Denmark Blocks Immediate Action On Greece Turkey
Denmark blocked the North Atlantic Council from acting on a U S proposal to admit Greece and Turkey as full members. Copenhagen urged a Mediterranean pact instead while Norway signaled no veto if others supported the move. The council could vote late today or tomorrow to recommend membership, requiring ratification by all 12 members and national parliaments.
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Ottawa
Denmark
North Atlantic Council
Atlantic Alliance
Greece
Turkey
Danist
Ole Bjorn Kraft
Russia
Kraft
Copenhagen
Halvard Lange
Norway
U. S
Dean Acheson
Acheson
Herbert Morrison
Ropert Schuman
France
Netherlands
Dirk A. Stikker
Council
Senate
United States
New York writer labels Julian Friedman a Communist
Mrs. Alice Widener said Friedman a former State Department employee is a Communist, given as one of the "top brains" of the party. She testified to the Senate Internal Security subcommittee reviewing the Institute of Pacific Relations amid anti-subversive scrutiny in the Far East. She recalled being introduced by Clark Andrews in spring 1947.
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Washington
Alice Widener
New York
Julian R. Friedman
State Department
U.S
Far East
Friedman
John Carter Vincent
Far Eastern
Department
China
Vincent
Senator McCarthy
Rwis
McCarthy
Widener
Clark Andrews
American Broadcasting System
New Rouss Pumper To Arrive Thursday
John H. Dunn and Stuart R. Dyke of the Charley Rouss Fire Company travel to Kenosha Wisconsin to fetch a 1000 gallon pumper built by Peter Pirsch and Sons. It will replace the 1927 Sea grave sold to Southern Scrap and arrive after testing confirms satisfactory operation.
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John H. Dunn
Stuart R. Dyke
Charley Rouss
Kenosha
Wis
Fire Company
Peter Pirsch
Closing Notice and Odds and Ends from Local Ads
Ritter's Variety Store closes all day every Tuesday and seeks a high school girl for part time soda fountain work no phone calls Rhodes Drug Co announces a public invitation and an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting at Friendship Fire Hall on Tuesday September 18 at 8 30 p m with speakers from the Washington Group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ritter’s
Rhodes Drug Co
Alcoholics Anonymous
Friendship Pire Hall
Washington Group
Frederick County Agricultural Fair set at Livestock Exchange
The Fourth Annual Frederick County Agricultural Fair will be held at the Farmers Livestock Exchange Route 50 West on Thursday and Friday Sept 27 and 28. About 400 4 H and FFA youth will compete for 845 in prizes from 2000 to 3000 exhibits. County agents and instructors oversee judging and exhibits with 10 am entry, 1 pm judging, and removal after judging.
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Frederick, County
Farmers Livestock Exchange
Route 50 West
Future Farmers of America
4-H Clubs
Future Homemakers of America
Lynn Wolfe
George Cather
Lucille Carpenter
Clarendon Ruble
Jane Brumback
Ruth Snapp
Homemakers of America
FFA
James L. Givens
James C. Gordon
R. L. Bishoff
I. Fred Stine
John T. Wolfe
Agnes Shirley
Katherine Watson
Ruth McNeal
Betty Jane Emswhiler
J. J. Foster
H. E. Henderson
Carl Coiner
D. W. Myers
James Gibson
J. C. Huffman
R. A. Wall
Carroll Payne
Kenneth Robinson
A. L. Frye
Ina Glick
Eliza Trainham
Richey Relieved Of Teaching Post At University of Virginia
Dr. Homer G. Richey, assistant professor at the Woodrow Wilson School, is relieved from teaching duties at the University of Virginia until the end of the current school year. President Colgate W. Darden cited inability to work harmoniously with staff and warned against unworthy conduct in his dismissal letter.
