British Physicians Vote on National Health Service Strike
Britain faces a defining moment as 20 500 general practitioners vote on a strike over the national health service. The British Medical Association seeks a 300 pound annual basic salary for joining the service and opposes the state salary model, while Bevan defends independence for younger doctors. Ballots are due by February 14 with results expected the next week.
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London
Britain
National Health Service
British Medical Assn
Aneurin Bevan
Bevan
BMA
Aoes
H. Guy Dain
Executive Council
Branch Banking Battle Moves Through Virginia Hearings
The Virginia Bankers Assn and Bank of Virginia clash at a seven hour public hearing on a VBA bill to freeze intercity branch banking. Bank of Virginia counsel Wirt P. Marks accuses a monopoly. VBA counsel David J. Mays denies ties to Norfolk opposition. A compromise may be possible as a joint resolution proposes sending the matter to the Virginia Advisory Council with a Sept 1 1949 report and 1950 consideration.
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Richmond
Virginia Bankers Assn
Bank of Virginia
Senate
House
Virginia
Wirt P. Marks
Norfolk
Portsmouth
State Corporation Commission
VBA
Virginia Banking Act
General Assembly
Marks
David J. Mays
Assn
Assembly
Virginia Advisory Council
VALC
More Than 8 000 Clarke County Citizens Read The Star Daily
Clarke County residents showed strong readership for The Star as daily circulation exceeded eight thousand. Officials note steady engagement across neighborhoods with emphasis on local news, events, and public notices reported in the paper.
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Clarke County
Farm Sales Directory Listings for February
Listings show multiple farmhouse auctions around Stephens City Kernstown Berryville and White Hall with dates in February and March. Items include household goods machinery livestock hay furniture and livestock such as horses cattle hogs and sheep along with antiques and grain.
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H. Strosnider
Stephens City
Macedonia Rd
Ross Robnson
Shyrock Farm
Kernstown
H. Ray Butler
Albin
Lewis Bell
Berryville
Samuel Hart
White Hall
Gilbert Royston
Boy to Get $100 For Killing Wolf
The Muskingum county wolf, blamed for killing 600 sheep in two years, was shot by 16-year-old Jack Newcomb after a 25 hour chase by 20 men and their dogs. Newcomb will receive a reward from Muskingum county farmers.
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Muskingum County
Jack Newcomb
Newcomb
John Kercheval Dies at 63 in Berryville
John Preston Kercheval 63 retired merchant died 7 10 p m yesterday at his Berryville home after years of declining health He was born July 6 1884 in Berryville son of Edward and Mercy Dooley Kercheval He operated a Main Street grocery until recently when he retired and sold to a son He was a deacon and treasurer at Berryville Baptist Church He survived by wife Idell Shackleford a daughter and three sons plus five grandchildren three brothers and a sister Funeral services 2 30 Sunday at John H Enders funeral home Rev Carrington Paulette will officiate Interment Green Hill Cemetery Masonic graveside rites pallbearers
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John Preston Kercheval
Berryville
Kercheval
Edward and
Mercy Dooley Kercheval
Main St
Berryvile Baptist
Kereneval
Idell Shackleford
Mercy Chapman
John Kercheval
Winchester
Preston V
Henry V. Kercheval
George Kercheval
Frank Kercheval
Waynesboro
Charles Kercheval
Hedgesville
Hugh Owens
John H. Enders
Carrington Paulette
The
Baptist Church
Green Hill Cemetery
Masonic Lodge
De Valera Loses Control of Irish Parliament
Dublin reports show Fianna Fail trailing in early returns from Ireland's general election with 53 of 106 seats declared. Prime Minister Eamon De Valera may form a minority government with labor and independents, while Fine Gael warns of his fragile hold after an 16 year rule.
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Dublin
Thomas L. Mullins
Fianna Fail
Eamon de Valera
Mullins
Eire
de Valera
William Burke
Fine Gael
Government Information Bureau
Fiona Fair
National Labor
Musk Ox Adapted for Domestication in North America
Musk oxen confined to northern North America could be domesticated for milk comparable to cow output and valuable wool, according to early 20th century agricultural observations.
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North America
Typhoons Still Baffle Scientists Can’t Be Stopped
Chicago January 6 Dr Herbert Riehl chief meteorologist reports that seeding clouds with dry ice cannot stop typhoons and long range forecasting may predict when storms form. He notes tropical storms start from high altitude disturbances and require global data to forecast weeks ahead.
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Chicago
Herbert Riehl
Pacific
Riehl
Northern
Tropics
Atlantic
Iceland
Greenland
Newfoundland
Gulf of Alaska
Aleutian Islands
Japan
China
University of Chicago
Office of Naval Research
Puerto Rico
New Orleans
Arabs Declare Resistance to United Nations Palestine Partition
The Arab higher committee told UN secretary general Trygve Lie that Palestine Arabs will fight any international military force and will not recognize the partition plan. They called any attempt to establish a Jewish state in Arab territory an act of aggression to be resisted by force. They urged no Arab cooperation with any Palestine commission and warned the UN against expecting success. The memo also accused the United States of pressuring small nations to back partition and noted Soviet Ukraine’s accusation that Britain blocks it.
