Proposed Tax Cut Faces Uncertain Senate Reception
A House vote approved a $20 per person income tax cut for taxpayers and dependents with other tax measures. Senate Finance Committee chair Byrd opposes the cut and seeks a Monday hearing with Secretary Humphrey to decide on a committee vote before next week. Senator George signals cautious stance while Eisenhower critics call the plan fiscally risky.
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Senate
Washington
House
Senate Finance Committee
Byrd
D-Va
Sen
George
D-Ga
Georgia
Eisenhower
House Democrats
Rayburn
Texas
Gettysburg
Democrats
Treasury
Four Major Parties In Japan Election
Japan votes tomorrow in a national election that will shape its Cold War alignment and rearmament pace. Four major parties compete across 118 districts for 467 House seats, with 37 to 38 million eligible voters. Women vote in this sixth postwar election, as more than 1,000 candidates compete from Hokkaido to Amami Oshima.
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Tokyo
Japan
House of Representatives
Hokkaido
Amami Oshima
Okinawa
Senate Rejects Pay Plan as House Demands Expense Fund Concession
Senate rejected a $24,000 congressional pay package with a $1,250 tax free expense fund. House conferees warned the Senate may concede on expenses or cut back the raise. Kefauver Dirksen noted the fund differed from 1946 allowances, but critics urged elimination.
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Washington
Re O Fauver
D-Tenn
Rep
Walter
D-Pa
House
Senate
U. S
Justice Department
Kefauver
Sens
Barkley
D-Ky
Holland
D-Fla
Monroney
D-Okla
Williams
Rdel
Knowland
R-Calif
Congress
Sen. Dirksen
RTI
Eight traffic deaths reported in Frederick County 1954
State Police released figures showing 317 traffic accidents in Frederick County in 1954 with eight deaths and 177 injuries. The three county area Frederick Clarke Warren saw 14 deaths and 306 194 in property damage. Fatalities included Bennie Thurston Via Patrick Habinsky Curtis Eugene Muir infant Lewis Vernon Mitchell Jr Louise Huntley Smith Ronald Charles Phelps and Theodore Robert Mauck.
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Frederick County
Winchester
Frederick, Clarke and
Warren
Clarke County
Warren County
Bennie Thurston Via
Richmond
U. S. Rt
Patrick Habinsky
Briar Hill
Memorial Hospital
Curtis Eugene Muir
Rt. 1
McLean
Gore
Lewis Vernon Mitchell, Jr
Alexandria
Kernstown
Louise Huntley Smith
Washington, D. C
Hunt Again Heads Out of Town Membership for Apple Blossom
Wilkie W. Hunt will direct the Out-of-Town Membership department for the 1955 Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival. J. P. Arthur, fete president, announced the plan to appoint six assistant directors and a 50-member committee to secure out-of-town financial memberships totaling a quota of 8203 dollars. The festival runs April 28 and 29 with Hunt, a National Fruit Product Co. executive, leading the effort.
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Hunt
Wilkie W. Hunt
J. P. Arthur
Fete
Mr. Hunt
Ectors
National Fruit Product Co., Inc
Pulaski
University of Virginia
Stephenson
Rotary Club
Stonewall Raritan Club
The
Elks
Winchester Golf Club
New Spring Styles In Moscow Include Plunging Necklines
London reported fashion notes from Moscow where designers told Moscow radio of summer styles. Frocks feature low necklines and short sleeves with wide skirts while men’s trousers become narrower and slightly shorter as attire shifts.
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Moscow
London
Moscow Radio Tonight
Honorary In Town Fire Chief Contest Set for March 18
The annual contest to name the Honorary In Town Fire Chief for the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival will be held Friday March 18 at the Capitol Theatre. Winchester and Frederick County sponsor girls compete, with local talent entertainment and John Leatherman selecting visiting judges. Phil Whitney will MC the event and the winner leads the parade on April 28 and appears on WTTG TV.
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Shenandoah
Capitol Theatre
Donald N. Larrick
Winchester
Frederick County
John Leatherman
Phil Whitney
WINC
Art Lamb
Wttgtv
Washington
Motorist accuses officer after stop sign arrest
Dr Paul G Wolff paid a 7.50 fine after arrest for running a stop sign and filed a complaint against Sgt Clifton Bess alleging he exceeded 25 mph on the trip to police headquarters. Bess' case is slated for police court Monday.
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Cape Girardeau
Paul G. Wolff
Clifton Bess
Army announces retirement of Gen John Hull in Far East
Washington says Gen John E Hull will retire April 30 after 37 years of service and as U S and U N commander in chief, with no immediate successor named. Hull, veteran of two wars, led the Far East command since 1953 and helped oversee atomic tests at Eniwetok in 1948.
