Acheson Plans Closed Door Session on European Rearming Costs
Secretary of State Acheson plans a closed session with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to discuss the cost of arms aid to Europe. Early estimates place first-year costs around 1.25 billion dollars as public disclosure and hearings are debated by lawmakers.
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Acheson
Europe
Washington
Senate
Foreign Valetions Committee
United States
North Atlantic
Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
State Department
North Atlantic Security Alliance
Senate Relations Committee
Morse
R-Ore
State Department and Foreign Relations Committee
Ferguson
R-Mich
Malone
R-Nev
George
D-Ga
Taft
Ohio
Wherry
R-Neb
Connally
D-Tex
Endless Caverns to greet Queen at Apple Blossom Festival
Queen Shenandoah XXII Miss Margret Thors, daughter of Thor Thors, will be welcomed at Endless Caverns three miles south of New Market on Sunday prior to the Apple Blossom Festival. Frank Wissler Jr. will portray the Mountain King in a ceremony inside the caverns as Virginia State police accompany the royal party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank M. Wissler Jr
Strathmore Apple Orchards
Shenandoah XXII
Washington
Endless Cave
Virginia
Endless Caverns Corp
Smog Test Sickens Dozens in Donora and Webster
More than 90 people reported illness in Donora and Webster as government tests attempt to replicate the deadly smog of last fall. Doctors cited hoarseness sore throats and coughs while authorities monitor fumes from zinc plant output. The Webster Society for Better Living urged keeping children home from school as residents react to the ongoing experiments.
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Donora
L“T
Public Health Service
American Steel & Wire Co
William Rongaus
Webster
Monongahela River
Webster Society For Better Living
Allen Kline
Richmond GOP Rebels Capture Mass Meeting
In Richmond on April 20 rebels challenged the old line leadership at a chaotic mass meeting. The Waitt faction certified 73 delegates and alternates for the State GOP convention, while the Poage side did not meet the midnight certification deadline. Robert M. Waitt Jr. was elected meeting chairman over Richard C. Poage. A runoff for party nominations sparked calls for a primary system for governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney general.
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Richmond
Old Line
Republican Party of
Robert M. Waitt Jr
Richard C. Poage
Congress
Richard A. Simpson
Poage
Waitt
GOP
Bloodmobile reaches 97 donors in Winchester event
The Red Cross bloodmobile visit sponsored by the Women's Civic League and Hospital auxiliary drew 97 donors, boosting total pints donated since the peacetime program began in Winchester last June to 823. Seventy five from Winchester and 20 from Frederick county participated.
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Women's Civic League
Hospital Auxiliary
Red Cross
Winchester
Frederick County
Grace E. Bayliss
Kernstown
Kathleen Spates
E. Clifford St
Tni
Admiral Kirk Appointed Ambassador to Moscow
Vice Admiral Alan G. Kirk was named ambassador to Moscow by President Truman. He moves from the ambassadorship to Belgium and has been minister to Luxembourg. Kirk will replace Lt. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith, who left Moscow to command the First Army in New York.
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Washington
Alan G. Kirk
Moscow
Kirk
Belgium
Luxembourg
Walter Bedell Smith
First Army
New York
White House
Truman
America
Soviet Union
Driscoll Renominated in New Jersey Republican Primary
Gov Alfred E Driscoll won a strong renomination victory in New Jersey Republicans. State Sen Elmer H Wene advanced to the November race after winning the Democratic primary unopposed.
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Newark
N. J
Alfred E. Driscoll
Driscoll
Elmer H. Wene
U. S
Pilot Mending Draft Sucked Out Of Plane
A pilot from Los Angeles, Dave Huyoke, 3rd aboard a C 47 with 10 passengers, was sucked out when attempting to check a draft near a door four minutes after takeoff from Annette Island airport near Ketchikan Alaska.
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Seattle
Alaska
Sourdough Air Transport Co
Dave Huyoke
Los Angeles
Annette Island
Ketchikan
Peace Conference in Paris Denounces Warmongers
Communist sponsored world peace congress opened in Paris with 1800 delegates from 52 nations. Frederic Joliot Curie warned warmongers and urged unity for peace while denouncing atomic weapons. Delegates sat under multilingual translation as anti American rhetoric surfaced.
