Solution Sought to Avert Coal Strike
Secretary of Labor Schwellenbach held last minute talks with John L. Lewis and coal operators to avert a walkout with a Sunday midnight deadline. Lewis pressed a health and welfare fund funded by tonnage, while operators offered to match wage patterns in other industries. A news conference was planned for 4 p.m. EST as meetings continued.
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Washington
Schwellenbach
John L. Lewis
Mmers
Lewis
United Mine Workers
John W. Gibson
Douglas Byrd
UMW Journal
National Coal Association
Bituminous
Journal
The
Coal Association
America
Attempts On Chiang's Life Revealed
Two assassination attempts on Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek in 1934 and 1935 were disclosed. Yu Li-Chi, a Chinese journalist and alleged terrorist, was sentenced to 13 years in prison and eight years of civil rights deprivation.
Welcome Home Veterans From Frederick Clarke and Winchester
The Star welcomes home former Frederick and Clarke county residents and Winchester veterans who have been discharged and are resuming civilian life. The list includes Richard Renner Harry Fox Veril Melvin Ray Whitacre and several others with daily additions of names of those who have received honorable discharges.
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Frederick and
Clarke Counties
Winchester
Richard Samuel Renner
Harry
Fox Veril W. Melvin Ray W. Whitacre
Russell E. Miller
Jack V. Brown
Wilbur
Johnston Kermit C. Whitacre Jose Martin Dietz, Jr
Doug Wilson
Sirbaugh Hollis Lee Martin Francis Mathew Schuller
William Eugene Offutt
Richard Rhodes LeRoy Philip Rinker
Tailor Lou Moser Moves Home After Fire
Due to a fire at the place of business Lou Moser the tailor announces temporary relocation to 115 E Clifford St and limited hours 9 to 12 until relocation is complete.
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E. Clifford St
Lou Moser
Sunday Dinner Notice at The Golden Glow Coffee Shoppe
Enjoy your Sunday dinner at The Golden Glow Coffee Shoppe. Now seen nae save and 25 East Gerrard Street.
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Golden Glow
Gerrard St
Congressional Opinion Favors A Bomb Tests
Washington March 30 congressional opinion leaned to holding Bikini atomic tests this summer despite three senators warning the timing is poor. Huffman Lucas oppose canceling tests and prefer demonstrations at sea in the Marshall Island lagoon might signal war preparations. Senator Johnson argues ongoing Navy programs justify testing to learn bomb effects on ships.
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Washington
Senate
Huffman
Ohio
Lucas
D-Ill
O’mahoney
D-Wye
Huffman-Lucas
Inquest Held On Dodson Farm Fire
An inquest was held this morning into the March 21 stockburn fire on E. Earl Shade’s farm, killing Joseph E. Dodson whose body was burned beyond recognition. Witnesses Kenneth Dick and Martin Journell testified, noting Dodson entered the barn to save stock and identifying a ring and a watch near the remains.
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Joseph E. Dodson
Stockburn
E. Earl Shade
Dodson
Kenneth Dick
Martin Journell
Journell
Changking to Get Going Over With DDT
Nanking will spray DDT from airplanes to curb malaria risk before the Central Government arrives. US and Chinese officials plan to dust the peacetime capital as water pools and streams foster insect breeding.
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Nanking
Changking
China
United States
Seventh Army Is Deactivated in Heidelberg Ceremony
The hard fighting U.S. Seventh Army, oldest combat unit in the European theater, was deactivated in Heidelberg today. At the ceremony, the U.S. ...
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Heidelberg
U.S. Seventh Army
U.S
Security Council Seeks Iran Russia Truth From Stalin and Qavam
The United Nations Security Council voted to ask Premier Stalin and Prime Minister Qavam for a true picture of the Iran Russia dispute. It urged reports on negotiations and any concessions tied to pulling Russian troops from Iran. Replies were due April 3 in New York.
