City water to get fluoride in few months
The Frederick city government approved metering of all sewer connections and the purchase of fluoride equipment to fluoridate the water. Installation likely two to three months away. City officials cited high per capita use and leakage as reasons to curb waste and defer costly new supply sources.
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William Davis
W. R. Walter
George L. Hall
Maryland Department of Health
Hall
Frederick
A. A. Nicodemus
Maryland Adopts 193 Million Budget For 1953 34
Maryland’s 193 million dollar state budget for 1953 34 was enacted after a conference among Gov. McKeldin and party leaders. The measure trimmed bond and road programs, forecasting the lowest real estate tax in state history at about 3.23 cents per $100 valuation. Budget Director Rennie noted the reduced figures align with committee goals.
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Annapolis
Maryland
McKeldin
House
Senate
Ways and Means
Rennie
House Committee
Weather Outlook and Hope Amid Spring Solace
The Mary land forecast reads Fair and rather cool. The season of solemn reflection returns with spring and renewed hope for those who despair. The text recalls there was but one Gethsemane.
Frederick Captain with longest Army service heads home
New York Times correspondent reports Captain John R. Fitzpatrick of Frederick Maryland, famed for continuous service in Korea with the 31st Infantry. Despite repeated rotations and orders to return, he stayed until a direct Washington directive finally sent him home.
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Frederick
Robert Alden
New York Times
Korea Front
Korea
John R. Fitzpatrick
Fitzpatrick
Cemetery Road
Eighth Army
Washington
Japan
Inchon
Korean Peninsula
Thirty-first Infantry
Ebbets Field
Elec
Gag Rule Bill: Senate Debates Public Case Talk
Maryland Senate rejected a gag rule to bar discussing criminal cases before trial by state attorneys and police, 12-16. The bill, tied to the Grammer murder case, aimed to prevent pretrial prejudice while acknowledging potential justice concerns. Senator Dippel argued the issue stems from public statements affecting Grammer’s trial. The measure previously advanced from Judiciary Committee before this vote.
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Annapolis
Maryland Senate Today
Judiciary Committee
Sen
Dippel
D-Balto
Baltimore City
Grammer
Meinijeeve
George Edward Grammer
Dorothy May Grammer
Herman Moser
Supreme Bench
Senate
Della
Delia
Two Former Brink's Guards Sentenced In Armored Truck Theft
Washington April 2 Two former Brink's employees were sentenced to eight months to four years in prison for stealing 65 000 from an unattended Brink's armored truck last August. B Ray Farmer pleaded guilty to taking the money while guards and driver were dining. Charles W Kight did not contest that he gave Farmer a key to enter the truck. Farmer hid the loot near an amusement park and was arrested the day of the robbery, later guiding police to the money.
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Washington
Brink
Farmer
Charles W. Kight
Kight
Conviction Of Couple Struck Out By Court
Baltimore judge admits defects in Maryland baby placement law and strikes the conviction against Dr Charles J Tommasello and Nurse Mary Margaret Roper. They are released on probation without a verdict entered. Co defendant Marcus Siegel jailed elsewhere. the case spots broader state racketeering in several Eastern States.
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Baltimore
Herman M. Moser
Maryland
Charles J. Tommasello
Mary Margaret Roper
Marcus Siegel
Brooklyn
N. Y
Siegel
New York
Moser
Truman Group Buries Stooges in IRS Shakeup Debate
Washington April 2 Senator Williams roused the Senate demanding a new shakeup of the Internal Revenue Bureau claiming the Truman administration packed the agency with political stooges. He cited Snyder Dunlap and Ramseck as the triumvirate behind hiring without competitive tests and urged a fresh reorganization.
