Iraqi government dissolves parties and imposes martial law
In Baghdad a military headed government dissolved all political parties closed newspapers and banned demonstrations after weekend riots left at least 11 dead and 58 wounded. Army units restored order as mobs attacked the U S Information Service and the British Embassy. The regent named Gen Nur Aldin Mahmoud to lead a new cabinet with martial law in effect.
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Baghdad
Iraq
U. S. Information Service
Abdul Hah
Nur Aldin Mahmoud
U. S. Information Service Office
al Umari
Marauders claim major truck and air strikes against Communist forces
The 9 day Marauder offensive results in 1175 trucks destroyed and 200 vehicles blasted last night. Twelve B 29 bombers hit a Red communications center near Sipanja north of Pyongyang. Sabre jets claim 3 MIG 15s down with weekly total 17 destroyed. Allied ships shell Red positions at Kosung and Wonsan as ground fighting continues along the front.
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Robert Tuckman
SEQUL
Sipanja
Pyongyang
U. S. Fae
Eighth Army
U.N
Los Angeles
U. S
Swenson
Ko-| Sung
Wonsan
Thompson
Seiverling
Damage suit opened over $15000 in Raleigh court
Mrs Dalthoar Gore of 412 G St E Beckley testifies in Raleigh County Circuit Court that a cab incident on April 26 left her with a back and leg injuries after being knocked down when a man rushed the cab front. She reports needing a special shoe lift and a back brace. Next on the docket is a highway death case for a Beckley seven year old. Jose Perez Moran as administrator sues Frank H Carpenter.
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Union
Raleigh County
Dalthoar Gore
St. E
Mrs. Gore
Beckley
Jose Perez Moran
Frank H. Carpenter
Six Die on West Virginia Highways Over Weekend
The Associated Press reports six people died in West Virginia automobile incidents over the weekend. Three perished in a head-on crash on the U.S. 21 stretch between Ripley and Fairplain on Sunday afternoon. The remaining three were pedestrians struck by vehicles in separate incidents.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
Hear Ripley
U.S
Betwe Ripley
Fairplain
Weather and crash toll roll through West Virginia towns
The report notes increasing cloudiness and a slight warmup in Virginia with scattered rain likely in Beckley and Oak Hill. It also details a tragic head on collision near Ripley that killed a Munneke child and injured others, plus several fatalities over the weekend across Spencer and Cabell County.
Draft for 19 year olds may start after January
Selective Service may begin drafting 19 year olds soon but not before the end of January. An official said manpower surveys are being assembled to show how many 20 year olds remain available. Maj. Gen. Hershey issued the 19 year old ban earlier this year as boards faced backlogs.
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Washington LP
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
Fire destroys Bellepoint home of R. R. Keller
Damages from the midnight blaze reach about 10000 with seven rooms and furnishings insured for 9160. Keller and his daughter Barbara escaped with only smoke damage to belongings including an organ piano and phonograph. Fire suspected to start from chewed wiring by rats from the river. The Keilers will live with another daughter in the interim.
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Sewior
Keilers
C. W. Gil
Hinton
Raleigh man held in Ohio after collision and shooting
Lionel C. Simons, 48, under probation for a Raleigh County shooting, was ordered held in Cleveland after a two car crash on Main and Prince Streets caused $500 in damage. Simons had pleaded no contest to involuntary manslaughter in the death of his son in law Albert Shorter, shot during a family dispute at the Coconut Grove Tavern. He faces possible probation violation charges and return to Raleigh County.
