Prices May Go Up Even With Changes In Control Law
Washington price stabilizer Michael V. DiSalle testified to the Senate Banking Committee that prices may rise even if Congress rewrites the economic controls law. He described repealed provisions as necessary to enable a workable stabilization program and warned meat prices depend on slaughter quotas, while advocating move forward with reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Michael V. DiSalle
Congress
Senate Banking Committee
Truman
Office of Price Stabilization
DiSalle
Mobilization
Charles E. Wilson
Wilson
Lome
Cuts in Foreign Aid a Pity Says President Truman
President Truman called the Congressional cuts to foreign aid a pity and misplaced economy. He pledged to press to restore funds though he fears success is unlikely as Europe nears recovery. Senators in Washington debated who should direct foreign aid spending more than its total amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Europe
Senate
India Defends Refusal to Attend San Francisco Peace Conference
In a pointed stance to the United States India rejects attending the Japanese Peace Conference in San Francisco. Prime Minister Nehru also pledges his government will not sign any separate Japan pact contradicting the American-sponsored treaty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
India
United States
San Francisco
Jawaharlal Nehru
Japan
Philco
M. W. Adams
N. Cameron St
Local Attorney Diverts Traffic To Press for Light
Harry R. Kern Jr a prominent attorney parked his Packard in the center of the Washington and Cork Streets intersection to slow traffic and dramatize the need for a traffic light. He claimed speeding cars endanger children and said he alerted police multiple times before placing the car. Police moved the vehicle later and returned the keys. No charges were filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry R. Kern, Jr
Washington and
Cork Streets
Kern
Washington Street
Cork Street
J. Thomas Boyd
The
Star
Sears to Build Store on N Loudoun Street
Sears Roebuck to erect a 100 by 165 foot building on 310 N Loudoun St opposite the Sarah Zane Fire Company. Shen Valley Corporation of Arlington will own long term lease. Buckley Lages Inc started excavation. Final sale approval by Circuit Judge Marshall required before bids for contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Loudoun St
Sarah Zane Fire Company
Shen Valley Corporation
Arlington
Sears, Roebuck and Company
J. G. Holsinger and Son
Jack R. Jones
Arlington Corporation
Star
Elliott D. Marshall
Buckley Lages, Inc
Martinsburg Pike
Jones
Crime Group Asks For Investigation In Nation's Capital
The Senate Crime Committee urged a probe into Washington D C national capital crime activity as it nears the end of a 15 month inquiry. It plans to deliver a final report to the Senate and may press contempt citations against reluctant witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Crime Committee
Senate
O'Conor
D-Md
Commerce Committee
Edwin C. Johnson
Dcole
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Governor Urges Cooperation to Lessen Holiday Traffic Deaths
Richmond governor urged cooperation of state and local law enforcement and drivers to prevent a Labor Day highway disaster after Arlington Safety Council asked for a state of emergency to curb traffic fatalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Battle
Arlington Safety Council
Defense Pact Signed Between United States and Philippines
Washington reports the United States and the Philippines signing a defense pact pledging mutual aid against aggression. President Truman called the treaty a strong step toward security and a peace in the Pacific during the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Philippines
Truman
Pacific
Freight wreck blocks traffic on RF&P line near Quantico
A freight train wreck halted traffic on the Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad near Quantico as officials worked to clear the line. The incident disrupted north south rail movement for the day and prompted temporary closures while repairs were arranged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quantico
Richmond, Fredericksburg and
Potonac
Truman Silence on Copper Strike Plans at News Conference
President Truman refused to reveal any government actions while awaiting the Wage Stabilization Board report on the nationwide copper strike. The strike, cutting 95 percent of production, has disrupted defense materials and could prompt a board of inquiry though it would lack power to settle the dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Wage Stabilization Board
Office of Defense Mobilization
Orville Larson
Cyrus &. Ching
Federal Conciliation
Case Will Never Be Closed Until Oatis Free
President Truman stated the William N. Oatis case will remain open until the Associated Press correspondent is released from a Czech jail. The remark followed Czech ambassador Prochazka calling the matter closed from a judicial viewpoint, drawing criticism from Congress. Senator Jenner urged full steps to secure Oatis’s freedom.
