Koreans and Americans Fight Northward After Airlift
American GIs land in South Korea during a historic airlift from Japan and move toward Suwon as South Korean forces defend the Han River. Reports describe breaks on the right flank and mixed front lines with Seoul under pressure.
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Taejon
Korea
Japan
South Korea
Han River
Seoul
Syngman Rhee
Suwon
Pusan
Cousn
Korean Defense Ministry
Chunchon
Truman Vetoes Politics Bill
President Truman vetoed a bill aimed at easing Hatch Act limits for federal employees in local campaigns. He said any relaxation should be nationwide and objected to a provision that would let congressional committees access records and testimony, encroaching on executive privilege.
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Ashington
Truman
Virginia
Maryland
Congressional
Censorship Talk on Korean War News by Col Echols
Col M P Echols, in MacArthur's information unit, said censorship is under consideration for Korean War reporting. He offered no elaboration. Grisman Cleaners will close Monday and Tuesday July 3 and 4.
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Tokyo
M.P. Echols
General MacArthur
Grisman Cleaners
P. W. Plumly Lumber Corp
Washington Hotel to Undergo Huge Improvement Program
The George Washington Hotel plans more than 300000 dollars in upgrades over several years. The project adds 50 bedrooms, 40 new bathrooms, air conditioning for more rooms, a 24 hour coffee shop, revamped lobby, and improved public spaces. Renovations start this summer, with completion hoped in two to three years.
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George Washington Hotel
Harryee
Telvemnet Ay
Benham
Police Identify Woman's Body Near Potomac River
West Virginia state police identified the nude strangled body found along the Potomac River near Berkeley Springs as Lottie Gibson 31 of Akron Ohio maiden name Wolf. Autopsy showed death by strangulation with rope and neck fracture and dating from three to four days prior. Bishop family members were among witnesses questioned.
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Berkeley Springs
W. Va
West Virginia
Potomac River
Here
Charles S. Burke
Lottie Gibson
Akron, O
Charleston
Lottie Wolf
Burke
McConnellsburg
Pennsylvania
Roy E. Sprinkle
Gibson
James Preston Bishop
Sprinkle
Charley Bishop
James
Bishop
Cumberland
Parade Adds To Winchester Soap Box Derby Festivities
A July 4 parade in Winchester will showcase decorates bicycles motorscooters wagons and related prizes for non racers. Rally begins 12 30 pm at Capitol Theater moves 1 pm toward Jail Hill track with derby drivers riding gravity powered racers later racing for prizes and runner up bicycle.
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Winchester
Capitol Theater
Cameron St
Piccadilly
Loudoun
Clifford
Jail Hill
J. Howard Cather
Jaycee
Rouss
Area Lagging in Bond Sales Across Winchester-Frederick
Winchester Frederick County trails Independence Drive bond plan with $39,206 raised toward a $100,000 goal through June 24. Nearby counties also fall short: Clarke $3,600 of $12,500, Shenandoah $12,262 of $65,000, Warren $20,887 of $45,000.
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Winchester-Frederick County
Clarke County
Shenandoah
Warren
Employment in July Expected To Break All Previous Records
Government experts predict July will set a new employment record as June total of 61,482,000 civilian jobs rose from May by 1,751,000 and overall payrolls reached 62,793,000 when armed forces are counted. Unemployment fell or rose with seasonal hiring, while consumer credit climbed past 19.1 billion. Farming declines offset by nonfarm gains, with nonfarm totals up 2.512 million from a year ago.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Juy
Federal Reserve Board
U N Council Plans High Level Group Against North Korea
The United Nations Security Council debated forming a high level coordinating group to back non communist forces in Korea. Egypt abstained while Russia Czechoslovakia North Korea and Poland opposed the resolution with Yugoslavia already voting no. Britain Australia joined U S forces in Korea.
