General Assembly Opens Crucial Parley Tomorrow
United Nations diplomats gather in New York for the fifth General Assembly opening at Flushing Meadow with Big Three ministers and the North Atlantic Council pressing for German rearmament. An international army for Western Europe is debated, German participation unresolved. Vishinsky is expected to press to seat Chinese Communists and eject Nationalists as Romulo presides.
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Associated Press
Lake
United Nations
New York
General Assembly
Flushing Meadow
North Atlantic Council
Germany
Assembly
U.N
Korea
Atlantic Council
Europe
U. S
Acheson
Schuman
Britain
United States
France
Carlos P. Romulo
Andrei Vishinsky
Marines Push Toward Seoul From Kimpo Airfield Base
Allied forces led by U S Marines push toward Seoul as Kimpo Airfield becomes an operational Allied base. Reports cite light Allied casualties, heavy enemy losses, and ongoing crossings along the Han River amid Inchon Seoul operations.
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United Nations
Mariere
Han River
Seoul
Inchon
Inchon-Seoul
North Korea
U. N
Republic
South Korea
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Naktong
Changnyong
U. S
Kyongsan
Rape Case Records In Mercer County Courthouse
A Mercer County grand jury indicted two men, Floyd R. Hess and Robert Joanson, on rape and felonious assault charges involving a Mercer County girl. The case, linked to a broader criminal and political news day, notes hospital injuries and no bond set. The report also mentions national policy debates and a theater of political maneuvering surrounding the NLRB and Truman administration actions.
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Associated Press
Abellatte-P
Igretal
Saigon
Indochina
Princeton
Pocahontas
Washington
C. C. McGuire
Mercer County Grand Jury
Lena
Tors O'Mahoney
Connally
Tex
Floyd R. Hess
Robert Li
Congress Joanson
C. C. Elmore
Truman
Robert N. Denman
National Labor Relations Board
Taft
Ohio
Denham
CIO
Master Civil Defense Plan Promotes National Preparedness
Washington unveils a master civil defense program urging federal state and local cooperation to cut casualties with trained experts and volunteers. The plan foresees 140 critical target areas and mutual aid across borders, plus schools to train defense personnel and individual preparedness nationwide.
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Associated Press
Washington
Truman
Civil Defense Administration
Mexico
America
Fense
Congress
Civil Air Patrol
Solon Calls for Passage of Alaska and Hawaii Statehood Bill
Senator O'Mahoney urged immediate action on the House backed statehood measure for Alaska and Hawaii to counter Soviet propaganda accusing the United States of imperialism in the Pacific. The Senate debate comes as lawmakers eyes a pre election recess.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Senate
Alaska
Hawaii
Truman
United States
Pacific
Two Mine Workers Arrested Over Girl Abduction Near Pocahontas
The sheriff reports a girl was picked up at a drive in near Pocahontas Thursday night, taken to a hillside and hurt before escaping and calling land officers. The two married men with two children each, employed at a Jenkinstown mine, were arrested Friday and charged today.
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Pocahontas
Princeton
Jenkinstones
Chemist Pleads Guilty to Wartime Spying for Russia
Alfred Pean Slack a 44 year old Syracuse chemist pleaded guilty in federal court in Greeneville Tennessee to wartime spying for Russia. Assistant U S Attorney James M Meek recommended a 10 year prison term after Slack admitted passing secrets on RDX production to Russian agents. The government agreed to the sentence noting Slack resisted further disclosure once he realized it was for Russia.
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Associated Press
Greeneville
Tenn
Alfred Pean Slack
Russia
U. S. Att
James M. Meek
Syracuse, N. Y
Meek
Slack
Robert L. Taylor
U. S
Howard McGrath
Federal Bureau of Investigation
West Virginia Briefs Touch on Accidents and Meetings
An explosion at Wheeling Steel Company’s coke plant kills Joe Ferraro of Steubenville and injures another worker. Harrison County Education Association plans a November 6 banquet at Jackson’s Mill to honor Miss Caitlin Mowrey. Republican editors and publishers in three districts meet in Clarksburg with party leaders. The 20th annual 4 H and Fra livestock roundup opens, and Marshall College’s new Science Hall begins use with about 3,000 students enrolled.
