Steelworkers announce plan to strike for higher pay
The CIO Steelworkers served formal notice that 700,000 workers will strike Wednesday over wages and union shop terms. Mills would begin cooling furnaces as talks collapsed under wage board proposals and industry resistance to price rises.
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New York
David G. McDonald
CIO
McDonald
Philip Murray
Pittsburgh
Wage Stabilization Board
WSB
Cleveland
Walter P. Reuther
United Auto
Reuther
Mail Trains Collide in Montana Near Havre
A pair of Great Northern mail trains collided on the single track east of Havre Montana with at least three dead. Engineer Jim Haines and Fireman Henry Brazer both of Havre are named among the dead. Four cars derailed on the westbound train and two trains exploded on impact. Six other crew members were injured.
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Havre. Mont
Great Northern
Here
Jim Haines
Henry Brazer
Havre
Fort Belknap
Walter Hensley
Russia and Cuba Break Relations
Cuba and the Soviet Union sever diplomatic ties after Cuba refused two Soviet couriers carrying secret documents from Mexico City. Moscow called the move a breach of normal relations. Cuban sources accuse Havana of harboring spying activities with Latin American reach.
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Havana
Cuba
Russia
Mexico City
Moscow
Kremlin
Latin America
Havana Post
Five Day Weather Outlook for Richmond
Rain is forecast for Saturday and again Wednesday totaling about half to one inch. Temperatures will run near normal with a colder spell Saturday night and Sunday, then warmer by Tuesday or Wednesday.
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Richmond
White sale tomorrow seek Guernsey cows
Wanted girl in checking department apply in person Pingley and Carper Cleaners. Blackout text references a sales ad and in person job contact.
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Pingley & Carper Cleaners
Taft and Ike Rivalry Shapes Midwest Delegates Play
As Taft and Eisenhower vie for delegates in Iowa and Michigan, races remain neck and neck with district and at large counts in both states. Michigan plans 46 vote delegation with 10 at large. Iowa allocates 26 delegates from eight districts and 10 at large. Eisenhower gains in Kansas and write in moves in Illinois while Kefauver leads in Nebraska and Stevenson seeks ballot presence in California.
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Associated Press
Robert Taft
Gen
Dwight Eisenhower
Iowa
Michigan
Detroit
Des Moines
Chicago
Taft
Eisenhower
Inichigan Republicans
Kansas
Bult
Harold E. Stassen
Riley A. Bender
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Illinois
Adlai Stevenson
California
Sov
Earl Warren
Nebraska
Kefauver
Kerr
Firemen's Parade Marshal Was Track And Football Star
Bailey Goss, WMAR TV sportscaster and Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival grand marshal, rose from Albright College athlete to Baltimore broadcaster. He will lead the Winchester parade with wife Ann, while daughter Rochell and son Roger join. the event marks a first sharing by a couple in the role.
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Baily Goss
Baltimore
Wmartv
Albright College
Reading
Goss
WBAL
Wmar-Tv
Quinn Admits 28 Legal Fees Shared After His Election
Vincent Quinn testified to a House subcommittee that he shared in legal fees from 28 tax cases before joining Congress. The case, tied to Pattullo Model Inc., settled civilly in 1950 for about 10 000, later reopened amid a corruption inquiry.
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Quinn
Washington
Vincent Quinn
Internal Revenue Bureau
Congress
New York
House
Ways and Means
Revenue
Daniel A. Bolich
Pattullo Model Inc
House Committee
Bauch
Revenue Bureau
Cool Wet Weather Said Best Possible For Fruit Outlook
Weather expert Dr. William Hough says a cool rainy April favors local fruit crops. Apple trees are in green bud with Staymans and Delicione a bit ahead. peaches show fewer blooms. Full bloom arrives ~30 days after green bud stage, possibly by Apple Blossom Festival. Cherry blossoms on Handley grounds pink now and may bloom around Easter. Auction sale listed for April 5 at 1 pm at Closer Transfer, 21 Clark Street.
