Truman seeks 4 billion for military aid to anti Communist nations
President Truman asked Congress for 4 billion dollars in new military aid to anti Communist nations as Republican and Democratic leaders push rapid action. House panels plan to bypass committees to bring the measure to the floor quickly while manpower ceilings are lifted to add 600000 personnel for current war needs.
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Washington
Truman
Congressional
Cannon
D-Mo
House Appropriations Committee
Rayburn
White House
House
Senate
Congress
Representative Short
R-Mo
Senator Wherry
Neb
Senate Gop
R-Mich
Appropriations Committee
Korea
Winchester Schools Set Fall Term Start September 5
Winchester public schools announce the 1950 51 term opens September 5 with a staff of thirteen new teachers. New hires will join Handley High and Elementary and John Kerr, plus Douglas Colored School. Notable additions include Robert Taylor who will teach commerce and coach, and Edna Rush first grade at Kerr School.
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Winchester Public Schools
Garland R. Quarles
Frederick County
Virginia Avenue School
Hhere
Handley High School
Handley Elementary
John Kerr
Douglas Colored School
Robert Taylor
Winchester
Taylor, & Handley
VPI
Glass High School
Lynchburg
Jesse Lee Pickett
Bluemont
Longwood College
Madison County
Handley
Gladys Hammontree
Yorktown
William and Mary College
Kerr School
Edna Rush
Madison College
University of North Carolina
North Carolina
Virginia Avenue
Marjorie A. Cooper
Cumberland
Wayne State Teachers College
Wayne
Nebr
Anna Lee Harman
Bridgewater
Anne Roane Hill
Madison
Edna Lyon
Narrows
Radford College
Virginia
Frances Tillar
Emporia
Randolph Macon Woman's College
Marie Wilson
Hillsville
Ruth Samsell
Stephens City
University of Virginia
Douglas School
Edwin Barksdale
Petersburg
Peaches Wanted and Yard Party Advertisements
Continued on Page 9. Col. 7. PEACHES WANTED Can use varieties. Market good. Old Mill Storage. Phone 6646. Yard party on Ridgeway School ground Wednesday August 2 for Rest Church. Start serve 6 p m. For sale Lot 100 by 300 ft one mile from town on Route 50 apply 9 So Kent St.
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Ridgeway
Benefit Rest
Kent St
Truman and Landon Back Candidates in Tuesday Primaries
The Associated Press reports President Truman backs State Senator Emery W. Allison in Missouri for the Democratic Senate nomination, opposing Thomas C. Hennings Jr. Former Governor Alf Landon backs Willard Mayberry in Kansas for governor, with Edward F. Arn challenging Gov. Frank Carlson ally Harry Darby for party leadership. Nearby races in Virginia West Virginia Kentucky shape as voters decide nominations and leadership contests.
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Associated Press
Truman
Alf M. Landon
GOP
Missouri
Kansas
Emery W. Allison
Donnell
Allison
Thomas C. Hennings, Jr
Donner
Landon
Willard Mayberry
Frank Carlson
Harry Darby
Edward F. Arn
Carlson
Darby
Harry W. Colmery
The
American Legion
Virginia
West Virginia
House
Rosa Holt
Congress
Kentucky
Earle Clements
Glenn Hatcher
Senator Withers
Charles I. Dawson
United Mine Workers Pension Fund
Charles E. Whittle
Public Service
Senate approves boost to Marshall Plan funds
The Senate voted to raise this year's Marshall Plan funding by 58.07 million dollars, lifting Western Europe total to 2,726,761,473. Senator Hayden of Arizona proposed the increase and the measure passed 42 to 29. A vote on the full bill remained to come.
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Washington
Senate
Western
Europe
Hayden
D-Ariz
Spy Death Penalty Bill Advances in Senate Committee
The Senate judiciary committee approved a bill to allow the death penalty for spies for the next two years. Current peacetime espionage carries a maximum 30 years in prison. The measure, introduced by Senator Eastland of Mississippi, moves to the Senate for action.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
Eastland
D-Miss
Belgium King Offers Powers to Crown Prince Baudouin
Premier Jean Duvieusart announced King Leopold has offered to temporarily delegate royal powers to Crown Prince Baudouin if Socialists withdraw demands and pursue change through parliament. Violence rose as anti Leopoldists march on Brussels amid talks of abdication and possible civil war with three killed in Liege. Opponents planned a motorized march from Walloon regions as strikes cripple the economy.
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Brussels
Belgium
Leopold
Prince Baudouin
Jean Duvieusart
Baudouin
Duvieusart
Max Buset
Lae- Ken Palace
Liege
Buset
Duchensart
Laeken
Switzerland
Walloon
Frame Barn Burned Near Grimes, Large Loss Reported
Grimes area fire destroyed a frame barn owned by Harry Mason at 8:05 last night. Six truckloads of new hay and 60 bales of old hay were lost along with tools and equipment. insurance covered part of the loss. Fire Chief W. O. Boden led 32 of 36 firefighters from the Clearbrook department in battling the blaze. cause unknown.
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Grimes
Harry Mason
W. O. Boden
Clearbrook
Mason House
Boden
Britons Are Asked To Tighten Belts
Prime Minister Attlee urged Britons to tighten their belts as Britain arms against Red aggression. He warned sacrifices in living standards as rearmament begins and cited Korea as a threat to homes, condemning Communism as a worldwide conspiracy led by Russia.
