Old Gillis Store Fire Sweeps Through Maryland Town
An early morning blaze destroyed a one and a half story frame building at Plane No 4 near Highway 40. Firemen prevented spread to adjacent homes and a store. The McLaughlin property, vacant since six weeks ago, housed restaurant equipment and odds and ends. Origin undetermined. no explosions reported. The fire occurred six years after the murder of John Henry Gillis in 1943.
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Plane No. 4
Luther E. Derr
Highway No. 40
Baltimore
Frederck
Err
Mt. Airy Fire Company
Charles Wilson
Michael McLaughlin
McLaughlin
John Henry Gillis
Frightened Shark Bites Bather at Tampico Beach
A shark, frightened by naval gunfire and depth charges from the US Navy ship John W Weeks near Tampico, bit a bather at Miramar Beach yesterday. Other bathers beat the shark to death with sticks. the injured man was hospitalized. The incident occurred six miles offshore during weapons demonstrations for Mexican officials. The Tivoli theater show of The King of Kings drew about 1500 children and adults for Holy Week screenings by Frederick City Ministerium. It will be shown again Friday and Saturday at 10 am.
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Tampico
Tex
Ahark
Miramar Beach
U. S
John W. Weeks
Tivoli
Cecil Demille
Christ
Frederick City
Toy Pistol Holdup Ends in Capture by Baltimore Cop
A 14 year old attempted to rob a theater cashier in Baltimore last night with a toy pistol but dropped the plan after the cashier sounded an alarm. Patrolman Robert Norwood pursued the youth through two blocks and tackled him after a brief chase.
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Baltimore
Lucile Nelson
Streams and Easter Observances Amid Heavy Rains
Heavy rains bring 1.21 inches to the area with rivers and streams high and muddy. Good Friday holidays close offices. Easter Monday resumes. Trout season opens Friday at 5 30 am as temps rise to the seventies.
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Court House
Bani
China Peace Talks Begin
China sees rapid changes as Nationalist forces lose Kao chiao and Taiyang chow while Communist radio reports formal peace talks beginning after 12 days of groundwork. Observers say eight points imply surrender, with remaining loyalties in South China to Chiang Kai-Shek despite public disavowal.
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Nanking
Kaochiao
Yangtze River
Taiyangchow
China
Communist
Peiping
South China
Shanghai
Chiang Kai-Shek
County seeks public dumping areas to curb roadside refuse
County Commissioners authorize the sheriff to designate four sites for public dumping along county roads and state highways as spring dumping rises. Officials report many residents use land near roads to discard refuse, with bottles and debris left at various spots. A plan to find twelve dumping areas is proposed, targeting old quarries and ditches, while education and enforcement are emphasized to curb illegal dumping.
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Sheriff's Office
Acs
A. Grant Hooper
Hooper
Jefferson Grange
Gambrill Wing to Begin As Hospital Expands
Frederick Memorial Hospital's building committee authorizes architect to draft specifications for the Gambrill Wing. The basement single story will include ambulance access, treatment rooms, exam rooms, a recovery area, and a central supply room. The project, funded by a $100,000 Detrick Foundation gift, aims to add 30 to 40 beds when funds allow.
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Frederick Memorial Hospital
Gambrill
Detrick Foundation
James H. Gambrill
James R. Edmonds
Baltimore
Winford Smith
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Gambrill Wing
Truman urged Congress to extend time payment controls
Washington April 14 President Truman said he wants Congress to keep government power to regulate installment buying under Regulation W. The rule, expiring June 30, governs time payment plans. Some lawmakers and businessmen favor ending controls, but Truman signaled inflation concerns remain and urged continuation of the policy.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Woman 77 Dies After Streetcar Trap in Baltimore
A 77 year old Baltimore woman, Miss Miriam Hoopes, died late last night after being trapped for ten minutes under a streetcar while crossing to her church. Police said the trolley struck her and she remained wedged until Baltimore Transit Company workers moved the car. Nomination Stands Washington. President Truman has no intention of withdrawing Mon C Waltheren's nomination as chairman of the National Security Resources Board, he said today.
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Baltimore
Miriam Hoopes
Baltimore Transit Company
Washington
Truman
Mon CC. Waltheren
National Security Resources Board
Nineteen Nazi Leaders Sentenced in Nuremberg Trials
Nineteen high Nazi officials and diplomats were sentenced to prison terms ranging from four to 25 years. Gottlob Berger received the heaviest sentence at 25 years, while Ernst Von Weizsäcker got seven years. Two defendants were acquitted, and one judge dissented, noting prosecutorial proof gaps. All sentences include roughly four years already served. appeals are planned arguing lack of tribunal jurisdiction.
