Certificates Awarded to 22 Policemen at Winchester Banquet
Twenty two officers from Winchester and neighboring departments received training certificates at a Washington Hotel banquet. Police Chief J Thomas Boyd presented the certificates with FBI cooperation. FBI agent W C Sullivan urged positive action against communism and democracy in daily life. Pvt George Coward was top graduate with 100. others scoring high included Warren Fogle Farnum Messall Dennis Thompson.
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Eugene Miller
Washington Hotel
Winchester
J. Thomas Boyd
Winchester Police Department
Federal Bureau of Investigation
W. C. Sullivan
FBI
Washington
Sullivan
Pvt
George Coward
Warren Fogle
Farnum Messall
Dennis Thompson
Front Rou Ae Department
Joseph Ritter
Charles Cain
James Claycomb
Wilmer Comer
Maurice Lake
McDonald
Eugene Russell
Lester Shickle
Kirby Shenk
Virginia Abc Board
Robert A. Whitten
M. B. Clowe Jr
J. Sloan Kuykendall
Elliott Marshall
Front Royal
Kenneth Windle
Charles Aikin
Howard Holland
A Berkeley Legend Duel That Ended In Reconciliation
The tale centers on General William Darke and General James Stephenson who sent challenges, chose weapons, and met on a field. Stephenson picked a rapier, Darke a cavalry sabre, but the sight of the mismatched weapons made seconds laugh and the duel never occurred. The pair instead reconciled on the spot.
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Berkeley County
William Darke
James Stephenson
Darke
Stephenson
A. C. Oates
Lumber Yard
Loudoun
NYC Waterfront Coffee Theft Racket Exposed
Investigators say a million dollars in unroasted coffee was stolen from New York docks in the past year. A salvage merchant was arrested and others are expected to face charges as thieves posed as longshoremen and sold spilled coffee to traders at deep discounts.
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New York
New York City
Androcozzi
Brazil
Brooklyn
U S European Ties Sour Over Bulgarian Break
The United States halts payments and freezes assets of citizens from three Eastern European nations amid deteriorating U S Soviet satellite relations. Secretary Acheson signals possible further actions while Hungary faces possible diplomatic strain and a reduced Budapest mission.
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United States
Bulgaria
McGrath
Acheson
Hungary
Romania
Justice Department
Robert Vogeler
Budapest
Vogeler
Donald Heath
Sofia
Balkan
State Department
Bus Tour Slated Here Tomorrow
A bus tour of the city will conclude the Tourist Information Class. It leaves from in front of the George Washington Hotel at 2 p.m. tomorrow. Gene Sakers of the Winchester Chamber of Commerce said Emory Motor Coach Lines donated the bus for the two hour tour.
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George Washington Hotel
Gene Sakers
Winchester Chamber of Commerce
State Department of Distributive Education
Winchester School Board
Emory Motor Coach Lines
Little Influenza Activity Noted in Area
In the area influenza cases remain rare with few hospital treatments at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Homer Alberti says many colds, not enough to qualify as influenza. National data report 16 223 weekly cases ending Feb 18, up from 7 967 the prior week, totaling 1949 year to date. The early peak in 1946 for seven weeks was 147 779 cases.
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United States
Homer Alberti
Winchester Memorial Hospital
U. S
Public Health Service
Five-Man Board Named to Probe Government Reds
A five member inquiry group was named to probe charges by Senator McCarthy that 81 State Department employees are or were Communist or fellow travelers. The group will hire two investigators and may seek up to 50 thousand dollars. it vows a full fair inquiry, not a witch hunt or whitewash.
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Washington
Quiry
State Department
McCarthy
R-Wis
Green
D-Ri
McMahon
D-Conn
Hickenl _pers
Iowa
Lodge
Rmass
Connally
D-Tex
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
State Acheson
Truman
Tydings
Navy Captain's Death In Austria Ruled Accidental
U S Army officials say Navy Captain Eugene S Karpe died in an Austrian railway tunnel near Salzburg in an accidental incident. He reportedly alighted at Golling during a 30 minute train stop for repairs and may have failed to reboard as the Arlberg express returned to motion. Private ballast burning near the scene and an unaltered baggage count support the conclusion.
