Chinese Reds Reported Moving Toward Tibet
Tokyo broadcast quoted a Chongqing dispatch claiming a political mobilization directive ordered People's Army units to advance into Tibet to free 3,000,000 Tibetans and strengthen western China. A Tibetan delegation left New Delhi for Peiping to discuss Tibet’s future as relations with Western powers are cited.
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New Delhi
China-Tibet
Tibet
Washington
Hong Kong
Peiping
Tokyo
Red Army
Chungking
China
People’s
Chana
Southwest China
Communist Party of China
Southwest
Second Field Army
Red
People’s Army
Asia
Fighter Plane Hit By Chinese Reds
The Air Force said an American F-51 fighter was hit yesterday by anti air fire from the Chinese side of the Korean border. The pilot flew out to sea and landed there and was picked up by UN naval craft. Three miles south of the border the plane was fired on. Two U S Marine planes were fired on Monday but not hit.
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Washington
United Nations
Korea
U. S
Stayman Apples at Boyd's Orchard Near Winchester
Stayman apples picked at Boyd's Orchard Martinsburg Pike two miles north of Winchester with Stayman and York varieties priced at 1.50 and 1.00 per bushel. Bring containers. Apartment for rent near downtown with five rooms and bath, heat furnished, call after 5 PM.
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Boyd’s Orchard
Martinsburg Pike
Winchester
Tel
Missing Atom Scientist Could Secure $500000 Claim
The missing British atomic scientist Bruno Pontecorvo may claim over half a million from the U S government for fissionable material patents. He is among seven Rome colleagues who shared patent proceeds with G M Giannini Co. Inc. His one sixteenth share could total about $681000 from a $10.9 million pool, though collection is uncertain.
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Arthur L. Edson
Washington
Britain
Bruno Pontecorvo
U. S
Pontecorvo
Repom
Rome
Russia
U. S. Court of Claims
Atomic Energy Commission
Court of Claims
Atomic Energy Commission Board
Lawrence J. Bernard
University of Rome
Enrico Fermi
G. M. Giannini
G. M. Giannini Co., Inc
Pasadena
Calif
Giannini
Bernard
Senators differ on tax mix to fund defense costs
Senator Flanders reverses against an excess profits tax and urges raising the top corporate income levy possibly to 50 percent to fund the buildup. Senator George of Georgia predicts a multi billion dollar tax plan, with an excess profits tax considered but not guaranteed, as defense needs grow despite Korea successes.
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Washington
Flanders
Congress
George
D-Ga
Senate Finance Committee
Korea
Defendant Pleads Guilty to Forgery
Herbert Shutts of New Route 50 Frederick County pled guilty in Corporation Court to forging the name of Richard Spurling on an Allegheny Freight Line payroll check cashed at J C Penney. Judge Elliott Marshall deferred a 12 month sentence pending probation report. Shutts already serves a 60 day jail term for the $26 theft.
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Herbert Shutts
New Route 50
Frederick County
Richard Spurling
Allegheny
J. C. Penney Co
Elliott Marshall
Shutts
Meat Supply Hinges On Supports Choice
Secretary Brannan faces a decision on reestablishing price supports to spur hog production for 1951 pork supplies. Government economists warn a defense boost could raise employment and purchasing power while meat prices may soar if farmers do not increase output without price guarantees. The outcome parallels Wickard’s wartime concerns over rising meat demand.
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Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Brannan
Administration
Claude Wickard
Europe
Wickard
Community Chest Drive Reaches 38.1 Percent Of Goal
Winchester Frederick County drive reports 38.1 percent of $35 000 goal with $13 365 raised from volunteers since Monday Two 100 Percenters Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Ewing's Studio in Service Division led by Paul Rosenberger. other divisions list specific targets and progress.
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Winchester - Frederick County
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Ewing
Paul Rosenberger
Atlantic Pact Nations Plan Faster Larger Force
The Military Committee of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization opened talks amid push to form a bigger integrated land sea and air force quickly. Gen Omar Bradley urged immediate action, smaller nations pushed for larger forces, and Korea's war pressured rearmament across member states. Discussion paused for higher level review in Washington and capitals.
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Elton C. Fay
Washington
North Atlantic
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Omar Bradley
Committee For Action Now
Russia
Korea
Far Eastern
N’t
Military Chiefs of Staff
Military Committee
Committee of Defense Ministers
Council of Foreign Ministers
Treaty Powers
U.N. Debates Means For Lasting Peace At Lake Success
The United Nations sixth year opens with the powerful political committee weighing a veto free assembly and a new Russian peace plan. President Truman urges disarmament while keeping a strong posture to deter aggression and suggests combining talks on outlawing the atom bomb with reductions in pre atomic weapons. Deputy Foreign Minister Malik and Syria's Faris El Khouri Bey push for a negotiated fusion of disarmament and armament constraints.
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Lake
United Nations
Dean Acheson
U. N
U. S
Truman
U.S
Russia
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Trajan
Jacob A. Malik
Syria
Faris el Khouri Bey
Halloween parade offers silver dollars and prizes
A local Halloween event with a 110 prize money, 120 silver dollars, and multiple drawings will be held at the Plaza party after a parade. Children under 18 receive tickets. tickets drawn by Ernest Dove with cash prizes and merchandise certificates provided by local merchants. Volunteers from Kiwanis Lions Exchange JCC and Rotary organize the event with entertainment and refreshments.
