Seizure Of Railroads Is Expected
Washington reports indicate President Truman may seize the railroads within a day to avert a nationwide strike. Cabinet discussions weighed seizure as likely, with court injunctions possible but unlikely. Union leaders deny pledges were broken and warned no walkout had occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
McGrath
White House
Brotherhood of Railroad
Path Management
Doctor Steelman
W. P. Kennedy
R. O. Hughes
John R. Steelman
Race Track Bettors Reporting Robberies
Bel Air reports a series of robberies targeting big bettors at the half mile race track. Investigators say three similar cases occurred in the past week, two involving Pennsylvania fans and one from Washington. The bandits shadow winners after races, force them into cars, drive away, then rob and drop them off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bel Air
Laurel Raceway
Pennsylvania
Washington
Deadeye Cheetham's Korea Valor A Shot Count Unclear
Recruit John B Cheetham of the 25th Division earned marksmanship in Georgia hunting. In Korea after a battle 55 North Koreans lay dead or wounded around his position. He said they just kept coming and I kept shooting.
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U. S
Korea
John B. Cheetham
Woodlands
Daerun
Cheetham
Draft Of Doctors And Dentists Probed For Service
Secretary of Defense Johnson asked Congress to allow a draft of doctors and dentists up to age 45 for the armed forces. The measure prioritizes former Army Navy trained students, then those with short reserves, and finally physicians with limited or no WW II service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Defense
Johnson
Congress
Armed Services
Vinson
D-Ga
House
Armed Services Committee
Defense Department
Army
Six Enlist In Armed Forces At Winchester Hall
Six men enlist across Army Navy and Air Force at Winchester Hall this week. Names include George A. Smith Jr 22 a Navy veteran sent to Washington for four years. Henry Q Gilbert 26 a Military Police veteran to Fort Knox. Thomas G. Smith 22 colored Airborne veteran en route. Gene E Toms 18 Navy recruit to Great Lakes. Howard G Burvier 18 Navy recruit to Great Lakes. Victor L Wills 18 armored forces recruit to Fort Knox. Also noted rising activity at both Army and Navy stations with Sgt Lane Sgt Sherman and Chief Bowers on duty.
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Army
Air Force
Navy
Winchester Hall
George A. Smith, Jr
George A. Smith
Center Street
Washington
Smith
Frederick
Henry Q
Thomas G. Smith
West
All Saints Street
Gene E. Toms
Glenn E. Toms
Emmitsburg
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
Howard G. Burvier
Calvin S. Barker
Route 4
Rockville
Great Lakes
Victor L. Wills
Pearl A. Miller
Fort Knox
Robert L. Lane
Bidwell Sherman
Clarence O. Bowers
Searchlight To Spot U Boats From Planes
Pasadena reports Lockheed engineer W C Bryant describes a powerful searchlight for locating submarines from aircraft. Mounted in an underwing nacelle, the carbon-arc incandescent beam reaches 70 000 000 candlepower. The device, a Navy Bureau of Aeronautics development, will be used with Lockheed Neptune planes to defend coasts and shipping against underwater attack.
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Pasadena
Calif
Lockheed
W. C. Bryant
The
Illuminating Engineers
Navy
Bureau of Aeronautics
Bryant
Neptune
Five Day Forecast for Maryland and Delaware
The Associated Press projects scattered afternoon thundershowers Saturday with general showers by Monday. Otherwise skies stay fair with warm conditions Saturday, less warm Sunday, warming Monday, and a cooling trend Tuesday and Wednesday. The period should average slightly above normal temperatures.
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Associated Press
Maryland
Delaware
Peach Truck Wreck Sparks Route 40 Scavenger Trip
A westbound 1941 GM truck carrying peaches crashed near Lisbon on Route 40 scattering fruit over a fifty foot area after sideswiping a culvert and guard rail. Driver Benjamin F. Spitzer, 26, Martinsburg WV, home route given, faces reckless driving charge. Hearing set before Judge Mayfield in Ellicott City. Vehicle owner Paul Z. Sencindiner Martinsburg. Spitzer claimed to have fallen asleep at the wheel. Damage to truck estimated $350. no injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Lisbon
B. C. Hammersmith
Benjamin F. Spitzer
Route 1
Martinsburg
W. Va
T. H. Mayfield
Ellicott City
Paul Z. Sencindiner
Route 4
Itzer
Hammersmith
Spitzer
Russia Gets 50 Tons of U. S. Molybdenum
Washington reports Russia obtained 50 tons of U S produced molybdenum used to harden steel. The metal was shipped to Britain in a legal transfer with a western power. It was moved July 1 in a British port to the Russian ship Beloostrov, bypassing British customs.
