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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 14, 1951

Page

7

Strategy Boards In Waiting Game As War Goes On

The 93rd day of armistice talks finds the U N command and Communists awaiting replies to recent notes from Panmunjom. The Reds refuse moving talks from Kaesong and demand U N action to end provocations while Peiping radio says talks could resume quickly if neutrality violations are admitted.

Associated Press Tokyo U. N. Command Allied Board of Strategy Red U.N Kaesong REDS Matthew H. Ridgway Ridgway Communist High Command Kim Il Sung Peng Teh-huai U.N. Command Bam Panmunjom Supreme Allied Commander U. N U. WN Peipeng Radio

Commie Tanks And Guns Cited On West Front

Six Communist tanks and two self propelled guns were spotted on the Western Korean front west of Yonchon seven miles north of Parallel 38. Allied tanks artillery and warplanes attacked them. Marines stormed East-Central ridges as Reds defended to the last, with UN forces gaining ground toward Kansong and Kaesong amid resumed cease-fire talks.

Associated Press U. S. Eighth Army Korea Yonchon Parallel 38 Seoul United Nations Kumsong Kansong Kaésong

Miner dies in state mine fall near Madison

A miner identified as Hillard Purdue, about 30, died last night in a fall at the Robin Hood mine of Princess Dorothy Coal Co in Boone County, 22 miles east of Madison. In Jefferson County Louise Corbin, 25, mother of three, is named queen of the Sesquicentennial celebration after an 80,000 vote win.

Madison Hillard Purdue Julian Boone County Robin Hood Princess Dorothy Coal Company Here Charles Louise Corbin Jefferson County Carrie Lee’ Strider

West German Arms Aid Talks Forge Western Defense Pact

Western occupation powers plan negotiations with Bonn next week on a peace contract for West Germany. The Big Three foreign ministers reached main terms for a defense partnership allowing German forces in the European lineup against communism. Acheson Morrison Schuman and aides will travel to Bonn for final talks with Adenauer, aiming for German approval before the Rome NATO council meeting.

Associated Press Washington Bonn West Germany Konrad Adenauer North Atlantic Council Rome Acheson Herbert Morrison Robert Schuman

Italy Near Break With Red Czechs

Rome moves toward a diplomatic break with Czechoslovakia over aggressive actions at the Bratislava consulate. Italy orders the Milan consulate closed and recalls its consul general. Officials cite police harassment, surveillance, interference with staff, and denial of normal services as the provocation.

Associated Press Rome Italy Czechoslovakia Foreign Ministry Bratislava I Milan Palazzo Chigi Haly Ital Slovakia Constate

Room for Prayer Plan Faces Cooling Reception

United Nations officials including Secretary-General Trygve Lie have grown cool to opening a room for prayer and mediation in UN headquarters. A high U.N. source said the plan may not proceed.

Associated Press United Nations Trygve Lie U.N

Weather and U N prayer room debate at 38 story complex

Extended forecast shows September temperatures near 67 with cooler days ahead and rain totals around half an inch Monday. In New York the UN faces questions over a proposed prayer room in the Security Council area with opposition citing space limits and supporters noting a prior UN prayer room and a Laymen's Movement backed effort.

West -Virginia Oak Hill Guade Creek Bellepoint Greenbrier Bluestone Reservoir Lie Secretariat U.N Security Council East Lake Success L.men’s Movement Laymen’s Movement U. N

Inflation and Budget Battles in 1850s Congress

A Blick at the 32nd Congress reveals inflation fears, revenue frauds, and a federal budget around 48 million dollars. Lawmakers push road and navigation projects, navy yards, and upgrades, while President Fillmore warns of price rises and speculative excesses.

Washington Congress iAnd

East West Border Rock Fight Erupts in Wedding

West Berlin and East zone police clashed briefly last night on the border between Wedding in West Berlin and Soviet East Berlin. Protesters moved barricades and pelted police with rocks before dispersing after windows were broken. A Communist Party office in Wedding was attacked as a Polish mission office was vandalized in the British sector.

Associated Press Berlin West Berlin Communist Party Stalin Sims

Army funds approved by Senate committee

The Senate passed a massive military spending bill totaling 59.6 billion dollars by a 79 to 0 vote after four days of debate. The measure, steered by Senator O'Mahoney, heads to a House conference to reconcile differences, with a Senate addition of about 5 billion for airpower and new weapons.

