Dynmite Blast Kills 11 in Haifa Mohawk Structure
A dynamite blast at a seven story Salameh building near Haifa's central police station killed 11 Arabs and wounded 27 as the seven story structure collapsed and a nearby welfare office was damaged. The Stern group claimed responsibility as U.N. officials arrived in Jerusalem for partition talks.
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Polce
Stern G
Jersualem
Benehuda St
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Exion
Government Welfare Office
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United Nations
Holy Land
Students v Red Cross enrollments rise in 1947 48 drive
4746 students in Winchester and Frederick County joined the Junior Red Cross during the 1947 48 drive under Mrs S C Brooks chair. From 22 elementary and seven high schools they gave 253 87 dollars. Of this 75 50 went to National Red Cross enrollment fees 85 37 to Handley for the year 68 cents to the Junior Service fund 92 32 to the National Children's Fund and Handley added 200 from its funds for the National children's work.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Junior Red Cross
S. C. Brooks
National Red Cross
Handley
Junior Service Fund
National Children's Fund
Brooks
Diptheria Immunization Clinic Scheduled for Mar 11
Winchester Memorial hospital and district nurses plan a diphtheria immunization clinic at 10 30 am March 11 for city children six months to seven years whose parents lack a family physician. About 125 preschool children were immunized last year.
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Winchester Memorial Hospital Woman’s Auxiliary
Gets New Gun Old One Jammed Battling Skunk
N B Smallwood town sergeant at Stephens City will shortly have a new pistol. He faced a dangerous two skunks. one was killed with a shot but his old gun jammed on the second. A citizen called for help and he used a brick. Council decided to buy a new pistol for Smallwood.
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N. B. Smallwood
Stephens City
Smallwood
Legionnaires Vow to Fight Winchester VA Office Closure
The American Legion post unanimously opposes the proposed closing of the Winchester VA office. They argue the office serves 1053 veterans across eight counties with 30 to 40 daily contacts. A weekly visit from a Harrisonburg contact man is planned, while VA counseling will move to Charlottesville. W Glen Elliot will address the post on March 16.
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Conrad Hoover
Harrisonburg
Winchester
Butler
Charlottesville
W. Glen Elliot
Legion
Gore native elected president of Bi-State Baseball League
J. C. Lawyer of Gore was chosen president of the Bi-State Baseball League at a Wardensville meeting. L. R. Hodgson of North Mountain was named secretary and W. H. Himelright of Mt. Williams treasurer. Two new clubs Winchester Business College and Bergton sought membership as existing teams Gore Wardensville North Mountain Lost City Star Tannery and Mt. Williams remain in the loop. Representatives will meet April 3 to draft a schedule.
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J. C. Lawyer
Gore
Wardensville
L. R. Hodgson
North Mountain
W. H. Himelright
Mt. Williams
Winchester Business College
Bergton
Lost City
Star Tannery
Weak Link Quoted as Security Risk in Atomic Debate
The House Un American Activities Committee labeled the director of the US Bureau of Standards as one of the weakest links in atomic security. A $200,000 fund for investigating unAmerican activities was approved by the House administration committee, subject to House approval, increasing the committee’s budget for the year and possibly funding public hearings tied to the Condon report.
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US Bureau of Standards
House
House Administration
Condon
Plant Employees Contribute 500 for Softball Lights
O Sullivan Rubber Co workers donate 500 to an 8000 drive to light a Senseny Road playground softball field this summer. Dick Richard chair announces a progress report at City Hall tomorrow. canvassing is planned citywide to raise the remaining 7500 for lighting bleachers and backstop. A tax deduction note says Section 2301 permits individuals to deduct contributions for exclusively public purposes.
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O'Sullivan Rubber Co
Senseny Rd
Dick Richard
Richard
Treasury Department
Winchester Recreation Department
Eisenhower Mentioned In Democratic Race By Thurmond Aid
Gen Dwight D Eisenhower again enters political talk as a possible Democratic nominee after leaving the GOP race. Thurmond urges Democrats to back the retired general over Truman, while he cites Secretary Marshall as another possible candidate. Civil rights pressure grows in Congress with FEPC supporters seeking quick action and funds.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
J. Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Dixie
Truman
Thurmond
Marshall
Mr. Truman
McGrath
Congress
Czech Envoy resigns to fight for free Czechoslovakia
Czech Ambassador Juraj Slavik quits his post in Washington to oppose the new Communist government in Prague. He says he will act for a free Czechoslovakia and expects others to join the patriotic cause. He has served as ambassador since 1946 and was a wartime interior minister.