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Nuernberg
Germany
Gottlob Berger
Ernst von Weizsaecker
Vatican
Foreign Ministry
Hitler
Czechoslovakia
Leon W. Powers
Dennison
William ©. Christianson
Red Wing
Christianson
Set Minimum Wage Scale Set Minimum Wage Scale
The government today ordered a minimum wage on government contract work in the woolen and worsted industry for the first time set at 1.05 an hour or 42 for a 40 hour week. Tobin's order applies to contracts over 10000. Learners receive 90 cents an hour if under 320 hours experience. The ruling covers 150000 workers in about 750 establishments across New England and the Middle Atlantic states. Road bids were asked for resurfacing and widening on U S 04 Crain Highway in Anne Arundel and Prince Georges counties.
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Washington
Tobin
New England
Middle Atlantic States
Baltimore
State Roads Commission
U. S. 04
Anne Arundel
Prince Georges County
Crain
Rumor of Sleeping Drugs to Allow Bloodless Occupation
Prague radio spread a Czech language forecast claiming the United States developed sleeping drugs for a bloodless occupation of Czechoslovakia. American monitors recorded the broadcast noting local rumors of liberation from Communist rule and citing alleged plans for nighttime air attacks delivering the drug to incapacitate the population. It says the scheme would occur without firing a shot, postponed due to concerns about effects on children.
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Washington
Czechoslovakia
United States
Prague
Republic
Mid-April Midwest Storm Dumps Snow and Wind
A mid-April storm swept the Midwest bringing snow and rain with winds up to 40 mph. The U.S. Weather Bureau reported the storm center over western Missouri moving northwest. Minneapolis and St Paul measured nearly seven inches of snow as a 100 mile wide belt stretched from Tyndall South Dakota to Park Falls Wisconsin, with temperatures near freezing to slightly blown.
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Chicago
Avril Horan
Michigan
Huron
Superior
U. S. Weather Bureau
Missour
Midwest
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Tyndall
South Dakota
Park Falls
Wisconsin
Big Drop in Business Loans Shrinks Inventories Nationwide
Washington reports show a record drop of 277 million dollars in business loans for the week ending April 6 as firms rush to cut stock and repay debt. Total loans outstanding fell 1.005 billion since December 22, though the weekly figure stood at 14.627 billion, 197 million above a year ago.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
GOP Split On Strategy Turns On Attacking Truman Program
Washington reports a 4 A split among state Republicans over how to respond to President Truman's legislative agenda. Senator Malone of Nevada criticized GOP drift and urged the party to stand for something beyond following Democrats. Senator Taft of Ohio warned that opposing all public welfare measures could leave the party in an indefensible position with voters.
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Washington
Truman
Malone
Nevada
Republican Party
Taft
Ohio
GOP
Tax Increase May Become Necessary
Washington April 14 The top Democratic tax manager in the House urged Congress to have the courage to raise taxes if deficit financing is the only alternative. Rep. Coughton NC said it would be a disservice to the country to return to deficit financing Daughton chair of Ways and Means warned a tax boost may be needed but could harm the economy. A senior Democratic leader said passing a $4 billion general tax increase sought by President Truman will be extremely difficult.
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Washington
House
Congress
Coughton
Daughton
Ways and
Truman
Smog Era Firm Hires Forecaster In Donora Test
Donora Pennsylvania April 14 The American Steel and Wire Co hires a weather forecasting firm to monitor atmospheric conditions for a potential repeat of the October smog disaster that killed 22 and sickened hundreds. The four day test will run while the 2inch plant operates at full capacity for the first time since the incident. Mayor’s Car Sold In Hagerstown Economy move netting 1785 from sale of the mayor’s city car now to be replaced by his own vehicle.
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Donora. Pa
American Steel & Wire Co
U. S. Pubiic Health Service
Steel & Wire Company
Hagerstown
Herman L. Mills
Mills
Kidnapped Officers Recovered After Gunmen Escape
Weirton Patrolman James Herman and Lt Allen Russell were seized by three gunmen and driven to Hanoverton Ohio where they were handcuffed to saplings. The trio, linked to a Bank of Follawsbee robbery, fled with about 5000 dollars after the officers were forced into the back seat. A gunman jumped from the moving car during pursuit. two suspects were later detained near Steubenville while the missing pair were found later by a farmer.
