Flood Damage Ties 1942 Peak Across Potomac River
Residents from Harpers Ferry to Seneca continue cleanup after the Potomac crest Saturday, with damage exceeding 100,000 dollars. Homes and cabins flooded, boats lost, and critical service disrupted as authorities evacuate several families and assess losses along Lander Point of Rocks and Seneca. Crop losses hit lowlands between Lander and Brunswick, with sugar corn fields ruined.
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Potomac River
Harpers Ferry
Seneca
Lander
Point of Rocks
Kerrigan Liquor Store
Iilting
Montgomery County
Potomac
Lewis Cross
James C. Pearl
Bruffswick
Pearl
Weekend Police Docket Shows Six Arrests and Fines
Weekend police activity yielded six docket listings from Saturday noon to Sunday evening. Offenders included Lawrence G Smith of Martinsburg for exceeding 30 mph, Austin Flock Arnold for intoxication in corporate limits, J L Collins of Tazewell for crossing a double white line, Donald L Jones of Baltimore for exceeding 30 mph, plus two military TA charges involving Maurice H Stone and Charles Richard Miller. Arresting officers were Lt. Frank Dorsey and Officers N. Dorsey, Ne Boone, Trump, Kanede and Huddleson.
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Lawrence G Smith
Martinsburg
W. Va
Austin Flock Arnold
South Market Street
J. L. Collins
Tazewell
Donald L. Johnnes
Baltimore
Maurice H. Stone
Charles Richard Miller
Middle Alley
Frank Dorsey
N. Dorsey
Ne Boone
Trump
Kanede
Huddleson
Military Tug Of War In Japanese Talks Ahead
NEA Washington correspondent Peter Edson reports on US Japan relations as Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu visits, highlighting distrust over defense roles, Okinawa bases, and postwar Japanese military sentiment. The piece notes Japanese public opinion, airfield delays, and possible US withdrawal fears, with talks expected later in August. A Rome roundup of suspects follows, detailing a citywide anti crime drive with 230 agents and no robberies reported.
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Peter Edson
NEA
Washington
Washington -Nea
Mamoru Shigemitsu
Missouri
Shigemitsu
John Foster Dulles
United States
Japan
Far East
Portugal
Imperial Army
Rome
Nome
World Parliamentarians to Meet in Helsinki Next Week
Delegations from the United States Soviet Union China and 17 other nations will gather in Helsinki August 25 to 31 for the 44th World Congress of the Interparliamentary Union. More than 40 lawmakers are expected as Soviet Union China Liberia and Albania participate for the first time since the union’s 1888 founding.
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Carver
Mass
Theodore R. MecKeldin
Maryland
GOP
Dwight Eisenhower
Eisenhower
McKeldin
Mecheldin
Averell Harritian
New York
Adlai Stevenson
Illinois
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Thelsinki
United States
Soviet Union
China
Helsinki
Interparliamentary Union
Union
Liberia
Albania
Buses and Streetcars to Roll in Washington
Washington resumes city transit tomorrow after a 65 day strike ended at 1:12 a.m. with a fare increase to offset a 15 cent hourly wage boost won by AFL workers. Capital Transit Co. will check buses and clear rails as district commissioners negotiate next steps under a Congress bill signed by President Eisenhower.
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Washington
AFL
Capital Transit Co
Congress
District Commissioners
Union
Eisenhower
Capital Transit Co Receives 14.4 Million Sale Offer
Louis E. Wolfson offers Capital Transit Co for sale at 14.4 million dollars or 15 dollars a share. Congress proposed federal help to cover wage-related losses next year, but the company declines aid and proceeds independently. Fare and permit increases raised token and cash rates while wage hikes for drivers and mechanics are projected to cost about 1.206 million. The union originally sought a 20 cent hourly raise from a 1.90 dollar base.
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Louis E. Wolfson
Florida
Capital Transit Co
Congress
Transit strike in major city nears record length
The piece notes drivers earning hour rates and 2.93 pounds for a mechanic as the strike enters a protracted phase. It recalls Detroit’s 56-day transit stoppage from five years earlier, stating this strike is the second longest in a major American city. A separate event at East Third Street Park saw around forty youngsters tied for eating honors during a picnic and watermelon contest organized by Janet Cook, Bunny Atkinson, and several organizers.
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Detroit
Fark
East Third Street Park
Janet Cook
Bunny Atkinson
Arrs
John Kennedy
Milbert Moore
R. J. Atkinson
Charles Kidd
Burton Creager
W. Cook
Paul Carmack
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G.O.P
Cpl
W. H. Massey
Elizabeth Warner
Albert Melvin Smith
Ridgeley Farmer
Frankfurt
West Germany
East Germany
Waterbury, Conn
THE
Petemac Edison Co
Youngstown
William S. Hood
West Patrick St
Saratoga Springs
N.Y
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Shut Out
Native Dancer
Saratoga
Sacramento
Calif
California
Arlene Dahl
St. John's Hospital
Santa Monica
Frederick Tropical Aquarium
Markee
Wed Sun
Wbrani
Gingham
Abc
Vogue
Hendrickson
McCall
Germany
Russia
Dulles
CTC
Kehne Furn. CO
South Market St
Eaakelvinator
del and
Cee
X-Centric Agtation
Dhal
William
Reed
William & Hood
William S
West
Patrick Street
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Better Homes Equip. CO
E. Patrick ST
Mobilhent
Vecalm Heat
OIL CO
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