Taft Seeks MacArthur Backing at Chicago Convention
Sen Taft of Ohio reports to friends that Gen Douglas MacArthur will back his bid for the Republican nomination. Taft on CBS says MacArthur could be keynote speaker if he addresses the convention. MacArthur states he has no knowledge of Eisenhower’s political views and cautions against misleading headlines.
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Douglas MacArthur
Chicago
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
CBS
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Maryland
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R-Pa
Gannett News Service
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Geer
NBC
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Kefauver
Tennessee
New Hampshire
Robert S. Kerr
Oklahoma
Lenwin C. Johnson
D-Cole
Kerr
Dixie
Russell
D-Ga
Rannan
Denver
Brannan
Schools Remain Closed In Alleghany County
Alleghany County schools stayed closed today due to an influenza epidemic among pupils and teachers. Superintendent W. R. Beazley had shut schools Thursday and Friday, with reopening planned for today. About one fourth of the 5,000 pupils were absent last week.
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Covington
Alleghany County
W. R. Beazley
Shake-Up Looms In Virginia's GOP Command
Virginia Republicans weigh leadership change as nine General Assembly members urge S Floyd Landreth to become state chairman and Ted Dalton for national committeeman. Wood and Dozier would depart if replacements arise, with moves contingent on July national convention in Chicago.
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GOP
General Assembly
S. Floyd Landreth
Galax
Robert H. Woods
Pearisburg
Ted Dalton
Radford
Curtis Dozier
Richmond
William C. Wampler
Bristol
Congress
Robert Taft
Ohio
GOP Assembly
Woods
Republicans
Roanoke
Dozier
General Assembly Republicans
Chicago
President Truman plans vacation before campaign schedule
Washington reports President Truman plans a late next week trip to Key West Florida to rest ahead of a heavy campaign schedule. Associates note the trip may precede a possible run for re election this year and he will return in time for the Jefferson Jackson Day dinner.
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Truman
Key West
Fla
Jefferson Jackson
Fighting Enters Its 21st Month In Korea Today
Seoul reports the Korean War reaching its 21st month with limited combat. Weather clouds and snow kept Allied air forces subdued while Fifth Air Force sorties were down. Mustang and Corsair pilots disrupted rail lines at multiple points as Marine planes attacked targets on both coasts. The Wiscon sin moved to bomb Red troop installations as ground forces fought mainly on the western and eastern fronts.
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Korea
Fifth Air Force
Marine Corsair
Far East Air Forces
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Chinnampo
U. S
Wisconsin
Kansong-Kosong
Central Front
Weather Keeps Virginia Cold and Cloudy This Week
A Virginia forecast calls for continued cold and cloudy conditions with light rain in the south. Sunday's snow ranged up to six inches in South Hill Blackstone McKenney and Petersboro, with Danville at 3.75 inches. highways report no problems as snow rapidly melts. Temperatures rise to the upper 40s in parts, Roanoke forecasts a high of 49 amid fog and clearing skies. Norfolk sees mostly rain with melting snow.
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Norfolk
Court affirms death penalty for Rosenbergs
NEW YORK. The Court of Appeals unanimously affirmed today the death penalty for Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. They have been in Sing Sing's death house since conviction of funneling atomic secrets to Soviet agents. The ruling noted it as the first peace time civilian espionage death penalty. The couple may appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. execution date not set. Julius, 34, an electronics engineer. Ethel, 36, conspired from 1944 to 1950. David Greenglass testified for the government and received 15 years. Morton Sobell, 34, got 30 years.
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U0. 8 Court of Appeals
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Ethel Rosenberg
Sing Sing Prison
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Peters Filming NBC Story on North Carolina Klan Case
Local photographer Hugh G. Peters left for Whitesville North Carolina on assignment for NBC Television to film hearings in Fayetteville and gather details for a 15 minute NBC Network release about the Ku Klux Klan flareup. Release expected in the near future.
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NBC Television
Whitesville
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Peters
Fayetteville
NBC
1953 Coronation Chosen for Queen Elizabeth II
London reports an authoritative source says the coronation will occur in 1953 with the exact date under consideration Court circles note consultations with Commonwealth governments under way The mourning period for King George VI ends May 3 Elizabeth reigns over the United Kingdom and all dominions except India India remains in the Commonwealth as a republic and head of the family The Commonwealth stance on the matter will be weighed as decisions are finalised
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Elizabeth II
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North Atlantic Council invites Franks as NATO secretary-general
Lisbon bulletin reports the North Atlantic Council adjourned after inviting Sir Oliver Franks, British Ambassador to Washington, to become NATO secretary-general. The move signals a key leadership selection for the alliance amid postwar security discussions.
