McCarthy Sues Benton for 2 Million Over Perjury Claims
Sen. McCarthy files a two million dollar libel and slander suit in federal court against Sen. Benton alleging malice and a campaign to unseat him. McCarthy, who will defend himself, says Benton accused him of perjury and deceit in exposing Communist influence. Benton has offered to waive immunity. no comment was immediate.
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Sen
McCarthy R-Wis
Benton D-Conn
McCarthy
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Federal District Court
Benton
Congress
Wisconsin
State Department
Battaile to Lead Rally at Shenandoah Apple Blossom
William Battaile will serve as master of ceremonies for the Apple Blossom Festival rally Monday at 8 p.m. in Winchester at the George Washington Hotel. Richard E. Rush announced the invitation and program committees, with festival leaders and local officials attending.
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George Washington Metel
Richard E. Rush
Battaile
H. B. McCormac
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Winchester Evening Star
Shenadoah Valley, Inc
Winchester
Virginia Headley
Chamber of Commerce
Eugene
George Washington Hotel
Harry A. Nelson
Andrew J. Bowen
C. F. Schenck
Rush
Marvin K. Hutchinson
Gwendolyn Haines
Sadie Finkle
Quota Club Rummage Sale And Local Fundraisers
Quota Club hosts a rummage sale Friday evening March 28 7 to 9 and Saturday March 29 10 to 1 at 20 West Boscawen Street former Shawnee Building and Loan to benefit Child Welfare. Gore High School hosts a chicken ham and oyster supper Friday March 28 to aid Hebron Baptist Church remodeling with admissions one dollar adults fifty cents children. Round Hill Community Center holds a debate Friday March 28 at 7 30 p m. Winchester Seed Company advertises patented rose bushes available by phone 3497.
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West Boscawen St
Shawnee Bldg. & Loan
Gore High School
Hebron Baptist Church
Round Hill Community Center
Winchester Seed Company
Unity Drive Will Not Be Deflected by Acheson
Secretary of State Acheson said the United States will not be deflected by Soviet moves in Europe. He charged Russia seeks a rapid European union while pressuring Western Germany’s role and questioned the sincerity of a Big Four peace treaty proposal. The U S Britain and France urged a UN study in East Germany before any peace talks.
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Washington
United States
Europe
State Acheson
Russia
Germany
United Nations
East Germany
Air Force Plans Early Inventory Of Reservists
The Air Force will begin a 12 month nationwide inventory starting in early summer to locate 300000 reserve personnel from World War II. Twenty five trained teams will interview most individuals at about eight dollars per man, updating records of those who signed on after WWII and haven’t actively served. The effort follows the Korean War urgency and aims to dust off dusty files long unused.
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Washington
Air Force
Taft Opens Clear Lead in Evening Star Straw Poll
The Evening Star poll shows Taft rising to a 51 33 edge over Eisenhower with two thirds of votes for Republican candidates. MacArthur trails Eisenhower by six, Truman leads the Democratic list, Warren and Stassen receive minimal support, while the ballot from Baltimore, Maryland marks the latest postmark.
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Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Evening Star
Star
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
Eisenhower
Truman
Earl Warren
California
Stassen
Minnesota
Vinson
Kentucky
Cbs
Apd
Hed Sage
Cpa
MacArthur
Baltimore, Md
Truman Asks Stevenson to Run for President
The Post-Dispatch reported that President Truman invited Gov. Adlai Stevenson to be the administration’s candidate. Truman offered to back Stevenson’s nomination if he agrees, though Stevenson is not inclined to accept as of today. The dispatch noted the proposal was made as Truman left Washington for Key West on March 7.
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ST. Louis
Post-Dispatch
Truman
Adlai Stevenson
Illinois
Stevenson
Washington
Key West
Post- Dispatch
White Sidewall Tire Ban Lifted and Rubber Quotas Raised
The government removed its ban on white sidewall tires and expanded natural rubber use in passenger car tires. The National Production Authority allows tire and rubber firms to use 110000 long tons per quarter after April 1, up from 105000 tons, with further easing promised soon.
