Purge talk ushers brutal violence in Prague
Former justice minister Dr Prokop Drtina was found severely injured in front of his Prague villa with a head wound after a letter suggested a suicide attempt following a bomb plot against him and two colleagues. Prime Minister Gottwald vowed merciless action against agents as Prague hosts a late night cinema surge.
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Prague
Prokop Drtina
Eduard Benes
Klement Gottwald
Ortina
Olomous
V. A. Zorin
Memorable 1862 visit of Rev Dr Randolph H McKim in Clarke
The article recalls Rev Dr Randolph H McKim, then private in the 1st Maryland Infantry CSA, visiting relatives in Millwood Clarke in February 1862. He chronicled the trip in A Soldier's Recollections, noting hospitality at The Moorings and New Market entertainments, and reflecting on Clarke before the war's hardships. It mentions old homesteads and local life a century later.
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Everard Kidder Meade Clarke
Randolph H. McKim
1St Maryland Infantry
CSA
Millwood
William F. Randolph
New Market
Clarke
Russians Overextending Selves Declares Former Czech Minister
Dr Stefan Osusky veteran statesman and former minister to France argues the communist coup in Czechoslovakia may avert World War 3 by forcing Western powers to unite against Soviet plans. He predicts limited Russian control and eventual freedom for Czechoslovakia, while criticizing Eduard Benes for joining Gottwald’s government. He warns of a strengthened western alliance as the only salvation.
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Klement Gottwald
Czechoslovakia
Gottwald
Benes
Antonin Sapotocky
International Radiophoto
Stefan Osusky
Thomas Masaryk
Eduard Benes
Irom
London
France
Osusky
Colgate University
Hamilton
N.Y
Associated Press
Soviet Union
United States
Russia
Europe
Dr. Benes
Finns Readied to Name Delegation for Kremlin Pact Talks
Helsinki reports say President Paasikivi will name a delegation by Tuesday to discuss a friendship treaty Moscow seeks with Finland. Premier Mauno Pekkala or Foreign Minister Carl Enckell may lead, with cabinet aides noting parliamentarian opinion is sought. The national mood mixes resignation with resolve to preserve sovereignty.
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Helsinki
Finland
Juho E. Paasikivi
Moscow
Stalin
Mauno Pekkala
Carl Enckell
Uusi Suomi
Tyokansan Sanorhat
Virginia Senate approves Fenwick child labor bill
The Virginia Senate voted 23 to 1 to pass the Fenwick child labor bill and sent it to the House of Delegates. Sen. Robert O. Norris Jr. was the lone dissenting vote. The bill limits under 16 work during school hours, restricts manufacturing and cannery employment, exempts certain home and farm work, and caps under 18 work at 40 hours weekly with late-hour rules for older students.
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Richmond
Virginia Senate
House of Delegates
Robert O. Norris Jr
Lancaster
Senate
Senate Acts On ERP Measure By March Fifteenth
Senate plans to pass the European Recovery Program bill by March 15 with debate starting Monday. Vandenberg outlined a timetable including hearings on China and Greek Turkish aid and noted urgency due to Czechoslovakia and Finland. House leaders discuss merging aid programs while Senate considers a separate ERP package.
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Senate
Washington
Vandenberg
China
Czechoslovakia
Finland
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
House
Foreign Affairs Committee
Martin
Halleck
Senate Finance Committee
Frederick County Supervisors Tackle 1948 49 Budget
Frederick County board members met to begin work on the 1948 49 budget but did not finalize any figures. J Pinckney Arthur requested use of the plaza for Apple Blossom Festival amusements from Wednesday noon to Friday April 28 30 and was granted. Sanitation on Glaize Ave was discussed with no action. residents seek guidance to fix a sewer problem.
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Frederick County Board of Supervisors
J. Pinckney Arthur
Apple Blossom Festival Organization
Glaize Ave
Brucetown Laymen To Stage Program
Ray Tomkins associate lay leader of the Winchester district speaks on Learning to live the Christian life at Brucetown Methodist church at 7 30 p m tomorrow Reginald Duvall Brucetown Charge lay leader conducts worship Others include John Hardesty George Yeakley Russell Kaplan Waverley Hardesty Charles Webber Mrs Stover Carper Miss Mary Eloise Russell Public invited.
