London Dockmen End Strike As Government Puts 11 000 Soldiers to Handling Cargo
London dockers end a 25 day strike after a mass meeting in Victoria Park voted to return to work. The move followed talks with a CSU official and the government sent 600 more troops to reach 11 397 servicemen handling cargo. Two Americans and a Dutchman were deported for their suspected role in the dispute.
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London Dockmen
London
Victoria Park
Canadian Seamen’s Union
CSU
CUS
Home
James Chuter Ede
Louis Goldblatt
John Maletta
Ede
France
World Federation of Trade Unions
Marseilles
Senate Will Call Vaughan in Five Percenters Probe
Senator Mundt indicates Maj. Gen. Vaughan will testify in the Senate investigations into five percenters. Mundt notes Truman’s approval, saying Vaughan is likely to appear and give evidence. Vaughan claims knowledge of about 300 people in Washington involved in contract operations.
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Washington
Mundt
R-Sd
Truman
Harry H. Vaughan
Senate
Vaughan
South Dakota
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Second Shot Question Harms Murder Inquest
City Coroner Patrick Taylor questioned a witness in a murder inquest. He asked where the witness was when the first shot rang out and then queried about a supposed second shot. The witness replied he was down at the end of the bar and denied any second shot.
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ST. Louis
Patrick Taylor
Health Dept Urges Clean-Up After Second Polio Case
A second polio case in Winchester Frederick county was reported involving eight month old Lawrence Fletcher of 1122 Orchard Ave. The neighborhood near Millers and other nearby houses relies on pit privies and a new sewer line is planned. Health officials urge cleanup actions and DDT spraying to curb the fly threat while advocating rural sewage solutions.
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Winchester-Frederick County
Lawrence Fletcher
Cecil Fletcher
Orchard Ave
Fletcher
Ruth Miller
Medical College of Virginia Hospital
Richmond
J. W. Still
Health Department
Still
Richmond Hospital
Flietechers
Brannan Farm Plan Trial Run Defeated in House
The House voted 239 to 170 to kill Secretary Brannan s trial run of the farm subsidy plan covering eggs potatoes and wool. A coalition led by Rep Gore defeated the plan despite Speaker Rayburn s plea. The chamber backed wartime price supports at 90 percent of parity by a 383 to 25 vote and Senator Thomas signaled efforts to shift momentum in the Senate.
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Washington
House
Senate
Elmer Thomas
Okla
Senate Agriculture Committee
Heat persists as relief not yet seen across regions
Chicago reports continued hot and humid conditions with only limited relief. A colder air mass moved into the Midwest while Eastern and Southern states face 90s to 100s temperatures. Pacific Coast stays near normal as Texas and Oklahoma hit the century mark.
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Chicago
Midwest
Plains
Mercury
Texas
Oklahoma
Illinois
Iowa
Pacific Coast
Lions Delegation Largest to Attend New York Meeting
The Winchester Lions Club sent twenty one members to the Lions International convention in New York, the largest club delegation to attend. President Paul Anderson joined the convention election committee, and C. A. Hobert became district governor as Jack Hill of Vienna chaired district governors. The group visited Broadway shows and stayed at the Hotel New Yorker, with a Virginia breakfast held there. Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Weaver and Mr. and Mrs. James Alexander Jr. planned a Canada fishing trip returning around July 31.
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Winchester
Paul Anderson
C. A. Hobert
Jack Hill
Vienna
New Yorker
Virginia
Marvin Weaver
James Alexander Jr
Canada
Lad Killed as He Reaches for Hat Near Trailer
Five year old Richard Goode of near South Boston was killed when a peach laden trailer passed over him. He rode a tractor pulling the trailer. his hat fell off and as he reached for it the boy was crushed under the wheels.
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South Boston
Richard Goode
Ira Goode
Bell Phone Loses Appeal to NLRB
The National Labor Relations Board rejected Bell Telephone System’s challenge to the Communications Workers of America bargaining rights after the union joined the CIO. The Michigan Bell case sought a new election under Taft Hartley arguing the CIO affiliation altered the union’s character and employee support.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Bell Telephone System
Communications Workers of America
CIO
Bell Co
Bell System
NLRB
Michigan Bell Telephone Co
Michigan
CWA
House Unit Approves Military Construction Bill
The House armed services committee approved a 613.8 million dollar authorization for military buildings to upgrade bases at home and abroad. The plan designates 247.36 million for the Air Force, 200.86 million for the Navy, 165.60 million for the Army, with 11 million added for a naval postgraduate school in Monterey California as the start of a 33 million expansion.
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Washington
House
Armed Services Committee
Airforce
Navy
Army
Naval Postgraduate School
Monterey
Calif
Spy Sneaking Traced Back Twenty Years
Washington July 22 The testimony reveals Soviet secret police began trying to seed agents into State Department jobs twenty years ago. Paul Crouch of Miami testified before the House Un American Activities Committee detailing 17 years in the Communist Party.
