North Atlantic Council Opens Conference in New York
The North Atlantic Council begins a two day conference in New York to strengthen Western defenses against the Soviet threat. Attending ministers from the United States Britain and France discuss immediate steps for a unified Western European military force including German units. They plan moves toward ending the state of war with Germany and increasing German steel production while accelerating Germany’s return to the community of free nations.
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New York
North Atlantic Treaty Council
Russia
U. S
Dean Acheson
United Nations
Korea
United States
Britain
France
Europe
Acheson
Ernest Bevin
Robert Schuman
Schuman
Germany
Atlantic Aad
Seres
I Armas
Lee
West Germany
Family of Free Nations
GE and Employees Reach Agreement End to 40 000 Strike
Washington The CIO electrical workers and General Electric agreed on a six month contract ending a strike by about 40 000 workers across 116 plants. Wages rise ten cents hourly with part already in effect and a cost of living adjustment tied to the government index. Pension plan guarantees at least 125 dollars monthly after 25 years, including Social Security. Negotiations with the UE continued and terms for that union were not announced.
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Washington
cIo Electrical Workers
General Electric Company
CIO Auto Workers
General Motors
CIO
New York
United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers
Safe Deposit Boxes Now Available In All Sizes
Farmers & Merchants National Bank Court House Square offers newly installed safe deposit boxes of all sizes. Visit tomorrow to secure valuables and avoid keeping them at home.
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Farmers & Merchants National Bank
Court House Square
Peace Treaty With Japan Would Not Limit Rearmament
An official said plans for peace with Japan allow Japanese rearmament and US control over Okinawa under a UN trusteeship. The United States would back Japan with forces similar to US air strength in England, while seeking no Japanese bases. President Truman noted preliminary talks with 13 Far Eastern Commission members, with Russia to be consulted, and possible talks without Moscow if it balks.
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Washington
Japan
United States
U. S
Okinawa
United Nations
England
Truman
State Department
Far Eastern Commission
Soviet Russia
Pee Nations
Russia
China
Moscow
U. S S
Britain
Resident Admits Ransacking Handley Library
Winchester police report David Wingfield Colvin of 12 N Kent St confessed to breaking and entering the Handley Library on August 25. He is jailed awaiting Corporation Court Grand Jury action on a separate charge of breaking and entering the American Fruit Growers Inc building at Cameron and Wyck Streets on September 9, and linked to entries at Gladys Restaurant and an attempted entry at Ray's Tavern.
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Winchester
Handley Library
Set
Warren Rudolph
David Wingfield Colvin
N. Kent St
Corporation Court Grand Jury
American Fruit Growers, Inc
Cameron and Wyck
Rudolph
Colvin
Gladys Restaurant
Ray’s
E. Piccadilly St
Red Atrocity Testimony From Korea Front
U S soldiers testified at a Second Division inquiry that at least three comrades were thrown into a roaring fire by North Korean captors on the western front after Reds overran an advance command post on the night of August 31. Witnesses described wounded men being cast into the fire as part of the atrocity.
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Korea
U. S
U.S
United Nations
Army Inquiry Board
Highlanders Leave England for Korea Reinforcement
Sixty six Highlanders, first reinforcements for British troops in Korea, depart Lyneham Airfield in two planes bound for Japan.
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Lyneham Airfield
England
Korea
Japan
Hoarding-Curb Order Expected From NPA
Washington reports an inventory control order to curb hoarding of scarce war materials by firms. The measure, set by the National Production Authority led by William H. Harrison, includes a scarcity list and a ban on excessive stockpiling with penalties of up to one year in prison or $10,000.
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Washington
National Production Authority
NPA
William H. Harrison
Defense Production Act
Five Day Virginia Weather Outlook
Shower chances appear Saturday night and Sunday and then again Wednesday. Rain totals expected from a quarter to three quarters of an inch. Temperatures ease to normal to two degrees below normal with cooler days Sunday and Monday and a warmer trend by Wednesday.
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Virginia
Meat Prices Set to Rise as Weather Threatens Beef Supply
Washington dispatch reports ongoing bad weather in the Midwest delays corn development and prompts farmers to buy cattle for feeding. Packers face higher cattle prices as demand from farmers and packers competes, reducing current slaughter and potentially lifting meat prices now while possibly lowering them next year if normal livestock operations resume.
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Ovid A. Martin
Washington
Corn Belt
Speaker Urges Joint Duty to Improve Education for Youth
Dowell J. Howard Virginia Superintendent of Public Instruction told Clarke County Woman's Club that the nation’s democracy hinges on shared responsibility. He urged home involvement, real parental cooperation, and strong elementary education while stressing the school must supplement but not replace the family. He noted good schools rely on citizen behavior as much as on teachers and administrators. Virginia residents will shape the future education system by evaluating its usefulness and purpose.
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Dowell J. Howard
Virginia
Clarke County Woman's Club
Clarke County Superintendent of
George Burton
Winchester
Boyce
Howard
Berryville
Revisions Seen Ahead for Red-Curb Anti Communist Bill
Washington reports drastic changes likely in the Senate anti Communist bill provisions on interning Reds during war or insurrection. A Senate House conference committee planned to resume talks after a breakdown, with McCarran predicting quick progress toward final action. President Truman’s stance remains uncertain as Congress weighs registration of Communists and fronts.
