Liner Carrying Churchill to U S Sails After Delay
The 81 000 ton liner carrying Churchill to the United States set sail at 11 58 a m after delays from Atlantic storms and a jammed anchor. Churchill and his party of 35 plus 1 104 passengers waited on board since Saturday midnight as crews addressed working conditions and crew grievances aboard the Cunard ship trading for talks with President Truman.
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America
Truman
Churchill
Washington
Primrose League
Southampton
Seaman
Cunard Line
1951 Bows Out In Blizzard Fog and Rain
The year 1951 ends with a North Plains blizzard, Midwest fog, and West and East coast rain. Snow and cold descend on Montana Dakotas Wyoming and northern Nebraska while California and Nevada face floods and evacuated homes. Joe DiMaggio and his ex wife with their son were among those marooned in Colorado and Nevada.
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Associated Press
Plains
Midwest
Montana
Dakotas
Wyoming
Nebraska
Rockies
Sierra Nevada
Colorado
California-Nevada
California
San Diego
Venice
Bell
Gardena
Downey
Los Angeles
Seaboard
Big Bear
Mile High
Iowa
Minnesota
Kansas
Wisconsin
New England
Ardmore
Okla
Texas
Nevada
New York
Joe DiMaggio
Sunnyside
Winchester
L. F
Buck
Gilles Bray
Stephens City
Plane carrying 40 disappeared on a late Saturday flight
A twin engined C-46 airliner owned by Continental Charters from Miami vanished after leaving Pittsburgh at 9 47 p m with seven crew and 33 passengers. The craft had a three hour fuel supply for a 190 mile leg and a two hour 30 minute journey planned. Coast Guard and air force units scoured Lake Erie as bad weather hindered searches while ground squads numbered over 300 in the Allegheny National Forest area near Brookville Pennsylvania seeking clues.
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Continental Charters, Inc
Miami
Pittsburgh
Buffalo
Continental
John A. Belding
Allegheny National Forest
Brookville
Curiosity Ers Roads
Case
N. Y
Explosions Roar In Seoul Area
A series of heavy explosions rocked the Seoul area with an air raid alert and anti aircraft flares lasting about 20 minutes. Officials gave no immediate explanation regarding the Sopranus and the blast sites appeared near northwest of Seoul and the Port of Inchon.
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Seoul
Korea
Field
Inchon
West Point Cadets among 28 aboard missing transport
Nineteen U.S. Military Academy cadets were among 28 people on a C-47 transport plane missing after radioing landing instructions as bad weather hindered search efforts across Arizona. A second F-51 fighter also reported missing. both aircraft were not contacted after asking for descent clearances.
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Phoenix
Aris
U. S. Military Academy
West Point
Arizona
Here
Hamilton Air Force Base
California
Academy
Hamilton
Bill Lewis
Central Arizona Cap Group
Calif
Goodfellow Air Force Base
Tex
Sky Harbor
CAA
Hamilton Afb
Tucson
Davis-Monthan Afb
Castle Afb
Merced
Winchester appoints John E. Hoover to police force
John Edward Hoover aged 22 and son of Mr and Mrs J W Hoover of Frederick County was sworn in as an officer of the Winchester Police Department to fill the vacancy created by Charles Cain who joined the Virginia State Police. Hoover a Stephens City High School graduate served 2 1/2 years in the Armored Cavalry and 14 months in Germany. He begins a six month probation and will enter Police School January 7 under Sgt Ernest A Stotler for training.
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John Edward Hoover
J. W. Hoover
Frederick County
Winchester Police Department
Charles Cain
Virginia State Police
Hoover
Stephens City High School
Armored Cavalry
Germany
Boyd
Ernest A. Stotler
First Woman City Sergeant Deputy Is Appointed Here
Miss Marjorie Duncan, 21, named Deputy City Sergeant of Winchester in a 9 am City Hall ceremony. She will arrest, serve warrants, and supervise juries, becoming the first woman and likely youngest in the state to hold the post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie Duncan
Winchester
Peyton J. Marshall
Corporation Court
Miss Duncan
Gibson G. Baker
J. Thomas Boyd
Baker
Lexington
Duncan
William C. Duncan
Fairmont Ave
Handley School
Rotary District 275 elects Aga Reese as governor
Aga Reese of Radford has been elected governor of Rotary District 275 succeeding Ronald R. Wilson of Winchester. He will assume office July 1.
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Radford
Aga Reese
Rotary District
Ronald R. Wilson
Winchester
Church Burns Richmond Church Hospital During War Era
Laurel Hill Methodist Church in Henrico County was destroyed by fire yesterday. The church once served as a hospital for Confederate troops during the Civil War.
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Richmond
Laurel Hill Methodist
Henrico
Troubled World To Greet 1952 New Year Celebrations
The world ushers in 1952 with prayers and celebrations as millions attend watch night services and parties. New York revelers adore Times Square crowds and high priced nightlife including the Hotel Pierre Cotillion at 27.50 per person. Edge of the other notes mention Heligoland celebrations and German plans amid ongoing postwar tensions.
