Woodbine Worker Burned In Electric Fuse Box Blast
Arthur N. Butler a 52 year old Woodbine plant employee of Hyman Weiner and Sons was burned when an electric fuse box exploded at the Woodbine factory. He suffered second and third degree burns to the chest arms face and hands and was taken to Frederick Memorial Hospital in fair condition. The Lisbon Fire Company assisted as flames threatened the building but limited damage was reported. The plant operates a paper mill in the old canning property at Woodbine.
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Woodbine
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Arthur N. Butler
Hyman-Weiner and Sons Company
Mt. Airy Fire Company
Butler
Lisbon
Creagerstown Farmer Fined for Contempt in Health Case
Russell Seiss of Creagerstown was fined $3 for contempt of court and bond set at $1,000 for an evening hearing on charges of maintaining an insanitary condition endangering public health. He failed to appear for a magistrate court hearing, despite prior 20 day and 10 day extensions, and was brought in by deputies to face the charges and ensure attendance.
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Russell Seiss
Creagerstown
Seiss
H. Reese Shoemaker, Jr
Shoemaker
Haymond Haugh
Leslie Fox
Forbes Burgess
Staley Wins County Paint Bid for Court House Project
County Commissioners opened exterior painting bids for the Court House and Winchester Hall and awarded both contracts to Charles P. Staley of Frederick. His bids totaled 1197.30 for the Court House and 2334 for Winchester Hall, with three other bidders noted.
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Court House
Winchester Hall
Charles P. Staley
Frederick
Unemployment Claims Rise As Workers File
About 600 men and women crowded the State Employment Service to file unemployment compensation claims due to plant furloughs for inventories and repairs. A spokesman said at least 2,508 claims are expected in the next week or two.
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The
State Employment Service
Boen
Commission
Martial Law In East Zone Lifted Soon
Berlin dispatch reports the Soviet occupied East Zone easing into a quasi normal state as troops pull back to barracks and curfews shrink to four hours. Police patrols resume in East Berlin while West observers warn of a hard core Soviet force and swift formation of loyalist rallies to shore up Grotewohl.
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Berlin
Germany
East Berlin
Red Jeaders
Otto Grotewohl
Halle
West
Werl
Konrad Adenauer
Ima
Adenauer
East Germany
Red Army
Freighter and Tanker Crash Off New Jersey Coast
In dense fog off Barnegat City New Jersey last night a Brazilian freighter and an oil tanker collided. One Brazilian seaman died while trying to avert disaster. Two freighter crewmen were slightly hurt. Twenty four crewmen were taken to New York by a Coast Guard cutter and told how their shipmate died.
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Barnegat City
N. J
New Jersey
Panama
New York City
Coast Guard
Stop Gap Meeting Planned By Britain
Britain's acting cabinet head Richard A. Butler said London is negotiating with the United States and France for a quick stop gap meeting on common problems before the Bermuda conference. He named Lord Salisbury as interim meeting head but declined to specify date or venue. The statement follows Churchill's temporary retirement and Eden's absence, with interim foreign policy duties held by Salisbury. Streams condition reports note Monocacy clear at Frederick Junction and Potomac clear at Knoxville.
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London
Britain
Richard A. Butler
United States
France
Bermuda
Houses of Commons
Churchill
Butler
Lord Salisbury
Salisbury
Anthony Eden
Two Ex Presidents Now Close Together at Waldorf Astoria
New York dispatch notes the nation’s two living former presidents, Truman and Hoover, occupy suites 32-A and 31-A respectively at the Waldorf Astoria Tower Apartments with no contact since Truman’s arrival. General Douglas MacArthur resides five floors above in 37-A, though no meetings reported.
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New York i
Waldorf-Astoria Tower
Harry S. Truman
Herbert Hoover
A. Truman
Hoover
Waldorf-Astoria
Truman
Douglas A. MacArthur
Far East
Drop Move To Force Action On Tax Bill
The House Republican leadership dropped a plan to force action on the excess profits tax bill without Ways and Means action. They pressed for the committee to act, while Reed opposed and urged a direct vote to determine if committees can be bypassed, risking a floor showdown and a potential administration victory.
