Chiang Kai-shek Frames Tachen Evacuation as Counterattack Prep
Chinese Nationalist President Chiang Kai-shek described the evacuation and redeployment of Tachen Island troops as positive preparations for counterattacking the mainland, saying the move protects Formosa and surrounding islands. He noted the 17,000 residents petitioned to leave, and thanked the United States for protective support via the 7th Fleet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taipeh
Chiang Kai-shek
Tachen Island
Chiang
Taiwan
Formosa
Penghu
Pes
Tachens
United States
Lower
Tachen
Liu Lien-Yi
Jim Becker
Adm
Alfred M. Pride
7Th Fleet
Taipei
U. S
Driverless Car Destroys House on Sharp Street
A driverless 1941 Buick drifted down a hill and struck the Carper residence at 215 Sharp St, causing weatherboarding damage but no serious injuries. It was the fourth such incident at that address, with the emergency brake cited as failing. Damage to the car was minor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Star
Philip L. Carper
Sharp St
Hill
Winchester
Simon Wesley Baker
Rt. 2
Berryville
Harry Shirley
Carper
Florence Pifer
E. Piccadilly
N. Kent Sts
Ernest R. Bateman
Baltimore
Bruce A. Homer
Bateman
Ernest Robert Bateman
Donald Paul Homer
Berryville Ave
Virginia Ashby Homer
James A. Claycomb
Homer
Gray
Virginia Aves
Shirley
George J. Strathopoles
Piccadilly St
Virginia Ave
Theresa Owens Smith
Bellview Ave
Gray Ave
N. Loudoun St
David Fahnestock
Marjorie Boyd Gray
N. Cameron St
Ford
Herman Walter McDaniel
Three Questioned In Armed Robbery At Pikeside Store
West Virginia authorities hold Buster Dodson James Jewel and C Milton Dodson for questioning after an armed robbery at the G C Grove service station in Pikeside Saturday night. About 102 dollars was taken at gunpoint from Mr Grove who is in his early twenties. The three were taken into custody near Middleway at 2 a.m. Sunday and no charges have been filed yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Pikeside
W. Va
G. C. Grove
F. W. Harrison
Grove
Middleway
Buster Dodson
C. Milton Dodson
James Jewel
Set
Harrison
Charles Town
Berkeley Springs
Martinsburg
Winchester
Pinay Seeks Support For Second Term As French Premier
Paris Antoine Pinay a conservative who once said he would never go back into that bear cage sought support today for his second term as French premier. He headed the government for 942 months in 1952 and hoped to name prospective ministers by Thursday. Pinay aims to form France's 21st postwar government and to preserve his franc stabilizing policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Antoine Pinay
France
Pierre Mendes- France
Pinay
Dulles Faces New Questions as U S Aids Evacuation
Secretary of State Dulles faced Senate questions over U S aid to evacuate the Tachens as the 7th Fleet was directed near Communist guns. The Dec 2 mutual defense treaty with Nationalist China prompted questions on scope and possible recognition of Quemoy and the Matsu islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dulles
U.S
Washington
U. S
Senate Committee
China
U. S. 7Th Fleet
Eet
Bahamas
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Formosa
Pescadores Islands
State Department
Chiang Kai-shek
Oe Quemoy
Matsu Islands
Quemoy
Matsus
Sen
Knowland
R-Calif
Senate
Sen. Sparkman
D-Ala
Far Eastern
Ques
Mrs. Nancy Lee Coble 86 Dies in Winchester Hospital
Mrs. Nancy Lee Coble aged 86 died yesterday in Winchester Memorial Hospital after seven weeks as a patient. She was born May 15 1868 at Anchorage Clarke County daughter of Col. Charles Shepherd Lee and Margaret Page Lee. Survivors include son Alexander Lee Cobie Berryville sister Eliza Holmes Lee Berryville brothers Phillips Fitzgerald Lee Washington and Page Lee Berryville three granddaughters and three great grandchildren. Funeral service Tuesday at 2 pm from Christ Episcopal Church with interment at Mount Hebron Cemetery. Pallbearers named. family asks no flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Lee Coble
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Coble
Howard O. Allen
Arlington
Kim Clark
Kansas City
Kansas
Ralph B. Harry
Washington
Dorothy Page Allen
Elizabeth Brooke Allen
Ann Kimball Clark
Christ Episcopal Church
William G. Pendleton
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Woodhull Baker
Oscar Harry
John Seal
J. Pinckney Arthur
Robert Woltz
Harry Benham
Joe Hohanness
Horace Brown
Fire in Kitchen Ceiling at 837 Whittier Ave
A short circuit in wiring caused a kitchen fire at 837 Whittier Ave owned by Harry M. Seabright Jr. The blaze started at 8:30 a.m. in the kitchen ceiling as the family breakfasted. Reuss Fire Company extinguished it with fog, with damage estimated at about $600 and smoke damage throughout the house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry M. Seabright, Jr
Whittier Ave
U S Official Says 1949 50 Apple Prices Below Parity
A government official testified at a price fixing hearing that Appalachian apples were below parity in 1949 50. S R Smith of the Agriculture Department said the government bought about 650000 in apples in each year to bolster prices, supporting an FTC examiner's view of potential conspiracy. Other witnesses discussed Appalachian production and its impact on national apple prices, with several processors named in the complaint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Appalachian
