Engineer Dies From Fumes In Knob Jey Tunnel
An engineer on Baltimore and Ohio freight No. 7616 died after being overcome by fumes in the Knob Jey tunnel near Patterson Creek. Fireman Williams and Brakeman Wirts were affected but not hospitalized. Gideon, 50, of Brunswick, died on arrival at Memorial Hospital Cumberland after reviving briefly from the tunnel air. Autopsy to determine exact cause scheduled.
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Cumberland
Baltimore and Ohio
Knob Jey
Patterson Creek
Rrailroad
H V. Deming
Allegany County
Joseph Valentine Gideon
Brunswick
Memorial Hospital
Earl M. Wirts
Noel Williams
Baltimore
Gideon
Williams
Wirts
Knobley Tunnel
Fpatterson Creek
New York
St. Louis
Ellen Virginia Hartman Gideon
Gail Loraine Ravenscroft Gideon
C. H. Feete
Senate Finance panel nears vote on income tax hike
The Senate Finance Committee plans its first vote in eight weeks on the House revenue bill, with initial focus on personal income levy increases. Critics say the House plan’s 12 percent rise may hit middle and upper brackets hard, totaling about 2.85 billion in new revenue. President Truman signals a new push for price and control powers to fight inflation. An earthquake on Hawaii Island’s Kona coast damaged buildings and cracked a highway.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
George
D-Ga
House
Truman
Congress
Honolulu
Kona Coast
Hawaii Island
Five Day Weather Outlook for Maryland Delaware Region
Five day forecast calls for fair and coal with considerable sun on Wednesday and Thursday. Scattered showers expected in the Allegheny mountains on Friday and widespread showers Saturday. Warmer weather toward week’s end. Temperatures near seasonal normals with lows in the 50s and highs in the 70s to 80s across regions.
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Maryland
Delaware
Allegheny Mountains
Mountains
Delmar Peninsula
Princess Margaret Comes Of Age On Birthday In Scotland
Princess Margaret reaches her 21st birthday with Balmoral celebrations kept private. In Ballater locals and visitors share in the festive mood as two suitors, William Wallace and the Earl of Dalkeith, attend the birthday party.
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Ballator
Scotland
Margaret
Balmoral Castle
William
Billy) Wallace
Herbert Agar
Earl of
Auto Driver Cleared in Drunken Driving Case in Baltimore
A Baltimore man named John Hodge was found not guilty of drunken driving by Magistrate Wilbur F. Sheffield after evidence was deemed insufficient. He had been arrested on Route 17 in Burkittsville Saturday night and forfeited his license with a $100 fine for operating on a restricted license.
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Baltimore
Wilbur F. Sheffield
Peoples Court
John Hodge
Burkittsville
Sheffield
M. J. Whitney
Maria Ridgley
Ice Street
North Market Street
James Athey
Lucketts
Bartgis
Quinn and Stockman
James W. Spurlock
Route 1
Mt. Airy
Spurlock
Edwin F. Nikirk
Richard B. Stallings
Henrietta Mace
Stemmers
Libertytown
Sgt. Stallings
Jack William Lacey
Dahlgren
Fred Ireland
Ypsilanti
Mich
John T. Geisler
Pittsburgh
James E. Hamilton
Tramsville
William E. Trayer, Jr
Sykesville
Wallare
Holler
Bakerton
W. Va
Charles Houser
James Rouzee, Jr
Whitney
H.P. O'Brien
Hurricane May Strike Mexico Heads Toward Gulf Coast
A violent hurricane named Charlie with 130 mph winds is forecast to hit the lower Mexican mainland between Nautla and Tuxpan late today. The storm, moving west at 14 mph, has already killed 155 in Jamaica and caused about 56 million dollars in damage.
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New Orleans
Jamaica
Caribbean
Nautla
Weather Bureau
Yucatan Peninsula
Markets to Close for Labor Day Observance
New York reports all security and commodity markets and exchanges in the United States will be closed on Labor Day Monday September 3.
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New York
United States
Keller To Get New East End School Job
Bids for the East Frederick Elementary School totaled 312281.79 and set the contract split between L J Keller for general work and Louthan Electrical Co for electrical. Superintendent Pruitt called the price reasonable given current costs and noted possible savings from material changes.
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Keller
East End
East Frederick
Board of Education
L. J. Keller
Frederick
Louthan Electrical Company
Doubs
Eugene W. Pruit
Board of County Commissioners
Pruit
New Market
Arthur Lakin
Walkersville
Virginia Rogers
Elm Street
Mary Frances Schuler
Russell McKelvey
David College
All Frederick High
Ernestine Stewart
Zada Berry
David E. Millner
Lincoln
Janie Parker
New Market Colored
Virginia Hardesty
Brunswick High
Doris Clevenger
Nellie B. Smith
Henry Allen Groff
Middletown
Charles L. Jackson
Thurmont High
Joyce R. Halter
Phyllis M. Long
Anna Mae Hughes
Frederick High
Bernard D. Price
Liberty High
Alice A. Dodd
William Talley
John Engelbrecht
Dorothy T. Cavance
Washington Street
Ann S. McDonough
Robert Tarr
Paul Hoffmaster
Braddock Heights
Ridge Road
Petersville
Tyrconnel Farm
Thurston
Montgomery County
Adamstown
Sunnyside Road
Ballenger Creek
Manor Church
Mountain Read
Knoxville
Washington County
Shawbaker's
Communist Propaganda And Protests In Korea Stepped Up
Reports from Munsan Korea state that Communist propaganda and anti American protests intensified during a fifth session of a joint Allied Communist subcommittee aimed at breaking the stalemate in truce talks. Peiping aired claims of an ambush killing of a Chinese soldier blamed on UN forces. The UN denied the charges, suggesting guerrillas. Pyongyang echoed a claim that negotiators are delaying talks until US funding and troop advances are approved.