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Stooges
Senate
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Sen
Williams
Internal Revenue Bureau
Bureau
Tax Bureau
Congress
Delaware
Eisenhower
Secretary of the Treasury
John W. Snyder
Long
D-La
Senate Finance Committee
Sen. Butler
Baltimore
Maryland
Butler
Snyder
Internal Revenue
John B. Dunlap
Robert B. Ramspeck
Civil Service Commission
Administration
Allies in Korea seek gimmick in Reds proposal
In Panmunjom talks the Allied and Communist officers plan a preliminary meeting to arrange a prisoner exchange as a step toward an armistice. The Communists signaled willingness to discuss transfer of disabled prisoners and to resume armistice talks, while presenting a new settlement plan. optimism tempered by prior stalemates persists.
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Munsan
Korea
Panmunjom
Mark Clark
Haisan
Cially
Peiping
Chou En Fai
China
Mechanic cuts off own arm to escape car wreck
Carl Creel a 26 year old New Augusta Mississippi mechanic cut off his left arm with a pocket knife to free himself after his automobile struck a hole and overturned near New Augusta. He walked about one mile to reach help then rode to Hattiesburg for treatment. Creel described the ordeal calmly saying he feared fire and followed the break line as the tendon and nerves caused pain. He reached hospital in good condition two hours after the wreck with assistance from locals and a sheriff calling him cool as a cucumber.
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Fitzpatrick
Korea
Fitz
Hattiesburg
Miss
New Augusta
Carl Creel
Creel
Claud Mixon
Perry County
Dee Hammett
Easter shopping opens with hopeful retail mood across cities
Retailers in New York and across the nation report stronger Easter demand, with many forecasting 5 to 10 percent gains over last year despite rain and an earlier holiday. Chicago, Dallas, and Charlotte echo optimism while shortages loom in weather and job uncertainty affect high end stores.
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Main Street
Fifth Avenue
Charlotte
N. C
Haberdasher
Kansas City
Dallas
Chicago
San Francisco
Macy's
Leon Harris Jr
A. Harris & Company
Tex
Herbert H. Wilson
Emery Bird Thayer Company
Hect Company
Marshall Field’s
Carson, Prrie Scott. Co
B. Kellstadt
Sears Roebuck
Atlanta
Holy Thursday in Jerusalem contrasts in rites across churches
In Jerusalem, Greek Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Syriac, Armenian, Coptic and Ethiopian communities reenact Jesus washing the disciples feet. Observances unite in signaling Holy Week themes despite Julian Western calendar drift. Footwashing, Latin rites, and Gethsemane commemorations unfold near the Holy Sepulcher as Easter approaches. A State Department note cites a Chinese seizure of three Americans aboard a yacht, with British relaying a demand for release.
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Jerusalem
Christ
Europe
Asia
Church of the Holy
Sebastia
Gethsemane
Garden
Washington
State Department
China
Richard Applegate
NBC
Donald Dixon
International News Service
Benjamin Krasner
Peiping
Eisenhower Says Take Soviet Peace Offers at Face Value
President Eisenhower declared the United States should take every peace offer from the Communists at face value until proven unworthy. He voiced hope for a quick exchange of sick and wounded prisoners in Korea and affirmed readiness to meet honest advances from the other side of the Iron Curtain. He avoided commenting on Bohlen's message to Malenkov and cautioned against undermining foreign policy amid McCarthy’s shipowners talks.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Russia
United States
Charles E. Bohlen
Malenkov
Bohlen
McCarthy
Wisconsin
China
Maryland House cuts roads plan to four year review
Annapolis April 2 The House of Delegates cut the State Roads Commission program to four years and postponed higher motor vehicle registration fees. Logan’s amendments set a four year review, cap bond issuance, and delay higher fees till 1955. He urged gasoline tax rise from five to six cents to offset costs. Governor McKeldin endorsed the current plan.
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House
General Assembly
Senate
Legislative Council
del. Lee
Cr-Allegany
Commission On Administrative Organization of the State
del. Adams
D-Balto County
Elmer F. Munshower
District of Columbia
House of Delegates
State Roads Commission
Maryland
del Logan
Caroline
Logan
Roads Commission
Lane
McKeldin
Republicam
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Herbert Chandler
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Douglas F. Lyons
Tidewater Fisheries Commission
William Hutton
Willard Sherbert
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