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Oatis
Washington
Truman
William N. Oatis
Associated Press
Czechoslovakia
Vladamir Prochazka
Congress
Jenner
R-Ind
Prochazka
United States
Foreign Office denies finding missing diplomats Burgess MacLean
London reports claim British secret agents located missing diplomats Guy Burgess and Donald MacLean. William Ridsdale, head of the Foreign Office News Department, called the morning stories completely without foundation and the office remained silent for hours before issuing the denial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Foreign Office
Guy Burgess
Donald MacLean
William Ridsdale
Foreign Office News Department
Hoover warns of evils in public life at Iowa Birthday talk
Former President Herbert Hoover, addressing thousands at the Iowa State Fair, blasted a cancerous growth of intellectual dishonesty in public life and urged stronger ethics beyond mere codes. He urged Congress to widen laws against new bribes while noting moral indigna tion is on the march and that truth and decent living will prevail. He accepted The Iowa Award after deferring his birthday address for his 77th birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Herbert Hoover
America
Congress
Hoover
Dewey Urges Firm Asia Policy After Far East Tour
New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey returned from a Far East trip and urged a strong united policy in Asia. He warned Southeast Asia as the Communists' likely next target and called for clear lines and firm actions with allies to prevent further free-world losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Far East
United States
Southeast Asia
Asia
U.S
Pacific
America
Cemetery makes apology for halting Indian burial
The widow of Winnebago Indian Sgt. John R. Rice prepared for funeral arrangements in Arlington after the Sioux City Memorial Park Cemetery apologized for stopping his burial. President Truman arranged a Virginia resting place for Rice, who was killed in Korea, amid controversy over a non Caucasian burial delay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnebago, Nebr
Arlington National Cemetery
Truman
Evelyn Rice
John R. Rice
Sioux City
Memorial Park
Virginia
Sergeant Rice
Mr. Truman
White House
Tabu-Dong
Korea
First Cavalry
Pacific
Rice
Clem A. Evans
Sioux City City
J. M. Gunnell
Man Holds Eight Aces In Pinochle Once More
Robert N Lindsey of 500 South Stewart Street reported drawing eight aces in a three handed Pinochle game with his wife and Miss Sadie Finklestine from Handley High School faculty. He previously achieved the feat in 1928 after about 30 years of playing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert N Lindsey
South Stewart Street
Sadie Finklestine
Handley High School
Lindsey
Separate peace pacts eyed for Japan and allies
Senators said a State Department official told them that Japan and Nationalist China will sign separate peace pacts after the general Japanese peace treaty is signed in San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Japan
China
San Francisco
Grass Fire Near O Sullivan Rubber Plant
City fire crews responded to a grass fire on Paper Mill Road behind O Sullivan Rubber Company at 2 30 p m today extinguishing the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O’sullivan Rubber Company
Cadets Claim Denied Hearings Before Honor Committee
Two West Point cadets Harrison Gerard Travis and Wiemard Gamink told a public hearing that they never received hearings before the cadet honor committee amid the cribbing scandal. The session, overseen by the Justice Committee of the New York Bar Association, also noted another cadet restored to duty as the panel continued reviewing discipline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
West Point
Military Academy
Cadets’ Honor Committee
Harrison Gerard Travis
Atlantic Highlands
N. J
Wiemard Gamink
Miawal
M. O
Committee On Justice of the
New York Civil and Criminal Courts Bar Association
Travis
Senich
Attore
National Fruit Company Plans City Park Picnic for Employees
About 3000 workers and families from Martinsburg Strasburg Timberville and Waynesboro will attend an all day event at City Park Martinsburg West Virginia Friday starting at 10 am. Frank Armstrong Jr. will give the welcome address and Postmaster Marlin Eckerd will deliver the keynote on The Dignity of Service. The picnic features a fried chicken lunch games races and swimming. Service award pins will be presented including 35 year pins to Thomas D. Cain and 25 20 and 15 year pins to named local employees plus others from the Martinsburg plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Fruit Product Co
Martinsburg
W. V
Strasburg
Timberville
Waynesboro
Frank Armstrong, Jr
Marlin
Eckerd
Jordan Springs
Armstrong
Thomas D. Cain
Alfred D. Shryock
Mr. Armstrong
Oscar A Tsili
Harry H. Pierce
Charlotte H. Haies
Irene V. Shull
Franklin F. Gregory
