President Urges Permanent Deferment of Steel Strike
President Truman asked CIO Steelworkers to permanently postpone the industry wide strike after extending the New Year’s Day walkout pause. The move aims to keep steel production steady for defense and civilian needs while wage Board reviews the 18 12 cent average hourly pay demand and considers a new February deadline. Murray prepared to back further delay and set a fast iron steel wage decision.
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Atlantic City
Truman
CIO
Philip Murray
Steelworkers
Wage Stabilization Board
Murray
U S Government Faces Half Year Deficit Near Six Billion
The report covers July to December operations, showing a billion dollar deficit at mid year. Officials expect higher tax receipts in coming months to reduce the year end shortfall to about six billion dollars.
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U.S
Treasury
Der
U. S. Battle Casualties Rise to 103739 in Korea
Washington reports U S war casualties in Korea at 103739, up 321 from the previous week as the conflict continues.
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Washington
U. S
Korea
Prince Wilhelm hurt in Swedish car crash in heavy snowfall
In OLM Sweden Prince Wilhelm age 67 brother of King Gustaf VI was injured when his car struck a stone pillar during a blinding snowfall. A female passenger was killed in the crash.
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Olm
Sweden
Prince Wilhelm
Gustaf VI
Shooting Match at Gilles Bray's Place Stephens City
Saturday January 5th at 12 noon prizes turkey and chicken. Public notice includes other items about curbside garbage collection and local civic notices.
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Gilles Bray
Stephens City
Rouss Fire CO
Elizabeth Sloat to Observe 104th Birthday
Mrs. Elizabeth Sloat, a Maplewood Nursing Home resident, will celebrate her 104th birthday on January 15. The Baltimore, Md., native moved to Winchester as a young girl and remains active. Attendants noted a quiet Christmas with cards and gifts. only a D. C. relative survives.
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Elizabeth Sloat
Maplewood
D. C
Mrs. Sloat
Edwards Speaker At JCC Meeting
WwW. Edwards Frederick County Trial Justice will speak at the Junior Chamber of Commerce meeting at the George Washington Hotel tomorrow at 12 15 PM. His topic is Traffic Safety as accidents in the city and county have risen. Howard Vanderbilt chairs the Safety Program Committee which will oversee January programs.
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E. Edwards
Frederick County
Attendance Normal As Schools Reopen
Winchester Public Schools reported normal attendance as students returned after the Christmas break which began December 21. Superintendent Garland R. Quarles said the break will extend until April 11 for Good Friday with semester exams due the last week in January, prompting quick return to work for high school students.
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Winchester Public
Garland R. Quarles
Quarles
Alec Templeton to Perform in Community Concert Series
Noted pianist Alec Templeton, native of Cardiff, Wales, appears Monday at 8 15 p m in Handley Hall as the second of three winter Community Concerts. He will play Bach, Purcell, Beethoven, Chopin, Debussy, Ravel and his own works, plus the score for Seventeen. A large crowd is expected with 350 concert association members and 700 locals planning to attend. no tickets at the door for locals, guests only.
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Alec Templeton
Handley One
Mony
Cardiff
Wales
Templeton
Margaret Humphrey
London Academy of Music
Royal College of Music
London
Chicago
Jack Hylton
Standard Oil Company
Bach
Purcell
Beethoven
Chopin
Debussy
Rave
Broadway
Booth Tarkington
Charles Town Concert Association
Winchester Association
School For the Blind
Romney
W. Va
Alarm at Columbia Baking Company Sparks Sprinkler Alert
Four local fire units rushed to the Columbia Baking Company in Indian Alley at 4 20 a m after a sprinkler valve stuck setting off the alarm. Manager Carl McMullen said no one was harmed and no water entered the system, preventing damage.
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Columbia Baking Company
Indian Alley
Carl McMullen
March of Dimes Seeks $12,000 Locally in January Campaign
Cral L. Campbell, director, announces the March of Dimes will run through January to cover rising care costs for polio patients. Local Elks Club sponsors the drive with Joseph E. Butler as chairman and a long list of volunteers from Lions, Rotary, Kiwanis, and other groups coordinating divisions and county efforts. Last year’s Legion drive raised $6,132.73. this year aims for $12,000 to support polio victims in Virginia’s 35 counties currently out of funds.
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March of Dimes
Cral L. Campbell
Elks Club
Joseph E. Butler
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Elwood Wiley
Wilbur R Johnston
Lamar Keen
Harry al Nelson
American Legion
Campbell
Virginia
UN Prisoner Exchange Plan Rejected by Communists in Korea
In Munsan Korea the Communists rejected an Allied proposal for a one for one prisoner and civilian exchange calling it barter of slaves. UN negotiator Libby countered that the plan aims to control timing not totals and said North Korea may await new instructions. The Red Cross would verify repatriation wishes.
