Hungary To Try Four U. S. Men Held There
Hungary said it will put four U S airmen on trial after claiming the crew violated its border with premeditation. Capt. Dave Henderson Capt. John J Swift Capt. James A Elam and Tech Sgt Jess A Duff are identified. U S authorities say the plane carried mail and supplies and was lost en route to Belgrade.
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Budapest
Hungary
U. S
Legation
Foreign Ministry
Dave Henderson
Shawnee
Okla
John J. Swift
Glens Falls
James A. Elam
Kingsland
Ark
Jess A. Duff
Spokane
Wash
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Hungarian Peoples Republic
United States
Hungarian People's Republic
Henderson
Swift
Duff
James Albert Elam
Europe
Robert A Vogeler
Associated Press
William W. Ontis
Czechoslovakia
Luther G. Roland
Hummelstown
Prague
Vishingky
United Nations
Andrei Vishinsky
U.S
Christian M. Ravadat
Record High U S Canned Vegetable Consumption Report
Maryland growers boosted per capita use of canned snap beans sweet potatoes and lima beans to new highs in 1950 according to USDA with average American consuming 3.4 pounds of canned snap beans .6 ounces of canned lima beans and about half a pound of canned sweet potatoes annually Tomatoes also show peak since 1943 at 5.1 pounds per person The 1951 crops totals include 15700 tons snap beans 1160000 bushels sweet potatoes 2529 tons lima beans and 248400 tons tomatoes Pvt Ralph K Gouker 21 of Middletown has completed processing at Fort Meade and is assigned to the 5th Armored Division Camp Roberts for Army basic training.
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Maryland
U. S
U. S. Department of Agriculture
American Can Company
USDA
Fort Meade
Ralph KR. Gouker
Gilbert Gouker
Route 2
Middletown
2053D
Sth Armored Division
Camp Robeerts
Calif
Cost of Living Index Reaches New U S Peak
The government reports the cost of living index rising to 188.6, up 10.8 percent from June 1950, driven by higher prices for goods and services. Railroads will grant a four cent hourly wage boost to about 1.25 million workers starting January 1, costing carriers an estimated $120 million yearly under the new index formula.
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Washington
Association of American Railroads
Auto Workers
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Baker files $400000 damage suit against Walter Winchell
Josephine Baker, the American-born French entertainer, sues Walter Winchell, Hearst Corp, and King Features in federal court for $400,000. She alleges published items on Oct 25 and six other occasions harmed her reputation, calling her a Fascist and Communist and seeking $100,000 for lost employment, $200,000 for publication harm, and $100,000 punitive damages.
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New York
Josephine Baker
Walter Winchell
Hearst Corp
King Features
Winchell
Mss Baker
Stork Club
Arthur Garfield Hays
Weincell
Romanian Charge Called Ridiculous
The United States dismissed as ridiculous a Romanian claim that two spies were parachuted into Romania from an American airplane from Greece. A U.S. note said Romania invented the incident for propaganda. Romania named Wilhelm Spinder and Constantine Saplacan as diversions. In Fort Meade, two Frederick men completed processing for Army basic training and were assigned to units at Indiantown Gap and Camp Roberts.
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Washington
United States
Romania
Greece
Wilhelm Spinder
Constantine Saplacan
Fagaras
Athens
Bolivia police chief cites planned revolt as arrests spread
In La Paz on December 21 the police chief said a revolutionary movement was planned for next Monday and submitted data to the Superior Court for prosecution of an unspecified number of detainees. Dispatches noted arrests in several cities, including Rafael Ofazo, a former cabinet minister, being held in Sucre.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Dispatches
Rafael Ofazo
Villarroel
Sucre
Hungary lands troops on Mura River island dispute
Belgrade radio reported Hungary had landed troops on an island in the Mura River, the Yugoslav boundary waterway, claiming the land was theirs and calling the action a provocation. Yugoslav peasants reportedly worked the island. three days earlier they had cut wood there as Hungarian forces remained on the island.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Hungary
Belgrade Radio
Urbana Methodist Church Christmas Program Set
The Urbana Methodist church youth will present a Christmas program on Wednesday December 26 at 8 p m in the church auditorium.
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Urbana
The
Urbana Methodist Church
Middletown Firemen Name Their Officers
At a regular Middletown Volunteer Fire Company meeting Everett Gover was elected president for the coming year succeeding Albert Y. Bolleau. New and retained officers include vice president Charles Derr secretary Oscar Shaler Jr treasurer Lee Tferts Chaplain Rev Howard J McCartney. Directors named are Ray C Gladhill Mark E Giladhill Grayson Lighter Glenn E Stine and Joe Grosanickle.
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Middletown Volunteer Fire Company
Everett Gover
Albert Y. Bolleau
Charles &. Derr
Oscar Shaler, Jr
Lee Tferts
Howard J. McCartney
Ray C. Gladhill
Mark E. Giladhill
Grayson Lighter
Glenn E. Stine
One Killed In Plane Accident Near Centreville
Two U S Air Force pilots dove a British Canberra bomber during a test dive near Centreville. One pilot Maj Harry M Lester survived with injuries while Capt Reid Shaw did not open his parachute and died. Wreckage spread across Pioneer Point Farm and Poplar Grove Farm as the aircraft, based near Baltimore, exploded after the tail came off in flight. The incident followed a record Atlantic flight by Canberras earlier this year.
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Centreville
U. S. Air Force
Harry M. Lester
Baltic Paste
Reid Shaw
Middie ‘River
Shaw
Wally Hudson
Chester River
Kent County
Wright-Patterson Air Base
Dayton
Baltimore
Atlantic
James B. Sward
Maj
Tester
Easton
Lester
Edward Elburn
Rock Hall
Pioneer Point Farm
John J. Raskob
Chesapeake Bay
Here
May Lester
Poplar Grove Farm
United States
Glenn L. Martin Company
Record-setting RAF Atlantic flights cited in history
A Royal Air Force crew flew last February to cross the Atlantic in 4 hours 37 minutes from Ireland to Gander Newfoundland in an unofficial record. A second flight on August 21 followed with an official time of 4 hours 18 minutes.
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Royal Air Force
Atlantic
Ireland
Gander
Newfoundland
North Korean Troops Responsible for Most Atrocities
Major Roy E. B. Appleman, Army historian, says North Korean troops committed most battlefield atrocities against American servicemen after Chinese entry to the war. He notes few Chinese atrocities and says Koreans were more radical and indoctrinated, quarrelsome and cruel. Appleman returns to Richmond to work on the official Defense Department history.
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Richmond
Korea
Roy EB. Appleman
Wage Boost Granted Westinghouse Workers
Westinghouse Electric Corp granted 43,000 employees a five to 10 cent per hour wage boost, retroactive to November 1, pending Wage Stabilization Board approval. The deal with CIO IUE includes three weeks vacation after 15 years and a salary reopening clause next April. Salaried staff gain 2 to 4 dollars weekly for a 40 hour week.
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Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Cio-Ige
Westinghouse
New York
New Jersey
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
West Virginia
AFL International Brother
Wool Spinners Also Moving West in 19th Century Shift
The passage notes the Western movement of wool spinners began in 1825 with the opening of the Erie Canal. It references negotiations with the United Electrical Workers, representing 17,000 workers in other Westinghouse plants nationwide, while the local hood of Electrical Workers covers 5,500 workers.
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