Camp Ritchie Inspections Tie to Alternate Pentagon Backup
Washington reports defense officials are inspecting Camp Ritchie in Western Maryland as part of the plan to create a supplemental communications installation to withstand an aerial strike on the Pentagon. The project, disclosed July 26, follows a long postwar study on underground command posts and secure facilities, with funding and location decisions still pending Congress approval.
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Washington
Defense
Camp Ritchie
Maryland
Pentagon
Defense Department
Maryland National Guard
Army and Navy Munitions Board
Mammoth Caves
Kentucky
Carlsbad Caverns
New Mexico
Defense Johnson
Wiley
R-Wis
Department of Defense
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Congress
Belgium Red Leader Slain in Liege Murder Shock
Julien Lahaut head of Belgiums Communist party is shot dead at his Liege home. He was 66 and anti monarchist, with witnesses including his wife. The motive linked to Leopold returns from exile amid national strife. The Communist party holds seven seats in parliament. Separately, 29 pullets and a rooster were stolen from a Lewistown area farm and a deed recorded for 16 Frederick Avenue property sale valued around $8,000.
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Liege
Belgium
Julien Lahaut
Communist Party
Lahaut
Leopold
la Republique
Prince Baudouin
Prince Royal
House of Representatives
Frederick Avenue
Lewis E. Crutchley
Garland L. Fore
Trumans Go To Shangri La For Weekend
President Truman motored to his Shangri La retreat in the Catoctin mountains near Thurmont Maryland for a quiet weekend He will return to Washington Monday morning Mrs Truman and their daughter Margaret accompanied him on the 60 mile drive It was the Presidents first trip to the lodge in a year The Presidential party passed through here shortly after noon en route to Shangri La.
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Washington
Truman
Shangri-La
New Salvation Army Heads Are Announced
Capt. and Mrs. Curtis Frierson will succeed Capt. and Mrs. Walter Wolfe as Frederick Salvation Army directors, announced at a board meeting led by Capt. Magaha. Wolfe depart for Winchester Va. Oct 31 1945 service noted. Korean War transfers shape personnel. New board members Mrs. Croghan and W. A. Riddell attended. Lt Col Rose moving to Atlanta. Lt Col Huffman to head Maryland-Northern West Virginia division. Col Dodd to Jamaica. Miriam Apple memorial resolution planned for War Cry. Secretary role to be filled at September meeting.
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Curtis Frierson
Atlanta
Walter C. Wolfe
Salvation Army
Frederick
Charles W. Magaha
Francis Scott Key
Wolfe
Winchester
M. J. Croghan
W. A. Riddell
Philip R. Winebrewer
Magaha
Robert Rose
Maryland-Northern West Virginia
Verner J. Huffman
Birmingham
Ala
Charles Dodd
Jamaica
R.B. Wolfe
William C. Royal
Robert L. Smith
Miriam Apple
Freighter Survives Fire as Hurricane Passes Off Florida
A 7,247-ton freighter, S. S. Russell RF. Jones, battered by 140 mph winds and a sea fire, was escorted by two Coast Guard cutters toward Wilmington, North Carolina. All crew safe. The hurricane veered toward the Atlantic, posing no immediate land threat as it moved north-northeast, remaining strong but distant from land.
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Miami
Fla
Wilmington
N. C
Coast Guard
S. S. Russell RF. Jones
Los Angeles
Norfolk
Jacksonville
Miami Weather Bureau
Bureau
Burea
North Carolina
Carolina Capes
Military chiefs depart for Japan and Korea talks
Washington reports Gen. J. Lawton Collins and Adm. Forrest P. Sherman, top leaders of the Army and Navy, embarked for war strategy discussions in Japan and Korea. Their trip marks a high level planning mission amid ongoing regional tension and allied coordination.
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Washington
Army and Navy
Gen. J. Lawton Collins
Adm
Forrest P. Sherman
Japan
Korea
Showers Fail To Reach City As Cooler Air Lags
Frederick County continues to endure dry spells and humid air with only light showers and drizzle in places while a cool Canadian front moves in. Temperatures have dropped across the region but highs remain in the 70s, humidity near 96 percent, and forecasters warn of possible late day showers or thunderstorms. An Atlantic hurricane off Jacksonville may influence conditions, with the storm gaining speed and potentially brushing the coast.