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Portugal
North Atlantic Council
Oliver Franks
Washington
NATO
Incomes Questionnaire Looms for U S Officials
Washington reports Morris plans a detailed questionnaire to all federal employees asking for full private income sources. The move follows Senate Judiciary Committee rejection of immunity for witnesses and delays on subpoena authority. Morris, a New York Republican, leads the probe ordered by President Truman after tax collection scandals and irregularities surfaced.
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Newald Morris
Federal Service
Senate Judiciary Committee
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Truman
New York
McGrath
Haron E Stassen
Star Publicizes The Bicentennial Star Publicizes
Vera Ellen, star of Belle of New York, poses for a Winchester Bicentennial photo. Copies are sent to over 150 weeklies and dailies in Virginia and nearby cities. The Washington Post will run the story and image tomorrow via the Bicentennial Committee led by Dan Leatherman.
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Fred Astaire
Actress Pampanini Slams Aged Lovers In Hollywood
Hollywood buzz erupts as Italian star Sylvanna Pampanini derides aging leading men as unsuitable for romance, naming Clark Gable, Charles Boyer, Gary Cooper, Humphrey Bogart, Spencer Tracy, Paul Muni and Ronald Colman. Reactions vary from defense by Bogart’s wife Lauren Bacall to dismissive stances by Boyer and Colman spouses.
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Gary Cooper
Humphrey Boxart
Spencer Tracy
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Ronald Colman
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Lauren Bacall
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Muni
City council race shifts as Clowe Smalts Brumback announce bids
Mayor Mifflin B. Clowe and council members Claude Smalts and Fred Brumback filed petitions to run again after urging from city residents. Brumback missed a party deadline while Smalts initially planned not to run. Other independents may file by May 2 with required signatures. second ward contenders A C Oates Orville Wine E R Clark Sherman Dick also filed. First ward incumbents Miller Rowe Dettra have not yet filed.
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Scientists Find Near Perfect Weather For Recording Eclipse
In Khartoum Sudan 70 scientists from 10 countries observed a three minute total eclipse with near perfect weather. The event aimed to test relativity and expand maps as observers recorded data across a 9000 mile path from the Atlantic to Siberia while Hindus and Muslims reacted with rituals and caution.
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16 Men 14 Women In 50 Years Club
Thirty Winchester residents eight men and fourteen women joined the Winchester Fifty Years Club based in the Chamber of Commerce office George Washington Hotel Building. Membership requires fifty years within Winchester city limits and is open to all races and to businesses. no dues. Members receive a certificate and newspaper listing with Bicentennial recognition.
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Nansemond County Schools Closed Over Flu Epidemic
An influenza outbreak forced Nansemond County to close all schools until Monday March 3. Absentees surpassed 1,600 among a 5,500 pupil system. Suffolk officials planned a conference with medical authorities to discuss the city schools’ situation.
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Hugh White
Toll Hike Brings Virginia Highway Death Toll to 120
Eight weekend deaths push Virginia 1952 traffic toll to 120. Also among fatalities were three fire deaths and two presumed drownings in the Norfolk area. Names include Carol Lee Withers of Roanoke and others from Jacksonville Florida, Mineral, Leban on Agusuius, Washington, Hampton, Narrows, and Louisa.
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Old Dominion
Norfolk
Carol Lee Withers
Roanoke
Alvin Perry Thornton, Jr
Jacksonville
Fla
Clarence Mays Wilson
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Hoyle B. Fields
Leban
Livestock Imports From Canada Halted
The Agriculture Department ordered an immediate halt to nearly all imports of livestock and meats from Canada due to a Saskatchewan foot and mouth disease outbreak. Dr. B. T. Simms said imports exceed 100 million pounds of meat annually and about 36 000 head of cattle swine and sheep. The notice appeared in The Washington Star Business News column.
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B. T. Simms
Bureau of Animal Industry
Washington Star Business News
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New York
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Baltimore
Russell Froman Win
Washington Star
Allies Propose Compromise Truce Supervisory Plan
U N truce negotiators seek to break deadlock over a neutral truce supervisory commission by offering to drop Norway if Russia is yielded. The plan limits inspections to two neutral nations per side, with Switzerland and Sweden for the U N and Czechoslovakia and Poland for the Communists. Allies press Reds to study the proposal and respond.
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Korea
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Pu Shan
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Don Darrow
McFarland Says Marines Were Promised by HST
Senator McFarland quoted President Truman denying any promise of a Marine division for Western Europe defense. He said there was no authority for such a commitment and only the President could authorize it. The briefing followed a routine Monday morning session with military officers.
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Truman
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Congress
United States
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Associated Press
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MacArthur Dropped From Pa Presidential Primary Ballot
The Pennsylvania Election Bureau removed Gen. Douglas MacArthur from the base list of Republican presidential candidates for the April 22 Pennsylvania primary. The notice also mentions a 60 cent lunch and Tic dinner.
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Pennsylvania Election Bureau
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
Pennsylvania
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