Intercession Claim Ties Senator Bridges to Tax Case
New York attorney William Power Maloney testified he asked Senator Bridges to intervene with the Internal Revenue Bureau over a multi million dollar jeopardy tax case involving Hyman Harvey Klein. Maloney said the inquiry was a friendship matter and denied any personal stake. Brews ter also acknowledged using Grunewald to funnel funds into Republican campaigns.
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Washington
William Power Maloney
New York
Senator Bridges
Internal Revenue Bureau
Maloney
Henry
the Dutchman
Klein
Bridges
U. S
Owen Brewster
Grunewald
Sen
Brewster
Nixon
California
Young
North Dakota
Mixed Reaction To Almond Ruling In Virginia Primaries
Richmond Virginia Attorney General Almond ruled that Congressional primaries are legal this summer. Rep Howard W Smith expressed sharp disagreement while Rep Watkins M Abbitt questioned the ruling. Rep J Vaughan Gary supported Almond’s opinion, leaving delegation views split.
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Richmond
Almond
Virginia
Congress
Howard W. Smith
Watkins M Abbitt
Rep. J. Vaughan Gary
Third
Gary
Winchester Area A A Banquet Promises Civic Reach
The Winchester Area A A Banquet is set for Saturday night at the Geo Washington Hotel at 7 PM with 350 capacity. Tickets are selling out and parking is arranged at the hotel's main entrance with the Geo Washington Garage available.
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Winchester
A.A
Geo, Washington
Geo. Washington Garage
A.a’s
Winchester Seed Company
Oscars Spark Race as American in Paris Tops Best Picture
Humphrey Bogart wins best actor for The African Queen and Vivien Leigh repeats as best actress for Streetcar Named Desire. American in Paris shocks by taking best picture. George Stevens wins director for A Place in the Sun. Karl Malden and Kim Hunter win supporting honors. song honors go to In the Cool Cool of the Evening by Mercer and Carmichael.
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Hollywood
Humphrey Bogart
Paris
Vivien Leigh
Scarlett O'Hara
Bogie
Karl Malden
Kim Hunter
Plum
Bogart
Miss Leigh
New York
George Stevens
Johnny Mercer
Hoagy Carmichael
History’s Longest Jet Battle Over Korea Reported
American Sabre pilots claimed 13 to 18 Red MIG-15s destroyed or damaged in a 40 minute dogfight over North Korea. Sabres tangled with 40 MIGs, fought from Sinanju to the Yalu River border with Manchuria, as ground action remained light and artillery rounds with leaflets were fired.
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Seoul
North Korea
Yalu
Manchuria
Air Force
U.N
Miss Byrd Dies Only Daughter of Senior Senator
Beverly Byrd 35 the only daughter of Senator Harry F Byrd and Mrs Byrd died suddenly in Winchester Memorial Hospital She suffered two broken vertebrae in 1946 and 1951 from hunting and riding accidents and had been in pain Recently Educated at Collegiate School Richmond and Gunston Hall Washington She served in OSS during the war Survived by three brothers and parents Funeral at Christ Episcopal Church Winchester with burial Mt Hebron Cemetery No flowers requested
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Miss Westwood
Beverley Byrd
Harry F. Byrd
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Miss Byrd
Berryville
Senator Byrd
Washington
Byrd
Blue Ridge Hunt
Collegiate School
Richmond
Gunston Hall
South Boston
Elkins
W. Va
Office of Strategic Services
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Richard Evelyn Byrd
Christ Episcopal Church
Winchester
William H. Hanckel
Henry G. Lane
Grace Episcopal Church
Mt. Hebron
Joseph A. Massie
B. Beverley Wright
William P. McGuire
John Adams
James Bradshaw Beverley, III
J. Gray Beverley, Jr
Charlottesville
Ewart Johnston
Boyce
G. Kenneth Levi
Harry F. Stimpson
Boston
W. Berry Grove
Summit Point
Special Purchase Blouses and Skirts at Low Prices
Retail notice for a special purchase of manufacturers samples featuring blouses sweaters and skirts with values up to 14.95 offered for 2.00. Event runs Friday and Saturday at 181 North Loudoun Avenue with promotional pricing.
