Russians and East German Pact Claims Stir Berlin Debate
Die Welt reports a Soviet East German peace treaty proposal to withdraw troops behind the Oder, abandon the west mark in Berlin, and allow Western Allies to quit West Berlin. U S intelligence says no confirmation. Western Allies cautious, while West Berliners defend their status and Marshall Plan aid supports autonomy.
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Berlin
Die Welt
Newsaper
Westein
U. S
Moscow
Soviet Council of Ministers
Gregori Maximovich Pushkin
East German Democratic Republic
Oder River
Socialist Unity (Communist) Party of
East Germany
West Berlin
East Zone
West
Rain Likely to Persist in Virginia With Warm Day
Weather forecaster for Virginia reports showers and occasional rain with no end in sight to the warm spell. Today the temperature reached 87 degrees before cooling to around 64 at night as rain continues to dampen the area.
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Virginia
Fuiay
Consul's Wife Missing After Yacht Sinking at Sea
Mrs Aldine de Silva wife of the Brazilian consul in Istanbul fell from a yacht into the Marmara Sea and disappeared. The 42 year old American was daughter of Mrs J W Moore of St Albans West Virginia. Police boats searched but did not recover a body.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Aldine de Silva
Marmara Sea
de Silva
J. W. Moore
St. Albans
W. Va
Woman Batters Son and Herself with Tomahawk
In West Los Angeles a mother Corrine Jewell 44 battered her sleeping son Jolyn 10 with a stone tomahawk then slashed her throat in a suspected murder suicide bid. Both were in critical condition. a note read I’m too sick to carry on.
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West
Los Angeles
Calif
Corrine Jewell
Jolyn
W. J. McLaughlin
Anti Inflation Bill Nears Final Senate House Pact
A Senate House conference committee neared a final compromise on broad anti inflation legislation. Members expected final details to be settled before nightfall and for the bill to reach President Truman before his national address tomorrow. Maybank noted a return to deciding if the bill runs one or two years. The panel had set June 30, 1951 as the expiration in the House bill, while the Senate version proposed June 30, 1952.
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Washington
Senate Houes
Truman
Maybank
D-Sc
National Security Resources Board
House
Senate
Top Communist And Aides Nabbed In Pittsburgh
Steve Nelson chairman of the Communist Party of Western Pennsylvania and aides Andrew Anda and James Dolsen were arrested in Pittsburgh on sedition charges. Judge Michael A. Musmanno filed the charges. Cvetic testified Anda led party activities at steel mills and Dolsen served as a Daily Worker correspondent. The 1939 law carries fines up to 10000 dollars and up to 20 years imprisonment.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Steve Nelson
Communist Party of
Western Pennsylvania
Andrew Anda
James Dolsen
Michael A. Musmanno
Allegheny County
Matthew Cvetic
RBI
House Un-American Activities Committee
Cvetic
Onda
Dolsen
Daily Worker
Russian Ends Term As Council Head
Lake Success August ends with Jackob A. Malik finishing a 31 day term as president of the United Nations Security Council. Observers expect a final propaganda blast and a strong push against the United States and Western democracies before Britain's Sir Gladwyn Jebb assumes the chair next month.
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Lake
Jackob A. Malik
United Nations Security Council
Council
United States
Malik
Britain
Gladwyn Jebb
Recruiting Rules Are Clarified By Navy Office
Chief F J Martinovich announces that applicants turned away for enlisting have received notice to port for pre induction exams. To enlist in the Regular Navy, candidates must not have such notice, be 17 to 30 years old, unmarried with no dependents, and meet physical mental moral standards.
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F. J. Martinovich
Navy
Martinovich
McCarthy Explains No Tax Paid on Returns
Wisconsin tax official says Senator McCarthy provided more details on his 1949 income tax return. The state audits 1947 1948 and 1949 returns and notes McCarthy paid no state income tax for those years. The information remains confidential until audits finish.
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Appleton
Wis
McCarthy
Wisconsin Department of Taxation
J. L. Tibbetts
Tibbetts
Local Sailor Joins Mediterranean Exercises with U S and British Fleets
David W. W. Sargent machinist mate third class of Bloomery Star Route Winchester Va serves aboard USS Cone in the second phase of Mediterranean drills by the U S and British fleets. The Cone, part of Vice Admiral Ballentine's Sixth Fleet, operates under Admiral Conolly to sharpen naval forces.
