Mediators Open Session on Firemen Strike in Chicago
In Chicago today National Railway Mediation Board members meet with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to seek settlement as the firemen strike disrupts lines across the system. Officials note talks focus on core issues with limited concessions from either side.
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Chicago
Leverett Edwards
National (Railway) Mediation Board
Francis A. O'Neill Jr
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Edwards
Railroad Adjustment Board
L. B. Johnson
Southern General
Southern
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Railroad
PRR
Pennsylvania
Union Pacific
City of Los Angles
Salt Lake City
Manslaughter Trial Starts for West Virginia Man
George Johnson of Bloomery W V goes on trial for involuntary manslaughter in the highway death of nine year old Joan Elaine Pent of Nain killed after stepping from a Frederick County school bus at Route 654 and 522 last April 6. Johnson testified that he slowed but could not be sure all children were off the bus as he approached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Johnson
Bloomery
W. Va
Joan Elaine Pent
Nain
Frederick County
Commonwealth
Joseph Massie
Johnson
J. Sloan Kuykendall
Winchester
Problem Mothers Criticized By Washington Psychiatrist
Dr John R Cavanaugh told about 200 at St Andrew s Catholic Church that problem children come from problem mothers. He outlined six types sickly chummy dictator reluctant just so and narcissistic and described how each clings to the child and blocks maturity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roanoke
St. Andrew's Catholic Church
John R. Cavanaugh
Richmond
National Council of Catholic Women
Lilly Albert
Covington
M. N. Bunting
Norfolk
Cording
Charles F. O'Donnell
Slaying Mystery Baffles Morgan County Officials
Police in Berkeley Springs probe the nude body of a 35 year old woman found on old Route 522 near Sharpsburg with an abandoned car nearby. Investigators ruled out rope as the murder method and FBI analysis of hair and fibers yielded no match. Authorities continue to seek John Shriver in connection with the case, though he is not believed to be involved.
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Berkeley Springs
Morgan County
Sharpsburg
FBI
Washington
D. Helsley
Newton D. Baker Hospital
Martinsburg
Potomac River
West Virginia
John Shriver
Moundsville
Hollywood
Jimmy Cagney
Coldwater Canyon
State seizes P S E G properties to end Newark strike
New Jersey Governor Driscoll ordered seizure of Public Service Electric and Gas properties and directed 4400 striking electricians to return to work. Walter T. Margetts Jr. was named administrator and took custody, with strike leaders assuring men would report back promptly.
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Newark
N. J
New Jersey
Public Service Electric and Gas Co
Driscoll
Walter T. Margetts, Jr
State Mediation Board
Margetts
Conferees Agree on $35 Million Point Four Aid Plan
Senator Connally says Senate and House conferees reached virtual agreement on a $35 million Point Four program. The technical aid target covers backward areas of the world according to the announcement.
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Washington
Connally
D-Tex
Senate
House
Conductor Eugene Ormandy Marries Margaret Hirsch
Eugene Ormandy conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra and Margaret Francis Hirsch of Vienna were married today in a civil ceremony at City Hall.
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Philadelphia
Eugene Ormandy
Philadelphia Orchestra
Margaret Francis Hirsch
Vienna
City Hall
McCarthy Attacks Acheson Over Far East Policy
Senator Joseph McCarthy charges Secretary of State Acheson with betraying the United States in Asia. He urges President Truman to fire Acheson and Jessup, calling Lattimore the axis’s key figure and labeling the policy as fraudulent and deceitful. He spoke at the Sons of the American Revolution jubilee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N. J
McCarthy
Wis
State Acheson
United States
Asia
Truman
Acheson
China
Far East
Owen Lattimore
Philip Jessup
U. S
Mr. Truman
Jessup
Lattimore
Sons of the American Revolution
Johns Hopkins University
State Department
Red
Truman Prepares For the Jefferson Pageant in Chicago
President Truman ends a 16 state western tour with a 10 30 p m speech at Chicago Stadium during the Jefferson jubilee pageant. Chicago crowds could reach 300000 with NBC and radio networks carrying the event. He tours include a 13 car train and a three day national Democratic conference in a White House suite. He attacks Old Fogies and Soviet Russia while avoiding McCarthy on a non political trip.
