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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1949
Page
5
Present and past rainfall figures show no precipitation in the 72 hour period and no January or 1949 rainfall to date. The 36 year average annual rainfall is 36.42 inches with monthly means ranging from 1.92 inches in February to 3.88 inches in June. Statistics courtesy of the Winchester Research Laboratory.
Kiwanis will install B F Arthur Jr as president with F Amos Shryock as vice president and four new directors at a 12 30 p m luncheon held at the George Washington hotel Lieutenant Governor James Payne will officiate and several new members will be initiated Arthur succeeds Ralph P Yount.
Despite many World War II era tales of a taller peak in Central Asia near Tibet, no expedition since the war has located such a mountain. no confirmed discovery has been made to date.
Claude L. Slaughter of Winchester has returned to the United States on the Vic Army Transport General Brewster for discharge after serving in the Far East with the 119th Transportation Port Battalion in Manila. The Half Breed Tract is described as land now in Iowa between the Mississippi and Des Moines rivers set aside for children of mixed white and Indian parentage by a treaty signed August 4, 1824.
Seoul reports President Syngman Rhee challenged Moscow's claim that all Soviet troops left North Korea by Christmas. He said the statement contradicted his information and warned the UN commission due mid January would test Russia's good faith as North Korea moves toward general elections.
The Queen Mary’s New York sailing, set for today, is postponed to tomorrow due to hull damage from a Cherbourg incident. Repairs are underway from inside the vessel even though the affected area remains submerged. Squirrel behavior noted as they stay near rocks and in shadows.
In the wake of conflict, leaders argue whether reunifying the Soviet Korean army risks civil war. Analysts warn against mobilizing units that could inflame tensions and threaten regional stability amid fragile ceasefires and political maneuvering.
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