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CIO Due to Indorse
Democratic Ticket
At Aug. 30 Meeting
The CIO probably will indorse
the Democratic ticket at a meet
ing of its executive board on Au
gust 30. accroding to reliable in
dications today.
The meeting was called by CIO
President Philip Murray, after a
session of executive officers, who
surveyed the political scene yester
day and came out with blasts
against the Republicans, the Dixie
erats and the Wallace Progressive
Party.
While some local CIO leaders are
known to favor the Progressive
Party, all signs now point to a
strong majority of the CIO swing
ing its influence and the power of
its Political Action Committee to
President Truman and the Demo
cratic campaign.
Statement of Policy
A statement of policy in this di
rection was approved at the execu
tive officers meeting yesterday, with j
the vice presidents voting for it
? to 1.
Objecting was Albert J. Fitzger
ald, president of the United Elec
trical Radio and Machine Workers,
former chairman of the Labor
Committee for Wallace, and con
vention chairman of the Progres
sive Party at Philadelphia. He
protested the CIO criticism of the [
third party.
President Walter Reuther of the
United Auto Workers, a CIO vice
president, could not attend; but his
representative, Emil Mazey. secre
tary-treasurer of the auto workers,
approved the statement.
Mr Fitzgerald, who had been ex
pected to air his charges that the
CIO auto workers have been raid
ing the electrical workers, was
asked why he did not do so. He
replied, Reuther wasn't here.”
Authority Explained
President Murray explained the
„ executive officers have no authority,*
under the CIO constitution to in
dorse a presidential candidate. A
meeting of the executive board, a
different group, has been called for:
August 30 to take such action.
The executive board includes the |
executive officers, plus the presi
dents of all the unions—a total of
51.
In his statement approved by the
executives, President Murray
charged the "record of failure" on
the part of the Republican-con
trolled Eightieth Congress is "plain
and evident."
‘‘The Congress has fostered in-1
fiation. has promoted the special
interests and has contributed to
insecurity,' charged Mr. Murray.j
'Big business and the real estate
lobby have flourished throughout
the regular and special sessions, i
The people have suffered."
Spy Probes Scored.
The current spy investigation bv
Senate and House committees was i
criticized.
"Instead of action to protect the
Interests of the American people."
said the statement, “the Congress
Is providing a circus in the form of
the so-called ‘spy investigation' cur
rently in prepress.
■ The CIO has no brief for any one
who engaged in espionage against
our country' in the interests of a
foreign power. Persons charged
with such violations of our laws can
be brought to justice. They are en
titled to be tried and make their
defense in the American way before
a judge and jury and not be sub
jected to an inquisition before an
Irresponsible committee of the Cong
ress.”
"It must be obvious to all that the
present investigations are patently j
political and intended to distract j
the attention of the people from |
the inadequacies and failures of
Congress."
Reviewing the poltical conven
tions. Mr. Murray asaid "we regard
it to be significant that the plat
form of the Democratic Party une
quivocally indorse President Tru
man's civil rights program and
forthrightly declares for the repeal
of the Taft-Hartlev law and the
liberalization of the Wage-Hour
law."
Weather Report
District of Columbia and Vicinity
—Mostly sunny with highest about
£4 but some chance of a thunder
shower this afternoon Clear to
night. lowest about 64. Tomorrow!
fair with little change in tempera
ture.
Wind velocity, 3 miles per hour:
direction, southeast.
District Medical Society ragweed
pollen count for 24 hours ending
ft a m. August 20—grains per cubic
yard of air (incomplete due to last
night’s rain i.
Five Day Weather Forecast—
August 20 Through August 24.
For Northern Virginia and Mary
land—Temperature will average near
or a little above normal. Normal I
maximum. 83: normal minimum. 64.|
Warmer over week end followed by
cooler Monday and warmer Wed
nesday Showers Sunday or Mon
day. Total rainfall near inch. ,
River Report
From United States Engineers >
Potomac River cloudy a? Harpers Ferry
• nd at Great Falls. Shenanooah clear
at Harpers Ferry
Humidity.
Yesterday— Pet. Today— Pet.
■Noon 15 Midnight flit
4 p.m. s a.m. fl?
£ p.m 75 1 30 pm — oo
High and Low for Yesterday.
