MacArthur Talk Gets Truman Okay
General MacArthur delays arrival to San Francisco for rest after Tokyo hop and will testify before Congress if invited. President Truman signals support for MacArthur to address a joint session, with plans for a public hearing if requested and possible broadcast.
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General MacArthur
Honolulu
San Francisco
MacArthur
Washington
Truman
Douglas MacArthur
Congress
Senate House
China
Manchura
Red Main
Senate Armed Services Committee
House
GOF
Wherry Rneb
Senate
Rayburn
D-Tex
Elmer E Robinson
St Francis
Russell
Senate Armed Service Committee
Asia
House Approves Modified Draft UM T Bill With Time Extensions
The House voted 372 to 44 to lower the draft age to 18 and extend service to 26 months, sending the measure back to the Senate. The Senate version set age at 16 with 24 months service. a compromise will be drafted for President Truman’s signature and universal military training to come later.
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House
Senate
Chamber
Senate House Committee
Truman
Xwoung Theomalitasy High Command
Beayes
United States
Durin
Held For Jury In Theft Of Engine In Covington
Stanley Lee McNeil facing grand larceny for allegedly stealing a Chesapeake and Ohio Railway diesel switch engine. He pleaded guilty to operating a locomotive under the influence, received a $100 fine and 30 day suspended jail term. The case goes to the Alleghany county circuit court grand jury next Monday.
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Stanley Lee McNeil
Chesapeake and Oliw
Allexrny County
BR E Dyche
McNei
McNeil
McNou
Route 4
Roanoke
Eversl Gonedalas
Ton Hall
Fined $10 on Assault Charge in Police Court
Leon Geouker of Middletown Valley was fined $10 by Magistrate Edward J Smith after a guilty plea to an assault and battery warrant filed by Mrs Willis J Burriss. The incident occurred at a South Market tavern earlier that night. Gouker was escorted to headquarters by the complainant's husband.
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Leon Geouker
Middletown Valley
Edward J Smith
Willis J. Burriss
Gouker
James Hamilton
West Second Street
Carl Carton Mentzer
Robert
John S Luras
Fairmont
Algae as Primary Food Makers in Waterways
Algae serve as the main food producers for aquatic ecosystems, paralleling how green plants feed on land. The statement highlights the foundational role of algae in sustaining aquatic food chains and energy flow.
Barnhart To Become Mayor In Thurmont Election
Thurmont voters head to the polls on April 23 to elect a mayor and three board members. Incumbent Barnhart is unopposed for president of the board, with Jose Korehner Rossio Smith and Theodore Beard running for the two board seats. Weybright withdraws, citing unacceptability to some residents. Polls open 3 to 6 pm at town office. Cadet Robert Nicodemus of Frederick Md will join the Guard of Honor at the Maple Festival in Meyersdale, Pa.
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The
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Board of Commissioners
Sr, Barnhart
Western Maryland Railway
Tauimont
Jose Korehner
Rossio Smith
Theodore Beard
Weybright
Woodstock
Virgina
Robert Fulton Nicodemus
Robert F. Nicodemus
Rosemont Avenue
Frederick
Officers Reserve Corps
Massanulen Military Academy
Guard of Honor
Meyersdale
Bridge fire blocks westbound track near Harpers Ferry
Baltimore and Ohio railroad crews fought a Wednesday night blaze that destroyed the westbound Harpers Ferry bridge track. By Friday afternoon, only the temporary eastbound line over the Valley bridge remained in use, with officials unsure when timber deliveries would allow full reopening. Investigators sought a cause, while the missing suction cap from Independent Hose Company's engine remained unrecovered.
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Harpers Ferry
Ofecmls
Valley Bridge
Independent Hose Company
Sari
Fire engine cap lost on Route 340 near Frederick
A chrome plated cap with hardles on it disappeared from a fire engine Friday night between Frederick and Harpers Ferry. The booster tank and suction caps being interchangeable allowed operation on the bridge fire. State Police and firemen searched along Route 340 for two days, but the heavy piece may lie in roadside weeds or be picked up by motorists.
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Frederick
Harpers Kerry
Lewis A. Kline
Collision Damages West Patrick Street Cars In Friday Night Crash
William Edward Davis of Adamstown and Albert R Stilions of Frederick Route 4 collided on West Patrick Street near Locust Street about 11 30 Friday night. Davis drove a Mercury eastbound. Stilions a Ford westbound and turning left. Mercury damage about 150 dollars. Ford about 30. Officer Alton Twentey investigated and no charges were filed.
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William Edward Davis
Adamstown
Albert R. Stilions
Frederick
Digger Holmes Gets 20 Years More
Baltimore April 13 Joseph Holmes a 34 year old convict who tunneled 70 feet out of Maryland Penitentiary received 20 additional years to his sentence today. He still faces ten years on his burglary term making thirty years before possible release. Judge Joseph Sherbow called him incorrigible and noted a long pattern of crime since 1928 with escapes and robberies.
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Baltimore
Joseph Holmes
Maryland Penitentiary
Joseph Sherbow
Holmes
Sherbow
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