Europe wary of U S aid dollars in Marshall Plan poll
A Paris dispatch reports European public opinion on Marshall Plan aid with a cross country poll in France Austria Denmark the Netherlands and Norway. Only 38 percent of French men saw the plan as beneficial and 40 percent credited it with aiding recovery. Norway emerged as best informed about aid and operations.
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Paris
Sena
United States
France
Austria
Denmark
Netherlands
Norway
Said & Marshall “Law
Eric Stern
Foreign Opinion and Market Research Organization of
New York
ECA
Thomas D. Hodges
Girl's Mother Convicted of Murder in Infant Death
Chicago December 15 a young mother Mrs Dorothy Skeech 22 was found guilty of murdering her six day old daughter and sentenced to 14 years in prison Judge Julius Miner sternly addressed the defendant’s parents Mr and Mrs Chester Lamont calling them to stand and condemn the mistreatment she faced and the judge condemned the couple’s role in the tragedy.
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Chicago
Dorothy Skeech
Julius Miner
Chester Lamont
Oseg
Murer
Power Plant Men Refuse to Return to Work
London reports a three day wildcat strike in state owned power plants flared again when 2700 workers voted to resume, yet workers at three of four plants did not return. The British Electricity Authority had ordered unconditional return, but strikers insist on returning under terms existing prior to the walkout.
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London
British Electricity Authority
Communists Intensify Attack on Marshall Plan Aid
U S officials say opponents in Europe exploit anti aid sentiment with pro communism propaganda aimed at workers. An estimate puts communist spending in France at least 30 million dollars to discredit the plan while efforts seek to mobilize aided countries to counter propaganda.
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United States
France
Head circumference gap between boys and girls at birth
Careful studies show a boy's head is about 1 to 5 inches larger in circumference than a girl's at birth and less than 1 to 10 inch greater in diameter.
Texans to Rid Virginia Island Of Its Wild Goats
Texan duo roams Parramore Island 10 miles off Virginia to roundup and pen feral goats for transport to Texas. Owners Schmidlapps started the herd a decade ago to clear growth. goats could number up to 2500 though exact headcount uncertain.
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Virginia Island
Parramore Island
Atlantic Ocean
Texas
Chesapeake Bay
Parramore
Percy Roberts
San Angelo
Lewis Smithwick
San Saba
Jean M. Schmidlapp
Cincinnati
Carl Schmidlapp
New York
Coast Guard Station
Roberts and
Smithwick
Joe Whitehead
Cliff Clary
Virginia
Eyrone
Fenc Penning
Whitehead
Moro Outlaws Battle Philippine Forces on Jolo Island
Manila reports 15 killed and 64 missing after a clash on Jolo island between government troops and Moro outlaws led by Datu Kamlon near Mt. Luuk. The dead include 12 enlisted men, a captain, two lieutenants. missing and presumed dead total 62 enlisted men, a major and a lieutenant. Fighting has surged since the November 8 election.
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Manila
Constabulary
Jolo Island
Philippines
Datu Kamlon
Mt. Luuk
Southern Pines
Jolo
Strasburg Ad ventist Church Dedicated Amid Debt Free Celebration
The Strasburg Adventist church on Massanutten Street was dedicated debt free five years after Winchester’s Adventist outreach began. Elder D A Ochs led the dedicatory service with Fider H J Detwiler delivering the dedicatory prayer. Ed White built the church.
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Winchester Seventh-day Adventist Church
Licklider
Herbert Copenhow
Mable Sargent
Monnie Wiggenton
Sd White
Clarence Derflinger
Edward White
Eugent McCauley
R. L. Vaughan
William B Hoag
Myrtle Licklider
Winchester
Strasburg
Massanutten St
Percy Manuel
Aastor
D. A. Ochs
Columbia Union Conference of Adventists
Fider H. J. Detwiler
Ac Conference
Washington
R. L. Vaughn
Britain Hints at Atomic Bomb in London Mirror
The Daily Mirror led readers to believe Britain had produced an atomic weapon, citing an unattributed piece by Ronald Bedford. No independent confirmation exists, and ministers refused to discuss British progress. The article mentions a 1948 remark by Defense Minister A V Alexander and cites a Washington conference on atomic energy.
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London
The
Daily Mirror
Britain
Ronald Bedford
House of Commns
Bedford
Defense
A. V. Alexander
United States
Canada
Atomic Energy
Eniwetok Atoll
Pacific
Tenants Extinguish Fire From Electric Short at Highland Ave
A short in attic wiring at 307 Highland Ave. was detected shortly after 11 this morning. Tenants acted quickly preventing a likely fire. Lee Brown of Sarah Zane Fire Company said about 50 feet of insulation was burned from the wire. Water used on smoldering material reduced danger before city trucks arrived.
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Potts
Highland Ave
Lee Brown
Sarah Zane Fire Company
Clothing Returned To Store Owner In Shivers Case
Two suits of clothing released to Lovett's Shoe and Dress Shop as evidence in State vs Irene Shivers. The Baltimore woman, arrested in Winchester earlier this year for attempting to remove the garments, was freed on a $1000 cash bond but failed to appear. Extradition attempts failed. she was later jailed for shoplifting in Maryland.
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of Commonity
da Watts
Commonwealth
Irene Shivers
Lovett
Baltimore
Winchester
Maryland
Navy allocates top priority to antisubmarine warfare
In a Norfolk speech during the commissioning of the destroyer Carpenter at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, the official stated top priority for antisubmarine warfare activities. The vessel, designed to combat high speed snorkel submarines, is the second ship of her class, following the Robert A. Owens commissioned in October in Boston.
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Destroyer Carpenter
Norfolk Naval Shipyard
Robert A. Owens
Boston
Parole Revoked and Youth Committed in Auto Larceny Case
Parole revoked for Edward Collier alias John Collier of Ae and youth committed. Justice Edwards suspended previous probation. Sheriff Robert DeHaven traveled to Frederick County to escort the youth to face auto larceny charges.
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Edwards
Edward Collier
John Collier
Genene
Commi Department of Public Welfare
Robert DeHaven
Hee
Bote Knox
Frederick County
Conolly to Head Annapolis Academy
The Navy announced Admiral Richard M. Conolly, former commander of the East Atlantic forces, will become commandant at Annapolis early next year. The move follows a prior statement that Conolly would take the post if Admiral Denfeld did not accept the East Atlantic command.
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Texas
Roberts
Smithwick
Washington
Navy
Richard M. Conolly
East Atlantic
London
Annapolis
Conolly
Denfeld
Banner origin dispute centers on brewery room
In Annapolis a legal fight over the Star Spangled Banner claims a Baltimore fort history link. Lawyers argue the banner was made in a nearby brewery room, not Fort McHenry, as a judge weighs the origins of the national anthem inspiration.
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Annapolis
Baltimore
Fort McHenry
Francis Scott Key
Dry Friday Set As New York Weather Fails To Help Reservoirs
New York faces continued water shortage with no rain or snow in sight while reservoirs sit at 87.445 billion gallons, 34.5 percent of capacity. Officials note conservation and minor gains from recent snows but warn of ongoing drought conditions in suburban Westchester and the Catskills.
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New York
Weather Man
New
Westchester County
Catskill Mountain
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