Roads Still Drifted In Frederick County After Snowfall
Frederick County Roads Board dispatched three graders and a truck to open back roads around Johnsville still drifted shut since Saturday's six inch snowfall. Overnight snow added two to four inches. two inches at the airport and up to four inches at Foxville. Main highways cleared by melting and plowing. temps expected to rise into mid 40s with showers then colder by Tuesday.
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Frederick County Roads Board
Johnsville
Weather Bureau
Garnbyrill State Park
High Knob
Foxville
State Roads Commission
Mercury
Citizens oppose spot zoning for near northwest Frederick apartments
Bitter crowd at Staley Park meeting protests plan to approve 108 unit FHA backed apartments at two sites near Fourteenth Street and Motter Avenue. District residents claim spot zoning would lower property values and threaten single family restrictions as Zoning Commission schedules public hearing March 10 amid ongoing sewer and water planning hurdles for the defense housing program.
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Fourteenth Street
Motter Avenue
Staley Park Field House
FHA
Stewart-Bainum Company
Washington
Alton Homes, Inc
Long Beach
N. C
Frederick
Zoning Commission
Edward J. Schantz
West Fourteenth Street
Federal Housing and Home Finance Administration
Baltimore
Maryland Man Dead as Two Crashes Hit Highway
A Maryland man was killed and a Maryland couple were injured in separate crashes on Route 40. The victim, 96, from Chesapeake Bay, died after a vehicle collision. Mr and Mrs Herman ReWling, both 55 of Chevy Chase, were injured when their car shed ice and plunged into a guard area. They were treated at a Zanesville hospital.
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Zanesville
Maryland
Chesapeake
Conit
Herman
Chevy Chase
Obash
Zanesville Hospital
Supreme Court Upholds Feinberg Anti-Commie Law
The Supreme Court, by a 5 to 3 vote, upholds New York’s Feinberg law designed to bar subversive individuals from state school employment. The ruling affirming the statute was opposed by eight taxpayers arguing it violates freedom of speech. Justice Minton wrote the majority. Justices Douglas Black and Frankfurter dissented.
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Washington
Supreme Court
New York
Feinberg
Minton
Douglas
Black
Frankfurter
Vinson
Reed
Jackson
Burton
Clark
Auto Skids Into Truck Injuring Two Soldiers in City Collision
Two soldiers were injured when their car skidded on a slushy street into a parked truck on South Market near Cit limits early today. Thomas J. Batrla and Harold R. Blake were treated at Camp Detrick hospital for minor injuries and extensive car damage.
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South Market Street
Cit
Camp Detrick Hospital
Thomas J. Batrla
Ambrige
Harold R. Blake
Smithstown
N.Y
Batrla
Blake
Ralph Potts
Frederick
Battla
Potts
Chevrolet
Francis H. Jackson
Washington
Wilson Avenue
Bolton Street
Beulah Marie Pennington
Route 5
John Leroy Fisher
Ice Street
Fisher
Pennington
George Crouse
Elizabeth H. Betson
West South Street
Betson
South Bentz Street
Burras Former Officer Dies at 69 in Frederick
Charles M Burras known as Cabbage a former city policeman died at 9 30 this morning in Frederick Memorial Hospital after a paralytic stroke at his home 105 East Fifth street He was 69 and had been on sick leave for months He patrolled his beat on foot around Baker Park and was famed for courtesy He leaves three sons a step daughter and three sisters Funeral services will be announced by C Cline and Son.
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Charles M. Burras
Frederick Memorial Hospital
East Fifth Street
Burras
Baker Park
Daniel
Barbara A. Burras
Charles M., Jr
Wilbur C
William J. Burras
Washington
Ben C Adams
Frederick
Earl D Myers
Hagerstown
Sarah
Charlotte Burtras
Funeral Home
Fire Truck Driver Dies Of Injuries
Bethesda report states 37 year old Brigg s of the Gaithersburg Washington Grove Volunteer Fire Department died from injuries after a February 21 collision. The truck overturned en route to a field fire. nine other firefighters were injured. The crash was caused by a non functioning traffic signal at Diamond and Summit. The Cadillac driver, George Ziemelis, 17, of Laytonsville, had a fractured shoulder. Damage estimated at about 1500 dollars.