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Charlottesville
Homer G. Richey
University of Virginia
Woodrow Wilson School of Foreign Affairs
Richey
Colgate W. Darden
Wilson School
John Gange
Alfred P. Fernbach
Charles MiCaud
Darden
Jet crash lands on carrier Essex off Korea
A twin jet crash landed aboard the U S aircraft carrier Essex off Korea on a Sunday. Two sailors were killed and at least ten were injured with five more unaccounted for. The carrier suffered only light damage and a fire was quickly controlled. Vice Admiral Harold M Martin offered to detach the Essex to transfer casualties and repair, but Task Force 77 officers said crew requested to keep flight schedules. The accident damaged the starboard flight deck area where Banshees and Panthers were parked. Damage control prevented spread to other aircraft and ammunition. Admiral Martin expressed sympathy and praised the crew's determination to maintain schedule.
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Tokyo
Essex
Martin
Train Crash at Monon Station Kills Engineer in Curve
Monon Railroad opened an investigation after a passenger train derailed into a stone station on a sharp curve. Engineer H. D. Dickerson, 66, Lafayette, died. fireman Charles Henriott, 36, Lafayette, survived. five passengers injured, one in critical condition, all five coaches remained on rails. Train was reported 50 to 60 mph on a 15 mph curve. damage pegged at 250000.
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Monon
Ind
Alice Burlington
H. D. Dickerson
Lafayette
Charles Henriott
Asl
Art. R. R. Gavin
Chicago
Louisville
Rev H M Raynal Named Moderator By Presbyterians
The Winchester Presbytery met with 80 delegates at Burnt Church near Winchester. Rev H M Raynal of Berkeley Springs was elected moderator, succeeding Henry E Biggs. The body also chose clerks and heard a moderator sermon denouncing communism fascism and totalitarianism while planning world missions and meals for delegates over two days.
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H. M. Raynal
Presbyterians
Winchester
Burnt Church
W. E. Orndorff
Gerrardstown
W. Va
J. Cylde Mohler
Berryville
Davis
Martinsburg
Woodstock
Robert C. Bradford
Kernstown
Jay Lowden
Henry E. Biggs
Front Royal Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Church
World Missions
Ben Reed
H. M. Raynes
Berkeley Springs
Henry EB. Biggs
Front Royal
Reds Charge Four Allied Soldiers Enter Neutral Zone
Communists allege four Allied soldiers crossed Kaesong neutral zone and Panmunjom, demanding a liaison meeting at Panmunjom to settle the matter. UN command to attend the 9:00 a.m. Wednesday session. discrepancy in soldier count cited.
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Tokyo
Kaesong
United Nations Command
Panmunjom
Munson
Red Note
Supreme Allied
Matthew B Ridgeway
Korea
Senate votes to override Truman veto on veterans pension bill
The Senate joined the House in overriding President Truman's veto of a pension bill for veterans disabled in civilian life. The roll stood 69 to 9 in favor, authorizing the measure to become law despite the president's objections.
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Washington
Senate
House
Truman
5000 U S Troops to Join Desert Rock Atomic Maneuver
Five thousand U S fighting men from the Army Navy and Air Force will train in live atomic blasts at the Frenchman Flats Nevada in Exercise Desert Rock. The unit will dig trenches and lay wire before explosions then move to safety as geiger counters record radiation and blast effects.
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Washington
U. S
Army
Navy
Air Force
Frenchman Flats
Nev
Atomic Weapons Proving Ground
Desert Rock
Oldest Home Contest Sees 15 Entries So Far
The Evening Star reports 15 entrants for the Oldest Home Contest with a noon Thursday deadline. The prize is 25 dollars and entries are by mail or phone to The Star care of Mr Bowman at Winchester 3428. A forthcoming list of eligible entries and photos of older homes will be published.
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Evening Star
Star
Winchester
Bowman
GROSS Testifies in Brooklyn Police Graft Trial
Harry Gross testifies for the state in the Brooklyn police graft case. He identifies all 18 defendants as the trial opens and a recess is called.
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New York
Harry Gross
Brooklyn
Allied Forces Halt Surprise U N Attack at Chorwon Front
Allied armor and infantry pressed a dawn assault on the western Chorwon front but were stopped by well dug in Communist forces. The fight raged all day in mud and rain as Reds held hill mass west of Chorwon with mortar artillery and anti tank guns.
