Allies Accused of Strafing POW Camp In N Korea
Communist truce negotiators accused the U N command of an aerial attack on a POW camp near Changsong North Korea wounding a British soldier. They cited conspicuous tent markings and noted riots at Koje Island where North Korean prisoners were killed and wounded. Tsai Chena Wen urged an end to such massacres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Korea
Munsan
U. N
North Korea
Reds
Chanesong
Tsai Chena-Wen
Changsong
Tsai
U. N. Koje Island
Government Says Steel Copper Aluminum Stocks For 1952 Projects
Defense Production Administration head Manley Fleischmann announced substantial on hand supplies of steel copper and aluminum for late 1952 construction. He invited bidders for new projects and said highway school and hospital work will receive increases starting July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Manley Fleischmann
Defense Production Administration
DPA
Federal Communications Commission
Fleischmann
Defense
Cancer Crusade Opens Today Led by J Kenneth Robinson
Local chairman J Kenneth Robinson announced the 1952 Cancer Crusade is now active with a goal of 4000 toward a national target of 16 million for research service and education. He organized nine committees and cited the slogan Cancer strikes One in Five Strike Back Give to Conquer Cancer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Kenneth Robinson
Robinson
Merriman's Lane
Shenandoah Valley
Kellam Endorsed for Virginia Legion Commander Post
Virginia Beach figure William P Kellam receives endorsement for Virginia American Legion commander from a state department official. Also a local ad fragment notes a 50 cent lunch and dinner option at a Metropolitan Restaurant and a sale of rose bushes from Winchester Seed Company with a phone number listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolitan
Winchester Seed Company
Frontline Red Troops Blasted By U S Planes
American Shooting Star jets struck frontline Communist positions with rockets bombs and bullets. They reported killing over 75 Reds destroying 15 guns 28 bunkers and damaging a tank. Sabre jets battled MIG-15s with mixed results and a battleship Wisconsin took light damage from shore guns as ground clashes stayed minor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Shooting Star
Wisconsin
U.S. Seventh Fleet
Korea
St. Patrick's Day
Possible Finger Woman In Redfield Burglary Arrested
FBI agents arrested Marie Jeanne D'Arc Machaud in Flagstaff as the sixth person tied to the $1.5 million Redfield burglary. She carried $50,000 in stolen cash 28 pieces of jewelry and a large securities packet, all awaiting verification against stockbroker La Verne Redfield's holdings.
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Flagstaff
Ariz
Redfield
Reno
FBI
la Verne Redfield
Marie Jeanne D'Arc Machaud
JW Drama Team Wins District Test
James Wood High School actors won first place with a Superior rating at the Virginia High School Dramatic League tryouts held at Montevideo High School in Rockingham County. Cast: Alice White Robert Madigan John Fletcher. directed by Heath Walsh. As District 5 winners they advance to the State tryouts in Charlottesville on April 4.
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James Wood High School
Virginia High School Dramatic League
Montevideo High School
Rockingham County
Alice White
Robert Madigan
John Fletcher
St Patrick Day Meeting Ends in Police Clash in Londonderry
A thousand people waved the Irish Republic flag as a St Patrick Day political meeting sparked clashes with police in Londonderry. Stones and bricks were thrown at police headquarters and officers charged the crowd three times with raised clubs. Several combatants sustained injuries.
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St. Patrick's Day
Londonderry
Ireland
Fleischmann Warns of Dire Effects If Steel Strike Occurs
Washington production chief Manley Fleischmann warned a steel stoppage could disrupt atomic energy and vital defense programs. Some plants plan early shutdowns ahead of a strike slated for midnight Sunday. Philip Murray of the Steelworkers Union delays action as Wage Stabilization Board seeks postponement. officials expect another delay.
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Washington
Manley Fleischmann
Fleischmann
Philip Murray
CIO
Steelworkers
Wage Stabilization Board
Murray
Fire Wipes Out Large Business Area in Kilmarnock
A wind driven blaze destroyed a block of Kil mar nock Main Street businesses including the Hazel building formerly the Hazel Hotel. The fire started in the furnace room of the three story structure and caused extensive smoke injuries to firefighter Robert Powell of Tappahannock. No other injuries reported. Damages likely in the hundreds of thousands with cause undetermined.
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Kilmarnock
Robert Powell
Tappahannock
State Division of Motor Ve
Three New Traffic Deaths In State
Virginia recorded three more traffic fatalities over the weekend raising the 1952 toll to 170. Mrs. Frank Cunningham of Newport News, Rufus Lewis Johnson 44 of Royal City, and Willie Ruth Gorley 18 of Big Stone Gap died in two car crashes on U. S. Route 460 near Bedford, State Route 83 near Haysi, and U. S. Route 68 near Bratel.
