Russians Claim Denmark Plans NATO Bases For Foreign Troops
Moscow accuses Denmark of negotiating with the United States to establish NATO bases for foreign troops on Danish soil. The protest warns such bases would threaten Soviet security and violate postwar Danish Soviet agreements. Copenhagen weighs rejecting or ignoring the note amid domestic opposition to Soviet meddling.
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Russia
Denmark
United States
NATO
Soviet Union
Norway
U. S S
Jutland
Copenhagen
Heart Disease Virginia's No 1 Killer This Year
The State Health Department reports 6 056 Virginia residents died of heart trouble from January through July marking heart disease as the leading cause of death in the state.
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Virginia
State Health Department
Change in Public Attitude Is Needed To Cut Road Deaths
Virginia safety official urges public attitude shift alongside tougher traffic laws to curb highway deaths. Hiram M. Smith Jr. notes law changes reduced fatalities vs 1951 figures yet calls for less indifference from pedestrians and drivers to enforce penalties and protect road users.
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Charlottesville
Virginia
Hiram M. Smith Jr
Governor's Highway Safety Committee
General Assembly
Smith
University of Virginia
John Q
Claude Grim Dies Assistant Cashier of F M Bank
Claude Miller Grim 58 Winchester resident and longtime assistant cashier at Farmers and Merchants National Bank died at Memorial Hospital after a long illness. He was a WWI veteran and held multiple Masonic and community roles. He is survived by his widow and two sisters. funeral services are planned at Omps Funeral Home.
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Claude Miller Grim
Winchester
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Memorial Hospital
Arthur
Elizabeth Jane Carper Grim
Frederick County
Frieda Rosenmeyer
Grim
Hiram Lodge
Masonic Lodge
John Dove
Royal Arch
Scottish Rite
Blue Ridge
Rosenmeyer
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Annie Grim
Pearl Grim
Robert Grim
Omps
Kev
V A Accused of Squandering GI Education Funds
The Veterans Administration plans to lay off 2,250 workers at 92 hospitals and two domiceary facilities to meet funds. Republican Frank C. Hilton claims VA misused GI education funds and overpaid training costs, citing investigations of maladministration and other issues from 1944 to 1950.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
V. A
Congress
Frank C. Hilton
Veterans Division
Republican National Committee
National Administration
Veterans Affairs
Hilton
Korea
V. A. Per
Apple Crop Moving Rapidly Despite Late Start
Apple crop moves rapidly across the four state Appalachian area as harvest lags by ten days. Double red Delicious Jonathan and Grimes Golden are nearly cleared in places, with Regular Delicious Golden Delicious and Lowry still heavy. Growth varies by region, with Winchester area showing slow pickings while widespread hail damaged fruit affects supply. Prices for bulk fruit fall 15 to 40 percent. overall prices stable, cannery demand strong.
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Walter A. Bowman
Appalachian
Jonathan
Grimes
Lowry
Winchester
Winchester Fruit Brokers
Worsley
Inwood
W. Va
H. F. Byrd
Urgency Theme As Nixon Opens Virginia Tour
Senator Richard Nixon launches a three state swing in Virginia with an urgency plea for Democrats to vote for Eisenhower. He delivers 62 speeches in two weeks starting in Bristol Danville and Norfolk, then visits Maryland and Delaware. He asserts Virginians will join others in ousting Truman Democrats, noting Virginia last voted GOP in 1928.
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Richard Nixon
Virginia
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Alexandria
America
California
Bristol
Danville
Norfolk
Maryland
Wilmington
Del
Nixon
Hhis
Commuter Train Engine Catches Fire in Tunnel
A crowded Plyanaia Railroad engine caught fire in a tunnel under the Hudson River. Dense acrid smoke filled the three mile tube forcing passengers to be guided through hatchways after the train was pushed to New York. The Bay Head Jersey to New York City service normally carries 850 to 1000 riders. Passengers were thrown off balance as the engine flashed flames and the train halted suddenly.
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New York
P Lyania Railroad
Hudson River
Bay Head Junction
N. J
New York City
Theft of Silverware From Funkhouser Estate Reported
Police report the loss of silverware valued between 8500 and 6000 from the Pioneer Point estate of retired industrialist R. J. Funkhouser in Centreville Maryland. Items stolen include flat service serving trays and candelabra. theft likely occurred about a week ago, with delays due to family assuming items moved within Moseley Hall on the estate.
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Centreville
Point
R. J. Funkhouser
Mosely Hall
Justin Funkhouser
R. J
Funkhouser
Pioneer Point
John J. Raskob
Charles Town
W. Va
Hagerstown
County Schools Close Tomorrow for Education Association Meeting
Frederick County white schools will close all day tomorrow to allow faculty to attend the Virginia Education Association annual meeting at Warren County High School in Front Royal. About 900 teachers from nine counties are expected. colored schools close to a later date for their faculty to attend.
