Truman and Congress Leaders to Meet Over World Food Needs
Senator Taft said President Truman invited congressional leaders to a Washington meeting next Monday to discuss the world food situation and proposed experts under the Marshall plan. Taft noted the talks would touch mainly on overseas food aid with little reference to rising U.S. prices. He suggested Republicans await Truman’s exact plans and possible timing of a session.
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Jack Bell
Beattle
Taft
Truman
Washington
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
Senator Vandenburg
Poms
Ohio
Iru- Than
Europe
Vandenburg
Grand Rapids
Mich
Michigan
Congress
Frost in the Dakotas Predicted Tonight
The Associated Press reports a mass air mass moving from Saskatchwan into the Dakotas and Minnesota may bring frost tonight. Below freezing readings occurred in Grand Forks Pembina Dickinson Jamestown N D and International Falls Minnesota. The day showed mild temps between the Appalachians and Rockies with cool Atlantic readings.
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Associated Press
Dakota
Minnesota
North Central
Appalachiins
Rockies
Atlantic States
New York State
Grand Forks
Pembina
Dickinson
Jamestown
N. C
International Falls
Mann
Mercury
Winnipeg
Man
Pacific Coast
Mountain States
Fresno
Calif
Los Angles
Richmond Woman Admits Rape Hoax After Night Out
A 36 year old woman told Richmond police the reported rape and being left bound on a roadside Sunday night was a hoax she devised to cover staying out late. The detective bureau confirmed the admission.
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Richmond
Detective Bureau
Hospital Plan Pushed in Front Royal
The War Memorial Hospital board approves revised plans for a new 3 story 53 bed facility and instructs the architect to prepare working plans. They hope to request bids soon for the project.
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Front Royal
Warren Memorial Hospital
Advisers Press Marshall to Urge Special Session
Secretary of State Marshall is urged by top advisers to push for a special session to authorize funds for Western Europe recovery. Reports indicate a 22.44 billion outside aid need, with Clayton Douglas Lovett and envoys returning from the Paris conference and Vatican talks shaping the plan.
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Washington
Marshall
Western
Europe
United States
William L. Clayton
Lewis W. Douglas
Great Britain
Paris
Rome
England
Myron €. Taylor
Truman
Vatican
Pope Pius
Congress
Robert A. Lovett
Henri Bonnet
Covenaia Watn
Eet
Racing Pigeon Found Dead at Water Spigot near Stephens City
Mrs. Howard Cline reports a dead carrier or racing pigeon in her yard two miles southeast of Stephens City on the Leroy Franklin farm. The bird bore rubber and metal leg bands with the numbers 3810 and 47HBG210. Farm workers saw the exhausted bird land on the barn roof last night before it was found this morning by a water spigot where hogs are fed.
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Howard Cline
Stephens City
Leroy Franklin
Traffic problems seen as psychological in Virginia cities
Richmond reports traffic and planning engineers study congestion patterns across Virginia cities. Findings show motorists prefer closer parking, tolerate walking only short distances, and may pay higher fees for on site spots. Off street parking is favored yet needs central placement to curb cruising.
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Richmond
State Highway Department
Virginia
Old Dominion
Bankers Urged To Scrutinize Credit Practices
Preston Delano urged state banking commissioners to curb dangerous credit practices by 9,500 banks as postwar inflation intensifies. He called for tightening credit to halt the inflation spiral and warned speculators and undercapitalized promoters will be wiped out as supply and demand converge. Delano cited money supply growth and goods shortages as key inflation drivers.
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Preston Delano
Delano
United States
Barter Theater Twelfth Night Tickets Surpass 300
More than 300 tickets sold for Barter Theater's Twelfth Night at Handley High School auditorium. The cast includes Larry Gates as Sir Toby Belch and Joan Mortimer as leading lady. production directed by Alexander Ivo with ties to New York revival by Theatre Guild. Season tickets at $3 include next month’s Import ance of Being Earnest showing.
