Bradley urges Congress to extend draft law amid Cold War concerns
General Omar N. Bradley told the House Armed Services Committee that extending the draft is needed as war conditions and Communist expansion threaten world security. He cited Baltic incidents and argued the selection act must not end. Vinson backed a two year extension with Congress retaining induction and industry seizure powers.
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Congress
Bradley
Washington
Omar N. Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
House Armed Service Committee
Arends
R-Ill
Vinson
D-Cal
Defense
Stuart Symington
National Security Resources Board
Woman Injured In Accident Near Winchester
Mrs. Esther Jenkins of Rt. 1 Winchester sustained a fractured left arm at 8 20 a m when a GMC pickup she rode in with her husband Charles Jenkins rear ended a 1947 Dodge pickup owned by Southern States and driven by Cecil Renner of Rt. 3. Total damage estimated at 150 dollars.
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Esther Jenkins
Rt. 1
Winchester
GMC
Charles Jenkins
Southern States
Cecil Renner
Rt. 3
L. P. Coverstone
Rt. 522
Renner
Coverstone
Kenneth Smallwood
Clearbrook
Harvey M Hudkins
Philippi
W. Va
Roy Urich
Arlington
Hudkins
Smallwood
Urich
Insect Specialist To Speak At Winchester Club
Dr. William M. Mann of the National Zoo will speak to Winchester Kiwanis at the George Washington Hotel tomorrow at 1 PM. The entomologist, a Montana native and Staunton Military Academy attendee, will discuss ants and highlights from his career, including his best selling book Ant Hill Odyssey.
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William M. Mann
National Zoo
Washington
Winchester Kinwanis Club
George Washington
Staunton Military Academy
Mann
Montana
Connally Warns Communists Could Overtake Korea Formosa
Senator Connally says the Communists could overrun and take over all of Korea and Formosa whenever they choose. He voices the warning amid Cold War tensions and calls for firm U.S. policy.
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Washington
Senator Connally
D-Tex
Korea
Formosa
Shenandoah Valley seven counties record 1949 business volume
The Blue Book of Southern Progress values Shenandoah Valley activity at 733,466,000 in 1949. Rockingham leads raw materials and totals, Augusta and Warren follow in manufacturing and other enterprises, with detailed county figures for raw materials, manufacturing, and capital goods.
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Shenandoah Valley
Frederick and Clarke
Rockbridge
Southern Progress
Manufacturers Record
Baltimore
Ines
Augusta County
Waynesboro
Staun
Virginia
Rockingham
Augusta
Shenandoah
Page
Frederick
Clarke
Warren
Rocklee
Labor Wins Minor Issue by One Vote
In London the Labor government narrowly survived a Conservative bid to cut an appropriation. A 278 278 tie on salaries for Transport Minister Alfred Barnes was broken in Labor’s favor by chairman James Milner, signaling continued parliamentary tightness.
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London
House of Commons
House
Alfred Barnes
Laborite
James Milner
Attlee
Laborites
M. P.s
The
News Chronicle
Government Overspent Income by Billions in Early Year
Washington reports a deficit of 2.588 billion dollars for the first ten months of the fiscal year. Treasury officials forecast a year end deficit near 5.4 billion with continued red ink into the next year, as outlays exceed receipts and May June spending tops revenue.
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Washington
Treasury
When Koko the elephant Needed Help in Buffalo
A 50 year old elephant named Koko in Buffalo required a block and tackle and six bales of hay plus a fifth of rum to rise after colic. Zoo Curator Joseph A Abbott noted that at 9000 pounds a fifth of rum is negligible and aided revival without intoxication.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Koko
Zoo
Joseph A. Abott
Nationalists concede Hainan after evacuation of troops
Taipei Formosa reports the Chinese Nationalists concede Red victory on Hainan Island. Last unit boarded from Yulin on Monday with troops and supplies removed. Officials claim about 17,000 Communist casualties and heavier losses on Hainan than the defenders. A nationwide Red hunt on Formosa had led to 1,284 arrests.
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Taipei
Formosa
Hainan
Yulin
Deck Hands Prepare Strike Against J and L River Boats
Neal Hanley of the CIO National Maritime Union says about 250 deck hands and other unlicensed crew on Jones and Laughlin towboats will walk out at noon tomorrow unless wage negotiations succeed. The union covers nearly 700 riverboat workers in the Pittsburgh district with talks ongoing with five other steel firms.
