Britain to Withdraw British Business from Communist China
Britain plans to close or dispose of its 300 million pound investment in China and seek exit visas for about 120 Britons as firms wind up operations. The note, delivered in Peiping, says the decision was made by the firms, while Britain will maintain limited contacts and continue recognition of the Peiping regime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
Red China
China
Peiping
Foreign Office
L H. Lamb
Rong
Lonn
Selwyn Lloyd
Foreign Affairs
House of Commons
The
Express
Asiatic Petroleum Company
Hong Kong
Kdane
Shanghai
Tientsin
Hankow
Canton
Far East
British-American Tobacco Company
Shell Oil Company
Butterfield and Swire
Jardine, Matheson and Company
Pat Jones to Speak on The Americanism of Mosby and His Men
Pat Jones, Washington office manager for Curtis Publishing and author of Ranger Mosby and The Hatfields and the McCoys, will address the Winchester Frederick County Historical Society in Old Stone Church at 8 p.m. Friday. The event is open to the public. Jones, born in Charlottesville and a VPI and Washington and Lee alumnus, has written three books and worked for the Wall Street Journal before Curtis Publishing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V. C
Pat) Jones
Washington
Curtis Publishing Company
Ranger Mosby
Winchester-Frederick County
Mr. Jones
Charlottesville
Washington and Lee University
Huntsville
Ala
Richmond
Wall Street Journal
Cuurtis Publishing Company
Baldanzi Joins AFL Boston to Rally CIO Members
George Baldanzi former CIO Textile Workers Union vice president announced joining the AFL United Textile Workers and predicted 100000 CIO members would switch within a year. He said the new union would go for broke in organizing the South. The Town and Country Beauty Salon will be closed until further notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
George Baldanzi
CIO Textile Workers Union
AFL
United Textile Workers
CIO
South
Tax Reduction Law Attacked by Virginia Treasurers
At the Treasurers' Association of Virginia meeting in Richmond, officials considered defeating the Byrd Automatic Tax Reduction Law. The outgoing president and others questioned the policy and its burden, while Morrissett noted Bell's view. The Byrd Act triggers a tax cut if general fund revenues meet a set target.
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Richmond
Treasurers’ Association of Virginia
General Assembly
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Winchester
Bell
Treasurers
Hotel Richmond
C. H. Morrissett
Auditor of Public Accounts
J. Gordon Bennett
Morrissett
Assembly
Widow to Attempt Atlantic Crossing in 23 Foot Boat
Plymouth England widow Ann Davison sails alone for Florida aiming to be the first woman to solo across the Atlantic in a 23 foot boat. Her husband drowned in a 70 foot yacht three years earlier after a 19 day gale battle.
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Plymouth
England
Atlantic
Ann Davison
Florida
Compromise Plan Knocked in Head
President Truman rejects compromise on civil rights fueling a renewed push for Democratic nomination. Eisenhower gains in Oregon GOP win while Taft trails as delegates head to Montana and other states. Truman pressuring for FEPC enforcement as Southern resistance echoes 1948.
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Truman
Oregon
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Eisenhower
Taft
Vermont
Associated Press
Americans For Democratic Action
ADA
Congress
Fair Employment Practices Commission
FEPC
Shenandoah Lutheran Group Plans Spring Convention
The Shenandoah Conference of the Lutheran Synod of Virginia will hold its spring convention on May 22 at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church in Mt. Jackson. Morning sessions cover business and Holy Communion led by Rev. Senger with Rev. Berry and Rev. Fenner assisting. afternoon features devotions, committee reports, and talks on rural church issues led by Rev. Wertz and Rev. Zipperer. Conference officers include Berry as president Fenner as vice president and Smith as secretary with Foltz as treasurer. about thirty three parishes from Harrisonburg to Fredericksburg participate.
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Shenandoah Conference
The
Lutheran Synod of Virginia
Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church
Mt. Jackson
Franklin G. Senger, III
Mt. Calvary Church
S. W. Berry
Edinburg
Alien H. Fenner
Harrisonburg
L. A. Wertz
New Market
Luth
Eran World Action
Christian Higher Education Appeal
D. W. Zipperer
Forestville
Parish
Hensil Arehart
Stony Man Parish
8. W. Berry
Allen H. Fenner
George M. Smith
Strasburg
J L Foltz
Shenandoah
Shepherdstown
Shenandoah Valley
Wardensville
Rio W. Va
Arlington
Manassas
Fredericksburg
Blue Ridge
Hostage Drama in Brazilian Jungle Ties U S Official to Parachutists
A U S aviation safety advisor Scott A Magness is held by armed Brazilian parachutists near a Pan Am crash site in Brazil. Maj Miranda Correa of the Brazilian Air Force is with him as the group seeks transport home, escalated by a rival volunteer caravan led by Lino de Mattos and backed by Adhemar de Barros.
