Peasants Get The Land In China Briefly
This recounts China's agrarian reforms from 1949 to 1958, detailing land redistribution to peasants and the shift from private plots to collective farming. It notes landlord trials and mass executions, the rise of public communes, and the move toward socialist reconstruction to boost production.
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China
Red China
Chandrasekhar
Peiping
Sripati Chandrasekhar
Associated Press
International Red Cross
Red Cross
Nists
Makarios Pressed for Plebiscite on Cyprus Constitution
London AP report says Greek Cypriot leaders urged Archbishop Makarios to demand a plebiscite on the proposed Cyprus constitution amid unease among advisers. Turkish Premier Adnan Menderes survives a Viscount crash near London. doctors monitor his recovery as Cyprus talks pause. Venus distance varies from 25 million to 161 million miles, noted in the same dispatch.
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London
Makarios
Cyprus
Mediterranean
Adnan Menderes
Menderes
Beatnik Slays Two in Porter Tre Smé 8
An incident in Porter Tre Smé 8 reports a beatnik fatally slaying two individuals in a violent confrontation. Authorities are investigating the motives and connections of the suspect with local scenes. Further updates on arrests and autopsy results are expected.
Descendant presents Washington letter and Johnson sword
Rose Hill mansion hosted Frederick County Historical Society on Tuesday as Dr. Richard P. Johnson, a direct descendant of Governor Thomas Johnson, formally donated two artifacts. An original George Washington letter to Thomas Johnson and Governor Johnsons sword were handed to Joseph Wyn Urner for the society. The donor, once of Frederick, taught at the U S Naval Academy and Carnegie Institute.
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Rose Hill
Thomas Johnson
Annapolis
Frederick County Historical Society
Richard P. Johnson
Society
George Washington
Johnson
Carnegie Institute of Technology
Pittsburgh
Historical Society
Joseph Wyn Urner
Edward 5. Delaplaine
Governor Johnson
Dr. Johnson
Louisa County
Virginia
Emily C. Johnson
William Crawford Johnson
the Historical Society
Headquar
ALU Lpls
Tromas Johnson
Ae Ermor
Maryland
Irritated man shoots at traffic light in Ohio
Hamilton Ohio police report James Daniels age 42 fired at a walk wait pedestrian signal at North Third and Vine Streets when the light turned wait. He faces charges of destruction of property carrying a concealed weapon and discharging firearms in the city.
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Hamilton
Ohio
James Daniels
North Third
Vine Streets
Daniels
Manhattan clerk shoots two receptionists in rage
Johnson, a shipping clerk at a Manhattan textile firm, killed two office receptionists Lorraine Rosenberg and Elaine Fallik before his gun jammed. He was restrained by three executives. his wife Mercedes recalls his terrible temper. The incident followed his firing and discharge pay. A separate AP item reports a Capital Airlines Viscount pilot saying his Chicago to Washington flight was fired upon near Baltimore’s Friendship Airport with objects resembling tracer bullets.
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Huuaues Johnson
Manhattan
Mercedes
Johnson
John
Lorraine Rosenberg
Elaine Fallik
Mcartridges Jr
Baltimore
Friendship International Airport
Capital Airlines
Presentation honors Navy veteran and family ties noted
In the ceremony, V.3, Preto years in the Navy were acknowledged. Attendees included Fred E. Ray, Mr. Geis bert, Elwood K. Wolfe Jr., division chief Earl Bachtell and Irving Swope. Mr. Geisbert is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymad C. Geisbert, and his wife Rathangs Lewis also attends at Detrick.
Soap company coupons offer free rides on Pittsburgh trolleys
Four coupons from a soap company’s products will soon grant a free ride on buses and trolleys operated by the Pittsburgh Railways Co. The company said it arranged the premium deal with BT Rabbit, Inc. in a bid to boost flagging operations.
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Pittsburgh
API
Pittsburgh Railways Co
BT. Rabbit, Inc
DMV Relocation Talks Tie Baltimore Move to Anne Arundel
ANNAPOLIS AP James B Monroe commissioner of mutt vehicles says a conference scheduled tomorrow may clear the way for moving the Department of Motor Vehicles from Baltimore into Anne Arundel County. He will press the State to buy 12 acres near the harbor tunnel entrance and beltway relocation costs while facing a price Exceeded by Plantation Realty Co. and potential $100000 in sewer line expenses.
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Ansapolis
James B Monroe
Mutt Vehicles
Department of Motor Vehicles
Baltimore
Anne Arundel County
Baltimore Harbor Tunnel
Baltimore County Beltway
Board of Public Works
Monroe
Plantation Realty Cn
Storekeeper Robbed of $2,000 In Cash
AP reports in GAMBRILLS Maryland a storekeeper says he was robbed of 2000 dollars in cash and 1500 in checks by three men who dragged him from his truck after closing at 9 15 pm In another item a Grand Central City New York project is described as a 50 storey office tower near Grand Central Terminal with an estimated cost of 190 million dollars. In San Juan Puerto Rico AFL CIO leaders threaten action as carpenters plan a corruption probe in a 050000-member union to oust leaders and curb alleged graft.
