Government Cuts Vital Metal Allowances for Consumer Goods
The National Production Administration reduced steel use to 58 percent of prewar levels for consumer products effective Oct. 1, with copper down from 60 to 54 percent and aluminum from 50 to 46 percent. Manly Fleischmann warned further cuts may follow if the copper strike persists, affecting radios, cars, washing machines, and other items.
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Washington
National Production Administration
NPA
Manly Fleischmann
Winchester police arrest second hit and run driver
The Winchester Police arrested Wilbur D. De Haven after a 5:45 p m collision on N Cameron and Main. De Haven’s 1936 Ford sideswiped Earl H Cripps’s 1940 Chevrolet, fled the scene, and was detained within minutes. Damages totaled about 135 dollars. A second crash at Cameron and Piccadilly involved a 1951 Chevrolet owned by Crane Co Baltimore driven by J W Smith and a 1949 International bus. doors and fenders were damaged with about 175 dollars in losses. The bus is owned by the Frederick School Board.
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Winchester
N. Cameron
Main Oo
Yesteray
Wilbur D. de Haven
Route 2
Ernest A. Stotler
DeHaven
Cameron Street
Earl H. Cripps
Hinsdale
Mass
J. W. Smith
Mountain Falls
McKenney
McKenny
Frederick School Board
Senate Unit OKs Gambling Tax
The Senate Finance Committee approved a gambling levy as part of a $7.2 billion tax bill. The 10 percent take from bookmakers would fund the measure, with a $50 yearly occupational tax for bettors and lottery operators. Some senators questioned the $400 million annual revenue projection.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Treasury
House
George
Dga
Stormy Senate Debate Foreseen on Japan Peace Treaty
Senator Connally says a long, stormy debate is likely before the Senate ratifies a peace treaty with Japan. He indicates sharp partisan opposition and intense questioning ahead of the treaty vote.
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Washington
Connally O'Lexus
Senate
Japan
Pickets Protests at Tazewell County Negro High School
Scores of Negro school patrons and students picketed the Tazewell County Negro High School in Bluefield today protesting the continued employment of its principal. The action nearly shut the school.
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Bluefield
Tazewell County
Russia Blocks Immediate Adoption of Rules for Peace Conference
In San Francisco Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko urged inviting Communist Chinese representatives to the Japanese Peace Conference. Secretary of State Acheson ruled the idea out of order, sparking opposition and debate among the 51 nations. Truman urged action for peace as the conference opened, with expectations the treaty would be signed by most delegations by Saturday, though some predict a possible delay into next week.
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San Francisco
Russia
Andrei Gromyko
Acheson
Gromyko
Sir Car Berendsen
New Zealand
Berendsen
Oscar Gans
Cuba
Japan
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Truman
Kenneth Younger
Britain
Younger
Ariving
United States
Pearl Harbor
Bataan
Opera House
United Nations
Clothing and Shoes Needed for Children
Shoes and clothing for needy school children are needed with the opening of school in Frederick County. R. E. Ayler, County Superintendent, announced this morning. Mrs. Pansy Wright of the Frederick County Tuberculosis Association will coordinate donations at 105 N. Loudoun Street. Donors may leave items with Mrs. Wright or request a pickup by calling the county offices.
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Frederick County
R. E. Ayler
Pansy Wright
Frederick County Tuberculosis Association
N. Loudon Street
Explosion Sends Welder Flying From Gasoline Furnace
A 44 year old welder Roy Rhinehart was hurled about 30 feet when a gasoline phase on which he worked exploded. He landed on corrugated sheet iron, dropped to a steel table, and was unconscious for minutes before being taken to hospital with undetermined injuries.
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Richmond
Roy Rhinehart
81 766 War Casualties in Korea Reported
U S battle casualties in Korea rose to 81 766, up 344 from the previous week. Wanted automotive mechanic to head service department at a Berryville Pontiac dealer. Experienced, pleasant person needed. Apply Smith Pontiac Sales and Service Winchester Virginia LP 8 31 6T.
