New Atomic Bombs More Powerful Than Earlier Firepower
The Atomic Energy Commission released its fifth semiannual report to Congress stating the United States has new atomic bombs with substantially greater explosive energy than earlier devices. It notes ongoing further developments and confirms tests showing significant gains in explosive yield. The commission hints at undisclosed details and plans a separate report on industrial power from atomic energy.
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Washington
United States
Atomic Energy Commission
Japan
Bikini
Witrigh
Congress
Enion
David Lilienthal
Commission
Watson
Eniwetok
Aly
Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen Convention Set for Aug 18 20
Mechanicsburg Pa hosts the Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen’s Association annual meeting August 18 to 20 at Washington Hose Co with an executive committee from Winchester attending. The program includes an opening session memorial service banquet a fire drill program parade and a public firefighting demonstration at the Naval Depot in Mechanicsburg.
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Cumberland Valley
Mechanicsburg
Washington Hose Co
John Oyd
Winchester
Aker
Naval Depot
Echanicsburg
Speidel
Hodgson and Brown Winchester
County Income Exceeds Outgo in Frederick County Audit
State Auditor J Gordon Bennett reports Frederick County's fiscal year ending June 30 shows income of all funds exceeded expenditures by 43304, up from 39054 last year. Securities collateral pledged for bank deposits varied and was deficient in several cases. he urged the finance board to ensure proper protection of county funds per the tax code.
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Frederick County
J. Gordon Bennett
Finance Board
Norfolk Protests Extension of Rent Controls
Norfolk residents and property owners plan a Washington delegation to oppose rent control extension. Association leader Mrs. John H. Biggs argues rent controls served their purpose and landlords’ rights are being violated. Sen. Harry F. Byrd is arranging the delegation's congressional appearance amid talk of tenant eviction as a last resort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Norfolk Property Owners Assn
Washington
John H. Biggs
Association
Congress
Ambulance Runs to Hospital Through Snow
Ambulance from Omps funeral home traveled from Stephens City to a city hospital this afternoon with a surgical patient Marie Hartley. The driver reported slick side roads and snow on Route 11 but the run was completed without chains.
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Omps Funeral Home
Stephens City
Marie Hartley
Snow Delays Marriage License Applicants Reported
Cupid not slowed but snow storm kept couples arriving later than usual at city and county clerks offices. Officials noted typical number of applications despite weather affecting travel.
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Cupid
Truman Repeats Would See Stalin In Washington
Washington reports that President Truman is willing to meet Premier Stalin in Washington. White House press secretary Charles G. Ross said Truman had reiterated he would be glad to meet Stalin there. Officials note no official Russian word on a meeting and stress the President’s prior offer remains. Separately Stalin signaled willingness to discuss an American Russian peace pact at a mutually acceptable place and to lift the Berlin blockade if Western powers delay a Western German state until a Big Four talks are held.
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Washington
White House
Truman
Stalin
Charles G. Ross
Mr. Truman
Ross
London
Russia
Norway
Moscow
West
Berlin
Big Four
Council of Foreign Ministers
AFL Withholds Comment on Labor Bill at Midwinter Meet
MIAMI Jan. 31 American Federation of Labor leaders opened their midwinter meeting privately praising many features of the administration's new labor proposals. AFL executives vowed to study the package and have lawyers review it before stating a position. President William Green said the group will give the bill careful study, especially its legal aspects.
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Miami
American Federation of Labor
AFL Executive Council
AFL
William Green
Finding of Body Explains Strange Ship Knockings
In King’s Lynn England on January 31 a mystery aboard the Barosund ended when a Finnish ship docked after eight days of knocking noises near the forecastle. A worker cut through the deck and found a dead man, likely a Pole, amid food and water supplies, suggesting suffocation.