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Barter
Handley High Schol Auditorium
Shakespear
New York
Theatre Guild
Helen Hayes
Maurice Evans
June Walker
Larry Gate
Sir Toby Belch
Robert Peterfield
Gates
Alexander Ivo
Joan Mortimer
Junior Board of Trade
Jap Mines Washed Up On Coast of Florida
The Coast Guard reported six fully armed Japanese anti shipping mines washed ashore near Fort Pierce Florida after a hurricane. Officials offered no firm theory on how the weapons crossed from the Pacific to the Atlantic with an unofficial suggestion that Japan supplied Italian submarines.
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Florida
Miami
Fal
Atlantic
Fort Pierce
Coast Guard
Cape Horn
Jaman
New Market Man Held for Grand Jury Action
Melvin Freeze of New Market is held for Shenandoah County grand jury on a charge of attempting to kill Millard Dinges with an ax.
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New Market
Melvin
Shenandoah County
Grand Jury
Millard Dinges
Public Sale at Court House and Local Auto Ads
Public sale in front of the Court House on Thursday September blank at 12 Noon. No. 121 N Washington St Dunn Auctioneer. Also ads for guaranteed auto repair and glass work. Plus sale of a 45 International system truck at 226 N Cameron Winchester.
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Wales We Co
Martinsburg
Court House
Washington St
Omone Dunn
N. Cameron
Winchester
Rent Out Ahead Of Stork's Visit
Navy veteran Chester Crownover and his wife faced rent relief when landlord Marvin Reynolds cut their apartment rent from 40 to 30 dollars monthly after revealing they expected a baby around Christmas. The Oklahoma City story notes the gesture as a pre baby gift from the landlord.
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Oklahoma City
Traffic Survey Concluded by State Agency
K. M. Wilkinson of the State highway department announced that with one turning movement check tomorrow all field work on the Winchester traffic survey is complete. A preliminary oral report with graphs and charts is planned around Jan 1, followed by a full printed report early next year. Wilkinson L. B. Nelson and W. H. Gordor will depart Winchester this afternoon for the next survey in Danville around Oct 1, with two men handling the remaining checks and mail forwarding.
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K. M. Wilkinson
State Highway Department
Wilkinson
Winchester Council
Mr. Wilkinson
L. B. Nelson
W. H. Gordor
Winchester
Danville
Printers Union Faced Under Taft Hartley Charges
Washington report says Robert N. Denham of the NLRB charged the AFL typographical union and Baltimore local 12 with unfair labor practices under the Taft Hartley act. A regional hearing in Baltimore October 6 will consider the refusal to bargain with 22 Baltimore printers and possible court action if upheld.
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Washington
Robert N. Denham
National Labor Relations Board
AFL
Denham
International Union
Baltimore
Jacob L. Edelman
Aeons
Graphic Arts
ITU
Graphic Arts League
Local 12
Supreme Court
NLRB
Ross M. Madden
eSee Seeses
Edelman
Virginia Tech Requests Include Five Million Capital Outlay Plan
Gov Tuck tours state budget requests with his advisory group and Virginia Tech seeking $2,176,860 in general funds for maintenance and operations and a $5,111,333 capital outlay program including $3,542,183 from the state. Extension, experiment station, Radford College and veterinary facilities also propose raised budgets and new capital funds for the next biennium.
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Marion
Tuck
Blacksburg
Virginia Tech
General Fund
VPI
Walter Newman
Tech
Budget Commission
Virginia Argicultural Experiment Station
Virginia Agricultural Extension Service
Ecient
Radford College
Soviet Papers Call McNeil Speech Provocative at UN
MOSCOW reports quote Soviet newspapers and Tass from New York accusing British Minister of State Hector McNeil of delivering a provocative attack on UN unity. Tass notes McNeil supported Marshall’s proposals and that New York papers headlined Britain joining the American attack on Russia.