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Palestine
United Nations
United Sates
U.S
Ukraine
Britain
Art and Diplomacy Highlight Luxembourg Legation
Washington notes profile Luxembourg Minister Hu gues le Gallais a famed Oriental art collector. The legation on Massachusetts Avenue hosts rare paintings, screens, ivories, tapestries and carvings from his Orient journeys. Grand Duchess Charlotte’s 52nd birthday celebrated. details on succession, chambers, and wartime exile listed.
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Washington
Hugues le Gallais
Luxembourg
Legation
Orient
Japan
China
Chick Mmele Gallais
Massachusetts Avenue
Mary Steward
Charlotte
Marie
Wartime German officer Stuelpnagle commits suicide in Paris trial
Nazi officer Stuelpnagle, facing war crimes charges in Paris after capture in the French zone, killed himself on a prison balcony days after another German general, Blaskowitz, died by suicide in Nuernberg while awaiting trial. The earlier case involved a 1944 execution linked to the Munich bomb plot against Hitler.
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Germany
Adolf Hitler
Mercel Heraud
Nuernberg
Stuelpnagel
Paris
Answers to Daily Quiz Correct Answers Listed
Answers printed on Page 4 reveal eight for question one and include topics such as Football Philadelphia Water Yugoslavia and other items. The list names True Victor Hugo Arachnids and notes musk scent sources from various animals across regions.
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Auiz
Philadelphia
Yugoslavia
Romania
Victor Hugo
Far East
India
Austria
Atom bomb planes may be launched from giant flattop carrier
Washington reports plans to add a 60 000 to 80 000 ton flat top and eight experimental warcraft to the U S Navy. President Truman signaled the idea in a budget proposal and Secretary Sullivan outlined the sketchy details. Navy delays Kentucky and Hawaii conversions as guided missile work advances. Admiral Nimitz said future carriers will host atom bomb carrying planes.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Navy
Sullivan
Kentucky
Hawaii
Chester Nimitz
Naval Operations
Winchester Candidates Highlight Local Figures
Dr George Smith longtime Winchester physician trained at New York Graduate Hospital and George Washington University graduate served in the Army medical corps. William Richards active real estate developer in Loudoun Manor with multiple properties and business ventures. born in Frederick County married Summa Schoonover. three children. Rotary Elks and Masonic member.
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Smith
George Smith
Winchester
New York City
New York Graduate Hospital
George Washington University
Helen Leigh
Tuxedo Park
N. Y
Army Medical Corps
William Richards
Loudoun Manor
Morningside Drive
Pennsylvania Ave
Richards Ave
Angerona Terrace
W. Piccadilly St
Morgan St
Acton Heights
Charles L. Nicodemus
Frederick County
Summa Schoonover
Parsons
W. Va
Fort Loudoun
DAR
Richards
Rotary Club
Winchester Elks
Masonic
Mrs J Baldwin Dies in Detroit
Ella Hardesty Baldwin a Clarke county native and widow of Joseph Baldwin died in Detroit. She was a daughter of the late Charles W. Hardesty. Surviving are her son Ward Baldwin of Detroit two grandchildren and sister Miss Hattie Hardesty of Washington. Services and interment will follow.
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Ella Hardesty Baldwin
Clarke County
Joseph Baldwin
Detroit
Charles W. Hardesty
Ward Baldwin
Hattie Hardesty
Washington
W. M. Hardesty
Berryville
Detroit Debates New Chinese Aid Plan Amid Marshall Review
A Detroit report notes a proposed $510 million American aid package to the Chinese government over 15 months starting in April. The figure exceeds the prior $300 million Marshall proposal and faces potential criticism in Congress as lawmakers study the broader European recovery Marshall plan.
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Congress
Educators Form New Organization Led by Lash at Shepherd College
Dr I O Lash professor of teacher training at Shepherd College was named president of a new organization formed in Shepherdstown by two dozen high school principals from Eastern West Virginia and Northern Virginia. Fred Miller Hedg esville high school was named secretary. Kenner Butler Shepherdstown high Berryville Berkeley Spring principals named to committee on plans.
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Shepherdstown
W. Va
I. O. Lash
Shepherd College
West Virginia
Virginia
Fred Miller
Hedgesville
Kenner W. Butxler
Shephardstown
D. G. Cooley
Berryville
George Ludwig
Berkeley Spring
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Florida
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Felix
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Marshall
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Order of the Golden Rule
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Chapman Motor CO
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Omps Funeral Home
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