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Washington
Russia
U. S
Commerce Department
Britain
London
Beloostrov
Woman Struck By Car Escapes Serious Injury
Mrs Lena Ruhteman a 69 year old resident of Airport Inn Route 15 escaped serious injury after being struck by a car on South Market street just before 1 PM today. She stepped from a restaurant between All Saints and South streets into the path of Ralph E Herbst driving on All Saints street. She was taken to Frederick Memorial Hospital by United Rescue Truck. No charges will be filed against the driver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lena Ruhteman
Airport Inn
Route 15
South Market Street
All Saints
South Streets
Market Street
Ralph E. Herbst
All Saints Street
Fredderick Memorial Hospital
United Rescue
Five Men Indicted in Scrap Metal Bribes Case
A Federal grand jury in Baltimore indicted five men for conspiring to cheat the government of 155 047 dollars in scrap metal sales at the Curtis Bay Army depot. Charles E. Durner led sales and faces conspiracy and bribery charges alongside Leon David D Edward David Joseph Navinsky and Frank V Wilinsky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Charles E. Durner
Curtis Bay
Leon David
D. Edward David
Joseph Navinsky
Brooklyne Chemical Works
Frank V. Wilinsky
Durner
Water gains from showers ease Frederick drought
Rainfall this week lifted the city water outlook as Fishing Creek reservoir rose nine inches this morning and city consumption fell by as much as 800000 gallons daily. The big storage tank aided peak demand, maintaining pressure and helping households on upper floors. Canning factories run at 25 percent due to drought, but late corn may improve with this week’s rain and plants plan extended schedules for about ten more days.
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Frederick
Elmer F. Munshower
Fishing Creek
Linganore
Munshower
Arms Bill To Pass Today
Washington August 25 House leaders moved toward a swift vote on more than 50 billion dollars to run the government and strengthen the U S military. A 3 85 billion dollar one package bill financing agencies for the year faced little opposition, while a 16 771 084 479 emergency Korea aid package drew less debate. Senate action was pending. A Spain loan blocked by President Truman and Secretary Acheson loomed as a major issue. In Baltimore a 67 year old woman was killed when struck by a car, and a 41 year old pedestrian faced man slaughter and traffic counts.
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Washington
House
United States
Senate
Spain
Truman
State Acheson
Baltimore
Delayed Tax Bill Spurs Senate Clash Over Excess Profits Levy
Washington Aug 25 UPI a Senate battle centers on attaching an excess profits tax to a 4.31 billion bill to fund military needs. Sen George D-Gai warns hearings could stretch four months if the levy is approved, risking no tax action this year. Connally and O Mahoney push for 88 percent levy on profits above normal, estimating 4 billion yearly. CIO and ADA condemn the move as favoritism and loopholes for the wealthy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Senate
George D-Gai
Truman
Finance Committee
George
Connally
D-Tex
O'Mahoney
D-Wye
CIO
Congress
Committee of “Americans For Democratic Action
ADA
Philip Murray
Money Messenger Vanishes At Bel Air Race Track
A money messenger who worked in the Bel Air race track betting department disappeared with $500 in change. Magistrate Stanley Spencer issued a warrant for Thomas W. Cropper of Towson on larceny charges after he was hired to make change for large wagers but was not found after the race. J W. McConnell, mutuel manager, said Cropper received a $500 bank at opening but vanished by race end, with police unable to locate him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bel Air
Fii
Bel Air Race Track
Stanley Spencer
Thomas W. Cropper
Towson
J. W. McConnell
Cropper
Parachute With Brain Made Takes Danger From Jumps
Dayton report: Air Force unveils automatic back-type parachute with a built in timing brain. It opens after the jumper falls to a preset altitude, reducing opening shock and oxygen and cold risks. Tested at Wright Field, it operates by a timer set before takeoff and can still be used manually. Used by high performance fighters and B 36 B 29 crews.
