Solons Call For Stronger Military In Pacific
Five touring House members returning from a six week Far East trip urge a stronger Pacific defense. They advocate bases from Alaska and Hawaii to Australia and Okinawa plus long range arms to deter potential Soviet aggression. They met with General MacArthur and General Marshall to discuss fortifying lines and regional stability.
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Associated Press
Washington
America
Pacific
House Military Committee
Russia
Sheridan
Reps
Sikes
D-Fla
Short
R-Mo
Thomas Martin
Alaska
Hawaii
Australia
Faelfic
Mead Man Walter Hawkins to Be Buried at Home
Funeral services for Walter Hawkins 45 of Mead will be held at his home Saturday at 11 am with Rev Cleve Young officiating. Hawkins died Wednesday in a Beckley hospital. Surviving are his father James Hawkins Glen Fork wife Ida Mullens one son Clinton sister Lenora Bowman Sea Grove and nine brothers Charles Paul Earl Lewis Everett Frank William Herman. A cracked furnace firebox may have allowed fumes to escape into the house and cause asphyxiation.
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Mead
Walter Hawkins
Cleve Young
Hawkins
Beckley
James Hawkins
Glen Fork
Ida Mullens
Clinton
Abs
Lenora Bowman
Sea Grove
Charles
Paul
Rayford
Earl Lewis
Everett
Frank
Dunbar
William
Herman
Indianapolis
Episcopalians Denounce War With Reds in Convention
Philadelphia report says the 15th triennial general convention ended with the House of Bishops denouncing war with Russia and urging faith and fellowship with the Russian people. Deputies split, failing to concur on the resolution while unity plans with the Presbyterian Church proceed amid debate over Lambeth Conference referral.
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Philadelphia
Protestant Episcopal Church
San Francisco
House of Bishops
Russia
House of Deputies
William Scarlatt
Missouri
Soviet Union
Episcopal Church
Presbyterian Church
A. C. Zabriskie
Virginia
Joint Commission On Approaches To Unity
Capital Sit Down Strike Foiled At Attorney General Door
Two self styled conscientious objectors camped on the Department of Justice steps and tried to enter Attorney General Clark's office. Guards blocked the entrance and refused to identify, noting no pass was issued. The men, including Roger Axford of Chicago, said they would wait to see Clark to press for freeing conscientious objectors from jail.
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Associated Press
Washington
Justice Department
Attor Iney
Pll
Clark
Devers Testifies in Silvester Command Removal Case
Gen. Jacob L. Devers testified at a War Department hearing on the removal and demotion of Col. Lindsay McDonald Silvester from command of the Seventh Armored Division after its transfer to Montgomery’s control during the European battle. Eisenhower and Bradley previously testified on Silvester’s perceived deficiencies and courage.
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Associated Press
Washington
Jacob L.devers
War Department
Lindsay McDonald Silvester
Seventh Armored Division
Europe
Silvester
United States
Marshal Montgomery
Dwight EB. Eisenhower
Omar N. Bradley
12Th Ary Group
Eisenhower
Montgomery
George S. Patton, Jr
Seventh Armored
Patton
Third Army
Go South Far South If You Want Triplets
In New Orleans a LSU Medical School professor reports southern states show higher twin birth rates than the national average. The South averages one twin set per 75 births, Georgia and Florida higher than New England at one in 100, and a small Minnesota Wisconsin North Dakota enclave of Scandinavian descent nears Southern levels.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Mason-Dixon Line
George W. 8. Hamlell
Louisiana State University Medical School
Georgia
Florida
Dixie States
New England
Minnesota
Wisconsin
North Dakota
Harlan County Mines Strike Binds Coal Fields
Six Harlan County coal mines are strike bound as about 1,000 United Mine Workers refuse to cross picket lines at Black Mountain Coal Corp mines in Kenvir and at Yocum Creek No 3 Bailey's Creek. Losses run 3,750 tons daily with 1,625 miners idled. no meat shortage walkout claimed despite rumors.
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Associated Press
Harlan
Harlan County
United Mine Workers Union
Black Mountain Coal Corporation
Kenvir
Black Mountain
Yokum Creek’ No. 3
Yocum No. 1
Blue Diamond Coal Company
Path Fork
Ward
Yocum No. 2
Harlan Fields
Association
Pemberton Man Now Stationed in Alaska
T-5 Shirkey Miller of Pemberton is stationed at Ladd Field Fairbanks Alaska with Task Force Frigid testing army equipment in sub zero weather this winter. He sailed September 7 aboard the USS Sea Star arriving September 12 at Whittier Alaska and will return to the States in the spring per task force headquarters.
Growth hormone from cattle pituitary alters animal size
Berkeley scientists led by Dr. Herbert Evans and Dr. Joseph Long show injected growth hormone from cattle pituitary glands can cause laboratory animals to grow into giants or dwarfs. Tests used dwarf models from early shortages. more work needed before human trials are considered.
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DMG Associated Press
Berkeley
Calif
University of California
Herbert M.evans
Evans
Joseph A. Long
Miner Charged in August Killing in Clarksburg
James W. Skinner, 20, a coal miner, is held for grand jury action on murder in the death of Emmet M. Reaves, 54, who died after a beer bottle hit him last August 15. Skinner was arrested by State troopers and waived preliminary hearing. Housing meeting set for Biloxi as NA Rural Housing group to discuss farm and non-farm housing with 100 to 150 delegates from several states.
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Associated Press
Clarksburg
James W. Skinner
Emmet M. Reaves
Skinner
W. B. Green
Bucky Harris
Justice of the Peace
Charles D. Smith
Atlanta
National Association of Rural Housing
Biloxi
George B. Hamilton
Hamilton
Georgia
Georgia J Group
Edgar Brown
State Senate
South Carolina
North Carolina
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Accidents Rise to Fourth in Death Causes
Accidents have climbed to the fourth leading cause of death, signaling growing public safety concerns. Authorities note involve several sectors and emphasize preventative measures to reduce harm.
Capristol to Show Heels to Cadets at Army Clash
Villanova sophomore halfback Romeo Capriotti plans a bold comeback at West Point after a shrapnel wound in Italy left a partial heel injury. Doctors once considered amputation, but Capriotti now predicts Villanova can upset Army in the 800 team clash.
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Associated Press
Villanova
Armys
West Point
Romeo Capriotti
Italy
Capriotti
Coal Output Seen At 12 690 000 Tons In Week Ended Sept 14
The Nation's Coal Association estimates bituminous coal production for the week ended Sept 14 at about 12,690,000 tons. The prior week yielded 11,160,000 tons, and the same week in 1945 produced 12,320,000 tons.
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Associated Press
Washington
The
Nations Coal Association Today
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