Kaesong Road Again Subject to UN Attack
Allied planes resume operations on the Kaesong highway used by North Korean forces en route to cease fire talks. The UN contingent plans a Sunday departure from Seoul to Kaesong, with immunities granted for safe conduct until midnight.
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Kaesong Road
Tokyo
Pyongyang
Kaesong
Seoul
Korea
Col
F. W. Moorman
United Nations Supreme Commander
U.N
Imjin River
Standards for Consistency in Market Goods
The piece argues all business operators owe the public consistent quality and pricing. It cites fruits and vegetables like grapefruit apples oranges and carrots deteriorating from poor storage or handling. It urges firms both large and small to maintain reliable quality to preserve consumer confidence.
Truman Urges Soviet Peace Aims In Friendship Message
President Truman told Soviet leaders that understanding American peace aims could prevent war. He sent a White House note to Nikolai Shvernik, urging Moscow to inform its people of the resolution and stressing open communication as the path to shared peace.
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Washington
House
Russia
Stiff Fine On Driving Charge
Police Judge John W. Rice fined Jasper L. Berg Jr. 200 dollars and costs, sentenced him to six months in jail with 60 days to serve, and suspended his driving license for six months. Berg fled officers after a July 2 chase, ditched a car near the City Reservoir, and had prior unpaid fines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Rice
Jasper L. Berg, Jr
Cork Street
Young Berg
Maurice Lake
Berg
Two Die in Hospital Dormitory Fire in Englewood
A blaze at Englewood Hospital destroyed a wooden dormitory housing 47 workers. Two men died and eight were injured as charred bodies were found in the ruins. Firefighters contained the fire after occupants escaped via windows and a rear fire escape, ending the gutted building’s danger.
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Englewood
N. J
Englewood Hospital
Sterling Veasey Dies at 63 Restaurant Owner in Hillsboro
Sterling Sumner Veasey 63 proprietor of the Virginia Restaurant in Hillsboro died last night at Winchester Memorial Hospital. He owned the Durham Duke University bakery for 20 years and was a Woodmen of the World member. Survivors include his wife Julia Spivey four sons and five brothers. Funeral arrangements place body at Walker Funeral Home Hillsboro then New Sharon Cemetery for burial.
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Sterling Sumner Veasey
E. Piccadilly St
Virginia
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Veasey
Calvary Methodist Church
Woodmen of the World
Durham
N. C
Duke University
Julia Spivey
Sidney H
David Veasey
Sterling Veasey, Jr
Paul Veasey
Charleston
W. Va
B. C. Parish
E. P. Garrett
Arlin Briggs
Lexington
Marion M. Veasey
Wendell
N.C
Rex Veasey
Trenton
Taylor Veasey
Washington, D. C
Clifton Veasey
St. Petersburg
Fla
Althea Veasey
Duram
Jones Funeral Home
Walker Funeral Home
Hillsboro
New Sharon Cemetery
Eleven Die As U.S. B-29 Tanker Crashes In Scotland
A U S Air Force KB-29 tanker crashed in a misty Kircburghire valley near Carsphairn Scotland killing 11 crew aboard. Nine bodies recovered. The aircraft from Lakenheath England had been in 90 day UK training under SAC rotation.
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Prestwice
Scotland
Carsphairn
Kircubrightshire
U. S. Third Air Force
Ruislip
London
Lakenheath
England
United Kingdom
Strategic Air Command
June Building Permits Reach $184,050 City and County
Building permits issued in June totaled $184,050 with $104,350 in the city led by a block frame store project for Ralston Purina Company. County permits of $79,700 were topped by Virginia C. Mason’s brick duplexes priced at $1,000, and Pine Motor Company secured four frame dwellings at Pineville for $18,000 overall. Districts report Gainesboro $25,000 Stonewall $22,000 Opequon $4,000 Shawnee $28,500 Back Creek none.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralston Purina Company
Virginia C. Mason
Pine Motor Company
Pineville
Gainesboro
Stonewall
Opequon
Shawmee
Back Creek
Fire Destroys Barn of Mr. Boyce on Rt. 50
A fire last night destroyed the barn and its contents at Mr. Boyce's home on Route 50. South End and Friendship fire companies fought the blaze at 9 05 PM, protecting nearby buildings as flames consumed the structure. Value not determinable. firemen reported total loss. 50 cents per gallon cherry orchard product advertised nearby.
