Bolivian Workers Candidate Leads in Tight Presidential Race
Exiled Bolivian workers leader Victor Paz Estenssoro led in preliminary returns with Communist backing. He appears set for a sweeping plurality but may not win an outright majority, sending the presidency to Congress on August 6. Potential for national upheaval looms as MNR allies threaten a general strike if Paz Estenssoro is denied victory.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Victor Paz Estenssoro
Buenos Aires
Paz Estenssoro
Congress
National Revolutarionary Movement
MNR
Gabriel Gosalvez
Wedemeyer Retiring From U S Army
SAN FRANCISCO Six Army Headquarters says Lt. Gen. Albert C Wedemeyer has applied for retirement from the Army. The general sent his application to the Army Adjutant General in Washington and no statement was issued at this time.
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San Francisco
Sixth Army
Albert C. Wedemeyer
United States Army
Army Adjutant General
Washington
William Hendrie 56 longtime pharmacist dies in Virginia
William Hendrie age 56 of 211 W Leicester St died last night at 10 30 in Maplewood Nursing Home after a three month illness. Born May 13 1894 in Perth Scotland he came to the United States at 12 and settled in Philadelphia. He graduated from Philadelphia College of Pharmacy in 1918 and served in the Canadian Army during World War I. He worked as a salesman with Eli Lilly for 25 years and lived here 11 years. Survivors include his widow Kathryn Fulton Hendrie a son William Hendrie Jr stationed in California a daughter Mrs H G Maurer of Pittsburgh and a granddaughter Kathy Ann Maurer. Funeral arrangements are pending arrival of the son. The body is at Omps Funeral Home. Flowers requested not to be sent.
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William Hendrie
Leicester St
Maplewood
Perth
Scotland
James
Catherine Gibson Hendrie
Philadelphia
Philadelphia College of Pharmacy
Eli Lilly Co
Indianapolis
Ind
Hendrie
Winchester Presbyterian Church
Roxborough
F & AR
Conrad-Hoover
American Legion
American Pharmaceutical Association
Northern Virginia Pharmaceutical Association
Kathryn Fulton
US Naval Aviation
Moffett Field
Calfornia
H. G. Maurer
Pitttsburgh
Kathy Ann Maurer
Pittsburgh
Arriva
Soa
Omps Funeral
Sales Directory reveals Frederick County real estate auctions
Listings dated May 12 show auctions at the Frederick County Court House for properties in White Hall Buffalo Lick Road Sunnyside Addition and Parkway Winchester with trustees James P. Reardon and Herbert B. Larrick handling estates and goods including tools and household items.
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John & Meredith Anderson
Frederick County Court House
White Hall
James P. Reardon
Buffalo Lick Rd
Shawnee District
O. J. Ratcliff
Winchester
J. P. Reardon
Bufflick Road
Herbert
Larrick
Sunnyside Addition
Eudora Pawcett Keyser
Prederick County Court House
Parkway
Wilson urges postponement of war memorials and local borrowing
Washington mobilization chief Charles E. Wilson urged state and local governments to seek clearance before borrowing over 1 million dollars. He asked that public works be deferred unless urgent for health safety or defense needs and urged delaying soldiers bonuses and war memorials.
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Washington
Charles E. Wilson
Wilson
National Voluntary Credit Restraint Committee
Federal Reserve Board
Coalitions and Votes Shape West German Parliament Result
Lower Saxony led by a Catholic Centrist coalition secured 33.7 percent and 64 seats. Chancellor Adenauer's Christian Democrats and the German Party followed with 23.8 percent and 34 seats. The Union of Refugees-Germans rose to 14.9 percent and 22 seats, up from one seat in the old parliament.
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Lower Saxony
Adenauer
Christian Democrats
Eastern
Rope
MacArthur Dismissal Sparks Senate Scrutiny
Senators pressed General MacArthur about his removal and his public criticism of U S foreign policy. He defended opposing a gag rule and allowing direct officer contact with Congress. Marshall blamed the discharge on a letter backing use of Chinese Nationalist troops against the Reds, saying MacArthur had grown out of step with established policy.
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MacArthur
United States
Congress
Martin
R-Mass
Marshall
Price Controls Sought On Turkeys And Poultry
A National Turkey Federation committee headed by Chester C. Housh urged no price controls on turkeys and poultry. The 1951 cost of producing a pound of turkey was about 41 cents, with total cash costs of 35 cents plus extra costs. The report argues prices for poultry are affordable for consumers and that farm incomes have fallen since 1947 as costs rose.
