Governor McKeldin Pushes State Roads Program Across Maryland
Annapolis December 24 Governor McKeldin urges a full fledged roads program to guide Maryland’s future construction. He backs a scheduled plan from the State Roads Commission with policy and needs for years ahead and objects to gravy road projects aimed at pleasing individuals. He favors Route 40 extension to Frederick as part of the program and outlines a 30 million annual spending goal for the next two years funded by current revenues and a 100 million loan. He opposes unnecessary access roads and favors limited access routes, aiming for a single lane now and a Frederick bypass later while preserving rights of way without intruding on private property.
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Annapolis
Maryland
Mec Keldin
State Roads Commission
McKeldin
Roads Commission
Frederick
Lane
The
Baltimore
Baltimore City
Ridgeville
Freerick
No Paper Tuesday Christmas Day Closing Notice
The News will not publish on Christmas Day. The business office remains closed all day. The editorial office will reopen after four p.m.
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Fire Damages Tar Tank at Frederick Gas Works
A small blaze at the Frederick Gas Company works on East Church street caused only minor damage. The outside tar moisture tank, used in gas by product processing, caught fire at about 10 50 a m. Fire companies responded promptly and no production facilities were endangered. President Raymond C Brehaut commended the firemen's prompt and efficient work.
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Frederick Gas Company
East Church Street
Raymond C. Brehaut
Sunday Mail Delivery Cleared Backlog Citywide
Fredericks mail carriers achieved a complete city delivery on Sunday to clear the backlog at the post office. An official said by 1 PM the office would be free of all Christmas mail after weather delayed midweek routes. Two more deliveries were planned today as Baltimore and Washington also delivered Sundays to clear Christmas mail.
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Frederick
Christmaas
Baltimore
Washington
Steel Union Meeting Set in Pittsburgh
President Philip Murray of the CIO United Steelworkers convened the union’s top policymakers in Pittsburgh on Thursday for an unannounced purpose. The USW executive board meets at 10 am, followed by the wage policy committee at 2 pm, as the nation awaits Truman’s plea to maintain steel production past the December 1 strike deadline.
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Pittsburgh
Philip Murray
CIO
United Steelworkers
USW
Truman
Murray
250 Children Burn Santa In Effigy
In Dijon France on December 24 a figure of Santa Claus was burned at the steps of Dijon Cathedral watched by 250 children who cheered as orange peels and flames consumed the red suit and white beard. An anonymous note attached to the church door claimed the act as a protest against lies in Christian homes. In Montgomery County Maryland the Library Board named advisory members for Damascus and Four Corners branches.
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Dijon
France
Santa Claus
St. Benigno Parish
Rockville
Montgomery County Library Board
Damascus
Four Corners
Richard Dolan
Everett Jones
W U. Waters
A. 0. Osteen
Jackson Feldesman
Myron
Isaacs
W. B. Wallace
George Fieldland
Woodeheck
Shoppers Finish Last Minute Christmas Spree
Christmas shoppers filled downtown streets in brisk weather with free meter parking as the city observed a holiday eve. Mayor Rice and State Police Captain Magaha distributed 153 Christmas baskets through the Salvation Army, aiding families citywide. The weather forecast predicts a white Christmas with possible rain or snow on Tuesday and Wednesday. Duck hunters report activity on the Potomac as river ice thickens in spots. Christmas services and carols marked the weekend.
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Donald B. Rice
Charles W. Magaha
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Salvation Army
West Fifth Street
Curtis Frierson
Army
Frederick City
Frierson
Tivoli Theater
Potomac River
White's Ferry
Knoxville
Potomac
Two Injured In Route 40 Crash In West Friendship
Two Monrovia brothers Casper Stine and Arthur were slightly hurt when their car collided with a vehicle driven by Frank Peach Sr of Ellicott City on Route 40 at West Friendship. The Stine car then struck Miss Mary West’s car from Ellicott City, causing all three cars to be practically demolished. Peach suffered minor cuts and bruises. The crash occurred about 4 p.m. on Thursday.
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Monrovia
West Friendship
Casper Stine
Arthur
Frank Peach
Ellicott City
Mary Westfatl
Peach
Xmas Eve Celebrated Across World by Associated Press
Christmas Eve observances spread globally as Christians celebrate the birth of Christ. Notable events include President Truman lighting the national Christmas tree from Independence Missouri, Pope Pius XI delivering a peace plea, soldiers hosting charity parties in Europe, and Hanukkah beginning at sundown with candle ceremonies worldwide.
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Associated Press
Independence
Washington
Vatican City
Pius XI
Korea
Europe
Western
Jordan
Bethlehem
Old City
Jerusalem
Rom Israel
Nazareth
Holy Land
Galilee
Jesus
Southern Baptist Church
United States
Germany
West Berlin
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Shape
Paris
Moscow
Spasso
U. S
Fulham
England
Santa Claus
Ded Moroz
Grandfather Frost
Kris Kringle
AL Frankfurt
John J. McCloy
White Christmas Ahead for Much of U S Weather Bureau Foresees Snow
The Weather Bureau in Chicago says a white Christmas is expected for the northern third of the United States and a few farther south. Snow is likely in areas north of a line from southern Pennsylvania through central Ohio and Indiana to northern Missouri and into the Rockies, with some Appalachians and Rockies below this line also snow covered. The eastern seaboard up to southern New England is not expected to see snow.
