MacArthur Accused of Club Law in Japan
Moscow charged that General MacArthur allows Japanese police to use club law to crush trade union activity in Japan. Lt Gen Derevyanko said the government and police suppress legal union activity and threaten democratization, citing a May 30 riot death and a May 15,000-strong protest.
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Tokyo
Russia
MacArthur
Japan
K. N. Derevyanko
Allied Council For Japan
SCAP
Far East Commission
Derevyanko
Elks Flag Day Rites Tuesday In Frederick Park
LeRoy Pumphrey Maryland House of Delegates leader will speak at 8 p m Flag Day observance by Frederick Lodge No 684 Elks in Baker Park The event features a patriotic service detailing the American flag’s evolution to 46 stars and 13 stripes with a 28 piece Elk Band directed by H David Hagan providing music The ceremony may move to the Armory if rain J F Byers Dead New York June 11 veteran business leader chairman of A M Byers Co dies at Roosevelt Hospital at 67
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LeRoy Pumphrey
Prince Georges County
Maryland House of Delegates
Frederick Lodge of Elks
Baker Fark
Elks
Elk’s Band
H. David Hagan
Park Band
Marshall McCauley
David Hagan
Charles Heck
Thomas S. Glass
Henry B. F
J. F. Byers
New York
J. Frederick Byers, Sr
A. M. Byers & Co
Roosevelt Hospital
Byers
Sewickley
Atlantic Pact approval signals shift in American policy
James Marlow notes Senate Foreign Relations panel approved joining the Atlantic Pact with little drama. He traces roots from 1939 isolation to UN, Greece and Turkey aid, the Marshall Plan, and the move to Soviet containment, predicting Senate passage and formal entry within a month. He contrasts wartime shifts with today’s cautious consensus. Also mentions B&O Railroad furloughs over coal mine stoppage affecting 4,000 workers, with no reduction orders yet.
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James Marlow Washington
America
Times
Senate
North Atlantic
Russia
Hitler
Europe
United Nations
Greece
Turkey
Western Europe
Frederick Chamber Remains Open on Thrasher Farm Anniversary
Frederick Chamber of Commerce board discusses plans to publicize the first anniversary of the Thrasher farm remodeling during the August 18 field day near Jefferson. Proposals include inviting press and broadcasting outlets, with a July vote to finalize.
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Maryland
Nellie V. Thrasher
Jefferson
Frederick Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Vindobona
Braddock Heights
Chambers
Frederick County
Thrasher Farm
Chamber
Fifteen Japanese War Criminals Hanged at Sugamo Prison
Twenty sentences list that 15 Japanese war criminals were hanged at Sugamo prison, including Maj. Gen. Yoshitake Kawane and Col. Kurataro Hirano for their roles in the Bataan death march. The remaining 13 were executed after trials by U S or Philippine military courts.
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Tokyo
Bataan
Sugamo
MacArthur
Yoshitake Kawane
Kurataro Hirano
Japan
Philippines
Man Linked To Coplon Case Dies by Own Action
Washington June 11 Police said one man named in the Judith Coplon trial, Morton E. Kent 48 of Chevy Chase Md, killed himself last week. Kent, a Russian born former State Department aide, was found with a slashed throat in the Potomac near Three Sisters Islands after renting a boat and canoeing. FBI data linked him to a Soviet secret police contact via George Sotirov, with ties traced to Mrs Emily Condon. Kent had been discharged amid an export division merger and had been under FBI scrutiny for foreign contacts.
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Washington
Judith Coplon
Morton E. Kent
Chevy Chase
Potomac River
MacDonald
Kent
State Department
FBI
Coplon
Harvard
Board of Economic Warfare
Three Sisters Islands
George Dimitrov Sotirov
United Nations Secretariat
Sotirov
Emily Condon
Edward A. Condon
National Bureau of Standards
Second Student Is Found Slain
Boulder Colorado reports a second CU student slain in seven months as authorities gather names of Spore classmates and Weaver friends. The 19 year old Roy D. Spore Jr defended his date Doris Ann Weaver against an unknown assailant. his body was found downstream in Boulder Creek. Autopsy notes similarities to the Miss Foster case with a vicious head centered assault. Weaver provided a brief description of the attacker as tall and thin.
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Boulder
Colo
University of Colorado
Roy D. Spore, Jr
Denver
Doris Ann Weaver
Twin Falls
Idaho
Boulder Creek
Harry Carlson
Spore
Miss Weaver
Angelo Lapi
Joe Walker
Miss Foster
Lapi
Dupont Official Dies in Wilmington Memorial Hospital
Robert F. M. Carpenter Sr retired vice president of E. I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co. died today in Memorial Hospital Wilmington Del aged 72. U S prosecutors plan to call handwriting and typewriting experts next week in the perjury trial of former State Department official Alger Hiss. Railway strikers defied a government demand to end Sunday work stoppages on Britain's state owned rail lines.