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Folgansbee
Wheeling Steel
Joe Ferraro
Steubenville
Land
Clarksburg
Harrison ‘County
Charleston
Tetence
TON Marshall College
Luther £. Bledsoe
WVU Awards Commissions to Senior Veteran Students
WVU in Morgantown announced a plan with the Department of the Army to grant commissions to senior veterans. Eligible veterans may enroll in the second year of advanced reserve officer training without first year completion. Major Bevelle T. Brown said enrollees must attend summer camp after graduation and could receive reserve commissions as second lieutenants if they qualify.
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Associated Press
Morgantown
West Virginia University
Department of the Army
Bevelle T. Brown
Huntington Pollution Case Set for Jan 16
Charleston State Supreme Court places Huntington water pollution case on next term docket starting January 10. City of Huntington contests State Water Commission power to force sewage disposal system and stop dumping into the Ohio and Guyandotte rivers.
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Associated Press
Charleston
State Supreme Court
Huntington
State Water Commission
Ohio
Guyandotte
AFL Urges Expulsion of Communists At 69th Convention
The Associated Press reports the AFL-CIO opened its 69th convention in Houston urging members to ban all Communists and pledge preparedness against the communist threat. The council cited membership of 7,142,603 as of August 31, down from 7,241,290 a year earlier, and warned of new wage hike demands this fall due to rising living costs and productivity.
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Associated Press
Houston
APL
Federation
AFL
Former Rep Andrew J. May Released From Prison
Former Representative Andrew J. May, ex-chairman of the House Military Affairs Committee, left Ashland Federal Correctional Institution after nine months and 13 days for wartime conspiracy and bribery. He was met by his son at 12:15 a.m. and did not speak to reporters. Family indicated a possible statement from his Prestonsburg, Kentucky home later today.
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Associated Press
Ashland
Andrew J. May
Ashland Federal Correctional Institution
May
R. C. Culver
House Military Affairs Committee
Robert
Max
May Latty
Prestonsburg
First of Six Cattle Sales Nets $86,911
Charleston reports the first of six cattle sales, sponsored by the Agriculture Department, realized 86,911 dollars from 4345 feeder cattle at the South Branch Stockyard in Moorefield. Prices ranged from 24 to 29.10 per hundredweight. The next sale is set for Friday at Marlinton.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Agriculture Department
South Branch
Moorefield
Marlinton
Grid Fan Dies From Weekend Wreck Injuries
William s Curry a high school coach died after a two car crash that injured six people returning from a Huntington football game. Wilbur Evans 23 faces a manslaughter charge and a arraignment is expected. Five injured were Burch High School students including Curry’s two daughters. The other item notes WW II veteran David Mayfield found dead near a Chesapeake and Ohio railroad tracks.
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Preac Williamson
Harley Curry
Huntington
Wilbur Evans
Lenore
Minga County
Burch
Curry
Second Raters Defend Seoul Inchon Beachhead
North Korean troops defending Seoul faced stiff Marine resistance at Inchon. Prisoners numbered over 800 as Marines advanced, with many surrendering or being flushed out by civilians. Col. Lewis Puller praised landing ease and contrasted with expectations if Japanese were defending.
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Lele Erickson
Tokyo
Seoul
10Th Corps
Yongdungpo
Han River
Han
Free City
Kimpo
Arove
The
Pohang
Relman Morin
Inchon-Seoul
Giers
Taejon
Inchon
U. S. Fifth Air Force
Korea
Waegwan
Taegu
Naktong
Edward M. Almond
Almond
iEleven
Associated Press
U. S
Anehon
Ipost
Lewis (Chesty) Puller
Saluda
Peleliu
Communists fined in Maryland court appeal
In Cumberland Maryland two acknowledged Communists William Hoyd Coleman and Arthur Schusterman were fined $100 each for failing to register under a local ordinance. The police court ruling was appealed to the circuit court with a hearing set for Oct. 7. Both men, former leaders of a local CIO Textile Workers Union unit at Celanese Corp, remain on liberty with $200 bond.
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de Ote Press
Mberland
Cumberland
Circuit Court
Frank A. Pordew
William Hoyd Coleman
Arthur Schusteran
New York
Coleman
CIO Textile Workers Union
Celanese Corporation
Liberty
Battleship New Jersey to return to active fleet
The Navy announced the 45,000 ton battleship New Jersey is being demothballed and will join the fleet as the second battleship in operation. Sister ship Missouri has arrived in the Far East for combat duty, while Wisconsin and Iowa remain in reserve.
