Nationalists Clash With Police Today In Puerto Rico
Nationalists opened fire on the governor's palace and attacked police stations in Ponce and Penuelas and Arcibon as part of an uprising. Several police and nationalists were killed or wounded. authorities later arrested four men linked to arms found near San Juan.
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Puerto Rico
San Juan
United States
U.S
Ponce
Penuelas
Arciboon
Congress
Nationalist Party
Alibizu Campos
Alibzu
Eons
Gunde
Fajardo
Albizu
Hard Criminals Still at Large
Six four desperate criminals remain at large after Puerto Rico's worst prison break. One hundred eleven prisoners forced their way out of Rio Piedras prison near San Juan, killing two guards and wounding four others. Forty seven have been recaptured. two leaders and several other inmates still flee. Police patrol roads islandwide as the breakout unfolds.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Rio Piedras
Gustaf VI Takes Swedens Throne After King Gustaf V Dies
In Stockholm Sweden Gustaf VI ascends the throne after the death of 92 year old King Gustaf V. The new monarch will be 68 on November 11 and his wife Louise is British born. Funeral plans set for ten days hence with burial at Riddarholm Church beside Queen Victoria.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Gustaf VI
Gustaf V
Ostav Frederik Wilhelm Olaf Gustaf Adolf
Louise
Earl Mountbatten
England
Victoria
Prince Carl Gustaf
Drottningholm Palace
Europe
Stockholm Palace
Gustaf
Riddarholm Church
Virginia districts spotlight key House race fights
Virginians vote next Tuesday to pick nine House members as five Democrats face opposition. Notable battles include Howard W. Smith in the Eighth with Tyrrel Krum in Fairfax County and Clarke T. Robb in Herndon, plus Ninth District challenger George C. Sutherland. Other contests feature Edward J. Robeson Jr., J. Vaughan Gary, Burr Harrison, and two women candidates Kathryn Bernstein and Phronia McNeill. Voters also weigh two constitutional amendments amid local issues.
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Richmond
Fairfax County
Smith
Clarke T. Robb
Edward J. Robeson, Jr
Newport News
Nile Straughan
Fredericksburg
Stanley A. Garner
J. Vaughan Gary
Kathryn Bernstein
Phronia A. McNeill
Burr P. Harrison
Winchester
Jacob A. Garber
Harrisonburg
Congress
Harrison
Virginia
Donors From Three States Give Blood
Red Cross reports the Winchester blood drive drew 171 pints short of goal with 264 contacts. Donors totaled 102 men and 69 women from Virginia West Virginia and Pennsylvania, with Winchester and Frederick County supplying most participants. Key organizers were Robert Newlin and Perry Wright. there were 24 medical rejections and 27 no-shows.
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Winchester
Red Cross
Winchester Elks
Virginia
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Shenandoah County
Clarke
Richmond
Frederick County
Robert Newlin
Perry Wright
the Elks
McCormac Named President Of Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival
H B McCormac Jr president of the Virginia Woolen Co was elected president of the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival Inc Dates May 3 and 4 for the 1951 fete were set at the annual meeting in the George Washington Hotel H Delmer Robinson retires as president Other officers elected include C F Schenck Tom Baldridge Frank Armstrong Jr and T G Scully The 1951 directorate of 52 names was accepted with members listed and continues on Rage 32 Col 3
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H. B. McCormac, Jr
Virginia Woolen Company
Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival, Inc
George Washington Hotel
H. Delmer Robinson
C. F. Schenck
Tom Baldridge
Frank Armstrong, Jr
T. G. Scully
Maurice Costello Dies at 73 Hollywood Icon and Father of Dolores Costello
Maurice Costello, matinee idol of early cinema and father of Dolores and Helene Costello, died at 73 from heart disease after a long illness. Born in Pittsburgh, he rose from vaudeville to Broadway and then to silent films, starting in 1905 with a $30-a-week movie job.
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Hollywood
Maurice Costello
Dolores
Helene Costello
Costllo
Pittsburgh
Mick
Broadway
Large Turnout Expected at Polls On November
The Associated Press reports a likely record turnout in the November off year with forecasts exceeding 42 million votes and debate over control of Congress. Republicans project gains in the Senate and House, Democrats aim to hold the House and gain Senate seats, amid a tight historical pattern.
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Congress
GOP
Guy Gabrielson
Senate
House
Gabrielson
Roosevelt
Republicans
Truman
St. Louis
Harold E. Stassen
Washington
Thomas T. Dewey
New York
Dwight D. Fisenhower
Stassen
Dewey
Sawmill Operator Fatally Injured In Auto Accident
A Frederick County highway crash killed Gordon L. Clark 40, a Laurel Hill West Virginia sawmill operator, after his pickup struck a tractor trailer on Route 522 near Nain. He died at Winchester Memorial Hospital from a fractured skull and broken neck. Funeral arrangements set with graveside rites at Werelawn Cemetery.
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Frederick County
Nain
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Gordon L. Clark
Laurel Hill
W. Va
James Wood
Clark
William and Bell Whitacre Clark
Carmen Stotler Clark
Dennie
Robert
Randall
William
Gene Cark
Juanita Clark
Eugene Clark
Front Royal Road
Bessie Spillman
Opal Bageant
Hilda
Floyden
Irving Hammock
Pease
Harry Gano
Elmeron
Lynn Whitacre
Jones
Virginia
Laurel F. Marshall
Eastham
Suke Rosa Rigsby
Richmond
William Henry Souis
Winchester Fredrick County Community Chest hits 55.2 percent of goal
Weekend receipts bring the drive to 19 349 dollars, 55 2 percent of the 35 000 goal, up four percent from Saturday. Current subtotal by division lists Industrial Special Gifts Commercial Women Merchantile Service Professional Organizations Government and County, with the newest 100 Percenter Sanitary Dairy in the Commercial Division led by Ed Molden.