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Washington
State Department
House
Paul Crouch
Miami
Communist Party
House un-American Activities Committee
Union Practices Subject of Probe
Senate banking committee opens hearings into labor union practices in the coal industry with Harry B. Moss of H. C. Frick Coke Co. as first witness followed by George H. Love of Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal and John D. Battle of the National Coal Association. The inquiry will examine concentration of economic power and its impact on small businesses and consumers.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Robertson
D-Va
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Harry B. Moss
H.C. Frick Coke Co
Pittsburgh
George H. Love
Rnsident
Pittsburgh Consoliation Coal Co
John D. Battle
National Coal Assn
Love
Northern and Western Coal Producers
Moss
Blue Ridge Drivers Set Strike Vote Over Contract
A Baltimore union spokesman said drivers for Blue Ridge Transportation will vote this week on a strike after management refused to negotiate. Local 1335 AFL AME officers note the contract expires July 31 and about 200 drivers are in the local. A strike could affect bus operators in Maryland Virginia West Virginia Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia.
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Baltimore
Blue Ridge Transportaton Co
Charles Y. Stickell
Stickell
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
District of Columbia
Maryland Requests Extradition of Fisheries Deputy
Maryland seeks extradition of David Acree a 26 year old Virginia Fisheries Commission deputy for trial on a Chesapeake Bay crabber shooting. Gov Tuck received extradition papers and will hear the plea. Maryland also asks Virginia to turn over George Colonna a 20 year old Fisheries Commission pilot charged as an accessory after the shooting of Earl Nelson a 50 year old Crisfield crabber.
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Richmond
Maryland
Tuck
Virginia Fisheries Commission
Chesapeake Bay
Free State
David Acree
Lane
George Colonna
Colonna
Earl Nelson
Crisfield, Md
Crabber
Pact ratified by Senate forms new Western alliance
The 82 to 13 Senate vote ratified the Atlantic Pact uniting 12 nations to defend Western Europe against aggression. Taft Wherry and Watkins proposals to add arms reservations failed, while Vandenberg and Connally argued the duty to defend is clear. Britain Canada Belgium and Luxembourg had already ratified.
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Washington
Senate
United States
West
Taft
Rohio
Wherry
R-Neb
Watkins
Utah
Connally
Texas
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Taft-Wherry- Watkins
U. S
North Atlantic
1. S
America
Acheson
Truman
France
Netherlands
State Department
Britain
Canada
Belgium
Luxembourg
Pomona Grange Picnic to Be Held Tuesday
Frederick county Pomona Grange schedules a basket picnic Tuesday at 7 in Winchester Recreation Park. President B O Brumback of Middletown chairs the event a quarterly meeting focused on fellowship with families bringing their own baskets. Local Grange groups include Middletown and White Post with nearby farmers expected to attend despite threshing time.
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Frederick County
Pomona Grange
Winchester Recreation Park
B. O. Brumback
Middletown
Grange
White Post
Early Apples Weak as Duch ess and Williams Red Lead Week
H W Butler described the market for early apples as weak with Duch ess and Williams Early Red closing the week. Wealthy and Rambo not due before August. Duchess quoted 1.50 to 2.50 and Williams Red 2.00 to 2.50. Jubilee pears and tree-run peaches also noted with prices and expectations for next arrivals.
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H. W. Butler
Duchess
Williams
Butler
Baltimore
E. W. Barr House
Barr
Old Mill
Douglas Cather
Senate Okays 52-20 Extension For Veterans Benefits
The Senate labor committee voted unanimously to extend the 52 20 program for another year. It provides unemployed veterans up to 20 dollars a week for 52 weeks and currently aids about 600000 veterans. The bill moves to the full Senate for approval, with House support also needed for continuation.
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Washington
Senate Labor Committee
Truman
Senate
House
Naval Observatory move favored to Charlottesville area
Washington atmosphere cited as reason for shifting the Naval Observatory with a Senate committee approving 8.5 million dollars to relocate the Navy time center to hills near Charlottesville Virginia Capt J S Jelly notes the observatory was far from the city in 1870 and growth now hampers telescope work used for world time checks.
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Washington
Senate
Naval Observatory
Tydings
Pital Center
J. S. Jelly
Bureau of Yards and Docks
Truman Plans Foreign Aid Bill To Back Atlantic Pact
President Truman will send to Congress a foreign military aid program to back the Atlantic Pact. Vice President Barkley said passage will be pressed this session with an authorization bill of about 1450 million dollars and an appropriation to finance the arms program, including 130 million for associates in the North Atlantic Treaty. Ross said a 3000 word message is prepared, with no pact revisions noted.
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Washington
White House
Truman
Congress
Barkley
Ross
G. Ross
Senate
Blair House
House
Muse to Speak at Berryville Courthouse Tonight
Senator Muse will address a public meeting at the Berryville courthouse at 8 tonight. A Virginia State Board of Education member and renowned public education champion, he is introduced by Rep. Burr P. Harrison. The event is organized by Clarke county’s Battle-for-governor committee and invites all residents.
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Roanoke
Berryville
Senator Muse
State Board of Education
Virginia
Battle
Clarke County
Muse
Burr P. Harrison
Balloting by Mail Is Easily Arranged for Absentees
Notice explains how voters planing to vote by mail under Virginia law can request absentee ballots. Call 6198 between 9 am and 5 pm to receive application blanks and further instructions. Auction ad and real estate listing for a late Miss Peggy Miller estate and a new five room bungalow are also noted.
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Peggy Miller
Headley’s
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