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Munsan
Korea
U. N
Lee Sang Cho
R. E. Libby
Libby
Lee
Panmunjom
Red Cross
Red Army
Famed American Sculptor Davidson Dies in France
Paris dispatch reports 68 year old sculptor Jo Davidson died of a heart attack at his Azay le Rideau estate near Tours after being treated at Tours Clinic. The New York born artist who created busts of Roosevelt Rockefeller Einstein and Will Rogers rose from New Yorks Lower East Side to international fame. Funeral plans are under way and burial is expected in Paris. Davidson helped found the Compagnons de Rabelais and held the French Legion of Honor. He spent years in Paris but kept a New York home until recently.
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Paris
Jo Davidson
France
New York
Lower East Side
Davidson
Becheron
Azay-le-Rideau
Tours
Touraine
Francois Rabelais
Compagnons de Rabelais
Albert Einstein
Will Rogers
Storm Tests Resolve of Flying Enterprise Captain
London reports Capt Kurt Carlson remains aboard the damaged freighter Flying Enterprise as a new North Atlantic storm rages. The American destroyer John W Weeks stands by with rescue preparations while Carlson endures a sparse diet, saying fellow rescuers suffer more than he.
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London
Kurt Carlsen
North Atlantic
Carlsen
U. S
John W Weeks
Carlson
W. L. Thompson
McKinney, Tex
Weeks
Piying Enterprise
Galloping Ghost Terrifies Louisville Family With Spooky Feats
The Henry Thacker family in Louisville reports a ghost that has sent a two pound photo album airborne and a corn cob moved by unseen force. Neighbors and a county patrolman weigh in as objects fly and a 16 year old witness notes spectacles levitating, while the family seeks a reasonable explanation.
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Louisville
Henry Thacker
Robert Covington
Russell McDaniel
McDaniel
Walter Brown
Thackers
Russia Requests UN Help in Korean War Air Talks
Colonel Harrison Tyhing of the Fourth Fighter-Interception Wing says American jets need more and better planes to contend with a larger Red air force over Korea. He notes Mig Alley trains pilots, Mig-15s outnumber Sabres, and urges enhanced training and production to regain air superiority.
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Fifth Air Force Base
Korea
Harrison R. Tyhing
U.S
Mig Alley
Tyhing
Manchuria
Truman Proposes Sweep In Internal Revenue Bureau
President Truman proposes a broad reorganization of the scandal scarred Internal Revenue Bureau with aims to improve honesty and integrity in government operations. Congress reacts with a cautious “yes but” stance as 53 more employees are reported ousted or suspended, part of 1951 figures.
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Washington
Truman
Internal Revenue Bureau
Capitol Hill
Congress
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Dunlap
Rep. Byrnes
Rwis
Peddier
U N Infantry Recaptures Two Strong Points on Front
U N infantrymen recovered two key strong points along the western front amid renewed fighting in Korea. Eighth Army reports gains after a Chinese assault on December 28, with two squad sized probes repelled and a Red platoon driven back after hours of combat west of Heartbreak Ridge. Air patrols note bolder, more skilled Communist pilots following a MIG 15 crash on Thursday.
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Korea
Bke
Eighth Army
Second Dead Infant Found in Chatham Area
A second abandoned infant body has been found within three weeks in Pittsylvania County. Sheriff Hall reports two 13-year-old boys discovered a well-matured baby girl in a stream bed on New Year’s Day with only a towel and a December 27 1951 newspaper for clues. The prior infant burial remains unsolved.
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Chatham
Pittsylvania
Dabney K. Hall
Winchester's Battle for Morgan Bones Stirs Quiet Sunday
In August 1951 Winchester residents witnessed a dramatic clash over the remains of General Daniel Morgan. Mortician J G Floyd faced court-ordered blockage by officials led by Superintendent Oscar Harry to prevent removal of Morgan's bones and tomb slab to Cowpens South Carolina.
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Walter A. Bowman
Morgan
Winchester
Virginia News
J. G Floyd
Spartanburg §& C
Mt. Hebron
Daniel Morgan
Cowpens
S. C
Harry
Oscar Harry
U S Delegation Frowns At Surprise Move In Paris
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrey Vishinsky proposed a plan to a 60 nation Political Committee amid Western denunciation of a collective action. The American delegation signaled support for peace efforts and opposed a rushed Security Council meeting as tensions rise in Asia.
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Paris
Russia
Andrey Vishinsky
Southeast Asia
Vishnu
U. S
Security Council
Gasoline Fire Fatal to Child in Elkton Home
A nine year old girl, Dorothy Ann Lam, died after a gasoline accident sparked a stove fire in a Rock County bungalow. She poured what she thought was oil on the stove, the blaze enveloped the kitchen and spread through the house while her mother and siblings escaped. Firefighters from Elkton and Shenandoah fought the flames. Dorothy Ann’s body was found in the ruins. Father James J. Lam was away at the time.
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Elkton
Dorothy Ann Lam
Rock County
Dorothy Ann
John L. Lam
Charles
Shenandoah
Neithvoilh
Page County
James J. Lam
Labamma
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