Lewis Fined $20,000 as Contempt Case Draws Jail Talk
Washington April 20 John L Lewis was fined $20,000 and the United Mine Workers $1,400,000 for contempt of a court stop strike order. Judge Goldsborough accepted the recommendation for fines but expressed seriousness about sending Lewis to jail. The penalties mirror those levied in 1946 when the miners were found guilty of contempt for ignoring a similar court order.
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Goldsborough
Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Dudge
Alan Goldsborough
Lewis
UAW
Supreme Court
Welly K. Hopkins
Morison
UMW
United States
Hopkins
Cumberland
Restburg
Injunction Dissolution Sought in Hardy Case
Joseph Hardy, former Middletown High School teacher, seeks dissolution of an injunction via Circuit Court action filed by County Superintendent Eugene W. Pruitt. The board previously dismissed Hardy after a hearing April 14 and a suspension was upheld at a board meeting last week. Parson Newman represented the board. no hearing date set.
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Joseph Hardy
Middletown High
Scheols
Eugene W. Pruitt
Hardy
Board of Education
Pruitt
Parsons Newman
Middletown High School
Patrick M. Schnauffer
United States Offers 47 Point Palestine Trusteeship Plan
The United States presented a 47 point trusteeship draft to the UN for Palestine with no troop commitment. It proposes a later chosen group of nations to defend and maintain order, allowing possible partition after three years and a temporary quota for displaced Jewish immigration. Warren Austin presented the plan to the UN General Assembly committee amid debate over partition.
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United States
Palestine
Warren BR. Austin
Assembly
Security Council
Austin
City of
Jerusalem
Ab.l
Dirty Deal Provokes Miner Backlash Over Fine
Pittsburgh headline notes Frank Hughes says fines on United Mine Workers District Three and John L. Lewis will not settle the issue. Miners in Cumberland and nearby fields react with anger, calling the action a dirty deal and warning of possible labor protests or strikes if fines remain.
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Pittsburgh
Frank Hughes
United Mine Workers District Three
John L. Louis
United States Supreme Court
Feld
Italy Votes Show Christian Democrats Lead anti Communist Bloc
April 20 returns from crucial elections indicate a strong anti Communist shift. The Christian Democrats win about 27.4 percent in the Senate with 369 seats, while the Popular Front and Communists trail. Gasperi touts a decisive anti Bolshevik majority as Vatican aligned parties push into government. In Milan and Genoa, anti Communists gain ground, while isolated incidents and a raid near Florence mark ongoing tensions.
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Commu
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Pius
Diphtheria Cases Reported in Frederick County
Health officer Dr. Donald J. Roop reports a few sporadic diphtheria cases in Frederick County with a three year old fatality. He urges immunization for all children over six months, especially school entrants, and asks agents to ensure child immunization to prevent spread. Officials state no epidemic exists despite isolated cases in early grades.
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Frederick
Rederick County Health
Donald J
Roop
Attack on Jewish Truck Convoy Raises Alarm
Reported in Tel Aviv today Arabs attacked a Jewish convoy bound for Jerusalem as leaders of the Jewish Agency Executive traveled with more than 100 food trucks. Haganah said six armcars were lost and communications lifeline to 100,000 Jews was strained.
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Alem
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Jerusalem
Haganah
Ewish
The Nation Today: How to Build ECA in a Rush
Washington reports the plan to form the Economic Cooperation Administration to run Europe’s recovery program. Hoffman leads with 2,000 U.S. staff and 1,000 abroad, but only about 100 borrowed workers are on board as 15,000 applicants wait. Top executives and various divisions remain to be filled, delaying hiring.
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ECA
Economic Cooperation Administration
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CSCS
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Truman
Paul G. Hoffman
Studebaker Corporation
Senate
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White House
Public Buildings Administration
PBA
Army
Navy and
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James H. Hard
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Europe
Dennis A. Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
Builder Gets 4 Years For Embezzlement
Baltimore April 29 A 35 year old builder Frank Novak Jr was convicted of embezzling 135840 from his firm and losing it on horse racing. Judge Herman Moser sentenced him to four years in prison after a sanity examination. Novak described as a fool and a sucker by the judge. Jacob H Conncourt psr-1 notes Novak is sane yet a neurotic character with gambling problems.
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Baltimore
Frank Novak Jr
Hermann Moser
Novak
Jacob H. Conncourt
Psr-1
Woman 101 Celebrates Birthday In Maryland
Mrs Mary Young Dewees of Hagerstown marked her 101st birthday in Leesburg Virginia born widow of a Confederate Army officer. She celebrated with ice cream and cake at Williamsport sanitarium and recalls hearing Abraham Lincoln deliver the Gettysburg Address.
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Hagerstown
Mary Young Dewees
Williamsport
Welfare Study Team Probes Frederick County Office
Frederick County Board of Public Welfare hosts a state wide welfare survey led by D Benton Bier and three outsiders from Baltimore. The commission seeks to map department functions, procedures, and weaknesses, aiming to craft practical improvements for Maryland’s public welfare system.
