Head of Tax Group Opposes Large Corporate Tax Hike
Chairman Doughton of the Ways and Means Committee says a 433 million dollar corporate tax boost goes too far. The panel voted 14 Democrats for and 10 Republicans against, with Doughton undecided ahead of next week’s floor vote. The measure also fronts 1.01 billion in excise tax cuts to offset.
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Washington
Doughton
D-Nc
House
Ways and Means
Ways and Means Committee
Truman
White House
Congress
Senate
Weeds Must Be Cut Warns Chief
Police Chief J Thomas Boyd announced that starting Monday officers will check for weed violations after May rains produced tall growth on vacant lots. Violators may face fines up to 500 dollars, up to 12 months in jail, or both for each 24 hour period weeds remain after notice.
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J. Thomas Boyd
Boyd
Hurley Invited to Elaborate on State Department Charges
Former U S ambassador to China Patrick J Hurley faces Senate investigators for elaboration on charges that State Department officials shielded operatives who sold or gave top secret documents to pro Communists. He implicated John S Service and linked Amerasia case activity to policy sabotage in China during 1944 45. The committee will hear Service and Deputy Undersecretary John E Peurifoy with McCarthy alleging payoff links.
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Washington
Patrick J Hurley
U. S
China
Senate
State Department
Hurley
John S. Service
Foreign Service
Service
McCarthy
Amerasia
John E. Peurifoy
Peurifoy
Stalin Wins Parliament Vote in Moscow
The Supreme Soviet unanimously backed Premier Joseph Stalin’s government and endorsed anti atomic weapon resolutions from the Stockholm world peace congress. Nikolai M. Shvernik was reelected chairman of the Supreme Soviet Presidium, a post he first won on March 19, 1946.
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Supreme Soviet
Joseph Stalin
Communist Party
World Peace Partisans
Stockholm
United Nations
United States
Russia
Nikolai M. Shvernick
Supreme Soviet Presidium
Soviet Union
Shvernick
Politburo
Cleveland Hits 1.4 Million Census Milestone
Greater Cleveland's population is estimated at 1,400,000 by a local statistician, marking a notable census milestone for the metropolitan area.
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Cleveland
Greater
Petition to Outlaw A-Bomb Launched
A communist sponsored movement launches the Stockholm Petition to outlaw the atomic bomb with a goal of 5 000 200 signatures by mid September. It calls for strict international control and labeling first nuclear powers as war criminals. The Supreme Soviet in Moscow unanimously adopts the petition as it circulates in the Soviet Union and Europe. Abbott Simon leads the American effort with ties to the Peace Information Center. The petition prompts high level U S criticism as undermining good faith.
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New York
United States
Stockholm
Peace Information Center
Abbott Simon
World Peace Partisans
New York City
Communist Daily Worker
Apple Growers Seek New Outlets Over Price Supports
Boston convention delegates from Diverse varieties urge Washington to drop price supports and push aggressive marketing. Growers, processors, and state groups discuss ad campaigns, funds, and new products like Freem juice concentrate to expand demand.
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The
Wall Street Journal
Boston Bureau
Boston
Washington
John Chandler
National Apple Institute
Walter G. Martin
Wapato
Wash
Truman Nold
Institute
John P. Peters
Gardners
United States
Peters
Jaycees to Honor Outstanding Man At Dinner Friday
Winchester will host the annual Junior Chamber of Commerce banquet and dance at the Winchester Country Club to honor the city's outstanding citizen of the year. The 1950 award considers at least three candidates, with Molden succeeding Bly as JCC president and Mrs. G T Binner Jr. heading Jayceeettes. Duke serves as state director, and about 130 guests are expected.
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JCC
Winchester Country Club
Gustav Bornscheuer
JCC and Jaycee Ettes
Molden
Bly
Ed L. Molden
Shirley Bly
G. T. Binner, Jr
C. Ridgely White
Winchester Junior Board of Trade
Charles Campbell, Jr
Harry Carpenter
Howard Vanderbilt
Maurice Trenary
Jack Fretwell
Hungary hails swap of Vogeler for crown held by Allies
Vienna reports Hungary proposes exchanging imprisoned American businessman Robert A. Vogeler for the Allied held crown of St Stefan. Negotiations suggest Vogeler could be released within weeks as U S stalled on consulate reopenings and travel ban. The relic’s security movements and Vatican mediation are noted amid ongoing settlement talks.
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Austria
Hungary
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U. S
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Stefan I
Germany
Wiesbaden
Frankfurt
High Commission
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Vatican
Red
Silvester
Stefan
New York
Cleveland
International Telephone & Telegraph Co
Edgar Sanders
European Nations Open Historic Coal Pool Meeting
Six Western European nations opened a historic conference in Paris to pool coal and steel production. French Foreign Minister Schuman urged creating a supra national authority to banish war, hoping Britain may join. talks will shape details and stages of implementation with possible veto powers and links to the Council of Europe.
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Robert Schuman
Europe
Britain
Schuman
France
Germany
Begium
Italy
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Williai Schuman
Council of Europe
Council
Cattle Dealer Charged with Fraud Indictment and Bond
Samuel Boyd Davis of Chadds Ford Pennsylvania, a livestock dealer, was indicted in Frederick County Circuit Court for issuing a bad check for 13119 to Farmers Livestock Exchange. He posted 5000 bond for a July 17 court appearance. The check, drawn on National Bank of Chester County and Trust Co, Chester Pennsylvania, was for feeder calves bought since August 1949 and resold on his Pennsylvania farm. Davis was brought to Winchester after extradition battles.