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Pittsburgh
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation
Neal Hanley
CIO National Maritime Union
Ohe
J. and
Stony Point Man Suffered Critical Burns In Stove Explosion
Bert Payne of Stony Point suffered critical burns when a stove exploded today destroying his six room home in Charlottesville.
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Charlottesville
Bert Payne
Stony Point
Escapee from Russia details rockets aimed at America
Victor Martynuk a Russian naval officer and camp survivor tells through his attorney of powerful Soviet rocket installations in the Arctic and Baltic aimed at Alaska Norway and Sweden. He is in Montgomery County Jail awaiting a bid for lawful residence supported by Senator Edward Martin.
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Philadelphia
Alaska
Norway
Sweden
Russia
Arctic
Baltic
Victor Martynuk
Ivan M
Martunuk
Montgomery County
Norristown
House
Edward Martin
Rpa
Senate
S. S. Monitor
Svirlag
Leningrad
Arctic Ocean
Novaya Zemlya
Marianuk
John Maragon Sentenced For Senate Perjury
John Maragon, once connected to the White House circle, was sentenced to eight months to two years in jail for criminal perjury to Senate investigators. He was convicted last week on two counts about his bank accounts and employment. His lawyer planned to seek probation and an appeal followed.
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Washington
John Maragon
White House
Senate
Maragon
Irvin Goldstein
Navy Planes Sweep Florida Coast For Submarine
Navy patrol bombers searched for an unidentified submarine off the Florida coast for four hours but found nothing. Commander Lewis D. Tamny said there was likely a wrecked ship misidentified as a sub, and speculated any sub could have been from the Key West base.
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Miami
Fla
Florida
Comdr
Lewis D. Tamny
Tamny
Key West
Five day Virginia weather outlook shows mild warming trend
A five day outlook for Virginia from tomorrow through Sunday calls for temperatures about two to four degrees above normal with a cooling midweek then warming again toward the weekend. Showers are expected Wednesday Thursday and again around Sunday totaling about one half to three quarters of an inch.
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Virginia
Florida primary highlights Pepper Smathers clash in race
The Florida Democratic primary centers on incumbent Senator Claude Pepper versus Representative George Smathers. Alabama also votes with 600000 Florida Democrats expected to cast ballots while Alabama turnout nears 400000. Pepper pushes for more federal funding and health programs, Smathers criticizes red-tinged groups and favors free enterprise. Ohio and Indiana contest also loom with Taft in Ohio unopposed and Cecil Harden competing in Indiana.
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Associated Press
Florida
Claude Pepper
George Smathers
Senate
Alabama
Ohio
Indiana
House
Pepper
Smathers
Smathers Pepper
Smethers
Lister Hill
Russell
Homer Capehart
Mary Bakers Rites Set for 3 O'clock Tomorrow
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Willis Baker 78 widow of Jacob E. Baker will be at 3 p m tomorrow at Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church with Rev. Ronald Wilson officiating. Interment in Mt Hebron Cemetery. Survivors include daughter Mrs John V D Tweedy and granddaughter Mrs William Nufer of Baltimore and sister Mrs John T Rodey of Rock Hill S C. Pallbearers listed.
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Mary Willis Baker
Marshall G. H. Willis
Old Union Bank
Jacob E. Baker
Baker Wholesale. Co
Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
Ronald Wilson
Mt. Hebron Cemetery
J. B. McKee
John Hortenstine
Grocery stores to close at noon each Wednesday
Beginning tomorrow May 3 and continuing through summer, Fairplay Market New Hi Way Grocery Buyers Cash Grocery L C Kremer and Son Seabright s Market S Market Browns Meat Market and eS Pret a 1 will close at noon every Wednesday local retailers announce midweek early closures.
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Fairplay Market
NEW Hi-Way
Cash Grocery
L.C. Kremer & Son
Seabright'’S
Brown’ S Meat Market
Racing News Service Denies Charges In Senate Hearing
Washington witnesses defend Continental Press Service of Cleveland as a lawful distributor of horse race news. The grand jury linked Continental to Kansas City bookies in an $8.5 million gambling operation and to the Gargotta case. The hearing examines a Justice Department bill to ban interstate gambling information.
