Record of Severe Flooding as 1948 Tops Wet Year
Heavy rains pushed streams toward flood stage across Frederick area. Monocacy river reached eight feet above normal, Potomac near normal at Harpers Ferry but eight feet at Point of Rocks. Roads showed high water signs, cellars flooded, and meadows submerged as December totals set new records.
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Monocacy
Ponemac
Carroll
Israel
Carroller
Ifany
Route 15
Jug Bridge
Israel Creek
Ceresville
Kelly
Potomac
Harpers Ferry
Wildcats meet Billikens in Sugar Bowl title game
Kentucky faces Saint Louis in the four team Sugar Bowl tournament final here tonight. The Wildcats seek redemption after a disrupted season while Saint Louis arrives undefeated in league play following round wins. Tulane 73-4 result noted in coverage.
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Bllikens
Kentucky
St. Louis
Wildcats Onentucky
St Lou Landing
Cross Accuré
Tulane
Baltimore Officer Dead From Gun Wound
A Baltimore police officer died from a gun wound after an incident on a city street. The officer, identified as Arnold, was shot during an altercation and later died in custody following an arrest related to the case.
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Arnold Baomen
Norman D
Religious Comfort at Dayton Church Adds 160 Seats
In December a South Park church began installing 160 new seats after a message from Thomas to the man about inviting another member. Work aims to complete by next Sunday. Local clergy hope attendance rises as more space becomes available.
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Dayton. O
South Pa
Thomas
Sundar
Rumor Survivors Of Plane Sighted On Beach
A Coast Guard sweep along the rugged Cuban coast follows an unconfirmed report of survivors from a missing charter plane seen on a beach. Coast Guard officers say there is nothing to authenticate the report and search efforts continue along the coast.
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Miami
Fis
Coast Guard
New York
Seeeas
Vaccines Halted in Japan Immunization Program
Tokyo reports the Japanese immunization program was halted after 6% death rate and 960 illnesses. Brig. Gen. Crawford F. Sams order recalls and reviews faulty diphtheria toxin blamed for deaths, mainly in southern Honshu, Kyoto, and Shimane. Legal action against the vaccine maker will be pursued.
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Tokyo
Crawford F. Sams
Calif
MacArthur
Honshu
Yoto
Shimane
Sams
New Charges Against Hungarian Cardinal Mindszenty
Budapest reports the Communist government accuses Cardinal Mindszenty of aiming to create a second Greece. The 12 page communique says he sponsored Hungarian Fascism and hoped for an American occupation. Mindszenty, 56, is held with ten other church figures on charges including treason. Western leaders condemn the arrest as a sham and mock trial.
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Budapest
Josef Cardinal Biindszenty
Greece
U. S
Lovell
Francis Cardinal Spellman
New York
Grimstew
Mindszenty
Otto Hapsburz
Railroads plan layoffs next year says C and O official
Cleveland reports senior VP Ross Marshall of Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad warned the rail industry would cut jobs next year. The company announced 3,000 additional lay offs at year start after already reducing 2,500 positions amid lower business volume affecting both passenger and freight traffic.
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Cleveland
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Ross Marshall
Builders Ordered To Pay Veterans 160000 in Baltimore
In Baltimore on December 30 the Housing Expediter ordered eight city builders to refund 160000 to veterans who bought homes with deficiencies. Officials say settlements do not shield builders from possible prosecution for nonconforming construction, while collateral forfeitures were levied against several motorists for traffic violations.
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Baltimore
Robert H. Hodgin
O.he
Hodgin
Farm Bureau Nominates Officers for Officers Named at Frederic
The Farm Bureau held its meeting at School on Monday with A ction planned for this afternoon. President Mehrl H. Ramsburg urged loyalty and reviewed the year’s activities. Nominations were proposed for president and vice president and directors from local groups.
