U S Calls for a Strong UN to Stem Big Wars
John Foster Dulles urged a seven nation peace program at the United Nations Assembly to prevent small conflicts from growing into major wars. Britain France Canada the Philippines Turkey and Uruguay joined in sponsoring the Uniting for Peace resolution. He cited Korea as a pattern for future action while noting accidents aided UN success and warning that aggressors may fear a dependable response.
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United Nations Assembly
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U. S
Dean Acheson
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United Nations
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U. N. Commission
Korea
Japan
Soviet Union
Onels Injured In Two City Car Accidents
Two crashes yesterday in the city caused about 525 in property damage and minor injuries. Matilda Dagwall 74 of Richmond suffered a cut under the eye when a 1941 Dodge collided with a 1948 Pontiac at Cameron and Cork Streets. Minutes later a 1941 Nash driven by Carlyn Foreman struck a 1950 Chevrolet truck owned by Dorothy Jean Gross of Arnold Pa at S Braddock and rmain Streets.
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Matilda Dagwall
Richmond
Cameron and
Cork Streets
Maurice Lake
E. M. Dagwall
Philip Wilner
Brooklyn
N. Y
S. Braddock
Rmain
Lake
Nash
Frank L. Foreman
Carlyn Foreman
Lee Ave
Winchester
Dorothy Jean Gross
Arnold, Pa
Rain May End Today Forecast and October Rainfall Totals
Rain started Saturday night and may end today while a forecaster predicts partly cloudy skies Tuesday. Winchester Laboratory notes 1.84 inches of rain this weekend, 1.85 inches for October to date, with normal October rainfall at 3.34 inches. Yesterday’s rain kept people indoors and spoiled washday. ROUSS PARTY hosts Wednesday night gatherings at Rouss Hall. Fire department and heating oil ads appear among community notices.
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Winchester Research Laboratory
ROUSS
Rouss Hall
Rouss Fire CO
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Wed
OIL Heat, Inc
Cameron Dial
Clearbrook
Seton Ve
City Council to Discuss Buying Local Bus Line Tomorrow
At 7 30 p m tomorrow the City Council will hear members react to a bid to purchase the local bus line. Public Safety chair Claude Smalts Jr plans to seek terms with Thomas Woodward of Suffolk who will quit operations October 15. Woodward asks 32000 for five buses and equipment.
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Claude Smalts, Jr
Public Safety Committee
Thomas Woodward
Suffolk
Smalts
City Finance Committee
Woodward
Public Safety
Council
Poison Victim John Donlan Found Dead in Winchester
Winchester police seek relatives of John Patrick Donlan 55 who died at Winchester Memorial Hospital from self administered poison. He registered at Fairfax Inn yesterday and was found unconscious by the proprietor. A bank account in Washington and over $100 in cash were found with his body. He was a New York City resident and Catholic. his wife Mary Donlon is also listed as deceased.
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Winchester
John Patrick Donlan
Winchester Memorial Hospital
J. Thomas Boyd
Donlon
New York City
Washington
Boyd
Fairfax Inn
Cameron St
Richard Bowers
Friendship
Catholic Church
U. S. Maritime Service
Former Republican To Support Smith
Henry A. Wise former Republican national committeeman announced he will support and vote for Representative Howard W. Smith in the November 7 general election. Wise urged all Virginians in the Eighth District to do the same and endorsed Will iam R. Shaffer in resigning as Shenandoah County GOP chair. Shaffer backs Burr Harrison for re election and cites uniting conservatives to fight Communism and the Reds.
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Henry A. Wise
Republican National
Howard W. Smith
Republican Committee
Wise
Charlottesville Daily Progress
Shaffer
Virgina House of Delegates
Shenandoah Gop
Burr P. Harrison
J. A. Garber
Burr Harrison
Five Accidents Reported Across Frederick County Roads
Five accidents occurred on wet Frederick County highways with about 3400 dollars in property damage and no serious injuries. Incidents happened on Route 522 north Route 11 south and Route 60 east plus a Greyhound bus on Valley Pike near Middletown. Two Rt 522 collisions involved a 1949 Chrysler and a Diamond truck on a Gainesboro bridge. no injuries reported.
