U S Warns Moscow Satellites Over Border Watch Plan
United States warned Moscow and its satellites that any cooperation with a proposed border watch commission could invite United Nations sanctions or military action. Herschel V. Johnson, U S deputy delegate, cited that noncooperation might trigger Chapter VII measures, while Britain urged sidestepping a definite path and pressed for balance amid Balkan tensions.
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Lake Success
United States
Border Watch Commission
United Nations Security Cou
Herschel V. Johnson
Council
U. N
Johnson
Pro Border Commission
Povides
Balkans
Brittan
Atlanta Jail Transfer After Angry Mob Feud
Marietta police said 15 year old Charles Mosley, accused of assaulting a woman as she picked berries with grandchildren, was rushed to an Atlanta jail for safety as about 150 armed locals aided the search and state patrols escorted him twenty miles to Atlanta to avert violence.
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Marietta
E. R. Sanders
Atlanta
Sanders
Charles Mosley
One Way Traffic on Loudoun Street Proposal
Inquiring Reporter notes city council debate on a one way traffic ordinance for Loudoun Street between Cork and Piccadilly Streets. Resident opinions split with proponent praising safety and progress while Grover Schlack warns it would harm business and memories one-way precedents.
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City Council
Loudoun St
Cork
Piccadilly Sts
J. W. Stipe
Millwood Ave
Main Street
Grover Schlack
Apple Pie Ridge
Taxi Guardian Driver Shelters Abandoned Boy Overnight
New York July 22 taxi driver Anthony Del Vecchio took custody of a two year old left with him by parents who rode with him to find a room. They disappeared six days ago, leaving the child in his care.
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New York
Anthony del Vecchio
Soviet Spy Ring Head Said to Be Purchasing Agent
Victor Kravchenko testified before the House Un American Activities Committee that all responsible Soviet representatives in the United States act as economic or political spies. He identified Sedov as the key purchasing commission official and said co ordinating secret conferences often centered on his participation. Kravchenko, former official of the Soviet purchasing commission in New York, described Sedov as a primary link to the Communist party in the United States and indicated no decisions occurred without him. He noted that an engineer named Khimushkin on the commission collected substantial confidential material on American aviation.
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Washington
Victor Kravchenko
Congress
United States
Kravenchnko
Soviet Purchasing Commission
New York
House Committee On UN- American Activities
Sedov
Purchasing Commission
Communist Party
Andrei Gromyko
Russia
United Nations
Kravchenko
Central Committee
Robert E. Stripling
Khimushkin
$100 Fine Handed Driver Who Scoffs At Drunk Charge
Clarence Dodson of Bloomington Illinois, now living in Front Royal, was fined 100 dollars and costs in police court for drunken driving. Officers Stansberry and Lowery testified smelling alcohol on his breath and his unsteadiness, with a bottle found in the car. Dodson claimed he had not touched liquor for eight years and said the bottle belonged to a companion.
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Clarence Dodson
Bloomington
Ill
Front Royal
Dodson
Stansberry
Lowery
Millwood Ave
Plan for Banks to Cash GI Terminal Pay Bonds
Treasury drafts rules to let banks cash terminal leave bonds if law passes. Banks would handle 2.5 percent interest bonds like savings bonds, with tables on interest due. The plan could enable $1 to 1.5 billion in bonds to be cashed, while veterans may keep them for ongoing interest. Small cash values have been paid out for furlough overages and under $50 amounts.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Truman
Armed Services
WANTED TO RENT THREE BEDROOM HOME OR APARTMENT
Urgently needed by Gene Mill at 5998 or 3428. Classified notice mixed with policy update and timber supply ad. Winchester, Virginia listing mentions cross ties switch ties peeled pulpwood and lumber. Clarke & Son Inc announces yard reopening and price purchases.
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Winchester
L. A. Clarke & Son, Inc
Virginia
Apple growers and processors seek steady prices
A Martinsburg meeting with 55 apple growers and processors formed a 12 member committee to decide prices by mid August. Henry W. Miller Jr. chairs the growers group with E Blackburn Moore and others from Virginia West Virginia Maryland and Pennsylvania. Processor chair M E Knouse leads a Winchester based panel including Layton Stockdale Frank Armstrong Jr and J Pinckey Arthur. The group emphasizes keeping top canning varieties York Imperial Grimes Golden Stayman Winesap to sustain quality while costs rise.
