Mayor Seeks To Retain Weather Station At Airport
Mayor Donald B. Rice announced letters would be sent to Maryland’s senators and congressmen urging retention of the U. S. Weather Bureau station at the municipal airport. The push follows news the facility may be terminated June 1. The station serves local industries and farmers. annual operating cost is about 600 dollars plus two observers’ salaries. The city uses the airport administration building quarters for a nominal one dollar yearly. City officials and the Chamber of Commerce may back the effort.
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Donald B. Rice
Maryland
U. S. Weather Bureau
W. Raymond Walter
Frederick
Interior Department to quit power field under budget bill
Washington The House Appropriations Committee urged the Interior Department to stop competing with private power enterprises. It backed a fiscal 1954 bill of 404.9 million dollars, cutting 202.5 million below Truman’s request and 137.9 million from this year, with deep cuts to transmission lines and power plants. Deeds recorded note property sales in Lewistown and adjoining areas, including Catoctin Estates sold for about 22,000 dollars and residences on Wilson and county roads changing hands for around 11,000 and 10,500 dollars respectively. Additional notices cover 92 Maryland veterans’ two day rotation leaves, charges of reckless driving, stock market activity, and the death of J Walter Huffington, former Maryland Negro school superintendent. A currency call seeks national bank condition statements as of April 20.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Interior Department
House
Truman
Department
Catoctin Estates, Inc
William Hurwitz
Biggs Avenue
Theodore $. Lichtenstein
Samuel A. Miller
Wilson Avenue
Alva F. Rice
John S. Burke
Mountaindale
Fishing Creek Dam
Lewistown
Property Review Underway For Northern City Areas
Members of the Board of County Commissioners continued today a review of northern city properties whose owners protested county assessors valuations. The board will need today and tomorrow to finish the inspection of properties north of Fourth Street. Over 100 protests were filed and most properties are being examined with assessors present. The panel indicated some adjustments were made where figures appeared out of line, but most assessments were deemed proper. The main issue is whether properties belong in good or average classes, with the average class carrying a lower cubic foot rate. Many schemes had been placed in the good class by assessors. Since Tuesday the group has inspected properties on Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh streets, Trail, and Park avenues and will proceed through the northern suburban area. The three hearings set to consider protests ended yesterday as new protests were filed for later review. New hearings will be scheduled for other city sections once this assessment job is finished.
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Board of County Commissioners
Fourth Street
Trail
Park Avenues
Traffic Cases Heard Today in Frederick Court
Magistrate H Reese Shoemaker Jr fined a 20 year old Frederick motorist 15 for reckless driving and recommended license suspension until 21 after an Route 240 south of Frederick crash. The youth John Robert Peamroy Jr, Route 2, Frederick, paid the fine following an accident that caused about 200 damage to his car and 500 to Rex Roland Nelson’s northbound vehicle. Nelson, of Camp Detrick, stopped as Peamroy’s car went out of control around 6 15 p m Sunday. In other matters, Harry Lee Lake was fined 25 for driving without a license. Arrests were by Troopers Kreisinger and Lewis on various Route 40 offenses near Frederick. Some motorists forfeited collateral for exceeding 30 on Route 40 east or west of Frederick. Several drivers faced charges of improper passing on Route 40 east of Frederick. A virus kills sheep in South Africa and Daylight Saving Time goes into effect Sunday in West Virginia.
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H. Reese Shoemaker, Jr
Frederick Area
Peoples Court
John Robert Peamroy, Jr
Frederick
Philip Kretsinger
Poomrovy
Rex Roland Nelson
Camp Detrick
Peomroy
Nelson
Harry Lee Lake
East Sixth Street
Kreisinger
Plane No. 4
Roy B. Winebrewer
Mt Airy
Carlton Lewis
Peter J. Barry
Pittsburgh
Leonard C. Davis
Hagerstown
Doris Weiner
Beveris
Calif
James F. Baum
Cresson
McComas B. Albaugh
Union Bridge
Mt. Pleasant
James Lee
Blank
Lawrence A. Rohrback
Brimswick
Myersville
T. C. Burns
Baltimore
Edward F. Lewis
Claymont
Del
William H. Wilson
Edward M. Polk
Bellevue
Dayton A. Omps, Jr
Ridge
W. Va
Lewis
May 20 Target for Clearing Tax Bill to House Floor
Congressional leaders set May 20 as likely date to send to the House floor a bill cutting individual income tax rates 10 percent starting July 1. A petition to speed action gained two key Ways and Means Democrats, Rep. Cooper of Tennessee and Rep. Mills of Arkansas, bringing signatures to 49, still short of the 218 needed to bypass the rules bottleneck. The measure would advance the tax cut from January 1 by six months.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Rep
Cooper
Tennessee
Mills
D-Ark
Rules Committee
Ways and Means Committee
Man Held For Week Is Given Release Today
A 41 year old house painter Charles E Burkett was released after a week of detention in Cumberland while police probed the Meister murder case. State's Attorney Paul M Fletcher said Burkett may face no charges and could be freed without a court order.
