Tax relief for Congressmen passes despite economy push
The House voted substantial tax relief for members of Congress and free home town office space for congressmen, approving a bill funding the Congress and related agencies. The amendment lets lawmakers deduct housing and other official expenses as tax deductions starting next year, potentially reducing taxes by about 2000 for many. senators and representatives earn 12500 annually plus a 2500 tax free expense allowance.
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Washington
House
Congress
Appropriations Committee
Senate
Stegsted
Budget Bureau
Library of Congress
Government Printing Office
Legislative Department
McCormack
Mt Williams Post Office Discontinued In Mountain Falls area
The Mount Williams Post Office was discontinued by order of the Post Office Department as of 2 p.m. yesterday. Mail service shifts to the Mountain Falls Star Route or the Hayfield Star Route with delivery details to be arranged through the local postmasters and carrier.
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Mount Williams
Post Office Department
Mountain Falls
Hayfield
Winchester
Laban Hodgson
C.O.D
Harriman Surges Ahead Of Kefauver In Pennsylvania Delegate Fight
Averell Harriman moved back into the lead in the Democratic delegate race after a new Pennsylvania survey. With 45 uncommitted Pennsylvania delegates, Harriman gains 2 12 votes to Kefauver’s seven, narrowing Kefauver’s edge. Oregon’s 12 delegates were seen as a Kefauver pickup, while Eisenhower remained favored in the Republican poll.
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Kefauver
Averell Harriman
Pennsylvania
Mutual Security
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Associated Press
New York
Oregon
Tennessean
Dwight Eisenhower
Robert Taft
Ohio
Eisenhower
Earl Warren
California
Harold Stassen
Minnesota
Sunny Shies
Taft
Eisen
Civilian Ground Observer Corps Skywatch Postponed
The Air Force postponed the Civilian Ground Observer Corps Skywatch plan citing civilian volunteer hardship and state director concerns. General Nathan F. Twining said the program will be studied to reduce burdens before rescheduling a 24 hour alert, noting ground observers complement radar where radar is limited.
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Washington
Air Force
Ground Observer Corps
Nathan F. Twining
Wining
Twining
Luther League Rally Set at Grace Church Sunday
About 300 Luther League members from Shenandoah Conference congregations will gather at Grace Lutheran Church for a Sunday rally. The event includes 3 PM devotions, league reports, a 5:00 film strip, and an 7 PM vesper service led by Rev. George M. Smith of St. Paul’s Strasburg.
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Luther League of the Shenandoah Conference
Grace Lutheran Church
Harrisonburg
Madison
Arlington
Fredericksburg
League
Good Shepherd Church
Front Royal
God
George M. Smith
St. Paul's Church
Strasburg
Virginia Weather Outlook for May 17 to 21
The Richmond area expects temperatures near normal to four degrees above normal, warming Sunday then cooling Monday and Tuesday, and warming again Wednesday. Showers are possible Saturday and Sunday, with likely showers Wednesday totaling about half an inch.
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Richmond
Virginia
Rockefeller Patient Undergoing Operation in New York
John D. Rockefeller Jr an 18 year old philanthropist was operated on today at New York Hospital for a growth on the back of the neck. A spokesman said Rockefeller could leave the hospital later today or tomorrow.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
New York Hospital
Rockefeller
Taft Welcomes Truman Campaign Plan
Senator Taft welcomes President Truman’s whistle stop campaign for the Democratic nominee this fall. Senator Lodge says Eisenhower will run an affirmative local campaign and will discuss major issues starting June 4 with a possible Detroit speech on June 14. MacArthur warned the nomination race could threaten a military state.
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Robert A. Taft
Truman
Taft
Ohio
Sen
Lodge
R-Mass
GOP
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Gen
Eisenhower
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Detroit
Lewis Joins City Police Force Today
Charles Richard Lewis a Route 3 resident and Korean War veteran joins the Winchester Police Depart ment as patrolman replacing John Wert who resigned to become Clarke Game Warden. He reports for duty at 4 p m. today. Lewis 22, 5 9 1/2, 170 pounds. He and his wife Grace Emma Frame have secured Winchester housing and plan to move into the city soon.
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Charles Richard Lewis
Route 3
Winchester Police Department
John Wert
Clarke
Lewis
J. Thomas Boyd
Itinerant photography fee dispute before Winchester court
Judge Elliott Marshall hears arguments in chambers over the city ordinance taxing itinerant photographers. Olan Mills Inc. has a restraining order blocking enforcement as the firm contests the daily $100 license fee for out of town photographers. Scully and Wolt defend the Tennessee firm.