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Paris
Frederic Joliot-Curie
Two Frederick youths charged in store robbery
Frederick county juveniles aged 16 and 17 were seized and charged with robbing Joe the Motorists' Friend store. A Dodge coupe and a cache including a shotgun, ammunition and a radio helped identify the first suspect. Police recovered most stolen goods and the youths confessed to two additional break ins at Friendly Inn and Cornwell’s Service Station.
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Frederick County
Joe
J. Thomas Boyd
Francis Funk
Henry Renner
James Kincaid
Oo County
Armel
Boyd
Funk
Emory’ Rodss
Cheriff
Robert DeHaven
FBI
Tourist Path
Joes
Friendly Inn
Berryville Pike
Cornwell
S.ft
Mapped Celanese Plant at Red Order
New York April 20 ex red witness testifies in a federal trial that communists at Celanese Corp of America Cumberland Maryland in 1940 ordered maps of plant sections showing exits for a party. Nicodemus a CIO organizer and party member 1937 to 1946 described the mapping and leadership by Sam Dean amid national defense research on synthetic rubber and magnesium flares.
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New York
Charles W. Nicodemus
Celanese Corp. of America
Cumberland
Britain
CIO
Nicodemus
Sam Dean
Maryland
CIO Textile Workers of America
Communist Party
Arthur Schusterman
Hitandrun Charge Ends with Fine for Dodson
James H. Dodson of Stephens City was fined 114 dollars on hit and run and operator license charges. A 30 day jail sentence was suspended. The incident occurred Sunday morning on Route 7 near the Old Mill. Trooper L P Coverstone netted Dodson after he struck Charles Newlin’s car in Winchester and failed to stop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Dodson
Stephens City
Old Mill
Dodson
L. P. Coverstone
Coverstone
Charles Newlin
Winchester
Festival Tickets On Sale For Grand Parade And Events
Tickets listed for Bossakies parade at 125 dollars reserved seats for firemen parade 1.00 pageant seats 1.580 star luncheon 3.00 dance admission 3.60 all prices include tax available at Molden Electric Co phone 7725 listing dates and contact details.
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Bossakies
Molden Electric CO
Phona
Frost Fails to Doom Winchester Fruit Prospects
Cold spell this spring spared most orchards in Frederick and Clarke counties with only minor damage. Growers, led by J Kenneth Robinson and Peyton Marshall, report blooms largely unhurt as smudge pots and tires mitigated frost overnight.
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Winchester
Weather Bureau
A. B. Groves
Winchester Research Laboratory
J. Kenneth Robinson
Joseph Butler
James Sawyer
Peyton Marshall
Frederick and Clarke
Ray Robinson Jr
Mr. Robinson
Robinson- Thwaite
Middle Road
Joseph E. Butler
Pike
Fred Glaize
John E. Pennypacker
Merriman's Lane
Cedar Creek Orchard
Rosemont
Jefferson
Clarke County
Robinson Orchard
Stonewall
Logan Faye
Sawyer
Jonathans
Groves
Kernstown
White Hall
Apple Pie Ridge
Solenberger
Sunnyside
Overlimit Loads Lead to Fines in Trial Justice Court
Road limit violators paid a total of 351 in overweight charges found guilty were Paul Leslie Beaver of Chambersburg 71 Ray Borowick of Buffalo 156 or D Kline of R 1 Strasburg 31 John Thomas Weakley of Warrenton Pea and Leslie Atkinson of Bowie.
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Trial Justice Court
Paul Leslie Beaver
Chambersburg
Ray Borowick
Buffalo
D. Kline
R. 1
Strasburg
John Thomas Weakley
Warrenton Pea
Leslie Atkinson
Bowie
Cain Proposes Local Referendum on Public Housing
Senator Cain proposes an amendment to require statewide referendums in each community before public housing funded by the federal government can be built. The plan would add a third step to a bill authorizing 810,000 public housing units over six years with up to 308000 annually from federal funds.
