Strike Vote Proposal To Get Airing
Washington hearings on Taft Hartley amendments will open with Secretary of Labor and top union leaders testifying. Senator Smith and Len Ives clashed over further hearings while Weeks suggested the plan originated with him. Lawmakers foresee swift House action on revision in the coming weeks.
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Washington
Eisenhower
H. Alexander Smith
Labor
Mitchell
CIO
Walter Reuther
AFL
George Meany
Jonn L. Lewis
Smith
Len Ives
R-Ny
Senate Labor Committee
Ives
Congress
Secretary of Commerce
Weeks
Sen
Murray
D-Mont
Rep. Halleck
Indiana
House
Weeks Opposes Bargain Sales Of Butter To Russia
Weeks today opposed government approved exports of surplus butter to Russia at low prices. He warned against allowing exporters to ship butter cheaply to the Soviet bloc while American housewives pay higher prices. The issue ties to large government stocks and plans to cut farm surpluses.
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Weeks
Wadih NG Lun
Udi
Rotary of
Russia
U.S
Iron Curtain
Dwayne Andreas
Minnesota
Commerce Department
Czechoslovakia
Powell Reassigned as Ellis Transfer Prompts Frederick Shuffle
Lieut Powell is assigned to Frederick and Lieut Powell replaces Capt and Mrs Ellis who will move to Parkersburg Virginia. The change stems from filling emergency vacancies and takes effect January 26. Capt and Mrs Ellis expressed regret at leaving Frederick and Morgan reelected chairman of the advisory board with new and re elected members.
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Houston W. Ellis
Salvation Army
Parkersburg
Frederick
Harry Powell
Cumberland
Army
Ellis
Morgan
John W. Morgan
Richard £. Zimmerman
John R Cheatham
Mary Condon Hodgson
Tilda Croghan
Irving Landauer
Herman Weener
G. Frank Thomas
Charles W Margaha
A. A. Pearce
M's. Croghan
William A. Riddell
Philip R. Winebrewer
Charles K.taylor
Morganev
Maryland
Three Pines Nursing Home
Emergency Hospital
Montevue
Frederick Memorial Hospital
J. O. O. F. Home
Frederick County
Victor Cullen Hospital
Sabillasville
No Scientific Proof Vaccine Is Effective
Maryland Board of Health cautions against assuming polio vaccine works and notes no scientific proof yet that it prevents polio in humans. The National Polio Foundation tests involve thousands of schoolchildren with Dr. Jonas Salk’s vaccine, and details remain in clinical stages. Also, Yellow Springs Community Association members will meet Monday at 8:30 in the Community Hall.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Board of Health
National Polio Foundation
Maryland Board
Jonas Salk
Yellow Springs Community Association
Firemen Nomination Ballot Set After Elections in Walkersville
Walkersville Volunteer Fire Co and Independent Hose Co No 1 report a stormy election night with 160 firemen in attendance. Nominations for multiple offices were made for January 29, while Walkersville notes 17 fire alarms last year and 12 new members joined. Directors and officers include Benjamin Rosemstock, Emory Carmack van Steines Speans, Russell Hahn and Paul Rhoads Jr among others, with bids for captain lieutenants and chief hose director. The Independents vote to fold their banquet and confirm a new county fire truck now in service, with four new applications for membership and five proposed.
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Walkersville
C. E. Price
Harvey Strine
Paul Green
Richard Greenwood
Rega Zimmerman
Ralph D. Zimmerman
Glenn Ramsburg
Walter Dudrow
Charles C. Stull
Walkersville’ Methodist
Vincent A.‘ Simmel
Cottage City
State Firemen's Association
Floyd B. Heimer
Branchville
State Association
Robert Rhoderick
Burgess Lawrence A. Dorsey
Woodsboro
Robert Burns
University of Maryland
Charles Stuller
West Church Street
Frederick
Benjamin B. Rosemstock
Emory Carmack van Steines Speans
Russell Hahn
Paul Rhoads Jr
Irving Plunkvert
Guy V. Brust
Richard Graham
Pete Gross
Melvin Schwearing
Joan Kennedy
Frank Rothenhoefer
Donald Eayes
Earl “Buzz” Kolb
John Abrecht
Robert Wallace
Robert Kline
Charles “Doc? Cramer
Charles “Buck’ Wisner
Dutch? Ray
Jack Pleischaman
Kenneth May
John “‘Buck” Wisner
Frank Adams
Lester Baker
Richard
Powell
Kenneth Bartgis
Cifford Stitely
Robert Whitmore
Paul A. Althouse
Mt Airy Crash Injures Two Residents Involving Tractor Trailer
Two Mt Airy residents were seriously injured Friday evening when their northbound car on Route 27 collided with a tractor trailer stopped across the highway. James Plunkard, Mrs Mary J Plunkard, and their passenger John F Hardman were treated at Frederick Memorial Hospital with serious head wounds and lacerations. Oral Drive Isbell of Anchor Motor Freight Baltimore faced charges of blocking the highway and reckless driving after backing from Warfield’s Garage and stopping across the road due to snow.
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Mt. Airy
Rt. 27
James Plunkard
Rt. 1
Mary J. Plunkard
John F. Hardman
Louis Wirts
Isbell
Warhield
Mt. Airy- Ridgeville
Plankard
One-Man Patrol Outspoken on Snooping and Enforcement
ANNAPOLIS Jan 15 The man heading Maryland’s Alcoholic Beverages Enforcement Unit says he opposes snooping to catch violators and won’t be directed to stop outside Washington liquor stores. Robert N Lucke says he supports the governor’s stance, prioritizing frauds in revenues over imports, and expects to add five agents soon. SAILS FOR AFRICA New York Jan 15 Baltimore zoo director sails for the Belgian Congo to find a mate for the 4 year old gorilla Robert Arthur R Watson notes no captive-born gorilla yet but expects a hairy birth in years ahead. He says gorillas usually mate at 12 but must be brought together early.
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Annapolis
Maryland
Alcoholic Beverages Enforcement Unit
Robert N Lueke
McKeldin
Washington
Lucke
Silver Spring
Africa
New York
Balti
More
Belgian Congo
Robert
Arthur R Watson
United States
Watson
Rockville Proposes Sewage Plan to Ease Overload
The Rockville mayor and council told the State Board of Health they have a plan to relieve the thrice overloaded sewage disposal plant serving western Rockville. They seek to extend the Cabin John Valley trunk sewer via the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission and shift 500 homes to the Rock Creek trunk temporarily. The board may withdraw or modify November orders as Rockville moves to implement the switch and extend sewer lines. Governor McKeldin set to speak at Lincoln Day dinner in Cambridge on Feb 8 with invitations to Sens. Beall and Buzuiter and Rep. Miller.
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Baltimore
Rockville
State Board of Health
Board of Health
Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission
Cabin John Valley
Suburban Sanitary Commission
Rock Creek
Jae Dua vi
Ladden
Cabin John
Cambridge
Gov
McKeldin
Maryland
Buyutier and Beall
Rep. Miller
Overseas Security Risks Dismissed by USIA Head
Washington January 15 The director of the U S Information Agency testified that about 10 to 20 of its 7 800 employees have been fired or allowed to resign as security risks since August 1 He said he is confident no subversives remain on the payroll now The count was an offhand estimate given under Senate questioning and a precise tally would be supplied later As of November 30 the agency employed 1 174 Americans and 6 682 foreigners in 75 countries
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Washington
Governments Overseas Information-Propaszenda Servi
Theodore C. Streibert
U. S. Information Agency
Sen
Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate
Streibert
USIA
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East Patrick St
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