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United States
USS
Cone
David W.W. Sargent
USN
Bloomery Star Route
Winchester
U. S
John J. Ballentine
Sixth Fleet
Mediterranean Sea
Richard L. Conolly
Eastern Atlantic
Mediterranean
Election of VFW commander in chief tops Chicago meeting
Charles C. Balls of Woodinville Washington was unanimously elected commander in chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars at a Chicago gathering. The decision centers on leadership for the national veterans group and marks a pivotal moment for allied veteran affairs.
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Chicago
Charles C. Balls
Woodinville
Wash
The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Aid for Europe passes Senate panel vote
Washington plans a $4 billion foreign military aid program aimed at Western Europe, expected to gain early Appropriations Committee approval. The package targets defense assistance and security support for allied nations in Europe.
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Washington
Western
Europe
Senate Appropriations Committee
Sunday Vesper Services at Friends Meeting House
Union Vesper Services sponsored by the Winchester Ministerial Assn. on the green of the Friend's Meeting House will be led by Rev. Edgar G. Hill of Market St. Methodist Church at 6 30 p m Sunday He will address What God Requires of Man with special music by Market St. Methodist Church choir Sunday's service closes Union Vesper Services for the season.
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Union Vesper
Winchester Ministerial Assn
Friend’s Meeting House
Edgar G. Hill
Market St. Methodist Church
Hill
Liquor Profits Share by Area Declines This Year
State ABC reports total profits of 9 628 799 with local distributions totaling 119 597 for Frederick County Winchester Clarke County and nearby towns Berryville Stephens City Middletown and Boyce receive checks mailed by the State Treasurer using a 3 59 per capita basis. Major local shares go to Frederick County 46 914 and Winchester 43 491 while Richmond leads cities with 769 693 and Norfolk 518 992 Roanoke 289 413. Localities may use the funds for their budgets.
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Berryville
Stephens City
Middletown
Boyce
Frederick County
ABC Fund
Richmond
Norfolk
Roanoke
Two Train Wrecks Injure Fifteen in Central Texas
In Lampasas Texas a Santa Fe passenger train derailed in pre-dawn darkness injuring at least 11 and no one seriously. About 100 miles northeast near Taegue four Rock Island freight cars derailed injuring four aboard a 40 passenger train. A Santa Fe spokesman called the incident luckless.
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Lampasas
Tex
Texas
Santa Fe
Taegue
Rock Island
Womeldorf Named Pastor at Old Stone and Loudoun Street Churches
The Rev G Raymond Womeldorf will assume the pastorate at Old Stone Presbyterian Church Frederick County and preach 8 pm services. a week later he will speak at Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church for the church youth preparing for prep school and college. The Lexington native is a graduate of Washington and Lee University and Union Theological Seminary. the couple have five children and have long served as missionaries in China before residing in Charles Town West Virginia. They will live on West Clifford Street.
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G. Raymond Womeldorf
Old Stone Presbyterian Church
E. Piccadilly St
Stine’s Chapel
Frederick County
Old Stone Church
Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
Womeldorf
Lexington
Washington and Lee University
Union Theological Seminary
Richmond
China
Charles Town
W. Va
Womeldorfs
Presbyterian Hospital
New York
Mrs. Womeldorf
W. Clifford St
Men with Families To Be Inducted
Chairman Vinson said the draft will extend to married men with dependents to meet future calls for a larger armed forces. He noted the allotment bill for GI families aims to support those with children and broaden selective service.
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Washington
Vinson
D-Ga
House
Armed Services Committee
Selective Service
Fight Rages Along Front as Troops Move 5000 Yards
Front line fighting continues with forces advancing about 5 000 yards behind communist lines in heavy clashes. Reports indicate several units engaged in renewed combat as the battle front shifts.
Battle Front Quiet Amid Shifting Control in Korea
Lines north of Haman show no shots fired as Battle Mountain area changes hands eight times in two weeks. North of Taigu, 20 000 North Koreans stall a central front advance while UN manpower grows slowly. An Australian infantry unit flies to Japan en route to Korea as British troops move toward front lines. Thailand and Philippines units arrive soon, with France and Belgium contributing as well. New York bank clearings rise nearly 50 percent above the next 15 U.S. cities.
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Haman
Battle Mountain
Taigu
United Nations
Japan
Korea
Thailand
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Belgium
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Martin
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