Eisenhower appeases GOP on two looming Senate fights
President elect Eisenhower won assurances from Sen. Robert Taft and other Republican leaders on two potentially disruptive issues. The talks covered future appointments and farm price supports. Sen. Milton Young agreed to back Ezra Taft Benson for agriculture secretary if Benson backs 90 percent parity for farm prices through 1954.
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Marvin L. Arrowsmith
New York
Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Senate
Congress
Taft
Martin Durkin
Ohio
Milton R. Young
North Dakota
GOP
Ezra Taft Benson
Benson
Young
Prre
Rockingham Plant Changes Managers
Rockingham Poultry Marketing Co operative transfers George Heitz from Winchester plant to Broadway office as purchasing agent. E. W. Petit Jr. to lead Winchester plant. Strickler as assistant. Joe Crist to remain poultry buyer. Plant employs about 1000 with 6500 stockholders and 8,000 to 10,000 growers marketed last year. Announcement effective January 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Heitz
Winchester
Rockingham Poultry Marketing Co-operative
Broadway
T. W. Heitz
E. W. Petit, Jr
Stanley
Petit
Rockingham
Moorefield
Ceeenout
Shenandoah Valey
Truman Sets Radio TV Address For Jan Fifteen
President Truman announced he will speak to the nation on radio and television January 15 from 10 30 to 11 p m EST to report on the state of the nation. He said the address will include material beyond his forthcoming state of the union message and he will not testify before Congress in person. He noted no new Korea endgame plan has reached him and avoided comment on MacArthur and Vincent matters. A loyalty board raised questions about diplomat Vincent’s loyalty and Truman and Acheson must decide his fate.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Brannan
Douglas MacArthur
John Carter Vincent
MacArthur
Korea
Far East
Vincent
Charles Murphy
State Department
China
Tangier
Acheson
Secretary of State
U.S
U. N
Department
New York Grand Jury
Senate
House
Informa
Rail Workers Win First Round In Productivity Pay Boost Fight
A quarter-million rail workers secured the first victory in a wage boost dispute tied to higher output per hour. The referee Paul Guthrie must set the boost amount, with potential annual costs of 50 to 100 million dollars to carriers. Negotiations begin January 5 in New York.
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Rowland Evans, JR
Washington
Paul N. Guthrie
Guthrie
U.S
Truman
North Carolina University
New York
Traffic Deaths Expected to Total 38 000 This Year
The National Safety Council forecasts 1952 traffic fatalities at least 38 000 the highest toll since 1941 with December travel rising the total. President Ned H Dearborn warns of danger for New Year celebrations as 4 day holiday deaths are projected at about 410.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
U.S
Ned H. Dearborn
Council
Parade on TV Tonight in Miami King Orange Jamboree
The mammoth King Orange Jamboree parade will stream through downtown Miami this evening and be aired nationally on CBS. Local crowds expect a high-profile showcase as the event marks its first nationwide telecast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
CBS
Brakeman Killed by Freight at Steel Plant
Smith E. Douglas, 63, a brakeman for Southern Railway, was crushed to death yesterday when a slow moving freight train mashed him against a gate at a local steel company yard in Richmond. The incident is under investigation by railroad and local authorities.
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Richmond
Smith E. Douglas
Southern Railway
Lie to Create Three Man Loyalty Panel at UN
UN Secretary General Trygve Lie plans a three man panel to review American employees suspected of disloyalty and to obtain full evidence from the State Department. Officials say 14 suspects remain, 29 Americans have left, and FBI screening could provide decisive proof for the panel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trygve Lie
United Nations
N. Y
U. N
Sta Department
Lie
U. S
Washington
FBI
Churchill Sails For Talks With Ike On World Problems
Prime Minister Churchill sails from Southampton aboard the Queen Mary to meet President-elect Eisenhower in New York for talks on Korea and other issues. He will urge Britain’s Pacific Defense Pact cooperation and seek close consultations before any new Far East strategy involving Britain or France.
