Virginia leaders clash over school textbook lists for Congress
Governor Tuck and President Colgate Darden Jr oppose House Un American Activities Committee demand for Virginia school textbooks. Darden plans to prepare a list of texts used by universities and cites public funds support for UVA while Tuck threatens noncompliance. Both indicate they will resist outside control of local education choices.
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I Ty
Virginia
Colgate Darden Jr
Tuck
House UN
Darfed
Darden
Ashington
Den
Umon
Tewn
Sales Directory Item Near Winchester
At 1 p m a sale by Frank Car 1% miles southeast of Winchester on Royal Road offers furniture and goods. Mrs Laura Walters Shade North Kent Street Winchester sells furniture and household goods at 1 p m. July 9 at 10 a m Mrs T A 136 S Cameron Street Winchester sells furniture and personal items. Estate ofpet M Allen 3 miles north features horses cattle hogs and farm machinery.
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Frank
Winchester
Gan Royal Road
Mopur
Laura Walters Shade
North Kent St
T. A
S. Cameron St
Win
Pet M. Allen
Lions Dinner to Hear Randolph Address and Honors
About 125 Lions expected at Randolph area dinner featuring former Congressman Jennings Randolph. Awards will honor 15, 10, and five year attendees. George Sanders headed Lion of the Year selection. Local clubs from Martinsburg, Bunker Hill Inwood, Stephens City and Berryville join.
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Jennings Randolph
P. G. Ireland
C. F. Schenck
Earl Mason
Marvin Weaver
William Wheatley
Robert Gaines
Bryant Harper
Robert E. Smith
Edward R. Kingsley
Parkersburg
Lions International
Paul E. Anderson
George Sanders
Hoyle Riley
Lions Clubs
Martinsburg
Bunker Hill-Inwood
Stephens City
Berryville
August Cahill
Rebert Smith
Riley
Samuel Johnston
William Battaile
Anderson
Berlin truck blockade delays 80 West German cargoes
German police report Soviet authorities refused entry to about 80 West German truck cargoes at Berlin in the last day over alleged irregularities in travel papers. Some trucks still reached Berlin while others were turned away at Helmstedt border. British transport officials investigated the new Berlin boundary snarl affecting commerce.
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Berlin
Helmstedt
One Minute Photo Camera Demonstrated At Valley Photo Center
An estimated 150 people witnessed demonstrations of the new Polaroid camera at Valley Photo Center last night. Many pictures were taken as the camera produces a finished sepia photograph one minute after snapping.
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Valley Photo Center
Robbery and chase after station shooting near Winchester
Police traced a 1937 or 1938 Chevrolet as part of a bank robbery at a Winchester area station. Johnson, wounded in the raid, reported $120 stolen from a cash register before surgery. Bloodhounds and a patrol search followed, with officers deployed across farm and wooded areas and a plane aiding the ground effort.
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Roberts
Martinsburg
Max Rogers
Rogers
Winchester
Rudolph
Front Royal Road
Grimes
Johnson
Bunker Hill
Trenary Bros. _ electrical
Trenary
George Schecter
Often Misspelled Aberration and Finical Synonyms
A compact guide notes common misspellings and lookalikes for aberration and finical. It contrasts spelling quirks with related words such as fastidious foppish dapper unduly dainty.
Move to Three Day Week in Coal Industry Gains Ground
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co and other operators press for a three day work week while negotiations continue. Lewis cites unresolved issues and warns of shifting pressure to August or later as stockpiled coal and weather demand rise.
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Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co
Northern and Western
Lewis
Mississippi
Southern Coal Producers Assn
U. S. Steel Corp
UMW
Cincinnati
George H. Love
Catholics Resist Communist Push In Slovakia
Reports from Prague and Bratislava say loyal Catholics clash with communist groups in Slovakia, prompting brief martial law for about 60 hours. In Nitra 20 people are reported injured and a policeman beaten, with further outbreaks in the northwest region.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Slovakia
Bratislava
Nitra
Girl Scout Camp Delayed by Flood Near Gore
Nearly 100 Winchester and Martinsburg Girl Scouts are delayed from starting at White Rock Camp near Gore due to flood conditions. The opening date is postponed to July 4 to July 18, preserving the two week stay by extending the end date. Capon Bridge road remains impassable and camp fields are flooded. An engineer will assess prevention steps for future floods.