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Washington
Cain
R-Wash
Senate
Myers
D-Pa
Cigy
Turtle Jockeys Derby Tonight at Winchester Armory
About 85 turtle jockeys prepare for the JCC derby at Winchester armory starting at 7 pm. Roughly a dozen turtles died earlier, natural causes, leaving 65 fit racers. Heats of 15 determine finalists and a grand final for prizes of 50, 25, and 12.50.
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Winchester Armory
Hary Carpenter
William Sullivan
J. Thomas Boyd
M. B. Clowe Jr
Charles Aikin
Young nurse in protective custody tied to Lonely Hearts case
State police said a young nurse is under protective custody after becoming linked to the Lonely Hearts slayings. Inez Brennan, 43, admitted plotting the deaths of two elderly men and burying them with help from her three sons. Dolly Thompson Dean, 26, a former nurse's aide who visited Brennan at her farm, spoke of odd activities but did not report fears.
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Dover
Del
Delaware
Herbert Barnes
Inez Brennan
Barnes
Dolly Thompson Dean
Brennan
Dean
Brennan Farm
Bii
Happy Marriage Expert Sued for Divorce at OSU
Dr. John P. F. Cuber, former director of OSU's marriage counseling clinic, was sued for divorce by his wife Esther Cuber in the Columbus domestic relations court. The university said he resigned four days ago to accept a visiting professorship at the University of Southern California.
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Columbus
Ohio State University
John PF. Cuber
OSU
Esther Cuber
Rev T O Bird Named New Moderator of Presbytery
KEYSER W Va April 20 The Rev Taylor O Bird of Springfield WV is the new moderator of the Winchester Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church in the US He succeeds Rev Charles W Kernan of Moorefield WV at the Presbytery Spring meeting here Reading clerk is Rev W E Orndorff Gerrardstown WV The stated clerk position faces resignation by Rev Dr James A McMurray Winchester and motions to elect a new permanent clerk and treasurer are under advisement The annual conference will be held at Massanutten Military Academy Woodstock June 13 20.
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Winchester
R. B. Woodworth
Burlington
W .Va
Jonathan Edwards
Kitzmiller
L. B. Gibbs
Woodstock
McMurray
Woodworth
Presbytery
Massanutten Military Academy
British Sloop Amethyst Disabled by Red Gunfire on Yangtze
On the Yangtze near Nanking the British sloop Amethyst was crippled by Communist shore batteries and aground on Rose Island with at least 20 dead or wounded. The destroyer Consort and the frigate Black Swan attended it, while the cruiser London prepared to reach Kiangyin. Admiral Madden aboard the London planned the next move.
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Shanghai
Yangtze River
Rose Island
Nanking
Kiangyin
Black Swan
London
A. C. G. Madden
Far East
Madden
Fighting Seen At Old Capital For First Time
Reports describe fighting at Nanking and Kiangpu as Communist attacks widen. Gunfire audible from the capital and at Hankow, with Red Army operations on the north riverbank and at Pukow across the Yangtze. Premier Ho Ying-chin rejects red peace terms amid parliament discussions.
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Pukow
Kiangpu
Nanking
Hankow
Red 43Rd
Wuhu
Ho Ying-chin
Terms on Ending Blockade Hinted
Berlin reports a German source hints at terms to end the Berlin blockade. The proposed plan would involve a central German government, adherence to the Atlantic Pact, withdrawal of Western troops behind the Rhine, and a halt to the airlift feeding Berlin since last June.
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Berlin
Wady
Rhine
Bonn
AFL Approves Expansion of Social Security
AFL President William Green endorses the administration’s plan to broaden coverage and boost benefits. He urges extending Social Security to self employed, farm workers, domestics, state employees, and nonprofit workers, framing it as insurance and economic stabilizer. Also, a band rehearsal notice for McIllver Municipal Band at Rouss Hall on April 24.
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Washington
AFL
William Green
House
Ways and Means
Rouss Hall
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