Death Toll Mounts To 97 in Aircraft Carrier Disaster
The Bennington explosion disaster at Quonset Point left 97 dead and nearly 40 in critical condition. Officials withheld identities of the latest dead. Adm. Carney described the blasts as freakish and unique, while a Navy inquiry opens soon to determine cause.
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Quonset Point
Bennington
Newport Naval Hospital
Chief of Naval Operations
Adm
Robert B. Carney
Carney
Bureau of Ships
Navy Court of Inquiry
Normal development reported for fruit and crops
Dr Walter Hough entomologist at Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory reports fruit crops and gardens in the area are developing normally for the season. Cool rainy weather last week slowed farming but the rainfall should offset lost time. April’s warm spell pushed growth ahead of average. Minor issues include Rosy Apple Aphid curling leaves and some fire blight, but not serious. Second cover sprays on apples underway. area pastures improve as groundwater increases.
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Walter «. Hough
Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
Hough
American Legion Square Dance
Berryville
Shorty Billmyer
Call Mutual of Omaha
C. J. Fischer
P. O. Box
Winchester
Cohn Challenges Army Version on Schine Commission Effort
Roy M. Cohn disputed Army accounts of pressuring for an officer’s commission for G. David Schine and of anger at being barred from Ft Monmouth radar labs. He said Senator McCarthy never asked for a Schine commission in his presence, contradicting Secretary Stevens. Cohn admitted anger over Monmouth but denied declaring war on the Army.
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Cohn
Schine
Washington
Roy M. Cohn
G. David Schine
Ft. Monmouth
Sen. McCarthy
Stevens
McCarthy
New York
Army
Ray H. Jenkins
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Jenkins
Kenneth BeLieu
Winchester Faces Loss of Airport After 24 Years of Operation
Valley Airways Inc has announced it cannot continue operating the city owned airport, stating the facility has operated at a loss since 1948. Flight operations were suspended and the Common Council may act at the June 8 meeting. The 129 acre airport has been leased to Valley Airways since the 1930s, with ties to George Scheder and C R Douglas.
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Winchester
Valley Airways, Inc
Lee Grant
Airport, Parks and Recreation Committee of Common Council
Catherine Schecter
Valley Airways
Bufflick Road
George Scheder
C. R. Douglas
Air Force
Scheder
Douglas
Admiral Byrd Airport
U. S. Rt. 50
Shirley Carter
Nathan Carpenter
Donald Weems
George J. Schecter
George Fleener
Crouch Testimony Under Review by Justice Department
Attorney General Brownell said the Justice Department is studying whether Paul Crouch gave directly conflicting testimony in two federal trials. Crouch, a former Communist and immigration consultant, faced questions over a secret report to the Senate Investigations subcommittee that influenced subversive searches.
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Washington
Brownell
Justice Department
Paul Crouch
Joseph Alsop
Crouch
U. S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
McCarthy Army
Roy M. Cohn
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Cohn
Niarchos Companies Plead Guilty in WWII Ship Surplus Scheme
Seven corporations owned by Greek shipowner Stavros Niarchos pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud the United States by illegally obtaining surplus ships after World War II. They were fined 110000 dollars, paid in cash.
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Washington
Stavros Niarchos
United States
Curly Top Beauty Shop Moves to New Location
Advertisement notes the Curly Top Beauty Shop relocating from 153 N Loudoun to N Loudoun Street near Peoples Drug Store with complete beauty services and prompt guaranteed work. Also mentions J C Penney hours, Orchard Inn dance event near Charles Town and Berryville with Woody Carlisle & Boys. Watch repair by Jewel Box in Winchester Virginia.
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Orchard Inn
Charles Town
Berryville
Woody Carlisle & Boys
Curly Top
N. Loudoun
Loudoun Street
Peoples Drug
Soil Conservation Price Support Records Opened
Records of payments to individual farmers under price support and soil conservation programs are now open for inspection. Secretary Benson ordered county offices to make this information public with only confidential farmer data withheld.
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Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
Watermelons The Coldest in Town All Guaranteed
Virginia Fruit Market promotes its produce at 629 N Loudoun St listing bananas and watermelons with a guarantee of quality. The note appears as a brief storefront ad from a local Virginia market.
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Virginia
United Fruit Bananas
Loudoun St
Subpoena Served on Sen McCarthy Over Army Controversy
A subpoena was served on Senator McCarthy by the Senate committee investigating his clash with the Army. McCarthy said the request appeared to seek all records but only material from Favt. G. David Schimne was apparently sought.
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Washington
Sen
McCarthy
Senate
Army
Fvt
David Schimne
Cohn denies war on the Army in McCarthy hearings
Cohn testifies he did not declare war on the Army though he came close. He says he did not remember saying it and disputes Maj. Gen. Reber’s testimony about pressuring for a Schine commission. The session also addresses Carr’s availability to testify as McCarthy probes the Army hearings.
