Hunger strike by Eunice miners shuts Eunice Dorothy Coal
A 425 miner hunger strike ends in the closure of the Princess Dorothy Coal Company at Eunice. Spokesman cites inability to buy meat under current OPA controls. UMWA District 29 director says no area mine closures reported despite strike signals and related reports reach Kanawha Coal Operators Association.
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Princess Dorothy Coal Company
Eunice
OPA
Larken Philpott
District 29
United Miner Workers
District 17
Kanawha Coal Operators Association
Charleston
Plane crashes on Newfoundland hill killing 39 aboard
An American Overseas Airways DC-4 en route from New York to Berlin plunged into a rocky Newfoundland hill ten minutes after takeoff. All 39 aboard died, including six children and twelve women, in what early reports call the worst U S commercial aviation tragedy. Coast Guard and Air France observers described a direct impact and extensive wreckage. The crash occurred amid heavy rain near Stephenville, Newfoundland, with one Coast Guard message noting an explosion and only scattered ship fragments.
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Associated Press
York
American Overseas Airlines
Newfoundland
AIR France
Tansport
New York
Coast Guard
Europe
Ister
Berlin
Stephenville
Nild
JacquesCharmoz
Gander
Muld
Hill Pinto
Newfoundland Wilds
U S Defeated In Hungarian Reparations Vote At Peace Conference
In Paris the United States failed 7 to 5 to trim Hungary's reparations to Russia and two other Slavic states from 300 to 200 million dollars. Britain and France backed Russia. Greece and India abstained. Australia and others supported the U S amendment. Russia and five Slav states lost 14 to 6 on a Trieste plan. World commission adjourned after a dawn session.
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Associated Press
Paris
United States
Peace Conference Commission
Russia
U.S. State Department
Willard Thorp
Hungary
Trieste
Australia
Canada
New Zealand
South Africa
Czechoslovakia
Yugoslavia
Commission
Britain
France
Greece
India
United Nations Security Council
Lief Egeland
Self-Serve Grocery To Open In Beaver
Two Beaver veterans Carlton Lilly and C K Pendleton will open the L and P Super Market in the stone General Stores building next week. Lilly served 3 years 6 months in the U S Army and Pendleton recently worked at the General Stores as relief man.
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Beaver
Carlton Lilly
C.K. Pendteton
L. and P
General Stores
Lilly
Raleigh County Rent Control Board
United States Army
Beckley State Liquor Store
Pendleton
Baruch Demands Wallace Correct Atom Statement
United States delegate to the UN atomic energy commission Bernard M. Baruch pressed Henry A. Wallace to publicly correct what he called Wallace’s errors in criticizing the U.S. atomic control plan. Baruch released Wallace’s unsigned alternate statement and a telegram, saying the errors threaten delicate negotiations and must be addressed.
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Associated Press
New York
Bernard M.baruch
United States
United Nations Atomic Energy Commission
Henry A.wallace
Baruch
Wallace
Truman
Truman Forecasts Budget Surplus Amid War Economy Pressures
President Truman urged business labor and consumers to keep industrial peace and maintain production as the government predicts finishing the fiscal year in the black. He noted the treasury shows red for years, but said the administration will cut expenses by two billion dollars to reach a surplus.
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Associated Press
Washington
Truman
Treasury
Pope
Street Scene Pictures Long Morning Lines For Hershey Bars
Long lines of adults wait to buy Hershey bars from a local five and ten store stretching onto Main Street. A schoolgirl in an evening gown and beret waits for a school bus at Tams. Oak Hill high school band students carry instruments into City Hall to practice before school starts.
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Hershey
Main Street
Tams
OAK Hill—High School
City Hall
Maritime Strike Talks Reopen Amid Pacific Coast Rift
Government negotiators press a new session to end a three day old nationwide maritime strike. AFL masters and CIO marine engineers join ship owners in talks, but Pacific Coast AFL seaborne workers reject the tentative formula over union security.
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Associated Press
Washington
Labor Department
AFL
CIO Marine Engineers
Pacific Coast
Maritime Commission
Sunions
Navy Expands Pacific Outposts Toward Alaska and Guam
Admiral Towers announced a new Pacific policy to extend U S naval presence 3000 miles west beyond Pearl Harbor to Alaska and the Aleutians with Guam developed into a permanent outpost. He described Guam as essential though smaller than Pearl Harbor, and noted Nimitz endorsed the plan after discussions in Washington.
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Associated Press
Pearl Harbor
U. S. Navy
Pacific
Siberia
Suam
Adm
John H. Towers
Truman
Washington
Towers
Guam
Hawaii
Syould
Alaska
Aleutians
Marianas
Navy
Chester W. Nimitz
Naval Operations
Nimitz
Hull's Condition Still Is Critical
Washington Cordell Hull remains in extremely serious condition at Bethesda Naval Hospital after a stroke on Monday. A 9 a.m. bulletin reports he had a poor night and his condition is described as most critical.
