County GI Is Killed In Korea
Cpl Edward R Fisher of Lime Kiln was killed in action in Korea A telegram from the War Department to his mother Mrs Bertha Fisher said details are forthcoming He would have turned 22 next Wednesday He served with Battery Battalion 75th Field Artillery Group and enlisted December 22 1950 He trained at Fort Sill Okla and had a leave in October to November 29 He overseas December 1951 He is survived by his mother two half brothers David B Offord and James Wedge and is the son of the late William Fisher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward R. Fisher
Korea
Bertha Fisher
War Department
Fisher
75Th Field Arillery Group
Buckeystown
Hopeland
Army
Fort Sill
Oklo
Lime Kiln
David B. Offord
This City
James Wedge
Centerville
William Fisher
Summit Sun editor defies social security tax demand
Mrs Mary D Cain editor and owner of Summit Sun vows to defy the social security tax, closes her bank account, and prints her paper herself while challenging Treasury Secretary Snyder to jail her. She links the act to anti New Deal themes and questions pension security at age 65.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Summit, Miss
Treasury
Snyder
Mary D. Cain
Summit Sun
Mr. Snyder
Texas
U S Asks Germ Probe In Korean War Charges
Geneva March 13 The International Red Cross committee agreed to investigate Communist claims that U N forces used germ warfare in Korea. U S Secy of State Acheson asked the probe and denied the charges. Red Cross presidents of Hungary Poland Romania and Bulgaria also sent protests urging inquiry to both sides and to Kim il Sung and Gen Pegn Te Huaih.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Switzerland
International Red Cross Committee
U. N
Korea
U. S
Dean Acheson
Paul Ruegger
Red Cross Committee
Red Cross
Hungary
Poland
Romania
Bulgaria
Ruegger
Acheson
Kim Il Sung
Pegn Te Huaih
United States
North Korea
Red Army Morale In East Germany Said Low
A 38 year old Red Army sergeant major near Berlin fled west last month and said morale of Soviet troops in East Germany is low. He claimed many Stalin soldiers would desert if ordered to advance west and admitted listening to BBC and VOA broadcasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duesseldorf
Germany
Red Army
Stalin
Nikifor Novoselchenko
Berlin
Novarelchenka
British Broadcasting Corp
Voice of America
Subsidies In Britain Cut
London March 13 Winston Churchill's Conservative government cuts subsidies costing Britain more than seven billion dollars since World War II. Chancellor R A Butler trims subsidies in the budget and in a nationwide broadcast argues taxpayers should pay the real cost of food. Even after cuts, housewives still pay less than full food cost, prompting observers to expect further reductions later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Winston Churchill
Britain
R. A. Butler
Butler
State Roads To Open Local Office Soon
State Roads Commission plans a new district office to serve Howard Carroll and Frederick counties with Thomas G. Mohler as district engineer. Mohler returns to this county from Cumberland to lead, assisted by Donald S. Brown and F. LaMotte Smith. The office may operate separate from current shops until a new building east of the Potomac Edison tracks on East Church Street is ready.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Roads Commission
Thomas G. Mohler
Mohler
New Roads Commission
Howard
Carroll
Frederick
Maryland
Cumberland
Commission
Silas Kuhn
Potomac Exison Company
East Church Street
Donald S. Brown
Point of Rocks
F. LaMotte Smith
Mr. Smith
Carroll County
Red Attack Is Stopped
In Seoul, American and Turkish troops repelled a Red assault battalion in the heaviest Communist attack in a month. A U S 25th Division officer said 200 of the 750 attackers were killed or wounded as three-pronged waves struck near Heartbreak Ridge, halted 100 yards from UN lines after a two hour fight. The 155 mile front was quiet except for center patrol clashes. In the west UN forces reoccupied a position northwest of Yondon with no shots fired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Kores
U. S. 25Th Division
U.S. 35Th Regiment
Heartbreak Ridge
U. N
U. S. Eighth Army
Yondon
Miller Cleared On Charge Of Perjury
A Middletown man, Claude LeRoy Miller, was cleared by a Circuit Court jury of perjury after two hours of deliberation. Miller had testified that his car could not reach 70 miles per hour due to an old motor, disputing the speeding charge from a case stemming from a 1931 magistrates court conviction. State's Attorney sought to prove a rebuilt motor was installed weeks before the speeding accusation. Miller was represented by Alton Beerett. Judge Patrick M. Schnaufer presided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Claude LeRoy Miller
HB. Reese Shoemaker, Jr
Miller
K. H. Tichnell
Altornex
Charles A. Price
Alton ¥. Beerett
Patrick M. Schnaufer
Formidable clash looms as Taft Truman both stay strong
Washington reports political rivals view Truman and Taft as still formidable despite New Hampshire results. Kefauver won the Democratic primary with Truman, and Eisenhower swept Taft on the Republican side. Ives and Aiken offered sharp opinions on the race, noting Eisenhower’s potential, Taft’s alignment with a hard faction, and Truman’s fighting stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Sen
Taft
New Hampshire
Kefauver
Gen
Eisenhower
Tennessee
Granite State
Ohio
Harry Truman
Aiken
R-Vi
GOP
Vermonter
