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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1947
Page
4
The article argues that U N Charter revisions are needed and the five member veto must be eliminated or constrained. It urges Congress to approve measures to start revising the Charter and suggests creating a mechanism to override a veto or form a world body without Russia if necessary.
President Truman's signature enacts a law to study all government agencies and reduce spending to the lowest level compatible with essential services, abolish duplicate tasks, and consolidate similar functions. The 12 member commission will report after the next Congress convenes in January, operating on a non political basis.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports 9,000,000 man-days lost from strikes and lockouts in the first half of 1946, with January to June 1946 totaling 20 to 21 million. The improvement is linked to post election labor reform debates and Republican push for change, reducing industrial conflict and preserving about 68 million potential man-days.
Seven years after Dunkirk the British Admiralty released Admiral Sir Gertram Ramsey’s full account of the evacuation. He details the crossing of 330,000 troops and the peril faced from German attack, praising the scattered flotilla of small craft and the nation’s collective sacrifice.
Governor Tuck voiced opposition to federal grants in aid at a conference in Salt Lake City arguing that tax money returns diminished and federal control grows. He said Virginia will still seek its share as a self protective measure while urging states to raise funds locally where possible.
Winchester offices and officials linked with farm groups strive to back National Farm Safety Week in Frederick County. Joe Sager recovering from gunshot wounds will likely return home soon, while Col. H. J. Benchoff of Massanutten Military Academy was seriously injured in a driving accident. Walker McC. Bond cites a 25 percent farm labor shortage in the county. Winchester Girl Scouts depart for Camp White Rock in Capon Bridge West Virginia.
Miss Estelle Ritenour, 16, of near Stephens City, is declared the winner of the State Health Contest staged at VPI. Mr and Mrs H B McCormac hosted a garden party at their residence for the benefit of Winchester Memorial Hospital.
Miss Willa Sibert Cather of Winchester is named one of five top American literary stars in a Literary Digest poll. Harry Cook of the New York World spends vacation at his father-in-law George F. Norton’s home on North Braddock Street.
Mr and Mrs James O Ritter hosted guests at their West Cork Street home in honor of Miss Bessie Gibbs of Martinsburg. John Murnan a foreman with B and O section hands crushed his right thumb when a crow bar fell on it.
An overview notes asthma sufferers fight for breath with recurrent attacks. Causes include food sensitivities dust pollen and emotional distress. Treatments span calcium vitamins climate changes and medications like epinephrine ephedrine Benadryl and pyribenzamine under physician guidance.
A promotional piece for the Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau advertising the ASTRONOMY booklet. It explains astronomy as practical and romantic, notes the sun as one of billions of stars, and invites readers to send 15 cents with a coupon to receive the booklet.
Woodstock delegate C. W. Sollenberger has accepted an invitation from the regional training school of the American Farm Bureau Federation to meet in Virginia next year. He attended this year’s conference in San Antonio.
A convicted politician denounces critics of big city bosses, claiming noble motives. The piece argues these bosses misuse power, corrupt justice, and lower moral standards while masking self interest with benevolence. It stresses examining underlying moral standards and universal truth.
British actor knighted by King George VI for services to the stage and to the arts. James C Petrillo’s middle name guess Cedric Cecil or Caesar. Identify the only country that has met its debt obligation to the IMF.
A reader quiz listing ten items including a question about Eisenhower after World War I and a claim on Dumas versus his son. It asks about bowling scores, Catholic candles, zodiac sign for late July to late August, Camille authorship, a jet speed record and which country held it, and Babe Didrikson Zaharias as first American to win the British Women’s golf title with true/false.
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