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Frederick County
Valley Pike
Greyhound
Winchester
James Kincaid
Lloyd Overacre
Roanoke
Middletown
Robert W. Ford
Jamaica
N. Y
Helen Armitage
Rchmond
Ellery Setliff
Harrisonburg
Gainesboro
George Whitacre
Whitacre
Stanley Seaman
Summerhill
L. P. Coverstone
Seaman
Inn
Hilltop Inn
Donald J. Ward
Arlington
Studebaker
Vernon Hoskman
Augusta
New Policeman Dons His Uniform
Holmes McFarland of 228 Boyd Ave received a probationary appointment to the police force and began duty on the 4 p m to midnight shift yesterday. He replaces Boyd McDonald who resigned to join D and E Refrigeration on W Piccadilly St.
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Holmes McFarland
Boyd Ave
Boyd McDonald
W. Piccadilly St
Hayfield Youth Killed in Action
Pfc. Wallace A. Tinsman of Hayfield was killed in the Korean theater. He is among 32 Virginia casualties named by the Department of Defense in today's release.
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Associated Press
Pfc
Wallace A. Tinsman
Bessie Austin
Hayfield
Virginia
Department of Defense
Acheson Says War Not Inevitable Amid Award Honor
Secretary of State Dean Acheson told Freedom House that war is not inevitable and aims to settle differences peacefully. He received the organization's award as a voice for democratic nations against tyranny and called for strength to deter Soviet aims.
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Dean Acheson
New York
Acheson
Freedom House
State Department
America
American Legion Calls for Use of Atomic Weapons if Russia Attacks
The American Legion Executive Committee urging full force against Soviet aggression proposes using atomic weapons if needed. They call for occupying Korea, defending Formosa, aiding the Philippines, supporting Chinese resistance, and a peace treaty with Japan under General MacArthur. Earle Cocke Jr. and Louis Johnson praised, with 3,277 delegates at the convention.
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American Legion
Russia
United Nations
United Nations Policy Authority
Soviet
Korea
Formosa
China
Japan
MacArthur
State Department
Dean Acheson
Earle Cocke, Jr
Georgia
National Security Commission
Mary Byrd dies at 91 in Winchester hospital
Miss Mary Byrd 91 died yesterday afternoon at Winchester Memorial Hospital. She was daughter of the late Colonel William Byrd and sister of the late Richard Evelyn Byrd. Survived by brother William Byrd of Baltimore, sisters Mrs. Lester Shipley and Mrs. Anne Byrd Spargur, niece Evelyn Byrd Shipley, and nephews Senator Harry F. Byrd Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd and Thomas B. Byrd. Funeral plans pending arrival of Mr. Byrd from Baltimore.
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Winchester Memorial Hospital
Miss Byrd
William Byrd
Richard Evelyn Byrd
Winchester
Baltimore
Old
Winchester Times
Winchester Star
Lester Shipley
Anne Byrd Spargur
San Diem
California
Evelyn Byrd Shipley
Harry F. Byrd
Thomas B. Byrd
Mr. Byrd
City
Four Children Die In Vermont House Fire
Four children aged 10 8 6 and 1 were suffocated in their beds when a kitchen fire on the first floor trapped them. Their uncle Osman Blazo 30 suffered serious burns in a failed rescue. Mr and Mrs Bluto were away at the time. Firemen extinguished the blaze in under ten minutes.
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ST. Albans
Olson Bluto
Keith
Judith Ann
Donna Lee
Darrell James
Osman Blazo
Eleven New Voters Registered in Winchester
Ralph Y. Grubbs, Winchester central registrar, announced eleven new voters registered Saturday. Five registered in City Hall precinct, three in Friendship, two in Rouss, and one in Sarah Zane. Books closed until after the November 7 election.
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Ralph Y. Grubbs
Truman Plans New York Foreign Policy Speech
President Truman intends a major foreign policy address in New York for the United Nations General Assembly on October 24 to mark the UN charter anniversary. He has abandoned a wide whistle stop campaign and may appear for further talks, with Democratic leaders planning radio broadcasts and political appearances.
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Washington
Truman
New York
United Nations General Assembly
South Korea
White House
United Nations
Barkley
William M. Boyle, Jr
Boyle
Mr. Truman
Senator Anderson
D-Nm
Jazz Fans Wounded In Shooting Melee
In New Orleans at Booker T. Washington High School six jazz fans were wounded none seriously during a shooting melee. The incident occurred during a performance by Good Time Charles Brown and his Smarties when two unidentified men fired from the balcony. Police Captain Edward Sbisa said the shooters fled as fans scrambled for exits and order was restored within about 20 minutes.
