Spy Probe Names Two Atom Scientists Tied to Red Contacts
House un American Activities Committee identified Giovanni Rossi Lomanitz and David Bohm as members of a Berkeley radiation laboratory cell under Nelson's guidance. The panel cited a sworn statement and noted other alleged members under investigation. It also questioned Dr Edward A Condon's potential hearing and pressed broader witness rules for Congress.
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Washington
House
West Coast
House un-American Activities Committee
Giovanni Rossi Lomanitz
David Bohm
Sie of California
Berkeey
Steve Nelson
San Francisco Bay Area
Pennsylvania
Princeton
Nelson
Communist Party
David Bohm xxx
Radiation Laboratory
Red
Condon
Commerce Department
Lucas
D-Ill
UN- American Activities Committee
Congress
Isham Randolph Early Civil Engineer of Clarke County
Isham Randolph born March 25 1848 at New Market Clarke County rose to prominence as a leading civil engineer before his death in 1920. In 1875 while surveying for an Alexandria Loudoun and Hampshire Railroad extension he earned a candid recommendation letter praising his perseverance and admitting errors as he vowed to improve.
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Isham Randolph
New Market
Clarke County
Alexandria, Loudoun and Hampshire
Snicker’s Gap
Winchester
J. D
Bruce
Rsman Furniture Store Reopens at Braddock Street
A local furniture shop has reopened on Braddock Street. The store at 7 21 3t offers a range of home furnishings and decor, inviting customers to browse new inventory and take advantage of re opening promotions.
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Rsman Furniture
Aha S. Braddock St
Apple Experts Warn Growers on Holding for Higher Prices
Apple buyers and experts spoke at a Winchester meeting attended by 150 growers from seven Virginia counties. They urged moving apples promptly to attract demand and warned against withholding stock for higher prices, noting a national crop of 112 million bushels.
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Winchester Court House
Virginia
Frederick
Clarke
Shenandoah
Warren
Loudoun
Berkeley
Jefferson
Virginia State Horticultural Society
VPI
Frederick County
Raymond Rhodes
Roanoke
Kroger Co
H. D. Williamson
Produce Dept. American Stores Co
Philadelphia
L. N. Burnett
Atlantic
Atlantic Commission Co
A.&p
N. S. Shipman
Colonial Stores, Inc
Richmond
Scott James
Appalachian States
Hagerstown
E. W. Stillwell
Safeway Stores, Inc
Washington
John F. Watson
Va. State Horticultural Society
Staunton
Wilbur M. Gaunt
Southeastern Chain Store Council, Inc
Norfolk
Carroll Miller
Appalachian Apples, Inc
Martinsburg
Bond
Teske
Northwest
U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
America
Williamson
Atlantic Commission On Caeae Eee
Virginia-West Virginia
Burnett
Desk Officers Waste $50 Million, Senators Assert
A Senate committee report proposes saving millions for the armed services by cutting desk jobs for Air Force and Navy pilots, trimming gadgets from Jeeps and trucks, and questioning a $238,000 gun. It backs slashing $1,118 million from the House total for the current fiscal year and aims for another $600 million in a closed session. Desk pilots use two–engine aircraft costing $60 to $100 an hour to operate.
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Washington
Senate Committee
Armed Services
Air Force
Navy
Senate Appropriations Committee
House
Elmer Thomas
Dokla
Full
Appropriations Committee
Air Force “Desk
Appalachian apples top Safeway sales in regional table
A Safeway report at an apple growers meeting shows Appalachian Works outsold all other apples across stores from Washington to Virginia. The table lists 34 weeks of Appalachian sales, 28 in bulk and 6 in 5 pound bags, with Appalachian Rome second and Western Delicious third in total weeks.
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Safeway
Washington
Virginia
E. W. Stillwell
Safeway Stores, Inc
Smokehouse
Grimes
Jonathan
York
Bonham
Stayman
W. Delicious
Rome
Winesap
Delicious
W. Winesap
W. Newtown
Pippin
Bags
Pork Price Rise Temporary Big Spring Pig Crop Due
Pork prices climbed two to ten cents a pound in many marketing centers as the seasonally light receipts of meat lifted warm weather cuts. Beef and veal held steady while poultry rose two to six cents a pound amid a broader price uptick in produce. Iowa hogs set a record piglet crop last month, with marketing of the spring hog crop possible by September and price trends uncertain into fall.
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Associated Press
Iowa
Howard C. Pierce
St. Louis
Congress Sets Sept 1 Target for Adjournment
Congressional leaders plan to adjourn by Sept 1 or later, with McCormack saying must bills should clear by end of August. Key items include minimum wage increases, expanded social security, and possible education aid, while Taft Hartley revisions remain for next session.
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Washington
House
McCormack
Massachusetts
Ways and Means
Senate
Labor and Education Committee
President Truman seeks calm on atomic policy talks
President Truman said there is nothing for Americans to fear in hush hush atomic policy talks. He criticized a leaker while noting a Blair House meeting last Thursday and a Capitol Hill session with the Senate House atomic energy committee.
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Washington
Truman
Blair House
Senate House Atomic Energy Committee
Britain
Senate
Congress
Wherry
R-Neb
Great Britain
Canada
Senate House Atomic Committee
Capitol Hill
State Acheson
Defense Johnson
Dwight Eisenhower
Atomic Energy Commissioners
McMahon
D-Conn
Lawmakers Study Ways to Punish Foreign Spying
Lawmakers weigh new security laws as Alger Hiss case links to measures. Attorney General Tom Clark urged Senate passage of a bill authorizing up to ten years jail and ten thousand dollars fines for unauthorized procurement or possession of national defense documents. He cited Henry Wadleigh testimony noting existing laws may not prosecute.