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Miami
Fla
U. S
Gordon Bennett
Miami International District
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Scott A. Magness
CAA
Miranda Correa
Pan American World Airways
Albrook Air Force Base
Panama Canal Zone
Magness
Bennett
Lino de Mattos
Sao Paulo
Adhemar de Barros
Brazil
Solidarity Caravan
Virginia Crowns Prince Frederick Prince Drowns in River
Harvey Durward Cassada 46 of Richmond Va drowned yesterday in the Patuxent River near the Calvert County end of the Patuxent Bridge while fishing or traveling near the riverine area. Local authorities investigated the incident and no immediate foul play was reported.
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Prince Frederick
Harvey Durward Cassada
Richmond, Va
Patuxent River
Calvert County
Patuxent Bridge
Virginia 1952 Traffic Toll Adds 12 Victims
The Virginia 1952 traffic toll rises with 12 new names from recent weekend wrecks and prior crashes. Among the dead are Rosa Mae Clifton of Louisa a 15 day bride killed when a wheel rolled free and the car overturned near Albemarle County. Other victims include Frances Finley and Mary Sabbow in a head on crash near Alexandria, Myrtle Knight in Norfolk County, and Robert Vincent in Petersburg from a May crash. The toll also lists George Burt South Hill George Fisher Bluefield Ray Corrier Scottsville William Quarles Thaxton John Quarles Roanoke and Henry Terry Jr Newington among the weekend deaths and injuries.
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Virginia
Rosa Mae Clifton
Louisa
Albemarle County
Frances Finley
Mary Mullen Sabbow
Washington
Alexandria
Dudley Dodson
Fairfax Station
Myrtle King Knight
Portsmouth
Norfolk County
Robert E. Vincent
Petersburg
Richmond
George Burt
South Hill
George C. Fisher
Bluefield
W. Va
Wytheville
Raymond Corrier
Scottsville
Charlottesville
William Henry Quarles
Thaxton
Bedford County
Bedford
John Madison Quarles
Roanoke
Henry L. Terry, Jr
Newington
Fairfax County
Fort Belvoir
Koje Prisoners Push for Stay After Uprising
Richard McIntyre, 206 East Bake Street, recently returned home after over a year overseas and two months on Koje Island guarding Kohje compounds with Gen Dodd reportedly captured. McIntyre, a Handley School 1949 graduate, served in the Army since 1950 with the 3rd Battalion 27th Wolfhound Regiment, present at the initial prisoner uprising before sailing home April 17.
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S/Segt
Richard McIntyre
E. Bake
Dodd
U 5
McIntyre
Handley School
27Th
Wolfhound) Regiment
Koje
Korea
Set
Tri-Breed Sale Brings In More Cash But Prices Dip
A sale at the Farmers Livestock Exchange drew 117 head of registered cattle totaling 57,390 dollars, up from last year’s headcount but with an average price of 490.51 dollars. Hereford cattle led the gains while Angus and Shorthorn groups posted declines, signaling market oversupply despite a successful event. Grand champion Hereford bull sold for 1 400 dollars to Snowden Farm. Angus offerings surpassed the top cattle prices.
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Farmers Livestock Exchange
J. Fred Stine
Herford
Leech Hereford Farms
Lexington
Snowden Farm
Fredericksburg
W. V. Robinson
Front Royal
Kinloch
The
Plains
Glanville
Marshall
L. L. Parsons
Nokesville
P. B. Hedinger
Reading
Riverdale Farm
Charlottesville
Annefield
Berryville
Paigton
Charles Town
W. Va
G. Edward Artemus
Delaplane
House Rejects Social Security Benefit Boost Bill
The House rejected a bill to raise Social Security benefits at a 300 million dollar annual cost. The vote was 149 in favor and 140 against under a parliamentary rule that blocked amendments and required two thirds for passage. A Rules Committee clearance could allow amendments and a straight majority passage.
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Washington
House
Rep
Doughton
D-Nc
Rules Committee
Miller Declares He Is a Regular Democrat Not a Trumanite
Francis Pickens Miller, campaigning in Charlottesville, stated he is a regular Democrat not a Trumanite and challenged Senator Byrd to define Trumanism. He said his allegiance lies with Democratic principles while Byrd defended GOP and Southern Democrat cooperation and accused Miller of ambiguity.
