Deeper Slashes In Appropriation Bills Promised
Washington dispatch reports House members pledge deeper cuts to federal spending for fiscal 1950 to avoid tax increases. Despite Truman’s request for $4 billion in revenue, Republicans argue budget trims can cover the deficit while maintaining debt payments.
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Washington
House
Cannon
D-Mo
House Appropriations Committee
Taber
Rep
Martin
Massachusetts
81St
Congress
Truman
GOP
Braddock Street Young People Stage Supper Meeting
Braddock Street Methodist church youth group plans a second 5 to 7 30 pm supper meeting with fellowship discussion and devotions next Sunday. Dr Ronald S Wilson will lead on What Is Right in My Thinking following last Sundays session led by Dr F B Oglesby. Choir rehearsal and youth interest groups will also be part of the program led by Jack Henshall.
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Braddock St. Methodist Church
Ronald S. Wilson
Winchester Presbyterian Church
F. B. Oglesby
Jack Henshall
Waverly estate history and sale note near Winchester
Local history notes trace the Waverly estate six miles north of Winchester from its 1730 Ross grant roots to ownership by George Fayette Washington in 1826 and later by John W. Robinson. Now owned by Fred L. Duncan since 1941, the property includes a restored stone mansion, surrounding grounds, and a for sale wood working shop.
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Braddock Road
Braddock
George Washington
Monongahela
Waverly
Fred L. Duncan
Mother hears daughter's dying screams as Brooklyn triple shooting occurs
In Brooklyn a 16th floor London Terrace apartment blast left Emory Holt 32 dead by suicide after shooting his wife Norma 34 and David Whittaker 32. Mrs Elsie Thomas, miles away in Hollywood, listened by phone as her daughter pleaded for mercy before the gunfire.
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New York
Twoo
Brooklyn
Emory Holt
Hollywood
Norma
David Whittaker
N. Y
Elsie Thomas
Whittaker
London Terrace
Thomas
Holt
Universal Camera Corp
Otto Githens
Merchant Marine
United Fruit Line
Jealousy Motive In Slaying Revealed At Trial
Eyewitness testimony in Pointe A La Hache Louisiana details a 15 year old Charles Sartalamacchia accused of killing neighbor Boo Landry. Sister in law Mrs Sartalamacchia and husband Joseph describe a brutal head impact at a concrete step and Charles later telling her I got rid of Boo.
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Pointe A LA Hache
Fauldes
Boo) Landry
Poydras
Charles Sartalallamacchia
Joseph Sartalamacchia
Charles
Joseph
Sartalamacchia
Boo
Havana May Cut Ties with Moscow
Cuban government handed two blistering notes to the Soviet embassy accusing Moscow of brazenly aggressive propaganda and totalitarian methods. The notes said communism seeks destruction of the world democratic system and stated the situation cannot persist. President Carlos Pino Socarros' government rejected a Soviet protest over carnival masks of Prime Minister Stalin's face.
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Havana
Cuba
Carlos Pino Socarros
Stalin
Tornadoes Hit Southern Towns and Kill a Student
Tornadoes tore through six Southern states killing one schoolgirl and injuring 40 others. High floods hit Nebraska Montana and Iowa while a cold snap checked waters. Snow and rain fell across the region as temperatures dropped below zero in several states. In Columbus Georgia and nearby Phoenix City Alabama tornadic winds caused damage. At Terry Mississippi a five room school was demolished, one pupil died and 233 were hurt.
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Associated Press
Nebraska
Montana
Iowa
Midwest
Plains
Dakotas
Minnesota
Michigan
Columbus
Phenix City
Ala
Terry, Miss
One in Ten Virginians Bought Hunting Fishing Licenses
About 295,726 Virginians held licenses in 1948, representing 9.2 percent of the state population. I. T. Quinn, executive director of the State Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries, announced the figure.
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Richmond
I. T. Quinn
State Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries
Federal Lending Reform Urged by Hoover Commission
The Hoover Commission urged tighter Treasury supervision of two large agencies, the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and the Export-Import Bank, and called for a thorough Treasury reorganization to remove political appointments. A split favored shifting FDIC under Treasury while narcotics control would move to the Justice Department.
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Washington
Treasury
Hoover Commission
Congress
Department
Internal Revenue and Customs
Herbert Hoover
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
U. S
Export-Import Bank
Senate
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Taft-Hartley Act Repeal Aimed By House Group
Washington March 10 A House labor subcommittee aims to push a Taft-Hartley repeal bill through by April 12. Chairman Kelley expects swift passage with limited changes to restore Wagner Act protections and add limits on national emergency strikes. Hearings wrap soon with bipartisan debate indicating strong Southern Democratic support and business opposition varied across sectors.
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Washington
House
Kelley
D-ora
Manua
Taft-Hartley
Kelly
Labor Committee
Hugo S. Sims Jr
South Carolina
Aish
Winchester VFW Post Elects G W Seabright Commander
Glenn William Seabright was elected commander of Winchester VFW Post 2123 and will assume office in April succeeding Harold Patton. Other officers named include Douglas Butler and Elwood Willey as vice commanders, with Richard Eddy as quartermaster and a roster of service and legislative roles. Members approved a float for the Apple Bibosom Festival parade and reported a 25 new members oath with current membership at 323.