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Washington
Senate
House
Senate House Conference Committee
McCarran
D-New
Congress
Truman
Missing Skymaster Transport En Route to New York
Icelandic Airlines reports a Skymaster transport missing with seven crew aboard en route to New York. Last radio contact was at 10:25 o clock local time last night. No further details available.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Icelandic Airlines
Skymaster
New York
Preventive atomic war talk fuels debate in Washington
Senator Russell warned that the United States should consider striking first against the Kremlin to stop a Soviet nuclear attack. He cited and praised a Navy secretary’s suggestion of preventive war. The State Department said such talk does not reflect official policy. Other senators also floated aggressive options as fear of Communist aggression grows.
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Elton C. Fay
Washington
Russia
United States
Senate Armed
Senator Russell
D-Ga
Kremlin
Russell
Navy
Francis P. Matthews
Matthews
State Department
White House
Olin D. Johnston
DSC
Los Angeles
U. S
United Nations
Senate
Voice of America
House
FBI
Ready to Collect Higher Taxes by October First
Congress has not yet approved the bill but tax collectors are printing and mailing new withholding tables. About 3,000,000 copies have been produced and sent to 64 Internal Revenue districts to begin withholding at higher rates once the measure is signed. The plan hinges on the October 1 start date.
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Washington
Congress
Internal Revenue Bureau
United States
Internal Revenue
51 Die As Hibok Volcano Erupts in the Philippines
Manila reported 51 killed after Hibok Hibok Volcano eruption near Camiguin Island off Mindanao. Twenty seven injured. President Quirino ordered government relief, naval vessels mobilized for potential mass evacuation as three villages faced threats from ash and lava.
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Manila
Malanan Palace
Camiguin Island
Mindanao
Philippines
White House
Elpidio Quirino
Philippine
Quirino
Casimir del Roasario
Weather Bureau
Arturo al- Pi
Fire Damages Frame House Near Shawnee Station
A fire this afternoon burned the corner of a frame tenant house owned by C. E. Babb on Millwood Road behind the Shawnee Filling Station near the railroad tracks. The unoccupied dwelling suffered unknown cause damage.
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C. E. Babb
Millwood Rd
Shawnee
No Future Plans Voiced By Defense Secretary Johnson
Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson spoke at his near final cabinet meeting saying he has no plans for the future. He offered no comment on upcoming assignments or roles.
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Washington
Louis Johnson
Shaw Worse After Thigh Fracture
Shaw is worse in Luton England after a fracture of the thigh, as George Bernard Shaw’s condition declined further today.
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Shaw
Luton
Eng
George Bernard Shaw
Marines and Infantry Storm Inchon Port Landing
American Marines and U S infantry stormed Inchon on Korea s west coast amid bombardment led by General MacArthur. Tanks and ships supported the assault with 262 ships carrying 194 American vessels and allied ships in a rapid two mile inland drive into Inchon and Wolmi Island.
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Tokyo
Korea
Inchon
Seoul
Mursany
U. S. 10Th Army Corps
Douglas MacArthur
United Nations
Red Army
Red
38Th
Utah
Bana
MacArthur
Wolmi Island
Thenaline
Associated Press
Relman Morin
U. S
Russell Brines
Inchon- Seoul
Pacific
Brines
New Zealand
Japan
5 500 Tommies Ready for Action
The British government plans 5,500 Tommies to be in action in Korea soon and 150,000 trained troops available next year for a European emergency. Defense Minister Emanuel Shinwell said about 4,000 more soldiers will head to Korea within weeks, with two British battalions already in Korea alongside fleet units.
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London
Korea
House of Commons
Defense
Emanuel Shinwell
Equity Grounds location and James Wood High School’s namesake
The inquiry asks where Equity Grounds are located and who James Wood High School is named after, focusing on local historical details and the origins of a school name.
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Equity
James Wood High School
Anewers of
Editorial
Peges
Defense Bill Aimed At Communists Is Being Rushed
Congress pushes final approval of a multi billion dollar emergency defense bill to block Communist aggression. Senate passage adds funds for military expansion and allied arming, with conference to reconcile differences with the House bill.
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Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Washington
Congress
Senate
Senate House Conference
House
Tax Boost Is Assured
An October boost in income taxes for more than 50 million Americans was practically assured as Congress decided not to delay the tax bill for an excess profits tax. Support exists for passing an excess profits levy retroactive to 1950 income, with timing unclear after the November elections. Final action on the $4.508 billion tax package moved forward when efforts to add a $6 billion excess profits levy failed in the House.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
82Nd
Transfer Firms Still Strikebound
Novick Transfer Company and Elliott Motor Lines remain strikebound with no timetable to resume operations. Eight days of walkouts by Elliot union workers have closed the Novick terminal since Sunday amid a wage dispute as a U.S. conciliator works to mediate.
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Novick Transfer Company
Elliott Motor Lines
Elliot Union
Novick
U.S
Opersicl Aid Waon
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