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Eng
Attlee
Korea
Russia
United States Forces in Korea Outnumbered by Enemy Forces
United States and South Korean forces in Korea total about half the enemy's strength, with estimates placing North Korea's army around 200,000. U.S. divisions in the theater likely number 40,000, while additional reinforcements from Okinawa and other units are arriving. The South Korean army has suffered heavy losses, leaving fewer effective troops to resist the Red advance.
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United States
Korea
Fy Elton
C. Fay Walmington
MacArthur
United States Army
Okinawa
24Th Division
Japan
U. S
1St Marine
2Nd Infantry
2Nd Army
1St Marine Division
War News At a Glance From Korean Fronts and Formosa
Fresh U S Army troops enter Korea as North Korean forces press advances at Chinju Kochang and invade Hanchang. Fifth Air Force reports 302 tanks destroyed 240 damaged since Saturday plus B 29s strike a large North Korean chemical plant. South Korea outnumbered by an estimated 200 000 invading force despite reinforcements. MacArthur discusses with Chiang Kai shek regarding possible Communist invasion of Formosa.
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Korea
U. S
Chinju
Kochang
Hanchang
Fifth Air Force
Washington
South Korea
Formosa
MacArthur
Chiang Kai-shek
City Faces Heat Wave Sets New High of Summer
A heat wave settled over the city tying the summer high at 92 degrees at Winchester Laboratory and likely to rise further. Forecasters expect warmer humid conditions with possible afternoon showers and thunderstorms tomorrow. Yesterday 90 degrees sent over 375 swimmers to Willow Lawn Pool for relief.
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Winchester Research Laboratory
Mercury
Willow Lawn Pool
Campbell Named Postmaster at Winchester
Senate confirmed Carl Campbell as postmaster in Winchester following his election as acting postmaster after W Nelson Page retired. Campbell, a Handley High School graduate, joined the local post office in 1934 except for Navy service during the war.
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Senate
Carl Campbell
Winchester
W. Nelson Page
Campbell
President Truman
Civil Service
Handley High School
Means Sought to End Korean War
London reports an official source says Communist China is seeking an Asian mediated end to the Korean War. The Chinese views were conveyed to Indian Ambassador K M Pannikar, with a full London report and unknown Indian reply.
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London
China
Red China
K. M. Pannikar
Peiping
India
Saying Nothing Lake Success
Russia stays silent over plans for Tuesday Security Council meeting as tension rises and officials weigh next steps on the crisis.
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Security Council
Employment Offices In the War Program
Secretary of Labor Maurice J Tobin puts 1200 public employment offices into the war production program as the defense labor market tightens He aims to maximize U S Employment Service use and urges employers and workers to cooperate with local offices to avert severe shortages.
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Max Hall Washington
Maurice J. Tobin
Tobin
America
Boston
Massachusetts
Truman
War Manpower Commission
Paul V. McNutt
U. S. Employment Service
Bureau of Employment Security
Robert C. Goodwin
Pn Ours
Troops Land in Korea to Bolster Shrinking Allied Lines
U S Second Infantry Division troops under Maj. Gen. Laurence B. Keiser landed with tanks at a big port on the southeast coast to plug holes near Pusan as North Korean forces press west and southwest. Dispatches describe reinforcements moving toward Kumchon and Chinju while General MacArthur and Chiang Kai-shek meet in Formosa.
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Relman Morin
Tokyo
U. S
Laurence B. Keiser
Korea
South Korea
Pusan
MacArthur
Chinju
Associated Press
Hal Boyle
United States
Kumechon
U. S. First Cavalry
Kesman
Kumchon
Taegu
Douglas MacArthur
Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
Chi
United Nations
Truman
Chiang
Yongdok
Hamcheang
Hamchang
First Cavalry
24Th
U. S. Fifth Air Force
Walton H. Walker
U. S. Eighth Army
Local Bank Shares Sold at Auction
Thirteen shares of Farmers and Merchants National Bank stock sold at 116 each and 15 shares of Commercial and Savings Bank stock brought 30 per share when offered Saturday at public auction to settle the estate of the late Florence Myers Barr. A. B. Solenberger is executor of the estate. At a public sale last January Farmers and Merchants stock 117 and Commercial and Savings stock 26.50.
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Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Commercial
Savings Bank
Florence Myers Barr
A. B. Solenberger
Farmers and Merchants
Truman Says He Has Asked For Enough Economic Controls
Congress weighs broader home front mobilization with standby wage and price controls and rationing powers. Rayburn and other leaders say Truman likely would not veto extra control legislation though he has not endorsed it. Maybank notes White House study on wider mobilization and awaits Truman’s position before expanding the bill.
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Rayburn
Truman
Congressional
Congress
Texas
Barkley
Senate
Lucas
Illinois
House
McCormack
Massachusetts
Capitol
Maybank
D-Sc
Senate Banking Committee
White House
Record Explosive A Bomb Production Tops Previous High
The Atomic Energy Commission reports a record January to June output of explosive used in atomic bombs and notes accelerated overall weapon production. It discusses possible radioactive poisons research and plans to expand facilities while protecting workers and the public from radiation. It also mentions potential uranium ore supplies and studies on atomic submarines and aircraft.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Congress
Atomic Energy Agency
Truman
Zenerel
AEC
Commission
National Guard Trains at Camp Pickett
The 176th Regimental Combat Team of the Virginia National Guard began intensive training at Camp Pickett with command conferences, range visits, and ammo issuance. Civilians near Crewe and Blackstone were warned firing would occur and to heed radio spot announcements and safety notices.
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Camp Pickett
Virginia National Guard
Crewe
Blackstone
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