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Moscow
Tass
New York
Hector McNeil
United Nations
McNeil
U. N. General Assembly
U. S
State Marshall
Marshall
Sarper
Russia
Turkey
Store Closed for Remodeling on Friday September 26
Pifer Printing Co announces N Loudoun Street store will be closed all day Friday September 26 for remodeling and will open Saturday as usual. Also offered for sale are a Deluxe 8 cu ft Frigidaire, a 1940 Westinghouse range, and a Westinghouse washer in excellent condition with lay away options and Christmas stock emphasis. Phone numbers 4615 and 3569.
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N. Loudoun St
Pifer Printing CO
Westinghouse
Itv
Unjustifiable Prices Blamed on Speculators by Probers
A congressional subcommittee in New York pressed President Truman to raise margin requirements on grain exchanges and study food purchasing to curb speculation. The hearing linked speculation to higher oat and grain prices while hogs, butter, and eggs fell on Chicago futures.
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Associated Press
Truman
New York
Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Congress
Rep. O'Toole
D-Ny
O'Toole
Brazil
Washington
Senator Connally
Texas
Ralph E. Flanders
R-Vi
Joint Congressional Committee
Mr. Truman
Ten Polio Cases Reported in Virginia This Week
Ten new polio cases were reported in Virginia last week, increasing the year total to 91. The notice lists Richmond as a reporting center and provides statewide figures for the period ending Sept. 24.
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Richmond
Virginia
Butler's Packing House
H. J. Heinz CO
A bombed fields yield vastly heavier crops in Nagasaki
Tokyo reports Nagasaki crops surged 50 to 300 percent over normal yields after the atomic blast. Agricultural expert Takeo Furuno noted wheat about double, cotton triple, and sweet potatoes ready by late July. Some produce showed freak developments while soil retained some radio active elements.
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Tokyo
Nagasaki
Takeo Furuno
Nagasaki Prefectural
Kyodo
Furuno
Eine
Shipping Interests Seek to Run Airlines
Ocean shipping interests urged permission to operate air services to stay competitive in world commerce. Tirey L. Ford said the war-built merchant fleet is slipping to a secondary global role and foreign trade share could fall to five percent unless air service is opened to support shipborne trade.
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Washington
President's Air Policy Commission
Tirey L. Ford
Shippers’ Sea Air Committee
North Atlantic
Ford
United States and Russia Clash Over Balkans Plan At UN
The U S delegation in Lake Success debates a watchdog commission for Balkans peace and a 55 nation interim committee. Marshall pushes to observe Balkans and identify blame while delaying final Balkan draft. Russia supports delaying debate on the trusteeship council report as US seeks end to Soviet boycott.
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Lake Success
United States
United Nations Assembly
Balkans
Assembly
Marshall
New York City
U. S
Balkan
Albania
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
al Iema
Oae
U .S
Russia
Britain
United Nations Trusteeship Council
U. N
U.S
Trygve Lie
Francis B. Sayre
Trusteeship Council
General Assembly Vot
Goodyear Blimp Tours Winchester City
The Goodyear blimp Enterprise visited Winchester touring the city at 2 15 p m with Walter Massie piloting the 150 foot airship. A 16 member ground crew moored the craft at the local airport and offered a sightseeing flight over Winchester.
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Washington
Walter Massie
Winchester
Morgantown
W.va
Massie
Hugh Peters
Gene Miller
Winchester Star
Shirley White
Star
Handley
R. E. Buncutter
Goodyear
Navy
Steumad
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Treasury
Stork
Printers Union
Governor's Budget Committee
Red Newsmen
M’neil
Britisher
Vishinsky
America
U. N. Assembly
Congressional
American Legion
Legion
Sap
Modern
Headley
Braddock
Ghila
Zelan
Campbell
Loudoun St
Nagasaki City
Goodyear Tire‘ and Rubber Co. Blimp ‘Enterprise
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