Ridgway Named to Succeed Eisenhower Amid Warship Disaster
The collision between the Hobson and the Wasp left 176 sailors missing after night maneuvers 700 miles offshore. The Wasp suffered no casualties and rescued 61 Hobson survivors as a Navy inquiry and search were called off with victims listed only as tentatively missing.
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Washington
Hobson
Wasp
Mediterranean
Lawrence E. Dame
The
Boston Herald
Dame
Navy Board of Inquiry
Navy Department
Reds Build Crude Siegfried Line Across Korea
In Seoul and Tokyo reports say the Communist buildup has created a crude Siegfried line across Korea since nine months of truce talks. An Army analysis cites 750000 troops mainly Chinese and over 750 jets, with Allied air control not yet stopping the buildup. The report notes no offensive intent but a strong, entrenched position.
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Seoul
Korea
Tokyo
Matthew B. Rideway
Reds
Red
U. N
New Bill Aims to Cut Free Mail for Congress Members
Rep Cole RNY readying a bill to curb unlimited free mail for congressmen and government departments. He claims the move could save about 30 million dollars annually, with current official mail costs around 84 million dollars each year. We will be closed Thursday Friday and Saturday for the Festival. Winchester Dry Cleaners lp-4-26-46.
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Washington
Rep. Cole Rny
Winchester Dry Cleaners
Alecia Beauty Salon
North Braddock St
Russia Denounces Japanese Peace Treaty and Security Pact
The United States and Japan enacted their peace treaty and security accord as Soviet Russia quickly denounced both as illegal moves toward a new Far East war. Ambassador Panyushkin called the measures illegal and a US bridgehead policy, in a lengthy letter to the Far Eastern Commission.
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Washington
United States
Soviet Russia
Far East
Alexander Panyushkin
Japan
U. S
State Department
Truman
Pacific
Shigeru Yoshida
Panyushkin
Maxwell Hamilton
Far Eastern Commission
Russia
Panyushkin Elso
Japanese Islands
Asia
Queen Elizabeth II to be crowned June 2 1952
London bulletin reports Queen Elizabeth II announced she would be crowned on June 2, 1952. The palace confirmation sets a historic ceremony date for the monarch following her ascent to the throne.
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London
Army Brings Court Martial Charges Against Gen Grow
The Army charged Maj. Gen. Robert W. Grow with improperly recording and safeguarding classified information. Hearings will be held by the Second Army at Fort Meade after a diary alleged to be copied by a Soviet agent was seized in Frankfurt. The case may go to a formal court martial.
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Army
Gen
Grow
Washington
Robert W. Grow
Moscow
Germany
Pace
Russia
Second Army
Fort Meade
Europe
Frankfurt
Man teeters on church steeple as crowd pleads
In the Bronx, 23 year old Joseph Saccomano stood atop Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church while hundreds watched. Firemen laid nets as police and clergy begged him down for nearly an hour before he climbed a ladder and was taken to hospital after threats to fight back. He was later released to relatives.
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New York
Joseph Saccomano
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Bronx
Saccomano
OPS Drops Case Against Fleet and Co
Murray A. Foster informed Fleet and Company that charges of noncompliance with Office of Price Stabilization regulations were dropped. Foster spoke with E H Carper, and U S District Attorney Gilmer moved for dismissal on April 24 before Judge John Paul in Harrisonburg, noting the defendant has complied with the regulation.
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Fleet and Company
Murray A. Foster
U. S
Foster
E. H. Carper
U. S. District Court For
Western District of Virginia
Howard C. Gilmer, Jr
John Paul
Harrisonburg
Paul
Gen. Clark to lead U.N. forces in Korea after Ridgway
President Truman announced Gen. Mark W. Clark will succeed Gen. Ridgway as U.N. commander in Korea and chief of U.S. forces in the Far East. Ridgway becomes NATO successor and Eisenhower leaves as presidential hopeful.
