Byrum Returned for Trial in Frederick Case
John Wright Byrum, the third man sought in the $7,500 Johnsville physician strongbox robbery, is back in Frederick, Maryland, to face grand larceny charges in Circuit Court after extradition from Salt Lake City. Detectives Sergi, Cassidy, and Deputy Sheriff Haugh transferred custody by train, with Byrum possibly seeking an immediate trial. two alleged conspirators, Billy Roy Wensil and Charles Mauldin, remain jailed. The extradition trip covered about 4,500 miles with no incidents.
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John Wright Byrum
Raleigh
N. C
Johnsville
Frederick
Salt Lake City
Utah
Sergi
J. J. Cassidy
State Police
Raymond Haugh
Byrum
John 4
Messler
Billy Roy Wensil
Concord
Charles Mauldin
Maryland
Sergt. Brassidy
Haugh
Utah City
Savage River Dam Opens At Night Tests Completed
Savaged river dam above Luke conducted tests this week, Army engineer Harry E. Schwardz reported. Water may raise Potomac River levels as discharge occurred overnight, and when the level reached about 70 feet below the crest the dam was closed for now. Data will be sent to Washington to aid planing for operating the large impounding structure.
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Cumberland
Savage River
Luke
Harry E. Schwardz
Potomac
Washington
Brunswick Man Fined $175 Here
A Brunswick man, Harry Eugene Nutts, 31, was found guilty of drunken driving and reckless driving by Magistrate Wilbur F. Sheffield Jr. He was fined $150 and costs for drunken driving with a suspended 30 day jail term and $25 for reckless driving plus costs.Nutts, arrested near Steiners Hill after the car crossed a center line, admitted drinking but claimed he only drinks on weekends. He previously pleaded guilty to breaking and entering the William B. Wenner store on December 9. Other local fines included Harry Z. Heaps, $10 for passing where not clear, and collateral forfeitures for several individuals for boulevard stop violations. Officers Arnold Simmons, George Crouse and Charles Bell made the arrests. Churchill planned to urge closer policy alignment with allies on the Middle and Far East.
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Brunswick
Wilbur
James R. Stonesifer
Hutts
Steiners Hill
Stonesifer
Hulls
C. Leslie Moats
William B. Wenner
Harry Z. Heaps
Forest Hill
E. C. Crowther
North Market Street
Worman's Mill
Heaps
Lee Roy G. Brightwell
South Market Street
Raymond W. Wahl
Lee Place
William H. Miller
Martinsburg
W. Va
Francis &. Eberhart
Gettysburg
Robert J. Munnick
Sheboygan
Wis
Arnold Simmons
George Crouse
Charles Bell
Lecturer Sees Germany as Next Russ Aggression Site
Ellsworth Raymond, speaking at Hood College, warned that Pravda signals may indicate future Soviet aggression shifting to Germany. He recalled Russia’s military mobilization, censorship, and growing arms budget, cautioning that conflict could come within three to five years if Moscow feels ready.
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Germany
Pravda
Moscow
Ellsworth Raymond
Hood College
Raymond
U. S
Russia
Ssr
U. S. Army
General Staff
U. SS. R
New York University
Korea
West
China
America
United States
Negro Serving Life Term Given Parole
ANNAPOLIS Jan 12 Ed ward P. Brown 47 Negro serving a life sentence in the Maryland penitentiary for a 1935 shotgun slaying has been paroled by Gov McKeldin the State House announced today Brown told police he was tripped and cursed by Herbert Miller Negro while visiting the home of a friend on July 4 1935 A few hours later Brown returned with a gun and as Miller bent over to pick up an iron pipe to defend himself Brown shot him in the back Brown gave himself up to Rockville police after spending the night in the woods Convicted of first degree murder Brown was sentenced to life imprisonment by Montgomery County Circuit Court on Dec 1 1936
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Annapolis
Edward P. Brown
Maryland
McKeldin
State House
Brown
Herbert Miller
Miller
Rockville
Montgomery County
Gun Battle Near Suez Involves Guards And Guerrillas
Near Tel El Kebir railway station in the Suez canal zone a heavy gun battle broke out between British Coldstream Guards and Egyptian guerrillas. Four hours after it began, reports say one Cameron Highlander killed and three injured by a railway blast. Egyptian fighters aimed to derail a British supply train at the large base. Initial word said the train’s engineer was injured.
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Ismailia
Egypt
Coldstream Guards
Tel el Kebir
Suez Canal Zone
Cameron Highlander
Suez Caral Zone
Suez Dee
U S As Seen By Communists
Washington says Bulgarian radio, echoing Moscow, portrays US misery amid arms buildup and inflation. Report describes Chicago unemployment, picket lines, skeleton posters, rising prices, and poverty claims while condemning American propaganda about a return to better times.
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Washington
Dan
United States
Moscow
Chicago
Truman
Sofia
Week of air losses as UN planes hit record high
Seoul reports that Reds downed three Sabre jets and 13 other UN planes in the week ended Friday, marking the costliest seven days for UN air forces since the war began. The U S Fifth Air Force tallies 12 MiG-15s shot down and 14 damaged while ground fire adds losses. U S Eighth Army notes raids against Communist positions with light to moderate fighting on western and central fronts.