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Dayton
Air Force
Air Material Command
Wright Field
Invasion Of Formosa Unlikely Here In August
Washington reports growing belief that a Red invasion of Formosa is unlikely this season. Peiping’s radio threatened liberation but officials doubt a full amphibious attack. Navy and air power would respond, with U S forces relying on sea and air defenses rather than troops on Formosa. Chiang Kai-shek’s army could counter any landings if they occur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elton C. Fayap
Washington
Formosa
Radio Peiping
Chou En-Lai
Korea
Peiping Radio
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chou
United Nations Security Council
State Department
U. N
South Korea
United States
Truman
U. S
China
Britain
Strait of
Okinawa
Chiang
Planes to use knots to express speed in communications
Washington reports that civil aeronautics administration air traffic controllers will switch to knots and nautical miles in all aircraft communications after July 1, 1952. A nautical mile equals 6,080 feet and a knot is nautical miles per hour. Airspeed indicators will display speed in knots on new dials.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Administration
CAA
U.S
War Risk Insurance Bill Goes To Truman
Senate passes a bill to let the Federal Maritime Board provide war risk insurance for American ships in the Korean war zone. It mirrors a World War II law and allows the board to insure directly or with private companies. Enrollments at the University of Maryland reach 26,123 for the year ending June 40, Registrar Alma UH. Preinkert reports.
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Washington
Senate
Federal Maritime Board
Magnuson
D-Wash
Maritime Board
College Park
University of Maryland
Alma UH. Preinkert
1 500 British Infantrymen Off For Korea
Fifteen hundred British infantrymen from the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and Middlesex regiments sailed aboard the aircraft carrier Uniform and cruiser Ceylon from Hong Kong to join United Nations forces in Korea. Malcolm MacDonald warned they would face Russian weapons and strategy. The direct Korean destination remained secret. the voyage would take about three days. Britain plans to send roughly 5,000 ground troops to Korea.
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Hong Kong
United Nations
Korea
Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Middlesex
Ceylon
Malcolm MacDonald
South East Asia
Asia
Europe
Great Britain
Britain
Security Council Eyes Formosan Question Amid Korean Focus
The United States leads anti-Communist bloc to keep attention on Korea as Formosa tensions surface in Security Council discussions. Chou En-Lai cables Malik and U N Secretary General Trygve Lie demanding U S forces leave Formosa now controlled by Chinese Nationalists. Truman urges Chiang Kai-Shek to halt mainland bombings to avoid widening the war. A Canton spokesman accuses Britain of a deliberate plan to encroach on Chinese sovereignty in Hong Kong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Formosa
United States
Seventh Fleet
Truman
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chou
Lake Success
Canton
China
Britain
Hong Kong
Stock Prices Skid as Market Dips on Rail Strike Fears
New York reports stock prices declined across the board with losses around $2 per share. Heavy trading marked the session as the market neared a bottom after a six week rally. Factors cited include potential rail strike plans and fears over UN actions with China. Major stee ls and motor stocks, including General Motors Chrysler Studebaker and U S Steel, posted significant drops.
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New York
Truman
Ching
United Nations
U. S. Seventh Fleet
Formosa
General Motors
Chrysler
Studebaker
U. S. Steel
Progressive Party Nominations Rejected in Maryland
Annapolis reports J. P. Brock announced that three Progressive Party nominations to high offices were rejected by Hall Hammond, Maryland attorney general, for missing the loyalty oath. Nominations were filed Aug 18 and Brock provisionaly accepted in the name of the secretary of state, then sent to the State Law Department. Washington also approved an airport bill authorizing a 14 million dollar capital area project, sent back to the Senate after voice approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
J. P. Brock
Secretary of
Progressive Party
Hall Hammond
Maryland
Brock
Secretary of State
State Law Department
Washington
House
National Capital Area
Senate
Reds First Gains Are Wiped Out
A Korean battle near Taegu and Kumwha sees South Korean forces countering Red offensives. US and Allied air and ground forces strike from Taegu to Chinju and Pohang, with heavy fighting around Chongno and Kumwha. Reports describe multiple Red attempts, casualties, and Allied efforts to force Red retreat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Taegu
Korea
Yomrshon
Kumwha
Chinju
Chongno
Kunwi
Sea of Japan
Yongdok
Kigye
Pohang
Reds
Hunghae
Masan
Pusan
Saman
Stan Swinton
U. S
Tundok
Tom Lambert
Wolfhound
MacArthur
Songjin
38Th Parallel
Condition of Streams Near Frederick Junction and Knoxville
The report notes Monocacy slightly cloudy near Frederick Junction while Potomac is clear at Knoxville. Local water conditions vary by location with minor turbidity differences observed.
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Prederick Junction
Potomac
Knoxville
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Charles C. Roberts
Department of the Army
Grace B. Roberts
Evergreen Point
Forrest E. Roberts
Ijamsville
Korean Central Mountains
Money Messenger
Berkeley County War Memorial Park
Masan Front
Hrerhives
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