Settlement In National Phone Controversy Predicted
Washington May 5 A break in the telephone tieup sparked by South Bell Telephone Co promises a cash wage offer if talks move to St Louis Henry Mayer said a coast to coast settlement may come by nightfall He based optimism on talks between AT and T long lines division and NFTW policy committee Officials indicated they would review the government plan for a 5.14 weekly wage increase and the Southwestern Company's opening wage proposal.
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Washington
South Bell Telephone Company
St Louis
Henry Mayer
One
New x
Mayer
American Telephone and Teleraph Company
Divion
American Union of
One Workers
NFTW
AT and T
Southwestern Company
Bell System
John W. Gibson
St. Louis
Southwettan Company
Union
Rites Scheduled for Dr Frank W McClure
Dr Frank W McClure a prominent dentist and former Shenandoah Valley Dental Association leader died Saturday at his Lexington home. Rites scheduled for today at 2 15 PM at Lexington Cemetery with burial at the grave side.
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Lexington
Frank W. McClure
Shenandoah Valley Dental Association
Lexington Cemetery
Funeral services for Rev John Garland Unruh
Varina Virginia May 5 funeral services will be held Tuesday at Laurel Hill Methodist Church where Rev. John Garland Unruh 59 served as pastor. He died Sunday at his home in Varina.
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Varina
John Garland Unruh
Laurel Hill Methodist Church
Conrad-Hoover Post No. 21
American Legion
Sarah Zane Fire Hall
Morton I. Bloom
B’nai Brith Winchester
A. J. Novick
Grover Schlack
The
Legion Post
Beerfi
L. E. Hill
Robert Y. Conrad
Bobbie Conrad
John Hoover
Walter Wiener
B'nai Brith, Harrison
Burr P. Harrison
Betty Cather
Georgia Cather
Winchester
Legion
Railroad Chairman Calls B and O Handling Dishonest or Incompetent
Washington May 5 Rober R Young chairman of the board of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad test as today he considers the handling of the reorganiza tion of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in 1945 either dishonest or incompetent Young was summoned as an expert witness before the Senate Banking Committee by Chairman Tobey R NH The committee studies the Reconstruction Finance Corporation dealings with the B and O ahead of a decision on extending the life of the agency beyond next June 30
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Washington
Rober R. Young
Chesan and Ohio Railroad
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Plane crash injures Richmond announcer and actor
A plane crash in Richmond yesterday caused serious injuries to Ira Hull, a local radio announcer, and bruised Tex Ritter, the cowboy movie actor, with both reported shortly after the incident.
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Richmond
Ira Hull
Tex Ritter
Women’s Club Federation Installs Leaders in Virginia
Mrs J L Blair Buck of Richmond campaigned for Federation presidency while Mrs John W Dickenson of Newport News was installed as president of the sixth district during a Saturday ceremony in Newport News Virginia the event marked continuation of club leadership.
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Newport News
J. L. Blair Buck
Richmond
Federation of Women’s Clubs
John W. Dickenson
Virginia Federation
Cornell student shot by woman in likely murder suicide
Cornell University student Lowell Hecht, 28, remained in critical condition after being shot by a 45 year old woman who then killed herself. State police reported the incident as a potential murder suicide.
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Ithaca, N. Y
Cornell University
Lowell Hecht
Hoover Says Communists Penetrate Every U.S.Field
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover testified that Communists have penetrated every field of activity in the United States and warned of possible hires with criminal records in strategic industries. He cited 74,000 party members and 10 associates ready to work, and reported funding pressures threaten FBI operations including fingerprints and investigations.
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Washington
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
House
Communist Party
Hoover
Justice Department
Hawaii
Alaska
Puerto Rico
Three Departments Cut 13 Percent By House Committee
The House Appropriations Committee proposed a 13 percent cut in the combined 1948 budgets of three federal departments and the courts. The omnibus bill totals $535,728,008, with State, Commerce, Justice, and Federal judiciary facing notable reductions and a warning against spending excess. The bill, set for House floor debate, trims agencies to curb spending psychogy and aligns with fiscal targets for the upcoming year beginning July 1.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
House
State Department
Commerce Department
Justice Department
Federal Judiciary
Courts
Phone Workers And Management Go Into Huddle
Richmond Va May 3 The Virginia Federal of Telephone Workers and management began negotiations over a looming strike. A conference with Governor and the State Corporation Commission plus Arthur L Lambdin was arranged. The union will push a six dollar weekly across the board raise down from twelve. The commission trains workers to replace nonworking staff if seizure occurs and the strike materializes on May 17.
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Richmond
Virginia Federal of Telephone Workers
Virginia
State Corporation Commission
Arthur L. Lambdin
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Alfred V. Atkinson
WFTW
VFTW
National Union
Commonwealth
Mayor Anderson Urges Winchester Join National Music Week
Dr C R Anderson mayor of Winchester issues proclamation calling residents to observe National Music Week from Sunday through May 11. He stresses musical training and appreciation as vital to education and the city’s cultural and spiritual life.
