Bradley Says U S Plans Defend Country Against Disaster
General Omar Bradley told the Senate committee that U S military plans are sufficient to avert disaster and that air defenses with Canadian help could prevent a complete catastrophe. He urged drafting 18 year olds and extending service to 27 months to keep forces at 3.5 million. He warned war clouds could persist 10 to 20 years and urged readiness.
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Washington
Omar Bradley
Congress
United States
Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Continental
Bradley
U. S
Defense Department
Hunt
D-Wye
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Morse ‘Rore
Morse
23 in New Guinea killed by Volcano
A government spokesman in Port Moresby said at least 23 people are dead and 34 missing after four days of Mount Lamington’s eruption in New Guinea. A 100 mile wide volcanic cloud rose 40 000 feet, and ash marred Port Moresby as relief teams struggled to reach affected areas.
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Sydney
Australia
Mount Lamington
New Guinea
Port Moresby
Lamington
New Guinea Administration
Civil Aviation Department
Five-Ton Boulder Pins Woman in Rural West Virginia Home
An elderly woman, Miss Bess Christy, about 60, was trapped under a five-ton boulder that crashed into her Lesage, West Virginia home. She lay under the rock for hours before rescue, suffering wrist and pelvis fractures, shock, and exposure, and was taken to Saint Mary’s Hospital in Huntington after rescue efforts by police, sheriff’s deputies, and railroad workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
W. Va
Bess Christy
Christy
Lesage
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
H. W. Lusher
Miss Christy
Charles Raney
Paul Price
Saint Mary's Hospital
Man Burned In Home Accident Near Reynold's Store
Theodore Holliday 40 a Shenandoah Valley plant worker is hospitalized at Winchester Memorial in fair condition after his clothing caught fire when he sat in a Ford sedan smoking following a crash near his home. Sheriff DeHaven investigated cause, Holliday father of six.
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Theodore Holliday
Reynold’s
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Robert L. DeHaven
Holliday
Shenandoah Valley Apple Cider and Vinegar Corporation
Wallace proposes a $10 billion annual peace program
Former Vice President Henry A Wallace unveiled a new plan calling for a large global peace program costing 10 billion dollars yearly. He described it as open to iron curtain nations that prove their worth and insisted the proposal is not appeasement but a step toward real peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
PWA
Henry A Wallace
Nations seek sixth peace appeal to Communist China
Twelve Asian and Arab nations agreed to submit a formal UN proposal requesting one more peace appeal to Communist China, marking the sixth effort in a regional push for dialogue and resolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
China
GOP Virginia Redistricting Plan Faces Careful Study
A tentative Republican plan for Virginia congressional redistricting, drafted in Richmond, proposes to form the Tenth District from the current Eighth by removing Alexandria Falls Church Fairfax and Arlington. The plan, submitted by Albert Hinckley, awaits approval by the Republican State Central Committee before presentation to the 1952 General Assembly.
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Richmond
Virginia
Roy B. Davis
Halifax
Davis
House
Privileges and Elections Committee
Virginia Gop
Republican State Central Committee
General Assembly
Alexandria
Falls Church
Fairfax
Arlington
Congress
State Office of Statutory Research and Drafting
GOP
Albert P. Hinckley
Orlean
Lewis Expected To Testify In UMW Suit Hearing
John L. Lewis head of the United Mine Workers of America is expected to testify at the opening of a $500,000 lawsuit against the UMW and other defendants that began today in city court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
UMW
Acheson requests renewal of Reciprocal Trade Act
Secretary of State Acheson urged Congress to renew the 17 year old Reciprocal Trade Act without crippling changes. He framed the act as a tool to build strength and unity in the free world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Acheson
Congress
Douglas Cather to Head Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival Public
Douglas Cather will head the festival public entertainment and public service department for the 24th annual Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival on May 3 and 4. He succeeds Charles Pine and will oversee parades pageants tickets exhibits queen ball dances and teenage dances while coordinating with local hotels restaurants and police for visitor flow. Cather is active in Boy Scouts Exchange Club and local civic groups and operates the Apple business with Roy A. Cather. he and his wife Marian Martin have two children.
