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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1948
Page
4
Present and past rainfall data show 24 hour precipitation to 7 a.m. June totals, year to date rainfall in 1948 and 35 year average. Monthly averages from 1913 1946 include January through December with high of 3.92 inches in June and low of 1.94 in February. Courtesy Winchester Research Laboratory.
The United States restarts export licenses to the Soviet Union as officials view Russia as less of a wartime threat. Since April 8 a de facto embargo halted shipments worth over 20 million dollars, with warehouses along the Atlantic clogged. Secretary Charles Sawyer signals a shift toward renewed trade.
The piece describes TV’s rapid rise from 1947 to 1948 with two thirds as many sets produced in early 1948 as in all of 1947. It frames TV as a new medium shaping news, history, and conventions while predicting color, sound, and broader uses analogous to radio and cinema.
Ludmilla Widowsky, 19, a German fiancée of American Harry Gale, refused to kiss for photographers at Boston airport. Reporters urged a ceremony-like kiss for the cameras, but she insisted the kiss was private. The couple were engaged to marry, though they had never met in person before.
The New York Times editorializes on the annual UMW contract with soft coal mine owners. It claims John L. Lewis leverages the agreement to raise wages to 14.05 per eight hours and doubles the royalty to 20 cents a ton, boosting costs by about 225 million dollars in 1948. It condemns the labor monopoly and notes tensions with captive steel mines and Taft-Hartley Act contrasts.
Washington Post criticizes Look magazine for revealing outlines of Air Force plans to bomb Russia. The piece argues such sensational presentation could fuel Russian insecurity and fuel domestic warmongering, while noting the information is largely already known.
The Louisville Times contrasts the old country doctor riding a horse to reach patients with a modern city doctor arriving from a distant office, highlighting changes in access and speed of care. The piece reflects on how urgency and distance shaped medical service in earlier times.
A reflective piece notes that God is conspicuous by His presents in nature and in people. It highlights gifts from mountains lakes fields and farmed beauty, then cherishes the love of wives friends and children as divine gifts.
A 10 question quiz rates IQ and memory gains with scoring categories from Genius to Poor. It asks factual items about a May 1948 sea disaster, a GM wage settlement, and other trivia, guiding readers to Page 2 for correct responses.
Henry Wallace accuses Jesse Jones of obstructionist tactics. Jones replies with malice and misstatements. Chief C W Hollis retires from the Winchester police force.
Five years ago a new aircraft warning post was placed at Round Hill camp amid rumors of clothing rationing. The notice reflects wartime vigilance and local defense concerns.
Winchester breaks a losing streak with a 13 to 9 win over Mr Jackson. The report also notes the death of Charles J J Von Witt from a fractured hip and Hazel Miller drowning at Strasburg.
The government’s budget surplus rose to a record high of 8 751 759 061 dollars at end of June 4 with six days left in fiscal year 1948. Heavy year end spending is expected to reduce the figure below 8 billion before closing Thursday.
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