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North Loudoun At
Senate Approves Japanese Treaty by 66 to 10 Vote
The Senate approved the Japanese Peace Treaty by 66 to 10 after a bipartisan vote. The agreement restores Japan’s sovereignty while renouncing claims to Korea and Formosa and sets UN membership as Tokyo pledges peace with limited reparations. A parallel trio of Pacific security pacts was also approved. United States retention of forces in Japan under the security treaty is authorized.
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United States
Key West
Fla
Pacific
Great Britain
Australia
New Zealand
Ceylon
Japan
Canada
France
Indonesia
Netherlands
Pakistan
Philippines
Korea
Formosa
U N
U. N
Gainesboro Bridge Job Begins on U S Route 522
Work has started on a 215 foot steel and concrete bridge over Back Creek on U S Route 522 near Gainesboro. The Faulconer Construction Company of Charlottesville won a $92,322.45 contract awarded August 16. The bridge will widen road space and replace a narrow structure linked to several highway deaths. Construction began March 82 and is to be completed in 180 days, after weather and material delays extended the original 150 day limit. The project includes raising adjacent railroad track and future material availability is cited as adequate.
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Back Creek
Gainesboro
State Highway Department
Faulconer Construction Company
Charlottesville
Winchester and Western Railroad
Truman Election Fight Seen By Senator Anderson
Sen Anderson of New Mexico, once in Truman’s cabinet, predicts the president will run again. He says a formal announcement will come, unless peace comes fully by July, and that the Democratic convention will urge Truman to seek another term. Truman says Korea does not affect plans. Taft intensifies efforts in Wisconsin with an eye to primary results and possible impact from Eisenhower. NJ primary withdrawal could shake Maine Iowa Michigan and Idaho conventions.
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Anderson
Truman
Key West
Korea
Frank E. McKinney
Taft
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Wisconsin
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Minnesota
New Hampshire
New Jersey
Maine
Iowa
Michigan
Idaho
Eisenhower
Harold E Stassen
Star Ballot On Presidential Popularity Poll
The Star conducts a straw vote sampling local presidential preference in both parties. Only one vote per ballot. ballots with multiple marks will be disqualified. Daily results will be announced on the front page starting Monday afternoon through March 1.
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The
Star
the Star
Primary Ballot Choices for Party and Candidate
Voters select one candidate and one party only. Republican voters pick among Eisenhower Stassen Taft Warren. Democratic voters choose Kefauver Russell Stevenson Truman Vinson. Prepare to cast a single candidate for governor and a single party preference.
Chinese Reds Reported Across Indochina Border Says Lovett
Secretary Lovett told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that the United States has been informed some Chinese Communist forces crossed the Indochina border to join insurgents fighting the French. He warned this could precede a buildup similar to Korea and noted Peiping aid to Ho Chi Minh’s forces. He addressed questions on Truman’s foreign aid program and unspent military funds, amid reports of manufacturing delays and Europe-bound deliveries.
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Russell Baines
Washington
Lovett
U S
Indochina
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Mansfield D-Mont
State Acheson
Europe
Richards Dsc
Truman
House
French Indochina
Acheson
Rep
Vorys
R-Ohio
Student Revelry Blamed On Spring
ANN ARBOR authorities recount a spring outbreak at the University of Michigan where about 2,500 students joined raids on women’s dormitories and counter raids. Police intervened as groups roamed roofs, vandalized property, and toppled cars until dawn.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
University of Michigan
Agricultural Official Foresees Bright Future For Area Dairies
District Extension Agent G. H. Clarke of Lura y spoke at the Winchester Cooperative Milk Producers Association meeting at Round Hill Community Center. He touted dairying as a larger future dollar earner than coal or steel, urging cost reduction, better cows, and three steps: Babcock butterfat tests, Dairy Herd Improvement Association milk weighing, and artificial breeding to develop hardy productive strains.
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G. H. Clarke
Luray
Winchester Cooperative Milk Producers
Round Hill
Clark
Babcock
Practice Bomb Falls On Warrenton
An inert practice missile fell from a fighter plane near Warrenton injuring no one. The bomb struck U S Highway 29 211, punched a hole in asphalt, then slid into a schoolyard where children played. Marines from Quantico retrieved it and towed it away.
