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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1952
Page
3
A brisk look back at 1952 with quirky events and odd anecdotes. Names and places span Philadelphia Hempstead Warren Ark Milwaukee Moscow Decatur Ill Norfolk Va Hackensack N Y Providence R I Richmond Ind San Antonio Texas Riyadh Saudi Arabia and more.
Ten thousand workers at Singapore Naval Base, Britain's largest Far East maritime establishment, walked out today after three months of failed union negotiations.
An elderly police constable on his regular beat tagged his own car after it was driven downtown and parked by his son. The article notes an unrelated astronomy fact about the sun and a distant star.
Joseph L. Knight, 86, former Buena Vista city council member and retired president of the People's Bank, died at his home last night.
The custom was popular in Europe and briefly in the United States, described in fashionable weddings as late as the 1870s. The bride’s mother usually stood in the rear of the procession and was escorted by her future son in law.
The auto industry plans to build three million passenger cars in the first half of 1953. Supplies may be tight but allocations for materials are expected to ease in the second quarter, with some sources predicting six million cars and 115 million trucks for 1953. Industry hopes are high for a strong year, aided by more models and optional equipment, with rumors of refrigerated air conditioning and power steering entering lower price fields.
The Walter J Lamonts and their two children plan a 18 month to 2 year drive covering the Pan American highway. They will live with locals, hunt and fish, and rely on a 1½ ton truck equipped with a geiger counter and rifles for safety.
Dorita and Walter, long time Greenwich Village residents, will start a year long journey wearing blue jeans and T shirts. They plan to live among natives, teach briefly, and send their children to local schools when possible. Dorita recalls a globe trotting youth and a postwar NY newspaper job.
The British Red Cross reports more than 35 000 food parcels for British Commonwealth prisoners of war in Korea awaiting clearance by the Chinese Reds for delivery. In World War II the B 26 Marauder normally had a crew of six: pilot co pilot nose gunner tail gunner radio operator and bombardier.
Four senators including Lehman Humphrey and Douglas convene in New York to debate ending the filibuster and shifting Senate rules. They discuss a possible motion at the January 8 session to adopt new rules, challenging the enduring continuines body.
The account outlines a plan to adopt new Senate rules and an appeal against a presiding officer’s ruling. Humphrey says the original rule could trigger a lengthy filibuster lasting weeks or months as Southerners abuse unlimited debate. The Lehman Humphrey group proposes amending to allow 49 or more senators to order a debate limit.
Veteran politician Georges Bidault urged to form a cabinet after a week of government turmoil. President Vincent Auriol asked Bidault to try again following Jacques Boustelle's failure to rally sufficient backing for his right wing French Rally Party led by General Charles de Gaulle.
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