Racketeers Said Linked With Scarce Defense Materials
Detroit hearings of a Senate small business subcommittee focused on a Newark witness Marshall C. Thomas of Norwalk Conn claiming racketeers are tied to scarce nickel supply. Thomas testified he sold nickel anodes up to 5.50 a pound while normal price was 0.67 but he denied knowledge of racketeers. Moody led questioning about a dark market for nickel amid a steel shortage affecting auto industry.
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Senate
Snall Business Committee
Marshall C. Thomas
Norwalk
Thomas
Sen. Moody
D-Mich
Moody
Advance Plating Co
Bernard M. Bar
Advance Plating
Thames
E. J. Auclair
National Authority
Baur
Avelair
Kansas City Clean Up After Worst Midwest Floods
President Truman surveyed flood damage from Missouri and Kansas, as 70,000 people were displaced and 17 deaths were attributed to the disaster. Senate approved a 25 million dollar emergency aid package for flood relief in the Midwest.
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Washington
Senate
Middlewest
North Korean war says many U S prisoners in Pyongyang
Kaesong dispatch quotes a North Korean source saying numerous American prisoners are in Pyongyang. Miss Pak, a U N House staffer, offers limited details about captured GIs and advocates an end to the war and a unified Korea. She notes Red War correspondents in Kaesong wore plain brown, jeans, and leather shoes.
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Korea
Wac
Pyongyang
Miss Pak
Red
U. N. House
United Nations
New China Agency
Eng
U. N
Reds
Confusion Ends Parliament Row Over Riots In Tehran
Iran's parliament adjourned amid shouting after a deputy charged Interior Minister Fes lullah Zahedi with plotting riots to topple Premier Mossadegh. The session reflected government infighting as Iran seeks to resolve the crisis over nationalization of Anglo-Iranian Oil. Death toll from Sunday riots was estimated between 12 and 25 as security dispersed a crowd demanding riot victims' bodies.
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Robert B. Hewett
Tehran
Iran
Feslullah Zahedi
Mohammed Mossadegh
Mossadegh
Harriman
Western Union workers approve 17 cent hourly raise
Western Union Company employees voted to accept a company offer granting a 17 cent per hour raise. The vote concludes a bargaining round aimed at improving wages amid labor discussions.
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Washington
Western Union Company
Pine Motqb CO
Sanders Promoted to General Merchandise Manager at Potomac Edison
George T. Sanders of Winchester has been promoted to general merchandise manager of Potomac Edison Company with offices in Hagerstown Maryland. He succeeds L S Kight who resigned due to ill health. Sanders, associated with Potomac Edison since 1934, is active in civic affairs and headed Winchester Club roles. He and Mrs Sanders with two children will move to Hagerstown after securing a residence.
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George T. Sanders
Winchester
Potomac Edison Company
Hagerstown
L. S. Kight
Sanders
Potomac Edison
Keyser
W. Va
Potomac State College
University of Louisville
Winchester Club
Patrica Anne
George, Jr
Blowout Causes Crash Damages Car At $75
A left front tire blew out on a 1937 Chevrolet sedan driven by Vernon C. Hott on Route 2. the car struck steps at a residence about a quarter mile north. The damage was estimated at 75 dollars. The incident occurred at 8 10 o clock last.
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Vernon C. Hott
Route 2
Winchenter
Kiwanians Hear Former Missionary Raymond Womeldorf
The Rev. Raymond Womeldorf of Old Stone Presbyterian Church will speak at the Kiwanis Club meeting tomorrow at 12 15 p m in the George Washington Hotel on The Events Leading to the Communists' Gaining Power in China He is a Lexington native educated at Washington and Lee University and Union Theological Seminary Richmond with 20 years in China as a missionary Marvin Gore the July program chairman will introduce him
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Old Stone Presbyterian Church
Kiwanis Club
George Washington Hotel
China
Lexington
Womeldorf
Washington & Lee University
Union Theological Seminary
Richmond
China As A Missionary. Mr. Womeldorf
Marvin Gore
Field's Bail Revoked in New Leftist Case
Frederick Vanderbilt Field, noted leftist contributor and millionaire, had his temporary bail of 10 000 dollars revoked and was ordered back to jail following a contempt of court finding. The case centers on Field's association with radical causes and ongoing legal proceedings in New York.