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Chicago
Truman
Wis
Blackstone Hotel
White House
West
Midwest
Congress
Soviet Russia
Madison
Soviet Union
Joseph C. McCarthy
Wisconsin
McCarthy
Judith Coplon Plans Marriage Amid Spy Trial Pressures
Judith Coplon, 28, convicted in espionage cases in New York and Washington, says she will marry Albert W. Socolov, 29, a New York attorney and WWII veteran, while appealing her convictions. He met her at a law office last January in New York. She remains free on bail.
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New York
Judith Coplan
Washington, D. C
Albert W. Socolov
Miss Coplon
U. S
Valentin A. Gubitchev
Socolov
Soecolov
Brooklyn
Ohio State University
New York University Law School
Europe
Southerners Expect to Beat Attempt to Curb FEPC Debate
Washington reports Southern senators claim they can defeat administration moves to curb Senate debate on the Truman civil rights FEPC bill. Leader Lucas plans a Friday test to invoke cloture requiring 64 votes, while Senator Russell predicts insufficient GOP support to stop debate, citing party and regional alignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
P Southern
Ers
Senate
Lucas
D-Ill
Fair Employment Practices Commission
FEPC
Russell
D-Ga
a_ civil rights panel
Chicago
Truman
Taft
Ohio
Red Cross Disaster Service Reorganized in Winchester Area
The Winchester and Frederick County chapter reshapes its Disaster Service with appointed chairmen and subcommittees. A two day Disaster Service Institute May 16 and 17 at Red Cross HQ in the George Washington Hotel will train leaders, with Miss Marjorie Howard and Miss Lillian Throckmorton guiding activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Frederick County
American Red Cross
Red Cross Disaster Service
Eastern Area
Disaster Service Institute
Red Cross
George Washington Hotel
Marjorie Howard
Alexandria
Lillian Throckmorton
Clarke County
Graham Dougherty
Disaster Service
Stewart Bell, Jr
J. P. Arthur
George T. Sanders
Marvin D. Weaver
Susan Kabler
Earl Clowser
Fred Glaize
Agnes Shirley
John Woolfolk
C. F. Schenck
Joe Hershberger
M. B. Clowe, Jr
Robert Manuel
James Miller
Mary Jane McKown
John Adams
Manford Custer
Dan Leatherman
Henry Covington
Harry “al’’ Nelson
Bradford S. Bennett
Herbert Duke
Taylor Barr
Wright quits conservation post to run for Congress
William A. Wright resigns as state director of conservation and development to pursue a candidacy in the First District August primary. He joins Edward J. Robeson Jr., Katarine Blow, and Blake Newton as declared contenders with Robeson already seated in Congress after May special election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
William A. Wright
Wright
Battle
Commonwealth
Millwood Wright
E. K. Meade
Millwood
Edward J. Robeson, Jr
Katarine C. Blow
Yorktown
Blake T. Newton
Westmoreland
Robeson
S. Otis Bland
Newton
Congress
Newport News
Tappahannock
Conservation Agency
Darden
Tuck
House of Delegates
State Senate
Mayor Urges Help in Winchester Bond Drive
Mayor M. B. Clowe Jr appeals citizens to aid Winchester Frederick County in reaching a 100000 savings bonds quota for the Independence Drive. The drive runs nationwide through July 4 with the Liberty Bell replica touring the area. Mayors of Stephens City and Middletown join the plea to boost bond sales and promote regular savings.
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M. B. Clowe, Jr
Winchester-Frederick County
Virginia
Wendell Barney
Savings Bonds Committee
Winchester
Richmond
Clowe
Stephens City
Middletown
Republican sworn in in Washington honors Texas first in 19 years
Texas newly elected congressman Ben H. Guill of Papmna was sworn into the House, marking the first Republican member from the state in nineteen years. The ceremony occurred in Washington as Guill joined the 79th Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Texas
Ben H. Guill
Papmna
House
Dowell J. Howard Named Virginia State Superintendent
Governor Battle appointed Dowell J. Howard to be State Superintendent of Public Instruction. Howard, long active in Clarke County and Winchester civic life, has served as acting head since September 1949 and previously as district supervisor of agricultural education. He will lead Virginia’s public school system, with Battle praising his dedication and honesty of purpose.
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Dowell
Howard
Winchester
Clarke County
Battle
Northern
Virginia
Rotary Club
Rotary International
Episcopal Church
G. Tyler Miller
Madison College
Harrisonburg
Miller
Richard C. Haydon
Freed U.S. Airmen Arrive In Manila After 18 Months
Two American airmen, Marine M. Set. Elmer C. Bender of Cincinnati and Navy Chief Electrician William B. Smith of Long Beach Calif., freed from Chinese Reds, arrived in Manila by Navy flying boat after medical checks in Hong Kong. Navy barred talks on their captivity. plans originally called for flights to Guam and Pearl Harbor before public comments.