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New York
U. S
State Department
Alger Hiss
London
Britain
Shutdown of coal mines triggers railroad layoffs
New York June 11. With John L. Lewis order for a week long coal mine shutdown starting Monday, more than 30,000 eastern railroad workers face layoff. Major rail systems including Pennsylvania, Reading, New York Central and Louisville and Nashville announce thousands of furloughs amid reduced traffic. several lines report smaller or no layoffs. Holiday begins Monday as miners start time and a half pay with a potential five days before a 10 day vacation under the contract.
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New York
John L. Lewis
Eastern Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Reading Railroad
New York Central
Louisville and Nashville
Baltimore and Ohio
The
Reading Co
Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad
Pittsburgh and West Virginia
Milwaukee Road
Southern
Frisco Railroad
Memphis
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Pittsburgh
United Mine Workers
Blast Wrecks Globe Brewery Tank in South Baltimore
Fourteen thousand gallons of beer spilled from a ruptured fermenting tank at Globe Brewery, Arrow Beer, in South Baltimore. Reporter Ivan Young was exposed to ammonia fumes but treated at South Baltimore General Hospital. A six inch foam mass covered Hanover and Conway streets as liquid ammonia spread. firemen ventilated the building and the blast cause was not yet known.
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Baltimore
Globe Brewery
Arrow Beer
Ivan Young
News-Post
South Baltimore General Hospital
Hanover
Conway Street
Chance Of Showers Over This Weekend
A 14 day dry spell is expected to be dented today and tomorrow by the first precipitation since May 27. Brief showers and possible thunderstorms were forecast for this afternoon with humid conditions. A few widely scattered showers may arrive tomorrow as temperatures rise to the high eighties by weekend’s end. Yesterday’s high reached 79 with an overnight low of 60. A light shower was reported to cross parts of East South street Clarke Place Cemetery Hill area, leaving water on several streets.
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East South Street
Clarke Place
Cemetery Hill
Saturday Traffic Jams Recur Here
The usual Saturday morning traffic snarl was on Market Street as vehicles lined up for blocks. Officers and Mayor Lloyd C. Culler questioned whether the change from a 45 15 second light sequence to a 30 30 second cycle was improving flow on Market and side streets.
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Market Street
Lloyd C. Culler
Wife Of Actor Is Found Unconscious In Hotel Suite
Helen Irene Tracy wife of actor Lee Tracy 37 was found unconscious in her Hotel Astor suite in New York and rushed to a hospital. Lee Tracy said he was in the lobby when she was stricken and that she had been perfectly well before suddenly becoming ill.
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New York
Helen Irene Tracy
Lee Tracy
Assessments Rising Across County Districts This Year
The county Board of Assessors reports a general rise in property values across districts covered so far in the year. It notes the 1944 baseline, with peaks around 1946 and 1947, and outlines upcoming hearings for Brunswick on June 21 and 22 before the County Commissioners. Residents are urged to appear if they have complaints. The revolving five year plan continues, with Middletown and Jackson to follow and Jefferson and Petersville already reassessed.
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County Board of Assessors
Ernest C. Spears
Brunswick
Middletown
Jackson
Jefferson
Petersville
Frederick High School Alumni Elects Officers at Dance
Well over 300 members and guests attended the Frederick High School Alumni Association summer dance and election in Braddock Heights pavilion. Harry D. Baumgardner was elected president for the coming year, with Charlotte Watkins vice president and Wilson Cramer secretary among others. Total attendees reached 328 with 221 members and 107 guests.
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Frederick High School Alumni Association
Braddock Heights
Harry D. Baumgardner
Charlotte Watkins
New Market
Wilson Cramer
Frederick
Meredith Mackley
Edward S. Mobley
Ralph C. Orrison
Fred Meitzler
Conferences at Hood College Summer Schedule Six Groups Attend
Six church organizations plan summer activities at Hood College starting June 20 and ending July 31. Listings include Baltimore Synod Presbyterian, Presbyterian Senior Conference, Women's Baptist Missionary Association, Women's Guild of Evangelical and Reformed Church, Maryland Synod Summer School, and Maryland Baptist Summer Assembly. Deeds recorded show two property transfers: Canterbury to Fayne for about 7000 dollars and Gordon to Carter for about 5500 dollars.
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Hood College
Baltimore Synod-Synodical of the Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Senior Conference
Women’s Baptist Missionary Association
Washington
Women's Guild of the Evangelical and Reformed Church
Maryland Synod Summer School
Maryland Synod Summer School of the Lutheran Church
Maryland Baptist Summer Assembly
Loyalty records to be shown in private Senate session
Washington June 11 The Senate House Atomic committee voted to open the loyalty questions in private sessions. The move limits public access to the case of AEC Chairman David E Lilienthal and Hickenlooper charges. McMahon urged closed sessions citing FBI files while Hickenlooper warned it would hinder his presentation. Committee may resume public hearings if Hickenlooper proceeds with other phases.