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Bethesda
Wesley Briggs
Gaithersburg
Washington Grove
Briggs
Diamond
Summit Avenues
George Ziemelis
Laytonsville
First National Bank
Ziemelis
House Resolution on Sheriff Guy Anders Death
Delegates passed House Resolution 34 expressing deepest sympathy over the sudden death of Sheriff Guy Anders of Frederick County. The resolution honors his public service and two world war service with Company A, First Maryland Regiment, 29th Division. Funeral services were held at 2 pm with county officials and court workers attending. the courthouse closed at noon in his honor.
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Guy Anders
House of Delegates
House
Frederick
Maryland
Frederick County
Injured Skipper Directs Vessel From Bed Aboard Ship
Captain William R. Thomas, injured when high seas damaged a freighter’s bridge and steering gear, directs the Liberty ship Rachel Jackson toward New York from a bed aboard the vessel. The Mendota escorts the 7,100 ton ship as it closes on port, Thomas refusing morphine for pain.
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New York
Rachel Jackson
Coast Guard
Mendota
William R. Thomas
New York City
Capt. Thomas
Internees Run Own Show in UN Prison Compound 62
On Moje Island Korea, Compound 62 housing about 5300 Communist led inmates shows rising violence and control by a Red faction. Riots, weapon use, and a prior death toll, with few searches and lax camp discipline, reveal a drifting UN policy toward lenience enabling a dominant Communist minority.
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Moje Island
Korea
United Nations
Asahie
U.N
Sunday Civil Defense Post Drill in Frederick Area
The Frederick observation post of the Eastern Air Defense Force operated in a 12 state surprise Civil Defense exercise. J Walker Carty and John S Miller coordinated reports from local posts while deputies Mobilized volunteers. The drill ran from morning sighting to 5 pm with posts on full emergency duty.
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Frederick
Eastern Air Defense Force
Baltimore
J. Walker Carty
John S. Miller
Charles Main
LeRoy Moore
Chesapeake and Potomac
Frederick Post
Ground Observer Corps
Strangers demand money with grenade in Baltimore tavern
A stranger in a Baltimore bar used a hand grenade to press for cash after returning with a bag of money. Bartender Henry Glaser fled for help as the man threatened to pull the pin, prompting a chaotic confrontation in the tavern. The report also notes another incident in Miami where Wilson Lang surrendered after absconding with $2,500 from the Town Theater. Lang claimed fatigue from running.
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Baltimore
Henry Glaser
Glaser
Miami
Fla
Wilson Stryker Lang
Lang
J Griffin
Chamber of Canmore
Dows
Tsean Teun
250 MIGs Out To Tackle U S Fliers
In Korea near the Yalu River, U S Sabre jets claimed victory over MIG-15s as about 250 Communist fighters moved south of their border. Fifth Air Force reported two MIGs shot down and several damaged in four dogfights, marking renewed incursions beyond Manchurian sanctuary with limited allied operations along the front.
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Seoul
Korea
Yalu
Pyongyang
Manchuria
Free Rides Policy Signals Transit Charity in Buffalo
In Buffalo New York on March 3 the Niagara Frontier Transit Corp announced it distributed 27 000 free rides to churchgoers yesterday continuing its policy of free Sunday morning rides started last year. In West Virginia trains ran normally on the Baltimore and Ohio line at Sprig Run three miles north of St Marys while southbound service was derailed yesterday.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Niagara Frontier Transit Corp
TRAIX
ST. Mary's. W.va
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Sprig Run Shout
Here
Russia May Wreck Peace Talks Over Neutral Inspector Demand
In Munsan Korea on March 3 Communist truce negotiators accused the United Nations command of lying and stalling while insisting Russia be named a neutral inspector. U N officials said a two neutral nation plan could solve the impasse as Washington sources warned Russia may wreck talks. Col Don Darrow and Rear Adm Libby described the session as unproductive while Maj Gen Lee Sang Cho's tirade prompted Libby to demand restraint.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations Command
U. N
Russia
Chang Chun Sun
BR. E. Libby
Lee Sang Cho
Libby
Don Darrow
Darrow
Chang
Soviet Union
Washington
U. S
Lee
U. N. Command
Deficit May Be Two Billion Dollars Less
Washington March 3 top government experts optimistic that the federal deficit this year will be about two billion dollars less than President Truman estimated in January. With four months left, some authorities project the red ink near six billion, possibly lower.