George R. Taylor
Robert J. Cline
Irene C. Pierce
Pansy Butler
Edith C Chapman
Betty E. Goode
Virgie Grant
Emma G Ball
John 8. Scully
Ashby Stouffer
Elizabeth L. Zeigler
Elmer G. Ambrose
Robert £. Cadwallader
Daniel W. Cline
Curtis R. Loy
Harry W. Luttrell
Wilbur H
Reds Charge U S Planes Daily Violate Kaesong Neutral Area
Peiping Radio accused American planes of violating the Kaesong neutrality area in Korea nearly every day. The broadcasts, aimed at Gen. Matthew Ridgway, claimed lies and distortion and cited a flare drop over the suspended truce site early Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Huth
Tokyo
Red
China
Peiping
Kaesong
Korea
Matthew B. Ridgway
Ridgway
U. N
San Francisco
Rideway
Boyd's Orchards
Martinsburg Pike
Church Bowling League
A. Hoagland
Truman backs Ridgway as U S forces grow stronger in Korea
President Truman affirmed 100 percent support for General Matthew Ridgway and said U S forces would be stronger if full scale fighting resumes with the Communists in Korea. The briefing also covers Ridgway’s stance on reopening the Kaesong bombing probe and Peiping Radio's sharp attacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
United States
Korea
Matthew B. Ridgway
Reds
Life Features Battle of Body in Life Magazine
Life Magazine's September 3 issue, on sale tomorrow, features a four page spread on the Battle of the Body of Morgan dispute over removing Gen Daniel Morgan's remains from Mt Hebron Cemetery to Cowpens. Local participants pictured include Benjamin Belchie W Nelson Page M B Clowe Jr William Battaile Thomas G Scully Lee Miller and Gene Sakers. Also shown is Morgan death bed from Amherst Street home now Massie Sr residence and Saratoga home now owned by Misses Mary and Agnes Page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Morgan
Mt. Hebron Cemetery
Cowpens
8. C
Benjamin Belchie
Winchester-Frederick County
Gene Sakers
Winchester - Frederick County
800 Gallon Still Seized in Dinwiddie County Raid
Richmond man George Smith, 33, arrested after a raid near Ford, Dinwiddie County. Authorities seized an 800 gallon still described as one of the largest in the county, plus 40 fermenters, 12 000 gallons of mash, 40 cases and 270 gallons of whiskey, coke, and other equipment. Smith held on 1000 bond awaiting preliminary hearing next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Dinwiddie
W. B. Butterworth
Ford
George Smith
Smith
G. P. Smethie
State Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Smethie
Butterworth
Married Men Still Safe From Draft
Richmond reports that married men aged 18 and a half to 26 remain not in immediate danger of being drafted. Col Harman, state Selective Service director, says local boards will await new regulations before acting under the updated draft law effective June 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Selective Service
Asher W. Harman
Col. Harman
Bowen property auction near Court House at noon
Public notice announces property sale by Bowen at the Court House steps at 12 o’clock on Saturday September 1. Details reference a classified ad pages 1 and 8 through 31 for the full listing and terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay Bowen
Front Court House
U.N Planes Target Red Supply Lines In Korea
U N planes raided rail and road networks in eastern Korea as UN forces aim to disrupt Communist supply lines. Night bombings damaged 62 box cars and 67 road segments, while a new 8,000 man division was spotted near Yanggu and another 2,000 Reds moved northwest. Six hundred plus sorties were flown, with 900 Red vehicles attacked and 270 destroyed or damaged. Two US jets were lost, one MiG-15 shot down, and a Shooting Star fell to ground fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. 8Th Army
Korea
United Nations
Yanggu
U. N
Navy
ROK
Republic of Korea
Kaesong
Fifth Air Force
North Korea
Richard A. Brown
Beloit
Wis
Songchon
Okinawa
Yongmidong
Pyongyang
Samdung
Air Force
VFW Urges U S Ultimatum to Soviets and Reds
The Veterans of Foreign Wars urges the United States to issue an ultimatum to the Soviet Union and its satellites and to deny and its allies more troop support to forces fighting communists in Korea and elsewhere. The 52nd annual encampment adopted the resolution with McCarthy expected to reply to a Tobin attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Veterans of Foreign Wars
United States
Soviet Union
Korea
Joseph R. McCarthy
Ris
Labor
Maurice J. Tobin
Veterans the Veterans
McCarthy
Tobin
Inn Capon Bridge
W. Va
Schaffermaker Tavern
Airport Speedway
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Senate Group
Berryville Pike
Elena
Arthur Jackel
Evening Star
Sears, Roebuck
N. Loudoun
Dewey
Honor Committee
National Fruit Company
Gen. Ridgway
U. S
Life
Winchester
Life Magazine
U. 8
Gainesboro
State Highway Department
Back Creek
U.N
VFW
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