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Washington
Congress
Atomic Energy Commission
Senate House Atomic Committee
Hickenlooper
R-Town
AEC
David E. Lilienthal
McMahon
D-Conn
Lilienthal
Hle
Colorado
FBI
Ready To Place Issue On Ballot In 1950 Frederick High land condemnation plan
The Frederick County Board of Election Supervisors said they will place on the 1950 ballot the question of condemning Frederick High School land for city street use if they receive proper certification. They are co-defendants in an equity suit filed by the Mayor and Aldermen seeking to block a referendum on a bill allowing condemnation. They await word on whether Secretary of State Bertram Boone will certify the street extension issue for the general election ballot. If certified, they would place it on the ballot unless enjoined by a court. The C and P Telephone Co meanwhile plans new dial phones in Union Bridge by July 1. Washington Senators owner Clark Griffith seeks an infielder in frantic behind-the-scenes moves.
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Frederick County Board of Election Supervisors
Equity
Frederick High School
W. Jerome Offutt
Bertram Boone
Woman 89 Becomes Bride Seventh Time in Kentucky
In Harlan County near the Bell line, 89-year-old Mrs. Lucy Jane Johnson wed Isaac, 75, her seventh husband, yesterday in Judge W. J. R. Howard's chamber. The couple, who live at Hulen, noted Isaac’s laborer occupation. Records show her sixth husband was 95 at their 1945 marriage. marital status of previous marriages not listed.
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Harlan, Ky
Lucy Jane Johnson
W. J. R. Howard
Truman Seeks full report on Clapp case affair
President Truman demanded a full Senate inquiry into the Army labeling TVA Chairman Gordon Clapp unemployable for a German lecture tour. Defense officials said a junior officer used the term in error, not reflecting Clapp’s loyalty or employability. Secretaries Gray and Johnson stressed apologies and continued adherence to security standards. Separately, Maj Philip Wertheimer spoke at a Hagerstown Frederick meeting about Battle of the Bulge experiences.
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Washington
Truman
TVA
Gordon Clapp
Kefauver
O’tenn
Senate Armed Services Committee
Tyd Ings
Hunt
R-Wya
Knowland
R-Calif
Johnson
Little Rock
Ark
White House
Army
Clapp
Tennessee Valley Authority
Gordon Gray
Germany
Army High Command
Gray
Military Intelligence Division
General Staff
Department of the Army
Hagerstown Hagerstown
Hagerstown-Frederick
Philip Wertheimer
Frederick
State Armory
Wertheimer
Czech Feud On Church Is Renewed In Prague
June 11 report says Dr Antonin Mandl 30 a secretary of Actio Catholica was seized by security police with priests arrested daily and more than 100 in Czechoslovak prisons. The 118 pro government Catholics including two monsignors formed an anti capitalists group opposing Vatican church independence from state control. Archbishop Beran warned the move would be outlawed.
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Prague
Antonin Mandl
Actio Catholica
Mandl
Vatican
Josef Beran
Bohemia
Holy Father
Sheriff Allows Sunday Movies in Brunswick After Benign Talk
Sheriff Guy Anders said he will take no action to stop Sunday films in Brunswick unless ordered by State's Attorney Edwin F. Nikirk. Brunswick theater owner Jules Girden plans Sunday shows starting June 19 after 9 p.m. amidst mild public approval and prior complaints. A Washington county blue law furor led to 18 indictments, while similar Sunday screenings continue in Frederick. A welcome back party for Rev. and Mrs. Donald T. McIntosh is set for Union Bridge Methodist Church on Monday at 8 p.m., following the pastor’s return from the Westminster conference.
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Guy Anders
Brunswick
Edwin F. Nikirk
Jules Girden
Brunswick Theater
Frederick
Washington County
Donald T. McIntosh
Union Bridge Methodist
McIntosh
Union Bridge Methodist Church
Westminster
Heart Massage Revives Man After Double “Death” On Table
James W. Stanek, a 49 year old printer, stopped breathing and his heart halted twice during a hernia operation at Maryland General Hospital. Dr Joseph Castagna massaged his heart, reviving him after 20 minutes once and nine minutes the second time, though life signs briefly faded again. He regained consciousness the next day and showed no lasting disability as he remained under observation.
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Baltimore
James W. Stanek
Maryland General Hospital
Joseph V. Caslagna
Stanek
Castagna
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Fercy I. Fayne
Thurmont
James R. Gordon
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