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South Korea
Security Council
Council
U. N
Italy
World Group
Egypt
Israel
Britain
Australia
U. S
Russia
Czechoslovakia
North Korea
Poland
Yugoslavia
India
Police Chief Warns Citizens To Drive Safely
Police Chief J Thomas Boyd urged Winchester residents to stay safety minded during the four day Independence Day weekend. He noted traffic fatalities were nine percent higher in the first quarter and cautioned that motor vehicle crashes are the holiday hazard. He called for extra care to ensure a safe Fourth.
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J. Thomas Boyd
Ciies
Boyd
Winchester
Post Office Opens Branch Post Office In Winchester
A Branch Post Office Station opens at Community Cut Rate Store 625 Berryville Ave to serve eastern Winchester residents. Lynwood H. Barnett is in charge. This is the second small station in the city following one opened May 1 1934 at Spellman and Alexander Drug Store now Gaunt's Drug Store. The stations sell stamps envelopes money orders postal notes and registered mail during business hours to save trips downtown.
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Berryville Ave
Winchester
Lynwood H. Barnett
Carl L. Campbell
Spellman and Alexander Drug Store
Gaunt’s Drug Store
Valley Ave
Gerrard St
Campbell
Don t Want Pay Hikes
Representatives of about 100000 eastern cotton and rayon workers decided today not to ask any wage increase this fall.
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New York
CIO
Exterminator Man Nabbed on Fraud Count Near Here
Winchester chamber aided in locating J A McKinnon in Maurertown after a teletyped alert linked him to a Wilson North Carolina fraud case. He waived extradition and was to be turned over to North Carolina authorities while his associates and two trucks were stopped. Police noted no warrants in Winchester though multiple claims may be filed for overpriced work.
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Eugene Miller
Winchester Chamber of Commerce
Wilson
N. C
Winchester
F. M. Funk
Raleigh
Winston-Salem
Woodstock
Maurertown
G. E. Weaver
Weaver
J. A. McKinnon
Wilden
North Carolina
J. Thomas Boyd
Congress Pushes North Korea War Expansion Amid Unity Push
Senate votes 66 to 0 to send a 1.2225 billion foreign arms bill to the House as Truman orders strikes north of the 38th parallel and a naval blockade. Draft extension cleared 76 to 0. some senators urge land action into North Korea and even justify unification by force.
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Washington
Congress
South Korea
Senate
House
Truman
Korea
Orient
Knowland
R-Calif
Flanders
Millikin
Rcolo
United States
38Th Parallel
North
United Nations
Taft R
Ohio
Russia
Siberian
Vladivostok
South End Fire Co to Meet Monday Night
The regular monthly meeting of the South End Fire Co. will be held Monday night at 8 p.m. All members are urged to attend. Gardner B. Hillyard & Son Wdllpaper Paints Contracting advertises their services on this page. Legal fireworks notice appears for Russell Potts Front Royal Pike with safety guidance.
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Gardner B. Hillyard & Son Wdllpaper, Paints, Contracting
South End Fire CO
H. M
Russell Potts
U S Planes Lost as North Korean Forces Hold Suwon
Washington reports say North Korean troops held Suwon at 7 00 am BST with a temporary U S headquarters in Korea overrun. The U S Air Force lost three combat planes in 24 hours ending June 30 while 161 offensive sorties were flown. Bombers and fighters supported South Korean ground troops as the Seventh Fleet plus British and Australian units operated with the U S Navy in Korean waters.
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Washington
Suwon
U. S
Korea
Tokyo
U. 8S
Han River
Seoul
Navy
Juneau
South Korea
Seventh Fleet
Philip
Uniteddam
MacArthur
24Th
Japan
Berryville Police Crack Down On Firecrackers
Berryville Chief R L Milburn announces enforcement of the town firework ban and asks residents to cooperate in observing the law.
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Berryville
R. L. Milburn
Conflicting Korean Reports On Suwon Front
Washington reports and Japanese dispatches show optimism over South Korean control of Suwon despite earlier signs of a potential collapse. MacArthur’s HQ says North Korean forces are north of the Han River, while Seoul's own military confirms Suwon remains in South Korean hands and denies tanks south of the river.
