30 Day Construction Ban on Commercial Buildings
The government ordered a 30 day ban on new commercial construction including banks hotels offices and retail spaces to conserve materials for mobilization. New starts require National Production Authority authorization and exceptions apply for emergency cases or noncommercial portions of mixed use buildings. The order, effective last Saturday midnight, targets starts but not ongoing projects.
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Washington
National Production Authority
NPA
Court Vacancy Interest Grows Across Virginia
Virginia politics roars over vacancy on the Supreme Court of Appeals. Governor Battle weighs temporary appointment to replace Justice Abram Staples while the General Assembly will pick a permanent member in 1952. Contenders include Whittle Almond and Tavenner with circuit judges and lawmakers weighing endorsements.
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Richmond
Old Dominion
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
Battle
Kennon C. Whittle
Martinsville
Seventh Judicial Circuit
Whittle
Frank P. Burton
Stuart
W. R. Broaddus, Jr
Danville
High Court
Abram P. Staples
General Assembly
V. Lindsay Almond, Jr
Frank S. Tavenner
Meeks
Flood
Almond
Tavenner
Wave of Accidents and Fires Kill 12 in Virginia
A weekend stretch of accidents and fires across Virginia left at least twelve dead. Eight highway deaths raise the 1951 toll to 31 and include Garnett Carson of Abingdon and Marvin McCauley of Ivy. Two men died in a mine blast in Southwest Virginia, with others identified by hometowns such as Norfolk and Fredericksburg.
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Associated Press
Virginia
Old Dominion
Garnett Carson
Abingdon
Marvin E. McCauley
Ivy
Robert R. Moler
Norfolk
Elmer L. Miller
Fredericksburg
Glen Everett Turner
Alma
Clyde Williams
Greensboro
N. C
Robert W. Messick
Rancheman
C. M. Roughton
Carson
McCauley
Charlottesville
Dante
South Norfolk
Bridges Urges Diplomatic Break With Russia
Washington Senator Bridges called for a break in diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union as he argued the United States is fighting Communism in World War III. He supported military aid to Chinese Nationalists and urged round‑the‑clock production for a war seen as far deadlier than any in history.
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Washington
United States
Bridges
R-Nh
Russia
Senate Armed Services and Appropriations Committee
New Hampshire
McCarrane
Dnev
Red China
Senate
McCarran
China
Korea
Formosa
Asia
Europe
George
D-Ga
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Truman
Congress
Illinois
Dirksen
Douglas
House
Harold E. Stassen
University of Pennsylvania
Dwight D & 4Hower
Winchester Post Office 1950 receipts set record high
The Winchester Post Office posted total receipts of 179 554 12 for 1950, up 3 657 63 from 1949. Monthly totals, mail cancellations 1950 peaked at 103 370 on December 18 with 42 staffers alongside Postmaster Carl L Campbell and assistant Wilbur R Johnston.
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Winchester
Carl L. Campbell
Wilbur R. Johnston
J. Howard Taylor
C.O.D
103rd Birthday Celebration For Winchester's Oldest Resident
Winchester marks a 103rd birthday for its oldest citizen with a Maplewood Nursing Home party. The widow of Walter D. Sloat born in Baltimore in 182? she came to Winchester before her 1871 marriage. She has two surviving sons in Washington, with another son deceased eight years ago.
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Winchester
Maplewood Nursing Home
W. Clifford St
Walter D. Sloat
Baltimore
Henry and
Ann Elizbeth Klees
Harry K
Ernest C. Sloat
Washington
W. Austin Sloat
Evacuation Seen as Inevitable in Korea War Fallout
A veteran war correspondent argues that UN and American forces in Korea face an impending mass evacuation as Chinese and North Korean troops outnumber them up to five to one. Debates persist on holding Pusan or ceding ground to regroup the Army for future conflicts.
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Don Whitehead
Associated Press
Korea
Whitehead
New York
United Nations
Eighth Army
Manchuria
China
United Nations Army
Pusan
Anzio
United States
Three Bodies Found in Mine Shaft in Joplin
Bodies of three persons found in a Joplin mine shaft are investigated as possible members of the missing Carl Mosser family. Police consider the deaths may be the work of outlaw Bill Cook.
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Joplin
Carl Mosser
Oy Badman
Bill Cook
B 26 Bomber Crashes Near Chicago Killing Five
A B 26 bomber of the Illinois Air National Guard 126th Composite Group crashed northwest of Chicago early today. All five crew members were killed, three officers and two enlisted men.
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Chicago
126Th Composite Group
Ilinois Air National Guard
Three Towns Recaptured in 12 Mile Drive
Allied forces surged up to 12 miles on the western Korean front south of Seoul recapturing Osan Kumyangjang and Chon. Gen J Lawton Collins vowed American troops will stay and fight. A dawn air strike by Fifth Air Force preceded the offensive as Chinese resistance stiffened near Kumyangtang.
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Clen Clements
Tokyo
Seoul
Osan
Kumyangjang
Chon
J. Lawton Collins
Korea
Collins
Fifth Air Force
Stan Swinton
U. N
Kumvang- Jang
U.S. Third Division
Kumyangtang
Kumyangtane
Three-Car Collision Hospitalizes Two In Winchester
A 1:35 a m Sunday three car crash at Cameron and Piccadilly Streets sent Miss Helen Ritenour 20 of Front Royal Road to hospital with a leg injury and broken ribs. Mrs Camille Heitmuller 1218 S Cameron Street remained hospitalized for shock and bruises after X rays showed no broken bones.
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Winchester Memorial Hospital
Cameron and
Piccadilly Streets
Helen Ritenour
Front Royal Road
Camille Graber Heitmuller
S. Cameron Street
Hattie Taylor
East Gerrard Street
Janet Lester
Chesnut Street
Gerald FE. Grow
Lincoln
U.S. Navy
Grow
James H. Grow
Cameron Street
Piccadilly
Heitmuller
John F Fout
RFD Marlboro
Emory Rodgers
Lester 8S. Shickle
City Police
Truman proposes $16 billion tax hike to balance budget
President Truman submitted a $71.6 billion budget for the next fiscal year and urged Congress to raise taxes by about $16.5 billion to balance the books amid grave danger. The plan allocates over half to military costs and links many “Fair Deal” items to national security.
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Charles Molony
Washington
Truman
U. S
FEPC
St. Lawrence Power
Here's Where Your Tax Dollar Will Go 1952 Budget Snapshot
Washington details a 1952 federal budget with military services costing 58 cents, interest on debt 8 cents, veterans benefits 7 cents, and other expenses 17 cents, totaling 1 dollar. Revenue sources include individual taxes 35 cents, corporate taxes 27 cents, excise taxes 11 cents, customs and other levies 23 cents, totaling 1 dollar.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
U. S
Plane Hostess Dies After Saving Passengers in Crash
A National Airlines DC-4 crash in bad weather at International Airport claimed 7 lives. hostess Mary Frances Housley 24 died heroically after guiding at least 10 passengers to safety. Survivors recount her brave final rescue attempts as the plane skidded off a runway into a ditch.
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Philadelphia
National Airlines
Mary Frances Housley
NAS
International
J. A. LeBlanc
NAL
Budget Seeks Record Taxes and Defense Spending
President Truman proposes a 27 percent plus revenue surge with a $16.456 billion tax hike and a $41.421 billion military budget for 1952. He urges longer work hours, warns of long emergency, and defends cuts in nondefense spending while stressing defense needs amid Communist threats and the Korean War.
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Congress
Truman
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