Baby A bombs may be carried by jet fighters says U S
The United States may be producing lightweight A bombs small enough for jet fighter bombers and possibly as powerful as larger weapons. Details remain secret with no official announcement. discussions with Atlantic allies hint at tactical use to replace heavy ground forces.
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Washington
United States
Atlantic
Europe
Air Force
Defense
Johnson
Congress
Caribbean Sea
Japan
Bimi
Man Cleared Of Fraud In Frederick County Trial
A Frederick County Circuit Court jury acquitted Willard Meade a Gore area filling station operator of a Bad Check Law violation. The jury found no intent to defraud regarding a 310.84 dollar check to R E Bunctor of Winchester drawn on Western Frederick Bank. Foreman Earl Blanchfield led the panel which returned a not guilty verdict after about an hour of deliberation.
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Frederick County
Willard Meade
Gore
R. E. Buncutter
Winchester
Frederick
Earl Blanchfield
Meade
Grover Clevenger
Henry L. Brown
Harold L. Cooper
Jesse Himelright
William Carpenter
C. C. Rickard
H. D. Warren
Howard Glenn
Galen Frye
Hugh F. Dailey
E. E. Bayliss
Local Man Held In Road Fatality
Walter Glenn Compton of Marlboro Road Winchester is held for grand jury on involuntary manslaughter after a car he owned turned over on April 28 on Route 7 injuring Walter O. Richard, 32, of Chambersville. Compton posted a $1,000 bond.
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Walter Glenn Compton
Marlboro Rd
Winchester
Compton
Rt. 7
Walter O. Richard
Chambersville
Slight tremor felt in Los Angeles near airport
A very slight earthquake was reported in the southwest part of Los Angeles near the International Airport. The Weather Bureau estimated the tremor at 7:43 a m Pacific Daylight Time and described it as very slight with no damage reported.
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Los Angeles
Earthquake budget: one large quake each year says Benioff
Dr Hugo Benioff of Caltech told Geophysicists at the University of California Los Angeles that a global force periodically locks and unlocks faults. He argues earthquakes are time related and the Earth’s strain releases at a constant rate, predicting about one quake annually while irregularities fade.
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Los Angeles
Mother Earth
California Institute of Technology of Seismologist
Hugo Benioff
University of California At Los Angeles
Benioff
Dr. Benioff
Escaped convict hunted as suspect in strangling case
In Berkeley Springs West Virginia police hunted John Shriver an escaped convict last seen near the Moundsville penitentiary after a red haired woman in her thirties was found strangled at a bridge embankment near here. Despite wide inquiries no positive ID was made and no direct link to Shriver was proven.
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Berkeley Springs
W. Va
West Virginia
John Shriver
Moundsville State Penitentiary
Shriver
Brownsville
Moundsville
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Sharpsburg
Potomac River
Hancock
Rail Strike Is Extended Across Key Railroad Routes
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen extended the strike to cover parts of the Union Pacific line and halted east and southbound traffic on the Pennsylvania Railroad. Picket lines appeared in Harrisburg, while PRR East and South traffic remained largely unchanged, with five daily mainline trains to Philadelphia and three to Baltimore. The dispute centers on demands for additional firemen on diesel locomotives.
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Chicago
Uniacific
Pennsylvania Railroad
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
New York
Baltimore
Washington
PRR
Brotherhood of Locomotive
New York Central
Southern
Santa Fe
Union
Union Pacific
Daggett
San Bernardino
Cailif
Santa Fe Railroad
Associated Press
Los Angeles
Salt Lake City
Rail
Francis O'Neill, Jr
National (Railway) Mediation
Indiana
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Southern Railway
Brotherhood
Catholic Women to Meet Roanoke Delegates at St Andrew's
About 200 delegates are expected to attend the Virginia Diocesan Council of Catholic Women convention to be held at St Andrew's Church in Roanoke tomorrow.