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Munsan
Korea
Red China
Peiping
Kaesong
Reds
United Nations
U. N
Hsinhua New China News Agency
Peiping Radio
Pyongyang
U.S
North Korea
Condemnation suits filed for Route 40 lane project
The State Roads Commission filed two condemnation suits in Circuit Court seeking land and easements for relocating Route 40 west from Frederick to Braddock Heights. The Commission deposited 14 050 dollars as fair value for land and damages, with one suit targeting 0.37 acres plus 0.17 acres for slope and drainage easements from John Weir and others, and the second suit seeking 0.04 acres from Claggett Wiles plus 24 acres for slope and drainage. Snow fences may be erected about 100 feet from the road. Attorneys Robert E. Clapp Jr Hall Hammond and J D Buscher filed the actions.
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State Roads Commission
Frederick
Braddock Heights
John Weir
Alexandria
H. Kieffer DeLauter
Vernon Puffenberger
Washington
Braddock
Claggett Wiles
Route 5
Cmmission
Braddock Mountain
Robert E. Clapp, Jr
Hall Hammond
J. D. Buscher
Chiang Fires Two Chinese Nationalist Officials
Chiang Kai-Shek’s government dismissed Lt. Gen. Mao Pang-Chu and Col. Hsiang Weib-Sian for dereliction of duty and other charges and ordered both to return home. The two faced accusations over missing funds totaling 19.44 million dollars for Air Force equipment and training. Observers doubted voluntary return and suggested possible extradition efforts.
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Taipei
Formosa
United States
Chiang Kai-Shek
Mao Pang-Chu
United Nations
Chiang
Mao
Air Force Headquarters
Hsiang Weib- Sian
Canners and Freezers to Strike Prices Later
The Office of Price Stabilization gave cann ers and freezers of vegetables fruits and juices permission to strike price bargains with purchasers subject to later adjustment by price control authorities. The move follows difficulty in establishing cost formulas for many canned fruit products. Canners ceilings were set at 1948 price plus cost increases for asparagus spinach green peas beans cherries and apricots. The rest of the report notes air lines attracting buying interest in New York trading with market mixed overall.
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Washington
Office of Price Stabilization
McCloy says West Germany resists Communist propaganda
U S High Commissioner John J. McCloy reported to the State Department that West Germany has stopped the Communist propaganda drive. He cited bans on the FDJ youth group, confiscation of red material, and suspension of communist newspapers as proof of growing Western alignment and resilience. He noted veterans’ groups rejecting communist lines and West Germany’s economic improvement with production and exports higher than 1936.
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Frankfurt
Germany
West Germany
U. S
John J. McCloy
McCloy
State Department
Western Germany
Free German Youth
FDJ
MccCloy
Fatal Shenandoah Crash Kills Elkton Driver. Fogle Survives
Paul E. Fogie, 25, a Frederick High School teacher, is reported in satisfactory condition after a two car collision near Shenandoah Virginia. Ernest Cash, 21, of Elkton Virginia, died from injuries in the crash. Fogle's injuries include a deep forehead cut and knee gash. He is expected to be discharged from Page Memorial Hospital in Luray by week’s end.
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Paul E. Fogie
Shenandoah
James Russell Fogle
West Fourth Street
Fogle
Frederick High School
Virginia
Ernest Cash
Elkton
Ford of Cash
Page Memorial Hospital
Luray
Jewel Tea Company
Maryland Commission Sets Gas Use Restrictions
The Maryland Public Service Commission, asserting concurrent authority, ordered gas sale limits mirroring federal rules. No natural gas may be sold to a large volume consumer unless gas-using equipment is installed by today or the seller has written agreement to complete prior to that date.
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Baltimore
Maryland Public Service Commission
Harold Harris Acquitted in Manslaughter Case
Harold Harris of near Adamstown was found not guilty of manslaughter in the death of his cousin John Columbus Harris after a morning Peoples Court trial. The drunken driving charge against Harris, 43, is to be dismissed, with testimony detailing the August 2 crash near Greenfield that killed John and injured Melvin Harris.
