UN Debate Stalls as Russia Vies with U S Promises
At the United Nations Security Council the Korean War issue saw Russia and the United States trading threats and assurances. Ambassador Malik accused the U S of aggression in Asia while Ernest A. Gross defended Washington's China policy as Chinese forces pursue Korea. Delegates favored watchful waiting amid calls for action and a possible neutral border proposal around the Yalu River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Johnson
New York
United Nations Security Council
Russia
Jacob A. Malik
U. S
China
Soviet Union
Security Council
Korea
Malik
Peiping
Ernest A. Gross
Truman
Ecudor
Antonio Quevedo
U.8
U. 8
Ywources
Opinon
India
Sir Bengal N. Rau
U. N
Sir Bengal
Christaan Science Monitor
Yalu River
Manchuria
Begeal
Five Day Weather Outlook for Virginia
The five day outlook shows temperatures at or near normal with a trend toward 1 to 2 degrees above normal. Saturday will be a bit cooler, Sunday warmer, Monday cooler, and Wednesday warmer. Light showers are possible Wednesday with totals around 0.1 to 0.4 inch.
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Virginia
Truman ready to renew battle for fair deal program
President Truman signaled renewed effort to push his fair deal agenda despite GOP victories. He backed Acheson, avoided pledges on a 1949 candidacy, and urged Congress to pass an excess profits tax, Alaska and Hawaii statehood, rent control extensions, and more military funding. Senate doubts loom over key measures as lame duck session nears.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Truman
State Acheson
Congress
Alaska
Hawaii
Korea
Senate
House
Taft
Ohio
Republican Policy Committee
Maybank
D-Sc
Senate Banking Committee
82Nd Congress
Jury awards $10,000 to Bailey widow in Virginia suit
In Clarke Circuit Court a jury returned a $10,000 verdict against Northern Virginia Power Co in the Bailey death case arising from an electrocution in a May 24, 1949, apple orchard. Susie V. Bailey, executor, charged the wire’s 2,300-volt height caused the fatal shock when Bailey touched it with a ladder. The company contends Bailey was contributorily negligent and that the wire met National Electric Safety Code standards. Trial began Tuesday. verdict given at 8:30 last night.
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Berryville
Northern Virginia Power Company
Clarke
Jesse J. Bailey
Susie V. Bailey
H. F. Byrd, Inc
Bailey
J. Sloan Kuykendall
Power Company
Elliott Marshall
J. Lynn Lucas
Luray
William Lowell
New York
Ernest Elsen
Fire Controlled 200 Acre Woods Fire In West Virginia
Fifty firefighters brought under control a 200 acre woods fire on Allegheny Mountain between Elk Garden and U S Route 50 in West Virginia's rugged mineral country.
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Elk Garden
W. Va
Allegeny Mountain
West Virginia
U S 24th Division awards fourth Oak Leaf Cluster
Lt. Alfred C. Ring of Martinsburg West Virginia receives a fourth Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal for completing 20 aerial missions behind enemy lines since July.
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Tokyo
U. S
Alfred C. Ring
Martinsburg
W. Va
13 Airmen Die In Tuscon Refueling Crash
A collision in flight between a B 29 bomber and a B 50 tanker during a routine Air Force refueling over the Southern Arizona desert west of Tuscon killed 13 airmen. Ten parachuted to safety as flames engulfed the planes five miles north of the Papago village of Syinakya on the Sells Reservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuscon, Ariz
U.S
Tuscon
Arizona Desert
Papago
Syinakya
Audience Enjoys Symphony Concert at Handley High
Mrs. G. W. Ecker reports a near capacity audience at Handley High School Auditorium in Winchester. The National Symphony Orchestra under Howard Mitchell performed Reznicek’s Donna Diana Overture, drawing acclaim after the former Mystery Melody. Continuous coverage continues on page 2.
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G. W. Ecker
Winchester
Handley High School
Reznicek
Donna Diana
National Symphony Orchestra
Howard Mitchell
Father held on murder charge after Skyline Drive tragedy
The body of four year old Lynn Danton was sent to New York for burial as FBI says Andrew Danton admitted beating Lynn and injuring his wife Florence on Skyline Drive, then slashing his wrists and driving off a 60 foot cliff. Lynn’s mother remains hospitalized and nonresponsive while Danton is held at Petersburg Federal Reformatory without bond.
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Front Royal
Little Lynn Danton
New York
Lynn
FBI
Andrew Danton
Census Bureau
Washington
Florence
Skyline Drive
Richard Auerbach
Danton
Shenandoah Forest Rangers
Flushing
N. Y
Petersburg Federal Reformatory
Fire damage minimal in rural dwelling blaze
Fire at 3 30 p m yesterday five miles west of Winchester off Route 50 was extinguished by occupants with little damage. Sheriff Robert DeHaven, first on the scene, said the house belonged to Simon Newlin and the stove caused the fire. He kept fire trucks from reaching the scene.
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Winchester
Route 50
Robert DeHaven
Simon Newlin
White Post Wife and Children Travel to Tokyo for Army Family
Mrs. Robert W. Lofton of White Post and her two children, Robert W. Jr. and Barbara Anne, travel 7400 miles to Tokyo with Sgt Lofton. A photo set shows the children smiling while Tokyo landmarks are praised. Mrs Lofton sent the pictures to Commonwealth's Attorney Edward McC Williams, thanking him for passport help amid red tape.
