U N Security Council weighs China war role in Korea
At the United Nations Security Council meeting diplomats weigh Chinese Communist intervention in Korea amid Russia’s threats to veto any resolution. U S delegate Gross counters by pledging friendship with China while urging peaceful pressure to end Peiping involvement. India’s Rau contemplates postponing action as a Peiping delegation nears arrival.
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Associated Press
New York
United Nations Security Council
Russia
Jacob A. Malik
U. S
China
Soviet Union
Security Council
Red China
Korea
Malik
Peiping
Ernest A. Gross
Truman
Ecuador
Antonio Quevedo
India
Sir Benegal N. Rau
U. N
Manchurian
Sir Benegal
Christian Science Monitor
Yalu River
Manchuria
American tank column breaks through North Korean trap
American forces pursued a Manchurian border push after a three hour clash near the 17th Infantry Regiment in Northeast Korea. The 125 Communist dead, with Marine Corsairs chasing fleeing units, marked a sharp advance as patrols probed Changjin Reservoir and Pakchon. A U.N. aide said 100,000 Reds awaited in the northwest with captured artillery from Manchuria.
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Associated Press
Seoul
Korea
Manchurian
Manchuria
Changjin Reservoir
Pakchon
Kapyong
Chiang Kai-shek
Red
Kapsan
U.S
Harbert B. Powell
Tenth Corps
Tom Stone
Yalu
Powell
Stone
U.N
Yalu River
U. S. 25Th Division
Pyongyang
Pyonggan - Chorwon - Inchon
MacArthur
Tokyo
U. N
Leaving Record to History Johnson Defends Korea Role
Louis A. Johnson, facing Truman’s pressure to resign as defense secretary, told a Charleston chamber audience that history will judge his record. He defended unification of the armed services as essential to Korea and denied favoring preventive war, saying the North Korean attack was Russia inspired and that Soviets avoided direct engagement.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Louis A. Johnson
Johnson
Harry Woodring
War Department
Hoover Commission
Korea
Defense Department
Virginia Weather Forecast Five Day Outlook North and South
A North and South Virginia forecast calls for light snow flurries in the north this afternoon, cloudy and colder tonight with lows 25 to 30, and fair, warmer conditions Saturday. Temperatures average around 41 in the North and 43 in the South for Nov 18-22, with showers Saturday night turning to snow flurries Sunday and again possible Tuesday. Total precipitation 0.1 to 0.4 inches. Local station readings: Oak Hill high 65 yesterday, low 35. Glade Creek high 60, low around 27. river stages near normal at Bellepoint and Bluestone Reservoir.
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West Virginia
Oak Hill
Vagess
Rape Victim Dies in Pittsburgh Slaying
A 40-year-old housewife, Mrs. Vivian Smith of Carnegie suburb, was found shot and beaten, raped yesterday and died today. She is the second Pittsburgh sex slaying victim in less than a week.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Vivian Smith
Carnegie
Death by own action in Huntington
Coroner F. Schuller ruled that 66 year old Thomas M. Jones leaped from a third floor window at the Chesapeake and Ohio Hospital and died yesterday. The coroner classified the death as death by own action.
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Huntington
Associated Press
F. Schuller
Thomas M. Jones
Chesapeake and Ohio Hospital
Oak Hill Grid Prospect Faces Eligibility Protest
Shinnston High School coach Jack Moore plans to protest the eligibility of Oak Hill tackle Tommy Edward Dickson who, by birth records, would be over age under the state rule. Oak Hill and Parkersburg face off tomorrow for the Class A West Virginia title after leading the season standings. The dispute centers on Dickson’s birth date listed as April 10, 1931 or 1932, affecting his 19th birthday during the season.
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Associated Press
Huntington
West Virginia
Jack Moore
Shinnston High School
Oak Hill
Parkersburg
Moore
Tommy Edward Dickson
Layland
Fayette County
W. R. Fugitt
State High School Athletic Association
Dickson
AFL CIO Seek Higher Excess Profits Tax Levy
Washington AFL and CIO urged a tougher excess profits tax than President Truman proposed. They want annual new revenue of 5 to 7 billion dollars, with 75 and 85 percent rates respectively and broadened base using invested capital. They seek retroactivity to last July 1 and base years 1946–1949. Hearings before Ways and Means proceed with Dec action expected.
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Associated Press
Washington
AFL
CIO
Truman
American Federation of Labor
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Secretary of the Treasury
Snyder
Congress
Murder Charged In Faked Wreck at Skyline Drive
Federal authorities charge Andrew Danton with murder after he admits beating Lynn Danton to death and injuring Florence on Skyline Drive. Lynn was shipped to New York for burial as her mother lies unconscious in a Virginia hospital. Danton allegedly used a bottle a hammer and a jack handle then drove his car off a 60 foot cliff, ending with all three inside the wreck.
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Front Royal
Little Lynn Danton
New York
Lynn
Andrew Danton
Census Bureau
Washington
Florence
Skyline
Richard Auerbach
Danton
Shenandoah Forest Rangers
Midwest Cold Spreads East Cooling Atlantic Coast Showers
Cold from the Midwest moved into the East marking the end of a mild spell. The cooler air was likely to extend into the Carolinas with showers along much of the Atlantic coast. A Canadian air mass could reach Montana and the Dakotas tonight, with a large cold mass detected in the Yukon Territory. Mayo, Yukon Territory reported 47 degrees below zero.