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Walter S. Hough
Winchester Research Laboratory
Handley Grounds
Washington
Truman Sees NATO Growing Stronger To Prevent War
President Truman said the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is steadily increasing the chances of preventing a new world war. He spoke at Constitution Hall on the pact’s third anniversary noting Greece and Turkey have joined and that member nations are building strong defense forces and economic foundations. Secretary Acheson added that more strength is needed to assure peace and that NATO can achieve both military power and economic stability.
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Truman
Washington
Constitution Hall
Greece
Turkey
Queen Juliana
Netherlands
North
NATO
Acheson
North Atlantic
Truce Envoys Hint Compromise Near Armistice
Truce negotiators hint a three way compromise could clear the path to a Korean armistice. Secret talks on prisoner exchange were recessed to pursue new avenues, Gen Ridgway says progress appears likely, and Red negotiators discuss Russia as a neutral inspector amid airfield ban disputes.
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Munsan
Korea
Matthew B. Ridgway
Osing
Russia
Panmunjom
Red
Soviet Russia
U. N
Hsieh Fang
Reds
AAA Travel Counselors Visit Winchester Tomorrow
Twenty one New York travel counselors from the American Automobile Association will arrive in Winchester at 10:30 a.m. they will be greeted by Chamber of Commerce and Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival officials. The tour began in New York City and traversed Virginia stopping at several landmarks before ending in Alexandria.
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New York
Virginia
Winchester
George Washington Hotel
Chamber of Commerce
Shenandoah
American Automobile Association
Greater New York
New York City
Salisbury
Chincoteague Island
Cape Charles
Portsmouth
Virginia Beach
Nansemond
Norfolk
Old Point Comfort
Yorktown
Williamsburg
Jamestown
Richmond
Fredericksburg
Skyline Drive
Luray Caverns
Charlottesville
Lexington
Natural Bridge
Hot Springs
Natural Chimneys
New Markets
Endless Caverns
Shenandoah Valley
Mt. Vernon
Gunston Hall
Woodlawn
George Washington Memorial
Alexandria
Virginia Travel Council
State Conservation Commission
R. Parker Nelson
Field Service
The
Travel Council
James A. Geddes
Red Star Motor Coaches
AEC chief seeks $5 billion expansion of atomic program
The Atomic Energy Commission chief says Congress will be asked to expand atomic production with a five billion dollar request to boost civilian and military research and energy efforts.
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New York
Atomic Energy Commission
Congress
Churchill's Party Faces Setbacks in Local Elections
In London and across counties, Churchill's Conservative party suffers losses as Labour gains surge. Early London County Council results show Labour up 20 seats from Conservatives and Liberals, with full counts pending as Conservatives defend a national backlash stance.
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Churchill
London
London County Council
Labor Party
Jury Foreman in Costello Trial Excused
The Costello contempt trial foreman Mrs Helen Louise Mason was excused after being accused of agreeing to accept a payoff. Two jurors were removed and a third fell ill, delaying proceedings as the jury planned to begin deliberations.
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New York
Frank Costello
Senate
Helen Louise Mason
Sylvester Ryan
Costello
U. S. Senate Crime Committee
Damyankees Rule the Waves Four Destroyers Admit Flap
Four U S destroyers admitted today that the Damyankees rule the waves. The Bristol hoisted the Confederate flag en route home from Hong Kong causing a Washington dispute. Navy officials blamed a publicity release and ordered an investigation while the ships remain in Naples. Captain William Groverman pointed to a overzealous public relations officer.
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Rome
U. S
Purdy
Beatty
Bristol
Korea
Dixie Division
South
Hong Kong
Washington
Navy
William Groverman
Newport
R. I
Naples
Goverman
Naval Academy
Huntington
W. Va
Five Communists and a Party Lawyer Sentenced
Five Communists and a party lawyer were sentenced to prison terms of two to five years and fined $1,000 each for conspiring to advocate violent overthrow of the government. Philip Frankfeld received five years. Regina Frankfeld two. George Myers four. Leroy H. Wood Maurice L. Braverman and Dorothy Rose Blumberg three years. Braverman is a Baltimore attorney. They plan appeals.