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C. R. Anderson
Winchester
Anderson
West Virginia manhunt ends in fatal shooting of Oliver Hurley
Prosecutor Floyd Harrison reports Oliver Hurley, hunted since the mass killing of four relatives near Fort Gay, was killed today by a state investigator. The shooter’s body was sent to the coroner for formal determination as investigators piece together a case marked by jealousy and a sudden, deadly outburst.
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Wayne
W. Va
Floyd Harrison
Oliver Hurley
Fort Gay
Jason
Boyd Napier
Here Day
Harrfy
R. D. Trumbo
Hurley
Izvestia Attacks Marshall Address To America
Moscow editorial denounces U S Secretary of State George C Marshall for an incorrect appraisal of the Moscow Foreign Ministers Conference in his April 28 radio address. It criticizes John Foster Dulles for distorting the conference facts and portrays the Soviet delegation unfairly.
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Moscow
Izvestia Today
U. S
George C. Marshall
John Foster Dulles
Marshall
Izvestia
Council of Foreign Ministers
Mass breakout hunt nets 227 fugitives after Acre Prison raid
British troops and police hunted across Northern Palestine for 227 prisoners still at large following a mass prison break from Acre Prison orchestrated by the Jewish underground. Sixteen killed, 251 of 555 engaged in the breakout. nine raiders captured. area around Acre cordoned. villages and highways blocked as dawn manhunt began.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Acre
Haifa
Sixth Airborne Division
Catholic Women Convene in Richmond for National Council Talk
More than 550 women representing parish councils in the Richmond diocese attended the first annual National Council Catholic Women convention in Richmond. Local leaders Mrs. C A Getzendanner and Mrs. Sara DeMontaigu headed the delegation, with speakers from United Nations official Miss Elizabeth Cosgrove addressing topics on women's roles in society. Margaret Haskell of Richmond was elected president.
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Richmond
National Council Catholic
C. A. Getzendanner
Western
Sara DeMontaigu
Sacred Heart Catholic Church Council
Jennie Lillis
Beattie
Mary G. Hershberger
Mary Jane McCone
John Beard
Martinsburg
C. L. Gleeson
Keyser
Elizabeth Cosgrove
United Nations
New York
Margaret Haskell
Senators urge Russia to back up Stalin’s words with deeds
Washington scene as Senators press Moscow to translate Premier Stalin’s statements on cooperation into real action. Senators Hatch and McMahon weigh in on international control of atomic energy and UN cooperation, while others urge future Soviet conduct to match rhetoric.
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Washington
Russia
Stalin
U. S
Hatch
United Nations
Stassen
Kremlin
Minnesota
McMahon
D-Conn
Senate House Atomic Energy Committee
Gromyko
Connecticut
Andrei Groenyko
United Nations Security Council
Lodge
R-Mass
Foreign Relations Committee
McCarran
Dnev
Marshall
Moscow
Gas tro Eneritis Outbreak Strikes Allentown Twenty Die
Twenty infants under one year old have died in an outbreak of Gas tro Eneritis since March 1 in Allentown Pa Health officials report. The deaths include 14 at Sacred Heart Hospital two at Allentown General and four in Philadelphia. Five deaths occurred over the weekend four in Philadelphia and one in Allentown.
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Philadelphia
Allentown
Temple University Hospital
Frederick B. Bausch
Sacred Heart Hospital
Allentown General Hospital
Bausch
History Making Debate On Greece Aid Bill Halted
The House postponed the start of debate on the Greece and Turkey aid bill after Rep. Charles L. Gerlach of Pennsylvania died of a heart attack. The 400 million dollar measure, handled by the Foreign Affairs Committee, will open debate tomorrow with the Senate having already approved it 67 to 23.
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Washington
Greece
Turkey
House
Charles L. Gerlach
Pennsylvania
Gerlach
Foreign Affairs
Allentown
Russia
United States
Senate
Congress
Stalin
Harold E. Stassen
Stassen backs aid plan but warns against Greece war
Harold E. Stassen endorsed the 400 million Greek Turkish aid in Senate form while cautioning that arming an all out Greek government war against guerrillas would be a tragic misstep. He urged a stable prosperous regime in Greece to blunt Communist appeal and urged positive US policy beyond negation.
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Washington
Harold E. Stassen
United States
Guerrila
Minnesota
Truman
Senate
Greece
Stassen
America
Soin Peklit
U. S
Doce
Capitol Hill
Stalin
Tax Payments For Apple Group Due And Payable
Pinal payment of tax on apple pack reported December 31. Full tax on apples packed since December due at the Virginia State apes Commission Office Staunton Virginia 31. Forms for reporting tax payment are mailed this week. Copies available at the Commission Office. $61 raised toward Virginia apples promotion from the 1946 crop.
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Virginia State Apes Commission
Professi
Staunton
Virginia
Commission
E. W. Armstrong Co
East
Mcadilly St
Winchester
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National Council of State Garden Clubs
Lewis M. Hull
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Will O'Neal
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