Maryland Governor Signs Frederick City and County Bills
Governor McKeldin signed measures over the weekend amending Frederick city charter raising mayor and alderman salaries and adjusting police retirements and duties. Other actions include city code approval, expanded city limits, county treasurer salary rules, taxi fare duties, and Carroll County salary boosts for commissioners and the state's attorney, plus Union Bridge tax levy powers.
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McKeldin
General Assembly
Frederick
Board of Aldermen
State Police
Seventh Street Pike
Frederick County
Baltimore
Carroll County
Union Bridge
Roosevelt Stalin Memorial Protest Escalates in Chicago
About 1,500 demonstrators clashed with police as 25 squads dispersed the crowd. Some 300 forced entry into the People's Auditorium and vandalized chairs, tables, and materials tied to a Chicago Council of American-Soviet Friendship event featuring Lawson Patterson and Belfrage. A banner urged an Eisenhower Malenkov meeting. An invader group claimed support from an anti Bolshevik bloc. A speaker, Pearl Hart, was the lone voice. RIP. Geneva discusses East West trade revival as delegates meet in secret.
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Chicago
Chicago Council of American-Soviet Friendship
Harry Penzin
Friendship Council
John Howard Lawson
William L. Patterson
Civil Rights Congress
Cedric Belfrage
National Guardian
New York
International Friendship
Eisenhower
Malen
Invaders
Alex J. Zabrosky
American Friends of
Block of Nations
Iron Curtain
Pearl Hart
John Rossen
Rain Postpones Washington New York Opening Game
Rain forced the postponement of the scheduled Washington versus New York American League opener. The game is moved to Thursday at 2 p.m. EST as part of a day night doubleheader with the second game set for 8:30 p.m. Opening ceremonies will be held then. The delay was announced at 11:36 a.m. after persistent rain made the field unplayable.
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Washington
United Nations test faith of Russian peace moves
Senator Knowland joined Taft and Wiley in urging the United Nations to test Soviet sincerity through immediate UN supervised free elections in North Korea. He argued a united Korea would require guarantees of independence and neutrality, and proposed similar tests in Austria Poland and China to show true peace aims.
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Washington
Knowland
Calif
United Nations
Korea
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
Taft
Ohio
Wiley
Wis
Kremlin
San Francisco
California State Dental Association
Russia
North Korea
Great Powers
Republic of Korea
Poland
China
Adenauer
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Tito
Belgrade
U. S. News and World Report
Germany
U. S
Hussia
Assembly May End This Week United Nations Unity Theme
United Nations delegates expect to wind up the Assembly session this week with a focus on unity against Soviet tactics. The Polish-Soviet peace plan debate has about two days left, with non Communist delegates demanding hard proofs before voting. Messages from Moscow and Andrei Vishinsky are anticipated as Ernest Gross defends Western security policies. In Emmitsburg a seven room weatherboarded dwelling and nearby vacant lot on West Main sold at public sale to Mr. and Mrs. Andrew R. Eyster for 900 dollars. Personal property also sold with prices strong. sale conducted by J. L. Nester as executor.
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United Nations
U. N. Assembly
Assembly
U. S
Ernest Gross
Moscow
Andrei Vishinsky
Gross
West Main Street
Emmitsburg
Andrew R. Eyster
J. L. Nester
Earl Bowers
Carl Haines
Manuel M. Weinberg
Ammo Probe Sidetracked By Morse
Washington Senate ammunition shortage inquiry paused as Sen Morse Ind Ore blocks committee meetings during the submerged oil lands debate. Sen Margaret Chase Smith chairing the Armed Services subcommittee postponed hearings, hoping Morse would relent and allow the inquiry to resume Wednesday. Three Pentagon generals were set to testify on production distribution and stockpiling of Army ammunition.
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Washington
Senate
Morse
Margaret Chase Smith
R- Me
Senate Armed Services
Pentagon
Sen. Smith
Two Autos Damaged In Rear-End Collision On Motter Ave
Approximately $500 damage to each of two cars in a rear-end crash on Motter avenue near West Seventh street Sunday night around 9 29. Driver Dorothy H. Kerwin Gouverneur N Y and Clarence C Bachert Pine Grove Pa involved. Bachert charged with reckless driving. hearing set April 24. Other weekend charges listed incliding West All Saints street collision with Proctor and Englehart both charged with reckless driving. hearing set April 17. Additional arrests and warrants noted with various charges and hearings.
