Truman asks Congress to admit displaced Europeans as refugees
President Truman urged Congress to approve special emergency legislation to admit a substantial number of displaced persons from Northern Europe and the Balkans. He cited about one million survivors in Western zones still unable to return home and argued Western Europe and Latin America have opened doors. He stressed maintaining standards and noted the International Refugee Organization can aid, but cannot compel acceptance.
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Washington
Truman
Europe
United States
Congress
Germany
Austria
Italy
Poland
Ukraine
Yugoslavia
Latin America
International Refugee Organization
Corn prices in Winchester market morning report
The Winchester market showed yellow corn at 2.00 dollars and white corn at 2.10 dollars per bushel in light of favorable conditions.
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Winchester
First Early Apples Reach Packing Houses
Reach Packing Houses report early apples being harvested this morning while rain delays keep two packers from resuming. Barr notes about 100 crates collected Saturday. Transparents show very good quality and size with a fair spread of fruit in the county. Prices elsewhere range 1.50 to 2.00 per bushel. local demand pending. Hail damage minimal. Duchess apples expected to begin spot picking by end of next week.
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H. W. Butler
E. W. Barr
Mr. Barr
Butler
Eight Clarke and Frederick County Teachers Attend Virginia Agriculture Conference
Eight men from Clarke and Frederick counties depart for the Virginia conference of vocational agriculture in Blacksburg. Frederick attendees include W. R. Lyege district agriculture supervisor J. C. Gordon J. L. Givens A. L. Frye and new instructors J. Kenneth Robinson and John H. Lewis Jr. Clarke attendees include J. C. Hoffman and A. L. Frye.
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Clarke
Frederick Counties
Virginia Conference of Vocational Agriculture
Blacksburg
Frederick County
W. R. Lyege
J. C. Gordon
J. L. Givens
A. L. Frye
J. Kenneth Robinson
John H. Lewis, Jr
Clarke County
J. C. Hoffman
Ford Foremen End 47 Day Strike At Ford Plants
About 3,000 Ford Motor Co foremen returned to work after voting to end a 47 day strike. The walkout began May 21 at Rouge, Lincoln, and Highland Park plants in Detroit with demands for exclusive bargaining rights. About 800 had remained on strike as talks progressed.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Assn. of America
Ind
Ford
Rouge
Lincoln
Highland Park
Senator Ives Wife Dies in New York City
Aides report Mrs. Irving M. Ives died at 2 30 a m in New York City. Senator Ives left for New York state after telephoning the news to his office. The couple have a son, George, who is a student at Cornell University.
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Washington
Irving M. Ives
Ives
New York City
New York State
George
Cornell University
Jews See Outside Forces Blocking Palestine State
Jerusalem July 7 David Ben Gurion told the United Nations Palestine committee that Jews in the Holy Land faced no Arab conflict but interference from international forces. He outlined a plan for a Jewish state under UN supervision with irrigation and resettlement of about one million Jews, while denying Arabs must leave Palestine. He noted Arabs would be needed for cooperation and lamented no Arab representatives were present to answer.
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Jerusalem
David Ben Gurion
Jewish Agency
United Nations Palestine Committee
Holy Land
Ben Gurion
Committee
Emil Sandstroem
Sweden
Commission
Palestine
Labor Party
U. N
United Nations
Sandstroem
Eliezer Kaplan
Apples Wanted Early Varieties at Winchester Packing House
Advertisement invites buyers for early apples in all varieties at the Winchester Cold Storage Packing House. Contact E. W. Barr by phone 7436. Also notes a meeting Monday evening July 7 at 8 p.m. with entertainment and refreshments for members, signed Harry Rainsberger.
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E. W. Barr
Winchester Cold Storage Packing House
Harry Rainsberger
For Real Dancing Fun at Ole Mill Wheel
Readable fragment lists weekly dancing at Ole Mill Wheel with Music Notes performing on Wednesday Friday Saturday and Sunday from 1 PM to 10 PM. Includes a second note: Mechanics job at Service Motor Freight Co on Rt 11 near Winchester seeking sober qualified heavy duty truck maintenance men with work hours.
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Ole Mill
Sun
Ap- Service Motor Freight Co
Rt 11
North
Winchester
Flying Saucers Mystery Not Yet Solved in 39th State Reports
The Associated Press reports ongoing mystery as flying saucers are sighted across the nation including Massachusetts and Virginia. Experts suggest eye tricks and light reflections explain many sightings while some observers attribute them to radio controlled missiles or secret experiments.