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Virginia
Frank Cunningham
Newport News
Rufus Lewis Johnson
Royal City
Willie Ruth Gorley
Big Stone Gap
Cunningham
Bedford
Johnson
Haysi
Dickenson County
Gorley
Brwtel
Virginia Democratic Gubernatorial Field Buzz in 1953
Virginia political observers buzz over former Governor Tuck and William M. Tuck in 1953 as possible opening moves in the Democratic gubernatorial primary. Rep. Thomas B. Stanley is courted for a future nomination, while Abbott seeks renomination in the Fourth District and Fletcher files a Seventh District bid for May 3 in Harrisonburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
William M. Tuck
Virginia
Tuck
Martinsville
Thomas B. Stanley
Stanley
Fifth District
Democratic Committee
State Central Committee
Abbott
Watkins M. Abbott
Petersburg
James William Fletcher
Harrisonburg
Harrison
Signs of Spring Despite Snowflakes in Winchester
Signs of spring appear as robins and crocuses emerge while baseball practice resumes on vacant lots and roller skates echo on sidewalks. Drive in theaters reopen under Elmer Ours and Ray Becker with strong attendance amid cautious forecasts for warmer days.
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Winchester
Elmer Ours
Ray Becker
Frederick Grand Jury Indicts Five in County Court
Five men were indicted for felonies by the Frederick County Circuit Court grand jury. Two pleaded guilty and received 18 month penitentiary terms. Indicted defendants included James Selig of Baltimore for theft of a 1951 Buick from Clinton Ritter at Kernstown and Gilbert Leach of Gore for a Ford theft near a service station on U. S. Route 50. Additional cases listed involved Carl Cline forgery and other alleged offenses. Judge Marshall was ill. Judge Queensbery was designated to sit in his place.
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Frederick County
C. G. Quesenberg
James Selig
Baltimore
Clinton L. Ritter
Kernstown
Gilbert Leach
Gore
North Mountain
Larry Deagie
Hamilton
Ont
Canada
Carl Bauserman
Stephens City
Neis Carl Cline
C W. Chaplin
First National Bank of
Strasburg
Farmer's Livestock Exchange
H. H. Martin
Waynesboro
G. C. Thompson
Marshall
Lemuel F. Smith
Supreme Court of Appeals
Judge Queensbery
Corporation Court
May 19 000 draft call boosts military manpower totals
The Defense Department announced a May draft call of 19 000 for the Army and 4 000 for the Marine Corps. The cumulative draft since September reaches 913 430, with the Army at 832 000 and Marines at 81 340. April and May calls align in total draftees, while the Air Force and Navy rely on volunteers.
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Army
Marine Corps
Defense Department
Air Force
Navy
British Air Ace Missing After Cloud Bank Recon Flight
British Air Ace Johnnie Baldwin aged 34 is reported missing in Korea during a weather reconnaissance mission. The wing commander served with the American Air Force under the exchange of officers scheme and was last seen after his plane vanished in a cloud bank following a formation flight. Baldwin previously earned a credited kill against Erwin Rommel during a July 17 attack near Caen France.
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London
Johnnie Baldwin
Korea
Baldwin
Air Ministry
Germany
Afrika Korpg
Erwin Rommel
Rommel
Caen
Franch
Boats Lost After March 4 Earthquake Tidal Waves
The Maritime Safety Board of Hokkaido reported 515 Japanese boats lost or damaged by tidal waves caused by the March 4 earthquake.
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Tokyo
The
Maritime Safety Board of
Hokkaido
GIs Seek Personal Six Shooters Causing Post Office Hassles
Enlisted men in Korea seek mail order six shooters triggering postal and military headaches. Relatives mail revolvers to Marines and GIs amid unclear rules, with officers allowed sidearms and a general lack of firearm awareness among families and some soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Korea
Threshold of Astounding New Weapons Warned by Collins
Gen J Lawton Collins, at West Point on Founders Day, says the United States stands on the threshold of new weapons including guided missiles atomic weapons jet aircraft and powerful ammunition. He warns against overreliance on super weapons and stresses that the individual soldier remains the supreme element in combat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Point
N. Y
J. Lawton Collins
United States
Army Chief of Staff
Collins
U.S. Military Academy
Thomas Jefferson
Shamrock Weavers Parade In Dublin For Saint Patrick Day
In Dublin crowds fill O Connell Street for Ireland's longest parade with six bands and thousands of shamrock wearers. The march ends at St Mary Cathedral with Mass led by Archbishop John MacQuaid. President O Kelly and government leaders attend the national observance.