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John B. Munneke
Belle
Neva Munneke
V. Harold Casto
Bellgrove
Jackson County
Munnekes
Robert
Charleston Hospital
Charleston
Munneke
Charles
Rebecca
Pye Bernard Caste
Ft Knox
Harold
Ripley
Charles D. Bowers
Spencer
Irvin D
Smith
Cabell County
James Err
West Dean
Huntington
Lionel C. Simons
Raleigh County Criminal Court
Albert “Crip" Shorter
Cleveland
Harry L. McCreery
Simons
Shorter
Simons Anghly
Pauline
Coconut Grove
Raleigh County
War tempo urged by American leaders on Korea fight
Two top Americans urged a stepped up pace in the Korean war effort. Eph W. Martin called for stronger support from Chinese Nationalists and a broad Allied strategy while another speaker emphasized mobilizing air power and rapid jet aircraft deployment. A third figure pressed for an all out defense against mainland China with coordinated forces.
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Korea
Cnis
Eph W. Martin
Janan
Armenean Legion
Smith
China
Eisenhower visit stirs Seoul with grand preparations
South Korea girds for President-elect Dwight Eisenhower arrival with huge arches citywide banners and security drills. Gen Mark Clark meets Gen James Van Fleet as Seoul imposes curfews and police registration for residents amid show of force.
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Bill Shinn
Seoul
Korea
U. S
el Dwight D.eisenhower
Mark Clark
Eisenhower
Yoor-Mying Hoon
Kim
Crab Orchard Driver Causes Collision In Dodge Incident
James D. Griffith of Crab Orchard drove a 1950 Dodge and struck the left side of the Meyers car after coming up too close under a traffic light, police said.
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James D. Griffith
Crab Orchard
iMeyers
Wife charges assault Calvin Saunders
Beckley police report: Calvin Saunders failed to appear in Magistrate J. E. Mays court this forenoon after being arrested Sunday on S. Kanawha Street for an assault charged by his wife. He posted a cash bond of 5 plus 3.50 costs to secure jail release.
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Calvin Saunders
Beckley
J. E. Mays
Saunders
S. Kanawha St
Jonah Redden
Shady Spring
Clark
Chiles
Redden
Hiss Parole Denied By U S Parole Board
Washington W Alger Hiss was denied parole by the U S Parole Board. The former State Department official is serving a five year term for perjury and had sought release.
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Washington
W.alger Hiss
U. S. Parole Board
State Department
Father Turned Bandit Murder Charged in Porter Slay
Reading Mass man Murdock MacDonald 26 admitted a double life as father teacher burglar and confessed to killing Mr and Mrs C Stanley Porter during a Nov night break in He fired after entering their darkened home and found them in bed The Porter killings followed other crimes including a gas attack in St Louis and a highway traffic case in West Virginia involving fines and a missing registration card
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Reading
Mass
Murdock MacDonald
Sinda
C. Stanley Porter
George E. Thompson
MacDonald
Esther Porter
G. Thompson
Bedy
ST. Louis
F. Doerflinger
Ideras Jacob R. Katz
Deerflinger
Katz
POW Proposal Sparks US Britain Rift at U N
The United States rejects a British backed Indian plan to end Korea prison camps, widening rift with Britain. India offers changes but fails to satisfy Washington as 21 powers meet with Dean Acheson detailing objections amid tense exchanges between British and American diplomats.
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Britain
U. S
India
U.S
Anthony Eden
Dean Acheson
Eden
Selwyn Lloyd
New York
London
Acheson
U. N
Outsides
Poland
West Virginia Briefs: Recount Dropped in Wyoming County
Rush D. Holt's attorney Fred Kingdon withdrew the request for a Wyoming County recount of the November 4 election after seeking a seven day postponement previously. Hearing resumed in Logan contempt case tied to Preston County telephone strike as Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. seeks bill amendment. In Wheeling a pharmacy was robbed of cash with a pistol in a string of two week hold ups.
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Pineville
Kingwood
W. Wal
Robert Logan
Charles P. Wilhelm
Wilhelm Ear
Killarney Man Jailed After Neighborhood Disturbance
James Clark of Killarney was jailed at Raleigh County Jail on a peace warrant issued by neighbor Leroy Turner. Constable R. E. Bonham said the disturbance began over issues involving the men’s children.