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Douglas Cather
Public Service
Cather
H. BoyceCormac Jr
Charles Pine
Frederick County
Albin
Handley High School
Roy A. Cather
Valley Pike
Weekend Cold Snap Grips Region Amid Sharp Temperature Drop
Temperatures plunged from 71 Saturday to 31 Sunday and 15 this morning with 62 later in the day. Richmond and New York saw large drops, Portland hit 15, and a warming trend was forecast for the Plains as the cold wave eased. Citizens fired furnaces and dressed warmly as flurries brightened the scene.
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Winchester Research Laboratory
Associated Press
Middlewest
Atlantic Seaboard
Weather Bureau
Great Plains
Richmond
Avalanches Kill 136 in The Alps
The death toll from weekend avalanches across Austria Switzerland and Italy rose to 136 with many still missing. Rescue teams in three Alpine nations worked through snow and debris as villages were buried and homes destroyed. Thousands of visitors at Davos faced isolation but were cared for with ample supplies.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Austria
Italy
Oscar Helmer
Alps
Swank
Davos
Mysterious illness halts dozen student nurses at St Marys
A virus-like ailment kept about twelve student nurses from St Marys hospital sidelined for up to two months, with hospital chief Dr. Gilbert A. Ratcliff calling it non infectious and not alarming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
St. Mary's Hospital
Gilbert A. Ratcliff
McMahon Proposes $50 Billion Global Peace Plan
Senator McMahon renews a plan for a $50 billion global peace program linked to a Senate resolution expressing friendship for the Russian people. The plan calls for $10 billion yearly for five years in economic aid, two thirds of current armament spending diverted to constructive uses, a friendship resolution, and UN rights to operate a radio station in the Soviet Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
McMahon
D-Conn
Senate
House Atomic Energy Committee
United States
America
Russia
United Nations
Soviet Union
Virginia Traffic Toll Rises to Forty Two
The Virginia 1951 traffic fatality toll climbed to 42 after weekend deaths from highway crashes. Names listed include Thomas M. Edwards of Richmond AFL Teamsters leader aged 48. William V. Boice 69 of Williamsburg. Robert Evans Smith 17 of Messick. Frank Ford 54 of Jarratt. and Lucian Glenn 50 of Roanoke.
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Associated Press
Virginia
Old Dominion
Thomas M. Edwards
Richmond
William V. Boice
Willamshore
Robert Evans Smith
Messick
Frank Ford
Jarratt
Lucian Glenn
Roanoke
Edwards
AFL Teamsters Joint Council No
Bedford
Bedford County
Japan to Have Equality Basis In Peace Talks
The United States will treat Japan as an equal partner in peace treaty talks to be held in Tokyo. John Foster Dulles will lead discussions with Japanese leaders, seeking a negotiated treaty without constraining Japan’s future conduct and aiming to have the treaty in force quickly.
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Japan
Washington
United States
Tokyo
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
State and
Defense Department
Truman
State Department
Russia
Red China
U. S
U.S
United Nations
Asia
Britain
Australia
New Zealand
Accident Near Gore Demolishes Auto
A 1950 Mercury driven by Charles Evans a sailor at Naval Medical Center Bethesda Md ran off U S Route 50 near Gore Saturday night struck a telephone pole and fence then rolled over several times. Evans had a minor scalp injury and his two companions were unhurt. The car was a total loss.
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Charles Evans
Naval Medical Center
Bethedsa
Gore
J. H. Wood, Jr
Evans
Grand Jury Indicts Four in Winchester Corporation Court
Four indictments returned by the Winchester Corporation Court grand jury after instructions from Judge Elliott Marshall. Jack G. Grim faces forgery counts on checks drawn by C. B. Garber and another on a second count. Grim also charged with obtaining goods under false pretenses related to a 1937 Chevrolet. Albert L. Nicholson charged with breaking and entering Southern Scrap Company and theft of six batteries. Grim pled guilty to forgery counts. not guilty plea on false pretenses count, trial set for February 9. Nicholson pled guilty. trial continued. Grand jury members: Ray Harper foreman. H. Sheetz Jr.. Rick N. McKee. Herbert Watson. Orville Wine.