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Apple
Martinsburg
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Henry W. Miller Jr
Paw Paw
West Va
E. Blackburn Moore
Berryville
M. E. Knouse
Peach Glen
Layton Stockdale
Frank Armstrong, Jr
J. Pinckey Arthur
Winchester
William F. Young
Staunton
John B. Peters
Aspers
Richard B. McDonald
Shippensburg
E. Dwight McCain
Frederick
Gordon Bowman
York Imperial
Grimes
Taft Plans Western Coast Swing To Gauge GOP Support
Senator Taft announces a Western speaking tour to measure reaction to the Republican led Congress ahead of a possible presidential bid. He will join a Columbus homecoming dinner for Ohio Republicans July 31 and is expected to secure Ohio party endorsement as Bricker bows out. His Pacific coast itinerary includes San Jose Santa Cruz September discussions with the American Barassa panel, a September 19 talk in San Francisco, and a Gearhart Oregon speech to Republican clubs.
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Washington
Taft
Congress
Ohio
Senate
House
Columbus
State
Bricker
Oho
Pacific Coast
American Barassa
Santa Cruz
San Francisco
Commonwealth Club
Wendell L. Willkie
Gearhart
Ore
Bohlen Nominated To Succeed Cohen
President Truman nominated Charles E. Chip Bohlen to replace Benjamin W. Cohen as head of a top level State Department post. The nomination was quickly approved by the department committee.
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Washington
Marshall
Russia
State Department
Truman
Charles E. “Chip” Bohlen
Benjamin W. Cohen
Department
Bohlen
Corn Crop Forecast Shows 158 Million Increase
Washington July 22 The agriculture department in a special report forecasts this year’s weather plagued corn crop at 2 770 930 000 bushels based on July 15 conditions, up from 2 612 809 000 in July 1 projections. The 1937 goal is 3 000 000 000, with at least 2 850 000 000 bushels needed for livestock and poultry production at current levels.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Truman's Envoy To Find China Severed by Reds
Lt. Gen. Albert C. Wedemyer, American envoy, arrives in Nanking on a fact finding mission for President Truman to shape U.S. policy toward China. He plans talks with Chiang Kai-Shek and other officials after meetings at the American embassy. Communists have gained control over a crucial central China region, isolating Nationalist areas and severing supply lines.
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Nanking
China
Albert C. Wedemyer
Truman
U. S
Chiang Kai-Shek
George C. Marshall
Unification Bill Conferees Remain Far Apart
Washington July 22 Conferees from Senate and House trade title ideas for the new armed services chief as they seek to unify the army navy and air force under one secretary The House favors secretary of national defense while the Senate proposes secretary of national security Gurney Republican of South Dakota said major points are unresolved and more talks will be held today with a long way to go
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Washington
Senate
House
Armed Services
Not So Funny Go Stick Up a Bank Remark
Yonkers July 22 patrolman explains a joking remark about stick up a bank that led to a fine. The board of safety chairman warns docked $250 for the gag.
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Yonkers
N. Y
Frank Miller
Board of Safety
State Poultry Industry Caught In Price Plight
Virginia lawmakers urge House agriculture subcommittee to back government purchase of poultry for export amid price pressures from surplus grain programs. Rep Harrison cites coop closures and rising feed costs as poultry cooperatives struggle. Zigler and Virginians to testify at the hearing.
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Washington
Flannagan
Harrison
Virginia
House
Agriculture Committee
Howards
Agriculture Department
$25 Jewelry May Be Untaxed
The House passed a tax relief bill exempting jewelry under 25 dollars from the 20 percent excise tax. The measure also exempts religious and nonprofit educational institutions from taxes on certain musical instruments and reduces the excise on cameras and film gear from 15 to 10 percent. It would remove the 25 percent tax on lenses and equipment used for still or motion pictures. It remains unclear if the Senate will act before weekend adjournment.
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Washington
House
Senate
Army Air Forces to bomb Montana forest fires demonstration
In Great Falls on July 22 the Army Air Forces and U S forest service plan a demonstration using a B 29 Superfortress and two P 47 fighters to drop water and chemically filled bombs on fires in the Lolo National Forest. The method aims to delay blazes in inaccessible areas until smoke jumpers or ground crews can extinguish them.
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Great Falls
Mont
Army Air Forces
U.S. Forest Service
Montana
Lolo National Forest
Dutch Troops Take Key Points In Indonesia Police Action
The Netherlands informed the United Nations it has been forced to resort to police measures in Indonesia due to continued violence and blockades. It asserts the Republican government cannot maintain order, while Indonesia appeals for aid. UN experts note the council cannot act without an independent complaint from a UN member or observer.
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Netherlands
United Nations
Security Council
East Indonesia
Borneo
U. N
U.N
Five Day Virginia Forecast From July 22 to 27
The forecast calls for temperatures averaging below normal with a cool spell on Wednesday and warmer conditions on Thursday followed by cooler Friday night. Showers are expected Thursday night or Friday and again Sunday, with a few scattered light showers Wednesday. Total rainfall estimated between half and three quarters of an inch.
