Moves Are Made Speed Up Plans or the War Effort
Senator Connally predicts a delay in further funds for foreign military aid as Congress acts to extend enlistment periods and curb nonessential public works. President Truman orders ship reallocations and defenses tighten while plans for a 25 year joint US Britain missile tracking site in the Bahamas are announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bell
Washington
Congress
U.S
Senator Connally
Dtex
Connally
Texas
Senate
National Guard
Truman
Pacific Coast
Pacific
Atlantic
Gulf
House Merchant Marine Committee
Theilitary
House
Suson
D-Wash
Merch-Noub Ps
e_oue Army
Navy
Mast Fire Corps
Air Force
Army
Cadillac Motors
Detroit
Lester DeHaven Dies in His Sleep
Lester Lee DeHaven 46 farmer and sawmill operator of Frederick County West Virginia died in his sleep after a period of illness. He is survived by his widow three children and siblings. Funeral services will be held at Whitacre Methodist Church with interment in Redland Cemetery. Funeral home arrangements announced.
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Lester Lee DeHaven
Thorn
Frederick County
War Ridge
W. Va
Slanesville
BeHaven
R. C. May
Washington
Salem ‘Methodist Church
Whitacre Methdist Church
Edward Kyle
Redland Cemetery
Whitacre
Omps Funeral
More than 2 000 000 GIs To Be in Uniform Soon
The U S House Armed Services Committee approved raising the military ceiling above 2 005 882. All services except the Air Force plan to call up Reservists to reach the higher strength as enlistments expire, while MacArthur urged extended terms to keep trained personnel. Congress set hearings to assess national readiness and plans to reactivate ships and expand troop capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Armed Forces
House Armed Services Committee
Senate
Congress
Air Force
Marine Corps
Army
National Guard
Armed Services
House
Douglas MacArthur
United Nations
Korea
MacArthur
U. S. Army
Navy
Vinson
D-Ga
Forrest Sherman
South Korea
Pacific
Principals Named for Frederick County Elementary Centers
Superintendent R E Ayler announced four new principal assignments for Frederick County elementary schools with Middletown to name its fifth. H Dennis Hoover shifts to Stephens City succeeding Paul Beable, who leads the new James Wood High School. Cornelius L Driver, 24, named for Stonewall, is a Stonewall graduate and former aviator. Driver earned mechanical and aeronautical engineering degrees from VPI and is married to Juanita Scrivener of Clearbrook. Bryant R Harper resigns to take another statewide principalship. Fred C Braithwaite remains Gainesboro principal Frank Whitacre returns to Gore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
R. E. Ayler
Middletown
H. Dennis Hoover
Stephens City
Paul Beable
Beable
James Wood High School
Fred C. Braithwaite
Gainesboro
Frank Whitacre
Gore
Ayler
Cornelius L. Driver
Stonewall
Bryant R. Harper
Driver
Harrisonburg
Carroll H. Driver
Department of Agriculture
VPI
Juanita Scrivener
Clearbrook
Polio Victim Is Doing Well
Mrs. Sydney Culver of White Post, hospitalized in Richmond with infantile paralysis since Thursday, is progressing satisfactorily. No paralysis has set in yet, and Dr. Lee Sutton of the Medical College of Virginia is watching the case. Mrs. Culver, 30, mother of five, is daughter of Basil O Connor, head of the National Infantile Paralysis Foundation who began the fight 26 years ago after seeing Franklin D. Roosevelt with polio at Warm Springs, Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney Culver
White Post
Richmond
Clarke County
Lee Sutton
Medical College of Virginia
Culver
Basil O'Connor
National Infantile Paralysis Foundation
Suspected Jewel Thieves Arrested In Boston
A former Massachusetts Milk Control Board member and a Brooklyn man were held in Boston on grand larceny charges for a Richmond Virginia hotel jewel theft. They arrived with $30,000 in jewelry and were arraigned after Richmond officers wired warrants.
