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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 15, 1951

Page

5

Be Kind to Animals Week Plans Completed by SPCA

Final plans for Be Kind to Animals Week were set at the Winchester SPCA board meeting. Activities include film showings, a mass meeting May 23 addressed by George Crosier, school talks, a children’s pet show, a membership booth on Main Street, and progress toward a new Animal Shelter.

Be Kind To SPCA Winchester Society For the Prevention of Nt Lemuel Brown Jeanne W c George Wallace Main Street W. E. Bridgeforth George Crosier National Albany George W. Hotel Virginia Avenue Charlotte DeHart Lester O. Nesselrodt

Milk Prices Likely Up After AFL Wage Rises

Chicago faces higher milk costs as AFL workers win wage hikes after a two day strike ending with 75 companies. Drivers gain 2 dollars weekly plus staged increases to 79 dollars, while inside workers receive 10 percent raises retroactive to May 1 and future 3 dollar weekly boosts.

Chicago AFL

Stock market selloff hits New York exchange

Prices slumped with as much as five dollars off per share amid a selling rush on the New York Stock Exchange. The ticker tape ran four minutes behind in reporting actual floor transactions, and no immediate cause for the decline was given.

New York Stock Exchange

Bradley cites MacArthur gloomy Korea message to JCS

Gen Omar N Bradley told Senate committees that on January 10 Gen Douglas MacArthur sent a gloomy message to the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The chiefs replied two days later warning that under current conditions including sustained major effort by Communist China it is infeasible to hold the position in Korea for a protracted period.

Washington Omar N. Bradley Douglas MacArthur Joint Chiefs of Staff Bradley Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees Joint Chiefs MacArthur China Korea

GIs Arrive Home From Korea in San Francisco Return

More than 1,400 army veterans of the Korean War arrived today aboard transport Lt. Raymond Beau join. The 1,422 GIs represent practically every army unit fighting in Korea. They are the first combat troops returned under the army rotation program to land at San Francisco. A shipload of returning Marines docked last month.

San Francisco Raymond Beaujoin Korea

State Department says no peace feelers from China or Korea

The State Department announced it knows of no peace feelers from Communist China or North Korea. The statement reflects the administration's stance amid ongoing tensions and diplomatic exchanges.

Washington State Department Communist China North Korea

Daily Crossword Across and Down Clues List

A compact crossword clue set listing across and down entries with definitions and partial phrases for a newspaper puzzle. Includes ancient Greek poem to daily terms, various abbreviations, and global references for a mixed word solution grid.

Death Toll in Ship Collision Revised

The Navy revised the dead in the Valcour collision with the Atlantic Fleet reporting 1 known dead, 5 missing and presumed dead, and 19 hospitalized. 149 enlisted men and 14 officers aboard are accounted for, with salvage work postponed until after unloading gasoline and ammunition. A court of inquiry is named to investigate.

Norfolk Valcour Atlantic Fleet Headquarters Cape Henry Tracy Newport News Atlantic New York Navy Tavum Thuban

Spy knew UN Inchon landing plans before invasion troops

Prosecutors told a court martial that a Red Korean spy learned United Nations plans for Inchon last fall before the invasion. Maj. Robert M. Murray of Mt. Vernon N Y led the opening statement in the trial of 18 persons accused of belonging to an international Communist espionage ring.

Tokyo United Nations Inchon Maj Robert M. Murray Mt. Vernon N. Y

Garden City residents oppose dancing in recreation plan

A Roanoke city council meeting heard a delegation of six women and one man from Garden City oppose adding dancing to the proposed recreation department program stating it is harmful and not wanted.

Roanoke Garden City Recreation Department

Russians Known to Manchurians As The Big Noses

A historical remark attributes a stereotype to Russians used by Manchurians describing them as big noses. The line reflects intercultural taunts and enduring cultural caricatures from regional interactions.

Hospital Fire at Baptist Hospital Evacuates Children

A fire in the walls of the crippled children's ward at Baptist Hospital in Jackson was controlled in 45 minutes. Fifteen patients on the fourth floor were evacuated, about half of them children. No injuries were reported as others were moved from the third floor due to smoke and water seepage. There were 176 patients in the hospital when the alarm rang.

Jackson Miss Baptist Hospital

Three Killed as Lumber Shed Collapses in Baltimore

At least three workers were killed and about a dozen injured when a lumber storage shed collapsed in Baltimore. Rescue teams searched the debris for more victims as officials investigated the cause.

Baltimore

U S Strategy Focuses on Avoiding War with Russia

The article discusses the United States pursuing a global strategy aimed at preventing all out conflict with Russia, emphasizing diplomatic and deterrence measures rather than direct warfare. It outlines considerations of balance among military readiness, economic pressure, and international coalitions to manage tensions.

U.S Tion Russia

President warns against provoking war while building power

The speaker argues patience and determent without sparking a world war as the U S strengthens its military. He notes real danger of Russian intervention if the conflict widens with Red China and recalls early Joint Chiefs concerns over Formosa and the Yalu River bombing authorization.

Red China Joint Chiefs State Department Formosa Korea MacArthur Yalu MacArthur Sug

Bradley rejects blockade and warns against prolonging Korea conflict

Bradley favors sanctions against Red China but opposes a naval blockade as an act of war and notes that full UN participation is needed. He warns of losing allies, cites Russian forces in Asia as a potential difficulty, and says victory over Red China would be years away. He supports settling the conflict if possible and considers other measures if necessary.

Red China MacArthur United Nations United States Asia Russia Red China Korea Bradley Beyorth

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