Planned Slaying of CBS Aide Polks Probe in Greece
The Salonika trial of three Greek Communists in absentia heard a former Soviet police member testify that the 1948 murder of CBS correspondent George Polk was planned at guerrilla chief Markos Vafiades headquarters. Witnesses linked the crime to halting U.S. aid, with motives to frame Rightists for propaganda. defendants Mouzenides and Staktopoulos face murder charges as his mother stands accused of abetting.
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CBS
George Polk
Markos Vafiades
Nicolaos Zaferlou
Polk
Greece
Bay Park
Salonika Bay
Markos
Gregory Staktopoulos
Adam Mouzenides
Evangelos Vasvanas
Staktopoulos
Stylianos Mouzenides
Anna Millvda 25
Anna
Mouzenides
Vasvanas
Salonika Bar
Kall
Wreath Laying at Roosevelt Graves Marks Death Anniversary
In Hyde Park on April 12 a fern wreath was laid on Franklin D. Roosevelt’s grave by Col. Perry Smith of West Point. Eleanor Roosevelt and Elliott stood nearby with family members as wreaths followed from Churchill and Baruch. Other dignitaries included Henry Morgenthau Jr. and Drew Pearson. In New York City the UN Assembly observed a minute of silence.
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Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Col
Perry Smith
U. S Military Academy
West Point
Eleanor Roosevelt
Elliott
Faye Emerson Roosevelt
John Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
Smith
Academy
President Truman
Winston Churchill
Bernard Baruch
Drew Pearson
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Roosevelt Memorial Foundation
Henry A. Wallace
Robert Patterson
Frances Perkins
New York City
United Nations Assembly
Tydings' Son Out For Md U Office
Two University of Maryland candidates lead the field for student government posts. Joseph D. Tydings son of Senator Millard E. Tydings competes for president while Kenneth E. Kefauver nephew of Senator Estes Kefauver seeks the vice presidency. They face rivals from Baltimore and nearby towns as 99 students enter primaries with final elections set for April 27. In a separate note, Milton Connell a 17 year old St Josephs student from Philadelphia wins a regional for the National American Legion oratorical contest advancing to Waterbury Connecticut finals April 14 along with other regional competitors Betty Ann Parker Richard D. Hartwitz and Jack Kackmarek.
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Joseph D. Tydings
Millard E. Tydings
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Tydings
John A. Holter
Jefferson, Md
James A. Barnhart
Kefauver
Martinsburg
W. Va
Milton Connell
St. Joseph's High School
Philadelphia
National American Legion
Waterbury
Conn
Betty Ann Parker
Beaver High School
Bluefield
Richard D. Hartwitz
Wilmington
Del
Jack Kackmarek
Washington, D. C
Con Edison Retires Workers on Alcoholism Disability
New York April 12 Consolidated Edison Company plans disability pensions for long-time employees with chronic alcoholism. The policy, in effect since 1947, retires about ten to fifteen yearly, with rules restricting drinkers and outlining disciplinary steps. Dr John J Wiltmer notes two percent of alcoholics are women.
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New York Utility Company
Consolidated Edison Company
Playboys
John J. Wiltmer
Wittmer
Consolidated Edison
Wittms
Red Cross Classes For Women Prisoners
Maryland State Reformatory will offer 12 week Red Cross courses in first aid home nursing and nutrition for women inmates. Baltimore Red Cross staff will teach as part of an ongoing program aimed at aiding reintegration and job placement.
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Red Cross
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Hood College Student to be Profiled by Modern Miss
Miss Diane Bruhner, Hood College sophomore from Jamaica NY, was chosen by Modern Miss to be written up in a fall issue. A biographical sketch and a pictorial display will feature a fall ward robe with Bruhner modeling half the garments. The article previews in May.
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Hood College
Jamaica
N. Y
Hood
Betty Rolston
Bethel M. Caster
Miss Bruhner
Miss Rolston
Washington and Lee Receives First Ever College Stamp
The day marks the eve of a commemorative stamp honoring Washington and Lee on its 200th birthday. It is the first such stamp issued for any American college or university, a unique honor bestowed on Washington and Lee.
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Washington and Lee
Egg Hunt in Baker Park Sets Two Age Groups
Frederick Kiwanis Club sponsors its tenth Easter egg hunt in Baker Park. Monday at 1 pm the search begins from the old band stand, with two age groups 4-7 and 8-12. Police and Boy Scouts patrol. areas bounded by Carroll Creek and West College Terrace closed 10 am to 1 pm to hide 1000 dyed eggs.
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Baker Park
Charles K. Taylor
Taylor
Carroll Creek
Bentz Street
West Second Street
West College Terrace
Kiwanis Hunt To Award Six Prizes For Searchers
The Kiwanis committee led by Chairman Taylor will award six prizes for best searchers. Joseph Kline Clyde Estes Walter Eiker Samuel Rosenstock Dean Price and Harold B Duval comprise the panel. Three prizes go to the younger group and three to the 8-12 year division leaders. The top prize is a perpetual trophy for the older winner, a loving cup engraved with name and year.
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Kiwanis Committee
Taylor
Joseph Kline
Clyde Estes
Walter Eiker
Samuel Rosenstock
Dean Price
Harold B. Duval
Trophy Keepsake Chronicle From 1940s Cup Winners
The article lists historical trophy holders with last year’s champion hunter and the 1948 winner Jack Lydard aged 12 of 310 South Market Street. It notes the first name on the cup from 1940 is Edward P. Thomas Jr. and references ongoing custody of the trophy into the following year.
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Jack Lydard
South Market Street
Edward P. Thomas Jr
Hunter
Easter egg hunt planned for city kids on Monday
Four year old Chi Wells of 16 College Avenue leads preparations for a community Easter egg scramble to be held Monday. Residents are urged to announce sightings of the event in local outlets to help spread word.
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Chi Wells
College’ Avenue
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