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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1949
Page
3
In Dallas a 19 year old mother shot in the head gave birth prematurely to a 4 pound daughter on Sunday. Mrs Addie Hudson remained in excellent condition at the hospital with physicians predicting a good chance of recovery and possible blindness. Police recounted finding a .22 rifle near the scene and an emergency Caesarean was prepared if needed.
Wallace Watson a 42 year old service station operator was killed at his home in South Hill Virginia early Sunday according to Commonwealth's Attorney M C Dortch police are investigating the slaying and no suspects are named at this time
Associated Press reports New York, Ontario and Western workers strike for a 10 cent hourly wage increase, affecting about 500 railroad employees and idle 1400 more. The line serves New York City and coal routes, with pay raise tied to U S District Court authorization. Easter layoffs hit Detroit plants. Ford workers vote on strike. Chrysler and Briggs also hit by disputes. Chicago Harvester union seeks raises and benefits for 24,000 workers. NLRB orders Alabama organizers to desist from CIO Textile Workers' Union actions.
In Lake Success on April 18 the Greek death sentence case for two labor leaders triggered a protest from the Soviet bloc. Polish delegate Katz-Suchy pressed for an immediate debate in the General Assembly's political committee, but chairman Fernand Van Langenhove ruled against it after a vote, and the committee resumed discussion on Italy's prewar colonies with Pakistan's Sir Mohammed Zafrullah Khan taking the floor.
Newport News reports the keel has been laid for the 65 000 ton aircraft carrier to be named United States. The project sparks a Navy Air Force dispute over long range bombing rights and strategic doctrine.
Elementary school principals from 11 Southeastern States and the District of Columbia gather in Atlanta April 21 23 to discuss teachers salaries as a major agenda item. About 500 principals are expected for the conference sponsored by the National Education Association's department of elementary school principals.
Six VEPCO employees respond no to state operation duty in a planned May 5 strike. About 3500 of 4000 workers answered the SCC questionnaire, leaving roughly three weeks to return responses.
The State Milk Commission schedules a public hearing at 11 a.m. on April 29 to review price structures in the Covington Clifton Forge market. A second hearing at 2 p.m. on April 28, requested by the Danville local milk board, will examine prices in the Danville market.
Miss Vlasta Vraz an American relief worker was released from a Czechoslovak prison today. The American embassy had demanded her early release and asked for the specific charges if any against Miss Vraz of Berwyn Illinois who headed the Prague office of American relief for Czechoslovakia. Police still believe her guilty of dealings with opponents of the communist led government.
Easter week end disruptions hit about 45 000 auto workers across Detroit plants. Walkouts at Ford Chrysler Briggs stop lines. Ford Local 600 considers a strike vote while observers deem a full strike unlikely.
About 50 candidates were initiated into the Handley council of the United Commercial Travelers of America in Harrisonburg. Attendees from Martinsburg and Cumberland joined about 200 people for the ceremony with remarks by Eugene Dearing and greetings from Mayor M. B. Clove Jr. The Handley council has grown from 163 to 213 members in the past year.
American Radiator and Standard Sanitary Corp announced temporary closures of plants in Pittsburgh and Baltimore due to reduced building activity. About 2000 workers will be affected, with 700 at Pittsburgh and 1300 at Baltimore, while Louisville brass plant will see about 400 of 5600 employed laid off. H. M. Reed Jr. cited curtailed operations as the reason.
Gen Walter Bedell Smith says Stalin will live for a long time and looks well. He doubts Russia will overrun Europe in weeks and notes supply challenges in a rapid advance. He praises the Russian Army and Soviet science while warning against assuming a large atomic bomb.
Funeral services for Rev Charles Stroh of Wardensville were conducted at St Peter’s Lutheran Church. He died suddenly from a heart attack while en route to a doctor in Moorefield. Interment planned in Baltimore tomorrow. Survived by his current wife and children from his first marriage, Charles Dorothy and Barbara Stroh.
Pfc Alfred T Locke, killed in World War II in Normandy on July 16, 1944 at age 39, will be reburied tomorrow. Services at Strider funeral home Charles Town with interment at Green Hill cemetery Berryville. Survived by parents Mr and Mrs Benjamin Locke and seven siblings across Maryland and West Virginia.
Government efforts aimed at delaying surrender terms face a rising likelihood of armed conflict repayment along a 650 mile Yangtze front. Li Tsung Jen negotiates with the communists while Chiang Kai-shek loyalists and forces maneuver toward possible battle plans or retreat to Formosa.
The Virginia State Milk Commission ordered price cuts of one to two cents per quart in 10 marketing areas. In Fredericksburg the grade A milk price will decline, with three areas affected by the latest decree.
Effective today the price falls from 21 to 20 cents a quart. As of May 1 the Norfolk Portsmouth and Suffolk markets will drop from 24 to 23 cents. Proportionate cuts were ordered by the commission in other grades.
Pfc. Garland L. Smoot 18 son of Mrs. William L. Creswell 111 Whitlock Ave has been assigned to the 1948th Airways and Air Communications Squadron near Vienna Austria as a clerk typist He attended Handley High School and entered the Air Force in June 1948 He was assigned to the European Command in March 1949
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