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Virginia
Carol Now Seeks Legal Marriage
Rio de Janeiro reports former King Carol of Romania has asked Brazilian marriage courts to accept testimony of a legal divorce in Romania so he may wed Mme Elena Lupescu. The pair underwent a special ceremony earlier when Lupescu was believed dead, but Brazilian law invalidated it after her recovery.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Carol of
Romania
Mme
Elena Lupescu
Carol
Lupescu
18 Year Old Admits Mutilation Slaying Charge
Lincoln, July 22. Lancaster County Attorney Wagener said George Thomas Lee an 18 year old from Oconto Wisconsin admitted in a dictated statement today the mutilation slaying of eight year old Charles Mulholland. He said Lee choked the boy July 14 then wrapped a necktie around the neck three times before fleeing. The stripped and mutilated body was found in a hayloft July 15 near the Salvation Army citadel where the boy and his mother had been staying after eviction.
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Lincoln
Neb
Lancaster County
Frederick Wagener
George Thomas Lee
Charles Mulholland
Wagener
Oconto
Wis
Mulholland
Salvation Army
Southern Pacific Railroad Strike Ends After Six Hours
SAN FRANCISCO July 22 A strike by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers paralyzed Western Southern Pacific lines for six hours and 45 minutes before ending. L B McDonald SP vice president said an agreement was reached and negotiations would continue directly with the union. P O Peterson announced the strike had been indefinitely postponed as talks proceed. Rail traffic resumed as locomotives returned to service and rolling stock moved from Oregon to Texas.
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San Francisco
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Western
Southern Pacific Railroad
L. B. McDonald
Southern Pacific
Union
P. O. Peterson
Oregon
Texas
Volcanic Ash Blankets Town in Nicaragua and Leon
Ash from Cerro Negro volcano blankets 28 mile wide area near Managua with no casualties reported. Smoke visible by day and flames reflected at night. Reports from Mexico City dispatches say Leon, a 50 000 city, had business nearly paralyzed by deep ash covering streets.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Mexico City
Cerro Negro
Leon
War Assets chief Littlejohn urged to quit but kept on
President Truman persuaded War Assets Administration chief Robert M. Littlejohn to stay on for a second year amid fresh Capitol Hill criticism. House small business committee Chairman Ploeser quoted Littlejohn claiming RFC purchases exceeded $577 million in surplus for small business, while agency records show total purchases of $53,373,613.
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Washington
Robert M. Littlejohn
Truman
Littlejohn
Capitol Hill
Ploeser
R-Mo
House
Small Business Committee
RFC
Dutch assault nears Jogjakarta as Indonesia appeals for aid
Batavia reports Dutch forces push to within 35 air miles of Jogjakarta with landings on Java coasts. Indonesian leaders urge international help amid battles across Java and Sumatra. Sjahrir travels to seek support from United States, India, and Australia. Amir Bjartt pleads for aid via broadcast from Jogjakarta.
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Batavia
Jogjakarta
Java
Dutc
Soekarno
Sutan Sjahrir
Singapore
Sjahrir
United States
India
Australia
Royal Netherlands Navy
Banjoewangi
Pasir Putush
Padang
Sumatra
Civic Strife Flares in Crete and Northwest Greece
On Crete, civic strife and sporadic guerrilla attacks prompted a curfew in the Canea area after a 20 man assault near the capital. In northwest Greece near Ioannina, brief clashes occurred between government forces and remnants of leftist guerrillas. The government reports 19 guerrillas killed, 17 captured, and 19 wounded.
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Athens
Crete
Greece
Canea
Pranghadakis
Cap
Ioannina
Russ Deal in Romania Blocks Refinery Goods
Washington reports a new American protest to Moscow over missing oil machinery in Romania threatening Moscow hope to receive lend lease refinery equipment from the United States. Congress has halted delivery of 18 million dollars in post lend-lease supplies, including oil equipment, until the Soviet Union settles its wartime account, despite Russia’s willingness to pay. A Soviet delegation seeks settlement of its 11 billion lend-lease debt with little progress. Moscow’s tactics in Romania may block shipments regardless of payment.
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Washington
Moscow
Romania
Russia
United States
Congress
Soviet Union
Reds
Machinery Administration
State Department
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Taxi Guardian
Congress Committee
River House
By Jack Bell
Cohen
Williams
E. W. Barr
Winchester Cold Storage Packing House
Beyond Va
Winchester Evening Star
Indonesia
Gladiolus
C. M. Russell
Woodstock Lane
Molden Electric CO
Southern Pacifc
WAR Head
Republic
World
Island of
Red Army
Piccadilly
Howard’s Chapel
Macedonia
Pees Armel
D. Brown, B. & C. Bakery
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