Truman Fires Log On Politburo Fire
A Washington dispatch reports President Truman, at a Kansas City luncheon, suggested some Russian leaders seek an understanding with the United States. The tale riffs on Stalin and the 13 politburo members debating Truman’s Oregon speech and a possible Kremlin reaction.
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Truman
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Haberdashery
Eddie Jacobson
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Politburo
Joseph Stalin
Mr. Truman
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Mr. Stalin
Chorosho
Lavrenti Pavlovich Beria
Secret Police
Beria
Vyacheslav Molotov
Joe Stalin
Joe
Roanoke Adopts Amusement and Manufacturer Taxes to Balance Budget
Roanoke city council approves new levies to balance the 1949 budget. A manufacturer tax of 50 dollars plus 15 cents per 100 dollars revenue is expected to raise 150000 dollars of the 700000 needed. An amusement tax of five percent on admissions and nuisance taxes on hotels rooms cigars beer and wine are projected to yield about 150000 dollars. A luxury item tax is dropped.
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Roanoke
Rotary Gifts Reach English Club Before Christmas
The Rotary Club reports holiday packages sent to the Winchester English club arrived in time for distribution before Christmas. Tomorrow's program will be sponsored by Frank Minor, chairman of the music committee.
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Rotary
Frank Minor
Winchester
England
Inauguration Funded by Washington Businessmen Committee
Aside from the government 80,000 for the grandstand, about 200,000 for the inauguration is being raised by a committee of Washington businessmen.
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Capitol
Washington
Ants Are The Most Numerous Insects
Ants are the most numerous insects with a wide size range from nearly invisible to over an inch in length.
Christmas Visits Across High View and Nearby Towns
High View Virginia residents share Christmas with relatives across Middletown Stephens City and Winchester. Families visiting include Chambers Greene Jr and Sr with Evelyn Greene Gladys Pitcock and James Orndorff. Grim families from Washington and S W Grim home. and Bennington and son Claude of Bartonsville.
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Chambers Greene Jr
Gladys Pitcock
James Orndorff
Marvin White
Chambers Greene Sr
Evelyn Greene
Waldo Bennington
Claude of
Bartons
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