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Washington
Truman
Admiral Expected To Debunk Charges
Admiral Charles Fox faces a March hearing before a House Armed Services subcommittee regarding charges of military extravagance. He defends Navy spending amid claims of unequal procurement costs across services and presses for credibility under the nickname Red Grange of the Pentagon.
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Vic
Charles Fox
Hee Armed Services
Gannds Fox
Nava
Hebert Plas
Red Grange
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Ale
Navy
Air Force
France must justify aid to defend herself
Senator Connally said France must justify large US military and economic aid by showing she will defend herself. The remark came after a two hour closed briefing with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee of which Connally is chairman. Premier Faure asked a 15 percent tax increase to fund France’s share of NATO defense plans.
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Washington
Connally
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Acheson
Sparkman D-Alal
France
Pinay Seeks New French Cabinet Amid Crisis
Paris March 3 Antoine Pinay 60 year old Conservative said he would attempt to form a new cabinet to lift France from its political and financial jam after a half hour talks with President Vincent Auriol He would consult his friends and report back Pinay is expected to form a middle of the road government similar to Edgar Faure whose cabinet collapsed Pinay faces Socialist resistance to seating Gaullist followers and Paris aides consider his chances highly doubtful potential successors including Henri Queuille are mentioned though health limits apply
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Paris
Antoine Pinay
France
Pinay
Vincent Auriol
Auriol
Edgar Faure
Paul Reynaud
Rene Pleven
Independent Republican Party
Charles de Gaulle
Henri Queuille
Radio marriage proposal ends in renewed vows
Miami couple reunites after 30 years as Edna Buckshorn and her former husband Charlie Buckshorn discuss remarriage via shortwave radio. Edna, living in Covington Kentucky, asks Charlie to marry again in a lighthearted exchange that ends with him promising to make it for keeps. The awkward patchwork transmission blends romance and radio jargon as they plan a new life together.
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Miami, Fla
CuPid
Miami
Charlie Buckshorn
South Miami
Edna
Covington
Buckshorn
Marrs
Golix
Ria
37 Killed In French Plane Crash
An Air France four engine airliner crashed in an olive grove near Nice killing 27 people including American ballet dancer Joan Katzman and French actresses Michele Verly and Life Tpart. A survivor was listed in critical condition. The plane had just taken off and turned back before crashing.
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Nice
France
Air France
Riviera
Mediterranean
Paris
Joan Katzman
Harriet Toby
Marquis de Cuevas
Cannes
New York City
Life Tpart
Michele Verly
Italy
Lattimore To Be Questioned By Senate Panel
Washington March 3 Senator Ferguson says he will question Owen Lattimore very closely about a policy memorandum Lattimore changed to President Truman in 45 The Senate internal security subcommittee nears its sixth day of questioning Lattimore a Far Eastern Affairs Specialist and IPR trustee amid accusations of Communist influence in the Institute of Pacific Relations and the U S Far East policy.
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Washington
Sen
Ferguson
R-Mich
Owen Lattimore
Lattimore
Truman
Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
U. S
Far East
Institute of Pacific Relations
IPR
Johns Hopkins University
State Department
Retains Right to Local Jury Trials in Tax Disputes
Washington March 3 Secretary of the Treasury John W Snyder assured Senate officials that Truman’s proposed Internal Revenue Bureau reorganization would not erase taxpayers rights to local jury trials in disputed tax cases. He spoke in a letter read to the Senate Expenditures committee by Commissioner John B Dunlap as the panel weighs recommending disapproval. The plan would abolish 64 collector offices and replace them with about 25 district offices.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
John W. Snyder
Truman
Internal Revenue Bureau
Senate
Snyder
Senate Expenditures Committee
Internal Revenue
John B. Dunlap
Dunlap
Mr. Truman
Collectors of Internal Revenue
Radio in Street Cars Before Supreme Court
Washington March 3 The Supreme Court hears arguments on whether radio broadcasts in street cars and buses violate riders constitutional rights Opponents argue forced listening violates due process and private property rights while supporters claim the broadcasts deny compensation and are a taking of property. Two coal miners were arrested today after dynamite and fire were used in a clash during UMW organizing drives in Leslie and Clay counties.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Radion
Inddanal
Radios
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