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Motter Avenue
West Seventh Street
Dorothy H. Kerwin
Gouverneur
N. Y
Clarence C Bachert
Pine Grove
Harry Quinn
Bachert
West All Saints Street
South Market Street
William Proctor
Adamstown
Kenneth ‘W. Englehart
Lebanon
All Saints Street
Sergt. Quinn
Proctor
Eaglephase
James E. Pendelton
South Bentzy Street
Morris Watson
Raymond W. Harbaugh
Waynesboro
William S. Cooney
Westminster
James A. Stymiest
Baltimore
Thomas A. Hoffman
Washington Street
Navy
Camp Detrick
Worth Draper
Thurmont
Route 1
Staley
Tregoning
King
Bender
Carty
N. Dorsey
Singer John Charles Thomas mourns loss of mother in Towson
Mrs Dorothea Thomas seventy year old mother of famed contralto John Charles Thomas died yesterday at her Towson home after an extended illness. She was a close companion to her son who often signed off radio programs with Good night Mother and called her a sturdy Pennsylvania Dutch woman. Funeral services will be private at 3 30 p m tomorrow at the house with burial in Druid Ridge Cemetery Baltimore. Mrs Thomas was an aunt of Mrs Brice G White of West Patrick street and sister of Mrs White's mother.
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Towson
Dorothea Thomas
John Charles Thomas
Thomas
Milson Thomas
Baltimore
Druid Ridge Cemetery
Brice G. White
West Patrick Street
Wide Area Cold Weather Across the Nation
The Thupper Midwest faced freezing temperatures while cooler than normal weather covered the country. Rains in New England, coastal storms off Southern New England, and showers along the Northern Pacific coast accompanied snow in the Northern Rockies. Temperatures fell to 18 degrees in Minot, and winter conditions extended to West-Central Illinois and Central Kansas.
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Associated Press
Midwest
New England
Pacific Coast
Rocky Mountains
Illinois
Kansas
Minot
N. C
Ohio
Indiana
Georgia
Florida
Carolinas
Atlanta
Appalachicela
Fla
Four Properties At Tax Sales In Maryland County
Four properties were offered for conditional sale at the annual county tax sales held at the Court House this morning. The Buckeystown district property in the name of Jacob and Elizabeth Crist sold for 136 to Donald B. Phillips after taxes and costs of 9.09. Paul L. Ramsburg’s 219 West Patrick street property drew bids totaling 1,518.42 in taxes and costs, and sold to the Farmers and Mechanics Citizens National Bank for 1,600. The Urbana district Park Mills one acre parcel in Martha Dixon Funk’s name sold for 87 to Mr and Mrs Elmer Funk after taxes and costs of 6.97. The Brunswick East Potomac Street property in Mrs. Harry C. Allgire’s name sold for 26 to Denton Allgire with total taxes and costs of 21.22. Auctioneer Glenn Trout finished the sale in about 15 minutes with county treasurer James H. Falk and Amos A. Holter concluding negotiations with purchasers. Buyers may not start titles before two years, while former owners may redeem before final decrees by paying delinquent taxes, costs and 6 percent interest.
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Court House
Buckeystown
Jacob and
Elizabeth Crist
Donald B. Phillips
Paul L. Ramsburg
West Patrick Street
County
State
Frederick
Farmers and Mechanics Citizens National Bank
Martha Dixon Funk
Park Mills
Urbana
Elmer Fuck
Denton Allgire
East Potomac Street
Brunswick
Harry C. Allgire
Glenn Trout
James H. Falk
Amos A. Holter
Longshoremen Head Indicted in Union Funds Case
New York city. Joseph P. Ryan president of the AFL International Longshoremen's Association is reported under indictment on misuse of union funds. Ryan was ordered to appear with his union attorney Louis Waldman at the district attorney Frank Hogan's office. Hogan's office would not comment on the indictment reports.
