Senate approves higher pensions for millions in social security bill
The Senate passed a measure 81 to 2 to roughly double benefits under the old age and survivors insurance program. The bill would add about 10 million people to coverage, raise family benefits to 150, and push tax rates toward 1970 levels. A conference with the House will resolve differences before final action.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
House
Conference Committee
Butler
Cain
Winchester Chamber Drives New Membership Campaign
Winchester Chamber of Commerce launches a one day membership drive as Eugene Bakers marks his second year as executive secretary. He praises the chamber for state-wide recognition and lists key projects including the Winchester Frederick health Unit, the historical society, coal relief, literature distribution for newcomers, and polio era DDT promotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Chamber of Commerce
Eugene Bakers
Chamber of Commerce
Winchester Chamber
Lakers
Winchester- Frederick
Winchester
Civil Rights Clash Over Draft Extension Probed in Senate
In Washington the draft extension bill faces a civil rights clash over a Russell amendment allowing enlistees or draftees to serve only with peers of their race. Senate leaders fear votes to kill the measure and may seek an overnight session to finish action. The debate centers on President Truman's order for equal treatment in the armed services amid a broader three year extension versus House two year extension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Truman
Russell
D- Ga
Senate Armed Services Committee
Lucas
Tfl
Saltonstall
R-Mass
GOP
Armed Services
House
Congress
Lodge
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
Governors Stay In the Middle In State Battle
Governors sidestepped endorsement of the State Department in a conference resolutions committee meeting. Duff and Carlson urged neutrality while Lane pressed for confidence in Acheson, as McCarthy charges faced denial from Acheson and aides.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
State Department
Acheson
James H. Duff
Pennsylvania
William Preston Lane, Jr
Maryland
Conference Resolutions Committee
Frank Carlson
Kansas
Resolutions Committee
Samator McCarthy
R-Wis
McCarthy
State Acheson
Earl Warren
California
Alfred E. Driscoll
New Jersey
Policy review reopens aid dispute over Formosa defense
Washington and Tokyo sweep policy reviews reopening the debate on U S military aid to Chiang Kai shek for Formosa defense. Assistant Secretary Dean Rusk leads Far Eastern overviews consulting with Senate Republicans while Johnson and Bradley confer with MacArthur in Tokyo.
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Washington
U. S
Tokyo
Chiang Kai-shek
Formosa
State Department
Dean Rusk
Acheson
Defense Johnson
Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Douglas MacArthur
Western Pacific
Rusk
Senate
Far East
Europe
Taft
Ohio
Bridges
Brewster
R-Me
Millikin
Knowland
Calif
Wiley
R-Wis
China
Generalissimo
Chiang
Form USA
Johnson
Lausche Cools Fire Over Taft Vote Stance
Ohio Governor Lausche refused to reveal his exact position on voting for Republican Senator Taft or Democrat opponent Joe Ferguson in November. He echoed a cautious stance amid mixed reactions from Democratic national leaders and Republicans while comparisons surfaced to Earl Warren's independence in California politics.
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W. Va
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
Robert A. Taft
Lausche
Taft
Joe Ferguson
William Boyle, Jr
Albert A. Horstman
India Edwards
California
Earl Warren
Warren
Knowland
Nixon
Helen Gahagan Douglas
Senate
Sperry Wins Middletown Council Seat By Lot Drawing
Ainsworth Sperry was reelected to Middletown Town Council after drawing the higher number 29 to beat Elonza Stickley who drew 21. The tie from June 13 produced a 43 vote each, settled by a May calendar numbers drawing overseen by election commissioners in Frederick Circuit Court room. The incumbent slate holds a 4 to 2 majority with Hartman as mayor-elect and Dwyer and Hann joining the council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth Sperry
Middletown
Elonza Stickley
Sperry
Stickley
Frederick Circuit Court
C. L. Wright
J. 8. Carpenter
R. L. Smith
R. M. Muse
Fred J. Larrick
Howard Owens
Edward Good
Commonwealth
Joseph A. Massie, Jr
C. S. Hartman
Hartman
Winchester
Joseph Dwyer
Martin H. Hann
M. Herbert Rhodes
Walter B. Little
G. Larrick
Health Department Inoculates Children In Frederick County
The Frederick County Winchester Health Department completes immunizations for preschool children with Dr. Paul Chapman stating second inoculations wrap up next week at local offices. Prices for 1847 and Wm Rogers & Son Silverware increase 10 percent July 1 1950. Community notices include a Kernstown Methodist Church yard party and a D A W meeting at the Legion Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County-Winchester Heath
Paul Chapman
Rogers & Son
Clowe’s
Kernstown Methodist Church
Counee
Legion Home
Cameron
Railroad Strike Slated Sunday
The Switchmen Union of North America AFL says 4000 members will strike five Western and Midwestern railroads at 6 am Sunday to demand 48 hours pay for a 40 hour week. Daniel Loomis of the western railways says some lines may shut down completely.
