Full-Scale Battle Over Germ Warfare in U.N.
In New York the United States accused the Soviet Union of a fraudulent bid at the United Nations to have the 1925 Geneva Protocol outlawing bacteriological weapons ratified. Ambassador Gross charged a Kremlin ploy to imply abandonment of germ warfare. Malik urged ratification without linking to Korea.
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U.N
United Nations
N. Y
United States
Russia
U. N. Security Council
Jacob A. Malik
U. S
Korea
Malik
U.S
Ernest A. Gross
Gross
June Council
Brazil
Pakistan
Security Council
Truman
Senate
Sweden Tightens Defenses After Plane Downing
Sweden boosts air alertness and orders its air force to shoot back if attacked after a Soviet jet downed a Swedish patrol plane. Denmark instructs its pilots to return fire. Foreign Minister Ostlen Unden returns from Italy as observers doubt any shift from Sweden's long held policy of neutrality.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Russia
Denmark
Oesten Unden
Rome
Unden
Swedens
Taft Speech Tonight in New York on Eisenhower Address
Sen. Robert A. Taft will respond tonight at 6 pm EST via television and radio to Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's Abilene Kansas speech. Event ties to Winchester Drive-In Theatre promotions and local shopping notices from Sears Roebuck. Cookie sale by ROUSS Drum & Bugle Corps also advertised with June sale dates.
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New York
Robert A. Taft
Gen. Dwicht
D. Eisenhower
Abilene
Kan
Rouss Drum & Bugle Corps
Kenmore
Sears, Roebuck and CO
North
Loudoun St
Truman Rules Out 15 Percent Tax Cut by President
President Truman said no president can cut taxes by 15 percent and that taxes should rise to meet the deficit. Sen. Taft and Gen. Eisenhower spar over tax cuts while Kefauver warns isolationism could guide the GOP. Harriman predicts Democratic victory as Taft and Eisenhower vie for delegates ahead of the July convention.
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Truman
Robert A. Taft
Taft
Eisenhower
Sen
Estes Kefauver
White House
Kefauver
Gen
Harriman
Bult Averell Harriman
District of Columbia
Illinois
Springfield
Republican National Committee
Chicago
Texas
Britain’s defense minister lauds UN team work in Korea
Field Marshal Earl Alexander praised UN forces for teamwork in Korea after a week in Japan and the Korean front. He said British criticism of the war’s conduct is absolutely unjustified and expressed strong approval of the overall Korean layout during a brief Edmonton press conference. He is en route from Ottawa to Washington and London.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Britain
Earl Alexander
United Nations
Korea
Japan
Korean Front
Alexander
Canada
Italy
Ottawa
Washington
London
Increased U S Aid Pledged to French in Indochina
The United States pledges a substantial rise in arms shipments to double Vietnamese forces in Indochina. The decision follows three days of talks with French officials and suggests the U S will bear nearly 40 percent of future costs in the six year conflict.
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U.S
Indochina
Washington
United States
U. S
Truman's Job Reform Plans Killed by Senate
The Senate voted 56 to 29 to kill three of President Truman's government reorganization proposals that would have removed Senate confirmation for city postmasters US marshals and customs collectors. Postmaster control highlighted a clash between postal unions and the Hoover Report supporters.
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Truman
Senate
Washington
U S
House
Congress
Citizens Committee For the
Hoover Report
Jesse M. Donaldson
Harvard Confers Degrees as Dulles Lovett Speak
Harvard University awards about 3000 degrees in ceremonies highlighted by speakers John Foster Dulles and Defense Secretary Robert A. Lovett. Irvin T. O Connell Jr of Winchester Virginia delivers the salutatory in Latin, joined by other high ranking students including John H Mansfield of San Francisco and Jack E Brown of Council Bluffs.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard University
John Foster Dulles
State Department
Defense
Robert A. Lovett
Irvan T. O'Connell, Jr
Winchester
John H. Mansfield
San Francisco
Jack E. Brown
Council Bluffs
O'Connell
Full Summer Vesper Schedule Released By Dr. E. T. Clark
Dr. E T Clark pastor of the First Baptist Church was installed as president of the Winchester Ministerial Association for a third term. New officers include Rev Robert A Whitten as vice president and Rev William Hanckel as secretary treasurer. Committees named at the installation cover Inter Church Mor al and Social Welfare and other duties with chairmen including Rev Raymond Womeldorf Dr William Archer Wright and Rev Carl W Hiser among others.
