Un Americans Labeled Security Risks Still Hold UN Jobs
A State Department official testified that 12 of 40 Americans labeled bad security risks by Washington still work at the United Nations. The disclosure came as Senate subcommittee probed alleged subversive elements. Six names were made public among those discharged.
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Probers
New York
State Department
Department
United Nations
John D. Hickerson
U. N. Affairs
U.S. Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
The
World Organization
Hickerson
Herbert O’conor
Senate
U. N
Subcommittee
Amercans
U.N
Secretariat
Ferguson
Frank C. Bancroft
Alfred van Tassel
Technical Assistance Administration
Stanley Graze
Jack S. Harris
Jane Reed
Joel Gordon
Two Youths Steal Purse Go On Spending Spree at School
An 11 and 12 year old brothers in Oklahoma City ran a spree after lifting a purse at the Bethel Center. They flashed cash at classmates, tipped friends, bought treats, and attempted a school party before police recovered part of the money. Juvenile Officer Bailey reports $14.90 collected so far and the father agreed to restitution.
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Oklahoma City
Bethel Center
C. E. Bailey
Farmers & Merchants National Bank
Court House Square
Winchester
Butler's
Wyck Street
H. W. Butler, Inc
Sacred Heart
Bray
White Post Road
Stephens City
Sunnyside
Turkeys & Chickens L. F
Buck McDonald
W. Plumly Corporation
Great A & P Tea CO
N. Braddock &T
Discriminations Must End Lodge Tells Churchmen
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge Jr urged 30 Protestant church leaders to push for a durable peace based on justice. He said America must end discrimination at home to promote global peace and that equality and human rights strengthen foreign policy. The National Council of Churches announced Greek Orthodox joining, potential president pick, and new community education and welfare initiatives.
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Denver
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
America
Lodge
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United Nations
United States
General Assembly
National Council of Churches of Christ
U.S.A
Methodist
William C. Martin
Dallas
Episcopal
Henry Knox Sherrill
New York
Division of Christian Education
Navy Oversight Faults at Wilmington Shipyard
House investigators fault the Navy for inadequate administration at the Naval Industrial Reserve Shipyard in Wilmington Delaware. The report cites open administrative conflict among six bureaus and improper supervision, noting a $10 000 yearly loss from Navy storage space leased to the General Services Administration. The panel plans further probes next Congress.
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Washington
House
Navy
Delaware
Naval Industrial Reserve Shipyard
Wilmington
Del
General Services Administration
Hardy
D-Va
Frederick County Banquet For Corn Pasture And Fruit Planned
The Frederick County Corn Pasture and Fruit Banquet will be held at James Wood High School on Friday December 12 at 6 30 p m. G H Clark district extension agent VPI will speak and prizes will be awarded for the Apple Production Contest and Corn and Pasture Contests.
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Frederick County
James Wood High School
G. H. Clark
D. K. Russell
Robert C. Bradford
James C. Gordon
Singing of America
Henry Davis
Harry Seabright
Virginia Seedmen’s Association
Robert J. McNally
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
A. H. Teske
Vv. P. I
Paul Haldeman
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Clark
Virginia
Truman Aims to Replace Wage Stabilization Board Members
President Truman said he will replace the seven industry members who quit the Wage Stabilization Board amid protests over coal mine policy. He favorably noted extending economic controls beyond April 30 and hinted at replacing Roger Putnam as economic stabilization administrator, with Michael V. Disalle considered for the post. Opposition from organized labor and business groups challenges the plan.
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Washington
Truman
Wage Stabilization
Roger Putnam
Putnam
Michael V. Disalle
Sinking Fernstream Collides With Hawaiian Rancher Off San Francisco
In fog and drizzle the Norwegian freighter Fernstream sank in the bay after a collision with the Hawaiian Rancher. The Fernstream crew of 42 escaped in lifeboats with one wrist injury reported. Coast Guard sent three boats to assist.
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San Francisco
Coast Guard
Three Virginia Cities Order Vehicles to Stop at Red Lights
Three Virginia cities Lynchburg Charlottesville and Suffolk ordered police fire and ambulance units to stop at red signals in line with a State Supreme Court ruling that fleeing red lights violates the law. Petersburg Portsmouth require stops while Winchester allows cautious passage. Other towns have not issued policies yet.
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Richmond
Virginia
Supreme Court
Lynchburg
Charlottesville
Suffolk
Petersburg
Portsmouth
Winchester
Associa
Berryville Break-Ins Reported at Two Local Businesses
Two Berryville establishments, the C. & C. Esso Center and the Veterans' Cleaners, were broken into around 1:15 a.m. Officers said two men broke rear windows and entered seeking money, but nothing was missing or damaged beyond broken panes. An observer across the street saw the intruders but could not identify them.
