Wreckage Probed For More Victims Of Savage Tornado
In Fayetteville Tennessee Red Cross workers highway patrolmen and National Guardsmen comb wrecked homes businesses and trees for missing people after yesterday's tornado. At least two killed and up to four million dollars in damage were reported.
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Fayetteville
Tenn
Red Cross
National
Tennessee
Tennessee Highway Patrol
W. T. Shelton
Shelton
Middle Tennessee
Alabama
Charlie Vance
Vance
Willard McCown
Eugene McGehee
Donalson Hospital
L. M. Donalson
Lincoln Memorial Hospital
Kenneth Olstrum
Girl Dies After Narcotics Party in Connecticut Trunk Case
Milwaukee blonde Joanne Barbara Scott, 16, was found dead in a Greenwich estate trunk after a Harlem narcotics party. Bernie Robinson, 29, a Negro seaman, admitted moving the body to Connecticut and disposing of it with a truck and driver. Both men were held for questioning.
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New York
Milwaukee
Greenwich
Leap Year brothers join family birth record
A second Leap Year baby in a family born yesterday makes two Leap Year births in one clan. Doctors say such occurrences are about one in a million. Father Myron Herrick Palm, a former Penn football star and Giants player, now runs a Washington restaurant The Golden Glow. Also notes on used refrigerators and local ads follow.
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Washington
Myron Herrick
Mike) Palm
University of Pennsylvania
New York Giants
Golden Glow
Bayliss & Patterson
Lee-Jackson
House Committee Rejects Study Commission Reapportion Bills
In Richmond the House Privileges and Elections Committee defeated the Redistricting Study Commission reapportionment bills by 6 to 4, leaving only a token plan approved by the Senate committee still alive in the Assembly. The votes and discussion reflected concerns over constitutional provisions and timing as members argued about floor action and potential confusion in congressional redistricting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
House
Privileges and Elections Committee
Edmund T. DeJarnette
Cecil Taylor
Lynchburg
Commission
Study Commission
Senate
Radford
D. Davis
Page
Broaddus
Byrd
Taylor
Gordon
Hutcheson
R. B. Davis
DeJarnette
Senate Committee
Powhatan
Chesterfield
Colonial Heights
Appomattox
Buckingham
Cumberland
Dickenson
House Committee
Halifax
Davis
Doctors and Dentists Move Into New Braddock Street Quarters
Winchester physicians H. I. Pifer and R. F. Cline along with dentists C. Bruce Harlee and R. R. Sartelle occupy newly designed suites in the Professional Building on N. Braddock Street. Ground-breaking occurred in August 1951 and the owners are Dr. Harlee and A. C. Oates. The facility hosts two downstairs suites and two upstairs offices with full medical and dental amenities.
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Braddock Street
Winchester
N. Braddock Street
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Medical Arts
H. I. Pifer
R. F. Cline
C. Bruce Harlee
R. R. Sartelle
Harlee
A. C. Oates
Pifer
Jack L. Bowen
Mary W. Ramey
R. Cline
Wanda Giles
Sartelle
Nancy Salomon
Barlee
Two Hurt Slightly In Collision In Winchester
Snowy streets caused a morning crash in Winchester injuring two people. Floyd K. Parker of Starton West Virginia lost control of a 1939 Ford Sedan and collided with a 1947 Buick driven by Charles E. Jacobs of Route 1. Gertrude Lillian Jacobs suffered minor hand and knee injuries. Charles Jacobs Jr., ten, had a mouth cut. Damages were 100 and 450 dollars.
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Winchester
Floyd K. Parker
Starton
W. Va
National Avenue
Berryville Avenue
Lester Shickle
Parker
Charles E. Jacobs
Route 1
East Street
Gertrude Lillian Jacobs
Charles Jacobs, Jr
Ford
Buick
Armed Services Will Need 700000 Men in the Coming Year
A Selective Service official estimates 600000 to 700000 men must be drafted or voluntary to sustain a 3 million man armed force in the year starting July 1. The total includes half a million reservists and draftees due for release, with many expected to re enlist. The official noted no Defense Department draft figures beyond April.
