Progress Reported In Secret Efforts To Settle Atomic Workers Strike
Washington reports progress in quiet talks to end a three day strike by 4500 workers at key uranium facilities without a Taft Hartley injunction. Secretary Mitchell, CIO President Reuther, and other union leaders met as a presidential inquiry board prepared a report. settlement before TH action remained possible, with government ready to pursue court orders if needed.
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Progress
Washington (P
Mitchell
Eisenhower
CIO
Walter Reuther
Reuther
Elwood Swisher
CIO Gas, Coke
Justice Department
Explosion at Vulcan Detinning Plant Kills One and Injures Twenty One
A caustic soda vat exploded at the Vulcan Detinning Co plant near Cline Ave in Gary Indiana killing Manderville H Woodworth 40 of Hammond and injuring 21 others. Fire officials cited a likely failed safety valve as a probable cause. The blast destroyed the 200 by 500 foot building and sent debris into nearby structures, with damage estimated over 100000.
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Gary
Ind
Manderville H. Woodworth
Hammond
St. Catherine's Hospital
Chicago
Charles G. Obertini
Morgan A. Powell
Joseph Zale
Vulcan Detiining Co
Cline Ave
French Armored Forces Fight Rebels South of Hanoi
French Union armored units clashed with Viet Minh forces 20 miles south of Hanoi near Bao Thon. After hours of combat the rebels withdrew leaving 108 dead. Maj. Gen. Paul Ely vowed to defend Hanoi, Haiphong, and the 65 mile supply route despite prior withdrawals.
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Saigon
Indochina
French Union
Hanoi
Bao Thon
Phu Ly
Paul Ely
Red River
Ely
Haiphong
Temperature Back Up in 80s
Fair weather prevailed with clear skies as temperatures rose into the 80s. The Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory logged a high of 81 and a low of 60, with yesterday’s high 74 and low 64. No rain in 24 hours.
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Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
Associated Press
Former DMV examiner admits taking tips in license racket
Saluda Virginia report says Paul H. Newbill testified he took gifts from applicants and believed it allowed by DMV. He said DMV officials from Commissioner Lamb to Allen issued close friends licenses without exams. His brother Alfred faces bribery charges. Alfred’s trial not set.
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Saluda
Division of Motor Vehicles
Paul H. Newbill
Sandston
DMV
Newbill
Middlesex County
C. H. Lamb
Alfred Newbill
Middlesex
Alfred Newbbill
Paul Newhill
Lamb
Field Services
E. Y. Allen
Allen
Richmond
Paul Newbill
Charlottesville
Alfred
Paul
June Leads Year in Winchester Marriage Licenses
The city issued 264 licenses in June and Frederick County 116, the peak for the year. For the first half of 1954 Winchester city totals reached 1131 and Frederick County 535. June shows a three year rise in city licenses from 173 in 1952 to 262 in 1953 and 264 in June this year. Belgium and Canada were noted as foreign sources, with Pennsylvania contributing the most city licenses at 193. In Frederick County Pennsylvania also led with 74 licenses. Regular Rouss Fire Co meeting set for Friday July 9 at 8 p.m. All members urged to attend.
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Peyton J. Marshall
Corporation Court
Lee N. Whitacre
Circuit Court
Frederick County
Winchester
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Virginia
Maryland
Ohio
New York
Delaware
Connecticut
Massachusetts
North Carolina
Colorado
Michigan
Texas
New Hampshire
Belgium
Canada
New Jersey
Kentucky
Rouss Fire Co
Sarah Zane Fire CO
Grover Cooper
Loryn M. Crabill
Report Hints Thorne Slain Legal Battle For Fortune Opens
In Chicago coroner officials flag a non natural death after pathologist Dr. Harry Leon cites alcohol and drug poisons in 20 year old Thorne slain. Coroner McCarron weighs possible foul play as hearings resume on Thorne heirship and contested fortune left by Gordon C. Thorne.
