Wettest February in twelve years swamps roads and streams
Heavy overnight rains flooded creeks and dirt roads turning fields to mud. Monocacy River runoff threatened bank full levels while Potomac stood 18 inches to five feet above pee at Harpers Ferry. Weather forecast calls for easing rain this afternoon with colder temperatures to follow.
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Potomac
Pee
Harpers Ferry
Lewistown
Ceresville
Carroll Creek
Catectin Avenue
State Roads Commission
Anti Freezing Poison Kills 50 GIs Aboard Evacuation Ship
San Francisco February 2114 officers of a Navy chartered freighter said anti-freeze smuggled from Hungnam Korea killed perhaps 50 U S soldiers and crew aboard evacuation ships. Captain J A Roy said two evacuated GIs and three crewmen on the Tainaron died after drinking the poison solution in December. An Army investigator reported anti-freeze used for troops vehicles was smuggled aboard several ships. Eight GIs and one crewman were critically ill and moved to the hospital ship Consolation. A barrel of smuggled anti-freeze was found during a ship search and discarded overboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Korea
Hungnam
U. S
J. A. Roy
Mobile
Ala
Tamaron
Alvin W. McGee
Houston
Tex
Consolation
McGee
Struble cites Chinese invasion plans for Formosa
Vice Admiral Arthur D. Struble aboard in Taipei says the Chinese Reds have shown intent to invade Formosa with no sign of abandoning the plan. Weather conditions influence large scale operations. The White House directive assigns the Seventh Fleet to protect Formosa and deter mainland invasion while Nationalists boast greater naval potential for coastal incursions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taipei
Arthur D. Struble
U. S
Seventh Fleet
Formosa
Struble
White House
Emergency Holiday City Service Plans Discussed
Mayor Elmer F Munshower met with city department heads in City Hall to set up emergency service on holidays. Washington’s Birthday, New Year, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Armistice Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas were designated city holidays. The aim is 50 crews available to handle emergencies like water breaks, with other routine matters reviewed.
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Elmer F. Munshower
Washington
On His Way To See Truman Fined $100
An Illinois railroad worker Richard Lee Earheart aged 22 was found guilty of carrying a concealed weapon by Magistrate Thomas Glass in Peoples Court. He received a $100 fine and a six month sentence to be suspended on payment. Earheart sought release to join the Army saying he wanted a fresh start in life. He was riding with Cpl. Page Main from Hagerstown to Frederick when the incident occurred on February 6. State Police arrested him with a .38 pistol after a report by Main. Additional charges and collateral forfeitures were listed for other drivers and drivers cited for traffic offenses by Sgt. Corbin and Troopers Whitney O’Brien Stakem and Rouzee Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hagerstown
Frederick
West Virginia
Cpl
Page Main
Fort Meade
Eairheart
W. W. Corbin
Joseph A. Darby
Virgie M. Darby
Kemptown
Merr! E. Thompson
East South Street
Robert Simmons
Harpers Ferry
White Line
Claude Roland Bynaker
Rockville
Austin Windsor
New Market
Francis Grayson Ford
Myersville
Harry H. Bowers
Glenn van- Meter Dixon
Sgt. Corbin
M. J. Whitney
H. P. O'Brien
Pat Stakem
James H. Rouzee
LeMay Says Planes Deterrent to Communists in Europe
Lt Gen Curtis E LeMay head of Strategic Air Command testified in Washington that long range bomber aircraft threat, not ground forces, would deter a Soviet general war in two to three years. He supported sending U S Army troops to Europe in a combined defense force and opposed Senate resolutions restricting military action without congressional approval.