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Washington
Juraj Slavik
Czechoslovakia
Klement Gottwald
Slavik
London
Britain
Labor (Socialist
Prague
Democratic Sociali Ly
U.S
United States
Great Britain
France
U.S. Information Service
Alexeys Cepicka
MacArthur Cables China Aid Debate Return Talk
General Douglas MacArthur cannot testify in person on China's aid needs but urges Congress not to underrate China's importance to world peace. He told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that a free and peaceful China is of profound significance. The committee also released Gen. Claire Chennault’s message that he will return from China to discuss the aid program.
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Douglas MacArthur
China
Congress
House Foreign Affairs Committee
MacArthur
Claire Chennault
The
Flying Tigers
Snow Storm Advances East Across Midwest and Northeast
A midwest snow storm moved into the eastern states with new falls forecast for tomorrow across the North Central region. Rain fell in parts of Pennsylvania and the lower Mississippi Valley while Winchester reported nearly six tenths of an inch. Yearly precipitation stands at four inches, slightly below the 35 year average for January and February.
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Chicago
Midwest
Rockies
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Mississippi Valley
Winchester
Finnish President fears delay in Russia pact talks
President Juho Paasikivi of Finland, aged 78, grows impatient as parliament delays sending views on a proposed military pact with Russia. Sources say he fears prolonged hesitation could provoke Russia and ruin any favorable negotiating base.
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Helsink
Juho Paassikivi
Russia
U. S. Indicts AFL Local Over Political Spending
The Justice Department indicts Painters Local 481 AFL in New Haven on Taft Hartley Act political spending violations. The case charges use of union funds to pay for Hartford Times political ads and a radio broadcast. John R. O’Brien, president, named in the indictment.
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Washington
Justice Department Today
AFL
Clark
New Haven
John R. O’brien
Hartford Times
Rural Delegates Force Report on Annexation Bill
Rural delegates in the Virginia House forced the Crockett annexation bill from committee by a 54 to 35 vote, requiring 50 percent voter consent for annexation. The day featured budget passage, non controversial Senate bills, and licenses shifts for fishing and hunting.
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House
Crockett
Portsmouth
Senate
Moncure and
Locher
James E. Gardner
Medical College of Virginia
Senate Finance Group
House Schools and College Committee
Whitehead
Scandinavia Rules Out Neutrality In Event of War
Oslo March 3. Col Johannes Schioetz warned the crowd that armies are marching toward the next war and Norway faces a military vacuum inviting aggression. Historian Wilhelm Keilhau urged a strong defense and alliance with a major power to prevent a coup or fall to Russia and interference in the region.
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Oslo
Norway
Johannes Schioetz
Schioetz
The
Defense Association
Finland
Russia
Wilhelm Keilhau
Germany
Denmark
Keilhau
Scandinavia
Greece and Turkey Face Grave Peril, Marshall Warns
Secretary Marshall and Forrestal told the House foreign affairs committee that Greece and Turkey face grave danger and need additional military aid. They urged $275 million for weapons with $200 million for Greece and $75 million for Turkey, citing Communist threats near Russia.
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Washington
Marshall
Forrestal
Congress
Greece
Turkey
United States
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Rusia
Czechoslovakia
Winchester Area Gets Two More State Troopers
State Police Sgt. F L Woolf announced two troopers joining the Winchester area. L P Coverstone, a Richmond training school graduate and former Marine, has begun duties, and James W Kincaid, from Front Royal for three years, will start Saturday. The Winchester group remains short of full strength with two vacancies, while H E Rowland of Hopewell moves to Front Royal and E B Mitchell and L M Moseley remain active in Winchester.
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State Police
F. L. Woolf
Winchester
L. P. Coverstone
James W. Kincaid
Coverstone
Richmond
Kincaid
Front Royal
Church Decree Bans Catholics From Voting for Leftists
Vatican issue directs Catholics to support candidates who defend church rights. Italian church leaders swiftly clarify that Communist or extreme left candidates are not acceptable for Catholic voters.
