Congressmen Push U.N. Charter Revisions Despite Soviet Veto
Washington reports lawmakers from both parties urge a stronger United Nations to back world peace even without Russia. They favor ending the veto on aggression and arms matters, creating an international peace force, and revising the U.N. charter to enforce peace while keeping Russia in if she cooperates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
United Nations
Russia
Hays
R-Ark
Judd
R-Minn
United States
U. N
Foreign Affairs Committee
House Committee
America
Harry F. Byrd
Hindu Elected Governor General in Free India
NEW DELHI India May 4 Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari aged 69 a Hindu lawyer and politician is named India's new governor general He will take office June 21 succeeding Earl Mountbatten last British viceroy and first governor general of Free India
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
India
Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari
Earl Mountbatten
Free India
Clarke County Supervisors Vote 3-1 Against DST
Clarke County board of supervisors votes 3-1 against daylight saving time with Edward B. Lee in favor. Berryville council expected to consider fast time tonight as local leaders express mixed views on the change and the Berryville chamber plans a straw vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke County Board of Supervisors
Berryville
Edward B. Lee
Greenway
Clifton Price
John M . Fishpaw
William M. Fenton
Leonard Bell
John H. Enders Firt Co
Rcards
DST
D. Blanton Allen
L. N. Russell
G. O'Bryan
Roy E. Potts
Bell
Berryville Chamber of Commerce
Ex WAC Captain Ordered Back to Federal Prison
The Fourth Circuit ordered former WAC Captain Kathleen Nash Durant remanded to federal prison to complete five years at hard labor in the Hess crown jewel theft case. The court reversed Judge Ben Moore who released Durant from Alderson Federal Reformatory on habeas corpus. she had been free on bond since.
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Richmond
United States Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
WAC
Kathleen Nash Durant
Hess
Ben Moore
Durant
Federal Reformatory For Women
Alderson
W. Va
County Schools switch to daylight saving time next Monday
Frederick County school board voted unanimously to open and close schools on daylight saving time effective Monday May 10. Superintendent Leslie D. Kline said all members except Clayton Pingley were present. The board also set the 1948-49 opening date with teacher meetings September 8-9 and student enrollment September 10.
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Frederick County
Leslie D. Kline
Clayton~Pingley
Kline
Miller Earns West Point Entrance Examinations
George W. Miller 18, son of the late Lt. Col. George F. Miller and Mrs. Reatha V. Miller of 115 Montague Ave., passed West Point entrance exams and will enter the academy in July. He prepared at Fishburne Military School and attended Hilder School in Washington. his brother Monte Mack, 15, and sister Reatha Ann, 12, are Handley students. Lt. Col. Miller was killed in Luxembourg Jan 20, 1945, while with Gen. Patton's 94th Infantry in World War II.
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George W. Miller
George F. Miller
Reatha VY. Miller
Montague Ave
West Point
Burr Harrison
Military Academy
Miller
Fishburne Military School
Waynesboro
Hilder School
Washington
Monte Mack
Reatha Ann
Handley Schools
Ezra Miler
Winchester
Leonard Hubbard
Grimes
M. T. Rowland
Gerrardstnwn
W. Va
Luxembourg
Europe
94Th Infantry
George S. Patton
National Guard
Virginia
Army
Key to Airport Captured by Jewish Forces
Jews claimed capture of an Arab village blocking Lydda airport. Arab fighters attacked Kfar Ftzion south of Jerusalem. Arabs said Jews fired on a convoy of the Arab Legion yesterday. Skirmishes continued as mandate neared end and a UN truce mission reportedly met in Amman with King Abdullah and Rahman Azzam Pasha. Abdullah said he would lead forces of Trans-Jordan Iraq Syria and Lebanon against Palestine Jews.
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Jerusalem
Lydda
Kfar Ftzion
Palestine
United Nations
United States
Amman
Trans-Jordan
Abdullah
The
Arab League
Rahman Azzam Pasha
Iraq
Syria
Lebanon
Whiskey and cider supplied for Continental use in 1760 Frederick
First 49 pages of Order book 16 record locals sworn to supply 1937 gallons of whiskey and 63 gallons of cider for Continental troops in 1760. Claims show distilling in Frederick homes and note citizens like Col Charles Mynn Thruston Alexander White and others as claimants. Jewel Box softball practice set at Recreation Park Diamond No 3 at 6 pm with contact number 6681.