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Stalin
Er Ahmed Qavam
Security Council
Iran
United Nations
Qavam
Russia
James F. Byrnes
New York
Council
Andrei Gromyko
Soviet Union
Hussein Ala
Gromyko
Byrnes
Trygve Lie
Waitress Confesses to Strangling Infant Niece in Michigan
Detroit police say Muriel Wrightman, 23, a waitress, confessed to strangling her 10 week old niece in Alganec Michigan last December. Detective Delbert Raymond stated she surrendered after telephone contact and claimed the truth amid reports of a similar Detroit case. Prosecutor Gerald O'Brien noted another confession by Jeanette Grosso, 36, for whipping her four year old niece Anna Le Ratliff.
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Detroit
Delbert Raymond
Alganec
Mich
Raymond
Police Homicide Division
Muriel Wrightman
Miss Wrightman
Ratliff
Gerald K. O’brien
Jeanette Grosso
Anna le Ratliff
Shirley Ann Little
Wrightman
Loan to Britain Sparks Debate at Zane Hall
A Virginia congressman argued for the loan to Great Britain at a town meeting called by the Inter-Club group. Washington editor Frank Waldrop urged that aiding Britain could delay the spread of socialism, as about 150 attendees heard both sides. Robertson cited Britain as a key ally and market, stressing the need to rehabilitate British industry to absorb surplus U.S. production.
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England
A. Willis Robertson
U.S
Seventh
Virginia
Great Britain
Sarah Zane
Stewart Bell, Jr
American Legion
Chamber of C Erce
Rotary Club
Lions Club
Kiwanis Club
Junior Board of Trade
Grant Pollock
Robertson
Britain
America
CIO
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Federal Council of Churches
United Nations Organization
Vaccine Shortages Hit Pacific Northwest Amid Smallpox Outbreak
Vaccine supplies ran low in Seattle Portland and Tacoma as health authorities push mass immunization to curb a smallpox outbreak that has claimed five lives. San Francisco reported eight cases while the Navy ship La Salle arrived in the Bay Area with a quarantine in effect for 1 426 crew.
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Pacific Northwest
Seattle
California
San Fransico
Navy
la Salle
Bay City
Earlist
Portland
Ore
Tacoma
Wash
Spokane
Dash
Senate Action May Doom Wage Bill
The administration faced a severe Senate setback that could doom Truman's minimum wage bill. A farm price boost amendment passed 42 to 31, despite the president's veto threat. Major figures include Barkley, La Follette, Russell, and diverse Democratic and Republican senators.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
LaFollete
Wis
Barkley
Dky
White House
Russell
D-Ga
Vanity Fair Beauty Salon Relocates Nearby
Vanity Fair Beauty Salon moves to 105 N Loudoun St over the Food Center entering next to Miller's Drug Store. Appointments available at 3733. Mrs. Edith W. Rinker listed.
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Vanity Fair Beauty Salon
N. Loudoun St
Food Center
Miller’s Drug Store
Edith W. Rinker
Eagles To Initiate 62 New Members
Sixty two candidates will be initiated into the Eagles Club at exercises tomorrow afternoon at 3 p m at the Eagles Home. The class honors returning servicemen and supports a memorial foundation of the Eagles. During the ceremony, members will be welcomed and inducted.
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Eagles Club
Eagles
Dana Hill Speaks At Legion Meeting In Berryville
Dana Hill a legal consultant to American Legion Headquarters in Washington spoke to about 200 World War I and II veterans at Lloyd Williams Post 41 Berryville. The Northwestern and Harvard graduate discussed the Legion foundation aims and veterans benefits through the Veterans Administration and fielded questions. A living memorial to World War II dead was discussed after supper but no motions were made.
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Berryville
Dana Hill
American Legion
Washington, D. C
Lloyd Williams Post
Beryville
Hill
Burt Burns
Am Legion
Mr. Hill
Northwestern University
Harvard
Veterans Administration
Berryville Legion
Reginald Morrison
J. M. Casey
Boyce
Hull
Brownell Predicts GOP Victory in Seven Key States
GOP Chairman Herbert Brownell forecast Republican gains in seven states California Missouri Illinois Ohio Pennsylvania New York and Connecticut to give the party House control. He warned Senate chances remain harder and cited Truman administration scandals as a factor.