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Roanoke
Virginia Diocesan Council of Catholic Women
St. Andrew's Church
Postmaster General defends postal cuts amid union criticism
Donaldson stood by ordered service reductions claiming most complaints come from the National Association of Letter Carriers. He warned the AFL Carriers' Association and others spreading false arguments have caused confusion while promising cuts will not overly inconvenience citizens.
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Washington
Donaldson
Letter Carriers Union
Congress
National Association of Letter Carriers
AFL Carriers’ Association
L the Carriers Union
United States Orders 22 Czech Diplomats to Leave
The U S government orders 22 of 33 Czech diplomatic staff in the United States to depart in retaliation for Prague’s expulsion of about 40 Americans. The Czechs must close their Cleveland and Pittsburgh consulates, while New York and Washington posts operate with reduced staff. The State Department signals possible further actions and sets a reasonable timeframe for departure.
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Washington
United States
Czechoslovakia
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Czech Assembly
New York
Prague
State Department
Middletown Council Reduces Tax Rate for 1950 51
Middletown council votes unanimously to cut the corporation tax rate from 75 to 70 cents per $100 valuation for 1950 51. Audits of treasurer books planned after May 31 and State Fire Underwriters rate adjustments to be announced soon. Mayor C Wright hails a merit water system expected to draw residents and small business, as mayoralty race and council seats draw candidates.
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Middletown
C. Wright
Wright
Bly Elected Vice President of Virginia Junior Chamber
Shirley O. Bly of Winchester was elected vice president of the Virginia Junior Chamber of Commerce at the state convention in Virginia Beach. Robert N. Hurt of Roanoke was named president. Installation of new officers followed the vote tomorrow morning.
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Shirley O. Bly
Winchester
Virginia Junior Chamber of Commerce
Virginia Beach
Robert N. Hurt
Roanoke
Outlaw's Remains Found In Barrel In Rawlins Wyoming
The mortal remains of Big Nose George, an 1880s Rawlins outlaw, were unearthed by workers digging for a downtown store site. A whiskey barrel coffin held bones including a skull with the top sawn off. A pioneer recalled Dr Lillian Heath owned the top, once given by Dr John Osborne who dismembered the body in 1881.
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Rawlins
Wyo
Big Nose George
Lillian Heath
Lou Felson
John Osborne
For Sale 6 Room Bungalow Sunnyside Purcell Drive
For sale six room bungalow on Purcell Drive Sunnyside referenced by seal numbers 6463 and 5394 with IP-5-13-20 indicating cataloging or lot details.
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Purcell Drive
Sunnyside
Flier Sucked From Bomber Over Salome Aziz
Maj. Edwin D. Easley reported a B 36 bomber lost a flier at about 28 000 feet during a training flight over Salome Aziz. The pressurization failure ripped the bombardier window and prevented parachute deployment. An air search was planned at daylight with details to relatives pending.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Air Force
Edwin D. Easley
Salome
Aziz
Fairfield-Suisun
Calif
D. R. Fleming
Williams Air Base
Arizona
8Th Air Force
R. H. Anderson
Democrats Hold Party Conference in Chicago Jubilee
Democrats from across the nation gather in Chicago for a three day conference and Jefferson Jubilee Celebration. The event closes Monday with a Chicago stadium speech by President Truman. William M. Boyle Jr. urges leaders to report on the administration and argues Republicans distort the facts to help the fall campaign.
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Chicago
Truman
William M. Boyle, Jr
Democratic National Committee
Subway Train Stops In River Tunnel Chaos At Rush Hour
Eight thousand subway passengers evacuated from a Manhattan to Queens line after a short circuit in one coach caused flashes and smoke in the East River Tunnel. Eastbound trains backed up for miles during the late rush period with eight reported injuries treated on scene.
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New York
Manhattan-to-Queens
East River Tunnel
mid-Manhattan
Queens
Chavez Defends Solo Idea Behind Budenz Attack
Senator Chavez says his harsh attack on Louis Budenz was his own idea with no White House prompting. He rejects McCarthy’s claim he was duped, defends his Rome Catholic faith, and cites Budenz’s past as a Communist and critic of Owen Lattimore. Budenz testified before the Senate.