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Harold Harris
Adamstown
Wilbur F. Sheffield
Peoples Court
Harris
Joh Columbus Harris
Greenfield
John
Greenfield Bridge
Melvin Harris
Harold
Melvin
Mercury
John C. Harris
Charles A. Price
Edwin F. Nikirk
East German Reprisals Reported Against Returnee Youth
Refugees arriving in Berlin report East Germanys police are pursuing reprisals against Russian zone youths who deserted the Red World Youth festival to visit West Berlin. About 50 youths fled to Berlin seeking asylum after police summons were reported on their return home. Western authorities grant temporary asylum while screenings occur. The festival's hosts claim Western agents plotted to bomb the event and poison food, with trials pending.
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Berlin
East Germany
West Berlin
Free German Youth
FDJ
Judd Urges Release of Oatis via Voice of America
Rep Judd of Minnesota urged Czechoslovakia to free William N Oatis the Associated Press correspondent jailed on spy charges. He warned the communist government threatens freedom and urged ending economic relations as a leverage to secure his release.
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Washington
House
Oatlis
Czechoslovakia
America
Condition Of Streams At Frederick Junction And Knoxville
Monocery records show streams cloudy at Frederick Junction Potomac while Knoxville reports clear water conditions. Local hydrology notes indicate mixed clarity across monitored sites with slight turbidity differences between the two towns.
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Frederick Junction
Potomac
Knoxville
President Truman accused of lobbying against Voice of America cut
Senator McCarran charged President Truman with joining a lobby seeking to restore VOA funding cut after House and Senate reductions. Truman told Congress that the State Department radio helped open a crack in the iron curtain by backing a resolution of friendship for the Soviet people and urged restoring the VOA fund from 6 to 115 million dollars.
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Washington
McCarran
D-New
Truman
Voice of America
Congress
Russia
Voice
House
MecCarran
Senate Appropriations
Do Not Block Intersections Signs Erected in Market Area
City installs white Do not block cross street signs at Market Square intersections to ease downtown congestion. Mayor Donald B. Rice says replacement signs will help while police monitor effectiveness. A new traffic light at East and Second streets has begun operation after prior blinker use. Authorities also add signs at Carroll street Clark Place and warn of wrong way driving on one way streets and speeding in outer areas.
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Market Street
Donald B. Rice
Market
Market and Saints
Patrick
Court Streets
Church Street
East
Second Streets
Pennsylvannia Railroad
Second Street
West College Terrace
Carroll Street
Clark Place
British Offer Is Withdrawn In Iran Oil Talks
Tehran Aug 21 Britain withdraws its settlement proposal in the oil talks with Iran. A British embassy statement gave no clear sign of breakdown while Richard R Stokes presses Mossadegh for a concrete counter proposal. Stokes had proposed a new purchasing agency and a near 50 50 profit split.
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Tehran
Iran
Britain
Richard R. Stokes
Mohammed Mossadegh
Stokes
South Koreans Attack Ridges North of Yanggu
South Korean troops pressed assaults on ridges north of Yanggu under heavy artillery but gained limited advances. Reports said one hill fell to Koreans before counterattacks rolled back gains as battles continued around Yanggu.
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VU. S
8Th Army
Korea
Yanggu
Associated Press
George A. McArthur
Reds In Korea May Be Split Is U N Hint
In Kaesong the armistice subcommittee met for about two hours with a U N spokesman hinting Chinese and North Korean negotiators disagree. The group discussed mapping a military dividing line for a cease fire while a separate U N spokesman rejected charges of an ambush in the neutral zone.
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Kaesong
Turner Day
U. N
William P. Nuckols
U. N. Command
Nuckols
Peiping
Red China
Moscow
Korea
Associated Press
Robert B. Tuckman
Panmunjom
U.N
Nam II
China
Three Enlist In Medical Company Of 115th Inf
Three men from the city and county enlisted in the Med ical Company of the 115th Infantry. The recruits are Rudell E. Watkins, Everett E. Merica, and Clarence F. Smith of Frederick, and Monrovia resident Mr. Airy. Jack S. Bowlus earned a promotion to corporal from private first class.
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115Th Infantry
Rudell E. Watkins
Mr. Airy
Everett E. Merica
Monrovia
Clarence F. Smith
Frederick
Jack S. Bowlus
Eshelman Dies at 74 of Heart Attack in New Jersey
Elmer J. Eshelman, 74, vice president of John W. Eshelman and Sons Feed Manufacturing, died last night at Shore Memorial Hospital in Somerta Point New Jersey from a heart attack. Funeral arrangements pending.
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Lancaster
Pe Elmer J. Eshelman
John W. Eshelman and Sons Feed Manufacturing Company
Shore Memorial Hospital
Someta Point
N. J
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Orphans Court
Raymond R. Stup
Esther M. Lenhart
Lillie M. Stup
Jessie Sier Catsail
Christian Frederick Walter Funk
Cavaretta
Philadelphia
Chicago Cubs Today
Phil Cavaretta
Frank Frisch
Rt. 40 Lane
Roads Commission
AIR Lines
Judd
Oatis
South Koreans
SUFT
Charles H. Sprinkle
Penn Liberty Insurance Company
Lewis D. Shankle
Westminster
Shankle
Sprinkle
Robert E. Cupp, Jr
U. N. Hint
115Th Inf
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