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Washington
GOP
Herbert Brownell
Republican Party
House
Brownell
California
Missouri
Illinois
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New York
Connecticut
Senate
Truman
Edwin W. Pauley
Navy
Harold E. Stassen
Carroll Reece
Tennessee
Clarence Brown
John Diatet
Stassen
Minnesota
Advis
Russians Hit Council Action
Moscow observers say the United States and Britain press the Soviet Iranian case at the United Nations security council while Russia sees a bid to embarrass the Soviet. They note U S and Britain push a bilateral settlement and accuse a legal technicality, amid broader Middle East oil and troop concerns.
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Moscow
United States
Britain
United Nations Security Council
Security Council
London
Russia
U 8
Iran
Greece
Egypt
Indonesia
The
Levant
Iraq
Palestine
China
Iceland
Middle East
Board To Call Eisenhower On Army Affairs
General Eisenhower will discuss Army state of affairs with a six member board led by Lt Gen Jimmy Doolittle. The panel will visit the chief of staff office Monday and also meet Lt Gen Carl Spaatz at the Pentagon to hear all sides amid ongoing hearings on officer enlisted relationships. WAC Irene Scott testified noting fewer prejudices in women’s corps and greater harmony among WACs.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Army
Jimmy Doolittle
Monay
Pentagon
Carl Spaatz
Air Forces
Doolittle
Wac
Irene F. Scott
Wacs
Miss Scott
Acs
Arbitration talks continue at Virginia Electric and Power
In Richmond officials from Virginia Electric and Power and union reps held a joint session and then separate talks to settle arbitration terms. Luz Rye noted a major hurdle passed as wage raises remain on the table while plans to delay strike efforts hinge on immediate arbitration of retroactivity and other issues.
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Richmond
Virginia Electric and Power Company
Lucien F Rye
Apri
Rye
Earer
J. G. Holtzclaw
State Adjutant General's Office
Gvernor Tuck
Virginia
Tuck
Disagreement Hints Over Jap Election Date
Debate surrounds holding Japanese national elections on April 10 as Gen. Douglas MacArthur backs the plan while several Far Eastern Commission delegates favor postponement. Russia's Novikov New Zealand's Berensen and others push to delay citing unready electorate and risk of prewar groups winning.
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Washington
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Sureme
United States
MaccArthur
Russia
Nikolai V. Novikov
New Zealand
Carl A. Berendsen
National Press Club
Far Eastern Commission
Japan
Induction Power Com Employees Into Service
Captain Baker notes workers cope with a tough assignment as Virginia Electric Company begins induction of staff into service duties with orderly handling and clear directions.
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Induction Power Com
Virginia Electric Pany
Germany Denies Knowing Japanese Pearl Harbor Plans
Joachim von Ribbentrop told the International Military Tribunal that Germany had no advance information on Japan’s Pearl Harbor attack. He said the tripartite pact aimed to keep the United States out of war and isolate England, while Germany urged Japan to strike British territories and Russia, but Japan did neither.
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Japan
South End Fire Company Meeting Notice
South End Fire Company will be held Monday April 1st at 8 oclock. Ware Portant meeting, every member ordered to attend. Harry Rainsberger, Captain.
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Harry Rainsberger
Class Initiation Urged for Sunday March 31
On Sunday at 3 p.m a class initiation is planned for Owena. Residents and interested persons are urged to attend and participate in the event.
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Owena
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Janet Jordan
Santa Monica
Cal
U.S. Marine Corps Women’s Reserve
International
Seventh Army
Deving
Zane Hall
Rep. Robertson
Frank Waldrop
Legion Meeting
Gen. Eisenhower
Presser
Pingley & Carper
Vepco
Union
James Kilpatrick
Glendale
Jeanne Marchal
Baccarat
France
Kilpatrick
Germany
South End Fire Company
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