Deadlocked On Transit Strike
Baltimore on January 20 1952 the Baltimore Transit Company faced a strike stalemate as the AFL union pressed a wage and fringe benefit package. The union sought raises and benefits including five day work weeks and increased pensions while rejecting a provisional 11 cent per hour rise tied to fare policy. A new negotiating session was set for 2 p.m. tomorrow. Transit base rate listed at 1.63 per hour with 15 cent fares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Baltimore Transit Company
Charles B. Slaughter
AFL
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Maryland Public Service Commission
Clayton G. Perry
Vatican Not Anxious About An Ambassador
Francis Cardinal Spellman of New York said the Vatican would like to have an ambassador but isn’t anxious about the matter after a 30 day, 28,000 mile trip that included a stay with combat troops in Korea. He arrived at Logan Airport and urged protesters to donate blood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Francis Cardinal Spellman
New York
Vatican
Korea
Logan International Airport
Cardinal Spellman
United States
Washington
Construction Worker Faces Assault Charge
George Herman Wright, 36, of Route 1 New Windsor, was arrested near Barracks G Randallstown by State Trooper James W. Hardy. Wright, employee of H. K. Ferguson Co., faces assault and battery on a police officer and drunken and reckless driving charges. Bond set at $1,000 at Woodlawn station. hearing scheduled tonight. Second offense for drunken driving, prior license revocation on conviction.
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Camp Detrick
Woodlawn
James W. Hardy
G. Randallstown
George Herman Wright
Route 1
New Windsor
Hardy
H. K. Ferguson Co
Wright
Kiwanis Movement, Wars, Impeachment Through 1950s
A compact daily record lists milestones from 1915 to 1950 including New York's first Kiwanis Club formation in 1915, U.S. naval operations in China 1927, Oklahoma governor impeachments 1929, relief efforts by Army personnel for Navaho snowbound in 1932, U.S. moral embargo lift to Russia 1941, U.S.-Filipino forces at Bataan 1942, Alger Hiss perjury verdict 1950, and notable birthdays and a horoscope noting mixed impulses and a need for a managing partner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U. S
China
Oklahoma
Arizona
Russia
Japs on-Bataan. 1950—Alger Hiss
George van Biesbroeck
University of Chicago
Yerker Observatory
Belgium
James Hill, Jr
Sterling Drugs
Newman, Ky
Ernest E. Norris
Southern Railway System
Hoopeston
Lu Duble
England
James H. Duff
Pennsylvania
Carnegie
Clarence K. Streit
Federal Union
California
Albert W. Hughes
J.C. Penny Stores
Pitrim A. Sorokin
Harvard
Anniversaries and notable historical figures
Know America Today notes anniversaries from 1743 to 1907, listing John Fitch born in Hartford County Connecticut and died in Kentucky. Francis Spinner born in Herkimer County New York. John C. Fremont born in Savannah Georgia. Stonewall Jackson born in Clarksburg West Virginia. Nelson Morris born in Chicago. mentions 1842 Little Haverhill petition for peaceful Union dissolution. 1862 Major General Porter court-martialed. 1908 Sullivan Law referenced with a gender note.
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John Fitch
New Jersey
Western Pioneer
Fulton
Hartford Co
Conn
Kentucky
Francis E. Spinner
U. S
Lincoln
Herkimer Co
N. Y
John C. Fremont
West
California
Savannah
Thomas J
Stonewall
Little Haverhill
Mass
North
Fitz-Joan Porter
Emmitsburg Band Reelected Officers in Local Reorganization
The Emmitsburg Band held a recent meeting reorganizing on a permanent basis. Officers elected: President Samuel Haya, Vice President Joseph Sanders, Secretary Arthur Elder, Treasurer Paul Dern, and Director Walter Simpson. There are 20 members. The piece also lists local society and school notes including St Josephs College curriculum reform led by Geraldine Mulson and various community updates.
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Emmitsburg
Samuel Haya
Joseph Sanders
Arthur Elder
Paul Dern
Walter Simpson
St. Josephs College
Geraldine A. Mulson
B.S
Lester Waster
Warner Hospital
Gettysburg
DL. Nester
Thomas Epperson
Ray Gigeous
Harrisburg
John Paul Glass
Leslie
Bermuda
Sgt. Glass
Mite Society of the Presbyterian Church
Ruth
Rhoda Gillelan
J. L. Nester
Dorothy Eperson
Robert Koontz
Aaron W. Adams
B. H. Boyle
Baltimore
May Welly
V. F. W. Ambulance
Manchester
Kathleen Gladhill
Senator OConor urges cutting federal spending over higher taxes
Senator OConor of Maryland argues that Congress should cut non-defense federal spending to reduce the four to five billion dollars Truman seeks in new taxes. He vows vigorous opposition and urges effort to curb waste in military programs.
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Washington
O'Conor
D-Md
Congress
Truman
Relative ease eyed for limited universal training plan
Chairman Vinson of the House Armed Services Committee said it would be relatively simple to initiate universal military training on a limited scale if Congress accepts a proposed plan under study. He stated that the Defense Department could have the program running within six months, as both he and Senator Lodge work toward a joint committee on armament appropriations to monitor defense expenditures.
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Senator Lodge
R-Mass
Washington
Vinson
D-Ga
House Armed Services Committee
Congress
Defense Department
Misused English Lesson On Word Congruity
A compact guide notes common errors in English usage. It warns against treating suspicion as a verb and shows proper word choices. The piece also highlights mispronunciations and misspellings with a focus on enriching vocabulary through daily word learning.
Social Etiquette and Egg Theft Notes
A dating dilemma suggests withholding a photo until asked. A separate update reports more than 280000 eggs taken from a half pound perch, highlighting unusual fishery losses.
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Union
Commission
Cates
Mary J. Lowman
William Welsh
Roland Welsh
Aubrey King
Jeffery King
Mt. Airy
Carroll County
Frederick County
Lowman
Calvary Metheteshurch
Know
America
Chita
MTA
Prore
Aircue Associates
Church ST. Frederick, MD
Frederick Junk CO
Reliable Junk CO
Bruce E. Crum
Pomona Grange
Cecil K. Molter, Sr
Pres. Fred. Co
Jacob Goldberg
Kenneth L. Metcalf
Pres
Chestnut Farms Dairy Gee
C. Slagle
Mér.-Sec
Chamber of Commerce
Oin & Steel, Inc
Newspap
Marphive
Howard Gladhill
Clifford Meskill
University of Maryland Hospital
Father Sullivan
St. Joseph’s Church
St. Agnes’ Hospital
St. Joseph's Rectory
Norman
Walter Snow
Sade
Superior Bottled Gas Service
Cooking Frederick Bottled Gas CO
N. Market Street
Frederick
C.O.D
Croen
General Novelty Hat CO
Edgmont Ave
Chester
Dalby Farm
Middletown Valley
Frerick Om State Road
R. C. Boyer
Geo
M. “Chapline
Chapline Bldg
Frenerica Ma
Tone
Middletown
Sears
Roehick and Co
W. Patrick St
Frederick, Md
Peete Weed A
Ae Fresgers
Patrick ST. Frederick, MD
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