Labor Party Pledges Nationalization Of Major Industries
London April 12 Britain s Labour party promised to nationalize at least five major industries if returned to power in the next general elections. The platform includes cement manufacture life insurance sugar refining water companies and all suitable minerals with steps to shield shipbuilding and vital chemical sectors. It also repeats rationing rent controls and pledges more housing education socialized medicine faster blitz rebuilding and expanded cheap travel for workers families.
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London
Britain
Labor Party
County Chicks Go To Austria
Four hundred fifty chicks from Frederick County will be flown to New York then into Vienna to join poultry flocks in an experimental program. The project, led by the Church World Service Center at New Windsor, aims to improve breeding stock with White Leghorns, New Hampshires, Rhode Island Reds and Barred Rocks. Shipments arrive in good condition with low fatalities, and air transport reportedly enhances hatch success.
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Frederick County
LaGuardia Field
New York
Vienna
Austria
Europe
Church World Service Center
New Windsor
New
Mt. Airy
Linz
New Officers Of Zonta Installed In Frederick
Newly elected Frederick Zonta Club officers and directors were installed at a dinner meeting hosted by outgoing president Mrs. Ida K. Renn at Catoctin Country Club. Officers include President Mrs. Bessie K. Stauffer and vice presidents Miss Evelyn Kefauver and Mrs. Rhoda Kallaway. The club announced its next meeting on April 25 at the Francis Scott Key Hotel with guest speaker Ivan Standoff, former Bulgarian diplomat living in Urbana.
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Frederick Zonta Club
Ida K. Renn
Catoctin Country Club
Renn
Bessie K. Stauffer
Rhoda Kallaway
Evelyn Kefauver
Catherine Johnson
Louise Grove
Alice Barker
Lola Summers
Freda Doll
Ken Hersperger
Stauffer
Nora Wise
Dorothy Carty
Helen Smith
Nan Roderick
Mayetta Hershberger
Grace Tracey
Miriam Apple
Clara Steinmann
Edna C. Wells
Francis Scott Key
Ivan Standoff
Urbana
Broadcast From High School Here Tomorrow
A one half hour WBAL program from Frederick High School features four sophomores debating socialistic trends in the United States. Patricia Seitz and William Bagent speak for the affirmative. Verna Parkinson and Bruce Douglas present the opposition. Mort on Mower serves as student announcer. Marlehe Barnes introduces the topic. Dr R Floyd Cromwell moderates. Audience questions follow the prepared speeches. sponsors include Miss Ethel Beachley and Miss Katharine Biehl. Principal Harry O. Smith.
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WBAL
Frederick High School
United States
Patricia Seitz
William Bagent
Verna Parkinson
Bruce Douglas
Morton Mower
Marlehe Barnes
Retailers Ask Traffic Talk Representation
Frederick Chamber of Commerce board discusses traffic congestion solutions downtown. Retail Division seeks representation before future hearings, while committee reports urge off street parking to ease movement on Market and Patrick streets. A plan to use the new water tower as an elevated signboard is considered feasible by the advertising committee. An education program for juveniles to promote reading is referred to the education committee. A Welcome Wagon for newcomers is assigned to the Retail Division.
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Charles F. Bowers
Edward F. Hartmann
Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Francis Scott Key Hotel
C. of C. Retail Division
Frederick
G. Raymond Shipley
Board of Aldermen
State Roads Commission
Market
Patrick Streets
East South Street
Chamber of Commerce Advertising Committee
W. Jerome Offutt
New Bids Sought for Maryland Bay Bridge Substructure
The State Roads Commission will seek new bids to build the Chesapeake Bay bridge substructure after original bids were rejected. The lowest bid previously was 23,772,000 versus a 14,289,000 engineer estimate. J E Greiner proposed dividing the work into six or seven smaller contracts with the first advertised within 30 days.
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Baltimore
State Roads Commission
Maryland
Chesapeake Bay
J. E. Greiner Company
Underground Stream Drains City Reservoir in 60 Year Pattern
In Hagerstown on April 12 a repeating underground stream drained the city reservoir for the second time since its discovery six decades ago. The leak was found only after a whirlpool appeared on the lowered surface during preparations to treat microscopic plant life with chemicals and light. Rudy Twentey, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Ross Twentey, Indian Springs, suffered a slight concussion and cuts after falling from a moving car Sunday afternoon. He was treated at Fredrick Memorial Hospital and later returned home, showing improvement despite shock.