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Washington
Matthew B. Ridgway
Gen
Eisenhower
Europe
Truman
Mark W. Clark
Ridgway
U. N
Korea
U. S
Far East
Alfred M. Gruenther
Gruenther
United States
Gen. Ridgway
82Nd Airborne Division
Sicily
Normandy
France
Walton H. Walker
United Nations
Douglas MacArthur
Fort Monroe
West Point
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Council
Five Crashes In 36 Hour Period Hospitalize Three
Three people were treated for injuries after five traffic crashes in Clarke County and the city within 36 hours. Baltimore residents Christopher and Grace Samakouris were hurt when their 1950 Ford struck a telephone pole on Route 12 and were later released. In the city, Alice Miller of Johnstown and passenger Annetha Hill were treated for knee lacerations after a 1951 Chevrolet hit a light pole at Indian Alley and Boscawen Street. Other incidents involved Lena Lupton and Norwood O Roark in a crash at Loudoun and Monmouth Streets, and Don Nalley and Carl Chaplin in crashes at Kent and Boscawen Streets and at Cameron and Cork Streets.
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Clarke County
Christopher Samakouris
Grace Samakouris
Baltimore
Memorial Hospital
James Wood
Indian Alley
Boscawen St
Maurice Lake
Police Department
Alice F. Miller
Johnstown
Boscawen
Annetha Grace Hill
Officer Lake
Loudoun
Monmouth
Helena Knight Lupton
Norwood Glen O’roark
Lupton
Kent
Don Brewer Nalley
Funkstown
Carl Lewis Chaplin
Nalley
Chaplin
Apple Blossom Festival Program Goes On Sale in Winchester
The Apple Annual festival book, a 52 page guide for the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival, goes on sale in Winchester and surrounding areas. It features Miss Warren as Queen Shenandoah XXV and Grand Marshal Howard Keel, with pages on the Bicentennial, parade maps, pageant history, festival events, committees, and numerous advertisements.
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Shenandoah
Winchester
Johnny Appleseed
Miss Warren
Howard Keel
Bailey Goss
Janette Kelley
Betty Crocker
Bernard M. Baruch
Ha) Boyle
Ralph D Gibson
Red” Benson
Winester
Queen's Court
Fis E. Harbaugh
Boy Scouts
Two Biggest Festival Parades Staged Here This Week
The 25th annual Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival will draw about 175000 spectators for two top parades Thursday and Friday. The Firemen’s Parade features 102 units with 30 bands and 50 official cars while Friday’s Grand Feature Parade has 120 units. Notables include U S Senator A Willis Robertson and various civic leaders as honorary parade chiefs plus a star list of officials, celebrities, and local dignitaries.
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Harry Rainsberger, Jr
John A. Boyd
Jean J. Hawse
Jom A. Leatherman
Bernard F. Groves, Jr
Flwood D. Mason
Norman Pope
Eston Terault
Housire Committee
Howard Cather
H. B. McCormac, Jr
C. F. Schenck
Frank Armstrong, Jr
Tom W. Baldridge
Thomas G. Scully
J. Thomas Kremer
Douglas A. Cather
Robert M. Lindsay
Howard J. Cahill
Delmer Robinson
Sam N. Jonaston
Garland R. Quarles
Sen. Robertson
U. S
A. Willis Robertson
Burr P Harrison
E. Blackburn Moore
Virginia House of Delegates
Mifflin B. Clowe, Jr
Thomas Boyd
Francis Funk
Joseph Ritter
Taylor Barr
C. F. Mullens
Cumberland Valley
Northern Virginia
Firemen's Associations
Ralph D. Gibson
U. S. Air Force
Ladies Auxiliary
Post 2123
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Bailey Goss
U.N Seeks Overall Solution to Armistice Obstacles
At Panmunjom the United Nations Command offered an overall solution to three blocking issues in Korea armistice talks including prisoner exchange and airfield construction limits. The Communists, agreeing to keep negotiations secret, requested an indefinite recess as Peiping and Pyongyang weigh the plan. Brig. Gen. Nichols said the step signals a potential new phase in the talks.