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Washington
National
Water Board Urges State-led Pollution Cleanup Policy
Virginia's Water Control Board argues for no federal mandate on river and stream pollution. They call for state responsibility and action to clear waterways.
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Richmond
Virginia
Water Control Board
Employment Official Predicts State Shortage of Farm Labor
Marvin Powell of the Virginia Employment Service told the Frederick County Fruit Growers Association meeting in the courthouse last night that Virginia may face a labor shortage for fruit harvesting this coming season. He noted high wages elsewhere, moves to industrial centers, and armed forces losses as factors, and outlined a South wide labor recruiting drive in April.
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Virginia Employment Service
Frederick County
Fruit Growers’ Association
Virginia
Powell
United States
South
H. Tapke
VPI Bosticulturist
Walker McC. Bond
I. Fred Stine
Kenneth Robinson
DK Russell
Lee O Dick
Harry W. Butler
Edwin Marker
State Game Commission
Henry Brumback
Earnen
Margaret Shiley Heads Four County FHA Organization
Margaret Shiley of Clarke County High School was elected president of the Warren Rappahannock Frederick Clarke Federation Future Homemakers of America at the spring meeting in Front Royal. Officers named include Joan Brown Christill Morgan and others. 363 students attended. theme was The Importance of Worthy Home Membership. Dorothy Davis spoke on Teenagers and Family Life.
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Margaret Shiley
Clarke County High School
Warren, Rappahannock
Frederick, Clarke Federation
Homemakers of America
Warren County High School
Front Royal
Joan Brown
Rappahannock
Christill Morgan
Frederick
Juanita Tederick
Warren
Rebecca Anne Ashby
Clarke
Patsy Collins
Eleanor Franklin
Jean Lloyd
Madison College
Dorothy Davis
Washington, Va
U S Battle Casualties Rise Slightly in Korea
U S battle casualties in Korea total 106 794, up 123 from last week, the smallest weekly increase since fighting began. The notice calls attention to officer nominations on Friday night, March 28 at 8 p m. Secretary.
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Washington
U.S
Korea
Shadow of Ike's Minnesota Vote Spreads Rapidly
AP reports Eisenhower write in momentum expands from Minnesota to Wisconsin Nebraska and Illinois with talk of unofficial tallies while Wisconsin Taft Stassen split narrows likely delegates Kefauver seen as Wisconsin Illinois Democratic frontrunner and Dulles hints at foreign policy voice Truman may skip reelection bid as Taft Eisenhower contest looms in primary season
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Eisenhower
Jack
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Illinois
West Virginia
Paris
Dwight Eisenhower
Harold Stassen
Taft
Robert Taft
Earl Warren
Stassen
GOP
Stasma
Riley Alvin Bender
Chicago
W. Va
Kefauver
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Truman
Washington
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
State Department
Baltimore
Sen. Monroney
Oklahoma
Elwood Gary to Close Concert Series in Winchester
Elwood Gary the tenor will close this year's Winchester Community Concert Association series. The Handley School Auditorium hosts the 8 15 p m concert tomorrow. Gary, a Bridgeton New Jersey native who grew up in Baltimore, began singing spontaneously as a youth and later developed a strong tenor voice.
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Elwood Gary
Winchester Community Concert Association
Handley School
Bridgeton
Gary
Baltimore
Rosary Tonight at Sacred Heart for Rev Bullock Funeral Tomorrow
Members of the Sacred Heart parish gather at 7:30 tonight for a rosary for Rev. Julian P. F. Bullock who died Monday after serving Winchester for 10 years. A Requiem Mass with about 70 priests from the Richmond diocese is planned for tomorrow at 11 a.m. Bishop Peter Ireton will officiate and Fr Harold Nott will deliver the eulogy.