S. R. Smith
Agriculture Department
Appalachian Apple Service Inc
Martinsburg
W. Va
Smith
FTC
Frank Hier
Department of Agriculture
J. R. Samuels
Virginia
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Appalachian Service
C. H. Musselman Co
Biglerville
National Food Product Co., Inc
Shenandoah
Eden Says Britain Asked Soviet Aid In Formosa Crisis
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden said Britain asked the Soviet government to urge restraint on Chinese Communists off the China coast. Approaches were made January 28 by Sir William Hayter in Moscow, with Eden noting discussions with the Soviet chargé d’affaires. He stated talks involve many governments and emphasize achieving a cease-fire, alongside hopes for peace in the West Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Anthony Eden
Britain
China
Moscow
William Hayter
Eden
House of Commons
U.S
West Pacific
Washington
U.N
Woman Graduate Student Found Stabbed to Death
Anne Yarrow 23, a Guilford College graduate, was found choked and stabbed at least 40 times in a sixth floor Manhattan tenement. Police called it a brutal murder with possible sexual assault. A friend discovered the victim. neighbors heard screams and phone calls near the time of death. Her father Don Yarrow, a California photographer, was alerted as relatives grieved in New York and North Carolina.
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New York
Manhattan
William Schnabel
Anne Yarrow
South Carolina
Miss Yarrow
Herta Payson
Payson
Don Yarrow
Ventura
Calif
Ship Cattain Alex Kaelep
Astoria
Queens
New York City
Man Found Injured In Fort Loudoun Apts
A former occupant of the Fort Loudoun Apartments, damaged by fire Friday, was found yesterday morning in his third floor unit with a fractured ankle. Mason Hitt, who returned Saturday evening for possessions, lay all night and was rescued by a passerby. He was treated at Memorial Hospital and is listed in fair condition.
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Fort Loudoun
Mason Hitt
N. Loudoun St
Memorial Hospital
Hitt
Albert Quinlan
Friendship Ambulance
Mr. Hitt
Reconditioned Watches Sale and Fire Company Meeting
Notice announces popular makes of reconditioned watches on sale from ten to twenty five dollars at Hodgson and Brown 41 West Boscawen Street. Also records South End Fire Co regular meeting at 8 p.m. February 7 with refreshments and a door prize. Kenneth W. Curl, Captain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hodgson & Brown
W. Boscawen St
South End Fire CO
Kenneth W. Curl
Evacuation of Tachens Under U S 7th Fleet Firepower
American carrier pilots reported Red antiaircraft fire from Communist islands as U S and Nationalist forces moved 30 000 civilians and soldiers from the Tachens. Marines ashore aided the operation while mine sweepers and demolition teams cleared the perilous waters amid low clouds and fleet activity.
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Taipei
Formosa
U. S
7Th Fleet
Winchester 1954 Parking Meter Revenue Report
City Auditor Robert Barbour reported that Winchester parking meters brought in 26 556.30 during 1954 from an average of 425 meters. The 1953 revenue was about 27 408.04 with a similar meter count. Revenue funds the general fund except Fairfax Lane where 40 percent funds new parking facilities, 50 percent pays meters, and 10 percent supports maintenance. The Winchester Retail Merchants Association and Winchester Frederick County chamber of commerce proposed using half city meter revenue for more parking facilities. the plan is under council review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Robert Barbour
Fairfax Lane
Common Council
Winchester Retail Merchants Association
Winchester-Frederick County
All-State Band event ends with concert in Virginia
The All-State Band three day event concluded with a concert by 170 students from 38 bands in Northern Virginia. The 100 piece Concert Band conducted by Herbert W. Fred and the 70 piece Workshop Band conducted by Russell Williams performed before about 1,100 attendees in Winchester.
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Handley High School
Northern Virginia
Charlottesville North
Herbert W. Fred
University of North Carolina
Russell Williams
Granby
Victor Ludewig
Lane High School
Charlottesville
Strance
Winchester
The
Virginia Band and Orchestra Directors Association
State Department of Education
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U.S. 7Th Fleet
Kinmen
Matsu
Yikiangshan
Wu Nan-ju
Government Information Office
City
County
Sgt. Harrison
Panhandle
Mr. Grove
Republican
Mendes-France
MRP
Assembly
Republican and Social Action
Commonwealth
Formosa Strait
Tachen Islands
Eden Sai
Fort Loudoun Apts
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Kate Glass Green
John Kater
Kater
John Rosenberger
Trust Committee
Becker
Estes
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