Soviet Premier Change Ends Postwar Collective Leadership
Malenkov resigns as premier signaling the end of the post Stalin collective leadership. Bulganin becomes premier with Khrushchev poised as the real boss, shaping Moscow policy and signaling a new purge era. European satellites and China face a shifted alignment as power consolidates in the Kremlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. Ryan
Georgi Malenkov
Soviet Union
Stalin
Kremlin
Peiping
Moscow
Nikolai Bulganin
Bulganin
Communist Party
Nikita
Khrushchev
Communist Party Central Committee
Malenkov
Supreme _ Soviet
Lavrenty Reria
S. Khrushchev
Eisenhower seeks 7 billion emergency school construction plan
President Eisenhower proposed a three year emergency program totaling seven billion dollars to aid school construction. The plan would channel 1.1 billion to the federal government, buy local bonds, provide 900 million in loans and 200 million in grants, plus 20 million for long term financing planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Ina
Congress
Office of Education
White House
James C. Hagerty
Federl
Molotov Attacks U.S. on H-Bombs and War Threats
Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov criticized the United States as backward in hydrogen bomb development and warned of a world war unless arms are used for peaceful ends. He spoke to the Soviet Parliament amid broader criticism of Western pacts and Western Germany remilitarization.
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Molotov
U.S
Moscow
V. M. Molotov
United States
Soviet Union
China
United Nations
U. N
Formosa
Bulgaria
Malenkov
Klementy Viroshilov
Khrushchev
Virginia five day forecast near normal with weekend rain or snow
The extended outlook for Virginia from February 9 to 13 calls for temperatures near or slightly below normal. It will be moderate Wednesday, colder Thursday and Friday, then somewhat warmer over the weekend. Rain or snow is possible Saturday with total precipitation from a quarter to a half inch. Round Hill Fire Company notes a monthly meeting Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Round Hill Community Center. Shawnee Fire Company announces a regular monthly meeting Thursday at 8 p.m. at the American Brake Shoe Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia
Round Hill Fire CO
Round Hill Community Fire Company
Round Hill
Harry Patterson
Shawnee Fire CO
American Brakeshoe Co
G. A. Helsley
W R Legge Dies Suddenly at Home in City
W R Legge 62 longtime Virginia vocational agriculture supervisor and Handley High School instructor died suddenly at his home 321 Courtfield Ave. A Shepherdstown native, he earned degrees from VPI and Iowa State, served WWI, coached Handley football, and helped planning of the Handley campus.
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Withrow Reynolds Legge
Virginia
Handley High School
Courtfield Ave
Shepherdstown
W. Va
Mr. Legge
John Francis Legge
Nellie Reynolds Legge
Kathrina Baumgardner
Legge
Randolph- Macon Academy
Front Royal
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Blacksburg
Iowa State College
V.P.I
V.P.I. Athletic Association
France
328
Field Artillery
Handley School
Handley
Evacuation of Tachen Islanders Under U S Naval Guard
Nationalist civilians and troops streamed onto evacuation ships under the protection of the American 7th Fleet as U S carrier planes and ships patrolled the area. Evacuation from Low er Tachen proceeded despite limited clashes with Chinese Reds and scattered air activity.
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Taipei
Formosa
U. S
Jim Becker
Estes
Yikiangshan
Tachens
U. S. 7Th Fleet
Rive
Keelung
Red China
U.S. 7Th Fleet
East China Sea
Lower
Tachen
Lower Tachen
Central
Hong Kong
Clarke Board Discusses County Reassessment Plans
Clarke County Board of Supervisors discussed a county wide reassessment of all taxable property. A three member Assessment Board was appointed to complete the project by end of 1955 and values will be in effect from 1956 to 1961. An appeal board will be set up later this year. Town seeks sidewalk aid. decision postponed to Feb 16 adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Clarke County Board of Supervisors
J. G. Burch
Julian J. Glasscock
Irvine Pricg
Elliott Marshall
Board of Equalization
School
Jack Enders
Enders
Swan Avenue
Clarke County High School
Ender
U S Steel Purchases Four Local Frederick County Tracts
U S Steel Corp paid about 146 000 for four Frederick County land tracts. The purchases, arranged by Michigan Limestone Division, include tracts near Marlboro Road north of Middletown with deeds showing prices around 20 000 to 76 000 and a fourth tract of 50 acres sold for 10 000. Negotiations began last fall, with operations not expected immediately.
