Dr J F Haas Set to Retire in Early June
Rev J F Haas longtime Calvary Methodist pastor Frederick to retire around June first due to health. He will preach last sermon in May, will reside in Baltimore near family, plans to stay in ministry until annual conference in Westminster. Haas served Frederick since 1944 after previous pastorates in Baltimore and Tacoma.
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Nv J. Franklin Haas
Calvary Methodist Church
Haas
Westminster
Frederick
Calvary Church
Baltimore
First Methodist Church
New Jersey
Jyne
Benjamin W. Meeks
Kansas City
Tacoma
Wash
Radio Controlled Bombs Used In Korea By US Air Force
The U S Far East Air Force says its bombers have used radio controlled Tarzan bombs on Korean targets since last August. The 27 foot six ton bombs have hit several vital targets, mainly bridges. The Larzon bomb is guided by radio signals from the bombardier and read by a receiver in the bomb with a flare mechanism and a special bomb sight.
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Tokyo
U. S. Far East Air Force
War Propaganda Law Passed In Soviet Union
The Supreme Soviet approved a law making war mongering a major crime with no opposition. In Stalin's presence the measure declares spread of war propaganda a crime against humanity. The state now applies the death penalty to crimes against the state, including this offence.
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Moscow
Supreme Soviet
Stalin
Soviet Union
Bombs Explode Outside Rome Embassies No Injuries Reported
In Rome on March 13 fourteen people were detained for questioning after two small bombs exploded near the U S embassy and the Italian Foreign Ministry last night. Windows were shattered and panic ensued, but no injuries occurred. A leaflet signed La Legione Nera was found near the Foreign Ministry. Premier De Gasperi and Foreign Minister Storza met London officials to discuss Trieste as Italy and Yugoslavia claim the city.
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Rome
U.S
Italy
Foreign Ministry
la Legione*Nera
Black Legion
Renunciation
Trieste
Mussolini
Alcide de Gasperi
Carlo Storza
London
Yugoslavia
No Sponsor For 45 Million School Bills
Annapolis March 13 A 45 million dollar batch of Department of Education proposals lacks legislative sponsorship as the House Education committee is urged to decide on introducing all or part of the program. Proposed raises for teachers, funding for construction and library aid, plus 35 million in bonds face committee discussion amid Governor McKeldin opposition over tax impact and a split Democratic stance on teacher pay.
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Annapolis
Department of Education
House Education Committee
McKeldin
Denies Picture Was A Fraud In Maryland Campaign
Washington March 13 a witness told a Senate Elections subcommittee a composite photo used in the 1956 Maryland senatorial campaign showed former Senator Tydings and Communist leader Earl Browder in conversation is not a fake or fraud. Frank Miller Smith former chief editorial writer said the image was plainly marked composite and intended to fit space needs Tankersley originated the idea Smith now serves as Butler's administrative assistant. Hungary reintroduced milk rationing as officials blamed hoarders for the shortage.
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Washington
Maryland
Witness Today
Frank Miller Smith
Washington Times-Herald
Senate
Tydings
Earl Browder
Senator Butler
Butler
Tankersley
Chicago Tri- Lune
McCarthy
R. Wis
Smith
Assault Case Before Local Court in Pipe Beating
A Circuit Court jury heard Ford county case details as garage operator William J. Shankle testified he was struck with a pipe during a dispute over a $63 repair bill at Shankie’s West South Street garage. John Henry Sexton claimed self defense and that Shankle threatened him. The jury began deliberations after prosecution by State's Attorney Charles A. Price. Separately, David Myers, 26, received a suspended three year sentence for stealing soft drinks valued at $1.25 and was warned about intoxicated arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
William J. Shankle
John Henry Sexton
Sexton
Edwin F. Nikirk
Shankle
Donald E. Cosgrave
Shankie
West South Street
Joseph Reeder
Braddock
Sxton
Patrick M. Schnauffer
Charles A. Price
Edward S. Mobley
John S. Wetnight
Ira T. Warrenfeltz
Clifford D. Willard
Janie F. Page
Daniel S. Kendall
Clarence H. Martz
Edgar A. Zimmerman
Harry W. Summers
George M
Myers
Wilbur F. Sheffield, Jr
Stocks Hit By Selling Wave
New York trading opened with a selling wave pushing prices down by up to four dollars a share. Most losses ranged from one to two dollars, with the tape running three minutes behind as the market declined amid Korea war talk inflation fears and bond market uncertainty.
