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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1949
Page
3
Yesterday, basketball parks reported a decline of about five percent from Independence Day crowds last year, when July 5 fell on Monday. Eleven race tracks fared worse, with a nineteen percent drop in attendance and betting.
Congress met in temporary summer quarters with the House in the Ways and Means room and the Senate in the old Supreme Court chamber. The move to remodel caused crowding, barred public access, and limited visibility and acoustics as lawmakers debated the Atlantic Pact.
John L. Lewis stopped at a Hayfield tourist camp around 10:30 last night for coffee. Miss Dorothy Walker served him and he left a 10 cent tip. A bystander reportedly asked a pertinent question, and Lewis replied, Get away from here, newspaper man, before driving toward Alexandria.
Front Royal wins 3-2 in a tight matchup as Goodwin and Floriana drive the deciding runs in the third. The Legion threaten late, but misplays and a missed bunt signal end chances, with Pence and Pope slated to start next week’s doubleheader at Middletown.
United Mine Workers resume digging after a 10 day paid vacation with a three day week for soft coal miners east of the Mississippi and a five day week for some west of the river. John L. Lewis orders dues payers back to work while talks resume July 12 to reach a new agreement.
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