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Winchester Corporation Court
Elliott Marshall
Corporation Court
Jack G. Grim
C. BE. Garber
Jack G. Graham
Jack G Grim
Henry Richard Barker
Albert L. Nicholson
Southern Scrap Company
Marshall
Grim
Nicholson
Ray Harper
Foreman
H. Sheetz, Jr
Rick N. McKee
Herbert Watson
Orville Wine
Arson Charge Filed After Leicester Street Fire
William Henry Tracey, 34, of 424 N Kent Street, held on 2500 bond for grand jury arson action linked to a fire at 126 W Leicester Street just after midnight. Tracey had been visiting the Burks family on Leicester Street and reportedly quarreled with a household member. A neighbor saw him retreat to an alley behind the residence.
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William Henry Tracey
N. Kent Street
Leicester Street
Dollie Burks
Tracey
Burks
Benjamin F. Davis Dies in Hospital at 63
Benjamin F. Davis 63, retired grocer and operator of Davis Dry Cleaning Plant, died Saturday night in Winchester Memorial Hospital from heart disease after years of poor health. Services set for 3 p.m. at his late residence with Rev. William E. Eisenburg. interment in Mount Hebron. Survived by his widow Julia Clowe. Davis helped establish Godfrey Miller Home for the Aged and served on its board as vice president. He was born February 16, 1887 in Hampshire County, W Va and lived much of his life in Winchester.
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Benjamin Franklin Davis
Davis Dry Cleaning
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Kurtz
Peyton St
William E. Eisenburg
Mount Hebron
Robert Bell
Joseph P. Miller
Charles H Harper
Ralph P. Yount
Boyd H. Hamman
John H. Rosenberger
Julia Clowe
Mr. Davis
Grace Lutheran Church
Godfrey Miller
Hampshire County
W. Va
John W
Liza Ann Spaid Davis
Winchester
Scout Camp Development Fund Drive to Be Launched Monday
The Camp Rock Enon Development Fund Campaign seeks 72500 to finish Shenandoah Area Council Boy Scout camp near Gore. Kick-off dinner Monday at George Washington Hotel with Andrew Bowen and Bonn Poland leading a two phase drive across Maryland and Virginia counties. Dr Ronald Wilson to speak as county chairmen are introduced and prospect cards distributed.
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Camp Rock Enon
George Washington Hotel
Hine
Shenandoah
Gore
Andrew J. Bowen
Winchester
Bonn A. Poland
Martinsbore
Ronald 5. Wilson
The
Presbyterian Church
Morgan
Berkeley
Jefferson
West Virginia
Frederick, Clarke
Warren
Rappahannock
Page
Virginia
Bowen
Communists Refuse Bid To Battle On Western Front
Allied columns probing western Korea push 50 miles along the front and reach within 25 miles of Seoul while Reds retreat after minor skirmishes. Wonju airstrip and Hill 233 retaken amid renewed fighting as Ridgway lauds the Second Division for holding Wonju.
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Tokyo
Seoul
Wonju
Matthew B. Ridgway
Eighth Army
South Korea
Ridgway
Four Nations Big Four talk eyed despite doubts
The UK Britain and France will urge Russia this week to state its stance on resuming talks on global problems. The note, to be delivered in Moscow likely Tuesday, marks the fourth exchange in hopes of a Big Four meeting. Officials doubt any breakthrough will curb tensions but seek to show willingness to explore peace and gain propaganda advantage. A school trustee election set for January 30 in Frederick County Virginia fills the Back Creek District seat after G Harry Richard's resignation. Also notices seek applicants for drivers at Friendship Fire Co and Dry cleaning plant help.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Britain
France
Russia
Moscow
West
School Trustee Electoral Board
Frederick County
Virginia
Winchester
Back Creek
G. Harry Richard
Clarence E. Lemley
Frederick County School Trustee Electoral Board
Friendship Fire Co
Robert
Ryan
Kent St
Pingley & Carper Cleaners
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James Wood
Davis Cleaners
Burns
Lewis
Douglas Cather Heads
Shenandoah Area
Sen. McMahon
Boice
Williamsburg
James City
Smith
Newport News
Bethel Church
York County
Dwane Hawkins
Ford
Atlantic Coast Line
Stony Creek
Dinwiddie County
Glenn
Roanoke County
West Va
Beyond Va
Winchester Evening Star
Red
Corporation Court Grand Jury
Benjamin F. Davis
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