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Munsan
United Nations Command
Peiping
Pyongyang
William P. Nichols
U. N
Panmunjon
Russia
Reds
Trout Season Opens Thursday On Virginia Streams
Virginia anglers hear the trout season opens Thursday at noon with streams stocked to an unprecedented level. State Game and Inland Fisheries Commission Director I T Quinn says about 150 tons of trout have been placed in 132 streams, averaging three quarters of a pound each, promising the finest trout ever raised in Virginia. If Virginians don’t catch more trout this year, it’ll be their fault.
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Richmond
Virginia
State Game and Inland Fisheries Commission
I T Quinn
The
Game Commission
Quinn
Pakistan UN sign aid pact for 112 million dollars
Pakistan and the United Nations signed a cooperation pact committing 112 million dollars in technical assistance and aid. The accord aims to support development programs and regional stability.
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Karachi
Pakistan
United Nations
Korth Nominated for Assistant Secretary of the Army
President Truman nominates Fred Korth for Assistant Secretary of the Army succeeding Karl R. Benedtsen, who became Undersecretary last week. The note cites an experienced bookkeeper from a women’s ready to wear store and directs writing references to Box 27 care Winchester Star.
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Washington
Truman
Fred Korth
Army
Karl R. Bendetsen
Box
Care
Winchester Star
Nation-Wide Oil Strike Threat Looms Over Industry
The Oil Workers International Union CIO completes plans for a walkout at 12:01 a m Wednesday. Up to 100000 workers may strike seeking 5 cents an hour raise and higher night differentials, while firms offer 10 cents. Local negotiations begin plant by plant nationwide.
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U.S
Denver
Oil Workers International Union
CIO
AFL
Independent
Oil Workers Union
Welton Grubbs Dies Suddenly at 39
Welton Mickey Grubbs 39 of 1007 Woodland Avenue died suddenly yesterday evening at Winchester Memorial Hospital after Friday illness. He was a longtime produce manager at A and P, married in June 1938 to Geneva Mumaw, and survived by parents Harry C. and Mary Gore Grubbs, three brothers, three sisters, and many nieces and nephews. Funeral 1:30 p.m. tomorrow at Omps Funeral Home with Dr. J. L. Flickinger. burial Mt Hebron Cemetery.
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Welton
Mickey
Grubbs
Woodland Avenue
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Frederick County
Harry C
Mary Gore Grubbs
Geneva Mumaw
Jackson
Harry C. Grubbs
Winchester
Clyde
Harry
Floyd Grubbs
Lela Lonas
B.S Clatterbaugh
Staunton
Edgar Barrett
Daytona Beach
Fla
Omps Funeral Home
8. L. Flickinger
Mt Hebron
Corrigan Rug CO
Apple Crop Damage Feared After 5-Inch Rainfall
Winchester area endures the third heaviest flood in 40 years with 5.14 inches of rain since 4:15 p.m. Wednesday. Excess moisture threatens apple bloom pollination and could reduce the local crop. fungi diseases are likely to increase in orchards. Roads flooded but travel largely continues. forecasts warn of cooler, damp conditions and additional rainfall.
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Winchester
Winchester Research Laboratory
Norton Town Hall Destroyed By Fire
A fast moving blaze last night destroyed Norton town hall a two story brick building. Firefighters from Norton Wye and Coeburn saved the police headquarters and jail area but the hall housed town records equipment and the Norton High School gymnasium and town garage. Damage was estimated around 100000 with the local fire department housed inside the hall.
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Norton
Norton 8
Billy Sunday
Norton High School
Wye
Coeburn
Wise Coaney
State Poice
Robert McCool
Norton Braves
Mountain Btaves
Young Men's Sport Shop Opens with Festival Hours
Advertisement lists fishing tackle and live bait prices from Young Men's Sport Shop at 111 South Loudoun Street with festival hours noting Thursday morning 7 to 19, closed Friday, and Saturday 8 to P. W. Plumly Lumber Corp notice.
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South Loudoun St
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OPS
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Mark Clark
U.N
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Cameron and
Apple
Princess
Betty Sigros
T. Sigros
S. Braddock St
Handley
By Robert Tuckman
Korth
P. W. Plumly Lumber Corp
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Duchess
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Triangle Diner
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