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Berryville
C. & C. Esso Center
Veterans’ Cleaners
James Wood
Southern Reaction to Abolition of Segregation in High Court
The Supreme Court hears conflicting views on ending racial segregation in public schools with South Carolina and Virginia cases argued. Virginia AG J Lindsay Almond warns abolition could ruin Virginia's public schools. South Carolina's John W Davis cautions against conceding. NAACP counsel Thurgood Marshall predicts South observers will accept any ruling, not lawlessness.
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Washington
Supreme Court
South Carolina
Virginia
Delaware
District of Columbia
Kansas
J. Lindsay Almond
John W. Davis
Thurgood Marshall
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
South
Safe Stolen From Capitol Theatre Recovered in Alley
Thieves tried to crack the Capitol Theatre safe taking a 700 pound strong box across the mezzanine to the alley where it was left after a failed break in. Investigators noted rivets pried and the safe rolled back in spots with one wheel broken, blood found on an envelope and on the safe, and a 120 dollar cash value remaining inside.
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Winchester Star
Capitol Theater
Henry T. Goode
Rouss Ave
Capitol
Leonard Sirbaugh
Eft
Tommy Goode
John H. Williams
Winchester
Emory Rogers
John Hoover
Wilmer Comer
F. M. Funk
Warren Rudolph
Police Department
Keen
Capt. Funk
December Thunder Storm Delivers 1.64 Inches Rain
A summerlike thunderstorm drenched the city leaving 1.64 inches of rain more than quadrupling December totals. The storm barely taxed drains with no flooding reported though downtown curbs ran high with water. Forecasters predict more rain and springlike warmth later in the week.
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Lee Grant
Haney to Manage Pirates in Pittsburgh Replaces Meyer
Fred Haney, skipper of Hollywood Stars of the Pacific Coast League, signed a one year contract to manage the Pittsburgh Pirates. He succeeds Billy Meyer who resigned after the 1952 season, a year the Pirates finished last with 112 losses, near the club record.
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Pittsburgh
Fred Haney
Hollywood
Calif
Stars
Pittsburgh Pirates
Haney
Billy Meyer
Pirates
President Rejects Call for White House Korea Conference
President Truman rejected proposals for a White House meeting with Generals Eisenhower and MacArthur. He criticized both men, challenged MacArthur to share ending-the-war ideas, and dismissed the conference as unhelpful while noting Eisenhower’s campaign remark about Korea and his own stance on peace plans.
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White House
Washington
Truman
Eisenhower
MacArthur
Korea
Gen
Japan
National Association of Manufacturers
New York
MacArthur Truman
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Defense Department
Army
Wake Island
U. S S
Germany
Sen. Watkins
Utah
Massachusetts
Roger Tubby
Tubby
Brownell Plans a Major Justice Dept Cleanup
Brownell designates a sweeping housecleaning at the Justice Department after taking office January 20. He will dismiss officials linked to scandal and review policy staff, Washington attorneys, U S district attorneys and marshals. Priority targets include communism cases, tax fraud, and pending antitrust actions as he aims to restore prestige. The department employs about 31 000 people, most of whom will remain unaffected.
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Helena
Hawaii
Herbert Brownell
Department of Justice
Brownell
Department
Washington
U.S
U. S
Dwight Eisenhower
Justice Department
Frederick County CROP fund hits 991 dollars for apple butter relief
Landon B. Whitacre reported 991.24 collected toward a carload of apple butter for overseas relief, with a $2,500 total cost. District gifts include Stonewall 489.60 Gainesboro 187.98 Opequon 217.36 Back Creek and Shawnee so far, plus 96 in special contributions from Briscoe and Briscoe. CROP treasurer C. W. Good urged farmers to donate commodities via Southern States and to send funds by week’s end to credit Frederick County fully.
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Landon B. Whitacre
Frederick County
Stonewall
Gainesboro
Opequon
Back Creek
Shawnee
T. C. Briscoe
Briscoe and Briscoe
Charles Town
C. W. Good
Richmond
Reds Use 3 000 Man Force to Hurl ROKs Off Little Nori Hill
On the Western Front Chinese forces mounted a 3000 man attack against South Korean defenders at Little Nori Hill. An immense 1000 round artillery barrage preceded the assault as the Chinese reconquered the hill before a fierce Allied counterattack. About 200 Allied aircraft struck Red positions while no Russian made MIG jets appeared.
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Reds
Little Nori Hill
Seoul
Little Nori
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