U S Troops Crack Red POW Rebellion On Koje Island
Paratroopers from the 187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team crushed a 21 to 2 hour POW rebellion at Koje Island, capturing Red leaders and uncovering a plan to free 80,000 prisoners. One American died, 14 wounded, and many inmates were slain by fellow Reds.
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Koje Island
Korea
U. S
U. S. Army
Koje
U. N
Boamner
Compound 177
Boatner
187Th Airborne Regimental Combat Team
Lee
Saturday Last Day To Register to Vote In July 15 Primary
Voters in Winchester must register by Saturday to be eligible for the July 15 primary. Registrar Ralph Y. Grubbs lists 22 North Braddock Street and the studio next to the bus terminal for in person registration from June 11 to June 14. Previous registrants need not re register. Frederick and Clarke county residents can contact their County Clerk for registration information.
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Winchester
Ralph Y. Grubbs
North Braddock Street
Grubb
Frederick County
Clarke County
County Clerk's Office
Berryville
Yard Party at Old Bethel Methodist Church
An invitation to a yard party at Old Bethel Methodist Church west of Albin on Wednesday June 11 beginning at 5 p m. Everyone is invited.
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Old Bethel Methodist Church
Albin
Wed
MacArthur Named GOP Keynoter At Chicago Convention
Gen. Douglas MacArthur was chosen as the keynoter for the Republican national convention opening in Chicago on July 7. The decision came by voice vote in a 46 member arrangements committee meeting, amid support from Taft backers and limited opposition. Walter Hallanan of West Virginia was named temporary chairman, while Rep. Joseph Martin was selected unopposed as permanent chairman.
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Chicago
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
William Mylander
Walter S. Hallanan
West Virginia
Taft
Mylander
Hallanan
Jacob France
Maryland
Rep
Joseph Martin
Massachusetts
House
Sen
Robert A. Taft
Dwight D. Eisenhower
MacArthur Mylander
Guy G. Gabrielson
Tornado Strikes Near Middletown Before Noon Today
A tornado like wind of about 75 mph damaged three houses and barns near Middletown on U S 11 for five minutes at 10 15 am then moved into town felling 25 trees and damaging a power line. Sam Baker and Monte Vista Farm owner E B Orndorff reported major structural damage and downed trees plus roof loss. Municipal crews cleared debris and repaired lines as officials assessed the scene.
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Middletown
Sam Baker
Baker
Washington
Charles Alger
Baker House
John Henry
U. S. 11
Monte Vista Farm
E. B. Orndorff
Angus Cattle
C. O. Warren
Bernice Burnette
Corner Main
Third Sts
Northern Virginia Power Company
T. W. Sperry
Excursion Boat Rams Hudson River Pier Injuring Thirty
An excursion boat carrying tourists and schoolchildren rammed a Hudson River pier in Manhattan. About 30 were injured with eleven seriously hurt and transported to hospitals as the vessel departed for a morning river trip.
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Hudson River Pier
New York
Hudson River
Manhattan
1952 Handley High School Graduating Class Posed by Rows
Handley High School faculty and students assemble for a graduation portrait of the Class of 1952. The image lists students by row with names including Frant Wilbur Kersey Helen Boyd Clay Carr Dennis Wingfield Alan Oates Betty Kendall David Rickard and others across six rows.
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Handley High School
Frant
Wilbur Kersey
Helen Boyd
Clay Carr
Dennis Wingfield
Alan Oates
Betty Kendall
David Rickard
Fred Stine
Warren Larrick
John Massey
Light turnout in Winchester city elections this afternoon
By 2 pm Winchester voters showed a light turnout with 531 ballots cast at City Hall 124 at other sites including 142 for Sarah Zane 108 for Friendship and 157 for Rouss. Officials cited heavy rain and planned evening voting as reasons for the slow start. In Middletown competition remained hot for offices. Stephens City had quiet races Mayor Reid and six council seats were unopposed. Berryville and Boyce featured mayoral contests and write in votes in Boyce. Polls close 7 30 pm per summer hours under state law.
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Winchester
City Hall
Sarah Zane
Friendship
Rouss
Middletown
C T Hartman
Jack D. Partlow
T Stephens City
French T. Reid
Berryville
Boyce
Cooley Named Acting Auto License Agent in Berryville
Berryville an auditor for the State Division of Motor Vehicles named Deputy Treasurer Ann H. Cooley acting auto license agent after the closing of former County Treasurer William D Burtner's office. Burtner faces embezzlement charges and a $5,000 bail with a preliminary hearing set before Trial Justice Harold G Potts.
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Berryville
State Division of Motor Vehicles
Ann H. Cooley
William D Burtner
Burtner
Claire County
Cooley
Harold G. Potts
Russia Rejects Western Plan For Armies Ceilings
United Nations report from New York states Russia rejected a Western plan calling for voluntary ceilings on armed forces of major powers. The plan sought to limit military totals and reduce potential tensions among nations.
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United Nations
N. Y
Russia
Two Handley Teachers Drive to Mexico City for Graduate Study
Handley High School faculty members Wilbur E. Johnston and Roland F. Cater will motor from Winchester to Mexico City to study for master of arts degrees. Johnston, a geography teacher, and Cater, library specialist, will camp along Route 11 to Louisiana then west through Beaumont and Houston before reaching Mexico City, planning to return in late August.