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U. S. Steel Corps
Frederick County
Michigan Limestone
U. S. Steel Corp
M. J. Grove Lime Co
Marlboro Road
Middletown
U. S
Vernie D
James H. Garrett
Grove Lime Co
The
Steel Company
Beatrice H
Irvin T. O'Connell
Garrett
O'Connell
Dorothy W
J. J. Pickeral
Cooley Brothers
Pickeral
West Sees Russia Under Dictator's Hard Fist Again
Western observers saw Khrushchev as the Kremlin’s chief power, with Bulganin as coordinator after Malenkov’s resignation. The move could hinder talks for a summit and complicate West Germany rearmament debates amid NATO plans and Formosan cease-fire talks.
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West
Russia
London
Soviet
Nikita Khrushchev
Stalin
V. M. Molotov
Malenkov
Munich
Radio Free Europe
Europe
Moscow
West Germany
NATO
Wallet found with $690 prize package return
Mrs Gary Fletcher of Stephens City turned in Robert Smelser Grimes wallet found in Safeway Store parking lot containing nearly all his cash after he withdrew funds to pay workers. Smelser sent a $50 reward to Mrs Fletcher.
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Winchester Star
Gary Fletcher
Stephens City
Safeway
Robert Smelser
Grimes
Commercial and Savings Bank
Carl Brown
C & S Bank
Heavy Apple Movement Noted From Storages
Four major local cold storages show a large apple shift from Dec 1 to Feb 1 with 511 490 bushels on hand Feb 1 versus 1 074 390 on Dec 1 a movement of 563 390 bushels. Winchester holds 391 232 bushels Feb 1. Virginia Apple Storage 78 258. C L Robinson Ice 27 000. Old Mill 15 000 Feb 1. Dec 1 totals were higher than 1953.
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Cresh
Winchester Cold Storage
Ccamaion
Virginia Apple
C. L. Robinson Ice & Cold Storage
Robinson
Old Mill
Khrushchev Rising as Soviet No 1 Communist Leader
Moscow reports Malenkov resigns as premier after confessing failure in agriculture. Marshal Bulganin becomes premier while Khrushchev gains top status in a shift showing heavy industry focus and army influence in the post Stalin era.
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Khrushchev
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Marshal Bulganin
Stalin
Malenkov
Joseph Stalin
Soviet Union
Communist Party
New Premier Bulganin Leads Soviet War Machine
The article profiles bulganin as the new Soviet premier and longtime political policeman over the armed forces. It notes his ceremonial dignity, administrative skills, and pivotal role in keeping the army aligned with the Communist Party while balancing officer interests.
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Nikolai Bulganin
Stalin
van Dyke
Bulganin
Communist Party
Kremlin
Nizhni Novgorod
Gorky
Volga River
Middle
Change in premiers causes little excitement in Moscow
In Moscow today, random Muscovites showed boredom at the premier’s change. One resident asked what difference it makes and another said it’s all the same thing.
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Moscow
Winchester Real Estate Equalization Notice 1955 Dates
The Board of Equalization of Winchester Virginia will meet in the Corporation Court Room at 2 00 PM on February 15 16 17 18 22 23 and 24 1955 to hear real estate complaints and correct acreage errors with last names A through C on Feb 15 D through G on Feb 16 H through J on Feb 17 K through N on Feb 18 O through R on Feb 22 U on Feb 23 and V through Z on Feb 24 1955. Merton W Browne F L Largent Sr J Ben Cather"
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Equalization
Winchester
Virginia
Corporation Court Room
City of
Tate
Merton W. Browne
F. L. Largent, Sr
J. Ben Cather
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Ike
City
County
W.R. Legge
Iowa State
University of West Virginia
Shepherd College
Henrico
Lenawee
Clarke Board
U.S. Steel Corp
Britain
Churchill
Hodgson & Brown
W. Boscawen St
George M. Malenkov
Nikolai A. Bulganin
Supreme Soviet
Bulgarin
By Tom Whitney
Associated Press
Council of Ministers
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