Official Collusion Charged Over Yalta Papers Release
Senate debate features Democratic Leader Johnson alleging official collusion behind the release of the Yalta conference records. He accuses the papers of being circulated to damage the Democratic party and notes State Secretary Dulles warned of security harms before the actual publication.
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Yalta
Washington
Johnson
Senate
Dtex
Sen
Knowland
Calif
Johnston
State Dulles
SEC Chairman Praises Brokers in Senate Market Inquiry
SEC Chairman Ralph H. Demmler told the Senate Banking Committee that brokers and dealers face ongoing rule-making to close loopholes and curb unfair practices. He noted no widespread illegal activity but warned abuses can slip in subtly while Galbraith testifies sparked debate between Fulbright and Capehart.
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Washington
Securities and Exchange Commission
Senate
Ralph H. Demmler
Senate Banking Committee
Brakeblok to Consolidate Detroit Plant in Winchester
Brakeblok Division of American Brake Shoe Co plans transferring Detroit manufacturing to Winchester Michigan in 1955. Addition of about 110000 square feet and a total investment over 1 million will double Winchester capacity and create around 200 new jobs, bringing total local employees to about 500.
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Winchester and
Frederick County
American Brake Shoe Co
Detroit
Michigan
Winchester
M. B. Terry
American Brakeshoe Co
D. K. Rennie
Brakeblok
The
Star
Paper Mill Road
Rennie
Brakeshoe
Canada
France
Associated Press
CIO
United Auto Workers
James Green
Federal Mogul Corp. 4S
Ohio
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Nuclear cloud passes over Las Vegas during Nevada test
The first direct overhead nuclear cloud over Las Vegas witness to a 1950s test. The AEC confirmed no radiation fallout as a 500 foot tower shot detonated at Yucca Flats. Marines conducted war game maneuvers with 115 aircraft amid plans for a larger blast later canceled.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Nevada
Atomic Energy Commission
Henderson
Boulder City
Kingman, Ariz
AEC
Here
The
Desert
Yucca Flats
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Phoenix
Ariz
Yucca Flat
Johnston Sees 10 Percent Federal Pay Hike Passage
Senator Olin D. Johnston said the Senate likely has enough votes to approve a 10 percent pay raise for 14 percent million federal workers. The House opposed a 72 percent postal raise, while the President warned of a veto for increases beyond Murray bill.
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Johnston
Senate
Washington
Olin D. Johnston
D-Sc
House
Eisenhower
Rayburn
D-Tex
Murray
Senate Post Office and Civil Service Committee
Weather Outlook and War Memorial Meeting Details
The Virginia forecast for March 23 to 27 calls for temperatures 3 to 6 degrees below normal with continued cold through Friday and a warmer Saturday then cooler Sunday. Rain is possible Saturday with total precipitation between 1.5 and 3.5 inches. The Winchester Frederick County War Memorial Association holds its annual meeting on March 30 at 7:45 p.m. in the George Washington Hotel to elect directors and conduct other business.
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Richmond
Virginia
Winchester- Frederick County War Memorial Association
George Washington Hotel
Cold Wave Forecast After Heavy Rains
The area saw 1.77 inches of rain over three days with .76 inches on the weekend and 1.01 inches yesterday. March rainfall reached 4.16 inches, total 1955 rainfall 6.68 inches. AP forecast predicts a cold wave tonight with temperatures 25 to 33 degrees after a day high of 50.
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Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
Associated Press
Army to send 5367 soldiers home from Europe
The U S Army announced it will discharge 5 367 soldiers stationed in Europe who scored below standard on mental and aptitude tests. Most enlisted men with IQs or test scores at 30 percent or less will be released, while corporals or above, valor award holders, nine years of service, and certain reserve or guard officers are exempt. Rotation begins in May and ends by July, as Europe’s force strength sits around 300 000.
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Heidelberg
Germany
U. S. Army
Europe
Department of the Army
Armed Forces
Army Reserve
National Guard
Eisenhower Opposed to Top Level Talks With Russia Now
After a GOP leaders’ meeting President Eisenhower opposes a top level conference with the Soviet Union before evidence of good faith and ratification of Paris agreements. Sen Knowland and Rep Mass stress no major powers until Moscow acts sincerely, while Sen George presses for early talks amid fears of Chinese Red attacks.
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Eisenhower
Russia
Washington
GOP
Sen. Knowland
R-Calif
Bulgarin
West Germany
Knowland
Senate
House
Martin Mass
Sen. George
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
George
Formosa
Moscow
Peiping
McAlester Doctor Confesses Killing Wife and Three Children
McAlester physician Dr. Ben T. Galbraith 34 confessed to killing his wife Mary Katherine 35 and children Frank 7 Jerem and Sarah Anne after a blaze at their home Thursday. He was extradited from Henderson Tennessee where he was apprehended and later attempted to flee a Memphis bound car crash en route to police.
