American Bishop Pinger Leaves China After Five Years in Prison
Hong Kong reports American Bishop Henry Am brace Pinger arrived aboard the British freighter Shillong, the last American bishop freed from Communist China after five years as a prisoner. He was detained at Tsingtao August 5, 1951 and held in Shanghai prison No official charges were announced, health described as fair. Bishop Pinger, native of St Bernard, Ned, arrived in Shanghai earlier after wartime internment by Japan and service as Chicago’s Franciscan bishop. Bishop Walsh remains in Shanghai. other Americans released say he will not leave China unless expelled.
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Fee Every Three Years For Drivers In Maryland
Maryland lawmakers consider cutting re registration to $1 per driver for a three year cycle. Del Edgar F Silver says new bill would spread the cost over one year, with vision and knowledge tests retained or expanded by the motor vehicles commission. Officials John S. Shriver and W. Dana Rudy estimate a $1 driver fee is likely, as the plan shifts to a three year re registration. Calves and market reports follow in the same dispatch with livestock prices at Woodsboro along with various farm and commodity prices. A separate incident details a bank note robbery attempt at a Manufacturers Trust Co branch in New York, where a teller was handed a note demanding old bills but the suspect fled empty handed. The Democratic National Convention program outlines sessions in Chicago with schedule details and balloting plans.
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W. Dana Rudy
Mowr Vehicles
Silver
Motor Vehicles Commission
New York
Third Avenue
Manufacturers Trust Co
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Miss Ryan
Cable network clash at Democratic convention news rights
Charles Mercer reports HBO like debate as CBS faces pressure for film coverage at the Democratic National Convention. National Chairman Paul Butler attacks CBS while Frank Stanton defends editorial independence and freedom of the press amid coverage disputes. Rainier National Park was created in 1899.
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Demise of Grasonville man after car crashes into house
William Ernest Thompson, 19, of Grasonville, died early today from injuries after his car left a curve, skidded 175 feet, and struck a house in West Virginia. The state was founded in 1863 when forty western counties split from Virginia.
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Grasonvilif
William Frnest Thompson
Grasomville
West Viginia
Western Counties
Virginia
Social Security gains for veterans and servicemen soon
Major Nial outlines new status converting servicemen to full Social Security partners with civilian workers. They will pay taxes on base pay up to 350 dollars monthly, with government matching, enabling higher retirement, survivors, and disability benefits. Officers and higher ranks will have higher credited earnings, and dual retirement payments may be drawn without affecting Social Security eligibility.
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Nial
Civian
Ciban
Noth
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