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Warrenton
Sleepy Little
U. S
Stanley Cocekrill
Quantico Marine Base
J. A. Mitchell
Marine Base
Marine Base Highway
Ten Aboard Navy Plane Believed Dead in Corpus Christi Crash
A four engine Navy Privateer crashed shortly after takeoff from Corpus Christi Naval Air Station killing ten aboard. The victims included four officers two cadets and four enlisted men. No survivors were found hours after the 1 a m CST accident.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Corpus Christi Naval Air Station
Local High School Princesses Named for Apple Blossom Festival
Betty Tellis Sigros of Handley High School and Virginia Best Bailey of James Wood High School were named princesses in the Court of Queen Shenandoah XXI for the Apple Blossom Festival on May 1 and 2. The announcements were made by Miss Virginia Cover Russell, director of the Queen and Court. Sigros, 19, is Art Editor of Handley’s 1962 Radarian. Bailey, 17, will graduate from James Wood in June and is active in cheerleading, clubs, and drama.
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Betty Tellis Sigros
Princess Handley
Shenandoah XXV
Virginia
Virginia Best Bailey
Handley High School
James Wood High School
Shenandoah XXI
Winchester
Frederick County High School
Virginia Cover Russell
Department of the Queen
Sigros
Ellis Sigros
South Braddock St
Handley
Bailey
Earl
Millwood Pike
James Wood
Gieros
Handlian
Lupton Horticulture Club
Miss Bailey
Yep Club
Home Economics
Dramatic Society
James Wood High School Eagles
Christian Church Plans Note Burning Ceremony
Special services are set at the Congregational Christian Church on March 30 at 7 30 p m for the parsonage dedication after the debt was paid in full on March 10. A note burning will occur during the Ubis service.
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Congregational Christian Church
Ubis
Spring Snow Disrupts West While South Sees Breakthrough
Northern and Western regions faced heavy snow delays as the Rockies and California mountains battled a major storm. Denver reported nine inches with four foot drifts while Army bulldozers aided 600,000 starving livestock in Nevada and 2,000 residents in Mono County faced fuel shortages but food supplies remained.
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Rockies
Colorado
Denver
Rocky Mountain States
Canadian
North Dakota
Maine
Nevada
Ogden
Utah
Nava
Hawthorne
Nev
Mono County
Calif
California
Weather outlook for Richmond Virginia March 22 to 26
Extended Virginia forecast shows coastal temperatures near normal while inland areas run two to four degrees below normal. Mild Saturday with cooler conditions Sunday through Tuesday and possible warming by Wednesday. Rain expected Saturday and Tuesday totaling about one inch.
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Richmond
Virginia
CIO Steelworkers Accept WSB Pay Boost Proposal
The CIO Steelworkers approved a Wage Stabilization Board plan to settle the steel labor dispute and called off a weekend strike threat. The plan promises a three installment pay boost totaling 174 cents an hour plus concessions like union shop, while a new walkout risk looms if no settlement by April 4.
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CIO
WSB
Washington
Philip Murray
Murray
Pittsburgh
Steelworkers Union
Decline in Cost of Living Reported in February
The government reports a 0.6 percent drop in the cost of living in February, the first decline since last June. The February index stands at 187.9 on the 1935-39 base, 10.4 percent above the Korea invasion era, with an anticipated further decline for March. A one-cent hourly wage cut will be applied to 1,180,000 railroad workers starting April 1 under cost of living provisions.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Korea
Office of Price Stabilization
GOP State Senators Plan Court Challenge to Redistricting Act
Two Republican Virginia state senators said they will challenge in court the recently passed Congressional redistricting act. Senator Ted Dalton of Radford declared the act unconstitutional, and Senator Floyd Landreth of Galax said they warned of legal action before and after passage and will file proceedings once it takes effect.
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Richmond
Ted Dalton
Radford
Floyd Landreth
Galax
General Assembly
County Firemen Answer Brush Fire on Route 620
Fire crews from Gore and Clear Brook were called to a grass and brush fire on the James Singhass place Route 620 Back Creek District at 10:30 this morning. The blaze burned over an acre and was brought under control.
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James Singhass
Route 620
Back Creek
Gore
Clearbrook
Special $1 Steaks and Buckwheat Cakes Ad
A restaurant at the Lee-Jackson location promotes a special menu offering $1 steaks and beer batter Buckwheat Cakes. The notice highlights the Beverages and dinner items in a regional ad near the Rt. 622 and Rt. 50 crossroads.
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Lee-Jackson
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Evening Star
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Harold E. Stassen
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A. Taft
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Adlai Stevenson
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