East German police army draws protests over rearmament
Sharp protests from the United States Britain and France accuse the Soviet Union of back-tracking on four power promises by arming a 50 000 strong East German police force equipped with mortars anti aircraft guns and tanks. Washington says it seeks disarmament and the others join in. The force is dismissed as propaganda and morale is reported low with many recruits seeking meals rather than combat.
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State Department
Britain
France
Russia
Germany
Soviet Union
Communist Party
Soviet Control Commission
Berlin
West Berlin
East German Police Seen as Political Tool in Berlin
The piece argues the East German police force with tanks and machine guns acts as a Russian political weapon against the West. It notes Adenauer warns Russians might wage war in Europe only if Germany is fully under Moscow. It predicts a Red youth march near Berlin with young children in the vanguard, stressing potential embarrassment for the Russians.
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Konrad Adenauer
Europe
Germany
West Berlin
Ernst Reuther
Dr. Adenauer
Bonn
Berlin
McWilliams Entertain Friends At Webster
Mrs Howard McWilliams and daughter Miss Susan McWilliams hosted friends at their Webster home on Friday evening with games contests and gift to Rebecca Neal for highest score Special guest Carmen Wood attended Refreshments served to a list of local residents including Rebecca Neal and numerous McWilliams family members P T A held final meeting of the term at the schoolhouse voting to purchase a refrigerator for the lunch program Attendees included Ancel McNemar Lewis Peters James Nestor limiting to local families and neighbors
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Pearl Felton Webster
Howard McWilliams
Miss Susan McWilliams
Rebecca Neal
Carmen Wood
Waugh
Tracy Felt
Parent Teachers Association
Cora Gull
Reanous Nuzum
Young High School Band Concert Highlights Colorful Uniforms
The spring concert features about 25 graduates in blue and white sashes, praised for an outstanding performance. The band, lauded for success at Buckwheat Festival and Dad’s Day in Fairmont, plans a train trip to Wheeling for a competition. pieces include Dry Bones and On The Trail.
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And
Fairmont
Wheeling
Elks Plan Big May 30th Event At Grafton Elks
The Hetzer Fraternal Vaudeville show headlines the May 29 Grafton Elks event headlined by Polly and Joy Holly sisters renowned for Ballerina Tap and Character dances. The evening begins with a 9 PM dance and floor show at 10 30 PM. A Buckhannon trip on June 9 funds Strawberry Festival activities plus a high school senior girl voting feature in Sears Jewelry window with ballots appearing tomorrow night.
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Holly Sisters
Hetzer
Grafton
Elks
Polly and
Joy
Ee High
Calabre Lofte
Ari Lady
Buck~hannon
Summer Vacation Workers Should Get SS Cards Now
Virgil Handley of the Clarksburg Social Security Administration urges students planning summer work to apply for Social Security cards promptly. Cards can be obtained at post offices or by writing to the Clarksburg Field Office. Existing cardholders keep a single lifelong number. duplicates are issued if the original is lost. Cards serve to identify a worker’s old age and survivors insurance account with the federal government.
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Virgil T. Handley
Clarksburg Social Security Administration
Clarksburg
Handley
Social Security Administration
Social Security
Flemington Ballot Instructions For Local Nominees
Morning notice requests plain writing and a signature with address for ballots. Only ballots listing names and addresses will count. Voters in or near Flemington choose one Flemington senior high girl, not both Grafton and Flemington candidates, marking on the respective section. Philadelphia continued from page one Cambridge Massachusetts a.
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Gote
Flemington
Nearlemington
Grafton
Philadelphia
Cambridge
Massachusetts
Seven Die In Trolley And Bus Collision In Glasgow
A double-decker bus carrying workers collided with a trolley car in Glasgow today. The bus tipped on its side as the trolley struck its roof, killing seven people including six men and a teenage girl, with forty three injured. Workers used welding torches to free the trapped passengers.
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Glasglow
Scotland
Gold faces federal hearing over atomic secrets charge
In Philadelphia, Dr. Gold remains jailed after a $100,000 bail was set. He is due for a federal court hearing on June 10 regarding accusations he supplied atomic secrets to Russia, with Philadelphia neighbors reacting in mixed emotions to the arrest.
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Santa Fe
New Mexico
New York
G-men
Gold
Russia
Dr. Gold
Philadelphia
Local man described as quiet and kind by kin
Witness statements depict Gold as a quiet, pleasant person who lived with his father and had a seemingly amiable family, though one brother remains unnamed in the account. The fragment hints at a broader family dynamic but lacks clear events or outcomes.
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