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E. T. Clark
First Baptist Church
Winchester Ministerial Association
Dr. Clark
Robert A. Whitten
William Hanckel
Raymond Womeldorf
William Archer Wright
Carl W. Hiser
Edgar G. Hill
J. 8. Duckwall
L. Flickinger
Walker McC. Bond
Today Is Hottest So Far In June
Local residents endured a heat spike with the thermometer at 94 shortly after noon marking the warmest June day so far this month. The week’s prior highs hovered near 93 with 67 at night offering some relief though the coolest was 46 earlier.
Cost of living climbs near record on food and rent
The cost of living index rose to 189 percent of the 1935 39 average for the month ending May 15, led by rent and food gains. White collar wage adjustments push 1.25 million rail workers two cent hourly boosts, plus at least one cent for 100 000 textile aviation and oil workers. Ceilings on bottled whiskey and wine suspended due to stock and sales lag.
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Washington
Office of Price Stabilization
Jurors Rule Woman Was Insane When She Shot Husband
Dorothy Kornarens, a 24 year old former model from Silver Spring, was found insane at the time of the shooting that killed her husband, John Henry Kornarens, 42, a Washington beauty parlor operator known as Mr. Jack. The trial lasted three days with an eight hour jury deliberation in Hagerstown Maryland.
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Hagerstown
Dorothy Kornarens
Silver Spring
Dorothy
Lester Gaskins
Washington
John Henry Kornarens
Kornarens
Mr. Jack
Mother, 27, Gives Birth to Quadruplets
WEYMOUTH Mass Mrs Marion L Manning 27 is mother of healthy quadruplets Three boys and a girl were born at South Shore Hospital last night The babies all placed in incubators weigh two to three pounds each and measure about a foot long Hospital physicians report their conditions as fair several hours after the last birth All four deliveries were normal by Dr Robert R Ryan Her husband John is a 35 year old bus line operator
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Weymouth
Mass
Marion L. Manning
South Shore Hospital
Robert R. Ryan
John
Steel Strikers Face Financial Strain Amid Walkout
Walter Klis of Jones and Laughlin Steel in Pittsburgh reports rising requests for aid from steelworkers families as the 18 day strike bites the defense program. The union does not offer strike benefits but locals plan a welfare fund. 650000 strikers and 100000 allied workers affected across railroads and mines, with Alabama hit hardest.
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Pittsburgh
Philip Murray
CIO United
Walter Klis
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp
Klis
Alabama
Steelworkers Union
Drew Pearson Punches In Lobbyist in Mayflower Lobbying Row
The columnist Drew Pearson was punched in the Mayflower Hotel lobby after lunch by Charles Patrick Clark a 78 000 a year lobbyist and lawyer. Pearson filed a simple assault warrant and Clark planned to appear in court to answer the complaint.
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Washington
Drew Pearson
Charles Patrick Clark
Clarke
Peason
Mayflower Hotel
Pearson
U. S. Attorney’s Office
Clark
Truman War Investigating Committee
White House
Painter Dangles Hour From Pole Before Rescue
Everett witnesses a painter stranded from the Snohomish County Courthouse flagpole for nearly an hour before N C Nielson and Bert Justice of a utility crew rescued him. Dave E Kerr, who slipped from a sling, was hospitalized for observation but suffered no lasting injuries.
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Everett
Wash
Snohomish County
Dave E. Kerr
Appa
Public Utility Company
N. C. Nielson
Bert Justice
Kerr
Bass Season Opens Here Tomorrow
Bass season starts at midnight and fishermen will flood Frederick County streams. Clear waters boost odds for tomorrow's outing as fish have been placed in streams and only bass under size should be released with minimal harm to the fish.
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Frederick County
Apple Processors Expect Relief From Price Ceiling Squeeze
Senator Robertson reports two measures within ten days to ease price controls for apple canners. Canners may pass increases to consumers up to parity and adjust prices across pack sizes while keeping overall averages stable. About 50 nonessential items to be decontrolled soon, with 125 more later.