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New Orleans
Booker T. Washington High School
Charles Brown
Smarties
Edward Sbisa
Sbisa
Markets to Close On Columbus Day
Financial and commodity markets nationwide close for Columbus Day on October 12. The U S Department of Agriculture will issue livestock reports as Canadian grain and securities exchanges remain open along with London markets.
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New York
U. S. Department of Agriculture
London
War News At a Glance Patrols push near 38th Parallel and Wonsan
U S troops advance north of the 38th parallel afterMacArthurs ultimatum to Reds. South Koreans near Wonsan face heavy artillery while Allied air power and B 29s strike Red communications. The fighting centers on routes toward the Communist capital and major rail and sea lanes.
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U. S
38Th Parallel
MacArthur
Wonsan
Key City
City Bus Damaged In Collision Here With Automobile
A Winchester City Transit Line bus sustained about 600 dollars in damage after a morning collision with a car at Milly od Ave and Spring St. The 1934 Plymouth sedan was driven by 17 year old Jon Oliver Pearson of Boyce. Pearson’s mother and his three year old daughter escaped injury while Mrs. Pearson was treated for facial cuts and released. The bus driver was Charles Bean. no bus passengers were aboard.
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Milly Od Ave
Spring St
Robert Boyce
Maurice Lake
Jon Oliver Pearson
Boyce
John Pearson
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Charles Bean
Millwood Ave
Pearsons
Winchester
Principal Named To Education Post
E. P. Browning principal of Handley High School was reelected vice president Friday at the District G Education Association meeting in Harrisonburg. Both city and county schools closed to allow teachers to attend the all day session.
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E. P. Browning
Handley High School
District G. Education Association
Harrisonburg
Training push eyed to ease defense labor shortages
Federal Security Administrator Oscar R. Ewing announced that defense labor shortages may require expanded job training for women, the disabled, 4F’s and the elderly to meet wartime production needs.
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Washington
Oscar R. Ewing
35 Steel Firms Agree to Parleys
PITTSBURGH United Steel Workers report 36 steel firms agreed to immediate negotiations on a wage increase demand. District USW directors will arrange sessions to reopen wage provisions of contracts today rather than November 1. Five firms favor meeting before November 1, Babcock and Wilcox Tube in Beaver Falls holds to November 1. Bethlehem Steel and United States Steel Corp have not replied, Bethlehem saying they will meet at a convenient time. Jones and Laughlin Steel among those agreeing. Sessions will be in cities where company HQs are located.
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CIO
United Steel Workers Today
USW
Sarai
Saa ‘Oes
Babcock and Wilcox Tube Company
Beaver Falls
United States Steel Corporation
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Bethlehem
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation
Amboina Rebels Prompt Global Aid After Quake
A violent quake on Amboina island in Indonesia triggered a massive tsunami and spurred an urgent appeal for international aid. The South Moluccans’ rebellion against Jakarta’s government escalates amid the disaster’s fallout.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Amboina
Vietninh trap dents French in Indochina frontier push
Reports say Vietninh forces trapped French troops in northern Indochina, intensifying pressure along the border with Communist China and weakening French positions across the region.
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Saigon
Indochina
China
Justice Department weighs legalizing wiretapping
The Justice Department reviews a bill to legalize telephone tapping for federal crime detection. It would allow court orders for wiretapping in serious crimes and permit use of overheard information as part of investigation, despite current bans and caution from Senate subcommittee critics.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Congress
U. S
McGrath
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Justice Department
Senate
Washingon
Bening
Department
FBI
American Troops Cross Border Line
Allied advance from Seoul and Kaesong reaches near Wonsan as South Korean forces press toward the port while Red forces resist along the front north of Seoul. U S First Cavalry units dig in under fire and report Red troops firing to prevent surrender.
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Tokyo
Wonsan
Panama
Korea
Seoul
Pyongyang
Willian Jorden
William J. Waugh
U. S
Hs Cavalry
Red Korea
Byrd Jr Attends AP Directors Meeting in New York
Harry F. Byrd Jr editor of the Winchester Star left for New York to attend a four day meeting of the Associated Press Board of Directors. He was elected a director last April. Also a stockholders notice urges attendance to oppose mortgage proposal by proxy.
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Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Winchester Star
New York
Associated Press
Byrd
Geo. Washington Hotel Corp
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