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Bill Garrard
Elkton
National Turkey Federation
Chester C. Housh
Office of Price Stabilization
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Housh
Beltsville
America
OPS
Department of Agriculture
Washington
USDA
House
United States
Northwest States
California
Mountain States
Texas
Southwest
Minnesota
Midwest
New England
Virginia
South Atlantic
Long Beach
Calif
Gerald Annam
Wisconsin
Earl Mason
Iowa
Ralph Jones
Jim Berryhill
Ing
Eight Divorces Granted In City Court in March
Final decrees entered in Corporation Court in March include Virginia Bly from Lewis Blye desertion. Helen Lowery from Archie Lowery cruelty. Albert Stine from Ivy Stine desertion. Elsie Cain from Walter Cain desertion. Barbara Lustine Compton from Fay Compton desertion. Billye Rinker from Leona Walford Rinker desertion with maiden name resume. Marguerite Ritenour from Charles Ritenour bed and board desertion. Emma Walker from Robert Walker custody of three children and $40 monthly support.
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Corporation Court
Virginia K. Bly
Lewis R. Blye
Helen O. Lowery
Archie R. Lowery
Albert W. Stine
Ivy V. Stine
Elsie V. Cain
Walter A. Cain
Barbara R. Lustine Compton
Fay V. Compton
Billye Casper Rinker
Leona June Walford Rinker
Marguerite Clark Ritenour
Charles Lee Ritenour
Emma Elizabeth Walker
Robert Lesco Walker
Troops Open Fire Near Tel Aviv Settlement
Israeli Syrian forces fired rifles and machineguns on a border settlement near Tel Aviv. A Israeli military spokesman said several houses were hit including a child’s home, but there were no casualties.
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Tel Aviv
Isaeli
Childrens
Presbyterians Plan Family Pot Luck Supper
A Family Night Pot Luck Supper will be held in the Winchester Presbyterian Church assembly room Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. in observance of National Family Week May 6 to 13. Members bring a dish and attend as a family. reservations by noon tomorrow.
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Winchester Sterian Church
John L. Hottell
William Fraula
Helen Samsell
Ronald 8. Wilson
C. Brooks
C. Irvine Cather
Stewart Bell, Jr
Women of Church
James Yates
Boy Scout Troon
Sarah Tanquary
Britain Prepared to Cut Exports to Red China
A Labour government spokesman signaled Britain may cut all exports of strategic materials to Red China if the UN orders it. Sir Hartley Shawcross told the House of Commons that Britain bought 2.7 million pounds worth of goods from Red China in Q1 and exports totaled 4.9 million pounds in the last 15 months.
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London
Britain
Red China
United Nations
United States
Hartley Shawcross
Board of Trade
House of Commons
China
Mystery surrounds deaths of two Salisbury miners in Somerset mine
In Somerset Pennsylvania two coal miners Harry E. Warnick aged 28 and Peter J. Matthews aged 26, both of Salisbury, were found dead inside the John Tressler Mine in Lick Township. A partially filled powder can was discovered about 240 feet from the entrance. District mine inspector Clyde Maize cited a possible explosion.
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Somerset
Harry E. Warnick
Peter J. Matthews
Salisbury
Ir Oa
John Tressler
Lick
Clyde Maize
Winers
American Troops Arrive in Iceland
A unit of American troops arrived by air at Keflavik Airport near Reykjavik to aid Iceland’s defense under the North Atlantic Alliance. Washington officials said about 200 men were in the initial detachment under Gen. Edward John McGaw. Local editors published the arrival in extra editions despite public skepticism.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Keflavik
Washington
Edward John McGaw
Philadelphia
Ameri
Atlantic
Ndt
General orders return of Bataan to Defense Department
General Douglas announced through Maj. Gen. Courtney Whitney that he has ordered the return of his four engine airplane Bataan to the Defense Department, saying it is no longer a task suited to him to keep it.
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New York
Douglas
Bataan
Fense Department
Courtney Whitney
Answers to quiz on Page 4 reveal names and places
The page lists quiz answers including Millard E. Tydings, William O Dwyer, New York State, and A Manner. It notes a singer and a score none difference. The fragment references Pallas Athene and odd digits.
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Millard E. Tydings
New York State
Singer
Pallas Athene
William O'Dwyer
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