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Ray Tomkins
Winchester
Brucetown Methodist Church
Reginald Duvall
Brucetown
John Hardesty
George Yeakley
Russell Kaplan
Waverley Hardesty
Charles Webber
Stover Carper
Mary Eloise Russell
Snow and Wind Hit Midwest Stranding 500 En Route to Tournament
Strong winds and new snow trapped travelers in the Midwest, blocking highways from the Dakotas to Minnesota and Wisconsin. About 500 people headed to a basketball tournament in Cloquet, Minnesota, were marooned for six hours before rescue. Rivers rose in Illinois and Iowa as rain turned to snow and colder air spread toward the North Central region.
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Chicago
Midwest
Dakotas
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Cloquet
Illinois
Iowa
Pennsylvania
N. Y
Pacific
Coas
North Central
Ohio Valley
Rooms Wanted for Apple Blossom Festival Tourists
Advertisement seeks available rooms for Apple Blossom Festival visitors. Contact Mr Garber at Apple Blossom Festival Headquarters to state number of accommodations and cost.
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Garber
Virginia House to Act On Truman Name Ban Next Week
Virginia lawmakers sidetracked action on Gov. Tuck’s plan to bar President Truman’s name from the November ballot. The election bill moved rapidly in committee and will be considered early next week. Democratic Chairman Horace H. Edwards questioned the proposal’s practicality, while endorsing the governor’s stand on state rights.
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Richmond
William Tuck
House of Delegates
International Soundphoto
Tuck
Truman
Proor
House
Senate
House Privileges and Elections Committee
Horace H. Edwards
Sen
Pepper
D-Fla
Earle Clements
Kentucky
Franfort
General Assembly
Plannagat
Legislature Advances Calendar Bills in House and Senate
In Richmond on February 28 the House rapidly cleared its calendar while Senate bills were skipped. House passes on second reading several measures including Damm-Magruder payroll contributions, Locher Irvine-Moore commerce of poisons and cosmetics, and various public welfare and utility reforms. A rent control act and a measure to plug abandoned wells also move forward amid committee reports.
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Richmond
House
Senate
Damm-Magruder
Locher
Irvine-Moore
D. Davis
Smith-Fraley-Poole
Slaughter-Walton- Humphries -Bird
Locher-Adams-Bailey
Yates
Moore
VPI
Winchester
Graham
General Laws Committee
Five Sundays in February Rare Occurrence Next in 1976
Washington reports the Naval observatory confirms February will have five Sundays again in 1976 after a rare 28 year gap since 1920. The unusual calendar event last occurred in 1920 and will not recur until 1976.
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Washington
Naval Observatory
American Girl Weds Russian and Criticizes U S Policy
Annabelle Bucar 33 of Clairton Pa. and Konstatin Lapshin a Moscow baritone wed after meeting in Moscow while Bucar worked for the U S information service. She resigned the U S embassy post saying the mission contradicted her views and criticized U S policy. Her father denounced the marriage as unpatriotic.
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Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
United States
Annabelle Bucar
Clairton Pa
Konstantin Lapshin
Lapshin
Moscow Oper Operetta Theater
Miss Bucar
Soviet Union
United States Information Service
State Department
U. S
Russia
Ivan Bucar
Jefferson Township
Physicians License Fee Measure Passed in House
The Virginia House of Delegates passed the Whitehead bill to impose license fees on doctors who practiced prior to a date. The measure aims to regulate medical licensing and generate state revenue through fees.
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Richmond
House of Delegates
Southern states rally around Virginia civil rights stance
Gov. Preston Lane of Maryland convenes Southern governors in Washington on March 13 to discuss President Truman's civil rights program. Georgia lawmakers urge a special session to follow Virginia leader Gov. William Tucker, while Alabama and Florida leaders push opposition to national party campaigns. fights loom in Congress over anti lynching and anti poll tax bills.
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Lane
Truman
Associated Press
Preston Lane
Maryland
Washington
D. — Thurmond
South Carolina
Wakulla Springs
Fla
South
Georgia
Cox
Preston
William Tuck
Virginia
President Truman
Arkansas
Alabama
Florida
Louisiana
Tennessee
Earl L. Tucker
Democratic
Clarke County
Democratic Executive Committee
Tucker
National Party
Frank B. Upchurch
Democratic Five Committee
Mississippi
Democratic Executive Comitee
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