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Mcalester
Okla
Pittsburg County
James Whyte
Ben T. Galbraith
Galbraith
Henderson
Norman
Oklo
J. E. Galbraith
Tenn
Memphis
Sanders
Howard Cowan
Tennessee
B. T. Thornton
Kitty
Mary Katherine Galbraith
Frank 7
Jerem
Sarah Anne
41 Percent of U.S. Families Earn $5 000 Plus Annually
Commerce Department reports a major upward shift in postwar family finances based on 1953 tax data. Since 1947 the share earning under $4,000 fell 20 percent while those earning over $4,000 rose 70 percent. The 1953 nonfarm average income reached 6390 dollars, farm families 3460.
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Commerce Department
Accident Victims Reported Slightly Improved Today
Two Winchester boys severely injured in a bicycle auto crash last Saturday were reported to be slightly improved today at Memorial Hospital. Raymond Kerns 13 and Theodore Smith 11 remained in serious condition with Theodore unconscious while Raymond had moments of consciousness.
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Winchester
Memorial Hospital
Raymond Jefferson Kerns
Woodrow Kerns
N. Cameron St
Theodore Smith
Shirley Smith
S. Kent St
Gore Describes Night Aboard Nuclear Sub Nautilus
Sen Albert Gore recounts an all night cruise aboard the Nautilus the world’s first atomic powered submarine. He notes the reactor room tests with peers Pastore and Anderson and describes atomic power powering food water lighting heating and propulsion as the craft dives beyond 300 feet. The account ends as the party tours the vessel before resuming their tour on the Thames River at New London Conn.
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Albert Gore
D-Tenn
Senate
House Committee On Atomic Energy
Associated Press
New London
Conn
Sen. An
Derson
Byrd to Probe Trade Bill for OTC Connection
Sen. Byrd plans immediate inquiry into whether the administration foreign trade bill implies approval of a new 34 nation trade cooperation organization the OTC. The United States signed an OECD like pact in Geneva and Congress eyes tariff and domestic industry protections.
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Washington
Sen
Byrd
D-Va
State Department
Eisenhower
House
Senate
Organization For Trade Cooperation
Congress
United States
Geneva
Switzerland
Senate Finance Committee
U. S
Break-ins hit Winchester. microscope, adding machine stolen
Police investigated three overnight burglaries in Winchester. A doctor E W Lacy Jr laboratory received a stolen microscope, a child's bank and a back window were tied to John H Jackson's home on Braddock Street, and an adding machine vanished from F A Shryock Co on Millwood Avenue.
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Winchester
John H. Jackson
S. Braddock St
Jackson
Francis Funk
David Fahnestock
Nelson Grim
E. W. Lacy, Jr
S. Washington St
Police Department
Glowing crash kills 66 aboard navy transport at Hawaii depot
A U S Navy transport with 66 aboard crashed into a mountain near the Laulaulei ammunition depot on Oahu soon after takeoff from Hickam Field. No survivors were reported as rescue teams worked amid heavy rain and a remaining glow hours after the explosion. The roster included 20 Air Force, 16 Navy, 19 Army, and 2 dependents.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
Navy
Lualualei
Oahu
Roy Essoyan
Essoyan
Hickam Field
Cmdr. J. Smith
The
Hawaiian Sea Frontier
Moffett Naval Air Station
San Jose
Calif
Smith
Laulaulei Naval Ammunition Depot
California
MATS
Washington
Travis Air Force Base
RDG
Barbers Point
Hickam
Headquarters
Air Force
Army
Pacific Division
Pacific
FDR Statue in London Defaced Over Yalta Papers
A London statue of President Roosevelt in Grosvenor Square was daubed with Traitor of Yalta in red paint. Officials scrubbed the base as Parliament discussed Britain's stance on Hong Kong and Churchill faced calls to deny any plan to cede Hong Kong to China.
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London
Yalta
Roosevelt
Grosvenor Square
Washington
Honk Kong
China
U. S
Rooosevelt
Ministry of Works
Churchill
Britain
Ian Horobin
House of Commons
Lignite Mine Blast Kills 24 in Spoleto Italy
A mine blast at a lignite coal mine in Spoleto Italy killed 24 miners and injured 16 others. Two blasts tore through central tunnels at dawn collapsing a wall and crushing workers while more than 100 miners escaped. The accident occurred during an early shift at the operation about 66 miles northeast of the city.
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Spoleto
Italy
Rae
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Demmler
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D-Ark
Capehart
Fulbright
Harvard
John Kenneth Galbraith
Cambridge
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Benjamin Fairless
U. S. Steel
Geo. Washington Hotel
Pines
House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
County
Weather Outlook
U. S. Navy
Hawaiian Mountain
U.S. Army
Lee
Sen. Gore
OTC Connection
J. W. Grove Furniture CO
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