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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1951
Page
1
Clarke County High School holds graduation night with seniors listed in four rows. Principal C. E. Miley presents diplomas while George Burton, the district superintendent, gives a brief address. Special music by the Cree Club accompanies the ceremony.
Senator Cain and Knowland demand clearer paraphrases of the December 29 30 JCS to MacArthur messages. They question whether the two cabinet officers and the Joint Chiefs misled the inquiry and call for witnesses while noting code limited release.
May 17 to Fathers Day June 17 is designated Father Child Month by the National Father’s Day Committee. The piece urges fathers to model honor and responsibility guiding children toward good citizenship with ten commandments emphasizing self respect, interest in others, school, law, independence, equality, sportsmanship, spirituality, and civic involvement.
DiSalle told Congress that failing to curb beef prices would break price ceilings on all foods and raise costs across meat poultry eggs milk and cereals. He warned uncontrolled prices would drive inflation and disrupt the nation’s food supply.
Baltimore narcotics parties attended by 15 to 40 people were described to Senate Crime investigators after questioning 10 inmates at the Maryland Reformatory for Women in Jessup. Senator O Conor said reports also linked narcotics traffic between Baltimore and Washington and noted women being used to peddle drugs in hopes of lighter sentences.
Weather forecast for Virginia shows above average temperatures and intermittent showers. Expect Saturday rain and another brief shower window around Monday or Tuesday totaling about half an inch. Expert watch repairinq quick service.
Robert A Vogeler, freed after government demands, told the National Press Club his prison ordeal began November 18, 1949 in Budapest. He described grueling interrogations, partial confessions, and stamina-sapping sleep deprivation under Communist police.
More than 200 men searched the Sangre de Cristo Mountains for three children who wandered from a family picnic. Ground crews were joined by planes and horse riders as crews scoured the nearly two mile high ski basin for Larry McGee 7 Janet 5 and Steven Cross 12 with no trace by morning.
Handley High School held its commencement with Superintendent Garland R. Quarles urging graduates to live productive lives. Mary Martha Eisenberg and Marilyn Hamburger shared Latin medal honors and high scholastic awards, while Diane Hunt tied for the Latin medal and earned the school’s annual medal. The ceremony included diplomas and the Alma Mater as seniors filed to receive diplomas from Quarles.
The Winchester beef shortage cuts across live stock markets, slaughterhouses, wholesalers and retailers, with OPS quotas and prices squeezing supply. Local merchants report empty showcases and rising prices, while some claim their firms face no pinch due to own slaughter capacity.
Chicago reports the dullest week of cattle trading in over three years as 12 major markets take in 122 100 head, the lowest since April 2 1948. Limited supply reaches retailers with big packers taking small shares and small buyers handling most eastbound cattle, signaling possible future supply disruption.
Kansas City area congressman from the president's home district faces two federal indictments charging use of labor funds. Irving, head of the Hod Carriers Union Local 264, appears in one indictment. Each 12 count indictment seeks up to 1 year in prison and 1009 dollars per count.
In London and Washington fear grows over the fate of missing diplomats as telegrams yield little. Susan Ridsdale notes no warrant exists for arrest and claims the hunt for the men remains confidential with the United States kept advised. MacLean’s family details emerge as the search continues.
Two AWOL privates from Fort Eustis in Virginia were admitted to Barberton Citizens Hospital with missing fingers. They first alleged a hunting accident or car fan injury, but police later reported they shot off the fingers in a woods near State Route 21 to be discharged.
U S Defense Secretary George C. Marshall met U N leaders in Korea during a surprise front visit as Allied artillery duels raged near Chorwon. U N forces advanced two miles through mud while Chinese batteries in the area faced heavy pressure.
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