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Boston
Massachusetts Milk Control Board
Brooklyn, N. Y
Richmond, Va
Bernard Freidman
Brooklyn
N. Y
Frank Ferrara
Milton
Mass
Ferrara
Milk Control Board
Massachusetts Department of Agriculture
John N. Wright
Richmond
Freidman
New York
Italy Plans $80 Million Boost to Defense Budget
Premier Alcide de Gasperi's cabinet approved increasing the army from 175,000 to 250,000, reaching treaty limits. Defense Minister Randolfo Pacciardi led the plan to raise Italy's armed forces to the level required by the peace treaty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Alcide de Gasperi
Randolfo Pacciardi
Harrison Takes Another Punch At the Communists
Roanoke Virginia Representative Burr Harrison of Winchester criticizes Attorney General McGrath for a non-committal reply to questions about the National Lawyers Guild as a Communist front. He cites FBI and HUAC claims, arguing officials defer exposure of Communists amid government operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
Burr Harrison
Winchester
McGrath
National Lawyers Guild
Harrison
House Un-American Activities Committee
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Senate
Lawyers Guild
Executive Branch
Uncle Sam
United States
School Program Outlined for 1950 51 Consolidation Plan
County Superintendent R E Ayler spoke to Winchester Rotary outlining a consolidation plan. Most high schools will feed into James Wood School with several communities becoming elementary centers and primary schools. Some grades will be relocated to larger centers and the Shenandoah Valley Academy and other frame buildings to close.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Ayler
Winchester
James Wood
Shenandoah Valley Academy
Miller
Mt .Airy
Middletown
Stepheny City
Colored School
Ayler
70 Loaded Coal Cars Run Over Boy
A ten year old boy, Henry Town, died after 70 loaded Chesapeake & Ohio freight cars passed over him in Columbus at Mt. Carmel Hospital. Police and firemen watched as the train moved slowly. a patrolman tried to brake the air hose but failed. The boy said he slipped while crawling under the cars. doctors amputated his right leg at the hip and treated severe injuries to his left arm and leg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Henry Town
Mt. Carmel
Chesapeake & Ohio
Matthe Beecher
Yongdok recaptured as UN holds southeast Korea
American troops regain Yongdok amid predicted Communist counterattacks in southeast Korea. Eighth Army says new line will hold while tank units push to encircle. Far East Air Force reports major port area damage at Wonsan. Washington forecasts 2 million soldiers nationwide within months. National Guard and Reserve mobilized.
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Associated Press
Yongdok
United Nations
Korea
Tacon
U. S
Eighth Army
Tokyo
Far East Air Force
Wonsan
North Korea
Washington
U. 8
Army
Regents keep 40 UC professors despite loyalty oath stand
The University of California regents vote 10-9 to retain 39 professors with Governor Warren casting the decisive vote, while a 40th appointment followed after further action. Admiral Nimitz supported Warren as Neylan pledged future debate. a compromise replaced oaths with disavowal contracts, and dismissal was approved for six others amid wider faculty dissent.
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San Francisco
University of California
University Board of Regents
Earl Warren
Robert Gordon Sproul
Warren
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific Fleet
John Francis Neylan
Neylan
Sproul
Submarines Sighted Off Canadian Coast Reported
A trawler captain said he spotted a submarine on the Grand Bank off Newfoundland, possibly Russian in construction. Ottawa officials said reports are being investigated and no confirmation exists. Previous sightings were reported near Saint John New Brunswick and George's Banks Nova Scotia with no official comment.
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ST. John’s
Newfoundland
Sunday Herald
Grand Bank
Royal Canadian Navy
Ottawa
Atlantic
George’s Banks
Nova Scotia
Saint John
N. B
Halifax
United States
Canadian
Communists Shell Quemoy Island Near Amoy
Chinese forces began shelling Quemoy Island off Amoy as Manila says the Nationalists face a possible assault. The Nationalist Defense Ministry reports about 1,300 craft massed for an attack, marking the first action since Truman urged a halt to operations.
