Cohn Testifies Stevens and Adams Slowed Army Probe
Roy M. Cohn told the McCarthy subcommittee that Secretary Stevens and Army Counselor John G. Adams did their best to halt the Army Communist investigations. He said they feared exposure would reflect on them, not that they wanted Communists in the Army.
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Roy Cohn
Stevens
Adams
Washington
Roy M. Cohn
Secretary Stevens
Army
John G. Adams
McCarthy Subcommittee
Sen. Dworshak
Idaho
Cohn
Dworshak
Sen. McCarthy
G. David Schine
McCarthy
Joseph Welch
Schine
Welch
Berryville to Get Electric Timer for Speeding Cars
Berryville officials authorize purchase of an electric speed timing device to time motorists and post warning signs at four town entrances. The measure follows Virginia law allowing use of such devices after July 1 and aims to aid police in enforcing speed limits.
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Berryville
Virginia
Edward McC. Williams
Edward Berlin
Williams
Lonnie W. Levi
Police Committee
Robert Willingham
Ben F. Carter
John L. Enders
State Water Control Board
Berlin
Warren G. Perrow
Richmond
A. Garland Williams
C. H. Iden
Guy W. Shackleford
Public Works
Enders
Council
Local Apple Storages Near Empty Ahead of 1954 Crop
Local cold storages report apples are nearly depleted as of today. Winchester and Virginia Apple Storage held 29,744 bushels on May 1 and are now almost wiped out. J L Robinson Ice & Cold Storage reported April 1 depletion. With few apples left, cooling will be turned off and rooms washed for the 1954 crop arriving mid September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Virginia Apple
J. L. Robinson Ice & Cold Storage
Free Imperial Ice Cream with Plate Lunch at Martha Washington
Notice proclaims free Imperial ice cream served with each plate lunch at the Martha Washington Restaurant on Wednesday and Thursday.
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Martha Washington
McCarthy Says Alarming Infiltration Info Reported
Senator McCarthy told the Army McCarthy hearings that his investigation panel has alarming information about Communist infiltration beyond the Army's radar labs at Ft Monmouth and other sensitive sites. He offered no further details before a noon recess on the 24th day of hearings.
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Washington
Sen. McCarthy
Central Intelligence Agency
McCarthy
Army
Ft. Monmouth
N. J
Army-McCarthy
Virginia Wins National Traffic Safety Award in 1953
Gov. Stanley praised Virginia as a team effort involving state and local police courts safety groups civic organizations and citizens after the National Safety Council announced the 1953 victory. He noted fatalities were about 20 percent lower than last year and urged continued action to make 1954 the safest year yet. State Police Supt Woodson credited education enforcement engineering strong legislation and public opinion with Virginia's national showing and cited 1952 anti speed laws as key to reducing deaths. The piece also notes a Friendship Fire Co monthly meeting set for Thursday at 8 PM with transport help for those without.
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Richmond
Virginia
Stanley
Natonal Safety Council
C. W. Woodson, Jr
Woodson
Eisenhower Highlights Accomplishments in Fighting Reds
President Eisenhower outlined an impressive list of anti communism and subversion actions by his administration. He defended his handling of the McCarthy controversy and emphasized a single objective to push his legislative program through. The report cites prosecutions, subversive lists, deportations, denaturalizations, and entry bans as key achievements.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Cnige
McCarthy
R-Wis
Justice Department
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Department
Lst
United States
Congress
Oppenheimer Security Case Divides AEC Board
President Eisenhower declined to offer view on the Atomic Energy Commission board split decision barring J Robert Oppenheimer from secret files. The board found him loyal yet a poor security risk by 2 to 1 vote and recommended continued ban while his lawyers seek reversal. Oppenheimer heads Princeton’s Institute for Advanced Study and the case proceeds through quasi judicial channels.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Security Board
J. Robert Oppentimer
Special Atomic Energy Commission Security Board
Oppenheimer
AEC
Commission
White House
Institute For Advanced Study
Princeton
N. J
Special Board
Ward V. Evans
Loyola University of Chicago
Lloyd K. Garrison
K. D. Nichols
Personnel Security Review Board
Princeton, N. J
May Temperatures and Rainfall Near Normal
Weather data from the Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory shows May values close to average with 3.74 inches of rainfall and temperatures near normal. Early May frosts caused minor damage to lower fruit limbs, while later cold snaps stayed above critical levels. Soil moisture was low but conditions improved for pastures and crops by month’s end.
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Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
Two Suffered Sufocation In Refrigerator Tragedy
In New London a part time junkman and his wife found two cousins ages 3 and 4 suffocated inside an old refrigerator left in the yard. They had climbed in while the Drews were away, a medical examiner said.
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New London
Conn
Julian Drew
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