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Times Square
Pierre
Cotillion
New York
Cuxhaven
Germany
Heligoland
Reds Planning War While Negotiating Truce, U N Charges
In final Korean truce talks of 1951 the United Nations accused the Reds of planning war while renegotiating a truce and of avoiding full disclosure on about 50,000 unaccounted for prisoners of war. The dispute blocks armistice supervision and prisoner exchange terms at Panmunjom.
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Mnunsan
Korea
United Nations Today
Ishad
Panmunjom
Howard M. Turner
Cub
R. E. Libby
U. N
Libby
William P. Nuckols
Virginia Highway Toll Reaches 1000 Mark in 1951
Virginia's highway death toll hits 1000 for the first time since 1941 as a State Police official calls the total a disgrace. The count includes a death in Fredericksburg from injuries three days after Christmas and notes 12 fatalities during the weekend holiday period.
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Associated Press
Virginia
Fredericksburg
New Year Weekend Death Toll Reported in U S Weather
Weather conditions limited travel during the New Year weekend with 258 deaths so far. Officials note 175 highway mishaps, 34 fires, and 48 other accidents as 102 hours of peril unfold before New Year’s Eve. The National Safety Council projects 350 expected fatalities, citing snow and ice as a factor. The weekend toll reached 304 as New Year’s Eve approached.
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Ry Mesa Sg Ny
National Safety Council
Council
Virginia death toll from fire and drowning rises to eighteen
Major W. C. Thomas of the State Police says Virginia’s violent death count reached 18 with three deaths from a fire and drowning. He calls the record disgraceful and cites steps for stronger legislation and expanded accident prevention programs to improve totals next year. The state’s all-time high remains 1,110 in 1941, with 915 in 1950. The two recently added deaths include Thaitha Holley, 76, of Makemie Park, Accomac County, who died December 11 from injuries in a two car crash, and an unidentified victim from a June traffic accident.
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W. C. Thomas
Virginia
Acciden
Thomas
Talitha Holley
Makemie Park
Accomac County
Holley
Robertson Sees Southern Hope on Democratic Ticket
Virginia Senator Robertson believes Truman may not seek re election and that a southern man could secure the Democratic nomination If Truman steps aside his personal favorites are Virginia's Byrd or Georgia's Senator.
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Richmond
Virginia
Robertson
Truman
White House
Congress
Eivher
Byrd
Georgia
Great To Be Back In Winchester Says Veteran of Korean Fighting
Cpl. George Gilbert Streit USMC age 21, son of Mrs. Jessie B. Streit, returns to Winchester after about six months in Korea and Japan where he was wounded twice. He served with L Co 3rd Bn 7th Marines 1st Marine Division and saw front lines from May to September. Also noted are Cpls Richard Wolfe and William Wolverton and other local connections and injuries en route home.
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George Gilbert Streit
USMC
Jessie B. Streit
Route 1-A
Winchester
Korea
Japan
Cpl. Streit
Cpl
Richardard Wolfe
P. H Wolfe
L. Co
7Th Marines
William G. Wolverton
R. G. Wolverton
Stephens City
Edwin Babb
C. E. Babb
Roy Giffin
Capton Bridge
Cp. Streit
Parris Island
8. C
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Streit
Otsu
States
Storm Claims 63 Lives as Western Europe Rises in Fury
Reports from London and coastal towns say at least 63 people are dead and 18 missing as a vast European storm barrels across the coasts. Among the dead are 13 sailors found ashore near Borkum, West Germany, with Spanish and British fishermen among the other victims.
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London
Europe
Borkum
Germany
Britain
Sweden
Four Youths Die in Car Truck Crash
A 2:30 am crash killed four youths when a car collided with a Bell Lines Trailer. Neehouse drove the car with five teenagers. Harris of South Charleston drove the trailer and survived. The left front of the car and the northbound trailer collided, sending the car engine 200 feet. Fog was reported at the scene.
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Pour Young
Joe Shrout
Neehouse
Harris
South Charleston
Bell Lines
Shrout
Coseve
MiLady’s
Loudoun St
Onus
Rose Otte
Norton Dock
Bizeet
Medica Arts
North Braddock Street
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Negro
Baltimore
Albert J. Tibbs
Provident Hospital
Tibbs
Walter Dorsey, Jr
John Popp
Popp
Cap
Tusa
Hart
Linda Lou Lintz
Freeda Lintz
W. Piccadilly St
George Washington Hotel
Women's Auxiliary
Memorial Hospital
Armory
VFW
Capitol Theater
First Baptist Church
Winchester Youth Council
Miller House
Washington St
First Brethern
Berryville Ave
Majorie Duncan
Rotary Governor
W. Va
Winchester Evening Star
U.N
McGrath
Ney
Wickenburg
Ariz
Florence
United States
U. 8
Sen. Robertson
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