Vinson Seeks Halt to Navy Air Cuts Half
In a congressional hearing Vinson charges that Defense Department plans cut naval and marine aviation about half and shift focus to the Air Force. Navy officials warn such reductions imperil security as Admiral Hopwood outlines funding questions and Johnson may face further questioning.
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Washington
Vinson
D-Gr
Defense Department
Naval
Virson
Pentagon
Defense
Navy
Matthews
Navy Is Bucking the Cuts and Secretary of Defense
Johnson
Armed Services
Air Force
Adm
Herbert G. Hopwood
Hopwood
Congress
Naval Air
Naval Air Arm
Hears Cut
Dga
Defense Johnson
Bates
R-Mass
Navy Air Force
Arthur W. Radford
Radford
Fermi foresees 20 year peace if U S keeps atomic lead
In Rome Enrico Fermi says US atomic supremacy could prevent war for two decades if maintained. He notes conventional bombs still matter and warns against overreliance on a single weapon.
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Fermi
U.S
Rome
Enrico Fermi
United States
Russia
Mrs Benj Belchic Succumbs at 34 in Winchester
Mrs Louise Belchic 34 of 610 Tennyson Ave Winchester died at Winchester hospital after a surgical stay and a brief illness Born December 8 1915 she was the daughter of George F Eutsler and the late Lou Mytinger Eutsler Wife of Benjamin Belchic and mother of Judith Eutsler Belchie She leaves three sisters and a brother Funeral services will be held 10 am Monday at Jones funeral home with Rev William A Wright officiating Interment Mt Hebron Cemetery
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Louise Belchic
Benjamin Belchic
Tennyson Ave
Winchester Hospital
Belchic
George F. Eutsler
Winchester
Lou Mytinger Eutsler
Handley and Hyndman
Braddock St. Methodist Church
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Belchie
Judith Eutsler Belchie
V. K. Sirbaugh
Eugene Dunn
Berryville
Robert C. Lee
Leesburg
Frank Eutsler Jr
Jones Funeral Home
William A. Wright
Mt. Hebron Cemery
Logan Fay Estate Appraised At 76383 In U S Bonds
The estate of the late Logan R. Fay former Hack wood owner was valued at 76383 with most assets in stock including 45000 in U S savings bonds and a 20000 real estate bond. Cash jewelry and other personal property plus a 1948 Packard were also listed. Thomas Martin Fay of Katonah New York is named beneficiary per the terms of Mr Fay s will.
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Logan R. Fay
Hackwood
Charles Harper
William Richards
B. M. Sullivan
U.S
Thomas Martin Fay
Katonah
N. Y
Mr. Fay
Victims' Survivors Call Unruh Demanded Execution
Camden, Oct. 8. Survivors of 13 killings by Howard B. Unruh urge the electric chair rather than confinement in a criminally insane asylum. Elizabeth Day and Thomas Zegrino, whose spouses were victims, express anger and desire for death penalty.
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Camden
N. J
Howard B. Unruh
Elizabeth Jane Day
Mantua
Gloucester County
Alvin M. Day
Unruh
Thomas Zegrino
Zegrino
Helga
Czech plan to seize church control in Czechoslovakia
Prague press reports the state will take over all church control by November 1 under a communist bill. It creates a ministry to govern church affairs, with salaries paid by the state and power to dismiss priests. Archbishop Beran denounces the measure as Roman Catholic priests oppose it in writing.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Svobodne Slovo
National Assembly
Klement Gottwald
Josef Beran
Russia Prepares To Remove Troops From East Berlin
Berlin dispatch reports Russia and German communists discussing a timetable for independence of eastern Germany and a withdrawal of Soviet occupation troops from the Soviet sector of Berlin within 14 days, signaling a possible declaration on Soviet influence.
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Russia
East Berlin
Berlin
Germany
Elks Seek 200 Donors for Bloodmobile Visit
Winchester Elks launch a drive to recruit 200 donors for the Red Cross bloodmobile's next visit on October 18. Co chairs Howard Cahill and Perry Wright head a team planning citywide canvassing, with a fallback house to house effort if needed.
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Elks
Bloodmobile
Winchester
Winchester Elks
Red Cross Bloodmobile
Howard Cahill
Perry B. Wright
Robert W. Newa
Robert T. Anderson
Gus Bornscheuer Jr
Warren Eddy
Democrats Lose Seat in Senate By Miller Death
Washington October 8 U S Senator Bert Henry Miller of Idaho died of a heart attack at his home at 8 a m He was 70 and had just begun a full six year term after being elected last November His death likely reduces Democrats Senate margin to 52 44 with Idaho Gov Republican appointing a successor Miller voted against a 90 percent farm price supports amendment and favored the administration backed flexible scale He was born December 15 1879 in St George Utah and studied at Brigham Young University and Cumberland University Law School
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Washington
Bert Henry Miller
Idaho
Miller
Idaho Supreme Court
Senate
Congress
Truman
Henry C. Dworshak
Wagner
DNY
John Foster Dulles
C. A. Robins
St. George
Utah
Brigham Young University
Cumberland University
Guardsmen Battle Snowdrifts to Aid Idaho Deer Hunters
Idaho guardsmen from Twin Falls rushed six by six trucks into the Cassia division of the Minidoka National Forest to deliver emergency food blankets clothing and car chains as a heavy snowstorm stranded hundreds of deer hunters. Frostbite and frozen feet were common and several people were hospitalized in Burley and Twin Falls. Missing persons were reported including Lois Schreigest 27 Rose Lake and a Shoshone boy thought lost in the Stanley basin. Snow measured up to 10 inches at Galena Summit and conditions remained challenging despite mixed travel reports.
