United Nations Plane Strikes Kaesong Area by Mistake
The United Nations command admitted a U S bomber strafed the Kaesong neutral zone in error near dawn Monday with no casualties and minor damage. The Reds warned of consequences if truce talks do not resume, accusing Ridgway of a new trick.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
United Nations Command
Kaesong
Matthew B. Ridgway
Adm
My. Turner Joy
U. N
U. S
Bom
Korea
Ridgway
West Virginia veteran bonus action urged in Congress
Rep Burnside of West Virginia pressed immediate action on a House resolution to clear the way for bond sales funding the state veterans bonus. He argued the program would not be inflationary and sought a committee meeting to support the measure. He cited West Virginia's strong finances and low interest sales.
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Associated Press
Washington
Burnside
D-W.va
West Virginia
National Voluntary Credit Restraint Committee
Rankin
House Veterans’ Affairs Committee
Congress
Credit Restraint Committee
West Virginian
Union
Weight violators nabbed near Charleston by AP
State Road Commission weigh enforcements netted 44 violators in road stops near Charleston last week. A five man crew worked near Cedar Grove Clary Winfield and Tupper's Creek with Charleston as headquarters during the checks.
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Associated Press
Charleston — State Road Commission
Charleston
Cedar Grove
Clary
Winfield
Tupper's Creek
Weather forecast for West Virginia extends into midweek
Fair tonight with lows 38 to 64. Mostly fair and warm on Sept 12 to 16 with temperatures above the 69 normal. Cooler by Thursday night. showers possible Wednesday night and Thursday morning and again around Saturday. Rainfall about a quarter inch. Oak Hill and Glade Creek report highs near 78 with light rain at Bellepaint. Greenbrier region sees clear skies and near normal levels.
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Jay Fair
West Virginia
Oak Hill
Glade Creek
Bellepaint
Bhiestone
Greenbrier
Woman loses $4200 savings in old clothes mix
Cleveland police aided 50 year old Mrs. Freda Krasney who said she donated a bundle of old clothing containing her $4200 savings saved for their retirement in a vest. She discovered the loss last July and feared telling her husband Ben who had stored the money in the donated pile. She has since tried to recover the clothing without success.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Police Today
Freda Krasney
Ben
Army to Rotate All Korean Vets Before Winter
Gen J Lawton Collins quotes must bring home all Korean veterans before winter due to manpower strain. He cites no satisfactory alternative to using Guardsmen and says about 30 900 personnel must be rotated monthly to replace those who endured bitter combat last winter.
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Associated Press
Washington
U.S
Korea
Army
J. Lawton Collins
Dworshek
Idaho
Collins
Warships Slated For Italian Fleet Boosts Destroyer Strength
The United States will deliver eight more warships to Italy within three weeks, adding to three already transferred to nearly double the Italian destroyer escort fleet. Two of the fastest full sized American destroyers left for La Spezia Naval Base near Genoa yesterday.
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Associated Press
Rome
United States
Italy
la Spezia
L Genoa
Solon Denies Charge Of Bad Conditions In West Va Institutions
Williamson WV chairman of the Joint Legislative Committee on Humane Institutions repudiates a claim that state mental hospitals are deplorable. Cabell County Prosecutor Ed Greene, candidate for governor, had alleged mistreatment and poor meals. Committee member Hiram Phillips calls the charge fabrication and urges on-site inspection.
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Solon
West Va
Associated Press
Williamson
Joint Legislative Committee On Humane Institutions
West Virginia
Cabell County
Edward H. Greene
Greene
Hiram Phillips
Watchdog Committee
Sprige Grocer
Phillips
Mingo County
House of Delegates
Legislative Committee On Humane Institutions
Okey L. Patte
Iran Faces Financial CrisisUN Forces Strike In Easy
Allied and Chinese actions in Korea and Iran's oil nationalization crisis dominate this report. Eastern Korea sees limited Allied offenses against four Red strongpoints while Western front pauses as Reds halt attacks. Iran suffers economic pressure as Mossadegh pushes foroil nationalization amid British cutoffs and a parliamentary revolt.
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Associated Press
U. S. Eighth Army
Korea
North Korea
Hwachon
Sea of Japan
Eighth Army
West Virginia Briefs Cover Draft Quota And Local News
West Virginia shares of the national October draft quota rise to 44 600 men with 8 600 to Marines and an increase of 188 over September. Lewis E Smith of Grantsville is named West Virginia Forest Council chairman with John Tillinghast as vice chairman and G H Overholt as secretary treasurer. Vandon Lee Stone's body identified in Kanawha River after a missing from Cabin Creek. Patrolman Cecil H Kessick Jr is discharged for leaving his post to fish in uniform. Sixteen polio cases in Logan County since January one with two added over the weekend. Deputy Sheriff Paul Dingess will lose his job Thursday after serving a forgery sentence and bond cancellation. The Kanawha River body identification followed a club sighting connected to a tic game.
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Wheeling
E. M. Crouch
Second Avenue
Beckley
George Efthemes
Crouch
Efthemes
West Virginia
Ben H. Ashworth
Rareign County
Joyce Ann Bandy
Edward L. Ferrell
Bradley Market
Ferrell
Nancy Louise Meadows
Vitam H. Bandy
DHL Meadows
John Wesley Smith
Number Two Bus Lines, Inc
Wiliam
Darlington
Elmer C. Toney
James E. Brown, Jr
Central Motor Lines, Inc
James BE. Brown, Jr
Harry Simms
Roby L
Charleston
Selective Service
Lewis E. Smith
Grantsvile
West Virginia Forest Council
Senate
Smith
Arthur A. Wood
Elkins
Monongahela National Forest
John Tillinghast
Clothier
Logan County
Logan
Paul Dingess
Grover
Combs
Dingess
Kanawha River
Vandon Lee Stone
Cabin Creek
Virginia Stone
Brazilian airliner crashes near Congonhas Airport
A Brazilian airliner crashed into a house near Congonhas airport in Sao Paulo on Saturday. News agency reports put the death toll as high as 25 with victims feared trapped in the wreckage.