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Winchester-Frederick County
Sanitary Dairy
Ed Molden
Oranda
P. O. Box
Winchester
Shenandoah Valley Lime & Stone Corp
Girl Scouts Mark Founder Birthday With Weeklong Events
Winchester honors Juliette Gordon Low founder of the Girl Scouts as October 29 to November 4 is designated Girl Scout Week. A WINC radio program features Miss Joyce Binner and Mrs. Edward C. Baillie with a community focus, while daily themes guide troop activities and posters in store windows. The 325 Winchester Scouts invite the public to participate. WANTED Girl to help in office apply in person Pingley & Carper Cleaners.
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United States
Juliette Gordon Low
Joyce Binner
Edward C. Baillie
LeRoy Cahill
C. Ridgeley White
Community Chest
Robert Anderson
Handley
Winslow Porter
WINC
Girl Scouts of
Winchester
Girl Scouts
Winchester-Frederick County
Pingley & Carper Cleaners
Largest Halloween Parade in City History Draws Thousands
2 500 to 3 000 youngsters expected to march in the citys largest Halloween celebration. Parade begins 7 p m from City Hall moving Cameron Piccadilly Loudoun Cork Cameron Boscawen then to a plaza party with 110 in prizes and 120 in cash plus merchandise.
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City Hall
Cameron
Piccadilly
Loudoun
Cork
Boscawen
Polio Strikes Three Year Old In Winchester
Richard Nicholson Jr. a 3 year old son of Mr and Mrs Richard Nicholson of Kern and Smithfield Ave was taken to Children s Hospital in Washington on Saturday with polio This marked the second case reported in Winchester this year both from October The mother said he had a sore throat and fever Thursday night He was admitted to Winchester Hospital at 9 PM Saturday spinal tap performed Saturday morning and he was sent to Washington The parents rode along in Omps ambulance They returned home yesterday and he was still not better He was in isolation The Nicholsons have another child an 18 month old daughter The father is a bricklayer
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Richard Nicholson, Jr
Richard Nicholson
Kern and
Smithfield Ave
Children’s Hospital
Washington
Winchester
Omps
Richard
Nicholsons
daugh_ter
Margaret Truman Sings on Ed Sullivan Show Debut
Miss Truman appeared as a guest on Toast of the Town in New York singing two numbers. The event marked her television singing debut on Ed Sullivan's Variety program.
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Miss Truman
New York
Margaret Truman
Ed Sullivan
Defense Department list details Korea casualties
Casualty list No. 138 reports 48 dead 12 missing 208 wounded and 43 injured in Korea accidents. The Defense Department released the total today listing the names and statuses of personnel affected by the incidents.
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Washington
Defense Department
Korea
Security Council Deadlock Over UN Leader Extension
Russia and Malik push to keep Lie as secretary general. Assembly to decide tomorrow on a three year extension backed by 14 nations. United States plans veto to block new candidates, while legal authorities say the Assembly may extend Lie’s term if council deadlocks persist.
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Malik
Lie
U. S
Warren R. Austin
Russia
United Nations
Korea
United States
Britain
Canada
Cuba
Ecuador
France
Greece
India
New Premnges
Nicaragua
Norway
Pakistan
Philippines
Yugoslavia
Chinese forces push toward Hamhung in heavy Korean War assault
Allied reports indicate a large Chinese and North Korean counterattack near Hamhung on the east coast, with estimates of over 10 000 enemy troops driving toward the city. U S tanks and artillery were rushed to aid the ROK Sixth Division as fighting raged around Chosan and Kusong and casualties mounted on both sides.
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Associated Press
SEQUL
Hamhung
10Th Corps
Ben Price
Korean Military Advisory Group
KMAG
Chosan
Price
Onjong
U. S
Republic of Korea
ROK
William Jordan
Kusong
Pakchon
Pyongyang
Songpa
Yalu River
Warmer Weather To Stay Tomorrow In Winchester Area
The Winchester area will keep summer like warmth through tomorrow according to the weather man. Readings rose from 77 yesterday to the low 80s today with 81 at 1 30 p m at the Winchester Research Laboratory. The line says this is the hottest day since October 3 and the warmest this late in the year since 1946 with a potential 85 degree reading tomorrow in Virginia.
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Winchester
Mercury
Winchester Research Laboratory
Virginia
Tomrrow
Chanticleer Inn to Close Until Thursday in Frederick Clarke Areas
Notice states the Chanticleer Inn will be closed until Thursday in November with no one allowed on the premises in Frederick or Clarke County. The alert appears dated October 28 1961 and 1941 style text references Shingleton and Heney portable deliveries offered under easy monthly terms by Remington portables.
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Chanticleer Inn
Frederick
Clarke County
N. B. Shingleton
Remington
Kenneth
E. Heney
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Gene Krupa
Orchestra & Company
ROUSS
Rouss Hall
Rouss Fire CO
Apple Festival
F. L. Largent, Jr
William M Lawrence
W. R. Legge
Richard Lewis
McSherry Lupton
Charles F Maries
Peyton J. Mar
Rage
H, B. McCormac, JR
The
OIL Heat, Inc
N. Cameron
Corner Valley Ave
Hart St
H. W. Jackson
S. Braddock St
Colonial Beauty Shoppe
Indiana
Henry F. Schricker
Frank di Donatis
Mary di Donatis
Dennis
Philadelphia
di Donatis
International Soundphoto
Loudoun Street
John Lewis
Edith Largent
James Wood High School
Lewis
Whittier Ave
Chamber of Commerce
Security Group
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