Drew Pearson Sues McCarthy over libel and damages
Washington columnist Drew Pearson sues Senator Joseph McCarthy and a Washington newspaper along with seven others for 5.1 million dollars. The suit alleges a physical attack and a false defamatory Senate speech damaged Pearson’s business and reputations. Defendants include Westbrook Pegler and Fulton Lewis Jr. The Adams Hat Company ended its radio sponsorship after the dispute.
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Washington
Drew Pearson
McCarthy
R-Wis
U. S. District Court
Pearson
Senate
Washington Times Herald
Westbrook Pegler
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Pearse
Frank Waldrop
Times Herald
Bethesda Naval Medical Center
Sulgrave Club
Assasin
Adam Hat Company
the Hat Company
Red Cross drive names captains and workers
A long list of volunteers and leaders for a Red Cross fundraising drive appears in the paper. Local workers are urged to donate, with $16,000 plus needed for this year’s campaign, headed by Campbell and Paul Anderson as chairs.
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Red Cross
Campbell
Paul Anderson
Worst Snow Storm Rages Across Midwest States
The Midwest suffers its worst winter storm as heavy snow, gale winds, and ice cripple the six state midcontinent region. Dakotas to Michigan, plus New York snow reports, with blizzards, deep drifts, and sub zero cold spreading across Northern plains.
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Midwest
Dakotas
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
Michigan
Great Plains
New York State
Buffalo
Syracuse
N. Y
Sioux Falls
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Upper Michigan
Plains
North Central
Dixie
Gulf States
Laredo
Tex
Ocala
Fla
Williston
N. D
Grenade Strikes Union Office in Jersey City Incident
A hang grenade exploded at the Local 1247 AFL Union headquarters in Jersey City injuring five members and prompting 12 arrests. Public Safety Commissioner Messano canceled police leaves and postponed the election as police hunt the attacker amid a union power struggle dating to December.
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Jersey City
N. J
Public Safety
Louis J. Messano
Brown
Gun Point Ang
Winchester Scouts Plan Covered Dish Supper Birthday
Girl Scouts of the U S A mark 39th birthday with a Winchester Armory supper on March 19 at 6 00 p m joining by Winchester troops and families. Mrs C D Whitfield chairs the event with a Food Committee including Mrs Walter Knee and others. The council notes 325 members in 21 troops since 1928 and highlights achievements for parents.
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Girl Scouts
Winchester
Winchester Armory
Girl Scout Council
C. D. Whitfield
Walter Knee
Winslow Porter
Turner Locke, Jr
I Fred Stine
Dorothy Cooper
The
Winchester-Frederick County
Two Communists Shot in West Germany Border Clash
Two men described as communists and members of the people's police were killed by U.S. Army border patrolmen in a gunfight near Frankfurt. Officials said they crossed into Western Germany and were shot when they resisted arrest.
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Franfurt
Germany
Communist ‘People's Police
McCarran Warns of Rising Internal Security Danger
Senator McCarran after a two hour White House meeting with FBI Chief J Edgar Hoover said the nation faces greater internal security danger than ever. Hoover reported subversive Communist activity has moved underground with known actions, while noting much remains unclear.
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Washington
McCarran
D-Ney
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Nevada
Senate
Justice Department
United States
State Employees Get Pay Boost in Virginia
Richmond reports Governor Battle approved modest salary increases for about 19 500 salaried state workers effective immediately to 200 dollars a year, plus hourly raises from 55 to 70 cents for 3 000 Highway Department staff. Funds split roughly half from general and special funds.
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Battle
State Highway Department
General Fund
Special Fund
Highway Department
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
The
Motor Vehicle Commission
Unemployment Compensation Commission
Fulbright Decries RFC Lending Probe as Lying
Senator Fulbright attacked the RFC lending probe saying he had never heard so much lying. He cited witnesses’ denials and charges of outside pressure influencing multi billion dollar loans and urged winding up the inquiry by next Friday.
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Fulbright
RFC Lending
Washington
Senate
RFC
Arkansas Democrat
Reconstruction Pimance Corporation
Pulbright
Truman
Pay Hike At Viscoose Corporation in Roanoke
A three cent hourly pay increase has been granted to American Viscose workers in Roanoke in line with boosts for 1,500 Viscose employees nationwide. The raise becomes effective on Monday.
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Roanoke
American Viscose Corporation
U S Challenges Russia to Lets UN Count Arms
The United States urged Russia to allow a United Nations census of armed forces in a move to prove who holds the larger military, offering to count Western powers and the Soviet bloc with a first meeting planned for Monday in Paris.
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N. Y
United States
Russia
U. S
Soviet Union
Britain
Frank C. Nash
U. N Commission
Defense
James V. Forestal
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
China
Nash
United Kingdom
U.S
U. N. Atomic Energy Commission
Paris
New Cost of Living Index Attacked by CIO
The CIO charges the new type cost of living index fails to reflect actual price rises and could affect pay boosts for over 1,000,000 workers. Auto industry workers at Ford and Chrysler could gain more only if Johnston uses the new index. the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its first new type monthly index with 25 items.
