Arab Legion Joins Battle At Jaffa
Cairo dispatch reports Trans-Jordan's Arab Legion took part for the first time in repulsing incidents in Jaffa Palestine, with 6 000 to 7 000 Legion troops on duty and arms funds totaling 100 000. Hagana claims police used armored cars against Jews in Jerusalem and Jaffa, as deaths rise to 37 Jews, 23 Arabs, and two Armenians since partition.
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Cairo
Fawzi al Malki
Trans-Jordan
Arab Legion of
Jaffa
Palestine
Tel Aviv
John Glubb Pasha
Malki
Trans - Jordan
Jerusalem
Hagana
Palestine Police
Hatikvah
Yacot
United Nations
Holy Land
Jacob Shiff
Der
Hagan
Aden
Arabian
Egypt
Syria
Iraq
Lebanon
Derna
Libya
Damascus
Campbell Heads Valley Officials Association
Carl L. Campbell of Winchester was elected president of the Valley Officials Association at the Verona banquet. John B. Swink of VMI became vice president and Capt. Robert Littrell of VMI secretary treasurer. Gus Welch recalled experiences with Carlisle Indian teams and noted the growth from four to forty officiating schools. Members from Winchester include R A Garrabrandt H D Robinson Jr Carleton Emmart Berlin Moore Leonard Newcome W E Cather Lohr Dunlap Eli Garber Robert Smith and James Thomson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl L. Campbell
Winchester
Valley Officials Assn
Verona
John B. Swink
VMI
Robert Littrell
Gus Welch
Carlisle Indian
Jim Thorpe
Footall
Virginia
Ohio State
Campbell
Association
R. A. Garrabrandt
H. D. Robinson Jr
Carleton Emmart
Berlin Moore
Leonard Newcome
W. E. Cather
Lohr Dunlap
Eli Garber
Robert Smith
James Thomson
Veterans No Longer Required to Undergo Recruit Training
Richmond dispatch reports veterans with prior Army Navy or Coast Guard service will not be required to take recruit training on enlistment in the Marine Corps unless they request it. Captain John Marston Jr. announced the change from the Richmond marine office.
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Richmond
Army
Navy
Coast Guard
Marine Corps
John Marston Jr
Richmond Marine Office
Investment Bankers Conclude 36th Convention in Hollywood
Bankers from across the United States closed the 36th annual convention of the Investment Bankers Assn of America in Hollywood Florida. The group and 17 firms had been charged in New York with conspiracy to monopolize investment banking and to thwart compulsory competitive bidding for new securities.
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Hollywood
Fla
United States
Investment Bankers Assn. of America
New York
Winchester area drought near four inch deficit for year
Weather notes show Winchester area has exactly four inches of precipitation this year, four inches shy of the 24 year average of 36.30 inches recorded at Winchester Research Laboratory. With under four weeks left in the calendar year, a recovery is unlikely though light rain is forecast. locals warn a white Christmas would follow if rains reach four inches.
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Winchester
Winchester Research Labortory
Yule Seal Sales Near Two Thousand Dollars
The Winchester Tuberculosis Assn reports $1938 raised in the first two weeks of its annual Christmas seal sale led by Chairman C. F. Schenck. The drive continues through Christmas, reaching 41 percent of the 1947 goal to fund 1948 mass X-ray clinics and free clinics for high risk groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Tuberculosis Assn
C. F. Schenck
Kuykendall to Help Hold Law Exams
Sloan Kuykendall of the State board of law examiners will depart for Richmond to oversee the state bar examinations with 165 candidates scheduled for next Tuesday and Wednesday. He noted that no applicants come from Frederick or Clarke counties.
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Sloan Kuykendall
State Board of Law Examiners
Richmond
Kuykendall
Frederick
Clarke Counties
Great Lakes Area Sees Snow and Rain Sweep The Region
Snow fell across parts of the Great Lakes and New England regions while a rain front moved through the upper Ohio and mid Atlantic states and southwest Texas in the last 24 hours.
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Great Lakes
New England
Weather Bureau
Ohio
mid-Atlantic
Texas
Great Magnet Powers Columbia Cyclotron in New York
Irvington New York December 6 A colossal magnet weighing about 2300 tons forms the core of Columbia University's new cyclotron. The device will fire protons at 400 million electron volts, potentially smashing heavy atoms and revealing atomic structure clues. Construction at Nevis near New York City progresses with naval cooperation.
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Alton L. Blakeslie
Irvington
N. Y
U. S
Columbia University
Columbia
John R. Dunning
Office of Naval Research
Clotron
Nevis
Hudson River
New York City
Rome Workers Form High Command in Capital
Communist led Rome workers set an ultimatum to the government demanding employment and punishment for police actions last night at Rome gates. The Provincial Committee of Congress of Management and Internal Commissions announced the group which claims 300 000 workers and aims to direct the battle of Roman labor.
