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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1952
Page
12
J W A Gen Omar N Bradley becomes the youngest man to hold the rank of General of the Army at age 59. Bradley yields a historic milestone in U S military leadership, reflecting years of service with the Army during wartime and postwar duties.
A detailed listing of daily programming for WNBW Channel 4 WTTG Channel 5 WMAL Channel 7 and WTOP Channel 9 shows time slots from 3:00 PM to 11:15 PM. Programs include quiz shows, variety hours, news updates, children’s blocks, dramas, comedies and sports with notable names such as Dinah Shore Basil Rathbone Milton Berle Fulton J Sheen Arthur Godfrey and Walter Cronkite among others.
A dense list of 1940s era radio TV programs across ABC CBS NBC and nets. Programs include news broadcasts sports chat shows dramas comedies variety and serials with multiple time slots from 6:00 to 1:00.
Maize pollen grains dating at least 25 000 years were found 230 to 250 feet deep in a dried lake bed beneath Mexico City. Researchers led by Dr Paul Sears of Yale say the discovery raises questions about the origin of maize and early Mexican settlement, with collaboration from Oberlin Harvard and the Geological Society of America.
President Truman signed a bill boosting military pay and allowances by about half a billion dollars annually. Raises take effect with this month’s pay vouchers and range from 3 dollars for privates to 65 dollars for two star generals and admirals, applying to roughly 12 million active and retired personnel.
The announcement notes a flat four percent base pay raise for all personnel and a fourteen percent increase in allowances covering food and rental. The change aims to boost overall compensation and living costs.
The James Wood and Frederick Md game has been moved to tomorrow at 3 15 PM at Rouss Park. James Wood will host Frederick in the postponed matchup.
The Merchant Marine is under the jurisdiction of the Maritime Administration, an agency within the Department of Commerce.
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