Ives
Bob Taft
Nizam Arrives With 15 Of His 70 Wives in New Delhi
The Nizam of Hyderabad landed with 15 of his 70 wives in New Delhi for a national governors conference. He traveled aboard a four engine charter jet as 31 family members joined him. Three Indian Air Force Vampire jets saluted. The entourage proceeded to the Nizam's 100 room palace for a party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
India
Nizam of
Hyderabad
Indian Air Force
Nizam
Gasoline Faces Four Level Taxation Across U S
A Treasury study for the House Ways and Means committee finds gasoline and other items often face four levels of tax from federal state county and city. It notes common dual levies by federal and state governments and cites Alabama cities adding local petrol surcharges while Louisiana imposes a nine cent state tax and eight cent cigarette levy per pack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury Department
Treasury
We’ House
Ways and Means
Alabama
Ratue
Louisiana
Wage Board Sets 13 Cent Pay Hike for Semiconductors
The Wage Stabilization Board ruled that wage rates for studio and industry workers may rise by 13 cents per hour during 1984. The decision affects about three to four million workers in the industry, reflecting a modest increase in pay to boost wages in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wage Stabilization Board
Dog saves owner by alert licking as home catches fire
George Killian of near Braddock Heights awoke to his dog licking his face around 3 AM and found his one story five room house on fire. He drove to Braddock Heights for help. firemen contained the blaze to a partition between two bedrooms causing smoke and water damage. Damage estimated at several hundred dollars. Cause of fire unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Killian
Braddock Heights
Killian
Braddock
Mt. Philip School Road
Fie
Suit Over New School Before Court
Two Salisbury taxpayers asked the Court of Appeals to halt a campus type high school project arguing the contract was illegal. The case centers on bid revision, library omission, and competitive bidding questions after the Board of Education reduced the price from 2,052,600 to 1,618,488.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
Court of Appeals
Salisbury
William F. Sutter
Nescopeck
Board of Education
Sutter
Henry H. Hanna, Jr
Wicomico County
J. Roland Dashiell
Schior Board
Appellees
Dashiell
Truman Backs Power Plans
CHICAGO March 13 President Truman attacked opposition to the Federal power program calling it vicious and dangerous. In a message to the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association presented by Secretary of the Interior Chapman the president and Chapman pledged to fight for continuation of the program. He urged conserving and developing water power for public benefit and warned against a campaign to destroy Federal power policy and against labeling public power as socialism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Truman
National Bural Electric Cooperative Association
Chapman
Sam
Valley Authority
Truman salutes 50th birthday of newspaper column
President Truman writes to Leigh Mirahell Hodges praising the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin editorial page column The Optimist on its 50th anniversary. He expresses faith that American children will live in peace and notes confidence in the nation’s future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Truman
Leigh Mirahell Hodges
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
Made Mistake Urging H T Run In Primary
KEY WEST Florida March 13 President Truman shows a cheerful mask while privately bitter and disappointed after losing New Hampshire to Estes Kefauver. Advisers say the defeat won t affect his ultimate decision to run again, though some fear it may impede a comeback and sway supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Key West
Fla
Truman
New Hampshire
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Joseph Short
Frank E. McKinney
New England
No Death Increase From Flu Outbreaks
Public Health Service reports influenza-like illness outbreaks since mid January across multiple states and D C with no current rise in overall deaths. Pneumonia remains not a frequent complication and city mortality data show no significant increase from influenza or pneumonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Public Health Service
Oregon
California
Texas
Arkansas
Nebraska
Missouri
Indiana
Michigan
Pennsylvania
New York
Massachusetts
Maryland
Virginia
District of Columbia
Skeleton Dances On Route 7 Ghost Story
Louis B Martel a Pawtucket trucker told Steubenville police of a ghostly skeleton dancing near Yorkville along Route 7 by the Ohial river. A phantom in a helmet mask reportedly approached the truck before the figure vanished as Martel drove away, echoing late highway patrolmen reports of eastern Ohio phantom sightings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steubenville
Louis B Martel
Pawtucket
R 1
Yorkville
Roger Lotlm Martel
Jis Iehis
Martel
Ohio
New Trouble Lies Ahead For Morris
