British Peace Offer to Egypt Reported
The Egyptian paper Al Misri claims London proposed six points for Anglo Egyptian talks including British evacuation of the canal zone after security is restored, an Arab security pact for Middle East defense, a plebiscite for the Sudan, and arms training for Egyptian forces with mutual guarantees and no pressure on Sudan.
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Egypt
Cario
Suez Canal Zone
Sudan
Middle East
al Misri
Wafdist Party
London
Nuri el Said
Iben Saud
Saudi Arabia
Britain
Mustapha Nahas Pasha
Aly Maher Pasha
Naguib al Rawi
Canal
Virginia House Passes Liberal Divorce Bill In 61 to 36 Vote
The Virginia House of Delegates approved a bill to shorten the waiting period for a final divorce decree on cruelty or desertion from two years to no specified time. Sponsored by Delegate Frank P. Moncure the measure faced intense debate with opponents warning of a potential rush to divorce and proponents arguing for stronger morality. The bill now advances to the Senate alongside a measure banning anonymous campaign literature and proposed economic bills including a civil defense funding plan and a 2 percent state sales tax with raised personal exemptions.
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Richmond
House of Delegates
Virginia
Senate
Frank P. Moncure
Stafford
E. Blackburn Moore
Capitol
House
J. J. Williams
Henrico
Sam E. Pope
United Nations Adjourns After Korea Talks Postponed
The Sixth General Assembly adjourned after a 51 to 5 vote to postpone Korean discussions until an armistice. The western plan, led by the United States Britain and France, repudiated by the Soviet bloc, calls for a special session in New York if a truce is declared and notes progress at Panmunjom.
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U.N
Paris
General Assembly
United Nations
Luis Padilla Nervo
Mexico
Sec
United States
Britain
France
U. N
Korea
Panmunjom
U.S
Ernest A. Gross
U. S
New York
Rouss Firemen To Fete 350 Men At 55th Banquet
Charley Rouss Fire Company plans a 55th annual banquet honoring their benefactor Charles Broadway Rouss. About 350 members will be seated in two groups at 6 30 and 7 30 p m. Speakers committee heads Marvin Weaver and a committee list include John Seal Jr Harry Byrd Jr and others.
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Charley Rouss
Robert C. Legg
The
Fire Company
Brown
Weaver
Legg
John H. Seal, Jr
W. E. Huntsberry
Carson C. Dettra
B. F. Arthur, Jr
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Tom Baldridge
Harry E. Cain
John H. Dunn
Bernard F. Grove
Joseph Haines
Dorsey C. Hottle
Burr P. Harrison
John J. Hawse
Alson S. Hott
Norval Hottle
Everett D. Kline
Woodrow Keller
John Morrison
W. Nelson Page
James Taylor
Stuart F. Dyke
Robert A. Whitten
Virginia March draft call set at 1819 by state official
Virginia will supply 1,819 men in the March draft, the largest quota since Korea. Col. Asher W. Harman, state selective service director, said the call will target 20 and 21 year olds and reflects a surplus of older eligible men and prior activation credits from National Guard and Marine units.
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Richmond
Virginia
Asher W. Harman
Selective Service
Harman
Family Welcomes William Shores Jr After Six Daughters
Salisbury report of William Shores and wife who named each son William Shores Jr. After six daughters, the couple welcomed a boy weighing 7 pounds 12 ounces. The father, 46, a pipe layer, says he can retire now.
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Salisbury, Md
William Shores
William Shores, Jr
Macy Final Clearance Dresses and Goods at Discounted Prices
Macy at 181 N Loudoun St offers final clearance with dresses three dollars and four dollars blouses one dollar skirts one fifty sweaters and gloves eighty nine cents. The sale catalog highlights women apparel and accessories with low prices as early spring stock moves.
