Senate panel approves 5 to 10 percent spending cut plan
The Senate expenditures committee voted 8 to 2 to urge President Truman to trim 5 to 10 per cent from funds for executive agencies. The plan aims at savings of roughly 21 to 40 billion dollars in the coming fiscal year, potentially supporting a balanced budget without new taxes.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Senate Expenditures Committee
McClellan
D-Ark
Senate Appropriations Committee
Judiciary
Senate
Maccur
cCeflan
Securities Drop Near Five Year Low On New York Market
Fresh selling pushed U S Steel Chrysler Sears Roebuck Kennecott Du Pont International Paper Santa Fe Southern Railway Nickel Plate R R and Standard Oil New Jersey to small losses near a five year low. The Associated Press average fell as volume rose and sentiment remained pessimistic amid layoffs lower personal income and broad earnings concerns.
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New York
Associated Press
Wall Street
U. S. Steel
Chrysler
Sears Roebuck
Kenecott Copper
du Pont
International Paper
Santa Fe
Southern Railway
Nickel Plate R. R
Standard Oil
Coal and Pocahontas Coal for Immediate Delivery
Coal and Pocahontas coal offered for immediate delivery by A C Sloraker and Son. Trust funds to lend on real estate arranged by John P Allen attorney at 109 North Loudoun Street.
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A. C. Sloraker & Son
John P. Allen
Atty
Loudoun St
Peters Studio Elks Mark Flag Day with Prize Address
Winchester Elks observed Flag Day at Handley library auditorium with strong attendance. Handley senior Miss Virginia Yates won a state prize for her address. music by Mrs. Gilbert Tillotson and Miss Blanca Danley accompanied the program. In the photo from left to right are W. W. Glass, Maurice E. Pifer, Miss Yates, J. R. Brandon, Beverly Bailey and Lee A. Ebert.
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Winchester Elks
Handley Library
Virginia Yates
Handley
Gilbert Tillotson
Blanca Danley
W. W. Glass
Maurice E. Pifer
Yates
J. R. Brandon
Beverly Bailey
Lee A. Ebert
Berlin Transport Talks Stalemated
The four occupation powers ended all Germany trade and transport talks with no agreement. Russians may have refused major points, pushing East West trade and Berlin reunification back to Paris. A 24 day rail strike persists amid union appeals for a settlement with 70 percent voting to continue or end the walkout.
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Berlin
Germany
Council of Foreign Ministers
Paris
Court approves compromises in Baylass store blast suits
Orders entered in corporation court approve settlements between Consumers Utilities Co and three injured individuals from the June 23 gas explosion at Baylass Dept store. Payments cover medical bills and specific cash awards to Margaret Cook, Emerson Cook, and Madeline Hileman for injuries including cuts, burns, and facial injuries.
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Consumers Utilities Co
Baylass Dept
Margaret Cook
E. Cecil St
Emerson Cook
Madeline Hileman
W. Cook St
Theresa Cook
N. Loudoun St
Anderson's
Margaret
Margaret Hileman
Coal Talks Start as Miners Strike Widens in Appalachia
John L. Lewis and U S Steel officials open contract talks while 480000 miners walk out for a week. Unprecedented meeting aims at a share the work plan amid abundant coal and shut strip mine activity across West Virginia and nearby areas.
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Lewis
W. Va
Philadelphia
John L. Lewis
U. S. Steel Corp
United Mine
U. S. Steel
Thomas Kennedy
William Mitch
Birmingham
Ala
John Busarello
Pittsburgh
William Hynes
Uniontown
Harry Moses
H. C. Frick Coke Co
George Thursby
Thomas Mullan
Frick
Walter H. Steel
U. S. Coal & Coke Co
William Foster
Exchange Club Wins Certificate For Attendance
Winchester Exchange received a certificate of merit for the best attendance record of any club in the state at the weekend convention held at Old Point Comfort. Delegates from Winchester included C Irvine Cather Bruce Gorham and Joseph Massie Jr reelected to the state board. Ruel Walker of Newport News was elected president to succeed Conway Mundy of Richmond. Local delegates will report at a luncheon tomorrow at the George Washington hotel with Garland Quarles as guest speaker. Two new members Attorney J Pred Larrick and Williams S Hart will be introduced.