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Washington
Armed Services
Selective Service
Defense Department
Two U S Officials Among Dozen Hurt In Hong Kong Riots
Rioting in Kowloon injured a dozen people including two U S officials. U S Vice Consul Robert Ballantyne and Information Service officer Jack Watts Leach were mobbed and cameras seized. Police restored calm after about 40 minutes as 1,500 special constables were mobilized.
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U.S
Hong Kong
Kowolon
Red
Britain
Special Constabulary
Opponents Strike Down Universal Military Training Bill
In Washington the House defeated a bill to require universal military training for 18 year olds with six months of service and seven and a half year reserve obligation. Debates heated with amendments planned for Tuesday and a possible bid to kill the measure. Opponents cited labor farmer and church groups while supporters predicted passage despite mounting opposition in an election year.
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Washington
Rep. Short
R-Mo
Vinson
D-Ga
Armed Services Committee
Widow leaves $74522 for dogs in San Jose will
An elderly San Jose widow who died last August left 74522 dollars for the care of dogs. The will specifies funds directed to animal welfare and pet care services in the local area.
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San Jose
Calif
Virginia Russell Named Director of Queen and Court
Miss Virginia Cover Russell will serve as Director of the Department of the Queen and her Court for the 25th Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival on May 1 and 2. She has chaired the Escort Committee and previously served as maid of honor. Her assistants are Mrs. Thomas G. Scully and Mrs. F L Largent Jr. She hails from Winchester and has a background in music, education, and community service with roles in the Junior Century Club Winchester Frederick Historical Society and Girl Scouts.
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Virginia Cover Russell
Department of the Queen
H. B. MecCormac, Jr
Miss Russell
Queen's Court
Thomas G. Scully
F L. Largent
Winchester
Harry Kerr Russell
Russell
Frederick
Clarke Counties
Thomas Cover
James B. Russell
Handley High School
Holton Arms Junior College
Washington, D. C
Henry Kaspar
Junior Century Club
Winchester-Frederick
Snowstorm Closes Idlewild Amid 14 Inch Pennsylvania Snowfall
A roiling storm swept the Middle Atlantic states with thunder and lightning. Up to 14 inches of snow covered Pennsylvania, three to four inches in south New Jersey, and New York airports including Idlewild were shut with LaGuardia restricted. Driving remained hazardous as authorities warned motorists to stay off highways. The system was expected to ease by mid afternoon with NYC forecast 2 inches more snow.
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New York
Middle Atlantic States
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
New York City
Idlewild
LaGuardia Field
Auction of Bank Stock Brings $1592 at Courthouse Sale
Twelve shares of Farmers and Merchants National Bank stock sold for $1592 at public auction in front of the courthouse. Par value was $50 per share. Edwin Snider conducted the sale.
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Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Edwin Snider
Tanks Return to Action in Muddy Korean Front
UN tanks rumbled into action for a second straight day on the muddy Korean front. A tank infantry raid backed by heavy artillery attacked Red targets south of Pyongyang, with Chinese fire damaging two tanks before they withdrew. The Allies reported 12 tanks destroyed or damaged Friday and Saturday, while air forces damaged or destroyed several more Red armor and convoy units near Pyongyang.
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Seoul
United Nations
Pyongyang
U.N
Chorwon
United Nations Command
Tokyo
Patton
Sabre
Fifth Air Force
North Korea
TV Code Becomes Effective Today
The television industry adopts a self imposed code of good practice as most outlets join the pledge to ban vulgarity and avoid suggestive content. With national networks and many stations signing on, the code aims to weigh educational informational cultural and moral needs of the American public.
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Washington
American
Columbia
DuMont
National
National Association of Radio and Televisions Broadcasters
NARTB
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Slow But Steady Downturn in Food Costs Cited
Government data show a gradual decline in food prices with hints of staying down. Ewan Clague of the Labor Department cautions no clear downward trend, while the Agriculture Department notes farm prices fell nearly 4 percent mid-February.
