Plea of Innocence Opens Roanoke Jury Selection
Lee Scott, 16, an Eagle Scout and high school honor student, prepared to plead not guilty as jury selection began in Roanoke's Hastings court on the murder charge of Dana Marie Weaver. Judge Kuyk ordered secrecy. 66 potential jurors and 50 witnesses filled the municipal building as defense attorney T Warren Messick reported threats due to his defense.
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Roanoke
Lee Scott
Hastings Court
Dana Marie Weaver
Husky
T. Warren Messick
Messick
Dirk A. Kuyk
Scott
Commonwealth
C. E. Cuddy
Dana Marie
Christ Episcopal Church
Berlin Strike End Clears Way for East-West Trade
The five week railway strike in Berlin ends as the anti Communist railway union obeys Western Allied orders and calls members back to work on the Soviet controlled lines. West marks will be paid to strikers, easing the city’s economic strain and resuming East-West trade talks under Paris Four-Power framework.
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Berlin
Anticommunist Railway Union
UGO
West Berlin
Paris
West Pointer Hugh James Hall Jr Wins Academy Appointment
New West Pointer Hugh James Hall Jr son of Mr and Mrs Hugh James Hall 16 Shirley St has a United States Military Academy appointment Hall prepped at Bullis School Silver Spring Md for West Point exams The appointment came through Rep Burr P Harrison and Hall will enter the academy Friday While at Handley High School Hall served on the Handlian staff and the honor court He has a brother Robert Hall who graduated from Handley High this month and plans to attend Washington and Lee University in the fall.
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Hugh James Hall JR
Hugh James Hall
Shirley St
United States Military Academy
Hall
Bullis School
Silver Springs
West Point
Burr P. Harrison
Handley High School
Handlian
Robert Hall
Washington and Lee University
Truman weighs timing of arms for Europe plan
President Truman has not decided when to send the arms for Europe bill to Congress amid White House hopes for quick action on the Atlantic Pact. Senate leader Lucas says pact consideration follows labor debate, while a $100 million Latin American revolving credit would fund advance military orders rather than grants.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Senate
Lucas
Europe
Million Landlords Prepare For Increases in Rents
Washington reports under the 1949 rent control act about a million landlords may seek higher rents. Housing Expeditor Tighe E. Woods says his agency issued many application blanks and four new orders could lift rents for landlords who add services or improvements. The act permits boosts for small operators and larger owners under specified net income rules. Woods notes unknown average rent increases.
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Washington
Tighe E. Woods
Wood
Woods
Belgians Hand Smashing Defeat To Communists
Belgium’s June 27 parliamentary tabulations show the Social Christian party leading with 44.4 percent but short of an absolute majority, ending King Leopold referendum hopes. Communists suffer a sharp loss while Liberals and Liberals gain, and Premier Spaak’s coalition cabinet resigns per custom.
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Brussels
Belgium
Leopold
Social Christian Party
Liberal Party
Paul-Henri Spaak
England
Short Work Week Brings Dilemma To Railroads
Gustav Metzman, president of the New York Central, warns that the 40 hour work week for non operating employees creates one of the greatest emergencies in railroads. He cites a 25 percent rise in day rates since last year and calls for union backing to boost productivity as the industry faces declining business before September.
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Chicago
New York Central Railroad
Gustav Metzman
Association of American Railroads
Metzman
Bank Officials Attend 56th Virginia Bankers Convention
Harold G. Brown president of Shenandoah Valley National Bank Wilbur M Feltner assistant cashier and S Donald McFadden trust officer and assistant cashier of Farmers and Merchants National Bank attend the 56th annual convention of the Virginia Bankers Association opening today in Hot Springs Mrs Brown and their son Harold Brown Jr accompany Mr Brown to Hot Springs.
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Harold G. Brown
Shenandoah Valey National Bank
Wilbur M. Feltner
S. Donald McFadden
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Virginia Bankers Assn
Hot Springs
Brown
Harold Brown Jr
Confidence man Sigmund Engel languishes in jail
Chicago reports a 13 year old con artist named Sigmund Engel jailed awaiting arraignment on charges of bilking women across the world. He lured victims with promises of marriage and romance including a claimed $250,000 hidden fortune, and was captured after a trap involving a 55 year old woman.
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Chicago
Sigmund Engel
Michigan Ave
Engel
Reseda J. Corrigan
John S. Boyle
Boyle
Irving Kruger
Kruger
Corrigan
Installation Fete Set for Thursday By Lions Club
Winchester Lions cancel tomorrow’s luncheon to hold the annual installation dinner at 7 p.m. Thursday at the George Washington hotel.
