Coldest Spring Blizzard Strikes British Isles and Europe
A 36 year record cold spring blizzard hits the British Isles with snow and winds up to 70 mph. Shipping stalls in the English Channel as roads and rails in southern England face drifts up to two feet and buses overturn without deaths. The storm spreads across Germany, Holland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Austria, and northern Italy with continued frigid conditions.
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American Soldiers Prefer Roast Turkey and Banana Cream Pie
The Quartermaster Corps presented a chart showing troops favor roast turkey above other meats with bacon and turnip greens least preferred. Fresh sliced tomatoes and buttered corn are favored. banana cream pie tops desserts while stewed apricots are disliked. Milk is favored among drinks.
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Washington
Quartermaster Corps
House Appropriations Committee
Mess Hall
Star Ballot On Presidential Popularity Poll
The Star runs a presidential straw vote in this election year with one vote per person. Mark a single candidate and party only. ballots with multiple marks will be disqualified. Results will be announced daily on the front page through March 31.
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Omar
the Star
Cost Put at $1 Billion Disputed Greenland Base Audit
A Senate Preparedness Subcommittee hearing examined an Army audit estimating that Greenland's covert polar airbase Operation Bluejay could cost about one billion dollars. Col. Harry E. Reed defended the figure while Nathan Rubin called it ill advised, and audits cited possible improprieties in multimillion dollar material purchases. The panel pressed for reconciled reports from associate auditor Joseph Osgood and questioned large contractor bills from North American Constructors.
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Polar
Greenland
Senate
Harry E. Reed
Army Audit
Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
Nathan L. Rubin
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Pentagon
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Joseph O. Osgood
Johnson
Subcommittee
Downey Rice
Osgood
Bluejay
Virginia Democrats Decide How Theyll Pick Candidates
The Democratic Party in Virginia faces how to nominate for Congress as districts realign after a 24 percent 1940 to 1950 population gain. Nine districts retain conventions while five use conventions and four adopt primaries including the new Tenth District. Attorney General J Lindsay Almond Jr says primaries may proceed if party committees form in the realigned districts before the July 15 deadline. Some politicians disagree on the ruling.
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Congress
M. M. Long
Wise County
Bristol
General Assembly
Assembly
Arlington
Alexandria
Falls Church
Fairfax
J. Lindsay Almond Jr
Senators Prepare Monday Vote On Uniformed Services Pay Bill
Expected passage Monday for a bill boosting cost of living pay across all uniformed services. The measure would add about 471 million dollars for 3.6 million personnel next fiscal year, covering Army Navy Air Force Marines Public Health Service Coast and Geodetic Survey and Coast Guard. Senator Douglas pressed amendments to curb special hazard pay and bonuses, including ending the 100 dollar monthly doctor bonus.
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Navy
Air Force
Marines
Public Health Service
Coast and Geodetic Survey
Coast Guard
Paul H. Douglas D-Til
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Russell Long
D-La
Korea
Money Wins Over Women In Debate At Round Hill
The negative side won a three to two decision in a Round Hill Community Center debate last night on the topic that love of woman has more influence on the mind of man than love of money. Winning team members were John D. Luttrell Walter A. Bowman and John Larrick. Judges were Charles Murphy Bryan Richard Walter Shade Cecil K Cadwallader and Dr C B Harlee chaired by Albert Pingley. A post debate cake and pieduction raised funds for the center.
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Round Hill Community Center
John D. Luttrell
Walter A. Bowman
John Larrick
Ford Williams
Charles Murphy
Bryan Richard
Walter Shade
Cecil K. Cadwallader
Dr. C. B. Harlee
Albert Pingley
Woman Survives Near-Death Operation In Cumberland
Mrs Deria A Evans 36 from Moorefield West Virginia prepared to leave Memorial Hospital Cumberland after her heart stopped for three to five minutes during surgery. Doctors revived her and she escaped permanent brain damage with normal recovery. She plans to return to farm work with her husband and is walking without aid.