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Washington
Alger Hiss
Tom Clark
Senate
Clark
Henry Wadleigh
State Department
Wadleigh
Britain to Retain Air Raid Shelters
London July 21 Home Secretary Chuter Ede said it would be unwise to abandon Britain's air raid shelters in the present world situation. The government had ordered earlier this year not to demolish any more shelters.
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London
Chuter Ede
Parliament
Britain
Polio Gains Sharply In Several States
The U S Public Health Service reports 1013 new polio cases for the week ended July 16, up from 684 the prior week. Year to date total reaches 4895, with largest rises in New York City Indiana Illinois and Arkansas.
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Washington
U. S. Public Health Service
New York City
Indiana
Illinois
Arkansas
Typhoon Near Luzon Heads for Formosa
A typhoon with winds of 120 miles an hour near its center moved toward Formosa, expected to be 460 miles east northeast of Aparri by midnight. The storm was advancing at about eight miles an hour toward Formosa tonight.
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Manila
Formosa
Aparri
Luzon Island
Clarke County History Tour Set for Monday
Clarke County Historical Association schedules an afternoon tour visiting Old Chapel Longwood Long Branch and possibly one more site. Transportation offered and a guided description of each location. The public is invited to depart Berryville Court House at 2 p.m. a small fee is charged.
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Clarke County
Court House
Berryville
Berlin Well Stocked With Coal and Food
Berlin reports adequate coal stockpiles enough to supply residents four times last winter and an 88 day rationed food reserve across sectors. Auction listing notes miscellaneous household goods and nearly new Stromberg Carlson AM FM radio at Headley’s Auction, 78 Braddock St, Thursday 7:30 p.m.
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Berlin
Stromberg-Carlson Consol AM
Braddock St
Army Plans to Expand Biological Warfare Program at Camp Detrick
An Army report details plans to broaden bacterial warfare research at Camp Detrick Maryland. It requests 3.3135 million for facilities including decontamination plants and a pilot crop study plant, plus 523000 for an Arctic tropical simulation building and studies on dispersion under weather conditions.
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Washington
Army
Camp Detrick
Frederick
Congress
Recall of 1917 Virginia primary foreshadows current race
Virginia politicians compare the 1917 Democratic primary in which Westmoreland Davis won with the present gubernatorial contest. The 1917 vote totaled about 90 000, while current forecasts project 300 000 or more as Francis Miller battles John Battle Horacio Edwards and Remmie Arnold amid party division.
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Richmond
Virginia
Westmoreland Davis
Loudoun
John Garland
J. Taylor Ellyson
Ellyson
Pollard
Thomas Martin
Anti-Saloon League
Victor
Davis
Byrd
Lard
Martin
Francis Pickens Miller
John 8. Battle
Horacio H. Edwards
Democratic Party
Remmie L. Arnold
Petersburg
Arnold
Battle
Edwards
Miller
Alaska Defense Plans Adequate, Johnson Says
Secretary of Defense Johnson told the Senate Armed Services Committee that adequate Alaska defense plans are in operation and urged quick approval of 643 million dollars in Army Navy and Air Forces construction projects. He requested briefing in a secret session on the plans including defense installations and critical research facilities.
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Washington
Johnson
Alaska
Senate Armed Services Committee
Army
Navy
Air Forces
Navy airmen train at Great Lakes in training dozen
Three Winchester men are at the Great Lakes naval training center. Maynard Patterson Jr. son of M. L. Patterson Sr. of 220 Chestnut St. Jack Weatherholtz son of Mr and Mrs A E Weatherholtz of 506 North St. and James J Brown son of Mr and Mrs W H Brown of 506 N Braddock St are recruits at the center.
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Winchester
Maynard Patterson Jr
M. L. Patterson Sr
Chestnut St
Jack Weatherholtz
A. E. Weatherholtz
North St
James J. Brown
W. H. Brown
N. Braddock St
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
Exchange Ladies Night at River House Dinner and dancing planned
The Exchange Ladies Night will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the River House on Rt. 50 East. A fried chicken dinner will be served outdoors if weather permits followed by dancing on the patio.
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River House
Rt. 50 East
Atlantic Treaty Ratification Predicted Today
Washington reports predict quick Senate ratification of the North Atlantic Pact with reservations from Wherry Taft and Watkins to limit commitments. Leaders insist the pact does not obligate the United States to defend or enter war, while critics warn of automatic military obligations and an arms race. Italy’s chamber ratified the pact 323 to 160 amid protests from Russia.
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Washington
North Atlantic
Nebraska
Wherry
Senate
Taft and
Watkins
United States
Uni
Congr
Congress
Europe
Russia
North America
Pact
Italy
Rome
Chamber of Deputies
Christian Democrat Party
Palmira Togliatti
House Votes Repeal Of Aiken Farm Law
The House voted to repeal the Aiken farm law of the 80th Congress in a voice vote with few nays. Lawmakers then considered replacement options including continuation of the present farm law or the Administration's new plan. The measure proposed a parity price support program for major crops at 60 to 90 percent beginning next year.
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Washington
House
Balloting by Mail Is Easily Aranged
Plan to vote by mail under Virginia absentee law. If out of town or confined, request an absentee ballot. blanks and details provide how to proceed.
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Virginia
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