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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1952
Page
1
Delegates at the first caucus oppose any oath of loyalty for Virginians. Senator Byrd assails the proposal while A Sherman of Orange and Tuck argue the convention should not govern honor or dictate civic duties. The exchange centers on moral obligation and leadership.
Six people drowned in Virginia waters in separate incidents across multiple counties. Names include Sloan of Botetourt County. Tinsley Davis Comanen of Arrington. Dexter H. Morris of Delton. Frank L. Kelley of Page County. Lloyd Carter near Charles City. and an unnamed man at Shenandoah River. Rescue crews recovered all bodies, with varying circumstances from falls, wading in holes, and swimming mishaps.
Western Korean hill known as Old Baldy saw Communist forces driven back as Allied counterattacks pressed. Gen. Mark Clark reported capturing a tank and estimates of enemy casualties ran high while both sides traded heavy artillery and mortar fire. In air action, Sabre pilots claimed damage to two Communist jet fighters in a short five minute encounter near the Manchurian border.
Two armed men aged 25 and 19 from Mineral Wells Texas were found sleeping in a car in Dallas with 1300 in a leather bag. Police plan to return them to Mineral Wells to face charges that the money was stolen from a Mineral Wells auto store burglary last Tuesday.
Delegates fill Convention Hall Chicago as Adlai Stevenson receives a roaring reception and pledges to seek the party's presidential nomination. Chairman McKinney urges decorum to proceed with business while southern delegates back Senator Russell.
Chicago opens a Democratic National Convention with real uncertainty over the nominee. Reporters note the absence of a clear front runner, citing Roosevelt era comparisons, Harriman as a wealthy but untested candidate, and the three remaining contenders Kerr Oklahoma McMahon.
Gen Mark W Clark says the Reds have doubled their air and ground strength in Korea during truce talks but cannot sustain a major offensive for more than two or three weeks. He notes UN air attacks hinder movement, Allied training has boosted defenses, and future offensives will be costly for the enemy. Clark avoids predicting the truce outcome while warning against optimism.
President Philip Murray of the CIO United Steelworkers charged the steel industry repudiated a strike settlement. He cited the 1,500,000 idle workers and called for a new strategy to end the nationwide dispute. White of Republic proposed union shop terms, but the industry refused to discuss them. The talks stalled with no settlement in sight.
Premier Qavam gives up after two days attempting to form a government amid violent riots in Tehran. Government forces clashed with crowds using gunfire and tear gas as Communists bolster nationalist mobs, with about twenty killed. Riot actions reached the Parliament area and the residence of former Premier Mossadegh.
The day saw temperatures in the nineties with humidity high and a forecast of possible thunder showers providing mountain relief. Winchester was largely missed, last year’s readings were 88 at one point with a 65 low, and official humidity data unavailable due to a thermograph repair. Rainfall since the 10th included .30, .71, .01, .03, and .23 inches on successive days. Temperature at 1 p.m. reached 96 and rose, with a 74 degree overnight low.
The Virginia Agriculture Department revoked the Abingdon Livestock Auction Market license effective July 28 citing irregularities in calf weighing. The action followed a hearing with state and federal weights and measures investigators who found under weighing at the market.
Night clerk Reggie Dayton says two boys wearing T shirts robbed the Gay Manor Hotel cash register of 1700 dollars early today.
At a breakfast, union leaders voiced they cannot support Barkley citing concerns over age. CIO and AFL officials reiterated past positions with no formal backing. An official statement was planned for 6 p m. local time.
A major earthquake battered Tehachapi and nearby communities injuring several and damaging a motel and a store. Shocks persisted for hours in Frazier Park as emergency crews treated at least 10 injured and residents counted the tremors across the region.
Nine inmates escaped from the Jackson County jail in downtown Kansas City. The break occurred on the 12th floor of the Courthouse with doors on the 6th and 11th floors secured. A jailer was tied up as the escape unfolded amid police investigation.
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