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Hull
Associated Press
Washington
Cordell Hull
Navy
Teacher Committee To Campaign For School Amendment
Clyde Law principal of Beaver Elementary School is named chairman of the Raleigh County Education Association amendment committee. Margaret Sullivan, association president, announces the plan to publicize the educational amendment to the state constitution ahead of the November 5 general election. The committee will inform Raleigh County residents about the amendment and counter false publicity claiming it raises taxes.
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Clyde Law
Beaver
Raleigh County Education Association
Margaret Sullivan
Beaver School
Raleigh County
Byrnes Warns Allies Face Serious Policy Conflicts in Peace
Secretary Byrnes told an American Club luncheon in Paris that after every great war allies face conflicts in peacemaking. He echoed Stalin’s view that there is no immediate danger of war while urging careful policy to prevent future war and supporting a 40 year four power treaty to keep Germany disarmed and neutral in East West rivalries.
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Associated Press
Paris
James F. Byrnes
Stalin
Byrnes
American Club
Generalissima Stalin
Soviet Union
Germany
Stuttgart
United States
Universal Military To Hit Roush Road In January
Washington moves on the Army revised universal training plan with a January return to Congress. Secretary Patterson outlined a one year program for 18 to 20 year olds with six months in camps and seven civilian training options. The American Legion urged four months in camps and civilian alternatives for the rest. Legislators expect heated debates next year.
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Universal Military
Congress
Associated Press
Washington
Patterson
American Legion
San Francisco
Legion
Brooks
D-La
House Military Committee
Clarence Brown
Ohio
Lucas
D-Il
Plan Election Legion Purchases Airport Site
Trustees of the American Legion borrowed five thousand dollars to complete the purchase of the George N. Davis tract for a Piney Gorge Memorial airport site. Beclky Newspapers Corporation received a 17 326 18 check to finalize the 867 acre tract, with the county court to receive full title. A bond election for airport construction may be planned for the 1947 48 fiscal year with federal funds matching county funds.
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The
American Legion
George N. Davis
Piney ‘Gorge Memorial
Beckley Newspapers
Corporation
Ineth
W. R. Fugitt
Fugilt
the Legion
Beckley
Davis Tract
Davis
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Raleigh County Surveyor Paralyzed by Stroke
Lawrence Wiley county surveyor suffered a partial right side paralysis last night while in his Raleigh County Court House office. He was moved from the office at 3 30 oclock and is described as in fair condition at Raleigh General Hospital with the right side affected and irrational behavior observed by attendants.
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Lawrence Wiley
Raleigh County Court House
Raleigh General Hospital
Wiley
UMW Delegates Debate Resolutions At Atlantic City Convention
Delegates at the United Mine Workers convention discussed resolutions on international labor cooperation retirement age and AFL World Federation ties. The group moved a committee to review proposals while adopting pay rise support for John L. Lewis and planning a future holiday honoring him.
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Atlantic City
U. L
United Mine Workers’ Convention
UMW
AFL
World Federation of Trade Unions
Cattle and Hog Shortages Persist Amid Market Abnormalities
In Chicago the ongoing scarcity of beef and pork dominates livestock markets as receipts fall to record lows. Experts cite price controls and a shifting market, with beef prices rising while overall supply remains tight and officials debate causes and future trends.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Three More Killed In Bombay Trouble
Three people died and seven were wounded as communal disturbances continued in Bombay. Officials estimate sixty thousand dollars in damage from a warehouse fire yesterday, said to be incendiary in origin.
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Bombay
Associated Press
Ongin
Raleigh County School Payroll Totals $119,000
Garland T. Brown, chief clerk of the Raleigh County Board of Education, announced the first monthly payroll for principals, teachers, and janitors totals about 119000. A total of 940 checks were issued, with average pay around 118.50 dollars and salaries ranging from 375 to 84.75.
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Raleigh County
Garland T. Brown
Board of Education
Brown
Sehno
Truman Sees Meat Shortage Potentially Worsening
President Truman, with Reinversion Director Joan R. Steelman, said the meat shortage may grow worse. He acknowledged uncertainty and cited no immediate relief, warning of continued supply pressures and possible famine effects.
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Truman
Soganed
Dyess
Washington
Joan R. Steelman
Weather summary for Beckley area with light precipitation
Fragmentary forecast notes for Beckley and nearby towns show morning low values, clears in Greenbrier and New Belle Point areas, and no precipitation expected today. Temperatures around mid thirties with light winds from the west northwest.
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Greenbuier
New
Belle Point
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