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Handley High School
Mexico City
Mexico City College
Wilbur E. Johnston
Wibur R. Johnston
FE. Piccadilly Street
Roland EF. Cater
Deland
Fla
Johnstonsulomobile
Cazer
Johnston
Louisiana
Beaumont
Houston
Tex
Mexico
Winchester
Richmond Virginia Weather Outlook June 1 15
Extended outlook shows above normal temperatures early, cooler late in week, mostly fair skies with a few isolated showers. General showers possible toward period end. Total rainfall expected about one quarter to one half inch.
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Richmond
Virginia
Allies Hint Another Truce Recess If Reds Refuse Talks
A United Nations spokesman said the Red truce negotiators must talk business, no propaganda, or the Allies may recess the deadlocked Korean Armistice talks.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations
Handley High Seniors to Receive Diplomas Tonight
Graduation exercises for Handley High School’s senior class begin at 8 in the school auditorium. The program includes a Glee Club concert, salutatory by Fred Stine Jr., transfer of leadership from Alan Oates to James Carroll, and a valedictory by Clay Carr Jr. Gar land Quarles will present diplomas. Dr. Ted F. Landis delivered the baccalaureate.
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Handley High School
Glee Club
Gwendolyn Haynes
Fred Stine, Jr
Alan Oates
James Carroll
Wilbur Kersey, Jr
General Organization
Hugh Luby
Clay Carr, Jr
Garland Quarles
Winchester Schools
Ted FE. Landis
Washington Street
U S Attorneys Urged to Report Longest Pending Criminal Cases
Attorney General James McGranery requests immediate reports from U S district attorneys detailing the longest pending criminal cases and any private law practice by officials. He emphasizes continuing focus on official duties and avoidance of private participation in government matters.
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Washington
James P. McGranery
U. S
McGranery
Two Youths Held For Auto Thefts
Two 18 year old youths are held in the City-County Jail awaiting preliminaries on charges of automobile theft after a failed escape attempt on U S Route 50 West. William Lowell Samples of Elyria Ohio and Robert Lee Pennington of Logan were arrested by State Trooper J H Smith near James Wood High School after ditching a car with West Virginia plates and trying to flee. The car was reportedly stolen near Huntington West Virginia. Police radio notified officers at about 11 a m that the trooper needed assistance near the school. City Officers Maurice Lake and Holmes McFarland answered. Trooper Smith captured the youths after their escape from the wrecked car.
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William Lowell Samples
Elyria
Robert Lee Pennington
Logan
J. H. Smith
James Wood High School
West Virginia
Huntington
W. V
Maurice Lake
Holmes McFarland
Smith
Barrett Refuses to Answer Questions About His Income
Washington. Robert J Barrett, five years chief of the Washington police, refused to answer questions about his income before a Senate District Crime Subcommittee. He cited his rights against self incrimination and confirmed he received money from his mother. The hearing closed after five months amid probes into gambling and narcotics corruption. multiple suspensions and indictments followed.
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Washington
Robert J Barrett
Barrett
Neely
D-Wva
Barrett Y
Miller Harrison clash over Byrd campaign in Virginia
Miller assails Byrd machine saying it uses economic threats to force conformity while Harrison counters Miller s tactics are tempers out of line in Virginia. Miller cites alleged reprisals against dissenters as part of a broader anti Byrd fight in Richmond and Ashland.
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Francis P. Miller
Harry F. Byrd
Richmond
Hanover County
Miller
Northside Lions Club
Harrison, Jr
Ashland
Virginia
Harrison
Ile
Byrd
Byrds
Byrd Organization
Muller
Truman urges rapid law to seize steel plants
President Truman asked Congress to quickly pass legislation to allow the government to take over U.S. steel plants and operate them pending settlement of the labor dispute. He argued seizure would restore production, ensure fair treatment, and spur a settlement, noting the need for steel to support the Western rearmament program. The Senate rejected a 120 day strike ban.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
House
Senate
CIO
United Steel
Con
Supreme Court
Curb Market Opens at Bailey Store Sheltered Sale of Produce
The Frederick County Farm and Home Produce Market opens on the county lot at Kent and Sascawen Streets and will move soon to the old Bailey’s Store Building for temporary use as a shelter for selling produce. Farmers will shelter trucks on porch sides as the market gains a first time access to a shelter and space is arranged for counters and sanitation. Market master Mrs. Walter Larrick, in her third year, coordinates price uniformity and price checks with stores. Ralph F. Beaver also offers threshing and bale pickup services.
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Frederick County Farm and Home Produce
Kent and
Sascawen Sts
Baitley's
County Board of Supervisors
Walter Larrick
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By Robert B. Tuckman
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Shirley Long
Leslie Miller
Patricia Shank
Ann Weatherholtz
Mary Ann Smith
Ann Arthur
Janice Haines
Miriam Grove
Freda Seldon
Dorothy Groves
Peggy Long
Margaret Duckwall
Betty Peer
Peggy Keller
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Ellen Funkhouser
Ethel Cornwell
Alice Glover
Louise Leight
Betty Funk
Mary Foltz
Betty Fletcher
Vickie Godlove
Ann Snyder
Mary Lou Watson
Janet Haines
Areele Embrey
Ann Bowers
Virginia DeHaven
Janet Spanos
Evangeline
Mrs. Cooley
REDS
Handley
Weather Outlook
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Associated Press
Curb Market
Bailey Store
Ralph F. Beaver
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