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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1949
Page
2
Reported on renewed hostilities after Oct 14 with Egyptian and Israeli forces clashing while a new cabinet led by Gen Nuri Pasha Es Said forms in the wake of full scale conflict. The text also cites police conference notes on suicide statistics and legal classifications of attempted self-harm.
Answers to the daily quiz questions printed on Page 4. The set includes True for question 1, Sunday for 2, Li'l Abner for 3, Neither for 4, Norway for 5, American plan for 6, U S 8S MISSOURI for 7, Boston Braves baseball team for 8, Sleep in if for 9, and Terriers for 10.
All-American Airways plans a Washington to Pittsburgh passenger service with stops in Baltimore Frederick Hagerstown Cumberland Martinsburg W Va and Connellsville Uniontown Pa. The carrier seeks approval from the Civil Aeronautics Board and to discontinue its current mail routes before launching the new service as early as February 15.
The GOP backs Taft as public housing advocate targets a modest measure against Truman’s sweeping plan for one million public housing units in seven years. Democrats push a high ambition bill while Ives argues the admin plan shifts jobs to government, mirroring the long running TEW proposals with different housing shares.
Bill Doherty, Villanova’s 155 pound quarterback, earned a special outstanding back award in the Philadelphia district for last season.
Arthur Otts Zahn longtime George Washington University basketball coach played for GW from 1930 to 1933 and later led the team as coach, remembered as a top star during his playing days.
Republican campaign workers differ on how to win future elections with a bloc urging against mimicking the New Deal. Chairman Hugh D. Scott Jr. says changes will come. a January 26-27 meeting in Omaha will decide on broader party program plans. Over 4000 replies received with donations from some, calls for new leaders and reform from many.
John Wysor Davin, 57, president of the Nickel Plate railroad and chairman of the Wheeling and Lake Erie railway board, died at his Cleveland home.
Judge John Rice presided as Ann Brown of Stephens City faced disorderly conduct charges with a $14.25 fine and Wilson Holliday of Whitacre was cited for drunkenness with a $10.25 fine. The U S Public Health Service noted altitude does not affect blood pressure, though extreme heights can cause fainting from reduced oxygen. The Browning automatic rifle was patented in August 1917 and 48,000 were sent overseas in February 1918 during World War I.
Singapore restores harbor capacity with 250 000 tons monthly traffic and 20 ships at 24 berths. Plans include an 18 million dollar dry dock and 14 more berths over decades, funded by government loans. Repairs rebuilt sheds warehouses and rail links amid postwar recovery while road transport remains active.
Piraeus, the sea port of Athens in Greece, was the first town on record to adopt a rectangle street system designed by Hippodamus. The grid plan helped organize urban layout and influenced later city designs.
President Truman urged extending allocation powers for steel and scarce materials and backed mandatory controls to curb prices. He warned voluntary measures may fail and pressed for stronger rent control, slum clearance, and a public housing program to build a million low rent dwellings in seven years.
President Truman rejected a Life magazine piece by Jay Franklin claiming shifts in policy. He said the article has no foundation and contains factual errors in nearly every sentence, arguing it misstates his cabinet conflicts especially with Lovett.
Secretary of Defense Forrestal seeks to soften policy toward Russia to clear peace. Acheson takes up duties at an advanced stage from 1947, aiding Greek Turkish aid and drafting the Marshall Plan. First congressional reaction to the switch is favorable.
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