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Weather Bureau
Chicago
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Mingis
Missouri
Kansas-Nebraska
Rockies
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Rocky Mountains
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New England
Aunas Spirit Reaches Men On Front Line
Seoul reports Christmas on the Korean front as Allied troops hold a frost edged line. UN forces conduct religious services and gift exchanges while fighting skirmishes near Chorwon. Cardinal Spellman celebrates mass for 600 soldiers as jets and artillery dominate the day. 462 Allied sorties target rail and supply sites. one F-84 shot down. Marylanders rotate home with 26 names including Cpl. Roland V. Stanley.
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Korea
United Nations
Francis Cardinal Spellman
New York
U. N
Chorwon
Westcentral
Fifth Air Force
Maccabees' Jerusalem tale echoed in Christmas rush days
In the United States shoppers hustled through last-minute Christmas buys while postmen completed heavy holiday mail deliveries. The New York post office reported handling the greatest volume of yule mail in its history over the past three weeks.
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Jerusalem
Antiochus
United States
New York Post Office
Hundreds Of GIs Sweat Out Xmas Travel Delays
Hundreds of American soldiers strained through long Christmas delays as fogs, flight mixups and non scheduled airliners stranded servicemen from California to Chicago. At Oklahoma City 17 airmen waited over two days for an eastward flight before a rescue plane was dispatched from California. In all, 49 GIs faced delays at OKC, with 32 taking Red Cross bus offers. Los Angeles and San Francisco areas also reported days long waits as hundreds were delayed or stranded at Lockheed Air terminal and other airports.
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Korea
Oklahoma City
Air Force
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Red Cross
Los Angeles
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Red Cross Barred From Prisons in Korea War Talks
In Munsan Korea the Communist high command rejected General Ridgway’s appeal for Red Cross inspection of North Korean prison camps. They claimed humanitarian treatment by Allies makes inspections unnecessary, while signaling possible prisoner exchanges if an armistice is reached. Negotiations near Christmas faced slim odds of a breakthrough before the cease-fire line deadline.
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Matthew B. Ridgway
Red Cross
Feiping Radio
Kim H Sung
Peng Teh-Huai Lola
United Nations Supreme Commander
Ridgway
U. N
Panmunjom
Red
Panminjom
Orth
Lee Sanga
Libby
Lee
William F. Nuckols
William F. Dean
Berkeley
Calif
Reds
Japan
Dean
Tokyo
34Th
Pyongyang
Pope Pius XII Urges Peace Over Armaments This Christmas
Pope Pius XII urged the world to seek peace through the example of the Christ child, warning that armaments offer no lasting security without eliminating hate and greed. He spoke in Vatican City in his annual Christmas message, delivered to the College of Cardinals, stressing two camps and the need for moral restraint.
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Vatican City
Pope Pius XII
Bethlehem
The Nation Today Christmas Tale of a Government Worker
A poem depicts a government employee enjoying a private Christmas with gifts and comforts while others notice the abundance. Neighbors wonder how such free presents appeared, speculating about government pay. The worker keeps Santa upstairs, hiding toys, a hat, and the shed stash to avoid gossip and interference.
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James Marlow
Santa Claus
Pany
Churchill May Drop Big Four Meeting Plan
Washington reports a rift between President Truman and Prime Minister Churchill over a Big Four summit with Stalin. Officials say Churchill may not press the idea, as Truman remains repeatedly opposed amid questions about Russian conduct and disarmament.
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Truman
Churchill
Ayeneralissimo
Stalin
Soviet Russia
Washington Falls
Mr. Truman
Russia
United Nations
Paris
East
West
Catholic Church Dynamiting Fails
In Miami Florida a dynamite stick identical to those used in six synagogue bombings was placed at St Peter and Paul Catholic Church but did not explode. Police Chief Walter Headly called it amateur and linked it to recent synagogue attacks. Soldiers receive anti malaria drug on Tokyo return from Korea.
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Miami
Fla
St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church
Walter E. Head
Lye
Itre
Mine Blast Death Toll Reaches 119
West Frankfort Illinois December 14 1950 one miner Cecil Sanders 44 Benton Ill survived 56 hours after Orient No 2 mine blast killed 119 the worst Illinois US mine disaster since 1909 rescuers found more bodies while officials blamed methane gas ignition and federal inspectors ordered probe as rescue crews endured long shifts under ground and Sanders wife expressed relief and faith in a miracle.
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West Frankfort
Dee
Ives
Cecil Sanders
Benton
United Mine Workers Hospital
Sander
John K. Foster
Orient No. 2
B. R. Williams
Christ
Sanders
Illinois
Mather
Centralia
W. W. Lamont
Paul
Washington
Oscar Chapman
Interior
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
John Forbes
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Chapman
Lily Pons Ends Christmas Card Cancellations at Lilypons
The opera star Lily Pons reportedly stopped using Lilypons for personalized cancellations this Christmas. Since a 1936 Frederick County visit, locals recalled her sending cards via the Lilypons post office, but this year no cards were cancelled by the Lilypons stamp, with some cards traced to New York and local postmasters noting no cancellations.
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Lilypons
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Frederick County
New York
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