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Chicago
Montgomery Ward
Thorne
Harry Leon
McCarron
Maureen Ragen
Aleen
Miss Ragen
Crouch Demands Probe of Brownell Rogers
The New York Times reports Paul Crouch, once a government witness, has formally urged a congressional probe of Attorney General Herbert Brownell and deputy William P. Rogers. Crouch seeks Senate review, claims the officials aided enemies of the United States and may reopen about 60 hearings in which he testified. The request reaches the Senate Internal Security subcommittee for possible action.
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New York
New York Times
Paul Crouch
Washington Dispatch
the Times
Anthony Seviere
Crouch
Herbert Brownell
William P. Rogers
Brownell
Rogers
United States
Justice Department
Senate Government Operations Committee
Senate Judiciary Committee
Department
William Langer
R-Nd
Judiciary Committee
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
William E. Jenner
R-Ind
Washington
Joseph R. McCarthy
Rwis
Government Operations Committee
Times
Man 21 Rescued After Being Trapped in Chicago Yacht Club Chimney
Joseph LaRoe, 21, was pulled from a chimney at the Chicago Yacht Club in the early hours. Police suspect he climbed down himself. detectives will probe whether a burglary was planned. He was hospitalized in critical condition with chest injuries.
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Chicago
Chicago Yacht Club
Joseph LaRoe
St. Luke's Hospital
Louis Aurand
Raymond Earsman
LaRoe
Aurand
Floods Rise Across Bavaria and Austria as Danube Swells
Rains lash Bavaria and Austria driving Danube floods that claim at least three lives in Austria with hundreds homeless. U S troops aid Germans in rescues while helicopters lift flood victims amid nine inch hourly river rises. Passau and Linz report extreme flood levels as thousands evacuate and Vienna braces for potential impact.
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Munich
Germany
Bavaria
Austria
Danube
U. S
U.S. Air Force
Inn
Salzburg
Linz
Vienna
Passau
Ils
Bavarian Alps
Seventh District GOP Convention Opens In Strasburg
The 7th District Republicans meet at Strasburg Town Hall starting 10 30 a m to choose a congressional candidate. An election of a new district chairman is first on the agenda. Ross Rizley will address at 2 p m while A R Dunning is urged as a potential successor. The Ladies Auxiliary serves lunch.
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Strasburg
Town Hall
Staunton
Stephen D. Timberlake
A. R. Dunning
Clarke County
Ross Rizley
Strasburg Fire Department
Drought Persists as Showers Fail to Douse State
The Weather Bureau reports scattered showers in parts of Virginia but the drought endures across the eastern state. Relief from heat arrives as a Canadian cold front is expected by Monday or Tuesday, with a five day outlook predicting little rainfall. Rain totals vary by locale from .01 inch at Cape Henry to .71 inch in Danville, while Richmond’s Byrd Field notes 0.18 inch.
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Weather Bureau
Virginia
U.S. 1
Richmond
Byrd Field
Chicoteague
Acromack County
Blackstone
Norfolk
Cape Henry
Gordonsville
Danville
Fredericksburg
Train Kills Three Installed Auto Passengers Near Toledo
A fast passenger train struck a stalled automobile ten miles west of Toledo killing three children. Catherine Gallagher five Ja dette sixteen months and Mary three died from the collision. Mr and Mrs John T Gallagher of Holland were pushing the car off the tracks when the Iroquois Chicago bound train struck it. The parents survived in shock.
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Toledo
Ohio
New York Central
Here
Catherine Gallagher
Jadette
Mary
John T. Gallagher
Holland
Castillo Emerges as Guatemala’s New Governing Leader
Col. Carlos Castillo Armas is proclaimed head of a new three man junta in Guatemala bringing a clear victory for his liberation army. Maj. Enrique Oliva serves as defense minister while Elfego Monzon remains on a pared down ruling body. Civil authorities tighten security around embassies and refugees as the regime consolidates power.