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Frederick County
Frederick
Continental Congress
Col
Charles Mynn Thruston
Frederice Parish
Alexander White
Thomas Buck
William Helm
Joseph Glass
James Vance
James Knight
Robert Allen
Thomas Shepherd
Clarke County bids come in about five thousand over estimates
Clarke county schools superintendent Arch ie F Robertson told the board bids for Berryville elementary and Boyce vocational shop exceeded Clarke estimates by about $5 000. The school system awaits State Literary Fund aid decisions and may extend bid acceptance beyond ten days.
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Archie F. Robertson
Clarke County
Board of Supervisors
Berryville
Boyce
Robertson
State Literary Fund
Literary Fund
State Board
L. B. Gallimore
Greensboro
N. C
Howard Shockey and Sons
Winchester
Blackwell Engineering Co
Warrenton
Fred B. Fuqua
Lynchburg
Harry W. A\en
Frederick County
Boyce Workshop
Bowerman Bros
Howard Shockene and Sons
Senate votes to send oleomargarine tax repeal bill to committee
The Senate voted 56 to 15 against placing the oleomargarine tax repeal bill on the calendar without study by a committee. Vandenberg ruled for referral to the agriculture committee, prompting an anticipated appeal by Fulbright and a possible roll call. Russell signaled strong support for repeal but opposed bypassing committee action to protect parliamentary procedure.
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Washington
Senate Today
Vandenberg
Senate Agriculture Committee
Sen
Fulbright
Senate
Russell
Dga
Snate
Congress
Topcoat Restored To Bing After Parade Misplacement
Bing Crosby’s missing coat found in a Packard loaned for the Festival parade. Howard Melton placed the car at the festival, but Crosby did not know who owned the car. State Police officer F J Woolf reunited Crosby with the coat after police were notified.
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Bing Crosby
Warren County
Howard Melton
Bing
Melton
F. J. Woolf
Lost gold earring with pearls and sapphires
Lost item description mentions a gold earring with pearls and sapphires. A reward is offered. Contact via phone number 2639 to claim. Information concise and focused on the object and reward.
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tLaree
Warns Of Butchery In Holy Land By King Abdullah
King Abdullah of Trans-Jordan warned the United Nations that fighting in Palestine could reach a peak of horror. He accused Jews of atrocities and urged intervention to stop the butchery, signaling possible Arab invasion as Britain ends the mandate. The US and Britain dispute trusteeship plans amid Palestine crisis discussions.
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U. S
Britain
United States
U.S
Russia
Palestine
U. N
Special Palestine Assembly
Prospects Dim for Heading Off Railroad Strike
Chicago May 4 A mediation conference with the nations railroads ended without a plan to prevent a strike set for May 11. Frank Douglass, chair of the National Railway Mediation Board, said carriers would grant only what the presidential fact finding board recommended, a 15 2 cent wage rise for three brotherhoods. The engineers, firemen, enginemen, and switchmen rejected the offer amid high living costs. Douglass planned further talks with brotherhood reps, predicting a short session as issues remain unresolved.
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Chicago
Frank Douglass
National (Railway) Mediation Board
Brotherhoods of Engineers
Douglass
Brotherhood
Francis A. O'Neill Jr
Mediation Board
Brotherhoods
Murray Calls Steel Cut Insignificant
Pittsburgh May 4 Philip Murray president of the CIO called the U S Steel Corp price cuts paltry and insignificant and said they can have no effect whatsoever on the cost of living.
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Pittsburgh
Philip Murray
CIO
U. S. Steel Corp
Tornado Flattens School Killing Child In Alabama
A tornado struck a Negro grammar school in Prattvill e Alabama on May 4 killing one child and injuring 12 others and a teacher.
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Prattville
Ala
Auction Sale of Antiques at Braddock Street
Headley s Auction holds its regular monthly sale at 7 S Braddock St second floor starting Thursday at 10 30 CST with afternoon and evening sessions. The catalog includes Shefield silver fine furniture lamps china and glass from the auction room.
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7. S. Braddock St
Sheffield
Miller anderson owner donates 6000 to Winchester hospital
Percy D. Miller of Miller and Anderson Winchester plumbing and heating funds the nurses' room unit 329 in the surgical wing of Winchester Memorial hospital's new central building. The gift supports the $850,000 building fund as a mark of loyalty to his employees.
