Molotov Pushes German Talks as West Says No
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov pressed for East and West German participation in a Big Four meeting on German unity but Washington London and Paris refused. They insist on free elections in both East and West Germany before any all German government talks, while Dulles drafts a statement to press the point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
V. M. Molotov
Konrad Adenauer
Soviet Zone
United States
Britain
France
East
West Germany
John Foster Dulles
Moloto
Building Permits Hit $2 Million in City County Area in 1953
Winchester and Frederick County issued 364 building permits in 1953 with a total valuation of $2,055,621. County permits totaled 56.6 percent of the value, led by May and August with large single permits to American Brake Company and O Sullivan Rubber Corporation. The year saw a strong first half, a late-year slowdown, and December as the quietest month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Frederick County
Commissioners of Revenue
American Brakebaok Company
O'Sullivan Rubber Corporation
Mediators Try To Avert Long Island Rail Strike
Federal mediators held new talks to prevent a Long Island Rail Road walkout that could begin within 24 hours affecting about 150 000 commuters. Key issues include wages and a six day five day work week while the railroad seeks seven day nine hour schedules with overtime and holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Island RR
New York
Long Island
Leverett Edwards
Independent Brotherhood of Railway
William Wryer
Trusess
Eisenhower
Accidents Cause Major Damage At Double Toll Gate
Minor injuries to Kirby Sours and about $3,275 in damage were reported after two traffic accidents in Clarke County. A 1953 DeSoto driven by Sours struck a power pole and the Double Toll Gate filling station after failing a curve on Route 522. Damage to the car reached $3,000 with $75 to the pole and $25 to the store. Sours suffered bruises to legs face and arms. Continued on Page 2. Col. 3
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke County
Kirby Sours
Rt. 1
Stephens City
J. W. Witt
Sours
DeSoto
Northern Virginia Power Company
Spurs
Snake Loses Biting Battle With Child
A 17 month old Shreveport boy and a young moccasin snake dueled yesterday. The boy Gregory Townsend suffered only a minor wound on his right hand while the snake died missing its tail.
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Shreveport
Mary Townsend
Gregory
America Veterans
Vv. F. W
Henry Thompson
Lodge Says U.S. Reaping Dividends In United Nations
Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. told a Virginia General Assembly memorial session that the United States gains substantial dividends from its UN role as a peace investment. He cited public opinion, insight into communist ideas, evaluation of cold war efforts, and exposure to the communist view as benefits supporting free world unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsburg
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
United States
United Nations
Virginia General Assembly
U.S
Lodge
Kremlin
Virginia VFW backs nationwide Report Communists drive
Virginia VFW posts under State Commander Howard D. Shaver will be told to support the national Report Communists campaign with caution. The push began in Norwalk Connecticut and drew Eisenhower caution as rivals in the veterans groups criticized the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VFW
Staunton
Virginia
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Howard D. Shaver
Shaver
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Norwalk
Conn
Eisenhower
Harold A. McQuistion
Portsmouth
American Veterans of World War II
Thomas S. Ely
Jonesville
American Legion
Legion
Dr. Ely
Atom Generated Heating to Warm AEC Plants
The Atomic Energy Commission will use atom generated heat to warm buildings at its Hanford plutonium plant as a by product of producing bomb materials. The plan, part of a broader expansion, aims to save 142 million gallons of oil annually and ties to a new production reactor. The report also covers progress on a large scale atomic power reactor and advances in medical uses of radioisotopes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Carey
Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Hanford
Wash
AEC
Uncle Sam
Commission
Congress
Oens Receives Acquittal and Three Sentences
Floyd Owens of Clarke County was acquitted of breaking and entering the Hopkins home near Castleman's Ferry. He received two year terms for breaking into the Hollis and Patton summer cottages and for theft at Mrs. H. G. Phillips house, with concurrent and consecutive sentences as ordered by Judge Elliott Marshall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd
Buddy) Owens
Chilly Hollow
Clarke County
Owens
Ralph Hopkins
Castleman's Ferry
Harry R Kern, Jr
Colston Carter, Jr
Herman Foltz
Lloyd Russell
Glendon Ridgeway
Shenandoah River
H. G. Phillips
Senate panel warns reserves badly undermanned in Korea era
The Senate Armed Services Committee says national military reserves are seriously short of manpower due to inactive reservists, many WWII veterans, being called to duty during Korea. It cites training gaps and distrust among nonpaid members, urges hearings and fixes plus a stronger ready reserve.
