Photo Stirred Furor in McCarthy Army Probe
Hearings centered on a cropped photo showing Secretary Stevens and Pvt. G David Schine. Army Counsel Welch called the image doctored, while McCarthy aides disputed the implications and testimony by Ray Jenkins and Roy Cohn. The shot allegedly taken at McGuire AFB last November also involved Col. Bradley and civilian John G Adams in the extended frame.
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Washington
Army
Stevens
Pvt. G. David Schine
McCarthy Camp
Joseph N. Welch
Sen. McCarthy
Welch
Roy Cohn
McCarthy
Ray H. Jenkins
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Cohn
Jenkins
McClellan
Sen. McClellan
D-Ark
Schine
McGuire Air Force Base
New Jersey
Col. Bradley
Bradley
John G. Adams
Dave
Schiner
United Action Plan Gains Interest from Australia and New Zealand
Canberra and Wellington show strong interest in joining United States efforts to save Indochina from Communism. Britain’s reluctance until after the Geneva talks slows commitment, while Dulles presses the plan amid concern over Dien Bien Phu and broader Asia security.
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Washington
Australia
New Zealand
United States
United Action
Indochina
Southeast Asia
Britain
Red
Dulles
Geneva
Dien Bien Phu
Senate
House
State Department
Walter Bedell Smith
Paris
Winchester Democrats Name Delegates for May 22 Convention
In a mass meeting at the Corporation Court Room Winchester Democrats named 46 delegates to the Waynesboro convention on May 22 to nominate the Democratic candidate for Congress in the 7th District. The delegation is instructed to vote the unit for incumbent Burr P Harrison. Richard Rosenberger chaired the meeting and Lee Fisher was secretary.
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Corporation Court Room
Winchester Democrats
Waynesboro
Democratic Party
Congress
Burr P. Harrison
House of Representatives
Winchester
Democratic Committee
Richard Rosenberger
Lee Fisher
J. Fred Larrick
H.F. Byrd, Jr
Noble C. Pierce, Jr
Richard J. Rosenberger
J. Vincent Hollis
Wm. H. Battaile
Thomas G. Scully
Robert K. Wo
Peyton J. Marshall
Marvin D. Weaver
Taylor L.barr
Dabney W. Watts
John W. Rice
Will Newcome
Clayton Ritter
Alson Hott
F. L. Largent, Jr
Forest Fansler
Lee Miller
Fred Brumback
Hoye Riley
Percy D. Miller
Walter Shade
R. K. Eddy
J. T. Kremer
Joseph
39 Steers Bring $9 476 at Sale at Farmers Livestock
Twenty four buyers from Virginia West Virginia Maryland and Pennsylvania paid 9476 for 39 steers at the 4 H Junior Fat Stock Sale at the Farmers Livestock Exchange on Rt. 50 west of Winchester. The grand champion a 1200 pound Shorthorn was bought by American Stores Co for 600 dollars at 50 cents per pound. The steer owned by George Cather of Round Hill 4 H Club was bred on C K Campbell’s Frederick County farm and graded prime plus. The reserve champion a 1020 pound Hereford steer owned by Sidney Rogers of Gainesboro was also noted.
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Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Farmers Livestock Exchange
Rt. 50
Winchester
Yeterday
The
American Stores Co
George Cather
Round Hill 4-H Club
C. EK. Campbell
Frederick County
Sidney Rogers
Gainesboro
Hospital Insurance Hotline and Office Details
Continued on page 2 column 3, urging readers to call Mutual of Omaha for hospital insurance at numbers 8238 or 7511 or to write P. O. Box 521. Winchester Office located over Miller's Drug Store.
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Call Mutual of Omaha
P. O
Winchester
Miller’s Drug Store
Russia Replies to American Proposals on Atomic Pool Plan
In Geneva Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov handed a reply to U S Secretary of State Dulles regarding President Eisenhower s plan for a peaceful atomic pool. The contents were not disclosed but officials said little progress was made. The meeting followed Dulles presentation of U S proposals first issued March 19 to Ambassador Zarubin.
