Senate Debates Wherry Troops to Europe Resolution
The Senate sent a Wherry resolution to the foreign relations and armed services committees for study. It would bar President Truman from committing troops to the North Atlantic Defense force until Congress acts, with a Feb 2 return target. Connally questions timing and scope while Eisenhower testimony is planned.
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Washington
Senate
Foreign Relations and Armed Services
Europe
Wherry
R-Neb
President Truman
North Atlantic
Congress
Connally
Texas
Foreign Relations Committee
GOP
Truman
Dope Ring Looted by Manhattan Authorities
New York police, federal narcotics agents and the Manhattan District Attorney arrested a dozen men described as major dope distributors in a ten month investigation. Two were top level distributors and the rest upper-bracket dealers. Forty agents including 16 undercover officers tracked the peddlers in a sweep that spanned interstate networks and millions in transactions. A young federal agent risked his life undercover, providing crucial tips that led to the mass roundup.
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New York
Manhattan
Frank S. Hogan
Hogan
Federal Bureau of Narcotics
New York City
Fats Oils Send Soap Prices Up
New York reports rising costs of fats oils and packaging push wholesale soap prices higher. Procter & Gamble and Colgate Palmolive Palmolive Peet announce about a six percent wholesale rise, equating to roughly a half cent per cake of hand soap and two cents per package of soap powder.
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New York
Procter & Gamble Co
Colware-Palmolive-Peet Co
Peiping peace plan shifts UN talks on Korea cease fire
The Peiping revised peace formula for Korea spurs Asian and Arab nations toward renewed UN efforts for a cease fire. British Prime Minister Attlee voices measured US criticisms while Britain ponders a revised approach. Churchill warns against Soviet attempts to split the Anglo-American alliance as 12 Asian and Arab states plan a new cease fire appeal.
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Max Harrelson
China
Korea
United Nations
United States
Peiping
Attlee
House of Commons
U. S
Women to Join Winchester Jury List for First Time
Jury commissioners in Winchester Virginia prepare a 100 to 200 member list for the Corporation Court with the first inclusion of women jurors under new statutes. Eligible residents must have Virginia residency a year and six months in Winchester. a separate list of qualified women voters will be sent notices with 15 days to opt out.
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Corporation Court of
Winchester
Virginia
Elliott Marshall
Benjamin F. Arthur, Jr
Samuel N. Johnston
George Monroe
Justa Fe, Quick
Charles J. Zuckerman
Army Extends Service Tour in Germany
The U S Army extended foreign service tours in Germany by six months boosting American troop strength at the Western Europe outpost. Replacements will become reinforcements as longer tours push total service to four years for tours begun before August 31 of last year.
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Frankfurt
Germany
U. S
Europe
United States
Virginia Five Day Weather Outlook
A five day outlook covers Virginia from Wednesday January 24 to Sunday January 28. Mild weather arrives Wednesday followed by colder conditions Thursday then a milder spell Saturday and another drop in temperature later. Temperatures stay near normal for the period with about one half inch of precipitation expected on Wednesday and Saturday.
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Virginia
Coach Resigns at Hampden Sydney College
Morgan Tiller today resigned as football coach at Hampden Sydney College. The resignation, announced by Dr. Edgar Gammon, the college president, came unexpectedly.
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Hampden-Sydney
Morgan Tiller
Hampden- Sydney College
Edgar Gammon
US Global War Strategy Tied to Overseas Bases Near Russia
The United States plans to base retaliatory air power overseas to strike from bases near Russia. B 36 bombers completed a nonstop Texas flight after visiting Great Britain as the UK opens its sixth air base in March. General Omar Bradley said closer bases reduce cost and time for sustained retaliation and emphasized pre positioning.
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C. Yates McDaniel
Washington
America
Russia
U. S
Air Force
Texas
Great Britain
British Air Ministry
United Kingdom
Omar Bradley
Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Senate
Senate Resolutions Call Communist China Aggressor in Korea
The Senate adopted by voice vote a resolution declaring Communist China an aggressor in Korea and expressing that China should not be admitted to the United Nations. A House resolution with the same aim was approved last week. both are nonbinding expressions of congressional sentiment.
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Washington
Senate
United Nations
China
Korea
House
McClellan
D-Ark
U. S
Progress Report on Atomic Weapons Development
Senator McMahon said progress is being made in developing a variety of atomic weapons for the United States arsenal. The Senate Atomic Committee met with AEC officials to discuss weapons, including hydrogen bombs, with Brig. Gen. James McCormick as the chief witness.
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Washington
McMahon
D-Conn
Senate
House Atomic Committee
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Las Vegas
New, Proving Ground
United States
Bikini
Eniwetok Islands
Pacific
Concern Turned Out Injector For Nerve Gas Attack
Chemists in Cleveland announce Strong Cob & Co manufacture thousands of injectors for nerve gas defense. The firm says disclosure follows distribution to civil defense units. Injectors carry morphine and feature a long hypodermic needle. Nerve gases, developed by Germany in the last war, cause death in strong doses and convulsions in lesser amounts.
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Cleveland
United States
Strong Cob & Co., Inc
Aluminum shipments eyed as Canada aids Russian satellites
A Washington based American manufacturer told a congressional investigating committee that Canada is shipping aluminum in short supply almost continuously to Russian satellite countries. The testimony highlighted cross border trade tied to defense related industries and ongoing supply concerns.
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Washington
Congressional
Canada
Strike Closes 93 Minneapolis Public Schools
Four hundred school janitors walkout demanding higher wages causing 93 Minneapolis Public Schools to close across the district.