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Julian PF. Bullock
Winchester
Holy Name Society
Diocese of
Richmond
Peter L. Ireton
Harold Nott
Catholic Charities
Joseph Johnston
Norfolk
Emmett Gallagher
Alexandria
Emmett Hannon
Cherrydale
Joseph Heye
Roanoke
Horace Finley
Martinsburg
Justin McClunn
McClunn
Father Heye
Winchester Church
Father Bullock
Francis Bowler
Father Bowler
Portsmouth
Methodical Search For Armored Car Robbery Witness
Danver s Mass investigators and federal and local police launched a two town search covering 15 miles of the getaway route for the first clue in a bold daytime armored car robbery in Danvers Square. The $600 000 loot was later corrected to be between 100 000 and nearly 1 million dollars with two relay getaway cars located and no eyewitness to the robbery yet.
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Mass
Caner
Fbies
Danvers Square
United States Trucking Company
U. S
Boston
Pinned Under Burning Tractor Boy Says Goodbye
In Dusting Okla two brothers Richard Foreman fourteen and Glendell eleven rode a tractor that swerved overturned and caught fire. Richard was pinned beneath the machine and died after telling Glendell to kiss him goodbye and to stand back as he fought the flames with his coat. Glendell, who was thrown clear, could only watch as help arrived.
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Dustin
Okla
Goodby
Richard Dale Foreman
Glendell
Richard
Appointment of Thomas W. White as Selective Service Director
Washington announces Thomas W. White appointed Selective Service Director for Virginia. Headquarters disclosed the new posting today.
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Washington
Thomas W. White
Selective Service
Virginia
Selective Service Headquarters
Glands From Premature Babies Transplanted In Three Adults
Yale University Medical School researchers revealed early human trials in which glands from unborn babies were transplanted into three patients to produce hormones. The men received adrenal glands while the woman received a thyroid gland, with animal tests suggesting live implants may grow and secrete hormones. Potential future uses include diabetes control, sex hormone replacement, and thyroid disease treatment.
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New Haven
Conn
Serge Veronoff
Yale University Medical School
American Cancer Society
Taft Name to Remain on New Jersey Primary Ballot
Len Taft’s name will stay on the New Jersey April 15 presidential preference primary ballot afterJudge Ralph J. Smalley dismissed a removal suit. Attorney General Theodore D. Parsons said an overriding public interest supports keeping Taft on the ballot. Taft had withdrawn from the campaign and sent a letter to the secretary of state requesting removal. Secretary of State Livya B. Marsh faced a contest from six Republican voters and one county clerk, with Taft citing political tricks by Gov. Alfred E. Driscoll as the reason for stepping back from the race. Driscoll denied the accusation while Taft halted campaign activities and state headquarters.
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Trenton
N. J
State Superior Court Today
Len Taft
New Jersey
Ralph J. Smalley
Laft
Theodore D. Parsons
Taft
Forcmally
Livya B. Marsh
Smalley
Alfred E. Driscoll
Gen
Eisenhower
Driscoll
Envoys Seek Palatable Path in POW Repatriation Dispute
U N Command weighs a softer term voluntary repatriation to avoid forced returns. Brig. Gen. P Nuckols says no fundamental policy change just wording, while noting most captives prefer to go home. A new staff group moves to push Russia to supervise a truce and ports of entry terms are settled.
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P. Nuckols
U.N
Nuckols
U. N
U. S S
Eight Americans Pay Ransom to Red China for Release
The Treasury disclosed that friends of 12 Americans in Communist China paid 800000 for their release. Eight of the 12 were still in prison. Sen Knowland charged private payments, with State and Treasury approval, as extortion and blackmail. Officials say 200 to 500 Americans are believed held in China.
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China
Red
Trasury
Sen
Knowland Rcalif
Senate
Treasury
Friends of
Knowland
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