Frederick Cites Safety Survey On City Traffic
A survey by AA ranks Frederick 376th among 384 cities in traffic safety in 1950. Police plan a pedestrian safety program as reports note six of seven fatal Frederick accidents that year were pedestrians. Officers warn crossing rules and Maryland law on failing to yield the right of way. A safety proclamation coincides with a nationwide push amid rising accident rates, with other cities issuing similar notices.
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Rederick
Frederick
Maryland
Hollywood to entertain troops in four world tours
Seventy film personalities split into four groups to entertain American troops at Christmas. One plane heads to Japan and Korea with 18 performers led by Paul Douglas and Jan Sterling. another Alaska-bound ship carries 17 including Ray Milland and Chan Ling Pollock. A third group of 13 goes to Europe and North Africa led by Keenan Wynn and Walter Pidgeon. The final troupe of 21 will tour the Caribbean area including Bob Hawk and Joyce McKenzie. Approximately 95 percent of the world's rice crop is produced in Asia.
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Burbank
Calif
Japan
Korea
Paul Douglas
Jan Sterling
Piper Laurie
Mala Powers
Ray Milland
Akim Tamiroff
Channing Pollock
Keenan Wynn
Walter Pidge
Waste paper and scrap metal shift tighten dealers in Frederick
Local dealers face higher costs to process waste paper amid a national metal scrap demand. Youth groups and residents used paper collection for financing, while a shortage of market for waste paper and a surge in scrap metal demand strain the community and reflect broader forest and pulp shortages.
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Frederick Aves
Frederick
Worthless Waste Paper Burned In Incinerator Bale
A report on a bale of worthless waste paper burned in an incinerator. The piece notes a weak market for waste paper affecting both juvenile collectors and established dealers who rely on selling salvaged paper from Christmas wrapping and other sources.
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Joe Eisenhauer
Waste paper market glutted with oversupply hurting dealers
A Frederick dealer cites a long-established waste paper trade as facing a saturated market and overstocked mills. He notes the condition reflects a nationwide tendency as the industry tries to persuade industrial accounts to continue buying.
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Frederick
Scrap drives push Frederick dealers toward metal and storage needs
In Frederick the scrap mentality shifts from paper to metal as dealers race to collect salvage for quick profits. Waste paper storage becomes a concern as disposal plants require space, highlighting a nationwide push to “get in the scrap” and divert attention from paper to metal.
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Frederick
Truman to deliver state of the union January 9
Washington reports President Truman plans to deliver the state of the union address January 9 and present a budget message five days later. The message was attributed to sources in Washington.
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Washington
Truman
Conxiew
White House guests cite Truman mention of banquet date
December 21 1951 report notes visitors said Mr Truman talked about turning down an invitation to a January 12 Touch poet Club banquet, a local sports group. The Korean war crisis drew attention to ganyule, an American desert plant yielding natural rubber.
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White House
Mr. Truman
Touch
Ganyule
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