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Rome
Primevale
L’unita
Alcide de Gasperi
Mario Scelba
Italy
Salvator Rebecchini
Avanti
Scelba
Premeva
Public Works Department
Milan
de Gasperi
Constituent Assembly
National Congress of Partisans
Russia
Yugoslavia
Hungary
Austria
Netherlands
The
Resistance
Genoa
Stuart withdraws from U. S. Marshal race in Western Virginia
Stuart Jr. of Lebanon ends bid for U S Marshal Western District of Virginia after recommending return to legal practice. Senator Robertson may propose another candidate to Attorney General. Byrd undecided. Elks Memorial Service invite. hay bale request in Winchester.
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Washington
John White Stuart Jr
Lebanon
A. Willis Robertson
Virginia
Stuart
Roberson
Harrison
Byrd
F. Larrick Zirkle
Broadway
Elks Memorial
Handley Library
French Assembly Adopts Drastic Anti-Strike Law
Paris reports the French Senate approved Premier Schuman's harsh anti-strike and anti-sabotage bill amid a 21 hour session by a 82 to 21 vote. It backs harsher penalties for sabotage and allows force to ensure non strikers work, with Auriol to sign. Police authorized to use firearms if needed during protests.
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Paris
Robert Schuman
National Assembly
Vincent Auriol
Schuman
Auriol
General Confederation, of Labor
GGT
Assembly
Council of the Republic
General Confederation of Labor
CGT
Genera
Anzin
Lille
Valence
Trousers Reveal Double Life in Chicago Divorce Case
Thomas Lawrence Foley a 60 year old railroad conductor kept a secret from two wives for 22 years, living a second family a couple miles apart in Chicago. His second wife Eva Healey learned of another wife after a tailor matched trousers from both households. The FBI misperception ended when court filings showed Foley’s true history.
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Chicago
Thomas Lawrence Foley
Foley
Bertha
Thomas Lawrence Healy
Eva
Louis Retains World Title In Controversial Win Over Wolcott
In Madison Square Garden on December 5, Joe Louis narrowly defends the world heavyweight title after a split decision against Jersey Joe Wolcott. Louis was knocked down twice, once to a seven count, as 18,194 fans paid a record $216,477 for the bout won amid boos.
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Ted Smits
New York
Joe Louis
Joe Wolcott
Louis
Wolcott
Madison Square Garden
Truman Warns Against Raids On Resources
President Truman urges constant vigilance in conserving public lands forests minerals and energy to prevent destructive raids. He spoke in Everglades City during a Key West vacation address announcing the Everglades National Park 454000-acre reserve and stressing resource use for world stability and national prosperity.
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Everglades City
Fla
Truman
Everglades
U. S
Key West
M. F. Caldwell
Florida
Florida Eye
28Th National Park
Pepper and
Holland
Everglades Reserve
Russo American Rivalry Said to Last a Long Time
Walter Lippmann told a Phi Beta Kappa anniversary audience in Williamsburg that the United States must accept a permanent rivalry with Russia. He urged recognizing the rivalry, using influence to balance power, and establishing spheres of influence to prevent war. He criticized American philosophical flaws shaping foreign policy.
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Williamsburg
Walter Lippman
Phi Beta Kappa
United States
Russia
Rad United
Prman
Rootcully
West Leaders Press Molotov on German Economic Unification
The London talks saw Secretary of State Marshall urge Molotov for a comprehensive Russian plan to unify Germany economically, while Bevin and Harriman clashed over reparations and Western plans. Molotov pressed Harriman on regulatory roles and France sought a Ruhr regime, signaling a widening split among Western powers.
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London
Marshall
Council of Foreign Ministers
Molotov
Germany
Mionao
Lane
United States
Ernest Bevin
Imany
Russia
Bevin
Europe
Misters Council
Rers
William Averell Harriman
Harriman
France
Ruhr
Georges Bidault
Secret Service Breaks Counterfeit Ring in Chicago
United States Secret Service announced the disruption of a counterfeit gang in Chicago that printed $600,000 in bogus currency since last July and was halted as officials described.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United States Secret Service
Public Vote Sought on Motor Tax Fund Policy
Roanoke report states the Virginia Highway Users Assn proposes a 1948 constitutional referendum. The measure would let voters decide whether motor vehicle tax revenues should be limited to road uses by state law.
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Roanoke
Virginia Highway Users Assn
General Assembly
Truman Receives Seminole Tribal Shirt in Florida
President Truman rode from Key West to Naples by air and car then to the Everglades National Park where nearly 100 Seminole Indians presented him with a bright tribal shirt. The chiefs declined honorary membership for the president.
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Truman
C. Adell
Key West
Boca Chica
Naples
Fla
Everglades National Park
United States
Special Upholstery Cleaning Sale One Week Only
Corrigan's Rug Cleaners offers home upholstery cleaning starting Monday December 8 with a three piece living room suite nine dollars a sofa four dollars and easy chairs two dollars fifty each per piece. Phone 7221.
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Corrigan
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M. L. YD
Schraffts Chocolates
Richard and Ford Distributors
Gordon's Food
Hodgson and Brown
Golden Glow
Anlee & Anderson
N. Braddock St
Margaret German
Romney
Ind
Pat Wall
Savannah
Campbell Heads Valley
Coach Welch
Great Lakes Area
Associated Press
U. S. Marshal
Post
Ralph F. Beaver
French Assembly
Boxing Commission
Walter Lippmann
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