Hoover seeks two year extension of Ike agency reorganization power
Former President Herbert Hoover asked Congress to extend for two years the authority from the 1950 Reorganization Act to merge abolish and reorganize federal agencies. The second Hoover Commission will file reports within weeks and aims to cut costs and boost efficiency.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
Congress
Eisenhower
Hoover
White House
Senate
House
Commission
Warren County post offices closed for rural route
Three Warren County post offices at Bayard Cedarville and Nineveh closed and replaced by a Front Royal rural route. Ray S. Johnson named temporary carrier of the new route. A survey in August 1953 led to January 1 implementation with mail delivered to homes at their gates and annual savings of about $2 000.
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Bayard
Cedarville
Nineveh
Warren County
Front Royal
Ray S. Johnson
Post Office Department
Friendship Fire Co Regular Meeting January notices
Regular monthly meeting of the Friendship Fire Co. called for Thursday night January 6 with election of officers and other important business. All members urged to attend refreshments served Robert Ryan Captain. The Four Poster comedy tomorrow night at 8 15 p m Handley School Auditorium sponsored by the Rotary Club tickets at the door or from Rotary members.
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The
Friendship Fire Co
Robert Ryan
Handley School
Rotary Club
Rockingham
Winchester
Rotarys
Female Jurist Proposes Jail for Drunken Drivers
Pittsburgh judge Anne X. Alpern urged mandatory jail terms for drunken driving after sentencing a disabled veteran to 60 days for ramming a parked car while intoxicated. She argued fines fail to curb the menace.
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Pittsburgh
Anne X. Alpern
Dimes Drive Opens With Kick Off Meeting Here
The 1955 March of Dimes campaign began in Winchester and Frederick County with a kick-off meeting at the Elks Club led by campaign director H A Lowry. A $15 000 quota was set for the county to fund polio vaccine and patient care. Speakers included Dan E Lutherman John H Yeatts and August Cahill who outlined national and local efforts and the role of teenagers in fundraising. A film They Shall Not Want featuring Helen Hayes was shown.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Elks Club
H. A. Lowry
Fredrick County
Dan E. Lutherman
John H. Yeatts
Richmond
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
August Cahill
Leatherman
Raleigh
N. C
Luray
Mr. Yeatts
National Organization For
Yeatts
Cahill
Helen Hayes
Lowry
Democrats Plan An Active Year of Investigations
Democrats plan an active year of probes across government and security programs. Senate leaders promise revival of the preparedness subcommittee to review armed forces purchases and a proposed 403000-man cut, while pledging no duplication with other committees. The Dixon Yates contract and security hiring policy also draw scrutiny.
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Congress
Eisenhower
Sen
Russell
D-Ga
Senate Armed Services Committee
Sen. Sparkman
D-Ala
Senate Rules Committee
Jenner
R-Ind
House
Hugh Scott
R-Pa
McClellan
D-Ark
McCarthy
R-Wis
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
House Un-American Activities Committee
McCarthy Presses Farm Income Boost for 1956 Victory
Sen. McCarthy warned that without higher farm income the Republicans risk disaster in the 1956 elections. He said victory hinges on bringing farmers to parity and noted farm income is at its lowest since 1941, hurting mood.
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Washington
McCarthy
R-Wis
Manager Bans Alcohol Pets In Federal Housing Project
HOPEWELL Va Ernest J Connelly a book living Sunday school teacher who runs a federal housing project says he issued a letter banning alcohol pets and bright light bulbs for 60 watts or more to 76 families He cites lease clauses and past incidents while noting more letters planned for 120 families at the Davisville project The housing commission will review the rules at a January 27 session and the Hopewell Humane Society plans to challenge the ban if needed
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Hopewell
Ernest J. Connelly
Connelly
Chowan Junior College
Murf
Thomas Rolfe
Davisville
C. A Reese
Housing Commission
Sesson
America
Land of Freedom
Russia
Hopewell Humane Society
Congress Opens as Democrats Take Charge in 1955 Session
The Democratic majority opens Congress with talks of cooperation with the Eisenhower administration while planning probes into Dixon-Yates contract and security handling. President Eisenhower to deliver the State of the Union tomorrow outlining a manpower program and business tax policy changes.
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Washington
Congress
Eisenhower
National Presbyterian Church
Red
China
Lyndon B. Johnson
Rayburn
Johnson
Sen
Knowland
California
Winchester Debuts New Elementary School Contract Awarded
The English Construction Co. of Altavista Va claiming a low bid of 326931 will build Winchester's new elementary school on a 10 acre triangular site between S Loudoun and Kent Ext between Southwerk and Whitlock. Groundwork has begun and officials expect occupancy for 1955 56.
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Winchester
English Construction Co
Altavista
Garland R. Quarles
S. Loudoun St
S. Kent St
Southwerk St
Whitlock Ave
Virginia Ave
Handley
Quarles
Enya
FOA hires Ladejinsky for land reform work in Viet Nam
The Foreign Operations Administration announces the hiring of Wolf Ladejinsky previously dismissed as a security risk from the Tokyo embassy post. He will lead land reform efforts in Viet Nam while the agency notes he is “eligible for certification for security and loyalty.” The decision follows prior agency disputes and Ladejinsky’s security clearance from the State Department. Also, Huntsberry’s Annual Mid-Season Shoe Sale begins tomorrow at 9 a.m. with advertised bargains on page 11.