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Washington
U. S
Korea
Pontiac Dealership
Berryville
Smith Pontiac Sales and Service
Winchester
Staunton Council Orders Police Force Probe
Staunton politicians opened a full investigation into the police department after disclosures that officers accepted favors from a gambler with gambling ties. The probe follows the suspension of Officer George R. Desper amid questions about Higgins endorsements and gifts to officers.
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Staunton
Washington
Jimmy the Greek
George R. Desper
Seth Burnley
Burnley
Desper
Higgins
E. L. Bragg
E. B. Terry
Bragg
William A. Grubert
Eugene H. Dabney
Terry
Jimmy
Council
Ridgway May Propose New Parley Site In Korea
Report from Tokyo notes no talks today between U N forces and Communist negotiators on the suspended Korean war cease fire. Gen Matthew may send a reply to North Korea and China and rumors suggest he could propose resuming talks at a new site with an incident proof location.
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Tokyo
United Nations Command
Matthew
U. N
Red
Kim Il Sune
Peng Teh-Huai
Ridgeway
Kaesong
Korea
Mossadegh Demands 15 Day Oil Talks Reopen
Premier Mohammed Mossadegh gave Britain a 15 day deadline to restart Anglo-Iran oil negotiations or face expulsion of British technicians from Iran. The Iranian Senate backed his hardline move after he warned he would cancel residence permits for 300 technicians at Abadan refinery. Britain had said it would keep control of the Abadan refinery until a settlement is reached.
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Tehran
Iran
Mohammed Mossadegh
Mossadegh
Abadan
Britain
Air Force Orders Frame for Atomic Powered Airplane
The Air Force contracted Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp. of San Diego to build the frame of an atomic powered airplane. General Electric is developing the nuclear power plant, with the Atomic Energy Commission announcing their engine project last March 24. The Navy also contracted for related work last month.
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Washington
Air Force
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp
San Diego
Calif
General Electric Company
Atomic Energy Commission
General Electric
Navy
Cowpens Attorney Seeks Dismissal In Morgan Burial Dispute
Mt. Hebron Cemetery counsel J Sloan Kuykendall filed a demurrer and an answer in Corporation Court seeking dismissal of a petition to remove Gen Daniel Morgan's body. The filing challenges the complaint's paragraphs and factual statements, cites historians’ disputes, and notes the Historical Society's intervention.
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J. Sloan Kuykendall
Mt. Hebron Cemetery
Josephine Neville Callahan
Cowpens
S. C
Gen
Daniel Morgan
J. Manning Poliakoff
Spartansburg
8S. C
Robert E. O’neal
Middletown
Scully and Woltz
Winchester - Frederick
Kuykendall
Morgan
U. S
Virginia
Presby
Injunction Sought To End Copper Strike In Denver
U S District Court in Denver was asked to issue an injunction to end the copper strike for at least 80 days. Attorney General Howard McGrath and U S District Attorney Max Bulkley filed the action after President Truman urged court action. Defendants include the International Union of Mine Mill and Smelter Workers and 21 operators led by Kennecott Phelps Dodge Anaconda and ASARCO with lead and zinc operators also named.
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Denver
U. S. District Court
U. S
Max Bulkley
Truman
Howard McGrath
Taft-Hartley Fact Finding Board
Bulkley
Washington
International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers
Kennecott Copper Corp
Phelps Dodge
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
American Smelting and Refining Company
Local Area Social Security Payment Tops Million
The Winchester area marks the first anniversary of the 1950 Social Security law with payments exceeding one million dollars annually and nearly 3 000 claims in the nine county area. Nelson notes 8 000 cardholders, 1 400 monthly benefit claims, and 10 000 inquiries as coverage expands to farm workers, domestic help, and non profits.
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Harry A. Nelson
Winchester
Nelson
U S Infantrynauts Take Ridge in East Korea Battles
U S Second Division infantrymen smashed to the top of a bloody ridge north of Yanggu and pressed other heights as UN forces mounted a limited offensive. Reds suffered heavy casualties with Gen Van Fleet estimating at least 26 000 killed wounded or captured across the front in the period.