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Minneapolis
MacArthur Needs 15 000 Replacements Monthly
Secretary of Defense Marshall testified before the House Armed Services Committee that General MacArthur requires 15,000 replacements per month and that divisions will take until April to reach normal strength. He urged universal military service and an 18 year old draft, citing a 3,462,000 manpower goal by June 30 and potential expansion if the Korean conflict worsens.
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Washington
Marshall
U. S
MacArthur
House Armed Services Committee
Defense Department
Department
Defense
Japan
Secretary of Defense
Capitol
Senate
Lyndon Johnson
D-Tex
House
Eisenhower Arrives in Paris on European Defense Tour
General Dwight D. Eisenhower reached Paris en route to the United States after two days in the French capital and a survey of West Europe's readiness for the Atlantic Pact defense plan. He plans to visit Iceland and Canada next while arranging his potential headquarters near Paris. French authorities prepared for a Communist demonstration against him with a government order to prevent unrest. He met with Konrad Adenauer and other leaders in Frankfurt as Western Powers weigh integrating German forces into the pact army.
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Paris
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Germany
Western Europe
Eisenhower
Iceland
Canada
Washington
West Europe
France
Western
Europe
Frankfurt
Konrad Adenauer
Arlington Board Member Convicted in Fairfax Drunk Driving Case
Fairfax County Trial Justice Court today convicted F. Freeland Chew of driving while intoxicated. Chew is a member of the Arlington County Board and faced prosecution on the DUI charge.
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Fairfax
F. Freeland Chew
Arlington County Board
Fairfax County Trial Justice Court
Remington Takes Stand in Defense in Perjury Trial
William W. Remington, a former Commerce Department economist, testified in his own federal perjury case claiming he never joined the Communist Party. Prosecutors allege he was a member from 1934 to 1944, while Remington described his Dartmouth associates and youthful views as radical but not as party affiliation. He described answering questions with motives of the asker and offered his personal ideas for improving society.
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New York
William W .Remington
Communist Party
Commerce Department
Dartmouth College
Hanover
Remington
William C. Chanler
Historical Society To Meet Friday
The Frederick County Historical Society will hold its annual meeting Friday at 7 45 PM in the Miller House on North Washington Street, the new annex of the First Baptist Church. Reports will be given, five directors elected, and sustaining membership discussed. Members are urged to attend.
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Bennie Lee Sargeant
Bunker Hill
W. Va
Betty Jane Alger
Route 1 A
Colleen Largent
Velda de Haven
Cross Junction
Franklin Day
N. Cameron Street
Danny Boy
Rebecca Green
Ross Street
Henry Adams Sacred Music Group
Handley High School
New York
Walter Alger
Patsy
Peggy Alger
Theodore Pendleton
Millwood
Patrica Dunn
S. Loudoun Street
Esquire
Charles Town
Raymond Dick
Ronald Johnston
Eugene Adams
Winchester
Fannie Lee Clem
E. Piccadilly Street
Billy Lichliter
Berryville
Tressa Taylor
S. Braddock Street
Lora Lee Shull
Chauncey M. Snapp
National Avenue
Winchester . Frederick County
Program to Stem Inflation Nearer
The administration pushed toward a price and wage freeze with EPA and ESA actions pending Senate confirmation. President Truman named William Paley and four others to study long term effects on essential military growth. Senate action on Eric Johnston to head the ESA looms, with an executive order expected to broaden authority. The period also reports heavy midwar combat elsewhere with UN forces advancing near Wonju and Yongwol amid air and artillery battles against Korean and Chinese forces.
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Washington
Truman
William &. Paley
Columbia Broadcasting System
United States
Senate
Eric Johnston
Economic Stabilization Agency
Banking Committee
Maybank
D-Sc
Key West
Fla
White House
Johnston
Government to replace cashiers with automated currency counters
The National Bureau of Standards and the Treasury announce 25 electronic currency counters will replace 80 workers counting worn-out $1 notes. The device handles up to 30 000 notes per hour and will save about 250 000 dollars yearly. Old money is redeemed daily, then burned after double-checking 100-note packs.
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Washington
National Bureau of Standards
Treasury
Standards Bureau
Federal Reserve Banks
US Thunderjets Down Four MIG-15s in Korean Air Battle
American Thunderjets streaking over northwest Korea shot down four Russian MIG-15s in history’s biggest jet air battle. F-84s scored one probable kill and damaged four more. AP correspondent John Randolph at U S Fifth Air Force HQ said all American planes returned safely with no bullet holes. Allied forces reoccupy Wonju on the ground.
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Prasoners
Wonju
Tanyang
U. S
Seoul
Han River
Olen Clements
Tokyo
Northwest
Korea
John Randolph
Fifth Air Force
Communists Believed 'Hurt on the Ground' Air Battle
The Air Force speculated that Chinese Communists send more planes into Korea because they have been hurt on the ground. Spokesmen cited 18 to 28 Russian built jets clashing with American fighters in the largest jet battle of the Korean war.
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Washington
Korea
Air Force
Barber price hike in Washington raises haircut to 1.26
Ballot counters for the Barbers' Union report last night that 91 percent of barbers favored raising the price from 1.25 to 1.26. Also noted are oil delivery and local business notices including Davis Cleaners closing for a death in the family and a help-wanted ad for a dry cleaning plant.
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Washington
Barbers’ Union
OIL Heat, Inc
N. Cameron Dia
Davis Cleaners
Pexsos Pingley & Carper Cleaners
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