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Cumberland
Deria A. Evans
Moorefield
W. Va
W. Va. Mrs. Evans Entered Memorial Hospital
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Auto Tag Sales Rise as Deadline Near
Edwin Snider said 1952 auto license tag sales were brisk with Saturday business higher than the prior week. A total of 3500 tags sold to date, about 7000 locals have yet to purchase. He urged early purchases to avoid last minute lines. deadline is April 15.
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Edwin Snider
Snider
Allies Press Russia on Korean Armistice Inspection Issue
U N truce negotiator Col Don O Darrow says Kremlin knows why Communists push Russia to police the armistice noting Russia may use the deadlock for propaganda or trading material. Peiping Radio accuses Allies of secrecy breach but UN staff say talks remain amiable as Russia’s role is debated.
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Korea
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Russia
Don O. Darrow
Hkce
George W. Hickman
Peiping
Onews
U.N
Darrow
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Norway
Switzerland
Ne Chun San
Two District Tax Commissioners Named for New York and Chicago
President Truman’s plan to revamp the Internal Revenue Service picks two career men to head district offices. Clarence R. Krigbaum is named for New York and Ernest C. Wright for Chicago. Both began as clerks in Washington, Krigbaum in 1919 and Wright in 1918, rising through the ranks as 21 district commissioners with civil service status replace 64 political appointees.
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Truman
Internal Revenue Service
New York
Chicago
John B. Dunlap
Clarence R. Krigbaum
Ernest C. Wright
Revenue Bureau
Krigbaum
Wright
Congress
John J. Cornwell Hospitalized at 84 in Cumberland
John J. Cornwell, 84, former West Virginia governor, was hospitalized in Cumberland yesterday with a broken hip. His condition today was reported good. The Romney, West Virginia native and ex governor served 1917 to 1921 and remains editor of the Hampshire Review and counsel for the Baltimore and Ohio railroad despite blindness.
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John J. Cornwell
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Fairly Pleasant Weekend in Prospect
A fairly pleasant weekend appeared in prospect with generally fair weather and mild temperatures across most of the country. The Midwest was chilly with coldest readings in Michigan and Northwestern Wisconsin. Light rain fell near the Indiana Ohio state line and in Northeast Nevada.
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Associated Press
Prospect
Midwest
Michigan
Wisconsin
Indiana-Ohio State Line
Nevada
Lee-Jackson Restaurant Menu Offer
Lunch specials include French fries and cole slaw with sliced tomatoes hot rolls butter and coffee at Lee-Jackson Restaurant located near 522 Leaves Rt. 50 LP 3-27-31.
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Lee-Jackson
Rt. 50
Handley Glee Club to Open Shenandoah Apple Blossom Rally
Handley High School Glee Club directed by Gwendolyn Haines will open the 1952 Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival rally at 8 p m with the Star Spangled Banner. Rev William H Hanckel will give the invocation and Richard E Rush chairs the mass meeting. Mayor M B Clowe Jr will give the welcome. The program includes four numbers and a film showing The Daughters of the Stars with Eugene Sakers in charge.
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William H. Hanckel
Christ Episcopal Church
Richard E. Rush
M. B. Clowe, Jr
Gwendolyn Haines
Romberg
Daughters of the Stars
Shenandoah Valley
Eugene Sakers
Chamber of Commerce
State Film Library of the Conservation Commission
Richmond
Eisenhower Wins 11 of Maine GOP Delegates
In Bangor Maine two delegates elected at the state convention windup support Ike and split the Maine 16 delegate slate with Taft. The delegation will go to Chicago unpledged as Maine Republicans follow the party custom.