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Manila
Hong Kong
M. Set
Elmer C. Bender
Cincinnati
Navy
William 8. Smith
Long Beach
Calif
Adtroyer
Reds
Gram
Pearl Harbor
Owl Thefts Baffle London UK In Unusual Spur
A bird resembling an owl snatched spectacles from C J Orme in Ealing then did the same to William Kyson. Eric Dowton earlier suffered scratches after a similar encounter. The RSPCA and Owls set a mirror baited trap this afternoon but have found no luck yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
C. J. Orme
Ealing
William Kyson
Eric Dowton
Dowton
Royal Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Sale of 43 Polled Shorthorn cattle brings $18235 at Shenandoah event
Forty three head of registered Polled Shorthorn cattle sold Saturday at Shenandoah Valley Breeders Assn. bringing $18 235 total or $424.07 per head. Bulls averaged $442.50 and cows $418.48 with top price $1035 for Forest Glen Missie sold to Hillside Farm of Thurmont Maryland. Buyers included Hillside Farm and several Maryland breeders. consignors included Blue Ridge Farm Upperville and J M Fishpaw Berryville.
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Shenandoah Valley
New York
South Carolina
Ohio
J. E. Halsey
Forest Glen Missie
J. M. Fishpaw
Hillside Farm
Thurmont
Thomas Bancroft
Sandy Spring
W. W. Rapley
Bethesda
Gladstone Farm
E. G. Terpenning
B. 8. Campbell
Towson
North Carolina
Man Boys
W. J. Robertson
Colerain
N. C
Penta
B. H. Cochran
Nottingham
Herbert Zucker
Sunbury
Lincoln
Blue Ridge Farm
Upperville
Gee. L. Harrison
C. BE. Campbell
Winchester
Eb.a
Dudley
Staunton
Farnley Farm
White Post
Joan McKay-Smith
J. M. Fishpaw and Son
Berryville
Fay Ingalls
Hot Springs
C. R and
H. L. McCann
W. H. McConey J
Capon Bridge
W. Va
Albert G. Robinson
Clearbrook
Americans Arrive to Prep for British Amateur at St Andrews
Six American golfers arrived by plane in Scotland to prepare for the British amateur golf championship at St Andrews next Monday. Twenty six other U S golfers are entered in the tournament.
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Scotland
Prestwice
St. Andrews
U. S
Lead Toward Drug for Common Flu Described at Meeting
A California scientist reported a substance from a hay microbe able in lab tests to destroy influenza A and Newcastle disease viruses. The work, described at the Society of American Bacteriologists, marks a step forward though no animal or human trials exist yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Society of American Bacteriologists
California
Hay
New Castle
A. J. Salle
University of California At Los Angeles
Salle
Big Three Seek Unified Western Defense Pact
Britain France and the United States press to line up West Europe defense with 12 Atlantic Pact nations. They keep troops in Germany and seek lighter occupation controls while questioning German peace talks and expanding allied defense roles including possible German participation in internal regulation and shipbuilding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
France
America
Germany
West Europe
West Germany
State Acheson
Ernest Bevin
Frefkce
Robert Schuman
Americke
Omar
U. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Lord Montgomery
Council of Europe
White Queen Of Tribe Has Child In Bechuanaland
Ruth Khama the white queen of the Bamangwato tribe has a daughter born at a Serowe hospital in Bechuanaland. Exiled Chief Seretse Khama, her Negro husband, may depart to the protectorate at once. Mother and baby reported doing well. the birth was premature by about a month.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Ruth Khama
Serowe
Bechuanaland Hospital
Seretse Khama
Protectorate
London
Ruth Williams
Serowe Hospital
Moikangoa
Lobatsi
Ruth
Fairfax bond election set for May 31 vote on courthouse expansion
Circuit Judge Paul E Brown names May 31 for a Fairfax County bond referendum totaling nearly 11.5 million dollars aimed at enlarging the courthouse. Also appearing are help ads and shop notices including a summer blouse and skirt sale, a trespass warning, and a bungalow for sale on Purcell Drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfax
Paul E. Brown
Fairfax County
Court House
Great American Tea Co
Sharp St
Clarence J. Robinson
Purcell Drive
Sunnyside
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Dowell J. Howard
U.S
Batiste
Kobby
Buzzella
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