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Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Tokyo
Suwon
U. S
Pentagon Defense
MacArthur
Han River
Mercury to Drop Here Tonight Holiday Weekend Weather
The holiday weekend brings sunny days and cool nights with a low around the sixties after a day in the 80s. Traffic is heavy as people head to picnic sites and outings. Fishing license sales are brisk in city and county. Thunder showers possible tomorrow afternoon or night in West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
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Shenandoah
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Kansas City Bonds Man Is Shot Early Today
Charles Bruno aged 51 a bonds man tied by police to the late political boss Charles Binaggio was shot and critically wounded by two gunmen as he stepped from his car in front of his home about 3 30 am He was struck in the abdomen and shoulder and taken to a hospital in critical condition The assailants fled into the night
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Kansas City
Charles Bruno
Charles Binaggio
John Reardon
Bruno
Two Agricultural Field Days Set for Berryville July 11 and 13
Clarke County farmers will host Beef Cattle Field Day at Woodley Farm three miles south of Berryville and a Dairy Field Day at Long Marsh District five miles northwest of Berryville. The all day events begin at 10 am with lunch served by local church groups. Seven experts will discuss topics from parasite control to livestock equipment and dairy calf management.
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Berryville
Clarke County
J. W. Olcott
Woodley
Graham Dougherty
Robert McComb
Long Marsh
John Hardesty
Ladies of the Christ Episcopal Church
Millwood
Ladies of Crum’s Methodist Church
J. O. Rowell
V.P.I
Cc. C. Mast
W.P.I
Conrad Grove
Anne
Parke C. Brinkley
G. D. Kite
Extension Agriculture
Blacksburg
David Donovan
C. P. McClaugherty
State Bureau of Markets
23 Killed In Air Crash and Seoul Bombing Report
Tokyo reports 23 deaths from a transport crash in Pusan and cites North Korean advances near Suwon. U S forces say 12 planes lost since Korea began. B 29s bomb Seoul and Han River area while Fifth Air Force fights rain and low ceilings. North Korea mobilizes civilians ages 18 to 36 as Yongdungo falls.
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Tokyo
Han River
Redheld
Seoul
VA. 8
Air Force
Pusan
Twentieth Air Force
The
Han
Fifth Air Force
MacArthur
Suwon
Truman’s Next Move Still Unknown After Jamboree
President Truman rested aboard the Williamsburg after addressing 47,000 Boy Scouts at Valley Forge. He offered no new White House action, awaiting Moscow signals on Soviet aid to North Korea and pending execution of his recent order for U S ground forces, air and naval actions in Korea.
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Congress
Williamsburg
Truman
Willmsburg
Valley Forge
Russia
Korea
White House
United States
South Korea
North Korea
Moscow
Soviet Union
Blockade Aims to Aid Korea Land Push
Washington says the U S British naval blockade of Korea should assist land operations against Communist forces but will not prevent Russia from supplying the invaders.
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Washington
U.S
Korea
Russia
Middletown vs Stephenson baseball game July 4
Baseball game scheduled Tuesday July 4 at 3 p m in Middletown between Middletown and Stephenson. Also locals are urged to visit Winchester Steak House and Golden Glow for meals, and Nicodemus Orchard announces cherries available July 5 to 8 at 80 cents per gallon.
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Middletown
Stephenson
Nicodemus Orchard
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Valley Service Station, Inc
Washington Hotel
Mr. Benham
le F. Cooper
W. A. Baker
H. D. Fuller
George Heist
Stewart Bell, Sr
John W. Rosenberger
Fred Robinson
William Hardy
Fred L. Glaize
J. S. Haldeman
R. Gray Williams
Robert T. Barton, Jr
Scott Grant
Eugene Branch
Clifford D. Grim
J. Victor Arthur
F. L. Glaize, Jr
Ansel Solenberger
Paul Haldeman
W. Nelson Page
Eugene Cooper
Rosenberger
U.N. Council
N. Korea
the Star
Evening Star
Eustace
R. G. Connelly
W.P.L
Blacksburg University
Jack Hardesty
Pyongyang
Voice of the
North Korean Comunists
Yongdungo
West
Golden Glow
House OF Good Food
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