Stevenson accuses Eisenhower of comforting Soviet Russia
Governor Adlai Stevenson denounces Dwight Eisenhower for calling American prosperity war born and claims such talk serves Soviet interests. He asserts U S living standards rise independent of defense costs, while defending the Democratic ticket’s view on world affairs during a Saginaw campaign swing.
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Stevenson
Gen. Eisenhower
Soviet
Russia
Saginaw
Mich
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois Today
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Soviet Russia
America
Illinois
Eisenhower
Barkley May Speak For Va Democrats
Virginia Democrats eye Barkley as a boost for Adlai Stevenson. Nelson Parker says Barkley could speak at an Arlington rally this month to energize the Stevenson campaign in Virginia. Parker reports $1,900 in donations since Friday and plans to coordinate with Hampton Roads leaders to rally liberal wings and organize precinct units for Stevenson.
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Richmond
Democratic Party
Alben Barkley
Virginia
Adlai Stevenson
Nelson Parker
Barkley
Arlington
Parker
Stevenson
Democratic
Norfolk
Portamouth
Hampton Roads
W. G. Harris
The
Virginia Volunteers For
Illinois
Community Concert Dates Confirmed
Winchester Community Concert Association president W E Button confirms three concerts at Handley High School auditorium starting October 21 with Jane Hobson and the Philharmonic Piano Quartet plus the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. Memberships may be bought until the first concert and cards grant access to 14 more concerts in nearby towns.
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W. E. Button
Winchester Community Concert Association
Handley High School
Jane Hobson
Philharmonic Piano Quartet
Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo
Button
Concert
Mildred Jones
Winchester
Charles Town
W. Va
Waynesboro
Frederick
Harrisonburg
Solenberger
S. Washington St
N. Loudoun &J
Soper Named Director of 1953 Shenandoah Apple Blossom Parade
L BAKER SOPER named director of the Grand Feature Parade for the 1953 Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival. Lions Club president Robert Jasper announced at the District Governors Fall Conference luncheon at the George Washington Hotel. About 70 out-of-town Lions attended. Soper is manager of Raub Supply Company in Winchester.
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L. Baker Soper
Soper
Shenandoah
Robert Jasper
Lions Club
George Washington Hotel
Raub
Winchester
Pizzano Named Vice Chairman of Vote Organization
Robert Pizzano was named vice chairman of the Get Out the Vote Committee at the joint civic clubs meeting in the George Washington Hotel. The group will distribute 5000 lapel pins and 3000 posters, run sound trucks, and arrange transportation and baby-sitting to boost turnout for the November election. 233 new registrations were added last Friday and Saturday, bringing total registrations to 388 since July, with 31 transfers from other precincts and diverse participation among registrants.
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Robert Pizzano
George Washington Hotel
Willeotel
W. W. Beattie
Women’s Civic League
Charles Kabler
Norma Whitfield
Girl Scouts
Ralph Y. Grubbs
Winchester
Yankees Lead Dodgers In Deciding World Series Game
In Brooklyn the Yankees trail 3 2 in the seventh as Ed Lopat is slated to start for New York in Game Seven. Dodgers counter with Joe Black while the crowd swells beyond yesterday’s 30 037 as tickets move fast. Lopat, 10 5 on the season, pitched 8 1 3 in game three.
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Brooklyn
Casey Stengel
Ed Lopat
New York Yankees
Brooklyn Dodgers
Yankees
Chuck Dressen
Dodgers
Joe Black
Lopat
Preacher Roe
Three Killed and Three Hurt in Plane Crash
A C-47 of the U S Air Force crashed about a mile north of North Philadelphia airport in fog. Three crew members were killed and three hitchhikers injured. one critically. Survivors walked to a farmhouse for help and were found by police.
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Philadelphia
North Philadelphia
Air Force
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Mitchell Field
Long Island
Mitchell
la Guardia Field
International Airport
John Mooney
Truman Sees Uphill Colorado Battle for Democrats
President Truman warned Democrats face a tough race in Colorado as he campaigned for its six electoral votes. He urged supporters with a "give em hell" speech and attacked Eisenhower, promising to reveal the Republican record nationwide. He also criticized McCarthy Jenner and Kem as defining the GOP ticket.
