Telephone Rate Hike Approved By SCC Today
The State Corporation Commission approved a rate increase for Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co of Virginia, boosting residential bills by 25 cents monthly and business rates by 75 cents to 1.75 dollars. The plan raises about 2.5 million dollars yearly for 453,000 subscribers, amid opposition from about 30 Virginia localities.
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Richmond
State Corporation Commission
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co of
Virginia
W. Marshall King
Ralph Catterall
H. Lester Hooker
SCC
Safe-Cracking Trial Opens in Winchester Court
A safe-breaking case opened in Winchester Court with seven witnesses called by the Commonwealth. James Melvin Dunaway is charged with breaking and entering and smashing a Green Chemical Co. safe on Wyck Street the prior weekend. FBI agents testified that debris from Dunaway's clothing matched insulation and paint from the safe, while defense counsel sought to show the chemicals matched common products.
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Winchester Corporation Court
The
Commonwealth
James Melvin Dunaway
N. Cameron St
Green Chemical Co
Wyck St
Winchester Commonwealth
Alan Dabney W. Watts
Robert R. Butler
J. Douglas Butter
Pvt
John Hoover
Winchester Police Department
Warren Rudolph
Francis M. Funk
Richard W. Flack
FBI
Henry B. Heilberger
Dunaway
J. Randolph Larrick
John F. Anderson
Flack
Rudolph
Friendship Fire Co Meeting Notice at Lions Shelter
The regular monthly meeting of the Friendship Fire Co. will be held at the Lions Shelter Thursday night at 8 o'clock. Persons wishing transportation meet at fire house. Important business. All members urged to attend. Refreshments. R. S. Ryan, Capt.
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The
Friendship Fire Co
Lions Shelter
Republicans Move to Counter Broad Tax Cut Plan
Senate Republicans proposed their own income tax cut as a counter to a Democratic plan. The measure boosts personal exemptions by 100 dollars a year for lower and middle brackets, yielding at least 20 dollars off for individuals and 40 for couples, starting July 1. It also halves the dividend relief provision. A closed-door GOP tally was to determine if enough defections exist to block the Democratic amendment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Washington
Senate Democrats
Sen. Millikin
R-Cole
Chilren
GOP
Eisenhower
Treasury
Nunan Convicted Of Tax Evasion
Joseph D. Nunan Jr., former commissioner of internal revenue, was found guilty by a Brooklyn federal court jury on all five counts of income tax evasion for 1946 to 1950. He faced possible 25 years in jail and a $50,000 fine. sentencing set for July 22. The defense argued the funds were inherited by his wife and not taxable.
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New York
Joseph D. Nunan Jr
Brooklyn
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Numan
Walter Bruchhausen
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Firemen Plan Alarm System and Fire School Dates
A centralized fire dispatching plan for Winchester was agreed by the C and P Telephone Co and the Firemen's Executive Association at the Sarah Zane Fire Hall. Dates set for a city fire school October 4-8 and 11-15, with a three hour daily session. Fire Prevention Week is planned for October 3-9 and an annual sale of Fire Prevention efforts organized by local officials.
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Winchester
C and P. Telephone Company
Firemen’s Executive Association
Sarah Zane Fire Hall
Conrad Akers
E. L. Cason, Jr
Culpeper
Fire Committee
The
Common Council
Council Fire School
State Board of Education
Friendship Fire Hall
William Gochenour
Taylor Barr
John Hawse
Dual Highway Project To James Wood High School
The State Highway Commission awarded a contract to divide a US Route 50 section from Winchester to James Wood High School. The plan includes a sidewalk from the school to the city limits for pedestrian safety and widens the road from 18 to 24 feet on the westbound lane while adding a new 24 foot eastbound road. Construction starts after contracts are signed and should finish in three months with a grass median strip.
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State Highway Commission
Winchester
James Wood High School
B. D. Fleener
Edinburg
Fleenor
Total Eclipse Captivates Millions Across U S
Millions of Americans woke to a spectacular total solar eclipse stretching 170 miles through five states en route to India. Crowds gathered in Minneapolis and St Paul while observers used smoked basement windows and welders helmets to view totality lasting 76 seconds.
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Joe F. Kane
Associated Press
India
St. Paul
Twin Cities
Minneapolis
Guatemalan Civil War Ends With Anti Communist Victory
In Guatemala the 21 day civil war ends as Col. Elfego Monzon and Col. Carlos Castillo Armas lead a new junta. The US embassy calls it a victory over communism while rebels claim triumph and call for continued anti communist actions. Armistice talks loom with insurgents and arms surrender urged.
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Guatemala
Carlos Castillo Armas
Jacobs Arbenz Guzman
Elfego Monzon
Arbenz
Monzon
Castillo Armas
el Salvador
Vatican
Gennaro Verolino
Zacapa
Chiquimala
Puerto Barrios
Caribbean
Castillo
U.S
John Peurifoy
Western Hemisphere
Two Students Jasper Honored By Lions Club
Two local students were named Lion Cubs by the Winchester Lions Club at the annual ladies night dinner. John Lewis of Handley and Nalda Baughman of James Wood received certificates and $25 bonds. Robert Jasper was named Lion of the Year, given a rod and reel for his service as zone chairman. The event at the George Washington Hotel drew about 150 Lions and guests.