High. 81. at it to p.m
Low. 64. at 7:07 a.m
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest. 05. on June 74
Lowest, 5 on January ‘.'6.
Tide Tables.
(Furniahed bv Un-ted States Coast and
Geodetic Survey.*
Today Tomorrow.
High fl5 a m 0:58 a m
Low _ - 3:57 a.m. 4:38am
High fl 50 p m lo 73 p.m.
Low _ 474pm 5:00 p.m.
The »un ana Moon.
Rise >. Sets.
Run. today H -rt :
Sun tomorrow f>:.< *•>•->
Moon, today s-t', pm. ‘a.m
Automobile liahts muf be turned on
©ne-half hour alter aunset.
Precipitation.
Monthly precipitation in inches in the
Capital (current month to date»^
Month 1948. Ave. „ Record
January -4.57 365 > 83 37
MaVcrT17 "III 3 66 3 75 8!»4 HI
ADril -HI 3.05 3.27 9.13 89
M.v - 8.87 3.70 10.69 >9
Tune - 5.28 4.13 10.84 'Oil I
June - 4.31 4.71 10.63 '86 i
August"! 11II - 8.41 4.01 14 41 ;;:s;
September 3si 1i'a? .72'
October - --- 3 Si £ Si .2i!
November — — £69 89
December _ --- 3.32 . 06 01
Temperatures in Various Cilirs.
High. Low- High. Low \
Albuoueraue 96 «« $;?™ukPf ?4 55
4S~“’ 4? S SKSSST s »
SS a s* 83f&> S £
Chicaao I 78 58 Omaha ... 93 75
Cincinnati- 84 55 Phoenix 1CL 83
r>Vtroit 79 57 Pittsburgh 82
FI Paso"" 96 70 Portl'd. Mr. . 75 58
caiveaton 9' 81 Louis 8, 6.,
Wsrrisburg 80 61 Salt Lake C Pi! 5‘
ES;; si - ■ san Antonio 102 7o
K. mS 9 7 6 s Frsnclsco 7 5 54
loxAnteles 90 59 Seattle .... 68 55j
Louisville.. 86 55 Tampa-01 *
A
RAID RESULTS IN BIG WHISKY HAUL—Detectives C. R. Winemiller (left) and William A.
Elliott, take inventory at police headquarters of upward of 3,000 bottles of whisky confiscated
on raids on three after-hour spots today. —Star Staff Photo.
Raid
'Continued From First Page.t
neuver. Ail policemen had been
given sealed orders to report, but
did not know the nature of the as
signment before the meeting.
Precisely at 3:30 a m. the police
moved out, in patrol wagons, cruis
ers and on motorcycles. Fifteen
minutes later they struck, surround
ing the three clubs at the same time,
and entering after showing search
warrants.
It was all quiet and orderly and
caused little excitement among the
patrons.
Photographs were made of the
interiors and lists of club "members"
were taken.
For two weeks plain clothes men
had gathered evidence a’ the spots,
using marked money. After the ar
rests. a squad of police at each club
sealed the bottles of whisky with
wax and they were carted away as
evidence.
Some Bottles Marked.
Inspector Truscott said some of
the bottles bore names of patrons
and others did not. He said it was
customary for "members'’ to have
their names inked on the nettle
labels for identification. Those ar
rested were:
Five O'clock Club—William G.
| Benjamin, 34, of the 7600 block of
Wildwood drive, Takoma Park, Md.,
i president, secretary and manager:
Miss Mary Jane Dowd. 22, of the
| 3000 block of M street N.W., wait
ress; Miss Amelia Swann, 33. of the
11300 block of Adams street N.E.,
| waitress, and Miss Frances Morton,
26. of the 1400 block of B street
tS.E., cashier. All were charged with
j three counts each of selling and
j three counts each of keeping whisky
without a license.
Allies Club—Stanley S. Gordon. 47.
i of the 1300 block of Massachusetts
j avenue N.W., president: Louis W.
J Strickland, 51, of the 1300 block of
Vermont avenue N.W., vice presi
dent; two charges each of keeping
and two charges each of selling
whisky: Thomas G. McGee, 39, of
the 1100 block of Vermont avenue
N.W.. bartender, one charge each
of selling and keeping; Mrs. Mary
L. Stephens. 26, of the 3500 block of
Thirteenth street N.W., waitress, one
charge of selling. One man who said
he was a "member" was released
after being held for investigation.