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Chavez
Budenz
Washington
D-Nm
Louis Budenz
Truman
McCarthy
R-Wis
New Mexico
Senate
Daily Worker
Senate Foreign Relations
State Department
Red
Lattimore
Owen Lattimore
Johns Hopkins University
Russia
Catholic Fordham University
New York
Congress
Softball Season Opens With Two 1950 Schedules
Opening day unfolds with two games on Seasony Rd Plumly versus Berryville at 7 30 p m and Royal Crown against Arthur Insurance at 9 p m A McIlwee Municipal Band concert leads pregame festivities Mayor M B Clowe Jr to toss first ball anticipated crowd several thousand Next week’s slate lists six matchups across Monday Wednesday and Friday with Plumly Moose O Sullivan Royal Crown Arthur Novick and Moose Novick matchups.
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Plumly
Berryville
Royal Crown
Arthur Insurance
McIlwee Municipal Band
M. B. Clowe Jr
Moose
O'Sullivan
O’sullivan
Novick
Auto Demolished At Crossing By Crescent Limited
The Southern Railroad Crescent Limited demolished a stalled automobile at a crossing in Winston early today but no injuries were reported.
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AUTO
Winston
Southern Railroad
Crack Crescent Limited
Foreign ministers pledge support for anti Communist Europe
The Big Three foreign ministers agreed to back Southeast Asian governments opposing Communist expansion and set up a committee to study migration from Europe's overcrowded nations, focusing on Germany. They formalized West Germany’s full integration into Western Europe while leaving implementation details to occupation authorities. The leaders planned another New York meeting before the next UN session and continued talks on Austria, Indo China, and Iran’s economy amid East Asia urgency.
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Wes Gallager
London
Southeast Asia
Europe
Germany
Africa
Sociaai
New York
United Nations
Middle
Far East
Dean Acheson
United States
Ernest Bevin
Great Britain
Robert Schuman
France
Indochina
China
Middle East
Iran
West Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Bonn
Carlo Sforza
Bevin
Trieste
Acheson
Workers Strike At Pan American Airways In New York
Seven hundred flight service workers led by the CIO Transport Workers Union walked off with 3,000 maintenance staff refusing to cross picket lines. The airline reported schedules largely continued worldwide though delays occurred as supervisors and volunteers covered maintenance duties.
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New York
Pan American World Airways
CIO Transport Workers Union
United States
Truman Praises Vast Power Program At Fort Peck
President Truman tour stop at Fort Peck Dam Mont argues flood control and power projects strengthen the United States and leadership of free nations. He says critics miss the facts while warning of Communist aims and urges a national effort, noting ongoing floods and the need for more Fort Pecks.
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Fort Peck Dam
Mont
Truman
United States
Fort Peck
Tene Sverteohes
Whistle 5
Midwest
Pacific Northwest
Great Falls
Popeeverall
Uni
Mr. Truman
Margaret
Police Seek Stolen Car From City Overnight
A 1941 Green Pontiac coupe was stolen from in front of J. W. McKay's residence at 115 W. Cecil St after midnight. The license is Virginia 514 613. Police say the Jeep stolen the previous night and the Pontiac remain missing at noon. Police urge owners to lock cars at night.
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J. W. McKay
W. Cecil St
Virginia
J. Thomas Boyd
Alexandria labor figure denies political axe to grind
O. E. Barnes, a labor executive from Alexandria and former State Apprenticeship Council member, denied last week that he had any political axe to grind.
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Alexandria
O. E. Barnes
State
Golden Glow Sunday Dinner at The House of Good Food
The Golden Glow offers Sunday dinner from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. plus complete fountain service at The House of Good Food.
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Golden Glow
House OF Good Food
Notice to file claims against Hayes DeHaven
Anyone having claims against the late Hayes DeHaven should contact Mrs. Hayes DeHaven.
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Hayes DeHaven
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