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Winchester
White Rock
Gore
Girl Releases Pups In City Cage In Baltimore
In Baltimore on June 30 two dogcatchers testified they stopped chasing dogs to pursue a 17-year-old girl who loosed their bag. Magistrate Herbert Franklin heard she caused trouble as SPCA agents denied wrongdoing. Miss Ruth V. Stewart said the dog belonged to a friend and six others escaped when she opened the cage.
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Baltimore
Herbert Franklin
Ruth V. Stewart
SPCA
Blaser to Lead Grassland Research at Virginia Station
A pasture and forage crops research program at the Northern Virginia station of VPI, Middleburg, funded by a 125000 gift from Paul Mellon, will be led by Dr. R. E. Blaser. The project aims to breed improved pasture crops, develop management systems, study seed production, and evaluate forage crops for various livestock.
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United States
VPI
Middleburg
Paul Mellon
Upperville
R. E. Blaser
Rutgers
North Carolina State
Cornell
University of Florida
H. N. Young
Virginia
Young
Ohio Negro Delegate To Girls Nation May Not Attend
In Columbus Ohio June 30 the question of sending Joan Rankin the 16 year old Negro governor of Girls State to Washington is debated. The American Legion auxiliary opposes sending her citing potential social discrimination. Negro groups and officials urge sending Rankin and a resolution of disapproval has been proposed by two state legislators. The Washington area AVC invited Rankin as a welcome guest at their non segregated club and hotel if she attends.
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Columbus
Ohio
American Legion Auxiliary Girls
Washington
Joan Rankin
Cincinnati
Joan
Ohio State Democratic League
Washington Area American Veterans Committee
Miss Rankin
AVC
Miners Endorse Three Day Week Amid Labor Talks
Oper ators defend a three day work week as miners press for changes. George H Love leads negotiators stating the move ignores public needs and breaches the contract with operators.
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George H. Love
Berryville Site Favorited by Committee for School
Berryville location chosen after a committee report cites eleven reasons supporting the Berryville site. The top justification notes its proximity to the school.
Berryville site favored for county school consolidation plan
A survey lists Berryville as the better county seat choice with nearer center, larger population, good facilities, safe water, adequate sewage, improved fire protection and cheaper transportation. It notes a 16 mile max distance to Loudoun and to the Old Chapel site and confirms feasible bus routing.
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Old Chapel
Berryville
Eon
Beryville
Berryvile
Loudoun County
West Virginia
R. C. Haydon
Arthur E. Chapman
Paul Hounshell
Culpeper County
Paul
Housing Continue Fights Over Public Housing Bill in Congress
The House GOP policy chief Rep Martin of Massachusetts led opposition claiming the bill endangers Treasury and raises taxes. Senate sponsor Sen Maybank argued for swift passage as Truman sends the plan to Congress. The program would build 1,050,000 public housing units in seven years with up to 400 million in rent subsidies.
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Senate
House Gop
Rep
Martin
Massachusetts
Capitol
Treasury
Taft
Maybank
D-L
House
Truman
Congress
Figures Pinpoint 810 000 Units in Six Years With Subsidies
The report sets a target of 810000 housing units over six years and caps rent subsidies at 308 million dollars annually, outlining the policy framework and funding limits for housing support.
DuPont Breakup Aims to Open Markets for Small Manufacturers
The case argues that breaking up DuPont and other giants, including General Motors and United States Rubber, would eliminate large concentrations of power, reduce dominance, and restore competition by allowing small and medium-sized manufacturers to compete in markets long closed to them.
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United States
DuPont
General Motors
United States Rubber
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