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King’s Lynn
England
Danzig
Cannon Sees Room to Trim Federal Budget
Washington January 31 Chairman Cannon of the House appropriations committee said the 41.858 billion budget can be reduced though he warned on how large a cut will be and if it avoids a tax increase. Senator Taft urged a 3 to 5 billion cut, arguing tax levels threaten free enterprise. A bipartisan bloc led by Byrd is organizing to push spending down.
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Washington
Cannon
D-Mo
House Appropriations Committee
Truman
Taft
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
GOP
Byrd D-Va
Money Eyed For Increase in Air Force Planes
Washington January 31 A House armed services committee chaired by Vinson foresees approving a bill to authorize an Army of 837000 officers and men and a 70 group air force, moving 800 million dollars toward an expanded Air Force while opposing universal military training. The panel plans to end hearings with Air Force Chief of Staff Vandenberg as the lead witness, and money for the Army and Air Force will rest with the appropriation committee.
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Washington
House
Truman
Vinson
D-Ga
Armed Services Committee
Air Force
Army
Appropriations
N. Hoyt S. Vandenberg
Early Ice Coats Atlanta Blossoms and Streets
Freezing rain iced trees and flowers in Atlanta paralyzing streets and cutting power for nearly three hours. Early blossoms like Japonica bushes tulip trees and Jonquils were coated in ice and power lines fell blocking routes. Shoppers faced locked stores as presses at The Atlanta Journal halted and a stock sale notice appears as a classified fragment.
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Atlanta
Atlanta Journal
Shenandoah Valley Bank
Star
Labor bill lacks teeth says senator at Tobin hearing
Senator Aiken charged the administration labor bill has little enforcement power as he scolded Tobin during Senate Labor hearings. The measure would repeal the Taft Hartley Act’s 80 day injunction tool and replace it with a 30 day cooling off period and an emergency board to study settlements. Tobin defended the plan noting the need for faster resolution while Taft pressed for amendments and questioned hearing scope.
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Aiken
R-Vi
Senate
Senate Labor Committee
Lewis
Tobin
Taft
Ohio
Elbert Thomas
Utah
Thomas
Smith
R-Nj
Rouss Fire Co to Memorialize Year's Deceased
Eleven members of the Charlie Rouss Fire Co will be memorialized at 7:30 p.m. Sunday services at Braddock Street Methodist Church. Fire company members will meet at the fire hall at 7:00 p.m. for a march to the church. Rev. Robert A. Whitten will lead the service with sermons by Dr. William A. Wright and Dr. Ronald O. Wilson directing memorials. Four choirs will provide music under Mrs. Hoye L. Riley with Charles Hirth at the organ.
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Charlie Rouss Fire Co
Braddock St
James E. Keffer Sr
Stewart Bell, Sr
Henry F. Seal
Andrew Bell
R. Edward March
Benjamin H. Harper
Charles L. Hewitt
Harry C. Stouffer
Lou M. Larrick
Frank M. Anderson
William Edward Brill
Robert A. Whitten
William A. Wright
Braddock St. Church
Ronald 8. Wilson
Presbyterian Church
Hoye L. Riley
Charles Hirth
Axis Sally Records Played for Jurors
The Axis Sally treason trial continued with German witnesses and play-backs of Nazi propaganda. Prosecutors prepared more witnesses from Germany to testify about Mildred Gillars and her wartime broadcasts that aimed to betray the United States for German money.
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Washington
Germany
Mildred E. Gillars
Miss Gillars
U.S
Snow Closes City County Schools and Traffic Hazards
Snow blankets Virginia with six inches or more as heavy fall spreads from the south and southwest to the northeast. Highway crews sand and cinder steep grades and apply deicing chemicals to prevent icing on bridges. A Danville bus crash injures three. nine treated. Describes statewide travel disruption and forecasts relief by Wednesday.