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Washington
Ewan Clague
Statistics
Labor Department
Clague
Agriculture Department
Iarm
Brannan
Senate Agriculture Committee
Federal Reserve Board
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Burglars Take $2.5 Million from Broker’s Home
In Reno a millionaire investment broker’s house was robbed of a 500 pound safe and roughly 2.5 million dollars in cash jewelry and negotiable securities. A second million in securities was left in a suitcase. Police seek a dark green pickup believed used to haul the safe.
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Reno
L. V. Redfield
Redfield
L. R. Greeson
Jack Streeter
School Suit Now In Hands of Three Federal Judges
A Virginia school desegregation case stemming from the 1951 Moton High School strike was heard by a three judge federal panel in Richmond. After five days of testimony the court took the matter under advisement with no timetable for a verdict. If ruled legal the case would go to higher court, likely the Supreme Court. Plaintiffs’ attorneys warned they would appeal if segregation is upheld.
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Richmond
Virginia
Prince Edward County
United States Supreme Court
R. R. Moton High School
Farmville
Segre
VFW Members New Club Hours Listed
The notice lists VFW members hours as Saturday and Sunday from 1 p.m. to midnight and Tuesday through Friday from 4 p.m. to midnight with Mondays closed. It appears as a partial continuation reference to page 9 column 6.
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Sun
House Committee
Prime Minister Resigns Amid Egypt Britain Talks
Prime Minister Aly Maher Pasha resigned just as talks with Britain were due to begin. Ahmed Naguib al Hilaly Pasha, 60, an independent, is named to succeed him. Hilaly Pasha is renowned for honesty and independence and has long led nationalist efforts.
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Cairo
Egypt
Aly Maher Pasha
Ahmed Naguib al Hilaly Pasha
Maher Pasha
Britain
Hilaly Pasha
Wafd
Mustapha Nahag Pasha
Farouk
March Comes In As Fluffy Lamb Four Inches Snowfall
Winchester and vicinity reported four inches of snowfall with lighter accumulation later as warmth melted the snow. County totals varied from two to four inches with roads generally clear, some mountain spots showing slush and a few lanes single only on Shirley Memorial Highway.
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Frederick County
State Highway Department
Winchester Research la
Winchester
Virginia
Fairfax-Frederick
Albemarle-Alleghany
Shirley Memorial Highway
Fairfax County
Rockbridge
Alleghany
Bath
Rockingham
U. S
Fauquier
Fairfax
Farm Bureau President to Speak at Round Hill Gathering
State Farm Bureau President Hr. G. Blalock of Richmond will headline a Frederick County Farm Bureau program at Round Hill Community Center on Wednesday. County President Louis H. Messall announced the event and Farm Week activities include dinners rallies and discussions across Virginia with Blalock scheduled for multiple county gatherings next week.
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Hr. G. Blalock
Richmond
Virginia Farm Bureau Federation
Farm Bureau
Frederick County
Round Hill
Louis H. Messall
Middletown
County Farm Bureau
Virginia
State Federation
Spotsylvania
Stafford
Prince William
Loudoun
Clarke County
Blalock
Shenandoah
Page
Orange
Madison County
Julian Larrick
Virginia Hancher
M. Brumback
Messall
Tenant House Burns On Apple Pie Ridge
A tenant house on Allen Bond’s Apple Pie Ridge property occupied by Dick Shaw burned completely early today. Bond said the cause and extent of damage are undetermined but insurance covers the building. Shaw escaped unharmed. Separate fire units fought a 3 p. m. grass fire near Rest that scorched 18 acres, taking about ninety minutes to control after starting from a trash burn.
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Allen Bond
Apple Pie Ridge
Dick Shaw
Clearbrook Fire Company
Bond
Shaw
Clearbrook
Rest
South End Fire Co March Meeting Planned
The regular March meeting of the South End Fire Company will be held at the Company Hall Monday March 3 at 8 p m. Lot and building plans will be discussed and all members are urged to attend. Harry Albert Nelson president.
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South End Fire CO
Harry Albert Nelson
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Swawnee Ave
Virginia Russell
Queen, Court
Korean
Bill Garrard
Will Garrard
Ronald Gersman
Dusty
Leonard Gersman
Paper Mill Road
Pineville
VFW
State Farm Bureau
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