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Vienna
Austria
U. S
Eugene S. Karpe
Salzburg
Karpe
Arlberg
Golling
Annapolis
Robert von Vogeler
Oliver Wright
Legation
Bucharest
Wright
Army
Two Airmen Die In Dayton Jet Explosion Crash
Dayton report says a four engine jet bomber exploded and crashed near Wright Patterson Air Force Base killing two airmen. Wing Commander Derek Pain, 31, of the Royal Air Force exchange program and MSgt. Darel R. Snyder were identified. Captain John L. Armstrong of Fairborn, Ohio, survived by parachuting from the craft.
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Dayton, O
Wright- Patterson Air Force Base
Derek 8. Pain
Royal Air Force
Darel R. Snyder
John L. .Armstrong
Fairborn, O
Wright- Patterson Field
Walter Carroll Helped GIs Meet Pope Pius Died at 41
Walter Carroll guided hundreds of wartime American GIs to special audiences with Pope Pius XII. He died recently at age 41, leaving a notable record of church and military liaison work.
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Washington
Walter 8. Carroll
Pope Pius
Byrd Tax Reduction Bill Gets Governor's Backing
In Richmond Governor Battle endorsed Senator Harry F Byrd Jr s plan to auto cut personal and corporate income taxes if revenues exceed the budget. The measure would apply after a 4 million excess and could cut 15 percent at 7 million or 20 percent at 9 million. passage depends on underestimated revenues not occurring.
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Richmond
Harry F. Jr
Battle
Byrd
Robert O. Norris
Finance Committee
Edward Breeden
Thomas H. Blanton
Boothe
House Committee On Courts of Justice
Senate
E. O. McCue, Jr
State Tax Department
Contestant Returns Home From National Cherry Pie Contest
Nancy Slonaker did not place in the top prizes at the 1950 National Cherry Pie Baking contest but returned from Chicago thrilled with the experience. Jacqueline Haneman of Indianapolis won the national title and planned to present a pie to President Truman. Norma Jean Rudolph of Sargent placed fourth and each contestant received a $10 prize. the grand prize included a $150 cash and an electric range.
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Nancy Sloanaker
Chicago
Norma Jean Rudolph
Sargent
West Virginia
Hale
Handley School
Armour Plant
Cnt
Madison Hotel
Who Shot Reuther Is Still a Mystery
A Detroit recorder's court jury acquitted Carl Bolton of the Walter Reuther shooting, leaving the motive and shooter unresolved. Bolton, 41, faces burglary terms and may appeal. Police continue the broader investigation into the historic case surrounding the CIO UAW president.
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Reuther
Detroit
Carl Bolton
Walter Reuther
Recorder’s Court
Bolton
Michigan
CIO
United Auto Workers
Golden Glow
Five Wounded In Gun Fight At Greenwich Village Club
Five persons were wounded in a dawn gun battle at the Moroccan Village Club in Greenwich Village New York. A bandit leader called a stickup from the stage as more gunmen concealed themselves in the bar and dining room, wounding two guests and an entertainer along with a detective. Three suspects were later captured as police and guests escaped the chaos near 23 West 8th Street near the Whitney Museum.
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New York
Greenwich Village
West 8Th St
John O'Neill
Manhattan
Whitney Museum of American Art
All Rent Controls May End by Jan 30
The Senate Appropriations Committee moved to end all federal rent controls on June 30 via a deficiency appropriation bill. It recommended $2,600,000 to the housing expediter to liquidate the agency and discharge its 4,135 employees between now and June 30, despite White House calls for extensions.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
Senate
Office of Housing Expeditor
Truman
McKellar
D-Tenn
Appropriations
Election costs hit Lloyds firm in Britain
London’s Lloyds underwriting house estimates a loss of 000 pounds about seventy thousand dollars due to Britain's election. The world famous firm faced financial impact amid political upheaval with potential longer term effects on the market.
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London
Lloyd’s
Britain
Union Leaders Hint Week End Break In the Coal Crisis
Washington report says John L. Lewis and top UMW leaders met while Lewis was away to discuss potential weekend developments in the eight month coal strike. Kennedy led bargaining as the union eyes possible contract progress ahead of contempt trial Monday in Keech court.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Thomas Kennedy
United Mine Workers
John Owens
UMW
Kennedy
Cyrus 8
Ching
Truman
David L. Cole
Cole
Springfield
Richmond B. Keech
Keech
Big Mo Grounding Trial Nears Closing Arguments
Closing arguments by the judge advocate and defense for four defendants will occur as the Missouri grounding case reaches its close. Lt. John E. Carr, the last defendant, testified that at 8:19 a.m. on January 17 he observed on the operations chart that the battleship was approaching shallow water.