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Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Byrd
Francis P. Miller
Miller
U.S. Senate
Senato Humphrey
FEPC
Congress
Bristol
Governor Battle
Roanoke
Petersburg
Taft
Charlottesville
Francis Pickens Miller
Senator Byrd
No Confirmation 29th Division To be Called
An Army spokesman stated there is no confirmation of a report that the 29th Division comprising Maryland and Virginia guardsmen will be the next National Guard division activated. The Washington Post claimed Pentagon sources indicated progression toward activation and planning visits to units to handle service shift. At Norfolk, Maj. Gen. William H. Sands of the 116th Infantry said his knowledge remains unchanged.
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Washington
Army
Maryland
Virginia
Washington Post
Pentagon
Norfolk
William H. Sands
116Th Infantry
Tough Filipino Raiders Drive Reds From Hill
Filipino raiders twice charged the Chinese on a hill west of Chorwon on the Korean Front, driving the Reds off each time. Ten Chinese were killed in the two assaults. Filipinos wore near regular issue U S armored vests and suffered no losses. Allied raiding parties along the front returned to U N lines after heavy skirmishes. Fifth Air Force pilots reported 117 Red supply vehicles destroyed despite low clouds. Vice Admiral Joseph J Clark will assume command of the U N Seventh Fleet Tuesday, relieving Vice Admiral Briscoe who will head naval forces in the Far East.
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Seoul
Korea
Chorwon
U. S
U. S. 8Th Army
U.N
U. N
U. S. Eighth Army
East Central Front
Fifth Air Force
Joseph J. Clark
Robert P. Briscoe
C. Turner
Price Controls Lifted on Raw Cotton and Textiles
Washington OPS suspends price controls on raw cotton and most textiles including wool and synthetic fibers. The order signed by Price Stabilizer Ellis Arnall sets 43.39 cents per pound as the new reference price for raw cotton, below the 45.39 cent ceiling for futures months. Officials say retail fabric prices should not change as most products sell well under ceilings.
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Washington
Office of Price Stabilization
Peaceney
OPS
Ellis Arnall
Lawrence D. Grubbs Dies At Home Here
Lawrence Dallas Grubbs, 75, of 319 National Ave., died at his home at 9 o clock Saturday evening after a month long illness. He was born January 9, 1877 in Clarke County, son of the late George and Susan Swartz Grubbs, and worked in the textile industry mostly all his life. He had served as night superintendent of the Dunn Woolen Company in Bunker Hill, West Virginia, for several years and was a member of the Evan- (text cut off)
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Dallas Grubbs
National Ave
Clarke County
George and
Susan Swartz Grubbs
Nurse Admits Killing Niece With Arsenic Laced Soda
Wetumpka Alabama nurse Mrs Earl Dennison 42 confessed in writing to poisoning her 2 year old niece Shirley Diana Weldon with arsenic via soda and watched the autopsy. She allegedly held life insurance on both children totaling $6 000. The second niece Polly Ann Weldon died two years earlier and a $5 000 policy paid out.
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Wetumpka. Ala
Cooly
Earl Dennison
Lester Holley
Holley
Polly Ann Weldon
Trapped UW student amid Mount St Helens crevasse drama
Rescue efforts continued for Art Jessett a 20 year old University of Washington student trapped 35 feet below in a narrow ice crevasse on Mount St Helens 8000 feet up as colleagues and rescuers from Seattle and Portland worked from Spirit Lake base camp. Authorities said the ice hole could be bridged only by a long careful effort and that hopes for his survival were fading with each hour.
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Lake
Wash
University of Washington
Mount St. Helens
Art Jessett
Thomas E. Jessett
Seattle
Spirit Lake
Mt. Rainier
Portland
Ore
Jessett
Mt. St. Helens
Bruce Raby
Raby
Supreme Court recesses without decision on steel seizure
The Supreme Court recessed without ruling in the steel seizure case. Justices have waited since arguments ended last month on whether President Truman had inherent constitutional power to seize the steel mills. The court may send the case back for trial or rule on the president’s authority, with no sweeping decision expected.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Tribuna Court
U. S
David A. Pine
Truman
Justice Department
Pine
High Court
District Court
For Sale Vegetable and Flowering Plants Ad
For sale vegetables and flowering plants including tomatoes cabbage and pop houses. Available greens at the store. The Flower ad appears with date indicated ip 16 2t.
Jack Coffee Shoppe to Close for Redecorating Week
The Jack Coffee Shoppe will be closed the week of May 19 for redecorating work. J. P. Hershberger is listed in the public notice.
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Jack
J. P. Hershberger
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