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Winchester Lions Club
John Lewis
Handley
Richard Lewis
Nalda Baughman
James Wood
Virgil Baughman
Charles Campbell
George Washington Hotel
Robert Jasper
Jasper
Shenandoah Valley
Winchester
Garland R. Quarles
Paul D. Beable
James Wood High School
Ministerial Association
Campbell
Leland Hayden
Annandale
J. Thomas Boyd
Cecil Adams
L. Baker Loper
John C. Blackburn
Howard Shockey
Carter Baker
Lion Jamer
H. A. Lowry
August Cahill
Wilbur Feltner
Ralph Cain
Curtis Barr
James Wilkins
Bernard Grove
James Snider
Jack Ireland
Frederick Cooperative Farm Bureau Ends Wool Supply
The Frederick Cooperative Farm Bureau announces a halt to wool collection effective July 1. The notice specifies the cessation date and directs readers to follow subsequent disclosures for details.
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Frederick
CIO Steelworkers Win 5-Cent Hourly Hike Across Major Plants
Pittsburgh reports the United Steelworkers reach a two year contract with U S Steel and Bethlehem Steel offering a five cent per hour raise, higher pensions and improved insurance for about 600000 workers. U S Steel signs first with 190000 USW members, Bethlehem follows for 80000, Jones & Laughlin joins. pace setter says other producers will sign or memo the pattern.
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Pittsburgh
CIO
United Steelworkers
U. S. Steel Corp
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem Steel Co
New York
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
U. S. Stee
David J. McDonald
Basic Steel
U. S. Steel
New Laws Take Effect Across Virginia After 1954 Assembly
Richmond reports hundreds of laws from the 1954 General Assembly take effect today. Enactments include amended charters for about 80 localities and over 50 changes in game and fishing laws, plus measures on taxes motor vehicle codes labor health elections conservation and education.
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Richmond
General Assembly
Virginia
Harvest of Barley Highlights County Agricultural Work
County Agent John T. Wolfe reports the 1954 barley crop is of exceptional quality with yields well above average. Winds and rain last Saturday damaged some unharvested fields up to 25 percent, while other stands remained largely undamaged. Harvests use combines. average yields from eight Frederick County farms and one Clarke County farm totaled about 68 bushels per acre, higher than last year.
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John T. Wolfe
Tony
Virginia
West Virginia
Mr. Wolfe
Wolfe
Underwood Farm
White Hall
Frederick County
Clarke County
Two Senate staffers denied clearance by Defense Department
The Senate Investigations subcommittee reported that two staff members were denied security clearance to handle classified material. Defense officials cited affirmative evidence preventing clearance, but did not reveal the identities or the accusations. Mundt scheduled a session to review the Army’s report on their status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Washington
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Defense Department
Subcommittee
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Sen. Mundt
R-Sd
Mundt
Sen. McCellan
D-Ark
Army
Farm Strike Ends in Ferrara Province Italy
A costly agrarian strike in Ferrara province ends after more than two months. About 100,000 farm workers suspended the protest, leaving 70,000 cattle near starvation and affecting regional food supply. The resolution ends the standstill and restores normal agricultural operations.
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Ferrara
Italy
Eisenhower Urges Peaceful Coexistence Not Appeasement
President Eisenhower says world hope lies in peaceful coexistence with the Communists but rejects any agreement that makes anyone a slave. He cautions against appeasement and supports Churchill’s framework while leaving open partition doubts over Vietnam. He defends Nixon’s remarks and urges media cooperation.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Churchill
United States
Vietnam
Nixon
Dean Acheson
China
Korea
Indochina
Eisnhower
Only a Few Rise Early Enough to See the Eclipse
The sun rose behind the moon but few in Winchester witnessed the partial eclipse. Deputy Wilbur Dicks rose at 5 am to view it as clouds limited sun exposure. Weather shows low 58 and high I cannot verify exact high. scattered showers possible this afternoon or tonight.
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Winchester
Wilbur Dicks
Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
Associated Press
Oppenheimer Ban Upheld by Atomic Energy Commission
The Atomic Energy Commission upheld a 4-1 ruling that J. Robert Oppenheimer is unfit to handle U S nuclear secrets citing defects of character and dangerous associations The decision ends a long dispute as President Eisenhower said an appeal could be considered and he would consult the attorney general on a possible course of action Oppenheimer praised Smyth as loyal while Strauss Zuckert and Campbell signed the majority report Murray filed a separate opinion and Cole indicated no move to challenge the ruling
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Atomic Energy Commission
Oppenheimer
America
AEC
New York
Henry D. Smyth
Strauss
Lewis L. Strauss
Eugene M. Zuckert
Joseph Campbell
Thomas E. Murray
Smyth
Princeton
Congress
Rep. W. Sterling Cole
R-Ny
Senate House Atomic Energy Committee
Institute For Advanced Study
N. J
Three Deaths Boost Virginia Traffic Toll in 1954
State police report two youths Johnnie Price eleven and George Machen seventeen died when their pickup collided with a tractor trailer on State Route 617 near Cardinal Ma thews County. Driver Ben Gilbert escaped injury. Stanley Hoe forty nine died in a single vehicle crash on State Route 608 near Sewego. Toll rises to three hundred forty one for 1954, compared with four hundred twenty one last year.
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Richmond
Cardinal
Mathews County
Johnnie Price
Baltimore
George R. Machen
Machen
Ben Gilbert
Dutton
Gloucester County
Stanley Hoe
Catlett
Fauquier County
Sewego
Hoe
Warrenton
Virginia
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Hodgson and
BROWN
W. Boscawen St
MACY
N. Loudoun St
Whitacre
White Hall Church
Strother’s Grove
Nunan
Ine
Doesbyterian Church
Shirley White
W. Nelson Page
Rotary Committee
Red Cross
Jones Studio
Berlyn Moore
Charles and
Aaron Zuckerman
Lions Club
Winchester Evening Star
West Va
Beyond Va
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