Murder charge against Salisbury soldier collapses
A murder accusation against Charles F. Brooks, a Fort Benning soldier formerly from Frederick, Maryland, collapsed. He was turned over to Army investigators for return to Fort Benning to face AWOL or desertion charges. Brooks was linked to the January 18 killing of Helen Price Barnes in Salisbury, with North Carolina authorities later seeking the murder warrant.
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N.C
Frederik
Fort Benning
Charles F. Brooks
North Carolina
Helen Price Barnes
Whute
Salishore
Shupling
Rowan County
Brooks
Army
Barnes
Noth Carolina
Frederick
Morsberger Suspended Without Pay Over Cumberland Trip
Baltimore story reports Paul Morsberger chief of benefits in the Employment Security Department facing a three day suspended without pay for attending races in Cumberland while on duty. Kimble cites overruled examiners and a probe tied to Dr. Joseph Sherbow’s investigation of department executives. Storms kill two in Amarillo as Texas New Mexico towns endure damage.
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Baltimore
Paul Morsberger
State Employyment Security Department
Robert B. Kimble
Marsberger
Cumberland
Kimble
Joseph Sherbow
Épare Sala
Morsberger
Kamble
Department of Employment
Meenas
Russell S. Mavis
Momberger
Cumberland Wo
Sherbow
Alersberger
Rage Tack
Sherben
Texas
New Mexico
Weather Report Mild Warm Up Expected After Chill Night
Nightly low dipped to 1 degree at the airport weather station, ten degrees below normal. A light shower and isolated lightning were reported in the southern county area. Forecaster calls for a warmer day with highs around 80 degrees and fair conditions into Wednesday and Thursday.
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Airport
Maniini
New Jury Pay Rates Take Effect July First
County Commissioners set new juror pay starting July 1 at 58 dollars per day with mileage at 7.5 cents per mile. Distance to be measured by the Sheriff. The change raises daily pay by 3 dollars from 5. The prior 15 cent mileage for one Frederick trip per term is replaced by equal treatment for all jurors. The law took effect despite the budget not yet adjusted.
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General Assembly
Sheriff’s Office
Irs
Painter Falls From Roof In Accident
A Frederick painter, Gleon Hahn of RFD 4, Frederick, fell twelve feet from a slanted roof when his ladder slipped while painting. He is in serious condition at Frederick Memorial Hospital, with shock and possible neck and back injuries. He was admitted for observation and tests to rule out internal injuries.
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Pater
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Gleon Hahn
RFD
Frederick
Hahn
Kelix
Hann
Commission urges federal civil defense shift and tax reform
The Commission on Intergovernmental Relations urged President Eisenhower to assume full civil defense responsibility and recommended transferring certain tax fields to states and cities. It backed increased highway funding on a pay-as-you-build basis and urged forbearance in federal encroachment while states modernize constitutions and tax systems. It warned centralization should be limited and urged a broader reallocation of fiscal powers to subnational governments.
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Waslington
Commission On Intergovernmental Relations
Eisenhower
Congress
Washington
Meyer Kestnbaum
Chicago
Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothing
Frusty Coupe Kills Deer In Montgomery
Roland Beall of Derwood Md declares his 1949 Hudson Coupe struck and killed a six point buck near Rockville at 1 30 am The deer weighed about 180 pounds and crossed the road but fell to the car's front fender The game warden says it is the largest deer taken in Montgomery County in recent years and Beall was allowed to keep the deer.
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Rockville
Roland Beall
Derwood
Decorator
Pole
Beall
Montgomery County
Carrol Waters
Sand Beall
Few Jap Beetles Noticed In County This Year
The Japanese beetle is seen as a minor issue in most county areas this year with the first sightings later than usual and not in large numbers. County Agent Henry R. Shoemaker notes beetles on rose bushes and mentions spore dust treatment in affected north county zones to curb grubs. The pest decline follows years of spraying amid prior outbreaks and roadside programs.
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Henry R. Shoemaker
Washington Faces Bus And Streetcar Strike
Washington faces a looming strike by streetcar and bus operators set to start Thursday midnight. Federal and DC officials seek to avert disruption while steps like all day parking on streetcar racks are issued to ease the impact. The dispute centers on pay pensions and fringe benefits with Capital Transit Co. refusing concessions.
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Washington
District of Columbia
Capital Transit Co
New Court Room Opening Target Set for July 5
County Commissioners set Tuesday July 5 as the target date for opening the new court room on the second floor of the Court House. A planning and zoning report will be presented at a public meeting at 8 pm in the courtroom. Final finishing touches include carpet laying, painting, lighting, and air conditioning readiness. Delays have pushed the opening from late April and June 1 previously planned.
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Court House
Glen Nikirk
Daiy
Circuit Court
Winchester Hall
Five Day Forecast Shows Warm Trend and Possible Showers
Fair with a slow rising temperature trend Wednesday through Friday. Some shower activity likely beginning Friday night or Saturday. Temperatures near normal with afternoon highs in the 60s and morning lows around 50s, across Western Maryland to eastern and southern counties.
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Maryland
Breakaway Talk Hits Forty &8 From American Legion
In Indianapolis, vi members of the Forty & Eight urge severing ties with the American Legion. The executive committee seeks to dissolve the Forty & Eight and declare the Legion dissolved. They accuse leaders of domination by a few, claim funds and prestige are misused, and call for ratification at the Miami convention in October. The move names James P Ringley among alleged kingmakers.