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James Clark
Killarney
Raleigh County
Leroy Turner
R. E. Bonham
Pair charged in mine wire thefts in Fayetteville
Two men Charley and Hansford Gites waived to the grand jury on charges of stealing copper wire worth 500 dollars from the Kingston mine on November 3 and 20. Edward Kincaid and William Sutphin faced separate charges with fines and jail time. Others faced traffic violations and theft-related charges in Fayette County.
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Fayetteville
Kings
Charley
Hansford Gites
Virgil Lyons
Kingston
Cheylan
wasEdward Kincaid
Cansing
Lyons
William Sutphin
Lochgelly
Sutphin
H. E. Janney
Oak Hill
Sut- Phin
Jones Ave
Oak Hill City
Harold G. Turner
Charleston
Okey: Hamrick
Canton
Q. Polite
Fayette
Republicans May Kill Taft-Hartley Labor Act
In Washington Republicans after the 3rd Congress signal a major rewrite of labor law aiming to replace Taft-Hartley. Rep. McConnell successor as House Labor chair says changes are expected, while Sen. Taft prefers amendments to retain the act. Rumors persist of a brand new labor management framework emerging from the committee.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Congress
Rep
McConnell
R-Pa
House Labor Committee
Sen
Taft
R-Onia
GOP
Bury
Taft-Hartley
Republican Party
Wisconsin Earns Rose Bowl Berth Over Purdue
The Big Ten athletic directors chose Wisconsin to represent the conference in the Rose Bowl against Southern California. Wisconsin and Purdue shared the league title after Purdue beat Indiana and Wisconsin tied Minnesota in the final games. Wisconsin finished 6 2 1 and Purdue 9 2 1 in the season.
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Chicago
University of Wisconsin Today
Purdue
Big Ten
Southern California
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Badgers
Indiana
Minnesota
Ohio State
Humphrey to Renew Fight for Federal Anti-Discrimination Law
Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey says in the next Congress he will push a federal law banning racial and other employment discrimination. He notes the Fair Employment Practices Commission should not be sidelined in pursuit of party harmony. A Princeton sociology report by Morroe Berger found state and local laws since 1945 reduced discrimination with minimal conflict, citing seven states and two cities as examples.
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Morgantown
West Virginia University
Irvin Stewart
Steart
West Virginia
Stewart
West
Washington
Sen
Humphrey
D-Minn
Fair Employment Practices Commission
FERC
Senate Labor Subcommittee
Morroe Berger
Princeton University
Berger
Connecticut
Massachusetts
New Jersey
New York
Oregon
Rhode Island
Minneapolis
Philadelphia
Living Standards Decline in Russia Says State Department
The State Department reports Russian living standards have fallen up to one third since the Communists seized power. It notes 195x workers could buy about two thirds of a St. Petersburg worker's 1913 level with earnings. The report critiques Soviet claims and mentions ruble value and consumer conditions, contrasting economic progress with lack of social improvement.
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Washington
State Department
Moscow
St. Petersburg
U. S
Russia
Eacn
U.S
Frank Roungs
Idr
Formrar
Mose
Ramos
Missing Ohio girl located after days absent
A s year old Columbus girl named Donna Minerd was found in Sophia on Sunday by State Trooper CC Me Graw. Police had pursued leads in Onin and West Virginia after her mother reported her missing. Raleigh County officials retrieved the girl from jail.
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Columbus
Ohio
Sophia
Me Graw
Donna Minerd
Onin
West Virginia
Raleigh
Five Marines Dead In Virginia Crash On Route 1
Five Marines were killed when their car collided with a dirt tractor trailer about five miles south of Adhland Virginia on U S Route 1 early today. The driver of the tractor trailer escaped injury. The group was reportedly returning to base after weekend passes. Authorities named the route and described the wreck scene as the Marilyn Monroe stretch.
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Adhland
U.S
Marilyn Monroe
Howard Gordon
Charlotte
N.C
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