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Clarke County
Tokyo
Robert W. Lofton
White Post
Reds Open Second Guerrilla Front Behind U N Lines
Japanese text reports Korean Reds forming a guerrilla front behind UN lines in west central Korea, aimed at disrupting supply routes and seizing food and equipment. Intelligence says five targets exist near Chorwon Inchon Pyongyang, with US 25th Division and Turkish Philippine brigades in the area. The guerrillas rely on stealth and surprise learned from Chinese and Russian experience, striking when the enemy is unprepared.
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Tokyo
Korea
Russia
China
U. S. Army
United Nations
Pusan
Chorwon
Inchon
Pyongyang
U. N
Guerrilas
United States
Philippines
Wacho
Weather Outlook for Winchester and Nearby Regions
Overcast skies dominated Winchester as temperatures fell from a 67 degree high to 42 this morning. Forecasters expect a colder night with little change tomorrow and snow flurries possible this afternoon across northern West Virginia and northern Pennsylvania.
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Winchester
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Grand Jury to Get Killing Case in Clarke County
Clarke County Circuit Court Justice orders a special grand jury for November 30 to consider manslaughter charges against apple workers Dred E. Russell and James Parks. They are jailed on $5,000 bail each for the death of George M. Gouch of East Bend North Carolina.
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Berryville
Elliott Marshall
Clarke County
Dred E
Tex) Russell
James Parks
Harold G. Potts
George M. Gouch
East Bend
N. C
Apple
Gouch
Russell
Parks
Marshall
Commonwealth
Edward McC. Williams
Smallwood
Take Home Dough Payoff From Local Biscuit Firm
In Passaic New Jersey Western Biscuit Co will distribute 45000 silver dollars to 150 employees at day end to illustrate the payroll impact on the local economy. The move aims to show the spending power of workers and the effect on area commerce.
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Passaic
N. J
Western Biscuit Co
Banker and Woman May Get Fortune
A recommended settlement of the $17 million Garret estate would award the inheritance to three cousins, all dead, with survivors in Greenville Mississippi banker Wilson Kretschmar and Chicago heiress Schafer among heirs. The U.S. Government and Pennsylvania would divide about $13 million in taxes, leaving some beneficiaries likely to receive roughly $2 million each.
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Philadelphia
Garret
Greenville
Chicago
Orphans Court
Henrietta Garrett
Robert Brigham
Wilson Kretschmar
Herman A. Kretschmar
Howard Kretschmar
Lee Loses His $10 750 Position
Michael E. Lee, a 42 year old economist, resigns after Secretary Sawyer clears him of disloyalty but orders his firing under new security grounds. The case, ongoing since 1949, ends with back pay of about $2,000 and termination of his $10,750 yearly post.
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Washington
Michael E. Lee
Commerce Department
Lee
Secretary of Commerce
Sawyer
Department
Congress
United States
Loyalty Board
Labor Groups Seek Higher Excess Profits Tax
AFL and CIO urged a tougher excess profits tax with baseline years 1946 to 1949 for calculation. They favored retroactivity to July 1 and broader base on invested capital, targeting 5 to 7 billion dollars in new revenue and 85 percent rate for CIO. Both backed Truman base plan with adjustments for small firms.
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Washington
APL
CIO
Truman
American Federation of Labor
Congress of Industrial Organizations
AFL
Secretary of the Treasury
Snyder
House
Ways and Means Committee
Labor
Congress
American Tank Column Breaks Red Trap Near Manchuria Front
An American tank column breached a North Korean Red trap in a mountain ravine and pressed toward the Manchurian border, fighting a three hour battle that killed about 125 Communists. Marines and South Korean units reported heavy actions with additional killings and village burnings along the front.
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Seoul
Korea
R. U
Changjin Reservoir
U. S. 24Th Division
Pakehon
Kapyong
Manchurian Bar
Tenth Corps
Associated Press
Tom Stone
Yalu
Powell
Stone
Auto Damaged In Accident Near Winchester
A 1940 Packard driven by David Peacemaker of Marlboro Route was involved in a crash three miles east of Winchester on Berryville Pike. The left wheel locked and the car rolled, struck by a truck. damages to the Packard estimated at 250 dollars. No injuries reported. Peacemaker cited for reckless driving and scheduled for Trial Justice Court.
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Packard
David Peacemaker
Marlboro
Winchester
Berryville Pike
James Kincaid
Kern Motor Co
Kincaid
Peacemaker
Trial Justice Court
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Weather Outlook
South End Fire CO
Stephenson
Stephenson Baseball Club
GOP
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Robert Moore
Tuscan
Arizona
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Pormer Ku Klux Klan
D. C. Stephenson
Crystal Village
Minn
Indiana
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
International Soundphoto
Japan
By Bill Garrard
Reds
C.so
Johann Bad Bauheim
Germany
Howard
Herman Kretschmar
Commerce Dep't
Red
The
Watermelon Park
John A. Miller
J. Goode
H. M. Layman
Winchester Armory
Winchester Quota Club
W. M. Stickley
Steer City
Roy
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