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Washington
Senate
Senate Armed Services Committee
National Guard
Air Force Reserve
Air Force
Navy Air Reserve
Saltonstall
R-Mass
Road Deaths in Virginia Top 65 on Year to Date
Virginia highway fatalities reach 65, eleven more than last year on this date. Dinwiddie County man George Woodrow Davis, 34, died in a single vehicle crash on State Route 611 near Dinwiddie. Ronald M Rowe, 12, was killed by a truck on Garden Drill Road. Curtis Street, 24, of Rowe, faces manslaughter charges. Walter Ermin Crider, 30, of Fulks Run, died from injuries from a crash on State Route 259 near Broadway.
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Associated Press
Virginia
Dinwiddie County
George Woodrow Davis
Ford
Dinwiddie
Ronald M Rowe
Rowe
Buchanan County
Garden Drill Road
Paul S. Spraker
Curtis Street
Spraker
Street
Walter Ermin Crider
Fulks Run
Rockingham County
Crider
Harrisonburg
Broadway
Gore Named Outstanding Young Man of the Year in Winchester
Jamison and Gore Insurance Agency owner Marvin E. Gore Jr. was chosen Outstanding Young Man of the Year by the Junior Chamber of Commerce at the Founders Day Banquet in Winchester and Frederick County. Also honored were William M. Battaile as Outstanding Boss and Aaron Zuckerman as Outstanding Jaycee. George C. Rawlings Jr. delivered the keynote.
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JCC
George Rawlings, JR
Marvin E. Gore, Jr
Winchester
Frederick County
Gore
York Inn
William M. Battaile
B & M Chevrolet Sales
Aaron Zuckerman
Jamison and Gore Insurance Agency
Junior Chamber of Commerce
B and M Chevrolet
George C. Rawlings, Jr
Fredericksburg
Rawlings
Virginia Jaycee
Red Cross Blood Program
Kiwanis Club
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Winchester Presbyterian Church
Mammoth hunt launches for mysterious critter in Pennsylvania
A 900-strong safari with airplanes and Red Cross support targets a feared creature on Bobst Mountain near Williamsport. The prize curve centers on a $300 bounty for the elusive critter believed to be a panther, mountain lion, or large bobcat, with other rewards for bobcat or fox captures.
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Williamsport
Red Cross
Cogan House Township
Bobst Mountain
Charles Scott Williams
Lycoming County Court
Pennsylvania Wilds
Steam Valley Mountain
Rt. 15
March of Dimes Dance at George Washington Hotel Tonight
Tickets for the March of Dimes Dance at the George Washington Hotel are on sale at the door tonight. Campaign chairman Frank Armstrong Jr. invites attendees to enjoy top flight entertainment by Bubbles Becker and his orchestra while supporting the March of Dimes. Ample table reservations available for ticket purchasers.
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George Washington Hotel
Frank Armstrong, Jr
Italian Government Falls as Fanfani Loses Confidence Vote
In Rome the 11 day old Christian Democrat cabinet of Amintore Fanfani collapsed as the Chamber of Deputies rejected a vote of confidence 303 to 260. Fanfani announced plans to resign with President Luigi Einaudi to begin consultations for a new premier. Alcide De Gasperi potential successor eyed as a stabilizing veteran.
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ROME
Amintore Fanfani
Italy
Chamber of Deputies
Fanfani
Luigi Einaudi
Einaudi
Christian Democrat
Alcide Gasperi
de Gasperi
Christian Democrats
Fanfari
Palmira Togliatti
Pietro Nenni
Volga
National Youth Week Observance Opens in Winchester
So I Send You is the theme as National Youth Week begins with Protestant churches nationwide observing youth services. Winchester activities are led by Granville Sydnor Jr as president of the Winchester Youth Council with officers Judy Grove and Carolyn Wheeler and committees chaired by Mary Eakins and Douglas Jones. The event is sponsored by the United Christian Youth Movement, an alliance of 38 Protestant denominations, 39 state youth councils and 11 agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Youth Council
Granville Sydnor, Jr
Judy Grove
Carolyn Wheeler
Mary Eakins
Mary Smith
Annette March
Stephen Brown
Esther Dearing
Diana Bauserman
Miles Orndorff
Fran Jo Duckwall
Douglas Jones
Owen Hoagland
David Keene
Paul Hillyard
Suzanne Smith
Patricia Browning
United Christian Youth Movement
Winchester
WINC
First Baptist Church
Clarence Brown
Richmond
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Molotov
Bulletin
Georges Bidault
Germany
Dulles
BY Doug O'Connell
Union
Edwards
March of Dimes
John F. Daffron
Oens
Jamison & Gore
Rouss Ave
Capitol Theatre
SEARS
Sears, Roebuck and CO
The
South End Fire Company
Winton Pope
Confederate States
E. G. Mateer
Parkview Avenue
Fairmont Ave
C. L. Robinson
Clarence Lamp
Battaile
Zuckerman
Rarde
Republican Party
Liberal Party
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