Spotlight Club.
Spotlight Club—Vincent R. Grillo,
45. of the 2500 block of University
place N.W.. owner and manager;
Miss Mary E. Stoltz, 27, of 1000 block
of Bryant street N.E., waitress;
Gerald R. Baldy, 22, of the 2200
block of S street S.E., bartender;
three charges each of keeping and
three charges each of selling.
Corporation Counsel Vernon E.
West said he had not been consulted
about the raid and that it was
entirely a police matter.
As to the legality of such night
clubs. Mr. West said the law re
quires a liquor license for them if
they are rot legitimate membership
organizations.
The law prohibits the drinking of
liquor at any place where the public
is invited but a license has not been
issued. Mr. West said. This would
even apply to drinking at a football
game for instance, he said.
He recalled that in a similar situ
ation several years ago involving the
now-defunct Literary Guild Club,
the courts held against the de
fendants and the Supreme Court
refused to review the case.
Grain Moisture Content
Tests Offered Farmers
Special Dispatch to The Star
MARTINSBURGH. W. V*. Aug.
20.—A laboratory sendee to test
moisture content in wheat and
other grains is being made avail
able to farmers of this Eastern
Panhandle by the West Virginia De
oartment of Argiculture for the first
time, it was disclosed today by
Commissioner J. B. McLaughlin.
Tlie facilities will be operated in
connection with the present depart
ment laboratory in Hotel Berkeley
Building here which heretofore has
restricted its checking to examina
tion of apples for spray residue.
Tliis service will also be continued.
Farmers desiring a test should
obtain a one-quart sample in the
presence of the buyer and seal it
in an airtight container.
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Greece's Three Red Neighbors
Peril Peace, U. N. Group Says
»y the Associated Press
LAKE SUCCESS. Aug. 20.—
Greece's three Communist neigh
bors were accused by a United Na
j lions agency today of threatening
j peace in the Balkans by aiding
(Greek guerrillas.
The accused countries are Al
bania, Bulgaria and Yugoslavia.
They were warned by the U. N.
General Assembly last year against
assisting dissident forces in Greece.
The Special Committee on the
Balkins < UNSCOBi reported to the
Assembly, after a year of on-the
scene inquiry, that the three Soviet
(satellites were continuing their
activities against the Athens regime.
UNSCOB said it had evidence
that Greece's Communist neighbors
had supplied arms and munitions to
the guerrillas, had permitted the
(use of their territories for tactical
! operations and had given the guer
rillas moral support through gov
ernment-controlled radio stations.
| “This assistance has been on such
a scale," the report said, “that the
! Special Committee has concluded
that it has been given with the
knowledge of the governments of
Albania, Bulgaria and Yugoslavia.”
The report added:
"So long as events along the
northern borders of Greece show
that support is being given to the
Greek guerrillas from Albania. Bul
garia and Yugoslavia, the Special
Committee is convinced that a
| threat to the political independence
and territorial integrity of Greece
iwill exist, and international peace
and security in the Balkans will be
endangered.”
The findings of the committee
were backed by nine members of
the 11-nation body, although Aus
tralia had some reservations. Rus
sia and Poland, the other two mem
i bers of UNSCOB, have boycotted
i the committee from the beginning.
Australia held that the committee
| laid too much stress on investigat-I
ing and observing and not enough
on conciliation.
Australia also took issue with thei
committee's recommendations for,
the future. The committee recom
mended that a U. N. agency con
tinue to "exercise vigilance" along
the border and to try to bring about
a peaceful settlement.
Australia proposed the establish
ment of a good offices committee
with purely conciliatory functions.
This body would consist of three
outstanding individuals of interna
tional prestige who would not be
citizens of any of the five big
powers.
The committee itself did not spec-!
ifv exactly what kind of agency it
believed was best, but it did pro- i
pose that the U. N. take over the
financial burden previously borne
by countries on the Balkan com- i
mittee.
The whole Balkan issue will come
before the General Assembly when j
it opens its 1948 session in Paris
September 21.