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Elliott Marshall
Winchester Corporation
Chambers
Tennessee
Olan Mills, Inc
Winchester
Tennessee Corporation
Scully and Wolt
MacArthur Warns Against Political Conniving in U S
Gen Douglas MacArthur denounces political conniving as a threat to democracy and hints at a coming military state while addressing the Michigan Legislature in Lansing He cautions against party leaders influencing opposition nominations and urges vigilance for civilian government erosion during his Detroit area motorcade tour.
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Michigan
Douglas MacArthur
Lansing
Mich
America
MacArthur
Detroit
Red Guns Silenced By Allied Planes In Korea Front
Allied air forces silenced 30 gun positions and damaged two tanks along the Korean front, flying 1 220 sorties in clear weather. Fighters hit a major vehicle repair center near Pyongyang, destroying 30 buildings and striking lines and rail centers. Ground infantry repulsed light Red patrols.
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Seoul
Korea
Pyongyang
U. N
Crampton Named Deputy Of Revenue In Clarke
Benjamin Crampton of Berryville has been appointed and qualified as Deputy Commissioner of Revenue for Clarke County. The term begins May 12 and runs to December 31, 1955, with duties largely in the field.
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Benjamin Crampton
Berryville
D. H. Allen
Clarke County
Crampton
One of America’s Greatest Fighter Pilots Shot Down
Col. Walker M. Mahurin, a famed Sabre jet pilot with over 25 enemy aircraft destroyed in two wars, was shot down over Korea Tuesday after leading dive bombing raids on Sinuiju and Kunu. His status was unknown after reporting he took fire and was on fire. Mahurin, 33, from Fort Wayne Indiana, commanded missions in the Fourth Fighter Wing.
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Ind
Sinuiju
Yalu River
Manchuria
Kunu
Mahurin
Europe
Pacific
Korea
Federal Workers Testify McCarthy Article Paid $10000
Walter M. Royal Jr a government publicist testified before a Senate Rules Subcommittee that about a dozen federal workers helped Senator McCarthy Wisconsin prepare an housing article paid for by Lustron Columbus Ohio. Royal said they did not write it for McCarthy and that Lustron later went broke. He noted he also helped prepare material for an advertising booklet containing the article.
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Washington
Walter M. Royal, Jr
Sen. McCarthy
Rwis
Royal
McCarthy
Senate Rules Subcommittee
Benton
D-Conn
Senate
Lustron Corp
Columbus, Ohio
Lustron
Aes
The
Housing and Home Finance Agency
HHFA
Maron Simon
Three Room Cottage Burns to Ground in Fire
A three room frame cottage owned by Roy Moxley on Sulphur Spring Road burned to the ground shortly after noon from an overheated wood stove. Firemen from Friendship and South End Jeep could not save the building or contents. Mrs. Moxley saved a few items. insurance covered part. The fire company asks for clothing and household goods donations.
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Roy Moxley
Monument to General Morgan Prompts Major Fund Drive
A Winchester fundraising drive begins next Monday to raise 2000 for a granite monument to Maj. Gen. Daniel Morgan. The six foot eight inch marker will stand behind the Revolutionary War hero’s grave, sculpted bust atop, and inscribed with Morgan’s name and dates. The project is a joint effort of the Winchester Frederick County Historical Society the local DAR chapter and the Winchester Lions Club. Funds to be collected by mail and in person by J C Blackburn treasurer Shenandoah Valley National Bank, with completion hoped within two weeks.
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Daniel Morgan
Winchester
Frederick County
Rock of Ages Corporation
Barre
Winchester- Frederick County
Gen. Morgan
J. C. Blackburn
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Howard C. Browne
U S Consul General Jernegan’s Car Fires Upon in Tunis
U S Consul General John D Jernegan reported his car was fired on near the Bey Sidi Mohammed Al Amin summer palace in Tunis early today. Two bullets hit the vehicle but no one was hurt. Jernegan said there were no signs of life or lights and no roadblock.
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Paris
U. S
John D. Jernegan
Tunis
Summer Palace
Bey Sidi Mohammed Al-Amin
Carthage
Jernegan
Gaid
Jean de Hauteclocque
Unity and Spiritual Strength Highlighted by Eisenhower Statement
Gen. Dwight D Eisenhower declared that unity and spiritual strength of the free world are more important than military hardware. The Supreme Commander in Europe spoke to reporters before departing Britain after a two day farewell visit.