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Dublin
Ireland
St. Patrick
O'Connell
Sean T. O'Kelly
Eamon de Valera
St. Mary
John MacQuaid
St. Patrick's
Mansion House
Andrew Clarkin
United States
Clarkin
Patrick
America
Apostle
UAW Board Takes Over Ford Local 600 Headquarters
The six member UAW administrative board moves to seize control of Ford Local 600 in Detroit after firing five junior officials. Recording Secretary Mood vows not to surrender without counsel as witnesses testified to Communist influence in the local’s leadership before the House Un American Activities Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UAW Board
Ford Local
Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers
Ford
UAW
Willam R Mood
House UN- American Activities Committee
General Council
Lautner testifies on organizing West Virginia coal miners
John Lautner former Communist Party worker testified he helped organize West Virginia coal miners from 1936 to 1940 and raise party membership from about 35 to 350 in four years. He resumed testimony in a conspiracy trial of six defendants, five of whom admitted Communists. The trial began last Monday.
Edwin R Marker Dies In County at 59
Edwin R Marker 59 fruit grower of Opequon died suddenly at his home this morning after ten months of failing health. Born January 30 1893 in Frederick County to Amos and Frances Marker he spent his life here. He was active in farm groups and taught the Young Peoples Class at Paxton Chapel until its loss by fire. Survived by widow Bertha Robinson two daughters Lorraine and Mrs Archie Conner one grandchild Archie Edwin Conner one nephew Ralph Marker one niece Mrs Fay Marker Miller and an aunt Mrs Ashby Graves. Funeral at Omps Wednesday at 4 with burial Mt Hebron.
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Edwin R. Marker
Opequon
Mr. Marker
Frederick County
Amos and
Frances Whisson Marker
Pruit Growers Association
Farm Bureau
Frederick County Livestock Association
County Board of Agriculture
Marker
Paxton Chapel
Young Peoples
Bertha Robinson
Archie Conner
Winchester
Lorraine Marker
School of Horticulture
Ambler
Archie Edwin Conner
Ralph Marker
Fay Marker Miller
Ashby Graves
Omps Funeral
Robert Bradford
Ronald 8. Wilson
Mt. Hebron Cemetery
Omps Funeral Home
Jet ace says MIGs easier to shoot down in Korea
Maj. William T. Whisner Jr. of Shreveport, Louisiana, the only jet ace in Korea, says it’s easier to shoot down Red MIG-15s now than when he arrived last August. He notes MIGs come up in greater numbers and that pilots are improving. Whisner flew his 100th mission yesterday and heads home to the U.S. tomorrow via Japan.
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Seoul
Korea
William T. Whisner Jr
Shreveport
Whisner
Japan
U. S
Delay Action On Motion By Sen McMahon
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee postponed deciding whether to ask General Eisenhower to fly home and testify on the 7.9 billion dollar foreign aid program. Chairman Connally said several members were absent, and the motion to invite Eisenhower was defeated 5 to 2. The panel plans to readdress the matter after deputy Gruenther testifies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Connally
D-Tex
M.mahon
D-Conn
Eisenhower
Locke
R-Mass
Brewster
R-Me
Robert A. Taft
Sen
Tobey
R-Nh
Wiley
R-Wis
Alfred M. Gruenther
United States
Senate
33 Rescued From Snow Slide At California Mine
A week of wild weather ends with 33 workers and families rescued from a crushing snow slide at the U S Vanadium Corp tungsten mill high in Pine Creek canyon Calif Located 9 000 feet up near Bishop Two workers were buried 19 hours before rescue Two homes partly destroyed None seriously hurt as the group sheltered in the mill basement through the crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bishop
Calif
California
Peronne
Sierra Nevada
U. S. Vanadium Corp
Pine Creek Pearea
Ere
BRIGADOON AT HANDLEY AUDITORIUM MARCH 20
Corrigan Rug Co presents Brigadoon at Handley Auditorium Thursday March 20 at 8 30 with reserved seats at G and M Music Center. Admission 1 28 and up. Also square dance at Berryville Community Building March 21 with music by Shorty Billmyer and 1 per person. Reserve via 219 3. Also roofing specials by Glaze and Bro. Firemen meeting notice from Stephens City Fire Company. Thrift Checking account offer from Farmers and Merchants Bank.
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Corrigan Rug CO
Brigadoon
Thurs
Handley Auditorium
G & M Music Center
Square Dance Community
Berryville
Shorty Billmyer
Steephens City Fire Company
Pire Hall
H. R. Mills
FP & M
Farmers & Merchants Bank
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Frank Pace, Jr
New York City
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Willie
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Dangers
W. Va
Lautner
Ike
South End ‘Chief
Roberta E. Wildman
Cc. L. Wildman
Morgantown
Leicester St
South End Fire Company
Miss Wildman
West Virginia University
Pi Beta Phi Sorority
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Sen. McMahon
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