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Frederick County
Canada
New York State
Ohio
Jacksonville
Fla
Fishing Creek
Plans To Buy Control Of State Fair Grounds
Baltimore Aug 19 The Save Timonium committee aims to purchase controlling interest in the Maryland Jockey Club should it sell Timonium Pimlico and Laurel. The group led by William F Schraderberg says it is reasonably confident of success. Towson tool maker Duncan Black has offered 500000 for the 101 acre site. Deadline looms for minority stockholders to tell clubs if they can match the offer.
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Baltimore
Save
Maryland Jockey Club
Timonium
Towson
William F. Schraderberg
Schraderberg
Jockey Club
Fair Grounds
Pimlico Race Track
Pimlico
Laurel
Duncan Black
Towson Electric Tool Manufacturing
Matt L. Daiger
State Fair and Agricultural Society
Save-Timonium Group
Black
Reach Agreement In Two Months Old Strike
New York August 19 negotiators reached an agreement at 5 am in the two month old strike of the CIO American Newspaper Guild against the New York World Telegram and Sun. The terms will be reviewed by the guild executive board Monday and voted on by members Tuesday. The deal covers all issues with focus on job security, pay, and a nine out of ten Guild shop. The strike began June 13, and publication was halted as AFL mechanical unions supported the CIO picket line.
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New York
CIO American Newspaper Guild
New York World-Telegram
Sun
Theocal
Guild
AFL
CIO
Statesmen At Work in Heated House Senate Clash
Washington reports of snarled talks over the 4 billion dollar government appropriations bill. Rep. Clarence Cannon and Sen. Kenneth McKellar waged shouted exchanges behind closed doors over rivers harbors and flood control, with Pat McCarran also involved in a separate incident. No agreement was reached and no new session time was set. Cannon and McCarran earlier clashed over Interior Department funds, each accusing the other of obstruction.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Clarence Cannon
Missouri
Kenneth D. McKellar
Senate Appropriations Group
Pat McCarran
Nevada
McKellar
Cannon
Corps of Army Engineers
Doughty House
McCarran
Interior Department
Sobell Held In Texas Jail
Sobell a New York radar expert of Russian descent faces removal to New York after arrest in Mexico and transfer to Texas. He is held on a 100000 dollar bond in Webb County jail awaiting papers from U S District Judge Allred. Sobell, linked to the Klaus Fuchs spy ring, is described as a close friend of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.
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Laredo
Tex
Morton Sobell
Russia
New York
Webb County
Mexico
Sobell
FBI
U. S
Frank Y. Hill
Klaus Fuchs
Mexico City
Rio Grande
James V. Allred
Corpus Christi
Reeves Instrument Company
E. 91St Street
Manhattan
Armed Services
Planning For Housing Units In Frederick
The Frederick Housing Authority advances plans for two low cost apartment buildings totaling about 125 living units, one for whites and one for Negroes. John L. Shaw says sites and drawings will be secured, with bids invited regardless of the war, as federal officials urge rapid action to relieve housing shortages. Ground is believed available though not yet purchased, and initial work may not finish before November.
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Frederick
Shaw
Lane supports Maryland anti subversive act in referendum
Governor Lane said he will back Maryland's anti subversive act in November's referendum while regretting circumstances justify such a law. The Ober act bars membership in subversive groups and requires loyalty affidavits from public employees and office candidates. The White House convened a joint union management meeting for 2 PM to avert a possible nationwide rail strike.
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Baltimore
Lane
Maryland
Weeting
Washington
White House
Reserves To Be Given Call By Military Services
Washington reports that both the Marine Corps and the Army will recall additional reserves. The Marine Corps will activate all enlisted men of sergeant rank or below in the volunteer reserve and recall about 300 non pilot officers in aviation to active duty by September and October. The Army adds 57,000 reserve captains and lieutenants of the Engineer Corps to be summoned by October 13, bringing total recalled officers across all branches to 8,432.
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Washington
Marine Corps
Army
Orr
Marines
Fleet Macrine Corps
Corps
Engineer Corps
North Koreans Hit With Warning Leaflets Before Allied Bombing
North Korea faced a grim warning as leaflets dropped on Chongjin Chinnampo Hungnam Sonjin Sariwon Wonsan Hamhung Sinanju Haeju Pyongyang urged civilians to flee to the countryside. The notices warned of attacks on ten major cities, citing munition plants rail yards docks and depots.
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Tokyo
North Korea
Pyongyang
Chongjin
Chinnampo
Hungnam
Sonjin
Sariwon
Wosan
Hamhung
Sinanju
Haeju
Correspondents Phone Lines In Korea Seized
War correspondents in Korea faced a near news blackout as telephones and teletype lines linking Tokyo offices were removed. Army officials said the cuts were to build up communications at other military installations, leaving reporters with limited channels for updates.
