William and Mary Faculty Push Major Athletic Reform
William and Mary faculty members demand sweeping reforms in the athletic program after a campus sports scandal. They call for complete faculty control to curb athletics and warn such changes may end athletic scholarships and the era of football prosperity.
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W&m
Williamsburg. William and Mary
Nelson Marshall
William and Mary
Department of Athletics
Marvin Bass
George Oliver
Bass
Oliver
Oscar
Ls. Shewmake
W & M Board of Visitors
Wiliamsburg
Comeucias
Achonaet
Barney Wilson
Board of Visitors
McCray
Pomfret
Dispatch
John S. Battle
Dead Fish Litter Covers Long Island Beach Line
Thousands of dead and sick fish washed ashore along an eight mile section of Great South Bay from Point Lookout to Jones Beach. Biologist Dr Aldred Permutter said protozoa in the ocean floor poisoned the fish as they fed in the area. Public warned to avoid swimming in brownish water and not to eat dead or sick fish.
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New York
Great South Bay
Long Island
Point Lookout
Jones Beach
Aldred Permutter
State Bureau of Marine Fisheries
Fishermen Burned in Chesapeake Bay Boat Explosion
Five men were recovering in a local hospital after a boat explosion in Chesapeake Bay caused second degree burns. None were in critical condition. Rummage sale by Epsilon Chapter Beta Sigma Phi is planned for Saturday September 22 at 24 South Loudoun Street from 1 to 9 and 3 to 6.
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Norfolk
Chesapeake Bay
Epsilon Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi
Loudoun Street
C P Telephone seeks rate increase with no specific amount
The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Virginia asked the State Corporation Commission for a fourth postwar rate rise. It cited higher wages taxes and other costs and asked for just and reasonable rates while delaying precise figures. A hearing is tentatively set for October 24 and 25.
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Richmond
Chesa Peake and Potomac Telephone Company
Virginia
State Corporation Commission
Commission
J. Rhodes Mitchell
Conmission
SCC
Com
Tax Boost Plea Renewed by HST
President Truman urged the Senate to back a $10 billion tax hike saying the current revenue would not balance the budget. He criticized loopholes and special-interest provisions in the Finance Committee bill as the chamber began debate. The bill would yield about $5.56 billion annually, with a House version at $7.2 billion, amid a red fiscal year.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
Alben Barkley
Senate Finance Committee
Finance Committee
George
Navy and Air Force May Face Drafts for Manpower
The Navy and the Air Force may soon rely on conscription to meet manpower needs as reserves are released later this year. A House subcommittee approved a reserve plan dividing reserves into ready standby and retired, with the President able to call up the ready reserve if needed for national security.
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Washington
Navy
Air Force
Defense de
Army
House
Armed Services
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Secretary of Defense
Rouss And Handley Take Parade Money
Handley High School Band under H Gaylen Strance won 250 dollars in the Jefferson County Sesquicentennial parade at Charles Town West Virginia. Rouss Fire Company drum and bugle corps took 200 dollars in the same division. Both groups plan to use the prize for equipment upgrades. The Handley Band has 71 members and this was their first public appearance of the season. The drum and bugle corps will perform at the Airport Speedway races Sunday afternoon.
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Handley High School
H. Gaylen Strance
Charles Town
W. Va
Winchester
Rouss Fire Company Corps
Handley Band
Strance
Fouls
Airport
East West German Trade Pact Signed
Berlin reports a new trade pact between East and West Germany after assurances that traffic to West Berlin will be safe from harassment. West German officials and East Zone authorities confirmed railway road and barge traffic will be allowed without interference.
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Berlin
West Germany
West Berlin
Addie
East Zone
Bonn Republic
Senate Group Studies Parliamentary Aspects Of Ouster Proposal
Senate Rules subcommittee studies if it can consider a resolution questioning if the Senate should expel Senator McCarthy. Senator Hendrickson says the Benton resolution seems unprecedented in procedure and asks Parliamentarian Charles L. Watkins to conduct a thorough study of all parliamentary aspects.