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New York
Korea
Costello Defies Senate Crime Hearings In New York
Frank Costello challenged Senate crime investigators to produce evidence that he runs a national crime syndicate. The committee had accused him of ruling such an organization. Costello, through his attorney, said he is a witness not a defendant and demanded to see the evidence for a proper reply. The hearing opened with Ambro, a former Kings County official, testifying about links between O'Dwyer and underworld figures at aBronx restaurant. O'Dwyer, later ambassador to Mexico, is slated to appear Monday.
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New York
Frank Costello
Senate
Costello
Joe Adonis
William O'Dwyer
Jerome G. Ambro
O'Dwyer
Ambro
Kings County
Brooklyn
State Assembly
Irwin Steingut
Frank Quayle
Frank Kelly
Mexico
Adonis
Bronklyn
Kinge County
Ambra
Joseph Doto
New Orleans
We Pointee
Camp Detrick to Build 16 New Family Housing Units
Ground broken at Camp Detrick for 16 family type housing units, similar to brick quarters but frame construction with no basements. Eight units north and eight south of the existing brick buildings will be allotted to military and civilian personnel. Industrial Engineering and Construction Co. of Newark, NJ, won the bid at 175,152 dollars. occupancy expected in about six months.
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Camp Detrick
Robert ¥. Barrick
Camp Derrick
The
Industrial Engineering and Construction Co
Newark
N. J
Western Delegates Agree On Reply On Gromyko Proposal
Paris March 13 Western power delegates agreed on their answer to new Gromyko proposals for the Big Four talks agenda. The Soviet deputy foreign minister suggested a half way rewording on the item about a peace treaty with Germany. US Britain and France discussed the plan at length and will present their reply at today’s meeting. Delegations noted the treaty issue differs from other agenda points and British French deputies stayed in session until midnight. A western spokesman said they are united in seeking a full list of subjects for four foreign ministers to discuss to ease world tensions.
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Paris
Andrei Gromyko
Gromyko
Germany
United States
Britain
France
Gromyka
Doubtful Report on Soviet Officers Executed in Berlin
Berlin sources and East German officials called a published claim that fourteen Soviet officers were executed in the Russian zone for plotting against Stalin as highly doubtful. The report circulated among allied circles and regional media today amid uncertainty over its veracity.
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Berlin
Germany
Stalin
Up To Minute Techniques For A Bomb Casualties
Up to the minute training in atomic casualty care was conducted for Frederick county nurses in intensive sessions at Frederick Middletown and Emmitsburg. The second part of instruction will be held Wednesday as part of Civil Defense and Health Department efforts to train graduate nurses in a chain of local to state experts.
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Frederick County
Frederick
Middletown
Emmitsburg
Health Department
Civil Defense
Rochester
Minn
Edgar H. McBride
Focal Civil Defense
Clara Steinman
State Department of Health
Betty Grabill
Frederick Memorial Hospital
BE. L
W. Or, Cadle
Sue Ward
John Richards
St. Mary's College
Theron Green
Frank OD. Worthington
Washington
Baltimore
Standard Of Govt Moral Standards Probe Urged
Senator Fulbright proposes a commission of distinguished citizens to examine moral standards in government and Congress. He notes the current RFC inquiry may be enough and suggests a broader Hoover Commission style study if needed. Republicans push to extend the subcommittee’s work despite Fulbright’s cautions.
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Washington
Fulbright D-Ark
Congress
Senate
Fulbright
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
RFC
White House
Hoover Commission
Fram
Capehart
R-Ind
Senate Investigating Committee
Senator Hoey
Eisenhower selects Drexel Biddle for liaison role
General Dwight Eisenhower names Col Anthony J Drexel Biddle Jr a noted U S soldier and diplomat to manage relations between Allied Atlantic army headquarters and supporting governments.