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Chadds Ford, Pa
Frederick County
Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc
Davis
National Bank of Chester County and Trust Co
Chester
French See
Pennsylvania
See
Winchester
Robert de Haven
Commonwealth
Joseph Massie, Jr
Blockade Runner Ships Reported Sunk Near Shanghai
Two blockade runners were said to strike mines and sink at the Yangtze mouth near Shanghai with fifteen feared dead. The British Navy could not confirm the report while Hong Kong firms cancelled future sailings to Shanghai. The vessels named were the Greek coaster Santos and the 800 ton Valve of Panama registry.
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Yangtze
Shanghai
Royal Navy
Santos
Kern Motor Co
Senate Finance Committee Backs Higher Social Security Wage Base
The Senate Finance Committee approved raising the wage base for Social Security taxes to 3600 a year, moving toward boosting maximum monthly retirement benefits to 80. The measure would expand coverage to about 10 million workers, extend to full time wholesale salesmen, and exclude funeral directors from coverage.
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Senate Finance Committee
Senate
House
George
D-Ga
Finance Committee
Senator Knowland
R-Calif
Secretary of Labor
53 Lovelies Enter Beauty Contest
Fifty three teenage lovelies from nine area towns compete in the Forty and Eight beauty contest at Handley High School auditorium Friday night. Officials release final entrant list with 31 from Winchester and other contestants from Woodstock Berryville Kernstown Madison Edinburg Albem Maurertown and Mt Jackson. Proceeds benefit teen activities and a buffet supper and dance follow at the armory.
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Winchester
Woodstock
Berryville
Kernstown
Madison
Edinburg
Albin
Maurertown
Mt. Jackson
Man Charged With Bigamy
Lawrence Fries, 24, of 25 W Boscawen St, jailed in Berryville on bigamy charges. He wed a Clarke County girl on March 25, 1950 while still married to a Florida woman married Sept. 11, 1946 in Miami. A preliminary hearing date has not been set.
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W. Boscawen St
Berryville
Commonwealth
Edward McC. Williams
Fries
Clarke County
Florida
Williams
Miami
Potomac Near Cesspool Condition Warns Officials
The State Water Control Board heard that the Potomac River in the Washington area is nearing cesspool conditions due to pollution. Harold A. Kemp of DC warned of deteriorating sanitary conditions and very low dissolved oxygen levels as Arlington and suburban Virginia regions face abatement actions. Edwin R. Cotton of the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin urged cooperation and careful action while avoiding delays to treatment facility construction.
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State Water Control Board
Potomac River
Washington
Harold A. Kemp
District of Columbia
Potomac
Kemp
Arlington County
Four Mile Run
Virginia
Edwin R. Cotton
Interstate Commission On
Potomac River Basin
Transit Firm Okays Contract in Virginia
Richmond workers of the Virginia Transit Company approved a two year contract under the utilities seizure law paving the way for release from state operation. Night shift in Richmond voted 30 to 28 while day shift favored 83 to 10 for the deal offering three cents an hour raise this year and two cents next year.
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Richmond
Virginia Transit Company
VIC
Tomorrow Is The Longest Day Not The Hottest
Science Service notes tomorrow may be the longest day with extended sunlight but not the hottest. The sun's rays are concentrated yet temperatures rise to a peak about a month after the solstice. Long days shorten nights thus delaying heat buildup across the nation.
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Naval Observatory
United States
Philadelphia
Columbus
Denver
Winnipeg
Canada
Acheson Defends State Department At Governors Meet
Secretary Acheson told governors at a four day session that the State Department is a good clean loyal service and denied McCarthy era charges of communists. He urged support for Point Four aid and argued it strengthens free worlds soil against extremism while asking Congress for quick approval of $35 million. He warned that some borrowing of state officials could occur to aid program aims and urged public understanding.
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Virginia
R. B. Graves
Syria
West Coast
Reuben G. Benz
Yakima, Wash
Apple Institute
Minard Farley, Jr
Michigan Apple Commission
Jack Bell
Spring& W. Va
Acheson
McCarthy
Rwis
Department
President Truman
United States
Truman
Congress
Fac
Demolition Plans Are Confirmed by Allied Officials
High Commissioner John J. Mc Cloy stated the Western Allies prepared for demolitions in case of a Soviet invasion and dismissed Communist claims of plans to flood the Rhine. He urged that the report about blowing Lorelei Mountain into the river and sealing navigation was false. A German magazine showed a Lorelei area highway with holes drilled in the road covered by concrete caps.
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Frankfurt
Germany
John J. McCloy
Rhine
Lorelei
West Germany
Europe
Five day outlook for Virginia cool trend with weekend rain
The Virginia forecast shows temperatures averaging two to four degrees below normal with a cool spell Thursday then warmer Friday and cooler again over the weekend. Scattered showers are possible late Friday or Saturday, with total rainfall near three quarters of an inch.
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Uniforms for Harrisonburg trip distribution
Notice to ROUSS members that uniforms will be issued on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings for the Harrisonburg trip. All participants must be present at 7 p.m. Wednesday for drill practice.
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ROUSS
Harrisonburg
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