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Lions Club
Winchester Lions
George Washington Hotel
Man Eats Live Crab for Prize Money in Chester
Chester, June 27. Lawrence Johnson a 34 year old stevedore ate a live hard shelled crab weighing about a pound and a half for 20 dollars from Albert Michel. He chewed it rather than swallowed it and later went to Chester hospital for X rays though not an emergency. By Saturday morning he felt no pain and did not return.
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Chester
Lawrence Johnson
Johnson
Albert Michel
Chester Hospital
Testimony Ends In Coplon Case
The espionage trial of Judi th Coplon ended as Judge Albert L Reeves denied a defense motion for acquittal and other motions. A jury of eight men and four women was expected to hear final arguments the next day after two hours were allotted to each side. Court opened earlier at 8 30 a m for proceedings.
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Washington
Judith Coplon
Albert L
Reeves
Justice Department
Archibald Palmer
Knife Victim Weds In Operating Room
A 25-year-old man from Girardville, Arthur Engle, was married in Ashland State hospital while lying on the operating table after sustaining knife wounds in the chest leg and arms. His bride Mary Harkaway of Mahoney Plane Pa stood by as the wedding proceeded the day after the injury.
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Ashland
Girardville, Pa
Ashland State Hospital
Arthur Engle
Mary Harkaway
Mahoney Plane
Engle
Housing Bill Fronts Face Test Vote in House
In Washington on June 27, backers of the administration housing bill won an initial vote 137 to 99 against a substitute with no public housing. The plan seeks 1,060,000 public units in seven years with federal aid. Republicans split over compromise and opposition while Senate already approved a version.
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Washington
House
White House
Senate
Repubs
Rep
Cole
America
Mr. Truman
Lucas backs emergency seizure plan for strikes in labor bill
Senator Lucas said President Truman does not object to emergency seizure of struck plants as part of new labor legislation. He spoke after meeting Truman at the White House. The Senate plans a vote on emergency measures to replace the Taft Hartley Act amid debates over injunctions and national emergencies.
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Washington
Lucas
D-ll
Truman
Senate
Tru- Man
White House
Exchange Club To Elect Three For Second Half Year
Winchester Exchange Club will elect three board members for the second half of the year. Nominating chair Charles Dick leads the committee. Entertainment features the film Historic Virginia. Discussion may include ladies night and August picnic at Willow Lawn pool for underprivileged children. Members with perfect attendance include Clarke Cooper Irvine Cather Douglas Cather Charles Dick Dick Dole Hugh Emmons Dr Courtney Grim Carl Haines Lewis Hyde James March Dr Leon Slavin Claude Smalts William Sullivan Bruce Gorham Shirley Bly.
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Winchester Exchange Club
Board of Control
Charles Dick
Virginia
Willow Lawn Pool
Clarke Cooper
Irvine Cather
Douglas Cather
Dick Dole
Hugh
Freed Of Perjury Charge By Supreme Court
The Supreme Court overturned Harold R. Christoffel’s perjury conviction, a former Milwaukee labor leader. The ruling, 5 to 4, found government presence in the alleged perjury during his 1950s testimony to a House labor committee about communist ties. He had faced a two to six year sentence.
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Christoffel
Supreme Court
Washington
Harold R. Christoffel
Milwaukee
U. S
House Labor Committee
Supreme Tribunal
Flanders Outlines Atomic Policy Speech and Four Purposes
Senator Flanders urged a national policy against using the atomic bomb in war while keeping readiness for retaliation. He outlined four aims: deter immediate use, guide military planning, reassure allied publics behind the Iron Curtain, and push UN controls on atomic energy. He also criticized secrecy as harming security according to Dr. Karl T. Compton.
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Washington
Flanders
Senate
House
United States
United Nations
Congress
Handley 29 Class Reunion Attracts 46 Members
Handley high school alumni from the class of 1929 held a reunion with 46 members attending. Richard Eddy chaired the event and introduced guests including Mrs. Opal Solenberger Miss Mildred Lee Grove W. R. Legge and Mr. and Mrs. Garland Quarles. Honor guests spoke about Handley today. The class began in seventh grade when Handley school opened in 1924 and was the first to complete all high school grades in the new building. They voted to donate any remaining reunion funds to a Handley memorial fund.
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Ae Eve Verying
Richard Eddy
Opal Solenberger
Mildred Lee Grove
W. R. Legge
Garland Quarles
Handley
Handley School
Handley Fund
Recession Seen Stretching Into 1950 With Slow Recovery
Halfway through 1949 analysts forecast a piecemeal downturn and a bottom by early 1950. Growth is expected to resume next spring, with a nine month recovery trajectory into late 1950 and a return to 1948 levels unlikely before 1951 or 1952.
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