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Washington
Kansas City
Thomas F. Kelly
Joseph M. Lebit
Continental Press Service
Cleveland
Senate Commerce
Continental
Standard News Service
Kelly
Chicago
Lebit
Herbert Moore
Transradio Press
S. J. Perlman
Daily Racing Form
New York
Louis Furst
Morning Telegraph
Jacob Brenner
Armstrong Daily Sports
Spencer Drayton
Thoroughbred Racing Association of
McFarland
Justice Department
Soviet Satellite System Seen Cracking Up Soon
Paul G Hoffman warned the Soviet satellites face a sudden crackup amid rising tensions. Walter Lippman supported the forecast citing Tito’s split with Moscow and risks to Poland. Hoffman said dictatorships erode while urging careful import policy for peace.
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Washington
Marshall Plan
Paul G. Hoffman
Walter Lippman
United States Chamber of Commerce
Yugoslavia
People Line Up To Pay Income Tax
Crowds waited from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. yesterday at the Commissioner of Revenue Office in Winchester to file state income tax forms. Taylor Barr noted staff activity until 2 p.m. today. Those missing yesterday’s deadline faced a 10 percent penalty with a $2 minimum, per county official Earl S. Bailey.
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Commissioner of Revenue
Winchester
Taylor Barr
Earl S. Bailey
Truck and Auto Collide on Rt 50 near Winchester Armory
A National Guard truck and a 1942 Buick collided on Rt 50 at the Winchester Armory entrance causing about 750 in damage. Nicholas of Rt 1-A Winchester faced reckless driving charges. A second incident on Rt 11 near the Winchester Drive-In left Bush Rudolph with a serious arm injury after his 1941 Chevrolet struck a 1935 Dodge.
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National Guard
Rt. 50
Winchester Armory
James Kincaid
Charles Joseph Lillis
215 East Lane
Armory
Keller Clifore Nicholas
Rt. 1
Lillis
Studebaker
Robert F. Manuel
Nicholas
Kincaid
Rt. 11
Winchester Drive
Bush H. Rudolph
Strasburg
Rudolph
Russell J. Whitacre
Gore
Warning Shots Force UN Plane to Land at Lydda Airport
An Israeli fighter plane fired a warning burst at a United Nations observation aircraft forcing it to land at Lydda Airport. A government spokesman said UN planes violated Israeli air rules by flying outside the official corridor and denied by UN officials. The UN plane was east of Haifa, then landed for verbal instructions on air regulations before continuing to Amman in Jordanian occupied Palestine.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
United Nations
Lydda
U.N
Hafia
Alr
Kallandia Woes
Jordan-occupied
Palesne
21000 Mexicans Captured Crossing California Border
Los Angeles report states 21 000 Mexicans were rounded up by U S agents in California last month and sent back to Mexico. El Centro and Chula Vista offices set new deportation records as border patrols flood the area by plane, jeep, and horse, with thousands more crossing into Arizona New Mexico and Texas. Farmers rely on the illegal labor while authorities enforce the law.
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California
U. S
Los Angles
Immigration Service
el Centro
Chula Vista
Arizona
Pacific Ocean
New Mexico
Texas
Mexicali
Herman R. Landon
Imperial Valley
Lattimore Denounces Budenz Testimony as Hogwash in Senate Hearing
Owens Lattimore labeled Budenz's charges linking him to the Communist Party as hogwash while testifying before a Senate subcommittee. He defended his non Communist status and blasted McCarthy and Budenz, calling Budenz a liar and criticizing Budenz and Freda Utley's evidence. The hearing, crowded earlier, proceeded with Lattimore delivering a 15 000 word statement.
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Budenz
Owen Lattimore
Washington
Louis Benz
Communist Party
Senate
Lattimore
McCarthy
Wis
State Department
Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee
Johns Hopkins University
Earl Browder
Frederick Vanderbilt Field
Budeng
Buden
Wisconsin
Freda Utley
Miss Utley
Commeille
Hiss Disbarred From New York Law Practice
Alger Hiss, a former State Department official, was disbarred in New York after his two count perjury conviction. The appellate division struck his name from the roll of attorneys, ruling the felony-conviction standards voided his qualification. Hiss was convicted January 21, 1950, and sentenced to five years. The case is on appeal.
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New York
Alger
Hiss
State Department
New York State
Supreme Court
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