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Baltimore
Philip Frankfeld
Regina Frankfeld
Frankfeld
George A. Myers
Cumberland, Md
Leroy H. Wood
District of Columbia
Maurice L. Braverman
Dorothy Rose Blumberg
Braverman
Communist Party
People
Blumbere
Brooklyn
N. Y
Cleveland
Air Force reviews flying saucer reports amid ongoing interest
The Air Force says it is still checking all flying saucer reports using normal staff channels and welcomes them. Most findings are weather balloons or natural phenomena, but some sightings remain unexplained and will be studied while Life magazine reports renewed interest in the issue.
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Washington
Air Forces
Air Force
Life Magazine
Western Union resumes telegraph and money order service
Western Union announced telegraph and money order service was resumed today in 40 major cities despite a near complete strike. A company spokesman said the service would be extended to additional areas soon.
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New York
Western Union
Winchester Office Closed Amid Telegraph Strike
The Western Union office in Winchester remained shut as CTU members halted work in a nationwide walkout. 31,000 AFL CTU telegraph workers began the strike at 12 01 am EST, with a separate 40,000 phone workers looming in Michigan Ohio and Northern California. The disruption reduced wire traffic and prompted Western Union to implement a key city message circuit plan. CTU leader Adolph Brungs criticized the strike as eroding business.
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AFL Commercial Telegraphers
CTU
Michigan
Ohio
California
Washington
Adolph Brungs
Western Union Division
Western Union
Fireman Overcome At County Blaze Near Round Hill
A two alarm fire on Poor House Road near Round Hill partially destroyed a two story home owned by Elizabeth Craig. Firefighter Robert Geanious of the Friendship Fire Company was overcome by smoke on the second floor but recovered after evacuation. Gore and Clearbrook companies contained the blaze, which damaged the second floor and roof. no occupants were home. Investigators suspect a overheated stovepipe elbow from a heat stove as the cause. FOR SALE Pansey transplant plants ready for bedding in flower boxes at 365 National Avenue.
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Elizabeth Craig
Poor House Road
Round Hill
Robert Geanious
Friendship Fire Company
Gore
Clearbrook
National Avenue
McGrath Fired From Cabinet In Truman Shakeup
Washington dispatch reports Attorney General J Howard McGrath resigning in a Truman administration corruption drive upheaval. James P McGranery, a Philadelphia judge, is urged to assume the post as the cleanup effort faces Senate confirmation. Newbold Morris is dismissed amid accusations of shielding corruption.
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Newbold Morris
J. Howard McGrath
Truman
McGrath
Washington
Morris
Howard
International Soundphoto
Phladelphia
Friendly
James P. McGranery
Nuiior
Harry Truman
U.N. Patrol Trapped Four Hours By Communist Fire
An Allied patrol near the Punchbowl in Eastern Korea was pinned down for four hours by mortar and machine gun fire from Communist forces. U.N. artillery and air support followed, with warships shelling Red positions as casualties for March were tallied and released by a U.S. Eighth Army spokesman. The action occurred as ships bombed targets and infantry fought around the clock along the front.
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Seoul
Punchbowl
Korea
United Nations
U. S. Eighth Arm
Eighth Army
St. Paul
Sarah Zane Fire CO
Regular Rouss Fire Co meeting before Apple Blossom Parade
The Rouss Fire Co holds Friday night at 8 at the hall. Last regular meeting before the Apple Blossom Festival Fireman's Parade. All members urged to attend. Robert C. Legge, President. Also a lawn mower service ad and a square dance event at Winchester Armory on April 4 from 9 to 12, 15 cents per person.
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Rouss Fire Co
Robert C. Legge
Winchester Armory
Friendship Fire Company
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I. M. Rankin
Union
ED Creagh
Truman Administration
Skyigh
Chelf
D-Ky
House Judiciary
Justice Department
U.N
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