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Frederick County
Baltimore
Baltimore City Department of Welfare
State Department of Public Welfare
Federal Social Security Administration
Maryland
Cit
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Commission
Cally
Farm Bureau
Frederick County Board of Public Welfare
Youth Admits Four Carroll Robberies
Paul Richard Elter, 22, of Chambersburg, Pa, admitted to stealing two cars and committing four robberies in Carroll County recent to the charges. State Police tied him to crimes including a car theft in Union Mills on April 8 and robberies at E Roy Kimbig and Edward D Tipton stores in Union Mills and Silver Run. One car, belonging to former Carroll County Commissioner Howard H Wine, was found wrecked. He also admitted involvement in a theft of about $3 from the Silver Run Lutheran church last Friday. He is held by Franklin County authorities on breaking and entering charges.
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Paul Richard Elter
Chambersburg
Icid
Carroll County
James N. Simmons
Richard Stallings
G. B. Markle
Franklin County
Ester
Union Mills
E. Roy Kimbig
Edward D. Tipton
Silver Run
Howard H. Wine
Wime
Elier
Silver Run Lutheran Church
Thermaya
Onsit
Dust Explosion at French Coal Mine Kills Miners
At LaHau mines in France 11 miners died, six are missing, and 30 were injured after a dust explosion last night. Two girl workers and four German prisoners of war are among the missing. Officials say 363 men were at work when the blast occurred at Sallour mines, 15 miles away.
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Tile
France
LaHaumines
Sallour Mines
Senate May Pass Housing Bill Today
Washington April 20 taft predicted Senate passage of the Taft Ellender Wagner housing bill by tonight despite earlier clashes with McCarthy over amendments. The measure aims to spur construction of 15 million homes by 1958, extend federal loan insurance, authorize up to 2 billion in additional insured loans, and promote slum clearance and rental housing profits.
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Washington
Senate
Taft
Ohio
McCarthy
Senate Banking Committee
Kubo Convicted In Absentia Major Nazi Leader Found Guilty
In Munich on April 20 1946 Fritz Kuhn missing former head of the German American Bund was convicted in absentia by a de Nazification court as a major Nazi offender. The 31 year old German was sentenced to 10 years in a labor camp if found after escaping Dachau February 4. Washington April 20 1946 The White House recalled the nomination of Atomic Energy Commission members after President Truman Renominated them for new terms though the nomination of Chairman David Lilienthal and others was not sent to the Senate.
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Germany
Fritz Kuhn
Bund
Dachau
Washington
White House
Truman
Atomic Energy Commission
Senate
David E Lilienthal
Atomic Control Urged For Health And Nutrition Work
Dr. Louise McDowell spoke at Hood College urging atomic control for good. She cited Lilenthal on risks of bombs and argued energy use aids medicine, isotopes, cancer research, and photosynthesis. She urged UN controlled, world cooperative management of atomic energy for agriculture and nutrition benefits.
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Louise Ric Dowell
Hood College
McDowell
David E Lilenthal
Atomic Energy Control Committee
U.S
Lilienthal
Dr. McDowell
Tn Ag
Atomic, Energy Project
United Nations
Britain to Get Largest ERP Slice in April 2002
The article reports Britain receiving a $1.524 billion share of the European recovery program, with other allocations listed for France, Italy, the Netherlands, and western Germany. It details planned spending by category such as grain, cotton, petroleum, and tobacco, and notes figures released by Paul G. Hoffman to the House Appropriations Committee in a closed session. It also covers funding mechanisms including RFC advances and Export-Import Bank bond issues, plus a $55 million stopgap.
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House
Paul G. Hoffman
Hoffman
Congress
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Europe
Appropriations Committee
Insurgents Seem Victors In Costa Rica Amid Accord
Cartage Costa Rica April 20 insurgents appeared victors after an agreement with the government to settle the civil war. Rebel leader Jose Figueres sent couriers to his forces as San Jose braces for capital fall in days. Vice President Santos Leon Herrera to preside until May 8 awaiting a constituent assembly.
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Cartage
Costa Rica
Jose Figueres
San Jose
Teodoro Picado Michalski
Figueres
Mexico
Rene Picoda Michalski
Santos Leon Herrera
Vodlin
No Norway Soviet Accord Possible
Norwegian foreign minister Halvard Lange said Oslo has not received any Soviet invitation to form a concord. He warned Western Europe must remain a democratic bloc regardless of future events.
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Oslo
Halvard M. Lange
Finland
Russia
Europe
Maryland Weather Forecasts Local and Warm
Local Maryland weather forecasts note windy conditions and warm highs around 75 to 80 degrees in Tegany and Garrett areas. Tonight fair and warmer with lows 53 to 65. Wednesday cloudy with scattered showers and cooler afternoon. winds shift from southwest to northwest. All other areas expect sunny and warm with highs 75 to 80. tonight low 53 to 65. Wednesday again warm and cloudy with moderate southwest and west winds. Convict Runs Berserk at Ohio Penitentiary Leaves Guard Fatally Stabbed and Two Wounded.
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Associated Presse
Maryland
Tegany
Garrett May
Governor Gre e Keyr and party name convention actions
Governor Dwig Ehneis and W Martin Jr announce folding the top Republican convention in Philadelphia. They select the 32 member convention committee in June. Delegates and states discuss future nominations with Midwestern roles and possible Jersey influence. Democrats push for unity as races center on Presidential race dynamics.
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Hons W. Martin Jr
Geremy
Martin Will Wiel
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Truma
Denes
Harry S
Strassen
Minnesota
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