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Norfolk
Missouri
John E. Carr
Esterday Carr
Combat Operations Center
Gang Leader's Girl Gets Six Months in Florida
Bernie Jackson, 31, girlfriend of ex purple gang leader Harry Fleischer, was sentenced to six months in prison for harboring the criminal at Pompano Beach. Federal Judge John W. Holland imposed the maximum, with a $500 fine. she has already served five months since Feb. 3.
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Miami
Fla
Purple
Harry Fleischer
Bernie Jackson
Pompano Beach
Priests Freed in Czechoslovakia Amid Church State Struggle
President Clement Gottwald freed an undisclosed number of Roman Catholic priests arrested last summer in Slovakia amid the church state conflict. Earlier, a chaplain was sentenced to 12 years and another priest to four and a half years for alleged anti regime activities.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Clement Gottwald
Slovakia
Sion
Virginia plans to ease home coal shortage
Governor Battle announced plans under development to address a shortage of coal fit for home furnaces after a Virginia Fuel Commission session. Seven tipples operate in Virginia producing about 2,500 tons daily, with output distributed amid the coal strike.
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Richmond
Battle
Virginia Fuel Commission
Virginia
Mercy Killing Trial Recessed in New Hampshire
In Manchester New Hampshire Dr Herman Sander is accused of killing his wife Abbie Boreto in a mercy death defense counsel blocked vetting of the husband of the deceased. Testimony included a nurse’s notes on Mrs Borretto’s last days and injections to ease pain.
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Manchester
N. H
Herman N. Sanders
Haepane
Ae Seer Se
Sander Ig
Abbie
Amann
Thomas O’brien
Borreto
O’brien
Reginald Borroto
Dr. Sander
Borroto
Harold EB. Westcott
Wyman
Escapee Caught In Poor Condition
William Andrews a 22 year old prisoner who escaped last Sunday near Strasburg during transport from Connecticut to Virginia to face grand larceny charges was captured at his Pulaski Virginia home. His frost bitten feet forced officers to carry him to jail after nearly a week of searching following his escape through a restaurant restroom window during a stop with Deputy Sheriff M F Ratcliffe.
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William Andrews
Strasburg
Connecticut
Virginia
Pulaski
Andrews
M. F. Ratcliffe
Bing Crosby Day Set In Warren County For Field Dedication
April 1 named Bing Crosby Day as radio and movie star attends the dedication of a new lighted field to bear his name. State Senator Raymond Guest invited Crosby who accepted and fixed April 1 for his visit with plans for entertainment for 50 children, a parade and square activities.
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Bing Crosby
Warren County
Raymond Guest
Crosby
Novelists Death in White Plains Shrinks Literary World
Irving Bacheller, a leading American novelist of the early 1900s, died last night in White Plains New York at age 106 if the report is accurate. His work helped shape turn of the century American literature and he remained a prominent figure in literary circles until his death.
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White Plains
N. Y
Irving Bacheller
America
Attlee vows to carry on as Labour leads in Parliament
London Prime Minister Attlee announced Labour will continue in office after a narrow election majority. A cabinet statement said the government must be carried on, with reshuffles possible as ministers face changes. The King will approve shifts after Attlee’s midweek leadership meetings.
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London
Attlee
Labor
George VI
Ernest Bevin
Aneurin Bevan
Record Cold Wave Drops Readings Across Regions
A February Arctic cold wave chills the Midwest and Atlantic states from the Dakotas to Virginia with record lows. Temperatures fall to extreme lows including 35 below in several towns, forcing coal conservation efforts and signaling ongoing harsh conditions with no quick relief.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Dakotas
Virginia
Bemdiji
Minn
Pembina
Atlantic
New England
Minister Leads U S Delegation Out of Bul in Yugoslavia
U S Minister Donald R. Heath led a 49 member delegation out of Bul during the Yugoslavia visit. The group was in service from 11 am to p m and visited THE HOUSE of GOOD FOOD for a fountain service.
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Nis
Yugoslavia
U. S
Donald R. Heath
House of Good Food
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FBI School
Everard Kidder
State Dept
Conally
Subcommittee
General Assembly
Nancy Slonaker
Seven Bandits
Clem Attlee
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