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Cumberland
Meister
Paul M. Fletcher
Charles E. Burkett
Burkett
Harold E. Naughton
Fletcher
Odessa Frances Meister
Washington County
Hagerstown
Horace P. Whitworth
Maryland House of Delegates
Whitworth
Property Owners Aid In Clean Up Campaign
Health department officials report successful cooperation between property owners and tenants in a city wide clean up now in its fourth day. Two city trucks collected trash along Middle Alley as crews praised resident participation. tomorrow crews will sweep West South Street and Saturday extend to East Second and East Third streets.
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Middle Alley
Health Department
Jetty
West South Street
East Second Street
East Third Street
Worker Hart James Tregoning Hurt After Roof Fall
Hart James Tregoning, 18, of Frederick, fell from a West Fifth Street house roof this afternoon after a shock from a high tension power line while making television aerial repairs. He sustained a minor left wrist injury and was rushed to Frederick Memorial Hospital as rescue teams responded.
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James Tregoning
Frederick
Route 2
West Fifth Street
Tregoning
Frederick Memorial Hospital
United
Citizens Rescue Teams
New Set Up For Defense State Depts In Eisenhower Plan
President Eisenhower weighs a broad reorganization of the Defense and State Departments to boost efficiency. Among ideas discussed with congressional leaders are moving Voice of America to an independent agency, transferring Point Four aid to the Mutual Security Agency, slashing defense boards for civilian control, and tightening the secretary of defense’s grip on armed forces operations. Taft noted no talk of altering Joint Chiefs of Staff membership.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Defense
State Departments
Sen
Taft
Ohio
White Mouse
Voice of America
Associated Information
State Department
Mutual Security Agency
Defense Department
Secretary of Defense
Armed Forces
Roger Kyes
Nelson Rockefeller
ROKs Cut Deep Into Red Lines
South Korean raiders struck four points along a 155 mile front, killing and wounding many Red infantry. US Sabre pilots reported one MIG destroyed and two damaged in dogfights over North Korea. Allied jets attacked targets near Panmunjom and deep into North Korea, with ROK columns forcing hand to hand combat and driving Reds from Western Western Central and Eastern Front trenches.
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Seoul
North Korea
Panmunjom
Eighth Army
Apple Association Charges Dismissed
Federal Trade Commission examiner Frank Hier dismissed price fixing charges against the Appalachian Apple Service Inc and five processing firms in Martinsburg and Winchester. He cited insufficient evidence and credibility gaps in testimony. Counsel Lyman S. Hulbert said the ruling could be appealed but he believes it will stand.
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Washington
Apple
Appalachian
Federal Trade Commission
Frank Hier
Commission
Appalachian Apple Service Inc
Martinsburg
W. Va
C. H. Musselman Co
Biglerville
the National Fruit Products Co. Inc
Winchester
Knouse Food Cooperative
Martinsburg Garment Plant Strike Spreads to Three Sites
The International Ladies Garment Workers Union pulled its members from Perfection Garment Co. plants in Martinsburg Ranson and Keyser. About 700 workers are affected with 400 in Martinsburg 200 in Ranson and 100 in Keyser. Two arrests were made amid picket line disorders as negotiations post election fail to resolve key issues.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
International Ladies Garment Workers Union
Perfection Garment Co
AFL
Perfection
Ranson and
Keyser
Ranson
NLRB
Thut Company
NATO warns not to relax rearms amid peace talks
Eisenhower tells NATO ministers not to ease defense buildup until genuine peace terms are clear. Contracts totaling 530 million dollars fund Western air power with Hawker Hunter jets and Dassault Mystere Mark IV for Britain France and others. Delivery by 1956.
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Paris
Eisenhower
America
North Atlantic Alliance
U. S
John Foster Dulles
NATO Council of Ministers
Charles J. Wilson
NATO
Britain
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Italy
Moscow
Soviet Union
Lord Ismay
Western Europe
Reserves For Long-Run Requirements Lacking
Washington reports Gen Alfred Gruenther told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that Western forces in Europe could cope with a surprise Russian attack but lacked reserves for long-range NATO needs. He said NATO’s position was vastly improved since two years ago but warned against cutting foreign aid, which could alarm France and other allies.
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Washington
Congress
Europe
Alfred M. Gruenther
Matthew B. Ridgway
Supreme Allied Headquarters
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
State Dulles
North Atlantic Council
Paris
NATO
Graenther
May Revive Government Low Rent Program in Senate Vote
Washington's House setback leaves government low rent program vulnerable but Senate debate may revive it. Key figures face a pivotal decision as lawmakers weigh the program against budget constraints and political priorities.
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Washington W
House
Senate
Inquiry Into Red Atrocities Shelved
Washington senators shelved a plan to probe Communist atrocities against United Nations prisoners. The move followed assurances that the Army and State Department will gather evidence for possible war crimes prosecutions. Some members called the two hour hearing premature while others accused the Reds of using prisoner exchanges to divert attention from Southeast Asia.
