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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1952
Page
1
Detroit reports the CIO UAW seeks to expand the GM led cost of living pact with higher wage raises and pension gains. The move targets Ford and Chrysler with similar contracts, while informal talks continue without public comment.
Senator Lehman denounces McCarthyism urging civil liberties including free thought and worship. He singles out Senator Joseph R. McCarthy as a dangerous figure amid political fight, noting McCarthy’s recent GOP nomination for reelection.
Leo Leonard Zalutsky 38 listed among ten most wanted was lodged in County Jail after capture in Rover Palls Pa en route to Flo custody. He escaped from Florida State Prison where he served life for murder accompanied by P D Fancher Jr Florida Prison official, prior to transfer.
An AP report from Washington describes the first robot plane attack off Korea, using a WWII Grunman aircraft launched from a carrier with radio guidance to strike a defended site. Lt Cmdr Kurtz says the US has enough guided missiles for a sustained robot campaign, predicting global carrier deployments and atom bomb strikes by robot aircraft.
Caudle says in 1944 Clark ordered the OPA case dropped after Caudle advised it lacked sufficient basis for a grand jury. The income tax matter resurfaced in 1948 involving $297,991 over five years. Caudle notes he disqualified himself from the case and details the sequence with Hoey and Collier.
South Korean forces pushed Chinese Communists from the Finger Ridge during a pre-dawn battle. ROK fighter bombers and U S B 26 aircraft aided by bombs rockets and petrol bombs destroyed several Red supply trucks in the attack.
In pre-dawn fog on the Pennsylvania Turnpike east of Donegal a Greyhound bus and a tractor trailer collided. Two women passengers were killed, at least 28 injured, with several taken to Mount Pleasant and Somerset hospitals after the impact crumpled the bus.
Lebanon's independence veteran El Khoury bowed to widespread opposition and resigned the presidency he had held since the French mandate ended. The move comes amid protests and political pressure shaping the country’s post-colonial leadership.
Roy A. Cather owner of Old Mill Storage notes color and size are lagging due to July and August drought delaying growth. Late August and September rains have sized most fruit to normal or better though coloring and ripening remain the main hold ups. He cites high color varieties like Jonathan and Grimes as experiencing delayed maturity while quality and finish remain strong across about 2,000 acres plus own holdings.
Mrs. Lena Davis of near Chestnut Grove Church is acquitted in Frederick County Circuit Court on a robbery by violence charge connected to the beating and theft of Miss Beulah Adams. The jury found no evidence tying Davis to the crime. accompanying defendants Mayhew and Lee Davis had differing outcomes on related pleas.
Gov. Adlai Stevenson begins a coast to coast swing through Illinois Connecticut Massachusetts Maryland and New York with a major AFL appearance in New York City. Eisenhower addresses the same AFL convention expressing support for Taft Hartley Act amendments while opposing its wholesale repeal. The AFL convention boosts Stevenson’s bid with a favorable reception and hints at a potential endorsement after Stevenson's 19 state speaking tour.
The Soviet Union warned it will veto Japan's United Nations bid in the Security Council amid conditions. Jacob A Malik accused Japan of being a U S ally and a wartime colony, insisting liberation of occupied territories and a peace treaty with Russia and Red China be completed before approval.
The Noonan taxi business will end at midnight as the widow of a former owner cites health reasons. The livery stable, begun by Bart Noonan in 1865 near Braddock and Amherst, passed through the family after his death, with later stables under Betem Mack Noonan.
Richmond officials estimate the special session of the Virginia General Assembly to redraw district lines will cost between 100000 and 125000 dollars. The final amount depends on session length and any additional emergency measures requested by Governor Battle for December 2.
The State Milk Commission will hold hearings early October to review price sheds on milk sold at six markets. Loudoun Distributing Company, serving Winchester, requests reconsideration of minimum prices and the hearing is set for October 3 at 9:30 a.m. EST at the commission offices in Richmond.
Editors in Associated Press surveys judge key Midwestern battlegrounds as half certain, half doubtful but largely Republican leaning. Voters are split between Stevenson and Eisenhower with undecided farm votes and regional attitudes shaping early momentum in Missouri Illinois Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin North Dakota Nebraska Kansas Indiana Michigan Ohio seek to predict November outcomes.
A late night dare to climb a power pole near an apartment complex led to the electrocution death of Donald Myers. Fire and utility responders attempted resuscitation, but the force of the current was deadly and rescue attempts were unsuccessful.
A mother and her daughter died when an Atlantic Coast Line train struck their stalled car near Ettrick Virginia. Mrs Myrick 31 and Gloria 6 Petersburg were killed while Myrick attempted to rescue the child. John Brock 65 of Dinwiddie County said he tried to push the car off the track.
Notice describes a Christ Episcopal Church event with fundraising meals. The text lists a Friday evening and Saturday morning schedule and an all you can eat price of 1.50 dollars at a location on Main Street.
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