Marines Tanks Set For Korean Showdown
The House approved a cost of living amendment linking wage and price controls to a five percent rise in the Labor Department index since June 15. McKinnon and Fulbright proposals push mandatory controls with varying trigger dates and power shifts. Senator Symington urged giving the President authority, while BLS figures suggest continued price pressures mainly from meat and raw materials.
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Washington
House
Labor Department
Step
McKinnon
D-Calif
Senate Banking Committee
Fulbright
D-Ark
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Truman
W. Stuart Symington
National Security Resources Board
Capitol
Ewan Clague
BLS
Clague
Committee Behind Closed Doors
Fire Chief Plans Committee To Curb Traffic At Fires
Fire Chief Taylor Barr said he will appoint a committee to curtail motor traffic at fire scenes after a Tuesday incident where he could not reach a blaze due to snarled Northwestern Grade. He noted spectators block units and ticketing for improper parking, risking property.
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Taylor Barr
Barr
Dr. E. C. Stuart
Shenandoah Candy Co
Winchester
Closing Notice and Vacation Closure at Local Firms
A family death prompts CLOSING NOTICE with Friday noon closure for L PATTON & SONS. VACATION CLOSING NOTICE states business closed Aug 14 to Aug 21, reopening Monday Aug 21. Also YARD PARTY at Old Bethel Church Aug 5 to benefit building fund starting at 5 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Patton & Sons
Pingley & Carper Cleaners
Old Bethel Church
Star Carrier recalls cold winter nights from 1909 to 1911
C Harold Lauck, then 14, recalls carrying The Winchester Evening Star on the northeastern route during bitter winters. He describes cold winds, swirling snow, and hot potato soup from his mother at 519 North Cameron Street as he paused near home to warm himself while delivering the paper.
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Winchester Evening Star
C. Harold Lauck
Journalism Laboratory
Washington and Lee University
Lexington
Lauck
North Cameron St
North Market
Cameron) St
Robinson Ice and
Pauley Calls Korea Aggression Start in 1946
Edwin W. Pauley testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee that the Soviet Union was a deliberate aggressor in Korea dating back to May 28, 1946. Brig Gen W L Roberts also testified as a witness at the hearing, with Tydings and Knowland referring to Pauley as a mystery witness.
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Washington
Edwin W. Pauley
Soviet Union
Korea
Pauley
Tydings
California
White House
Pentagon
Lyndon Johnson
D-Tex
Nationalist Planes Take Mystery Trips
In Taipei Formosa Nationalist war planes flew to unannounced destinations for a second straight day. They may raid Chinese Communist concentrations near Amoy and Quemoy as MacArthur ends talks with Chiang Kai-shek on Formosa defense. The U S Seventh Fleet patrols the strait. Ambassador W Koo calls MacArthur's Taipei visit a possible move toward ending Formosa neutralization.
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Taipei
Formosa
Quemoy
Amoy
China
Formosa Strait
MacArthur
Chiang Kai-shek
Truman
U. S
Seventh Fleet
W. K. Wellington Koo
Washington
Aid Rushes To Polio Stricken Wytheville Area
Polio outbreak in Wytheville and nearby counties prompts sweeping aid. Roanoke Memorial reports 65 patients under care with four in critical condition. 111 cases and 12 deaths in Wythe County since July 1. National Foundation directs respirators and funds. March of Dimes to deploy volunteers. Virginia toll for 1950 stands at 244 cases and 18 deaths.
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Wytheville
Virginia
National Foundation
Pulaski County
State Health Department
Wythe County
Roanoke
Memorial and Cripled Children’s Hospital
New York
Albert V. Crosby
Norfolk
March of Dimes
Crosby
Richmond
Jobs May Be Open At Camp Pickett
Camp Pickett re activates as a training center for the 43rd National Guard Division. Col. Leslie E. Babcock says a team of personnel consultants will interview applicants at the 46 000 acre reservation. Civilians seeking jobs should secure U S Civil Service application blanks.
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Camp Pickett
43Rd National Guard
Leslie E. Babcock
Babcock
U. S. Civil Service
Two Convicts Captured, Two Still at Large
Escapees from Berryville Virginia Prison Camp No 22 were caught while two others remain at large. The two recaptured, Haywood Porter Jr. and James Allen Smith, had fled earlier near Front Royal on Route 55. Bloodhounds failed to track due to a yellow jacket nest and rain. Nearby, two other escapees Joe Nathan Mitchell and Melvin Junior Copeland were captured near Berkeley Springs after a six state alert. Mitchell and Copeland had prior Virginia convictions for armed robbery larceny and auto theft.