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Field
New York
Frederick Vanderbilt Field
Angel
Crime Committee Plans New York Hearings On Dope and Gambling
The Senate Crime Committee said it will conclude its underworld probe with further public hearings in New York City likely starting late this month or early August. The panel will focus on dope traffic waterfront rackets and gambling with ties to politics and other crime. The House passed a narcotics bill stiffening penalties and sent it to the Senate for action.
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Senate Crime Committee
New York City
New York
Atlantic City
Kentucky
Ohio River
Cincinnati
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Voice
Wea
Senate
Douglas to Poll Bar On The Merits Of Judge Selections
Senator Douglas of Illinois intends to poll the Chicago Bar Association to gauge its view on his federal judge selections versus President Truman choices. He cites three nominations and urges a secret speedy impartial poll comparing King and Epstein with Drucker and Harrington.
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Washington
Ill
Chicago Bar Association
President Truman
Does
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Benjamin P. Epstein
Cook
Chicago
Truman
Joseph Samuel Perry
Perry
Lucas
Aoe Mg
King
Epetein Ena Seuer
Cook County Bar Associa
11-Year-Old Volunteer Reader Brightens Army Hospital
Ed Die S Dworciek, an 11-year-old from Paoli, hiked to Valley Forge Army Hospital to read to blind patients. He read biographies of Lou Gehrig and Joe DiMaggio to Col Johns M Welch, who signed him as the youngest volunteer.
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Phoenixville
Valley Forge Army Hospital
Eddie S. Dworciek
Colcoat
Johns M. Welch
Eddie
Paoli
Lou Gehrig
Joe DiMaggio
Army Hospital
Welch
8. L. Dworciek
Three Killed When Trains Collide at Junction
Fort Wayne Indiana reports a Nickel Plate freight and a Wa bash passenger train collided at a cross over junction near New Haven seven miles east of Fort Wayne. Three train men died and 11 people were injured as the freight rammed and side swiped the passenger train scattering a day coach.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
New Haven
Eisenhower Meets Chiefs in Paris Defense Planning
In Paris General Dwight D. Eisenhower convened top Allied leaders including Field Marshal Montgomery and Gen Alphonse Juin to map Western Europe defenses. Juin is expected to take full command at Supreme Headquarters, with about six American, four to five British, three Italian and ten French divisions involved.
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Paris
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Viscount Montgomery
Germany
Alphonse Juin
French Morocco
North Africa
Juin
Eisenhower
Supreme Headquarters Command
Soviet
Russia
England
Reds Raise New Point In Cease Fire Talks
A Virginia case details Howard Sealock 22 of Paris Loudoun county held for Clarke County grand jury on charges of raping a 12-year-old girl. He waived extradition and was jailed in Berryville with bail set at 5000 dollars. Police say the act was consummated and left the girl injured, while Sealock contends the act was not completed. He was traced to Maryland and claimed to have fled for work reasons after his arrest. The child lives near Shepherds Ford on the Shenandoah River.
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Bill Garrard
Erryville
Howard Sealock
Paris
Loudoun County
Clarke County
Harold G. Potts
Sealock
W. W. Smallwood, Jr
John Slater
Maryland
Q. A. Hart
McDonald's
Elliott City
Baltimore
James Clark
Howard County
Ellicott City
Berryville
Smallwood
Virginia
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Sandbank
Loud
Shepherd’s Ford
Shenandoah River
Three Crewmen Die In B 25 Crash Near Richmond
A crippled B 25 bomber on a training flight crashed near Richmond in a belly landing. Pilot Capt H L Walrod age 34 from Arlington Virginia co pilot Lt Bernard H Gass age 32 from Lynn Massachusetts and crew chief Sgt J A Austin age 27 from Fountain Head Tennessee were killed. An Air Force team from Langley Field opened an investigation. The plane clipped a tree and struck a drainage ditch before breaking apart. One engine remained in the ditch and a parachute opened in a tree near the wreck.
