13 Jul 1950
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1950
Page
1
Washington reports growing push within the administration to seek at least limited wartime controls on U S industry to bolster Korea war effort. debate centers on scope and timing with NSRB and Defense Department shaping possible programs and Congress considerations.
Harry Whitlock 24 of 714 Cameron St pleaded guilty to forging his brother’s name on a 65 dollar bank check and cashing it. He received two-year sentences on each charge, suspended on probation for two years with restitution and costs. Billy Peters of Albini was convicted June 29 of auto theft of a new Mercury from the George Washington Garage near Bunker Hill, receiving a three-year penitentiary term suspended on probation for two years with costs and damages paid. Both were represented by Randolph Larrick.
Senator Playbank of South Carolina warned that if the world situation worsens as described, the government may be forced to impose drastic controls on the civilian economy. He cited widespread concern over the economic outlook and potential policy responses.
Claude M. Grim, assistant cashier of the Farmers and Merchants National Bank, began as a carrier for The Winchester Evening Star in 1907 at age 13. His route covered the southern part of town from 19 East Boscawen Street to the Catholic Cemetery and back along Kent Street. He recalls pay of 75 cents a week in 1907, with 25 cents to his assistant Ralph Fansler, though Fansler disputes the amount and says little was received.
Frederick County supervisors took no action on a plan from the County Market Committee to repair and repurpose the county owned Camer on and Boscawen Streets building now housing Bailey Bros. Store. The plan envisioned renovations and four upstairs apartments with updated uses including a home demonstration market a county rest room and a market on the first floor with a widened screened rear porch. Estimated repair costs were 12000 with projected first year net returns of 1820 and 2007 thereafter. The Bailey family has occupied the site for almost 50 years.
FBI director J Edgar Hoover reported a record rise in internal security and national defense investigations in the past year. He said U S Communists expanded underground activities and decentralized party leadership, increasing the FBI workload to its highest level since World War II.
President Truman asks Congress to appropriate 89 million dollars to fund a worldwide campaign of truth aimed at countering Communism. The proposal envisions a coordinated effort to persuade opinions, bolster allied resolve, and promote democratic ideals through informational outreach.
Clarke County grand jury indicts 24 year old Winchester resident Lawrence Russell Fries for bigamy after he allegedly married a Berryville woman on March 25 while still married to a Florida wife. Johnson charged with leaving scene of an accident near Boyce involving University of Miami students.
The Senate Armed Services Committee unanimously agreed that the armed services should seek faster delivery of several billion dollars worth of combat aircraft now on order.
Washington lawmakers press for atomic threats to Korea and a rapid mobilization. Rep Bentsen calls for a one week ultimatum to North Korea with targeted atomic strikes if refused. Sen Johnson urges over 800000 National Guardsmen and Reservists to stiffen Korea fight. Lawmakers warn of atomic attack risk on the United States and question preparedness spending.
U S Senator Henry Cabot Lodge replies to Ed ward Simmons urging a probe into Secretary of Defense Johnson over Korea. Lodge says situation warrants quick inquiry and will push the Armed Services Committee to investigate and report findings. Simmons had criticized frontline equipment and Johnsons leadership.
A defective grenade exploded after its pin was pulled killing 43 year old Capt. Charles Bush of Hobart Indiana and seriously wounding four others at Camp Carson Colorado Springs. Pfc. Connie Brokman Jr. of Orange Virginia was critically wounded.
Round Hill Community Center hosts a Yard Party on July 13 starting at 5 PM. Sponsored by the Young Men and Women’s Club. Rain or shine.
Gen MacArthur reports American forces reduce Communist superiority in weapons and numbers with 42 dead 190 wounded and 256 missing to date. Communists mass on Kum River as US holds on Taejon line. rail link Taejon to Pusan in focus. About 50 P 29 bombers hit rail center in North Korea. Tass says US prisoners arrive in Pyongyang. Congress faces calls for atom bombing threat and national service measures.
Secretary of Agriculture Brannan said profiteering in food has begun due to the Korean War and condemned it as unjustified. He noted record crop carryovers, a 20 percent production rise since 1941, and said rising prices stem from strong purchasing power, not shortages.
Washington reports Secretary of Defense Johnson issued a security guidance memorandum to Army Navy and Air Force leaders restricting the release of information on troop movements ships and supply convoys to the Korean front. The measure echoes MacArthur Far East command rules and notes no U S law requires censorship though wartime field censorship did occur last war.
Administration officials push to speed up arms shipments to Western Europe amid Korea and NATO concerns. Debates grow over doubling or more the current 1 billion dollar aid package of guns tanks and equipment while a long and costly Korea conflict looms. Acheson declined to comment on Bulgarian Soviet satellite moves but warned against new aggression.
The Korean war’s rising costs lead the Senate Finance Committee to shelve the 1.01 billion excise tax cut bill. Treasury and White House advise delaying cuts for now. Senator Byrd calls the bill dead while lawmakers expect higher taxes if Korea worsens.
Washington reports the House approved a measure giving 11 federal agency heads power to fire employees deemed security risks with no appeal. The bill, 327 to 14, covers major departments and arms the President to add agencies. Critics warned of dictatorship while supporters cited national security.
A light aircraft crashed and burned on a suburban golf course near Pittsburgh, killing Millard Ronzone treasurer of Copperweld Steel and his friend Richard Bailey of Warren Ohio. The pilot John Lyden was injured and listed in serious condition at Sewickley Valley Hospital.
Washington reports estimate about 800 Russian naval craft near the Korean theater, including 70 to 80 submarines. Analysts warn many ships are small vessels, with no aircraft carriers seen, and focus on submarines for lifeline disruption and reconnaissance in the Western Pacific.
U S forces hold a Kum River line as North Korean divisions mass to assault the river barrier. B 29 strikes hit a rail center near the 38th parallel in daylight with about 500 tons, while air losses and casualties are reported by Washington.
Tass reports the first American war prisoners reach Pyongyang while North Korean troops claim success south of Chochiwon near the Kum River. Four tanks and war booty are said captured in Chunchen Province. A battalion commander says Americans must abandon intervention. Pravda condemns atom bomb use as a crime against humanity.
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