Terretta Elected As 52 President of Shenandoah Valley Mfgs
Paul Terretta vice president of O’Sullivan Rubber Corp elected president of the Shenandoah Valley Manufacturers Association at the annual George Washington Hotel dinner. P. W. Plumly past president and B. F. Arthur Jr. named secretary treasurer. J. D. Shockey to treasurer, board members named Frank Armstrong Jr. and P. W. Plumy. Guest speaker J. Lindsay Almond blasted federal fiscal policy citing an eight billion two hundred one million deficit and waste.
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Paul Terretta
O'Sullivan Rubber Corporation
Shenandoah Valley Manufacturers Association
George Washington Hotel
P. W. Plumly
Plumly Lumber Company
B. F. Arthur, Jr
Virginia Glass Sand Corporation
J. D Shockey
Criger and Shockey
Robert K. Woltz
Scully and Woltz Law Firm
Frank Armstrong, Jr
National Fruit Product Company
P. W. Plumy
F. Grove White
M. J. Grove Lime Company
J. Lindsay Almond
Richmond
U. S
Harry F. Byrd
Burr P. Harrison
Virginia
Acheson Reports On Payment For Release Of Fliers
The Senate Armed Services Committee heard Secretary of State Acheson explain why the U S paid Hungary 120000 for four American fliers release. The hearing was closed door with Johnson stating no public disclosure at this time. Several lawmakers questioned the payment and possible alternatives amid broader Hungary relations.
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Washington
Senate Armed Services Committee
Acheson
United States
Hungary
Lyndon Johnson
D-Tex
State Department
Johnson
Morse
R-Ore
Lindsay to Head Fete Committee at Apple Blossom Festival
Robert M. Lindsay will head the Department of Public Service and Safety for the 1952 Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival. He previously chaired pageant seating and has been active in festival work for five years. A Carroll County Maryland native, Lindsay served five years with the…
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Robert M. Lindsay
Department of Public Service and Safety
Shenandoah
Fete
Lindsay
Carroll County
Clarke Supervisors Pass Stringent Anti Rabies Law
Clarke County to curb rabies with a strict ordinance a $2.50 bounty per dead fox and a county fox trapper salary of 125 dollars a month for 20 foxes trapped. Board members approved after a lengthy public hearing with Game Warden Donald Levi noting a rabid fox near the Shenandoah River east of Loudoun.
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Clarke
Berryville
Clarke County
Loudoun
Warren
Clarke Board of Supervisors
J . Fishpaw
Edward B. Lee
Wiliam M. Fenton
William B. Claggart
Donald Levi
Claggart
State Health Department
Warren County
Loudoun County
Levi
Shenandoah River
Clayton Wiley
Bluemont
Body possibly of 17 year old found in Berryville cottage fire
Clarke County investigators and state police search for clues after a cottage near White Horse Rock burned. Part of a torso believed to be a girl about 17 was found among embers. Dr. Mann and Dr. Tappan awaited confirmation as to identity. The cottage owned by Hunter DeButts and used by Millard Eyler burned Saturday or Friday night.
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Berryville
W. W. Smallwood, Jr
Richmond
Frank E. Tappan
Tappan
Godfrey Mann
Mann
White Horse Rock
Shenandoah River
Berry's Ferry
U. S. 50
Hunter DeButts
Upperville
Millard FE Eyler
Winchester
Barr
Eyler
Clarke County
Leap Year Marriage Trends In Winchester And Frederick County
Local records show no clear jump in marriages during leap year 1952. January licenses fell from 216 in 1951 to 190 this January, with totals in city and county suggesting year totals may not exceed 1951 or 1950. Dr. Dublin from Metropolitan Life notes only two leap years since the Civil War had higher rates than adjacent years, with prospects for 1952 unfavorably affected by fewer available unmarried persons.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Nfap
Louis I. Dublin
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Dublin
Truman Allows Name To Remain in New Hampshire Primary
The report covers U N Command cautions on quick Korea armistice progress and describes Communist tactics as "Operation Quagmire" with little real concession. It notes Panmunjom talks adjournment, upcoming five nation plenary session, and disputes over prisoner exchange and voluntary repatriation.