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Indianapolis
Forty & Eight
American Legion
Forty & Eighter
Legion
Miami
J. Earl Simpson
Tulsa
Okla
Chet de Chemin de Fer
Fort & Fight Executive Committee
Hhoas
la Societe
Enue Association
Legson
Indianapoli Star
James P Ringley
Chicago
Maurice Stember
New York City
Adjutan
Thomas W. Miller
Reno
Nev
Ringley
Nationwide Steel Strike Threat Looms Over Negotiations
A national steel strike was set to begin at midnight Thursday as U S Steel and the CIO United Steelworkers met to seek a wage agreement. USW demands a substantial rise, arguing $2.33 hourly current pay is too low, while US Steel offers about 10 cents an hour. Both sides expressed hope for a peaceful settlement despite the strike backing.
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Pittsburgh
U.S. Steel Corp
CIO
United Steelworkers
Big Steel
U.S. Steel
David J. McDonald
McDonald
John A. Stephens
US Steel
Stephens
Russians seek disarmament leverage as peace talk shifts
In San Francisco during the UN anniversary interview Gen. Carlos Romulo speculates Moscow's shift to a milder tone signals a pause in hostilities. Molotov frames demands for Western disarmament and dismantling of American air bases, implying a trade for alliance stability and checks on each side. The piece notes long-standing Western-Russian disputes over disarmament and a cautious Western response as markets open lower in New York.
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Latesk
Carlos P. Romulo
Phillipines
United Nations
San Francisco
Kremlin
Moscow
Georgi Mialenkot
V. M. Molotov
Western Alliance
West Germany
Russia
Gavin
Molotov
Iran
Estate of Judge Markell Valued At 8691.951 in Maryland
In Baltimore probate records the late former Chief Judge Charles Markell of the Maryland Court of Appeals is valued at 3691.951 for personal estate, with a will leaving 310.000 to Emmanuel Church and to his three children in trust. Appraisers itemized stocks including Hercules Powder and United States Fidelity and Guaranty, plus government bonds, cash, and furnishings totaling 39,685 in tax value. Executors named are Charles Markell Jr. and Charles G. Page.
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Baltimore
Charles Markell
Maryland Court of Appeals
Markell
Emmanuel Church
Ten Stories Of Building Swept By Fire In Pittsburgh
Fire swept the ten story Pitt Schools of Health Professions building under construction beside Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh. Six alarms were sounded as flames engulfed planking and sagging steel on the lower floors. All 225 Presbyterian Hospital patients were evacuated to adjacent Women’s and Eye Ear hospitals with no injuries. Damage estimated at $250000 or more.
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Pittsburgh
Pitt Schools of Health & Professions
Presbyterian Hospital
Women’s and Eye & Ear Hospitals
Western Psychiatric Institute
Presbyterian Hospital Dietary Kitchen
Charles J. McDermott
Vast Search For Two Marine Jet Fliers
A vast air and sea search covers 20 000 square miles in the western Pacific for two Marine jet fliers missing since Sunday night. Believed alive, they may drift in tiny rubber rafts with faint radio signals heard from one of them. A wife and child arrived from Minneapolis today. Navy has not released names.
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Tokyo
Pacific
Minneapolis
David Winton Bell
Charles H. Bell
General Ills, Inc
Navy
Bell
Yoksa
Fire Aids Police To Overtake Speeder
Stratford Ontario police pursued a speeding motorist whose car caught fire. James Handy, 23, was charged after flames halted the pursuit as he allegedly exceeded speeds between 60 and 100 mph. The vehicle burned beyond repair.
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Stratford
James Handy
Lattimore Charges To Be Dropped
The government announced it would drop the long pursuit of Owen Lattimore on perjury charges. Justice Brownell noted key counts were dismissed, leaving five counts unlikely to proceed. The decision follows multiple court rulings deeming the indictments too vague to sustain.
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Washington
Owen Lattimore
Auly
Brownell
U. S. District and Appeals
Lattimore
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
Johns Flopkins
Federal Dist
Luther W. Youngdahl
Youngdahl
Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
Supreme Court
Trivis
Thurman Arnold
Eisenhower
Attacked Flying Boat Makes Same Trip Again
A Catalina PBY flying boat attacked near Matsui Island today returned to the same outpost to pick up an American officer needing hospital care. The officer is Lite Lorkngnian St Lyi, a member of a US Military Assistance Advisory Group team. The flight occurred without incident despite earlier clashes where MiGs damaged the Catalina and several Nationalist T-33s were engaged. A lease filing appears in the circuit court for T. S. Michael leases property on Hast street with renewal options and rent details.
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Taipei
Formosa
Matsui
Lite Lorkngnian
St Lyi
Bubawilton
Maisu
Quemoy
Ciilian Foshme
Matsus
Circuit Court
T. 5. Michael
T. $. Michael Tee Company, Inc
Hast Street
Hagerstown votes on bonds for city power plant and streets
Voters in Hagerstown cast ballots in a special election to decide whether to issue 5.8 million dollars in bonds to finance expansion of the municipal power plant along with street, water and sewer improvements.
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Hagerstown
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