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Washington
Curtis E. LeMay
U. S
Europe
Russia
LeMay
Senate
Senator Wherry
Congress
Strategic Air Command
Wherry
More Chlorine Being Added To State Waters
The Maryland Health Department asked many communities to increase chlorine in public water supplies as a precautionary survey of over 200 systems. No emergency cited. aim to add margin of safety against pollution. Dr Horace H Underwood aged 60 died in Pusan Korea after his wife was killed in Seoul in March 1949. Grace Underwood, their daughter, was a student here and later graduated from Head College. Joseph M Carter, Republican state central committee chair and ally of Governor McKeldin, opened campaign headquarters in the Lord Baltimore Hotel for his mayoral bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
State Health Department
Maryland
George Hail
Underwood
Horace H. Underwood
Pusan
Korea
Dr. Underwood
Seoul
Grace
Head College
Japan
Joseph %. Carter
Republican State Central Committee
McKeldin
Lord Baltimore Hotel
Court Seeks Order To Enjoin Frederick County Employer
The Employment Security Board of Maryland asked Circuit Court to require William C. Baker Jr. to show cause why he should not be enjoined from operating his business until he files wage and employment reports for 1945, 1948, and 1950. A 20 day show cause order was signed.
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Employment Security Board of Maryland
Circuit Court
Frederick County
William C. Baker, Jr
Frederick
Route 2
Baltimore
Baker
Maryland
Patrick M. Schnauffer
Cross-Bill Dismissal Sought Over Woodsbore Drainage
In Woodsboro Equity Court on Tuesday Burgess and Commissioners move to dismiss a cross bill filed by John Wilbur Miller and Esther K. Miller. The Millers accuse town officials and Mary C. Smith of causing a nuisance by improper drainage and open gutters. They seek court orders to halt misdirected surface water, stop dumping into open ditches, and require sewer lines and disposal facilities along with enclosure of ditches to a dumping area. Attorneys are McSherry and McSherry for the town and Smiths, with Alton Y. Bennett representing the Millers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burgess and Commissioners
Smiths
Elizabeth Street
First Street
Frederick Street
Weadsboro
Maine truck driver killed in Washington collision
James R. Bragdon 35 of Houston Maine died in a two-tractor crash in northeast Washington. Three others injured as a Maine potato truck collided with a North Carolina rayon goods rig at a rain-slick intersection.
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Washington
James R. Bragdon
Houston
Bragdon
Maine
North Carolina
Bill to require nonresident hunters to buy licenses
A bill introduced in the House of Delegates by Delegates King and Alexander would require all nonresident hunters to obtain hunting licenses and would raise the county-wide hunting license fee from 125 to 175 dollars. The measure was referred to the Agriculture and Natural Resources committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Delegates
King and Alexander
Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
Australian Secretary to Truman Aide Sparks White House Buzz
Washington reported the White House confirmed a 4-year-old Australian, Frances Veronica Jolly, serves as secretary to Maj. Gen. Harry H Vaughan, Army aide to President Truman. Jolly, now a permanent US resident, joined last December after a controversial citizenship bill despite Justice Department opposition.
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Washington
White House
Harry H Vaughan
Army
Truman
Joseph Short
Frances Veronica Jolly
J. Short
Jolly
Colummn
New York Journal-American
United States
Short
General Vaughan
Vaughan
Jelly
Chief Richardson Denies Rosen Perjury Charge In Senate Inquiry
Senate crime investigators explore Rosen testimony for possible perjury as Philadelphia police chief George F. Richardson angrily denies Rosen’s claims of gifts and meetings. Kefauver signals issuing copies to the U.S. District Attorney while confirming conflict with Rosen. O'Hara testifies about come-back money bets at Bowie and four Maryland tracks, estimating millions in wagers and noting gifts from operators.
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Washington
Senate
Harry Nig) Rosen
Philadelphianembers
George F. Richardson
Philadelphia
Rosen
Richardson
William M.whtlel Weisberg
Kefauver
D-Tenn
U.S
New York
Edmund O’hara
Bowie
Bigetime
O'Hara
Oth Bers
Maryland
Mitiel
Tie
Plan to List Frederick County Graduate Nurses
Civil Defense officials and the Health Department cooperate to register every qualified nurse in Frederick City and County. Those who enroll will receive assignments for emergency work in bomb attacks or other catastrophes, with March 1 set as the completion deadline and drills for atomic casualty care to follow next month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Questihe Civil Defense
Health Department
Winchester
Medical and Health Services Branch
Civil Defense
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Frank D. Worthington
Edgar H. McGride
Frederick High School
Elm Street
Orin
Maryland
David G. McIntosh
R. H. Riley
Ernest Helfenstein
Approaching Better Position For Peace
President Truman told Masonic leaders at a Statler Hotel breakfast that the world is gradually approaching a position where a third world war can be prevented. He said current efforts to build up men and material are to avert war and stressed broad support from all social sectors.