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Apple
Washington
Sen. Robertson
D-Va
OPS
Ellis Arnall
Robertson
Arnall
Taft Offered Knowland Vice Presidential Nomination
The Chronicle reports from Washington that Sen. Robert Taft offered California Senator William Knowland the Republican vice presidential slot if Knowland backs Taft for president at the Chicago convention. Knowland would not confirm or deny and said he remains pledged to Governor Earl Warren and would not trade before the convention.
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San Francisco
the Chronicle
Washington
Robert A. Taft
California
William K. Knowland
Taft
Chicago
Knowland
Earl Warren
Warren
Progress Toward Preventing a Third World War
President Truman said the United States has made great progress toward preventing a third world war while warning the nation remains in a continuing emergency. He spoke at a news conference on the possibility of new Koreas and noted urgency in anti-aircraft defenses and military aircraft programs.
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Washington
Truman
United States
Koreas
Senate Preparedness Committee
President Considers Taft-Hartley Act in Steel Dispute
President Truman said he is considering invoking the Taft Hartley Act over the steel strike but doubts 650000 CIO Steel Workers would obey a court order. He stressed the decision will not be swayed by congressional action and noted existing contempt cases against John L. Lewis. The strike threatens broader industry, military production, and national security.
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Washington
Truman
CIO
Senate
House
Supreme Court
Congress
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Truman backs Canada in Seaway project after Senate defeat
President Truman said the United States will support Canada in building the St. Lawrence Seaway despite the Senate vote against direct U.S. participation. Canada planned to proceed alone if needed, and U S support is sought to clear the way with the International Boundary Commission on the shared border project.
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Washington
Truman
Canada
St. Lawrence Seaway
Senate
U.S
U. S
International Boundary Commission
Miss Nora B Moore Dies in Berryville
Miss Nora B Moore of Berryville and Washington died at her home Milton Valley near Berryville. Born in Berryville she was the daughter of late Judge Samuel J C Moore and Ellen Kownslay Moore. Funeral Friday at Grace Episcopal Berryville with Rev Henry G Lane. burial Green Hill Cemetery. The notice also mentions a Kiwanis Carnival event with free bus rides.
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Nora B. Moore
Berryville
Washington
Milton Valley
Samuel J. C. Moore
Ellen Kownslay Moore
Grace Episcopal Church
Henry G. Lane
Green Hill Cemetery
Two Armed Convict Escapees At Large Intri County Area
State police and guards hunted two armed Black escapees who overpowered a road gang guard and fled in a state truck near Route 277 between Doble Toll Gate Clarke County and Stephens City Frederick County. Prisoners David Bazemore 25 and Oliver Minter 30, were identified. Bloodhounds and a police plane policed the area as searches continued at dusk.
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Intri-County
Ik Grove
Frederick County
Doble Toll Gate
Clarke County
Stephens City
Set. H. A. Williams
David Lee Bazemore
North Carolina
Oliver Minter
Culpeper
Williams
Byrd Draws Large Crowds On Virginia Campaign Swing
Senator Harry F. Byrd tours rural Virginia, delivering five speeches after four the day before. He greets hundreds at Stanleytown Bassett Stuart Hillsville Galax and Independence as former Governor William M. Tuck lauds the crowd sizes and Byrd’s long service.
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Martinsville
Virginia
Harry F. Byrd
Byrd
F. P. Miller
Stanleytown
Bassett
Henry County
Stuart
Patrick County
Hillsville
Carroll County
Galax
Independence
Grayson County
Washington
William M. Tuck
Senator Byrd
Pittsylvania
Franklin
Henry
Patrick
Carroll and
Grayson
State Department Project Draws Ire of Senators
Senators object to a State Department plan to send officials to Michigan and California to swap information with state governments. Sen. Connally complains about where staff would be sent, while Sen. Bridges calls for investigation. The plan would involve Paul Paddock Jr to Michigan and John P Hoover to California to exchange foreign and domestic data.
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Washington
State Department
California
Michigan
America
Senate
Sen
Connally
D-Tex
Sen. Bridges
New Hampshire
Paul Paddock, Jr
G. Mennen Williams
John P. Hoover
Earl Warren
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Gabreski
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