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New York
Joseph P. Ryan
AFL International Longshoremen’s Association
ILA
Ryan
Dist
Hogan
Waldman
Backlog of unspent funds prompts emergency measures
Former Undersecretary Roswell Magill said the government would have about 102 billion dollars to spend next year even if no further appropriations occur due to a backlog of previously authorized funds. He urged emergency measures to ensure tax cuts and a balanced budget and endorsed a revenue-based spending cap proposed by Rep. Coudert. Weeks were recorded for several property sales, including a Toll Gate Manor home sold by Bronson Corp to Mr. and Mrs. Walton R. Wolf for about 13 000 and a Bartonsville Sjamsville road property sold to Mr. and Mrs. Roland A. Cline for around 6 000.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Roswell Magill
Magill
House Government Operations Committee
Tax Foundation
Coudert
Bronson Corporation
Walton R. Wolf
Montclaire Avenue
Toll Gate Manor
Josephine H. Esworthy
Roland A. Cline
Bartonsville-Sjamsville
President And Family Go South For Augusta Golf Trip
President Eisenhower and his family travel to Augusta Georgia for a week long golfing vacation. Added aboard are Budget Director Dodge and Maj Gen Howard Snyder. He plans to address the American Society of Newspaper Editors in Washington after a Thursday flight back. The trip emphasizes foreign policy themes and possible comments on Soviet peace overtures amid a broad Pan American conference.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Augusta
Joseph M. Dodge
Howard Snyder
Dodge
Georgia
John Eisenhower
David
Barbara Anne
Susan
John S. Doud
White House
Augusta National Golf Club
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Soviet Union
Western Hemisphere
Pan American Union
Minnesota Prison Riot Subsiding at Stillwater
Officials at the Minnesota State Prison reported a quieting of disturbances as demonstrations by disgruntled inmates tapered to a few shouts. Over 8,100 inmates were held in cells for the third day, with a sixth missed meal since the rebellion began. Warden Edwin T. Iverson said a minority of under 100 caused most noise and damage in two cell blocks.
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Stillwater
Minn
Minnesota State Prison
Edwin T. Iverson
John W Davis to Be Honored on Birthday
John W Davis former American ambassador to Britain and 1924 Democratic candidate receives honorary Grand Cross of the British Empire at ceremonies in New York. His birthday honors reflect his London tenure from 1918 to 1921 and his status as a U.S. diplomat. In Tokyo a U S freighter American Mail collided with a Japanese fishing boat. the fishing boat sank and two crewmen are missing. The freighter, undamaged, rescued eight of ten Japanese sailors and searched two hours for the others.
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New York
John W. Davis
Britain
Grean Britain
Order of the British Empire
Davis
London
Tokyo
U. S
American Mail
Yokohama
Exchange Rehearsal Details POW Exchange Plan
Allied troops staged a dress rehearsal for the exchange of sick and wounded Korean War prisoners set to begin next Monday. The United Nations and Communist staff officers signed the agreement at Panmunjom, with Red nationalities and list of POWs clarified.
Shakeup Demanded for State Department Officials
Senator Mundt and fellow Republicans push for drastic changes in top policy making posts at the State Department. They cite loyalty and security concerns and aim to replace the old Acheson team while awaiting Secretary Dulles before the Appropriations Committee to seek funding.
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Washington
Sen
Mundt
R-Sd
State Department
Acheson
Bridges
R-Nh
McCarthy
R-Wis
Ferguson
R-Mich
Senate Appropriations Committee
Dulles
Ex-Officer Guilty Of Spying Conspiracy Plea
Otto Verber an Austrian born former U S Army intelligence officer pleaded guilty to conspiring to spy on U S defense secrets for Russia before U S District Judge Alexander Holtzoff. He faces up to ten years and co-defendant Kurt Ponger awaits trial. Verber pleaded guilty to one count of the indictment alleging they conspired to collect information on U S Army and Air Force in Austria and the United States for transmission to Russia.