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Guatemala
Col
Carlos Castillo Armas
Elfego Monzon
Castillo
Enrique Oliva
Chiquimula
Honduras
Mauricio Dubois
Jose Luiz Cruz
Washington
S Liberation Army
Truman Leaves Hospital After June 20 Operation
Former President Harry S. Truman was released from Research Hospital at 5:30 this morning and returned to his Independence home. Doctors had operated on his wall bladder and appendix after the attack at an outdoor musical, with his stay longer than expected due to hypersensitivity to drugs. He appeared well as he left, smiling and waving to staff and patients.
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Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
Research
Truman
Independence
Richmond Virginia extended weather outlook for July 10 14
Weather outlook for Richmond Virginia from July 10 to 14 calls for temperatures two to three degrees below normal with a warming trend Sunday and midweek, cooling Monday and Tuesday, with showers late Sunday or Monday bringing rainfall of a quarter inch or less.
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Richmond
Virginia
Call Mutual of Omaha
C. J. Fischer
P. O. Box
Winchester
South End
Leesburg
Apples for Sale at Packing House on Wyck Street
Transparent apples offered by H. W. Butler & Bro at the Packing House on Wyck Street. Phone 3896. Single paragraph notice with price and contact details, typical small ad offering fresh produce for local buyers.
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Wyck St
H. W. Butler & Bro
Korea calls for action over truce violations
Seoul urged the United Nations Command to restore its prestige with prompt vigorous steps against deliberate Communist violations of the Korean truce. Government spokesman Dr Karl Hong Ki said the UNC is trapped by Communists while their air force expands with more than 400 warplanes from 30 new North Korean airfields and that incidents such as the patrol boat firing were not accidental.
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Seoul
South Korea
U.N
UNC
U. N
Karl Hong Ki
Karl
North Korea
Eight Local High School Students At VPI Conclave
About 1000 students from across the state will attend VPI Blacksburg Sunday to form two mythical state governments modeled on Virginia's constitution. Handley and James Wood are sending five and three delegates respectively.
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VPI
Blacksburg
Virginia
Virginia Department of the American Legion
the Legion Auxiliary
Old Dominion Boys' State
Virginia Girls’ State
Handley High School
James Wood High School
Handley
Eugene Miller
Fran Jo Ducknall
Michael Luby
Betty Haymaker
Barbara Sturm
Japan to shift defense duties to new army on Hokkaido
U S forces plan to turn over Hokkaido defense to Japan's new army this year with withdrawal expected by November. Gen John E Hull notes units remain on standby for strategic Far East use while radar and antiair units stay until Japan assumes full responsibility. The move could trigger broader redeployment of U S forces in the Far East.
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Tokyo
U. S
1St Cavalry
Japan
Hokkaido
John E. Huh
U .S. Far East
Honshu
Hull
Far East
U.S
Korea
Russia
Kartle Islands
Senate backs wait and see plan on Red China U N seating
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee moves toward approval of a wait and see amendment to the foreign aid bill addressing the possibility of Red China joining the United Nations. Senator Knowland and Senator Smith forecast broad support, while the administration urges a cautious approach and predicts China would not be seated.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
China
United Nations
Knowland
Calif
H. Alexander Smith
RNJ
Senate
GOP
U.N
Eisenhower
Security Council
Assembly
Congress
U. S
United States
U. N
Dulles
Czechs Ignore U S Demands On Seven Soldiers
The American Embassy in Prague says Communist Czechoslovakia has not responded to the U S note demanding the release of seven American soldiers seized July 4. The Czech claim they were on an espionage mission and the location of the captives is unknown.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Prague
Czechoslovakia
U.S
State Department
Garret Ackerson
Hackensack
N. J
Ackerson
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Lions
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Detroit
International Association of Lions Clubs
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el Salvador
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Mexico City
Iron Curtain
Arbenz
Weather Outlook
Squires Hall
Charles W. Crush
Christiansburg
F. James Barnes II
Frichmond
Hokkaido Island
Robinson Cold Storage
N. Cameron St
William H. Shafer
Asst
Thurston B. Morton
Morton
Chiperfield
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Red China
Rep
Bentley
R-Mich
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