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Seoul
Korea
United Nations
U. N
U. S. Fifth Air Force
U.N
U.S. Eighth Army
Air Force
Full Dress Air Raid Rehearsal Held Today
Civil Defense observers will monitor 1,000 planes in a full dress air raid rehearsal across the Great Lakes region. More than 45,000 observers at 1,200 posts in Illinois Indiana Ohio Kentucky Wisconsin Michigan and part of West Virginia will watch the exercise from 1,200 posts until 5 p m. The event involves 25,000 ground observers at the posts. A second item notes Soviet plans to maintain a trade mission in Tokyo to attract Japan from the West.
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Chicago
Civil Defense
Great Lakes
Ilinois
Indiana
Ohio
Kentucky
Wisconsin
Michigan
West Virginia
Moscow Trip By Churchill Is Suggested
Moscow reports suggest a planned Churchill visit as part of Washington talks with interest from Soviet observers. They warn of enduring antagonisms between Britain and the United States and see potential long term trade talks with the Soviet Union. Readouts focus on aims discussed with Eden including policy toward the Soviet Union, Near and Far East issues, a European army, relations with China, and Middle East alignments.
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Washington
Britain
United States
Churchill
Soviet Union
Anthony Eden
Near East
Far East
China
Mao-Tze- Tung
Iran
Egypt
Federal Government Strongest Lobbyist in Washington
Alan Kline, president of the American Farm Bureau, told Maryland farmers in Baltimore that the strongest lobbying bloc in Washington is the Federal Government. He warned that fighting the welfare state will dominate Farm Bureau efforts this election year and criticized emergency measures as curbing liberties. He urged production over price controls to curb inflation, arguing ample money and goods will keep prices stable.
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Baltimore
Alan Kline
American Farm Bureau
Washington
Maryland
Farm Bureau
Kline
United Nations Adopts Collective Action Plan
The United Nations approved a plan to meet threats to world peace through collective action. The vote was 51 to 5 with three abstentions, embracing principles of a unity for peace resolution from Secretary of State Dean Acheson and aiming to bypass the Security Council veto in crises such as Korea.
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Paris
Jaan
United Nations
Dean Acheson
U. N. General Assembly
Security Council
Soviet Union
Wholesale and Retail Price Report Issued
Washington reports wholesale prices held steady for the week ended January 8 while retail food prices rose 0.4 percent from December 15 to 26. The Bureau of Labor Statistics lists the wholesale price index at 177.2, about 11 percent below a year earlier and 12.9 percent above the prewar level before Korea. The eight-city retail price index stands at 232.8 with groceries nearly 15 percent higher than pre Korea levels.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Five Czechoslovak Spies Sentenced in Austria
Five Czechoslovak nationals were sentenced to death and three to life terms in prison today for spying for the United States, radio Prague reported from Vienna on January 12.
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Vienna
Austria
United States
Radio Prague
Three Children Die In Cabin Fire in Missouri
Three small children perished in a one room cabin fire in Missouri on January 12. The 24 year old father was later questioned by investigators as a person of interest in the incident.
Nightwatchman Slugged Beaten Trussed Robbed In Local Plant
Nightwatchman attacked in local plant as Baltimore endures a crippling transit strike entering its third day. Gov McKeldin and Mayor D’Alesandro seek a settlement while AFL union seeks a 15 cent hourly raise beyond the current 7 cent offer. About half a million riders shift to car pools taxis and private rides as stalemate continues.
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Baltimore
Jn 12
Ais
James A. Hiiden
Holden
Clayton G. Perry
Perry
AFL
Baltimore Transit Company
Frm
McKeldin
D‘alesandro
D'Alesandro
Rolley
Yrattic
Coady Defends Equal Law Right From Chief Corbin
Joseph J. Coady an investigator for the Department of Motor Vehicles asserts Chief of Police W W Corbin has no greater immunity under the law than any citizen. He accuses Corbin of transferring registration plates from a damaged city cruiser to a borrowed car to obtain insurance coverage.
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W. W. Corbin
Joseph J. Coady
Corbin
Deeds Recorded For Sales Of Properties
Deeds were recorded in the clerk's office for several property sales. Merle Leather and spouse sold to Ernest R. Lillard and spouse a residence at 16 Mt Olivet boulevard for about $18 000. Catoctin Estates Inc sold to J William Null and spouse a home at 505 Biges avenue for about $17 500. Maurice F Remsberg as administrator sold to F Ross Foltz a property on the east side of Broad street Middletown for about $8 000.
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Merle Leather
Ernest R. Lillard
Mt. Olivet Boulevard
Catoctin Estates, Inc
J. William Null
Biges Avenue
Maurice F. Remsberg
Menry C. Remsberg
F. Ross
Foltz
Broad Street
Middletown
Coffee rationing ends in The Hague posting
The Hague reports coffee, Holland’s favorite drink and last postwar ration item, was derationed today. The six week ration had stood at about 414 ounces per person. In New York oil prices rose modestly amid a quiet but buoyant stock market.