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Virginia
Richmond
Bristol
Roanoke
Lynchburg
Danville
Greyhound
Henry Joseph Infantino
Stony Creek
Conn
Janet Leroy
Tuckahoe
N. Y
Blacksstone College
Rex W. Atchley
Co. D
Ft. Belvoir
Arkansas
Mid-Tennessee
Louisiana
Mississsippi
New York City
U.S. Weather Bureau
Block Island
Virginia Capes
Bloodmobile Delayed Delivers Noon Start at Presbyterian Church
Snow and sleet delayed the Red Cross Bloodmobile in the city this morning. Bleeding began at noon after officials rescheduled appointments. Donors remained patient as the unit planned to operate until six o'clock to serve as many volunteers as possible. The trip from Washington took five hours and most delay was due to sleet freezing on the windshield. The first local donor was Jack Blackburn of 110 N Braddock St. The Red Cross unit is due in Martinsburg tomorrow.
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Red Cross
Washington
Presbyterian Church
Jack Blackburn
N. Braddock St
Taxpayers Wade Through Snow for Licenses
Snow slows the city as residents queue at city hall to secure 1949 licenses before a 10 percent penalty starts tomorrow. Commissioner MecVicar notes lines since morning and predicts about 95 percent may be issued by close. Also a notice announces Ritz Lee Dining Room early closing in February. a for sale blurb for a D-Four Caterpillar tractor follows.
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C. P. MecVicar
Weather outlook across states with mixed precipitation
Detailed forecasts show Virginia coastal rain with freezing rain inland and possible snow flurries in mountains this afternoon ending tonight. West Virginia and Maryland expect freezing rain, sleet, and snow flurries with colder conditions tonight. Ohio and western Pennsylvania anticipate snow and snow flurries, with mixed precipitation near Lake Erie and windy conditions Tuesday.
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Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
Ohio
Lake Erie
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
West Battling To Clear Roads
Snowstorm relief efforts in the plains and Rockies struggle to reach cattle herds. Fifth Army says 100,000 cattle in Nebraska face feed shortages as the hay lift relies on limited air and ground transport. More than 100 sorties have dropped nearly a million pounds of fodder in Nevada, saving thousands of sheep and cattle. Freeze lines threaten crops in Texas and mixed sleet hits Florida and Georgia.
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Associated Press
Omaha
Fifth Army
Chicago
Army
Nebraska
Ledo Road
China
Lewis A. Pick
Utah
Colorado
Idaho
Dakotas
Montana
U. S.S. Weather Bureau
Rocky Mountain
Nevada
Rio Grande Valley
Texas
Florida
Georgia
Young Flychasers Boomed as Stars
New York on January 31. A crop of veteran outfielders vies for major league berths but spring training focuses on rookies Johnny Groth and Hank Bauer. Groth, 22, fresh from the Detroit Tigers, starred in the International League last year. Bauer impressed after joining the New York Yankees from Kansas City in September.
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New York
Johnny Groth
Hank Bauer
Groth
Detroit Tigers
Bauer
New York Yanka
Kansas City
Main Highways Report Delays in Motor Transport
Weather and snow disrupt travel as highways open from Winchester while secondary roads stay blocked. Gore crews report 10 inches of snow. trucks face delays in Pennsylvania and on Route 11 south of Winchester. Some buses run on schedule. schools uncertain about tomorrow. Snow and freezing rain threaten further disruption. city and state crews work to clear roads.
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Winchester
Gore
Pennsylvania
A. B. Groves
Clarke County
Blue Ridge Mountains
Berryville
City
Winchester Transit Co
George W. Bly
Handley School
Frederick County
Loudoun St
Super Servee Motor Freight Co
New York
Bristol
Novick Transfer Co
Novick
Jonestown
Harrisburg
Allentown
Covngton
Lexington
Super Service
New York City
The
Practically New D Ford Caterpillar Tractor with Blade
Practical note describes a nearly new D Ford Caterpillar tractor with a front blade, listed with a reference code lp-1-27-4t. The item appears in a classified section continued from page 1, indicating continued sale details or additional information on the listed equipment.
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E. Earl Shade
D-Ford
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