Washington on March 13 new troubles brew on Capitol Hill for government cleanup man Newbold Morris. Contempt of Congress talks arise after his blast at what he called the diseased minds of Senators. A wider probe is urged by Sen. McCarthy who seeks a full Senate inquiry into Potter's charges of a sordid Communist front background. Morris denies the accusations. McCarran says a subcommittee will delay action on White House subpoena powers until Morris is assessed for contempt while Rep. Celler defends Morris urging prompt full subpoena powers. Senator Nixon calls on President Truman to dismiss Morris as a naive and unstable figure amid ongoing hearings into tanker deals and possible White House contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Capitol Hill
Newbold Morris
Congress
Sen
McCarthy R-Wisi
Morris
Senate
House
Potter
R-Mich
McCarran D-Ney
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
McArran
Senate Judiciary
White House
McCarran
Capitol
Rep
Celler
House Judiciary Committee
Nixon
Calif
Truman
Special Investigations Subcommittee
China
Fire destroys two barns at Wakefield Valley stock farm
Westminister March 13 A fire at the Wakefield Valley stock farm of Charles Morrow destroyed two barns and several head of prize Black Angus cattle. Morrow estimated 8 or 10 cattle missing from a 55 head herd and said seed hay straw and equipment were also burned. Insurance covered part of the loss but total damage was not estimated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westminster
Wakefield Valley
Charles Morrow
Morrow
Defense Maneuvers In Baltimore In April
Army anti aircraft artillery units will conduct maneuvers in and around Baltimore starting in the first week of April. The Maryland Military District announced that batteries will be stationed at nearby posts and practices will focus on firing and instrument alignment near city areas. Two command headquarters will operate from buildings of a former school in Catonsville, as officials keep details confidential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Maryland Miliary District
Unis
Wise School
Catoneville
No Notice Given Of Coal Negotiations
Washington reports no formal move has been made by management or the United Mine Workers to reopen coal contract negotiations. Both sides currently operate under contracts that allow reopening seven days before March 23, with automatic extension if no notice is given, keeping terms in effect for an additional day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jatin Lo Lewis
United Mine Workers
Nmne
Reds Waste Time in Korea Prisoner Exchange Talks
MUNSAN Korea March 13 Allied truce negotiators called the Reds demand for unconditional prisoner repatriation in exchange for a small portion of captured men as unacceptable. Rear Adm. R E Libby said the Communists insist on a complete bona fide roster before turning over prisoners, calling it putting the cart before the horse. He urged the Reds to make the next move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munsan
Korea
R. E. Libby
Libby
Reds
Easter Seal Sale Campaign Is Begun Today
The annual Easter Seal Drive begins in Frederick County with twelve thousand letters processed by the post office. General chairman Samuel H. Rosen stock heads the fundraising effort to raise $8,000 for crippled children and adults, funding shoes braces and clinic transportation in Frederick and Baltimore. The Frederick school for crippled children operates in five afternoons weekly, aided by volunteers and two teachers, with plans for expansion and broader inclusion beyond physical disability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel H. Rosenstock
Frederick County
National Society For Crippled Children and Adults
Clarence C. Carty
Frederick
Baltimore
School For Crippled Children
Federated Charities
South Market Street
Jack Shorrow
William Boyles
Board of Education
Washington County
Carroll Lounty
Carty
Hood
Melville Cromwell
R. E. Wiris
State Society
Barbara. Hoffman
Crotlan Club
Divineties Soroptemssis Junior Woman's Club
Kiwanis Club
Red Men
Daughters of Parahonias
Echonl
Red Croce Motor Corps
Kiwanis
Whlcl
Milton Brunk
C Lease Buscarnd
W. Jerome Offuti
Warner Neely
Ernnest Berger
Eacer
Siste Society
Maryland
U S Indo China aid push comes from top planners
Washington March hearings opened as four senior strategists urged Congress to fund President Truman's 7.9 billion foreign aid program. Secretary Acheson warned cuts would hurt NATO, while Harriman stressed defense strength and Lovett called for greater military aid to Indo China and Formosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Truman
Senate House
Senate
State Acheson
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
W. Averill Harriman
Mutual Security
Free World
Kremlin
Lovett
Lea Pers
Indo-China
Far Eastern
Defense Lovett
House
United States
France
Indo- China
Formosa
Southeast Asia
Europe
W. Averell Harriman
Omar N. Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Magistrate Continues Non-Support Hearing In Maryland Case
Magistrate Wilbur F Sheffield Jr continued a non support hearing involving William E Staley of South Market Street to pay 55 by tomorrow to his wife Gladys Staley of Thurmont. The case cites past orders for 25 weekly support and notes arrears. Other items list assorted fines and traffic violations connected to area residents, plus a seal sale aligned with a fundraiser for Maryland crippled children's school and seed drives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur F. Sheffield, Jr
Peoples Court
William E. Staley
South Market Street
Gladys Staley
Thurmont
Staley
Frank Jk. Kensington
Center
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Cpl
U.S
Germ
East
T. G. Mohler
Vermont
H.T
Sumupel
H. Rosenstock
U.S. Indo-China
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