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Boise
Idaho
Naen
National Guard
Twin Falls
Cassia Division
Minidoka National Forest
The
National Forest
Idaho-Utah
Payette
Burley
Lois Schreigest
Rose Lake
Kootenai County
Stanley Basin
Galena Summit
James Reid
Officials to Attend Virginia Municipalities Meet in Roanoke
Four to attend the League of Virginia Municipalities convention in Roanoke include Mr and Mrs M B Clowe Jr Mr and Mrs Claude Smalts and Mr and Mrs 8 L Grant they will be joined by Councilman and Mrs Alan Peery on Monday Police Chief J Thomas Boyd plans to attend the Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police convention in Roanoke which begins Wednesday in Roanoke
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M. B. Clowe Jr
Claude Smalts
L. Grant
Roanoke
League of Virginia Municipalities
Alan Peery
J. Thomas Boyd
Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police
10 inch Rain Floods Houston Suburb Evacuations Underway
Floodwaters from creeks and bayous swelled by almost 10 inches of rain forced the evacuation of many Harris county residents. Police Chief M M Simpson said boat calls continued as waters rose in West University Place, a suburb southwest of Houston.
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Houston
Tex
Harris County
University Place
M. M. Simpson
Mt. Williams Community Hall
The
Community League
Red Army advances toward Canton as China splits on recognition
Chinese Nationalists contemplate abandoning Canton as Nationalist forces retreat from Hengyang and Chungking appears to be the wartime capital. Western powers debate recognizing Peiping while the United States denounces communist rule and U S consular actions. Formosa hosts high level nationalist discussions as Gen Chu ShihMing departs Tokyo for Formosa.
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Canton
Chungking
China
Kukong
Hengyang
Pai Chung-Hsi
Central Front
Kweilin
Kwanesi
Russia
Peoples Republic
Mao Tzetung
Peiping
United States
U. S
Mukden
Shanghai
State Department
Formosa
Chu Shih-Ming
Japan
Tokyo
Trade Pact Signed By East and West Zones of Germany
Divided Germany moved toward economic unity as the eastern and western zones signed a 600 million mark trade accord. Western Allied approval preceded the pact, which runs until June 30, and includes iron and steel transfers from the Ruhr region to the east in return for pit props and other western goods.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Ruhr Valley
Ruhr
Schools to Close One Day Next Friday
City and county schools will close next Friday only. Teachers must attend a district meeting for the Virginia Education Assn.
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Virginia Education Assn
Yankees Rout Newcombe in World Series rout predominate
In the World Series opener the Yankees built a six run lead by the fifth as Lopat held Dodger bats in check. The crowd of 33 000 at Ebbets Field saw Lopat earn the win while Newcombe struggled as New York rolled to a decisive victory.
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Yankees
Newcombe
Lopat
Dodger
Casey Stengel
New York Yankees
Cham Dodger
Brooklyn
New York Rizzuto
Reese
Henrich
Miksis
Berra
Snider
DiMaggio
Robinson
Brown
Hodges
Woodling
Olmo II
Mapes
Campanella
Coleman
Hermanski
Newcomber
Jorda
Hubbard
Reardon
Passarella
AFL Plans Raid On CIO For Member Surge In 1950
The AFL aims to win large CIO memberships as internal CIO strife builds toward a Cleveland convention. CIO leaders threaten expulsions of left wing officials while AFL sees a million new members in 1950 to boost political power. AFL officials frame the move as a Gompers centennial effort.
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AFL
CIO
ST. Paul
APL
Samuel Gompers
Gompers
Lewis and Operators Set Wednesday Coal Talks
John L. Lewis and soft coal operators agreed to resume contract negotiations at 3 p.m. Wednesday in Charleston W Va and White Sulphur Springs W Va. Talks move from Bluefield due to a convention, with Conciliation Director Cyrus Ching monitoring progress and ready to step in if needed. Lewis met after a Springfield trip as his mother is ill.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Charleston
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Lewis
Southern Coal Producers Assn
Bluefield
Cyrus
Ching
Northern
Springfield
Ill
White House
Tuck Denies Wa Obligated To Match Federal Proffers
Richmond Oct 8 The governor says Virginia is not obligated to provide money in the budget to match federal or local funds for welfare and related activities. He notes matching would burden taxpayers and criticizes wasteful federal aid programs. Local welfare superintendents sought state matching funds per existing appropriation language.
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Tuck
Richmond
Department of Welfare and Institutions
Public Welfare
Charles R. Fenwick
Arlington
State Welfare Advisory Council
Fenwick
Virginia
General Assembly
Stae
Department of Public Welfare
Minis
Hatten Knocked Out as Yankees Rally Over Dodgers
In a fierce game, the Yankees toppled the Dodgers as Don DiMaggio and Joe DiMaggio led a late-inning surge. Newcombe started for Brooklyn and Lopat finished for New York, with Campanella and Henrich among the key fielding plays.
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New York Yankees
Saccieia
Big Don
Art Passarella
Henrich
Campanella
Robinson
DiMaggio
Wooding
Snider
Reese
Miksls
Lopat
Berra
Se Ora
Yankees
Newcombe
Mapes
Coleman
Pat
Snider Despip
Eeeter
Dodgers
Yee
Olivio
Woodling
Campa
Bera
Manski
Hermanski
Brown
Olmvio
Joe Hatten
Rizzuto
Olmo
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Rermi
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Atomic Energy Commission
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University of Rome
Milan
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Benj. Belchic
Logan Fay
Czech
Ed State
Joseph E. Butler
Lee A. Ebert
L. T. Fauver
Carl M. Lewis
J. G. Nevitt
A. F. Streit
Eli Garber
Baker Soper
J. R. Brandon
Robert Manuel
Newlin
Montichello
Monticello
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