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Washington
Foreign Operations Administration
Wolf Ladejinsky
Tokyo
Viet Nam
Harold Stassen
FDA
Ladejinsky
Agriculture Department
State Department
Benson
Department
Huntsberrys
Herbert Voland Stars In The Fourposter At Handley Auditorium
Herbert Voland will portray the aging male lead in The Fourposter at Handley auditorium tomorrow at 8 15 p m under Winchester Rotary Club. The New Rochelle native studied at Columbia and the American Theatre Wing and has appeared on television in Suspense Studio One Man Against Crime and The Hunter and in films Sabrina and On the Waterfront. Proceeds go to the Rotary Club Charity Fund with tickets from Rotary members Mulveys and Lovett Brothers Shoes and at the door.
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The
Drama Guild of New York
Herbert Voland
Handley Auditorium
Winchester
Mr. Voland
New Rochelle
N. Y
Columbia University
American Theatre Wing
Herbert Berghof
Henry VIII
Blackfriars
Studio One
Man Against Crime
the Hunter
Sabrina
Rotary Club
Mulvey’s
Lovett Brothers
Stock Purchasers Ordered to Put Up At Least 60% Cash
The Federal Reserve Board ordered stock buyers to post at least 60 percent cash, up from 50 percent, effective immediately. New York Stock Exchange president Keith Funston criticized the move as curbing market function. The rule aims to curb speculative margin while markets had risen for over a year.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
New York Stock Exchange
Keith Funston
Associated Press
Wall Street
Reserve Board
New York
Luciano to Open Haberdashery in Naples
In Naples Italy Charles Lucky Luciano once deported king of vice plans a legitimate venture a haberdashery. He jokes about selling neckties while noting police pressure to show lawful income for his lavish lifestyle. He says rent is the only hurdle.
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Naples
Italy
Charles
Lucky) Luciano
New York
King of Vice
Haberdashery
Luciano
Thaw Spreads Across England Returns to Normal Road and Rail
Snowbound areas in southern England and Wales begin to thaw as dense snow eases during the night. By dawn the thaw reduces heavy slush, aiding rail and road traffic across the region.
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London
England
Wales
Crime in United States Reaches Record High in 1954
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover reports a 5 percent rise in serious crimes in 1954 to a new decade high despite better police work. Homicides and auto thefts fell that year, but robberies, aggravated assault, rape, burglary and larceny surged, with bank raids embezzlement frauds against government and government property theft also up.
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Washington
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Brownell
United States
Hoover
Berryville Council Seeks Advice on Town Problems
Berryville council plans conferences with local business leaders and former councilmen to solve town issues including sewage plant expansion possibly costing 50 000 to 100 000 under the State Water Control Board. A 60 314 budget for the year was adopted with a public hearing set for February 15.
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Berryville
State Water Control Board
Edward P. Berlin
Council
Clarke News and Courier
Headless Chicken Survives Four Days in San Antonio
Mrs. W. T. Gilcrease reports a chicken whose head was cut off Saturday has been running for four days. She says she does not know what to do and that it feels strange to be around a bird that is headless yet alive.
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San Antonio
Tex
Benny Improves After Mild Virus at Cedars
Comedian Jack Benny is hospitalized at Cedars of Lebanon with a mild virus. Doctors expect a two day stay as he rests and recovers.
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Hollywood
Jack Benny
Cedars of Lebanon
Hammarskjold Dines With Red China Leaders
U N secretary general Dag Hammarskjold dined with Chou En Lai and Chang Hsueh fu in Peiping after arriving for talks. Peiping radio offered sketchy details and did not reveal mission aims, suggesting a cool reception and an unclear purpose for the visit.
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Tokyo
U. N
Dag Hammarskjold
U.N
Red China
Chou En-lai
Chang Hane Fu
Peiping
Chou
Chang
Chen Yi
Peiping Radio
Hammarskjold
Tung Yush Hien
Department of International Organizations
Wang Cho Ju
Foreign Ministry
Red Radio
Red
Nehru
U Nu
United Nations
Stephens City gains new councilman and taps water options
The Stephens City Council accepted the resignation of Frank E. Ewing and elected Robert Sergeant, an electrician at the Viscose plant in Front Royal, to replace him. Sergeant will be sworn in tonight. The council discussed connecting to Winchester water via Shenandoah River and reported Well No. 2 issues. Susie Ambrose was granted a substantial pay raise as town clerk. Plans for more elaborate Christmas decorations were approved in the next budget.
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Stephens City
Frank E. Ewing
Robert Sergeant
Front Royal
Eweing
Ewing
State Highway Department
Sergeant
Susie Ambrose
Gertrude Welch
White Post
Bonnie
Winchester
Shenandoah River
J. O. Rhodes
Harry S. Ritenour
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UN- American Activities Committee
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R-Ill
Robert L. Kunzig
Raphael I. Nixon
Kunzig
Nixon
Dixon-Yates
Tennessee Clly Authority
L. D. Johnston
D-Sc
FOA
N. Y. Stock Exchange
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