadership shakeup citing the 80th Congress record, while Taft’s allies note he faces a 1950 re election bid in a state carried by Truman with a Democratic governor.
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Associated Press
Washington
Taft
Ohio
Senate
Europe
Senate Republican Policy Committee
Thomas E. Dewey
Truman
Man Admits Stabbing in Prosperity and Beckley
A Prosperity man waived a preliminary hearing on a felonious assault charge and was released under a $500 bond. He surrendered at city hall after admitting he stabbed Jay Chambers of Beckley in the chest. Chambers was listed in satisfactory condition at Raleigh General Hospital.
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Charles A. Whittington
Prosperity
Raleigh County Grand Jury
G. O. Mills
Whittington
City Hall
Jay Chambers
Calloway Street
Beckley
Chambers
Raleigh General Hospital
Bad Check Stops Spike Jones Band at Maxie's
Hollywood report says Spike Jones and his zany ensemble walked out after a bounced check for 10.50 stopped a four week engagement at Maxie’s cafe. The AFL musicians union ordered Tony Martinez band off the rod while co owner Charles Devore promised the restaurant would reopen tonight after clearing up the misunderstanding.
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Hollywood
Spike Jones
Slapele
Maxie
Spike
AFL Musicians Union
Tony Martinez
Charles Devore
AFL Demands Repeal of Labor Act
AFL President William Green headlines the Tri annual convention urging repeal of the Taft Hartley Act and backing labor to defeat pro repeal opponents. He links AFL gains to Truman victory and a Democratic majority, while noting plans for a return to Wagner act standards and pay raises for leaders. Green projects salaries from 20,000 to 25 000 or 30 000 and Meany’s raise, with 7 220 000 members and a treasury of 910 720 reported.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati
AFL
William Green
Organized Ahead
Congress
Green
American Federation of Labor
Federation
Truman
House
Senate
America
AFL Council
National Labor Relations Board
Federal Mediation Service
AFI
George Meany
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Meany
Leirdl Pvaray
AFT
Treasury
Custody Granted to Grandparents in Jones Divorce
Paternal grandparents receive custody of two children, Charlotte Jones 6 and Patricia Jones 4, with father ordered to pay 37.50 monthly for each child. Judge Ben H. Ashworth filed the order in Raleigh County Circuit Clerk’s office. Four other divorces noted include custody grants and support terms. several cases settled out of court and an estate report ratified for Selah Virginia Phillips.
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Pauline Jones
Ernest Mason Jones
Ben H. Ashworth
Raleigh County
Harry Jones
Johnstown Road
Charlotte Carol Jones
Patricia Louis Jones
Belly Jo Hill
Har
Smotherside
Mae Hairston
Ernest Hill, Jr
Mrs Hill
Betty Jo Hairston
James E. Meadows
Geraldine Meadows
Dorothy Kathleen Mann Thurman
James Arthur Mann
James Wendell Thurman
Frances Elaine
Frances Hill’ Hidalgo
Jacob C. Hidalgo
Michael C. Hidalgo
Leonard Webb
Leaser Furniture Company
Dewey IM. Toney
Edgar Moss
Lothers
Leonora W. Phillips
Selah Virginia Phillips
Army to Clear Zeilsheim camp of Jewish displaced persons
U S Army officials in Frankfurt said force could be used to evacuate the Zeilsheim camp where about 2,300 DPs have dwindled to 300 400. Col Sterling A Wood said no trouble is expected as deadlines passed and remaining occupants depart by their own means.
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Associated Press
Frankfurt
Germany
U. F. Army
Zellsheim
Sterling A. Wood
Israel
Zeilsheim
Supreme Court Upholds Portal to Portal Pay Ruling
The Supreme Court denied review, backing Congress 1947 retroactive cancellation of back portal pay claims totalling about six billion dollars by Maryland workers. The decision leaves the lower court ruling in place. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad announces first preferred stock dividend since 193.
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Associated Press
Washington
Supreme Court
Congress
High Court
Maryland
Baltimore
Baltimore [& Ohio Railroad
Mechanized forces press Red forces in central China
Government troops aided by mechanized units fight to halt a Red pincers movement in central China. Reports claim a breakthrough near Suchow 200 miles from Nanking, with speculation on Chiang Kai-shek’s forces linking with the Seventh Army Corps. Foreign nationals evacuate as Suchow's fate looms and talk of moving the capital to Canton persists.
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Associated Press
Nanking
Central China
Shanghai
Suchow
Huang
Po-Tao
Nienchuang
Suchaw
Chiu
Ching-Chuan
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chiang Wei- Kuo
Nienchi
Ang
Seventh Corps
Tsingtao
U. S. Navy
North China
Tientsin
San Francisco
Kuomintang
New China
iChina
Canton
Canada Demands UN Action for Armistice in Palestine
Canada pressed the United Nations to order Jews and Arabs to negotiate an immediate armistice in Palestine. Gen A G L McNaughton offered a resolution urging direct or Bunche mediated talks to set permanent armistice lines and withdraw troops. The U S showed interest in Bunche’s proposal as the Security Council considered debate.
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Associated Press
Paris
Canada
United Nations
Palestine
A. G. L. McNaughton
Security Council
Ralph Bunche
Bunche
United States
U. S
General Assembly
McNaughton
Jap Convictions May Be Appealed to UN
Alfred W. Brooks, attorney for two Japanese war crimes convicts, said he planned an appeal to the United Nations. He noted funds raised in yen to live in Japan during the appeal and suggested the Security Council as a possible forum. Dr Ichiro Kiyose said he would appeal to General MacArthur to set aside the judgment on Tojo but not seek clemency, planning an abstract of Tojo's testimony.
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Associated Press
Alfred W. Brooks
Kansas City
International Tribunal
United Nations
Brooks
Japan
Tokyo Tribunal
Security Council
World Court
Ichiro Kiyose
Tojo
MacArthur
Kiyose
Potent Cruiser Ready for Trial
A damage suit in Raleigh County Circuit Court against Hillard Mitchell of Des Moines seeks 17666 dollars for damages to a shipyard built cruiser. The Des Moines battleship Des Moines, built by Bethlehem Steel, nears launch with its new automatic 8 inch battery.
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Raleigh County
Associated Press
Uincy
Mass
Steve G. Miller
U. S
Hillard Mitchell
Des Moines
Hillard Fore River
Miller
Lehem Steel Company
Navy
Beckley Jaycees Host Coach Van Meter Dinner
Jerome Van Meter will address Beckley Junior Chamber of Commerce members at 6 30 p m at the El Chico Cafe. The Woodrow Wilson High School football team aims for the state Class A title as the area hosts a Class B playoff in Beckley with Huntington Vinson and Alderson High Schools meeting at Woodrow Wilson Field.
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Jerome van Meter
Beckley
Jaycees
West Virginia High School Athletic Association
Tennessee Man Held On Bad Check Charge
Thermont Godsey of Johnson City Tennessee has waived preliminary hearing on one bad check charge. Magistrate G Mills says multiple warrants likely and at least 23 charges may be filed. Godsey is also sought in Charleston and Huntington on similar counts. Trooper Walter Hampton urges anyone holding a Godsey check to contact state police.
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Thermont ‘Sousey
Johnson City
Tenn
G. ©. Mills
Godsey
Charleston
Huntington
Walter Hampton
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