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Hagerstown
City
Rudy Twentey
G. Ross Twentey
Indian Springs
Fredrick Memorial Hospital
Kathy Fiscus
San Marino
Calif
Kathy
Robert McCulloch
Ransom Plot Labeled as Publicity Stunt In Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills police say a five year old boy was allegedly kidnapped and ransom demands were made for 33000 dollars but police chief C H Anderson warns discrepancies exist. The boy, Joey Goodman, identified his abductor and said he knew his father. FBI and LA police declined comment.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
C. H. Anderson
C. B. Anderson
Anderson
Joey Goodman
Joe Goodman
Goodman
Page Military Academy
Los Angeles
FBI
Los Angeles Examiner
Joey
Ambassador Hotel
Emmitsburg Begins Meter Installation
Emmitsburg starts 152 parking meters and no parking zones to ease traffic. West Main from the Square to Frailey's and East Main to Boyle's will be metered with one hour limits at the Square. other zones free of time limits. Flood lights go up at the municipal lot as four police appicants await action.
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Emmitsburg
West Main Street
Frailey’s
East Main Street
Boyle's
Five-Day Easter Holiday Extended for City County Pupils
Public school pupils in the city and county will gain an extra day of Easter vacation. The holiday extends from Wednesday afternoon to the following Tuesday morning, altering the prior schedule which started Thursday afternoon.
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Board of Education
Kathy Death Triggers Child Safety Measures in Maryland
Kathy Fiscus tragedy prompts Montgomery County officials to insulate and cover an open sewer near Alta Vista. Parents had complained about a trap for children, leading to installation of an iron grate after the road crew response. The report notes minimal stock market changes with slight losses overall.
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Bethesda
Kathy Fiscus
California
Alta Vista
Montgomery County
Wrong Use Of DDT Reported Slaughtering Birds Bees Fish
The National Audubon Society warned that overuse and improper application of DDT and other insecticides are killing birds bees fish and beneficial insects. Tests show significant declines in bird populations and ecological disruption from dusting and spraying in outdoor areas.
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Alton L. Blakeslee
Associated Press
Science
New York
National Audubon Society
C. H. Curran
American Museum of Natural History
Audubon Society
Baker
Texas
Acre
Veto Sought on Bill to Raise Truck Weight Limits
Baltimore leaders seek veto as Maryland lawmakers consider a bill to increase truck weights. State Roads Chairman Robert Reindollar and Mayor Anthony D Alesandro urge Governor Lane to veto. Bill passed by House on April 2 during a tense session. proposed limit claimed at 0 000 pounds versus current 67 500.
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Baltimore
Robert Reindollar
State Roads Commission
Lane
Maryland
D'Alesandro
House of Delegates
Reyndollars
Daylight Saving Time Adopted in Union Bridge
Union Bridge officials voted unanimously to adopt daylight saving time starting Sunday April 24 at 2 a.m. and continuing until 2 a.m. Labor Day September 5, per the recent town meeting led by Mayor O B Devilbiss.
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Union Bridge
O. B. Devilbiss
Truman Begins Fifth Year as President in 1949
President Truman marks his fifth year in office amid optimism for enduring peace. He cites Greece Turkey aid, the Marshall Plan, and the North Atlantic Pact as key steps toward preventing aggression. He turns 65 next May and appeared cheerful in anniversary photos. Hearing date set for May 28 on permanent telephone rate increases in Maryland.
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Washington
Truman
United States
Greece
Turkey
Baltimore
Maryland
Public Service Commission
Treaty Is Peace Step as Truman Seeks Senate Approval
President Truman sent the North Atlantic defense treaty to the Senate asking for ratification as a step toward peace within the United Nations framework. He urged patient progress, noting it requires a two thirds vote to bind the U.S. and stressing that no nation can achieve peace alone amid the postwar security pact. The pact, signed by 12 nations, commits mutual aid if attacked and faces a likely Senate debate.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
United States
Acheson
Heroes Will Be Rewarded for Courage in Fiscus Rescue
San Marino April 12 America opens its pocket book to reward the heroes who died in their attempt to save Kathy Fiscus. The Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce reports funds coming from across the country for the 50 to 60 men who worked under hazardous conditions beyond exhaustion. The chamber forms a central committee to consolidate donations as the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars sponsor drives. President Barte V Grover says the committee will consider recommending engineers and sand hogs for Carnegie hero medals.
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San Marino
Calif
America
Httle
Kathy Fiscus
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Barte V. Grover
Chamber
Reds Press Shortens Yangtze Front as Peace Terms Loom
Reds ease pressure along the Yangtze river line near Nanking as Nationalist leaders finish a draft reply to Red peace terms, which are described as near surrender. Fighting reported near Anking while the front along the 650 mile river remains unsettled. The government set a Friday deadline for its position.