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Truman
Colorado
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Utah
Helper
Eisenhower
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wisconsin
William Jenner
Indiana
James P. Kem
Missouri
Fire Prevention Week Activities In Winchester
Winchester volunteers promote Fire Prevention Week with a display at John Solenberger Co. and a citywide drive for two way radios. Fire trucks will be shown on Rouss Avenue with inspectors available and Chief Barr to arrange property checks.
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Winchester
John 8. Solenberger & Co
N. Loudoun Street
Citizens of Winchester
Rouss Avenue
Wincheser
Taylor Barr
Weather Outlook for Richmond Virginia Oct 8 to Oct 12
Extended Virginia weather outlook projects temperatures six to nine degrees below normal with a warming trend late in the week. Rain likely Friday or Saturday totaling from a half to three quarters inches as cooler temperatures move in by Saturday and a warmer spell returns Sunday.
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Richmond
Virginia
Parliament Dissolved in Greece General Election Ordered
King Paul ordered the Greek Parliament dissolved and called a general election to seek a majority government. The brief note mentions political instability and a shift in governance amid economic concerns.
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Athens
Greece
Paul
Eisenhower Ignores Stevenson in Feud With the President
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower toured the Pacific Northwest on a 28 state drive pushing private resource development with a local state federal partnership. He labeled Truman as demagogic and criticized federal overreach while addressing 5,000 supporters in Seattle and outlining reclamation plans in Washington Oregon.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
Truman
Pacific Northwest
GOP
Washington
Oregon
Portland
Ore
Seattle
Civic
Telephone Rate Hike Approved by Virginia SCC
The State Corporation Commission approved higher telephone rates for the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Virginia. Rates rise 25 and 50 cents monthly for residential and business customers, adding about 2.95 million dollars in annual gross revenues. New charges apply on bills dated October 1 and include intrastate long distance and other services.
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Richmond
State Corporation Commission
Chesapeake and Potomac Lophone Company
Virginia
C&p
Eaeal
SCC
City Schools Close Friday for District Meeting
All Winchester schools will close Friday for the annual District 6 Virginia Education Association meeting at Madison College in Harrisonburg beginning 9 30 a m. Negro faculties meet at the same time in Waynesboro. R A McChesney presides. Dr Dabney Lancaster delivers the keynote on moral and spiritual values in the public school classroom.
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Winchester
District 6
Virginia Education Association
Wilson Auditorium
Madion College
Harrisonburg
Waynesboro
R. A. McChesney
Wilson Memorial High
Fishervile
Madison
G. Tyler Miller
Madison College
Dabney
Lancaster
Longwood College
Farmville
Glee Club
Handley High School
Lexington
Strasburg
Buena Vista Staunton
Wayne
GOP May Send Top Speakers to City in Virginia
Richmond Republican Chairman Floyd Landreth said he will ask the national party to schedule prominent speakers for Virginia towns during the final weeks of the presidential campaign. He named Senators Taft Mundt and Hickenlooper and Rep Judd as possibilities and mentioned Winchester Harrisonburg Newport News Farmville Charlottesville as likely sites for appearances not on Eisenhower Nixon itineraries.
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Richmond
Floyd Landreth
GOP
Virginia
Landreth
Taft
Ohio
Mundt
South Dakota
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Rep
Judd
Minnesota
Winchester
Harrisonburg
Newport News
Farmville
Charlottesville
Eisenhower
Gen. Nixon
Democrats' Money Problem Hinders Campaign Drive
Democrats' national chairman Stephen A. Mitchell said money is the party's biggest problem as an eight day drive seeks five dollar contributions nationwide. He warned Republicans have powerful funders and plans for a two million dollar blitz on TV and radio, while Democrats struggle to finance campaigns.