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Berryville
Virginia
Front Royal
J. R. Conner
Haywood Porter Jr
Lynchburg
James Allen Smith
Suffolk City
Conner
Linden
Berkeley Springs
West Virginia
Joe Nathan Mitchell
Portsmouth
Melvin Junior Copeland
Raleigh
N. C
Charlestown
W. Va
Spruce Pine Hollow
Charles S. Burke
Morgan County
Lawrence Michael
Mitchell
Copeland
Seven Nations Oppose Seating Of Red China
Seven nations oppose seating Red China on the United Nations Security Council as part of a Korea peace deal. Britain France Ecuador Cuba Norway and Nationalist China join the United States in demanding that Korea's issue be settled before any decision on Communist China's admission. India weighs its stance as debate continues on the council agenda.
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India
East
Benegal N. Rau
Jakob A
U. N
United States
Russia
Peaches Wanted for Market at Old Mill Storage
Market good for all peach varieties sought by Old Mill Storage. Contact phone 4646 for supply details.
Georgia Lieutenant Governor Visits Winchester in County Office
Photo shows Marvin Griffin of Georgia in Winchester with State Senator Harry F. Byrd Jr and County Treasurer Harry L. McCann in Byrd’s office. Griffin, now Lieutenant Governor after serving as Adjutant General in 1945 46, lives in Bainbridge and runs The Post Search Light and a radio station. He married Elizabeth Smith in Kernstown in 1931 and has a son S Marvin Jr.
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Marvin Griffin
Georgia
Winchester
Frederick County
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Harry L. McCann
Byrd
Winchester Evening
Griffin
Bainbridge
Post-Search Light
S. Marvin, Jr
GriNin
Smith Farm
Middle Road
Stephens City Named Ground Observer Post Site
Stephens City will host a Ground Observer post in the Civil Defense program under Governor Battle and H B Holmes Jr. Rev C A York, pastor, is named supervisor with plans to organize about 20 observers and an assistant. York is a WWI and WWII veteran and a lieutenant colonel in the Infantry Reserve.
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Stephens City
Winchester
Eastern Air Defense Force
J. Galladay
C. A. York
York
Mr. York
East Tennessee
Alvin C. York
Civil Defense
Governor Battle
H. B. Holmes, Jr
Richmond
Division of Planning and Economic Development
Virginia
Frederick County
Galladay
Infantry
319Th Infantry
Fort Monroe
Army and Navy Dept
YMCA
Norfolk
Bridgewater
de Rouss Fire CO
Charley Rouss Fire Co
Robert C. Legge
Lucas Sparks No Riches From War Profits Assurance
Senate Democratic Leader Lucas said there will be no immediate excess profits tax and that profits from war would be stripped out. He forecast drastic taxes later if war expands as the Senate Finance Committee reshaped the tax bill with a 10 percent excise on televisions and home freezers and higher slot machine taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Lucas
G. I
Congress
Truman
Senate Finance Committee
Treasury
UN Forces May Advance Beyond the 38th Parallel
A foreign diplomatic source supports Foreign Minister Limb’s claim that the United Nations offensive will not stop at the 38th parallel. The observer says UN forces would likely advance to disarm aggressors and arrest war criminals, with final decisions by President Truman and likely majority U.N. support.
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Korea
Ben C. Limb
United Nations
Manchuria
U.N
38Th Parallel
North
South Korea
U. N
Truman
Bank robber waits on customers during holdup
A armed man robbed the Bronson Morningside Bank in Sioux City of 870 dollars yesterday afternoon then spent time cashier Ollie G. Smith tied to a chair. He used a car and a chartered plane to escape via Elk Point. Ward Hill, a customer, recalled the bandit saying he was on vacation.
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Bank
Bronson
Ala
South Dakota
Morningside Bank
Sioux City
Ollie G. Smith
Elk Point
8. D
Ward Hill
Corporate profits surge in 1950 second quarter
American corporations posted 43 percent higher profits in the second quarter of 1950 than a year earlier, with 450 firms earning $1.63 billion in Q2 and $2.87 billion for the first half, led by motor makers. But higher defense taxes and rationing could trim 1950 earnings below 1948 records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Associated Press
Allied Force Nearing Enemy Strength in Korea Front
Allied troops push toward the Red invaders as fresh U S divisions join Marines and Second Infantry along the Naktong front near Chinju and Wonbung. A captured U S 24th Infantry advance revealed a large enemy buildup as forces withdraw to a new defensive line.
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Tokyo
South Korea
Chin‘wesong
Naktong
U. S. 24Th
Chinju
Pusan
U. S
Masan
Don Whitehead
Associated Ess
Whitehead
Chunjam
Wonbung Village
Associated Press
O. H
Erickson
United Nations
Youngdok
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By Bill Garrard
C. Harold Lauce
Armed Services Group
Handley School
U.S
Gordon Baxter
Rev. C. A. York
Francis M. Lemay
Smith
The
Friendship Fire CO
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