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Midwest
Carolinas
Atlantic Coast
Canada
Montana
Dakotas
Yukon Territory
Mayo
Y. T
Would-Be Assassin Pleads Not Guilty
Oscar Collazo accused of two capital crimes in the attempt on President Truman pleaded not guilty at arraignment in U S District Court. After the four count indictment was read, he told District Judge Henry A Schweinhaut he entered a not guilty plea. No trial date was set.
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Associated Press
Washington
Oscar Collazo
Truman
U. S. District Court
Collazo
Henry A. Schweinhaut
Schweinhaut
Picketed Beckley CWP Telephone Office Following Strike
Five Charleston based Communications Workers of America pickets from Western Electric appeared at the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Office on Woodlawn Avenue and storeroom on Prince Street in Beckley. The group, part of a West Virginia wave using hit and run tactics, sought higher wages and military recall pay while most operators remained at work.
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Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
The
Western Electric Company
Wilson Ashley
Hugh Williams
Benny Whitlock
Communications Workers of America Union
Charleston
Woodlawn Avenue
Prince Street
KE. T. Stromp
Arthur F. White
Bob Grass
Beckley
Grass
Earl Carpenter
West Virginia
Montgomery
Logan
Huntington
CIO Communications Workers of America
C. and P
Bell System
More U S Tanks Listed for Berlin
Berlin reports confirm a reinforcement of the Western garrison with 45 ton Pershing tanks to arrive around January 1. The unit joins eight British Comet tanks already in place, forming part of an expanding Allied force from 8,000 to 12,000 troops as armor increases in the sector.
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Berlin
West Germany
U. S
United States
Britain
France
Fire disrupts teletype circuits at Bell Telephone Building
A fire at the Bell Telephone Building in downtown Pittsburgh disrupted teletype circuits serving newspapers, radio, and police stations across Western Pennsylvania. Crews were called in, and officials cautioned at 8 a.m. that service recovery time was unguaranteed.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Bellelephone Company
Pennsylvania
Telephone Company
Expectant Fathers in New Childbirth Program Proposed
Florida doctor Dr Oren Ellingson urges letting husbands stay with wives in labor to support natural childbirth. He advocates limited pain relief, special delivery anesthesia, and thorough pre labor education for both parents, aiming to create a calmer, more homelike labor ward.
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Frank Carey
Associated Press
ST. Louis
Florida
Oren A. Ellingson
Tampa
Ellingson
Southern Medical Association
Arthur Mandy
Baltimore
Mandy
Grantley Read
Pittsburgh News Shutdown Ends
Pittsburgh’s six week shutdown of the Post-Gazette Sun-Telegraph and Press ended after negotiations with non striking unions. Back pay will go to binding arbitration. All three papers will publish Saturday editions while The Daily Reporter ceases.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette
Sun-Telegraph
Press
Daily Reporter
Trio Locked Out After Observing WA Picket Line
Huntington workers remain locked out as CIO Communications Workers picket the Logan telephone exchange amid a nationwide strike by telephone equipment workers. Three test board men, including Treen, say AT&T barred their return unless they accept assigned schedules. Four Western Electric pickets stood outside while 27 logan operators refused to cross.
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Associated Press
Huntington
CIO
Logan Telephone Exchange
Co. C
Treen
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Western Electric
Logan C
P. Exchange
Logan
Ten Divorce Decrees Finalized In Raleigh County Court
Judge Ben H. Ashworth signed ten final divorce orders in Raleigh County Circuit Court today. Alfreda Tuggle was awarded $50 per month for six months and her debts from Sept 28, 1950. She also regained the name Alfreda Walker. Custody of two children went to the father in Henry Meadows vs Nannie C. Meadows. Rita Marlene was granted custody to her mother in E C Harris vs Ruth Harris with $30 monthly support. Janalene Jarrell’s maiden name was restored in Gay Hendricks vs Hendricks. Custody of a daughter went to the father in Mack Lewis vs Mary Ellen Lewis. Lleda Gwinn restored in Lleda Bragg vs Seber Bragg. Custody to mother of two children in Willa Allen vs Carl Allen. Other decrees included Fuller vs Swain Fuller, Dollar Collins vs Norman Collins, and Gerald Combs vs Ettie Combs.
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Ben H. Ashworth
Raleigh County
Alfreda Tuggle
C. V. Tuggle
Alfreda Walker
Geraldine Jackie
James Azle
Henry A. Meadows
Nannie C. Meadows
E. C. Harris
Ruth Marie Harris
Rita Marlene
Harris
Mrs. Hendricks
Janalene Jarrell
Gay Hendricks
Sheiray
Mack Lewis
Mary Ellen Lewis
Lleda Bragg
Seber Bragg
Lleda Gwinn
Robert
Carlyle Sandra
Willa Allen
Carl Allen
Robert H. Fuller, Jr
Bonnie Harriett Swain Fuller
Dollar D. Collins
Norman L. Collins
Gerald Combs
Ettie Mae Combs
Loyd Cox
John Mays
Marianna Burgess
Edward Maynard Burgess, Jr
Virgie Anne Halstead Halsey
Jesse Halsey
Arthur E. Thompson
Sophie Thompson
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Ular
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