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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1945
Page
4
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The United States faces a surplus of capable generals after World War II with leaders like Eisenhower Bradley Clark Patton Hodges Simpson and Patch in Europe and the Pacific. The abundance provides flexibility for future commands, easing the chief of staff's selections for the next campaign.
Speculation grows in Washington over Lieutenant General James H. Doolittle being reassigned from the European theater to the Pacific. The famed air commander may shift his focus to leading missions with Flying Fortresses and Liberator bombers as B 17 and B 24 squadrons supplement Superfortresses against Japan.
General Doolittle, speaking in England, suggested a strategy to weaken Japan from the air to enable ground occupation. Three years earlier he led the first air assault on Tokyo from a carrier, a feat that thrilled America and startled Japan on April 18, 1942.
Reprinted editorial argues Britain and America must stand firm for peaceful adjudication of the Trieste dispute. Tito broke a promise to keep forces east of a line from Fiume, and the editorial urges cautious use of force and clear signaling from London and Washington to uphold vital principles.
The Veterans Committee abandons pursuing contempt against Albert Deutsch over sourcing of information on treatment of veterans in committee care. The panel keeps the citation, avoids a broader House vote, and signals readiness to use contempt against witnesses in the future. Deutsch defended a reporter’s right to protect sources and publicize agency operations. Rankin avoids defeat, but his conduct is criticized as abusive and evasive.
The captured German tank expert Col. Gen. Heinz Guderian compares war to football, noting soldiers feel kinship after battle while politicians and businessmen fail to grasp the stakes. He criticizes leadership mistakes and argues war’s mortality exceeds any sport analogy.
Clarke county prepares memorial services at Green Hill Cemetery to honor war dead. American Legion post sponsors the Sunday event with Rev. R. K. McDonald delivering the principal address.
A recent afternoon storm dropped 91 inches of hail in a Baltimore report with a 56 degree drop in 24 hours. Local plans include motorcycle races at Frederick fairgrounds and a Berryville Chamber of Commerce executive committee election.
The piece notes a coming cabinet shakeup under President Truman, trimming Roosevelt’s 23 member cabinet, with McReynolds ousted as Truman builds his own team. It argues the Frankfurter legal network and Roosevelt loyalty gave way to a Truman led, trust-based personnel system reshaping federal agencies.
A noted mystic architect invited years ago to submit cathedral plans kept a prayerful posture at his drawing table to treat the work as sacred duty. The piece argues daily tasks can be sacred duties, turning work into service for God and happiness in labor. It also briefly asks quiz questions about a Russian unit at Torgau and submarine crash dive timing.
Dr. Herman N. Bundesen outlines virus pneumonia and its symptoms. Arch ie M Roberts reports aminophylline treatment relieving cough chest pain and fever in over 90 percent of patients by relaxing bronchial spasm and expanding collapsed lung areas, though it does not attack the infection directly.
A reader quiz prompts page 4 answers on topics from Mun go Park to Marine sayings and U S presidents. It asks about Pan American explorers, ships named for Ernie Pyle, Saw Jima photo, proverbs, Broadway runs, Waterloo generals, Irish myths, and Wake Island dates with general casualty figures.
A veteran studying under the GI Bill may see his monthly benefit rise from 50 dollars to 75 dollars after marriage. The allowance increase reflects marital status as part of the approved course of study.
A Navy Mail Service survey finds the top gifts for men serving overseas include photographs of family and friends, canned snacks, books, writing cases, service watches, pipes, pens, engraved identification bracelets, waterproof wallets, and cigarette lighters. Candy is the most popular gift.
The Bailey bridge was invented by Donald Coleman Bailey of the British Ministry of Supply. It is a portable bridge built from 26 removable sections joined by a single steel pin per joint, assembled on rollers and pushed across gaps without pontoons, spanning up to 240 feet.
Young Gail Benton, Beauchamp’s sole woman doctor, clashes with hospital chief Dr. Cassius McCormick over an obscure patient Zayle. Gail navigates Thayer family tensions, romance with Burke Gentry, and pursuit of a Springdale health officer job while visiting Lucienne Thayer at the grand Beauchamp estate.
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