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Vatican City
Sacred Consistorial Congregation
Roman Catholic Church
Italy
Costa Rican President Candidate Arrested in Rioting
Victor failed. Costa Rica's president nominee Ulate was voided by Congress and jailed in San Jose on charges of complicity in the killing of two customs guards. Army troops seized Ulate and six political lieutenants at a private home after the guards were shot near Carlos Valverde's residence.
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Costa Rica
Congress
San Jose
Ulate
Carlos Valverde
Valverde
Tuck Election Bill Amendment Taking Shape
The Virginia bill to bar President Truman from the ballot shows new amendments in progress. Gov. Tuck and E Blackburn Moore preview public hearings and possible two sets of electors to back different party lines. The plan could pivot to an anti Truman bill while Wallace and Republican ballot options maintain positions.
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Richmond
Truman
Tuck
E. Blackburn Moore
Berryville
House of Delegates
National Democratic Party
Virginia
American Among 19 Killed in London Airliner Crash
Nine teen persons died in the blazing wreckage of a Belgian air liner at London airport amid dense fog. An identified American passenger, Guido Benenti aged 33, traveling from Milan to London, was among the dead. Investigators question how the Sabena DC-3 missed the runway despite radar and ground control aids.
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London
Sabena Airlines
Brussels
Guido Benenti
Milan
Four Senators Propose veto-free Global Plan
Four Republican senators urged rallying friendly nations into a new veto-free international agency to curb communism. Theyback a supreme council outside the United Nations to defend member states against aggression or subversion as an amendment to the European Recovery program. Senator Hoey argued the recovery plan offers the best immediate path to peace.
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Washington
United States
Supreme Council
United Nations
Senate
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Ball
Minn
Wherry
Neb
Hawkes
Cain
Wash
Russia
Meat Plant Strike Set for March 16 Nationwide
A nationwide strike of about 100 000 meat packing workers is set for March 16 starting at 12 01 a m Ralph Helstein president of the CIO United Packinghouse Workers announced The strike targets Armour Cudahy Swift Wilson John Morrell Hy Grade and other firms seeking a 29 cent hourly raise Workers say two thirds earn under 1 10 per hour with male minimum at 1 02 in many areas.
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Chicago
Ralph Helstein
CIO United Packinghouse Workers
Armour, Cudahy
Swift, Wilson
John Morrell
Hy- Grade Food Products Corp
Ies
Helstein
Taft Opposes $7 Billion Annual Debt Cut
The debate over debt reduction pits Taft against O Mahoney and Millikin as Taft warns a $7 to $8 billion yearly debt payoff would risk deflation and reduce available funds. The discussion arose during a Senate committee hearing on tax-cut proposals.
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Taft
O'Mahoney
Senate
Sen
O’mahoney
Millikin ( Cole
Newsmen Freed After Five Days in New York Jail
Two reporters Douglas V. Clarke and Charles L. Leonard were released after five days in jail rather than reveal confidential sources to a grand jury. Judge Frank H. Clarke ordered release without bail in White Plains. The reporters had refused to disclose dates of a lottery ticket tied to an Orange County gambling probe by the Newburg News.
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White Plains
N. Y
Douglas V. Clarke
Charles L. Leonard
Frank H. Clarke
Leopard
Orange County
Newburg
McCabe Denies Tailless Plane Orders to China
Washington March 3 Thomas B McCabe told reporters he has no recollection of ordering tails cut off 11 nearly new surplus army bombers sold to China He said that information is new to him after Senator Tobey declared McCabe ordered the bombers destroyed to forestall bad publicity at home McCabe the Philadelphia banker was nominated by President Truman as chairman of the Federal Reserve
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Washington
Thomas B. McCabe
China
McCabe
Tobey
R-Nh
Senate Banking Committee
Philadelphia
Truman
Federal Reserve
Vandenberg Rejects New World Agency
Senator Vandenberg told the Senate he could not agree to a new charter for the peace of the world and rejected today a proposal to set up a new international agency to checkmate Communism worldwide.
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Washington
Vandenberg
Senate
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