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Washington
Truman
Mr. Truman
Statler Hotel
Kansas City
Frank Land
Young Denies He Received Any RFC Fees
Washington February 21 1950 Senate Banking subcommittee hearing hears EB Merl Young deny receiving fees or commissions from anyone seeking an RFC loan. He disputes Dallas attorney Ross Bohannon who testified Young sought a $45400 fee to influence a Texas loan. Bohannon said Young near president Truman connections and influence. Young says he met Bohannon once, clarifies fur coat remarks as unrelated. The panel reviews charges of favoritism in RFC loan operations and aims to show accusations are not backed by evidence.
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Washington
Mer Young
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Senate Banking
Te Iives Corp
Texas Amt Maschiusetts Uniit Development
Ross Bohannon
Dallas
Tex
Young
Texmass
Bohannon
Texmats
Truman
Bonanno
Texmass Jaen
Boyle
Wathiany
AD Boyle
Driverine National Committee
Bohannans
Bowyle
Senate
RFC
Conmmutter
REC
Individdgal
Wire
Sutton-Lenn
Fulbright D-Arks
RFC Nan
Congress
Capitol Hill
RFQ
RFC Board
Europe
Troop Rotation Inches Toward Korea War Front
General Clark confirms rotation plans are months away while air power buildup in the Far East is required. Marines begin rotating veterans back to the United States, with about 600 already redeployed and 1,200 more slated as replacements join the force.
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Western Front
Korea
Mark W. Clark
Tonlay Clark
U. S
Clark
Far East Command
United States
Oliver P. Smith
Smith
Masan
Naktong River
Inchon
Chosin Reservoir
Price Ceilings On Used Autos
The government via the Office of Price Stabilization set dollar ceilings on all used cars effective March 2 to curb inflated prices in the used market. OPS named five standard price baselines and warned dealers to use these as the official yardstick.
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Washington
Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
Brier Morris
Wage policy battles test labor support and price controls
Eric Johnston pressed new talks with union leaders to shore up wage stabilization while Michael DiSalle defended price controls amid rising costs. A proposed wage formula faced a split board, with labor members resigning after voting no. DiSalle outlined four reasons for continued price increases, citing lag between wholesale and retail prices and parity constraints, as opposition from Herschel D. Newson emerged.
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Washingt
Eric Johnston
Michael Vo DiSalle
Johnston
Soo
Tohstows Desk
Valsen
Publ Lic
Use Board
Orem
Tripartite
Aboc
Spublic
Seston
DiSalle
Walter Reuther
CIO Atia Workers
Agriculture Department
Congress
Herschel D. Newsom
The
National Grange
Reuther
British jet bomber crosses Atlantic in under five hours
Boston reports a British jet bomber flew the Atlantic today and landed at Gander Newfoundland at 12:23 p.m. EST, less than five hours after departing Aldergrove Air Base Northern Ireland. A higher tendency was noted in New York stocks with top upside around 75 cents and a floor near 25 cents.
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Boston
Atlantic
Gander
N. F
Aldegrove Air Base
Northern Ireland
New York
Wonju Battle Fronts Shaped by U N Forces in Korea
Allied forces expanded the Wonju bulge and pressed near Seoul as rain slowed operations. U S Fifth Air Force bombed targets around Wonju and Tanchon while naval gunfire battered coastlines. A French American unit advanced north of Chipyong as heavy Red counterattacks diminished near Chunchon.
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Tokyo
Wonju
Korea
Han River
Han
Seoul
United Nations
Wonsanpan
Sea of Japan
St. Paul
Inchon Port
Yellow Sea
MacArthur
Ned
Chunchon
Chechon
Truman shifts stance on Congress and Europe troop plans
President Truman softened clashes with Congress over RFC control and troop deployment to Europe. He softened his public stance, confirming plans for four American divisions and signaling cooperation, while lawmakers question the move and debate 1952 political timelines as markets prepare for Washington’s Birthday closing.
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Illinois Railroad
Court
Employment Security Board
Philly
Nig Rosen
U.N. Force
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