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Associated Press
Sao Paulo
Brazil
Congonhas
Treaty Proposal Draws Objection From Senators
Senator Knowland urged prompt ratification of the Japanese peace treaty after a San Francisco conference. He proposed acting by Oct 1 or scheduling a special session in November or December. Democratic Leader McFarlane questioned delaying tactics while Connally saw no rush for quick action. Senator Gay warned against postponing until January.
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Associated Press
Knowland
R-Ualif
San Francisco
McFarlana T Ifidiee
George D-Gay
Congress
SLO
George
Northern Mines Idled by Strike in Monongalia County
In Morgantown and Monongalia County an estimated two thirds of local miners were idle due to a labor dispute. About 2,700 workers across eight operations stopped work as crews protested wage and layoff issues. The walkout began at Brettville mine of Westa Coal, a subsidiary of Pittsburgh Consolidation.
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Associated Press
Morgantown
Monongalis County
Cecil J. Urbaniak
Se Workers District 31
Brettville
Cona Coal Company of
West
High Consoidation Company
Laxoff
Pyckers
Everettville
Scott's Run
Monongalia Counry Sinsidiare
Pittsburgh
Consol
State Defense Club Organized At Capitol Meeting
A statewide defense fund organization is planned to start today with a meeting in the Senate chamber of the state capitol. Gov. Paterson called the session to discuss forming the United Defense Fund Inc. to pursue three aims.
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Wy Tre
Associated Press
Arleston — Organization
Senate Chamber
State Capitol
Lemanr Patieson
United Defense Fund, Inc
Senate set to pass massive defense funding bill
Senate leaders expected quick passage of a vast defense appropriations bill totaling 561.1 billion dollars to expand U S military power. Senator Douglas pressed amendments to cut 600 million to 1.6 billion from the bill while Senator O Mahoney urged final passage with few changes. The measure includes a 3 billion dollar special fund to broaden airpower and rotation plans for veterans and defense production funding for contractors.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
United States
Douglas
D-T
O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Senate Appropriations Committee
House
Air Force
Navy
Pentagon
Fit
Fix' is Charged In Beauty Vote By The Associated Press
Mrs Penny Duncan of New York City was named Mrs America amid protests by several judges who claimed Mrs Peggy Creel of Central Florida deserved the title. Wendell Corey mocked the result, while Bert Nevins dismissed the protests as publicity stunts.
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New York
Penny Duncan
New York City
America
Screen Star
Wendell Corey
Peggy E. Creel
Central Florids
Creel
Corey
Florida
Bert Nevins
Reading
Mrs. America
Nevins
Asherica
Asbury Park
N. J
Marcella Marder Cleft
Allentown
St. Petersburg
Fla
International Soundphotoj
Florence Chadwick Swims English Channel Again From England
Florence Chadwick completes a bid to swim the English Channel from England to France, achieving a near record time and becoming the first woman to swim the channel in both directions. Earlier reports of her being lost prompted searches by French gendarmes.
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Associated Press
Dover
England
Florence Chadwick
France
San Diego
Calif
Chadwick
Boulogne
Miss Chadwick
San
Stets Bay
Florence Brake
Florence
Brenda Fismark
Richard
French
Wis- Sant
Parent Pickets Close Fire Trap School
Picketing parents forced closure of an empty rural school in Garrett Indiana describing it as a firetrap. They brought children to the site and demanded township trustee Lester Smurr transfer 31 pupils to the Garrett school at a cost of 200 dollars per pupil, which Smurr opposed and refused.
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Associated Press
Garrett
Ind
One Groom
Lester Smurr
Smurr
Theildren
Truman Replies to New Lie Charge at Ceremony
President Truman denounces charges that government waste runs wild as baseless and politically driven. He argues the nation is financially sound and stronger economically than ever while dedicating a new government building.
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Associated Press
Washington
Truman
West Berlin paper reports 18 killed by Soviet troops
The West Berlin daily Teleera ay aimed at the Russian zone says 18 people were attacked and slain by Soviet occupation troops, prompting a state of emergency in the city.
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Associated Press
Berlin
West Berlin
Teleera Ay
Mossirls
Foreign Aid Cut Sought by Taber
Rep. Taber of New York urged a further reduction of as much as 2.0 billion in the United States foreign aid program. The House Appropriations Committee prepared to begin hearings on a bill funding military and economic aid to nations resisting communism, with authorization set around 7.98 billion and Senate approval near 7.89 billion.
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iBy
Associated Press
Washington
Rep
Taber
House Appropriations Committee
GOP
House
Iwever
House Appropriations
Senate
One Thousand Six Hundred Slot Machines Seized in New Orleans
The FBI seized 1600 slot machines in New Orleans in a raid led by federal authorities. No arrests were made. Officials said the operation targeted interstate gambling equipment and could involve up to a half million dollars in value. It was the largest such seizure to date and raised questions about whether the machines were new or used.
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Orleans
FBI
Lopez de
Lly
Washington
Lopes
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Manchuria
Rede
Dilat
W. Va
Vet
Old West
Ialian
Iran
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Britain
Heanian
Mohammed Mossadegh
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