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Senate
Washington
Hendrickson
R-Nj
McCarthy
R Wis
Benton
Dconn
Charles L. Watkins
Frederick Clarke Area Draws 60 Old Home Contest Entries
The Star reports more than 60 residents entered its Oldest Home Contest from Frederick County Winchester Clarke County area. Entries show many residents living in homes where they were born with 36 from Frederick County and 19 from Winchester. the $25 first prize winner will be pictured in tomorrow's Star with others featured in later editions.
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Frederick-Clarke Area
Winchester-Frederick
Clarke County
Frederick County
City of
Winchester
Berryville
Star
The
Truman predicts Democratic victory in 1952
President Truman said Democrats will win in 1952 and blamed the opposition for misrepresentation and smears. He declined to state if he will seek renomination but said he would help draft the party platform. He welcomed Edward J. Flynn’s prediction but offered no comment on it amid GOP rebuttals.
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Washington
Truman
Edward J. Flynn
New York
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Flynn
New Yorker
Graft Case in Brooklyn Crumbles as Star Witness Silent
A Brooklyn grand jury probe into police graft collapsed after star witness Harry Gross refused to testify citing threats to his family. Judge Leibowitz dismissed charges against 18 officers amid McDonald’s torn case and Gross’s subsequent plea and sentencing.
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New York
Brooklyn
Harry Gross
Miles F. McDonald
McDonald
Samuel S. Leibowitz
Gross
Presbytery Ends Two Day Meeting with Licensing
The Winchester Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church U S A ended its two day Fall meeting at Burnt Church with no spring meeting site chosen. The new moderator Rev H M Raynal and stated clerk Rev W E Orndorff will select the location. Eighty delegates from sixty churches attended. The body licensed candidate R D Gosham for the Springfield Group. Reports included Women of the Church led by Miss Mary Bittinger and plans for Home for Children and a Proposed Old People Home in Lynchburg. Communion was administered by Revs Dieh Mohler and C Lloyd.
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Winchester Presbytery
Persbyterian Church
U. S
Burnt Church
H. M. Raynal
Berkeley Springs
W. Va
W. E. Orndorff
Gerrardstown
W Va
Winchester
Berryville
Davis
Martinsburg
Woodstock
R D. Gosham
Springfield
K. V. Shick
Front Royal
Mary Bittinger
Haines Land Sale Advertised by Attorney Larrick
Friday September 21 at 12 Noon a land sale advertised by D B Haines will be led by Herbert H. Larrick attorney. Effective notice appears in theBee advertisement listing lp 0 20 lt.
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D. B. Haines Land Sale
Bee
Herbert
Larrick
Atty
Helicopters Ferry Troops Into Action In Korea War
U S Fifth Air Force reports damaged three MIG 15 jets in dogfights over Northwest Korea with 49 Allied and 78 Red planes involved. Helicopters ferried a reinforced Marine company to a mountain summit in four hours, cutting two days by foot. Air battles included 32 Sabres against 50 MIGs with two enemy planes damaged. Ground advances continued on the east central front near Yonchon and Chorwon with mixed results.
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U. S. Eighth Army
Korea
U. S. Fifth Air Force
United Nations
East Central
Eighth Army
U.N
Yonchon
Chorwon
Fifth Air Force
Richard H. Johns
Napa
Calif
John W. Honker
Arlington
U. N
Beer-Drinking Trio Held for Murder in Michigan
Three beer drinking youths were held for murder in the hammer slaying of Nurse Pauline Campbell near the University of Michigan campus. Prosector Reading said the trio admitted the slaying and robbery motive after a beer episode.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Pauline Campbell
William Morey III
Ypsilanti
Max Pell
David Royal
Milan
Shirley Mackley
Daniel Myers
Miss Campbell
St. Joseph Mercy Hospial
University of Michigan
Daniel Boughey, Jr
Boughey
Morey
Pell
Miss Mackley
Washtenaw County
Douglas K. Reading
Reading
Michigan Normal College
Independent candidate seeks top ballot spot in Richmond
Howard Carwile, independent candidate for the State Senate, asks the State Electoral Board to place his name at the top of the Richmond ballot. The move aims to maximize visibility and voter recognition ahead of the election.
