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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1949
Page
6
A 1949 account explains how the Congressional Record’s appendix absorbs speeches and editorials from senators and representatives. Unanimous consent governs entry, with items by Humphrey Pepper and others printed to preserve remarks from past sessions.
In New York, August 16, Federal Judge Harold R Medina urged defense counsel to proceed as the conspiracy trial of 11 top communists entered its 31st week. He ruled out many preliminaries and pressed witnesses to detail specific meetings and activities of the party education committee linked to the 1945 conspiracy to overthrow the U.S. government.
Tokyo marks the fourth anniversary of Japan surrender with little direct reference to wartime collapse. Occupation aide W J Sebald urges reading MacArthur's May 3 constitution message. Editorials note postwar progress while Hosea Hirokawa cites the Communist Party as a threat to a peace treaty.
The report indicates a plan to move the observance day to September 2, aligning with the date the surrender was signed. The note emphasizes aligning remembrance with the formal surrender event and avoiding confusion with other dates.
The Mutual Fire Insurance Co of Loudoun County marks its 100th anniversary with a celebration at its new Waterford home August 25 to 27. Increased business led to a larger office building, represented in Winchester by H. S. Lupton and Son.
Present and past rainfall figures show 48 hours ending 7 a.m. with 0.62 inches. August rainfall to date is 4.82 inches for 1949, and 28.22 inches for the year. The 36 year average annual rainfall is 36.42 inches with monthly means listed from January to December. Courtesy Winchester Research Laboratory.
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