Price Rise Probe Starts In Two Weeks
Washington lawmakers move to curb rising food costs. Senator Gillette plans an official investigation within two weeks while a bipartisan House group drafts a resolution to create a special committee to study living costs and shortages. Statements from Senator Lehman and President Truman frame the urgency and call for action.
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St Swithin's Legend Remains in Baltimore Weather
Baltimore records a sixth day of rain since St Swithin's Day with a trace of rain reported by the weather bureau. The legend of four rainy days still looms, though officials note only a trace occurred and no clear pattern emerges.
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Baltimore
Weather Bureau
Eisenhower Talks Korea Conflict as Ideological Struggle
General Dwight D Eisenhower in San Francisco on a vacation trip framed the Korea war as an ideological clash between freedom and totalitarianism. He warned that a failure would invite similar or worse incidents elsewhere and noted that winning could influence the 34th parallel. He also described the conflict as a test of the free world and democracy. The report mentions troop movements and possible outcomes in South Korea as American and South Korean forces pushed back North Korean advances.
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Eisenhower
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Gathland State Park Told as Recreation Asset
Charles F Bowers urges Frederick Lions Club to back Gathland State Park as a major recreation area. The arc landmark at Crampton’s Gap links to Antietam and national park plans, with restoration underway and potential to attract visitors near Gambrill and Washington monuments.
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George Alfred Townsend
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Hagerstown
No Complaints On Septic Tank Scams Reported
City and county officers said there were no complaints of property owners being bilked by unidentified septic tank cleaners in the area. A Fredericktown resident reported an approached by an alleged representative offering to clean his tank. The owner noted the scam hinges on creating the illusion of a needed cleaning. Sheriff Guy Anders remarked.
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Fredericktonan
Guy Anders
County Septic Tank Complaints and Districting Plan
County officials report no overall price complaints for septic tank cleaning but note localized issues in Knoxville Burkittsville over disposal of effluent. An authority on county affairs cites earlier committee work to district the county and route sewage to present disposal plants in Frederick Brunswick Middletown Thurmont and other corporations.
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Brunswick
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Daise
Reservists Unable to Resign Under Freeze Order
New York July 20 First Army Headquarters said no coordinated plan for waste disposal exists and that reservists cannot resign since July 12 except for extreme compassionate reasons due to family hardship. The notice cites no approved exceptions beyond those cases.
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