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Washington
House
Tax Writing
Ways and Means
Reed
R-Ny
GOP
Halleck
Ind
Rules Committee
Ways and Means Committee
Damocles
Reeds
By-Pass Proposal Questions Set For State Roads Reply
At a morning conference in the Mayor's office a list of questions on the Frederick by pass was prepared for W F Chilas Jr chief engineer of the State Roads Commission. Attendees included Mayor Donald B Rice Aldermen Quynn and Girard Gallup Chamber president and Pomona Grange master.
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Frederick
W. F. Chilas, Jr
State Roads Commission
Donald B. Rice
Allen G. Quynn
Clyde M. Ere Girard W. Gallup
Chamber of Commerce
Bivce Crum
Pomona Grange
Rice
McChilds
Market Mixed in Early New York Trading
New York stocks opened mixed with small fractional moves as traders weighed early signals. Volume was light and several leading issues showed modest declines or gains, keeping the overall tone cautious.
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New York
Flood Devastates Kyushu As Japan Seeks Aid
A great flood in Kyushu leaves 457 dead 646 missing and 827 injured with 330000 homes destroyed or damaged. U S Air Force drops relief supplies to isolated refugees while American service members are saved from floodwaters. Major bases escape damage as towns like Fukuoka Moji shrink under floodwaters and landslides.
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Tokyo
Japan
Kyushu
New Jersey
U. S. Air Force
Moji
U. S. Army
Fukuoka
Aso Kanko Special Services
Sasebo
Nine Die in Maryland Weekend Incidents
The Associated Press reports at least nine violent deaths across Maryland over the weekend. Drownings included Norman Lee Wilson and Edward Patterson Wilson from Trappe, and Pvt. Joseph Grayson in Baltimore. Traffic fatalities included Dewey Ring of Hagerstown, Wilbur Healey of Hillcrest Heights, and John Turwy of Baltimore, with Turwy’s family hospitalized. A light airplane crash killed Earl Reinhalter of Middlehere, with a companion burned. A lightning strike near a trolley line in Baltimore killed 69 year old Lora Hunt and her granddaughter. A separate electrocution involved Vernon Maus of Baltimore at a Susquehanna Transmission Co substation. DECREE SIGNED A decree was signed in its Court granting Roy C. Stine an absolute divorce from Mrs. Relen M. Stine of Frederick. custody of the children reserved and costs taxed.
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Associated Press
Maryland
Baltimore
Lora B. Hunt
Vernon Paul Maus
Susquehanna Transmission Co
Pulaski HighiWay
Negro Brothers
Norman Lee Wilson
Edward Patterson Wilson
Trappe
Joseph Grayson
Second
Gwynn's Falls
Dewey Herman Ring
Hagerstown
Western Marinland Railway
Thurmont
Wilbur Joseph Healey
Hillcrest Heights
Hyattsville
Roy C. Stine
Relen M. Stine
Frederick
Alton Y. Bennett
Roadside Cleanup Campaign Launched by State Police
State Police launched a roadside cleanup drive after many complaints of dumping along highways. William Henry Miller of Pt. of Rocks was arrested on a charge of throwing beer bottles on Route 464 between Pt. of Rocks and Brunswick. he posted $11.45 bond but forfeited it by missing a magistrate hearing. Authorities warn of strict action with fines up to $100 and potential jail time for offenders.
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William Henry Miller
of Rocks
T. A. G. Sledden
Pt. of Rocks
Brunswick
Miller
Fewer Civilians on U S Payrolls Decline Noted
Senator Byrd reported a 120 395 drop in civilian federal workers over 11 months, about 5 percent. Of the total decline, 81 516 occurred from January to May after the Eisenhower administration began, leaving 2 478 963 workers employed at the end of May.