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Chicago
Switchmen’s Union of North American
AFL
Arthur J. Glover
Great Northern
Chicago Great Western
Rick Island and Pacific
Denver and
Rio Grande Western
Western Pacific
Glover
Daniel P. Loomis
Association of Western Railways
World-Telegram
Sun
CIO International Union of Electrical Workers
Generalectric Cany
New York
IWE
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America
Independent
CIO
Toledo
Chesapeake and Ohio
Lorain
Fairport
Huron
C&o
Lakefront
FBI Finds No Tampering With Loyalty Files Says Tydings
Senator Tydings announced the FBI found no evidence to sustain Senator McCarthy’s claim that State Department loyalty files were tampered with. He cited a Justice Department report and FBI review after McCarthy accused a payoffs deal in the Amerasia case. The panel considers contempt against Jaffe and urges security reforms for foreign posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tydings
FBI
Washington
D-Md
McCarthy
Rwis
State Department
Truman
Senate
Department
Justice Department
Maryland
Senate Finance Relations
Cnt
John E. Puurifoy
Peurifoy
Amerasia
Senator Tydings
Philip Jaffe
Amerasia Magazine
Edward P. Morgan
Jaffe
New York
Lodge
R-Mass
Green
D-Ri
Senate Appropriations Committee
Europe
Long Period Of Peace Predicted In Speech
Former Senator Josh Lee of Oklahoma warned wartime foes and urged strengthening military power. Civil Aeronautics Board member cited caution on Stalin allies. Lee predicted a long era of peace and prosperity if defenses stay adequate. Neil A. Currie of Fayetteville received the 1949 Outstanding Coal Dealer award at the North Carolina Retail Coal Merchants Association banquet.
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Roanoke
Josh Lee
Oklahoma
Civil Aeronautics Board
Stalin
North Carolina Retail Coal Merchants Association
Lee
America
North Carolina
Neil A. Currie
Fayetteville, N. C
Notice rouss members uniforms issued for Harrisonburg trip
Uniforms will be issued Tuesday and Wednesday evenings for the Harrisonburg trip. All members must be present at 7 p m Wednesday for the Fulton landing flight. Secretary notices date 1p-6-20-21. Wanted salesman for new and used cars at Kern Motor Co apply in person. 1p-6-20-26.
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Kern Motor CO
S. Loudoun St
ROUSS
Harrisonburg
British Move to Oust Nationalists from UN
The Associated Press reports strife and labor actions across the country. Los Angeles transit workers win a five cent hour rise with a further three cent raise after a year. Bakery strikes hit five West Coast cities affecting 90 percent of area bread.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
West Coast
Pittsburgh
CIO American Newspaper Guild
New York Evening Daily
World-Telegram
Sun
AFL
Portland
Seattle
Bremerton
Everett
Plan Would Strip Britain of Funds
Top Republican senators drafted a plan to cut 340 million dollars from Britain's Marshall Plan aid unless Britain joins a European coal and steel pool. Senator Lodge explored Senate support to override opposition and redirect five billion dollars of Marshall Plan funds to cover Western Europe rearmament costs.
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Britain
Washington
Great Britain
Europe
Senator Lodge
R-Mass
Senate
Western
Floods Threaten Northwest and Western Canada
Heavy rains and rising rivers threaten British Columbia and Idaho with evacuations. The Harrison and Fraser rivers challenge dikes near Vancouver and Harrison Mills, while the Kootenai River rises north of Bonners Ferry, flooding hundreds of acres of farmland and prompting emergency response.
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United States
Canada
British Columbia
Harrison
Fraser
Harrison Mills
Vancouver
B. C
Canadian Pacific Railway
Idaho
Kootenai River
Bonners Ferry
New York
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Kentucky
Indiana
Oklahoma
Texas
Postponed Opening of Rouss Swimming Pool to Colored People
Charles L. Aikin of Winchester Park and Recreation Dept. announced today that the opening of Rouss Swimming Pool to colored people on Thursdays has been postponed indefinitely due to circumstances beyond his control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles L. Aikin
Winchester Park and Recreation Dept
Rouss
Delaney To Lead House Probe On Food Purity
Representative James J. Delaney to head a House investigation into the purity of national food. The panel will study chemicals pesticides and synthetic additives in production processing and packaging and the health effects of fertilizer derived from atomic energy by-products. Republicans favor possible Pure Food and Drug Act changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
James J. Delaney
New York
House
Sam Rayburn
Delaney
Britain Ready to Push Red China Seat at UN Security Council
London reports Britain shaping a campaign to seat Red China in the United Nations and on the Security Council. The effort, led by U N secretary general Trygve Lie, aims to sway votes including France and Egypt, despite U S opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Curtis
London
Red
China
United Nations
U. N
Trygvebie
Russia
Lie
Lake Success
Europe
Economic and Social Council i
Britain
Geneva
Peiping
Chiang Kai-shek
Security Council
France
Egypt
Ecuador
Indochina
United States
Winchester Lions win district honors at Roanoke convention
At the Winchester luncheon meeting Marvin Weaver said District 24-C had the highest attendance and greatest membership gain in Virginia during the state convention in Roanoke. Winchester earned permanent possession of its fifth silver trophy for Class A clubs after 15 straight years of top attendance. Next year’s gathering is planned for Richmond with the International convention in Atlantic City.
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Bers
Winchester Eee Club
Roanoke
Marvin Weaver
Winchester
Virginia
C. A. Hobert
Berryville
F. B. Riddick
Charlottesville
Weaver
Stephens City
William Battaile
Samuel Johnston
Richmond
Atlantic City
Fruit Growers Meet Tonight in Frederick County
The Frederick County Fruit Growers Assn holds a meeting at 8 p m in the Frederick County courthouse to discuss 1950 crop prospects. A. H. Teske of VPI, Dr. A. B. Groves, and J. P. Arthur are among the speakers. rain plan is church if needed.
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Frederick County
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U.S
Gop Brass
By Bill Garrard
Health Department
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Economic Cooperation Administration
ECA
Marshal
Labor Party
Schuman
Attlee
Northwest
The
Red China Council
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