Two Die In Route 11 Auto Crash Near Winchester
A Saturday night single vehicle crash on Route 11 near Winchester killed 20 year old R. Gray Pollard Jr. and left two other passengers in critical condition. Leonard Braithwaite 17 of Woodstock Lane and Leelon Ray McNealy Jr. 24 of Kent Street were hospitalized with serious injuries including paralysis.
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Leonard Braithwaite
Woodstock Lane
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Route
Winchester
R. Gray Pollard, Jr
Capitol Theatre
N. Breddock St
Baker VA Center
Martinsburg
Leelon Ray McNealy, Jr
N. Kent St
Leonard E. Braithwaite
Woostock Lane
17 Air Force Men Die as B 29 Crashes at Fairfield base
At Fairfield-Suisun IR Base California a B 29 trainer exploded after takeoff killing 17 air force personnel and injuring many others. Brig Gen Robert F Travis among the dead. Two crew members unaccounted for as the bomber disintegrated and fires spread to nearby trailer camps.
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Associated Press
Fairfield - Suisun IR Base
Calif
Air Force
Robert F. Travis
E. Q. Steffes
East Chicago
Ind
R. H. Lewis
Clay
Sgt. Lewis
T Street
Shades Park
Web
Senators Press Intelligence Reforms After Korea Invasion
Senators Bridges and B act on perceived intelligence faults citing Korea as a wakeup call. They urge Senate armed services subcommittee review and possible reorganization of espionage operations on a war footing. Byrd and Tydings weigh in on assessment and leadership confidence.
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Bridges
R-Nh
South Korea
Senate Armed Services Investigating
D-Va
Full Armed Services Committee
Korea
Idaho Primary Focus Shapes Senate Race in 1952
National interest centers on Idaho where Republicans and Democrats nominate candidates for two Senate seats. Senator Glen Taylor, a Truman backer and former actor, seeks renomination amid accusations of ties to Communist fronts. The other Idaho seat is held by Henry Dworshak, with the November contest for the remaining four years.
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Glen Taylor
Henry A. Wallace
Idaho
Senate
Nebraska
Arkansas
Connecticut
North Carolina
Taylor’s
Taylor
D. Worth Clark
Truman
U. S
Russia
South Korea
Henry C. Dworshak
Dworshak
Bert H. Miller
Miller
C. A. Robins
Compton S. White
Taylor and Clark
Robins
John Sanborn
Herman Walker
J. William Fulbright
Val Peterson
Ernest Adams
Omaha
Terry Carpenter
Scottsbluff
Clements
Charles I. Dawson
2000 Fiddlers Compete by Shenandoah River
2000 people gathered at Watermelon Park Clarke County to hear five young fiddlers vie for $1000 in a Shenandoah Valley Fiddler's Contest. The event drew players from Florida Kentucky Virginia West Virginia and the South and West. Notables included Lem Lewis of Ridgeway and 17 year old Scott from Galax Virginia. Uncle Tommy Walters of Frederick County was absent due to illness.
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Eustace Florance
Watermelon Park
Shenandoah River
Clarke County
Blue Ridge Mountains
John A. Miller
Shenandoah Valley
Daddy
Florida
Kentucky
Virginia
West Virginia
South
Lem Lewis
Ridgeway
W. Va
Andy Jackson
Lem
Old Hickory
Galax
Scott
Tommy Walters
Frederick County
Baltimore
Tommy
Glass
Amhibious Invasion Behind Red Korea Seen Improbable
Military leaders say lack of manpower and transport likely blocks large scale amphibious or airborne operations in Korea. Small landings remain possible, but front line forces need every available man. Marines expected to stage a beachhead but landed quietly at a South Korean port and joined frontline troops.
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Elton C. Fay
Washington
Red Army
Korea
Europe
Pacific Islands
Kora
1St Marine Division
Far East
MacArthur
Army Casualty List Shows 2 616 Total To Date
The Army reported 2 616 Korean war casualties announced today for families and public release through August 6. The tally covers Army personnel only with 153 killed 1 590 wounded and 873 missing. Officials said lists may grow as more notifications occur and stressed not hiding details.
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Washington
Far East
Korea
Drew Pearson
Army
Pearson
Motorist Fined 155 and Costs in Winchester Court
Charles William Minghini 23 owner driver of a 1935 Ford was fined 50 plus costs for hit and run and 5 plus costs for no operator license and 100 plus costs for DUI. A 30 day jail term on DUI was suspended. Second man Harley William Sirbaugh faced trial for reckless driving after a 1946 Hudson collided with a 1950 Studebaker on Loudoun Boscawen Street with about 50 dollars damage per car.