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Geneva
Russia
Eisenhower
U. S
State Dulles
V. M. Molotov
Molotov
Dulles
Washington
Georgi Zarubin
Moscow
London
Anthony Eden
United Nations General Assembly
Berlin
U. N. Disarmament Commission
Fire Power
Churchill Rules Out Indochina Action During Geneva Parley
Prime Minister Churchill told the House of Commons Britain will not undertake military action in Indochina while the Geneva conference is in session. He said no new commitments would be made and that the government would not discuss UK action in advance of Geneva results. He noted the Dien Bien Phu siege worsens tensions and praised the approach agreed with Eden and the Cabinet. Attlee questioned a standstill with Korea, and Churchill said Geneva would consider it. Purchase notices and ads follow.
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London
Churchill
Britain
Indochina
Geneva
House of Commons
United Kingdom
Clement Attlee
Paris
France
United States
Dien Bien Phu
Anthony Eden
Attlee
Korea
Grove Furniture Co
Winchester
Tues & Thurs
Adm
Arthur Radford
U. S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Radford
Washington
Russia
Bidault
Notice of Star publication delay for Apple Blossom Festival
The Star will not publish on Friday April 30 1954 the second day of the Apple Blossom Festival.
Monsoon Rains Hit Dien Bien Phu Amid Siege Fire
Long awaited heavy rains strike Dien Bien Phu as French and Vietminh exchange artillery. US advisors note monsoon mud slows French tanks and slows transport of rebel supplies from Red China, while land fighting remains limited.
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Dein Bien Phu
Hanoi
Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
Red China
Senate defeats bid to extend farm price supports for crops
Washington bulletin reports the Senate rejected a proposal to extend rigged government price supports on major crops for one year through 1955. The 48 to 40 vote scuttled Sen Elender of Louisiana and allied farm state lawmakers wool bill amendment.
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Washington
Senate
Sen
Ellender
D-La
Flying Supplies to Dien Bien Phu Airmail Casualty
Civil Air Transport reports Paul Robert Holden of Greenleaf Kansas was wounded when his cargo flight to Dien Bien Phu was hit by anti aircraft fire. Co pilot Wallace A Buford landed the plane. Holden is CATs chief pilot and the third American casualty in Indochina.
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Hong Kong
Dien Bien Phu
U. S
Indochina
Paul Robert Holden
Greenleaf
Kan
Holden
Saigon
Jeanne R. Skewes
Lydia Ruth James
CAT
Wallace A. Buford
Kansas City
A. T. Cox
U. S. Air Force
China
Civil Air Transport
Love of aviation guides Dien Bien Phu pilot Holden
Greenleaf Kansas reports Paul Robert Holden the American civilian pilot wounded in Indochina and the first U S casualty of Dien Bien Phu. His brother William said he began flying in World War II and remained intensely interested. His mother Mrs Anna M Holden lives in Greenleaf with other family.
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Greenleaf
Kan
Paul Robert Holden
U. S
Dien Bien Phu
Indochina
William
Associated Press
Holden
Kansas
Anna M. Holden
Stage Set For 27th Annual Fete Here
The stage is set for Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival in Winchester with Miss Patricia Ann Priest to be crowned Shenandoah XXVII-Elect near noon tomorrow. The forecast calls for fair weather on Thursday and possible showers Friday, with blossoms few due to a warm spell. The Queen-Elect will travel from Arlington arriving about 11 15 a.m. and stay with Dr. Monford D. Custer Jr. family. chaperon Mrs. Howard Holland and escort James S. Robinson accompany the party. Priest’s father Roy Fletcher Priest, mother Ivy Baker Priest, sister Nancy Ellen, and brother Roy Baker Priest also travel. Virginia State Police will provide security.