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Washington
Otto Verber
U. S. Army
Russia
Verber
U. S
Alexander Holtzoff
James C. Tommey
Kurt Ponger
Verbers
Verbert
Ponger
Austria
Little Switch prisoner exchange to begin at Panmunjom
Details of Operation Little Switch provide the exchange plan for sick and wounded POWs in the Korean War. The armistice talks site Panmunjom will host the swap starting in a week with about 600 Allied prisoners returned by the Reds including 450 South Koreans, 120 Americans, 20 Britons and 15 Turks Greeks Canadians and Dutch, while the UN returns 5,800 Communists. The exchange runs at 500 UN prisoners daily and 100 Reds daily, finishing in 12 days though up to 20 days are allowed, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations
Panmunjom
U. N
Peiping
Reds
Turkey
Canada
Greece
Netherlands
Philippines
South Africa
Australia
Colombia
Freedom Village
Tito Rejects Easing of Cold War Policy
Marshal Tito stated that Russia’s milder stance does not mean a loosening of the cold war and warned that Soviet satellites remain instruments of it. He cited Bulgaria and Czechoslovakia as weak points and suggested a possible shift involving Europe and Asia, with no sign of easing unless certain German and Austrian agreements are met. He warned of broader Soviet leadership and urged Western diplomacy with China.
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Washington
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Russia
Stalin
Tito
Kremlin
Bulgaria
Czechoslovakia
Europe
Asia
U. S. News and World Report
Germany
China
Moscow
London
U S Jet Ace Downs MIG and batters coast frontier zones
U S jet ace downed another Red jet fighter as Allied Sabres battled Communist MiGs under clear skies. On Sunday Allied Sabres destroyed seven MiGs and probably one more. The New Jersey returned to action, blasting Chongjin with 16 inch guns after naval and air forces pummeled east coast targets as Maj Hagerstrom pushed his MiG destruction total to 62. Fifth Air Force bombers hit supply and personnel facilities while near the battle line ground forces fought in 29 small engagements. Babe Didrikson Zaharias faced an operation as speculation swirled around her golf career.
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Seoul
New Jersey
Chongjin
Korea
Navy
Los Angeles
Redeast
Chong-3in
James P. Hagerstrom
Tyler. Tex
Grunewald Probed Inquiries About Investigation Fee
Henry W. Grunewald told a House committee he was hired by John L. Lewis for an investigation related to the United Mine Workers facing court contempt. He refused to confirm targets or exact fees, acknowledging payment by Lowell Mayberry and noting a Bridges introduction.
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Washington
Henry W. Grunewald
House Committee
John L. Lewis
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Grunewald
T. Alan Goldsborough
Supreme Court
Rep. Boggs
Goldsborough
Lowell Mayberry
New York
Subcommittee
John Tobin
Mayberry
DMW
The
Silent Dutchman
Sen
Styles Bridges
Senate
Washington Hotel
Bridges
Henry
Four Die In Wrecks On Pennsylvania Turnpike
State Police reported four killed and several injured in three Turnpike wrecks Sunday in Pennsylvania. A Washington D C couple died near Irwin interchange, another woman died in Fulton County after a car plunged off an embankment, and a third fatality occurred near the Lebanon Lancaster interchange with four others injured. Notable deaths include James Lineberger and wife Hettie, both from Washington D C, in a crash near New Stanton. The auto driver Walter E Rogers and wife Jennie were in fair condition at Greensburg hospital. Mrs Julia S Schieber of New York City died when her car went over an embankment east of Bedford. The Burkitsville home of W Atlee Holmes was sold for 54000 to George F Zecher, with significant bidding on personal property as well. Auctioneer Emmett R Bowlus.
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Bedford
Irwin
Pittsburgh
Fulton County
Reading
Lebanon-Lancaster
James Lineberger
Washington, D. C
Hettie
Irwin Interchange
New Stannton
Walter E. Rogers
Washington
Jennie
Greensburg Pa
Julia 8. Schieber
New York City
Polk Case Revived by Athens Paper with Sensational Evidence
The Athens daily Apogevimatini revived the five year old murder of American journalist George Polk, promising sensational new evidence that could cast fresh light on his death. The claim sparked renewed debates over the case and raised questions about sources and veracity.
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Polk
Athens
Greece
Apogevimatini
George Polk
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