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Winchester Exchange
Covention
Old Point Comfort
Winchester
C. Irvine Cather
Bruce Gorham
Joseph Massie Jr
State Board of Control
Ruel Walker
Newport News
Conway Mundy
Richmond
Cal
George Washington Hotel
Garland Quarles
J. Pred Larrick
Williams S. Hart
Flowers School Equipment Co
Bank Adts to Tell Historic Highlights of Winchester
Farmers & Merchants National Bank launches a series of Star articles on local historic attractions. W. W. Glass presents brief outlines linking Winchester to Virginia history, inviting readers to clip and share with visitors. The first piece covers George Washingtons Headquarters at Cork and Braddock Streets.
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Winchester
Farmers & Merchants National Bank
the Star
Jamestown
Yorktown
Virginia
Story of America
W. W. Glass
The
Star
Farmers & Merchants
George Washington
Cork and
Braddock Streets
Tomorow
Police to Name New Men Tonight in Winchester
Winchester police chief J Thomas Boyd says a recruit training school started this month will conclude tonight with several appointments to the local force this week. The vacancy was created by Denny Slane resigning to join the Virginia State police. Slane, 25, of 200 Millwood Ave, has been a city officer since January 1947 and is married to Mary Jo Pancake. Five appointments are expected by July 1, three patrolmen and two clerks, to reach full strength and enable eight hour shifts.
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Winchester
J. Thomas Boyd
Denny Slane
Millwood Ave
Virginia State Police
Slane
Paw Paw
W. Va
Emma G. Slane
O. D. Slane
Mary Jo Pancake
Romney
Boyd
County School Board to Inspect Buildings Tuesday
Frederick county school board members will make their annual inspection of school buildings tomorrow to determine repairs before the next term. They depart from the court house at 8 a.m. with Leslie D. Kline and R. E. Aylor. Schools dismiss for summer vacation Friday as teachers and principals submit reports today at the superintendent's office.
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Frederick County School
Court House
Leslie D. Kline
R. E. Aylor
Estate of Edgar Leland Dick Claim Notice
Claimants against the estate of Edgar Leland Dick must present claims for settlement. Sherman W. Dick is administrator. (lp-6-11-20)
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Edgar Leland Dick
Sherman W. Dick
Admr
Paris Seeks Limited German Life Basis At Four Power Talks
A Western diplomat said Vishinsky and Bevin agreed in private to pursue limited aims for Germany including Berlin currency and east west trade. Acheson mocked Vishinsky’s peace treaty proposal as propaganda while the council debated access to western Berlin sectors.
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Paris
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Ernest Bevin
Germany
Big Four
Foreign Ministers Council
Vishinsky
Bevin
Berlin
West Germany
U. S
Dean Acheson
Robert Schuman
Four-Power Council
West
Acheson
Council of Foreign Ministers
Soil Conservation Act Unsupported by Miller and Edwards
Richmond report notes Democratic gubernatorial hopeful John S. Battle accuses F. P. Miller and Horace Edwards of failing to back the 1938 Soil Conservation Act. Battle cites House Journal pages 1106 to 1147 to claim the act laid the foundation for current programs and stresses the act's importance to farmers.
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Miller
Edwards
Richmond
John S. Battle
F. P. Miller
Horace Edwards
General Assembly
Senator Battle
House Journal
Mr. Edwards
Battle
Charlottesville
Donald Jackson Named Officer in Methodist Group
Howard D. Brown of Petersburg was elected president of the Young Adults Methodist assembly executive committee at the three day Virginia gathering. Other officers named include Donald Jackson of Winchester as vice president and Dorothy Heckler of Richmond as secretary, with several directors and an editor appointed.
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Lynchburg
Howard D. Brown
Petersburg
Young Adults Methodist Assembly
Virginia
Brown
Donald Jackson
Winchester
Dorothy Heckler
Richmond
Hugh Bruener
Fredericksburg
Allen Mahang
Charlottesville
Marjorie Tyson
Portsmouth
Guy Carr
Roanoke
J. Cecil Adams
Lee Berkines
Newport News
Movie Writers Lose Appeal On Communism Issue
U S Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the right of a congressional committee to demand if witnesses are communists. The ruling sustained contempt convictions of screenwriters John Howard Lawson and Dalton Trumbo, moving them closer to jail terms and fines. eight others are in the same situation, with appeals to the Supreme Court likely. The decision reinforces congressional investigative power amid the era of anti communist inquiry.