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Washington UA
Korea
Senate
Army
State Department
United Nations
Ellender
Magnuson
Chairman Bridges
R-Mtd
Judd Or-Minn
Southeast Asia
Peiping
U. N
One Step at a Time Peace Plan Proposed
Brownell calls for a measured approach to a general settlement with Russia and a Korean armistice as the first step, aligning with Eisenhower’s policy while contrasting Taft’s broader settlement view. He spoke at a nationwide Republican women’s conference emphasizing sequential progress and future settlements after Koreas armistice. Bertha Adkins opened the two day event highlighting new horizons and reform spirit in government.
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Washington
Brownell
Eisenhower
Senate
Taft
Ohio
Republican National Committee
Bertha F. Adkins
Judging School Planned at Calvary Church Friday
University of Maryland Extension Service representatives will lead a judging school at Calvary Methodist Church on Friday for county homemakers. Training will prepare locals to judge Grange affairs, community shows, and 4-H club exhibits, with sessions 10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m.
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University of Maryland Extension Service
Calvary Methodist Church
Beatrice Fehr
Fehr
State Extension Service
College Park
Janet Coblentz
Middletown Valley
Leslie Coblentz
West Third Street
Florence Mason
Dorothy Emerson
Lelen Shelby
Benjamin Hance Dead Premier Maryland Censors Chief
Benjamin Hance attorney and former chairman of the Maryland Board of Motion Picture Censors died of a heart attack last night at his home on Tancy Place near here. He had a long career in public service and law.
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Benjamin Hance
Prince Frederick
Maryland Board of Motion Picture Censors
Tancy Place
Communists Agree to Return All Disabled Allied POWs
The Communists said they would free more disabled Allied prisoners and pledged to return all wounded and captured Allied troops in North Korean stockades. They have already sent back 400 Allied soldiers in four days, with 2,000 Communists released by the UNC, and 14 Americans among the latest group.
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Panmonjom
U. N
U. S
UNC
L Uollander
Panmunjom
Old Baldy
Reds
Red
Lee San Cho
General Assembly Ends 7th Session Today
United Nations New York reports the U N General Assembly neared the end of its seventh session amid bitter Korea and ant iop hy debates. The budget group approved $65 591 for financing and the Political Committee finished its work.
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General Assembly
United Nations. N.Y
U. N. General Assembly
Korea
U. N
China
Assembly
U.N
Sov
Andrew ¥. Wishincky
Jean Carlos Muniz
Bri
Lumber mill blaze devastates Princess Anne town site
A severe fire at the Pinelard Company lumber mill in Princess Anne Md raged for about 30 minutes last night turning the yard into a mass of embers and twisted metal. Unofficial estimates put the damage over 350000 dollars.
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Princess Anne
Pinelard Company
Eisenhower signals openness to talks on Korea peace
President Eisenhower said he is ready to confer anywhere to pursue a Korea truce but will wait to see how developments unfold. He reported no Kremlin reaction to his world peace and disarmament plan and cited ongoing study of prisoner exchange issues amid alleged atrocities. He also noted possible defense cuts, U.S. participation in the St Lawrence Seaway, continued housing aid, State and Defense Department reorganizations, flexible Europe defense plans, and a one year extension of the Reciprocal Trade Act beyond June 12.
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Waston
Eisenhower
Korea
Ements
Ident
Kremlin
Tovernment
Sil Mt
National Security Council
United States
St. Lawrence Seaway
House
Congress
Europe
Look-Out Hearing Sentences Frederick Youth
A three year suspended sentence was ordered in Circuit Court by Associate Judge Patrick M Schnauffer for a Frederick colored youth known as the look-out in a North Bentz street grocery burglary. About 55 dollars was stolen. The boy James Thompson of Five and Hatt streets was placed on probation under Alton C Whitmore. A separate case earlier this month involved a larceny claim. Vernon arr operator of the premises testified. State’s Attorney Price prosecuted.
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Patrick M. Schnauffer
Frederick
Snurr
North Bentz Street
James Thompson
Hatt Street
Alton C. Whitmore
Akien
Vernon Arr
At- UL
Price
Orney Nolle
Ender
Wes
Weather note hints at warm afternoon near eighty
Weather bureau reports a mild day with near 80 degree temperatures. Sparse scattered clouds and a gentle evening breeze follow, with no severe conditions expected today.
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W. B. Here
Airport
Fort Meade
Frank T. Murphy
Route 1
Robert C. Staub
Taneytown
George N. Stevens, Jr
Libertytown
Ferdinand T. Schneider
Francis W. Summers
Middletown
Thomas H. Hardesty
Simmons
Schneider
New York
W. Huffington
Denton
Im — J. Walter Huffington
Comptroller of
Johannesburg
South Africa
Lnion
Charleston
West Virginia
Panhandle
Hart
State Depts
Roks
Apple Association
Ike
Weather Bureau
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