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Hague
Netherlands
Holland
New York
Soggy cash find shocks Jackson crowds on South Congress
In Jackson Mississippi on January 12 residents along South Congress street found scattered money totaling about 930 dollars. A woman named Mrs Valentine found a hundred dollar bill in an alley and her husband Rev W S Valentine soon found another. A passerby recovered seventy dollars from a drain and a police officer retrieved 150 dollars. A cab driver named Junior Clark claimed more cash was tossed from a rider’s window and that four thousand dollars may be loose elsewhere. Most of the recovered funds were turned over to Rev Valentine and await resolution.
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Jackson
Miss
South
Congress Street
Oth
Eab
Junior Clark
Clark
Hot Springs
Ark
Rev. Mer. Valentine
Medical Co Commander Appointed at Camp Detrick
Captain John B. Thompson, acting civilian personnel officer at Camp Detrick, assumed command of the Medical Company, 115th Infantry, Maryland National Guard, succeeding Colonel Robert H. Pilgram who led the medical detachment since 1951. Thompson, from the Medical Service Corps, has been with the unit about three years and is a New Windsor native who studied at Western Maryland College and Wharton. Plans call for a two week summer encampment at Camp A. P. Hill near Fredericksburg, Virginia.
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John BE. Thompson
Camp Detrick
115Th Infantry
Maryland National Guard
Capt. Thompson
Medical Service Corps
National Guard
Robert H. Pilgram
Guard
Col. Pilgram
Capt
Thompson
Medical Company
Bert C. McDonnell
New Chemical Corps Material Command
Baltimore
New Windsor
Western Maryland College
Westminster
University of Pennsylvania
Wharton School of Finance and Commerce
Army
Medical Administrative Corps
Robert S. Stone
Frederick
Harry J. Weber
Arthur Potts
Camp A. P. Hill
Fredericksburg
NCA Votes To Keep Spring Grid Practice In 1 Year Study
Cincinnati dispatch reports the National Collegiate Association rejected a move to end spring football practice and voted for a year long study of bowl games and post season tournaments. Vishinsky proposed simultaneous ban and international control of atomic energy in Paris.
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NCA
Cincinnati
National Collegiate Association
Vishinsky
Paris
Russia
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Carlsen declines Hollywood offers for Flying Enterprise saga
Kurt Carlsen, the sea captain of the Flying Enterprise, rejected film and book rights offers worth 30 000 to 40 000 pounds. He said he wants to return to sea and be with his wife and two daughters in Woodbridge, New Jersey, after reporting the loss of his freighter 37 miles offshore in the Atlantic. Isbrandtsen Line expects him to command another ship, while insurance payouts total about 800 000 dollars to 1 200 000 dollars with cargo insurance arranged separately. Carlsen may visit London briefly before heading home to his family.
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Falmouth
Eng
Kurt Carlsen
Hollywood
Supreme
Carlssen
Atlan
Woodbridge
Hans Isbrandisen
Isbrandisen Line
Carlsen
Isbrandtsen
Stalin Underwent Heart Operation Reported by Dutch Paper
Nieuwe Rotterdamse Courant says Stalin had heart surgery on December 19 near his birthplace in Georgia and is now in a sanatorium near Gori. Politburo members have reportedly gone to his residence for consultations. Civil suit filed seeks $50,000 against Karl H. Cline over a 1949 lease. Fountain Rock Lime and Brick Co. accuses nonpayment and misuse of property. County civil defense director meets with commissioners to discuss a salaried administrator. no decision yet.
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
Nieuwe Rotterdamse Courant
Stalin
Russia
Berlin
Gori
Georgia
Politburo
Fountain Rock Lime and Brick Company
Walkersville
Karl H. Cline
Frederick
Edward D. Storm
Commissioners County
Ernest Helfenstein, Jr
Fisher Attacked At Co Op Plant In Freddie Memorial Row
Night watchman John H Fisher aged 89 was assaulted at Farmers Cooperative Association 35 East South Street. Two men tied his wrist with shirt fragment, left with about $3, searched pockets, damaged a candy machine, then escaped. Fisher was hospitalized with facial bruises and a leg injury. Police launched an intensive search. robbers entered via a rear door hook lock near Cannon Hill All Saints Street.
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Farmers Cooperative Association, Inc
East South Street
John H. Fisher
Hamilton Avenue
Fisher
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Cannon Hill
All Saints Street
UN Truce Talks Weigh Oral Pledge On Airfields
In Munsan Korea Jan 12 United Nations negotiators pressed for a clear stand from Communists on North Korean airfield construction during an armistice and again received no satisfactory reply. Observers suggest the UN may accept an oral pledge not to build or repair bases, to move toward supervising a truce while keeping the airfield issue unresolved. The talks also wrangled over prisoner exchange with debate on whether prisoners and civilians may refuse repatriation.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations Command
U. N. Command
Howard M. Turner
U. N
Witter
Reda
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Ottawa
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Mr. Raymond
Suez
U.S
Japan
Tokyo
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Chief Corbin
John FE. Thompson
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