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Washington
CIO
Ware
Eric Johnsson
Ford
Chrysler
Johnston
Bureau of Labor Statistics
County House Razed by Fire Near White Hall
Fire about 8 30 this morning leveled an eight room frame house one mile east of White Hall. Occupied by orchard workers Harry Hutton and Bill Fisher the blaze reached the roof before discovery. Fifteen firemen under Bull Boden kept it from spreading to a smokehouse. Cause and loss not determined.
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White Hall
Harry Hutton
Bill Fisher
Clearbrook Fire Company
George Gill
Baltimore
Grover Teets
Workman Injured In Hospital Fall
English Construction Company laborer E. Hensley of 309 N Kent Street fell from a wall four stories up while working on Winchester Memorial Hospital renovation. He jumped to a lower roof to break his fall, injuring ankles and chin. admitted for X rays to assess injuries.
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E. Hensley
N. Kent Street
English Construction
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Hensley
Truman's Vacation Spot Well Guarded
Truman returns to Key West for ninth winter visit amid heavy Secret Service protection. He lands at Boca Chica Airport from Washington and proceeds to the Naval Submarine Station with official passes checked. Guards, patrols, and crowd-lined streets mark the welcome as he plans a light schedule of sun and rest before a busy week ahead.
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Key West
Fla
Harry 8
Truman
United States
Duval
Boca Chica
Washington
Secret Service
Blair House
White House
Wallace H. Graham
United Labor Policy Committee
Defense
Wilson
Telephone Company To Seek Further Rate Hikes Soon
The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company plans another rate increase as costs rise and demand for service grows. W H Trapnell, VP and GM, cites inevitable request after three prior raises in 1947 1948 and 1950 now tied up in court. The firm faces high costs and defense related expansion needs amid an international emergency.
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Richmond
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
W. H. Trapnell
C&p
State Corporation Commission
League of Virginia
State Supreme Court of Appeals Trapnell
Senate Claims Strength to Beat Draft Amendment
Senate leaders claim enough votes to defeat an amendment lowering the draft age to 18 years six months. Morse and Cain spar over multiple limits on service terms and college deferments as the UMTS bill faces its first full Senate test.
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Senate
Morse
R-Ore
UMTS
Defense Department
Lyndon Johnson
Dtex
Cain
Wherry
R-Neb
U. S
Europe
Eisenhower
Congress
Pentagon
Defense Marshall
Taft
Ohio
Army
Navy
Air Force
Mountain Panther Seeks Little Pigs Near Hogue Creek
A mountain panther or wild cat stalks 40 piglets near Hogue Creek on Highway 614. Neighbors Luther Larrick and Nelson Baker plan to trap and hunt the animal after repeated night howls and sightings. Baker’s son Eugene aided in watching the pens while the beast lingered in the forested Allegheny region.
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Hogue Creek
Luther Larrick
Nelson Baker
Bakers Land
Larrick
Hayfield
Mt. Williams
Baker
Virginia Woolen Mills
Winchester
Gore
U. S. 50
Alleehany
Eugene
M. A. Wiley
Wiley
Camp Rock Enon Drive Reaches $52 532 Target
Campaign officials said the Camp Rock Enon Development Fund has grown to $52 532.64, up $11 126.25 in a week. Andrew J. Bowen, General Chairman, said the Boy Scout drive for $72,500 is nearing completion in three of nine counties as the appeal nears its climax.
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Camp Rock Enon
Andrew J. Bowen
May Be Last Baseball Season For Joe DiMaggio
Joe DiMaggio indicated this may be his final year with the Yankees planning to retire after the 1951 season. Manager Casey Stengel reacted calmly saying the club owns him and he will look for a new centerfielder. DiMaggio stressed he may hang up spikes after a strong season but would not decide until fall.
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Phoenix
Ariz
New York Yankees
Joe DiMaggio
Yanks
Casey Stengel
Stengel
DiMaggio
House OF Good Food
Milady’s Shoppe
North Loudoun
Heavy Chinese Fire Slows Marine Push Above Hoengsong
American Marines push north of Hoengsong on the central Korean front but heavy Chinese fire slows progress. In three days they advance about four miles across rugged 1,500 foot elevations. Chinese mortar fire and infiltrating troops hinder a Marine column northeast of the road hub.
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Tokyo
Hoengsong
United Nations
Pangnim
Seventh Division
Reds
William ‘Buffalo
Bill Quinn
Pangnim-Changpyong
Haeju
Fruit Growers Short Course to feature USDA speaker
National and regional speakers will address the second annual Fruit Growers Short Course at James Wood High School next Tuesday. Dr John R Magness of the USDA Beltsville Research Center will discuss Production for Tonnage vs Production for Quality. Dean Asquith of Pennsylvania Experiment Station will speak on concentrate spray development. Horticultural leaders from Virginia Tech Winchester Lab will cover state and local study topics with demonstrations to follow.
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James Wood High School
John R. Magness
United States Department of Agriculture Research Center
Beltsville Md
Dean Asquith
Pennsylvania Experiment Station
Arendtsville
Penn
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