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Percy D. Miller
Miller and Anderson
Winchester Plumbing
Memorial
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Miller
Rhan
Senators Agree on Restricted Call of Doctors and Dentists
Senate armed services committee backs limits on drafting doctors and dentists for two years. Gurney says special registration needed and overseas training ban eased for 18 year olds. House moves two year draft bill. leaders expect quick passage.
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Washington
Armed Services
Gurney
R-Sd
Senate Armed Services Committee
Armed Service
House
House Armed Services Committee
Martin
R-Mass
Senate
Navy
Army
Air Forces
United States
Time to Apply First Cover Spray
Instructions for early season apple spray by C H Hill. Recommends immediate first cover spray on fruiting trees including lead arsenate for curculio and leaf roller with flotation sulfur or lime sulfur bases. Provides 100 gallon mix formulas and application order. The second spray, starting about May 18, should include lead arsenate and DDT.
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C. H. Hill
Winchester Research Laboratory
Five Day Weather Outlook for Virginia May Fifth to Ninth
The outlook calls for near normal temperatures with minor changes in minimums and warmer afternoons through Thursday and into the weekend. Showers are expected tonight and again Wednesday and late Thursday. Estimated rainfall totals range from a half to three quarters of an inch.
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Virginia
Taft-Stassen Fight Sparks Heavy Industrial Election Vote
Bids opened in Winchester for a new jail in Winchester Frederick County exceed available funds. Low bid 124 138 base plus alternates 1745 and 2285. Other bids range to 160000 with extras. City and county consider options as 40 000 each special funds exist. State board threatens to close current century old jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester - Frederick County
Council
Board of Supervisors
Howard Shockey
Sons of Winchester
Roanoke Iron and Bridge Works
Shockey
Fred B. Fuqua
Lynchburg
Blackwell Engineering Co
Warrenton
Fuqua
Blackwell Co
Decatur Iron and Steel Co
Decatur
Ala
Fries and Son
Covington
Stewart
Percy Miller
Charles Garber
Grover Teets
State Board of Corrections
Minnesota Man Seeks 23 Delegates in Ohio Primary
Ohio Republicans vote early to decide 23 of 53 delegates to the party national convention between Taft of Cincinnati and Minnesota’s Harold E. Stassen. Ballots rush in big cities as Republicans outpace Democrats. outside cities voting is slower with Taft areas showing weak turnout in Cincinnati.
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Columbus
Ohio
Robert A. Taft
Cincinnati
Minnesota
Harold E. Stassen
Frank J. Lausche
Ray T. Miller
Cleveland
Akron
Ray Finley
Youngstown
Stassen
Racial Ousters By State Courts Seemingly Banned
Supreme Court offers a nuanced ruling on racial exclusion from property under the 14th Amendment. The decision hinges on due process and equal protection, tracing back to 1866 and the intent to secure rights for newly freed slaves. Continued on page 2 column 6.
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James Marlow Washington
Supreme Court
United States
City Police Probe Four Auto Crashes
City police investigated four automobile crashes with around $1000 damage. Leonard Luttrell of 120 Puree Ave drove a Polly's cab, and Donald Bush of 120 E. Clifford St. drove a 1939 Ford. collision occurred 1:30 a.m. at Loudoun and Boscawen in the middle of the intersection. Luttrell’s taxi had stopped. Damage to the taxi was about $350. to Bush’s car about $50. Bush fined $14.25 for reckless driving.
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Leonard Woodrow Luttrell
Puree Ave
Donald G. Bush
E. Clifford St
Kent Boscawen
Kent
Boscawen St
Roy DeHaven
Gainesboro
Inster
Fredeick E. White
James St
Jenkins
Shell
Victor W. Wheeler
Richards Ave
Oriven
Russe Lee Lineberg
Braddock St
Morningside Drive
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U.N
T. G. Boully
United World Federalists
Ike
Columbia University
David Syrett
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Mamie
Sphoto
Eisenhowers
Fort Myers
New York
George Miller
Jewel Box
Recreation Park
Diamond No
Holy Land
Murray
Headley's
Minnesotan
BY Jack Bell
DeHaven
Russell William She'l
E. Cecil St
Samuel Miller Jenkins
Millwood Ave
S. Kent St
Cecil
Leicester
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