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Army
Gen
John Hull
Washington
Army Today
John E. Hull
U S
U. N
Far East
Hull
Douglas MacArthur
Maxwell D. Taylor
U. S
Western Pacific
Taylor
Defense Department
Air Force
Japan
Korea
8Th
U. S. Army
Miami University
Ohio
Eniwetok
Brush Burning Restrictions Begin March 1
Frederick County Chief Fire Warden Tom Rosenberger announced that brush burning restrictions take effect March 1. From March 1 through May 15 it is unlawful to burn near woodland within 300 feet except 4 PM to midnight. Fire tower on North Mountain may open this week weather permitting. Wardens statewide are named and equipped. contact nearest warden to report violations.
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Tom Rosenberger
Frederick County
Rosenberger
North Mountain
Harry Moore
James Givens
Sloan Wolfe
Kinzel B. Grubbs, Jr
Paper Mill Road
Robert Muse
Gore
Rual P. Anderson
Max Braithwaite
Cross Junction
Roy C. Tripplett
Mountain Falls
George Richard Omps
Ridge
W. Va
Clinton H. Ebersole
Berryville
Brown V. Kingree
Middletown
Hollis Reynolds
Star Tannery
W. L. Dawson
Grimes
Too much activity ends life of 102 year old Mrs Jane Dance
Deputy Coroner K H Digby ruled the death accidental noting excessive activity in the kitchen led to a fall. Mrs Jane Dance aged 102 died in London.
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London
Jane Dance
K. H. Digby
Skunks Force Family to Flee Home for Third Time
Mrs Helen Luther and her four children have fled their Winthrop Harbor home for the third time in 11 days as skunks moved under the house. The family split among four neighbor homes while police and exterminators weighed options. The Luthers seek a safe solution and await a workable plan to remove the nuisance.
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Chicago
Helen Luther
Appomattox Man Slays Two Then Fights 90 Minute Police Siege
Frank Mayberry, 49, allegedly killed his brother in law Jack Tucker and Dr. David Christian III in Appomattox near Evergreen then withstood a dusk to dawn siege by nearly 30 officers. He was wounded by shotgun fire and taken to county jail. Authorities cited no clear motive.
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Appomattox
Frank Mayberry
Mayberry
Virginia
Evergreen
Jack Tucker
David A. Christian III
David T. Robertson
Appomattox County
Vincent Spezzano
Lynchburg
Robert E. Lee
U. S. Grant
Lillian Tucker
Tucker
Dr. Christian
Robertson
Communists Shell Wuchiu Island as Tense Taiwan Strait Skirmish
Chinese Communist gunboats shelled the Nationalist island of Wuchiu near Formosa. Nationalist Premier O K Yui vowed to defend Quemoy and the Matsu islands, noting United States backing in the Formosa and Pescadores defense. Red forces reported damaged warships as clashes touched Peichishan area.
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Taipei
Formosa
Wuchiu
Defense Ministry
Nationalist
O.K. Yui
Legislative Yuan
Chiang Kaishek
Quemoy
Matsu
Pescadores
United States
Matsus
Foochow
Red
Amoy
Formosa Strait
Nanjih Island
Peichishan
Nanchishan
Chiang Kai-shek
Warning Issued Over Parking Meters Damage
Chief of Police J Thomas Boyd warned the public about extensive damage to city parking meters and cited an ordinance prohibiting tampering. The meters, which house delicate clocks, are being overhauled and violators face fines up to 500 dollars and up to 12 months in jail.
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J. Thomas Boyd
Boyd
United States of America
Most Potent Blast Delayed in Atomic Test Series
The third and potentially strongest 1955 test at Yucca Flat was postponed due to weather. A 500-foot tower blast, about 50 kilotons, was planned for 5:35 a.m. with a weather briefing to decide if it can fire tomorrow.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Atomic Energy Commission
Yucca Flat
AEC
Livermore
Calif
Rainy Weekend Forecast Extends Across Region
Weather outlook predicts a rainy weekend with mild temperatures and cloudy skies. Tonight's low around 36 to 44 degrees, with today's high near 48, while yesterday's records show 61 and 29. West Virginia also expected to share a similar pattern. The Fred. Co. Firemen's Assoc meeting is set for Monday Feb 28 at 7 30 p m at Clearbrook Fire Dept, public invited.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
Keyserling Sees G O P Victory at Roosevelt Dinner
Keyserling, former Truman adviser, told a Roosevelt day dinner that he does not expect a Democratic presidential victory in 1956. He outlined Eisenhower’s record and predicted the President will run again, citing Korea veterans and the international situation as GOP advantages. Also notice and ad items follow: a 1953 Chevrolet for sale and a change of address for Home Beneficial Life Insurance Co.
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Red Bank
N. J
Leo Keyserling
Democratic
Keyserling
Harry Truman
Eisenhower
Korea
Kern Motor CO
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Humphrey
Eve
P. T. McIntyre
Lost Corner
McIintyres
Winchester Star Photo Company
Rt. 50 East
McIntyre
Frederick
Ronald Charles Phelps
Theodore Robert Mauck
Star Route
Killer
Winchester Star
VPI
McCauley Evers
Eft
Student Aid
Frank P Moseley
J. Randolph Larrick
Spezzano
G.O.P. Victory
Notice Home Beneficial Life Insurance Co
Braddock
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