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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1952
Page
3
Washington report by James Marlow analyzes the 1952 conventions and Kefauver and Stevenson as potential standard bearers. Kefauver faces two strikes: his crime-reduction reputation and reform-backed foes. Stevenson emerges as a natural vote-getter and unifying figure for Illinois Democrats.
Inland Steel Co and the CIO United Steelworkers Union reached a final basic steel agreement in Chicago after the nationwide strike ended last week. The accord marks the first major settlement since the stoppage began, signaling a return to production and labor harmony for the industry.
The Army announced changes delaying promotions by extending minimum service in each grade. Troops outside the Ko pnget agency face longer times before advancing from corporal to sergeant and from sergeant to master sergeant, potentially stretching a 24 month drafting period.
United Nations troops on Old Baldy repelled a heavy 3000-plus shells assault and two small Chinese counterattacks. U N artillery killed about 20 foe and machine guns added seven. Old Baldy had been recaptured in a 12 hour action, as rain and clouds paused air operations along the 155 mile front.
Embattled Secretary Acheson faced travel disruption as an engine problem forced a departure delay while en route to Honolulu to advance a Pacific defense pact among the United States, Australia, and New Zealand. The first plane landed at Lowry Air Force Base for routine operations. The cabinet member spent the night in a hotel suite amid the unexpected halt.
The fourth annual C. J. Whitacre Reunion will be held at Howard's Chapel near Siler on August 10. Dinner is slated for 11 30 a m EST. Donald L DeHaven of Martinsburg W Va is president of the reunion committee.
The greatest depth among the Great Lakes is Lake Superior at 1 290 feet. Other depths are Lake Michigan 923 feet Lake Huron 750 feet Lake Erie 210 feet and Lake Ontario 774 feet.
In Katmandu Nepal government reports arrest of exiled Communist leaders from Tibet and seizure of documents revealing a planned armed revolt. Officials say the plot could be activated at any time by Nepal's political leaders and border tensions with India remain a concern.
Three more fatalities are reported on state highways in the latest AP tally. A New York woman identified as a Negro passenger died after an accident along U S Route 1 south of South Hill. A 31 year old man from Accomack County died in hospital from injuries received. The toll on state routes 657 and 658 rises with these three new deaths.
Detroit reports warn of higher prices for passenger cars as new models cost more to produce and retail price sensitivity could curb sales in the 1953 model year. Industry data show postwar scrappage near 3 percent annually, with obsolescence rising but not yet reducing overall output, keeping the market fragile amid calls for tighter production limits.
The notice lists No 1 fowls and broilers with prices for various weights. Heavy cocks priced at 10 cents per pound for under 22 pounds and 28 cents for 22 pounds and over.
Grain fed steer prices steady while spots fall 25 to 50 cents. grass offerings down 1.00 to 1.50. Heifers lower 50 cents to 1.00. cows and bulls mostly down 2.00 to 3.00. Calves 2.00 to 4.00 lower. dealers 27.00 to 30.00 for good to prime. Sheep and lambs mixed with lambs up 1.00, spring lambs 29.50 to 50.00 for top grades.
Rhode Island Senator Theodore Francis Green says it benefits the party if Northern and Southern Democrats interpret the civil rights plank differently, as long as they vote for the ticket. He notes a compromise should avert a Dixie-Yankee split like in 1948, while northern and southern factions debate specifics of the platform and congressional reform.
A call to action urges readers to accompany others to church services tomorrow, framing attendance as a path to spiritual and personal enrichment and potential financial prosperity.
The piece frames Eisenhower and Stevenson as centrist options in a postwar climate. Both are described as internationalists with no drive for radical social change, reflecting a return to normalcy amid domestic concerns and economic issues of the era.
A 24 year old Boston man, Pvt. Carter, a conscientious objector, sits at a Virginia railroad station awaiting MPs to escort him for anti combat duties. He is headed to Fort Lawton Washington Monday for medical corps duty in the Far East Command.
In MUNSAN Korea two Communist staff officers signed a draft armistice with key issues left unresolved. They did not resolve questions on sewer exchanges or access hurdles, as seven disputed sections emerged from eight sessions.
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