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Eisenhower
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Taft
Ike
Henry Cabot Lodge
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Washington
Milwaukee
Chicago
Vernal Hyperpyrexia Epidemic Predicted for Winchester
Delegates at a University of Michigan mental health conference learned of vernal hyperpyrexia from Dr. Robert H. Felix director of the National Institute of Health. He described the disease as turning iron in blood to a leadlike form that settles in the lower back and thighs. He called it the least fatal of mankind's diseases and suggested rest, scenery change, golf and fishing as cures.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
University of Michigan
Robert H. Felix
National Institute of Health
Bethesda
Truman Eisenhower Show Gains Get Out the Vote Campaign
In a 24 hour Star office poll, Truman leads with a local northern western Frederick County surge by White Post Gore Gainesboro Cross Junction Middletown Berryville Whitacre Richmond High View W Va Bethesda Md voters. Eisenhower gains nearly matching prior total Taft large single day gain for a Republican.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Truman
Frederick County
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Gore
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Bethesda
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Senator Taft
Eisenhower
Charlottesville
Albemarne County
Nine American Planes Lost Last Week in Korea
The U S Fifth Air Force report shows nine Allied warplanes downed in the week ending yesterday. Two F 86 Sabre jets were lost in air combat with Communist MIG 15s. Other losses included three F 84 Thunderjets shot by ground fire and single B 26, F4U Corsair, and F6F jets missing on missions for unknown reasons.
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Seoul
Officers Destroy 180 Gallon Still in James City County
ABC agents and sheriff officers destroyed a 180 gallon still in Newport News along with 2 500 gallons of mash and 100 gallons of liquor and equipment. Two smaller stills were also wrecked. One man, described as a Negro, was arrested.
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Steel Industry Moves Toward Averting April Strike
Washington reports a peace bid from the steel industry may avert the planned April 8 strike. Six major companies including U S Steel Bethlehem Republic Jones and Laughlin Inland Steel and Youngstown Sheet and Tube will meet with union leader Philip Murray, though no optimism is expressed. Government labor officials now doubt a strike will occur, awaiting progress reports from talks.
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Bethlehem
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Jones and Laughlin
Inland Steel
Youngstown Sheet and Tube
Richmond Department Stores See February Sales Dip
The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond reports Virginia department store sales in February fell 19 percent from February 1951 levels. The drop is based on results from 36 stores surveyed.
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Richmond
Virginia
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Stassen Slate in Los Angeles Pledges 70 Delegates
Harold Stassen will have a 70 delegate slate pledged to him in the June 3 California primary.
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Stassen
Los Angeles
Harold $Tassen
California
Old Winchester Papers Reveal City Life in 1900
Old editions of Winchester newspapers show daily life in 1900 with prices for butter and potatoes, a local lightning rod man advertised, and a plan by Friendship Fire Company to erect a monument for General Daniel Morgan in Mount Hebron Cemetery.
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the Star
Friendship Fire Company
Daniel Morgan
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Truman Mounts The Political Stump Tonight
President Truman prepares for a political stump tonight with Sen. Burnet Maybank urging him to end the confusion. Democrats expect a measured address at the Jefferson-Jackson Day dinner. Some backers hope for a “give ’em hell” style echo of 1948 while Sen. Russell and Georgia’s Richard Russell helm support lapsed contenders.
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Washington
Truman
Sen. Burnet Maybank
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South to Be Fairly Well Represented At Dinner Tonight
President Truman will deliver the annual Jefferson Jackson day dinner address in Washington. Some Dixie opponents, including Byrnes of South and Senator Byrd of Virginia, will not attend, along with Senator Robertson, Byrd’s colleague.
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South
Truman
Dixie
Byrnes
Gouth
Byrd
Virginia
Robertson
Army Firepower Boosted 50 Percent Since World War II
Gen. James Collins told Congress the Army’s current weapons arsenal including artillery and tanks is 50 percent more powerful than in World War II and would deter a mass Soviet attack. He cited eight billion dollars spent in Korea and projected additions like atomic artillery and guided missiles in future force enhancements.
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J. Laweten Collins
Army
Congress
Collins
Council Election Tuesday Four Candidates Run
The Second Ward voters will nominate three men for the City Council in Tuesday's primary. The Taxpayers Protective Association endorses E. R. Clark A. C. Oates and Orvil Wine pledging tax cuts and open budget reporting while noting past candidates Coble Sargent and Dr Anderson kept faith and voted against a tax increase.
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Taxpayers Protective Association
E. R. Clark
A. C. Oates
Orvil Wine
Coble
Sargent
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