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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1946
Page
4
Truman Creates National Intelligence Authority
President Truman consolidated U S intelligence efforts into a National Intelligence Authority. The body includes the secretaries of State War and Navy to centralize information exchange between military and foreign policy makers. Sidney W Souers, a War Admiral from St Louis, is named Director General Intelligence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Navy
Central Intelligence Agency
Truman
United States
National Intelligence Authority
Secretaries of State
War
Sidney W. Souers
St. Louis
Gouers
Secrecy Behind Pearl Harbor Inquiry Sheds Light
Testimony from General Short and Admiral Kimmel claims Washington withheld information before the December 7 1941 attack. Both officers say they were kept ignorant of Pacific developments, challenging responsibility and urging action if warned. Credit to the inquiry heightening public scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Harbor
General Shorts
Army
Navy
General Short
Washington
Admiral Kimmel
Pacific
Japan
Potsdam spoils may aid U S Navy plans
The Potsdam agreement leaves Germany with many warships in peacetime, but some vessels such as Prinz Eugen and several destroyers could be useful to American naval architecture. Depot ships and other units might be sold or transferred to countries where they prove advantageous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
United
Prinz Eugen Seen as Possible Target in Atomic Tests
Combat ships are to be used as guinea pigs in planned atomic bomb experiments next spring. Prinz Eugen is listed to endure such an attack and may teach American naval experts, while the German navy faces dissolution and none of the ships or U-boats will again threaten American lives or vessels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Finis
Inquiry urged over Army truck crossing picket lines policy
Current Opinion calls for a prompt thorough inquiry into Major General Manton 8. Eddy's order restricting Army trucks from crossing meat strike picket lines without local labor leaders approval. It argues the policy risks partisan bias and urges review of War and Navy Department labor relations and the Army's role in strikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Representatives
Manton
Eddy
Third Service Command
War Department
United States Army
Navy Department
Army
Navy
Virginia boys win Croix de Guerre and local drives noted
Technical Sgt. Robert S. Baker among 17 Virginia youths honored with the Croix de Guerre avec Etoile de Vermeil for aiding French troops on the Italian front. George Sanders named chairman of the 1945 Red Cross War Fund Drive. Berryville teams win both games against Lincoln High. Bobcats post their fourth straight victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert S. Baker
Virginia
George Sanders
Red Cross
Berryville
Lincoln High School
Bobcats
Winchester incidents and literary triumph headline
Five years ago Mrs. Ralph Brown of Clearbrook and Donald Smith of Winchester were in two accidents in Winchester yesterday. Mrs. George Headley of Birmingham, known in Winchester, used a Confederate officer’s flashing sword to rout the enemy, a frightened Negro. Rebecca Yancy Williams, wife of a Richmond physician, scored a bestseller with The Vanishing Virginian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Brown
Clearbrook
Donald Smith
Winchester
George Headley
Birmingham
Rebecca Yancy Williams
Richmond
Winchester musician invited to state banquet in Richmond
Ten years ago Kenneth Windle, a versatile Winchester musician, was invited to appear at the annual State Chamber of Commerce banquet in Richmond. The piece also notes English curiosity about whether Mrs Ernest Simpson, the former dancing partner of the Prince of Wales, will remain favored by the King of England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Windle
Winchester
State Chamber of Commerce
Richmond
Prince of Wales
Ernest Simpson
England
County bird feeding praised. local travel to Richmond planned
County Game Warden Ralph G. Pollard receives a thank you letter from C. W. Williams for helping feed Frederick county birds during heavy snow. Special cars are chartered to take residents to Richmond as Gov. Harry Sear ae burial plans progress at Mount Hebron Cemetery this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph G. Pollard
C. W. Williams
Frederick County
Richmond
Harry + Sear ae
Mount Hebron
British blockade falters amid Germany tension
Thirty years ago British leaders warned they could not sustain the blockade against Germany much longer. The reporting notes incidents at the University of Virginia with student opposition to a women’s college, arguing it would threaten masculine traditions. Matthew Ebersole was injured in a collision involving a buggy and the Castleman stage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Matthew Ebersole
Castleman
A Its
University of Virginia
Anderson in Cabinet Struggle Linked to Food Shortage
Washington reports Gerald Anderson faces a power clash with the Truman administration and farm lobbies as he pushes a new price theory. Analysts say bureaucratic resistance and fear of abundance drive ongoing food shortages and a possible successor like Milton Eisenhower. Weather and strikes worsen meat and poultry supply, with eggs and vegetables fluctuating but constrained by world demand and Britain loans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Mallon
Washington
Truman
Wallace
White House
Milton Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Anderson
Albuquerque
Farm Bureau Federation
Farmers Union
Lassiter
Hudgins
Congress
Sidney Hillman
CIO
Motors
Britain
Strength for the Day: Zhukov and a Czech Interpreter
A reader recalls a story from Europe about the Russian general Zhukov. A Czech interpreter, once a camp prisoner, assists Zhukov and questions atheism versus communism. Zhukov replies that he once was an atheist, but no longer, as he now believes in God after seeing children abused by soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Zhukov
How's Your I Q Quiz Answers and Trivia
A dated quiz asks seven questions about quotes science grammar and trivia. It includes who said hit the line hard and whether a mirage can be photographed, plus asks about Immortal Bard and the boy orator of the Platte and lemons production and a famed wedding best man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South America
Quito
Florida
Platte
Gene Markey
Myrna Loy
Virginia Tech Beats Richmond 40-32 in Southern Conf. Battle
Virginia Tech Grabs its second Southern Conference win as guard Harry Buskhar leads the Gobblers to a 40-32 victory over Richmond. Freddie Gantt is held to eight points by Warren Marousek, with Tony Diservio scoring 19 for Tech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Buskhar
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg
Gobblers
University of Richmond
Cagers
Richmond
Freddie Gantt
Tech
Warren Marousek
Tony Diservio
Spideer
Britain’s pledge question answered by crown symbol
The reply states England has no national pledge to the flag. It asserts the Crown, not the Union Jack, serves as the symbol of the British nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
N. A
War era letter protests Hicswa death sentence in Japan court martial
A reader from Virginia denounces the death sentence of Pfc. Joseph E. Hicswa of Wallington New Jersey by a Japanese court martial. The letter accuses military processes of unfair treatment and compares enemy actions in World War II, urging action to save the soldier and condemn wartime strikes by plant workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfc
Joseph E. Hicswa
Wallington
N. J
Japan
United States Supreme Court
Pfc. Hicswa
Last U S Navy vessel hit by Japanese plane in WWII
The Navy Department states records show the last U S Navy vessel struck by a Japanese plane was the USS LaGrange APA 124. It was hit on August 13, 1945.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy Department
LaGrange
Death at Balmoral Court prompts inquiry across Gull's Point
Mary Aldin learns Mrs. Tressilian's guest Mr. Treves has died suddenly at the Balmoral Court hotel. Dr Lazenby notes a precarious heart health, lift issues debated, and Mary and Thomas Royde seek relatives and a possible notice. Officers check the lift placard and confirm no prior malfunction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gull’s Point
Hurstall
Mary
Lady Tressilian
Mr. Treves
Balmoral Court
Mary Dear
Mary Aldin
Camilla
Thomas
London
Mrs
Joe
Mrs. Rogers
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