Sabre Pilots Add to MIG Destruction Over Korea
U S Sabre jet pilots claim four more Red jets downed to total 15 destroyed in three days with eleven more damaged. Fifth Air Force reports 500 sorties by dusk and rail lines broken in 94 new places as naval and destroyer actions continue along the front.
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U.S
Seoul
Korea
U.S. Fifth Air Force
Northwest
U.S. Eighth Army
Punch Bowl
Fifth Air Force
Navy
U. S
St. Paul
Chongjin
Manchester
Owens
Higbee
Ranking Members of Queen's Court Named For Apple Fete
Miss Margaret Parker Moore and Miss Catherine Cover Stephen son, both of this city, chosen as Maids of Honor to Queen Shenandoah for the twenty fifth Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival May 1 and 2. The Misses Stephenson and Moore are the first two members announced. Miss Virginia Cover Russell, Director of the Department of the Queen and her Court, made
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Margaret Parker Moore
Catherine Cover Stephenson
Shenandoah
Stephenson
Moore
Virginia Cover Russell
Harnsberger Fined $1,000 For Illegal Use of U. S. Wheat
William C. Harnsberger, manager of a Shenandoah Valley milling firm, fined $1,000 in federal court for illegal use of government stored wheat. He pleaded guilty to converting 19,284 bushels stored at Page Milling in Luray, later restituting the grain valued at about $39,000. He was praised for reporting the shortage. the court ordered payment within 10 days.
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Harnsberger
U. S
Harrisonburg
William C. Harnsberger
Shenandoah Valley
Commodity Credit Corporation
Page Milling Company
Luray
Page County
Howard Gilmer, Jr
M. L. Walker
U. S. Agriculture Department
Bentonville
Warren County
Morris says he faces character destruction at Senate probe
Newbold Morris testified before the Senate Investigations Subcommittee, denouncing what he called character destruction amid questions on ship deals with Red China. He blamed McCarthy Mundt and Nixon, cited FCC fines on United Tanker for noncitizen wireless operators, and said he would have halted the China oil trade if warned in 1949.
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Washington
Newbold Morris
Senate
Senate Investigations
China
McCarthy
R-Wis
Mundt
R-Sd
Nixon
Calif
Morris
Red China
Federal Communications Commission
U. S
FCC
United Tanker
Defense Department
New York
Truman
Sen
Korea
United Tanker Corp
Senators
Morris’ Law Firm
Five Known Dead as Home Razed by Stove Blast
Walker Valley New York early today a woman and at least four of her nine children perished as a hill country home burned after a kerosene stove exploded. The father and two other children were hospitalized with burns. One boy escaped, apparently dropped from a window. The dead include Mrs Evelyn Polhamus and children Norman 12 Lawrence 11 Stanley 10 Donald 6. An additional child was believed to be in the ruins. A missing child was reported after a burned child was brought to a hospital by motorist. Opening Friday at Winchester Drive In.
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Walker Valley
N. Y
Evelyn Polhamus
Norman
Lawrence
Stanley
Donald
Casualty List Reports 26 Korean War Losses
Defense Department identifies List No 519 listing 26 casualties from Korea seven dead 14 wounded and five missing in action. Source notes casualty breakdown by status and totals.
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Washington
Defense Department
Eyewash remark may have cost Truman in New Hampshire
Sen Richard B Russell argues Truman's eyewash comment and New Hampshire voters turning against him helped Kefauver win the Democratic primary. Eisenhower celebrated a decisive GOP victory while Taft supporters urge continued effort. Russell cautions about differing readings of the results and the campaign tone.
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Associated Press
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Truman
New Hampshire
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Kefauver
Dwight D Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Eisenhower Rooters
Taft
Sen
Brewstep
R-Me
Russell
Sen. Kefauver
Frank E. McKinney
Democratic National Committee
Democratic Party
Gore Fire Company Ready for Calls and New Fire Hall
Gore Fire Company is now ready for call when needed. A new fire hall is complete and a 500 gallon booster tank with front end pump is on a recently delivered International truck from Winchester via Oceana. Fire Chief James C. Lawyer and firefighters Stanley Biggert, Austin Johnnson, Harry Loy, Godfrey Prelip helped fetch the outfit. Three phone numbers will report fires, one via Gore Service Station open 24 hours after April 1.