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U. S. Eighth Army
Korea
Chorwon
Iron Triangle
United Nations
South Soyang River
Eighth Army
Flames Race Through Md Home For Aged Killing Three
A fire at Mrs Joliffe's Home for Elderly Persons in Colesville Maryland killed three women and injured about a dozen others. The fire began in a closet and spread through a wing of the three story building, drawing fire crews from many towns and causing traffic jams as ambulances rushed victims to hospitals.
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Colesville
Washington Sanitarium
Montgomery County
Washington, D. C
Washington
Louis Kenglar
Kenglar
A. Morton Thomas
Montgomery County Department of Inspection and Licenses
Jessie Jolliffe
Salary Increase Formula Released
Washington employers were told they may grant raises for merit or length of service up to six percent of annual payroll. The Salary Stabilization Board said that if the six percent ceiling is observed, individual boosts up to ten percent may be granted within a plant or company.
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Washington
Refinery Blast In Illinois Kills 12 and Injures 20
A Shell Oil Co refinery in Wood River Illinois exploded killing 12 workers and injuring about 20 seriously. Four bodies were recovered and several more died at hospitals as flames soared 50 feet into the air and rescuers battled the blaze. The cause was undetermined with possible gas pockets or static electricity.
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Illinois
Wood River
Big Shell Oil Co
Willie Burchell
East Alton
Ill
Burchell
Alton
L. F. Smith
More Meat Ration Cuts Face Britons
The Food Ministry announced two additional meat ration reductions in Britain. Home killed meat supplies will drop to 28 cents per week from September and to 22 cents in October. The change means households may only afford a small piece of beef or two lamb chops weekly, with limited stew beef options.
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London
Food Ministry
Weather outlook for Virginia September 18 to 22
The period calls for temperatures two to four degrees below normal with moderate warmth at the start and cooler air Friday through Sunday. Rain is expected Friday and Saturday with a total around three fourths of an inch.
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Virginia
Tom
Pera
McMahon Urges All Out Production of Atomic Weapons
Senator McMahon calls for full scale production of atomic arms to arm a national atomic force and navy. He argues atomic weapons cost far less to produce than TNT and could deter Soviet attack, proposing a $1 billion yearly Atomic Army Navy and Air Force budget.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
McMahon
D-Conn
U.S
Senate
House Atomic Energy Committee
Russia
Free World
Principal Absent After Flag Salute Controversy
Hall Indiana principal William Lewis refused to salute the flag on religious grounds and did not report to Gregg Township grade school after a roadblock by about 50 angry parents. Police stood by as the group demanded action while Lewis sought a court order to protect his position.
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William Lewis
Jehovah's Witnesses
Lewis
Morgan County Circuit Court
Gregg Township
Hall Hall
Hirohito Hosts Ridgeways at Imperial Palace Luncheon
Emperor Hirohito welcomed General Matthew Ridgeway and his wife to a social luncheon at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. It marked the first visit by a supreme allied commander since Allied occupation began, a departure from prior official calls by MacArthur.
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Tokyo
Hirohito
Matthew B Ridgeway
Imperial Palace
Douglas MacArthur
Ridgeways
Oregon Democrats seek Eisenhower on preferential primary ballot
Oregon's Democratic Committeeman reports Gen Dwight Eisenhower is the subject of correspondence about Oregon's preferential primary campaign. A group of Oregon Democrats filed a petition to place Eisenhower on the Democratic primary ballot next spring. The reply is described as personal and confidential. Republicans have gathered signatures to place Eisenhower on the Republican ballot, but filings have not yet been made.
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Portland
Ore
Oregon
Dwight Eisenhower
Senate approves 10 percent pay raise for US workers
The Senate passed by voice vote a bill to raise the pay of 1,000,000 government workers by ten percent up to a maximum of $800 a year. The order would retroactively date to July 1 and would cost about $340 million annually.
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Washington
Senate
House
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N. Y
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Colgate W. Darden, JR
Shenandoah County Memorial Hospital
Vanderbilt
Mt. Airey Farm
Shenandoah County
Carrier Essex
Gross
U.N
Winchester Presbytery
Bill Garrard
H. Clyde Mohler
J. Stanton Blaine
Reading
Weather Outlook
Mighty Atomic Army
Gen
Ike
RUGS
Corrigan Rug CO
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