Greeks Start Offensive
Against Grammos Rebels
ATHENS. Aug. 20 iff).—Greek
Army forces opened a new offensive
against last-ditch guerrilla strong
holds in the Grammos Mountains
today, a general staff spokesman
said.
The Athens government had been
hailing the Grammos campaign as
alreadv won, but the staff spokes
man told of stiffening guerrilla re
sistance in an area of some 100
square miles still held by the forces
under Communist Markos Vafiades.
The army used artillery and C-47
planes converted to bomber use in
the new drive. Press reports said
the planes dropped 250-pound and
500-pound bombs on Vafiades'
strongholds.
Next Phase of Drive Mapped.
While the army pushed for the
final decision in the Grammas re
i gion. high American and Greek
officials began mapping the next
phase of the campaign—against
rebels in the Peloponnesus. The
conference was at Patrai.
American Gen. James van Fleet.
American Ambassador Henry F.
Grady and Lt. Gen. Demetrios
Yadzis. chief of the Greek general
staff, discussed plans for cleaning
up 2,500 guerrillas left in the Pelo
ponnesus.
There is no indicalion when the
new campaign will start.
Premier Themistokles Sophoulis
.aid yesterday the army Was won
the Grammos campaign. The rebels,
he said, are "lying prostrate.”
U. N. Site Excavation
To Start in September
By Associated Press
NEW YORK, Aug. 20.—Excavation
of the six-block Manhattan site for
the new United Nations headquar
ters will begin September 15—two
weeks earlier than originally
planned.
This was decided yesterday at a
meeting of the U. N. Headquarters
Advisory Committee.
The committee, headed by Warren
R. Austin, chief American delegate,
also agreed to negotiate a single
contract for construction of the
major units of the world capitol.
The structures will include a 39
story secretariat office building, the
General Assembly building with a
huge auditorium, and a wide, low
upit for conference and Council
chambers.
Mr. Austin said in a letter to U. N.
Secretary General Trygve Lie that
he expected that the first cash—
$25,000,000 out of the $65,000,000
site loan—would be available from
the Reconstruction Finance Corp.
next week.
Korda Reported Keeping
Films From U. 5. in Boycott
By As>ociot«d Pr»s*
LONDON. Aug 20.—'The Daily Ex-j
press saifl today that Sir Alexander
Korda. British movie producer, has
decided to send no more films to
the United States until the “trouble
blows over.”
The decision was made last night,
the newspaper said, because the
Sons of Liberty League has been
picketing British film runs in Amer
ica. The Express added that Ameri
can theaters had withdrawn three
Korda films—"An Ideal Husband,”
• Anna Karenina” and "Mine Own
Executioner”—because of the picket
ing.
The Sons of Liberty League has
conducted picketing of New York
stores which sell British goods and
has urged a boycott of all such
products. The league says it is re
taliating for Great Britain's Pales
tine policy.
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Brownell Greets 200
At Opening of G. 0. P.
Headquarters Here
Some 200 Republicans crowded
into the Dewey-Warren Building at
1430 K street N.W. yesterday after
noon for the official opening of the
local campaign headquarters.
On hand to greet them were Her
bert Brownell, jr„ the Dewey-War
ren campaign manager, along with
vaiious District Republican leaders
and a selection of pretty girls with
1 red roses and Dewey buttons, which
they passed out to the visitors.
The last nail in a sign outside
the building was saved for Mr.
Brownell. This he drove in as pho
tographers took his picture.
Before the speech-making started,
patriotic songs and the new "Dewey
Warren Victory March" were played
over a loudspeaker. The music
! could be heard in the street from
; one loudspeaker set up on the front
of the building.
Joseph C. McGarraghy. chairman
! of the District Campaign Commit
| tee, told the crowd the citizens of
1 "voteless D. C.” have a chance to
influence the election of President
and Vice President, as well as of
members of Congress, through the
; new headquarters. He said the
office will do everything it can to
get out every Republican absentee
vote in the District.
Lewis T. Brueninger, president of
| the District Dewey-Warren Club, ex
plained all fund-raising in the Dis
; trict will be done through his or
: ganization.
“And we need funds." he empha
sized.
He said limited memberships are
selling for $10, contributing mem
berships. from $25 to $100, and sus
taining memberships, from $100 to
$5,000. Everything will go for the
"drive to the White House," he ad
ded.