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Mr. Boyce
South End
Friendship
Recorded Voice Of Newsman Heard Across U.S.
The recorded testimony of AP correspondent William N. Oatis was heard on U.S. radio last night. Czech authorities sentenced the 37 year old journalist to ten years and his voice was broadcast as part of overseas trial proceedings.
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New York
Associated Press
William N. Oatis
Prague
National Broadcasting Company
Oatis
Voice of Husband Gives Wife Hope From Espionage Trial
Mrs Laurabelle Oatis listened to a radio recording of her husband William speaking at his espionage trial. She described the voice as unmistakably William and said hearing him again after 13 months gave her hope to reunite someday.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Laurabelle Oatis
William
Journalist Denies Spying Charge in Prague
The article quotes Western journalists including Daniel de Luce and A I Goldberg discussing espionage rumors surrounding a Prague bureau chief. Oatis reportedly claimed most Western press and diplomatic figures in Czechoslovakia were involved in spying causing him to drift toward espionage himself.
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Czechoslovakia
Daniel de Luce
Frankfurt
Oatis
A. I. Goldberg
Prague
Associated Press
Free World
Goldberg
Winchester Scouts To Camp At Camp Rock Enon
Thirty three boys from Troop and Post nine of Winchester join 106 scouts from Winchester and Front Royal plus 28 from Martinsburg to spend a week at Camp Rock Enon starting Sunday. The camp runs until August 19 with about 350 already enrolled and a few vacancies for the 4th to 6th weeks. Activities include Rifle Range Boating Swimming Handicraft Archery and Pioneering with evenings featuring campfire movies stunt night and a carnival. Visitors welcome.
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Camp Rock Enon
Winchester
Front Royal
Martinsburg
W. Va
Minor Wreck at Cork and Loudoun Streets
A 1936 Dodge half ton truck owned and driven by Leo Lopresti of Harrisonburg collided with a 1948 Ford sedan at the Loudoun Cork intersection around 4 40 this morning. Damages were estimated at 240 dollars to both vehicles. Officers said both cars were traveling too fast and neither yielded the right of way.
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Leo Lopresti
Harrisonburg
Loudoun
Cork Streets
Hospital Strike Surges Across Ten Minneapolis Hospitals
The nonprofessional workers strike at ten Minneapolis hospitals escalates with forceful clashes. An intern was roughed by picketers, a janitor was pushed far from the scene, nails littered driveways, and ambulances faced tire failures as police escorted emergencies. Over 800 union members walked out, sparking calls for restraining orders to halt further picketing and protect hospital operations.
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Fairview Hospital
Abbott Hospital
St. Mary’s Hospital
Norman Carle
AFL Building Service Employes Union
Victor Anderson
Carle
Eitel
Parkview Hospitals
Disappointed Lover Rescued From Frightful Bay Bridge Catwalk
Joseph F. Bautista a 22 year old Oakland Hospital attendant from Honolulu was saved by bridge painter William O. Toates on the San Francisco Bay Bridge after clinging to a wind swept catwalk nine feet above the deck. Police identified Bautista and he was taken to hospital with his engagement broken earlier that day by his lover’s mother. Thousands of motorists caused traffic snarls as rescuers climbed the western tower and coaxed him to safety.
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San Francisco
Joseph F. Bautista
Oakland Hospital
Honolulu
San Francisco - Oakland Bay
Bautista
Providence
Oakland
William O. Toates
Toates
Author James Norman Hall Dies in Tahiti At 64
James Norman Hall co author of Mutiny on the Bounty and other South Sea tales died Thursday night at his Paopete home in Tahiti from a heart attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
James Norman Hall
Papeete
Tahiti
Virginia Housewife Reveals Seven-Year Communist Spy Role
A 29 year old Virginia housewife Mary Markward testifies to the House Un American Activities Committee about seven years as an undercover FBI agent aiding the probe of Communist activity in Washington and Maryland. She named about 100 individuals described as Communists and said several worked for the Government. She now seeks a normal life as a housewife and mother in Chesterbrook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Virginia
Mary
Markward
FBI
House Un-American Activities Committee
Washington- Maryland
Chesterbrook
Savannah Swept by Severe Soot Storm Chaos
Savannah residents faced a chimney sweep nightmare as a heavy soot storm darkened the town. Businesses reported large cleaning bills while residents joked about soot obscuring faces and mirrors. The weather blamed cold air and updrafts through uncleaned chimneys.