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Gore
Bie International
Winchester
Oceana
American LaFrance Company
C. F. Kadas
Stanley Biggert
Austin Johnnson
Harry Loy
Godfrey Prelip
James C
Heart Attack Fatal To H W Butler Leading Apple Man
Harry W. Butler, a leading apple grower packer shipper and exporter in the Appalachians, died from a heart attack about 4 30 pm while being moved to Winchester Memorial Hospital on his 59th birthday. A World War I veteran he built orchards across Frederick County and West Virginia totaling 1800 acres and shipped apples worldwide with European connections.
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Harry W. Butler
Appalachian
W. Clifford Street
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Butler
Florida
Joseph Likens Butler
Laura Virginia Yeakeley Butler
Greenspring
Frederick County
Ireland
J. A Nicodemus
Nicodemus Siding
Lenore
Welltown Pike
United Kingdom
West Virginia
Maryland
Europe
Ing
British Centurion Tanks Crowned Best In Korea
Lt. Col. Sir William Lowther of the 4th Royal Hussars told 3,000 workers at Leeds Centurion plant that one Centurion is worth two Pattons. He cited a battle where 52 Allied tanks were damaged by mines but British machines escaped, while American tanks needed towing. A fellow Hussars veteran said American tanks in Korea are outclassed by Britain's.
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London
Korea
Hollywood
William Guy Lowther
the &Th Royal Hussars Armored Regiment
Leeds
Britain
Hussars
Sir William
Rail Workers Refuse End To Toledo Elkhart Strike
Defiant workers in Toledo Ohio and Elkhart Indiana blocked New York Central traffic from Cleveland to Chicago as unions meet to decide whether to end the walkout. About 1,800 employees idle. 500 in Toledo join a new union bid while Elkhart yards keep pickets.
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Elkhart
Cleveland
Toledo
Ind
Chicago
Brotherhoods — Engineers
New York Central Lines
Buffalo
St. Louis
New York Central
NYC
Ex-Red Communist Tells Attitude Toward U S in Trial
Baltimore witnesses say the Communist Party sought insurrection from within and a Red Army from abroad to overthrow the United States. Paul Crouch testified he held about 100 party posts from 1927 to 1941 and quit over research duties at the University of California. He described plans to infiltrate the Army, National Guard, and ROTC.
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Baltimore
Red Army
Paul Crouch
Crouch
United States
Ussr
University of California
Philip Frankfeld
Young Communist League
U.S. Army
National Guard and
Reserve Officers Training Corps
Eisenhower Kefauver Sweep NH Delegates
In Manchester New Hampshire Eisenhower and Kefauver won every delegate race crushing Taft and Truman. The primary delivered decisive victories for the two challengers signaling strong showings in the contest for the Republican and Democratic nominations.
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Taft
Truman
Manchester
N. H
Gen
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Sen
Estes Kefauver
New Hampshire
Robert A. Taft
Presi
Eisenhower Wins New Hampshire Primary Over Taft
Eisenhower dominates the first primary with about 46 497 votes to Taft 35 820 capturing all 14 Republican delegates while Kefauver leads Truman in the Democratic tally with 20 147 to 16 298 in New Hampshire. Stassen runs second in the GOP preferential vote with 6 250 votes.
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Eisenhower
Taft
Kefauver
New Hampshire
Truman
Kefauverer
Congress i
Key West
Fla
Minnesota
Stassen
Britain charts brave budget to steady pound
Britain unveils a 4.24 billion pound budget aimed at restoring confidence in the pound and slowing the gold reserves drain. The plan cuts income tax and overtime taxes while hoping to boost worker incentives. Reactions split along lines with praise from some papers and sharp criticism from pro Labor outlets. Stock markets fall on the budget’s immediate impact.
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London
Britain
Treasury
House of Commons
R. A. Butler
Daily
Herald
Worker
Commons
New Hampshire Results Shake Presidential Race in 1952
The New Hampshire GOP ballot sent General Eisenhower to victory over Taft, while Kefauver routed Truman in the Democratic ranking. The results threaten Taft's quick nomination path, boost Ike’s position, and could alter conventions ahead in Iowa Michigan and New Jersey.
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Manchester
N. H
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Taft
Ohio
Truman
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Eisenhower
Iowa
Michigan
New Jersey
Chicago
Kernstown Woman Is Hit By Auto
Miss Katie Lantz, elderly Kernstown resident, is in Winchester Memorial Hospital with a fractured pelvis after being struck by an automobile while crossing U S Route 11 to her mailbox about 4 45 yesterday. State Trooper James Wood said the car was driven by Stephen C Reely of Middletown.
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Katie Lantz
Kernstown
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Lantz
James Wood
Stephen C. Reely
Middletown
Winchester Seed Company
Reuss Avenue
Farmers & Merchants National Bank
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