President May Create Panel To Review State Dept Suspects
A White House source indicates President Truman may appoint a "super panel" to review loyalty questions surrounding 81 State Department employees. The panel would assist the loyalty system, not replace it, with a decision possibly discussed with Senator Tydings. The piece also covers McCarthy charges, the Amerasia case, and impeachment calls by the American Veterans Committee.
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Washington
White House
Truman
State Department
McCarthy
Tydings
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Amerasia
Larsen
Emmanuel
Knowland
R-Calif
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Senate
Office of Strategic Services
New York
Amerasia Magazine
Congress
R-Wis
American Veterans Committee
National Planning Committee
Planning Committee
AWC
Michael Straight
House
Senator Blount
Tennessee
Liberty Bell to Be In City Sunday
The Virginia Liberty Bell unit for the Independence Savings Bond Drive will visit Winchester next Sunday from 3 to 7 p m. It will be parked at the Frederick County courthouse with a guard of honor by the Virginia National Guard Headquarters Company The Bell arrives from Strasburg on a Ford truck provided for the tour C G Yarbrough drives the Bell donated by Brooks Transportation Co The drive aims to spur local interest and ends July 4 with a $100000 bond investment goal Winchester citizens are urged to participate through the American Legion and National Guard sponsorships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Frederick County Court House
Virginia National Guard
Wendell R. Barney
Frederick County
C. G. Yarbrough
Brooks Transportation Co
Richmond
American Legion
National Guard
Charles Lillis
Brannan Farm Plan Laboring in Iowa Primary Scene
The Iowa Democratic primary centers on the Brannan farm plan as six candidates vie for the senatorial nomination, with Albert J. Loveland aligned to the plan and President Truman expected to push its agenda. California, South Dakota, and New Mexico scraps join in tomorrow's votes, while Arkansas hosts a Republican state convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
California
James Roosevelt
South Dakota
Chan Gurney
New Mexico
Arkansas
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Albert J. Loveland
Secretary of Agriculture
Brannan
Truman
Loveland
Earl Warren
Warren
Eight killed and fifteen hurt in Virginia weekend crashes
The Virginia weekend toll rose with nine auto fatalities and seven other mishaps including fires mines and a plane crash. Notable deaths include Albert Hall 41 of Roanoke and Lorelle Kibler 33 of Culpeper. An early Sunday crash on Route 58 near Martinsville killed Clarence Joe 15 and injured several others including J L Pendergrath and J L Hall.
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Associated Press
Virginia
Old Dominion
Albert Daniel Hall
Roanoke
Robert Aubrey Browning
Cambria
Lorelle Corder Kibler
Culpeper
John Hugh Garretson
District Heights
John F. Fallon
Boston
A. c
Hall
Martinsville
Henry County
Goodyear Hikes Inner Tube Prices 10 Percent
Akron Ohio Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co raised prices on its crude rubber inner tubes used in truck and deluxe passenger sizes by ten percent.
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Akron, O
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
Collision Victim Dies of Injuries in U S Route 50 Crash
Paul D. Cox 34 of Philippi West Virginia died at Winchester Memorial Hospital from internal injuries after a truck struck his 1947 Chevrolet on a wet curve at Goose Creek Hill six miles west of Middleburg. Passenger Henry Burner remained in satisfactory condition with minor injuries. Cox survived by wife Madeline Burner, mother Dora Godwin Cox, a son Harold and two daughters Nancy and Donna, plus three brothers and three sisters. Funeral arrangements set with Phillips Funeral Home Philippi.
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Paul D. Cox
Philippi
W. Va
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Middleburg
Washington
Cox
Secrist
Goose Creek Hill
Henry Burner
Madeline Burner
Dora Godwin Cox
Harold
Nancy
Donna
Jones Funeral Home
Co. O. Phillips Funeral
Accidental Death Toll Totals 238
The tally from 6 p m Friday to midnight Tuesday shows weekend counts of 142 traffic deaths 33 drownings and 63 miscellaneous for a total of 238. Compared with the Memorial Day weekend the current tally runs 12 fewer violent deaths.
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Associated Press
Freight traffic up at Baltimore and Ohio in May
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad reported freight traffic rose sharply in May, with gains over both the previous month and May 1949, signaling solid improvement in shipping activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Robbery Slaying Ties Brooklyn Officer With 14 Years On Force
Off duty patrolman Vincent Flemming 44 is held after a bartender and patrons restrained him following a botched stickup that ended with a customer killed. A companion denied involvement as Flemming was beaten and then turned over to authorities. The slain man John Sheerin 23 had just passed police exams and awaited appointment.
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New York
Brooklyn
Vincent Flemming
John Sheerin
Miles
McDonald
Flemming
Sheerin
Sherin
Leopold's Battle For Belgian Throne Remains Unsettled
In Brussels a narrow two seat victory for the pro monarchist Social Christians leaves Leopold’s bid for the throne unsettled. The party won 107 seats to 105 for anti Leopold forces. observers caution on his return by July 1.
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Brussels
Belgium
Leopold
Social Christian
House of Representatives
Social Christians
Jean Duvieusart
Hitler
Switzerland
Charles
Paul-Henri Spaak
Senate
Spaak
Work to Start On New Building at Loudoun Street
Workmen begin erecting structural steel for a two story 134 to 38 N Loudoun St building to house W T Grant Co. Adverse weather slowed steel and brick work but foundation walls are poured and 3500 cubic yards of earth moved for the basement. The 15200 square feet selling space and second floor stockroom are planned with orange brick front and center terrace entry.