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Frederick County
Virginia Education Association
Warren County
Front Royal
Rowe
Chila Welfare
Yanks gain lead in fifth inning in 1952 World Series
The Yankees surged for five runs in the fifth and sixth innings to beat the Dodgers 7-1 in game two of the 1952 World Series. Erskine no-hit earlier this year, Raschi started for New York as Brooklyn pressed for a two game lead.
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Brooklyn Dodgers
Brooklyn
Dodgertown
New York Yankees
Dodgers
Carl Erskine
Vic Raschi
Erskine
Yankee
Casey Stengel
Raschi
Robinson
Campanella
Collins
Pafko
Bauer
Hodges
Furillo
Stengel
Mantle
Mazura Elected Grand Knight of Knights of Columbus
Frank Mazura was elected Grand Knight at a Knights of Columbus meeting in Sacred Heart Church hall. Arlington District Deputy Frank Appel conducted the session, screening about 20 approved for membership from a list of 35. Other new officers include Michael Grow Deputy Knight Fred Sturm John Warner and C F Schenck trustees. A charter is being prepared with member list and meeting schedule to be announced.
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Frank Mazura
Knights of Columbus
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Frank Appel
Arlington
Virginia
Michael Grow
Fred Sturm
John Warner
C. F. Schenck
F. Grove White
Paul
Goolrick Endorses Eisenhower for President
Fredericksburg veteran political figure C O Conor Goolrick announces he will vote for Republican Gen Eisenhower in November 1952 after decades as a Democratic leader. He criticizes the Democratic Party for shifting away from Jeffersonian limits on federal power toward centralized federal authority.
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Fredericksburg
O'Conor Goolrick
Gen
Eisenhower
Goolrick
Virginia
Washington
Eisenhower Roars In Illinois Welcome On Campaign Swing
Dwight D. Eisenhower won a roaring welcome on his entry into Illinois with about 20,000 gathering in Champaign. He urged youth support and spoke against Korea policy while contrasting his plans for a freer Asia and a critique of Truman’s administration. He aimed to build momentum for November as labor centers gave him warm receptions despite Stevenson backing from CIO and AFL leaders.
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Dwight D. Esenhower
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Korea
Asia
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Truman
Illinois
Peoria
Wisconsin
GOP
Joseph R. McCarthy
McCarthy
Leesborg
Michigan
Stevenson
CIO
AFL
Truman Uses I Like Ike But— Parody On West Coast Tour
President Truman stages a light hearted anti Eisenhower campaign routine during whistle stop tours on the West Coast. In Spokane he mocked the Republican rival and defended defense spending as crowds of about 4 000 at the armory and 1 500 outside roared approval. He told reporters he was enjoying the campaign and planned further stops including Seattle and Tacoma.
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Ike
West Coast
Eisenhower
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Montana
Idaho
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Spokane
National Guard
Old Guard
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Clyde Phelps
Ephrata
Winatchee
Skokomish
Everett
Wash
Seattle
Tacoma
Air Force studies rammer planes as last resort defense
The Air Force disclosed it has considered using rammer planes to crash into enemy aircraft in a dire atomic-attack scenario, but says no active project exists. The idea, urged by the Air Force Association, envisions a small armor-plated unmanned or lightly manned rammer with a retracting-ejection seat for pilot safety.
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Washington
Air Force
Air Force Association
AFA
Voice of America
Association
Mass escape plan alleged by POWs on Cheju Island
U S authorities said five thousand eight hundred eighty four Red prisoners planned a coordinated breakout timed for October 1 to mark the founding of the Chinese Communist regime. Rioting on Cheju Island prompted a heavy US Army response as troops stormed compounds and dispersed prisoners.
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Cheju Island
Korea
Amercan
Thomas W Herren
U. S
Stalin Claims Wars Between Capitalist Nations Are Inevitable
Moscow reports Stalin asserting that wars among capitalist powers are more likely than confrontations with socialist states. He argued former optimistic views on capitalist rivalry were mistaken and criticized U.N. actions in Korea as he presented his article on economic problems of socialism.
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Stalin
Ois
United States
Ussr
Bovi
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Korea
Britain tests first atomic bomb at Monte Bello Islands
The London Evening News reports a successful British atomic test at the Monte Bello Islands off Australia. Prime Minister Winston Churchill reportedly flew to Scotland to inform the Queen of the test as described by Agnew and others.
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London Eye-ning News
Monte Bello Islands
Australia
Winston Church
Scotland
Queeney
Agnew
Small Game Hunting Season Opens November Seventeenth
The small game hunting season opens November seventeenth for all classes of game west of the Blue Ridge mountains, announced by State Game Commissioner I. T. Quinn. The season runs through January fifth, deer season ends November twenty second.
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Blue Ridge Mountains
I. T. Quinn
Rouss Fire Company
The
Rouss Fire Co
Priday
Robert Legge
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