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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1952
Page
6
A crowd scene in a barnlike armory turns chaotic as an accident injures several during a public event. Guardsmen police and fire crews rescue the wounded and transport them to hospitals while inquiries proceed. Gov McKeldin plans an executive order to prevent a recurrence.
In Baltimore last night the Sonja Henie ice show bleachers collapsed under eight times the weight they could bear. About 278 people were injured with 32 in serious condition as the rear bleacher section gave way before showtime. Investigations by six agencies are underway to determine liability and any criminal violations. The show was halted and Miss Henie canceled tonight’s performance, with plans to resume after safety checks.
Notre Dame students in South Bend protested as the St. Joseph County Red Cross chapter refused 2,500 pints pledged on campus. The chapter cited insufficient equipment and storage to handle that volume, noting it operates a blood mobile for Korea. Telegrams were sent to Defense Secretary Lovett and Red Cross president Harriman, stating a 300 pint monthly limit.
Washington reports the ending of the apple export subsidy program on March thirteen. The Agriculture Department will stop subsidizing half the sale price up to $1.25 a box for apples sold abroad. In the past year about 2.6 million boxes were exported at a cost near $3.33 million to support growers' foreign markets.
In Rome two Italian princesses spar over a Uruguayan diplomat amid rival charity theatre companies. Princess Maria Pia of Saxony clashes with Princess Ninon Di Belmonte over cast stars, loans, and tickets. The dispute centers on performances linked to noble circles and diplomatic attendance.
Senator Robert A. Taft pushed a strenuous backcountry drive through snowbound western New Hampshire as he campaigns for the state primary. He carves out long hours speaking at factories and schools and greeting residents at crossroads, in a bid to narrow the lead of Eisenhower who still appears favored in AP editors’ surveys.
Eisenhower backers brought Senators Carlson of Kansas and Lodge of Massachusetts to New Hampshire for rallies as Kefauver and Taft caravanned through towns. The day featured lively exchanges and visits to communities both had just left, with campaign stops in New London and Nashua.
Taft challenged Eisenhower’s capability as a future political leader at a large Lebanon gathering. He argued he would win if nominated, attacked the Administration’s foreign policy by calling Korea an unnecessary war, and blamed Dewey in 1948 for low voter turnout. Harold Stassen countered Taft, accusing him of foreign policy errors over twelve years.
Living things reproduce through several modes including division into equal parts, budding, spore production, and sexual processes, covering a range of reproductive strategies observed in organisms.
M/Sgt. Robert D. Shaffer of Cumberland has been named Army detachment first sergeant at Camp Detrick, replacing Cecil Clay who is promoted and transferred to Camp Pickett. Shaffer, with 42 years of service, spent 31 months in Europe in World War II as part of the 278th Infantry Regiment, 69th Division, and was among the first American troops to contact Soviet forces on the Elbe. He recalls the celebrations and press presence when the breakthrough occurred and holds the Bronze Star Medal and the Presidential Unit Citation.
Rep Hebert of Louisiana charged the Pentagon with holding back at least 211 named public relations officials from the list it supplied to the armed services subcommittee. Hebert said the Pentagon provided incomplete details as the hearing opened in Washington.
A subcommittee cites an inadequate and incomplete list of 184 officers and civilians in public relations. Hebert’s group studies military buying practices. A boy whispers bedtime prayers as his mother teases a misheard remark.
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