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Chamber of Commerce
Gene Lakers
Chamber
Ernest Dove
J. Thomas Boyd
Gibson Baker
Charles Aikin
Ralph Hengeveld
Kiwanis
Lions, Exchange
JCC
Rotary Club
ROUSS
Rouss Halil
Rouss Fire CO
ip-Ev
Pingley Cleaners
Acheson Rips Soviet Call for Allied German Plan
Secretary of State Acheson challenged Moscow and the Prague four point plan urging Western powers to join in remilitarization denial and a united German economy. He cited Soviet zones arming and deploying tanks and 50,000 troops as the remilitarization example.
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Soviet Union
Britain
France
United States
Germany
Acheson
Soviet Zone
Moscow
Winchester Area Basks in 60s as Warm Sunshine Returns
Bright sunshine pushed temperatures into the 60s in the Winchester region. A top reading reached 64 at the Winchester Research Laboratory after a night dip to 47 degrees. Forecasters expect cooler tonight and mostly sunny skies on Thursday with temperatures in the high 60s in the north portion, while frost may appear in parts of Virginia and Maryland and lows near 28 in West Virginia and western Pennsylvania.
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Winchester Research Laboratory
Virginia
Maryland
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Shortage of Apple Workers Reported in Martinsburg area
Apple growers in Martinsburg area report difficulty finding pickers for the final harvest push. War labor demand and enlistments reduce available workers. Excess moisture and high winds cause apple loss. ground fruit lowers price and requires cleaning before processing. Frame buildings for sale near Oranda lime kilns. cash offers due by Nov 3.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Oranda
P. O
Winchester
Shenandoah Valley Lime & Stone Corp
Combs Post Given To Insurance Man
E R Combs Virginia political figure to resign from the State Compensation Board. L McCarthy Downs to succeed him next Monday. Downs formerly state auditor and member of the State Corporation Commission. Combs will remain clerk of the Senate. Downs will advise Continental Life Insurance after taking new duties, with the company merging with Southland Life.
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Richmond
E. R. Combs
Virginia
State Compensation Board
L. McCarthy Downs
State Corporation Commission
Combs
Downs
Battle
Senate
Compensation Board
Russell County
Byrd, Pollard
Secretary Acheson Rejects Soviet German Unity Proposal
Secretary of State Acheson rejected a Soviet bloc plan for a new big power push to create a single German government. The proposed arrangement would have tied the four occupying powers to a unified German authority, but was dismissed by Washington as incompatible with Allied policy.
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Washington
Acheson
Communist Battle To Be Prolonged
Washington officials foresee a long fight as the Department prepares a petition to SACB to register the Communist Party as foreign dominated. A large staff works on the detailed filing to obtain a registration order, likely within two weeks, with government wide doubt that the process will end soon and hearings may extend for years.
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Washington
Communist Party
Subversive Activities Control Board
SACB
Burglar Is Given Three Year Term
David Wingfield Colvin, 40, of 12 N Kent Street, receives three years in the State Penitentiary for a series of local breakings and enterings including the Handley library on August 25. He also draws one year each for the American Fruit Growers building in Cameron and Wyck Streets and Gladys Restaurant on N Loudounet, and a year for petty larceny. All sentences run concurrently.
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David Wingfield Colvin
N. Kent Street
State Penitentiary
Handley Library
Corporation Court
Elliott Marshall
Colvin
American Fruit Growers, Inc
Cameron and Wyck Streets
Gladys
N. Loudounet
U S Mobilization Program Explained In Refresher Piece
James Marlow outlines the wartime mobilization program as it stood after September. Congress passed the Defense Production Act to curb inflation while sustaining arms output. President Truman created the Economic Stabilization Agency to control prices and wages, and named W. Stuart Symington to coordinate across agencies. Alan Valentine leads ESA with a wage stabilization board to advise on wage controls and settle labor disputes.
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Washington
Congress
Economic Stabilization Agency
ESA
Fixit
W. Stuart Symington
Symington
National Security Resources Board
Truman
Alan Valentine
Valentine
Drive To End War Approaches Manchurian Border
South Korean troops push to within 32 miles of the Manchurian border as Allied divisions advance northward. Reports say Red Koreans flee by ox cart or on foot, while U S Air Force notes limited anti aircraft fire and no large crossings. The RO K Sixth Division nears the border, but MacArthur HQ says reports of a Korean reach to the border are erroneous. A Philippines Combat Team is now officially active in southwest Korea near Waegwan as mopping up of guerrillas continues.
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Seoul
Air Force
Washington
Cag
Republic of Korea
ROK
Hoemoktong
Huichon
Korea
Yalu River
Kangeye
Kim Sung Tance
Manchuria
Gen. MacArthur
Tokyo
Philippines
United Nations
Speedmuareael
Waegwan
Pusan Perim
Squabble in Austria Over Police Chiefs Sparks Tension
Vienna reports say Communist papers threaten Austria may split like Germany as Moscow counters Austrian orders by suspending five pro Communist district police chiefs. The chiefs resist leaving and are quoted by Vollstimme claiming Western Allies act under American orders.
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Vienna
Austria
Germany
Berlin
Vollstimme
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