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Richmond
H. L. Walrod
Arlington
Bernard H Gass
Lynn
Mass
J. A. Austin
Fountain Head
Tenn
Washington
Bolling Field
Air Force
Langley Field
Spare Tire Ban Lifted by NPR
Washington reports the government dropped a three month old ban on spare tires for new autos. The policy aimed to save rubber for truck and farm equipment production and ended due to reduced car output and the allowance of four tires per car.
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Washington
Aumay
Four Alarm Fire Destroys Modern Laundry Plant
A four alarm blaze gutted the Modern Laundry and Dry Cleaning Company plant in Lynchburg before dawn. Fire crews from five of eight companies fought the intense heat for about a half hour, rerouting traffic on Route 460 as hoses stretched across streets. Cause under investigation with losses running into thousands.
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Lynchburg
Truman nominates Bedell Smith for four star rank
President Truman names Gen Walter Bedell Smith, head of the Central Intelligence Agency, for promotion to four star general. Smith would become one of the Army’s top officers and lead strategic intelligence operations at the highest rank.
Allied Warplanes Pound Korea Supply Routes In Broad Strike
Allied air units press the campaign with heavy bombing of supply lines and enemy air fields. B 29s attacked targets near Sinmak Pyongyang Sinanju and Sinmak while ground action slowed. Reds reportedly sent small probes north of Yanggu as Eighth Army logged light contact and no major ground operations.
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Korea
Sinmak
Lainien
Opa
Pyongyang
Sinanju
Hungsu
Red
George MacArthur
Yanggu
MacArthur
Inje
Hwachon
U. S
Eighth Army
O Conor Pushes Bars on Red Newsmen Over Oatis
Senator O Conor proposed barring all Communist journalists from the United States until AP correspondent William N. Oatis is freed from Czechoslovakian jail. He drafted a resolution to end U S trade with Czechoslovakia as long as Oatis remains imprisoned. He praised Oatis as a credit to his profession and urged drastic retaliatory measures against Communist governments.
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Washington
O’conor
Bill Oatis
O'Conor
Five Day Weather Outlook for Virginia
Virginia temperature to run a few degrees below normal through Wednesday. No major change expected until a warmer period starts. Showers are likely on Wednesday Thursday and Sunday totaling around three quarters of an inch.
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Virginia
Delegates Debate Agenda Amid Slow Negotiations
On the fifth day of talks at the United Nations conference on Korea the agenda remains under dispute. Col. James A. Norell reported limited progress and noted unclear timelines while Nam and Vice Adm. C Turner Joy led discussions on definitions and proposals.
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Spo
James A. Norell
Mountain Home
Ida
Norefl
North Ma
Nam
Adm
C. Turner Joy
Four Killed In Bus and Truck Collision Near Big Springs
A Greyhound bus slid on a rain slick highway and crashed into a parked gasoline truck, killing four passengers and injuring twenty one others. The wreck occurred near Big Springs Texas as rain reduced visibility. The driver of the bus reportedly braked and skidded into the rear of the truck on the shoulder. Police cited slippery roads and limited visibility as factors.
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Big Springs
Tex
Greyhound
Here
Yesday
Vacation Closure and Local Notices from 1951 St Paul Paper
Crisman Cleaners at 715 8 Kent St will close for vacation the week of July 30 to August 4 with hours 11p to 7 10 11 17 18 23 24 25 7t. Cherry sale at D A Robinson’s cherry orchard Clear Brook Virginia priced 50 cents per gallon. L Zuckermann & Sons Inc. open until 12. Legionnaires election notice Sarah Zane Fire Hall July 17 1951. Watch repair guidance from Hodgson and others.
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Crisman Cleaners
Kent St
D. A. Robinson
Cherry Orchard
Clearbrook
L. Zuckermann & Sons, Inc
T. Oars
Attention Legionnaires
Sarah Zane Fire Hall
Ention Legionnaires
Hodgson
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