Byrd Hints Nonessential Expenditure Panel Possible Surrender
Senator Byrd of Virginia told the Richmond News Leader that the Joint Committee on Reduction of Nonessential Federal Expenditures may gladly surrender its functions if a new joint committee can perform the job effectively. He said his panel has been a heavy burden but would welcome a better alternative and noted that the proposed committee might take two years to become operational.
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Richmond
Byrd
D-Va
Joint Committee
Virginia
McClellan Dark
Berryville
Two Festival Groups Meeting Tonight
Two meetings are called for Festival workers this evening. Howard J. Cahill, director of the Department of In Town Finance, urges Division Heads and all workers in five divisions to attend at 8 p m at the Elks Club.
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Howard J. Cahill
Department of
Elks Club
Cahill
Friendship Fire Hall
Harry W. Rainsberger
Department of Firemen
Francis P. Miller to Make a Statement
Francis Pickens Miller announced a press statement at 2 p.m. Wednesday in a Richmond hotel suite with no stated topic. He said the statement would appear in morning papers on April 17 and noted that April 16 is the final filing day for candidates. Miller has been discussed as an anti- Byrd candidate for the Democratic nomination against Senator Harry F. Byrd.
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Richmond
Francis Pickens
Miller
United States
Harry F. Byrd
Byrd
Senate
Reopening of Educational Deferment Draft Cases
National Selective Service directs local draft boards to reopen educational deferment cases for about 230000 youths aged 19 and older. Deferments end after one year unless for specific high school students. many other deferments are limited to six months. By Feb 29 there were 209810 educational deferments and 17287 statutory deferments. high school statutory deferments totaled 59174 with no breakdown on graduates or 20th birthday reach.
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Washington
National Selective Service
Selective Service
Distinguished Ladies Luncheon at Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival
Mrs Gibbs of Richmond presides over the Distinguished Ladies Luncheon on May 1 at the George Washington Hotel. Guest speaker is Miss Janette Kelly known as Betty Crocker. Tickets from Jack Ireland, 48 S Loudoun St, while space lasts.
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Mavis M. Gibbs
Gibbs
Richmond
Virginia State Horticultural Society
George Washington Hotel
Janette Kelly
Minneapolis
Betty Crocker
Southern Planter
Harry William Butler, Jr
Jack Ireland
S. Loudoun St
Butler
Senate Brief Session Rejects Eisenhower Testimony Call
Senator Humphrey of Minnesota rejected a proposal for the Senate Labor Subcommittee he leads to invite General Dwight D. Eisenhower to testify on civil rights legislation. He said presidential candidates would not be called, adding that Eisenhower or any requester is welcome if appropriate. The subcommittee continues its study.
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Washington
Humphrey D
Ike's Return May Be Too Late for GOP Nomination
Richmond leaders react to General Eisenhower's June 1 return. Fred W. McWane argues the timing may miss key convention delegates and boost Taft’s chances while urging Eisenhower to express views on important issues. Other officials urge clear statements and reassurance to voters.
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Ike
Richmond
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United States
Fred W. McWane
Lynchburg
McWane
Chicago
Robert Taft
Eisenhower
Taft
GOP
Robert H. Woods
Pearlsburg
Blackburn
James R. Moore
Richmond City
Europe
Senate unit won't call Eisenhower on civil rights
The Senate met for about 50 seconds and recessed until Wednesday. Sen. Stennis presided briefly to read an Easter weekend related order. The House is in recess.
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Senate
Eisenhower
Washington
Sen. Stennis
D-Miss
House
Festival Ticket Sales Slow Moving
Jack Ireland, chairman in charge of ticket sales for the Apple Blossom Festival, reports slow sales overall with about 750 of 6000 pageant seats sold across two performances. He notes about 20 of 50 tables per ball booked and urges prompt orders, especially from letter recipients, to secure good seats before the rush.
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Jack Ireland
Ireland
Bills to Create Fair Employment Practices Commission
Proposed legislation would establish a Fair Employment Practices Commission with power to seek court orders to enforce rulings in cases of job discrimination against Negroes and other minority groups.
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Fair Employment Practices Commission
FEPC
Honorary Fire Chief Named For Shenandoah Apple Blossom Parade
Miss Beverly Ann Bladen of Vienna has been chosen as Honorary Fire Chief for the Vienna Volunteer Fire Department. The 17 year old Washington and Lee High School student will ride in the Firemen's Parade on May 1 during the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival. The Out Of Town Honorary Fire Chief contest will be at City Hall at 5 p.m. May 1, with Baltimore’s Mrs. Bailey Goss among the judges.
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Beverly Ann Bladen
Bladen
Earl F. Bladen
Vienna
City Hall
Bailey Goss
Baltimore
Center of population in 1950 census near Olney Indiana
The 1950 census puts the national population center in a cornfield 8 miles north-northwest of Olney Indiana, about 42 miles west and 72 miles south of Carlisle, the 1940 center. Eggs vary greatly in weight with the ostrich egg at 2 to 3 pounds while a hummingbird egg weighs very little. about a thousand hummingbird eggs equal one ostrich egg.
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Olney T
Carlisle
Ind
Three Weekend Auto Crashes Reported Around Winchester
Frederick and Clarke counties experienced three weekend crashes. A 1946 Mercury driven by Raymond Lee White hit Nora Lee Shull’s 1939 Pontiac at Amherst and Boscawen Streets causing $350 in damage. A 1941 Ford driven by Clary Vance Orndorff left Route 50, rolled over after tearing a fence, with $400 damage and minor injuries. A 1947 Oldsmobile driven by David Weingrad overturned after being forced off the road, $300 damage, no injuries.
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Clarke County
Amherst
Boscawen
Lawrence P. Coverstone
Raymond Lee White
Denby
Route 50
Nora Lee Shull
Mercury
Winchester
Clary Vance Orndorff
Camp Pickett
Orndorff
James Kincaid
David Weingrad
Queens
N. Y
Weingrad
Paxton Sold for Parochial School Use in Richmond
The Richmond News Leader reports Paxton, former estate of John Skelton Williams Sr., sold to The Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Mary for 105000. They will open Marymount School in September with grades seven through twelve. a similar school operates in Arlington.
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Richmond
Richmond News Leader
Paxton
John Skelton Williams
the Treasury
Wilson
Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Mary
Tarrytown
N. Y
Elam Lee Tanner
Marymount
Arlington
Easter Finery Suppressed By Raincoats And Fog
Rain and fog kept Easter finery low as umbrellas and coats dominated attire. Churches were crowded, sunrise services well attended, and florists sold out of Easter candy flowers and toys despite poor weather. Cherry blossoms at Handley campus bloomed, drawing few sightseers.
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Handley
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