House To Cut Huge State Bond Bill
ANNAPOLIS March 2 After the Senate trims the budget and the Governor is urged to cut more, the House aims to reduce a proposed 23 million dollar state bond bill. The Ways and Means Committee plans to push a 22.7 million bond package, including cuts to 70 million for new state offices and the Civil Defense agency’s 275 thousand, with possible further reductions to pay and personnel across 12 departments. Senate leaders also urge higher teacher pay next year. A separate report notes a fatal hit and run near Hancock, Puerto Rican laborer Vicente Aponte, 35, died on U.S. Route 40. The driver fled. the body was left about 20 yards from impact.
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Ways and Means
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Civil Defense Agency
Board of Public Works
General Assembly
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Vicente Aponte
Puerto Rico
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Aponte
Trafic
Hancock
Garvey
Marshall Daniels
Glass blowing spans six millennia of craft
The glass blowing industry traces its existence to about 6,000 years ago, marking a long evolution from early beadmaking to modern industrial production. This historical thread highlights the skill and innovation that shaped glassware, vessels, and artistic works across civilizations.
State Senator Phoebus Seeks Congressional Seat
Maryland state Senator Harry T. Phoebus filed March 2 in Baltimore for the Republican nomination in the Fourth District. He cited local calls for a challenge to Democrat George H. Fallon, noting the district has not voted Republican in years. Phoebus declined a move to his home First District to avoid impacting Rep. Edward T. Miller.
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Harry T. Phoebus
Congress
Baltimore
Maryland
Somerset Coubls
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Battle Ground
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George H. Fallon
Daniel Ellison
Fallon
Cone
Ellison
Edward T. Miller
Easton
Firemen Open Roosevelt Theater Fire After Crowd Action
In Halimrore a mob of about 700 angry customers blocked the Roosevelt theater entrance demanding refunds. Firemen used a large hose to disperse the crowd and reached a basement trash fire, extinguishing it with little damage inside the Negro theater.
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Haltimore
Roosevelt Theater
Coffin Slips During Interment Kills Cemetery Worker
In Buggianese Italy during a burial service a coffin slipped while being placed in a crypt crushing one cemetery worker to death and injuring another. The incident occurred last night at the local cemetery and authorities investigated the accident.
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Ponte Buggianese
Italy
Fighting In Korea Gains On Western Front
Allied tanks artillery and infantry pressed Chinese forces on the western Korean front with a two pronged tank raid near Chorwon. In the action hills northeast and northwest of the Iron Triangle base city were targeted as 20 bunkers were claimed destroyed and eight damaged. U N artillery barrage sought to loosen Chinese defense near Yonchon and Chorwon while 36 enemy were killed or wounded. Eastern front saw heavy Chinese artillery and mortar fire surpassing 700 rounds toward a small Allied area west of Mundung Valley with earlier rounds toward Heartbreak Ridge.
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Korea
Chorwon
Yonchon
U.N
Eighth Army
Mundung Valley
Heartbreak Ridge
Carroll Man Charged With Two Burglaries
Millard Henry Myers 37, West minster and formerly of Pleasant Valley, is jailed in Carroll County charged with two Westminster burglaries. State Police and a Westminster officer say he is held for the May grand jury. Items stolen total $63.51 with about half recovered.
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Millard Henry Myers
Westminster
Pleasant Valley
Carroll County
James N. Simmons
State Police
Samuel D. Ibex
Myers
Richard John Stephen
Hollow Rock Road
William Raymond MacDonald
East Green Street
Elizabeth Grows To Three as Crown Rumors Swirl
London rumors swirl that Queen Elizabeth II may be expecting a third child delaying coronation until late summer 1953. The Sun day Pictorial and Sunday Express hint at pregnancy without confirmation amid palace silence. Also noted is a Carroll County marriage license for George Carson and Elizabeth Fletcher.
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London
Elizabeth II
Sunday Pictorial
William Gilhart
Clarence House
the Pictorial
William
Africa
Sunday Express
Burkingham Palace
Elizabeth
Carroll County
George Carson
Elizabeth Fletcher
Sykesville
Kimble Enters Sixth District Congress Race
Annapolis Md March 24 State Senator Robert Kimble Republican Allegany announces bid for Maryland Sixth District Congress shaping a five candidate GOP primary. Kimble long time Maryland legislator since 1932 Senate GOP Floor Leader for six years joins Beall Markey Long Moore and Hyde in the race ahead of the May 5 primary.
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Annapolis
Robert Kimble
Rallegany
Congress
Maryland
Kimble
GOP
Senate
J. Glenn Beall
U. S S.senate
D. John Markey
Frederick
Frank Raymond Long
Kensington
George M Moore
Silver Spring
DeWitt
Police Seek Five in Multimillion Reno Robbery
Police broadcast an all-points alert for four men and a blonde Reno woman linked to a 7.5 million dollar safe burglary at eccentric millionaire L. V. Redfield's home in Reno. The suspects were detained briefly in Elko on Saturday and released after questioning. They earlier claimed to be headed to Salt Lake City.
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Reno
Nev
L. V. Redfield
Elko
Salt Lake City
Reno Police Probe Prints After Las Vegas Rumor
Authorities in Reno examine five suspects tied to burglary rumors about travel from Las Vegas to Reno on Saturday. Police chief seeks heel and palm prints and checks for a coat button missing on one suspect to corroborate the report.
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Las Vegas
Reno
Collision on Fourth Street Swerve Involves Two Classic Cars
A 1999 Chevrolet driven by Mr. Schultz of Route 3 locked brakes and swerved into the path of an oncoming 1950 Buick on Fourth Street Pike about two miles west. No injuries reported. Police investigated the crash and noted vehicle damage to both cars.
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Schultz
Fourth Street Pike
Car demolition at Montevue Sunday injures Nome
At Montevue on Sunday a Buick was damaged about 300 dollars when it was demolished in an incident investigated by Trooper James A. Rouzee. Nome sustained injuries but no charges were filed.
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Montevue
Schultz
James A. Rouzee
Nome
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