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Washington
Navy Today
New Jersey
Missouri
Far East
Atlantic
Norfolk, Va
Iowa
San Francisco
Brooklyn
N. Y., Navy Yard
Wisconsin
Beckley Woman Killed by Fall
Mrs. B. Q. Houchins of First Avenue Beckley died this morning in an accidental fall. Her husband found her at 12:15 p.m. in the basement stairs with clothing scattered and a broken jug nearby. Police said she had been dead for some time. the body lay at Caffee Funeral Home. Houchins, city dog catcher, had long assisted in the family dry cleaning business.
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B. Q. Houchins
Anthony Scalise
Caffee Funeral Home
Houchins
Tutwiler Re-Elected State Grocers Prefer War I Controls
West Virginia grocers at the executive board meeting oppose new controls and urge Washington to restore World War I methods of pricing and rationing. Resolutions propose cooperative taxation and federally insured store loans. Abe Reitman elected president. FE. M. Tutwiler named board chairman for 10th year. Other officers listed. Bluefield chosen for 195 meeting.
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Tre Asecated Press
Charleston
West Virginia Association of Retail Grocers
OPA
Brnch
Washington
Lond
Abe Reitman
Fairmont
Frank Galushin
Morgantown
FE. M. Tutwiler
Mount Hope
George W. King
FE. G. Wickham
Wheeling
Frank Thompson
Williamson
Maryland Voters Look To Aroused Electorate In Primary
Maryland voters head to polls amid a crowded Democratic race for governor between William Preston Lane Jr. and George P. Mahoney while Senator Millard E. Tydings seeks a fifth term. Officials predict 30 to 35 percent turnout among 867000 registered voters as clear skies and a high campaign tempo could lift votes. Tydings campaigns largely on national administration support and his chairmanship of a subcommittee probing Communist influence in the State Department.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Weatherman
Maryand
Millard E. Tydings
Congress
William Preston Lane, Jr
Hagerstown
George FP. Mahoney
Tydings
State Department
Soda Ash Strike Nears End With Tentative Wage Deal
A tentative wage and benefits agreement may end a multiplant soda ash strike, signaling a possible pattern for settlements. The United Electrical Workers also secured a 10 year contract with General Electric raising wages by 10 to 59 cents hourly. In New York, the International Typographical Union rejected a proposed weekly pay rise of 3.50 plus 1.50 in benefits as talks continue.
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Associated Press
United Electrical Workers
General Electric Company
New York City
International Typographical Union
Damage Suit Near End and Eight Divorce Decrees Filed
In Raleigh County Circuit Court final testimony closed in the $15,000 damage suit M Thomas Griffith vs William Reed and Robert Vines, with Judge Ned H Ragland presiding. Judge Ben H Ashworth signed orders finalizing eight divorce cases, including Laura Mullen vs Renzie Mullens and Forrest Wilson vs Ola Mae Wilson. Lucille Hebb was awarded use of her apartment during the suit. temporary alimony was set at zero for Lucy Lilly vs Dahmey Lilly. J Q Stover বাধ contempt finding in Rose Harper Stover vs J Q Stover Jr, plus attorney fees of 136.50 and 73 for child support. Defendants in several cases are ordered to appear September 23 at 10 a.m. in Sneed and Rutherford cases and Maxey case.
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Raleigh County
M. Thomas Griffith
William Reed
Robert Vines
Ned H. Ragland
Ghent
Ben H. Ashworth
Laura Mullen
Renzie Mullens
Forrest Wilson
Ola Mae Wilson
Lucille Hebb
Kenneth E. Hebb
Lucy E. Lilly
Dahmey
Lilly
Rose Harper Stover
J. Q. Stover, Jr
Emma Joe Sneed
J. T. Trait
Dallas R. Sneed
Dorothy Lee Rutherford
Howard Rutherford
Alice May Maxey
M. C. Maxey
Three Wyoming Teachers Called for Induction into Armed Forces
Three Wyoming County teachers will leave Thursday for induction into the armed forces, bringing total called this year to four. Hassell Harless of Coal Mountain and James Dell Cook and B Hastings Bailey of Pineville High School received orders. Arnold Bailey of Baileysville was the first to leave, serving in the Army Reserve Corps and later promoted to first lieutenant after reserve training at Yale and service at Scott Field Illinois.
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Register
Pineville
Wyoming County
Hassell Harless
Coal Mountain School
James Dell Cook
B. Hastings Bailey
Pineville High School
Wyoming
Arnold Bailey
Baileysville
Army Reserve Corps
Allen
Army Service
Yale University
Scott Field
Til
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