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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 05, 1961

Page

3

Job Security and Unemployment Seen If Auto Workers Strike

Detroit AP reports that negotiators for General Motors Ford and Chrysler project mixed outcomes from a potential strike. They warn both job security gains and widespread layoffs depend on a peaceful settlement as high inventories and substantial idle workers persist across GM Ford and Chrysler plants.

Detroit United Auto Workers Union Frank General Motors Ford Chrysler United Auto Workre UAW Henry Ford II Ford Motor Co Walter P. Reuther Kent Goldberg Washington Reuther Malcolm L. Denise

Most Wanted Man Found by Babysitters in Bloom Home

Kenneth Ho Sharp, alias Bryan Iy, sought since 1952 for a Chicago holdup shooting a 75-year-old service station attendant, was captured by the FBI after posing as a family friend in a Bloom household. Bloom described trust and shock as Sharp lived with them while working odd jobs.

Aeena Bryan Iy Kenneth Ho Sharp Chicago FBI Bloom Phil Blooms

Harrison Urges Virginians to Choose Between Tickets

Burr P. Harrison campaigned in Harrisonburg urging voters to back the Harrison Godwin Button ticket for Virginia state offices. He argued the governor and attorney general should share a common policy, criticized the opposition for plans of expansive taxes, and contrasted with North Carolina style expansion and West Virginia conditions. Harrison also signaled he will not seek reelection and plans to resume law practice in Winchester.

Harrisonburg Burr P. Harrison Commonwealth Virginia Albertis S. Harrison Mills E. Godwin Y. Button Byrd Rep. Harrison Harrison- Godwin-Button Stephens North Carolina Harrison West Virginia West Vi Winchester

Carolina Tax Sends Buyers to Virginia

More than 35 carloads of grocery riders drove to Virginia to protest North Carolina's 3 percent sales tax on food that took effect. R. L. Moore of Tobaccoville, organizer of the North Carolina Conservative party, led the caravan to Mount Airy before splitting toward Galax and Hillsville in Virginia. The tax aims to boost state revenues to finance a proposed 17 percent tax.

Winston - Salem Virginia North Carolina R. L. Moore Tobaccoville Moore Conservative Party Mount Airy Virginia Line Galax Hillsville

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