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Taipei
Quemoy Island
Amoy
Nationalist Defense Ministry
Truman
Sloop La Grandeire Joins UN Forces in Korean Waters
The 2000-ton French sloop La Grandeire departed for the Korean theater to reinforce United Nations naval operations in Indochina era context. Ship’s voyage signals broader allied naval presence in the region.
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Saigon
Indochina
United Nations
Troops Consolidate Positions in Korea After Taejon Fall
American forces report 24th Division troops at a command post after trudging 50 miles from Taejon through mountainous ground infested by Communists. Maj. Gen. William F. Dean unaccounted for amid fierce fighting as U S and Allied units tighten defenses and shell Red positions near Taejon and Yechon.
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William R. Moore
24Th Division
Taejon
Moore
William F. Dean
T. Waldington
Youngdok
First Cavalry Division
Pohang
25Th Infanty Division
Yechon
Yechong
U.S
Pusan
U. S
Mungyong
15Th Red
Umchon
Pusan-Taejon
MacArthur
Chongup
Chonju
Imsil
Leopold Returns To Belgian Throne
King Leopold III returns from exile to a divided Belgium and calls on citizens to avoid further conflict. Within hours the Socialists and Liberals demand abdication while Baudouin arrives with him. Guards crowd the palace area as the country debates the monarchs future and possible abdication in favor of the crown prince.
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Brussels
Belgium
Leopold III
Leopold
Prince Baudouin
Jean Duvieusart
Social Christian
Baudouin
Senator to Renew McCarthy Battle
In Washington Republicans prepare for another clash over Senator McCarthy charges of fraud and hoax amid a Senate debate. Senator Ferguson says he will speak Monday with new undisclosed material while Lodge Hickenlooper and Jenner push rival reports. The Senate then passed a one year extension of all enlisted personnel terms.
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Washington
McCarthy
R-Wis
Senate
Ferguson
Reich
Lodge
Mass
GOP
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Jenner
R-Ind
Ives
R-Ny
Senator Tydings
Dmd
Tydings
Armed Services Committee
Food Prices Double 1939 Levels Before War Outbreak
Washington reports sharp retail price increases for May 15 to June 15, with food prices up 2.1 percent and meats eggs fruits and vegetables rising most. The Bureau of Labor Statistics notes further likely gains in July and cites government efforts to curb inflation as Korea crisis intensifies.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics Today
Truman
Congress
Sabath
White House
Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS
Philadelphia
Boston
Baltimore
Cleveland
Buffalo
Chicago
American Meat Institute
H Kirk Dick Dies Suddenly at 72
H Kirk Dick a Cedar Grove merchant died at 11:45 PM while being rushed to the hospital after a heart attack. He was 72, born Oct 26 1877 in Reynolds Store, survived by his wife Dora Fries and five sisters plus a brother, with a son Fremont who died in 1937. Funeral at 2 PM Monday at the late home with Rev C K Welch officiating. interment Mount Hebron Cemetery.
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H. Kirk Dick
Cedar Grove
Sunnyside
Reynolds
Jacob Dick
Frederick County
Margaret Bishop
Morgan County
Dora Fries
Winchester
Effie Place
Reynolds Store
Ollie Teets
Grimes
Clorus Stotler
Martinsburg
Lula Boyd
Mollie Dick
Earl Dick
Fremont Dick
C. K. Welch
Cumberland
Mount Hebron
Jesse Lewis
Jesse Himelright
C. D. Dye
John Smith
Luther Hart Jr
Riley Catlett
Omps Funeral Home
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Lester DeHaven
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NJOY
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House OF Good Food
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H. Sagman
King Carter Hotel
Wright
West Va
Beyond
Winchester Evening Star
Brass
UN- American Activities Committee
Canada
Sloop
U.N
Norea
Waldington
Arive
Robert Cardenes
San Fernando
Calif
Cardenes
Wadlington
Paul M. Reagan
Magnolia
Ark
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O. H. P. King
Pyongyang
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