Not Likely To Have White Christmas
Frederick readers face remote chances of a white Christmas as morning snow flakes mix with rain and milder temperatures rise. Weather Bureau predicts a mild Christmas Eve with rain or snow, and temperatures near weekly highs. Local plants close for holidays, officials plan parties, post office operations adjust with holiday mail surges and peak cancellations Monday while churches begin Christmas programs.
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Frederick
Jocal Weather Bureau
Tomorow
Ohio
West Virginia
Employedu
Everedy Company
Price Electric Company
Muse Tailoring Company
Ox Fibre Brush Company
Frederick Tailoring Company
Union Manufacturing Company
Frederick Iron and Steel Company
Court House
City Hall
Communist War Correspondent Found Dead at Hungnam Beachhead
A uniformed North Korean woman believed to be a Communist war correspondent was found dead on the Hungnam beachhead in Northeast Korea. She was among North Koreans killed during a pre dawn infiltration attempt. An American officer reported she carried a large German portrait camera and wore a cut down American fatigue uniform with North Korean army buttons.
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Hungnam Beachhead
Northeast Korea
U. S
Who Wins the 15000 Question in Boston Radio Scam
In Boston a court fight over the 15000 prize from Sing It Again centers on a pastry shop call. Judge Eugene A. Hudson froze CBS from paying Rotondi while Rotondi and De Marco contest who is entitled to the jackpot after Rotondi received the call. A Dec. 28 hearing is scheduled.
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Boston
Superior Court
Eugene A. Hudson
Rocco Rotondi
Rotondi
William de Marco
de Marco
Hudson
Columbia Broadcasting System
Skull Fracture From Horse Fall At Local Stable
Miss Rebecca Elkins daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph E Elkins Sr of 38 East Second Street sustained a fractured skull Thursday afternoon after falling from a horse at a local stable. A Georgetown University Hospital School of Nursing student she was moved to the hospital for treatment by the C and Cline and Son ambulance.
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Rebecca Elkins
Joseph E. Elkins
East Second Street
Georgetown University Hospital School of Nursing
Washington Hospital
C. &. Cline and Son Ambulance
Culler Lake Skating Gets City's O.K.
City ice safety checks by Park Superintendents Cyril Klein and Clarence Delphey found four to five inches of ice at Culler Lake and authorized skating until further notice. Warmth and rain may melt some of the surface, but a Friday high near 40 with possible precipitation was forecast.
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Culler Lake
Cyril Klein
Clarence Delphey
Patkk
Monocacy
Fishing Creek
Frank Weddle
Woman Hurt in Accident Here
Mrs. Ida C. Wachter, 40, of 16 West Seventh Street, was hospitalized with a hip injury after her car collided with a northbound tractor-trailer at West Church and North Bentz streets. The truck, driven by Roy C. Stonesifer of Westminster, reportedly ran a red light, causing the crash and extensive damage to both vehicles.
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Ida C. Wachter
West Seventh Street
Frederick Memorial Hospital
West Church
North Bentz Streets
Set
Benjamin F. Phebus, Jr
Roy C. Stonesifer
Westminster
Bentz Street
Stonesifer
Wachter
James G. Hook
Route 4
Police Chief Kills Woman Ends Own Life in West Virginia
Belington West Virginia police chief of Junior Barbour county fatally wounds Mrs Majorie Maxine Hutzler Thorn 27 and then shoots himself John Byrd Moore 35 also dies in the incident An autopsy was ordered as state trooper William Cunningham identified the victims Witnesses said Moore entered the back of a restaurant around 530 pm yesterday and shot Thorn then killed himself after firing additional rounds
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Belington
W. Va
Junior
Barbour County
William Cunningham
Majorie
Maxine Hutzler Thorn
Canton
John Byrd Moore
Cunningham
Alfred Cross
Moore
Appeal entered in soft drink theft case
David Myers of 341 North Market street filed an appeal to the Circuit Court challenging a November sentence of one year in the House of Correction imposed by Magistrate Manuel M. Weinberg after a conviction for stealing 18 bottles of a soft drink.
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David Myers
North Market Street
Circuit Court
House of Correction
Manuel M. Weinberg
Increases in Frederick County assessable basis revealed
The Supervisor of Assessments reports a rise of about 3 574 000 in Frederick County's assessable basis for the new fiscal year starting January 1. The total includes 1 500 000 from new construction and 316 000 in new personal property, with reassessments adding 802 700 to real estate and 961 to personal property. A hearing on new construction assessments is set before the County Commissioners Tuesday, expected not to alter estimates materially. If the current 1 34 tax rate is applied, county taxes could rise by 40 000 to 45 000, while education and other departments seek larger increases. The budget decision looms with potential cuts forthcoming by week’s end.
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Frederick County
Board of Education
Veterans Help In Hunt For Philadelphia Sniper
Veterans of Foreign Wars joined police in a widening search for the elusive Philadelphia sniper. About 50 veterans patrolled streets with off duty officers and firefighters, unarmed, while the Inquirer offered a 5000 dollar reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction. A Wednesday shooting was not linked to the phantom gunman, and another incident involved a teenager who shot himself accidentally.