Among the other local leaders
present and speaking were James C.
Wilkes. State committee chairman,
and Col. George L. Hart, State com
mittee secretary.
The Republican national head
quarters will remain at 133/ Con-i
necticut avenue N.W.. but the Re
publican Absentee Voters’ Bureau,
which formerly was in the national
' headquarters building, has been
transferred to the campaign office
on K street.
The K street building will be used
also as a meeting place for the State,
committee and the Young Republi-'
cans’ Club.
Charlottesville Case Raises
Virginia Polio Total to 205
By tht Associated Pres*
RICHMOND, Va.. Aug. 20 —In
fantile paralysis now has struck all
of Virginia's 10 major cities this
year.
} Charlottesville, W'hich until yester
day had remained free of polio, re
ported its first case—a 28-year-old
woman. It was one of three new
cases reported in the State, raising
the 1948 total to 205 victims.
The other two victims were an
11-year-old Mecklenburg County
jboy and a 20-vear-old Princess Anne
County pian.
Naval Hospital officials at Ports
mouth yesterday reported the death
: from polio of a 25-year-old petty
officer who was stationed aboard the
U. S. S. Cadamus. a Navy repair
ship. His closest relative was listed
as his wife, who lives in Norfolk
'County.
i The case was not included in the
State’s official total, however, since
| no official report of the death had
been made to Norfolk County
[Health Officer Dr. William Y.
Garrett.
Rent Raise Authorized
In Drake Apartments
The District Kent Control Ad-;
ministration has authorized rent in-1
creases averaging 4.77 per cent for!
79 units of the Drake Apartments,
2119 H street N.W.
The H. L. Rust Co., had asked
14.93 per cent increases. The hear
ing was conducted by Examiper
Denis K. Lane.
The new rents will range from
26.25 per month for one room and
bath to $55 for three rooms and
bath. The old rents ranged from
I $25 to $52.50. i
Last Three Finalists Selected
For'Miss Washington' Contest
Here are the semifinalists in the "Miss Washington” beauty
contest, sponsored by Station WWDC at the Apex Theater.
They are * left to right): Miss Betty Shinn, 19. of 412 Edge
wood avenue. Silver Spring, Md.: Miss Barbara Browning, 18, of
315 Penwood road, Sliver Spring, and Miss Joan Marie Nelson,
19, of 11 R street N.E. —Star Staff Photo.
Brunettes didn't have a chance
last night at the Apex Theater dur
ing the last of the semifinals in the
"Miss Washington" beauty contest.
When the results were in; two
blondes and a brown-haired acro
batic dancer were chosen by the
judges to appear with six other
semifinalists, in the final competi
tion for the title to be held Monday
at the Capitol Theater. Radio Sta
tion WWDC is sponsoring the
contest.
Smallest of the winning blondes
was blue-eyed Betty Shinn. 19, of
412 Edgewood avenue. Silver Spring,
Md., whose singing of "Love Some
body” made a big hit with the ca
pacity audience.
A native Washingtonian. Miss
Shinn is the daughter of Mr. and
Mis. Ralph G. Shinn. She has just
completed a year at Penn Hall
Junior College. Chambersburg. Pa.,
and entered the contest on advice
of Miss Elaine Doyle, her modeling
teacher. Her father is in the insur
ance business.
Second of the winners in the
semifinals last night was Barbara
Browning, 18. of 315 Penwood road.
Silver Spring, the girl with the
brown hair. The audience responded
to her acrobatic and twirling routine.
She also was born here and was
$50,995,000 July Fire Loss
Lifts r48 Total to Record
By th« Asiocintad Pea is
NEW YORK, Aug. 20.—Fires de
stroyed $50,995,000 worth of prop
erty throughout the Nation during
July to bring th^ year's total to an
all-time high.
W. E. Mallalieu. general manager
of the National Board of Fire Un
derwriters, said the July loss was
3.2 per cent above the total of
$49,357,000 for the corresponding
month last year. However, it rep
resented a seasonal decline of 6.9
per cent from June losses of $54.
706.000.