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Loudoun St
W. T. Grant Co
Herman Hable
Hable Real Estate Co
Louis Bachrach
Winchester
David Schwartz
Cincinnati
Orange Vine
Montgomery Ward
Grant Co
Baylass
County Population Count Completed in Frederick County
E. Clay Rogers announced the census count in Frederick County is finished. He asks anyone missed by enumerators to send a card to Route 2 Winchester or call 4733. Rogers aims to submit all reports to the district office in Staunton for official tabulation after twelve enumerators covered eighteen districts from April to June 1.
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E. Clay Rogers
Frederick County
Winchester
Rogers
Staunton
Materialism Is Hit By Speaker At School Services
Rev. Dr. Joseph B. McAllister of Catholic University urged Handley High graduates and a crowd of about 1,000 in Winchester to defend democracy through literacy and active civic participation. He warned materialism threatens liberties and urged schools to restore early national ideals about God and man.
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Joseph B. McAllister
Catholic University of America
Washington
Handley High School
Winchester Ministerial Association
Father McAllister
Catholic University
God
Man
Truman forms three man panel on veterans hospital plans
President Truman names Dr Howard A. Rusk Dr Arthur Abramson and Rear Admiral Robert L. Dennison to review the veterans hospital program with focus on paraplegics and amputees. The panel will consult specialists and report to the President as protests over hospital closures and transfers continue.
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Washington
Truman
Howard A. Rusk
New York University College and Medicine
Bellevue Hospital
Arthur Abramson
Veterans Administration Hospital
the Bronx
Robert L. Dennison
Veterans
Congress
Birmingham General Hospital
Way Nuys
Calif
Veterans Administration
Department of Defense
Hoover
Supreme Court Outlaws Negro Dining Car Segregation
The Supreme Court ruled 8 to 0 that segregating Negroes in railroad dining cars violates the Interstate Commerce Act. Justice Burton stated that every passenger with a valid ticket is entitled to dining facilities without unreasonable discrimination. The decision follows prior segregated practices and concerns a Washington Negro, Elmer Henderson, who faced denial of service on a Southern Railway Diner.
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High Tribunal
Elmer W. Henderson
Washington
President
Committee On Fair Employment Practices
Birmingham
Henderson
Southern Railway Company
Southern
American Council of Human Rights
Interstate Commerce Commission
Supreme Court
Justice Department
Department
Justice Burton
Burton
Hobbs
D-Ala
House Judiciary Committee
Six Killed When Ship Is Attacked
Six passengers were killed and six wounded when two Nationalist warships fired more than 200 shells at the British blockade runner Cheung Hing off Amoy. The 800-ton coastal steamer carried over 100 Chinese passengers and a crew of 62, including four Europeans, and listed after taking hits while returning from Amoy to Hong Kong.
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Hong Kong
Cheung Hing
Amoy
J. Skinner
Truman Signs $3.12 Billion Foreign Aid Bill at White House
President Truman signed a $3,121,450,000 foreign aid authorization into law at a White House ceremony. The measure funds five programs including Marshall Plan support for Europe and initial Point Four technical aid to underdeveloped areas, with $35,000,000 for technical assistance and $194,000,000 for aid to free Korea, Southeast Asia, and non Communist China.
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Washington
Truman
White House
Congress
Europe
Korea
Southeast Asia
China
Theublic
Palestine
United Nations
Oval Room
Senate Foreign Relations
House Foreign Affairs Committees
Administration Rallying Support for Arms Aid Plan
Washington reports the administration urged Congress to approve 1 222 500 000 to arm Europe and bolster non Communist defenses. Johnson testified the Soviets block all other paths to peace and urged quick NATO forces. Acheson backed the plan in a House hearing as Byrd urged stronger American defense.
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Johnson
Senate Foreign Relations and
Armed Services Committees
State Acheson
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Truman
Byrd
D-Va
America
Byrd Urges Focus on Home Defense Over Foreign Aid
Senator Byrd of Virginia blasted foreign arms aid as waste and urged an impregnable defense at home. He opposed the Administration’s 1.2225 billion dollar request to bolster allied defenses, arguing funds are better spent strengthening U.S. military forces for Western security.
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Washington
Byrd
D-Va
Senate Armed Services Committee
Virginia
Russia
State Acheson
Government Farm Price Support Faces Sharp Senate Attack
In Washington the Senate opened a challenge to the House backed price support plan adding 2 billion to the 4.85 billion pool. Senators Williams and Ives lead the assault questioning need for more funds amid reports of short crops and proposing to drop 90 percent m vity pegging for a flexible lower system. Ellender floor manager predicts Senate approval or risk of no funds for cotton wheat and rice programs.
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Washington
Senate
Williams R-Dell
Ives
Williams
Ellender
D-La
Four Model Planes Crash at School
Four model airplanes crashed Sunday on the Handley School grounds within a two hour span before about 100 witnesses. Three local men displaying planes were Shirley Bly Joe Nichols and George Halvosa. High winds made control difficult and slight damage occurred to each plane. Bly said the 36 inch planes would be ready for another takeoff next Sunday.
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Handley School
Shirley Bly
Joe Nichols
George Halvosa
Bly
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James Roswell Farabee
Lexington, N. C
Clarence Joe
Cowan Beach
J. L. Pendergrath
Durham
N. C
Wayne
Martinsville General Hospital
Jethro Pendergrath
Route 5
Sarah
Sandra
Patsy
Sammy
Donald
James
Wilma
Glenn
E. Eddins
Pendergrath
James E. Minter
Walter West, Jr
Minter
West
Eugene Miller
Veterans’ Hospital
Hurst
365 National
Lunsford's
Western
Strategic Air Force
Bryarly
Kurtz
South End Fire CO
H. M. Layman
Cash & Carry
Riteway Orrmage
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