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Biddle
Périy
Dwight" Eisenhower
Col
Anthony J. Drexel Biddle, Jr
U. S
Atlantic Army
Personnel Shifts at Camp Detrick Under New Reorganization
Charles V. Lanner named assistant for Facilities and Services at Camp Detrick as part of a broader reorganization. New divisions include Purchasing and Property, Transportation, Security, Facilities, and Miscellaneous Services. Bruce W. Rohrbacher becomes Comptroller with Robert F. Fuller as assistant. both have long Detrick tenure. Lanner, a Frederick native, served from 1940 to lieutenant colonel and commanded a Quartermaster battalion on Okinawa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles
V. Lanner
Fred J. Delmore
Camp Derrick
Lanner
Frederick
Army
Quartermaster Corps
Okinawa
Camp Detrick
Chemical Corps
Bruce W. Rohrbacher
Robert F. Fuller
Rohrbacher
Fuller
Detrick
West Third Street
Mr. Rohrbacher
Mr. Fuller
Braddock Heights
Four Boys Drown On Flimsy Raft Near Oak Grove
Medford Mass reports four boys drowned when their makeshift raft collapsed in a bog opposite Oak Grove cemetery. Surviving boy Gilbert Mason, 9, told police the raft broke apart one by one as the water proved icy.
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Medford
Mass
Oak Grove Cemetery
Albert Battista
William Batista
Richard Pagluca
George Mason
Gilbert Mason
George
Raf
Gilbert
Pie Flair Dies in Korea Soldier Identified Missed Action
Raymond R. Flair, 22, of 16 West Fourth Street, died serving in the Army in Korea after being reported missing near the Seoul Inchon area. He was recalled to active duty in October 1950, sent to Korea in January, and previously served in the Panama Canal Zone. He was born August 28 1928 in Frederick and leaves a wife, a six year old daughter, his father William C. Flair, a brother Charles William Flair, and three sisters Nancy Flair Betty Gallup and Madeline Stone. He attended the Dickerson public abent and worked for a local auto radiator company before service.
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Raymond R. Flair
West Fourth Street
Korea
Flair
Seoul Iuchon
Panama Canal Zone
Frederick
William C. Flair
West South Street
Charles William Flair
Nancy Flair
Betty Gallup
Madeline Stone
Dickerson
Aito
Opposed to changes in Frederick county school plan
The Frederick County PYA announced a unanimous stance against any deviation from the 1948 school construction program at Emmitsburg. With 12 PTAs present, Sgt. W. W. Corbin chaired a session signaling that changes could harm the overall building plan and favor some areas over others. The group outlined April-May study meetings led by Urbana’s Mrs. A D Pollack, with guests from Hood College and the University of Maryland. They will also discuss questions about local schools and consider electing school board members.
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Frederick
A. D. Pollack
Urbana
Frederick County
Howard Benjamin
University of Maryland
Andrew G. Truxal
Hood College
Elizabeth Eckhardt May
Hood
Legislative Committee
Norman Lease
National Congress Pta
Frederick High School
Retreat Presses Reds Near Korea’s Hongchon Front
Allied forces report Communist withdrawal to the old Parallel 38 as three UN columns drive toward Hongchon in central Korea. U S Seventh Division commander says the retreat shows a rolling resistance but not a rout with 1500 enemy trucks seen moving southward from North Korea. British Canadian and US units push within four to five miles of Hongchon while observers note possible Red defense failures near the Hongchon River.
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Tokyo
South
North Korea
Natons
Hongchon
Korea
Claude B. Feren
U. S
Seoul
Hongehon
U. S. First Cavalry Division
Hoengsong
U. S. First Marine Division
A. FB
Leif Erickson
U. S. Highth Aemy
Hong
FHA Meeting On Thursday In Maryland Area Church Basement
The annual Farm Ownership meeting for Frederick and Washington counties will be held Thursday in a Presbyterian church basement. About 30 farm families supported by FHA supervised credit are expected, with invited guests including those who have recently paid off loans. The day will feature slides, a panel with H Bryce Hopkins and Bruce E Crum, a covered dish luncheon, and a review of 1950 borrower performance to guide next year’s efforts.
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Frederick
Washington County
Presbyterian Church
H. Bryce Hopkins
Farmers Home Administration
FHA
Hopkins
Bruce E. Crum
Five Day Weather Forecast for Maryland Delaware Region
The five day outlook calls for a cloudy windy start with rain and possible mountain snow. Thursday and Friday turn fair but cold, then warmer by Saturday and Sunday. Period temperatures dip slightly below normal with afternoon highs near 50 and early lows from the mountains to the Delmar Peninsula in the mid 30s.
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Maryland-Delaware
Maryland
Delmar Peninsula
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Mary Genevieve Shorb
St. Anthony's
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Francis A. Shorb
Mary K. Lohr
Calvin
Lohr
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Emmitt Warring
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