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London
Dwight D Eisenhower
Free World
Europe
Britain
College Students Raid Dormitories in Miami and Other Campuses
About 3,000 University of Miami students rioted in Dickinson Dormitories as police used fire hoses and tear gas to restore order. Co-eds perched on balconies, some inviting male students to enter girls’ living quarters, with minor damage reported and one student treated for injuries. Similar dormitory riots occurred at Columbia Barnard and Yale campuses, involving hundreds of students and widespread disruptive behavior.
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Fla
University of Miami
Dickinson
University of Florida
New York
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Brooks Hall
Hewitt Hall
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Nebraska
Iowa
Indiana
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Otterbein College
Ohio
Yale University
Indiana University Lingerie Barrel Giveaway Prompts Raid
On campus in Bloomington an official announces a barrel of discarded lingerie given free to any male student today. The event follows a recent dorm raid led by Col. Robert L. Shoemaker and echoes nationwide lingerie raids at other colleges.
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Bloomington
Ind
Indiana University
Alice Nelson
Robert L. Shoemaker
N. Queen 8St
Martinsburg
W. Va
Amoco Station Changeover Seeks Patrons at Loudoun Street
New owners announce takeover of the Amoco Service Station at 625 N. Loudoun St. and urge local shoppers to visit for groceries gasoline and other items. Weekend special cigarettes carton 1.65. Lynn Largent Roy Hawkins noted.
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Amoco
N. Loudoun St
Lynn Largent
Roy Hawkins
Bill Gives States Title to Submerged Oil Lands
The Senate passed a bill granting states clear title to oil rich submerged lands off their coasts sending the measure to President Truman for approval or veto. The issue concerns state versus federal ownership with oil wealth estimated between 22 and 39 billion dollars and Supreme Court rulings on federal paramount rights.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
California
Texas
Louisiana
Supreme Court
Oil Strike Eases as Workers Prepare to Return
Government officials press 15 bargaining sessions across the country as 90,000 oil strikers from 42 unions await local agreements with more than 70 companies. O A Knight says the strike is called off and most workers should return soon amid tentative wage stabilization deals.
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O. A. Knight
Next Atomic Test Set for Saturday
LAS VEGAS Nev the next atomic test delayed by radioactivity from the recent Yucca Flat shot is tentatively planned for Saturday morning. The blast planned for last Monday was postponed due to abnormal radioactivity hampering site workmen.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Yucca Flat
Newark Airport safe. reopen urged by Doolittle
James H. Doolittle, chairman of the President's Airport Commission, stated today that the Newark New Jersey airport is safe and should be reopened. He supported a swift restoration of operations at the facility citing safety and readiness.
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Washington
James H. Doolittle
President's Airport Commission
Newark
N. J
Murray Open to Renew Talks With Steel Industry
Steelworkers leader Philip Murray signaled willingness to restart negotiations with the steel industry while sticking to a 26 cent per hour package and union shop rules. He said talks should be industry initiated and warned no compromise beyond the Ware Stabilization Board terms.
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Philadelphia
Steelworkers Union
Philip Murray
Murray
Ware Stabilization Board
WSB
Canada Allows Newsprint Price Increase For Exports
Ottawa reports the government will permit a $10-a-ton rise in export newsprint prices not applied to Canadian publishers. The hike, tied to a stronger Canadian dollar, raises New York delivered costs to $126 per ton and faces opposition from U S Price Stabilizer Ellis Arnall who urges division of the rise. About 90 percent of American publisher paper comes from Canada.
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Ottawa
New York
Ni States
Washington
Ellis Arnall
Canada
Arnall
Lawmakers Clash Over Marine Strength Increase
Washington debate centers on increasing Marine Corps strength with a 300000 minimum and a Marine commandant as Joint Chiefs member. Army Navy and Air Force oppose, fearing reduced own appropriations as Marine units would be kept at four combat divisions and four air wings.
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Vinson
Army
Navy
Air Force
Marine Corps
Armed Services Committee
House
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Senate
Hose Armed Services Group
Jayceeettes Rummage Sale Episcopal Church
Tillford Room
Square Dance Community
Berryville
Shorty Billmyer
The
American Legion
E. Farl
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