Spare Tire Comes Back on New Cars
The National Production Authority lifted its three month rubber saving ban on spare tires effective today, citing a reduced one fifth cutback in car output. Car buyers had complained about extra cost, while heavy duty tire makers must maintain boosted output. Small rubber producers receive relaxed limits, freeing up about 1.60 tons monthly for miscellaneous products. final impact to tires not included.
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Washington
National Production Authority
NPA
Hospitalization Sought for Drug Addiction Case
Robert Lee Howell 26 admitted in juvenile court that he supplied narcotics to two teenagers and asked for hospitalization for drug addiction. Judge Edith H. Cockrill gave one year in prison but recommended treatment at the Federal Narcotics Farm in Lexington Kentucky. Howell said he began the habit four months ago and has used three heroin capsules daily. One teen, John J. Cicala 19 of Lewisdale Maryland, was sent to Lexington farm. The other youth, 17, unnamed, faces Juvenile Court proceedings.
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Washington
Robert Lee Howell
Edith H. Cockrill
Federal
Lexington
Howell
John J. Cicala
Lewisdale
Woolsack tradition tied to Edward III's order
The piece notes that weaving held great importance to Great Britain and that around 1350 Edward III ordered the Lord Chancellor to sit on a woolsack, a custom that has persisted to the present.
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Great Britain
Edward III
Hagerstown Zoning Battle Heads Back To Court
Residents ask Circuit Judge Joseph Mish to halt enforcement of the city zoning ordinance enabling a north side shopping center. The court set August 3 to hear why the injunction should not be granted. Mills brothers figure among petitioners arguing the June 28 ordinance is invalid and would devalue property.
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Hagerstown
Philadelphia
Joseph D. Mish
Merman L Mills
Mills
Hunton P. Mills
Maude Kee Elected to Fill Out Term in U S House
Mrs Maude Elizabeth Kee widow of Rep John Kee of West Virginia was elected today to complete his unexpired term in the U S House of Representatives. Kee collapsed and died while presiding over a meeting of a local committee.
Local Polls Split as Kee and Gadd Lead in Fifth District
With 341 of 384 polling places reporting Mrs Kee holds 27 844 votes and Cyrus Gadd 19 789 for the Fifth District race. A separate incident reports a man found drowned in a pool at the Scarlet County Club in Westminster as police investigated an apparent accidental drowning in Carroll County Maryland.
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Kee
Cyrus Gadd
Princeton
Pool Westminister
Scarlet County Club
Poo
John Edward Jones
Baltimore
Carroll County
B and E Letters On Maryland Roads Explained
Maryland drivers note letters on highway centerlines. B marks beginning and E marks end as State Roads Commission crews operate the paint machine. The rush of letters this year follows a winter decision to raise Maryland standards to conform to new guidelines and safety practices.
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Maryland
State Roads Commission
Commission
Maryland Paints Centerline for Limited Sight Distances
A revision requires a white centerline marking when drivers have 500 feet or less sight distances. The new rule sets a visibility standard where motorists must not have less than 900 feet of forward view. The change affects roadway markings and safety guidelines.
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Maryland
Baudouin Becomes King of Belgium and Congo
Baudouin, twenty, was proclaimed King of the Belgians and the Congo in a solemn oath before Parliament. He then conducted a motor tour among his subjects drawing thunderous ovations with crowds shouting vive.
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Brussels
Belgium
Baudouin
African Congo
Riots Protest Leopold III Return Amid Belgian Exile Debates
Amid Belgian exile tensions in 1940 streets echo with riots over King Leopold III and Baudouin’s marriage as factions clash over his return and legitimacy. Demonstrators voice pro and anti sentiments in the same urban areas previously marked by German surrender.
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Leopold III
Leopold
Baudouin
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House Foreign Affairs Committee
Ing Tie
Congress
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Ligerml Trade
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MT. Airy — Brunswick
DODGE
Igg
Monocacy Motors, Incorporated
North Market St
Firestone
Bartgis & Zimmerman, Inc
Frederick, MD
Firestone Home and Auto Supplies
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A&p
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