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Patricia Ann Priest
Ed Sullivan
Cbs-Tv
Winchester
Shenandoah
Miss Priest
Weather Bureau
Arlington
Monford D. Custer, Jr
S. Washington St
Howard Holland
Jamess. Robinson
White Stone
Robinson
University of Virginia
George Smith
Roy Fletcher Priest
Ivy Baker Priest
United States
Nancy Ellen
Roy Baker Priest
Virginia State Police
Virginia Weather Outlook Extended to Early May
The Richmond forecast shows temperatures 6 to 8 degrees above normal for April 28 to May 2 with a cool spell midweek. Expect showers and thunderstorms Friday and possibly Saturday with total rainfall of about half to one inch. Some showers also midweek. Free home beer delivery advert follows.
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Richmond
Virginia
Festival Program Pre-Festival Day in Winchester Program
Festival schedule on Wednesday April 28 includes arrival of Queen Shenandoah XXVII Elect in Winchester, Apple Pie Baking at the George Washington Hotel, a joint civic club luncheon with Miss Johanna Y Walsh as guest speaker, a dress rehearsal for Forerunners at Handley Bowl with a 50 cent chair charge, and receptions for media representatives and festival celebrities at the George Washington Hotel featuring Aunt Jemima and Colgate 13.
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Winchester
Queen Shenandoah
George Washington Hotel
Junior Chamber of Commerce, Exchange, Kiwanis, Lions and
Rotary Clubs
Johanna Y. Walsh
Hampshire
England
Jemima
Colgate
Handley Bowl
Shenandoah
Colgate 13
North Korea proposes unification plan at Geneva conference
North Korea's foreign minister Nam Il presented a plan for Korean unification by election at the Geneva conference. The session was closed to press and details were not announced, but the election was said to resemble Moscow's Berlin proposal. South Korea urged free elections. The talks coincided with Indochina diplomacy as Churchill and Molotov pursued cease-fire terms and possible Allied intervention remained under discussion.
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Geneva
North Korea
Korea
Nam Il
Moscow
Germany
Berlin
South Korea
Pyun Yung Tai
Pyun
Indochina
Russia
France
United States
Britain
Churchill
House of Commons
V. M. Molotov
Georges Bidault
U. S
Evidence Indicates Business Upswing
Washington reports show signs of an early business upswing with four experts at the U S Chamber of Commerce meeting predicting a “rally” may be temporary. They foresee a longer recovery leading into the 1960s though risks of a slack period and tests could last years. Experts include Lothair Teeter Courtney Brown Walter Headley Jr and A L Mills Jr each noting rising activity and policy support.
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Washington (P
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Lothair Teeter
Commerce Department
Courtney C. Brown
Columbia University
Graduate School of Business
Walter E. Headley, Jr
Armstrong Cork Co
Lancaster
Federal Reserve Board
A. L. Mills Jr
Witness Wants Testimony Killed In Dickenson Court Martial
Court martial proceedings for Cpl. Edward S. Dickenson included a star witness who asked to have his testimony stricken as confusion plagued his recollection. Cpl. Thomas Carrick recalled being mistaken on cross examination but his account of Dickenson informing on POWs was allowed. An Army doctor described Death Valley POW Camp as a site of starvation, noting surviving was remarkable.
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Washington
Cpl
Edward S. Dickenson
Dickenson
Thomas Carrick
Blacksburg
Col. C. Robert Bard
Carrick
Puoktong
North Korea
Death Valley
William R. Shadish
Bridgeville
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McCarthy-Army Row
United Action’ Plan
Australia and
Democrats
New York City
Richard FE
Rush
Philip Whitney
New York
Mr. Sullivan
Margaret L. Hodgson
Bulletin
Claire L. Chennault
Taipei
Formosa
U. S. Weather Bureau
Washington, D. Cc
Star Today
Pacific Coast
Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
Rome
Weather Outlook
Ritter
Kern Street
Bessie Dickenson
Edward
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