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Freder Bureau
Tonday D'Alesandro
Mehrl H. Ramsburg
Aft
Ramsburg
Austin Trout
Fred
C. W. Schafer
Braddock Dester
Emmitsburg
Barrie
William T. Petersville
Group
Harvey Lare
George de Leuter
Mehrl Ramsburg
G. Edgar Roderick
Hn L. Smith
Earl Biddinger
Paul Geisberi
Elmer Hodges
Hamilton Linthicum
Earl Rems
Thug Whips Admiral's Wife With Revolver
In Los Angeles on December 30 a gunman pistol whipped Mrs. Kingman, wife of Vice Admiral Howard F. Kingman ret. The assailants fled after the slap sparked the attack as the couple attempted to enter their car downtown. Kingman once commanded the Third Fleet.
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Los Angeles
Howard F. Kingman
GSN
Kingman
Panama Sea Frontier
Tater
Third Fleet
William Halsey
Organization Of New Bank Is Announced Ransom
Ransom W Va December 30 Organization of a new bank and trust company with capital stock of 3160 008 was announced today by BR Funkhouser tri state industrialist The new bank will be the only one of four in Jefferson county with a trust department and Funkhouser's interests include Victor Products Corp with plants in Hagerstown and Berkeley Springs plus the Sullivan Rubber Corp in Winchester He also publishes the Jefferson Republican.
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Csrllivan Rubber Corp
Winchester
Jefferson Republican
Bill Would Require Motor Scooter Operators To Be 16
Annapolis December 30 A bill proposed for the upcoming General Assembly would raise the minimum operator age for motor scooters to 16 and require annual inspections similar to those in other states. The plan includes a $1200 bond for inspection enforcement and mandates hand signals for turning, affecting riders including teen bicycle motor users. The change would keep existing licenses for 14 and older in effect while restricting new teen licenses.
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General Assembly
Legusiat
Legiste
Tes
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Ginta
West Virginia
Rict
Columbia
Legitative Council
Evaporation of shooting stars challenges future guided missiles
Report to the American Astronomical Society at Yale notes meteors vanish when air heats and peels atoms from solids. Canada radar work at Ottawa tracks meteors unseen by eye, revealing upper air lumpiness and potential impacts on radar, radio, and weapon design.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
Tress Science
American Astronomical Society
Yale University
U. S. Navy
Fred L. Whipple
Harvard College
Canada
Dominion Observatory
Ottawa
National Research Council
Peter M. Milman
W. H. MicKinley
Feed Prices Expected To Decline Through 1929
New York report notes declines in 1948 food prices and forecasts further easing in 1929. Demand supported by foreign aid, defense spending, and wages. Meats and dairy still high, but declines broad across fruits vegetables fats and oils.
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Jack KR. Ryan
New York
Bureau of Labor Statistics
U.S. Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Paul S. Willis
Imexica
Dutch Seize Oil Fields At Djambi Ba avia cava
Dutch forces announced capture of the last major oil region in southern Sumatra after seizing Diamineids controlled by the Indonesian Republic. The operation began Wednesday as part of a broader campaign to complete conquests before ceasefire orders.
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Djambi
Ba’avia
Cava
Sumatra
Security Council
Java
Truman named Time Man of the Year for 1948
The Time magazine honor names President Truman as Man of the Year for 1948. The article notes this is his second time receiving the distinction and highlights official remarks on his 10 year influence and role in government policy.
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Truman
New York
Presievent Trurmien
Time Magazine
Timber Damage From Unseasonal Weather Witnesed in Maryland
Annapolis Md early December reports describe sensor damage to Westy timber and widespread harm to shade trees and protected timber. Pfeiffer, director for timber management, notes no acreage figures but confirms more extensive loss than typical for winter. Garrett County suffered the worst, with damage seen east toward Frederick and extended snowfall contributing to the decay.
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Annapolis
Edo
Westy Sand Tumber
Earl B
Pfeiffer
Pulis
Garrett County
Frederick
Plan to bypass House Rules committee faces opposition
Washington reports Democratic leaders seek a discharge plan to push major bills without Rules committee approval. Aimed at Truman, Rayburn and Barkley may meet to back the tactic. Split within party sources note Rankin’s possible removal from the Un American Activities panel.
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House
Truman
Rules Committee
Rep Rankin
Un-American Activities Committee
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Rayburn
Barkley
Kentucky
Congress
White’ House
Roosevelt
House Rules Committee
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Demto
Imne
Veterans Committee
Ford Sees Buyers Market For Cars Detroit
Henry Ford II expresses optimism about a buyers market for cars in Detroit noting improving conditions for purchasers. He indicates Ford Motor Company welcomes these signs and plans to adjust for consumer demand.