Associated Press Washington Truman Senate House O'Mahoney D-Wye House Conference Committee U.S

Sutton Man Selected As Judge's Successor

Charles A. Duffield Jr of Sutton was appointed by Gov i Patteson to replace the late Judge Jake Fisher on the 11th Judicial Circuit. Duffield, 43, former Braxton County prosecutor, will serve until the 1952 general election. The circuit includes Braxton Clay Gilmer and Webster counties. Judge Fisher died after a heart attack while on vacation at Berskeles Springs.

Associated Press Charleston I Patteson Charles A. Duffield, Jr Sutton Jake Fisher 11Th Judicial Circuit Duffield Braxton County Braxton Clay Gilmer Webster Fisher West Virginia Berskeles Springs

Yoshida Hints at Resignation After Security Pact

Prime Minister Yoshida told the Japanese to keep faith with the West and said rearmament would not be carried out after the U S Japan security pact goes into effect. The 72 year old leader suggested he might step down once the pact is ratified, with observers noting possible succession by Ichiro Was depurged.

Associated Press Tokyo Shigeru Yoshida Japan San Francisco Yoshita Sayr Kyodo Ichiro Paris

Hale and Hearty Tim Attends Own Wake

In New York a 67 year old man Tim Murray was found dead on the street and identified by his sister Agnes Lindberg. A wake at the Lindberg home drew neighbors who heard an eerie prank when a voice shouted Ag. Tim later appeared alive at his corner on the East Side while police try to determine the dead man’s identity.

Associated Press New York 25Th Street First Avenue Tim Murray Agnes Lindberg Tim Lindberg

Merchants on Prince Street Accused of Contaminating City Trash

City Street Commissioner A. K. Minter charged Prince Street merchants with filling street trash containers with garbage to be hauled away at their own expense. He said the city only cleans streets and containers are for pedestrians. He cited sacks of whisky bottles, newspapers, shoes, cabbage, corn, and other refuse, noting most merchants cooperate but a few continue the practice.

A. K. Minter Prince Street Min- Mer Minter

AFL Chief Calls Unions to Unite Soon at AFL Meet

William Green 78, head of the AFL, in San Francisco for the national convention says all United States unions should join into one big organization. He expects talks with CIO and railroad brotherhoods next and dodges comments on UMW readmission and 1952 Truman support.

Associated Press San Francisco William Green American Federation of Labor United States Green AFL CIO Independent Railroad Brotherhoods John L. Lewis United Mine Workers Lewis UMW Truman

Mingo County school board ouster suit filed

Williamson prosecutor Lafe B Chafin filed a suit to remove three board members and Superintendent Troy Floyd Jr for official misconduct malfeasance incompetence and neglect of duty The action targets President J B Pitcock and members Billy Adair and Charlies Perry plus Floyd detailing nepotism political fund solicitations and improper purchases with board funds Read of payrolls for relatives and a bank account used for political purposes

Associated Press Williamson Mingo County Floyd Chafin Adair Perry Pitcock

Insurance Firm Wins $1936 Judgment in Williams Case

In Ragins County Circuit Court judge Ben H. Ashworth awarded R. D. Watts Insurance Agency a judgment of 1936.84 plus interest against Thomas A. Williams for failure to appear. The divorce case Gladys Lucille Field vs Charles Douglas Field was dismissed on motion. The suit Aza F. Shumate vs H. H. Evans was continued to the November 1 term.

R. D. Watts Insurance Agency Thomas A. Williams Ragign Ben H. Ashworth Gladys Lucille Field Charles Douglas Field Atttorney Azai F. Shumate H. H. Evans

Dem Chief Linked To RFC Loans

A diary keeping witness testified before a Senate subcommittee that William Boyle Jr. helped arrange an RFC loan for a St. Louis printing firm in 1949 after prior applications failed. Boyle denies arranging loans while admitting prior legal work for the firm.

Associated Press Washington William 31. Boyle, Jr REC St. Louis John S. Toole American Litteford Corporation Senate Boyle Reconstruction Finance Corporation Toole Subcommittee Harley Hise Walter L. Dunham RFC

Prisoner Cecil Taylor Returns to Raleigh County Jail

Cecil Taylor of Rainelle is back in the Raleigh County jail after escaping in 1949. He was arrested yesterday in Lewisburg on a peace warrant and returned here by Deputy Flynn Cana. He had previously escaped on January 7, 1949, and recaptured by Deputy Bowles.

Cecil Taylor Rainelle Raleigh Lewisburg Wes Flynn Cana W. F. Bowles

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