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Philadelphia
Atoustic
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
George Haller, Jr
Prospects For White Christmas Not Good
Baltimore December 22 Things look bad for a white Christmas as a storm from Canada is expected to bring rain rather than snow over the weekend. Some snow is falling in Garrett and Western Allegany counties totaling two to five inches, mixing with rain later. Eastern Allegany and areas eastward will see less than two inches. Roads will be slippery and auto chains are advised. New Germany reports heavy snowfall with about 15 inches and ski areas report good conditions. Main roads are open though some back roads to ski runs require chains.
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Baltimore
Weather Bureau
Canada
Garrett
Allegany
Allegany County
Bureau
New Germany
Deeds Recorded For Property Transfers In Thurmont Area
Executed deeds show Viola T. Remsberg's estate selling 110 A West Third Street to Mr and Mrs Lee D Kefauver for 10500. Luther A Buhrman sells north side of road Thurmont to Graham to Lula E Miller for about 5500 in neighbor hond revenue stamps.
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Viola T. Remsberg
Lee D. Kefauver
West Third Street
Luther A. Buhrman
Lula E. Miller
Thurmont
Grahham
West Agrees To Talks On World Issues
Western powers accepted a Big Four meeting proposed by Russia if the Kremlin broadens the agenda beyond Germany to include other world problems. Notes delivered in Moscow suggested the four powers’ U N delegates work out agenda time and place. Reports said ministers might be invited to New York in February.
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Paris
Russia
Kremlin
Germany
Foreign Office
Moscow
U. N
New York City
Tanighn
Sponsor Won't Renew Pearson Contract
Washington dispatch reports that radio sponsor Adam Hat Stores will not renew columnist Drew Pearson’s contract, expiring February 18. Ongoing talks could lead to renewal. McCarthy criticized Pearson, while Pearson defended his position amid sponsor pressure and supporter mail. Pearson declined comment when asked about the nonrenewal.
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Washington
Evening Star
Drew Pearson
Adam Hat Stores, Inc
Doris Fleeson
McCarthy
R-Wis
Pearson
Senate
Adam Hat Stores
ABC
Senator McCarthy
M.C
Adam
Yugoslavia Looks To The West For Aid
An army spokesman told Yugoslav citizens that Belgrade would seek western aid and arms if war comes. Maj. Gen. Loncatevic added Yugoslavia would not fight alone if attacked by Russia and satellites, with Tito and leaders present at Army Day reception. In other news, John Trumpy and Sons of Annapolis won a Navy contract to design and procure a new 18 foot minesweeper class.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Russia
Djuro Loncatevic
Marshall Tito
Balkan
Annapolis
John Trumpy and Sons of
Tuxury Yacht Builders
Navy
Differ Over Issuance Of U. S. Losses
Washington and Tokyo clash over how Korea war casualties are released. MacArthur’s Tokyo reports show divisions and two week totals, while Washington’s Defense Department issues only national totals. Policy cites verification delays and enemy intelligence concerns, with frostbite and illness excluded from battle casualty counts.
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Elton C. Fayap
Washington
Tokyo
Douglay MacArthur
Defense Department
Department
MacArthur
U. N
Pentagon
Ilness
Korea
Army
Air Force
Auto Shares In Demand In Stock Market Rise
Auto mobiles led the New York stock market today with prices up a few cents to over a dollar a share. Other issues showed small gains, with the overall emphasis on upside moves.
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New York
Red Attacks North Korea Near Seoul Trigger MacArthur Warning
Rising Red offensives near Seoul prompt General MacArthur to warn of a possible new large Communist attack. Regimental assaults push ROK forces back near Chunchon, while North Korean and Chinese movements are reported north and west of the capital. American ships and forces reinforce Hungnam as tensions rise across the peninsula.
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Tokyo
Korea
Seoul
MacArthur
Republic of Korea
ROK
Chunchon
Republic
North Korea
Yorchen
Yonchen
Wodpain
Seautty Korea
Pyongyang
Honpiam
Hungnam
Chanchon
Sumietary
Enony
Laehon-Swawha- Hwachon
Youchon
United Nations
Pyongang
U.N
Seon
Chonggank
Yonchon
Civil Defense Approval Seen in Senate Vote
Washington December 22 The Senate moves toward swift approval of a civil defense administration bill with a three year cost of 3.1 billion dollars funded 46 percent by the federal government and the remainder by states and localities. Kefauver predicts broad accord after minor floor changes and aims to align state programs with a federal plan by month’s end. The bill allows designation of target areas to determine federal matching funds for bomb shelters.
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Washington
Dec
Senate
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Sheriff’s sale sells Piper Cub at Frederick airport
In Frederick county a Piper Cub airplane, property of John H. Wallace, was sold at sheriff’s sale to Guy Wetzel caretaker at the fair grounds for 300 dollars. The plane valued 400 to 500 dollars. A Washington attorney who flew in was the only other bidder. Auctioneered by Delbert S Null in the administration building at the municipal airport.