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Ford
Detroit
Henry Ford II
Ford Motes Company
Abandoned 1938 Mercury Found Behind Frederick Garage
A 1938 Mercury club coupe was found abandoned behind Harry Tinney’s garage on Pennsylvania Avenue at about 7:30 this morning. Police reported the ignition was on and the gas tank empty, suggesting the driver left the car. The owner was thought to be Dave Ovier of Get amerdennt.
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Harry Tinney
Pennsylvania Avenue
Tinney
2 Bne
Dave Ovier
Getamerdennt
Reno Faces Aftershocks as Quake Fears Rise
Reno and nearby towns woke to renewed tremors after a strong quake rattled north central California. University of Nevada seismologist Vincent P. Gianella warned of possible further quakes, noting the event could have been worse in dense areas. A fault fissure near Verdi prompted inquiry, but snow hampered investigation. the Verdi community bore the brunt of the shock.
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Reno
Californi
University of Nevada
Vincent P. Gianella
Gianella
Verdi
Excommunication Ordered After Mindszenty Arrest
Vatican announces excommunication for Catholics involved in the Mindszenty arrest. Hungary accuses Monsignor Montini of involvement as it claims the Crown of St. Stephen was stolen by Nazis and is now with American forces in Germany.
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Vatican
Jose Cardinal Mindszenty
Hungary
Cardinal Mindszenty
Vatican Radio
St. Stephen
Giovanni Batista Montini
Germany
Farmers Should Look For Storage Space
Maryland farmers should act now to provide storage space on their farms to cope with a flooded market, the PMA said. Joseph Blandford, PMA State committee chairman, noted an excess crop year. Farmers will be ahead if they save their crop until the market steadies.
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College Park
Paryland
Joseph Blandford
PMA
Duchess Sentenced for High Treason in Valencia
Madrid reports the ben ful Duenes of Valencia convicted of high treason for monarchist activity and jailed for one year. Jose Pardo Baimrante and two other officers face trial by court martial later. In Moscow, drought plan progress noted as aiming to reduce dry wind effects from Asia.
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Madrid
Ben Ful Duenes
Valencia
Todas
Jose Pardo Baimrante
Moscow
Russias
Caspian
Sub Zero Snow Belt Hit Deep Cold and Snow
A winter storm moved through the Midwest snow belt with sub zero readings. Reports note 3 to 8 inches of snow in Traverse City and Rochester Minnesota, with heavier totals in Charlotte and Columbia. Cinder crews worked in southeastern West Virginia as rain froze on roads up and down the Atlantic coast.
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Midwest
Neoxs
Minnesota
Rochester
Minn
Traverseity
Mich
Caribou
Tallahassee
Fla
Atlantic States
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N. C
Columbia
S.C
Charleston
W. Va
Road Commission
Information Bureau
Pocahontas
Sewell Mountain
Arms Costs To Be Cut Down
President Truman aims to keep military costs at the lowest safe level next year while avoiding new home front controls. Advisers expect Congress to consider standby controls again, but foresee little, if any, new curbs unless a major global emergency arises. He must balance domestic frugality with continued aid and rearmament abroad.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
France
Hopes Ives Can Stay On Labor Committee
Senator McGrath said he hopes GOP leaders can keep Senator Ives on the Senate Labor committee in the new Congress. Ives is seen as a labor relations expert and faces possible removal as Democrats take control next week. The labor roster will include Democrats and GOP members to ease the divide in the new 60th Congress after Ball Minn was defeated.
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McGrath RD
Ives Cny
Senate Labor Committee
Congress
Ives
MecGrath
GOP
Tye
Ball
Maryland County Forecast Highlights Predominant Cloudiness
Forecasters predict rain and fog across Prince George s Montgomery Howard Carroll Frederick and Washington counties. Expect a mostly cloudy day with windy northwest winds by afternoon, turning calmer tonight as temperatures dip to the mid to upper teens and low twenties.
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Prince Georges
Montgomery
Howard
Carroll
Frederick
Washington
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