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Tokyo
Korea
Eighth Army
Receiver Sought For Herd Of Pure-Bred Cattle Dispute
Joseph W. Schmitt asks the Equity Court to name a receiver over a herd of cattle claimed by N. O. Terpening. Schmitt alleges misrepresentation of pedigree and milk records, improper sale tactics, and seeks reimbursement for care, feed, and labor plus custody of the 15 cows and four calves.
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Joseph W. Schmitt
Westminster
Equity Court
N. O. Terpening
Bridgeport
Frederick County
Schmitt
Ayrshire Breeders Association
Bangs
Terpening
Ther Nord
the Plaints
Rang
Ayrshire Association
Jerome Offutt
Charles © Fisher
English War Bride Delivers Quadruplets in Australia
English war bride Betty Sara, 289, in Sydney, Australia, has given birth to quadruplets after a slow, night-by-night sequence. The births began Thursday night with a girl, followed by a boy on Friday, a girl on Saturday, and a boy on Saturday night.
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Sydney
Australia
Betty Sara
Auto collision kills woman in downtown area
Washington dispatch reports Maj. Gen. Roger M. Ramey Air Force director of plans and operations drove an automobile that struck and killed a woman pedestrian on a downtown street corner. Investigation details were not provided in the brief.
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Auto Washington
Patice Today
Roger M. Ramey
Air Force
North Korean Losses Put At 50 000 In Korea War
Washington reports the Army estimates North Korean forces have lost 50,000 men so far in their invasion of South Korea. South Korean losses through three weeks ago total about 37,000. The spokesman noted American casualty roundups will no longer be announced locally, last issued two weeks ago with 2616 American Army deaths for August. Defense Department continues daily casualty lists for Korea.
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Washington
South Korea
Defense Department
Korea
Tokyo
Red Territory
United Nations
Taegu
Changnyong
Tokchok Island
MacArthur
Chinni
Tokchok
Naktong
U. S
Naktong Bulge
Kumhwa
Highway Town
John H. Michaels
Kunci
Waegwan
Fourth Division
Naktong Line
Large Red Army Moving in China Toward Korea
Sena tor Wiley R-Wis said Congress members were told a 200000 strong Communist force, largely Koreans trained in Manchuria, is moving northward through China toward the Korean border. He declined to name sources but warned a broader conflict could force evacuation of U S forces from Korea and the possible use of atomic weapons if a general war with Russia erupts.
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Washington
Wiley
Wis
Congress
China
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Manchuria
Ching
Wiley O
Ameerican
Formioxe
Korea
Russia
Reds Name Us As Gangsters War Report Describes POWs
In Korea, a Soviet blitz described captured American soldiers as gangsters and stupid toughs from Indiana or Oklahoma. One captive Paul Sanders, son of a rich Indiana farmer, offered little culture. The Literary Gazette printed a photo of prisoners signing a peace petition, not identified. Also, the Fed boosted the New York discount rate to curb inflation. Albert Hoy, a Mt. Airy resident, pleaded guilty to exceeding speed limit and paid a fine in court.
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Gazelite
Korea
Indiana
Oklahoma
Alexander Chakovsky
Paul Sanders
Sanders
Chakovsky
Charles Dickens
Chakowsky
Literary Gazette
Stockholm
Albert
Thomas Hoy
Mt. Airy
Route 3
Algon Y. Bennett
Peoples Court
H. P. O'Brien
Campaign Issue Marks Foreign Policy as Key Debate
Washington August 19 P-Democrats accepted foreign policy as a major campaign issue today. One candidate moved to the offensive accusing Republican leaders of a hard core of isolationism. The clash highlighted a sharpened partisan line on foreign affairs ahead of elections.
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Washington
P—Democraats
U N Assaults and Korean Front Battles Report
United Nations forces face four North Korean divisions regrouping near the Naktong front as probing battles continue north of Taegu. A surprise allied landing at Tokchok Island signals new pressure on Red forces and shifts in frontline dynamics.
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Red
Tokyo
MacArthur
United Nations
Ront
Naktong River
Reda
U. N. Wall
Taegu
Jong
Naktong
Associated Press
Lief Erickson
Eighth Army
Korea
United States
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Jonas Burker
Lewistown
Trumans
Mrs. Frierson
Atlanta, Ga
Cape Hatteras
Fernandina
Texas
North Koreans
Press
Leif Erickson
Carroll County
Deep Run Road
Ayrshire
Reds
Bank Credit
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Federal Reserve System
U.N
Gen. Church
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