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Cohn
BeLieu
Jenkins
Harold Rainville
Sen. Dirksen
R-Ill
Robert Jones
Sen. Potter
R-Mich
Rainville
Jones
Ft. Monmouth
Army
Miles H. Reber
Schine
Young
McCarthy Subcommittee
Reber
McCarthy Army
Sen. McCarthy
Congress
McCarthy
Francis P. Carr
Joseph N. Welch
Carr
Vietminh Buildup Near Yen Phu Threatens Hanoi Route
Vietminh squads press toward Yen Phu in Indochina as mortars and machine guns pin French Union garrisons. With Yen Phu six miles south of Phu Ly, rebels aim to seize Phu Ly, control rice regions, threaten a key road network, and cut the Haiphong Hanoi railway supply line.
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Hanot
Indochina
Red River
Yen Phu
Dien Bien Phu
Hanoi
Phu Ly
Nam Dinh
Thai Binh
Haiphong
Richmond VA Weather Outlook May 29 to June 2
May 29 to June 2 extended Virginia outlook. Temperatures will average two to four degrees above normal. Warm Saturday, cooler Sunday and Monday, warmer again Tuesday and Wednesday. Showers Saturday and along the coast early Sunday, with more showers Tuesday or Wednesday. Total rainfall expected one half to one inch.
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Richmond
Virginia
France drafts 80000 to free troops for Indochina
Paris reports Premier Laniel cabinet approves calling up 80000 from this year's draft class four months early to free professional soldiers for Indochina combat. The move targets 20 year old volunteers with the 1950 conscription law restricting draftees from overseas duty.
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Paris
Joseph Lan«iel
Indochina
National Defense Committee
Paul Ely
Dien Bien Phu
France
North
Africa
United States
Britain
Korea
McCarthy Duty of Federal Workers Debate Faces Administration
The Eisenhower administration disputed Senator McCarthy's claim that federal workers must report crimes or treason to Congress. Attorney General Brownell said the executive branch alone enforces laws and orders, while McCarthy vows to continue gathering information from within government to expose graft and treason. The White House press secretary read the statement and clarified the issue centers on enforcement and sources protected by law.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Sen .McCarthy
Congress
Atty
Gen
Brownell
United States
James C. Hagerty
White House
McCarthy
Hagerty
Senate
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Smith-Pontiac Sales & Service
Gerrard
Valley Ave
Winchester Credit Corp
Virginia Loan &Thrift Corp
Selassie Calls for Worldwide Aid Against Aggression
Emperor Haile Selassie told Congress that no state large or small can refuse aid against aggression. He framed collective security as universal, noted Ethiopia’s progress, and praised U S-Ethiopia ties while recalling Italy’s 1935 invasion and Korea deployments.
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Washington
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
Congress
Ation
United States
Korea
Italy
Selassie
League of Nations
Waterfront Has New Strike Threat Over Port Union Vote
New York editors report a fresh strike threat at the Port of New York as the 23 000 dock workers await final tally after a new ILA election. National Labor Relations Board scrutiny and 1792 challenged ballots cloud immediate certification. Both ILA and AFL ILA claim victory amid investigations.
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New York
William V. Bradley
International Longshoremen’s Assny
ILA
National Labor Relations Board
Bradley
NLRB
Afl-Ila
Settlement Reached Over Lost Truman Letter Case
George Cheney accepted a $1,000 settlement after suing Al and Len Aaron over a Truman signed letter they framed and claimed to have lost. The Aaron duo valued the letter at $30,000, prompting Cheney to seek damages. Truman suggested valuing the letter as Cheney saw fit.
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Truman
Los Angeles
George Cheney
Cheney
Len Aaron
Jerry Pacht
Bunche Cleared of Loyalty Charges by U S Board
The United States Loyalty Board announced that Dr. Ralph J. Bunche, a top United Nations official, is loyal to the U S government and acted with unanimous confidence. The ruling states there is no doubt about Bunche's loyalty to the United States.
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Bulletin
New York
United States
Ralph J. Bunche
United Nations Secretariat
Bunche
Investigating Unit Fires Staff Heads
A House subcommittee probing labor racketeering dismissed its top staff, Downey Rice and Arthur Toll, in a pivotal clash between Chairman Bender and Rep. Hoff man. Hoff man and four Democrats backed the 5-4 vote to remove the officials, drawing the subcommittee into a broader power struggle over the inquiry.
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Washington
House
Bender
Rohio
Clare E. Hoffman
R-Mich
Downey Rice
Arthur Toll
Hoffman
Rice
Toll
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