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Truman
New Hampshire
Tokyo
U. N
Panmunjom
Allied
Munson
Adm
R. E. Libby
Munsan
Red Cross
Ku Klux Klan May Be Revived In Virginia
Report says attempts are under way to form a Richmond Klavern as part of a southern Klan drive. Bill Hendrix of Tallahassee, Grand Dragon, plans a visit in March and cites opposition to civil rights events as a motive. Recruitment has started in Virginia led by Hamilton of the Carolina Klans.
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Virginia
Richmond
South
Bill Hendrix
Tallahassee
Fla
Hendrix
Fuller Warren
Florida
Civil Rights Congress
Thomas L. Hamilton
Association of Carolina Klans
Ku Klux Klan
Samuel Green
Atlanta
Georgia
Stone Mountain
Dr. Green
Grand Association of Georgia Klans
Klans
Kendrix
Hamilton
William Hugo Morris
Alabama
Green
Samuel Roper
Taft Heckler Fined $25 In Louisville Court
In Louisville yesterday Jerry B. Merrell secretary of Local 817 CIO United Automobile Workers was fined $25 for disorderly conduct after heckling Senator Robert A Taft R Ohio as he prepared to address a Lincoln club dinner. Judge Michael Hellmann ruled Merrell disrupted the meeting and noted he did not condone taunting Taft.
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Louisville
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Jerry B. Merrell
Cio-United Automobile Workers
Lincoln Club
Michael Hellmann
Merrell
Golden Glow Restaurant Sunday Dinner Hours
The Golden Glow Restaurant invites diners to enjoy Sunday dinner at The House of Good Food and Pleasant Atmosphere. Open from 10 30 AM to 9 30 PM.
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Golden Glow
Secret Service Crushes Major Counterfeit Ring in Chicago
Secret Service agents in Chicago busted a multimillion dollar international counterfeit ring described as among the nation’s largest. Over 2.2 million in bogus $10 and $20 notes were produced in four years with operations tied to the Sferas Printing Co. in the west side. Five men were arrested including the Sferas brothers James and Samuel and ex convict William Skally. others remain sought or held on bond.
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Chicago
Secret Service
Harry D. Anheier
Anheier
United States
London
Paris
Rome
Anheler
Cities Service Company
West Side
Sferas Printing Company
James Sferas
Samuel
William Skally
Sterns Brothers
Skally
John Drake
Closing Embassies In Red Countries Weighed by U.S.
Washington reports the United States weighing a review of closing all embassies in Russian satellite nations. Ambassadors to Iron Curtain countries plan a Paris meeting in early March to assess the situation. Officials seek better protection for embassy staff and US businessmen in eastern Europe while debating policy on keeping embassies open as listening posts.
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Washington
United States
Paris
Europe
State Department
Truman to stay on New Hampshire ballot in primaries
President Truman decided to keep his name on the New Hampshire primary ballot to be held March 1, saying many good Democrats favor remaining on the list. He emphasized primaries do not bind delegates and supported nationwide presidential primaries while DNC leaders debated his future candidacy. Reactions varied among Democrats with some backing Kefauver and others Russell.
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Truman
New Hampshire
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
White House
Enoch D. Puller
American Airmen Destroy Red Ammunition Depots
American airmen reported blowing up two Communist ammunition depots and razing supply centers near Panmunjom in Korea. F-51 Mustang pilots described fires visible for miles. centers near Sinmak and Namchonjom reduced to ruins. The Fifth Air Force said about 130 Red supply buildings were leveled and rail lines cut in 65 places.
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Seoul
Korea
U. S
Panmunjom
Sinmak
Namchonjom
Fth Air Force
Air Force
Weather outlook forecasts mild to cool Virginia period
The forecast calls for February 6 to 10 with above normal temperatures and frequent changes, ending cooler. Light precipitation expected most days with higher chances near the week’s end. total rainfall about a quarter to half inch. Also notes local farm market ads and employment listing for a cost accountant.
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Virginia
Willow Lawn Farm Market
Valley Avenue
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