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U. S. Eighth Army
U. S. Second Division
East Korea
Yanggu
United Nations
Hwachon Reservoir
U. N
James A. van Fleet
van Fleet
Korea
Winnebago Indian Buried With Full Military Honors
Set John Rice, a Winnebago Indian denied burial in an all white cemetery, was laid to rest with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery near Pershing and Walker graves. President Truman ordered the burial. Rice served in World War II and Korea with the 32nd Division and 3rd Infantry. His widow Evelyn and three children attended, his mother Lamie Davis sobbing as a Catholic chaplain led rites.
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Washington
Set
John Rice
Winnebago
Nebru
Rice
Sioux City
Truman
Fort Myer
Lamie Davis
John F. Orzel
Rutland
Arlington
Evelyn Rice
Air Force
Potomac River
New Guinea
Philippines
Korea
Neb
Joe Wilcox
Kansas Faces Fresh Flood Threats Across River Valleys
Eastern Kansas rivers overflowed anew with heavy rains forcing evacuations in farms and town areas. Army engineers moved earth around the Argentine and Armourdale district as Kansas City industries recover from last July’s record flood. Dikes along the Kansas River are strengthened while Missouri residents monitor rising waters. Federal damage estimates from the July flood reach 42.6 billion dollars.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Kas
Argentine
Armourdale
Kansas River
Missouri
Beating Victim Dorothy Oates Seeks Recovery in Winchester Hospital
Dorothy Oates of 129 West Boscawen Street remained in critical but slightly improved condition at Winchester Memorial Hospital after a Saturday alley beating near Indian Alley behind the Apple Blossom Restaurant. She suffered a fractured skull and extensive injuries. Louis Tepper of 2268 Loudoun Street is held on 250 cash bond on assault charges and will face a preliminary hearing when she can attend.
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Dorothy Oates
W. Boscawen Street
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Oates
Zeropack
Gordon Orndorff
Boscawen Street
John Oates
Coatesville
Friendship Fire Company
Louis Charles Tepper
Loudoun Street
Two Portuguese Cast for America Rescued After 27 Days at Sea
Victor Manuel Castano 28 and Evaristo Casilva Gaspar 27 from Porta Delgado Azores spent 27 days at sea after a storm damaged their 430 foot two masted sailing craft. The Oscar Chapelle rescued them near heavy weather and brought them to Galveston where they await immigration hearings.
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Galveston
Tex
America
Oscar Chapelle
Caapelle
Immigration Service
Victor Manuel Castano
Evaristo Casilva Gaspar
Porta Delgado
Azores
Chapelle
Wholesale Food Prices Hit 1951 Low in Week
New York reports the Dun & Bradstreet Food Index at 6.82, down from 6.89, marking the sharpest weekly drop since July. The index remains 2.6 percent above the year ago level of 6.65, with 11 of 31 foods lower this week led by pork products, hams, bellies and lard.
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New York
Dun & Bradstreet
Truman Plans 1952 Campaign On Fair Deal Platform
President Truman launched his re election push in San Francisco de claring the fair deal as the 1952 platform. He criticized opponents as special privilege and economic fossils while predicting a Democratic victory next year. He warned of new weapons and then headed to Jackson Airport for a midwest return.
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San Francisco
Truman
Harry Truman
Midwest
White House
Independence
Jackson
Wounded U N Soldiers Return to Duty Rise in Korea Recovery
Maj. Gen. George E. Armstrong reports that about four of five United Nations troops wounded in Korea are returning to duty with amputees resuming service. He notes improved medical care reduces death rate to 25 per 1000 and highlights immediate medical aid boosting morale.
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Washington
U. N
Korea
George E. Armstrong
Army
Armstrong
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Houston
E. E. Kirkland
Leo Horton
Hallowe'en
Amnella Edmonds
Elmer L. Higgins
Ridgway
Old Bethel Methodist Church
Callahan and Cowpens
Walter A. Bowman
U.S
Stephens City
Conner Brothers
W. M. Southard
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