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Boyce
Winchester
Charles Cain
Charles Wiliam Minghini
Charles Lee Calvert
Whitacre
N. Loudoun St
Wyck St
Rice
Loudoun-Boscawen St
Studebaker
Herman M. Lee
Woodland Ave
Marines to Call 80 000 Reserves for Active Duty
The Marine Corps announced it will mobilize all 80 000 volunteer reserves. About 50 000 officers and men are to report between August 15 and October 31. Additional air reserve units and ground reserve units have already been called to active duty. A call for about 30 000 volunteer reserves not in the first summons has not set a date.
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Washington
Marine Corps
Corps
Colonial Beach Beach Clash Sparks Racial Tension
Tense resort town prepares for a clash over Negroes swimming at the white only beach. A second Negro swim party was postponed as violence loomed after a first event, with stabbings, assaults, and camera destruction cited amid a federal anti discrimination suit and town officials warning of bloodshed.
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Colonial
Norman F. Brewington
Richmond
Martin A. Martin
Colonial Beach
Brewington
Nevro
Martin
Alvin Pate
Rollins Fork
Fredericksburg
Frank Trippett
Washington
Eugene Johnson
Pate
Montross
Kiwanians Call for Blood Donations Amid Low Volunteer Count
Kiwanis Club officials urged the public to help reach a 100 pint goal for the Red Cross Bloodmobile visit at the Presbyterian Church from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tomorrow. Charles Zuckerman registered first at the Red Cross office and will enter the Gallon Club. Arthur Gilkey and Aaron Zuckerman also signed up, both veterans of the late war.
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Red Cross
Kiwanis Club
Presbyterian Church
Charles Zuckerman
Arthur Gilkey
Aaron Zuckerman
Americans and Koreans Launch Major Korea Offensive
US Marines and Army infantry attack on a 20 mile front in southeast Korea driving back North Korean troops about two miles. About 9,000 Americans and South Korean commandos clash with First Division forces backed by heavy aerial and artillery support. General MacArthur reports the attack progressing on schedule as B 29 bombers strike Pyongyang and Wonsan.
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Russell Brines
Tokyo
U. S
Korea
Muaumolye Luueery
W. Averell Harriman
Truman
Harriman
25Th
United Nations
Yechon
Eighth Army
Kogan
Pusan
Fifth Marine
First Marine
U.N
Chingham
Chinju
MacArthur
Don Whitehead
Associated Press
General Pershing
Herman C. Mitchell
Roanoke
Mitchell
Chindong
Red
Leif Erickson
Chungam
Lie Says U N General Assembly Could Meet Quickly
Trygve Lie said the United Nations General Assembly could convene on 24 hours notice in an emergency. He noted rules allow 14 days, but authority could set aside those rules. The report discussed Korea war dynamics and the need for negotiations to restore peace.
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Frances W. Carpenter Lake Success
Trygve Lie
U. N. General Assembly
Assembly
Security Council
Jacob A. Malik
Flushing Meadows
New York City
Lie
Korea
United Nations
Soviet Union
North Korea
Red Chine
Council
United States
U. N
Spaak Re-Elected Assembly Head
The Consulative Assembly of the Council of Europe re elected Paul Henri Spaak of Belgium as its president defeating Dutch Catholic opposition over his role in the Belgian royal crisis. Churchill and Hugh Dalton supported Spaak as the sole nomination. The Council’s Ministerial Council authorized Robert Schuman to address the assembly on pooling European steel and coal.
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Strasbourg
France
Council of Europe
Paul-Henri Spaak
Belgium
Netherlands
Spaak
Leopold
Winston Churchill
Hugh Dalton
Britain
Europe
Council
Robert Schuman
Assembly
Boyce Incorporation and Mayors and Winchester Hall Construction
The query asks when Boyce was first incorporated and identifies its first and current mayors, plus the construction year of Winchester City Hall. Answers are to be found on the Editorial Page.
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Boyce
Winchester City Hall
Pin-Up Mills Race to Meet Servicemen Demands
Hollywood studios and cheese cake mills are cranking out pin-up pictures by the thousands to satisfy the unabated demand from servicemen overseas. The trend reflects wartime morale efforts as studios pivot to risqué yet non explicit imagery.
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Hollywood
Korea
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Reds
Bulletin
Pingley & Carper Cleaners
Senate Appropriations Committee
R. H. Hillenkoetter
Central Intelligence Agency
Hillenkoetter
Byrd
Tydings
D-Md
U.S. Senate
The
Uncle Tommy
Old Virginny
Speedy Baker
Davis County
Red Korean
Congress
William F. Arbogast
House
Senate Banking Committee
Lyndon Johnson
D-Tex
Representative Vinson
Dga
Armed Services Committee
Vinson
Marines
U.N. General Assembly
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