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Washington
Mitchell
National Press Club
Democratic Party
Gov. Stevenson
New York
Michael Levin
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Rosser Reeves
Levin
Reeves
Citizens For Eisenhower
Lewis Opens UMW Convention With Taft Blast
John L. Lewis opened the United Mine Workers convention in Cincinnati with a fierce critique of Senator Robert A. Taft and apparent disapproval of Dwight D. Eisenhower. Delegates cheered as he warned Taft supporters and suggested possible alignment with Adlai Stevenson. the tone signaled a political shift for the union.
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UMW
Blast
Taft
Cincinnati
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers Convention
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
John
AFL
CIO
Adlai E. Stevenson
Very Serious Mistake About Ike’s Qualifications
President Truman on the Truman Train said he made a very serious mistake in thinking Eisenhower qualified for the presidency He accused the GOP of betraying foreign policy and national defense principles He also charged Eisenhower with courting votes by exploiting Korea casualties and criticizing the decision to withdraw troops in Korea.
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Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
GOP
Colorado Springs
Colo
Eisenhower
Korea
Baby Food Pioneer Frank Gerber Dies at 79
Fremont Michigan obituary notes Frank Gerber founder of the Gerber baby food line died at age 79. He launched the company after his granddaughter's need for strained vegetables sparked a family business that grew into a multi million dollar enterprise.
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Fremont
Mich
Frank Gerber
Court Martial Convicts Soldier at Camp Pickett
Pvt. Hugh E Carter, 24, a self-styled pacifist and medical corpsman from Boston, was convicted by a general court martial at Camp Pickett Virginia of willful disobedience for refusing to report to a West Coast port. He received a dishonorable discharge, forfeiture of pay and allowances, and 16 years hard labor. Carter sat out furloughs and protest travel at Blackstone Virginia, citing Jehovah's Witness beliefs against Army service and killing.
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Hugh
Carter
Blackstone
Fort Lawton
Seattle
Wash
Jehovah's Witnesses
Boston, Mass
Medical Replacement Training Center
U S Plane Believed Crashed in Russian Waters
Tokyo report says a four engine plane believed American crashed in Russian territorial waters off the Kuriles after a B 29 based in Japan went missing on a routine training flight over northern Hokkaido. Police reported sighting the aircraft with black smoke at 2 20 p m local time.
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Tokyo
Asaho Tonight
Kuriles
U. S. Far East
Judge Rules Man Rightful Refusal to Testify on TV
Federal Judge Henry A. Schweinhaut ruled that two men were within their rights to refuse to testify before television and newsreel cameras. Kleinman and Rothlopf faced contempt charges for defying the old Senate Crime Investigation Committee led by Sen Kefauver. The judge noted cameras can disturb witnesses and affect accuracy, but stressed the need for calm, orderly testimony and truthful disclosure.
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Washington
Henry A. Schweinhaut
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
Congress
Kleinman
Rothlopf
Apar
Allies Repel 15000 Chinese At Koreas Western Front
Allied forces repelled a massive Chinese offensive on Korea’s Western Front at White Horse Mountain and Arrowhead Ridge. The attack involved 1200 rounds per hour, with tanks and infantry pushing two thirds of the 155 mile frontline. Despite gains at isolated points, U S Eighth Army reported heavy losses for the Reds and that the main effort was thrown back. Air superiority harried Chinese lines as frontline units stood firm and could potentially push a southern breakthrough.
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Seoul
Korea
White Horse Mountain
Arrowhead Ridge
File Farnell
U 5
Eighth Army
FBI Shrinks Staff to Meet Budget Limits
FBI officials say staffing is being reduced gradually to fit current appropriations. No firings are planned as resignations and natural attrition replace higher paid positions, with routine promotions paused except for time served civil service steps.
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Washington
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Bureau
FBI
Civil Service Commission
Civil Service
Potatoes May Be In Short Supply Again Next Spring
The Agriculture Department warned of another potato shortage next spring basing its outlook on the Sept 1 crop report. For 1953 despite possible higher overall production if weather is average or better. Truck crops may rise in 1953 after weather hit yields in 1952, with prices varying and some gluts in places. The department noted prices for canned and frozen goods remain at current levels through mid 1983.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
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