Mahoney May Fight Sasscer for Senate Nod in Maryland
In Maryland politics, Sasscer gains fast support from Baltimore Mayor D Alesandro and Comptroller Tawes as he seeks the Democratic nomination for the U S Senate after O Conor retires. Mahoney, former gubernatorial rival, may join, threatening Sasscer with a tougher fight. Beall edges Gore for Republican backing as the contest shifts to Baltimore area and Southern Maryland.
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Washington County
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Senate
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Baltimore County
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Dorchester County Central Committee
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Frostburg
H. Grady Gore
Rockville
Montgomery County
Gore
Edward J. Miller
Eastern Shore
40 Hour Week For Yard Service Rail Workers
Secretary of Labor Tobin announced that 36 railroads including Pennsylvania will implement a 40 hour week for yard service workers represented by the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. The change starts April 1 on Pennsylvania, Northern Pacific, and Louisville and Nashville, with overtime rules adjusted and a 4 cent hourly wage increase. About 75,000 workers are affected as previous contracts delayed the move to 1952 pending manpower checks.
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Forfeiture in Frederick County Court Actions
Police Chief W W Corbin forfeited 245 dollars in traffic collateral after a January 1 citation accusing him of displaying license plates from another vehicle. L: Regina Genius charged with assault and battery after a separate incident. Other defendants paid fines for traffic and license violations as officers reported multiple cases in Peoples Court.
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H. Reese Shoemaker Jr
Peoples Court
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Frederick Junk Co
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George F. Crouse
Ambrose Walden
Middle Alley
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Bartonsville
Walden
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Hagerstown
Monroe Clark
Stockman
Frank Noll
Pittsburgh
W. K. May
Martha Clarkson Radcliff
Cherry Point
N. C
Ben Phebus Jr
Charles Albert de Grange
East Sixth Street
William A Boone Jr
Franklin Elias Grove Jr
Gaithersburg
Sherman Boone
Legion Posts Lose Liquor Licenses in Maryland
Washington County Liquor Board suspended three American Legion posts licenses after fines for illegal slot machine possession. Ritchie Post in Hagerstown and Dixon-Troxell Post in Funks Town each received 40 day suspensions, Webster B. Harrison Post in Hancock lost its license for 60 days. Board chair Francis H Urner rejected defense of privilege among licensees. An Army sergeant will escort his brother’s body home from Korea after John B. Crouse was killed near Homang-ni. He was awarded the Silver Star posthumously.
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W. Va
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Roy H. Crouse
Ridge
Tokyo
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Homang-nie
Anniversaries and Birthdays in American History
Know America Today's Anniversaries highlight figures like Robert E. Lee, Edgar Allan Poe, Alexander Woollcott, Mady Christians and Joseph Dabrowski with key life spans. Today's history also notes 1819 Oregon joint occupancy, 1840 Wilkes Antarctic sighting, 1912 China rails protection, and 1933 foreclosures moratorium amid Depression days. Notable birthdays include Corwin, Hobby, Calkins, Diemand, Krueger, Colwell. Horoscope: thoughtful, studious. life path leads to peaceful meditation.
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Lexington
eEdgar Allen Poe
eHer
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Baltimore
Joseph Dabrowski
Detroit
Alexander Woollcott
Phalanx
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Mady Christians
Vienna
U. S
Britain
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Charles Wilkes
New Mexico
Charles Brent
China
Iowa
Howard Hughes
United States
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Shortage in Government grain storage questioned by senators
Washington officials testified of a 3.8 million dollar hole in the government grain storage program in Texas with investigations into other gaps. Comptroller General Lindsay Warren said private storage contracts may be to blame and ordered a full GAO inquiry while lawmakers pressed for prosecutions and deeper findings potentially reaching millions.
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Warren
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General Accounting Office
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Secretary of Agriculture
Mundt
R-Sd
Comptroller General
Shortages Tied to Private Storage Under Farm Program
Agriculture Department officials explain shortages stem from CCC contracts with private firms to store commodities under price support. They note small private sales of government stock and unresolved causes. Secretary Brannan denies any department employees benefited and estimates shortages are a tiny portion of about 10 billion dollars moved through private facilities. Treasury data cites a potential loss of 3.801 million with possible recovery via repayment or litigation. Tibet noted as highest country in the world.
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Department
Commodity Credit Corporation
CCC
Congress
Brannan
W. L. Ellis
Accounting Office
Senate
Warren
Marines Draft Needs Increased To 36 750
Washington January 18 The Marine Corps plans to draft 36 750 men in the first six months of this year, announced by General Shepherd before the House Armed Services Committee. He said the target covers through June 30 after 21 359 Marines were drafted in the last half of 1951. Naval Deputy Chief Dubose noted Navy strength at 710 000, achieved by volunteers, as the committee reviews Universal Military Training. Meanwhile eight year old Patsy May Trosper died in a Lansing dentist chair after extractions, with a post mortem by pathologist Dr Charles Black.
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Gery Lemuel C Shepherd
Marine Corps
House Armed Services Committee
Laurance T. Dubose
Naval Operations
Lansing
Mich
Patsy May Trosper
Charles Black
Lan
Autopsy Links Child's Death to Emotional Stress
The News reports Coroner Harry E. Leadly ordered an autopsy to determine the cause of death of a Frederick child. Officials state the death arose from emotional stress tied to excitement, with emphasis on the child's underdeveloped adrenal glands as a contributing factor.
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