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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1951
Page
1
President Truman urges strong anti inflation law as House Banking Committee renews closed door talks on a two year measure. He warns without controls after June 30 defense costs rise and taxes may grow, urging nationwide support against inflation and defeat of NAM accusations.
A Frederick County jury freed Crider of manslaughter charges in the April 22 death of Nina Evelyn Dove after a two car collision at Vauclause. Dove was a passenger in Crider's vehicle. Testimony and instructions preceded the verdict delivered to Judge Elliott Marshall.
A twin engine Navy patrol plane crashed and burned in a marshland near the St Johns River between Jacksonville and Green Cove Springs. Seven crewmen were killed and two injured. nine aboard were on active duty from the local reserve. One wounded survivor was apprentice Airman John Dale Barnett of Clifton Forge Virginia.
Rep. Barden reintroduced a bill in the House to provide 300 million dollars yearly in federal aid to states for public schools. Funds would cover teachers salaries supervisory and admin costs lab equipment and building maintenance, but not auxiliary services health programs transportation or textbooks.
The Army tallies enemy losses in Korea at 1 143 361 through June 1, breaking down 568 091 North Korean, 555 270 Chinese Red casualties. Prisoners of war total 161 361 with 15 270 Chinese Reds and the rest North Koreans. Battle losses reach 827 000 and non battle losses 155 000.
The late Staff Sergeant Joseph A. Jagiello is awarded the Bronze Star Medal with citation for heroic achievement while serving with Company A, First Battalion, Seventh Marines, First Marine Division in Korea from September 24 to October 4, 1950. He directed and controlled his platoon under fire and established liaison to warn allied units, inspiring heroic effort and upholding Naval Service traditions. He also earned Purple Heart, Good Conduct with Second Award, American Campaign, Asiatic Pacific Campaign, Victory Medals, and Distinguished Marksman and Pistols in 1949.
A Senate committee approved extending rent controls to critical defense areas though no time limit was set. The panel did not vote formally and opposed extending controls to commercial properties while noting existing state and local regulations. Senator Benton defended commercial rent controls amid committee opposition. President Truman supported keeping commercial property under rent controls as a private matter.
A European observer in Canton reports Chinese and Russian leaders vow to conquer the world after WWII. Reds train daily, field rifles, and tens of Russians mix with locals. Youth favor communism while older residents fear arrest as officials trumpet Korea gains. The observer warns only a Western victory can stop a global war.
Dr I B Ravdin chief surgeon at Penn says small segment surgeons perform ghost surgeries and charge fees. He accuses doctors of hiring a surgeon to perform operations and then fail to complete them. Ravdin, a brigadier general, made the remarks at the American Medical Association meeting in Atlantic City.
Federal mediators held a marathon session in New York to avert a midnight strike by the National Maritime Union CIO and two smaller CIO unions. They demand new contracts with a 40 hour work week at sea, wage increases, and other terms. a walkout would halt operations at about 40 large shipping firms on the East and Gulf coasts.
Winchester Legion Club cited for Alcoholic Beverage Control violations after inspector finds two 25 cent slot machines on premises. ABC Board in Richmond to hold hearing in Winchester. no other local clubs cited.
The Virginia Supreme Court agreed today to review a case challenging the constitutionality of the state's highway load limit law. The move signals possible changes to truck weight rules and road safety standards across the commonwealth.
An advertisement from Hill's Toy & Novelty Store notes Cassidy watches priced at $5.89 each. The item appears in a yesterday ad with reference to Hopa Long and Cassidy watches. The listing is a retail sales note from a local shop.
A raging blaze at a Roman Catholic old age home in Montreal trapped about forty people with two dead. Nuns guided most children to safety and rescuers, including a priest in vestments, removed others from upper floors over an hour after the fire began.
Five star general spoke at the Alamo shrine urging a revival of the spirit of independence and resolve in foreign policy. He questioned public complacency and asked if the nation will judge issues by what seems right amid civic debate.
In testimony before the MacArthur inquiry, former Defense Secretary Louis Johnson said he feared U S recognition of Red China and warned it could affect United Nations Security Council votes. He cited State Department drafts and British recognition discussions as factors. Johnson asserted the military worried over the implications for U S interests in Asia and Korea.
Senator McCarthy attacked General George C. Marshall as a mysterious powerful figure who shaped U S wartime policy and set China on a path to Communist control. He called Marshall steeped in falsehoods and spoke for less time than planned, finishing with much of his speech printed in the Record.
Britain France and the United States proposed a Four Power meeting with the Soviet Union. In Paris Deputy Foreign Minister Gromyko discussed possible talks and urged a coordinated approach to postwar diplomacy.
The forecast calls for showers likely on Sunday totaling one third to two thirds of an inch. Saturday will be warm, Sunday afternoon and night cooler, then warming by mid next week. Temperatures fall near normal to two degrees below normal evenings low.
Tokyo dispatch reports Allied air forces in Japan ready to face the Red Chinese Air Force if involved. Secretary Pinletter warned China would err to attack, amid ongoing Far East air force inspections. Chinese air activity has been limited to dogfights on the Manchurian border with an estimated 3,000 planes.
The Wage Stabilization Board approved a nine cent hourly wage increase for 100,000 General Electric Corp workers in Washington. The action mirrors federal controls and aims to curb inflation pressures.
First Lt. Samuel S. Coursen of Madison New Jersey died saving a wounded man in Korea and was awarded the Medal of Honor. General Omar Bradley will present the medal to Coursen's 14 month old son at a Pentagon ceremony on June 31.
The report notes Father Joseph Heye’s first assignments in Port Rich and his recent departure on retreat June 25. He is to return to Cathedral Preparatory and College in Brooklyn and to St. Mary’s Seminary in Wilmington, Md, after the retreat.
Preliminary estimates from 238 growers show a combined Appalachian belt apple crop of about 26.815 million bushels, up over a million from last year. Virginia down 6.3 percent, Maryland up, Pennsylvania up nearly two million bushels, and belt-wide gains driven by Stayman and Winesaps as Washington State frost impacts ripple through.
A flood of reports from the Korean front describe fresh Red troops digging in along rain swept eastern ridges. United Nations tank units engage on the central front while western actions fade. Allied columns advance toward Kumsong as patrols probe toward Chupa and Kums hwa with limited resistance.
The article notes that highway accidents last year killed or injured more than a million Americans while the president’s reasoning is questioned as callous. It lists local event notices and contact numbers for community gatherings and services such as Gainesboro School dances and Associated Farmers activities, with ad-like lines for oil heat and job notices.
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