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Glenn William Seabright
Winchester
VFW
Harold Patton
Seabright
Douglas Butler
Elwood Willey
Richard Eddy
B. B. Dutton
George Taylor
Marshal Kreamer
Raymond Golightly
Roland White
James Himelright
Elmer Lauck
Patton
For Sale Frying and Roasting Chickens Dressed and Drawn
Dressed and drawn chickens from the grower offered for sale with delivery to your door. Cat 3959 listing on Page 2. Thursday edition.
G girl and Russian indicted for espionage in U S
A federal grand jury indicted Judith Coplon a Justice Department analyst and Valentin Gubitchev a Russian engineer at the United Nations on four counts. Coplon allegedly delivered defense related documents to Gubitchev and the pair conspired to obstruct U S intelligence agencies in Manhattan through meetings on Jan 14 Feb 18 and the prior Friday.
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New York
Judith Coplon
Department of Justice
Valentin A. Gubitchev
United Nations
Miss Coplon
Gubitchev
United
FBI
Manhattan
U. N
The
World Organization
United States
Justice Department
Marine blood donor pledges pint to Red Cross
A wounded Guadalcanal Marine who owed the Red Cross a pint of blood signed up early as a donor for a Monday bloodmobile visit. James A. Stillarty, a Winchester recruiter, was second. Miss Ethel V. Snapp of Marlboro R. was the first volunteer. Rotary aims to recruit 96 more donors at Presbyterian church.
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Red Cross
Guadalcanal
James A. Stillarty
Ethel V. Snapp
Marlboro R
Set
Stillarty
Wilkes Barre
Winchester
Rotary Club
Presbyterian Church
Shenandoah Brick and Tile Co
Seymore Barr
Miller and
Anderson
Percy Miller
Barr
Miller
Rotary Blood Donor Committee
George Washington Hotel
Helen Whiting
Myers signals dropping anti filibuster over rent controls
Senator Myers D Pennsylvania hints the administration may drop the anti filibuster push if rent controls are not extended. He backs extending current rules 27 months beyond March 31 while acknowledging no bill is ready for action and Vice President Barkley may decide if debate can be gagged.
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Washington
Senate
Senator Myers
D-Pa
Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Banking Committee
Myers
Dixie
Barkley
Bandits Rob Train Passengers on the Ambassador Run
Two armed men robbed passengers aboard the B and O Ambassador train near Martinsburg after pulling the emergency cord. They pistol whipped travelers and demanded cash as Engineer C C Moore halted the diesel. One bandit fired as the crew and riders ducked, but both robbers were later cornered by police in Washington.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Jesse James
Washington
C. C. Moore
Norton W. Peskin
Cumberland
Moore
Robert L. Mort
New
Coal price cuts planned by Pittsburgh Consolidated Coal
Pittsburgh Consolidated Coal Co announces price reductions of 15 to 40 cents per ton on coal from West Virginia fields sold to large industrial buyers, effective April 1. A spokesman cited competitive conditions and said other prices would be discussed when contracts reopen.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Consolidated Coal Co
West Virginia
Bus Driver's Tip Puts Police on Trail of Robbers
Martinsburg bus driver Billy Lopp aided police by reporting suspicious passengers on a Martinsburg to Leesburg run. The two men, Earl Burke Jr. and Philip Resmick, claimed a prior auto accident near Martinsburg and were transferred to a Washington bus after police questions. The escape car link ties to a train robbery in the area.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Billy Lopp
Washington
Emory
Leesburg
Kearneysville
Here
Lopp
Warren
Hillsboro
Earl Burke Jr
Philip Resmick
Virginia Police And Bloodhounds In Train Robbery Quest
Winchester police alerted by radio last night at 8:15 aided state and county officers in setting road blocks into Martinsburg county after a train robbery. Four bloodhounds from the convict camp on Front Royal Road tracked west of Martinsburg where a stolen car was abandoned but the scent was lost.
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Winchester
Martinsburg
Front Royal Rd
West Virginia
Warren County senior wins oratorical contest
Mary K. Manuel a senior at Warren County High School Front Royal won the oratorical contest sponsored by Virginia Bankers Association. She will compete for district honors against other county winners tomorrow night at Berryville High School auditorium.
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Mary K. Manuel
Warren County
Front Royal
Virginia Bankers’ Assn
Berryville High
Wounded Man Has Penal Record in Ohio
Police reported a confession from two suspects tied to the Martinsburg W V train robbery. Luman Ramsdell and George Llewelyn Ashton, both Youngstown Ohio, were found in a Washington pawnshop near the White House after a gunfight. Ramsdell was wounded in the abdomen. Lomax fired when the pair drew, and Kennedy helped capture them after a tip from area residents.
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Washington
Martinsburg
W. Va
White House
John E. Winters
Luman Ramsdell
Wellington
Winters
Wees Lomax
Ramsdell
Baltimore
Ohio
Seound
8. and W. Pawnbrokers
Lomax
James D. Kennedy
Kennedy
Bowles Urges Tougher Rent Controls Against Evictions
Bowles advocates a seven point program to curb evictions and rent abuses, including treble damages and criminal penalties for misrepresentation, urging replacements for weak enforcement before controls expire. He speaks to a Senate banking subcommittee as House Democrats fear a defeat on extending controls. Also notices announce Ritz-Lee Restaurant hours and Noonan’s Taxi and Parking Lot opening, plus a sale ad and coal stock reminder.
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Washington
L. Marsh
Chester
Necticut
Tae
OPA
Bowles
Senate Banking
House
Senate
Ritz-Lee
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Sen. Myers
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Bloodhounds
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