Coal Crisis Looms as Mediation Push Gathers
Washington reports the government calls John L. Lewis and soft coal operators to a Friday meeting to end a three week nine shutdown. Cyrus Ching of the Federal Mediation Service warns the situation has reached a crisis requiring his intervention. Negotiators plan talks at Bluefield and White Sulphur Springs West Virginia.
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Associated Press
Washington
John L. Lewis
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Federal Mediation Service
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United Mine Workers
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
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Moody Sees Progress In Bluefield Talks On Coal Contract
United Mine Workers leader John L. Lewis attends talks with Northern Southern and Western coal operators in Bluefield West Virginia as negotiations for a new contract resume. The impasse affecting about 400 000 miners persists though optimism rises about moving toward a settlement with potential wage and pension changes discussed.
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Beckley Coed and Cleaning Fluid Theft Suspect Arrest
Rose Hodel, 21, of Beckley, said her assailant used a cleaning fluid bottle to threaten a robber during a Saturday incident near North Central College in Naperville. Ernest B. Knight, 22, a Joliet-area designer and former deacon, was arrested in Wheaton on assault charges after lab-confirmed fluid traces linked him to the scene. Knight admitted to the coed attack and to a separate bedroom intrusion involving his stepdaughter Marcia Bett in La Salle, claiming he frightened her to keep her from staying away.
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Beckley
Wheaton
Ialent
Ernest B. Knight
Naperville
Chicago
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Charles
Hodel
North Central College
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Homeworth
Ohio
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Freshley
Edward Kasprowicz
la Salle
Marcia Bett
Marcia
Miss Hore
Judge Sherman Minton set to take oath as Supreme Court justice
Washington reports Judge Sherman Minton, backed by Senate approval, is expected to take the oath promptly as a Supreme Court justice. His confirmation followed a failed bid by Senator Morse to return the appointment to committee for more testimony.
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Associans
Washington
Senate
Sherman Minton
United States Supreme Court
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R-Ore
Tito Releases 713 Repentant Reds
Belgrade Yugoslavia Marshal Tito freed 713 former pro-Russian sympathizers who repented and now work on the Belgrade Zagreb road project. Radio Belgrade, via Interior Minister Rankovic, said their release showed confidence in the regime and contrasted with reported revolts among Yugoslavs against Moscow oriented rule.
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Associated Press
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Radio Belgrade
Alexander Rankovic
Zaigreb
Croatia
Tito
Russia
Heaviest Raleigh County docket opens October term
Prosecuting Attorney Ned Hagland called Raleigh County Criminal Court for an October term with about 85 cases tied for trial. Dockets list jurors, with trials slated to begin Monday Oct 30. multiple defendants face charges from murder and grand larceny to breaking and entering and moonshine offenses.
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Ned Th. Hagland
Raleigh County
Carlos J Clinton Gaviison
Davide Letr
Ther Jones
Edna Hale
Rupert L. Ross
Charley Boypess
Walter Lucas
Rpobert W. Cales
Anil
Paul Webb
Herbert Ginter
Wilbur ‘Hart
Ray Shultz
Vinton Thompson
James Young
William E. Nelson
Robert Bradley
Leonard Cline
Charles Collier
James Rollyson
George Edward Dolinger
Toney Jackson
Dewes Edward Underwood
Moses Whiteheal
Charles Adkins
Walter E. Brown
Andy Adkins
Edmond Bradley
Larity Clyde Durrance
Johnny McGowan
Laura Thomas
Frank Ki
James W. Sweeney
Earl C. Carter
Daniel Lee Farrish
Jay L. Chambers
Kenneth Stone
Henry Lane
Jon Cole
George Fdgonds
Rnfgus Young
G. E. Hurt
Mariquetite
Frances Hubbell
Edgar P. Massie
Lioyd Afoaman
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Lewis Pritchard
Henrich Delivers Walkoff 1 0 Victory for Yankees in Series Opener
Tommy Henrich homered off Don Newcombe in the bottom of the ninth to give the New York Yankees a 1 0 win over the Brooklyn Dodgers at Yankee Stadium. Allie Reynolds matched Newcombe in a tight pitching duel as the game featured 11 strikeouts by Newcombe and nine by Reynolds before Henrich's decisive blast with two outs in the last frame. The crowd of 66,224 witnessed a dramatic finish as the Yankees grab a lead in the World Series.
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New York Yankees
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Don Newcombe
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Duke Snider
Jackie Robinson
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Burke and Four Other Dems Elected in City
Beckley voters elected a Democratic administration replacing the Republican regime. W A Burke won the mayoral race with 2 568 votes to George Ballard 2 375. William Larew and Elmer Davis won council seats, with other races including GOP candidates and a new Dem on the council.
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Larew
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J Clint Howard
Howard
Abram
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Samuel Thomson
Ramsey
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2 Card Cheaters Fined Record Sum in Mingo
Junior Maullitt and Oliver Newsome were convicted of cheating at cards in Mingo County last May. They faced a total fine of 19,500 dollars and had to serve a car in jail as ordered by Circuit Judge C. W. Ferguson. The case also imposed additional penalties for Maullitt after a separate guilty plea.
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Junior Maullitt
Oliver Newsome
C. W. Ferguson
Mingo
Mullit
Newsome
Kiry
Georgeff
West Virginia
Mulfitt
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Cor Demp
Fire Prevention Week Seeks Public Alerts and Hazards
The Junior Chamber of Commerce Fire Prevention Committee plans a National Fire Prevention Week event from October 8 to 15. Bill Rees chairs the project with mock fire hazards placed in twelve storefront display windows and prizes for the first two citizens who identify all hazards.
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Junior Chamber of Commerce
Bill Rees
Veterans Administration to issue GI insurance dividend checks this year
The VA may begin paying a 2.8 billion dollar GI insurance dividend before year end at about a million checks a week. A second dividend may follow, with size not yet set, as VA officials aim to complete payments for about 12 million veterans who applied after August 23.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
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Cale K. Gray, Jr
Aencard Piynet
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