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Richmond
Howard Carwile
State Senate
State Electoral Board
Double Taxes Warned to Meet Mental Hospital Budget
Staunton reports a governor battle warning that the state would have to double taxes to fund all budget requests from the commonwealth’s mental hospitals.
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Staunton
Battle
Communists Call For Resumption Of Korean Cease-Fire Talks
Communist high command reversed stance and urged immediate resumption of cease-fire talks in Kaesong after 28 days of break. They cited alleged Allied air attack as motive while UN and Allied leaders warned talks may not end long-standing disputes. Chinese General Peng Teh Huai and North Korean Premier Kim Il Sung proposed liaison talks to set session times and discuss a neutral Kaesong guarantee. Ridgway's command noted reason for cautious optimism despite admitted violations and resumed talks could yield a cease-fire.
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Tokyo
High Command
Kaesong
Reds
Kaesong Korea
Matthew B Ridgway
Korea
Peng -Teh-Huai
Kim Il Sung
United Nations Command
Ridgway
Rea
House Bill Keeps 3 Cent Letter Rate Unchanged
Congress weighs postal reform as a conference committee negotiates between House and Senate versions. A penny postcard would rise to two cents, with other rates up for compromise to raise funds for the Post Office Department.
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Washington
House
Post Office Department
Senate
Senate House
Pres
Hsc
Senate Banking Committee Advances Capehart Amendment Rewrite
The Senate Banking Committee voted 9 to 4 to rewrite the Capehart amendment. Senator Moody said the revised version meets President Truman's major objections.
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Senate
Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Truman
Moody
D-Mich
Gabriel Holsinger Dies at 73 Former Virginia Farm Bureau Leader
Gabriel F. Holsinger 73, longtime president of the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation, died unexpectedly at his home after a brief illness. He retired years ago as federation president and helped organize the Rockingham Farm Bureau as its first president.
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Mcgahneysville
Gabriel F. Holsinger
Virginia Farm Bureau Federation
Holsinger
Federation
Rockinghan
Farm Bureau
Army May Have to Buy Beef Overseas for Europe
The Army said only 190000 pounds of beef were offered by two of 212 solicited packers for 13 million pounds needed. Kingam Co of Indianapolis offered 100000 pounds and Dugdale Packing Co of St Joseph offered 90000 pounds. Officials expect beef supplies to rise in a few weeks as U S cattle slaughter remains below year ago in the Midwest.
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Washington
Army
Pace
Chicago Quartermaster Office
Pentagon
Kingam Co
Indianapolis
Dugdale Packing Co
St. Joseph
Agriculture Department
Midwestern
Truman says Boyle did not take fees for RFC loan work
President Truman asserted that Democratic National Committee officials and volunteers should aid introductions to government contacts without charging fees. He cited William M. Boyle Jr. as having not accepted any fees and said he trusts Boyle’s word. The Senate panel probes whether Boyle used influence to secure $645,000 in American Litho fold loans, while Boyle denies involvement.
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Washington
Truman
Democratic National Committee
William M. Boyle, Jr
Boyle
American Lithofold Corporation
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
American Lithofold
St. Loui
Democratic Committee
National Committee
E. Merl Young
White House
Young
RFC
Lustron Corp
Lithofold
Shirley Green
Ottawa
U. S
Miss Green
U S Will Seek Agreements With Soviet and Strengthen Defense
President Truman said the United States will continue to seek agreements with Russia while building up armed strength to ensure they are enforced. He warned force may be necessary under current circumstances and cited the United Nations goal of settling differences without force, noting Korea as an example of Communist failure.
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Washington
Truman
Russia
United Nations
Korea
Club Owners Vote on Warren Giles for Baseball Commissioner
Major League club owners in Chicago vote on Warren Giles as baseball commissioner. Giles, president of the Cincinnati Reds, is viewed as the leading candidate after the executive session. Free steak promos and local ads appear in the same issue.
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Warren Giles
Chicago
Giles
Cincinnati Reds
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