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Southampton
England
Churchill
Eisenhower
Korea
Soviet
Stalin
Britain
Australia
New Zealand
United States
U S
Far East
New York
Mary
Truman
Bernard M. Baruch
White House
Jamaica
Rosenbergs May See Delayed Execution Date
The Rosenbergs Julius and Ethel face execution the week of January 11 but could be delayed as Eisenhower takes office January 20. Judge Kaufman may postpone to allow a clemency appeal, promising the defense time to pursue it at the White House. He will reexamine the evidence before deciding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Julius and
Ethel Rosenberg
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Presid Truman
Ofice
New York City
Eisenhower
Irving R. Kaufman
Kaufman
Deportation Action Held Up On Rubinstein
Three federal judges paused Serge Rubinstein's deportation to Ellis Island amid a court review. The 45 year old New Yorker may still be ordered to surrender by midnight as the Court of Appeals weighs barring further INS custody action. A decision could come this afternoon after Justice McGranery set a 4 p.m. deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Serge Rubinstein
Ellis Island
U.S. Court of Appeals
Justice Department
Rubinstein
Atty
City Ends Year With No Traffic or Fire Fatalities
Winchester reports no traffic deaths and no fatal fires for 1952 with eight hours left in the year. Police Chief J Thomas Boyd and Fire Chief Taylor Barr urge continued caution and advise removing dry Christmas trees as the holiday ends to prevent hazards. Last year had one traffic fatality and one serious fire on the final day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
J. Thomas Boyd
Taylor Barr
Boyd
Barr
B29s Hit Two Vital Red Targets as year ends in Korea
B 29 Superforts from Japan and Okinawa struck two key Red targets near the Yalu River and Sinanju in predawn attacks. Over 200 tons of explosives were dropped on an ore processing plant and a supply center as ground fighting and harassing raids continued on the front. Eighth Army reported 1,814 enemy casualties in the week to Dec 28.
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Korea
Seoul
Japan
Okinawa
Yalu River
Sinanju
Pyongyang
Ceaeenari
Air Force
Eighth Army
Officials Free to Call Up 19-Year-Olds for Draft
Federal selective service headquarters clarified that states may draft 19 year olds to fill quotas once 18 and older have been exhausted. An official indicated several states may need to call up 19-year-olds to meet a 53 000 man February target. Local notices list community meetings and service changes including holiday closings and garbage collection adjustments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Selective Service
Watch Night Services and Dances Mark New Year In Winchester
Winchester and vicinity bid farewell to the old year with Watch Night services at First Brethren Church and Market Street Methodist Church, a Presbyterian youth party, and a Stephens City service. Dances include Veterans of Foreign Wars at the Armory, Woman’s Hospital Auxiliary in the George Washington Hotel, and Blue Ridge Hunt Club at Clifton. Whistles sound at midnight as business and offices close. schools closed until Monday. New Year’s Day bowl games broadcast nationwide.
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Winchester
First Brethren Church
Berryville Ave
Market Street Methodist Church
Youth Council
Presbyterian Church
Stephens City
Market Street
E B White
Montane Avenue
United Youth Council of the Churches of the Community
Ivy Room
Loudoun St
E. T. Clark, Jr
Washington 4 Battle Casualties Rise in Korea Report
U S battle casualties in Korea reached 128 238, an increase of 155 since last week, according to official Washington figures released today.
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Washington
U. S
Korea
Aerial piracy bid ends in hijack attempt near Formosa
A Red agent, Hung Tsu Chun, 23, killed two crew members aboard a Philippines Air Line DC 3. Nationalist fighters forced the plane to land on Quemoy Island near the Red mainland. Hung surrendered meekly after the plane halted. seven passengers survived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer Moosa Taipeh
Formosa
Philippines
China
Quemoy Island
Hung Tsu-Chun
Taipei
Philippines Air Line
Quemocy
Mary Alice Ireton
Bethel
Hung
Red
Acheson Says UN Staff Teaches U S A Black Eye
Secretary of State Dean Acheson told a House subcommittee that while United Nations workers of questionable loyalty do not threaten U S security they give the nation a black eye. He cited lack of disclosure of State Department names involved in UN staff investigations and said subordinates follow orders while responsible officers may testify.
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Washington
Dean Acheson
United Nation
Acheson
House Judiciary
U. N
United States
Justice Department
Justice Or
State Departments
New York
Conom Committees
Grand Uries
No Great Influenza Outbreak in Winchester Says Doctors
Local doctors report only mild influenza activity with no major outbreak in Winchester. Clerks and patients see slight increases in cold and flu prescriptions, while pediatric cases rise modestly. A mix of respiratory and gastro intestinal flu types is noted, but overall tone remains calm and routine.
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Winchester
W. Ford Barry
Barry
E. W. Lacy, Jr
John C. Hortenstine
Miller
William Shafer
Herbert “Dusty” Rhodes
Rhodes Drug Co
Will Not Publish New Year's Day Notice 1953
New Year's Day 1953 notice from Winchester Star states a will will not be published. This terse legal notice appears in the Winchester Star publication.
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Winchester Star
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