The total for the first seven
months of the year was $437,435,000.
a new record for the period and
more than losses for the entire year
of 1944. The total fdl' the 12 months
ended July 31 was $711,437,000, also
an all-time high and 10.8 per cent
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Browning, a grocery store manager,
and Mrs. Browning. Barbara has
been studying dancing for seven
years. She will decide next winter
whether she will continue doing so
in New York, or going to college.
Joan Marie Nelson, 19, of 11 R
street N E., the other blond winner
in the semifinals, is a senior at St.
Mary-of-the-Woods College in Indi
ana. She is the daughter of Hal G
Nelson, a retired hotel man, and
Mrs. Nelson. She is working dur
ing the summer in the administra
tive office of the District Public
Library, and hopes to study voice
in Europe.
Judging of the semifinals was
based on talent, beauty of face and
figure, charm and personality.
The judges last night were Miss
Eleni Sakes. fashion editor of The
Star; Miss Helen Gillespie, assist
ant chief hostess of Capital Air
lines; Edgar F Fowler, general of
fice manager of the Republican Na
tional Committee: Carl Bleiberg,
director of public relations for the
Hecht Co.: Preston R. Fish, pro
gram specialist for the United Stai.es
Public Health Service, and Phillip
Yager of the the Justice Depart
ment.
greater than the $641,816,000 in
lasses for the previous 12 months.
The Board of Fire Underwriters
bases its fire loss estimates on in
surance reports, with allowances for
unreported and uninsured losses.
Brazil expects its 1948-9 sugar
crop will fill 24,000,000 bags.
ITU Session Rejects
Resolution Requiring
Non-Communist Oath
By Auooottd Press
MILWAUKEE, Aur. 20 —The AFL
International Typographical Union
rejected a resolution which would
have required its officers to file non
Communist affidavits in compliance
with the Taft-Hartley Act.
The union's committee on resolu
tions had reported unfavorably on
the proposal introduced in the con
vention here by Paul Strong of tha
Champaign-Urbana (111.) local.
NLRB Help Minimised.
Woodruff Randolph, international
president, said the officers had not
complied with the provisions of the
Taft-Hartley law because thus far
they "had seen no pressing need for
it." He said it was not a question
of whether the ITU officers were
Communists, but of whether they
were going to give the National
Labor Relations Board jurisdiction
of their problems.
"We want neither the benefits nor
the burdens of that law.” Mr. Ran
dolph told the delegates. "There
isn t anything we can get through
the National Lajjor Relations Board
that we can’t get one thousand times
better through economic measures.’’
The convention approved a reso
lution condemning "any type of
[discrimination based on race, reli
gion, or political belief.”
Denham’s Removal Asked.
In other resolutions the union
called on President Truman to re
move Robert N. Denham, NLRB
general counsel, asserting he had
“proven himself unqualified because
of obvious prejudices against tha
jITU”; caled for a meeting of the
i AFL, CIO and railroad brotherhoods
jin Washington to work out joint
plans for repeal of Ihe Taft-Hart
ley law, combat anti-union injunc
tions and "other attacks bv the
NLRB": and pledged ITU support
to AFL's Labor League for Political
Education.
i In Washington, Mr. Denham said
the ITU resolution involving him
“doesn't deserve comment when it
comes from a crowd as law ignor
ing as that has been ”
Gerald Smith's Followers
Form New Party Tonight
By th* Associated Press
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 20.—Followers of
Gerald L. K. Smith assembled here
today to form a new political party
and nominate candidates for Presi
dent and Vice President.
Opening sessions of a two-dav
convention will be held tonight at
Kiel Auditorium.
Mr. Smith, national director of the
•Christian Nationalist Crusade":
Phil VV. Davis, jr., of Tulsa and Don
Lohbeck of St. Louis will be speak
ers. Mr. Lohbeck is editor of tha
organizations magazine, the Cross
and the Flag.
Mr. Smith said the convention
would adopt a platform "dealing
frankly with issues that the old par
ties consider too hot to handle "
He also said "a man of great,
prominence and importance" will
be principal speaker at the closing
convention session tomorrow night..
The speaker's name, he said, would
be withheld until he is introduced.
Young on Vacation
Joseph Young and the Fed
eral Spotlight are on vacation.
The column will be resumed
August 24. The Federal Spot
light, radio program will re
sume on Sunday. August 29,
over WMAL at 3:15 p.m.
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