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Frederick County
Guy Wetzel
Fair Grounds
John H. Wallace
King Avenue
Wetzel
Washington
Delbert S. Null
Hill Slippery After Snow In Hyattstown Area
Moderate snowfall in the Hyattstown Frederick region left Route 240 slick as State Roads Commission crews worked to clear highways. Early reports noted light snow and slippery streets while roads were being treated in the area.
CBS Color TV Upheld in FCC Color Telecast Case
A three judge Federal Court in Chicago upheld CBS color television but delayed color telecasts until April 1. The ruling, two to one, dismissed RCA’s challenge to FCC approval of CBS mechanical color telecasting method and halted CBS start of color programs initially slated for November 20.
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Chicago
CPI
CBS Color Television
Radio Corporation of America
Federal Communications Commission
CBS
FCC
Iast
Acheson Faces Quiz On Troop Commitments
Washington officials report Secretary of State Acheson will face Senate Foreign Relations questions on European troop commitments and UN partners reinforcing Korea. President Truman said Western Europe will train together for defense and Eisenhower’s appointment as supreme commander boosts European resolve. Senators Lodge and Smith pressed Acheson on US troop shares and willingness of Western nations to bear defense costs, amid Hoover and Truman comments on resolve to defend the common system.
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Washington
Acheson
Europe
United Nations
Korea
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Truman
White House
Achelson
Free World
Dwight D. Eisen- Shower
Lodge
Mass
Brussels
U.S
U.N
Massachusetts
WN. Ton
United States
H. Alexander Smith
RNJ
Smith
Herbert Hoover
New York
Mc Truman
Free States of Europe
Commmon
Navy plans another large aircraft carrier
Vice Admiral Lynde McCormick testified before the Senate Appropriations Committee that the Navy plans a new large aircraft carrier, sized between the existing three carriers and the canceled United States design. The vessel would be smaller than the United States would have been, and the Navy paid about 10 million dollars to liquidate damages after halting that project.
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Washington
Navy
United States
Defense Johnson
Lynde McCormick
Chie
Naval Operations
Congress
Senate Appropriations Committee
McCormick
Five Day Maryland Weather Forecast Summary
The forecast calls for Saturday mild and fair in Maryland with moderate temperatures. Sunday will be milder with mountain rain or snow and rain elsewhere with little snow chance. Monday turns cold followed by rain or snow Tuesday or Wednesday and a warming trend by Wednesday. Week averages near seasonal normals.
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Maryland
Cease Fire Rejected by Red China in Korea War Debate
Peiping radio broadcast a six point statement rejecting the United Nations cease-fire proposal as unlawful since Red China did not participate in its formation. Chou En Lai denounced the plan while Nasrallah Entera, head of the U N cease-fire committee, said no new reply had been received. Antung in Manchuria was cited amid protests across China against the so-called cease-fire and calls for immediate withdrawal of foreign troops. The Lake Success committee has urged Peiping to negotiate, but Red China reaffirmed nonparticipation in U N decisions and rejected the effort.
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Tokyo
Red Ching
United Nations
Korea
Chou -En-Lai
For- Lian
Peiping
U. N
Committee
Lake Success
Red China
Reds
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
San Francisco
Tocay
United Nations General Assembly
U. S
Associated Press
Warner
Antung
Red Radio
Tey
Aenean
United Naties
Peiping Enteram
Ansiwer
Five Story Pittsburgh Fire Strikes Paper Stock Co
A multi alarm blaze hit the five story Pennsylvania Paper Stock Company building in downtown Pittsburgh around 10 AM. Firefighters lacked water due to a broken 38 inch main and the fireboat pumped from the Monongahela river while about 50 workers evacuated. No other buildings were immediately threatened and Fire Chief William H. Davis said the cause was not yet determined.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania Paper Stock Company
Monongahela River
William H. Davis
Radar Guides B-29s To Targets In Korea
Radar guided B-29 Superforts attacked four North Korean cities dropping nearly 200 tons of bombs. Pyongyang received 60 tons while rail bridges at Sonchon Seiryu and Midon were hit. No AA fire engaged the formations and only one crew saw Red fighters. Carrier planes and B-26s supported the Hungnam beachhead with Skyraiders striking inland north and east of the perimeter.
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Tokyo
Pyongyan
Sonchon
Seiryu
Midon
Hungnam
Revenue Agents Released After Village Suspicion
Five sheriff deputies detained four men described as suspicious looking in Ballston Spa on December 22. The men, villagers thought to be undercover, were released quickly. Sheriff Frank Hathorn later disclosed that the four were Internal Revenue agents searching for a still.
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Ballston Spa
Frank Hathorn
Internal Revenue
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AEDS
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Angdok
ELLOW_S
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Crumhwa
Nchon
Ets Ignam
Kans
Suwon
Central Korea
36Th
Chongju
Pakehon
Manchuria
Commie
Beachhead
Hunt For Sniper
West
CBS Color
Chou
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