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Nanking
Yangtze River
Anking
Little effect on local air mail flight canceled at Frederick
Officials report AH American Airways canceled daily stops at Frederick Municipal Field may cause minimal disruption. Flight 101 mail bound west to Pittsburgh will be rerouted via Washington with frequent dispatches preserving delivery times. Flight 102 was not authorized to depart Hagerstown at 12.25 pm, arriving in Baltimore at 12.58 pm. The Frederick airport has seen its second cancelled stop, but most mail travels on afternoon flights and local merchants praise faster handling of small parcels.
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Frederick
Ah-American Airways
Municipal Field
Post
Flight 101
Pittsburgh
Washington
Hagerstown
Baltimore
Two Men Jailed After Lewistown Road Incident
State Police investigated an incident north of Lewistown on Monday night. George William Jones aged 32 of Edmonston Maryland and Raymond Newton Stoll 46 of Alexandria Virginia were jailed in Frederick County awaiting charges. Lewistown youths Nelson Gray 14 Albert Federline 18 and Carl Smith 21 rode with the two men who then stopped the jeep. No gun was found. Trooper Kenneth Bond led the arrest with assistance from Sat. W. W. Corbin and Troopers H. J. Brown and Patrick Stakem Jr.
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Frederick County
Lewistown
George William Jones
Hamilton Street
Edmonston
Raymond Newton Stoll
Route 4
Alexandria
Jones
Railway Express
Stoll
Wellsville
Thurmont
Church Hill
Kenneth D. Bond
Sat
W. W. Corbin
H. J. Brown
Patrick Stakem
Nelson Gray
Albert E. Federline
Carl B. Smith
Joint U. S.-Canada Commission Formed
The United States and Canada formed a joint industrial mobilization committee to coordinate plans for an emergency. The exchange of notes between Laurence A. Steinhardt and Lester B. Pearson created the panel.
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Washington
United States
Canada
State Department
Laurence A. Steinhardt
Ottawa
Lester B. Pearson
United States-Canada
Roosevelt Jr. Denied Nomination by Tammany Leaders
In New York on April 12 a Tammany Hall coalition rejected Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr for a Democratic Congressional nomination and instead backed a city judge. Roosevelt denounced the faction as knives aimed at him by a small, rival group within Tammany. The day also carried an extended weather outlook for Maryland and Delaware and news of renewed price cuts aimed at boosting consumer sales.
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New York
Tammany Hall
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
Roosevelt
Tammany
Seven German Officials Convicted in Jewish Persecution Case
In Nuernberg a U S War Crimes Court found seven high German diplomats and officials guilty as accomplices in the Nazi mass murder of Jews. The verdict names Lammers Dietrich Keppler Darre Berберg and others with Ernst Weizsaecker and Ernst Woermann among those convicted. Sentences to be handed down Thursday.
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Nuernberg
Germany
Europe
U.S
Wilhelm Keppler
Hans Heinrich Lammers
Richard Walther Darre
Otto Dietrich
Hans Kehr
Gustav Steengracht von Moyland
Gottlob Berger
Baron Ernst Weizsaecker
Ernst Woermann
U. S
Otto von Erdmannsdorf
Foreign Office
Ernst Wilhelm Bohle
Foreign Organization
Reich
Lammers
Dietrich
Hitler
Land
Berger
Dirlewanger
Teachers Colleges Will Be Expanded In Maryland
The State Board of Education authorized $2,396,000 for new construction at Maryland four teachers colleges including Salisbury and Frostburg. Dr. Pullen was tasked to work with State Engineer Funk on plans and to establish county and Baltimore city participation in a $50,000,000 credit pool and a $20,000,000 gift fund for public school construction. The program will take about two weeks to prepare for submission to the Board of Public Works.
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Baltimore
State Board of Education
Salisbury
Frostburg
Maryland
Thomas G. Pullen, Jr
John B. Funk
Pullen
Ready for Passage House acts swiftly on European recovery plan
Washington reports the House lined up the European recovery program for swift passage after a battle over cost. Approval looked likely as Democrats and Republicans united to block most changes. Separately, crop prospects are favorable with a record or near-record wheat crop, the Agriculture Department said in its first general crop report.
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Washington
House
Agriculture Department
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Aarh
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Reindollar
Yangtze River Line
Washington Publishers Association
Royall
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Navy
Air Force
Dimaggio
Dallas
Joe DiMaggio
New York Yankee
Johns Hopkins Hospital
U. S.-Canada Commission
Fdr
Delaware
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