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Washington
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Congressional
John Howard Lawson
Dalton Trumbo
Lawson
Trumbo
U.S
House UN- American Activities Committee
Lawson and Trumbo
Supreme Court
C. B. (Beanie) Baldwin
Henry A. Wallace
Progressive Party
Baldwin
Coi
Congress
Argeals
Communist Party
All Nations
National Council of American-Soviet Inc
Morford
House
Hollywood
Oppenheimer Defends AEC Export Policy Before Senate Panel
Nine AEC scientific advisers call the commission’s program sound and forward looking. J. Robert Oppenheimer defends isotope export for research, says no isotopes sent to Russia, some to Finland and Norway, and notes no military use found for exported isotopes. He testifies as Senate hearings probe AEC management and secrecy practices.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Congress
AEC
Commission
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Congressional
Oppenheimer
Russia
Finland
Norway
Atomic Weapons Laboratory
Los Alamos
N. M
Institute of Advaces Studies
Princeton, N
Senate House Atomic Committee
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Chai
David E. Lilienthal
Lilienthal
U. S
South End Fire Co Chooses Two-Tone Blue Uniforms
South End Fire Co and auxiliary select two tone blue parade uniforms. The men will wear dark blue trousers with a lighter blue coat and light blue caps. the auxiliary gets a dark skirt and cape lined with light blue. Initial order is 60 units with fittings at the engine house Thursday 7 to 9 pm.
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South End
E. Piccadilly St
Gearing
Cumberland Valley Firemen
Mechanicsburg
Rainsberger
Reuss
Western powers discuss ECA aid for Yugoslavia in Paris
In Paris Cavendish Cannon and Dean Acheson discussed Yugoslavia's economic ties with the West and ECA aid. Belgrade fosters private U.S. industry cooperation with Tito’s government though Yugoslavia has not joined the Marshall Plan. Bevin also met Yugoslav envoy Ristic and Peake as Britain and Yugoslavia negotiate trade.
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Paris
Yugoslavia
Cavendish Cannon
Dean Acheson
ECA
Belgrade
Cannon
Pars
Cominform
Marko Ristic
Ernest Bevin
Charles Peake
Bevin
Britain
Deadline Set For Weed Cutting In Winchester
Dr. B. B. Dutton the city health officer set June 20 as the deadline for cutting weeds on all vacant lots within Winchester city limits. City Sergeant G. G. Baker announced the order and warned that noncompliers will be summoned to court.
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B. B. Dutton
Winchester
G. G. Baker
Eisenhower Opposes Broad Federal School Aid
President of Columbia University former general Dwight D. Eisenhower argued against nationwide federal grants for education. He favored aid only for low tax states with strict limits to prevent federal interference, warning centralized power dangers to the republic.
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Eisenhower
Army
Columbia University
Rep
Gwinn
Union
Coplon Attorney Refuses to Stop Reading FBI Files
In Washington on June 13 the espionage trial of Judith Coplon proceeded as defense attorney Archibald Palmer pressed for access to FBI agents notes. The government rested after questioning agent Robert Lamphere, with Palmer asserting his right to read additional FBI notes from Amtorg case participants. Judge Reeves allowed the reading, and Miller testified about Palmer awaiting further questioning, while other agents’ notes may not be recalled.
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Washington
Judith Coplon
Justice Department
Archibald Palmer
FBI
Robert J. Lamphere
John M. Kelley Jr
Albert L. Reeves
Palmer
Miss Coplon
Valentine A. Gubitchev
Reeves
T. Scott Miller Jr
Case
Miller
Lamphere
Amtorg
Closing Notice for Saturday Hours at George Washington Hotel Barber Shop
We will close each Saturday at 8 p.m. George Washington Hotel Barber Shop announces weekend closing time. The notice lists 6-13-11 as the effective date.
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George Washington Hotel
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Tasa Coal Co
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Wilsonburg
J. G. Hart
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Exchange Club
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DR. Oppenheimer
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Coplon
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