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Savannah
Savannah Morning News
New Rouss Pumper Delivery Promised by Rouss Fire Company
A letter from Peter Pirsch and Sons of Kenosha Wisconsin promises delivery of the new Rouss pumper by late August or early September. The Middletown Firemen Parade on July 13 will include the company truck and drum and bugle corps. They plan to attend the Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen Association convention in Chambersburg Pennsylvania on August 25 with their equipment.
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Rouss Fire Company
Peter Pirsch and Sons Company
Kenosha
Wisconsin
Rouss
Middletown
Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen Association
Chambersburg
Kiwanis Carnival Ends Tonight At Willow Lawn
The Kiwanis Fun Festival runs all week at Willow Lawn to benefit the Community Fund. Winchester Amusement Co. furnishes rides and games. Volunteers led by Marvin Gore include Mr and Mrs Laurens Jones Arthur Gilkey Al Hillyard Harry Kert Jr Ellis Ford Alan Perry Ralph Yount Thurman Mason Dave Gross Ronald Smyre Meyer Hamburger Mifflin Clowe Vincent Hollis B Arthur Jr Donald Buckley Frank Mezure Robert Woltz Tom Sydimor Archie Conner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club
Willow Lawn
Winchester Amusement Co
Marvin Gore
Laurens Jones
Arthur Gilkey
al Hillyard
Harry Kert, Jr
Ellis Ford
Alan Perry
Ralph Yount
Thurman Mason
Dave Gross
Ronald Smyre
Meyer Hamburger
Mifflin Clowe
Vincent Hollis
B. F. Arthur, Jr
Donald Buckley
Frank Mezure
Robert Woltz
Tom Sydimor
Archie Conner
U S Plans to End Cultural Ties With Hungary
The United States will discontinue cultural activities in Hungary after a demand tied to Archbishop Groesz trial. Hungary accused American Legation staff of espionage and subversive acts, and demanded the recall of three officials and closure of U S cultural programs.
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Washington
United States
Hungary
Groesz
Legation
U. S
South End Fire Company Wins Big in Mt Jackson Parade
South End Fire Company received high honors in the Mt Jackson Firemen's parade last night. The Ladies Auxiliary took first prize for best appearing marching unit and the Drum and Bugle corps won for best appearing band.
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South End
Fire Damages Danville Stores Along Main Street
A blaze last night heavily damaged three Danville shops on the main street with Pointer's Men Shop sustaining most loss. Fire Chief John Long estimated $150000 in damage. two firefighters were hospitalized after injuries. Pointer's stock was insured for about $60000. The cause remains undetermined.
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Danville
Pointer
John Long
O. N. Scearce
Ernest Gillestie
Carl Pointer
Japanese Treaty Signing Conference Planned for Sept 4
Washington reports a Japanese treaty signing conference tentatively set to open September 4 in San Francisco. About 60 nations are to be invited with sponsorship anticipated from the United States and Great Britain. Most wartime adversaries of Japan are expected to send representatives.
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Washington
San Francisco
U.S
Great Britain
Japan
Fire rages at Port Newark bottles gas tanks blast
Fire Chief Charles J. Burnett warned the Port Newark site was out of control as exploding bottled gas tanks and a large blaze drew all available New Jersey equipment. The Warren Chemical Works and nearby Sun Oil and varnish plants faced spreading heat. no immediate casualties were reported.
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Newark
N. J
Port Newark
Charles J. Burnett
Burnett
New York City
New Jersey
Sun Oil Company
Foster
LaGuardia
New York
Chicago
Report Charges Foreign Policies Dictated by Fear
A three member Senate staff draft accuses the Truman Administration of letting foreign policy be dictated by fear of Russia. It says U.S. support to Chinese Nationalists was inconsistent and blames Yalta for China’s fall. It reviews Far East policy since 1944 and MacArthur's removal, urging a positive stance and sacrifices to defend the free world.
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Washington
MacArthur
Truman
Russia
Cain
United States
China
Yalta
Far East
Douglas MacArthur
Pacific
Red China
Korea
United Nations
Manchurian
Alhough
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William Oatis
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Cork
Loudoun Sts
Minneapolis
Louis B. Wright
Louis Jr
New York City Fire Department
Metropolitan
Frederick County Board of Supervisors
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C. E. Garber
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