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Associated Press
Massachusetts
District of Columbia
Canada
Cambridge
Kingsport
Tenn
Oak Ridge
Lester Barlow
Stamford
Peninsula
Newport News
Howard W. Blakeslee
New York
Long Island
Petrillo Faces House Grilling Over Union Dictatorship Claims
In Washington July 7 James C Petrillo heads of the AFL American Federation of Musicians was accused of dictatorial powers over members and denying free speech and economic security by Representative Kearns chairing a House labor subcommittee. Petrillo cited contract expirations set dates for music bar and radio show participation.
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Washington
James C. Petrillo
Musicians’ Union
Rep
Kearns
R-Pa
House Labor
AFL American Federation of Musicians
Petrillo
Man Guilty in Auto Use Case in Police Court
Clyde Wybright of Kearneysville West Virginia was found guilty of unauthorized use of an automobile belonging to Douglas Fisher. A 12 month jail sentence was imposed with 30 days suspended by Judge John Rice after Fisher reported his car stolen and later recovered. Officers Strosnider and Stotler aided in Wybright’s custody.
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Clyde Wybright
Kearneysville
W. Va
Douglas Fisher
John Rice
Mr. Fisher
Wybright
Strosnider
Stotler
Temperature highs and lows for the day
The report lists a high of 71 and low of 66 degrees. It notes year ago readings of 91 for the high and 69 for the low.
Army air forces carry 97 in a 25 seat plane
The Army Air Forces claimed a new record by transporting 97 people in a plane designed for 25. Among the evacuees were many babies from flood waters near Trinidad, Bolivia.
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Washington
Army Air Forces
Trinidad
Bolivia
Crazed Pianist Runs Naked on Lake Steamer
A Detroit pianist Ormund W. Stone, 39, cut his throat and ran aboard the D and C Western States during a holiday cruise from Harbor Springs. He collapsed after racing the deck, later dying at Petoskey’s Lockwood Hospital. Stone had just joined the ship’s orchestra.
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Harbor Springs
Mid
D. and C
R. D. Engle
Emmet County
Ormund W. Stone
Detroit
Lockwood
Petoskey
William MacDonald
Stone
Hit Run Victim In Serious Condition Near Gore School
E. C. Foreman of Gore remained in serious condition at the hospital after a hit and run incident Saturday night as he walked along the highway near the Gore school. Trooper C. A. Seale led the investigation but could not be reached for comment. no arrest had been made.
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E. C. Foreman
Gore
Gore School
C. A. Seale
Bloodhounds Help to Run Down Suspect in Dundalk
William Owens of Dundalk Maryland is held on a breaking and entering charge tied to a attempted burglary of the Coca Cola bottling works on Valley Avenue. Police say bloodhounds tracked his discarded trousers near the plant and a car of his was found on Bellview Avenue.
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William Owens
Dundalk
Coca Cola
Valley Ave
J. Thomas Boyd
Owens
C. E. Babb
E. E. Harbaugh
Babb
State Road
Strasburg
Boyd
Bellview Ave
Steering Gear Snaps In Car Crash Near Shockeysville
Ford Luttrell his wife and brother were driving to a Luttrell reunion meeting when the steering gear failed on Hiett's hill Apple Pie ridge. The car plunged into an apple orchard but occupants escaped with no injuries.
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Ford Luttrell
Luttrell
Shockeysville
Hiett’s Hill
Apple Pie Ridge
Coal Contract Incomplete Threatens Soft Coal Strike
Washington July 7 Representatives of Northern mine operators and steel firms failed to finalize a new work contract with John L Lewis to avert a nationwide soft coal strike. Talks resume after a recess to finish a tentative draft covering about 40 percent of the nation's 400,000 miners.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Charles O'Neill
Harry M. Moses
Lewis
Lewis’ United Mine Workers
Tomorow
Gypsy Cyclists Clash with Police Amid San Benito Turmoil
Hollister California faced a weekend riot as a Gypsy Tour gathering of motorcyclists spilled into the streets. Police jailed more than 50 violators and fined over 2,000 dollars while officials estimated about 4,000 visitors, including 750 riders, crowded San Benito Street.
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Hollister
Calif
California
San Benito
Oregon
Arizona
Nevada
10th Anniversary Of Jap China War Commemorated
Shanghai reports China marks the tenth anniversary of the outbreak of war with Japan and faces Chaung Kai-Shek's call to fight or die as the nation forges on against Communist forces. In Shantung province Communists widen bridgeheads along the Yellow River.