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Washington
Byrd
D-Va
Eisenhower
Joint Committee
Central Area Hit by Severe Thunderstorm and Flooding
A powerful storm lashed the Baltimore Annapolis and Washington region starving two weeks of rain with a record 4.35 inches in Baltimore in 90 minutes. One woman died after lightning struck a trolley line, a boy was rescued from a storm sewer, and four rescued from a capsized boat near Bay Bridge toll area. High winds top 55 mph toppled trees and flooded streets, delaying trains and trapping motorists. Fire and rescue crews fought lightning fires and pumped out basements while water covered downtown streets and sewer outlets. Local towns reported varying rainfall with Cumberland and Hagerstown recording lighter totals amid cool down.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Annapolis
Washington
Weather Bureau
Lora B. Hunt
Wilson Point Men’s Club
Middle River
Chesapeake Bay
Louis J. O'Donnell
Bay Bridge
Capital
Telvision
Baltimore Fire Department
Baltimore and Ohio
Clifton Park
Mt. Royal
Bert Thomas
Severn Ave
Blair
Riva
Cumberland
Hagerstown
Ocean City
Salisbury
Easton
Shore
Frederick
Senator urges delay on further foreign aid cuts
Robio today urged the Senate to postpone any further cuts in the administration's 5.318 million foreign aid program until later action by the appropriations committee.
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Ould
Washington
Sen
Tatt
Robio
Senate
Appropriations Committee
Reds Open New Attack For Seoul
Chinese Communist forces launched a broad daylight assault about 40 miles north of Seoul, pouring in a division or more to seize outposts Bak and Queen as South Korean First Division troops fought to hold and counterattack. Lookout Mountain changed hands for the seventh time in four days as Fifth Air Force aircraft supported frontline troops.
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Seoul
Bak
Queen
ROK
Lookout Mountain
ROKS
Lookout
Pukhan River
Korea
Christmas Hill
Sniper Ridge
Fifth Air Force
Unemployment Looms For Mine Workers Returning July 6
Pittsburgh The United Mine Workers District No. 5 president John Busarello warns about job losses as about 400,000 miners finish a vacation and return to pits on July 6 under a prior contract that granted $100 vacation checks. He notes coal markets have shrunk and many small mines may not reopen immediately.
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Pittsburgh
United Mine
John Busarello
UMW
John L. Lewis
Busarello
Reds Asked To Set Date For Signing
Allied leaders urged North Korea to fix a date for signing a Korean truce. Gen. Mark Clark delivered a letter at Panmunjom outlining UNC enforcement, while Syngman Rhee’s stance remained firm. Talks followed Robertson and other U S officials meeting Rhee in Seoul amid stalled negotiations.
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Seoul
Reds
Syngman Rhee
Mark Clark
U. N
Panmunjom
Rhee
Eisenhower
Walters. Robertson
U. S
UNC
Clark
ROK
DNC
Republic of Korea
Kim Jl Sung
Peng- Teh Huai
Robertson
Robertsse
Munsan
Tokyo
$1,000 Cash Reported Stolen From Office
Former States Attorney Edwin F. Nikirk reported $1000 in cash missing from his desk at 119 North Court Street on Saturday afternoon. Police found no sign of breaking in, suggesting entry by other means. The partly used notes were mostly denominations of five, nineteen, and twenty dollars. An asphalt tank fire at the State Roads shop caused minor damage after overheating, with fire units containing the blaze.
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Edwin F. Nikirk
North Court Street
Nikirk
State Roads
Easurch Street
Sabre Jets Down Six MiGs Over North Korea
American Sabre jets destroyed six Communist MiGs during air battles over North Korea near Namsi, ten miles southeast of Sinuiju, while protecting a bomber strike on a troops and supply area. The June total reached 39 destroyed, eight probably, and four damaged, with records set in 1952.
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Seoul
North Korea
Namsi
Sinuiju
Korea
Fifth Air Force
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Staley
East Zone
Frederick Junction
Potomac
Knoxville
Miami Beach
Fra
National Education Association
NEA
U.S. Air Force
Fishing Creek
Emmitsburg
Pichi
Pway
Farmers Co Operative Association
Francis Scott Key Post
American Legion
Tivolis Theater
Arnold Leopard
American Legion Post
W. E. S. Miller
Sons For the American Legion
Francis Scott Key
Legion Post
Baker Park
Rhee Over
Defense Department
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