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Lisbon
Weirton
W. Va
Hanoverton
James Herman
Allen Russell
City Hell
Herman
Fort Steuben Bridge
Steubenville
Toronto
East Liverpool
George Betzz
Sidelights On Earthquake Brings Calm, Fear Across West
Across Washington and Oregon the quake of 24 sparked chatter in Seattle Tacoma Olympia Aberdeen Monmouth and Salem. Stories poured in of frightened pedestrians, swaying lights, and shaking rooms. A Tacoma woman was bitten by a dog during the tremor.
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Seattle
Washington
Tacoma
Olympia
Aberdeen
Monmouth
Ore
Joseph Santee
Oregon College of Education
California
Allan Carson
Oregon
Salem
Senate
Florence Saunders
Mrs. Saunders
Billion Dollar Deficit Expected
President Truman said the government will run a billion dollars in the red this fiscal year. He noted a $600 million VA appropriation will widen the deficit and cited an estimated shortfall of about $599.7 million. The House planned to push spending bills past $24 billion before recess.
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Washington
Truman
Veterans Administration
Congress
Grandmother's Grave Site Of Buried Loot
FBI agents uncovered $49,122 in cash buried beside a grand mother's coffin in a Staten Island cemetery linked to Richard H. Crowe. Crowe, indicted for bank embezzlement, led investigators to the site after talks with his wife and attorney. most cash remains unrecovered.
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New York
FBI
Richard H. Crowe
Staten Island
Crowe
U. S
Irving Saypol
National City Bank
Padding Charge Correct Says 'Padding' Charge Correct
Washington reports Hoover Commission task force denies ten misstatements in its national military establishment report. Army secretary Royall accused errors, but the subcommittee says the Army’s comments confirm the findings. It cites a request to modernize 102 more tanks and a $30 million clerical error as examples.
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Washington
Hoover Commission
Government Reorganization Group
Army
Royall
Trains Crash Near New Albany Kills Mail Clerk
A head on collision between a 110 car GM and O Rebel freight and a Gulf, Mobile and Ohio passenger train near New Albany killed Joe Cannon, a mail clerk, and left ten injured. Supt W S Moore cited orders misunderstanding as cause. About 30 to 35 passengers were aboard the Rebel en route from St Louis to New Orleans. None of the injured were believed to be in critical condition.
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Jackson
Miss
Gulf, Mobile and Ohio
New Albany
W. St. Moore
Tennessee
GM & O
Joe Cannon
Seattle quake toll and damage reach ten million
Seattle reports eight deaths and potential $2.3 to $10 million in quake damage. Governor Langlie cites Red Cross and state reports. Olympia buildings damaged, several cities feel the tremor. Trains delayed, water mains disrupted near Tacoma. no major injuries beyond shock and minor bruises reported. Pilots Barris and Reidel may tie endurance record if aloft to 5:44 p.m.
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Seattle
Pacific Northwest
Arthur B. Langlie
Washington
Red Cross
State Patrol
Earthauake
Fox Island
Tacoma
Wash
Puget Sound
Vancouver
Victori
B.C
Oregon
Olympia
Capitol
Insurance
Percival Bisson
C. W. West
Bankers Trust Bidg
Lowell School
Maly Rosary
Portland
Narrows
Narrows Bridge
Tower
Puyallup
Stewart
Centralia-Chehalis
Cachalis
Ham Prices Drift Down Amid Stable Meats Market
Easter planners find hams plentiful with prices about six cents per pound lower than last week in many stores and butcher shops. Other meats and poultry show little change. lamb remains scarce and costly with high prices. Eggs edge up modestly while a New York trade group cites artificial shortages from USDA egg price supports. Locally, some stores report hams roughly four cents cheaper per pound and eggs about one to two cents higher per dozen.
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Associated Press
New York
Butter & Eye ‘Merchant Association
Ralph Trigg
Commodity Credit Corp
CCC
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Ublic
Memorial Hospital
West Virginia
Yeggs
Syracuse
N.Y
St. An
Shirley Anne Martin
Francis J. Furfaro
Our Lady of Pompei Church
Fullerton
Calif
Bill Barris
Dick Reidel
Seo Marrive
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