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Shanghai
China
Japan
Chaung Kai-Shek
Shantung Province
Yellow River
Food Exports Hinged on New Corn Crop
President Truman and the cabinet stressed that U S food shipments will continue, but the scale depends on the corn crop. A record 18 433 000 long tons of food were exported last year, while floods threaten this year’s corn output and raise prices to 2 14 1 2 dollars a bushel on the Chicago Board of Trade.
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Washington
United States
Truman
Cabinet Committee On World Food Programs
R. W. Musser
Federal Soil Conservation Service
Chicago Board of Trade
Nationwide Independence Day Weekend Fatalities Top 500
AP reports over 500 people died during the three day Independence Day observance. Traffic accidents caused 248 deaths, drownings 16, fireworks 5, and 103 from miscellaneous causes, totaling 516 with California at 38 fatalities and Virginia listing eight traffic deaths, nine drownings, and four misc.
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Associated Press
California
Virginia
House to Vote On Income Tax Cut Tomorrow
The House rules committee sent the income tax reduction bill to the floor for two hours of debate with expected passage tomorrow. The bill offers 10.5 to 30 percent cuts starting January 1, 1947, mirroring a vetoed version save for the date. The Ways and Means Committee sponsors the bill and seeks no amendments beyond its own clarifications. The House Republicans back swift passage and the Senate plans early action, possibly this weekend.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
House
Truman
Rules
Ways and Mea
Ways and Means
Franco Wins Dictatorship Solidarity Vote in Spain
Unofficial returns show Spain ratified a law naming Francisco Franco as chief of state with right to propose his successor. From 12,018 of 21,242 polls, 5,664,904 voted yes while 350,477 opposed and 195,855 blank. About 16,185,000 were eligible. Franco allowed no organized opposition campaigning.
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Madrid
Francisco Franco
Associated Press
Spain
Franco
Czechoslovakia Accepts Paris Conference Invitation
Prague reports the Czechoslovak government will attend the Paris conference on the Marshall plan despite Soviet rejection. Klement Gottwald and Jan Masaryk prepare for Moscow before traveling to Paris, Masaryk to lead when possible. Bevin in Moscow comments on Western strategy.
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Prague
Paris
Moscow
Klement Gottwald
Jan Masaryk
V. M. Molotov
Masaryk
Nosak
R. Paris Earier
Czechossovak
All Star Game Starting Pitchers Named
The text lists the starting position players and pitchers for the 14th annual mid summer classic. National League selections include Walker, Mize, Slaughter, Gustine, Marion, Verban, Blackwell, and Mize with Enos Slaughter batting cleanup. American League choices feature Kell, Williams, DiMaggio, Boudreau, McQuinn, Gordon, Rosar, and Spud Chandler.
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New York
Yaernae Spud
Wrisley Field
Harry Walker
Philadelphia
Dixie Walker
Brooklyn
Walker Cooper
Johnny Mize
Enos Slaughter
St. Louis
Frankie Gustine
Pittsburgh
Marty Marion
Verban
Philadelpdia
Blackwell
Cincinnati
George Kell
Detroit
Buddy Lewis
Washington
Ted Williams
Joe DiMaggio
Lou Boudreau
Cleveland
George McQuinn
Joe Gordon
Buddy Rosar
Spud Chandler
Atomic Energy Quota Plan under Discussion
The United Nations explored a quota system to limit each country's atomic activities. A World Atomic Commission might set signed treaty quotas to regulate production and fuel ownership, aiming to prevent vast stockpiles and rapid bomb-making potential.
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Lake Success
The
United Nations
Atomic Energy Commission
U. S
World Atomic Commission
Atomic Commission
Francois de Rose
Yard Party at Stonewall School Benefit
Notice announces a yard party at Stonewall School on Wednesday night July 16 to benefit the Clearbrook Fire Department. Event starts serving at 5 p m with a rain date Thursday night at 7 p m. Butler's Packing House will receive early apples starting July 7 and will buy, pack, or sell fruit as in 38 years of operation.
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Stonewall School
Clearbrook Pire Dept
Butler's Packing House
Bendix Laundry Ad and Car Sale Notices
Quick dependable service at 209 N. Kent with guaranteed work and no losses. For sale: a 1947 four door sedan offered by Pine Motor Co at a price under new, and a 1946 Ford four door sedan listed at 1385 by Pine Motor Co.
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Bendix
N. Kent St
Pine Motor Co
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Gene Miller
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U. N. Atomic Energy Commission
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