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Delaplaine
New York
Mount Vernon
Maryland
Virginia
Neachines
Powell John
Jon
James H. Cramer
Rose Hill
Cramer
Dudley Page
Jennings Bailey
Marshall L. Etchison
William B. Lebhere Jr
Elizabeth Lewis Peters
Julia Etchison Hanna
Ernest Helfenstein
Carroll
Ian
Ciars Aurer
Othe
Stuart
Thos Johnson
Gambrills
Grand Central City
Aspott
Fargest
Grand Central Terminal
Erwin 5
Wolfson
Jerman
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Afl-Cio
Thelaney
Hood College Religious Emphasis Week Highlights Individual Versus Crowd
Hood College hosts Religious Emphasis Week with lectures and discussions on the theme The Individual Versus The Crowd. Rev Sidney W D Crane of Woods Memorial Presbyterian leads talks in Coffman Chapel with a vesper service Sunday. Dr Daniel Pay Will Nats of Union Theological Seminary and Rev Ma Grace join for the series One God One World One Soul. Crane, born in Belan County, studied at Davidson, Union Theological Seminary, and Princeton Theological Seminary, serving Penn students before Woods Memorial Church.
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Nord Cullere
Hos
Sidney WD. Crane
Wooda Memorial Presbyterian Church
Severna
Park
Coffman Chapel
Danet Pay Wile Nats
Systemane
Union Theological Seminary
Crace
Mr Crane
Belaan Couroe
Tech
Davidson College
Union
Jowmeal Seminary
Ile Mo
Princeton Theological
University of Pennsylvania
Woods Memorial Church
Bequest OF S144 To Church and Local Wills Noted
The will of Charles Culler of Church Hill probated today in Orphans Court makes several bequests including 1000 dollars to St. Matthew s Lutheran Church at Churchill and similar sums to Clara J. Huffer and Clyde Culler. Clyde s children receive 200 dollars each. Culler leaves his Church Hill farm to sister-in-law Anna M. Culler, executrix, with stock sales and any residue to her and Clyde. Also noted: wills of William F. Cramer and administration letters for Clay Calvin Kinna. Virginia bride Miss Shirley Ann Humphries wed Hubert J. Gerkin at a ceremony in Princess Anne Virginia with detailed wedding attire and attendants. The couple planned a Florida honeymoon and will reside in Berryville Virginia.
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Charles ‘Th Culler
Church Hill
Orphans Court
St. Matthew's Lutheran Church
Churchill
Clara J. Huffer
Clyde Culler
Clyde
Culler
Louise Betty
Ruth
Church Hil
Barkeystown
Anna M. Culler
William F. Cramer
Petersville
Virginia L. Cramer
Virginia
Shirley Ann Humphries
Richard F. Humphries
Princess Anne
Hubert John Gerkin
Hubertohn Gerkin
Laveettavalie
Gerekin
Arthur Roach
Clark Graves
Brussels
Doris Jean Humphries
Solvent fumes blamed for workday drunkenness
A teetotaler in Grand Rapids sought help to explain a daily “jag” at work. Health officer W. B. Prothro found exposure to trichloroethylene, an industrial solvent, caused the effects until proper ventilation was improved. The man reported wife threats and boss suspicion.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Health Department
Prothro
Prothre
Cooper Named Dean of Peabody Conservatory
Peter Mennin announced yesterday that Cooper was named dean of the Peabody Conservatory as Miss Carty retires amid ongoing political riots in Brazzaville Congo. The unrest has left 22 Africans dead and 76 injured as rival parties clash in the semi autonomous Congo republic within the French Community.
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Cooper
Peabody Conservatory
Brazzaville
Congo Republic
Peter Mennin
Miss Carty
Pravda Urges Sweden to Back Peace in Northern Europe
Pravda urged Sweden to refrain from arming its forces with atomic weapons to help maintain peace and tranquility in northern Europe. The appeal framed Sweden as a potential stabilizer in a tense regional balance.
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London
Pravda
Sweden
Europe
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Ented States
Edward 8. Delaplaine
Rose Hill Manor
Jolson
Bevernot
Local Historical Society
Thomas Jonson
Philadelphia
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Fort Detrick
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Hagerstown
Soap Company
Anne Arundel Co
Hood College
Flizabeth Cawley
Richmond Va
Robert
Lovettsville
George E. Russell
Hyattsville
William McClure Stanle
Florida
Gerkin
Berryville, Va
Protes ‘Tant Council of
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